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Saturday, June 15, 2013

By Michael Bellmore
mbellmore@nhregister.com / Twitter:@bandango

CHESHIRE >> Cristina Chang-Bryant always wanted to open her own restaurant.

After a career as executive chef and culinary events coordinator for Hadco, a high end appliance distributor, she did, Sweetpea is a gourmet take-out place in Cheshire, the business Chang-Bryant, of Rocky Hill, always wanted to own.But fate dealt her cruel blow. She put in her notice at Hadco October 1, and the next day she discovered she had cancer.

Yet, even with stage 4 cancer, she kept on, giving up the security of a corporate job to pursue her dream.

”When I’m on my death bed, what would I have regretted?” Chang-Bryant said. “My one regret would have been not having my own business.”

Once it was up and running, Sweetpea catered an event at Wintergreen Interdistrict Magnet School in Hamden, catching the eye, and taste buds, of Ingrid Ellinger-Doviak, head of Wintergreen’s enrichment program.

Monday, June 17, 2013
Liana Teixeira

HAMDEN >> Mother, musician, band member, and now teacher of the year.
Carmella Rossomando-Heise, 34, was awarded the Area Cooperative Education Services (ACES) 2014 Teacher of the Year at a ceremony held June 12 at ACES Whitney High School North.

Since 2002, Rossomando-Heise worked as a music teacher at the Wintergreen Interdistrict Magnet School (WIMS), an ACES elementary and middle school that specializes in the arts, humanities and technology education. When Rossomando-Heise learned she received the award she cried.

“I was definitely overwhelmed,” Rossomando-Heise said. “I guess you feel really good because you know you’re being recognized for something so incredible, and I felt that way when I was nominated, but then to be selected for the actual teacher of the year award was amazing.”

Quinnipiac University and ACES Mill Road School celebrated a sixth year of collaboration with a reading and health fair on April 26 at the North Haven K-8 school. Fifty-eight physician assistant students in Quinnipiac’s School of Health Sciences have spent the academic year working with the school students to improve literacy, fitness and nutritional awareness.Each of the school’s approximately 175 students received a new book, toothpaste, deodorant, a tooth brush and healthy snacks while competing in fitness and related trivia challenges at the fair.

ACES is pleased to announce the appointment of Cindy Ratchelous as Principal of ACES Mill Road School in North Haven.

Southbury Patch, June 12, 2013

Area Cooperative Educational Services (ACES) is pleased to announce the appointment of Cheshire-resident Erika Forte as Assistant Executive Director for Curriculum and Programs, effective July 1.

Newtown Patch

Area Cooperative Educational Services (ACES) is pleased to announce the appointment of Jason Hiruo as Director of ACES Educational Center for the Arts effective July 1, 2013.

ACES Area Cooperative Educational Services (ACES) is pleased to announce the appointment of Cheshire-resident Erika Forte as Assistant Executive Director  for Curriculum and Programs, effective July 1, 2013.

ACES Thomas Edison Middle School (TEMS) students recently participated in the CAMPY program at Central Connecticut State University.

ACES Mill Road School's 4th and 5th grade students visitied North Haven Representative David Yaccarino at the State Capitol.