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Wrenner sues town over records Selectwoman says lawsuit stems from town mishandling her sexual harassment claim against town employee By COLIN FLANDERS Selectwoman Irene Wrenner is suing the town of Essex for refusing to share documents from last year’s sexual harassment investigation that began after she alleged “gender-based unprofessional conduct” by a high-level town employee, court records show. Though the case is a public records dispute at heart, Wrenner’s decision to sue effectively outs herself as a victim of alleged sexual harassment. Undoubtedly one of Essex’s most outspoken public officials, Wrenner was hesitant to go public for fear

of retribution from staff and her fellow board members, she said. But Wrenner said she was emboldened by the #MeToo movement, the international push against sexual assault and harassment in the wake of dozens of highly publicized misconduct scandals. She says the town mishandled its investigation, and she’s suing to improve the odds for other victims. “I held out for a really long time hoping that the sexual harassment I was experiencing would stop,” she told The Reporter on Tuesday. “That the person I’ve accused would realize that we’re in the 21st century. That men shouldn’t behave like that. But

nothing changed. It’s time.” Wrenner’s three-page complaint, filed by her attorney, Pietro Lynn, on May 17, says the town violated the Public Records Act by denying her Feb. 1 request for a private investigator’s billing and reports, claiming those records are held at the town attorney’s office and therefore not public. Wrenner’s lawsuit argues otherwise. It says the town must share the records or at the very least describe the ones being withheld. It asks the town to comply with her requests, cover attorney fees and costs and “all other relief that the court deems just and equitable.”

Reached Tuesday, unified manager Evan Teich said the town will address the suit “as the law requires.” He said he couldn’t comment further. The court records clarify what has remained a highly secretive process. Town officials remained mute on the allegations earlier this year as The Reporter investigated the undisclosed claims and have spoken little of the matter since. The topic did earn some airtime at a selectboard meeting in April, when Wrenner said she couldn’t support Max Levy’s bid for chairman, in part because he denied her See LAWSUIT, page 3

BLM flag flies at Essex High School By COLIN FLANDERS

Farmers' market returns By COLIN FLANDERS

ive music spilled out onto Maple Street last Wednesday as Essex Jct.’s beloved farmers' market broke in its new time and location, kicking off the 2018 season in style. Twenty vendors – some new, some old – held court behind Road ResQ in the temporary parking lot, which will be transformed into a market scene once a week throughout the summer. Vendors sold products ranging from produce and prepared food to crafts and whiskey, and when their booth was empty, spilled into next-door tents to check out their neighbors’ stash. Attendees, meanwhile, moseyed around the market, bending down to inspect some fresh leaves or sit in the grass and chat with friends. While the changes might take some getting used to, the familiar bustle was proof: The Five Corners Farmers’ Market is back in action. See MARKET, page 3

See BLM, page 2

Police looking for fairgrounds burglar By AMANDA BROOKS

PHOTOS BY COLIN FLANDERS

TOP: Juliet and Killian Cote buy a bag of popcorn from a vendor at the Five Corners Farmers' Market last week. ABOVE: Kate Halladay of Sustainable Kitchen dishes out grub from her tent.

Volunteers spiff up WWII veteran’s home By MIKE DONOGHUE For The Essex Reporter The Essex home of Vermont’s oldest World War II veteran is looking spiffy thanks to members of the local Veterans of Foreign Wars Post and a few volunteers, including Gov. Phil Scott. The home of Harold Bergeron, 103, of Maple Street was scraped and painted over the weekend by about a dozen sets of hands all pitching in. “It is so nice of them to do this,” Bergeron said as members of the work brigade went about their respective duties. His daughter, Ann Yandow, was equally impressed. Some scraped. Some caulked. Some painted. Some cleaned windows. Some fed the troops. One neighbor, who had read about the project in The Essex Reporter, stopped by with fresh doughnuts

If ever there was a day for flag flying, Thursday was that day. Joined by a few dozen spectators, students gathered under cloudless skies to watch one of their own hoist a flag high above the campus of Essex High School. And just after 11 a.m., as the banner peaked beneath the American flag, a breeze rippled its cloth to display its message clearly: Black Lives Matter. “I'm really grateful,” senior Dominique Sweat said after the flag-raising. “I feel very supported, and I'm really excited that our group was able to pull this off.” Sweat is a member of the EHS diversity club, which formed earlier this year to celebrate and promote acceptance and diversity among the student body. She and fellow members worked on their proposal for months before attending a school board meeting May 15. There, they presented a petition started by sophomore Denetra Reeves that earned over 400 student signatures. And like a group of Westford students who first approached the board, they too earned unanimous approval to fly the flag for the rest of the school year. Westford students raised the flag May 16. For Sweat, the flag represents inclusion, diversity and acceptance – what she called important messages for a school where dozens of students choose to attend each year. “This says, 'Hey, we see you. Hey, we want you here,’” Sweat said. “We appreciate people of color, and we want [them] to feel included in our community.” EHS and Westford are the latest Vermont schools to raise the BLM flag after Montpelier High School first did so in February. Burlington High School and several Brattleboro-area schools have since followed suit.

in the morning. One surprise volunteer was Gov. Scott, who showed up in work clothes and spent two hours working hard. Sunday afternoon, he was high on a two-story ladder scraping paint off the backside of the home. Scott, who as lieutenant governor adopted jobs for a day to learn more about Vermonters, seemed to enjoy a day off from the Statehouse. Bergeron, who worked at Archie Myers’ Fiat dealership as parts manager for 16 years, has lived in the house for 55 years. His wife, who died in November, would have been 105 years old on the workday. They were married for over 70 years. “My mother lived to 103,” Bergeron said when asked about his old age. Butch Burns, a member of Post 6689 on Pearl See PAINT, page 2

Essex Police are investigating a burglary at Pete’s RV storage center at the Champlain Valley Fairgrounds in Essex Jct., a news release said. Police say an unidentified male entered the storage site on Thursday, May 17 at 11:19 p.m., caused damage to multiple recreational vehicles and stole a 48-inch Proscan flat screen TV with the serial number A1608179850000048. Anyone with information on this incident is encouraged to contact the Essex Police at 878-8331.

