Volume 12, Number 41
cheshirecitizen.com
Thursday, October 14, 2021
Sustainability Fair is set for Saturday By Joy VanderLek The Cheshire Citizen
Josh Koppel wants more people to know how easy it is to live sustainably. To help advance that objective, the Cheshire High School senior has helped organize a Sustainability Fair that will take place Saturday, Oct. 16, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., on the First Congregational Church green. “I want this to be a real community event,” said Koppel. “I hope to really just tell people how much it can benefit them from just doing small things, and how those small things can add up to make a huge impact.” The Cheshire Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for the YMCA, at 967 South Main St., Sept. 17. Front row: David Veleber, Wendy Fisher, Fellis Jordan, Chris Esposito, Yetta Augur, Jay Jaronoko, Wendy Stevens, Chrissy Cassesse, Mark Pooler, Christine Wium and Andrew Martelli. Back: Paul Ranando and Sean Kimball.
Redesigned Y holds grand reopening The Cheshire Community YMCA added cardio equipment and a new small group training program called MX4 to enhance members’ experience. In addition, AstroTurf was installed in an area specifically created – and with equipment
– to support a middle school and high school sports performance program.
at 967 South Main St., will be better able to support the Cheshire community.
With the new look and equipment, and new reduced pricing, YMCA officials said the facility, located
On Friday, Sept. 17, the Cheshire Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Y.
Koppel chose to get more environmentally savvy this year by enrolling in an educational program through UConn’s Natural Resources Conservation Academy. The program, Conservation Training Partnerships, pairs students with mentors and gives pupils the opportunity to learn new skills, gain real-world experiences in a number of areas, and ultimately complete a conservation project with an environmental organization in their community. See Sustainability, A3
Book clubs at area libraries keep readers engaged By Jessica Simms Special to the Record-Journal
Libraries offer a variety of programs and activities for patrons, including book clubs. Eileen Topitzer, reference librarian at the Cheshire Public Library, said there are three book clubs at the library.
“Books Over Coffee I started two and half years ago and that was the first book club that we had for adults,” Topitzer said. Books Over Coffee meets the last Wednesday of each month from 12 to 1:30 p.m. Topitzer said between nine and 20 people usually attend, with a variety of ages represented. The group reads a different book
each month. “They can register on site and then people who live in town on the first of the month they can access the downloadable e-book,” Topitzer said. “... Or they can borrow the book from the library here, we can get it from inter-library loans or it can be BYOB, bring your own book.”
The group met on Sept. 29 and discussed “The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream: The Hunt for a Victorian Era Serial Killer” by Dean Jobb. For October, the group is reading “The Push” by Ashley Audrain. The Art League Book Club meets on the third Friday of every month and See Book clubs, A2