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Welcome back, Essex-Chester-Deep River! Here's everything you need to know to get this day started. Here are the most important things going on around town today.

First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy. High: 42 Low: 33.

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

1. Put on your thinking hat and join in the Valley Regional High School Safe Grad Trivia Fundraiser being held Thursday night. Support the 2022 graduates and have some trivia fun at the same time. (Facebook)
2. Imagine Long Island Sound frozen over. It happened in 1857. (Connecticut Magazine)
3. Sign up now for the Essex Park and Recreation Running Rams Winter Conditioning, an indoor track and field program. (Essex Park and Recreation)

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Today in Essex-Chester-Deep River:

From my notebook:

• Tri-Town Youth Services Bureau: "February is the Choose Love Awareness Month! Each week Tri-town Youth Services will look at a different factor in the choose love equation. This week is courage week!" (Facebook)
• Essex Library: Sarah Blecher, small business mentor from the Greater Hartford Chapter of SCORE, will be on hand at the Essex Library to talk about developing digital marketing for your business." (Facebook)

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Alrighty, you're all caught up 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.