🌱 Make Your Own Upcycled Bird House + Road Work In Chester

Hey, friends! I'm back in your inbox this morning with your fresh edition of the Essex-Chester-Deep River Patch newsletter. Let's get this Thursday started off right with a quick review of everything you need to know about what's going on in town these days, including updates on:

• Essex Democratic Town Committee end of summer gathering.
• Road work in Chester.
• Upcycled birdhouses.

But first, today's weather: Humid with partial sunshine. High: 79 Low: 68.

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

1. The Essex Democratic Town Committee will be holding a summer send-off gathering on Sept. 13, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at Surfridge Brewing Company in Centerbrook. Special guest Attorney General William Tong will be there, along with State Comptroller Sean Scanlon. Tickets for the event are $35. (Essex Democrats via Facebook)
2. Heads up local residents! There will be ongoing road work in Chester starting on Aug. 28. The Connecticut Department of Transportation will start a milling and paving project. The tentative work schedule is as follows according to the town of Chester's Facebook post, "Start of the project- Aug. 28 • End of the project — Sept. 12 (weather permitting) • Work hours are- 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday- Friday with rain days on Saturday and Sunday if needed. • Chester DPW will be one of their staging and clean out spots for both milling and paving. • Milling will start on Aug. 28 at 6:30 a.m. around the area of Meadow Lane/ Route 154 in Chester and then make their way down to Deep River. Paving will start on Sept. 5 at 6:30 a.m., at the intersection of Meadow Ln/ Route 154 in Chester and then make their way down to Deep River." Plan accordingly! (Town Of Chester via Facebook)
3. You're invited to join the Shell and Bee Studio Workshop at the Chester Library on Aug. 23, to be part of the upcycled birdhouse program inspired by Tyree Gyton's Heidelberg Project of 1986. Use 'magic' trash to make unique birdhouses. Participants must be 18+ and registration is required. Hope to see you there. (Town of Chester via Facebook)

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Today in Essex-Chester-Deep River:

Thursday, August 17

• Movie Night at The Nest! Ages HS - 30 (4:30 PM)
• Teen Board Game Night (Ages 13+) (5:00 PM)

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From my notebook:

• Chester CT Historical Society: "Did you get our August newsletter in the mail today? We hope you find interesting Chester history in it! Those of you who have a house built before 1901, we hope you'll save the insert about the new book on old homes we're going to do." (Chester CT Historical Society via Facebook)
• Rotary Club of Chester, CT: "Ready to dance the night away? Cherry Pie Band brings a little bit of everything to the table, and we are so excited to have them at Lobsterfest!" (Rotary Club of Chester, CT via Facebook)
• Essex Board of Trade: "Look what has just arrived at the Ivoryton Playhouse! 'Jersey Boys' is the international musical phenomenon that takes you behind the scenes — and behind the music — of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons." (Essex Board of Trade via Facebook)
• Essex Library: "Families! Did your child take part in Summer Reading 2023? Let us know how we did! Follow this link to our short Summer Reading survey, so you can help us plan for next year! https://forms.gle/KVZkScJX5EeE" (Essex Library via Facebook)

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— Karena Garrity

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