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🌱 Patch AM: Patriotic Paddle and Picnic, Essex Land Trust & Connecticut River Museum and 13 more events

Coming up on the Essex Patch calendar: Your CBD Store - CLINTON! $ The Pain-Free & Happy SALE! $

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Coffee in hand, Essex? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

  • 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? 🤔 (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.

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  • Vista Life Innovations Celebrates The Class of 2026 Graduates —Vista Life Innovations Read on Patch
  • A.R. Mazzotta Employment Specialists posted a job opening for Machine Operator-2nd Shift in Essex. Apply here.
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🗞 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!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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