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ob Black can’t stop thinking about the day his son died. He passes the same streets, stops at the same lights, pictures the same gun in his passenger seat. He tries to understand how Andrew felt, willing himself to go through it now , knowing what he knows and the things he never will.

Alyssa Black can’t stop wondering about the last song her son played.

She pictures the album cover on the the stand beside the record player, imagines the vinyl filling his room as it spins. But then the needle lifts and Andrew slides the record back in place and there’s no more sound.

The Blacks wonder a lot of things like this. Desperate to recreate Andrew’s final hours, they search for anything to help them make sense of the day their 23-year-old ended his life.

Some things they do know. They know Andrew did a load of laundry and hung his favorite socks to dry on the bathroom towel rack, like he always did. They know he watched two episodes in the third season of Mad Men. They know he bought a gun. They know he shot himself. They believe they know why.

Some things they don’t want to talk about because there comes a point where talking is no longer cathartic.

Other things they do. Like how

Andrew would dust snow off his coworkers’ cars after a long winter day.

How he would race inside to share a scene from his drive – a turkey in a field, perhaps – finding magic in the mundane. How he was funny, incredibly funny, the type to spur laughter even now as they wipe away tears.

Weeks after his death they start to sort through his belongings, intending to get rid of some. But right now, everything feels like it has a story: Even items they’ve never seen feel too important to discard, as if doing so loses another piece of their son. So they hold them in their hands and putter around and try again tomorrow.

Alyssa recently found a band from Andrew’s favorite watch. He replaced it this fall when it broke, and now it sits in his desk near a receipt for the new one. She knows it’s not much, knows she should throw it away. She knows it’s just a broken watch band. “But Andrew wanted to keep it,” she says, her eyes catching the light.

“So what do you do with it?” …

Growing up the youngest of three, Andrew was always among the pairings inevitable with an odd number of kids – in that way he could feel like the glue that held the family together. It also meant he found himself under a slightly different set of rules.

“We’d been sort of worn down,”

Alyssa said with a laugh.

“Not that he got away with more than the other two,” Rob clarified. A grin suggested otherwise.

Though Andrew excelled athletically, sports struggled to hold his focus, and he threw himself into a new one every few years. First baseball, then lacrosse, finally hockey. Academics were a similar story. All parent-teacher conferences started the same way: His teachers said he was a pleasure to have in class, and his parents prepared themselves for the “but.”

“If he liked your subject, he was an A student,” Rob said. “If he wasn’t interested, you weren’t getting any of his attention.”

English class was a common victim. He would often skip homework to teach himself Russian – an interest sparked from some Orwellian read.

Rob dreaded sharing this fact with understandably skeptical teachers. But that was Andrew.

“What he was interested in, he wasn’t going to let anybody tell him [different],” Rob said.

Desperate to find something he could sink his teeth into, Alyssa saw an opportunity when her then-16-year-old son showed interest in chemistry, so she bought him a home brewing kit.

Soon after, she spent a week driving around the county in search of cocoa nibs, a new shopping list request.

The hobby grew to something more as Andrew filled notebooks with reci-

s t d s A pes and tweaks, becoming a chemist in his own right. He developed a palate d for good beer, and over his seven years s working at Essex Discount Beverage, s it wasn’t uncommon to hear his name w called out when a customer needed recommendations (or when someone g o returning bottles wanted the count w done properly).

By his early 20s, Andrew longed to b join one of Vermont’s top breweries, dismissing his parents’ advice that he d b get his start somewhere small. Last fall, his persistence paid off: After get- t ting an interview at Lawson’s Finest c t Liquids, he was hired the same day.

For the next few months he’d make a m the long drive to Waitsfield from his parents’ home in Essex, waking up at 7 a.m. even though his shift didn’t start t n for hours. fi He would come downstairs and i make a cup of coffee, cleaning the kitchen as he went, then take his dog, p Biggie, for a walk. Then he might just a u sit for a while – centering himself, Alyssa called it – maybe thinking about w what he had to do that day, or maybe h about nothing at all.

3 He had moved away from home before but returned several years ago c t so he could save money. His siblings f had done the same, living rent-free until their parents decided they needed a b to move on. Rob and Alyssa nearly reached that point with Andrew, too. p But whenever they thought it might be o time, they came home to find he’d spenti PHOTO BY COLIN FLANDERS

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“He always did just enough to make sure he had a place to stay,” Rob said, smiling. Alyssa added, “I don’t ever remember asking him to do something that he wouldn’t go out of his way to ensure that he did.

Except for cut his hair.”

Indeed, though she eventually gave up on that idea, Andrew’s mother frequently tried to convince him to trim his beard, which by 23 was still patchy in some places.

When Alyssa asked the last time, a few days before he died, Andrew looked at her and smiled. “That day is coming,” he said. “But today is not that day.” ...

On the morning of his death, Andrew found out he scored an apartment in Waterbury, closer to his new job. He was supposed to get the keys a few weeks later, making his death feel all the more sudden to his parents.

“Everything was falling in place,” Rob said.

Experts warn against simplifying why someone turns to suicide, explaining the decision rarely results from a single incident, and Rob and Alyssa understand signs of depression are often evident in such deaths. But they say they saw nothing to suggest Andrew would kill himself.

“I guess Andrew had a good way of hiding things, obviously,” Rob said. “But it was a kid that was having a bad day. That’s all it was.”

They learn that Andrew decided his fate the night before he died, and sitting to write his obituary, they couldn’t shake the feeling that if he had a bit more time around people he loved, he may have changed his mind.

But there was no more time. Because Vermont has no waiting period to purchase firearms, he was able to walk into the gun store two minutes past 11 a.m. the next morning and leave with a weapon in under 30 minutes. He was dead within hours.

So Rob and Alyssa ended his obituary with a plea, 31 words long, that readers could share with their legislators: “We ask that you work for legislation that imposes a reasonable waiting period between firearm purchase and possession to provide a cooling off period to guard against impulsive acts of violence.”

The calls from reporters

started days later, and the story quickly spread. Before long, thousands of people had heard the Blacks’ message, seeing Andrew’s face on the websites for The Washington Post and National Public Radio, and within weeks there was talk of a bill to enact a waiting period in Vermont – just what they had hoped.

At the same time, Rob and Alyssa saw their grief become public in a way most wouldn’t understand. The comment section of Andrew’s obituary started to feel like a guestbook for a tourist site, with messages from people they’ve never met in places they’ve never heard of.

