Thursday, October 31, 2019
cheshirecitizen.com
Volume 7, Number 3
Frightening amount of work goes into Spirits Alive! event
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Candidates debate issues at forum By Michael Gagne Record-Journal staff
By Joy VanderLek The Cheshire Citizen
As chilling as a good ghost story can be, perhaps there might be nothing more frightening than the incredible amount of work that goes into the Cheshire Historical Society’s annual production of Spirits Alive!
Candidates vying for four open seats on the Board of Education made their case for election during a recent forum. Spirits Alive! volunteers, from left, Ashley Rendon, Zan Lennon and Joe Dattilo are part of the team who set up 2,000 Mason jars which were lit with votive candles to illuminate the path at Hillside Cemetery.
See Spirits, A6
Joy VanderLek, The Cheshire Citizen
Women’s issues the focus for Fulbright scholar By Joy VanderLek The Cheshire Citizen
Professor Lori Sudderth is committed to making a difference. She teaches criminal justice at Quinnipiac University and volunteers with Distressed Children & Infants International. Additionally, she is a board member for the New Haven/León Sister City Project and is currently making plans to head abroad as a Fulbright recipient. This would be her second Fulbright scholarship.
“I love the Fulbright organization. They provide support for researchers to go to other countries, and for scholars to come here. Basically providing support for cross-cultural exchanges that wouldn’t happen otherwise,” Sudderth said. “They encourage you to be a cultural ambassador and to learn as much as you can. In this day and age, it’s a wonderful message.” Professor Lori Sudderth, in Costa Rica, where she lived for six months See Fulbright, A2 on her first Fulbright scholarship.
The Cheshire resident and mother of
Eight candidates answered questions covering bullying, vaping, communication and transparency, modernizing school buildings and more. The board, which has a total of seven seats, has four open seats for four-year terms. After the Nov. 5 election results are tallied, the group will have no fewer than three new faces. Only one incumbent, Democrat Anne HarriSee Forum, A4
Voter Guide For voter information and a sample ballot for the Tuesday, Nov. 5 election see page A16.
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