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The Marvel That Is the Pettipaug Sailing Academy, and its Director Paul Risseeuw
Getting the boats ready to launch with Junior Instructors helping out Since the year 2007 one man has been in charge of teaching young people, ages 8 to 16, the art of sailing. That man is Paul...
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Essex Island Marina Sells for $3,465,000; Higher Price than Some Expected
The welcoming building at the Essex Island Marina One of the prospective bidders said before the auction took place that he had decided not to bid, “because of possible environmental problems that a...
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Pettipaug Yacht Club Ends Sailing Season with Just a Whisper of Wind
Paul Risseeuw stands next to the banner that marked the recent Junior Sailing Regatta at the Pettipaug Yacht Club Over 40 small sailboats competed in the “Paul Risseeuw Junior Sailing Regatta,” which...
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Essex Land Trust Seeks to Raise Funds for The Preserve
Jim Denham, President of the Essex Land Trust In a recent letter to its members, Jim Denham, President of the Essex Land Trust, writes, “The Essex Land Trust is an active partner in the campaign to...
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Essex Transfer Station and Recycling Center Procedures Starting October
Pitching in the garbage with feeling The Town of Essex’s Transfer Station and Recycling Center, which is located a 5 Dump Road in Essex, will adopt new use procedures, effective October 1, 2014. From...
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Local Resident Recalls Eleanor Roosevelt Endorsement of State Senate Candidacy
Eleanor Roosevelt endorsing the candidacy of Essex resident Jerome Wilson, when he was a candidate for the New York State Senate in 1962 What with much of the country riveted by the PBS documentary on...
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Re-Run of Race for Judge of Probate in Old Saybrook District
Voters of nine towns, including Lyme, in central Connecticut will decide on Nov. 4 whether to re-elect Judge of Probate Terrance Lomme of Essex for a second, four-year term or to replace him with...
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An Autumn Gallery
An autumn walk The yellow above and purple Sunset pond Falls River in Essex Old Glory in the fall
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New Guests on the Lawns of Essex, Deep River and Chester – Lawn Signs
It started with the posting of just a few lawns signs on the lawns of Essex, Deep River and Chester. Among the first signs in view were those of Bob Siegrist, Republican candidate for State...
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Essex Meadows Donates $200,000 to Help Acquire The Preserve
ESSEX — The Essex Meadows senior living community has recently contributed $200,000 to help acquire for public use a privately owned, 1,000 acre tract of open land, which is known as The Preserve....
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Town of Essex Orders Debris Removal by Land Owner
Trailer ordered removed by Town of Essex The Town of Essex has entered a “Cease and Desist Order” against John Molloy, III, the owner of 194 Saybrook Road in Essex, dated November 25. The town charges...
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Essex Resident Claims “Frontier” Has Raised Rates, and the Senator Responds
State Senator Art Linares Essex resident Robert Kern has written a letter to State Senator Art Linares, complaining that Essex’s new telephone and Internet carrier, Frontier Communications, has raised...
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Sen. Linares Collects Over 800 Signatures to Protest CL&P Rate Hike
State Senator Art Linares State Senator Art Linares (Rep. Westbrook) has collected over 800 signatures from local residents protesting Connecticut Light & Power plans to adopt a rate hike....
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Linares Denies Rumors of Challenge to Courtney in Next Election
State Senator (R) Art Linares “I have heard the rumors,” State Representative Phil Miller told ValleyNewsNow.com in a recent interview regarding State Senator Art Linares considering a challenge to...
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Snow on Roads: Guidelines from Essex Department of Public Works
The Essex Public Works Department has recently issued an advisory as to what Essex residents should do when there is snow on the town’s roads. Here is a summary: The Department wants safe driving...
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How Local Residents Can Memorialize Recent Tragedies in Paris
There is a quick and easy way that local residents can demonstrate their sympathy and concern for the recent victims of terrorism in Paris. They can do so by posting in the rear windshields of their...
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Local Legislators Applaud $2 Million Bond Issue to Help Purchase The Preserve
From left to right, Rep. Jesse MacLachlan, Essex resident Suellen McCuin, Chris Cryder of Save the Sound, Kate Brown of The Trust for Public Land, Sen. Paul Formica, Rep. Phil Miller, Sen. Art Linares,...
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Former Governor Weicker Lauds President Obama’s New Openness to Cuba
Former Connecticut Governor Lowell Weicker at his home in Old Lyme, Thursday. Lowell Weicker, a former Governor and Senator of Connecticut, has expressed his support for the Obama’s administration new...
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Town of Essex, Fire Company Call for Help to Clear Snow from Hydrants
A snow-covered fire hydrant on Dennison Rd. in Essex, waiting to be cleared by residents. ESSEX – The Town of Essex and the firefighters of the Essex Fire Engine Company #1 have put out an urgent call...
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Groundhog Day Parade Shorter than Usual But Still Wonderful
Republican State Senator Art Linares (left in photo) leads the marchers up Main Street in Essex. ESSEX – The spirit was all there for the 38th annual Groundhog Day parade in Essex on Feb. 1. “Essex...
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