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🌱 Patch AM: Why AARP now ranks Essex among Connecticut’s most livable towns
And on the Essex Patch calendar - Your CBD Store - CLINTON! $ BUNDLE-UP FOR THE HOLIDAYS! $
Hey there, Essex! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Why AARP now ranks Essex among Connecticut’s most livable towns
- How a Minnesota art show spotlights a schooner born in Essex
Also on today's calendar: Your CBD Store - CLINTON! $ BUNDLE-UP FOR THE HOLIDAYS! $ and 8 more events.
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Find out what's happening in Essex-Chester-Deep Riverfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Saturday: Breezy and colder, with a high of 38 and low of 32 degrees.
- Sunday: Partly sunny and windy, temps: high: 45, low: 21.
- Monday: Colder; breezy in the morning, with a high of 32 and low of 26 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• AARP Reveals Connecticut's 10 Top Livable Communities (aarp.org) — Essex has been ranked one of Connecticut’s top 10 most livable communities by AARP’s updated Livability Index, alongside towns like Old Saybrook and West Hartford. The piece explains how the index scores housing, transportation, health, and more, and urges local leaders to use the tool to improve affordability and age-friendly amenities. 
• Draftsman meticulously re-creates schooner for show (mankatofreepress.com) — A painstaking ship model in a Minnesota art show has a surprising Essex connection: the original schooner James Miller was built in Essex in 1854. The article follows creator Richard Reisdorf’s thousands of hours of research, craftsmanship, and historical digging, while he continues modeling work amid treatment for Stage 4 prostate cancer.
📸 Around Essex
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Essex
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★ Featured events ★
- Your CBD Store - CLINTON! $ BUNDLE-UP FOR THE HOLIDAYS! $
Your CBD Store | SUNMED - Clinton, CT, 114 E Main St, Clinton
11:00 am - Winter classes in Theater, Circus and Dance for kids ages 1 - 20
Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater, 128 Washington St, Middletown
4:30 pm
Sunday December 21
Monday January 5
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Other local events
- Winter Reading Kickoff: Ed Pop Magic Show! (Ages 3+)
Essex Town Hall , 29 West Ave , Essex
10:00 am - Celebrate Advent and the Joy of Christmas at Deep River Congregational Church
Congregational Church-Deep Rvr , 1 Church St , Deep River
9:45 am - The Art of Dreaming Opening Reception and Open House Weekend
Spectrum Art Gallery and Artisan Store , 61 Main St , Centerbrook
6:30 pm - Wiggle Worms Story Time (Ages 0-3)
Essex Library Association , 33 West Ave , Essex
9:30 am - Wiggle Worms Story Time (For ages 0-3)
Essex Library Association , 33 West Ave , Essex
10:30 am - Magical Shrinking Keychains (Ages 5-12)
Essex Library Association , 33 West Ave , Essex
1:00 pm - Christmas Eve Candlelight Communion Service at Deep River Congregational Church
Congregational Church-Deep Rvr , 1 Church St , Deep River
10:00 pm - The Magic of the Honmoon: A K-Pop Demon Hunters Music & Craft Party (Ages 5-12)
Essex Library Association , 33 West Ave , Essex
3:00 pm - Weekend Wiggle Worms (Ages 0-3)
Essex Library Association , 33 West Ave , Essex
9:30 am
Saturday December 20
Sunday December 21
Tuesday December 23
Wednesday December 24
Friday December 26
Saturday December 27
📣 Essex Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- A POKEMON CHRISTMAS - CARD SHOW
Westbrook Outlets , 314 Flat Rock Pl , Westbrook
9:00 am - Shoreline Cards and Collectibles presents A POKEMON CHRISTMAS
Westbrook Outlets , 314 Flat Rock Pl , Westbrook
9:00 am - Holiday Jamboree Tea at Westbrook Inn Bed & Breakfast
Westbrook Inn Bed and Breakfast , 976 Boston Post Rd , Westbrook
11:30 am - David Coller with Diane Chodkowski
Shayna Bs By The Sea , 631 Boston Post Rd , Westbrook
2:00 pm
Saturday December 20
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Hi, FEDEX says they delivered a package to me yesterday--even said I signed for it.
Please be on the lookout for an envelope addressed to : Margaret Morgan 39 Pratt ST. Essex, CT 06426 (Wilde Yachts 860-767-2540). Thanks, MM (Nextdoor Essex Village)
- Walgreens posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate - Temporary in Essex. Apply here.
- Stop & Shop posted a job opening for PT Porter - Front End - 0688 in Old Saybrook. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Essex here.
🗞 Nearby News
Old Saybrook
- Tax Fraud Blotter: 941 extravaganza (accountingtoday.com)
- The Annual Stamford Literary Competition at The Ferguson Library (ctexaminer.com)
Clinton
- Killingworth Lions Choose Winner of 'Peace Poster' Contest (hk-now.com)
- Power outages sweep across Connecticut as high winds bring down tree limbs and power lines (fox61.com)
- The Secret Book (finewoodworking.com)
Madison
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-- The Patch AM Team
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