Essex Morning Brief, Oct. 24: Halloween storytime with reading dogs set

From Essex News

• Planning Board finalizes zoning changes for fall meeting The Essex Planning Board is finishing zoning bylaw amendments for the Fall Special Town Meeting, including a possible data center moratorium and a tenfold increase in zoning violation penalties, after Town Counsel recommended edits to the draft articles.Essex News
• Selectmen weigh fire chief search amid budget gap Essex Selectmen advanced a Fire Chief search by naming Selectman Dexter Lee-Viator to a five-member screening committee, but held off on the panel's final makeup as the town works out a plan for a projected $50,000 fiscal 2028 budget gap.Essex News

Essex on Sat, Oct 24

• Library opens for Saturday drop-in hours Essex Public Library's TOHP Burnham building is open 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, for drop-in visits and catalog browsing.Essex Public Library

Coming up

• Mon, Oct 26, 3:30 p.m.: Library's teen candy sushi event reaches wait list Essex Public Library's candy sushi-making program for teens in grades 6-12 is wait list only, held 3:30 to 4:15 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26, in the third-floor meeting hall.Essex Public Library
• Mon, Oct 26, 6:00 p.m.: Library Friends hold annual meeting, taco dinner The Friends of the T.O.H.P. Burnham Library hold their annual meeting and a taco bar dinner from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26, with planning for 2027 on the agenda.Essex Public Library
• Tue, Oct 27, 7:00 p.m.: Conservation Commission meets Tuesday evening The Essex Conservation Commission holds its regular meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27.Town of Essex
• Wed, Oct 28, 7:00 a.m.: Fire Engineers board meets Wednesday morning The Essex Board of Fire Engineers meets from 7 to 8 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, at the Public Safety Building on John Wise Avenue.Town of Essex
• Wed, Oct 28, 9:00 a.m.: Clerk pulls ballots Wednesday for Nov. 3 vote Essex's town clerk conducts an advance ballot removal session at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, ahead of the Nov. 3 state election.Town of Essex
• Wed, Oct 28, 9:00 a.m.: Wee Ones Story Hour returns Wednesday morning Essex Public Library's Wee Ones Story Hour for children up to age 2 runs 9 to 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, with songs and play; drop-ins welcome.Essex Public Library
• Wed, Oct 28, 10:00 a.m.: Pre-school story hour set for Wednesday Essex Public Library hosts Pre-School Story Hour for ages 3 to 5 from 10 to 10:45 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, with stories, songs and a craft; drop-ins welcome.Essex Public Library
• Wed, Oct 28, 4:00 p.m.: Weekly mahjong meetup set for Wednesday Essex Public Library's weekly Mahjong Meetup for experienced players runs 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, in the third-floor meeting hall, limited to 16 participants.Essex Public Library
• Wed, Oct 28, 6:00 p.m.: Library hosts Halloween storytime with reading dogs Essex Public Library holds a Halloween Storytime with reading dogs from 6 to 6:45 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, in the library.Essex Public Library
• Thu, Oct 29, 9:00 a.m.: Second ballot removal session set for Thursday Essex's town clerk holds a second advance ballot removal session at 9 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, ahead of the Nov. 3 state election.Town of Essex
• Thu, Oct 29, 10:00 a.m.: Mother's support group rescheduled to Thursday morning Essex Public Library's Mother's Support Group, led by maternity nurse Makenzie O'Bryan, now meets 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, after a scheduling change from its usual Monday slot.Essex Public Library
• Sat, Oct 31, 10:00 a.m.: Library opens for Halloween Saturday hours Essex Public Library's TOHP Burnham building is open 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, for drop-in visits and catalog browsing.Essex Public Library

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