Meanwhile, Alyssa found herself a member of a club no one ever wishes to join. Stories of grief near and far flooded her inbox from mothers who lost sons in same way – sons of 19, of 24. Sons like Andrew.

The messages kept coming until Rob and Alyssa start to feel like they’re not alone.

But the attention went both ways. Strangers criticized them for speaking out, accused them of politicizing their son’s death. Even people in their own community–people Andrew may have helped one day at the store–questioned their motives. They called them names.

Rob told Alyssa not to read any of it, but she felt she must, rationalizing that these people don’t have the first clue about her or her family. Even if they did, there’s nothing they could say to make her feel worse. So she read the good and the bad, numb to it all.

One comment eventually got to her. A mother whose son also died by suicide told Alyssa to quit focusing on gun control and instead concentrate on grieving. Recalling it now, her voice catches with anger.

“You think I’m not grieving?” she says. “You think every single waking moment I’m not just lost? We’ve lost our son. It’s overwhelming grief.”

like Andrew whose parents dedicated themselves to ensuring their loss did not pass with insignificance. Boiled down, it gives Rob and Alyssa purpose, something to think about instead of the void.

But even purpose can only hold their focus for so long.

They still round the corner and see Andrew’s car beneath a blanket of white, though it hasn’t snowed in days. They still find Biggie at the top of the stairs at night, wondering what happened to his best friend. They still slip up and ask where is Andrew.

They worry about their other children, too, knowing Steven and Victoria have felt the loss in different ways.

Together, they try their best to navigate the holidays. They celebrate Christmas a day early, thinking it might be good to start some new traditions.

But they can’t shake that empty feeling. It’s here they find themselves during uncounted hours–circling the questions, replaying the memories, advocating for change–an endless, exhausting loop that sometimes they wish to forget. The thoughts rush in when they try to keep them out, like a levee broken by a storm.

“Your whole life has been upturned, and it’s never going to be the way it was. Do you ever get over that?” Rob asks, knowing the answer.

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Vermonters prepare for food waste law

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By July 1, 2020, Vermonters will have to keep food scraps out of their trash bins.

The requirement is the final step in the multi-stage implementation of Act 148, the state’s universal recycling law.

Passed in 2012, Act 148 updated the state’s waste management plan to reduce the amount of waste Vermonters send to the landfill and instead put it to better use. The act quotes a waste composition study that showed over half the state’s waste is comprised of recyclables, yard debris and food scraps, items that could be diverted and repurposed.

Michele Morris, spokesperson for the Chittenden Solid Waste District, said Chittenden County residents dump about 140,000 tons of trash every year to the state’s one landfill in the Northeast Kingdom, sending trucks on an almost 150-mile round trip every day. The landfill captures some of the methane, a greenhouse gas, emitted by the trash heap, but not all of it.

“There’s enough stuff in that landfill to feed the methane generator for years to come,” Morris said. “We don’t need to be wasting more food

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Jake Wollman of No Waste Compost dumps food scraps in a drop-off bin at Green Mountain Compost. Their business is one of several recent start-ups that Chittenden County residents can use to schedule food scraps pickups in order to comply with the universal recycling law going into place in July of next year. up there when we could be either not wasting it in the first place, or using it to improve local soils and reduce truck traffic.”

These were some of the primary factors in passing Act 148, Morris said. In 2014, the

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law required some of the largest producers of food waste — grocery stores, food manufacturers — to keep food waste out of the trash. In 2020, individual residents will finally be required to do the same.

Morris explained several options, including reducing waste from the start by donating unused consumables to food pantries, or feeding approved food waste to chickens or pigs. After that, residents will either need to haul their waste to a CSWD drop-off center or Green Mountain Compost, pay someone to do it or try composting in their own backyard.

When the law goes into effect, trash haulers like Casella, Myers and Gauthier’s Trucking must provide a food waste pickup service to residential customers. Currently, none do.

But legislators are debating that requirement in Montpelier this session. Morris said trash haulers don’t have the right equipment for this service and might not want to invest since the revenue stream isn’t guaranteed: Some residents may compost in their backyard or feed scraps to animals, making the business not economically viable.

“Why force companies that aren’t set up for this … into a business that they aren’t interested in, when there may be entrepreneurs who fill a

niche and see an opportunity?” she asked.

Some have already grabbed ahold of the opportunity: Grow Compost, Earthgirl Composting and No Waste Compost are all food waste pickup companies that serve the greater Chittenden County area.

Jake Wollman founded No Waste Compost in July 2017 to “make a difference” on an ecological scale, they said. Wollman didn’t know about Act 148 when they started the business but said it’s an affirmation of their and their customers’ philosophy to keep food waste out of the landfill and create a more locally-connected, healthier community.

No Waste Compost offers customers weekly, bi-weekly and monthly food waste pickups for about the price of a Netflix subscription, depending on frequency and location.

Wollman said as their customer base increases, especially as the countdown to July 1, 2020 continues, that price can go down.

Wollman said education on composting’s environmental benefits is paramount.

Whether people use their business or not, they just want people composting.

Vermonters who compost in their yard get a break in the rules: They can put items like meat bones, oils

and dairy products in their trash, as those items need to be processed at a commercial compost facility like Green Mountain Compost.

Many Vermonters already compost or feed food waste to livestock: A 2018 University of Vermont study showed 72 percent of residents do.

Judy Hansmann Hillis of Colchester said her family has composted fruit and vegetable scraps, coffee grounds and untreated paper products at her farm for years. They add in grass clippings and leaves and mix the resulting compost with manure for an organic fertilizer.

Kat Salemno of Milton said she composts in her backyard as well, and even purchased compostable plates and utensils for her son’s birthday party to avoid using plastic.

To avoid going outside as often in the winter, her family uses a sealed compost bucket in the kitchen lined with compostable bags to make for easy transport and clean up.

Though The Reporter spoke with many residents who already compost, several had questions about how to deal with animals that sniff out the compost piles. Others wondered if the regulations were worth it, with the added expense and effort it will take to sort out the scraps.

Sharone Ilene from Essex said she composts but manages four rental units where it adds an additional expense and headache to enforce. Fellow Essex resident Erin Bolger lives in a condo and isn’t sure how she’ll compost will figure out how to make it work.