PHOTO BY MIKE DONOGHUE

Members of the local Veterans of Foreign Wars Post and a few volunteers slap paint onto the Maple St. home of Harold Bergeron, 103, Vermont's oldest World War II veteran. Bergeron has lived in the house for 55 years.

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PHOTOS BY COLIN FLANDERS

ABOVE: The Black Lives Matter flag rises beneath the American flag during a ceremony at Essex High School last week. RIGHT: Diversity Club adviser Andrew Roy helps sophomore Denetra Reeves prepare the BLM flag.

BLM from page 1 Thursday’s ceremony proceeded without a hitch, but the decision has its critics. A few residents pushed back at recent board meetings

and others decried the BLM movement on social media, chastising the school board for allowing what they view as a political flag to fly at a public school. Some even questioned whether the students understand what BLM stands for. EHS counselor Andrew

Roy seems to think so. “These students here are not too young to understand really anything,” said Roy, the diversity club’s faculty adviser. “They learn a college-level chemistry here. They learn Greek philosophy here. So they're certainly not too young to un-

derstand social justice and civil rights issues.” His students wholeheartedly agreed. “We go through a lot of things in school, outside of school,” Reeves said. “We learn fast.” Sweat added, “Youth have the power to create change.” T h e i r comments display a mentality that superintendent Beth Cobb said makes her proud to lead EWSD. Cobb has emphasized the role of student voice during her short tenure with the district and said creating a welcoming environment is vital for any school. “For them to feel em-

powered to do something about it and change the world: They're our future. And that's pretty exciting to think about,” she said. The initiative has even caught the attention of some local activists, like Jud Lawrie, a member of the

Lawrie spoke in favor of the BLM movement at the May 15 board meeting and said he attended the ceremony Thursday to show the students he’s behind them. “Makes me very hopeful,” Lawrie said. “Makes my heart smile. And I'm envious that I wasn't this precocious when I was their age.” Still, the students say there’s more work to be done. They plan to return to the school board this fall with another request. “Equality Dominique Sweat is a struggle that Essex High School senior is not going to be finished this week or tomorEssex Resists group that’s row, maybe not even a milheld several protests in the lion years,” junior Paolo Five Corners on topics like Mattos said. “But as long immigration and gun vio- as we can keep fighting, we lence. will get as equal as we can.”

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and negligent operation after Vermont State Police pulled him over near mile marker 100 in Milton on Interstate 89 northbound on June 2, police said. Trooper Nathaniel Quealy clocked Jones driving 114 mph in a section of the interstate with a posted

Vermont State Police say they are investigating a crash between a car and a tractor on Vermont Rte 117 in Jericho on Memorial Day. Police say Dustin Blake of Essex Jct. was traveling north in a Mitsubishi Lancer around 8 p.m. when he collided with Michael McClellan of Milton, who was driving south on a tractor towing a large piece of farm equipment.

Blake, driving without his seatbelt, sustained head injuries and was transported to the University of Vermont Medical Center. McClellan was not injured, although both vehicles were totaled, a news release said. The investigation into the crash is ongoing; so far, speed and impairment are not considered factors, according to a press release. Any witnesses to the crash are asked to contact VSP at 878-7111 with information.

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from page 1 Street, said the scraping began on Friday afternoon for a few hours, and all the painting was completed on Saturday. He said there is talk about returning and adding a second coat of paint to the front side. Bergeron, who grew up in Colchester, graduated from Essex Junction High School. He served three years in the U.S. Army. He was serving in England and his troop was headed to the Battle of the Bulge when their ship was sunk by enemy fire. Bergeron said he was able to make it a nearby destroyer, but 800 lives were lost, including 32 men from his company. All the records for the soldiers sank to the bottom of the ocean, and he said he was assigned to recreate all the files.

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LocaL MARKET from page 1 “You don't really even know you're in the middle of Five Corners,” said market manager Julie Miller-Johnson of the new location, “which I think is the beauty of it.” One vendor making her Five Corners debut was Kate Halladay, owner of the Morrisville-based Sustainable Kitchen, a communitysupported kitchen that pools produce from local farmers. Halladay had frequented the Stowe Farmers’ Market and decided to branch out into Chittenden County. She arrived to opening day in the village with a few goals in mind: “Get your feelers out there, see what the crowd is like and gauge what you need to bring. And just have fun.” In a tent next door, Jeremy Maclachlan chatted with a few potential customers as they looked over his mixed vegetables. Maclachlan grows his produce on an acre-anda-half urban setting in Brandon. He admitted his offerings were a bit paltry compared to usual – he’s in the transition period between the cold and warm seasons – and said he wants to ramp up his growing and selling. The mid-week Essex Jct. market was a good fit, he said. He now looks forward to getting to know some local

market attendees and developing the relationship between customer and grower. The season opener marked the culmination of months of work from Miller-Johnson and her newly minted board of directors, who have met since the beginning of the year to get acquainted with the market and its past iterations. They then hashed out the new details and winnowed down a large pool of interested vendors into a lineup of about 30, including a mix of seasonal and part-time to keep the market fresh. A healthy crowd gathered an hour into last week’s market, though Miller-Johnson noted the new location’s expanse makes gauging attendance a bit harder. But talking with vendors had shown everyone was selling, she said, and “that’s what really matters.” “People have come a great distance to sell in our market so I’m hoping that the community will come out and make it worth their while,” she said. That pursuit is doubly important in the market’s revamp, considering one of the reasons for last year’s postponement was flagging sales from the market’s vendors. One of those board members is Diana Hackenburg, who said she was bummed to learn of the market’s postponement af-

ter she moved to Vermont last July. But then she saw the market was looking for volunteers to kickstart this season. “Seeing and meeting the people that live in your community is really beneficial,” Hackenburg said. “You get to see who your neighbors are, you get a sense that your neighbors are friendly and kind and happy to live here. I think a farmer’s market can be an essential place for creating community.” Some vendors did offer feedback on the new location and time. Among the requests: a later start and a bit more shade. But most feedback about the market’s reincarnation was positive from vendors, and at least one parent was equally appreciative. “Fridays, you’re kind of spent, or it’s date night, or you have other plans and you’re gone for the weekend,” Andrea Cote said. “I kind of like having it on a Wednesday, especially when summer comes and schools out … it [helps] break up the work week.” For Miller-Johnson, the market's return fits helps complete her vision of the village. “It’s super exciting to be right here in the middle of the village and bring some vitality to Essex Jct.,” she said. “That’s what I’m all about.”

