🌱 Patch AM: Cheshire High School Ranks Among Top 40 In CT: U.S. News & World Report

Hi Cheshire! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Cheshire High School earns spot among Connecticut's top 40 high schools
• Teen murder suspect now held at Cheshire's Manson Youth Institution.

Also on today's calendar: 10 Year Anniversary Bash and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A couple of afternoon showers, with a high of 83 and low of 60 degrees.
• Friday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 82, low: 63.
• Saturday: Showers around; not as warm, with a high of 75 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Cheshire High School Ranks Among Top 40 In CT: U.S. News & World Report (patch.com) — Cheshire residents can take pride in Cheshire High School being ranked 39th in Connecticut and 1,827th nationally in U.S. News & World Report's 2026–27 Best High Schools list. The ranking reflects strong performance in graduation rates, college readiness, and support for underserved students, based on 2023–24 data.
   

• New Haven officials to provide update on arrest in 2024 homicide (stamfordadvocate.com) — A 17-year-old suspect in a 2024 New Haven homicide is being held on a $2 million bond at Manson Youth Institution in Cheshire while officials prepare a public update. New Haven's mayor and police chief will outline the arrest and investigation at a news conference, but for Cheshire residents the main connection is the high-profile inmate housed at the local state facility.
   

📸 Around Cheshire

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cheshire

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 22
• 10 Year Anniversary Bash →
  Timeless. By Erika Bessette, 897 S Main St, Southington
  1:00 pm
• Sips, Stories & Traditions →
  Community Lake Park, Wallingford
  5:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
• Calling all Altos, Tenors and Basses to join Middlesex Hospital Vocal Chords →
  St Francis of Assisi Church, 10 Elm St, Middletown
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Thursday August 20
• Board of Education Business Meeting
  Cheshire School District Town Council Chambers
  7:30 pm
Tuesday August 25
• Come Sing With Us! Silk'n Sounds Aug 25 6:15pm →
  785 Ridge Rd, Hamden
  6:15 pm
Wednesday August 26
• Town Council Special Meeting →
  Cheshire, CT Calendar
  6:30 pm
Thursday August 27
• Water Pollution Control Authority →
  Cheshire, CT Calendar
  6:30 pm
• Next Generation School Building Committee →
  Cheshire, CT Calendar
  7:00 pm
Thursday September 3
• Cruise Night →
  Wallingford Senior Center, 238 Washington St, Wallingford
  5:00 pm
Thursday September 17
• Fall 2026 Evening Season Package →
  Nelson Hall Performing Arts at Elim Park, 150 Cook Hill Rd, Cheshire
  9:30 am
• The Texas Tenors →
  Nelson Hall Performing Arts at Elim Park, 150 Cook Hill Rd, Cheshire
  2:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 20
• Popsicles with the Principal- Playground
  Norfeldt Elementary School W Hartford, CT 06117
  4:00 pm
• Checkmate Challenge
  Silas Bronson Library Zoom
  4:30 pm
• Board of Education Business Meeting
  Cheshire School District Town Council Chambers
  7:30 pm
Friday August 21
• Senior Lunch →
  Middlefield, CT Calendar, 405 Main St., Middlefield
  10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Goodwill Industries Southern New England, Inc. posted a job opening for Shift Supervisor F/T in Cheshire. Apply here.
• Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Meriden. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cheshire here.

🗞 Nearby News

Meriden

• Long-Term Lane Closure Announced For Bridge Reconstruction Project In Meriden (patch.com)
• Radio History: Aug 18 (blogspot.com)
• Savanna Ruth Shares "EVERYTHING WE MADE" Single and Video (broadwayworld.com)

Wallingford

• Wallingford Police Blotter: July 15 Through July 25, 2026 (patch.com)

Southington

• Don't Use Fire To Battle Hornets, Weeds: Southington FD (patch.com)

Ok Cheshire! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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