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Who Are We?
“Experience Essex” is brought to you by the Essex Board of Trade.
Incorporated in January 1999, the EBOT comprises business members in Essex Township’s three villages – Essex, Centerbrook, and Ivoryton. The EBOT is managed by a volunteer board of directors dedicated to promoting a vibrant community for residents, visitors, and businesses to enjoy and thrive in. The EBOT sponsors many Essex events that have become beloved community traditions. The organization also decorates the Main Streets of Essex villages to celebrate the seasons – American flags for summer, scarecrows for fall, and garlands and lights to celebrate the winter holidays.
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Our Mission
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To promote the three villages comprising the Town of Essex, Connecticut
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To promote cooperation among for-profit and not-for-profit entities and professional persons in the Town of Essex
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To provide support to members in day-to-day operating issues
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To organize promotional programs
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To organize special events
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To establish a lobbying presence with local, State, and Federal officials on the issues of importance to the membership
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Our Board
President: Cheryl Harger – Sweet P’s, Essex Indoor Golf & The Essex Foundation
Vice President: Brian Zupan – Essex Savings Bank
Treasurer: Chris Quinn – Mahoney Sabol
Peter Amos – Essex Yacht Sales, Con Brio Choral Society
Jessica Budney – Blissful Beauty Day Spa
Lori Gregan – Shore Publishing
Henry Lahm – Safe Harbor Dauntless Shipyard
Gary Mitchel – Essex Plaza Laundry
Kate Savage – Essex Historical Society
Pat Thompson – Essex Garden Club
Laurie Tomlinson – Alchemi Wealth
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Our Members
A.J. Shea Construction
192 Westbrook Rd., Suite 1
Centerbrook, CT 06409
860-767-2969
ajshea.com
josephshea1@ajshea.com
Alchemi Wealth LLC
35 Pratt St, Suite 202
Essex, CT 06426
860-767-7500
alchemiwealth.com
Ballard Agency
90 Main St.
Centerbrook, CT 06409
860-398-4488
agents.farmers.com/ct/centerbrook
elizabeth@ballardagencies.com
Bikes For Kids
PO Box 94
Centerbrook, CT 06426
860-388-BIKE (2453)
