🌱Yoga With Alpacas For Mother's Day +Grand Opening In Chester Village

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• Grand opening in Chester.
• Help Essex get prepared.
• Yoga with alpacas.

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

1. Mark your calendars you are invited to a grand opening on June 2, from 5 to 8 p.m. at Amber and Lowell Boutique. Support small businesses in downtown Chester and welcome the new store to the village at 1 North Main St. Come, stop by, shop and meet the owners! (Visit Chester CT via Facebook)
2. Would you like to be part of the focus group for Emergency Preparedness in Essex? Then come to the Library on Monday, May 22, at 6 p.m. in the program room. All are welcome to attend to share thoughts on emergency preparedness and weather events facing Essex and the surrounding towns. There will be free food and a chance to win grocery gift cards. Hope to see you there! (Essex Library via Facebook)
3. Where else can you bring your mother to do yoga with the alpacas? What a unique way to celebrate Mother's Day! Visit Chakana Sky Alpaca Farm at 36A Turkey Hill Road in Chester this Sunday at 9 a.m. Please arrive by 8:45 a.m. For more information about click here. Yoga with the Alpacas is offered the second and fourth Sunday of each month, starting with Mother's Day. (Visit Chester CT via Facebook)

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From my notebook:

• Essex Steam Train & Riverboat: "Coming to Essex Station in July! Tickets on sale soon! essexsteamtrain.com Hideaway Circus" (Essex Steam Train & Riverboat via Facebook)
• Deep River Fire Department: "Tuesday tree time. Tree on wires." (Deep River Fire Department via Facebook)
• Visit Chester CT: "Repost from @chester_boat_basin • The play scape is up and ready. Thank you to Timber Gyms for a great job. Please try to stay off the freshly seeded lawn and board from the port side." (Visit Chester CT via Facebook)
• Ivoryton Library Association: "Join us for our next #OwnVoices discussion, 7 p.m., May 16, at the library." (Ivoryton Library Association via Facebook)
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— Karena Garrity

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