Deep River News

Since it opened early last week, the emergency call center of the Connecticut River Area Health District has been flooded with inquiries about H1N1 and upcoming vaccine clinics.

STEAK frites and coq au vin. Calf's liver, sauteed sweetbreads, escarole salad with lardons.

Soon Chester, Deep River, and Essex residents will be able to recycle all plastic containers a " not just those numbered 1 and 2 a " in recycling bins.

Two of the busiest people in Connecticut right now are the people working the Connecticut River Area Health District's H1N1 Vaccination hotline.

Municipal elections are taking place this Tuesday, November 3rd in Chester, Deep River, and Essex.

Old Saybrook The Connecticut River Area Health District opened an H1N1 vaccination hotline this morning, the first municipal and regional call center of its kind in the state, according to Old Saybrook Police Chief Michael A. Spera, who is also the town's director of emergency management.

People Submitted by Claudia Van Nes on 2009-10-27.   Lary Bloom came home from his tour of duty in Vietnam safely.

Vandals have spray painted the dam at Messerschmidt Pond in Westbrook with racial slurs and symbols.

John Olson has a special relationship to Chester Airport-and not simply because he's the president of Whelen Engineering, which now owns the facility.

A billboard in Deep River, Conn. showing what appears to be a baby drinking from a bottle of beer is causing quite a stir, and that's exactly what the state wants.

John Guy LaPlante is a veteran writer and journalist. His award-winning columns and articles were most recently published in the Main Street News.

A billboard image along Route 154 in eastern Connecticut of an infant with a beer bottle to his lips is unforgettable -- and that's just what the designers had in mind.

Theresa Eberhard Asch, an alumna of Western Connecticut State University, has been re-elected secretary of the The Board of Trustees for the Connecticut State University System.

Biz Buzz Submitted by Kristen Roberts on 2009-10-07.   Comcast is opening the doors of its local Public Access TV Studio to residents of Chester, Clinton, Deep River, Durham, Essex, Haddam, Killingworth, Old Saybrook and Westbrook on Wednesday, Oct.

A beer bottle isn't the type of bottle you'd expect to see a baby holding, and that is drawing eyes to a billboard on Route 154 in Deep River.

Health Notes Submitted by Tri Town Youth Services on 2009-09-28.   A community forum on youth issues will be hosted by Tri Town Youth Services on Sept.

Portland, Deep River, Cromwell, East Hampton and Essex are expected to receive $200,000 each in state funding for projects that encourage economic development or help preserve their rural character.

Nancy Talbot won a spot on the November ballot for the position of town clerk in Tuesday's Democratic primary.

Estuary Council of Seniors Celebrates 35 Years of Service Special for Seniors Submitted by Estuary Council of Seniors, Inc.

Democratic nominee Carol A. Manning beat Velma Thomas, the incumbent selectwoman who'd petitioned to... Locations Of Municipal Primaries Being Held Tuesday From 6 a.m. To 8 p.m. Voting in municipal primaries will be Tuesday from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Here is a rundown of the... More Election News 2009 Connecticut Voters' Guide To find a list of ...