🌱 Patch AM: How to see Illeana Douglas and support an Essex publisher.

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In today's newsletter:

• How to see Illeana Douglas and support an Essex publisher.

Also on today's calendar: Your CBD Store - CLINTON! $ The Pain-Free & Happy Store! $ and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: I'm a rock group with 4 members; one member was assassinated. What am I? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Turning sunny; less humid, with a high of 80 and low of 55 degrees.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 77, low: 63.
• Sunday: Some rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 76 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Illeana Douglas to Launch JUNGLE RED! at The Kate in Old Saybrook (broadwayworld.com) — Residents near Essex can catch actress and film historian Illeana Douglas at The Kate in Old Saybrook on September 15, where tickets include her new book from Essex-based Lyons Press. A separate afternoon screening of the 1939 film The Women, introduced in person by Douglas, offers classic movie fans another way to join the celebration.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Essex

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 12
• Your CBD Store - CLINTON! $ The Pain-Free & Happy Store! $ →
  Your CBD Store | SUNMED - Clinton, CT, 114 E Main St, Clinton
  10:00 am
Sunday September 13
• Car Cruise →
  7 Hemlock Dr, Killingworth
  1:00 pm
Thursday September 17
• Preparing Your Yard For Winter Bird Feeding →
  Acton Public Library, 60 Old Boston Post Rd, Old Saybrook
  6:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Jay Medal Soirée →
  Jay Estate, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Friday September 11
• Little Learners Story Time: Pets! (Ages 2-5) →
  Essex Library Association, 33 West Ave, Essex
  10:00 am
• Tween Time: Pet Care 101 (Ages 8-12) →
  Essex Library Association, 33 West Ave, Essex
  4:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• A Pictorial Tour of Costa Rica, Presented by Essex Library Association →
  Essex Library Association, 33 West Ave, Essex
  2:00 pm
• Teen Advisory Board - Pizza Meeting →
  Essex Library Association
  3:00 pm
Tuesday September 15
• Wiggle Worms Story Time (Birth - Age 3) →
  Essex Library Association, 33 West Ave, Essex
  9:00 am
• Wiggle Worms Story Time (Birth - Age 3) →
  Essex Library Association, 33 West Ave, Essex
  9:30 am
• Teen Drop-In DIY →
  Essex Library Association
  3:30 pm
Wednesday September 16
• Baby Band (Birth - Age 2) →
  Essex Library Association, 33 West Ave, Essex
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• A.R. Mazzotta Employment Specialists posted a job opening for Senior Quality Specialist in Essex. Apply here.
• Lumibility - Sarah, Inc. posted a job opening for Temporary Staff Accountant in Westbrook. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Essex here.

🗞 Nearby News

Old Saybrook

• CT National Estuarine Research Reserve: Invasive Plant Training in Old Saybrook (ctexaminer.com)
• Milling and Resurfacing on I-95 in Old Saybrook (ct.gov)
• 9 Peaceful Connecticut Tea Rooms Serving Scones Just Like Grandma's (takingthekids.com)

Clinton

• Clinton Voters To Decide $3.32 Million For Library, Roads And Town Equipment (patch.com)

Madison

• Major Road Closed, Power Out In Part Of Madison, Police Say (patch.com)
• Downed Tree Damages Utility Pole, Section Of Madison Still Without Power: Town (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Mount Rushmore (Thank you J.J. W. for sending it in!)
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