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Volume 13, Number 49
Thursday, December 8, 2022
The script flips on CHS in football semifinals By Bryant Carpenter Record-Journal staff
NEW CANAAN — The football gods giveth; the football gods taketh away.
A recent change in Connecticut’s “red flag” law — which allows police to seize weapons from someone who is considered a risk to themselves or others — has led to a sharp increase in the number of warrants issued, and documents show police are now using it more often to deal with threats of suicide.
And as much as on this seventh day the Rams would prefer not to be resting, there is no choice. No. 8 Cheshire’s season ended Sunday in the Class L semifinals with a 23-13 loss to No. 4 New Canaan at Dunning Stadium.
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Aniston Marsh (17) and the Cheshire Rams get ready to take the field against New Canaan for Sunday, Dec. 4’s Class L semifinal. Bryant Carpenter, Record-Journal
Y brings Healthy Habits program to Dodd Record-Journal staff
Supported by a grant from the Newman’s Own Foundation, the Cheshire Community YMCA will debut its Healthy Habits program at Dodd Middle School in January. The free, six-week course is designed to help stu-
Updated ‘red flag’ law used largely for suicide threats By Dave Altimari, Andrew Brown and José Luis Martínez The Connecticut Mirror
In the span of six days, they gave the Cheshire Rams a hefty dose of each.
Coming off an epic upset of topseeded St. Joseph on Nov. 29 sped by three interceptions and
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dents, along with their parents, with a special emphasis on healthy eating habits, along with a physical fitness component. Registration is open until Dec. 9. YMCA Director of Community Development Doug Levens secured the funding and will spear-
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head the initiative. His interest in starting Healthy Habits began during the pandemic when it became evident that young people were spending more time indoors and less time engaged in physical activity.
But some police chiefs say their departments dealt with these cases more efficiently before the change and that the new law is placing extra burdens on their investigations.