dacted] sexually harassed you.” Wrenner’s lawsuit questions whether Burgess was qualified to investigate discrimination, harassment or gender-based complaints. It also challenges Ellis’ objectivity since he directed the investigation, hired Burgess and participated in the findings despite a “lengthy history of working and socializing” with the accused. She believes the alleged conduct defied multiple clauses in the town’s sexual harassment policy. She said she’s seeking the report to understand the investigative process and ensure Burgess accurately captured her testimony. “Why was I not being allowed to see my words as they were taken down?” she asked Tuesday. Ellis called the report an “attorney work document” in his refusal and cited a similar reason for denying The Reporter’s request. In an email Tuesday, Levy said the board discussed the lawsuit with Teich and Ellis during an executive session Monday night. Wrenner recused herself. The board then directed Teich to work on the town’s defense, and Ellis said he’s helping the town with its response. Ellis didn’t have much to add, but his stance is clearly outlined in emails to Wrenner. He said her request to fact-check her statements s inappropriate and that she’s “obviously dissatisfied” with the result of the investigation. He suggested she pursue other options. Wrenner knows the decision about her allegations won’t be reversed. She said she hesitated before filing the lawsuit because she

didn’t want to cost taxpayers more money; the town has spent over $11,000 on the matter to date. But she said it’s important to “put a price tag” on what happens when the town tries to protect some at the expense of others, and she wants to ensure the process is robust and has integrity. “What we’ve all seen is nothing changes and that people continue to get away with unacceptable behavior because there’s this code of silence,” she said. “I don’t want to be part of the code of silence that allows this to continue.” And as for how her reputation might impact how people perceive her claims: “That’s on them,” she said.

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LAWSUIT from page 1 request to hold an executive session on the investigation process. Levy said Wrenner needed to consult the town manager to add items to the agenda. Wrenner told him it wasn’t appropriate to approach the town manager with this request. Levy acted as the selectboard’s go-between with its lawyer, Bill Ellis, throughout the investigation, informing members of Ellis’ decision in letters and asking them to maintain discretion given the complaint’s “personal nature.” Public records obtained by The Reporter show the claims trace back to an October 2017 email in which the complainant, now identified as Wrenner, told an undisclosed party that at least two women were subjected to the town official’s “abusive” behavior. Names of the accused, the complainant and the email’s recipient were all redacted. Levy sought guidance from Ellis, who hired private investigator Bill Burgess. Wrenner’s lawsuit says she felt uncomfortable relaying her experience to a male investigator after feeling victimized by a male employee. The town denied her request for a female investigator, the lawsuit says. Wrenner said she spoke with Burgess for several hours, and documents show he interviewed at least one town employee before sharing his final report with Ellis, who informed Wrenner and the accused of his decision in late December. “Taking all facts you allege as true,” Ellis wrote to Wrenner, “they are insufficient to establish that [re-

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Postal service helps aunt Dot's Place stamp out hunger Aunt Dot's Place, the Essex food shelf on Route 15 in the Town of Essex, wants to thank the Essex Rural Route Postal Carriers and Essex community members for the outstanding response to the postal service "Fill a Bag" drive . On Saturday, May 12, Essex Rural Route Carriers delivered more than

3000 pounds of non-perishable food to Aunt Dot's Place. Aunt Dot's is grateful to be the benefactor of this food drive that occurred at a time of the year when food drives are few and far between. Essex town residents were given a plastic bag with instructions to fill it with non-perishable food for their letter carriers to pick up on Saturday. The response was more than Aunt

Dot's could have imagined. The support of the Essex Post Office and community members really made a difference to the families Aunt Dot's serves and is appreciated by the board and volunteers of Aunt Dot's Place. Mary Brooks Essex Jct.

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rEP. Dylan GIaMBaTIsTa The General Assembly adjourned the 2018 legislative session on May 12. Several days later, the governor called legislators back for a special session, urging the House and Senate to use one-time money to buy down education property tax rates. Special sessions are not common. I am hopeful that the governor and legislative leaders can reach consensus so we avoid a drawn out, and potentially fiscally irresponsible, showdown. The full House met twice last week. A very limited number of bills have been introduced for consideration in the special session — just 15 House bills have been introduced as of June 1. It was decided that the only bills to be considered during the special session are those that were agreed upon by Conferees of the House and Senate in the 2018 session. Thus, this subset of proposals represent consensus positions that have already been vetted by the House and Senate. The major items that now need to pass are the State budget (H.13) and the education tax rate bill (H.4). The special session budget is slightly different from the version (H.924) that passed in the 2018 session. The most significant change is that a $34.5 million appropriation to pay down unfunded liabilities in our retirement system has been set aside, as re-

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quested by the governor. These are the dollars the governor wants to use to buy down education tax rates. The budget passed on June 1 and is expected to achieve final passage once agreement is reached. The $34.5 million is the last decision point as we seek to conclude our work. I am pleased that the National Guard Tuition Benefit Program remains fully funded in the special session budget. I am also appreciative that members of the House Appropriations Committee incorporated a technical amendment that I offered to clarify the process by which we elect members to unified school boards — this was an issue raised by Essex Jct. constituents. With an extraordinary special session in flux, it’s extremely important all sides come together to finalize a budget deal. Failure to put in place a budget for July 1 could jeopardize our state’s financial health. Vermont is known for its sound financial management and consensus revenue and budgeting processes. We shouldn’t allow political disagreements to stop us from doing the right thing. It’s time to end the stand off and forge consensus. If you have any questions about the special session, please get in touch. I’m posting updates on my website, www.vtdylan.com, and can be reached at either dgiambatista@leg.state.vt.us or 734-8841.

