Essex Reporter: January 25, 2018

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A lawsuit alleges the Society of St. Edmund knew about inappropriate behavior by Charles Many, a former priest, before it moved him to a parish in Connecticut and then Vermont in the 1980s. It recently settled a lawsuit in Connecticut, agreeing to pay $475,000 toward a total $900,000 payout. Many worked at St. Lawrence Church in Essex Jct. for five years before the allegations of abuse became public.

Edmundites settle sex abuse case Conn. lawsuit alleges society knew of inappropriate behavior prior to moving priest to Essex Jct. in 1980s

By COLIN FLANDERS & MICHAELA HALNON The Society of St. Edmund, a Roman Catholic order headquartered in Colchester, will pay $475,000 to settle a Connecticut lawsuit alleging it failed to protect children from a priest with a known history of sexual assault.

The suit claims then-Rev. Charles Many sexually abused a Connecticut boy repeatedly during the late 1970s and early ’80s.

Many, an Edmundite, was later transferred

Village seeks grant for parking study

to St. Lawrence Church in Essex Jct. A similar accusation surfaced there.

The St. Edmund’s payout is only part of the $900,000 that plaintiff Andrew Aspinwall, 50, will receive as part of the agreement. The Norwich Diocese in Connecticut will foot the remainder, according to Rev. Steven Hornat, the Edmundites’ superior general based in Colchester.

Hornat said he hoped the settlement will bring “some closure and healing” to Aspinwall. Still, he maintains there’s no proof the Edmundites knew of Many’s

abuse before his removal in 1986.

“We’re not denying that something happened to Mr. Aspinwall. I certainly think there was an abuse that took place there,” Hornat said. “But those who were in the decision-making, they’re not alive. So there was no way of knowing.”

The settlement contains no admission of guilt, according to Aspinwall’s attorney Kelly Reardon. Many steadfastly denies all the charges against him, Reardon said.

Five others were prepared to testify in public for the first time during the antici-

pated trial, Reardon said, the group made up of Connecticut victims and parents who say they reported Many’s abuse to church leaders. The settlement came just days before a scheduled jury draw.

Reardon said the abuse started when Aspinwall was an 11-year-old altar boy at the Sacred Heart Church in Groton, Conn.

Many had recently become an assistant pastor in that parish as part of an arrangement between the Diocese of Norwich and the Edmundites, Reardon said.

Board trims budget bump to 4.34 percent

By COLIN FLANDERS The village of Essex Jct. is hoping a regional planning commission grant will help fund a study aimed at addressing frequent complaints over the lack of parking downtown.

Economic development assistant Darby Mayville said staff applied for a for a $50,000 grant to help hire a private consultant. The trustees approved a $10,000 match, the required 20 percent, earlier this month.

“The goal is to take everyone’s needs: developers, the people who live here, the people who want to come here to do things, business owners … and make the fairest parking plan possible,” Mayville said.

She expected to hear if the village won the grant sometime in the next few months.

The village will then put out a request for consultants. Mayville said the total cost will be capped at $60,000, though she expected it will likely come in lower than that.

See PARKING, page 2

VSP: Essex man possessed BB gun before shooting

By COLIN FLANDERS Police shot and killed an Essex man at the Montpelier High School athletic fields last week after he allegedly robbed a bank and threatened police during a 50-minute standoff.

Police say Nathan Giffin, 32, of Essex robbed the Vermont State Employee Credit Union at gunpoint around 9:30 a.m. January 16 while wearing a mask and all black clothing.

After leaving with an undisclosed amount of money, Giffin crossed the street See SHOOTING, page 2

See ABUSE, page 2

PHOTO BY COLIN FLANDERS

From left, selectman Andy Watts, selectwoman Irene Wrenner and chairman Max Levy work through a budget session Monday night at the town offices. The selectboard cut down its proposed budget by $400,000.

By COLIN FLANDERS The selectboard nipped and tucked during a marathon budget session Monday night

to trim its $1 million budget increase down to about $600,000.

The cuts bring the overall general fund budget to $14.3 million, representing a 4.34

percent increase over the current year.

For the owner of a $280,000 home, that will mean a tax increase of about $41.

The selectboard entered its final budget session staring down a 7.3 percent budget increase from last month’s staff proposal, half of which funded the creation of five new positions: an IT technician, human resources director, two cops and a public works employee.

Staff offered a list of potential cuts at the meeting’s start that would have trimmed the budget nearly in half. Much of those savings came from reshuffling start dates for the new positions. For example, by starting the new IT position in March 2019 instead of July 2018, the town will save nearly $60,000 in this year’s budget.

But some members felt it was better to fund some of those positions now instead of staggering them throughout the year, which they said would give the impression of a lower See BUDGET, page 3

Mr. Shawarma opens shop Young entrepreneur serves up Middle Eastern cuisine

By KAYLEE SULLIVAN Curious culinary customers flowed into the doors of Essex Jct.’s new Mr. Shawarma last Friday, craning their necks to glance at a menu of Middle Eastern cuisine options.

Photos of shawarma, falafel, kebabs, hummus, tabouleh and more stared back at them. Essex resident and owner Aymen Aref,

22, identified a culinary void in Vermont and filled it.

The nine-year resident, originally from Baghdad, Iraq, opened Mr. Shawarma on December 29.

Business, he says, is even busier than expected.

“I thought I would introduce the shawarma to the Vermont people, but I was surprised that a lot of them, they know what it is,” Aref, a 2013 Center for Technology, Essex grad, said.

Shawarma, a Middle Eastern dish popularly served in cities, is See SHAWARMA, page3

PHOTO BY KAYLEE SULLIVAN

Mr. Shawarma general manager Moe Shaker, left, and Essex residentowner Aymen Aref are pictured before the Friday night dinner rush last week.

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ABUSE from page 1 In 1978, Many began taking Aspinwall aside after mass and “engaging in inappropriate behavior,” Reardon said. That included touching, fondling and kissing on an almost weekly basis, during which Many “invoked his pastoral authority” and manipulated Aspinwall into compliance, according to court filings.

“The quicker we can get this over with, the quicker you can go to your mom,” Many told Aspinwall, according to the filing.

The abuse allegedly culminated in fall 1980, when Many took Aspinwall and a friend out for ice cream and then to Enders Island, an Edmundite retreat in Mystic, Conn. Many told the other boy to go take pictures of the island, then led Aspinwall into a dark chapel and raped him, Reardon said.

She said Aspinwall eventually disclosed the abuse to his catechism teacher, who vowed to tell Many’s direct supervisor, another Edmundite priest. Aspinwall said the abuse continued on one other occasion.

That time, he ran away. He was removed from the altar boy schedule shortly after, Reardon said.

Six months later, St. Edmund’s transferred Many to the St. Lawrence Church in Essex Jct., where he stayed for five years. In 1994, two other abuse allegations were made public, including one from a St. Lawrence parishioner who said Many molested her son, according to The Day, a Connecticut newspaper.

Edmundite leaders told the Burlington Free Press in 2002 that no one from Connecticut informed them of the allegations prior to Many’s transfer. They said he was quickly removed from parish duties after the accusations in Essex Jct. But Reardon says she has documents proving other priests knew of Many’s actions even before he came to Connecticut.

Many was stationed in Montreal in the mid-1970s. Reardon said one of his fellow priests planned to testify that Many was given 48 hours to leave Canada because of an “undisclosed issue.”

Reardon also obtained a memo written by the Edmundites’ Canadian regional director claiming he received “general and vague info” that Many was “receiving boys in his room,” a practice one of his fellow

SHOOTING from page 1 toward the high school and walked down an adjacent bike path. A Montpelier Police Department school resource officer spotted Giffin and drove his vehicle down the path toward him.

Giffin then “took a position” on the athletic field bleachers, at which time the officer saw a gun and informed the high school, prompting a lockdown, the news release said.

Numerous law enforcement agencies, including the Vermont State Police tactical services and crisis negotiation units, responded to the high school and surrounded Giffin shortly after 10:10 a.m., the news release said.

As police attempted to negotiate with Giffin, he threatened officers and made suicidal statements while ignoring orders to hand over his weapon, the news release said. Fifty minutes later, police shot him.

“There’s no question they should have investigated" Kelly Reardon Plaintiff's attorney

Giffin was transported to the Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin, where he was later pronounced dead. Police say his body has since been taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Burlington for an autopsy to determine cause and manner of death.

Evidence collected from the scene included a silver and black Umarex 40XP BB pistol.

In a Jan. 16. news release, sent more than eight hours after the shooting, police said nine officers discharged their weapons: eight from VSP and one Montpelier officer. In a subsequent release late last Wednesday afternoon, VSP said the following officers were involved in the incident: • • • • • • •

Sgt. Lyle Decker, VSP Sgt. Eugene Duplissis, VSP Sgt. Charles Winn, VSP Sgt. David White, VSP Trooper Christopher Brown, VSP Trooper Brandon Degre, VSP Trooper Isaac Merriam, VSP

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priests found “very disturbing.”

