🌱Staycation Destination In EH + CT's Housing Market News

Good morning, everybody! It's Monday in The Haddams-Killingworth and I'm back in your inbox to get you caught up on all the most important things happening in the community today. Hope you all have a great day. Here we go.

First, today's weather:

Showers and a heavier t-storm. High: 72 Low: 58.

Here are the top three stories today in The Haddams-Killingworth:

1. According to the East Haddam town website, tree removal work will take place this week at Lake Shores Drive starting today. Work will be ongoing from 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Eversource will be removing hazardous trees and there will be road closures. Lake Shore Drive from Laurel Lane to Hayfield will be impassable. Signage will be in place and traffic will be detoured from Lake Shore Drive to Wildwood and Hayfield. (Town of East Haddam)
2. Looking for a unique and special staycation right in your own backyard? Why not check out Getaway in rural East Haddam? According to a recent e-list article, this extraordinary campground, "tucked amongst the dense trees and winding roads of rural East Haddam is Getaway, a modern spin on the traditional campground in the neighborhood of Machimoodus. (the e-list)
3. There’s interesting news about Connecticut's housing market and how it compares to others throughout the country. Reportedly, the state's strong housing market could be heading toward a decline, according to a new report from real estate data curator ATTOM. Interest rates on 30-year mortgages have climbed to 6 percent, worsening affordability for prospective homebuyers and home sales have declined every month in 2022. Home-price appreciation continues to show signs of retreating rapidly, according to the report. (Patch)

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Today in The Haddams-Killingworth:

• SummerSings! (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Haddam Historical Society-Thankful Arnold House Museum: "A wonderful and exciting afternoon with Digging for Good at the museum. Rob Harlow and Kurt Chadwick and their team showed us the ins and outs of metal detecting. Talked about interesting and favorite finds and then we dug! So much fun! " (Haddam Historical Society-Thankful Arnold House Museum via Facebook)
• Killingworth Library Association: "In case you need more sunshine in your day.... Thank you to everyone who came out for Life-Sized Candyland, Under the Sea! Over 60 people~ toddlers to teens to seniors ~ had a blast." (Killingworth Library Association via Facebook)
• Goodspeed Musicals: "Get to know Juliette Redden who's playing Anne Shirley in Goodspeed's upcoming world premiere of Anne of Green Gables! See her at The Goodspeed from July 15 - Sept 4. " (Goodspeed Musicals via Facebook)
• Hope Alliance, Inc.: "Please go fragrance free for your companion animals as well as those of us with MCS syndrome, allergies and asthma!" (Hope Alliance, Inc. via Facebook)
• Hope Alliance, Inc.: "Several people have requested that I post items that we are in need of, and/or items we use a lot of! So here is one of them! This is one of the two laundry detergents that we use! Doing laundry daily means we go through it quickly!" (Hope Alliance, Inc. 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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