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Let's save the environment and save money By sEn. BErnIE sanDErs

s a nation, Vermonters are ahead of the curve when it comes to energy efficiency and renewable energy. While many Vermonters have already taken steps to protect the environment and save money on their fuel bills, many others are considering installing solar panels, heat pumps, clean wood heat, geothermal energy, or making their homes and businesses more energy efficient. There are many pro-environment and pro-consumer options out there, but sometimes it is hard to know which ones make the most sense for your family or business. That is why I am organizing an Energy Resource Fair and Town Meeting this Saturday, June 9, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., at Vermont Technical College in Randolph Center. The goal is to provide practical information for Vermonters from all income levels on how they can save money on their fuel bills and protect the environment by investing in energy efficiency and sustainable energy. The Fair will feature dozens of exhibits and workshops, a panel discussion with national and local experts, an electric vehicle expo, a whole-home efficiency makeover trailer and lots more. We’ll also have information about affordable financing options and incentives that can benefit almost everyone. For more information about the fair, please call 1-800-3399834 or visit www.sanders.senate.gov/ events/energyfair. To my mind, global climate change is perhaps the single greatest threat facing our planet. In fact,

we are already seeing its dire consequences all across the world from out of control wildfires, more frequent and extreme storms, record heat waves and drought, melting ice caps and more. For hundreds of years, we have burned fossil fuels to heat our buildings, generate electricity and power our vehicles. In the process, we have released huge amounts of heat-trapping carbon dioxide, to the point that atmospheric carbon dioxide is now at its highest level in the past 800,000 years. It is no wonder that average air and ocean temperatures have been steadily rising for decades, and 16 of the 17 warmest years on record have all occurred since 2001. The U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has warned that if we have any hope of avoiding the worst consequences of climate change – including large-scale crop failures, increased hunger, illness and migration, rising sea levels, eco-system disruptions and extinction of species, and more extreme weather — we have to dramatically curb carbon emissions, starting now. Yet, President Trump clings to the absurd notion that climate change is a hoax created by China. He has filled his cabinet with climate deniers, withdrawn the United States from the Paris Climate Accord, rolled back President Obama’s Clean Power Plan, and opened our fragile coastal waters and precious public lands for new oil and gas extraction. The good news is that despite Trump’s efforts to prop up his friends in the coal, oil and gas industries, there is a revolution occurring in renewable energies like solar, wind and geothermal. Total investment in renewables last year was double

the investment in fossil fuels, and renewables now account for nearly 20 percent of domestic electricity production. Moreover, as prices for renewables continue to fall, investing in clean energy not only helps the planet but it increasingly makes good financial sense as well. Solar energy is now the cheapest form of non-subsidized new electrical generation. The renewables industry is also creating good-paying jobs – more than 350,000 in this country alone. The U.S. solar sector already employs a quarter million people – more than Apple, Google and Facebook combined – and the potential for additional job growth is huge. Impressively, Vermont ranks second in the nation for solar jobs per capita. In Washington, I am not just fighting the Trump administration’s attacks on the environment, but I am introducing and supporting legislation to promote energy efficiency and renewable energy. For example, I am co-sponsoring legislation to move us toward 100 percent renewables by 2050 by ending fossil fuel subsidies, investing in renewables instead and modernizing our energy grid. While Vermont is one of the strongest pro-environment states in the country, we can always do better, and the more we know about the new technologies that are available the faster we can advance. I hope you will join us on Saturday, June 9 to learn how we can more effectively combat climate change as well as save consumers real dollars on their energy use. In my view, we have a moral obligation to leave this planet to our kids and grandchildren in a way that is healthy and habitable. Let’s have Vermont lead the way.

OBITUARIES & IN MEMORIAM Gary alan Burns April 16, 1952 – Jan. 9, 2018 A memorial service for Gary Alan Burns will be held at St. Pius Church, 20 Jericho Rd., Essex Jct. at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 9, 2018. A luncheon will be held immediately following the service. All are welcome.

The deer dilemma Walking the woods of Chittenden County, landscapelevel trends become increasingly apparent. One surprise has been evidence of an over-abundance of white-tailed deer on the landscape, and the negative influence of deer on young trees in the forest. In winter, a deer eats, or “browses,” 6-8 percent of its body weight, about 10 -15 pounds of buds and twigs, per day. The damage from this browsing can easily kill young seedlings and saplings or lend them the appearance of stunted “bonsai” trees. Where the deer population is dense, browsing can have a huge impact on the composition of regeneration in the forest --- they prefer to eat certain species like oak, sugar maple, ash and yellow birch, and are much less likely to browse beech, black birch and invasive exotic plants (among others). This discourages the growth of a diversity of native species (always our goal) and promotes a less diverse forest. Ironically, by ignoring the species they don’t like to eat deer also encourage these species, providing lower-quality browse for future generations of deer and lowering populations of mast-producing species that deer rely on like oak. Deer were not always prominent here. In pre-settlement Vermont, deer were uncommon, small herds restricted mostly to the Connecticut River and Champlain Valleys. Along with caribou, elk, turkey, beaver, moose, bear, otters, fishers, marten, Canada geese and others, they were extirpated from Vermont in the 1800s due to over-hunting and habitat loss. Catamounts and wolves, subject to a 1787 bounty in Vermont, were eliminated from the state during that time as well. Following the re-introduction of 17 deer near Rutland in 1878, the population recovered and exploded in the 1940s-’60s. The recovery of Vermont’s forested habitat after the sheep craze of the 1800s was one reason for this, as was a lack of predation. Coyotes, not known to exist in Vermont before the 1940s, moved into the state, but can’t fully fill the niche vacated by our extirpated top predators. Since the 1960s deer populations have decreased, but are still high in many areas. Hunting helps, but less and less Vermonters hunt, and deer are welladapted to our increasingly developed landscape. They are a “generalist,” able to thrive in a wide array of habitat conditions, relatively unfazed by forest fragmentation and development. Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department’s 2018 Antlerless Recommendation states that deer are above carrying capacity statewide, too many deer for the amount of habitat we have. This is not just a problem for our forests: when deer are overpopulated they become less healthy. In the 1960s, when deer populations were very high, the size, condition, health, and reproductive rates of Vermont’s deer plummeted. Because of the way that deer breed (one buck can mate with several does), hunting only, or mostly, male deer usually doesn’t lead to a meaningful reduction in deer populations. The best way to lower populations is to hunt does (“antlerless” deer). For a variety of reasons, but largely due to tradition (dating back to the first managed deer hunting season in Vermont in 1897) Vermont is the only state in the country that does not allow the hunting of antlerless deer with a rifle. So what can we do? Advocating for more hunting of antlerless deer is a start. However, there are some other steps you can take to mitigate this problem on your own woodlot. Firstly, allow hunting on your land. While we can’t bring back our top predators, we can try to keep populations at a healthy level. If you can’t stomach having your land totally open to hunting, consider giving permission one or two trusted friends or neighbors. Consider offering up the opportunity to hunt on your land on Front Porch Forum, or visiting Vermont Fish and Wildlife’s “Landowner-Hunter Connection” website. Secondly, thoughtful forest management can “overwhelm” the deer – creating an abundance of regeneration that exceeds your deer herd’s ability to browse. Careful harvesting can also create a more diverse forest, which will be healthier and more resilient in the long term, and provide better wildlife habitat for more species. Contact me or a licensed consulting forester or visit VTCutWithConfidence.com for more details on timber harvesting. Finally, when you do engage in active forest management, leave the tops of trees and brush “un-lopped.” While leaving brush “high” may seem messy, this provides a structural barrier, making it harder for deer to browse your regeneration. Ethan Tapper is the Chittenden County forester.