bikesforkidsct.org
davefowler05@gmail.com
Black Seal
15 Main St.
Essex, CT 06426
860-767-0233
theblackseal.net
mauseal@aol.com
Blissful Beauty
35 Saybrook Road
Essex, CT
860-575-1086
blissfulbeautyco.com
blissfulbeautyco@gmail.com
Bluegill Home
45 Main Street
Essex, CT 06426
(646) 322-5391
instagram.com/bluegill_home
Bluewater Millwork & Construction
60 Plains Road
Centerbrook, CT 06409
860-767-8072
bluewatermillwork.com
johnb@bogaertconstruction.com
Brickside Pizza
104 Main St. Unit C
Ivoryton, CT 06442
(860)767-2555
bricksidepizzact.com
Centerbrook Cemetery Association
37 Westbrook Road
Centerbrook, CT 06409
860-227-8265
centerbrookcemetery.org
Cheese Shop of Centerbrook
33 Main Street
Centerbrook, CT 06409
860.767.8500
cheeseshopcenterbrook.com
paul@cheeseshopcenterbrook.com
Community Foundation of Middlesex County
49 Main Street
Middletown CT 06457
860-347-0025
middlesexcountycf.org
info@MiddlesexCountyCF.org
Community Music School
90 Main Street
Centerbrook, CT 06409
860-767-0026
cmsct.org
info@cmsct.org
Compass
5 Essex Square
Essex, CT 06426
860-767-5390
compass.com
jschneider@pagetaft.com
Con Brio Choral Society
PO Box 312
Centerbrook CT 06409
860-526-5399
conbrio.org
petergamos@gmail.com
Connecticut River Museum
67 Main Street
Essex CT 06426
860.767.8269
ctrivermuseum.org
Connecticut Wealth Management
281 Farmington Ave
Farmington CT
860-470-0382
https://ctwealthmgmt.com/
Cooked Marketplace & Mercantile
5 Main Street
Centerbrook, CT 06409
(860) 662-4917
cookedmarketplace.com
info@cookedmarketplace.com
Cortland Park
23B Main Street
Essex, CT 06426
860-581-8084
cortlandparkcashmere.com
cortlandparkcashmere@gmail.com
CT River Artisans Co-op
55 Main Street
Essex, CT 06426
860-767-5457
ctriverartisans.org
joyce@joycemorgandesign.com
dreamscapes marketing + design
11 Main Street
Essex, CT 06426
860.381.8133
dreamscapesdesigners.com
ideas@dreamscapesdesigners.com
Drift Restaurant
37 Pratt Street
Essex, CT 06426
(860) 661 2713
eatdrinkdrift.com
info@eatdrinkdrift.com
Economic Development Commission
29 West Ave.
Essex, CT 06426
860-767-4340
essexct.gov
smalan@essexct.gov
Edward Jones - Financial Advisor
2 Essex Square
Essex, CT 06426
860-767-0009
edwardjones.com
Emmys on Main
45 Main Street
Essex CT 06426
facebook.com/p/Emmys-on-Main-100063703984684/
Erikelari-Gary DayHarsh
Essex Art Association
10 North Main Street
Essex, CT 06426
860-767-8996
essexartassociation.com
essexartct@gmail.com
Essex Boat Works
9 Ferry Street
Essex, CT 06426
860-767-8276
essexboatworks.com
office@essexboatworks.com
Essex Financial
176 Westbrook Road
Essex, CT 06426
860.767.4300
essex.financial
Essex Garden Club
PO Box 936
Essex, CT 06426
essexgardenclubct.org/
essexgardenclubct@gmail.com
Essex Hardware Company
3 Main Street
Essex, CT 06426
860-767-0077
facebook.com/essexhardware
essexhardware@att.net
Essex Historical Society
22 Prospect Street
Essex, CT 06426
(860) 767-0681
essexhistory.org
ehs@essexhistory.org
Essex Indoor Golf Center
23 Saybrook Road
Essex, CT 06426
(959) 265-8979
essexindoorgolf.com
info@essexindoorgolf.com
Essex Land Trust
PO Box 373
Essex, CT 06426
860-876-0306
essexlandtrust.org
Essex Library Association
33 West Ave.
Essex, CT 06426
860-767-1560
youressexlibrary.org
staff@essexlib.org
Essex Lions Club
PO Box 525
Essex, CT 06426
essexlionsclub.com
info@essexlionsclub.com
Essex Marine Group
35 Industrial Park Road
Centerbrook, CT 06409
(860) 767-4999
essexmarinegroup.com
chris@essexmarinegroup.com
Essex Meadows Lifecare Retirement Community
30 Bokum Rd.
Essex, CT 06426
860-767-7201
essexmeadows.com
carpentersusan@lcsnet.com
Essex Mercantile
11 Main Street
Essex, CT 06426
(860) 662-4845
essexmercantile.com
Essex Park & Recreation
29 West Ave.
Essex, CT 06426
860-767-4340
essexct.recdesk.com
recreation@essexct.gov
Essex Plaza Laundry
1 Essex Plaza
Essex, CT 06426
860-767-0131
essexplazalaundry.com
essexplazalaundry@comcast.net
Essex Preschool
6 Methodist Hill Road
Essex, CT 06426
United States
Essex, CT 06426
United States
(203) 241-6689
essexpreschool.weebly.com
essexpreschool.weebly.com
Essex Savings Bank
35 Plains Road
Essex, CT 06426
(860) 767-4414
essexsavings.com
essexsavings@essexsavings.com
Essex Steam Train & Riverboat
