🌱Pumpkin Festival Information + Winter Home Heating Help Offered

Hello, hello. Karena Garrity here with your Wednesday edition of the Essex-Chester-Deep River Daily, filled with all the community information you need to know right now. Including updates on...

• Ivoryton Pumpkin Festival marchers, take note!
• Real Estate in the area is never boring!
• There is help if you need it this winter with heating costs.

But first, today's weather:

Sunshine mixing with clouds. High: 55 Low: 39.

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

1. If you are planning on being part of the Ivoryton Pumpkin Festival Parade there are marchers instructions on the Town of Essex webpage. Marchers will meet at the corner of Main Street and Walnut Street in Ivoryton at 3:45 p.m. Step off will be precisely at 4 p.m. Please do not park along Main Street. All those registered to participate are eligible to receive a special token of our appreciation - our “SWAG” bags will be available to pick up after the parade at the Park and Recreation Snack Station which is located in front of the SIX SUMMIT ART GALLERY. In addition, residents, please take note that Main Street, Ivoryton from Ivory St. to Walnut St. will be closed from 3:45 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Summit St. will be closed from 3 p.m.-7 p.m. - Ivoryton Village Green parking lot will be closed from sunrise to 7 p.m. - No parking on Main St. from Ivory St. to Walnut St. from 3:30 to 7 p.m. (essexct.gov)
2. The local housing market is never boring, and there are a variety of homes to choose from these days. As part of our weekly real estate roundup, we're bringing you some of the newest and most interesting houses to hit the market in the Essex-Chester-Deep River area. Keep reading to see what's been listed in your area in the past week. (Essex-Chester-Deep River Patch)
3. With inflation high and oil and gas prices rising residents should know that assistance is available for Connecticut residents struggling with heating costs. According to a Facebook post on Senator Norm Needleman's page, "the Connecticut Energy Assistance Program can provide aid in the hundreds of dollars and can help connect residents to matching payment plans, protection from shutoffs and replacement/repairs for heating equipment and water heaters." For more information click here. (Senator Norm Needleman via Facebook)

Today in Essex-Chester-Deep River:

• Sing Along with Mr. Ken (9:00 AM)
• 10:30 Essex Meadows Book Club - Essex Library Association (10:30 AM)
• Search Committee - Essex Library Association (3:00 PM)
• Pumpkin Spice & Everything Nice Craft Event (Gr. 7-12) (5:00 PM)
• Pumpkin Paint and Sip (6:30 PM)
• Writer's Circle @ The Nest! HS-20 somethings Wednesday Oct. 19th 6:30pm (6:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Essex Board of Trade: "Beautiful fall view of the North Cove, Foxboro Points, roosting cormorants, and the iconic “windmill house” from Riverview Cemetery. The scenery in this town never ceases to inspire." (Essex Board of Trade via Facebook)
• Town of Chester Connecticut: "We have some nice free wooden chairs that we are no longer in need of here at the Town Hall. Contact me if you are interested. First come first serve. Jenny - 860-526-0013 ext 202" (Town of Chester Connecticut via Facebook)
• Tri-Town Youth Services Bureau: "We are embarking on the season of giving and we have some fun things to share with you all over the next 6 weeks! Why are we so excited?" (Tri-Town Youth Services Bureau via Facebook)
• Essex Library: "Please join us next week on Wednesday, October 26 at 6:00 p.m. for the Annual Meeting of the Essex Library Association. Our Annual Meeting is open to all. We will be meeting in the Library’s Program Room. " (Essex Library via Facebook)

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You're officially in the loop for today. See you all tomorrow morning for another update!

— 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.

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