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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;

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There will be another History in the Heart of the Village event at the Brownell Library. Learn about the history of Essex Junction from your neighbors or share stories of your own at this live, historical storytelling event. See listing for Wedensday, June 13 for more details.

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DAYBREAk COMMUNITY CHURCH - 67 Creek

senior sTrengTh group FiTness

Farm Plaza, Colchester. 338-9118. Brent Devenney, lead pastor. Sunday service: 10:30 a.m., AWANA: Thursdays twice a month, www.daybreakvermont.org; brentdaybreak@gmail.com ESSEX ALLIANCE CHURCH - 37 Old Stage Road, Essex Jct. 878-8213. Sunday services: 8:30 a.m., 10 a.m. & 11:30 a.m., www.essexalliance.org. ESSEX CENTER UNITED METHODIST CHURCH - 119 Center Rd (Route 15), Essex. 878-8304. Rev. Mitchell Hay, pastor. Service 10:00 a.m. with Sunday School and childcare provided. We offer a variety of small groups for prayer, Bible study, hands-on ministry, and studying contemporary faith issues. Please join us for worship that combines the best of traditional and contemporary music and spirituality. We are a safe and welcoming space for all people to celebrate, worship, ask questions and plant spiritual roots. FIRST CONgREgATIONAL CHURCH OF ESSEX JUNCTION - 1 Church Street, Essex Jct. 878-5745; Website: www.fccej.org ; Email: welcome@fccej.org Senior Pastor, Rev. Mark Mendes, Assoc. Pastor, Rev. Josh Simon. Summer Worship One Service 9 am, June 3 – September 2. Communion: first Sunday of every month. School Year Faith Formation. Jr. & High School Youth Groups. 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. 8784014. Rev. Kim Hardy. Holy Eucharist, Sundays: 10 a.m. Visit www.stjamesvt.org; office@stjamesvt.com. ST. PIUS X CHURCH - 20 Jericho Road, Essex. 878-5997. Rev. Charles Ranges, pastor. Masses: Saturday, 4:30 p.m. & Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Confessions: Saturday, 3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. or please call 878-5331 for an appointment.

9:45 a.m., HammerFit Athletic Club, 21 Essex Way, Suite 115, Essex Jct. Classes are appropriate for all abilities instructed by personal trainers who can recommend and demonstrate modifications (due to injury, ailment, etc.) as needed. Ages 45 and up, $5.

Brownell liBrary closed For Village employee eVenT From 3 - 5 p.m. milTon Farmers' markeT

3:30 - 7 p.m., Hannaford Plaza, Route 7, Milton. Locally grown fruits and vegetables, eggs, meat, maple syrup, prepared foods, baked goods, live music and so much more! EBT/ SNAP, Farm to Family coupons, and debit cards accepted. Once again, the market will host craft days on the third Thursday of every month and will offer free activities, taste tests, and coupons for kids at the Power of Produce (POP) Club. For more information, visit miltonyouth.org/farmers or contact the Market Manager at 893-1009 or farmersmarket@ miltonyouth.org.

8 Friday indoor lawn sale

9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Grace United Methodist Church, 130 Maple St., Essex Jct. Payment by donation. Please call Ann at 879-7943 with any questions.

music wiTh raph

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

musical sTory Time

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

larp

3 - 5 p.m., Brownell

Library. Live Action Role Play is open to all middle and high school students who want to have adventures in a mythical land.

dungeons & dragons

labaloo will be playing live. All are welcome.

Boy scouT Flag reTiremenT

8 p.m., First Congregational Church, 39 Main St., Essex Jct. Scouts of Pack #630, Troop #624 and Crew #6689 invite the community to attend a special ceremony during the scout overnight campout.

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.

