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🌱 Patch AM: How Goodwill’s big Guilford move connects back to Essex business history

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Hello Essex! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Goodwill's big Guilford move connects back to Essex business history

Also on today's calendar: Artisan & Antique Fall Festival and 12 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the hospital? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 71 and low of 47 degrees.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 68, low: 50.
  • Sunday: Some rain in the afternoon, with a high of 68 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Goodwill Industries buys property, warehouse on 20 Guilford acres for $10.7 million (ctinsider.com) — Goodwill Industries of Southern New England is consolidating its headquarters and warehouse operations at a large new facility in Guilford, a move that reshapes its regional footprint after The Safety Zone left Essex for that site in 2014. While the change centers on Guilford, Essex readers gain context on how major employers and distribution hubs along the shoreline continue to shift over time.
   

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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!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the cookie go to the hospital?" — Because he felt crummy. (Thank you Sanda J. for sending it in!)
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