The Essex Reporter: April 4, 2019

Scott signs diversity education bill

House votes to expand Weatherization Assistance Program

H.3 aimed at changing the way Vermont students learn about the historical and cultural contributions of racial, ethnic and social groups.

Bills look to help more low income Vermonters keep their homes warm in the winter.

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Haney elected selectboard chair Announces resignation from trustees

By COLIN FLANDERS

Forty-five minutes after being elected chairwoman of the Essex Selectboard, Elaine Haney announced Monday night that she will be stepping down from the village board of trustees, effective immediately.

Her resignation comes just a week before the trustees’ annual elections, at which Raj Chawla and Amber Thibeault will compete for a seat now filled by Rep. Lori Houghton. According to the village charter, the trustees will need to appoint a new member to serve for the next year, then fill the position during the next regular election in April 2020.

Haney’s decision ends a yearlong run serving both governing boards during which a handful of residents – mainly those who live in the town-outside-the-village – questioned her ability to represent two different municipalities.

“The position of chair is a higher level of commitment and focus than being a general board member,” Haney said in explaining her resignation. “I just want to make sure that perception doesn’t exist.”

Members unanimously selected Haney during the annual reorganization meeting, which occurs at the first gathering in April every year. Max Levy, current chairman, nominated Haney to the post. Levy

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By NEIL ZAWICKI A small coalition of health care professionals have mounted a campaign to teach Franklin, Grand Isle and Chittenden County kids and parents the dangers of using e-cigarettes. And it’s no small task.

Vaping companies have marketed the products as a safe alternative to smoking while making the devices attractive to kids through colorful packaging a fruit flavors.

Also, because it’s “not smoking,” e-cigarette use, known as “vaping,” or “chooching,” in adolescent parlance, has, since its introduction a little more than a decade ago, gained popularity and a reputation for being safe.

That is simply not the reality, says Amy Brewer, Health Educator at Northwest Medical Center, and founder of the Franklin Grand Isle Tobacco Prevention Coalition.

“We have 100 years of data on the dangers of smoking, so nobody likes smoking,” she said. “But we have no real data on vaping.”

Justin Hoy is Director of Prevention Services for Essex Community Health Initiatives and Programs for Students. He, like Brewer, is working to change attitudes.

CHIPS is working with a high school group called Essex Above the Influence to help shape the message. The group recently addressed all Essex middle schoolers – about 1,000 in total – with the goal of providing a “youth-to-youth” perspective.

“It’s done in a very digestible way that’s been very successful,” said Hoy. Hoy said he thinks prevention/health educators have to remember to still talk about bullying and peer pressure when considering

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Scott signs diversity education bill into law

By COLIN FLANDERS Gov. Phil Scott signed into law last week a bill aimed at changing the way Vermont students learn about the historical and cultural contributions of racial, ethnic and social groups.

Known as the Ethnic and Social Equity Standards bill, H.3 calls for the creation of a 20-member working group to study Vermont’s education system and recommend ways to ensure it fully recognizes the “history, contributions, and perspectives of ethnic groups and social groups.”

“Our state does not have a unified statewide curriculum, so, for our education community, I want to be clear: This bill isn’t intended to change that,” Scott said at the signing ceremony last Friday. “Instead the goal is to encourage local communities to adopt more inclusive programs and to find ways to expand professional learning and support for districts.”

Essex Jct. representative Dylan Giambatista (D) was one of the bill’s four co-sponsors. He helped shepherd the bill through the House Education Committee before reporting it to the floor last month, where it unanimously passed 140-0. Scott’s signing of the bill last Friday marks the first bill to be passed during this year’s legislative session.

“To provide equity, we must see, hear, learn from, and grow with people who have been minimized or written out of our textbooks and classrooms,” Giambatista said on the House floor.

“This bill is a first step to begin this critically important work.”

The bill calls for the working group to be comprised of two high school students, education experts, representatives from various racial, ethnic and indigenous groups, women, LGBTQIA people, individuals who experience disabilities and groups historically subjected to persecution or genocide.

The bill will also require the Agency of Education to collect additional bullying, harassment and hazing data broken among the state’s schools, broken down by demographics.

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Gov. Phil Scott hosts a public signing last Friday for H.3, a bill aimed at changing the way Vermont students learn about the historical and cultural contributions of racial, ethnic and social groups. It’s the first bill signed into law in 2019.

The bill’s passage arrives 20 years after a Vermont advisory committee to the federal civil rights commission published a report detailing racial harassment in Vermont schools. The report concluded that despite such harassment was “pervasive” in the state’s public school system, its eradication didn’t appear as a priority to school or elected officials.

The commission released a followup report in 2003 that found the problem persisted despite some efforts to fix it. Among the issues uncovered in the report was that lesson plans and curriculum materials promoted racial stereotypes.

Fourteen years later, a separate report published by the Attorney General’s office and the Vt. Human Rights Commission Task Force found

that racial disparities continue to exist in the state’s education system. The report suggested that Vermont’s educators should seek to teach an “integrated” curriculum that fairly represents both the contributions of historically marginalized groups while also accurately detailing their long history of oppression. The report also recommended an increased focus on recruitment, retention and promotion of people of color into positions of authority.

The bill also highlighted statistics noting Vermont saw 35 reported hate crimes in 2017, half of which were racially motivated, while also seeing an uptick The bill garnered broad support from advocacy groups, who noted how exposure to marginalized groups has been proven to reduce negative biases.

“Addressing the gaps in our standards can help our schools do better in telling stories that represent the beauty and brilliance of all communities, stories that are sorely lacking

in most schools today,” wrote Sarika Tandon, an advisory board member for the Vermont Coalition for Ethnic and Social Equity in Schools, in testimony submitted to the House Education Committee.

“What we are asking for is simply that what we tell the students the truth, not a whitewashed history that paints white/straight/male people as heroes and saviors and everyone else as backwards victims,” wrote Tandon, who’s also an advisor for the Racial Justice Alliance at Montpelier High School, The bill’s passage arrives on the heels of a movement among students at Vermont schools – including at Essex High School and Westford Elementary – to demonstrate inclusion and raise awareness to racial inequities by raising the Black Lives Matter Flag on campus.

The working group must now submit several reports to the legislature detailing its findings and any recommended statutory changes.

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“We talk a lot about tobacco advertising and the tobacco industry but we’re not talking about when a friend brings it to a friend’s and tries it once and gets hooked,” he said, adding that there are “hot button” issues.

“A few years ago it was peer pressure and bullying, now it’s vaping and mental health,” he said “We have to make sure we are hitting it with today’s information but also remembering there are rooted, systemic issues [such as] peer pressure, bullying and advertising.”

