🌱 Pet Adoption Event At Chester Fair Grounds + Learn About Leaves

Hello all. I'm back in your inbox this morning with your fresh copy of the Essex-Chester-Deep River Patch newsletter. Let's get this day started off right, with a quick review of the most important things going on around town. Today you'll read about these stories and more...

• Pet adoption event coming up in Chester.
• Find out why leaves change color.
• Dengue fever in Connecticut linked to climate change.

But first, today's weather: Partly sunny. High: 71 Low: 54.

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

1. Homeward Bound will be holding an adoption event at the Chester Fairgrounds, Sept. 29 through Oct. 1. For more information and to fill out an application form to be eligible to adopt one of the furry pups at the event, click here. (Homeward Bound CT)
2. You're invited to The Essex Library and the Essex Land Trust's, guided StoryWalk® for children and families at Cross Lots on Saturday, Oct. 21, at 10 a.m. Get outside with other people from the community and enjoy a guided walk-through Cross Lots, while learning how and why leaves change colors in the fall. The book, "Leaf Man," by Lois Ehlert will also be read during the walk. After the StoryWalk®, families will be invited back to the Essex Library to create leaf animals and other leaf creations. Hope to see you there. (Essex Library)
3. Did you know that two people in Connecticut have been infected with mosquito-borne dengue fever this year? Nationwide more than 880 people have been sickened by the disease. According to an article written by Patch staffer Alfred Branch, "The U.S. cases are among 3 million in the Americas. That's more than at any time in the Americas since 1980, according to a study in the journal Nature that said cases have climbed in the past few years as a result of hotter, more humid conditions that allow mosquitoes to thrive. In a news briefing earlier this month, World Health Organization officials called dengue fever a 'canary in the coalmine of the climate crisis.'” (Patch)

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Today in Essex-Chester-Deep River:

Thursday, September 28

• Play Dough Day! (9:30 a.m.)
• Storytimes at Deep River Library (10:30 a.m.)
• Dungeons & Dragons (Gr. 9-12) (5 p.m.)
• An Evening with String of Pearls Big Band - Free and Open to the Public! (7 p.m.)
• Estate Planning Documents: Overview and Recent Law Changes (7 p.m.)

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From my notebook:

• Ivoryton Library Association: "We are accepting items for the Backpack Program during October and November. Please drop off items like applesauce cups and oatmeal pouches at the library." (Ivoryton Library Association via Facebook)
• Chester Public Library: "Join Shell & Bee at the Chester Public Library next Tuesday, Oct. 3 at 4 p.m. to create your own Tim Burton-inspired claymation video! Space is limited - please call 860-526-0018 or email chesterkidlib@gmail.com to register!" (Chester Public Library via Facebook)
• Essex Library: " Teen Escape Room (In a Box) Thursday, Oct. 19 at 5. Registration required: 860-767-1560 or staff.essexlib@gmail.com 1 hour, 19 puzzles, and 3 locks. Do you have what it takes to escape? Come challenge your puzzle-solving skills." (Essex Library via Facebook)
• Essex Library:"Dungeons & Dragons - Character Creation Saturday, Sept. 30 at 12 p.m. or Thursday, Sept. 28 at 5 p.m. Registration required." (Essex Library via Facebook)
• Deep River Public Library: "Deep River Library storytimes start on Sept. 28 and 29!" (Deep River Public Library via Facebook)

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Alrighty, you're all caught up for today. See you all tomorrow morning for another update!

— Karena Garrity

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