1 Railroad Avenue
Essex, CT 06426
(800) 377-3987
essexsteamtrain.com
info@essexsteamtrain.com
Essex Tree Warden
Essex Town Hall
29 West Avenue
Essex, CT 06426
860-388-7209
essexct.gov
augiepampel@att.net
Essex Veterans Memorial Hall
3 Westbrook Road
Centerbrook, CT 06409
860.767.8892
facebook.com/essexveteransmemorialhall
Essex Winter Series
PO Box 383
Essex, CT 06426
860-272-4572
essexwinterseries.com
office@essexwinterseries.com
Essex Yacht Club
13 Novelty Lane
Essex, CT 06426
(860) 767-8121
essexyc.com
email@essexyc.com
Essex Yacht Sales
37 Pratt Street
Essex, CT 06426
860-767-3013
essexyachtsales.com
peter@essexyachtsales.com
Estuary Transit District
17 Industrial Park Road
Centerbrook, CT 06409
(860) 510-0429
rivervalleytransit.com
info@estuarytransit.org
Flow Yoga
2 Nott St
Essex, CT 06426
203-270-7001
flowessex.com
flowpmb@gmail.com
Goods & Curiosities ~ The Griswold Inn Store
47 Main Street
Essex, CT 06426
860.767.0210
store.griswoldinn.com
Grace & Haven
23B Main Street
Essex, CT 06426
(860) 581-0472
graceandhaven.co
shop@graceandhaven.co
Graceful Aesthetics
67 N Main Street, Office A
Essex, CT 06426
(860) 581-7220
gracefulaestheticsct.com
meghan@gracefulaestheticsct.com
Haystacks
21 Main Street
Essex, CT 06426
(860) 767-6554
haystacks.net
haystacksessex@haystacks.net
House of the Triple Moon
1 North Main Street, Unit 4
Essex, CT 06426
860.876.0445
houseofthetriplemoon.com
triplemoonmail@gmail.com
Ivoryton Library Association
108 Main Street
Ivoryton, CT 06442
860-767-1252
ivorytonlibrary.org
staff@ivoryton.com
Ivoryton Playhouse
103 Main Street
Ivoryton, CT 06442
860.767.9520
ivorytonplayhouse.org
info@ivorytonplayhouse.org
Ivoryton Village Alliance
P.O. Box 35
Ivoryton, CT 06442
ivorytonalliance.org
info@ivorytonalliance.org
J Alden Clothiers
17 Main Street
Essex, CT 06426
860-767-7633
jaldenclothiers.com
jaldenclothiers@aol.com
J. McLaughlin
3 Main Street
Essex, CT 06426
959-265-3048
jmclaughlin.com
stctessex@jmclaughlin.com
JOY Chocolate Co
5 N Main Street
Essex, CT 06426
(860) 662-4489
joychocolateco.com
joychocolateco@gmail.com
L.H. Brenner Insurance
MacKinnon Interiors
85 River Rd, Unit N2
Essex, CT 06426
860 391 2255
mackinnoninteriors.com
marilychas@aol.com
MahoneySabol
80 Plains Road
Essex, CT 06426
860.767.9999
mahoneysabol.com
cquinn@mahoneysabol.com
Maritime Music & Tradition Society
21 Grandview Terrace
Essex, CT 06426
maritimemusicandtraditionsociety.org
contact@maritimemusicandtraditionasociety.org
Middle Cove Marina Clark Group
23 Saybrook Road
Essex, CT 06426
(860) 767-0000
the-clark-group.com
Nutmeg Pharmacy
33 Main Street
Centerbrook, CT 06409
Centerbrook, CT 06409
(860) 767-1389
Olive Oyl's
6 Main Street
Essex, CT 06426
860 767 4909
oliveoylscarryout.com
kevin-kendall@sbcglobal.net
One Look Sign Company
17 Industrial Park Road
Centerbrook, CT 06409
(860) 581-8574
onelooksigns.com
info@OneLookSigns.com
One N Main
1 North Main Street
Essex, CT 06426
860-767-2559
facebook.com/1NMainEssex
sales@1nmain.com
Option A
6 Main Street, Suite 100 Witch Hazel Works
Centerbrook, CT, 06426
203-405-8100
www.optionagroup.com/
nguardiano@optionagroup.com
Osage Advisors
6 Main Street
Centerbrook, CT 06409
860-767-3273
osageadvisors.com
kdee@osageadvisors.com
Our Lady of Sorrows
14 Prospect Street
Essex, CT 06426
860-767-1284
stteresaofcalcuttaparish.org
Page-Taft Real Estate
5 Essex Square
Essex, CT 06426
860-767-5390
pagetaft.com
jschneider@pagetaft.com
Paul W Carman - Private Wealth Advisor
13 Mill Road
Essex, CT 06426
561-869-6447
linkedin.com/in/paul-carman-672b723b/
Paul.Carman@lfg.com
Port+Willow
10 Main Street
Essex CT 06426
(860) 371-0812
portandwillow.com
Pough Interiors
1 Main Street
Essex, CT 06426
860.581.8344
poughinteriors.com
info@poughinteriors.com
Prestige Yacht Sales
37 Pratt Street
Essex, CT 06326
860-767-0528
prestigeyachtsales.net
steve@prestigeyachtsales.net
Privateers Pizza and Provisions
55 Main Street
Essex, CT 06426
(860) 662-4497
privateerspizza.com
contact@privateerspizza.com
Prive Swiss Fitness
57 Main Street
Ivoryton, CT 06442
860-391-8735
https://priveswissfitness.com/
mary@priveswiss.com
Prive Swiss Wellness Spa
10 Main Street
Essex, CT 06426
860-662-4866
priveswisswellness.com