Hoy said he is also trying to work with nontraditional partners, such as vape shops, to encourage them to send the right message to youth. But he acknowledged that he has to be careful doing this to not give the impression that Essex CHIPS now supports vaping.

“We support clear advertising that’s geared toward adults and properly outlines risks,” he said. “It’s about working with them to keep kids from getting it. I think there’s a common ground between nontraditional partners: We all can agree that we’ve got to keep kids safe. The only way to not speak to the choir is to engage new people.”

Vaping devices work by using a battery-powered heating element to vaporize a pod of liquid, which can be flavored and in most cases is infused with nicotine, to be inhaled.

Brewer said she worries that the trajectory toward addiction is faster with vaping devices. Specifically, she said vaping product companies, such as JUUL, have simply found a new delivery method for nicotine, so hers and the coalition’s challenge is to try and get out ahead of efforts to hook kids early.

“It’s hard to conceptualize addiction for teens,” she said.

Brewer visits local schools to reach out to students and faculty. The strategy is not to say “vaping is bad,” but to educate kids on how marketing companies and vaping device makers target them and profit from their addiction.

“We want to teach them to be skeptical of the products,” she said.

Bellows Free Academy St. Albans School Nurse Valerie Lipka is a member of the coalition, and has made it her mission this school year to tackle the rising vaping problem among teenagers. When she talks of the problem, she uses the word “epidemic.”

“We find ourselves in a situation where these addictions will play out over years,” she said. “It’s proven that if you start using nicotine before 18, you could be a lifelong smoker. I’m afraid that they’ve fallen into a trap.”

Lipka said the situation is frustrating, because after decades of efforts to change the cultural attitudes on traditional smoking, which ultimately worked, she and he colleagues are

faced with a new front.

“It’s everywhere,” said fellow BFA St. Albans school nurse Jodi Walker.

“It’s absolutely everywhere. And it’s sad because we have so many kids now that want to quit.”

Walker said she has seen more than few kids shaking from nicotine withdrawal.

She said the culture around vaping now is the same as attitudes toward smoking 50 or 60 years ago, simply because there wasn’t data to show the dangers. Also, said Walker, while there were stats correlating smoking and school performance, no such data exists yet with vaping.

“The use is across the board,” she said. “Kids will say they don’t smoke because it’s disgusting, but they all say they vape.”

Students caught vaping or with vaping paraphernalia on campus will have their stuff confiscated, but also are sent to Lipka for counseling on the issue.

“We’ll ask them if they feel that they’re addicted and we’ll talk to them about the risks,” she said. “We want to use it as an opportunity to intervene, rather than just a punishment.”

Students caught vaping are also required to research and write an essay on the dangers.

While consumer attitudes have not yet changed concerning vaping, medical professionals know the risks. Dr. Chip Chiapinelli is a pediatrician who opened his Franklin County practice in 1980 with offices in St. Albans and Swanton, and does a lot of work with high school age kids. He said people do not realize how dangerous vaping products are.

“They’ve got this false impression that it’s safe,” he said, explaining how tobacco companies have mounted a campaign to bill such devices as a healthy alternative to traditional smoking, or even a good way to quit, but the reality is that researchers are just now compiling data on the dangers while sales grow.

“The kids that smoke them are just guinea pigs,” he said.

Chiapinelli said not only the pods, but the vaping devices themselves introduce harmful substances to users.

“Aerosol particles are smaller than smoke particles, and they go right to alveoli in the lungs,” he said. “The damage they cause creates scar tissue, which leads to what we call ‘popcorn lung’.”

Chiapinelli said “popcorn lung,” which presents itself as round piles of bumps around the alveoli, is irreversible condition.

Chiapinelli also explained how the heating elements in the vaping devices are made of heavy metals, such as magnesium and cadmium, and trace amounts of these metals mix with the vaporized product.

“These metals can cause severe neurological deficits,” he said. “Also, the pods contain propylene clycol, which is used to carry the nicotine in the vapor, the same way tar is used in regular cigarettes.”

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“It’s really a nasty thing and the worst part about is that kids think it’s safe,” said Chiapinelli.

In fact, data is beginning to emerge regarding the risks associated with vaping. A study released March 7 from the American College of Cardiology reports that “Adults who report puffing e-cigarettes, or vaping, are significantly more likely to have a heart attack, coronary artery disease and depression compared with those who don’t use them or any tobacco products.”

While such data can help the efforts of Lipka, Brewer and Walker, reaching adolescent minds remains a challenge.

“With this age group, you have to gear it so that it is their choice (to quit),” said Lipka.

The problem has also found its way to middle schoolers. Matt Allen teaches language arts at St. Albans City School. He said kids in his class are definitely under the impression that vaping is a safe alternative.

“I think they really believe that it’s healthy for them and not harmful, and unfortunately that translates to ‘it’s cool,’” he said. “In middle school, cool is very important.”

What can be done?

Brewer said she would like to se more regulation from the Food and Drug Administration, which so far has banned fruit flavors in JUUL products.

Legislators in Montpellier have taken up the issue as well. In February, the House Human Services Committee voted unanimously to pass an e-cigarette internet sales ban, and the Senate has given preliminary approval to a bill that would raise the legal buying age to 21. Other legislative efforts include finding ways to raise the price of vaping pods and devices.

That last part, about the prices, is a major point of concern for Walker. She talked about seeing a $34 JUUL brand vaping product on sale at a convenient sore for $1.86.

“I mean, that’s their tactic?” she said. “They make it so cheap so kids can get started.”

Lipka agreed that sales and marketing for vaping products is major problem.

“They haven’t been upfront about the nicotine component,” she said. “I understand that people have business and need to make a profit, but we should all have some social responsibility for our kids.”

Lipka and Walker have formed a group modeled after an American Lung Association program called “Not On Tobacco,” which will meet regularly to offer resources and education to help kids quit.

Also, the coalition will host a parent information night April 10 at 6:30 p.m. at Collins Perley Sports & Fitness Center in St. Albans, where Brewer and members of the St. Albans Police Department will be on hand to answer questions.

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River Rd. solar array up and running

By COLIN FLANDERS A Waterbury-based energy company says a new 500kw solar array in the town of Essex is officially up and running.

“With the help of Green Mountain Power, we’ve successfully interconnected to the grid and are excited to partner with the town and village of Essex and the town of Berlin,” said Scott Buckley, vice president of underwriting for Green Lantern Group, which constructed the 3-acre solar array at 251 River Rd. Green Lantern first approached the selectboard about the project in October 2017, calling the property a perfect location for a solar array because it’s not visible from any abutting properties.

