🌱New Brewery In Centerbrook + Unemployment In Tri-Towns Improves

Up and at 'em, Essex-Chester-Deep River! Here's everything you need to know to get this Sunday started off right.

First, today's weather:

Enjoy the day! The Tri-Town forecast calls for mostly sunny skies, with higher temperatures than yesterday's deep freeze. High: 27 Low: 21.

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

1. From California to Centerbrook Surfridge Brewing Company is surfing the small brewery wave bringing something new to the tri-town area (WFSB)
2. "Essex Fire Engine Co #1 mourns the loss of Honorary Chief, Charlie O’Donnell, who passed away earlier this week." (Facebook)
3. Tri-Town Area Unemployment Rate Improves: Latest Data (Essex-Chester-Deep River Patch)

Today in Essex-Chester-Deep River:

From my notebook:

• Visit Chester CT: "Congrats! Marker 37 Restaurant has been recognized in the Connecticut Magazine Best Restaurants Awards of 2022. (Facebook)
• Deep River Public Library: "This is a great article about all the ways that libraries have stepped up to serve during the pandemic and beyond." (Facebook)
• Tri-Town Youth Services Bureau: "Here you will find PNG copies of the Permission to Feel Discussion questions that we will be addressing during each of the 3 virtual meetings!" (Facebook)
• Essex Library: "Essex Library will be closed on Monday, 1/17 in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. They will re-open at 10 a.m. on Tuesday 1/18." (Facebook)

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— 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.