Volume 14, Number 41
cheshirecitizen.com
Thursday, October 12, 2023
Town agencies cooperate to aid homeless By Peter Prohaska Cheshire Herald staff
It’s an issue with multiple origins, and while Cheshire doesn’t have the same level of concern as other muThe number of people experiencing nicipalities, the Town’s Director of homelessness in the United States — Human Services, Michelle Piccerillo, including in Connecticut — continsays the community does have reues to rise, according to sources sources to help people in need. ranging from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to “In most cases, if we find that someone has been identified as being non-profit advocacy groups such as homeless, we’ve been made aware Advancing Connecticut Together.
through the Police Department, or a call from a resident,” Piccerillo says. While sometimes residents will misidentify someone “waiting for a city bus” for example, such calls do sometimes identify a person in need of help. Piccerillo says her agency will receive three to five calls per month, on average, sometimes in regard to
the same individual or individuals. That number, which decreased during the pandemic, has been on the rise as of late. When a call comes, the Cheshire Human Services Department engages in its outreach. “We’ll go and visit with the individu-
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State OKs $31.7M for phase 2 of interchange redesign By Mary Ellen Godin Record-Journal staff
The State Bond Commission approved $31.7 million for phase two of the Route 15, I91 and I-691 interchange reconstruction project during its meeting on Friday, Oct. 6. The redesign aims to correct a convoluted traffic triangle of the three highways that is often the site of crashes due to speediing and weaving.
ReRead Books & More hosted its second annual Local Authors’ Day on Saturday, Sept. 30. Approximately 20 authors attended to showcase their work and speak with readers about their influences, and to sign copies of their books. Topics ranged from history to mystery, romance, memoir and more. On hand was author Greg Gilmartin from Waterford, who has written four books, including "Spy Island.” Al Valerio, Cheshire Herald
“The state funds approved today do not encompass the entire construction project,” wrote state Department of Transportation spokesman Josh Morgan. “Rather, it complements the federal funding of $220 million for Phase 2 of the project. That project is a reconstruction and realignment on I-91 northbound, I-691 westbound and Route 15 northbound which will address operational and safety concerns that will improve safeSee Highways, A9