🌱 How do Chester locals dodge the weekend crowds downtown?

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In today's newsletter:

• How do Chester locals dodge the weekend crowds downtown?

Also on today's calendar: Coffeehouse Concert with Paul Loether and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Rather cloudy and warmer, with a high of 71 and low of 55 degrees.
• Wednesday: Pleasant with clouds and sun, temps: high: 73, low: 59.
• Thursday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 78 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• These 8 Connecticut Towns Are So Overrun By Tourists That Locals Steer Clear Of The Center (takingthekids.com) — Chester's compact downtown and popular events like First Fridays and the Sunday Market are drawing such heavy visitor traffic that many residents now time errands carefully or avoid the center during peak hours. The article highlights how locals navigate crowded streets, parking crunches, and ferry traffic while still enjoying galleries, shops, nearby trails, and quieter weekday visits around Chester.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Chester

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday September 30
• Coffeehouse Concert with Paul Loether →
  High Nine Brewery, 6 Winter Ave, Deep River
  6:30 pm
Thursday October 1
• LIVE WEBINAR: Building Your Child's Independence: Executive Function Coaching at Home and at School →
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• ONE: For Harmony, For Humanity · Community Preview Concert →
  The Morgan School, 71 Killingworth Turnpike, Clinton
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday September 29
• R4 Fields Renovation Advisory Committee Meeting →
  John Winthrop Middle School Library, Chester
  5:00 pm
Wednesday September 30
• Weekly Trivia: Binge Thinkin' with Brendan Bell →
  Little House Brewing Company, 16 Main Street, Chester
  7:00 pm
Thursday October 1
• Paint & Sip hosted by Cameryn →
  Little House Brewing Co., 16 Main St, Chester
  6:00 pm
Friday October 2
• Live Music: Andie Arel →
  Little House Brewing Company, 16 Main Street, Chester
  6:30 pm
Saturday October 3
• Edible Plant and Fungi Foraging Walk →
  Pattaconk Reservoir, Chester
  10:00 am
• Quilts, History & Appraisals →
  Chester Museum at The Mill, Chester
  10:30 am
• Live Music: The Gibbons →
  Little House Brewing Company, 16 Main Street, Chester
  6:30 pm
Saturday October 10
• Electrify Your Drive! Free EV Car Show in Old Saybrook →
  Kathleen E. Goodwin Elementary School, 80 Old Boston Post Rd, Old Saybrook
  12:00 pm
Sunday October 11
• Placing of a Witness Stone →
  St John's Episcopal Church, 3 Cross St, Essex
  11:45 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• The Whelen Engineering Company posted a job opening for Production Associate - 2nd Shift in Chester. Apply here.
• Connecticut Pest Elimination posted a job opening for CT Pest Control Service Technician in Chester. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Chester here.

🗞 Nearby News

East Haddam

• NPS Awards $25.2 million in Save America's Treasures Grants (nps.gov)
• 30,000 CT Residents Without Power Due To Powerful Nor'easter Storm: Town-By-Town Updates (patch.com)

Westbrook

• This Low-Key Connecticut Beach Offers A Quieter Shoreline Without The Usual Summer Crowds (takingthekids.com)
• $1: Why some Conn. boat owners are selling their boats for rock bottom prices (unionleader.com)
• Division in America begins and ends with Trump (centralmaine.com)

Madison

• Planning & Zoning Commission Among This Week's Government Meetings In Madison (patch.com)
• Madison-Based School Among Best High Schools In CT: New Rankings (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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