🌱Chester Town Meeting To Vote On The Budget + Memorial Day Parade

Hi all. It's me, Karena Garrity, your host of the Essex-Chester-Deep River Patch newsletter — back in your inbox with all the most important things happening in the community. Including updates on...

• Chester town meeting to vote on budget.
• Make plans for Memorial Day.
• Do you want to help Essex be prepared?

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

1. The town of Chester's proposed $16 million budget for the 2023-’24 fiscal year will go to a vote on May 23. The proposed budget represents a 4.99% increase from the current year’s budget. The town meeting for the vote will be held at 7 p.m. at the Chester Meeting House. For more information and full budget details click here. (Zip06.com)
2. Memorial Day is just around the corner and the town of Essex is ready for its annual Memorial Day Parade, which will be held on Monday, May 29th starting at 9 a.m. Participants will assemble at the foot of Main Street at 8:45 am. The parade will start at the Essex waterfront and proceed to the Essex Town Hall, where it will stop for a prayer and a salute after which it will continue to the Essex Veterans' Memorial Hall in Centerbrook. A ceremony and the conclusion of the Parade will take place there at approximately 10:30 am. There will be clam chowder, hot dogs, and ice cream served by the members of the Essex Veterans' Memorial Hall. In advance of the parade the Essex Veterans will be honoring veterans at the Riverview Cemetery, First Baptist Church Cemetery, and Centerbrook Cemetery on Saturday May 27th at 10 a.m. and the new American Flags will be placed on the graves on Sunday, May 21st by the Boy Scouts. If you would like to help, please contact Bill Young at 860-767-1414. (Town Of Essex)
3. Would you like to be part of the focus group for Emergency Preparedness in Essex? Then come to the Library on Monday, May 22, at 6 p.m. in the program room. All are welcome to attend to share thoughts on emergency preparedness and weather events facing Essex and the surrounding towns. There will be free food and a chance to win grocery gift cards. Hope to see you there! (Essex Library via Facebook)

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Today in Essex-Chester-Deep River:

• Steward Outdoor Day School's Open House (10:00 AM)
• STEAM Saturdays: Make a 3D Book (Grades K-6) (10:00 AM)
• Deep River Chess Tournament for Kids & Teens (10:30 AM)

From my notebook:

• Essex-Chester- Deep River Patch: "Area Pets Up For Adoption: Meet Alice & More."(Essex-Chester-Deep River Patch)
• Tri-Town Youth Services Bureau: "Water Lantern Celebration has moved to Sunday 5/21. The good news is that Water Lantern 2023 will be at the – same time and place. 6:30 pm at Plattwood Park, Deep River." (Tri-Town Youth Services Bureau via Facebook)
• Essex Library: "Great Decisions Discussions meets Thursday, May 25th, 6:00 p.m. in the Program Room Reading booklets are available at the Essex Library. The topic for the May 25th meeting is "Economic Warfare" Future meeting dates TBA." (Essex Library via Facebook)

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— Karena Garrity

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