cheshirecitizen.com
Volume 12, Number 26
Thursday, July 1, 2021
CHESHIRE HIGH SCHOOL
Top student says he could not have done it alone By Joy VanderLek The Cheshire Citizen
From left: Fung Shan, Cheshire High School Class of 2021 valedictorian Ryan Shan and Daniel Shan.
Cheshire High School Class of 2021 valedictorian Ryan Shan gives much credit to his parents for his stand-out academic career.
“I attribute a lot of my success to my parents. They are the ones who enable me and encourage me to pursue my passions. From countless car rides to support at competitions and games, I wouldn’t be half the person I am
without them,” he said. Shan also found success in a number of extracurricular interests at CHS, including tennis and music. See Shan, A3
Tenants expected to move in this month
Strawberry picking is popular at season’s peak
By Devin Leith-Yessian Record-Journal staff
By Sammi Bray Special to the Record-Journal
Tenants are expected to begin moving into two new luxury apartment buildings near downtown Cheshire this month.
“I was talking to a customer and she said it was her third time here that day,” Torello shared.
Farm hand Ben Wildstien, 17, picks strawberries at Old Bishop Farms, 500 South Meriden Road, Cheshire.
The Cheshire business is home to a variety of fruits and vegetables, pies, donuts, and ice cream, all made on site. It’s now peak strawberry picking
season. With two fields, the farm welcomes nearly 20 to 40 families each day on weekends.
Photos by Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
With coronavirus regulations changing, the farm is already busier than
The units are the first to be constructed under a zoning regulation created five years ago to allow compact developments on small parcels near downtown.
See Strawberries, A7
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Old Bishop Farms is a full day experience, says owner John Torello, with regulars coming in the morning for coffee and donuts, then returning in the evening for ice cream.