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Petit: No Closure From Death Sentence

(Nov. 8) -- The Connecticut doctor who survived a gruesome home invasion that claimed the lives of his wife and two daughters said today justice was served when a jury recommended a death sentence for the first defendant, although he'll suffer the loss of his family for a lifetime. "I don't think there will ever be...

Jury Weighs Death Penalty in Home Invasion Murder Trial

(Nov. 5) -- A Connecticut jury has begun deliberations in the triple murder trial of Steven Hayes and will soon decide whether the man convicted of killing a Connecticut woman and her two daughters in a brutal 2007 home invasion should be put to death. Prosecutors have called for the death penalty in the emotional,...

Diary of Co-Defendant Grabs Spotlight in Conn. Murder Trial

(Oct. 20) -- The Connecticut home invasion and murder trial got still darker this week, as defense attorneys for convicted murderer Steven Hayes read aloud from the diary of the other accused killer in an attempt to prove that he and not Hayes was the mastermind behind the brutal 2007 crime. "The awakening of my shaddow...

Testimony Ends in Conn. Home Invasion Murder Trial

(Sept. 29) -- The testimony got so awful that after the worst of it, the judge told jurors they could hug each other. Testimony in the murder trial of Steven Hayes ended Tuesday with both sides resting. Hayes, 47, and Joshua Komisarjevsky, 30, are charged with murder, sexual assault and other charges in the 2007 home...

Chilling Tapes Aired in Conn. Triple-Murder Trial

(Sept. 16) -- The footage is chilling. Less than an hour before she was bound, raped and slain along with her two daughters, Jennifer Hawke-Petit can be seen on tape, standing at a bank window in Cheshire, Conn., withdrawing $15,000 and calmly explaining to the teller that her family was being held hostage. Before...

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06/02/12 Flood watch Saturday in Cheshire, Hillsborough... Source: Keene Sentinel - Keene NH The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch in southwestern New Hampshire and western Massachusetts from 2 p.m.
06/02/12 Adams Finance Committee approves of adding towns to... Source: North Adams Transcipt - North Adams MA Northern Berkshire Vocational Regional School District officials attended the Financial Committee meeting Thursday and received its recommendation to continue on the path of adding Cheshire and Lanesborough to the district.
06/01/12 Minor injuries in vehicle rollover on I-691 eastbound... Source: Record-Journal - Meriden CT CHESHIRE âA vehicle rollover on the eastbound I-691 exit ramp in Cheshire resulted in only minor injuries, State Police said.
06/01/12 Bowdon Under 8 Squad Win Cheshire Cup Source: This is Trafford AT the prestigious Cheshire Festival competition at Macclesfield RUFC, a dismal spring day turned out to be an historic one for Bowdon Rugby Club's Under 8 squad, which consisted of the Rangers, Unicorns and Griffins teams.
05/31/12 Torch taken to top of telescope Source: MSN - UK Comedian John Bishop has taken the Olympic Torch to the top of one of the world's largest radio telescopes.

Background on cheshire

Cheshire ( or ; also known as the County Palatine of Chester, and archaically, as the County of Chester; abbreviated Ches.) is a ceremonial county in North West England.

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