“There’s no question they should have investigated,” Reardon said.

Hornat, the superior general, said he’s not aware of that memo and has no idea where Reardon found it. Reardon, meanwhile, said it came directly from the society’s attorney after a request for Many’s personnel file.

Reardon said Aspinwall spoke little of the abuse he’d suffered after confiding in the catechism teacher. He eventually told his husband and, in the early 2000s, began unpacking the trauma with a therapist.

Despite Aspinwall’s strong familial support system, Reardon said the abuse has permeated every aspect of Aspinwall’s life.

He’s battled anxiety, depression and posttraumatic stress disorder. He has difficulty sleeping and, even as an adult, is afraid of the dark and unexpected noises, she said.

Aspinwall filed a lawsuit against Many, the Diocese of Norwich and the Society of St. Edmund when he turned 47. In Connecticut, victims have 30 years after their 18th birthday to come forward.

Reardon said Aspinwall was traumatized recounting the details of the assaults in court, but was compelled to continue so other victims would be emboldened to do the same. In fact, a different high-profile lawsuit filed against Many is what motivated Aspinwall to revisit his trauma in the first place, she said.

Another Connecticut suit filed by John Waddington in 1996 claimed Many raped him when he was a 14-year-old altar boy at Sacred Heart in 1978, according to reporting

by The Day. Like Aspinwall, Waddington named the Edmundites as co-defendants, but a judge dismissed the society from the case pretrial, saying there wasn’t enough evidence it was aware of Many’s predatory behavior before he allegedly raped Waddington.

In 2001, a U.S. District Court jury awarded Waddington $850,000 in damages. Yet the judge ordered a new trial weeks later, saying she shouldn’t have allowed testimony about a relationship between Many and a 16-year-old parishioner in Vermont. Waddington chose to not seek a second trial and collected no money, The Day reported.

But he continued to call Vermont police, social service agencies and the attorney general’s office, purchased ads in newspapers and even traveled up to Essex Jct. to hang fliers on cars outside of St. Lawrence during mass, The Day reported.

Michael B. Philbrick, Montpelier Police Department

The VSP officers were initially placed on paid administrative leave, per VSP policy., but they've since returned to active duty, according to Maj. Glenn Hall.

Police report Giffin had an extensive criminal history that dates back to 2002, including offenses for possession of cocaine, resisting arrest, petit larceny, DUI, unlawful mischief, unlawful trespass, larceny, multiple burglaries and a violation of abuse prevention order.

He was also convicted in 2012 on federal charges stemming from a bank robbery in Williamstown.

The Vermont State Police Major Crime Unit is now investigating the incident, with the consultation of the Washington County State’s Attorney and the Attorney General’s Office, both of whom will conduct independent reviews to determine whether the shooting was justified. Anyone with information is asked to contact the major crime unit at 229-9191.

“People should know. I mean, would you want this guy living next to you and your kids?” Waddington told The Day in 2002.

“They don't know. That would be the best thing for me ... to let the people in Vermont know.”

In 2007, nearly three decades after the alleged abuse, Waddington was arrested for trespassing on the St. Michael’s College campus, where he planned to confront the Edmundites.

The Society of St. Edmund is separate from the diocese of Burlington and founded St. Michael’s College. The order’s newest priest, Rev. Michael Carter, was ordained last September at the Chapel of St. Michael the Archangel.

In an interview with the Sun later that month, Carter said the order only has about 25 active members. Reardon believes about 100 priests belonged to the group at its height. They are largely based in Colchester, Alabama and Venezuela today.

An ordination for the Society of St. Edmund was last held in 2014. Before that, Carter said the Edmundites went 20 years without a new priest — Rev. Brian Cummings was ordained in 1996 and is now director of college’s campus ministry and of St. Anne’s Shrine in Isle LaMotte.

Many, now 80, lives in a senior community center in Williston. As part of the recent settlement, he was dropped from the suit. A message left on the center’s general voicemail went unreturned.

Many told Reardon in a deposition last August he remembered Aspinwall well, countering with an allegation Aspinwall had actually touched him inappropriately, Reardon said.

Even years later, Many kept a photograph of Aspinwall and his friend at Enders Island, where the alleged rape occurred.

Their names and a date are inscribed onto the image, said Reardon, who obtained the Polaroid.

Reardon said Aspinwall is, relatively speaking, one of the fortunate ones. He holds a job as a correctional officer and maintains a healthy 30-year relationship.

Reardon said she’s seen clients who can’t have a “normal, functioning existence.”

There are far fewer priest sex abuse cases now than at the height of the scandal more than 10 years ago, Reardon said. Just in her firm, however, there are two similar lawsuits likely forthcoming.

“Eventually, hopefully, they’ll die off altogether,” Reardon said.

PARKING from page 1

Development in the Five Corners has exacerbated parking complaints in recent years, a trend likely to continue after the planning commission approved two site plans earlier this month that bring over 70 apartments and seven stories into the village center.

Mayville assured the board its consultant will stay in contact with staff and the public to account for these plans and any future ones.

The results of any eventual study will likely lend credence to one of two varying opinions on village parking. The trustees and some village staff have said lacking parking is a miscon-

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ception propelled by those who expect to park right in front of their destination.

Residents, meanwhile, say it’s a real problem.

And some developers agree.

“If this plan is going to work to revitalize the downtown, the village has to address parking as a whole,” said Don Stewart, president of Stewart Construction, at a recent planning commission meeting.

The trustees have made some recent attempts to assuage the concerns. They approved using $10,000 from a 1-cent economic development fund toward fixing a parking lot behind Road ResQ. That lot is only temporary, however, and will be lost if Gabe Handy decides to develop over it.

The application request aligned with similarlythemed concerns raised to the trustees after a recent snowstorm in late December. That includes about a half-dozen vehicles owned

by Amtrak users that were ticketed and towed.

Police Chief Rick Garey explained the cars were not parked in Amtrak spaces and the train company failed to inform police with the plate numbers and descriptions of the cars, per past practice.

The village will void the cost of the tickets, but won’t reimburse for towing, municipal manager Pat Scheidel said.

There was also a discussion about parking policies, prompted by a letter from a frustrated resident who said two visitors received fines for parking in front of his home on Aspen Drive.

Garey said the village issues warnings leading up to the village’s parking ban. Municipal code forbids street parking between the hours of midnight and 7 p.m. from December 1 to April 1.

Village staff now plan to consider the cost of flashing lights that could be posted on all roads leading into the village, akin to what’s used in Winooski.

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Conversing in the restaurant’s seating area last Friday before the dinner rush, Aref and his general manager, Moe Shaker, talked quality, challenges and future plans. Shaker moved to the U.S. from Baghdad around the same time as Aref.

The restaurant’s team of six is focused on providing fresh, healthy and homemade options for eat-in, take-out and delivery. The latter is causing its own challenges, such as keeping food hot in sub-zero temperatures. Each week, though, they’re coming up with innovative solutions.

“We’re improving every day and that’s what matters,” Aref said.

Plus, they’re looking to hire. The shop is open until midnight weekdays and until 4 a.m. Friday and Saturday, which Aref said is a popular time for Burlington delivery.

Aref ’s desire to improve and do well defines his work ethic. The 22-year-old also owns Clean and Clear Auto Detail at 18 Lincoln St. “He used to work like 80-hour weeks,” Shaker, 24, said

BUDGET from page 1 impact in this budget but inevitably raise costs in fiscal year 2020.

The debate flared up most notably during discussions over whether to include the two police officers.

The list of potential cuts suggested starting one officer next January and dropping the other position.

But a memo from Chief Rick Garey emphasized the need for new officers in the department, which hasn’t had a staff increase in nearly two decades.

“Understaffing the police department potentially has significant impacts on the quality and quantity of our police work,” Garey wrote. “EPD has become almost completely reactive to calls for service due to our current staffing levels.”

And municipal manager Pat Scheidel said there could be more vacancies looming: Five cops are approaching retirement in the next year or so.

Chairman Max Levy said he supported the phased-in approach, especially given the department’s potential search for up to seven new officers amid previous recruitment challenges.

But selectwomen Irene Wrenner and Sue Cook supported keeping the positions, with Wrenner referencing the recent bill that legalizes marijuana.

“I’m thinking we need more cops for whatever comes down the pike over the next 12 months, not fewer,” Wrenner said.

The board compromised on starting one of the two positions halfway through the fiscal year.