“We really believe that this is a wellsited, good project that can benefit the community in more ways than one,” said Will Veve, a Green Lantern managing partner, at the time.

Per agreements reached with the Green Lantern, the town and village are expected to see their electric bills lowered by a combined $300,000 over the next two decades in addition to receiving net metering credits.

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Green Lantern Group connected its the 3-acre solar array at 251 River Road to the Green Mountain Power grid last week.

Net metering is a state program that credits solar users for electricity added back to the grid. Energy generators like Green Lantern then sell

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Green Lantern says the town and village will save about $8,500 a year over the next two decades based on the town’s annual report, which showed current spending at roughly $93,000.

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Those savings are based on the solar array offsetting 80 percent of the town’s annual load — a 20 percent window remains to allow the town to realize future efficiencies.

The initial term of such an agreement is 20 years. Buckley said the panels are expected to last up to 35 years.

He added Green Lantern has finished about 60 other projects throughout the state.

The company is also working on a separate, larger project on River Road in collaboration with GMP, which will place about 19,400 panels within a 25-acre swath in the disturbed portion of the former sand extraction pit.

GMP is pursuing that project and similar ones around the state to reduce transmission costs from the region, which are based on the company’s peak load — the most energy used in a single hour during the month or year.

By shaving that down, the company can transfer savings to customers, and one way to do that is battery storage, or the process of absorbing solar energy when it’s abundant and firing it at expected peak loads later when people use the most energy.

The project will use a battery created in collaboration with Tesla that can store up to 8 megawatts of power.

Buckley said that project is continuing as expected.

This summer, Caleb Guziak, a UVM senior and Essex High School alumnus, is joining Bike & Build, a national nonprofit committed to raising money and awareness for affordable housing, to ride his bicycle across the country with a team of 36 other young adults on the Northern United States route.

The journey will begin on June 10th, when Caleb will report to Portsmouth, NH. Over the next 10 weeks, the Northern US team will pedal an average of 69 miles per day to Bellingham, WA and the Pacific Ocean, arriving August 27th. Along the way, the riders will participate in volunteer build days with 10 different affordable housing organizations like Habitat for Humanity, Rebuilding Together, and small local housing nonprofits to help build affordable homes for families in need. Riders will build in towns like Buffalo, Madison, Minot (ND), and Whitefish (MT), among others. They will also advocate for the need for affordable homes for all Americans in the many host communities and passthrough towns along the way.

“I’m looking forward to getting on

the bike this spring and getting some miles in before the ride starts this summer.” Caleb said in a news release.

Caleb must fundraise at least $5,000 to support the trip. Much of that money is then donated to affordable housing organizations, and since 2003 Bike & Build has donated $6.6 million to varying affordable housing organizations nationwide. To support Caleb, visit his fundraising page at https:// www.classy.org/fundraiser/1762743.

You can also mail a check to Bike & Build and write “Caleb Guziak” in the memo.

The Northern US route is one of three cross-country trips Bike & Build offers each summer. In total, roughly 180 18-to-29 year old riders will see and experience first-hand the affordable housing need in this country. In addition to volunteering with construction efforts at affordable housing sites, riders also meet with local officials and community members to discuss affordable housing issues. Riders will sleep in local churches, community centers, and schools, and will rely on the generosity of hundreds of community members for food, showers, and other necessities.

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The board also set its meeting schedule, sticking with meetings starting at 7 p.m. on the first and third Monday of each month, save several variations due to holidays.

And members agreed to a goal of holding two joint meetings a month, with one occurring on the selectboard’s regular schedule and the other falling on the trustees’ regular schedule. They held off on solidifying the joint meeting schedule until discussing with the trustees.

Two board policies covering proper meeting conduct and conflict of interest also earned airtime, with discussion on the latter centered on the board’s two new members.

Murray, who is also a member on the Essex Westford School Board, said he would gladly recuse himself from

any discussion in which the board felt he couldn’t separate his two roles.

“If there’s ever an instance where it would appear I’m advocating on EWSD for any reason, I would absolutely welcome anyone to bring it to my attention,” he said.

And Annie Cooper defended her role as moderator of the EssexVt Facebook group, which features more than 3,500 members, following concerns from selectmen Andy Watts over potential censorship issues.

Watts noted that among Cooper’s responsibilities is maintaining a civil discussion and said he could envision a scenario where she may remove comments that, for example, use profanity to criticize the selectboard.

But Cooper saw no problem in keeping the role, noting the page is not a governmental sponsored page.

“My moderation is wildly transparent. I remove almost nothing. Anything I do remove is very apparent,” Cooper said. “I feel a million percent comfortable about any discussion I have on there being respectful.”

The board decided to pass both policies without any changes.

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The Essex Selectboard voted to appoint Elaine Haney as its next chair on Monday night. Later in the meeting, Haney announced she would be stepping down from the board of trustees, effective immediately.

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Federal workers to get pay increase New designation for Chittenden County means larger gains here Courtesy of the office of Sen. Patrick Leahy WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced an across-theboard 1.4 percent pay raise for federal employees, effectively ending President Trump’s executive order freezing federal workers’ pay.

Last December, in the midst of a 35-day partial government shutdown that left 800,000 federal employees furloughed or working without pay, Trump unilaterally cancelled a 2.1 percent across-the-board pay raise that was set to take effect in January.

The spending bill which passed in February included provisions for the pay increase, but the Trump administration did not implement the raise until now.

For Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., acted on behalf of the entire Vermont congressional delegation in making this a high priority during negotiations on that bill.

“While the pay increase is less than what Congress had previously approved, and is certainly less than what the nearly 5,000 hardworking federal employees here in Vermont

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deserve, we are very pleased that there is at least some forward progress ending Trump’s misguided pay freeze,” said Leahy, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., in a joint statement.

OPM also announced the longawaited establishment of a “Locality Pay Area” for northwestern Vermont.

This designation recognizes the high cost of living in the area and the need for federal pay to keep pace with prevailing wages so federal agencies can attract and retain high quality federal employees. Together with the acrossthe-board pay raise, the Locality Pay designation means federal employees in Chittenden, Franklin and Grand Isle counties will receive a total 2.11 percent pay increase, retroactive to January 6.

“We have been strongly advocating for Locality Pay for northwestern Vermont for years now, and we are very pleased the administration has finally agreed to implement the policy.

It is long overdue,” the delegation said.

“We will continue to fight for a similar Locality Pay designation and appropriate pay for the many federal workers in the White River Junction area.”

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Where is Vermont when it comes to tomorrow’s jobs?

