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🌱 Patch AM: Free Disposal Of Residential Grass Clippings, Leaves Offered In Cheshire

And on the Cheshire Patch calendar - Cheshire Rotary Club – Live Comedy Show

Thursday April 30th Patch AM (Patch graphic)

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In today's newsletter:

  • Cheshire offers free Monday drop-off for grass clippings and leaves
  • Meet the Cheshire native lighting up UMass men’s lacrosse this season
  • Why a Cheshire-held inmate now faces a 2022 Fairfield murder charge

Also on today's calendar: Cheshire Rotary Club – Live Comedy Show and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What gets wetter & wetter as it dries? 🤔 (Answer below!)


Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Morning rain; cloudy, cooler, with a high of 58 and low of 41 degrees.
  • Friday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 61, low: 41.
  • Saturday: A couple of morning showers, with a high of 58 and low of 38 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Free Disposal Of Residential Grass Clippings, Leaves Offered In Cheshire (patch.com) — Cheshire residents can now drop off grass clippings and leaves for free at a designated container on Waterbury Road next to the Town Garage. The site is open briefly every Monday morning from May 4 through late October, with some holiday exceptions, and only loose or biodegradable-bagged yard waste from residents is accepted.    

• Salanger Headlines Massachusetts Men's Lacrosse A-10 Postseason Award Winners - University of Massachusetts Athletics (umassathletics.com) — A standout Cheshire native is making waves in Division I men’s lacrosse, leading UMass in goals and earning Atlantic 10 postseason honors. The piece spotlights his scoring streak, key performances, and fellow teammates’ awards as they head into the conference postseason.    

• Suspect charged with murder in 15-year-old's Fairfield killing to appear in court Tuesday (nhregister.com) — A Stratford man already jailed at the Manson Correctional Youth Institution in Cheshire is now facing murder and assault charges tied to a 2022 shooting at a Fairfield birthday party that killed a 15-year-old. He is due in Bridgeport court Tuesday, where a judge may unseal documents explaining how investigators linked him to the case.    


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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A towel (Thank you Beth H. for sending it in!)Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!


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