Other notable cuts include a $31,000 transfer to the parks capital plan that will be instead funded through impact fees; $15,600 from the town clerk budget for improvements to the land records systems, which will be paid for with records preservation funds; and $17,000 from the highway and streets vehicles capital budget. Public works director Dennis Lutz said this could be paid for with expected federal funds after last year’s windstorm.

After each member shared their own cuts, the board took a brief recess while finance director Lauren Morrisseau tallied up to the total.

The board then needed to decide if it could stomach the 4.34 percent jump. Levy thought it sounded high.

He said the board needs to give residents something “palatable” and wondered if members could identify any further savings. He circled back to the second police position, which would drop the budget down to 3.99 percent if cut.

But as the meeting entered its fourth hour, little patience remained.

“I'm tired of playing that game, Max. Every year we try to do this,” Wrenner said. “If you want me to present the budget, I'll pres-

ent the 4.3 budget, OK? “I believe really strongly in what we're charged with doing and that we have to present what it takes,” she continued. “And if people want to come and vote no, that's their prerogative.

But we owe them a fair picture of what's needed in this town and not some game play, because we've played enough games in this town.”

“I think we're doing what we think is best for the community to give them the services that they need,” Levy responded. “But we're trying to do it in a way that's as fiscally responsible as we can do.”

“And I’m more than capable of [presenting the budget],” he added. “I’ve done it many times.”

The meeting closed with similar discord over the board’s final decision: how much fund balance to use.

The proposal offered $125,000, the same amount as last year, to offset tax rates and lessen the impact on homeowners.

Selectman Andy Watts, who previously argued the board has failed to comply with its policy, again pointed to the fund balance surplus. Selectboard policy says any unassigned fund balance over 15 percent must be used to offset future tax rates.

The $125,000 transfer would leave about $140,000 left above the threshold, Watts said.

He feared the selectboard could duck its policy by deciding to assign those funds at some point in the next year, thus removing them from the unassigned column.

“We should return all of the money due to the taxpayers this year so that we don’t have the option of spending it,” he said.

He found little support.

of Aref, who he considers a little brother. “He’s worked really hard since he was like 15.”

The duo met at a Middle Eastern themed night in Rhode Island around six years ago. Up until last month, Shaker still lived there but moved north to offer his seven years of restaurant experience to the venture.

They both agreed shawarma would be something special to this area.

Thankfully, they have the culinary backing of Aref ’s uncle, who operates a similar joint in Jordan. Their recipes came from him, Aref explained, and he’s always at the ready to answer questions.

“He actually just called me a couple minutes ago,” Aref said, pulling his phone from his pocket.

Unlike Jordan and Rhode Island, Vermont doesn’t have much competition when it comes to shawarma. Yet this doesn’t exactly ease Aref.

“I would rather the competition, because then people would really see how much you’re worth,” Aref said. “If you give great service, people will appreciate that.”

This rang true last Friday, as both employees waited patiently for folks to decide what they wanted to order or what they were willing to try. They excitedly explained the menu to customers, which features food from all different areas of the Middle East, as well as some American

dishes like burgers, fries and chicken nuggets.

This way, families can find something for everyone, Aref said.

Aref wants to expand Mr. Shawarma across the state and hopes his second location will be closer to Burlington.

“But we wanted to start here [in Essex], gain some experience, and plus, it’s my town,” Aref said. “I know this city, I know the people in this city. I have a lot of friends here, so it’s good to be here.”

Customers waiting patiently for their slow-cooked food last Friday thought so, too.

“Will I enjoy it? I’m sure I will,” South Burlington resident Alina W. said, noting she’s pleased to see a Middle Eastern restaurant pop up in the area.

Two falafel fans sat down a table away after ordering their food at the counter.

“I love hummus, tabouleh, baba ganoush and all of it,” Essex resident Patti Aldredge said. “I’d like one of everything on the menu, but I’ll rein it in.”

Impressed with the restaurant’s menu, smartphone app and Facebook presence, Aldredge said Mr. Shawarma “brings you right in.”

A plate of chicken shawarma shrack — Aref ’s favorite dish — accompanied by tabouleh and hummus, soon arrived from the kitchen.

“Oh, that’s beautiful,” a group of hungry, wideeyed customers concurred.

DON’T BE ANONY-MOOSE.

“It’s not like that money is burning a hole in our pocket,” selectman Michael Plageman said. “It sits there to be used toward future taxes, and that’s where it always sits. And then we beat it to death on cut night and then it sits there for another night until the next cut night comes.”

Levy and Scheidel argued the more money that’s put in now, the bigger the gap is next year.

“Once you do that, then you never get that fund balance back,” Scheidel said.

“And it’s a very, very bad approach to budgeting.”

Watts said the board should “suck it up and take the hit” if it doesn’t have fund balance for next year, adding, “We keep saying it's a bad idea to use fund balance year after year. So let's spend it all ... then you don't have that problem.”

Cook suggested compromising at half of the remaining fund balance, but the board eventually decided to add in $25,000 to the transfer. Watts moved to increase the amount, but no one seconded.

Shortly after, as the board voted to warn a public hearing on the budget, Watts dissented. The motion passed 4-1.

The selectboard will host a public hearing on the proposed budget Monday night at the town offices starting at 7 p.m.

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Essex resident earns Forbes 30 Under 30 nod

By KAYLEE SULLIVAN Tyler McNaney can check a major goal off his bucket list.

The 25-year-old Milton native and Filabot founder was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list a few months ago. Humbly looking at the magazine last week in his Barre warehouse, he said being nominated is both exciting and frightening.

“It’s cool to get that acknowledgement, but we’re still chasing down that dream — that mission of recycling the widest range of plastics,” he said. “When we’re done, we can throw in the towel and walk away, but we’re still not done.”

Getting on the list gives him even more drive to advance the effort.

Filabot builds machines for plastic extrusion. The machines convert plastic into filaments for 3D printer use.

Forbes 30 Under 30 flaunts NASA and Google as Filabot’s customers, and McNaney had a few more notables to add: MIT, Yale, Harvard and Brown.

“There are so many colleges that I could never get into that have our systems,” the Milton High School grad and Vermont Technical College dropout said, smiling.

“So, technically, we got into [them].”

The company has dis-

PHOTO BY KAYLEE SULLIVAN

Essex resident and Filabot founder Tyler McNaney was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list. tributed 3,000 systems to about 5,000 customers.

About six months ago, McNaney said Filabot shifted its focus to recycling and diminishing plastic waste.

A program it kick-started a year ago allows users to send their failed 3D prints,

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Sifting through a chesthigh cardboard box of failed prints last week, McNaney came across the usual filament and scraps and some intriguing figurines, too — a small astronaut, pink cookie cutters and a bust of a man sporting some thick frames.

Filabot’s collected about 5,000 pounds of the recyclable material, which is otherwise thrown away.

Once processed, the waste will be donated to charities that can use the material.

McNaney is making a philosophical shift, too.

“If you look at our business model and how we op-

erate, we’ve shifted to a selfdirected culture,” he said.

Efficiency-wise, McNaney is looking at time as an element of waste.

In this new work culture, he wants people to adopt projects they’re inspired to work on. Each team member is open to explore, create and imagine outside his or her core responsibilities, he explained.

Looking back, McNaney tracks this mindset back to his days tinkering around in his parents’ Milton workshop, building a go-kart (too fast to run more than once) and re-making old cars.

Filabot is constantly changing, he said, includ-

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Tuesday, Jan. 16

4:37 a.m., Family Disturbance on Hiawatha Ave. 7:47 a.m., Accident on South St. 12:25 p.m., Citizen Dispute on Maple St. 2:26 p.m., Fraud on Thompson Dr. 2:42 p.m., Citizen Assist on Essex Way 2:47 p.m., Suspicious on Commonwealth Ave. 3:01 p.m., Citizen Assist on Maple St.

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3:08 p.m., Citizen Assist on Maple St. 3:52 p.m., Suspicious on Old Colchester Rd. 4:01 p.m., Suspicious on Pearl St. 5:32 p.m., Motorist Assistance on Pettingill Rd. 7:51 p.m., Motorist Assistance on Pearl St. 8:11 p.m., Found Property on Pearl St. 8:50 p.m., Animal Problem on Park St.

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ing its business plan, warehouse organization and partnership opportunities.

McNaney said there are some exciting transformations ahead, but he’s not ready to unveil them just yet. For now, he’s hoping some of the Forbes connections he’s made will open up new opportunities.

In December, he attended a party in New York City to honor the winner’s circle.

Approximately 15,000 entrepreneurs were nominated for the accolade, which was then whittled down to about 600, McNaney explained.

Meeting others in the manufacturing and industry group was valuable net-

working, he added. He also met people from the other 22 categories, which include finance, energy sports, retail and ecommerce, celebrities and more.