By EMERSoN LYNN Across the country there are pockets of innovation being explored in education circles, in particular high school. Those who lead contend the skills being taught in middle schools and high schools are not relevant to the skills needed in tomorrow’s workplace. The worry is that the nature of tomorrow’s fast-changing workplace is different than once anticipated and that the change is coming faster than anyone thought.

This innovation is being pushed in places like Seattle and Silicon Valley, and other tech hubs around the nation. It’s being pushed because the experts are beginning to have serious concerns about the effect of automation on the workforce.

The governing theory used to be that our worries about automation were misplaced, that the new economy would continue to create an abundance of jobs; they would be different, but they would be plentiful, nonetheless.

That optimism is fading. The automation is coming much faster than most anticipated, and it will be much broader and much deeper than we ever thought.

That’s why these educational innovators are focusing on models that stress a student’s capabilities and not the knowledge-based system of the past.

These innovators believe the job skills of the future will revolve around the ability to solve complex problems and to manage others. They believe teaching students to perform repetitive tasks, and to operate in strict hierarchies is archaic.

Part of that makes sense; teaching students inter-

personal and management skills is something that will differentiate them from the things that automate the workplace. It also makes sense that what we have before us is akin to the upheaval in the early 1900s, the change that essentially gave us the K-12 system

Where are we headed?

Who is leading? Are we tying our higher ed system in with high schools? we have today.

Then, the change was driven by the fact that a high school education resulted in people getting much better jobs, and, it met the workplace need of specialized skills.

Today, those “skills” sought by businesses are more the “soft skills”, including the ability to communicate, to be creative, and to adapt, The gargantuan difference between then and now is one of scope, or inclusiveness. Then, the jobs were tailored for the masses. Today, those same jobs are to be automated,

meaning that more and more people will be competing for fewer jobs.

That’s the takeaway that’s being digested by the experts. Whereas they used to be convinced that the expanding economy would have room for all, today they are not so sure. There will always be enough jobs if the task is to match a job to an individual. The fear is that a big percentage of those jobs won’t pay anywhere close to what the jobs at the top pay, thus building upon the gulf that already exists.

That fear is strengthened when you consider where the innovation is taking place.

When you sift through the stories it is also a bit worrisome to see that Vermont is not mentioned.

The only thing heard from Vermont is the on-going spate regarding Act 46 and the need to change its 150-year-old governance system.

It used to be that Vermont was always mentioned as one of the states with the best educational systems. It’s a fair question to ask whether that’s still the case, but not from the perspective of yesterday’s knowledge-based system, but from the perspective of the skills needed for tomorrow’s workplace.

Where are we headed? Who is leading? Are we tying our higher ed system in with high schools?

It’s true that the future of tomorrow’s workplace is hazy at best. There is no single path forward. The only thing that is certain is that yesterday’s education system will not be sufficient for tomorrow’s jobs. The quicker Vermont responds, and the better we tell our story, the better our children will be prepared, and the more attractive Vermont will be to those who create the jobs.

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By REP. LINDA MYERS As a member of the House Appropriations Committee, the group of legislators who write the state budget or “Big Bill,” I have spent the first three months of the 2019 legislative session taking part in constructing the bill that will determine the spending for Fiscal Year 2020. It was a new assignment for me in Montpelier, one that afforded me a close-up look at how a group of 11 people from different areas of Vermont and different political parties spend five days a week for almost three months looking closely at proposed State spending and working to ensure that funding for the many agencies and departments of State government is equitable and will enable residents of Vermont

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to benefit from that funding.

In my past almost-18 years in the Legislature, I have gone to the House chamber to listen to the members of Appropriations Committee present the budget, knowing I will spend the next three hours hearing how and why the State of Vermont intends to use billions of dollars to fund the operations of the

State. For most legislators, those three hours of hearing numbers can be tedious, and quite frankly, boring. This year I was one of the presenters of the Big Bill, and it made me understand and appreciate how hard 11 legislators work to bring fairness in the spending of every dollar of State funds.

This year’s $6.1 billion Big Bill, as presented by the House, continues to focus on strengthening the State’s fiscal position. The bill uses ongoing funds for ongoing expenditures and reduces pressure on FY 2021 by continuing to build the State’s reserve funds. The overall proposed budget calls for a 2.6% increase in State spending which includes the General Fund, all other State funds, and Federal funds. The General Fund, the money that

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Vermonters pay for with their taxes, is $1,646,453,793, up 3.9%, but $22.2 million of that amount is due to the necessity of continued funding of the Teachers Retirement Funding program. That 3.9% General Fund growth rate in FY 2020 would be 2.6% without the retirement funding.

Other significant amounts included in the budget include $1,721,769,204 in the education fund, $2,040,533,736 in Federal funds, and $1,585,102,671 in Global Commitment funds (Medicare and Medicaid).

Highlights of the House of Representatives FY 2020 budget include spending on: key actions and funding for vulnerable Vermonters including substance use disorders/mental health; funding for aging and disabilities programs; economic development;

housing; child care; Climate Commission initiatives; and higher education.

If you want to learn more about the FY2020 budget, go to the Vermont General Assembly website, legislature.vermont.gov. Click on the Joint Fiscal Office box, click on “Appropriations & Budget,” then on FY 2020 Resources, and then on the FY 2020 House Budget Web Report. Be prepared to spend a few hours pouring though lots of numbers. If you have specific budget questions, don’t hesitate to get in touch with me at lmyers@leg.state.vt.us.

If you have other questions about what is happening in Montpelier, email me or call me at 878-3514 and leave a message.

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Letters to the editor Change in the village, with gratitude Last year, when voters elected me to the Town Selectboard as well as the Village Board of Trustees, I hoped that I would be able to serve as a bridge between the two boards and our communities. And that’s what happened. I brought Village insights and information to the Selectboard, and I brought a Town-wide perspective to the Village Trustees. As a result, both boards knew more about our communities and made more informed decisions. I am very grateful to everyone from our communities who chose me to represent them on both boards.

While I would have been very happy to continue serving on both boards for the remaining two years of my terms, a different call for me to serve has arisen.

This past Monday the Selectboard unanimously elected me to become chair. I am deeply honored to have been chosen to lead the board, and I want do my very best in this new role.

Being a general member of two boards has been challenging but manageable. But being chair of the Selectboard requires a significantly higher level of commitment.

Because I want to ensure that I can serve our entire community with the kind of focus being chair requires, and give all of Essex the leadership it deserves, I have decided to step down from my seat on the Village Board of Trustees. Knowing myself, my work and family commitments, and the demands of an elected position, I believe serving on only one board is the best option.

I want to thank everyone in the Village who has supported me as a trustee for the last seven years. I want you all to know that I will continue to represent you to the best of my ability on the Selectboard as I have for the last year, and will continue to bring all of the experience from my time on the Village Board to the table at 81 Main Street.

