🌱Deep River P&Z Ad Hoc Committee Meeting Tonight + Singers Wanted!

Hello again, everybody! I'm back in your inbox this morning with your fresh edition of the Essex-Chester-Deep River Daily. Let's get this Wednesday started off right with a quick guide to the most important things happening in town these days, including updates on:

• Planning and Zoning Ad Hoc Committee meeting in Deep River.
• Are you a singer?
• Madeline Rice has successful field hockey season as captain.

But first, today's weather:

Cloudy, brief showers; breezy. High: 62 Low: 44.

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

1. There will be a Planning & Zoning Commission Ad-hoc Committee on the Plan of Conservation & Development Special Meeting held today at 6 p.m. Deep River Town Hall. The meeting will be held in person and virtually via Zoom. (See link information at the end of the agenda.) Hope to see you there! (Deep River CT)
2. According to a press release from the Cappella Cantorum Chorus, "the Cappella Cantorum Masterworks Chorus's registration for our spring concert is Monday, January 9 at 7 p.m. with our first rehearsal to follow. Registration and most rehearsals are held on Monday evenings at John Winthrop Middle School, 1 Winthrop Rd, Deep River, CT, 06417. Registration fee is $50/semester (music is extra) and the Spring Concert is on Sunday, April 23. We welcome new members and look forward to singing together. For more details and updates, please visit our website: CappellaCantorum.org or call 860-532-0454." (Patch)
3. Valley Regional High School senior Madeline Rice helped to lead the defense of her field hockey team on and off the field as captain this year. According to Zip06.com, "Madeline helped the Warriors go 8-7-3 overall in making the Shoreline Conference and Class S State tournaments after Valley posted eight total shutouts this season. “Being captain was hard at first. We had 11 seniors leave from last year, so we had to rebuild, and I played an essential role in that,” Madeline says. “Part of my role was to help mend the pieces to put the team together and show we could perform well as a team. As captain, your teammates look up to you as a role model. I strived to have my teammates’ trust this year, because without that trust and bond, you don’t have a team.” (Zip06.com)

Today in Essex-Chester-Deep River:

• Beginner Chess Instruction (ZOOM) (4:00 PM)
• World Trivia Day: Harry Potter Trivia (Kids & Teens) (4:30 PM)
• Development Committee meeting - Essex Library Association (6:00 PM)
• Writing Circle! Ages High School - 30 (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Essex Library: "Groundhog Day will be here before we know it, and so will the parade! Essex Library will march in the parade this year, and we would love for children and their caregivers to join us! January 29 at 1:30 PM! Sign up at 860-767-1560." (Essex Library via Facebook)
• Tri- Town DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) Book Club for Deep River, Chester and Essex, CT.: Let's read together! Send email to TDEIbookclub@yahoo.com to sign up or for more information. By applying a racial equity lens to book readings and discussion, we will pay disciplined attention to race and ethnicity, while analyzing problems, seeking solutions, and defining successes. We are excited to listen, learn and do the hard work that is required to address the power imbalances that exist as part of systemic racism. Meetings will be held once a month on the fourth Wednesday beginning at 6:30 pm for 1 hour or longer depending upon the discussion and will rotate among the libraries and other town buildings of Deep River, Essex and Chester. For more information and to see past book discussions, click here. (Chester Library)
• Tri-Town Youth Services: Invites the kids to start the new year with Babysitter Training and Certification! The training is for ages 11-17 and costs $65 fee which includes all training, books, and certifications. (Tri-Town Youth Services Bureau via Facebook)

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You're officially in the loop for today. 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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