🌱 Patch AM: Sauce Maker Among New Businesses Registered In Cheshire

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In today's newsletter:

• See which 23 new businesses just registered in Cheshire
• How did Cheshire High School stack up in new 2027 rankings?
• New charge added in high-profile case tied to Cheshire inmate

Also on today's calendar: The 10th Annual Fundraising Event Messages from Above - MHS Fundraiser and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why was the scarecrow given an award? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: An afternoon shower or two, with a high of 64 and low of 52 degrees.
• Monday: Sunshine; breezy in the p.m., temps: high: 70, low: 42.
• Tuesday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 63 and low of 34 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Sauce Maker Among New Businesses Registered In Cheshire (patch.com) — Cheshire residents can look forward to a wave of new local enterprises, from Spicy Kiss Foods' mayonnaise and sauce manufacturing on Mountain Brook Circle to a new fine arts dance school on Industrial Avenue. Additional startups include surveying, snow and ice management, medical courier services, and vehicle rentals, all newly registered with the state in September.
   

• Cheshire High School Ranks Among CT's Best For 2027, New Analysis Shows (patch.com) — Cheshire High School has been ranked 18th among all public high schools in Connecticut in Niche's new 2027 listings, giving local families another data point when weighing school options. The rankings draw on state and federal data plus millions of parent, student, and teacher reviews, and include comparisons for arts, STEM, diversity, and college prep programs statewide.
   

• Man accused in 11-year-old Connecticut girl's death faces new attempted burglary charge (fox61.com) — A man already charged in the death of 11-year-old Jacqueline "Mimi" Torres-Garcia now faces an additional attempted burglary charge tied to an October 2025 incident. State police linked him and a Cheshire resident to a Middlefield home break-in attempt and a Plainville car burglary, later interviewing him at Cheshire Correctional Facility, where he remains held on multiple serious charges.
   

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday October 4
• The 10th Annual Fundraising Event Messages from Above - MHS Fundraiser →
  North Italian Home Club, 43 Thorpe Ave, Meriden
  1:00 pm
Thursday October 8
• ACAP South Central MEDICARE MUST KNOWS for 2027 →
  Masonicare At Ashlar Village, 74 Cheshire Rd, Wallingford
  5:30 pm
Saturday October 10
• Oktoberfest: A Fundraiser for Guilford VFW Post 7666 →
  Martin-Bishop Field, 111 Long Hill Rd, Guilford
  12:00 pm
Sunday October 18
• Fall Open House - Notre Dame High School →
  Notre Dame High School, 1 Notre Dame Way, West Haven, CT, 06516,
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Sunday October 4
• Bethany Harvest Festival →
  Bethany Airport, 696 Amity Rd, Bethany, CT, 06524
  11:00 am
• Artist Talk with Susan Schapira for Drawn Together: Urban Sketchers and Visual Storytelling →
  Cheshire CT
  5:00 pm
Monday October 5
• Preschool Storytime →
  10:00 am
• Preschool Storytime (Ages 3-5) →
  Cheshire CT
  10:00 am
• Our Lady's Rosary Group →
  Cheshire CT
  1:30 pm
Sunday October 11
• Redscroll Records Presents A Record Fair @ Counter Weight Brewing! →
  Counter Weight Brewing Co, 7 Diana Ct, Cheshire
  11:00 am
Monday October 12
• Cheshire Academy Open House →
  Cheshire Academy, 10 Main St, Cheshire
  9:30 am
Wednesday October 14
• Will Your Vote Count? →
  The Reading Room, 134 Elm St, Cheshire
  6:30 pm

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Cheshire PatchAM possible:

• PragmaHealth LLC — (203) 410-1665
• Masonicare — (203) 679-5900
• UNAPEN, Inc. — (203) 269-6111

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Cheshire. Apply here.
• Hartford HealthCare at Home posted a job opening for Waitstaff in Southington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cheshire here.

🗞 Nearby News

Meriden

• CT public housing tenants demand changes at Meriden complex (ctinsider.com)
• CT immigration rights advocates protest outside Meriden courthouse following ICE arrest (nhpr.org)

Wallingford

• Wallingford Police Blotter: Sept. 12 Through Sept. 18, 2026 (patch.com)

Hamden

• Hamden Girls Soccer Team Wins Thriller Over Notre Dame-West Haven: PHOTOS (patch.com)
• Latest New Businesses Registered In Hamden (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: "Why was the scarecrow given an award?" — Because he was outstanding in his field! (Thank you Teresa M. for sending it in!)
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