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Neil Nichols steps down as candidate for state Senate

 May 25, 2012

Republican Neil Nichols Sr. of Essex, who narrowly won his party’s endorsement for the 33rd Senatorial District on May 14, announced Friday that he will step aside to allow Art Linares to run as the candidate for the seat.

Mom and Her Baby

 May 22, 2012

Willow, the mom on the left, looks like a baby herself, but is actually a young mother who gave birth to five kittens. Willow has such unique markings, mostly white with gray and orange patches and bright blue eyes. Her last remaining baby, Bonnie, is also...

'Bright Space' to Open at Middlesex Family Shelter

 May 22, 2012

Thanks to a grant from the Connecticut Department of Social Services’ Office of Head Start Collaboration and funding from Bright Horizons Foundation for Children, a new child-friendly play space will open this week at the Middlesex Family Shelter in...

‘Get Fresh 4 Schools’—A Healthy School Lunch Initiative

 May 21, 2012

On Saturday, June 9, the Region 4 school district and River Tavern will launch a community wide healthy school lunch initiative called Get Fresh 4 Schools with a fundraising family picnic benefiting the school district's food program.

Community Music School Prince & Princess Ball

 May 21, 2012

The Community Music School presented its first annual Prince and Princess Ball on May 19 at the Essex Town Hall. The gala was held to give the kids an opportunity to show off their finery while raising money to support music therapy programs for the Community...

Essex Budget Approved at Brief Town Meeting

 May 21, 2012

ESSEX - More than 150 residents filled the Town Hall auditorium last week. They came to cast their votes on the $22 million town and school budgets proposed for the 2012-2013 fiscal year. At 8:05 p.m., residents approved Al Wolfgram as...

Raymond Mozzochi: Memories Kept Alive on Memorial Day

 May 21, 2012

Ray Mozzochi has been doing it for more than half his life; for the 3rd graders from Deep River Elementary School, it was their first time. But the old man, leaning on his cane, and the young children, running in excitement, had the same goal: to put American...

Grant Seeks Historic Status for Ivoryton

 May 21, 2012

The Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) has awarded Essex a $10,000 grant to develop the nomination for the Village of Ivoryton to be included on the State and National Registers of Historic Places. This grant, funded by the...

New Principal Named at John Winthrop

 May 21, 2012

William Duffy, an assistant principal at Smith Middle School in Glastonbury for the past five years, has been named principal at John Winthrop Middle School. David Russell, the present principal at John Winthrop, will retire June 29 after 40 years in the Region...

Where Were You the Night of the Ivoryton Flood?

 May 21, 2012

ESSEX - The June 7, 1982 headline in the Hartford Courant read, "Wave of Water Turns Ivoryton Into 'Mudhole.'" The front-page story explained, "Much of Connecticut was under water Sunday as the worst spring rainstorm of the century...

Winthrop Reaches ‘MATHCOUNTS’ Gold Level

 May 21, 2012

MATHCOUNTS, a national program designed to encourage mathematics interest and achievement in middle school, has recognized John Winthrop Middle School as one of only 266 schools nationwide to achieve "Gold Level Status" in the 2012 MATHCOUNTS Club Program.

Study Shows More Area Families at Risk of Hunger

 May 21, 2012

Connecticut Food Bank and Feeding America, the nation's largest domestic hunger-relief organization, has released the 2012 Map the Meal Gap study, which offers a detailed look at the food budget required to meet the needs of families struggling with hunger in...

Essex Memorial Day Observances

 May 21, 2012

The Essex Memorial Day Parade is on Monday, May 28, beginning at 9 a.m. Marchers will assemble at the foot of Main Street in downtown Essex at
8:45 a.m. The parade will follow a three-mile route as it makes stops to pay respects at Riverview Cemetery,...

Sen. Daily to Retire from Legislature Upon Completion of Current Term

 May 15, 2012

State Senator Eileen M. Daily (D-Westbrook) today announced her intention to retire from the General Assembly upon completion of her current term. Senator Daily has prepared a letter for political allies, supporters, and delegates to next week's 33rd Senatorial...

Hello, Babies

 May 15, 2012

Want to pick up your day and put a smile on your face? Just look at these precious angels! Kitten season is here and Forgotten Felines has kittens of various ages, sizes, and colors who all need homes quickly. The kittens are very playful, loving, and acclimated...

Daily will not seek reelection to state Senate

 May 15, 2012

Hartford - State Sen. Eileen Daily, D-Westbrook, announced today that she will not seek reelection this fall.

Burning of the Ships, 200 Years Later

 May 14, 2012

Governor Dannel Malloy (at podium) was among the dignitaries taking part in Essex's commemoration of the 1812 Burning of the Ships on May 12. The commemoration-or, more accurately, all-out street festival and party-was led off for the 45th time by the Sailing...

Spring in Essex: A Good Thing

 May 14, 2012

Well, spring is finally here, and as Martha Stewart says, "It's a good thing!" For having such a mild winter that should have kept our villages active and vibrant, from what I'd witnessed this winter, the current economic situation still seemed to curtail...

Region 4 School Budget Passes Easily

 May 14, 2012

Chester: 73 Yes, 45 No = 118 votes cast

Deep River: 76 Yes, 65 No = 141 votes cast

Essex: 263 Yes, 97 No = 360 votes cast

Anonymous Call, Nose Ring, Statement Lead to Alpaca Arrests

 May 14, 2012

ESSEX - Applesauce Acres Alpacas, an alpaca farm at 99 Bushy Hill Road in Ivoryton, was apparently well known to the two men who have been charged in the December deaths of four of the farm's alpacas. Over the years, the two men had been driving...

Burning of the Ships marks Essex's worst day

 May 12, 2012

One of the least-known maritime disasters in U.S. history came to life Saturday afternoon. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said a few words, history aficionados wore period costumes and more than a dozen fife and drum corps marched a mile in 70-degree weather.

First-Ever Farm Aid at Bushy Hill

 May 11, 2012

Bushy Hill at Incarnation Center, 253 Bushy Hill Road, Ivoryton, hosts its first ever Farm Aid, a benefit concert for the farm at Bushy Hill on Saturday, May 12 (rain date: May 13) from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the Activity Center field.

Jonathan Gillman: The Theater of Life

 May 10, 2012

Jonathan Gillman doesn't like to wear a suit and tie. At a recent poetry reading in Chester, he wore jeans and a gray T-shirt with the words "Love, Love, Love" imprinted on it. He was barefoot at the lectern, his sandals left behind where he had been sitting on the...

Looking In Theatre Looks In on Teenage Lives

 May 10, 2012

The stage at Valley Regional High School was bare except for six chairs, the only scenery for the six young actors from Looking In Theatre, who were presenting a program of short dramatic sketches on how to deal with the myriad challenges that bedevil teenage existence.

Malloy to Attend ‘Burning of the Ships’ Parade, Ceremony Saturday

 May 9, 2012

This Saturday, May 12, Governor Dannel Malloy comes to Essex Village to take part in events marking the historic 1814 British raid on Essex.