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• Can Cheshire softball finish a perfect regular season at No. 1?

Also on today's calendar: Step Into a Fairytale and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why does a cow wear a bell ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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• Tuesday: Partly sunny and hot, with a high of 93 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: Hot; an afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 93, low: 52.
• Thursday: Mostly cloudy and cooler, with a high of 68 and low of 46 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• 2026 GametimeCT Top 10 softball poll (May 18): The final week of the regular season features several Top-10 matchups (ctpost.com) — Cheshire High’s softball team holds onto the No. 1 ranking and can finish an unbeaten regular season with a marquee matchup against No. 5 Southington this week. The poll rundown explains how upcoming Top-10 clashes will shape CIAC tournament seeding across all classes, including Cheshire’s path in Class LL.    

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cheshire

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday May 23

• Step Into a Fairytale →
  Shubert Theatre, 247 College St, New Haven
  1:00 pm

Tuesday May 26

• 4th Annual Southington Cocktail Competition →
  Aqua Turf Club, 556 Mulberry St, Southington
  5:30 pm

Thursday May 28

• Fleetwood Mac Tribute Band Concert →
  238 Washington St, Wallingford
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday May 19

• Cheshire Performing and Fine Arts Committee →
  Cheshire, CT Calendar
  6:30 pm

Wednesday May 20

• Celebrate Darcey Event
  Darcey School Cheshire, CT 06410
  4:30 pm
• Spring Concert - Gr 5 and 6
  Highland School Cheshire, CT 06410
  5:30 pm
• Reflora Vital Essentials™: The Prepared Home →
  New England Naturopathic Center, 325 S Main St, Cheshire
  6:00 pm

Thursday May 21

• Silver Sneakers Senior Fitness →
  Cheshire Community YMCA, 967 S Main St, Cheshire
  12:30 pm
• Board of Education High School Showcase
  Cheshire School District Cheshire, CT 06410
  6:30 pm

Monday June 1

• Hamden Hall Summer Programs and Camps 2026 →
  Hamden Hall Country Day School, 1108 Whitney Ave, Hamden
  12:00 pm

Saturday June 6

• 50th Annual Southbury Strawberry Festival →
  The United Church of Christ Southbury, 283 Main St N, Southbury
  10:00 am

Sunday June 7

• Duck Race and Car Show →
  Meriden Green, 77 State St, Meriden
  10:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

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Southington

• Water Main Work: Additional Southington Roads Impacted This Week (patch.com)

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