While he didn’t get to meet Chance the Rapper – a nominee last year – McNaney is hopeful he’ll be able to check that off his bucket list sometime, too.

He did, however, meet the choreographer for Beyonce, Britney Spears and Rihanna — useful resources if he ever makes an unlikely career switch to the entertainment industry.

What resonated with him the most in NYC, though, was the like-mindedness of those awarded.

“Everyone was really humble to be awarded, and they weren’t doing their work to get [the award],” he said. “They were doing their work to actually solve issues and work on problems.”

The award wouldn’t be possible without the whole Filabot team, McNaney said. Two other staffers — Whitney Trudo and Josh Heisler — also hail from Milton.

“Milton is a small town.

Vermont is a small state.

And if people work hard enough, they can really push past the limitations and issues regardless of who’s right or wrong,” McNaney said.

While he hasn’t namedropped the Forbes award often, he did (embarrassingly) admit he’s gained a couple “fan-boys.”

“I don’t have a [college] degree, and we’re in 30 Under 30,” he said. “So, just go do it. Come up with a plan, then hit the ground running. But definitely hit the ground running.”

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opinion & community ESSEX AREA SENIOR CENTER NEWS

PERSPECTIVE: STATE ISSUES

Senior van has rich history

By LOu ANN PiOLi Coordinator, EASC

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re you a resident, 60 years of age or older, who uses the Essex Senior Van? If so, you’ve recently been mailed a packet filled with information including scheduling, policies and procedures, frequently asked questions and contact information. You’ll also find some brief bios on our wonderful drivers and scheduling volunteers, as well as a survey and rider application that we’re hoping you’ll return as soon as you can.

The Essex community is extremely fortunate to have a senior van service that is free for our residents.

Funded by capital reserve money along with federal grant funding through GMTA, the vans are leased through GMTA/CCTA. Vans currently operate Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and cover an average of 60-110 miles per day, servicing 50plus residents a week. If you would like to become a rider, please call 876-5087 to request an application and packet. Staff is available to assist in completing the application if needed.

From what I have learned, the first senior van service was begun in the Village of Essex Jct. in 1980 and served village residents for destinations within the village, as well as some special outings. In 1986, the Town of Essex joined the Village of Essex Jct. in procuring leased vehicles with CCTA. The village oversaw the operation for village residents and destinations, and the town did the same for the town. In 2001, the Town of Essex consolidated the senior van services for both the town and village, operating both vehicles under the town operating budget, and in FY 2003, Essex Parks and Recreation took over full management of service with both vans.

While gathering this history, I was fortunate and delighted to have

a conversation with Sylvia Boccio, one of two of the original Essex Jct. Senior Van drivers. Sylvia boasts a happy and rich 20-year history with the senior van. She was hired in 1980, and remembers well her first day of work, as it was on her 42nd birthday.

She, along with another driver, were hired for a pilot program in the village with one vehicle.

It was “a little blue shuttle bus that held 10 passengers, and it was terrible,” Sylvia recalled, “but the seniors loved it, and I loved all of them! They were so thrilled to have that van service. Everybody wanted to ride it!”

According to Sylvia, they started out with 80-90 riders a week, and that only diminished when folks got too elderly to leave their homes or passed away. The van operated Tuesdays through Fridays and a half day on Sundays. The two drivers alternated days, both being part-time. She said when the service first began, they wanted to have one day just for doctor appointments, one day just for grocery shopping, etc. But, according to Sylvia, she and the other driver quickly advised the powers-to-be that it was much better to combine different needs in the same day. When Sylvia’s co-driver became ill, he asked Sylvia to take over his days. Sylvia said she worked all days of operation for four years without a single vacation. Looking back she doesn’t know how she did it, but says with a smile that she would do it all again. Sylvia proudly shared that in 20 years of driving, there was only one time that a rider was late for an appointment, five minutes late, and it was because they got caught behind the train!

One of Sylvia’s many memories was going to Memorial Auditorium each month to pick up 50-pound boxes of groceries that had been brought from the Barre Food Shelf, unloading them at the senior center, then gathering the riders who needed groceries, bringing them to the senior center

and then back to their homes. She also fondly remembers annual trips to Button Bay and the van being in the Memorial Day parade each year.

She said they were even allowed to go to night concerts in Burlington at the Flynn, but that was stopped because it meant overtime.

Sylvia was an avid reader and would listen to her riders talk about their favorite types of book. She decided to share her books with her riders, carefully matching the genres with those that the riders enjoyed.

She said the riders loved the books and looked so forward to getting them.

When Sylvia came to visit me at the center regarding this article, true to her history, she handed me two of her favorite hardcover books to donate to the center. Thank you, Sylvia, for all of your dedicated years of service aboard the senior van and your willingness to share your wonderful memories!

Some senior center/senior van notes: Monthly potluck will be on Wednesday, Jan. 31 at Maple Street, not at the center as incorrectly printed in the Essex Senior News. Admission is a dish to share for members, or $2 and a dish for non-members.

Our next Thursday Topics will be on February 8 and will feature Rich O’Donnell from Ready Funeral and Cremation Services who will speak about preplanning services, funding options and a program entitled, “Have the Talk of a Lifetime.” This presentation is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.

The center and municipal offices will be closed on Monday, Feb. 19, so please call on Friday, Feb. 16 if you need the van for Tuesday, Feb. 20.

Essex Area Senior Center is located at Five Corners next to Brownell Library, the white annex to the Village Municipal Offices. Please visit the center, click on essexvtseniors.org or contact Lou Ann at 876-5087.

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REP. BETSy duNN The third week of the legislature has closed. The House had several big bills passed. We passed the budget adjustment act with a unanimous vote! Unlike Washington, all the parties worked together to find the money to fill the $12 million gap. Every committee had to look at their requests and determine if they were still needed. Taking this money and placing it in a temporary fund, and by leveraging federal money and the general fund we were able not only to close the gap but also have money still in the temporary fund.

We passed the consumer protection bill, also unanimously. This bill was in response to the Equifax issue. We passed the regulation of dams; I voted yes. This bill provides for an inventory, inspection and evaluation of the dams in the state. Both bills are now in the Senate.

The House Health Care Committee took testimony on bills passed in the last session and on issues before us this session. Some of those include funding the Vermont Household Health Insurance Survey, HSA/HRAs, health information technology (VITL), Green Mountain Care Board, ACOs, health equity, Pathways, the impact of climate change on health, short term limited duration insurance, health care affordability, a state individual mandate, the uninsured in

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Vermont, cost sharing reductions and Silver Loading.

In 2017, approximately 14,000 Vermonters benefitted from the CSR subsidy. With end of its funding in October and the Green Mountain Care Board not allowing a rate change to the 2018 premium rates, Vermont insurance companies will incur roughly $13 million in losses in 2018 providing this benefit. However, the lack of federal funding for CSRs will affect health insurance rates in 2019. Blue Cross Blue Shield, MVP, DVHA and the Health Care Advocate have gotten together to work on this problem.

Thirty-seven other states have addressed the federal defunding of CSRs through a mechanism called Silver Loading, which replaces the CSR funding by inflating a different federal health insurance subsidy – Advance Premium Tax Credits – used to subsidize middle- and low-income families.

APTC subsidies are paid based on the cost of silver level exchange plans. By inflating the cost of the second lowest silver level exchange plan and directing consumers who qualify for a subsidy to this plan, the lost CSR federal funds are more than made up for with the increase in APTC dollars. Vermonters who do not qualify for CSR/APTC subsidies who wish to purchase a silver plan will be directed to purchase a nearly identical plan offered outside of the exchange.

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RichARd E. LAvERTy ESSEX – Richard E. Laverty, 71, passed away on Monday, Jan. 1, 2018 at the University of Vermont Medical Center. He is a beloved husband, a wonderful father, a supportive brother and an adoring grandfather.

He is survived by his wife,

Quality in water and farming

By ANSON TEBBETTS As you go about your day, it’s likely you pass a farm – or two or more – along the way. Hidden in hamlets and stretched out in the valleys, Vermont’s farms are part of our daily lives.

And although farmers have worked the land for over a century, there may be something unexpected, yet rooted in Vermont, happening behind the scenes.

Something innovative. Something progressive.

Something that’s making a difference, over time, in our land, waterways, farms, and in our communities.

Vermont farmers, along with many others in our state, are working for water quality.

A closer look at Vermont farms shows how cutting-edge technology is increasingly becoming the new norm. From state-of-the art waste management systems to cover crops that keep agricultural fields growing biomass year-round preventing soil from eroding, Vermont agriculture is evolving once again.

New generations, along with legacy farmers, are actively making improvements on their farms and they are networked for change: In 2017, 3,137 farmers, partners, and members of the public took in 5,011 hours of education at 93 water quality events. Last year 70 Vermonters received advanced certification in manure application. It’s progress.

