Essex News

Clubs & Organizations Submitted by Helen Barnett on 2009-11-09.   Con Brio Choral Society, celebrating their 13th season, will join with the Con Brio Festival Orchestra in a glorious Christmas concert on Friday, Dec.

Middletown is one of 28 Connecticut communities to be awarded federal stimulus grants for public safety and crime prevention needs.

San Juan Capistrano celebrates the return of its swallows. Hinckley, Ohio rejoices when the buzzards fly back in town.

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.

At The Library Submitted by Jenny Tripp on 2009-11-03.   Natalie Dessay plays Marie, the spirited young "Daughter of the Regiment" in the Royal Opera House's production of Donizetti's opera, showing at the Essex Library Saturday, Nov.

Religious Life Submitted by First Congregational Church in Essex on 2009-11-02.   Lillian Mosa First Congregational Church in Essex members Tracy LeMay,Abigail Bellos and Tessa LeMay, all of Essex, model the hand-made aprons that will be among the many holiday gifts featured at the Church's "Christmas On The Hill" fair on Dec.

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.

Essex is an old river front town is located near the foot of the Connecticut. It is next to Ivoryton where yesterday's post originated.

Connecticut state police say a man who shot his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend and kidnapped her killed himself as a trooper approached his car in Essex.

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.

Government Announcements Submitted by Joseph Comerford on 2009-10-01.   The Estuary Transit District's 9 Town Transit has been awarded $325,000 in capital funds through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act , commonly referred to as the economic stimulus.

Group of 20 leaders say they want to rebalance the world economy but getting them to accept a weaker U.S. dollar in the process could prove a lot to ask.

The First Congregational Church in Essex will hold its annual "Rummage on the Hill "Sale on Sat., Oct.

At The Library Submitted by Jenny Tripp, The Essex Library on 2009-09-27.   Come dance your cares away with a six-week series of free beginner's Tango classes, offered by the Essex Library.

The state is applying for $109 million in federal stimulus money to create an alternative freight train rail line from Old Saybrook to Hartford.

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.

And soon this "farm" with its 25 wind turbines will silently begin spinning on the new York Hill campus of Quinnipiac University in Hamden, generating "green" power for an environmentally friendly campus.