Essex resident Tom Mechler said doesn’t compost but wants to start: “I would just need more education and information about it first,” he said.

Morris said the new requirement will be a “paradigm shift,” and compared it to the introduction of recycling 25 years ago.

“It’s going to be an ongoing educational effort,” Morris said, adding CSWD will bring their backyard composting workshops to local libraries and town halls and continue to educate those who need more information.

“You can expect to hear a lot more from the state and from [CSWD] as we approach 2020,” she said.

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As with most of the young people I have interviewed, I started by asking about favorite activities in school, and in what ways she felt school was supportive of her. “My favorite subjects are art, math, and PE,” Gabby stated. “I have learned a lot about people, history, math, science, art…the teachers and the school have been very supportive and kind for us. They…teach us how to be respectful… and showed us that they are always there

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I asked Gabby about her activities in the community. She responded, “Favorite activities outside of school are dancing, drawing, singing…and I love, love, love playing hockey!” In what ways does the community support youth and how can youth support the community, I wanted to know. Gabby said that Essex helped youth by “offering after-school activities for the kids when their parents can’t…because of work.”

She stated further that youth can support the community by “… helping with fundraisers, helping with poverty awareness, being involved in local community events by giving volunteer time…helping our elderly citizens.”

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Dorothy Bergendahl will receive the coveted Service above Self award for her decades of work at the Brownell Library and Essex community.

Bergendahl has served on the Friends of the Library and as a trustee on the library board for 24 years. She’s led fundraising efforts, even baked cookies to ensure an adult program was successful. Bergendahl also served as the campaign chair for Brownell’s capital campaign and has helped bring eminent lecturers to the library weekly.

Bergendahl has served on the Vermont Humanities Council board for 14 years.

She also served as chair of the Customers Advisory Council

Dorothy BergenDahl for Central Vermont Public Service and works on the Essex Area Senior Center’s Silent Auction Committee.

The Rotary also recognizes emergency responders at the annual banquet. Each recipient must demonstrate exemplary humanitarian service with an emphasis on personal service in the community.

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Essex Town FD: Cpt. Mathew LaRock is a third generation firefighter starting as a cadet at age 12 in his hometown of Waterbury. Matt holds a degree in fire science from VTC and is a certified Firefighter II and EMT. Matt put his knowledge and passion to work and became a career member of the Global Foundries (previously IBM) Fire Service. Matt was promoted to his current rank in 2017 and serves as the EMS captain where he oversees the department’s emergency first See SERVICE, page 16

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January 28 - February 3

8:51 a.m., Citizen assist on Essex Way 9:52 a.m., Assault on Carmichael St. 12:23 p.m., Citizen assist on Pearl St. 1:36 p.m., DUI on Susie Wilson Rd. 3:07 p.m., Accident with property damage on I-289 5:54 p.m., Accident with property damage on Main St. 6:49 p.m., Domestic disturbance; location withheld 8:07 p.m., Domestic disturbance; location withheld

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1:15 a.m., Citizen assist on Jericho Rd. 8:03 a.m., Sex offense; location withheld 11:25 a.m., Citizen assist on Maplelawn Dr. 12:22 p.m., Citizen assist on Grove St. 2:34 p.m., Theft on River View Dr. 3:34 p.m., Accident with personal injury on Pearl St. 4:41 p.m., Missing person on Partridge Dr. 10:20 p.m., Citizen assist on Baker St. 11:45 p.m., Suspicious event on Railroad St.

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12:14 a.m., Citizen assist on Pearl St. 8:15 a.m., DLS on Susie Wilson Rd. 8:31 a.m., Fraud on Greenbriar Dr. 11:28 a.m., Citizen assist on Essex Way 1:54 p.m., Animal problem on West St. 3:15 p.m., Suspicious event on Pearl St. 4:42 p.m., Citizen assist on West St. 5:24 p.m., Threatening on Main St. 7:40 p.m., Fraud on Hiawatha Ave.

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6:35 a.m., Threatening on Dalton Dr. 12:16 p.m., Suspicious event on Ethan Allen Ave. 3 p.m., Citizen assist on Browns River Rd. 5:29 p.m., Accident with property damage on David Dr. 5:47 p.m., Found/lost property on Upper Main St. 10:35 p.m., Suspicious event on Jackson St.

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12:54 a.m., Noise on Catella Rd. 3:48 a.m., Accident with property damage on Old Stage Rd. 4:38 a.m., Citizen dispute on Maple St. 10:44 a.m., Found/lost property on Valleyview Dr. 3:36 p.m., Accident with property damage on Main St. 7:18 p.m., Suspicious event on Pearl St. 9:04 p.m., Threatening on Densmore Dr.

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3:52 a.m., Noise on Carmichael St. 8 a.m., Motor vehicle complaint on Maple St. 10:30 a.m., Citizen assist on Upper Main St. 10:33 a.m., Theft on Gauthier Dr. 10:39 a.m., Accident with property damage on Brownell Dr. 10:53 a.m., Motor vehicle complaint on Woodside Rd. 12:37 p.m., Citizen assist on Forest Rd. 2:11 p.m., Suspicious event on Brigham Hill Ln. 2:17 p.m., Fraud on Susie Wilson Rd. 3:43 p.m., Domestic disturbance; location withheld 5:15 p.m., Accident with property damage on Crestview Rd. 6:23 p.m., Suspicious event on Carmichael St.

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12:22 a.m., Citizen assist on Pearl St. 9:56 a.m., Welfare check on Joshua Way 10:07 a.m., Welfare check on Ethan Allen Ave. 10:10 a.m., Citizen assist on Browns River Rd. 1:23 p.m., Intoxication on Pearl St. 4:27 p.m., Citizen assist on Valleyview Dr. 5:33 p.m., Accident with property damage on Browns River Rd. 6:29 p.m., Medical; location withheld 8:19 p.m., Disorderly on Ethan Allen Ave. 8:30 p.m., Noise on Franklin St. 11:50 p.m., Domestic disturbance; location withheld

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7:23 a.m., Vandalism on Baker St. 8:26 a.m., Motor vehicle complaint on Founders Rd. 8:46 a.m., Citizen assist on Valleyview Dr.

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Letters to the Editor Re-elect Irene Wrenner I am pleased that Irene Wrenner has chosen to run for reelection to the Essex Selectboard. Here are several reasons why she deserves our support: Her experience and knowledge will be critical as negotiations continue around issues related to town /village consolidation and governance.

