🌱Rumble Strips Added To Route 153 + Recognize, Prevent Overdoses

Hello, neighbors! It's me again, Karena Garrity, your host of the Essex-Chester-Deep River Daily.

First, today's weather:

Sun mixing with clouds. High: 44 Low: 35.

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

1. On March 23, the Town of Essex will be holding a "Virtual Public Meeting" in regard to the installation of rumble strips on Route 153. (Facebook)
2. Tri-town residents are invited to take part in an important life-saving event. On Tuesday, March 15 at 5 p.m., the Alliance for Prevention & Wellness will be holding a FREE Narcan training. The training will cover overdose prevention strategies, how to administer Narcan, and how to recognize signs of an overdose. (Facebook)
3. There is a lot going on this week in the tri-towns. See which exciting events you would like to attend. (Essex-Chester-Deep River Patch)
4. Looking for a new job? Here is a list of area employers who are hiring. (Essex-Chester-Deep River Patch)

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Today in Essex-Chester-Deep River:

• Development Committee - Planned Giving subcommittee meeting (5:15 PM)
• Knitting 101 (6:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Ivoryton Library Association: "Slava Ukraini. We salute the librarians, too." (Facebook)
• Tri-Town Youth Services Bureau: "Summer can be a challenging time for families for so many different reasons. That is why we created a survey for parents and caregivers in Chester, Deep River, and Essex." (Facebook)
• Essex Library: "State and CT tax forms are at the library! Forms are available to take for free. Instruction booklets for both state and federal taxes are available for two-week loans." (Facebook)
• Essex Library: "I LOVE ESSEX photo collection: View of Main Street in Centerbrook. Photo courtesy of Chris Hill. Please share your I LOVE ESSEX photos too!"(Facebook)
• Essex Library: "The Essex Library is making COVID-19 mask use optional in the library building for all visitors regardless of vaccination status." (Facebook)
• Essex Library: "Looking to up your egg game? We've got what you're looking for with The Fresh Eggs Daily Cookbook event! Learn recipes, tips, and tricks for expanding your egg repertoire beyond the usual breakfast fare of fried and scrambled." (Facebook)

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Events:

• Office & Home Furniture Liquidation Center Grand Opening (March 5)
• Celebrate International Women's Day: Morning Tea with Cindi (March 8)
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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.