🌱 Patch AM: Back To School: Cheshire 2026-27 School Calendar

Good morning Cheshire! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• See every key date on Cheshire's 2026-27 school calendar
• How is Cheshire Academy really using AI behind the scenes?

Also on today's calendar: Calling all Altos, Tenors and Basses to join Middlesex Hospital Vocal Chords and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: An afternoon shower, with a high of 79 and low of 57 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 80, low: 62.
• Thursday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 80 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Back To School: Cheshire 2026-27 School Calendar (patch.com) — Families in Cheshire can now plan for the 2026-27 school year, with classes starting September 8 and a projected last day of June 16. The district calendar highlights major holidays, breaks, and professional development days, plus how snow days will be made up, helping parents coordinate childcare and vacations.
   

• How to encourage smarter AI use in the classroom (technologyreview.com subscription) — Cheshire families may be interested that Cheshire Academy is actively training teachers to use AI tools like ChatGPT while emphasizing their limits and risks. The school lets instructors choose whether to adopt AI, using it mainly for lesson planning and rubrics, and still wrestling with how much to involve it in student feedback.
   

📸 Around Cheshire

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cheshire

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★ Featured events ★

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
Saturday August 29
• 44th Annual WICC Greatest Bluefish Tournament on Earth with $25,000 Grand Prize →
  Long Island Sound,

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Other local events

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
• Public Building Commission Meeting 8/26/2026 →
  Cheshire, CT Calendar
  7:00 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
Monday August 31
• Energy Commission →
  Cheshire, CT Calendar
  7:00 pm
Thursday September 3
• Cruise Night →
  Wallingford Senior Center, 238 Washington St, Wallingford
  5:00 pm
• Free College Admissions & Financial Aid Workshop →
  Wallingford Public Library, Community Room, 200 N Main St, Wallingford, CT, 06492
  6:15 pm
Saturday September 12
• Wallingford Senior Center Tag Sale →
  Wallingford Senior Center, 238 Washington St, Wallingford
  9:00 am
Sunday September 13
• Run For The Cove Memorial Walk & Kids' Fun Run →
  Winding Trails, Winding Trails Dr, Farmington
  12:00 pm

📣 Cheshire Shout Outs!

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Whole Foods posted a job opening for Customer Service Supervisor - Full Time in Cheshire. Apply here.
• McDonald's posted a job opening for Crew Team Member in Cheshire. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cheshire here.

🗞 Nearby News

Meriden

• Meriden restaurant's steamed burgers named Connecticut's best by TastingTable (ctpost.com)

Wallingford

• Back To School: Wallingford 2026-27 School Calendar (patch.com)

Southington

• Southington's School Calendar For 2026-27: What You Need To Know (patch.com)
• Southington Residents Invited To Weigh In On Health, Quality Of Life Needs (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: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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