Irene is committed to the belief that citizens in both the village and the town outside the village (TOV) deserve equal representation on any new governing board that may be proposed via the current selectboard/ trustees governance discussions. She has suggested a ten member board comprised of five members from the village and five from the TOV. Irene is thorough in her investigation of any issue that comes before the board. She studies, attends extra meetings and, most importantly, listens to her constituents town-wide in order to understand their concerns as to the impact any board actions might have on them.

Irene is motivated by a strong set of personal ethics, and the desire to act in the town’s best interest in a wholly

transparent manner. She is not afraid to take a stand on an issue, even if it leaves her in the minority when it comes to a board vote.

Please join me in voting for Irene Wrenner on March 5.

Robert Bates Essex Support for Wrenner Selectboard elections will be held March 5, and I write to support the reelection of Irene Wrenner. As a board member for multiple terms, Irene has worked hard to serve Essex residents on complex issues.

Irene shows up, far beyond only the required selectboard meetings. She gives countless hours to attending other monthly meetings - the Civil Board of Authority which hears resident requests for tax adjustments, the Essex Economic Commission, both Essex Junction and Town Planning Commissions, Essex Energy Committee where she serves ex officio, and she serves on the board subcommittee on governance and consolidation.

Irene listens and responds to resident concerns. To any

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questions I’ve raised with her over the years, she has always searched out information and responded to me within two days at most. In any discussion I have with her, she states clearly that I’m getting her view and that I should read committee minutes or attend meetings to find out what really happens in meetings.

As a woman who has experienced sexual harassment in my workplace, I deeply appreciated her support of the proposal by board member Sue Cook to require all town employees to go through sexual harassment training every year. That proposal was voted down by a male majority on the selectboard in December 2018.

And then there are Irene’s numerous kind acts of community service which go unnoticed. Irene delivers Meals on Wheels year round, CSA deliveries in season, and keeps track of shut ins who need a visit to cheer them.

Plain spoken and controversial at times? Yes. Kind?

Always. She always has time to listen and I’ve spent as much as an hour at a time on the phone asking questions she patiently answered.

Through many years of

service, Irene has shown up for the voters. As a resident who has lived in both Essex Junction and the Town, I hope that Essex voters will show up for her on March 5.

Paula DeMichele Essex Wrenner stands up for what’s right I strongly support Irene Wrenner for re-election to the Essex Town Selectboard. Irene dedicates her considerable energy, talents, intelligence, and insight to helping our community. She isn’t afraid to work hard. She stands up for what’s right, even against strong, contentious opposition.

When I had an issue with town government, I called Irene. She spent several hours advising me on how to navigate through the problem, and the final result was a good one.

Irene Wrenner is the voice of reason. With her strong experience and firm grasp of the issues, she is the best choice for the selectboard.

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Ethan L. BaxtER

AUBURN, ME—Ethan L. Baxter Jr., 83, a resident of Jay, passed away peacefully, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2018 at the Hospice House of Androscoggin in Auburn, Maine.

He was born Oct. 15, 1935 in

Milton, Vt. The son of Ethan L. Baxter Sr. and Margie Fitch, he attended schools in Milton and then proudly served three years in the United States Army during the Korean War. He then became a farmer and did carpentry work. He became a millwright, travelling the New England States from 1960 until his retirement in 1997. He then worked on a farm with his best friend, Dana Morse, for many years.

He was a member of the Masonic Lodge #40 in Milton American Legion in Gorham, N.H., a life member of the Jay Amvets Post 33 and the V.F.W. 3335. He was also a member of the Hillside Sports Club and Farmington Elks Lodge.

Ethan enjoyed gardening, hunting, dancing, razzing people, and loved his animals dearly. He loved to watch the birds and educate everyone he could as to what kind of bird was at the feeder. Ethan also enjoyed eating his “damn fried eggs” and smoking his Swisher Sweet cigars while waving at people going by the Morse Farm.

He is survived by his son, Timothy Baxter, of Burlington; daughter, Susan Baxter, of Tucson, Ariz.; stepdaughters Brenda Medcoff and Terri Harris of Jay; many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. He also leaves behind his dedicated caretaker who made sure he

had his beloved fried eggs every day, Lucrecia “Lue” Raymond; his best friend, Dana Morse; his other assistant and special friends Christie Lee and also Linda Autrey and Glen White.

He was predeceased by his parents; his daughters Kathy Baxter and Margie Wright; his brothers, Clinton, Calvin, Fitch and Earl Baxter; and longtime companion, Lois Medcoff. The family sends a special thank you to Lucretia Raymond, Christie Lee, the medical staff at CMMC and the Hospice House of Androscoggin in Auburn for the dedicated care and support they gave to Ethan and his family.

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Hornets double up BFA, move to top of DI

By JOHN BONNETTE Messenger Sports ST. ALBANS — There is no better high school hockey in Vermont than when Essex and Bellows Free Academy clash. With the top spot in Division I on the line, Monday night was no exception as the defending state champions snuck past the Bobwhites 2-1 in St. Albans.

Coming off a 4-2 loss to Stowe on Saturday, Essex needed the makeupgame win to remain first in the standings. And after jumping on top 2-0, the Hornets needed all of senior goaltender Samuel Foster’s 28 saves to hang on for the win.

“That is the first time any one of those guys has ever beaten BFA,” Essex coach Chris Line said. “They are a good team and they are fun to play against. I wish we could play them every game just because it is a hardfought, good, hard game to play.

“Our guys just competed. They did not accept Saturday’s result and they came in and got it done.”

The 15-time state champion Hornets had lost five straight matchups with the 18-time titlist Bobwhites before Monday, since a 2-1 victory Feb. 17, 2016, in the regular-season finale.

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The Hornets got in front with just over five minutes left in the first period when Sam Gibbs’ screened shot found its way past Bobwhite netminder Dan Ellis.

Ellis, who made 24 saves, had just made two point-blank stops when Gibbs chased down a rebound in the right corner and circled to the top of slot. The Hornet senior slotted the puck through a crowd and under the crossbar at 9:25.

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“We have great speed so if we are able to get in behind their D and force them to pivot, then we probably were going to get some sort of possession off it.

