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🌱 Why an HGTV star chose a 7-acre farm in Essex

Essex, Massachusetts Patch AM: a 4 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • Why an HGTV star chose a 7-acre farm in Essex

Also on today's calendar: Super 70's Rock Show with Super Trans Am and 11 more events.

Today's riddle: Why don't eggs tell Jokes? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Humid with periods of rain, with a high of 70 and low of 60 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny and warmer, temps: high: 81, low: 60.
  • Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 79 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• HGTV's Jonathan Knight Gushes About Meeting Husband Harley Nearly 20 Years Ago (entertainmentnow.com) — A well-known HGTV and New Kids on the Block star and his husband now make their home on a 7‑acre farm in Essex embracing a quieter, hands-on lifestyle. They describe how their 16‑year relationship led them from city life and reality TV fame to caring for chickens and goats while balancing touring and farm responsibilities.
   

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💬 Chatter

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  • The Trustees of Reservations posted a job opening for Seasonal Camp Educator Counselor (Crane Estate) in Ipswich. Apply here.
  • Taco Bell posted a job opening for Over Night Shift Manager in Salem. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Essex here.

🗞 Nearby News

Manchester-by-the-Sea

  • Elevated bacteria levels force beach closures and swimming advisories across the US (foxweather.com)
  • FIRST-PERSON: 15 hours in the belly of a whale?!? (kentuckytoday.com)
  • Where Was ‘Widow's Bay' Filmed? 11 Locations You Can Visit Right Now (cadillacnews.com)

Gloucester

  • Virginia company plans to bring battery farms to six towns in Mass. (bostonglobe.com)

Danvers

  • Rain Postpones Danvers Downtown Rewind (patch.com)
  • Rash Of Danvers Youth Incidents Cause 'Frustration, Concern And Hurt' (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: They might crack up... (Thank you Cat R. for sending it in!)
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