Essex News

Connecticut has played an important role throughout the history of the space program, with both space suits and fuel cells manufactured by companies here in the state.A Essex resident Lon Seidman and a few colleagues were granted media access to NASA's Kennedy Space Center to learn more about the Connecticut contributions to space exploration and ... (more)

REGION 4 - The Region 4 Board of Education is prepared to approve a proposed $17,568,403 education budget for 2012-2013, with an increasing number of students at the two secondary schools raising the Essex share of the total budget.

Two Connecticut men were arrested through the cooperation of the Clinton Police Department , state police and an Essex police officer for allegedly stealing items from one local Walgreens and attempting to return the stolen items for a cash refund to another store.

A Wintering eagles land in Connecticut on a yearly basis from December through March in search of open waters in which to feed.

Valley Regional Musical Productions cast and crew members took time out to salute "Essex Ed, dressed as Captain E.J Smith, with a song during the Essex Groundhog Parade on Jan.

Free Men of the Sea will lend their voice to the Connecticut River Museum's Privateers' Bash on March 2. AARRGH! If you are looking for a fun and lively way to let off a bit of winter steam, gather your crew and make plans to head out to the Privateers' Bash on Friday, March 2 at the Connecticut River Museum.

The planning commission has approved a three-lot resubdivision of a 12.38-acre parcel off Toby Hill Road in the Ivoryton section, a step that could lead to a connection from Ivoryton to a heavily developed section of the road in Westbrook.

A Middlesex United Way on Tuesday honored three local volunteers with the United Way's highest awards - the Community Leadership, Tocqueville Society Philanthropy and the Community Service awards - during the group's annual meeting in Haddam.

Ice formation is just one of the many topics to be explored during February vacation week at the Connecticut River Museum.

Patricia Hurley conducts a rehearsal of the New Horizons Band on Jan. 17 at the Community Music School in Essex.

The University of Western Ontario Department of English reports that Professor Emeritus, Constance Hieatt, has died at her home in Essex, Connecticut.

The Essex Savings Bank on Tuesday said it would distribute nearly $256,000 this year to a host of charities and nonprofits within its marketplace, from youth groups to housing advocacy and arts-and-cultural organizations.

"I really don't like to be classified as trendy, " says owner Sage Novak, A referring to her very successful men's store, Anchor & Compass, located at 163 Main Street in heart of Deep River.

On an extremely cold, sunny Saturday, members of Essex's Inland Wetlands & Watercourses Commission took a "site walk" of 11 presently vacant acres on Foxboro Point.