🌱 Patch AM: Christmas Holiday Closures, Announcements In Cheshire

Hey there, Cheshire! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Plan around holiday closures and delayed trash pickup in Cheshire
• How did Cheshire fare against one of the state’s top scorers?
• How did record-keeping failures help enable Cheshire’s 2007 home invasion?

Also on today's calendar: Comedy Night and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: I used to work in a doughnut shop. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and windy, with a high of 42 and low of 23 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 42, low: 17. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: A little snow in the p.m., with a high of 28 and low of 22 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Christmas Holiday Closures, Announcements In Cheshire (patch.com) — Cheshire residents should plan ahead for Town Hall closures on December 24, 25, 26 and January 1. Solid waste and recycling will not be collected on Christmas Day or New Year’s Day, with pickups pushed back one day and running Friday through Saturday both weeks.
   

• Connecticut high school girls basketball top performers and games to watch (Dec. 22) (thehour.com) — Connecticut girls basketball fans will notice Cheshire mentioned in a standout performance recap, as Staples’ Chloe Smith scored 24 points and grabbed five steals in a win over the Rams. The roundup highlights top players and key upcoming games statewide, giving Cheshire readers context on how their team stacks up against other strong programs this season.
   

• Biometric and repository systems: An age-old challenge (urgentcomm.com) — A detailed look at biometric and criminal-history systems uses the infamous 2007 Cheshire home invasion as a stark example of what happens when records are incomplete and agencies don’t share data effectively. The piece explains how fingerprint, biometric, and criminal-history repositories work, why gaps persist in Connecticut and elsewhere, and why better governance and funding are crucial to prevent similar tragedies.
   

📸 Around Cheshire

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cheshire

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 26

• Comedy Night at Cheshire Craft Brewing
  Cheshire Craft Brewing, 125 Commerce Ct STE 7, Cheshire
  8:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday December 25

• Christmas Day
  Cheshire, CT Calendar

Friday December 26

• Comedy Night
  Cheshire Craft Brewing , 125 Commerce Ct STE 7 , Cheshire
  8:00 pm

Saturday December 27

• Connecticut Pistol Permit Classes (This is a One Day Course)
  Tom's Defensive Firearms Training, LLC , 510 Cornwall Ave , Cheshire
  9:00 am
• Berlin Boys Varsity Basketball @ Cheshire
  Cheshire High School , 525 S Main St , Cheshire
  4:15 pm

Sunday December 28

• Sunday Afternoon Tea
  36 Wallingford Rd , Cheshire
  5:00 pm

Monday December 29

• Energy Commission - No December Meeting
  Cheshire, CT Calendar
  7:00 pm

Wednesday December 31

• Gift Certificate
  Nelson Hall Performing Arts at Elim Park , 150 Cook Hill Rd , Cheshire
  11:59 pm

📣 Cheshire Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday January 1

• New Year's Day
  Cheshire, CT Calendar

Monday January 5

• Historic District Commission Meeting
  Cheshire, CT Calendar
  7:30 pm
• Zoning Board of Appeals
  Cheshire, CT Calendar
  7:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Footprint Retail Services posted a job opening for Part Time Merchandiser in Cheshire. Apply here.
• Big Y posted a job opening for Custodian in Cheshire. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cheshire here.

🗞 Nearby News

Meriden

• Meriden police service dog returns home from comforting Brown University students (wtnh.com)
• Meriden teen detained by ICE returning home after 6 months (wtnh.com)

Wallingford

• Wallingford National Guard Airman Receives New Rank (patch.com)

Southington

Ok Cheshire! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I got tired of the hole business.
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