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Volume 7, Number 6
Thursday, November 21, 2019
Candidates reflect on election results By Michael Gagne Record-Journal staff
Town Republicans came out of the Nov. 5 election emboldened by campaign messaging they say resonated with voters.
In the race for those at-large seats, Republican incumbent Rob Oris Jr. led all candidates, amassing 4,356 votes, according to unofficial election results which still need to be certified by the Secretary of the State’s office.
came in third, fourth and fifth, respectively. Democratic incumbent Patti Flynn-Harris, finishing sixth with 4,013 votes, did not earn reelection to another term. Fellow Democrat Lynn Alvey Dawson finished a distant seventh, with 3,561 votes.
Their Democatic opponents, roundly defeated in their quest for at-large seats on the Town Council, are regrouping, and looking for a comeback in 2021.
Republican incumbent Sylvia Nichols (4,350 votes) came in second, while fellow Republicans Paul Bowman (4,337), David Borowy (4,207) and Tim Slocum (4,196)
In 2017, five Democrats ran for atlarge seats on the Town Council. This year, the party only ran two candidates.
Gary Rose, a political science professor at Sacred Heart University and Cheshire resident who moderated the Town Council candidates forum last month, said that decision alone was surprising. Rose, based on his own observation of the townwide campaign, said he saw a Republican Party whose candidates overall were “energized” and See Election, A12
Train show returns Sunday
Linehan features youth art at legislature
The Cheshire Train Show rolls into Cheshire High School, 525 S. Main St., at 10 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 24, bringing with it enough model trains, equipment, accessories and memorabilia to satisfy train enthusiasts of all ages. The event is open to the public and there is free parking.
By Michael Gagne Record-Journal staff
HARTFORD — Young artists were recently able to see their work adorn a wall in the legislature's Children's Committee office in Hartford.
Visitors can expect to see over 60 vendors, hands-on exhibits and large layouts displaying moving model trains complete with tiny towns.
State Rep. Liz Linehan, DCheshire, who serves as the House chair of the committee issued a call last summer to young artists from her representative district communities, Cheshire, Wallingford and Southington.
In addition, attendees will find food concessions and a chance to have a photo with Santa Claus. Admission is $7 for adults. There is no charge for children 10 and under. The show is sponsored by the Cheshire High School Band Parents’ Association, and all profits will go towards funding the Cheshire High School Band programs.
“Now that I'm chair of the Children's Committee, what better way to remember the children I serve?” Linehan said, adding that she plans to hold the contest annually.
The popular event began in 1978 and continues to attract train enthusiasts, parents and kids from across the region. The event typically fills the school to near capacity. It’s the largest train show in the state, and its longest-running.
“I will continue to do it for as long as I'm in office,” Linehan said. “Supporting the arts is so important for the development of our kids.”
— Press Release
Photos from previous train shows at Cheshire High School.
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