And that’s just the beginning. In 2017, the state invested $17 million in related water quality projects across all sectors. As part of this investment, the Vermont Agency of Agriculture devoted $5.2 million in technical and financial assistance, engagement and outreach, rules and regulation, and inspection and enforcement —it’s the biggest water quality investment in the history of Vermont.

The Agency of Agriculture’s work over the past year includes $1.1 million in grants for on-farm projects such as fencing, manure storage and barnyards, $1.7 million in Clean Water Initiative grants to partners for education, implementation and phosphorus reduction alternatives beyond traditional conservation practices. There are thirty-one people at the Agency of Agriculture’s water quality division focused on ensuring the regulations are achieved, designing conservation practices, and offering education and technical assistance to help farms make the necessary changes for water quality. Grants and the technical support offered by the Agency are a tool for farmers who are motivated for change and all grants require money from the farmer.

In addition, the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, in partnership with the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), inspects farms and jointly enforces water quality regulations. In 2017, Agency of Agriculture investigators performed 392 inspections including investigating one hundred fifty complaints – 100 percent of those received. Farmers who knowingly do not comply with laws face action: in 2017 farmers received 93 enforcement actions from the Agency, a 145 percent increase over 2016. This increase is due to more boots on the ground inspecting.

Despite this progress, we at the agency must do more. We will expand implementation of Best Management Practices as well as thinking of innovative ways to reduce phosphorus. We need policies that create new markets to export phosphorus and create incentives for farmers to keep phosphorus off the land.

Farmers are stepping up because they, too, are passionate about the land, water, animals and communities. They are passionate about the jobs that they provide, and committed to making the best, award winning products from Vermont. Passion extends to many others as well. The Agency of Agriculture is working closely with partners such as the Department of Environmental Conservation, University of Vermont Extension, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Lake Champlain Basin Program and many more.

Certainly, there is much more work to do. But by working together with investment, education, enforcement and assistance, Vermont is on an upward trajectory, aiming high for quality in land, water, and agriculture. We are all committed to a greener Green Mountain State, and unified, we will get there.

Anson Tebbetts is secretary of the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets.

THE ESSEX

Patricia Laverty, of Essex and their three children, all of Essex: Stacey Knight, her husband, Brian, and their three children, Cora, Connor and Kaileigh; Kevin Laverty, his wife, Lisa, and their seven children Val, Krispin, Carl, Roland, Oliver, Gus and Paul; Jeanne Cole and her husband, Andrew, and their two children, Madeleine and Aliana; and by two sisters Renee Partridge and husband, James, and Robin Tabulka and husband, Joseph.

Richard came to Vermont in 1969 from West Nyack, N.Y. after graduating from Manhattan College.

He received his MBA from the University of Vermont in 1971. While working on his Ph.D., he met his wife, Patricia, and spent the next 45 years of his life with her.

He chose to start a family here in Vermont instead of pursuing further graduate

study at Stanford University. This commitment to love and family defined his life.

He spent 26 years working for the College of Medicine at the University of Vermont before transitioning to the Department of Aging and Independent Living at the State of Vermont.

He worked there for 20 years before finally retiring in 2016.

He will be remembered for his masterful storytelling, his quick wit and his ability to plumb the deep questions in life. He knew just what to say whether you were 90 or 9 months and he made you feel completely at home. He saw magic in the world around him and was able to share that wonder in a sincere and innocent way. You could hear wisdom in his words and see clearly the joyous inner child that he shared unselfconsciously.

The love he left behind in this world cannot be measured but his legacy lives on in all those he taught, as a husband, as a father, as a brother, as an uncle, as a grandfather, as a mentor and as a friend. He will be missed.

Visiting hours were held Wednesday, Jan. 3 at Ready Funeral & Cremation Service Mountain View Chapel in Essex Jct. A mass of Christian burial was celebrated on Thursday, Jan. 4, at St. Pius X Church in Essex. Burial will be in the spring at Resurrection Park Cemetery, South Burlington.

Memorial contributions in Richard’s memory may be made to the Vermont Food Bank or the Lund Family Center.

Online condolences may be made to readyfuneral.com.

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Religious Directory CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH - 61 Main St., Essex Jct., 878-8341. James Gangwer, pastor. Sunday School: 10 a.m., Worship Service: 11 a.m., Sunday evening worship: 6 p.m., Wednesday evening youth groups, Adult Bible study and prayer: 7 p.m.; FundamentalIndependent.

CHRIST MEMORIAL CHURCH - Route 2A, Williston, just north of Industrial Ave. 878-7107. Wes Pastor, lead pastor, proclaiming Christ and Him crucified, Sundays: 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., www.cmcvermont.org.

DAYBREAk COMMUnITY CHURCH - 67 Creek Farm Plaza, Colchester. 338-9118. Brent Devenney, lead pastor. Sunday service: 10:30 a.m., AWANA: Thursdays twice a month, www.daybreakvermont.org;

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If you haven't made dinner plans yet, come "Swing Away the Winter Blues" at the spaghetti dinner and dance at Essex High School hosted by the school band. See Saturday, Jan. 27 for complete listing.

brentdaybreak@gmail.com ESSEX ALLIAnCE CHURCH - 37 Old Stage Road, Essex Jct. 878-8213. Sunday services: 8:30 a.m., 10 a.m. & 11:30 a.m., www.essexalliance.org.

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8:40 - 8:55 a.m., Azimuth Counseling, 8 Essex Way, Essex Jct. 15-minute stress reduction group to help release stress and promote well-being. Led

by Gloria Varagallo, LCMHC, AAP. Free. donations accepted. For details visit azimuthcounseling.org or call 288-1001.

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ESSEX CEnTER UnITED METHODIST CHURCH - 119 Center Rd (Route 15), Essex. 878-8304. Rev. Mitchell Hay, pastor. Service 10:00 a.m. with Sunday School and childcare provided. We offer a variety of small groups for prayer, Bible study, hands-on ministry, and studying contemporary faith issues. Please join us for worship that combines the best of traditional and contemporary music and spirituality. We are a safe and welcoming space for all people to celebrate, worship, ask questions

JUnCTIOn - 1 Church Street, Essex Jct. 878-5745.

Rev. Mark Mendes, senior pastor. Sunday Worship Services: 8:30 a.m. and 10:15 a.m. Communion: first Sunday of every month. Sunday School: weekly at 10:15 a.m. 5th/6th Grade youth group: first Sunday of month.

Jr. & Sr. high youth groups: every Sunday. Heavenly Food Pantry: second Monday of the month, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. and fourth Thursday, 2 – 6 p.m., except for Nov. & Dec. when it is the third Thursday. Essex Eats Out community dinner: 1st Friday of the month, 5:30 – 7 p.m.

Music includes Sanctuary Choir, Praise Band, Junior Choir, Cherub Choir, Handbell Choir, Men’s Acapella & Ladies’ Acapella groups. UCC, an Open and Affirming Congregation, embracing diversity and affirming the dignity and worth of every person, because we are all created by a loving God. www.fccej.org; welcome@fccej. org gRACE UnITED METHODIST CHURCH - 130 Maple Street, Essex Jct., 1 mile south of the Five Corners on Maple Street / Route 117. 878-8071. Worship Sundays: 9:30 a.m., with concurrent church school pre-K to grade 6. Handicapped-accessible facility. Adult choir, praise band, women’s fellowship, missionally active. Korean U.M.C. worship Sundays: 12 p.m., come explore what God might be offering you!

HOLY FAMILY - ST. LAwREnCE PARISH - St.

11:15 a.m., Deborah Rawson Memorial Library, 8 River Rd., Jericho. Join us for a family-friendly performance by Peter Alsen.

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3:15 - 4:15 p.m., Brownell Library. Archie loves to listen to kids read. He is certified by Therapy Dogs of Vermont. Archie’s owner is Christine Packard, chair of Brownell Library Trustees.

Teen advIsory Board

5 - 9 p.m., Brownell Library. We will be continuing to film our summer video entry.

Grades 9 - 12.

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6:30 - 7:30 p.m., Essex Free Library. This week we will be discussing "The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry" by Gabrielle Zevin.

Lawrence: 158 West St., Essex Jct. 878.5331. Saturday

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Family: 36 Lincoln St., Essex Jct., Sundays: 11 a.m. & 7:30 p.m. For more information visit www.hfslvt.org.

MT. MAnSFIELD UnITARIAn UnIVERSALIST FELLOwSHIP - 195 Vermont Route 15, Jericho, the red barn across from Packard Road. 899-2558. Services are held 9:30 a.m. on the second and fourth Sunday of each month from September through June. Visit www.mmuuf. org.

