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Founding and Early Operations (1912–1913) The Cheshire Volunteer Fire Department was organized in 1912 to protect the town's 33.4-square-mile area. The department has been led by 16 fire chiefs throughout its history. Initial organizational steps and acquisitions are documented in local records from 1912: May 1912: The department finalized arrangements to elect approximately twenty additional members, advanced plans to purchase a hook and ladder truck, and debated acquiring p

The Legend of Cheshire’s Unhittable Ace If you happen to step into the batter's box against Cheshire High School's senior pitching sensation, Jenica Matos, your chances of making contact are, scientifically speaking, somewhere between "slim" and "absolutely not." Over her high school career, Matos didn't just dominate Connecticut softball; she practically rewrote the physics of the sport. What makes her historic run into the record books truly spectacular is that she did it a

The History of Cheshire Street and Vicinity, 1694–1971. Richard Reggie Smith Research/Editor Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) 4.0 In 1971, Edmond E. Brodeur and his wife, Alice S. Rouleau Brodeur, published a 51-page historical booklet titled The History of Cheshire Street and Vicinity, 1694–1971. Though modest in size, the publication became an important resource for documenting the history of northeastern Cheshire and neighboring sections of the Quinnipiac River valle