🌱9 Town Transit, Middletown Area Transit Merge + Essex May Market

Hello all. It's me, Karena Garrity, your host of the Patch newsletter. Let's get this day started off right with a quick dive into the most important things happening around town, including updates on...

• Essex makes the list!
• 9 Transit and Middletown Area Transit merge.
• Essex Garden Club May Market is coming up!

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Here are the top three stories in Essex-Chester-Deep River today:

1. Essex made the list of "Best Places To Live In CT." Rankings website Niche.com has just published its 2023 ratings for Connecticut municipalities. For the full list click here.(Patch.com)
2. After two full years of pulling it together, 9 Town Transit and Middletown Area Transit are now one! Welcome to River Valley Transit RVT. There's a new name and a new logo but the same reliable services are being offered. A big new "roll out" will be held in Middletown on April 4 to celebrate this historic union. For more information contact Chris Denison at RVT 860-346-0212.(essexct.gov)
   
3. It "May" be a little early to start thinking about the Essex Garden Club's May Market, but the plans are well underway. The event will be held on Saturday, May 13, from 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. Herbs, tomato plants, a myriad of other plants and unique garden gifts as well as the famed "Garlic Salt" will be available for purchase. Mark your calendars. Hope to see you there! (Essex Garden Club)

Today in Essex-Chester-Deep River:.

• T-Mobile Tuesdays: Fresh Perks Every Week (8:30 AM)
• Bingo! Ages High School-30 (5:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Deep River Public Library: "Show of hands, how many people have wanted their own personal librarian? " (Deep River Public Library via Facebook)
• Essex Library: "STEAM Saturdays for kids in Grades K-6 returns April 15 @ 10 AM! Kids will explore how bones, muscles, and tendons allow human hands to move while creating a robotic hand model! Registration required. Call 860-767-1560." (Essex Library via Facebook)
• Town of Essex – Government: "Celebrating National Vietnam Veterans Day." (Town of Essex – Government via Facebook)

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