New Milford High School (Connecticut) New Milford High School Boys' cross-country (X-Country) team won its tenth consecutive Southwest Conference (SWC) title in 2011. They also won the New England title in back-to-back years in 2003 and 2004, a competition pitting the best 24 schools against each other out of more than 400 schools from Connecticut, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, and Rhode Island. They also boasted a 75-meet win streak from September 11, 2001 until October 2007. The team won the 2012 State Open Championship as well. New Milford High School's wrestling team snapped Danbury's 260-match win streak and ended the year ranked #1 in Connecticut
Cuisine of New England in Rhode Island and southern Massachusetts is called a "hot wiener" or "New York System wiener," although it is unknown in New York (including Coney Island). Italian cooking is long established in the region. In Rhode Island and other parts of New England with a large Portuguese American population, Portuguese foods are common, including linguiça, chouriço, caldo verde, malasadas, and Portuguese sweet bread. Vermont produces Cheddar cheese and other dairy products. It is known in and outside of New England for its maple syrup. Maple syrup is used as an ingredient in some Vermont dishes, including baked beans. Rhubarb pie