Cheshire Juvenile Review Board to Start Later than Expected

Cheshire’s new Juvenile Review Board is expected to start at least one month later than originally planned due to an unexpectedly high number of applications, according to the Cheshire Citizen.

The Citizen reports that 36 people applied for the board and Cheshire Human Services Director Michelle Piccerillo and Deputy Police Chief Robert Vignola have been reviewing the applications and will pare the list down to 15 candidates for interviews.

Piccerillo told the Citizen she hopes interviews will be completed this month so those selected can appear before the Town Council in March.

The Juvenile Review Board is designed to provide an alternative, known as a Diversion Program, to the juvenile justice system for children who have committed delinquent, but non-felonious acts.

The Juvenile Review Board will consist of seven members and two alternates who are Cheshire residents.

Read the full story at the Cheshire Citizen here.

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