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9 saTurday

Boy scouT church serVice

indoor lawn sale

9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Grace United Methodist Church, 130 Maple St., Essex Jct. Payment by donation. Please call Ann at 879-7943 with any questions.

weekend sTory Time

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

sTory Time

11 a.m., Phoenix Books Essex, 2 Carmichael St., Essex Jct. Each week, we'll choose a new picture book, a classic or a staff favorite to read aloud together. Free; all ages.

sTory Time wiTh ciTy markeT: "The Very hungry caTerpillar" 11 a.m., Phoenix Books Burlington, 191 Bank St., Burlington. Enjoy your Saturday morning with a reading of the children’s book "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carle. After reading together, there will be a fun and interactive healthy food activity. This event is cosponsored by Phoenix Books and City Market.

preschool open gym

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

VFw dance

7 - 10 p.m., VFW Post 6689, 73 Pearl St., Essex Jct. The band Hul-

8:30 a.m., First Congregational Church, 39 Main St., Essex Jct. The scouts will take over and run a special service with generations of scouters speaking about faith and scouting.

winooski Farmers' markeT

10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Champlain Mill Green, 20 Winooski Falls Way, Winooski. Managed by the Winooski Community Partnership, the Winooski Farmers' Market brings you Vermont’s finest local produce, farm goods, artisan crafts, locally prepared foods, musical entertainment and a fun interactive kid’s program - the Power of Produce Club. The Winooski Farmers' Market, is distributing free meals at the Winooski Farmers Market for anyone under the age of 18.

wildFlowers open sTudio

10 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Wildflowers Studio, 43 upper Main St., Essex Jct. Time for children to independently explore the four fixed learning areas; tinkering, open ended art, sensory play, and paint exploration. Activities and materials that are appropriate for all ages and abilities. This is a place where children can relish in limitless creativity without concern for MESS! Thus, children should always arrive in “studio clothes.” $15 for one child; $5 additional children.

11 monday senior sTrengTh group FiTness

9:45 a.m., HammerFit Athletic Club, 21 Essex Way, Suite 115, Essex Jct. (See Thursday, June 7 for complete details)

sTory Time

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

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.

lego cluB

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

Board game nighT

5 - 9 p.m., Brownell Library. Join us for a night of board games. Bring your favorites from home or play some of ours.Join us for All ages.

musT read mondays

6:30 - 7:30 p.m., Brownell Library. "Radium Girls" by Kate Moore illuminates the inspiring young women exposed to the “wonder” substance of radium, and their aweinspiring strength in the face of almost impossible circumstances. Their courage and tenacity led to life-changing regulations, research into nuclear bombing and ultimately saved hundreds of thousands of lives. Pick up a copy of this book at the main desk and join us for a casual discussion.

12 Tuesday "liBraries rock!" summer reading cluB Brownell Library. All kids, from pre-readers to teens, receive reading or activity logs when they come to the library. Every time they bring in their reading log, we count the books they read or listened to, or the activities done, and give them special

Calendar deadline every Friday at 5 p.m.

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calendar loCal MeetIngs thursDay, June 7 6 p.m., town Zoning board, Town offices, 81 Main St., Essex Jct.

tuesDay, June 12 6:30 p.m., town Conservation and trails Committee, Town offices, 81 Main St., Essex Jct. 6:30 p.m., village trustees/public hearing fye 19 Water rates, Lincoln Hall, 2 Lincoln St., Essex Jct.

thursDay, June 14 6:30 p.m., town planning Commission, Town offices, 81 Main St., Essex Jct. 7 p.m., Joint village trustees and town selectboard, Lincoln Hall, 2 Lincoln St., Essex Jct.

stickers to track their progress. Watch our book count grow in the library! "Libraries Rock!" t-shirts available for $6. Registration begins June 12 online at brownellibrary.org.

talented musicians. For a full list of vendors and musicians, to learn more and volunteer, please check out our website: 5cornersfarmersmarket. com and facebook.com/ 5CornersFarmersMarket.

Drop-In KnIttIng Club

eMergIng leaDers unIteD

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

13 WeDnesDay MInt ConDItIonIng for 45+

baby playgroup

10 - 11:30 a.m., Sunset Studio, 71 Center Rd., Essex Jct. Free.

teCh tIMe WIth traCI

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

story tIMe

10 a.m., Phoenix Books Essex, 2 Carmichael St., Essex Jct. Each week, we'll choose a new picture book, a classic or a staff favorite to read aloud together. Free; all ages.

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.

fIve Corners farMers' MarKet

4 - 7:30 p.m., Five Corners, 3 Main St., Essex Jct. Visit the new location for the return of the farmers' market! Market vendors offer produce, meat, specialty food, agriculture, prepared food, crafts and there will also be a featured community table. The market will also host a wide range of

5:30 - 7:30 p.m., ArtsRiot, 400 Pine St., Burlington. Emerging Leaders United, a group of diverse young professionals dedicated to creating meaningful impact in their communities, will kick off with this mixer. Guests will mingle and learn about opportunities for service and leadership through United Way of Northwest Vermont. Free; food and drinks provided.

hIstory In the heart of the vIllage

7 - 9 p.m., Brownell Library. A live storytelling event presenting long-time residents of Essex Junction sharing memories of Five Corners and of the Brownell Library. Share your stories or learn about history from other residents! Stories will be recorded for inclusion in a new online archive. If you are interested in telling your stories of Essex Junction stop by or call the library at 8786955 to register.

14 thursDay senIor strength group fItness 9:45 a.m., HammerFit Athletic Club, 21 Essex Way, Suite 115, Essex Jct. (See Thursday, June 7 for complete details)

reaD to arChIe

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

booK talK anD panel DIsCussIon

7 p.m., Main St. Landing Black Box, Burlington. Join Yvonne Daley to learn about her new book "Going Up the Country: When the Hippies, Dreamers, Freaks, and Radicals Moved to Vermont." This event will feature a reading and

a short panel discussion. Yvonne Daley is the author of five previous books and director of the Green Mountain Writers Conference. Free; open to all.

event provides trophies and prizes for participants - including the smallest fish! Hot doags and hamburgers will be available. Ages 14 and under; call 878-4942 for more information.

15 frIDay

farMers' MarKet

MusIC InspIreD Dress up

All Day, Brownell Library. Come to the library dressed as one of your favorite musicians or musical styles to celebrate the kick off of our summer reading program "Libraries Rock!"

MusICal story tIMe

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

suMMer KICK off party

6:30 - 8:30 p.m., Brownell Library. Brownell Teens will make our library rock with a Marshmallow Roast and games for families on the library lawn. Register to volunteer online at eventbrite. com/e/2018-summerkick-off-party-registration-45780247954.