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The Bobwhites killed three penalties in the first period (4 of 5 in the game) before the Hornets finally capitalized on their fourth power play, five minutes into the second. After the unsportsmanlike conduct call against BFA, Essex needed just 47 seconds to strike when Jason Smith’s shot from the right point was deflected home by Charles Wiegand, and the visitors were up 2-0 with 9:32 left in the period.

Line was thrilled that the Hornets capitalized on the advantage and doubled their lead.

“It was huge. I have been saying all year they are typically a one-goal team with games that go 2-1, 1-0, 3-2.

And they have not shown themselves to be a high-powered offense. If they get a goal on you it is going to be hard to come back, because they do a good job of packing it in.

“But if you can get a goal or two lead on them, it is going to be real hard for them to come back because they don’t have that natural ability to do that.”

Despite being down, the Bobwhites continued to battle and finally pulled within one on their own power-play goal late in the second period. Then, in the third, the Bobwhites attacked the Hornets time after time but Foster turned away all 10 BFA shots that made it through, including point-black bids

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leason turned in a strong effort in a one-sided victory over Middlebury on Jan. 30 as the gymnasts returned from an 11-day break with a big win with just one meet remaining before the Hornets host the state championships on Feb. 16. Gleason was first in vault (8.75) and floor exercise (9.0), and third on the uneven bars (7.8) to edge teammate Ella Lesny for all-around honors, 33.85-33.45.

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rooks had the last say in a dramatic last-minute exchange of 3-pointers against South Burlington on Feb. 1.

The Wolves went in front 52-49 on a three with less than a minute to play, and Essex tied it when Robbie Meslin knocked one down from the right corner with just 4 seconds remaining in regulation. But Meslin came up with a steal near midcourt as Essex pressed on the inbounds play. This time Meslin passed off to his fellow senior captain, and Brooks drained the shot from the left wing as time expired, giving Essex its third straight win, 55-52. Brooks o also scored 8 in a Jan. 29 win over CVU.

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Warm thoughts - Super Bowl, Arizona golf tourney, sun in Fla. ePlayoffs for high school start later this month. Games and matches take on a little extra meaning as teams are jockeying for position and ranking for the postseason.

Heard about a highly successful fishing derby in Middlebury.

The wrestlers defeated Spaulding in their weekly match 46-24. Great night for the seniors!

Congrats. Saturday, they wrestled three of the top six teams in New England. They fell to Bishop Hendricken, R.I. 62-12; Xavier, Conn.

54-24; beat South Windsor, Conn.

38-27; lost to MAU 60-18 and Cumberland, R.I. 50-25. The JVs were in Jericho for the annual Jason Lowell Varsity Invite, scored 104 pts., and placed fourth. Individual results: 99lbs - Elliot Powell 2nd and Will Einhoro 4th; 120lbs – Eli Bonning 2nd. Also want to congratulate Hornet junior Calvin Leo who notched his 100th career victory two weeks ago. Missed the announcement in last week’s column. Great accomplishment young man! This week they travel to St. Johnsbury mid-week and then back to St. J Saturday for the NVAC Championships.

The girls’ hockey team is now 11-1 with wins over BHS/CHS and Rice. Against the Green Knights, Grace Wiggett, Maddy Young and Frankie Martin scored with the latter also notching an assist.

Netminder Sophie Forcier stopped 16 shots. Essex fired over 50 shots on goal! Road games at BFA and South Burlington this week. The clash with the Comets will go far in determining the No.1 ranking in DI. The boys’ basketball team went 2-0 and is now 7-7. They

dropped CVU 50-39. The Hornet D was tough as they held the Red Hawks scoreless for almost the last seven minutes of the game!

Robbie Meslin and Anthony DeCarvalho each scored 10 pts.

Brendan Brooks chipped in with eight. They came back seemingly from the grave to beat SB. Down early, they clawed back into the game and trailed by three with 16 seconds to play. Follow this: after an EHS timeout, Meslin drained a three to tie the game with four seconds on the clock. SB called their own TO, but Essex got a finger on the inbounds pass. Meslin grabbed the ball, passed to Brooks, who swished the game-winning basket as the buzzer sounded. Meslin led Essex with 16 and DeCarvahlo 12 points. The JVs are 9-2. Rice first this week, then Burlington at home Friday, and a trip to Mt. Mansfield Union Tuesday.

The girls’ basketball team lost a pair of games and is now 7-7. The Hornets fell to CVU then BFA. Versus the Comets, Essex was down eight at the half and 14 after three. Mary Finnegan scored seven and Lizzie Goodrich six. SHS, SB this week and at St. J early next week. The JVs beat CVU 47-38. Amanda Lyon’s best game of the season propelled the Hornets. She scored 12 pts., had numerous rebounds and blocks.

Emily Rose Mercier added 10.

Solid team win with the defense led by Caily Appenzeller, Maddie Rabidoux, Mary McClintock and Maya Desaultels. They are 12-1 as BFA snuck by them. The JV-B team beat St.J 56-21 and is 4-0.

The gymnasts defeated Middlebury last week 135.3 – 110.55.

They were in Randolph Wednesday with states on Feb. 16.

The Alpine skiers were at Smuggler’s Notch Friday and Saturday. In the 23rd running of the event, Essex hosted the slalom at extreme temps on the mountain.

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by MMU’s Jack Hayden, who flew down in 1:12.61. Lyndon Institute’s Lena Sauter won in 1:17.41. Hornet

frosh Drew Engard tied for 14th - 1:25.74. senior captain Bryan Stammelman 27th 1:32.21; Zack Centracchio 45th 2:05.57; Danny McMahon 49th 2:11.61; and Chris Nichols 50th 2:17 18. Girls’ results saw senior cpt Maggie Donahue placed 42nd 1:50.33; freshman Maddie Larson 48th with a 2:00.03; and Cara Vignulli in 50th 2:05.55. The race combines the girls’ results with the boys’ for an overall score with Essex eighth out of the 10 teams participating. CVU was the team champion. The Hornets continue to improve with a nice balance of senior leadership, newcomers, and younger athletes.

The Nordic skiers raced in the Tour De Chittenden which finished up Monday with the Cochran’s Uphill climb. Last Thursday they sprint skated fields at Colchester. Saturday was a classic race at Ethan Allen biathlon course. In the varsity boys’ pursuit race Nathan Wu was the first Hornet finisher in 49th ; varsity girls’ Emma Legg 52nd; JVB Caleb Brott 25th; JVG Madeleine Moino 1st. The JV girls are the strongest contenders with Moino currently in first place and Fiona Legg in 5th place. Charles Martell placed third at Saturday’s race.

