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Cheshire Town Council considers public works budget request Cheshire Town Council considers public works budget request Cheshire stock photos By Mariah Melendez, Cheshire Herald staff CHESHIRE — As the Town Council has continued its budget workshops, reviewing the various funding requests from government departments, the issue of staffing has come up quite often. The fire and police departments have requested funding to address personnel issues and at the most recent budget workshop on April 1 the topic came up again during a discussion over the Public Works Departmentâ�...

School safety improvements set for this summer in Cheshire  School safety improvements set for this summer in Cheshire  Cheshire High School is one of four in the district slated for security improvements. | File photo April 08, 2021 03:10PM By Mariah Melendez, Cheshire Herald staff CHESHIRE — Since the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012, many local communities in Connecticut have been updating and reworking school security standards. Last month, the Town Council awarded a bid for school safety and security upgrades at four local schools. The ...

Cheshire snow removal budget runs $15K over  Cheshire snow removal budget runs $15K over  A town snow plow clears roads during a two-day storm last month. Tracey Harrington, Cheshire Herald March 10, 2021 06:41PM By Mariah Melendez, Cheshire Herald staff CHESHIRE — In addition to dealing with the deadly COVID-19 virus, this particular winter has been more severe than in recent years. Public Works Director George Noewatne recently reported to the Town council that the town went over its labor budget for snow removal by $15,000.  The Public Works Department budgeted ...

Cheshire hire new town attorney  Cheshire hire new town attorney  February 17, 2021 12:50PM By Mariah Melendez, Cheshire Herald staff CHESHIRE — The Town Council recently appointed Jeffery Donofrio from the law firm of Ciulla & Donofrio, LLP, in North Haven, as the new town attorney. Donofrio is expected to start in the new role on April 1. Over the past two months, the council has held multiple special meetings in executive sessions in order to interview and discuss candidates for the position. Town officials have been in the market to renegotiate the current legal s...

Cheshire fire chief named town employee of the year Cheshire fire chief named town employee of the year Fire Chief Jack Casner. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal February 01, 2021 10:32AM By Mariah Melendez, Cheshire Herald staff CHESHIRE — Fire Chief Jack Casner has been named as the 2020 Connie Wallace Employee of the Year. Casner, who has served 16 years as fire chief, was honored earlier this month at a Town Council meeting. In announcing the award, Council Chair Rob Oris outlined Casner’s long history with the town. “Chief Casner has served 16 years as c...