ST. JAMES EPISCOPAL CHURCH - 4 St. James Place, Essex Jct., off Rt. 2A at the Fairgrounds Gate F. 8784014. Rev. Kim Hardy. Holy Eucharist, Sundays: 10 a.m.

Visit www.stjamesvt.org; office@stjamesvt.com.

ST. PIUS X CHURCH - 20 Jericho Road, Essex.

878-5997. Rev. Charles Ranges, pastor. Masses: Saturday, 4:30 p.m. & Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Confessions: Saturday, 3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. or please call 878-5331 for an appointment.

10 - 10:30 a.m., Brownell Library. Come sing and play with Raph. All ages.

MusIcal sToryTIMe

10:30 - 11:30 a.m., Essex Free Library.

Rock out and read every Friday morning with books, songs and instruments. All ages.

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3 - 5 p.m., Brownell Library. Live Action Role Play is open to all middle and high school students who want to have adventures in a mythical land.

dunGeons & draGons

6:30 - 8:30 p.m., Brownell Library.

Embark upon imaginary adventures. Dungeon Master serves as this role playing game's referee and storyteller.

For grades 6 and up.

27 saTurday Free Ice FIshInG day

All day, statewide. On this one day of the year, anyone, resident or nonresident, may go fishing in Vermont without a fishing license. For location suggestions and details about the Ice Fishing Festival at Lake Bomoseen State Park in Castleton, please visit vtfishandwildlife.com/ fish/fishing_opportunities/ice_fishing.

Weekend sToryTIMe

10:30 - 11:30 a.m., Essex Free Library. Start off your weekend with books, rhymes, and songs every Saturday morning!

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11 a.m., Phoenix Books Burlington, 191 Bank St., Burlington. Join us for story time with Grannie Snow, who will read from her book "Silas and Opal's Outdoor Adventure." Enjoy this tale of tails, where Opal runs afoul of a skunk! Grannie Snow resides in Morrisville with her two cats, Silas and Opal. All ages; free.

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5:30 p.m., Essex High School cafeteria, 2 Educational Dr., Essex Jct. Come "Swing Away the Winter Blues" with our annual dinner prepared and served by band students. Then get ready to dance the night away when your servers take the stage as performers. $10; children under 6, free. Email band director Heather Finlayson with questions at hfinlayson@ewsd.org.

celTIc MusIc and dance concerT

7 p.m., Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 273 Vt. Route 15, Jericho.

Enjoy traditional Irish and Scottish music and

dance as well as Quebecois and Appalachian tunes in a mid-winter concert. Professional musicians from near and far perform on bagpipes, whistles, drum, guitar, fiddle, hammered dulcimer and piano. A reception Will follow. Adults, $12; ages 13 - 18, $10; children under 12, free.

Call 878-3840, email ggildeme@gmail.com or visit goodshepherdjerico.org/events for more information.

28 sunday verMonT BIrdIe-Bash

10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Albert D. Lawton School, 104 Maple St., Essex Jct. Come join in a badminton tournament that is sure to be a wintry indoor retreat for players of all ages and skill levels. Three members per team. Slots are limited so please preregister. Free; teams required to secure pledges/donations.

Email david@essexchips.org or visit www. essexchips.org.

verMonT youTh orchesTra WInTer concerT

3 p.m., Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, 153 Main St., Burlington.

The VYO winter concert will be "Tchaikovsky in Vermont – Celebrating Identity." Pieces include the first movement of "Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64" alongside two dance favorites; Johann Strauss Jr.’s "The Blue Danube" and Arturo Márquez’s "Danzón No. 2." Also on the program are perfromances by tuba soloist, Malachi Witt and the percussion ensemble.

Adults/seniors, $17; students, $12. To purchase, call 863-5966 or visit flynntix.org.

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4 - 7 p.m., St. Thomas Church, 6 Green St., Underhill Ctr. Join us for a smorgasbord including cheese tortellini with pesto, penne with alfredo, spaghetti with garlic sauce, stuffed shells, homemade meatballs, sausage and peppers and more featuring Lucy and Gloria’s famous pasta

sauce! There will be a salad bar and dessert to top it all off. Take-out will also be available.

The dinner will benefit the St. Thomas Renovation Fund. Open to all; donations suggested.

Call 899- 4632 or visit stthomasvt.com. Not handicap accessible.

Hope to see you there!

Mangiare e godere!

29 Monday sToryTIMe

10:30 - 11:30 a.m., Essex Free Library. Enjoy reading, rhyming and crafts each week! All ages.

Tech help WITh clIF

Noon and 1 p.m., Brownell Library. Offering one on one technology help. Reservation required. Please call 878-6955 at least 24 hours in advance.

naTIonal puzzle day

3:30 - 4:30 p.m., Brownell Library. Celebrate National Puzzle Day by putting your wits to the test to solve different puzzles at the library.

leGo cluB

3:30 - 4:30 p.m., Essex Free Library. Build awesome creations using our collection of Legos!

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5:30 - 6:30 p.m., Brownell Library. Come learn and play this 4,000-year-old strategy game with Max and Celia. For grades 1 and up.

pajaMa sTory TIMe

6 - 6:30 p.m., Brownell Library. Come in your pjs and listen to some stories!

30 Tuesday sTory TIMe For BaBIes and Toddlers 9:10 - 9:30 a.m., Brownell Library. For babies and toddlers with an adult.

sTory TIMe For preschoolers

10 - 10:45 a.m, Brownell Library. Picture books, sign language, songs, rhymes, puppets, flannel stories and

calendar locAl MEETinGS ThuRSdAy, JAn. 25

7 p.m., Town planning commission, Town offices, 81 Main St., Essex Jct.

MondAy, JAn. 29

6 p.m., Town Selectboard, Town offices, 81 Main St., Essex Jct.

TuESdAy, JAn. 30

6:30 p.m., School board budget workshop, Essex High School Library, 2 Educational Dr., Essex Jct.

ThuRSdAy, fEb. 1 6 p.m., Town Zoning board, Town offices, 81 Main St., Essex Jct.

activities for preschoolers.

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STEAM: RubE GoldbERG MAchinES

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3:15 - 4:15 p.m., Brownell Library. Team up to create your own chain reaction machines!

cElEbRATion of howARd fRAnk MoShER

5:30 p.m., Phoenix Books Burlington, 191 Bank St., Burlington.

Celebrate beloved author Howard Frank Mosher and his final book, "Points North," at a reception and reading. Local authors Chris Bohjalian, Stephen P. Kiernan and Stephen Russell Payne will read from "Points North" and share reminiscences of Mosher and his work.

Phoenix Books co-owner Renee Reiner will host and MC the event. Light fare will be provided.

dRop-in kniTTinG club 6:30 - 8 p.m., Essex Free Library. Bring in your current knitting project or start a new one in the company of fellow knitters!

31 wEdnESdAy MEnTAl hEAlTh AdvocAcy dAy

All Day. State House, 115 State St., Montpelier. 40 co-sponsors will be advocating for mental health policies, and urging lawmakers about the importance of “Caring for Vermonters - Invest in Mental Health.” The agenda includes activities that will be of interest for every mental health advocate and supporter including advocacy training, opportunities to interact with legislators, providing testimony and listening to personal stories of lived experience.

bAby plAyGRoup

10 - 11:30 a.m., Sunset Studio, 71 Center Rd., Essex Jct. Come play and meet other babies and their caregivers every. Free.

SToRyTiME foR pRESchoolERS

10 - 10:45 a.m, Brownell Library. Picture books, sign language, songs, rhymes, flannel stories and early math activities for preschoolers.

SToRyTiME

10 a.m., Phoenix Books Essex, 2 Carmichael St., Essex Jct. Enjoy timeless tales and new adventures with your little ones. Each week, we'll choose a new picture book, a classic or a staff favorite to read aloud together. Free and open to all ages.

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10 - 11 a.m., Essex Free Library. Need some tech help? Drop in with

Noon and 1 p.m., Brownell Library. Offering one on one technology help. Bring in your new gadget or gizmo and Clif will sit with you to help you learn its ways! Reservation required. Please call 878-6955 at least 24 hours in advance.

REAd To dAiSy

3 - 4 p.m., Brownell Library. Daisy loves to listen to kids read. She is certified by Therapy Dogs of Vermont.

Daisy’s owner is Maddie Nash, retired school counselor. For all ages.

Please register online.

lGbTQ dRop-in GRoup

4:30 - 5:30 p.m., Brownell Library. This is a new group that plans to meet the last Wednesday of each month. It is open to those identifying as LGBTQ and allies, grades 8-through post graduate. The first meeting will be social with a focus on activities/ discussions the group would like to pursue.

Homemade snacks served.

MiniATuRE Golf

6:30 p.m., Deborah Rawson Memorial Library, 8 River Rd., Jericho. Join us for a multi-generational evening of golfing fun!

