Volume 11, Number 27
Thursday, April 16, 2020
cheshirecitizen.com
Spring hopes remain eternal
HANG IN THERE
With schools closed through May 20, CIAC will assess sports prospects on April 23 In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, messages of thanks and hope have sprung up all over town; from big red hearts painted on wooden boards, to magic marker “thanks” written on poster paper, to this masked fellow on Cheshire Street. Photo by Joy VanderLek, The Cheshire Citzen
Holiday parades to be shaped by pandemic Parades are synonymous with Memorial Day, but the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic will likely prevent any large public remembrance of those who died while in the U.S. Armed Forces.
Veterans groups are rethinking how to observe Memorial Day—May 25 this year—in order to adhere to social distancing
CHESHIRE — The window for spring sports is still open. It has, however, grown narrower. With Gov. Ned Lamont announcing last week that Connecticut schools will remain closed through May 20 due to the coronavirus, the CIAC will reconvene on Thursday, April 23 to assess the status of the 2020 spring high school sports season.
By Lauren Takores Record-Journal staff
Recent projections from the state show that peak hospitalizations in New Haven county due to the novel coronavirus may come as soon as the end of this month, but not end until the beginning of July.
By Bryant Carpenter and Sean Krofssik Record-Journal staff
Children eagerly anticipate candy being tossed from a float in the Cheshire Memorial Day Parade on May 26, 2019. Devin Leith-Yessian, Record-Journal file photo
guidelines and the governor's ban planning considerations amid the on large gatherings. uncertainty. In Cheshire, the town’s Memorial Day parade has been canceled. In a statement Monday, officials said the decision to cancel the May 24 parade was due partly to
“We are saddened to have to make this decision, but the logistics involved in putting the Parade on for our community has See Parades, A2
”The announcement to extend school closings through May 20th provides a timeline for the CIAC to consider regarding spring sport opportunities,” the CIAC said in a statement released Thursday, April 16. “CIAC administrative staff will have more detailed conversations with superintendents, principals, athletic directors, member leagues, medical professionals, and coaches over the next week and half. The CIAC Board of Control will meet on April 23 to review feedback from each group and discuss safe and realistic spring sport experiences.” By April 23, nearly three weeks of the spring season, which was due to start April 4, will have been lost. The May 20 date announced by Lamont makes it seven weeks — essentially all of the regular season. The state tournaments were due See Sports, A3