I also want to thank the Trustees. I often joke that our board lives in a bubble.

We have always worked together with a collegial and respectful camaraderie that you don’t see on a lot of boards. Over the years we’ve had our share of heated discussions, split votes, and even a few angry disagreements, but they have never diminished our respect for each other. We never once forgot that we work for you, the Village of Essex Junction, and doing what is best for our community has always been our sole purpose. It is an example of public service I will never forget, and I will take with me wherever I go.

So thank you, and remember—you are Town residents too, so come to Selectboard meetings, and keep in touch. We have a lot of great work to do together.

Elaine Haney Chair of Essex Selectboard Vermonters can’t afford carbon tax To the citizens in District 8-1. Evidently, we have a house representative, Rep. Mary Beth Redmond, who supports regressive taxes on Vermonters. She recently voted “YES on House Bill “H.462 - An act relating to addressing climate change” is which is clearly a “carbon tax”. It’s stunning that Representatives like Rep. Redmond don’t understand that Vermonters can’t afford

a scheme of taxing based on greenhouse gasses. Vermont has .01% greenhouse emissions and is the lowest footprint out of all 50 states, according to the “United States Energy Information administration. This “Essex plan/ green economy” we are promised, is not defined at all, and in order for Vermonters to receive the abundance of undefined wealth behind the curtain, we must, evidently, blindly accept highly regressive and poorly conceived CARBON TAXing schemes like the one Rep. Redmond supports. Make no mistake, It’s a backdoor “Carbon TAX” Bill, as it uses the term “greenhouse gas” 28 times in it’s 13 total pages. Vermonters in District 8-1 should be outraged with Rep. Redmond’s support of this regressive tax scheme. I encourage residents to learn more via the No Carbon Tax Vermont group within Facebook.

Lawrence Hughes Essex Health consequences of climate change Last fall, the New York Times Editorial Board published an article: Wake Up, World Leaders. The Alarm is Deafening.

It pointed to sobering news: we must make huge changes in the next decade if we want to have a livable planet for the future. That means slashing our use of fossil fuels by 50-80% in ten years. But here’s some good news: climate action is an economic dynamo that saves money, improves health, and protects our beautiful state.

The burning of oil, natural gas and coal has raised Earth’s average temperature one degree Celsius over preindustrial levels. This has resulted in more frequent and severe storms, fires, rainfall changes (deluge to drought), crop failures, ocean warming, extinctions, and collapsing ecosystems. Planetary changes such as melting ice and ocean acidification are happening much faster than predicted.

Every bit of warming risks irreversible changes. The IPCC says, “Limiting warming to 1.5°C would require rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in land, energy, industry, buildings, transport, and cities—all aspects of society.” It will be really hard, but we have no choice. The best possible outcome, holding warming to under 1.5 C, will require a lot of adaptation. The worst is catastrophic.

I worry about health threats of climate chaos. These include suffering and trauma from disasters; disease (air pollution, excessive heat, infections); food and water shortages; forced migration; and societal instability and conflict over food, water and land.

In a speech at the World Economic Forum, sixteen year old Greta Thunberg said: “We have to stop our emissions of greenhouse gases. Either we do that or we don’t . . . Either we prevent 1.5 C of warming or we don’t. Either we avoid setting off that irreversible chain reaction beyond human control or we don’t. Either we choose to go on as a civilization or we don’t . . . Adults keep saying, ‘We owe it to the young people to give them hope.’

But I don’t want your hope . . . I want you to panic. I want you to feel the fear I feel every day. And then I want you to act . . . I

want you to act as if our house is on fire.

Because it is.”

Talking about a climate crisis is not alarmist. It’s a reasonable response to a global emergency—one to which Vermont is not immune. Our 2011 floods were only a teaser for the real thing. If humans fail to stop emissions, the oncoming chaos will dwarf anything we can imagine. (Cyclone Idai in Mozambique gives us a terrifying glimpse of the future.) Weak action won’t cut it. Geophysics, chemistry and biology don’t give a damn about our politics—they just do their thing.

We must quickly increase energy conservation and efficiency efforts. Every energy sector, including transportation and building thermal must transition to electric systems, powered by renewable energy. These are becoming cheaper than fossil fuels as technology improves. We need to make options such as cold climate heat pumps available to everyone, regardless of income. Emissions are affected by agriculture, forests, land use and industry, so town plans are crucial for cutting energy use and encouraging deployment of renewable energy. We currently send over $1.6 billion/year out of Vermont to buy fossil fuels. Generating our own energy keeps more of our money here.

A new Vermont Department of Health study showed that weatherizing 50,000 homes would, over ten years, prevent more than 5,600 emergency department visits, 330 hospitalizations and 13 deaths, and have over $300-700 million in public health benefits. An average family in a weatherized home would have yearly savings of over $1,174 on energy and $276 in health expenses—money to spend elsewhere. Ramping up weatherization would cut state health costs, create jobs, and raise tax revenue.

I encourage all Vermonters to contact Vermont House Speaker Mitzi Johnson and Senate President pro tempore Tim Ashe and their own legislators. Ask them to: Increase funding to double or triple the number of homes weatherized yearly under the Weatherization Assistance Program. (To their great credit, the House passed H.439, providing some funding, although much more is needed.)

Commit all of the Volkswagen settlement money to electrification of transportation: to upgrade vehicle charging infrastructure, and give strong support to lowincome Vermonters so they can replace inefficient vehicles with new or used electrics or hybrids.

Support the Vermont Global Warming Solutions Act, to ensure that we meet our carbon pollution reduction goals.

The inspiring National Geographic documentary, Paris to Pittsburgh, is about cities and states taking strong action on climate. It will be shown in Colchester, St. Johnsbury and Rutland in April. Find out more here: https://www.vtcha.org. The video will be followed by panel discussions. (It can also be streamed online.)

It’s time for some serious preventive medicine and the stakes are high. Let’s do this!

Susan Leigh Deppe, MD, Psychiatry Colchester

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EssEx sport shorts With April approaching, let’s hope for melted snow, clear fields, and warmer spring-like temps for our athletes – and everyone else. Spring sports are scheduled to kickoff Friday with girls lax and boys and girls tennis. Found just one more thing you can do in the winter in Florida besides wearing t-shirts and shorts, the beach, swimming in pools, and golf – night golf !

Some winter all-star teams: Girls hockey: Player of the year: Olivia Miller-Johnson. FIRST TEAM - Forward - Maddy Young; Defense: Molly Bruyns, Essex; SECOND TEAM - Defense: Frankie Martin; ACADEMIC ALL-STARS - Frankie Martin, Maddy Young.

