🌱Fourth Of July Pet Anxiety + Ivoryton Fourth Of July Parade!

Hey, friends. Karena Garrity here with your fresh copy of the Essex-Chester-Deep River Daily, full of all the community news you need to know right now.I'll get right to it.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny. High: 87 Low: 67.

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

1. It's almost that time again, time for Fourth of July Fireworks and although many look forward to this celebration of color, excitement and noise, some of our furry friends don't. That's why the Essex Animal Control Officer is reminding pet parents who have high anxiety animals to make sure that fences are secure, anxiety meds are filled and pet ID tags are updated with the correct information. Let's all work to make sure this is a great holiday for everyone, two-legged and four-legged! (Animal Control Officer via Facebook)
2. According to a Valley Courier article, "Ben Costanzo garnered All-Shoreline Conference First Team accolades for the second-straight season as a junior on the Valley Regional boys’ lacrosse team this spring." Costanzo has been perfecting his lacrosse skills and strategies since fifth grade when he first picked up a lacrosse stick. According to the Valley Courier, "Ben served as the Warriors’ full-time starting faceoff specialist as a junior this year. He won 250 of the 340 faceoffs that he took on the season. Ben credits the support that he gets from his teammates for helping him make it this far. Ben says that his teammates, who he calls his brothers, are always guarding his back." Congratulations Ben!(Zip06)
3. For the past 16 years, the Ivoryton alliance has been organizing and putting on The Annual 4th of July Ivoryton Parade and Patriotic Presentation. This year the special event will be held on Monday, July 4th at 10 a.m. at Ivoryton’s Main Street. The parade, filled with a wide array of community members and organizations will be followed by a brief ceremony on the Ivoryton Green. Parking will be available at several marked locations in the Village. See you there!(The Ivoryton Alliance via Facebook)

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Today in Essex-Chester-Deep River:

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From my notebook:

• Rotary Club of Chester, CT: "What is it about the Chester Rotary 4 on the 4th t-shirts? They are special in that for years each shirt design incorporates Peter Good’s iconic Chester Squirrel. Then we ask local artists to imagine their own design around the race and ..." (Rotary Club of Chester, CT via Facebook)
• Essex Library: "Take the survey here -> www.thegreataaask.org The "Great AAAsk" is a robust, statewide survey sponsored by all five Area Agencies on Aging in Connecticut. This survey seeks to address the concerns and needs of seniors and caregivers in C..." (Essex Library via Facebook)
• Essex Library: "Teen Coding Camp starts next week! Fridays at 4 PM July 1-August 19. For teens in grades 7-12. Registration is required, please call 860-767-1560 to register, or e-mail staff.essexlib@gmail.com. Follow along each week with 'Code this Gam..." (Essex Library via Facebook)
• Essex Library: "Check out the latest FREE class listing from the Women's Business Development Council for June through August. All WBDC class are being held virtually via Zoom. http://ow.ly/69FY50JGMlH" (Essex Library via Facebook)
• Deep River Public Library: "Attention digital users! In addition to Hoopla and Overdrive, we now offer Palace! Watch the video to see how you can access even more digital content today!" (Deep River Public Library via Facebook)

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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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