Essex News

The Essex Savings Bank announced Thursday that its board of directors has elected the head of an Old Saybrook engineering firm to serve as its new chairman.

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Parks & Recreation Submitted by Jacqueline Hubbard on 2009-06-26.   Casey Carle has performed to sell out audiences at The Ivoryton Playhouse for many years.

Those interested in serving must be 55 and older and reside year-round in the town they wish to represent.

At The Museum Submitted by Susan Daniels on 2009-06-25.   Gather your crew and head down to the Connecticut River Museum at Steamboat Dock in Essex on Thursday evenings for cocktails and music overlooking historic Essex Harbor.

Special for Seniors Submitted by Estuary Council of Seniors Inc on 2009-06-24.   The Estuary Council Regional Senior Center currently has volunteer board of director positions open.

At The Library Submitted by Jenny Tripp on 2009-06-22.   Courtesy of Cmdr. Sulmasy Cmdr.

At The Library Submitted by Jenny Tripp The Essex Library on 2009-06-16.   Courtesy Essex Library Essex Library's GirlZone graduates and program mentors celebrate their "graduation" at the Saybrook Point Inn.

Judy Perry was driving to her Old Saybrook home from her job in Essex one January evening when she saw the oncoming car on Route 154 drift into her lane.

At The Museum Submitted by Susan Daniels on 2009-06-12.   Rick Scanlan Chef Noel Jones of On20, Hartford applies hops foam to oysters in ginger gelee at the Connecticut River Museum's RiverFare 2009.

Lisa Fatone of Westbrook is a graduate of the Paier College of Art and Albertus Magnus College in New Haven.

Submitted by Dana Rogers on 2009-06-08.   Girl Scouts of Connecticut's Camp Pattagansett in East Lyme will offer girls of all ages the chance to learn and grow this summer! Come see what all the excitement is about at an Open House Event on Thursday, June 11 from 5:30-7:30 pm.

New bus service begins Monday for commuters who travel up and down the Connecticut River valley.

Shoreline Women's Career Conference Biz Buzz Submitted by Barbara Arelt on 2009-05-29.   The Shoreline Women's Career Conference will be held at the Acton Library in Old Saybrook on Tuesday, June 30, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m Whether you are contemplating a career change or re-entering the workforce, the evening is designed to provide timeless ...

State police have recovered a firetruck that was stolen over the weekend and have one person in custody in connection with the theft.

Regional Submitted by Jenny Tripp, The Essex Library on 2009-05-22.   The dazzling Anna Netrebko stars as Elvira in the Metropolitan Opera's "Live on HD" production of I Puritani, screening at the Essex Library Saturday, June 6th at 2 p.m. The Essex Library continues its popular opera series with a dazzling production of Bellini's "I Puritani," ...

Here's a stolen vehicle that might be hard to miss on the road: a fire truck complete with official lettering.

At The Library Submitted by Jenny Tripp, the Essex Library on 2009-05-22.   Courtesy Jerry Reed Fine art photographer Jerry Reed will lead a free two-hour digital photography workshop for beginners, at the Essex Library on Saturday June 6th from 10-12. Fine art photographer Jerry Reed will lead a free two-hour digital photography workshop at ...

Published: Thursday, May 21, 2009 at 5:33 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, May 21, 2009 at 5:33 p.m. The dollar slid as the number of newly laid-off workers requesting unemployment insurance dropped slightly, while Standard & Poor's said Britain may have its rating cut because of rising debt levels.

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