The Hornet bowlers hosted Enosburg, Fair Haven, and Randolph at Spare Time Saturday. Essex placed third behind Rutland, and Fair Haven. They scored 809/693 in their respective matches. Ben Sprenger bowled a team-high 196 with Sam Buell rolling a 180 in the second They honored seniors Buell, Tyler Elias and Alex Simard in their last home match. Nothing on the slate this week.

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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.

COVENANT COMMUNITY CHURCH - 1 Whitcomb Meadows Lane, Essex Jct. 879-4313. Rev. Jeannette Conver, pastor. Adult bible class: 9 a.m., Sunday service: 10 a.m. with fellowship following. Infant through pre-K childcare provided, cccpastorjeannette@gmail.com; Facebook page: bit.ly/2rDz4NE DAYBREAK COMMUNITY CHURCH - 67 Creek Farm Plaza, Colchester. 338-9118. Jesse Mark, lead pastor. Sunday service: 10:30 a.m., www.daybreakvermont.org; brentdaybreak@gmail.com ESSEX ALLIANCE CHURCH - 37 Old Stage Road, Essex Jct. 878-8213. Sunday services: 8:00am, 9:30am & 11:00am, www.essexalliance.org.

ESSEX CENTER UNITED METHODIST CHURCH - 119 Center Rd (Route 15), Essex. 878-8304. Rev. Mitchell Hay, pastor. Service 10:00 am 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 and plant spiritual roots.

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF ESSEX JUNCTION - 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. 1 Church Street, Essex Junction, VT 05452. Telephone (802) 878-5745; Website: www.fccej.org Email: welcome@fccej.org Senior Pastor, Rev. Mark Mendes, Assoc. Pastor, Rev. Josh Simon. Sunday Worship Services: 8:30 and 10:15 am. Communion: first Sunday of every month. Faith Formation meets weekly at 10:15 am. Jr. & High School Youth Groups on Sundays. Heavenly Food Pantry – second Monday, 5:30-7:30pm; fourth Thursday, 2-6pm, except for Nov & Dec when it is the third Thursday. Essex Eats Out Community Dinner – 1st Friday of the month, 5:30 – 7pm. Music includes Sanctuary Choir, Finally @ First Band, Joyful Noise, Cherub Music, Handbell Choir, Men’s Acapella and Ladies’ Acapella groups.

GRACE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH - 130 Maple Street, Essex Jct., 1 mile south of the Five Corners on Maple Street / Route 117. 8788071. 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. Lawrence: 158 West St., Essex Jct. 878.5331. Saturday Vigil: 4:00 p.m.; Sunday Morning: 8:00 a.m. Holy Family: 36 Lincoln St., Essex Jct., Sundays: 11 a.m. & 7:30 p.m. For more information visit www.hfslvt.org.

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ST. JAMES EPISCOPAL CHURCH - 4 St. James Place, Essex Jct., off Rt. 2A at the Fairgrounds Gate F. 878-4014. 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.

9 - 11 a.m. Thursdays and Saturdays, 6 - 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Aunt Dot’s Place, 51 Center Rd. Essex Jct. Serving the communities of Essex, Westford, Jericho and Underhill. Visit auntdotsplace.com for more information.

essex arT league

9 - 11 a.m., First Congregational Church, 1 Church St., Essex Jct.

aarP Free Tax helP

9:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m., Brownell Library. For taxpayers w/low and middle incomes. Qualified patrons will need to call 878-6955 or visit the library to make an hour appointment with one of them.

Preschool PlaygrouP

9:30 - 11 a.m., Maple Street Recreation Center, 75 Maple St., Essex Jct. Join other caregivers and children for play time.

We ask that you bring a drink and indoor shoes.

seaTed yoga

10 - 10:30 a.m., Essex Area Senior Center. Seated yoga is a gentle form of exercise, designed to increase flexibility and balance and help reduce stress.

Class is free for EASC members, $2/session for non-members. Please call 876-5087 to register.

Woven Wall hanging WorkshoP

10 - 11 a.m., Essex Area Senior Center. Beth Abustan from the Essex Junction Lions Club, a self-taught weaver, will show you several basic weaving techniques to complete a sampler wall hanging.

roTary club oF essex Noon - 1:15 p.m., The Essex, 70 Essex Way, Essex Jct. Visitors are always welcome.

adulT book discussion

Noon - 1 p.m., Essex Free LIbrary. This month discuss “Mrs. Sherlock Holmes: The True Story of New York City’s Greatest Female Detective and the 1917 Missing Girl Case that Captivated a Nation” by Brad Ricca.

droP-in kniTTing club

1 - 2 p.m., Essex Free Library.

Community

Teen cenTer

2:30 - 5:45 p.m., Essex CHIPS, 2 Lincoln St., Essex Jct. Open to students attending ADL and EMS. Free; open Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

lego club

3 - 4 p.m., Essex Free Library.

communiTy souP and bread suPPer 4:30 - 6:30 p.m., Covenant Community Church, 1 Whitcomb Meadows Ln., Essex Jct. Enjoy with friends and family at the church, or pick up to take home. Donations are welcome, but not expected. Call Pastor Jeannette Conver at the church, 879-4313, for more information.

sTeam Fridays

3:30 - 4:30 p.m., Brownell Library. This month: Popup cards, Density and UV Light, Taste Exploration and Tie Dye and Collage Animal Marionettes. Call 878-6956 for program details. For grades 1 and up.

essex eaTs ouT

5:30 - 7 p.m., Holy Family Church, 36 Lincoln St., Essex Jct. Free community dinners for all!

If you need a ride, please email essexeatsout@ gmail.com.

dungeons and dragons

6:30 - 9 p.m., Brownell Library. Embark upon imaginary adventures.

Grades 6 and up.

grange

6:30 - 8 p.m., Essex Free Library. Come connect with other nursing mothers.

7:30 p.m., First Congregational Church, 1 Church St., Essex Jct. The Grange is a family, community organization with its roots in agriculture.

e-cigareTTe PresenTaTion

9 saTurday

la leche league

6:30 - 8:30 p.m., Essex High School, 2 Educational Dr., Essex Jct. In response to the escalating use by teens of electronic devices to ingest highly addictive nicotine products, Essex CHIPS will give an informational presentation.

modern WesTern sTyle square dance

rummage sale

9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Grace United Methodist Church, 130 Maple St., Essex Jct. By donation only.

