🌱Toy Swap Pushed Back A Day + Celtic Music Ringing In The Holiday

Hello again, hello! I'm back with your fresh copy of the Essex-Chester-Deep River Daily, fresh off the presses. Let's get this Saturday started off right, with a quick dive into everything you need to know about what's going on in town. In this issue, you'll find news about:

• Toy swap pushed back a day!
• Celtic music to get in the holiday spirit!
• Fishing in the area still looking good!

But first, today's weather:

Tropical rainstorm. High: 71 Low: 47.

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

1. Heads up local residents! According to an Essex Library Facebook post, "the Toy Swap has been pushed back one day to Sunday, November 13 from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. at the Essex Elementary School. Bring your child's gently used or new, unwanted toys, games and books to swap out for something "new to you." Hope to see you there! (Essex Library via Facebook)
2. Do you like Celtic music? Then mark your calendars for November 19. According to Zip06.com, "the First Congregational Church, 6 Methodist Hill, Essex, hosts multi-instrumentalist, Jeff who plays guitar, autoharp, Celtic bouzouki and bodhran on Saturday, Nov. 19 at 3 p.m. The concert called “A Gathering of Celtic and Christmas Music” combines the songs, tunes, history and stories from England, Ireland and Scotland with the music of Christmas. Familiar and some not so familiar songs and tunes will have the audience singing, laughing and wishing for more. Tickets are $10 and will support the missions of the church. For more information, call 860-767-8097 or email office@essexucc.org." (Zip06.com)
3. Looking to add a furry friend to your family and have a positive impact on the world at the same time? Then you should consider adopting a pet from a local shelter. Need some help in your search? Patch and Petfinder have you covered. We create a list each week of all the pets recently put up for adoption in your area. If you're a cat person, meet Peach, a Domestic Medium Hair up for adoption. Or if dogs are more your thing, there are several great dogs available, too. (Essex-Chester-Deep River Patch)
4. According to On The Water, "Black Hall Outfitters in Westbrook reports that the solid fall fishing has continued this week. There have been daily blitzes fueled by peanut bunker and silversides and most of these blitzes end up being tremendous in size and action. Blitzes can be found just about anywhere throughout the sound, but the river and creek mouths on the ebb tide tends to set up the best action. The blitzes consist of mainly schoolie to slot-sized bass, but there are still some plenty of larger fish in the mix. There are also still a few albies showing up in the area, but they haven’t been getting too much angler attention this week. Tautog reports have still been very good for most anglers that are still getting out there. You generally need to weed through loads of short fish, but anglers are still reporting plenty of keeper fish." Have fun out there!(On The Water)

Today in Essex-Chester-Deep River:

• Brexit and Ireland: the Past, Present, and Future of Anglo-Irish Relations (4:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Chester CT Historical Society: "Many of you have been asking when the film of the recent panel discussion about Chester's dams would be visible. NOW!" (Chester CT Historical Society via Facebook)
• Deep River Public Library: "Dad joke or medieval book humor? #bookaddict #books #book #booknerd #bookstagram" (Deep River Public Library via Facebook)
• Deep River Parks & Rec: "Save the Date! On Dec. 3, the annual Deep River Holiday Stroll and "Light Up Deep River" light parade is coming! When: Saturday, December 3, 2022 Time: 4:00-7:00 pm Where: Downtown Deep River The light parade will kick off at 4:30 pm. " (Deep River Parks & Rec via Facebook)
• Essex Library: "Need something but don't have it at home? Before you buy, check out our Library of Things for useful household objects such as: power drill, tool kit, stud finder, projector, games and more! www.youressexlibrary.org/library-of-things" (Essex Library via Facebook)

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Alrighty, you're all caught up for today. I'll see you soon!

— 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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