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Happy Tuesday, neighbors! Here's everything happening in Essex-Chester-Deep River today.

First, today's weather:

A couple of morning showers. High: 70 Low: 49.

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

1. Are you thinking about changing careers? Are you looking for a new job? Here is a list of available jobs in the Essex-Chester-Deep River area. (Essex-Chester-Deep River Patch)
2. The good news continues for the Connecticut Real Estate market. Entering the third buying season amid the Covid-19 pandemic reportedly, a new study suggests that real estate prices in some areas of Connecticut communities are up as much as 20 percent. That's a bit higher than the rise throughout New England, which is approximately 15.9 percent in January from a year earlier, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency. (CTPost)
3. Homeland Security was at the Yale University Art Gallery recently. However, they were not there for a visit and to drink in the beauty of the art. Instead, they were there to confiscate thirteen different artifacts, of Indian and South Asian origin. The pieces were allegedly stolen by art dealer Subhash Kapoor. (Yale Daily News)

Today in Essex-Chester-Deep River:

• RiverFire Glass Melted Glass Picture Frame (6:00 PM)
• Putin’s War on Ukraine (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Essex Board of Trade: "Spring cleaning complete!" (Facebook)
• Essex Library: "@ The Library Spring is here, and with it comes boating season! The annual charity regatta kicks off in Essex April 30th. Get excited for some sailing fun with these books on boating in all its wonder and danger." (Facebook)
• Town of Essex – Government: "MondayMotivation#RecyclingMatters: Recycling is basically turning old products and packaging into new products and packaging. Things like bottles, cans, containers and paper fall into this category. These items are collected at your curb." (Facebook)
• Essex Library: "We had so much fun at Disney Bingo on Saturday, and we thought, why should the fun stop here? Come check out our Disney Spotlight book display! Check out some Disney books, take a photo with Mickey, and take a Mickey head balloon home! (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.