Info@priveswissmedspa.com
Rotary Club of Essex
PO Box 484
Essex, CT 06426
rotaryclubofessex.com
Safe Harbor Essex Island
11 Ferry Street
Essex, CT 06426
860-767-2483
shmarinas.com/locations/safe-harbor-essex-island
Sailing Masters of 1812 Fife & Drum Corps
PO Box 184
Essex, CT, 06426
(860) 669-2006
www.facebook.com/SailingMasters
chumpy1@sbcglobal.net
Savour Cafe & Bakery
90 Main Street
Centerbrook, CT 06409
860-662-4438
thesavourcafe.com
ServiceMaster
36 D Plains Road
Essex, CT 06426
860-388-0440
servicemasterrestore.com
servicemasterjhm@gmail.com
Shore Publishing
PO Box 1010
Essex CT 06426
203.245.1877
zip06.com
a.wade@shorepublishing.com
Shoreline Happy Paws LLC
190 Saybrook Road
Essex, CT 06246
860-964-0464
www.CTHappyPaws.com
info@cthappypaws.com
Sister Cities Essex Haiti
PO Box 26
Essex, CT 06426
sistercitiesessexhaiti.org
info@sistercitiesessexhaiti.org
Spectrum Art Gallery
61 Main Street
Centerbrook, CT 06409
(860) 767-0742
spectrumartgallery.org
barbara@spectrumartgallery.org
St. John's Episcopal Church
3 Cross Street
Essex, CT 06426
860-767-8095
stjohnsessex.org
office@stjohnsessex.org
Sullivan Financial Advisors
15a Main Street
Essex, CT 06412
(860) 657-4150
sullfin.com
Sweet P's Ice Cream
51 Main Street
Essex, CT 06426
(860) 767-7805
sweetpsessex.com
sweetpessex@gmail.com
Thats the Spirit Wine Shoppe
18 Plains Road
Essex, CT 06426
860-767-8979
ttsswines.com
francis@ttsswines.com
The Company of Fifers and Drummers
62 North Main Street
Ivoryton, CT, 06442
860-301-1858
Companyoffifeanddrum.org
RCS76@comcast.net
The Essex Foundation, Inc.
PO Box 64
Essex CT, 06426
theessexfoundation.org
contact@theessexfoundation.org
The First Congregational Church in Essex
6 Methodist Hill
Essex, CT 06426
(860) 767-8097
essexucc.org
office@essexucc.org
The Griswold Inn
21 Grandview Terrace
Essex, CT 06426
860.767.1776
griswoldinn.com
griswoldinn@griswoldinn.com
The Magnolia Agency
5 Essex Square, Suite 2B
Essex, CT 06426
(860) 581-8155
magnoliainsagency.com
rich@magnoliainsagency.com
The RiverLane
7 Main Street
Essex, CT 06426
860-662-4688
16 West Main Street
Mystic, CT 06355
860-415-9136
Tower Laboratories Ltd
18 Industrial Park Road
Centerbrook, CT 06409
860-767-2127
towerlabs.com
nmn@towerlabs.com
Toys Ahoy!
43 Main Street
Essex, CT 06429
860-767-2067
toysahoyessex.com
ahoy@toysahoyessex.com
Trinity Lutheran Church
109 Main Street
Centerbrook, CT 06409
203-560-0012
tlccenterbrook.org
Vintage Home Decor
40 Main Street
Centerbrook CT 06409
(860) 391-8541
vintagehomedecorstore.com
Visiting Nurses of the Lower Valley Inc
61 Main Street
Centerbrook, CT 06409
860.767.0186
visitingnurses.org
info@visitingnurses.org
William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty
13 Main Street
Essex, CT 06426
860-767-7488
williampitt.com/real-estate-offices/essex-ct
MPerkins@wpsir.com
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The Three Villages
Welcome to the three villages that comprise Essex Township – Centerbrook, Essex, & Ivoryton. One of the TODAY show’s “America’s Merriest Main Streets”!
Each of the three villages has its own unique identity (and zip code!). But we are all “Essex” in community and spirit! We think you’ll find many things to offer visitors from an extended weekend getaway to a pleasant day trip!
Centerbrook has served as the crossroads of Essex since early colonial times. The Falls River flows through the heart of the bustling commercial hub and it is also home to the famous Essex Steam Train.
Alongside the Connecticut River, Essex originally was industrialized, as well. The town had its roots in shipbuilding and rope walks. Now the streets are lined with adorable shops and restaurants instead of rope!
Tucked in the hillside, Ivoryton was once home to an ivory factory and buildings to house and entertain factory workers. Today, the village offers charming residential enclaves and cultural centers, home to seasonal festivals, the Ivoryton Playhouse, art and antique stores, and restaurants.
Please visit our website at essexct.com for the latest events, information, and where to shop, visit, dine, and participate in the Essex community!
Questions? Please email us at ebotpresident@gmail.com