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🌱Old Saybrook Is Getting A Whole Foods + Deep River Roasters Win!

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Good morning, Essex-Chester-Deep River! I'm here in your inbox today to get you caught up on everything you need to know about what's going on in town. Let's do this...

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and humid. High: 87 Low: 67.

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

  1. It's happening! Whole Foods is coming to the area! According to a CT Examiner article, " upscale supermarket chain Whole Foods signed a lease for a space in a shopping plaza at the corner of Spencer Plain and Boston Post roads, the development group that owns the property confirmed on Monday. The grocer will occupy a 40,000 square-foot retail space at 1654 Boston Post Road in the shopping plaza that houses NAPA Auto Parts and Alforno Trattoria.
    Currently the closest Whole Foods stores to Old Saybrook are about 40 minutes away in Milford and Glastonbury, and there are none along I-95 between Milford and Providence." (CT Examiner)
  2. Congratulations goes out to the Deep River Roasters who announced that they won the Bronze in the first National Coffee Roasting Competition in the Pour-Over Division! Deep River Roasters is located in Centerbrook right next to the Essex Steam Train in Witch Hazel Works. Check it out!(Deep River Roasters via Facebook)
  3. Pandemic funds are coming to a stop just in time for energy bills to rise. What does this mean for Connecticut families in need? According to a CT Insider article, "Connecticut programs to help families pay for heat face a dip in federal funding. State officials are anticipating a more than 40 percent decrease in the amount of federal money available to assist low-income residents offset the costs of their energy bills this winter." (CT Insider)

Today in Essex-Chester-Deep River:

  • ELA Board of Trustees meeting - Essex Library Association (5:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

  • Essex Library: "The Office of Early Childhood (OEC) wants to hear from you: http://ow.ly/7otQ50KnlrC Your feedback on this survey will help OEC learn more about how parents are doing in Connecticut. How has your family been dealing with child care needs?" (Essex Library via Facebook)
  • Essex Library: "Family and Memory: A Film Festival Thursdays, September 1, 8, 22 and 29, 7 p.m. in the Essex Library Program Room. http://ow.ly/jbFQ50Koibo." (Essex Library via Facebook)
  • Town of Essex – Government: "DYK that with the rise of online shopping we generate more than 6.1 million tons of cardboard a year at home but we only recycle about 36% of this? Next time you buy something online, help save trees by recycling the box!" (Town of Essex – Government via Facebook)

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— Karena Garrity

About me: I am a native of Connecticut, who currently resides in the Tri-Town community of Chester, Deep River and Essex. I have been a community reporter for the better part of the past 20 years. I love my small town community and I am honored to be a part of Patch.com. You can reach me at; karena.garrity@patch.com.

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