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Get on up, Essex-Chester-Deep River! Here's everything you need to know to get this Wednesday started off right. Here's what's happening around Essex-Chester-Deep River today.

First, today's weather:

The forecast is calling for a grey winter day, that will be rather cloudy and bit milder. High: 44 Low: 35.

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

1. The Women's Business Development Council recently announced that it has received a $300,000 investment from JPMorgan Chase to support its Equity Match Grant Program where women-owned businesses in Connecticut receive $2,500 to $10,000 to fund clearly defined projects that will have a measurable impact on the business, its growth and profitability. Since December 2020, 98 grants have been awarded, providing $924,000 to small businesses throughout the state. (Essex, Chester, Deep River Patch)
2. Essex-Chester-Deep River Area Real Estate Roundup (Essex-Chester-Deep River Patch)
3. Keep Organic Garbage Out Of The Waste Stream (Essex-Chester-Deep River Patch)

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Today in Essex-Chester-Deep River:

• Essex Meadows Book Club - Essex Library Association (10:30 AM)
• Finance Committee meeting - Essex Library Association (4:00 PM)
• Permission to Feel: A Community Read and Discussion Series (6:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Essex Board of Trade: Los Charros Cantina, closed due to pipes bursting. (Facebook)
• Tri-Town Youth Services Bureau: This is how we are all feeling these days: swirls and scribbles in our head. (Facebook)
• Essex Library: Join the Essex Library for the first of three discussions of Marc Brackett's "Permission to Feel." Tri-Town Youth Services presents the series, with support from Essex Library Association today at 6:30 p.m. (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.