Weekend sTory Time

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

blood drive

7:30 - 9 p.m., Maple Street Park. Email Wayne or Susan Pierce at sewpie@aol.com.

12:30 - 4 p.m., Essex Cinema, 21 Essex Way, Essex Jct.

8 Friday

dinner and dancing

rummage sale

9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Grace United Methodist Church, 130 Maple St., Essex Jct. By donation only; take what you need, pay what you can.

music WiTh raPh

9:30 - 10 a.m., Brownell Library. Come sing, dance and play with Raph. All ages.

mah Jongg

10 a.m. - noon, Essex Area Senior Ctr. Members play for free. Nonmembers pay $1/visit.

musical sTory Time

10:30 - 11:30 a.m., Essex Free Library. Rock ‘n’ read with Caitlin on Friday mornings with books, songs and instruments. All ages.

kniTTing and crocheTing

1 - 2 p.m., Essex Area Senior Ctr.

5 - 10 p.m., VFW Post 6689, 73 Pearl St., Essex Jct. Enjoy food from 5 - 7, followed with music by “The Decoys.” Open to the public.

Family oPen gym

7 - 8:30 p.m., Essex High School, 2 Educational Dr., Essex Jct. craft activities, board games, basketball, volleyball - something that every member of the family can enjoy! Free.

hoT souP suPPer

5 - 6:30 p.m., United Methodist Church, 119 Center Rd., Essex Jct. Enjoy hot soups, fresh bread and salads. Adults, $10; children, $5. Portion of funds will be donated to local charities.

10 sunday divorce care suPPorT grouP

5:30 - 7:30 p.m., North Avenue Alliance Church, 901 North Ave., Burlington. Share a safe place

and a process that can help make this journey easier. 13-week Divorce Care Support Group (for men and women). For more information and to register call Sandy 425-7053.

11 monday mah Jongg

10 a.m. - noon, Essex Area Senior Ctr.

sTory Time WiTh emily

10:30 - 11:30 a.m., Essex Free Library. Drop in for stories, songs and a craft.

Tech helP WiTh cliF

Noon - 1 p.m., Brownell Library. Offering oneon-one technology help.

Reservation required.

Please call 878-6955 at least 24 hours in advance.

bridge

12:30 - 3:30 p.m, Essex Area Senior Center. New players invited!

TWeen cenTer

3 - 5:45 p.m., Essex CHIPS, 2 Lincoln St., Essex Jct. Open to students attending Thomas Fleming School. Free.

heavenly PanTry

5:30 - 7:30 p.m., First Congregational Church, 39 Main St., Essex Jct. Open to residents of Essex Junction, Essex Town and Westford. Clients will need an ID for each member of the household and a utility bill. Clients may only visit the Pantry once in each calendar month

checkmaTes square dancing

6 - 9 p.m., Maple Street Park. Advanced and challenge level. Participants must have completed the plus style of Western Style Square Dancing.

Call Fred or Betty Smith at 891-9677 for more information.

musT read mondays

6:30 - 7:30 p.m., Brownell Library. This month discuss “Pope Joan” by Donna Cross.

12 Tuesday sTory Time For Toddlers

9:10 - 9 :30 a.m., Brownell Library. Picture books, songs, rhymes and puppets for toddlers with an adult.

Preschool PlaygrouP

9:30 - 11 a.m., Maple Street Recreation Center, 75 Maple St., Essex Jct.

yCalendar (See Thursday, Jan. 24)

StOry tiMe fOr preSchOOlerS

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

BiNgO

12:30 - 3:30 p.m., Essex Area Senior Ctr. Every card costs a penny, so if you play 10 cards, each game costs a dime.

rONald McdONald hOuSe charitieS BiNgO 4 p.m., Champlain Valley Exposition, 105 Pearl St., Essex Jct. Early bird games start at 6:30 p.m.

yOga with JONah

5:30 - 6:30 p.m., First Congregational Church,1 Church St., Essex Jct. Wear comfortable, non-restrictive clothing.

Bring a mat or borrow one at the event. Donations welcome, but not required.

drOp-iN kNittiNg cluB 6:30 - 8 p.m., Essex Free Library.

BeiNg traNSgeNder

6:30 - 8 p.m., Maple Street Park. We will break down what being transgender means and what it looks like for different people. We will debunk myths around the subject, specifically in regards to bathrooms, transgender kids and ways people may choose to transition.

13 wedNeSday aarp free tax help

Morning, St. James Episcopal Church, St. James Pl., Essex Jct. Call 655-9219 for information.

hOMeSchOOlerS’ readiNg grOupS

9 - 10 a.m., Brownell Library. Grades k - 3 read two titles from the Red Clover Award Nominees; grades 4 - 8 discuss a book from Dorothy’s List; grades 9 - 12 discuss one of this year’s GMBA nominees.

tech tiMe

10 - 11 a.m., Essex Free Library. Drop in with your device and your questions!

StOry tiMe fOr preSchOOlerS

10 - 10:45 a.m., Brownell Library. Repeat of Tuesday’s program.

FEB 17

BaBytiMe

lOcal MeetiNgS

10 - 11 a.m., Essex Free Library. For infants through pre-walkers.

tech help with clif

Noon - 1 p.m., Brownell Library. (See Monday, Feb. 11)

thurSday, feBruary 7 6 p.m., village planning commission, Lincoln Hall, 2 Lincoln St., Essex Jct. 6 p.m., town Zoning Board of adjustment, Town offices, 81 Main St., Essex Jct.

larp

3 - 5 p.m., Brownell Library. Live Action Role Play is open to all middle and high school students.

MONday, feBruary 11 6 p.m., village Bike/walk advisory committee, Lincoln Hall, 2 Lincoln St., Essex Jct.

OpeN StudiO

3 - 4 p.m., Essex Free Library. The library supplies the materials, you bring the creativity.

read tO daiSy

3:15 - 4:15 p.m., Brownell Library. Daisy loves to listen to kids read. She is Certified by Therapy Dogs of Vermont. For all ages.

wOrld affairS diScuSSiON SerieS 7 - 9 p.m., Brownell Library. Come to part of this eight-part series. This week’s topic is “Refugees and Global Migration.”

