Volume 13, Number 44
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Thursday, November 3, 2022
Cheshire PD will host Nov. 19 gun buy-back By Joy VanderLek The Cheshire Citizen
The Cheshire Police Department, 500 Highland Ave., will hold a gun buy-back Saturday, Nov. 19 from 9 a.m. to noon.
garden tools. Swords to Plowshares works with communities to hold gun buy-backs; one step in its overall mission to reduce gun violence.
Other partners in the Nov. 19 gun buyback effort include Chesprocott Health Police chief Neil Dryfe was approached by District, Temple Beth David, St. Peter’s local organizations about the possibility Episcopal Church, First Church Cheshire of the department hosting a buyand Guns to Gardens. back. The First Congregational Church and Boulder Knoll Community Farm sug- “The Cheshire gun buy-back event shares and expands the transformation of gested the event. weapons of death to gardening tools that “I thought it was a good idea,” said Dryfe. support life and growth,” said Marj Chap“From the safety aspect of it, an individu- man, a member of the Vestry at St. Peter’s al or household might have an old shotEpiscopal Church. gun or rifle in the closet, it hasn’t been used, and they need a way to dispose of it Rules for the Nov. 19 gun buy-back, per the Cheshire Police Department, are as safely, rather than keeping it around. It follows : keeps it out of the wrong hands and it’s the safe way to dispose of it.” All types of guns will be accepted. Cash
The Cheshire High School Drama Club’s production of “Lost Girl” opens Thursday, Nov. 17 at Thorp Auditorium.
CHS Drama Club to present ‘Lost Girl’
The First Congregational Church and Boulder Knoll Community Farm recently hosted Swords to Plowshares Northeast, an organization that transforms guns into
payouts will only be given for working guns.
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IT’S THE HOME STRETCH
Record-Journal staff
Cheshire High School Drama Club is getting ready to bring its fall production to the stage, starting Nov. 17. This year’s offering is Kimberly Belflower’s “Lost Girl.” The play unfolds years after Wendy – the character from “Peter Pan” – has returned from Neverland, and explores her journey to move on from her youth and reclaim her life. Concord Theatricals, the licensing agent, calls “Lost Girl “a coming-of-age exploration of first love and lasting loss”; Wendy, the featured character, continues the story of J.M. Barrie’s beloved character. She’s a girl who must grow up. But first she must find Peter Pan and reclaim a kiss they shared. Along the way, she meets other girls who went to Neverland and learns she is not alone in her quest. The public is invited to attend what the CHS Drama Club describes as a “wonderfully thought-provoking piece.” “Lost Girl” will be performed at the Thorp Auditorium Nov. 17, 18 and 19. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets available at the door: $8 for students and senior citizens, $10 for adults.
Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 8. Inside this edition find: Polling places, candidate profiles, and a sample ballot. Go to myrecordjournal.com for more election coverage and breaking Election Day news. Photo by Joy VanderLek