cheshirecitizen.com
Volume 12, Number 21
Thursday, May 27, 2021
Memorial Day events are set for May 30
AFTER THE STORM
The following Memorial Day events are scheduled for Sunday, May 30. Cheshire’s annual Memorial Day wreath-laying ceremony honoring the men and women in America’s armed forces who died will be held on the First Congregational Church green Sunday, May 30 at 1 p.m. The motorcade follows this event. The ceremony is sponsored by the Cheshire Veterans Council, which consists of American Legion Post 92, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10052, Army Air Force Roundtable of Connecticut, Disabled American Veterans, and AmVets, and is cosponsored by the Town of Cheshire. The Cheshire Memorial Day Parade Committee recently announced that the 2021 Memorial Day Parade will unfold as a motorcade, specifically for veterans – and be spread out to area neighborhoods, essentially bringing the parade to residents instead of bringing residents out to the parade.
Cheshire Fire Department Captain Brian Owen, at Station 3, 1125 South Main St., snapped this photo of a double rainbow. Owen took the picture Monday afternoon, May 17, just after a thunderstorm passed through.
CHS, Cheshire Academy announce graduation plans Record-Journal staff
Both local high schools plan in-person graduation ceremonies, joining many area districts in finding a way to proceed and still adhere to pandemic protocols. Cheshire High School and Cheshire Academy recently released their graduation schedules and health safety guidelines.
At the May 20 Board of Education meeting, Superintendent of Schools Jeff Solan announced graduation will be held in person on June 16 at 6 p.m. on the school’s football field. Meriden, Wallingford and Southington schools also plan graduation ceremonies on their high school football fields. Wilcox Technical High School will be breaking their outdoor ceremony into three cohorts.
See Memorial Day, A4
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Solan said the decision to move forward with an inperson event was made in consultation with the Chesprocott Health District. In a May 21 press release, Cheshire Academy announced its plans to hold an in-person commencement ceremony June 5. See Graduation, A2
On May 30, beginning at 1:30 p.m., a motorcade of veterans and their families will leave from First Congregational Church and make its way throughout town. This year’s motorcade will pass through several neighborhoods, giving people ample opportunity to come out and wave, cheer, and honor both the veterans taking part and all those who have lost their lives in service of the country.
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