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Volume 14, Number 50
New leadership takes over on Town Council
ROCKIN OUT
Last month, at the Ball & Socket Arts Workshop Gallery, early photographs of rock n’ roll icons were displayed. The photos were taken by Tom Hearn and T. Charles Erickson. It brought out numerous music lovers interested in seeing performers and their instruments. Photo courtesy of Ball & Socket Arts, Facebook
DOT planning curved warning signs to curb fatal crashes By Peter Prohaska Herald Staff
In a bid to improve overall safety and cut down on fatal automobile crashes, the Connecticut Department of
Thursday, December 14, 2023
Transportation is preparing to install new “horizontal curve warning signs” on curvy local roads around the state. The first phase of this program is underway, with the DOT accepting public
comments through Dec. 19. Per the DOT’s official notice, the project will be limited to installing post-mounted sheet aluminum signs on See Safety, A12
By Peter Prohaska Herald Staff
true later on in the evening.
For at least the next two years, a new political era is taking shape in Cheshire.
Outgoing Town Clerk Laura Brennan officially began the Town Council Organizational Meeting. Brennan is retiring after more than 30 years of working in the Clerk’s office, having recommended Patti King to take over that role. King, who was endorsed by both political parties as well on the way to an uncontested election win, was already busy with transition planning, making sure that the keeping of official records and other duties continue to be done in the same professional manner as her predecessors.
Democratic majorities on the Town Council and Board of Education especially will have the opportunity to shape policies that affect the town. These newly-elected and reelected officials — also including members of the Planning and Zoning Commission, Zoning Board of Appeals, Constables, and Board of Assessment Appeals — were sworn into office in a brief ceremony on Monday, Dec. 4 in Town Council chambers. State Representatives Liz Linehan (D-103) and Lezlye Zupkus (R-89) administered the oaths of office to members of their respective parties, leading one observer to suggest that the partisan politics of election season had not ended in November. That observation proved
Following Brennan’s call for nominations, the new Council immediately proceeded to elect, as expected, long-time Councillor Peter Talbot as Chair. Fellow Democrat Jim Jinks was elected as Vice-Chair. Both votes were unanimous. See Leaders, A12
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