Boys hockey: FIRST TEAM – Forward - Jonah Janaro, Essex; Goalie - Sam Foster, Essex; SECOND TEAM - Grady Cram, Essex; Defense: Tyler Millette, Essex; THIRD TEAM - Forward - Charles Wiegand, Essex.

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Congrats to the following Hornet hockey players, and other area athletes, for being selected and playing in the annual Rotary All-Star game.

Essex: Molly Bruyns, Olivia MillerJohnson, Franki Martin and Maddy Young. Rice: Olivia Bombardier, Abby McKeown, Lisa McNamara, Tatum Shappy. South Burlington: Myah Dougherty, Molly Gaboriault, Kate Hall, Emma Havers, Elise Norotsky. Austin coaches: John Maddalena,Brian Fortin, Kathy Campbell; Burlington-Colchester: Ally Peeters. Burr and Burton: Carleigh Carthy, Jessica Grabher. CVU/MMU: Brianna Brosseau, Caroline Reynolds, Payton Skillen. Harwood: April Tousignant, Lilanna Ziedins. Harris coaches: Mike Vasseur, Scott Bushweller and Alli Devins.

Essex: Grady Cram, Sam Foster, Sam Gibbs, Jonah Janaro, Tyler Millette. Burlington: Elliott Maher, Curtis Plante. Colchester: Sam Fath, Cam Rolston. Mount Mansfield: Patrick Burke, Jake Vance. Austin coaches: Shane Locke, Chris Hatin. Harris — Champlain Valley: Charlie Averill, Logan Cody, Nick Lyman, Ben Ross, Jake Schaefer. South Burlington: Jared Baron, Tyler Bernadet, Dylan LeClair. Harris coaches: JP Benoit,

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In the games, our own Frankie Martin (1 goal) and BFA’s Cooper Cioffi earned MVP awards in the 35th Rotary Hockey Classic here. Her Austin team shutout Harris 4-0. The Harris boys defeated Austin 4-2 with Tyler Millette scoring a goal.

Dream Dozen Basketball: • North — Essex: Sarah Coulter, Lizzie Goodrich. Champlain Valley: Kaylee Beyor, Megan Gilwee, Harper Mead.

Milton: Cassidy Button. Mount Mansfield: Jillian Laughlin. Rice: Maddy McElory.

• North — Essex: Robbie Meslin.

Champlain Valley: Cole Otley. Milton: Deven Creamer, Ian Jennings. Mount Mansfield: Asa Carlson, Becket Hill, Harrison Leombruno-Nicholson. Rice: John Rousseau. South Burlington: Brendan Bridge.

Shoutout to Ryan Young (‘18) who had his first hit and RBI for Williams who is off to a hot 5-1 start. Young has played in every game of the season.

Thanks Jake Orr. Wild NFL Free Agent period.

Hope you kept track of all the changes. OBJ to the Browns. Laughingstocks of each league just switched roles.

Taking responsibility – my Final Four predictions were Duke, UVA, Kentucky, Texas Tech. Actual FF for this weekend’s games – UVA, TT, Auburn, and MSU. Still rooting for the UCONN women in a stacked field.

Sadly, spring training has ended, and so has my FLA tour. But the start of the 2019 MLB season is underway.

Saw the Yanks last week in Fort Myers vs the Twins. Love the Braves’ new ST stadium. It’s a beauty. Here is my shot at prognostications for the upcoming season: Division Winners: AL - Red Sox, Indians, Astros; WC Yanks and Twins; NL – Phils, Brewers, Dodgers; WC Cards and Braves.

The deadline for the One Credit Union Scholarship application is Monday, April 15th. Go to onecu.org for all the information.

Happy Birthday nephews Wyatt Stark and Derek Hathaway; Marissa Wells Palmer, Erin McGaughnea, Shana Moyer, Scott Ose, Mellissa Tomko Paquette, MacKenzie Mazza, Lucy Lincoln, Lee Morrett, Alicia McCurley, Brent Ames, Sonja Duncan, Mia Verro, Anne Zeno, Kelsey Abair, Danielle Hardy, Linda Rodes, Natalie Rich.

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House votes to expand Weatherization Assistance Program Lawmakers in Montpelier on March 27 moved closer to helping more low income Vermonters keep their homes warm in the winter, or they voted simply to impose more taxes on all Vermonters. Both outcomes are the result of the House Bill 439, which passed the house after a third reading in a late session with a voice vote.

Which outcome is closer to reality is a matter of perspective. Vermont House Speaker Mitzi Johnson supports the bill, and cites the Town of Milton as an example.

She said Milton has 21 subsidized projects this year, totaling a $150,000 to $200,000 investment.

“Recipients are seeing a 20 to 30 percent savings by expanding the resources there, and we’re happy to be able to double those,” she said.

Republican Representative Casey Toof voted against the bill, “Because to me this is a regressive tax on Vermonters,” he said in an email response shortly after the vote.

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Toof argued that because the bill imposes a two-cent tax increase on heating oil, propane, kerosene oil, other dyed diesel plus a one percent tax on the retail sale of natural gas, it amounts to nothing more than a penalty for using fossil fuels that fails to address the issue.

“This is a tax on carbon to fund a program to reduce carbon,” he said.

“It’s a carbon tax.”

The typical definition is that it taxes carbon emissions and adjusts the tax based on the amount of carbon emitted, which this tax is not.

The Wednesday night vote is just the first major step in a long process, said Rep. Mike McCarthy, who voted in favor of the bill.

“It still has a long way to go,” he said. “But the choice we made was to help keep grandmothers warmer and healthier in energy efficient homes.”

While proponents argue the bill will help Vermonters in need, opponents have worked to characterize it as onerous and heavy-handed when it comes to politicized climate change issues.

McCarthy said the expansion of the weatherization program would add 400 homes each year to a program that, as it stands, benefits 800 statewide. He also said he rejects the “carbon” label when it comes to the bill, and argued that opponents were simply trying to shape the issue in their favor.

“There were a lot of amendments on the floor before we voted,” he said, “and they were meant to try and embarrass the people who were supporting it.”

“They’re trying to kind of put the carbon label on it because it’s politically convenient,” said McCarthy. “I

wish people would be clearer about the policy and not focus on the politics.”

Others, like State Representative Linda Meyers of (R) Chittenden 6-1, echo Toof ’s position on the issue.

“As for weatherization, I am very much in favor of continuing weatherization efforts throughout the State,” she said. “Our climate calls for homes that support all of our residents in maintaining their warmth throughout the winter.”

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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.

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. 8788304. 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. 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. 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.

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. 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.

