🌱It's Time For The Essex Ed Parade + Will There Be Snow?

Morning, everybody. I'm here with your Monday edition of the Essex-Chester-Deep River Daily, full of all the local information you need to know right now. Today you'll read about these stories and more...

• The Essex Ed Parade is just around the corner.
• Real Estate is never boring.
• Will there be snow?

But first, today's weather:

Rain and snow tapering off. High: 40 Low: 28.

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

1. Mark your calendars for Sunday! The annual Essex Groundhog Day Parade will kick off on January 29, at 1:30 p.m. in downtown Essex. Get your groundhog gear on and your pots and pans to make some noise and come on down to see what Ed will be adorned in for this year's parade! Hope to see you there. Essex Library would love for children and their caregivers to join them as they make noise and march with Essex Ed! Sign up at 860-767-1560 or e-mail staff.essexlib@gmail.com." (Essex Library via Facebook)
2. When you’re in the market for some new digs, keeping tabs on all the latest listings can be an exhausting task. That’s why we’ve gone ahead and done the prepwork for you. Here’s a sampling of the newest batch of houses to hit the housing market in and around Essex-Chester-Deep River — such as a house in the Killingworth area for $100,000, and another in the Essex area with 3 beds and 2 baths for $409,000. (Essex-Chester-Deep River Patch)
3. According to CT Insider, "Parts of Connecticut are expected to get up to an inch and a half of rain, and potentially a little bit of snow, through this evening, according to the National Weather Service. "Little if any accumulation is expected," meteorologists said. The upper half of the state, including Hartford, Torrington and Willimantic, are expected to get less than an inch of snow, the National Weather Service's Boston office said. Danbury and Waterbury are likely to get 0.2 inches of snow, according to the New York office. (CT Insider)

From my notebook:

• Tri-Town Youth Services Bureau: "Here it is ya'll! Library Roundup! Check out what is coming up at our local libraries." (Tri-Town Youth Services Bureau via Facebook)
• Deep River Public Library: "These tattoos are awesome! #readersofinstagram #readersgonnaread #readingtime #reading #bookaddict #books #book #booknerd #bookstagram #library #librarylife" (Deep River Public Library via Facebook)
• Essex Library: "Take Your Child to the Library Week is next week! We can't wait to see you at the library! Note: Lego Minute to Win It, Storybook STEM, and our Lego Builder Competition programs require registration. Call 860-767-1560 or e-mail staff.ess..." (Essex Library via Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Monday! I'll be back in your inbox tomorrow with another update.

— 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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