14 thurSday preSchOOl playgrOup

9:30 - 11 a.m., Maple Street Recreation Center, 75 Maple St., Essex Jct.

Seated yOga

10 - 10:30 a.m., Essex Area Senior Center.

legO cluB

3 - 4 p.m., Essex Free Library.

trOpical fiSh cluB

6:30 - 7:30 p.m., VFW Post 6689, 73 Pearl St., Essex Jct. A not-for-profit group of people who share common interests related to raising and breeding freshwater and marine fish and aquatic plants in captivity.

fMS OrcheStra cONcert

7- 8 p.m., Founder Memorial School, 33 Founders Rd., Essex Jct.

15 friday BaBy tiMe

9:30 - 10 a.m., Brownell Library. Come to meet other families, read a board book, learn some sign language and play.

MuSical StOry tiMe

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

kNittiNg aNd crOchetiNg

1 - 2 p.m., Essex Area Senior Ctr.

tueSday, feBruary 12 6:30 p.m., village trustees Meeting, Lincoln Hall, 2 Lincoln St., Essex Jct. 6:30 p.m., School Board Budget workshop, Essex High School Library, 2 Educational Dr., Essex Jct. 6:30 p.m., town convservation and trails committee, Town offices, 81 Main St., Essex Jct.

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2:45 - 3:45 p.m., Brownell Library. Welcome in the Year of the Pig with snacks designed to insure good luck. Learn two science experiments that will be presented to elementary students on the following Friday. All 6-7-8 graders welcome!

SteaM fridayS

3:30 - 4:30 p.m., Brownell Library.

eSSex eatS Out

a pair of snowshoes or bring your own! Refreshments will be supplied on the hike. Pre-registration is required through Essex Parks and Rec.

aMNeSty iNterNatiONal MeetiNg

10 a.m. - noon., Brownell Library. For additional information please call 802-279-2378

weekeNd StOry tiMe

5:30 - 7 p.m., St. James Episcopal Church, St. James Pl., Essex Jct.

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

wiNg Night

preSchOOl OpeN gyM

5:30 - 7 p.m., VFW Post 6689, 73 Pearl St., Essex Jct. Open to the public.

pareNtS’ Night Out

6 - 9 p.m., Maple Street Park. Treat yourself to a quiet night in or an evening out on the town when you sign your child up for one or more of our movie nights at ejrp.org.

friday kNit Night

6 - 8 p.m., Brownell Library. For adult knitters and related crafters.

Note: this is not an introduction to knitting program.

Magic: the gatheriNg

6 - 8 p.m., Brownell Library. Grades 6 and up.

16 Saturday wiNter hike at iNdiaN BrOOk

10 a.m. - 1 p.m., Indian Brook, 150 Indian Brook Rd., Essex Jct. Borrow

3 - 4:30 p.m., Maple Street Park Recreation Center.

eSSex haS taleNt

7 - 8 p.m., Essex High School, 2 Educational Dr., Essex Jct. Get your friends together and work on your routine!

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Performances may include song, dance, instrumental, comedy, acrobatics, juggling, acting or other random talents.

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SERVICE from page 5 response program as well as other duties. In 2013, Matt received the Life Saving Award, the department’s highest honor.

Essex Jct. FD: asst. chief John Rowell has been an active member of the EJFD for over 36 years and rose to his current rank. John is an active member of Essex CHIPS and

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Essex Police: Cpl. Edward Piro started with EPD in 1981 and has worked in both the patrol and detective divisions.

Ed has worked many of the

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MESSaGES from page 7

By REp. MaRyBEth REdMond I am delighted to be serving the Essex community as a first-time legislator assigned to the Human Services Committee. The “People Committee,” as it is known, studies legislation that affects a wide swath of Vermonters, particularly those struggling with economic insecurity; children and families engaged with the foster care system; the disabled and aging; and corrections-involved persons; among others.

We also take testimony and make recommendations on legislation that improves the health and well-being of

our citizens. In recent weeks, we have been learning about the public health crisis involving e-cigarettes and vaping and the impacts upon our youth. In December 2018, the Surgeon General declared an epidemic regarding ecigarette use among teens. This action was prompted by new data showing a 78-percent increase in e-cigarette use among high school students in just one year’s time (2017-18). In that same timeframe, middle school use increased by 48 percent.

According to Dr. Mark Levine, commissioner of the Vt. Dept. of Health, e-cigarettes get youth addicted to nicotine while their brains are still forming. Teens who use e-cigs are four times more likely to become regular tobacco users. Companies advertise to teens on social media, market an enormous assortment of flavors, use

cool design and packaging to increase appeal, and sell to minors via the Internet.

The medical community is deeply split on whether e-cigs are less harmful than regular cigarettes, or whether they are effective in helping smokers quit. The devices have been in existence only 12 years, so there is not sufficient data regarding their longterm health effects. Currently, the FDA has approved eight different smoking cessation aids and e-cigs are not one of them, nor have companies applied to be considered as such.

This week, your House Representatives voted to pass H.47 (by a vote of 134-6), which places an excise tax on the liquids and delivery devices of e-cigarettes to discourage use among youth who are the most price-sensitive consumers. Just as we tax other tobac-

co products, 92 percent of the wholesale value of e-cigs will be collected at the licensed distributor level and used for prevention purposes. Other legislation is in the pipeline to restrict retail and Internet sales of e-cigs in Vermont (H.26), as well as to increase the purchase age to 21.

The Human Services Committee also continued its second week of receiving testimony on H.57, an act preserving the right to abortion. A public hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 6, 4:30-6:30 p.m. in the House chamber in Montpelier. Witnesses may begin signing up to speak at 4 p.m.; testimony is limited to two minutes per person.

Written testimony can also be submitted to: jtucker@leg.state.vt.us.

Feel free to reach out to me regarding any issue/concern you might have at mredmond@leg.state.vt.us.

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Get started with NBT Bank today and see for yourself why we’re top rated in overall customer satisfaction.

• No monthly fees on select accounts • Convenient Saturday hours • Mobile Banking & Deposits • Apple Pay,® Samsung Pay® & Google Pay • Great people and great service!

Open an account in minutes at nbtbank.com/checking or visit your nearest branch to get started.

Robert Provost

Branch Manager 2 Commonwealth Avenue Essex Junction, VT 802.878.7202 rprovost@nbtbank.com

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