🌱Deep River Harnesses The Power Of Sunshine + Gardening News In Essex

Happy Thursday, Essex-Chester-Deep River! Let's get you all caught up to start today off on an informed note.

First, today's weather:

An afternoon thunderstorm. High: 76 Low: 51.

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

1. There are three new open houses to explore in the tri-town area. Which one will you be checking out? (Essex-Chester-Deep River Patch)
2. Harnessing the power of the sun, the construction of a solar array is coming in Deep River. It is slated to be housed between the Town Garage and the Transfer Station, on town property. Reportedly, there will be 1,344 panels that make up the 725KW system and if all goes as planned, the project is expected to be completed sometime in 2023. (Zip06.com)
3. Are you looking to derive some sanctity and peace from your garden? Join the Essex Library on Saturday, April 23 at 10:30 a.m. to hear Wethersfield’s Director of Horticulture, Toshi Yano, describe the creation of the Wethersfield gardens and the new approaches he is bringing to their restoration, preservation and elaboration in a Zoom event. (New Haven Register)
4. Yale-New Haven Health System and Hartford HealthCare have teamed up to found the Connecticut Proton Therapy Center, a 25,000-square-foot facility set to open at 932 Northrop Road, Wallingford, in 2025. The cutting-edge center will use an advanced form of radiation to treat cancer patients. Proton therapy can treat tumors in the brain and central nervous system, eye, gastrointestinal tract, head and neck, liver, lung, prostate, spine and breast.(Patch)

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Today in Essex-Chester-Deep River:

• Money Smart Week: Social Security: Understanding Retirement, Spouse & Survivor Benefits (2:00 PM)
• RiverFire Glass Suncatchers Workshop (6:00 PM)
• Essex Board of Trade Sip And Shop (2 PM)

From my notebook:

• Tri-Town Youth Services Bureau: "We are really, really excited about this one! This low cost, 4 week Women's Wellness Series will take place at The Hive in Chester! 🐝 This program will be facilitated by our Youth+ Community Engagement Program Director Faith Sprigg." (Facebook)
• Deep River Library: Pick a project on the library lawn. (Facebook)
• SafeGrad: Valley lawn signs and driveway V stencils are on sale now to raise funds for Valley Regional High School's graduating class. (Facebook)

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— 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.