Come explore the nooks and crannies of the library while playing 18 holes of mini-golf.

Ace the romance area, delve into the mystery zone and explore the travel section. There will be prizes, refreshments, and lots of fun! Thanks to our friends at Essex Family Fun & Entertainment Center for providing the clubs and balls. "hATE SpEEch And

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7 - 8:30 p.m., Brownell Library. St. Michael's College professor Traci Griffith discusses free speech versus hate speech - one is a constitutionally protected form of expression, the other, an exercise in bigotry and hatred, posing as freedom.

That distinction is critical because the conflicts that have erupted recently have left many wondering if there really is a difference.

Professor Griffith will discuss the differences and the consequences of free speech versus hate speech.

1 ThuRSdAy SEllinG To ThE vERMonT nATionAl GuARd 9 a.m. - noon, Liquid Measurement Systems, 141 Morse Dr.,

Milton. The Vermont Procurement Technical Assistance Center businesses to join them and the National Guard Association of Vermont for an introductory workshop to help Vt. businesses understand the process used by the Vt. National Guard to procure products and services. They will outline the various opportunities affiliated with working with the guard and how Vt. businesses can become qualified vendors. Small businesses who have found success in this partnership will be on hand to share about their experience. Find out how you can support the growing relationship between the Guard and your business! Space is limited; to register

by Wednesday, Jan. 31 visit http://vtptac. ecenterdirect.com/ event or contact Joanne Spaulding by email Joanne.Spaulding@ vermont.gov or phone 522-9135.

REAd To ARchiE

3:15 - 4:15 p.m., Brownell Library. Archie loves to listen to kids read. He is certified by Therapy Dogs of Vermont. Archie’s owner is Christine Packard, chair of Brownell Library Trustees.

fREE coMMuniTy Soup And bREAd SuppER

4:30 - 6:30 p.m., Covenant Community Church, 1 Whitcomb Meadows Ln., Essex Jct. Choose from a variety of hearty soups and breads, plus a sweet dessert. Stay to eat at the church with friends and family, or pick up to take home. For more information call Pastor Jeannette Conver at 879-4313. Free.

hARRy poTTER book niGhT: fAnTASTic bEASTS

6 p.m., Phoenix Books Essex, 2 Carmichael St., Essex Jct. We’ll be sharing the wonder of J.K. Rowling’s unforgettable stories and introducing the next generation of readers to the unparalleled magic of Harry Potter. Here at Phoenix, young wizards, witches and muggles will be treated to an evening of beastly games, activities, readings and quizzes. Free; all ages.

AdulT coloRinG

6:30 - 7:30 p.m., Essex Free Library. Come join the fun of adult coloring!

Bring your own books or choose from a variety of printed pictures supplied by the library.

2 fRidAy pRESchool yoGA 10 - 10:30 a.m., Brownell LIbrary. Come sing songs, hear stories and do yoga with Danielle. Ages 2 & up.

MuSicAl SToRy TiME

10:30 - 11:30 a.m., Essex Free Library.

Rock out and read with books, songs and instruments. All ages.

lEGo club

3 - 4:30 p.m., Brownell Library. Build awesome creations with Legos!

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3 - 4:30 p.m., Brownell Library. "Peas come back" to plan for the second annual Pun-Off! Wrap up the summer video logistics and "dig into" a snack to celebrate the groundhog. All 9-12 graders welcome.

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6 - 8 p.m., Brownell Library. Whether you know the game or are curious to find out more, come have tons of gaming fun!

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6 - 7 p.m., VFW Post 6689, 73 Pearl St., Essex Jct. Come join us in support of veterans and enjoy baked or fried haddock, mashed potatoes, french fries, coleslaw, dinner rolls and cake! $12.

kniT niGhT

6:30 - 8:30 p.m., Brownell Library. Adult knitters and crocheters are invited to settle in front of the fireplace in the Main Reading Room to knit, share projects and patterns, and engage in conversation.

3 SATuRdAy hEAvEnly cEnTS ThRifT Shop

9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Heavenly Cents, 3 Main St., Essex Jct. Our winter sale begins this weekend. All clothing marked half off, and we have lots of coats, sweaters and pants for sale.

GRoundhoG dAy SToRy And SnAckS

10 - 10:45 a.m., Brownell Library. Stories, music and a craft about Groundhog Day! All ages.

wEEkEnd SToRy TiME

10:30 - 11:30 a.m., Essex Free Library.

Start off your weekend with books, rhymes and songs!

2 - 5:30 p.m., Essex Skating Facility, 2 Educational Dr., Essex Jct. Come enjoy skating open to the public at our state-of-the-art community center. $3 students; $4 adults.

Skate rentals available.

4 - 5 p.m., UCW White Church, Westford common, Westford. The Front Porch Foursome is

Pets of the Week SLAVA

15 year old Spayed female Arrival Date: 12/01/17 Breed: Seal Point Reason here: My Owner could no longer care for me SUMMARY: Sweet Slava is a senior lady who desperately needs to get out of the shelter.

Slava was lucky enough to live with her person for her entire life, until recently, when they could no longer take care for her. Change can always be difficult for animals, but it is especially hard on a 15 year old kitty. The shelter is stressful for Slava and the most important thing we can do is get her into a new home quickly. Slava may be in her late teens, but she still has plenty of love and affection to give. Age is just a number and Slava is doing her best to age with pride!

She has arthritis, her hearing and eyesight is on its way out, and she is in the early stages of kidney disease. She deserves to stretch out in front of a warm fire for her golden years and live the remainder of her life as a beloved family member. Slava needs a hero! Is it you?

Slava needs to be the only animal in her new home.

Older cats run the risk of increased stress from shelter life which can lead to a decline in health. If you can’t adopt this beauty, please share Slava’s story with someone who can.

Slava is an After Midnight Jewelers Pet of the month for January. That means her care is being sponsored by AMJ!

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SToRy TiME

11 a.m., Phoenix Books Essex, 2 Carmichael St., Essex Jct. Enjoy timeless tales and new adventures with your little ones. Free and open to all ages.

SToRy TiME wiTh ciTy MARkET

11 a.m., Phoenix Books Burlington, 191 Bank St., Burlington. Enjoy your Saturday morning with a reading of the children’s book "Escargot," by Dashka Slater. A charming, funny, interactive picture book that is ideal for picky eaters and animal lovers alike, "Escargot" is about a beautiful French snail who loves salad - but not carrots!

After we read together, we will have a fun and interactive healthy food activity. This event is presented in partnership with City Market.

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3 - 4:30 p.m., Building Bright Futures of Essex, 75 Maple St., Essex Jct. Come run around inside during the cold winter months at our open gym, sponsored by the Essex Rotary. Free.

a Vt. based band that performs feel good music and energetic sounds ranging from the likes of Brandi Carlile, Wailin Jenny, Nickel Creek, Bob Dylan and Simon and Garfunkel making them one of the most popular groups on the local Vt. scene. The concert will be followed by refreshments and opportunity to meet the performers.Free; for more information contact Marge Hamrell at 879- 4028 or mhamrell@comcast.net.

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$11,992,591 $59,585 $385,873 $440,420 $189,945 $166,702

$12,481,288 $66,300 $388,800 $436,350 $141,000 $65,001

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$13,235,116

$13,578,739

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$14,149,938

$125,000

$125,000

$126,000

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$3,641,306 $497,078 $0 $4,138,384

$4,108,617 $509,496 $0 $4,618,113

$4,120,917 $516,448 $0 $4,637,365

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$2,234,048 $1,059,989 $3,294,037

$2,251,230 $1,080,759 $3,331,989

$248,898 $59,352 $308,250

$188,428 $59,352 $247,780

$263,021 $61,537 $324,558

$248,046 $61,537 $309,583

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$10,138

$14,500

$13,500

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$224,249

$253,108

$253,500

$277,155

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$543,116

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$459,398

$467,340

$459,560

$13,182,890

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$13,704,739

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Gymnastics team continues to win by leaps and bounds MILTON — Essex continued to keep a firm grip on its role as a gymnastic powerhouse with a decisive win January 17.

Ella Lesny's 8.6 led a 1-2-3 Hornet sweep on the balance beam ahead of Anna Charland (8.5) and Anneu Gleason (8.45).

In floor exercise, Allie Green took first place with an 8.0 and Hannah Poquette, Kiki Keenan and Abbey Gleason found themselves in a three way tie at 7.9. Essex swept the top four in uneven bars, led by Mya Dusablon with an 8.9, and in the vault, paced by Dusablon's 8.7.

Essex finished at 129.6 and Milton 113.1.

PHOTOS BY JOSH KAUFMANN

The Essex High School gymnastics team defeated Milton this past Wednesday to improve their record to 4-1. Their next competition will be at home against St. Johnsbury on Thursday, Jan. 25.

