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A staggering $17,640 was raised this year!
Here's a list of the Red Cross blood drives coming up near you.
Support local and take a chance!
Sustainable Essex will be hosting the first annual Toy Swap at the Essex Elementary School on November 20th from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Get in the holiday spirit; decorate your truck or trailer and join in the fun with Deep River Park and Recreation.
The Connecticut River Museum's "Wreaths of the River Valley" fundraiser is back!
Fifty degrees outside, meant the water felt pretty cold Sunday afternoon as local residents took to the beach at Cedar Lake to raise funds.
Deep River resident Leah Kisslebrack is making a difference and creating an annual event, involving community, cold water and fundraising.
Residents voiced their opinions about the pressing question of whether or not the town of Essex should be open to a marijuana dispensary?
Pet food drive to help local animal shelters this holiday season
The Chester Republican Town Committee is holding a special ceremony for Veteran's Day!
Holiday Village at ReStore offers a wide range of holiday decorations available for sale from November 3 through December 31, 2021.
If you enjoy the preserves in Essex, help keep them clean!
Screen and Stay, a new procedure offered by the CT Department of Public Health regarding school quarantines.
Meetings happening this week in the town of Chester.
Learn how the small group of outcasts and survivors influenced our nation’s history. The talk will be held on Nov. 18th at 7 p.m.
Donors will have the chance to win a trip for two to Hawaii.
There are several boards, councils and coalitions in need of volunteers.
Get your tickets now!
With a forecast of rain for Saturday, the town of Deep River announced that the scheduled Trunk or Treat has been canceled.
This Friday night, downtown Chester will be transformed into Halloween Town and you're invited!
We are loving our Scarecrow this year!
Time is running out! Be sure to vote for your favorite Essex Scarecrow before October 31!
The Essex P&Z Commission voted to allow horses on four-acre lots or larger in the village districts of Essex, Centerbrook and Ivoryton.
Fine Art pieces do not need to be holiday related but can incorporate these themes as part of the composition of the artwork.
Planting the bulbs of early blooming spring flowers is helpful for hungry bees.
Mark your calendars for Saturday, October 30th. Fireworks will go off at 7 p.m. at Plattwood Park in Deep River!
Local horse and rider win big at USHJA Jumpseat National Medals in Maryland in early October.
All types of donations are needed, especially type O.
Open to girls and boys in Chester, Deep River and Essex, Cub Scout Pack 13 is inviting those interested to the Oct. 21 meeting.
On Saturday, October 23 the downtown area of Ivoryton will be transformed into a jack-o-lantern mecca. Join in the fun!
The Essex Library is offering a special program with writer, editor and publisher James Gifford.
Kiddos, get a jump on the Halloween holiday and start trick-or-treating in downtown Ivoryton on Saturday, October 30 from 9 a.m. to noon.
Learn the ins and outs of recycling!
Complete with spooky cow caskets, dog skeletons and a fire pit of sinister characters, the folks at Essex Hardware have embraced Halloween!
Meetings happening this week in the town of Deep River.
Meetings happening this week in the town of Essex.
Help everyone have a reason to be thankful this Thanksgiving!
On Tuesday, Oct 12th at 5:30, Valley Girls Volleyball will be participating in Dig Pink, a benefit for the Side-Out Foundation.