Bartlem Park News Today

Burgers for a Cause has been a staple fundraiser in Meriden, Wallingford and Cheshire for the past 15 years. Here's why it's ending.

Senior Center Programs- Cheshire Senior Center, 240 Maple Ave., CheshireThere is still time to Renew Your Membership - Cheshire Residents are $5 each and Out of Town Members are $10 each.   Cash or Checks payable to: Town of Cheshire Senior CenterThank you to all of you that...

Council updated on progress of school projects, Bartlem South- Those who have been following the Next Generation School Building Committee’s meetings may have likely noticed them growing longer as architects have been busy gathering community input for schematic designs — the first draft of the eventual plans —...

Veterans object to removal of POW/MIA flags- Last month, the Cheshire Town Council adopted a new policy that excludes most non-governmental flags from being displayed on Town property.The policy was designed, per Council Member David Veleber, to avoid both political controversy and possible...

BY ANDREAS YILMA REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN PROSPECT — The Hotchkiss Field playground may get an upgrade to improve handicapped accessibility. The Town Council is talking about replacing the center island portion of the roughly 25-year old playground at 59 Waterbury Road. Officials have receiv

Ice cream parlor, townhouse projects approved in Cheshire - CHESHIRE — Although the final tally was not unanimous, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted to approve two projects this week that had drawn vocal opposition from neighbors at a series of public hearings.Both applications were approved Monday...

Year In Review – A look At 2022- Like any good Year in Review, the best place to start is at the beginning. Of course, that “beginning” was in many ways the end — the end of 2021 and the beginning of the end of a strange and trying time that saw America in the throes of a...

Editorial: Spirits Rising- It is officially the spookiest time of year — with perhaps the exception of tax season.Halloween is just a few days away and already one can find a few youngsters decked out in their favorite ghoulish costumes, roaming the streets. On Monday evening,...

Cheshire Fall Festival adds hot-air balloons, inflatable zone for all ages- CHESHIRE — The arrival of September means students return to school and the Cheshire Fall Festival & Marketplace returns to Bartlem Park.To celebrate the change of seasons, the 34th annual festival kicks off Fridayat 5 p.m. with music and food trucks....

Falk Honored To Be Finalist For Youth Service Award- When Hayley Falk first started her group, Because of the Brave, the then 16-year-old was simply hoping to educate those in her generation about the sacrifices made by veterans.Now, in 2022, what started as a blog has turned into a nonprofit...