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By JOE GONILLO MJB Wrestling Tourney gets top billing this week after a fantastic weekend at EHS. NFL Conference Championship Sunday comes in a close second. Teams are back in action and ready for second semester school and sports after the books closed on exams. Stay warm and get out to a sporting event!

Our wrestlers had an outstanding weekend in the Essex Invite/MJB Essex Classic. The Hornets placed Essex third out of 21 teams and were the top Vt. team.

Jack Carney claimed the championship in the 170 lbs.. weight class. For his efforts Carney was also named the outstanding wrestler of the tourney. Other Hornets who made the podium include 2nd place finishers Ben Stewart - 106 lbs., Calvin Leo - 126 lbs., and Seth Carney - 160 lbs.; 3rd placers Elliot Powell - 99 lbs., and Alex Rizvanov - 195 lbs.; 6th place point getters Gabe Allen - 145 lbs. and Dagan Thompson - 220 lbs.

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Ira and Blaine Isham, Brett Danis and Sam Carpenter. Kudos on a job well done also extended to admin crew, AD and assistant, workers and volunteers, boosters, trainers, maintenance, security, family and friends who helped make the weekend a huge success. The team wrestled Monday in Bristol and head to Vergennes Saturday for an allday tourney.

The boys’ varsity basketball team is 2-6 with a couple of losses last week. MMU beat EHS 68-35 then Rice got by Essex 7856. The boys look to get back on the winning path this week versus St. Johnsbury and NCUHS on Tuesday and Friday. The JV squad, 6-2, split their games dropping a 47-35 decision to the Cougars and defeating the Green Knights 46-43.

The girls’ basketball team, 6-2, went 1-1 last week. They first beat Stowe in a solid defensive showing 40-22 then lost to a powerful St. J squad 69-32. They still remain in the top five in the D-I standings and look to improve this week with games versus BHS, Rice and BFA St. Albans. They JV team extended their winning streak to seven games with a 45-23 win over the Crimson Tide. They fell to St. J 36-30 in an exciting battle absorbing their first loss of the winter.

The girls’ JV-B hoop team beat Milton

and Mt. Abe to up their record to 6-0 pending the outcome of Friday’s game at CVU. They have bookend games with Richford this week. The freshman boys are 6-1 beating Mt. Abe 53-42 last week. No report versus MMU, but Rice is up next.

The boys’ hockey team is on a roll. Essex plays to an impressive 8-2 record and has reeled off 5 wins in a row. Their last two were 6-1 over Stowe and 8-3 over Burr & Burton. They have only one game this week versus CVU. The girls’ hockey is now 7-3 racking up three straight wins. The Hornets flashed some offense and played stingy defense to defeat Rutland and Northfield 4-1 and Rice 5-1. They have hit their stride! I hope you were not counting them out when they were 4-3!!! Let’s see some more fans at the games, too, please. One game this week; home on Saturday at 1 p.m. versus MMU/ CVU. The gymnastic squad had a solid meet at Milton last week. On the road Essex scored their second highest point total of the winter 129.6 to the Yellowjackets’ 133.1 . Need I remind you that they are multi – times state champions? They are back in action Thursday, home vs St. J. Intros begin an 7 p.m.

The track and field teams have seen the Dartmouth Relays cancelled, their last Plymouth State Meet cancelled and no meet last week. Saturday they hope to be back in

action at PSU – that’s Plymouth State, not Penn.

Alpine ski teams hit the slopes this week at Cochran’s. Nordic skiers attack the cross-country trails Thursday at Colchester.

The bowlers placed second Saturday to South Burlington with Burlington third and Enosburg fourth. Senior Emily Harvey hit a personal record with a score of 197. Alex Prim led EHS with 202, Makenna Thorne 158, Tyler Evans 179, Reese Meunier 162, Sam Buell 147, Kathryn Ferry 118, Alex Simard 95. The same four teams travel to Enosburg this weekend.

The cheerleaders are doing an excellent job this season.

The 8th Annual Hornet Hoop Calcutta is Saturday at 3 p.m. at the Catamount Country Club. Price: $100 includes a dinner for two. Cash prizes totaling $1,500 are available as is a cash bar. Contact Coaches Montague or Coutrayer if you would like a ticket.The Pats do it again: yet another conference championship for a tenth Super Bowl appearance. Just tell me that there was not any controversy again because it’s getting old. The Eagles stomped Vikings in the surprise game of the day. New England is the early Super Bowl favorite.

Happy Birthday wishes to Amanda Payne, ex-student Susan Willey LaMaster, Katie Clark, neighbor Maria Morgan, Ashley Correia, Scott Brown, and Chris Willis.

Hornets' wrestling team finds success at the Essex Invite

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The Essex Hornets' wrestling squad poses below with the many trophies and medals that celebrated their solid showing this past weekend at the Essex Invitational tournament. Not only did the Hornets place third out of 21 participating teams, but Jack Carney found serious individual achievement when he placed first in the 170 lbs. class and was later garnered with the title of the event's outstanding wrestler. It will be no rest for the weary as the team has two matches coming up on Satruday in Vergennes and Monday at Mt. Abe.

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(3) Emily Friedman Bars: (1) Mya Dusablon 8.9; (2) Claire Emery, 7.6;

(3) Emily Friedman, 7.15 Beam: (1) Ella Lesny 8.6; (2) Anna Charland, 8.5;

(3) Abbey Gleason, 8.45 Floor: (1) Allie Green, 8; (2-T) Kiki Keenan, Abbey Gleason,

Hannah Poquette, 7.9

was named the Essex Wrestler after dominating

W 40-22 L 32-69

1/19-1/20 Essex Invitational 3rd place finish of 23 teams

Individual champion: Jack Carney (170 lbs.)

Second place finishes: Seth Carney (160 lbs.), Calvin Leo (126 lbs), Ben

Stewart (106 lbs.)

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Founders students will have the option of being seen by Vermont Technical College dental students.

Senior dental hygiene students from the Vermont Technical College School of Dental Hygiene are beginning their second semester of providing dental care for students at Founders Memorial School. VTC students can provide Xrays, cleanings, sealants and fluoride varnish applications to any student. The students work under the direct supervision of the VTC faculty. There is no cost to the family. If the child is eligible for Medicaid, that insurance will be billed.

Students who are found to have dental decay will be referred to their dentists. If the student does not have a dentist, VTC students will be able to provide the names of area dentists.

The dental clinic is held in the Founder's Health Office on Wednesday mornings. Four students are seen at each clinic. Students whose parents do not consent to the program will still receive oral health education as a group in their classrooms throughout the school year. VTC students provide a hands-on activity for each class of students.

Please contact Diana Smith (857-6304), Founders School Nurse, for details.

Students will also celebrate National Children’s Dental Health month in February with activities and daily trivia announcements.

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Students made 400 unique games using marbles. when prototyping, means that inventors need to learn quickly to identify problems to know how to fix them.

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At a Jan. 11 assembly, Matchstick performed a hilarious harmonica rou-

Hiawatha We are wrapping up a schoolwide theme that centered on Africa. In music, art, physical education and library, each grade level participated in learning about aspects of various African cultures through crafts, stories, plays, dance, games, songs and greetings in many languages. Students will have a greater appreciation for our assembly on January 26 during which Jeh-Kulu will perform West African dances, featuring lots of drums.

Families are looking forward to our International potluck dinner on the evening of January 26. Come and share your heritage by bringing a dish to share. Expect to see Italian, Polish, Mexican, Danish, Canadian fare and more.

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Matchstick and Blain, along with assistance from student teacher Taylor Lance, helped students create shapes out of strips of colored paper and attached them into a white cardboard tray with a plastic lid. The paper became ramps, tunnels, bumpers and loops. Colorful marbles ran around inside the games, which included themes such as robots, castles, birthday parties or a frog pond. The most popular themes from the week were sharks, outer space, “millions” and unicorns.

Just imagine, there were 400 unique games made in four days!

A big hit was Matchstick's cardboard pinball machine, the PinBox 3000, which he invented with his collaborator Pete Talbot. He told students all about the process of making the game, from prototyping to playtesting to manufacturing, until finally reaching the final product which he could sell. His message of “failing faster”

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A big thank you to physical education teacher Joel Rasco for arranging for ice skating at the high school rink for all of our students on January 30 and February 1. Be sure to send your child with a safety helmet if you have one.

Thanks also to our local McDonald’s franchise for donations that will be used for a student-designed buddy bench for the playground.

Kim McVey’s second grade classroom wanted to take on a project after the holidays to continue to spread kindness in the community. They conducted a food drive for the Heavenly Pantry and collected 346 items ranging from cereal, beans, soups and more.

The food shelf needs items all year long, so this was a great way for this class to give back to the community.

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