Are you ready for Toys for Tots in the Cheshire Area? This year's local drop points in Cheshire, Connecticut, are listed below for your convenience. For more drop off locations in New Haven County, check out this webpage! And if you are looking for spots in Hartford or Litchfield Counties, che
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10/31/2010
All Aboard for the Santa Express! Looking for a great family event this holiday season? How about the Santa Express train ride? This year’s event takes place on Saturdays and Sundays in December (December 4 and 5, 11 and 12, and 18 and 19) departing at 2 P.M. from the Thomaston Train Station.
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10/31/2010
Christmas Lights at Hubbard Park - Have you experienced the amazing display of Lights at Hubbard Park in Meriden yet? If you haven't you are missing something absolutely amazing! This year the lights will be turned on to the over 300 lighted displays on November 23, and they will be on until th
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10/30/2010
Cheshire's Lights of Hope is Saturday, November 6, 2010 - The annual Lights of Hope in Cheshire has been moved up this year. In the past, the event has had to be postponed due to bitterly cold weather or impending blizzards, so this year the event is being held in November rather than January.
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10/30/2010
Two Turtles Munching - As a follow up to my black sands beach turtle rest time, farther up the coast on the Big Island of Hawaii, we spotted turtles having their lunch along the sea wall. This fellow just munched and munched without giving anyone any notice . . . While this guy thought he was
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10/27/2010
Ever Have One of Those Days? One of those days that just never seems to end? My friends below look they have had one just like that, and all they want to do is stop and rest! The sign at the bottom says it all. What do you think was the breaking point for them--Social Media, e-mail over
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10/25/2010
Looking through some of the great shots of beautiful skys on ActiveRain this evening, I though I would put up a few shots of rainbows that I took a while ago. No, these were not taken in Connecticut. We have some great hills, but not the mountains in the background here! A little closer in . .
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10/24/2010
This past weekend we attended the wedding of a cousin of mine just outside of Charlottesville, Virginia. It was a fabulous time to catch up with family members that I hadn't seen in longer than I care to admit. It is amazing how fast time goes by, but it felt like no time had elapsed once we go
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10/23/2010
Farm Stands are Closing Soon - Get To One Near You This Weekend! Is it really almost November? Remember those great local Farm Stands will be closing down soon, so don't wait any longer. Get to one near you! Ives Farm at 1585 Cheshire Street in Cheshire is not holding its annual Corn Maze thi
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10/22/2010
R. W. Hine Hardware - Since 1910! Can you imagine a hardware store that can hang in there for 100 years!? R.W. Hine Hardware in Cheshire is that store. R.W. Hine was founded at its 231 Maple Avenue site in 1910 by Raymond Walter Hine. We have been going there for household items for more year
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10/21/2010
