🌱Justice For Tiger The Deep River Cat + Art Festival Coming Up!

Good morning, everybody! I'm back with your fresh copy of the Essex-Chester-Deep River Patch newsletter. Here are all the things you need to know about what's happening in the community today. Today you'll find news about these stories and more...

• Man arrested for taking Tiger, the Deep River cat.
• Swing bridge news.
• Summer Art Festival coming up.

But first, today's weather:

A brief afternoon shower. High: 69 Low: 50.

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

1. Twenty-seven-year-old Joshua McDonough of North Stonington faces animal cruelty charges in the disappearance of Tiger the cat, who was the friendly, unofficial mascot of downtown Deep River. Tiger went out on March 18th and never returned home. His owner took to Facebook to alert the community that the cat was missing and asked for the community's help in finding him. According to the Hartford Courant, "the affidavit reports that McDonough was training to become a manager at the Deep River Walgreens in March when the existing manager said he became fixated on Tiger who would regularly visit the store and was well-liked by community members. The manager told McDonough to leave the animal alone after he complained that having the cat in the store was unsanitary, the affidavit said. McDonough admitted to his involvement in the animal’s disappearance, according to the affidavit. When confronted by the manager, McDonough initially denied any involvement before admitting he took the cat and “drove it down the road,” the affidavit said. The manager told police McDonough then resigned from his position." Fourteen-year-old, Tiger was found by a Department of Transportation worker, dead on the side of Interstate 95 in Old Saybrook on March 20. McDonough has been charged with cruelty to animals and sixth-degree larceny. (news.yahoo)
2. Heads up motorists, the East Haddam Swing Bridge's weekly closures will begin this weekend and last through late fall. Each closure is scheduled to begin at 8:00 p.m. on Sunday and last through Wednesday at no later than 11:00 a.m. The first closure is scheduled for this upcoming Sunday, June 11th. (HK NOW)
3. It's time for the Summer Art Festival on the Essex Town Green! See the latest work from artists from all over New England. A wide array of art genres will be featured including pottery, ceramic, wood, and glass. The event is taking place June 17, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and June 18, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information click here. (HK-Now.com)

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Today in Essex-Chester-Deep River:

Thursday, June 8

• Grand Opening Celebration (4:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Essex Board of Trade: "Thank you to The Rotary Club of Essex, CT for a great event at Safe Harbor Essex Island. We look forward to next year!" (Essex Board of Trade via Facebook)
• Town of Essex – Government: "Another resource that Health Depts are sharing is this link on the EPA website where you can enter ZIP codes and get information relative to recommendations from EPA: www.AirNow.gov." (Town of Essex – Government via Facebook)
• Essex Library: "This summer is all about Finding Your Voice! Learn about different languages and cultures at our Multilingual Storytime! On June 28 at 4:30 PM, join Connecticut author Priya Gupta to learn about the Hindi language and Indian culture." (Essex Library via Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Thursday. I'll see you around!

— Karena Garrity

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