🌱Connecticut COVID-19 Update + Butter Jones On The Dock

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First, today's weather:

Times of clouds and sun. High: 81 Low: 62.

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

1. The Meeting House Players are excited to announce that open auditions for Sharr White's, 'The Other Place' will be held on Monday, August 22 and Tuesday, August 23 at the Cheser Meeting House at 7 p.m. The play will be directed by Debbie Alldredge. For more information email Debiie at Themeetinghouseplayers@gmail.com. (Chester, CT via Facebook)
2. Reported COVID-19 cases in Connecticut continued to be relatively flat, and hospitalizations moved downward, but reported deaths have ticked up. According to Rich Scinto's article, "The state Department of Public Health reported a 12.07 percent positive test rate over the last seven days, compared with 11.75 percent in the prior seven-day reporting period. Net COVID-19 hospitalizations decreased by 27 patients between Thursday and the prior Thursday. Connecticut reported 34 new COVID-19-related deaths in its weekly Thursday update, which was the most since May 19." Stay healthy and safe out there! (Patch)
3. Mark your calendars for Thursdays on the Dock. Butter Jones will be playing Thursday, August 18 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Bring a chair or blanket, and watch the sun go down over the river while enjoying some amazing music on the lawn of the Connecticut River Museum! Hope to see you there! (Connecticut River Museum)

Today in Essex-Chester-Deep River:

• Giant Tag Sale at Trinity Lutheran Church, Centerbrook (8:30 a.m.)
• SCBWI East Haddam CT River Valley Critique Group (10 a.m.)
• Kayak/Canoe Essex’s North Cove and Falls River Cove (11 a.m.)
• Teen STEM Culinary Camp - Essex Library Association (1 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Deep River Public Library: "Look what just swam into our DVD section!" (Deep River Public Library via Facebook)
• Tri-Town Youth Services Bureau: "This is a free program NOT to be missed! Register today for Collaborative Problem Solving!" (Tri-Town Youth Services Bureau via Facebook)
• Essex Library: "Let's celebrate some authors born in August! Shout out to the authors in our collection." (Essex Library via Facebook)
• Essex Library: "Kids! Can you believe the end of summer is almost upon us? Join us for the last Kids STEM Galaxy Explorers Wednesday August 17 at 4 p.m.! We will be making our own paper cup rockets and sending them into "orbit"! " (Essex Library via Facebook)

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Thanks for following along and staying informed! I'll see you around.

— Karena Garrity

About me: I am a native of Connecticut, who currently resides in the Tri-Town community of Chester, Deep River and Essex. I have been a community reporter for the better part of the past 20 years. I love my small town community and I am honored to be a part of Patch.com. You can reach me at; karena.garrity@patch.com.

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