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Your CBD Store - CLINTON! $ The Pain-Free & Happy SALE! $ at Your CBD Store | SUNMED - Clinton, CT 2026 CT Beer Tour for a Cancer-Free Future at Coastline Brewing Co. at Coastline Brewing Company & Pizzeria Patriotic Paddle and Picnic, Essex Land Trust & Connecticut River Museum at Connecticut River Museum, 67 Main Street, Essex ... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? π€ (Answer below!)
Weather forecast:
Saturday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 80 and low of 60 degrees. Sunday: Partly sunny and more humid, temps: high: 82, low: 67. Monday: Humid; downpours in the p.m., with a high of 83 and low of 66 degrees. πΈ Around Essex
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Saturday August 29 Patriotic Paddle and Picnic, Essex Land Trust & Connecticut River Museum β Connecticut River Museum, 67 Main Street, Essex 11:00 am UV Resin Jewelry Workshop Aug 29th 11am-1pm β 56 Middlesex Ave, Chester 11:00 am Farmhouse Favorite: Paint Your Own Concrete Chicken ππΏ August 29th 2pm-4pm β Kaleidoscope, 56 Middlesex Turnpike, Chester 2:00 pm The Kate's Annual Gala β Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, 300 Main St, Old Saybrook 5:30 pm Sunday August 30 Scrap & Fuse Sunday: Scandinavian Forget-Me-Not Flowers πΈβ¨ August 30th Classes β Kaleidoscope, 56 Middlesex Turnpike, Chester 10:00 am Essex Clipper Brunch Train β Essex Station, 1 Railroad Ave, Essex 11:30 am Tuesday September 1 Teen Library Card Contest β Essex Library Association 9:00 am Wiggle Worms Story Time (Birth - Age 3) β Essex Library Association, 33 West Ave, Essex 9:30 am Wiggle Worms Story Time (Birth - Age 3) β Essex Library Association, 33 West Ave, Essex 10:30 am Why the Ideas that Built America Still Matter with David O. Stewart (Virtual) β Essex Library Association, 33 West Ave, Essex 2:00 pm π£ Essex Shout Outs! Want to say something great about someone in town? Click here to submit your Shout Out to Patch AM! It's free!
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Vista Life Innovations Celebrates The Class of 2026 Graduates βVista Life Innovations Read on Patch A.R. Mazzotta Employment Specialists posted a job opening for Machine Operator-2nd Shift in Essex. Apply here. Cumberland Farms posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate in Deep River. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Essex here. π Nearby News Old Saybrook
Concert: Ecor Quartet at Wesleyan in Middletown (ctexaminer.com ) State Treasurer Russell names new deputy (hartfordbusiness.com ) Annette Bening shared the screen with Hepburn. Now she'll receive her namesake a (ctpost.com ) Westbrook
Westbrook manufacturer's latest expansion includes acquisitions in CT, South Carolina (hartfordbusiness.com ) Clinton
Take A Tour: Clinton's 5 Priciest Homes On The Market Right Now (patch.com ) Ok Essex! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
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