Food shelF 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. aarP Tax-aide 9 a.m. - noon, EJRP, 75 Maple St., Essex Jct. For more information about these sessions and to make an appointment, please contact the EJRP at 878-1375.

Free Tax helP 9 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. Class is free for EASC members, $2/session for non-members. Please call 876-5087 to register. seaTed Tai chi 12:30 - 1:30 p.m., EJRP Aspire, 74 Maple St., Essex Jct. adulT Book discussion Noon, Essex Free Library. This month discuss “An American Marriage” by Tayari Jones. droP-in kniTTing cluB 1 - 2 p.m., Essex Free Library. heavenly PanTry 2 - 6 p.m., First Congregational Church, 39 Main St., Essex Jct. The Food Pantry is 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.

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.

Jeannette Conver at the church, 879-4313, for more information. la leche league 6:30 - 8 p.m., Essex Free Library. Come connect with other nursing mothers.

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

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

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 ‘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. sTeam Fridays 3:30 - 4:30 p.m., Brownell Library. Create and explore with Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Math. . For grades 1 and up. essex eaTs ouT 5:30 - 7 p.m., First Congregational Church, Essex Jct. Free community dinners for all! If you need a ride, please email essexeatsout@gmail.com FirsT Friday kniT nighT 6 p.m., Bownell Library. Bring a project and chat by the fire! For adult knitters and related crafters. Note: this is not an introduction to knitting program.

ParenTs nighT ouT 6 - 9 p.m., Maple St 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 these movie nights at ejrp.org. magic: The gaThering 6 - 8 p.m., Brownell Library.

Grades 6 and up.

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9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Grace United Methodist Church, 130 Maple St., Essex Jct. By donation only; take what you need and pay what you can.

communiTy souP and Bread suPPer 4:30 - 6:30 p.m., Covenant Community Church, 1 Whitcomb Meadows Lane, Essex Jct. Choose from a variety of hearty soups and breads and a sweet dessert.

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9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Essex Alliance Church, 37 Old Stage Rd., Essex Jct. This workshop looks at ten common expressions adults use with kids. Discovering language flaws and finding ways to better express ourselves supports healthy relationships with children. Avoiding the pitfalls in communicating with

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Weekend sTory Time 10:30 - 11:30 a.m., Essex Free Library. Start off your weekend with books, rhymes and songs! nerdcamPvT auThor Faire 2:30 - 3:30 p.m., Hiawatha School. Over 30 awesome regional authors and illustrators will be available in the gym to meet their fans and to autograph books at this free event.

Preschool oPen gym 3 - 4:30 p.m., Maple Street Park Recreation Center. single adulTs’ volleyBall, game, PoTluck dinner nighT 6 p.m., Essex Alliance Church Community Center, 37 Old Stage Rd., Essex Jct., VT. For more information contact Barb at 879-1469.

7 sunday shriner’s Bingo 12:30 - 4:30 p.m., CVExpo, 105 Pearl St., Essex Jct. Come play Bingo! Win some cash and support the Mt. Sinai Shriners of Vermont.

8 monday mah Jongg 10 a.m. - noon, Essex Area Senior Ctr. Members play for free. Non-members pay $1/ visit. Newcomers are always welcomed! 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 one-on-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. read WiTh Pugsley 3:15 - 4:45 p.m., Brownell Library. Practice reading with our new therapy dog and friend, Pugsley. heavenly PanTry 5:30 - 7:30 p.m., First Congregational Church, 39 Main St., Essex Jct. (See Thursday, Apr. 4)

musT read monday 6:30 - 7:30 p.m., Brownell Library. This month we read “Manhattan Beach” by Jennifer Egan.

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Preschool PlaygrouP 9:30 - 11 a.m., Maple Street Recreation Center, 75 Maple St., Essex Jct. story time 10 - 10:45 a.m., Brownell Library. Picture books, sign language, songs, rhymes, flannel stories and early math activities. holly lemiux at easc 10:30 - 11:30 a.m., EASC. Holly specializes in drafting estate plans, elder law, medicaid planning, special needs planning, incapacity planning, probate matters, and trust administration.

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. seated tai chi 12:30 - 1:30 p.m., EJRP Aspire, 74 Maple St., Essex Jct. leeP 2:45 - 3:45 p.m., Brownell Library. Library Elementary Event Planners: Shake it up! contest. Edible STEM project & spring bug creations to teach elementary students. All 6-8 graders welcome! yoga with Jonah 5:30 - 6:30 p.m., First Congregational Church,1 Church St., Essex Jct. Donations welcome, but not required. droP-in Knitting 6:30 - 8 p.m., Essex Free Library.

10 wednesday liBrary Basics: dewey and dataBases 9 - 10 a.m., Learn tips and tricks for navigating Brownell Library’s physical and digital resources. Recommended for homeschool families. story time 10 - 10:45 a.m., Brownell Library. Picture books, sign language, songs, rhymes, flannel stories and early math activities. tech time 10 - 11 a.m., Essex Free Library. Drop in with your device and your questions!

BaBytime 10 - 11 a.m., Essex Free Library. For infants through pre-walkers. tech helP with clif Noon - 1 p.m., Brownell Library. (See Monday, April 1) rotary cluB of essex Noon - 1:15 p.m., The Essex, 70 Essex Way, Essex Jct. Visitors are always welcome.

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local meetings thursday, aPril 4 6 p.m., town Zoning Board, Town offices, 81 Main St., Essex Jct. 6 p.m., village Planning commission, Lincoln Hall, 2 Lincoln St., Essex Jct.

monday, aPril 8 7 p.m., ewsd annual meeting, Essex High School Library, 2 Educational Dr., Essex Jct.

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Live Action Role Play (LARP) is a DIY adventure in a mythical land. Create your own character and enter the story.

Fun & fantastic for ages 11 and up. first wednesdays: amelia earhart 7 - 8:30 p.m., Brownell Library. Champlain College professor Nancy Nahra examines the remarkable life of the aviation legend.

11 thursday seated yoga 10 - 10:30 a.m., Essex Area Senior Center. seated tai chi 12:30 - 1:30 p.m., EJRP Aspire, 74 Maple St., Essex Jct. droP-in Knitting cluB 1 - 2 p.m., Essex Free Library. lego cluB 3 - 4 p.m., Essex Free Library. chess cluB 3:30 p.m., Brownell Library. genre Panel 6 - 7 p.m., Brownell Library.

Learn about different formats and genres of books from Brownell librarians, and why we like them all. A Q&A will follow the panel discussion.

