🌱Hucklecherry Finn Cocktail + Whelen Engineering Has Announcement

Hello all! I'm here with your Wednesday edition of the Essex-Chester-Deep River Daily, full of everything you need to know about what's happening in town.

First, today's weather:

Breezy with a passing shower. High: 75 Low: 62.

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

1. Whelen Engineering Company of Chester, an emergency warning business has announced that it is planning to launch Collision Prevention and Digital Alerts features powered by HAAS ALert's Safety Cloud® through the Whelen Cloud Platform later this year. The new integration will bring cutting-edge vehicle-to-vehicle communication to thousands of law enforcement and public safety vehicles in the field nationwide, providing a new layer of lifesaving protection for first responders and roadside workers, according to EIN News. (EIN News)
2. Looking to dine with a view in Chester? You are in luck! According to the Visit Chester Facebook page, "the new dock at Marker 37 is ready! The new Chester Creek docks are complete! For anyone looking for dock and dine services, please contact Chester Point Marina on VHF 9 to arrange docking or mooring directions and usage. Please do not dock or tie up without their acknowledgment. Learn more at https://www.chesterpointmarina.com/marker-37/" (Visit Chester CT via Facebook)
3. Connecticut Magazines Top 25 Coolest Cocktails includes Chester's, The Village Bistro's Hucklecherry Finn cocktail. The libation features a botanical Bombay Sapphire gin along with cherry almond syrup, fresh lemon and elderflower. Try it out and other literary-inspired spirits at the Bistro's intimate bar, main dining room or its library-like back room. Hope to see you there! (Visit Chester CT via Facebook)

Today in Essex-Chester-Deep River:

• Kid's STEM Galaxy Explorers - Essex Library Association (4 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Essex Board of Trade: "It’s the summertime wind down in Essex! Many of our businesses are saying good bye to their college staff. Thank you, college kiddos, for helping Essex thrive in the summer! Special “hooray” for Ben and Will, dockhands." (Essex Board of Trade via Facebook)
• Essex Board of Trade: "We love our local history! Thanks for taking to the streets to learn about it!" (Essex Board of Trade via Facebook)
• Visit Chester CT: "Getting ready for fall layers at Lark. Fall is trickling in with cozy cotton sweaters and luxurious linens!" (Visit Chester CT via Facebook)
• Ivoryton Library Association: "Bioluminescence! This program examines creatures that glow, the causes and effects of bioluminescence and the ways in which understanding it can benefit us. Pre- Register for link by email ebartlett@ivorytonlibrary.org." (Ivoryton Library Association via Facebook)
• Tri-Town Youth Services Bureau: "Are you getting enough brain-stimulating friend time in ⁉ This week we are looking at the intellectual and social wellness dimensions for National Wellness Month. Check it out friends! https://mailchi.mp/ttysb/gt7pycu4ed-9632189" (Tri-Town Youth Services Bureau via Facebook)
• Tri-Town Youth Services Bureau: There are a ton of creative offerings from Shell & Bee Studio at SoMA! This is a reminder that it does offer scholarships so families don’t need to further strain their finances. All you need to do is inquire through email." (Tri-Town Youth Services Bureau via Facebook)
• Deep River Parks & Rec: "Think fall! Think football! Join us on a coach bus as we travel to catch an NFL game between the New England Patriots and the New York Jets at the Meadowlands on Sunday, October 30." (Deep River Parks & Rec via Facebook)
• Essex Library: "Have you signed up for Hoopla yet? All you need is your library card! Sign up today and get access to thousands of eBooks, audiobooks, magazines, music CDs, lectures, DIY courses, and more." (Essex Library 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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