16 saturDay traCes: a publIC DanCe happenIng

10 a.m. - 6 p.m., downtown Burlington. Experience a full day of free outdoor dance performances happening in downtown Burlington. There will be 15 dance pieces performed by artists from throughout the state, ranging from contemporary to hip hop to ballet. Begin your day at the Church Street Market Place in front of Burlington City Arts, where you can get a performance map of the event. The last dance performance will end at 5:45 p.m. and will be followed by a celebration at the Skinny Pancake at 6 p.m. All performances are free and open to the public; donations gratefully accepted.

WeeKenD story tIMe

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

story tIMe

11 a.m., Phoenix Books Essex, 2 Carmichael St., Essex Jct. Each week, we'll choose a new picture book, a classic or a staff favorite to read aloud together. Free; all ages.

17 sunDay ChIlDren's free fIshIng Derby

8 - 11 a.m., Chittenden Co. Fish and Game Club, 1397 Wes White Hill Rd., Jonesville. One of the oldest known fishing derbies in existence, this annual Father's Day

10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Champlain Mill Green, 20 Winooski Falls Way, Winooski. (See Sunday, June 10 for details.)

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ongoIng events harrIet farnsWorth poWell hIstorICal MuseuM

Thursdays 6 - 7:30 p.m., Sundays 1 - 4 p.m, Browns River Rd., Essex Jct. Special exhibits this season focusing on WWI and the 125th anniversary of the Village of Essex Junction.

30 neW fosters In 30 Days

All month. Shelburne. Passion 4 Paws is challenging you to help them find new fosters throughout the month of June. Foster Homes are a critical chapter in a Rescue dog's life. Fostering allows our dogs to come out of a scary shelter environment into the loving empathetic arms of an animal advocate. You can become part of this critical step of nurturing a pup to become prepared to transition into a forever home.

venture verMont outDoor Challenge

This annual statewide outside scavenger hunt is designed to encourage kids and families to get outside. Participants just have to download a score sheet and once you accumulate 250 points, you win a VIP gold coin good for free day entry into Vt. State Parks for the rest of the season and for the entire next season! Visit vtstateparks.com/ venture-vermont.html.

verMont eDIble hIstory tour

Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 1 - 4:15 p.m., Over a 1.5-mile walk, the Burlington Edible History Tour will take you back in time to connect the history of Burlington’s earlyethnic groups to their food traditions. Enjoy a French-Canadian tourtiere and a Mediterranean dessert, along with three other food samples, while hearing stories of 12 immigrant groups that built Burlington. Tickets must be purchased in advance through Seven Days Tickets via their website at www.sevendaystickets.com or through the tour’s website at www. burlingtonediblehistory. com. The tour donates 10% of profits to New Farms for New Americans, AALV.

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DONATIONS ASSISTANT The Donations Assitant is vital to getting the merchandise from the donor to the floor at the ReStore! Ride along with our truck drivers to pick up our generous donations or stay in-house to help with loading and unloading customer and donor vehicles.

MERCHANDISER The Merchandiser has creativity and an artistic eye to help us figure out the best ways to display our items for sale! Keep the ReStore looking fresh by creating attractive layouts and unique displays

Volunteer! Call Allison at 318-7533 G r e e n M o u nt a i n

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Pets of the Week GUS & HENRY 3 year old males Arrival Date: 4/24/2018 Breed: American Guinea Pigs Special Considerations: We are best buds & must go home together! Reason here: Our owner could no longer care for us These two gentleman love to play together, they are the living embodiment of the term “Best Buddies”! You can regularly find them chewin’ on a box together, rolling around a toy in their play area or munchin’ on a salad for dinner. And when it comes to dinner, at feeding time you can hear their little piggy squeals of delight as they watch their food being delivered, it is the highlight of the afternoon around here! The sights! The sounds! It is just too darn adorable! Want a little duo to snack on a summer salad with? These are your guys!

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Emergency: 911 • Non-emergency: 878-8331 • 145 Maple St., Essex Jct., VT 05452 • www.epdvt.org

May 28 - June 3 Arrests

1 Cruelty to Animals 1 DLS

MondAy, MAy 28

9:15 a.m., Suspicious on Allen Martin Pkwy. 11:38 a.m., Citizen Assist on Circle Dr. 12:20 p.m., Traffic Offense on Center Rd. 12:42 p.m., Unlawful Burning on Timberlane Dr. 4:35 p.m., Animal Problem on Center Rd. 4:37 p.m., Animal Problem on Ira Allen Dr. 5:35 p.m., Motor Vehicle Disturbance on Lincoln St. 6:18 p.m., Citizen Assist on Mansfield Ave. 8:20 p.m., Citizen Assist on Franklin St. 9:29 p.m., Noise Disturbance on Colbert St.

tuesdAy, MAy 29

1:01 a.m., Suspicious on Densmore Dr. 6:12 a.m., Suspicious on Kellogg Rd. 9:34 a.m., Animal Problem on Pearl St. 10:45 a.m., Suspicious on Rustic Dr.

2:18 p.m., Animal Problem on Morse Dr. 2:33 p.m., Animal Problem on Rustic Dr. 2:38 p.m., Suspicious on Juniper Ridge Rd. 4:05 p.m., Citizen Assist on Maple St. 4:18 p.m., Animal Problem on Park Ter. 4:21 p.m., Citizen Dispute on Athens Dr. 4:27 p.m., Suspicious on River Rd. 5:36 p.m., Trespass Violation on Susie Wilson Rd. 7:22 p.m., Citizen Assist on Dalton Dr.