12 friday 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. Non-members pay $1/ visit. musical story time

steam fridays 3:30 - 4:30 p.m., Brownell Library. Create your own bugs out of pipe cleaners & make an edible STEM project for warmer weather. For Grades 1 and up. town Pto carnival night 6 - 8 p.m., Essex Middle School. Enjoy games, face painting, snacks, raffle items, music and more! 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.

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

Bat life in vt 11 a.m. - noon, Brownell Library. Small mammals biologist Alyssa Bennett will introduce you to the fascinating world of bats.

Preschool oPen gym 3 - 4:30 p.m., Maple Street Park Recreation Center. Come run around inside during the cold winter months. There will be a bouncy house, balls, trikes, a play hut, a mini-slide and push toys for ages 5 years and younger.

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Submitted by Essex Westford School District Hiawatha Milk and Cookies Night: Hiawatha wrapped up ‘I Love to Read’ week on March 26 with a Milk and Cookies Family Reading Night. Over the week leading up the special reading night, Hiawatha celebrated by having athletes from EHS read to the students, a whole school read-aloud led by Principal Grykien, buddy reading, and more.

Founders Memorial Cabbage Champ: Congrats to Founders Memorial School student Austin Ravelin for winning the Bonnie Plants Third Grade Cabbage Program contest for Vermont. Austin will receive a $1,000 scholarship after grow-

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Springtime Lessons in Vermont: Students in the Natural Resources program at CTE taught children from Founders and Fleming about how maple syrup is produced. The younger students had a chance to learn how to tap a tree and had an opportunity to taste the syrup that CTE had made.

Fleming News Recycling Plastic Bags: As part of the March PBIS focus on responsibility at Fleming, Mountaineer fifth graders taught the school how to recycle plastic bags. The fifth graders have sent letters to local and state officials, as well as the corporate office of many local supermarkets to help spread the word on this important topic.

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By DAVID VOEGELE Executive director of Essex CHIPS Today, my colleague Eliza Kuchuk had the pleasure of interviewing Molly and Charlotte, 4th grade students in Essex who participate regularly at the Essex Tween Center. According to Eliza, they “are best friends who have each other’s backs”. Molly is 10, and Charlotte is 9.

When asked about their favorite subjects and/or activities at school, Molly responded “My favorite subjects at school are writing - and PE too because you get to exercise and have fun.” According to Charlotte, “I really like reading and I like PE too because I like doing fun hardworking games”.

What about outside of school, Eliza asked. Molly said “I like to read and write stories by myself. I also like to go on the trampoline with my awesome sister Hannah. After school I love going to the Tween Center. I also like to play with my friends, play with dog Remy, and family time.” Charlotte responded, “I like to take my dog on long walks and read. I like to paint with my mom. And I love going to the Tween Center after school!”

Did they feel their school was supportive of students? Absolutely!

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Molly and Charlotte “I feel like my school is supportive because the teachers there make me feel safe and they help me with my work when I’m stuck. That makes them super supportive and awesome,” stated Charlotte. Molly felt the same.

“School is supportive because I have a lot of friends there who have my back and make me feel better when I’m sad.

When I make a mistake they won’t laugh…or make fun of me. My teachers make me feel calm, especially Ms. Guntulis’ classroom. I feel safe in her classroom…The teachers and students put the cool in school!”

Eliza asked them about the types of “big issues” that might concern them. Charlotte responded, “Things like hunger, homelessness, and pollution because we want all kids to have a bright future.” Molly said, “Pollution See CHIPS, page 16

Essex Westford invites public to quality youth project launch Submitted by Kim Gleason The communities of Westford and Essex are joining forces to become a Quality Youth Development (QYD) Community, which is a national designation that identifies our towns as a community committed to youth engagement and empowerment. In order to be considered a Quality Youth Development community, Essex and Westford must meet ten benchmarks designed to support youth, such as creating an elected Youth Council and holding an annual Youth Conference.

The QYD Committee is populated with a mix of youth and adults working together, including a youth co-chair.

“A QYD designation means we want to be a place where students are given a voice and feel welcomed and supported as part of the community,” said Kim Gleason, the QYD Committee Co-chair.

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means we want to be a place where the leadership of kids is welcomed and appreciated,” added Youth Co-chair Shea Andrews.

The QYD Committee is now inviting the public to join us for a brief discussion to understand our work and the different ways community members can get involved to help us meet our benchmarks and support youth in Essex and Westford. The gathering will be on Wednesday, April 17 at 7pm at the Essex High School Library Participants can expect lively conversation and light refreshments. The QYD Committee welcomes anyone living or working in Westford or Essex to attend, but would like to extend a special invitation to youth to lend their voices to this important discussion.

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Responding to the argument that the bill is part of “a green revolution,” McCarthy said the bill really isn’t about climate policy.

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The 2018 Eagle Scouts of Essex Boy Scout Troop 635 and their Scoutmaster is pictured. They attended Eagle Scout day at the State house on February 15th, when they were celebrated by the legislature, Governor Phil Scott and veteran’s organizations. From left to right: Spencer Slattery, Timothy Yandow, Jeremy Brennan, Ciaran Brennan, Benjamin Slattery, Drew Marcotte and Samuel Evans. They have spent many years in scouting contributing to the Essex community, culminating in their Eagle projects. Jeremy restored and constructed new benches for the Ethan Allen Park.

Sam created a new hill trail for runners at the Tree Farm. Drew also constructed a trail at the Tree Farm. Ben organized a cleanup of trails at Stevens Park. Spencer constructed new benches for the Tree Farm. Tim created a bridge and new trail connecting two existing trails in the woods near the Tanglewood neighborhood. Robin Forcier (not pictured) built new benches for Cascade park.

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like plastic in the ocean, and littering because we want to have a kind world and community.”

And what can young people do to address these issues? “Youth can help with the community by giving a helping hand and helping with pollution and other world problems,” said Charlotte. Likewise, according to Molly, “They can help with pollution, stop littering, and help people in need.”

does do is affect in the long run the amount of carbon people use. This is really about helping the people who need it most.”

The bill next moves to the Senate, where McCarthy said he expects it to pass, but explained that it could be amended heavily before coming back to the house for approval.

“The real question is if they can get the governor’s support for it,” he said, allowing that the bill could still die. “My guess is he’ll say he supports the bill but not the funding source.”

Should the bill come to fruition, it would take effect July 1.

And the future? Both girls spoke of college, families, and friends – and being in Vermont.

“It’s the only place that doesn’t have so many natural disasters and there are lots of family and friends here who care about me, Molly declared.

“Vermont is my home and I grew up here. It’s very safe and all my friends and most of my family is here,” said Charlotte.

Molly and Charlotte, a couple of delightful 4th graders. Thanks for your thoughts! And thank you Eliza, for introducing them to the community!