WednesdAy, MAy 30

11:10 a.m., Motor Vehicle Complaint on Pearl St. 11:23 a.m., Communications Offense on Hayden St. 12:26 p.m., Vandalism on Sand Hill Rd. 2:05 p.m., Welfare Check on Pine Ct. 2:25 p.m., Welfare Check on Chelsea Rd. 2:27 p.m., Motor Vehicle Complaint on Main St. 4:00 p.m., Animal Problem on Logwood Cir. 4:50 p.m., Animal Problem on Susie Wilson Rd. 6:00 p.m., Citizen Assist on Maple St. 7:17 p.m., Animal Problem on Pinecrest

Dr. 7:18 p.m., Suspicious on Peacham Ln. 9:33 p.m., Suspicious on Villa Dr. 10:10 p.m., Suspicious on Maple St. 11:27 p.m., Arrest on Warrant on Maple St.

thursdAy, MAy 31

8:34 a.m., Citizen Assist on Susie Wilson Rd. 8:42 a.m., Citizen Assist on Briar Ln. 9:51 a.m., Animal Problem on Brickyard Rd. 11:57 a.m., Larceny on Main St. 2:58 p.m., Noise Disturbance on Mansfield Ave. 3:22 p.m., Animal Problem on S Summit St. 3:32 p.m., Citizen Assist on Sugartree Ln. 3:47 p.m., Medical Assist on Sugartree Ln. 4:05 p.m., Lost/Found Property on Pearl St. 4:21 p.m., Citizen Assist on Pine Ct. 4:34 p.m., Welfare Check on Maple St. 6:21 p.m., Suspicious on Essex Way 7:07 p.m., Welfare Check on Brickyard Rd. 8:48 p.m., Trespass Violation on Baker St.

FridAy, June 1

8:20 a.m., Motor Vehicle Disturbance on Susie Wilson Rd. 10:04 a.m., Citizen Assist on East St. 10:48 a.m., Motor Vehicle Disturbance on Pearl St. 10:57 a.m., Suspicious on Pearl St. 11:29 a.m., Consent Search on I-289 11:56 a.m., Motor Vehicle Disturbance on I-289 12:42 p.m., Lost/Found Property on Essex Way 2:32 p.m., Communications Offense on Hayden St. 3:50 p.m., Communications Offense on Maple St. 4:05 p.m., Trespass Violation on Pearl St. 4:07 p.m., Suspicious on Pearl St. 5:11 p.m., Citizen Dispute on Central St. 5:37 p.m., Animal Problem on Pearl St. 5:56 p.m., Larceny on Colchester Rd. 6:57 p.m., Animal Problem on Pearl St. 8:00 p.m., Suspicious on Central St. 8:30 p.m., Animal Problem on Mansfield Ave.

sAturdAy, June 2

7:37 a.m., Motor Vehicle Disturbance on

Indian Brook Rd. 7:56 a.m., Suspicious on Pearl St. 1:02 p.m., Burglary on Park St. 1:09 p.m., Accident on Maple St. 5:34 p.m., Citizen Assist on Center Rd. 6:38 p.m., Welfare Check on Pearl St. 6:51 p.m., Suspicious on Jericho Rd. 8:37 p.m., Citizen Dispute on Colchester Rd. 11:09 p.m., Citizen Assist on Londonderry Ln.

sundAy, June 3

6:40 a.m., Lost/Found Property on East St. 1:42 p.m., Trespass Violation on Lost Nation Rd. 3:13 p.m., Motor Vehicle Disturbance on Sand Hill Rd. 3:38 p.m., Family Disturbance on Wildwood Dr. 3:47 p.m., Citizen Assist on Maple St. 4:19 p.m., Citizen Assist on Park St. 9:19 p.m., Suspicious on Essex Way

tickets issued: 17 WArnings issued: 24 Fire/eMs cAlls: 54

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Third rally grounds T-Birds By JOSH KAUFMANN Messenger Sports No. 8 Missisquoi went ahead three times in Friday’s Division I softball quarterfinal, and three times the undefeated No. 1 seed Hornets immediately slammed their way back to even or better. Sarah Harvey’s first-inning 2-run MVU homer was countered minutes later by Jamie Morin, who swung late but hard enough to send an opposite-field shot over the fence in right-center. Missisquoi made it 3-2 in the top of the third, but that advantage also lasted just a half-inning before two errors, Molly Bruyns’ double, an RBI single from Sarah Knickerbocker, and an RBI by Logan Pollard gave Essex its first lead. In the fourth, T-Bird shortstop Emmery Dunphy crushed a 3-run bomb 30 feet over the fence in left for a 6-5 lead. But Morin answered with her own 3-run blast to the same spot, and Essex’s defense — led by outfielders Knickerbocker and Makenna Thorne — took care of the rest for a 9-6 victory and a semifinal against No. 5 seed Colchester on Tuesday. MVU coach Jay Hartman said the Hornets were just impossible to shake. “We got up 2-0; they came back. We got up 3-2; they came back. And then we went up 6-5 on the 3-run homer by Emmery, and they came back again. We just weren’t able to, I guess, sit on the lead long enough to enjoy it. I think had we been able to do that, maybe it would have been different. And maybe not. It is what it is. We never had an inning all night that we played with the lead.” “We’re a gritty bunch,” Essex coach Ashley Stebbins said. “I have six seniors who have been with me since 2016. We never feel down and out of it, we never give up. I just see the look in their eyes. We’re tough to take all the way to the end, seven innings, and beat us. “What a great game.” Unfazed by the early 2-0 hole on Sarah Harvey’s eighth home run of the spring, Essex tied it right back up when Emily Harvey led off with a walk and Morin sent a 2-out, 2-run shot. A third straight leadoff hit regained the lead for Missisquoi, when Natalee Harvey’s scored on a groundout. Essex’s second quick response gave the hosts their first lead, with three runs flowing from an infield throwing error and a misplayed pop fly — MVU’s lone errors of the day — that helped the Hornets bat around. Emily Harvey got on via error and Bruyns followed with a blast to the fence in left for an RBI double. Sarah Harvey got an out on one of her 11 strikeouts, but a popup next to the pitching circle fell in to put Morin on and Knickerbocker’s base hit gave Essex its first lead at 4-3. Sarah Harvey knocked down a comebacker for the second out, while Morin scored to make it 5-3. For the third time in four innings, Missisquoi got the runs right back. Caylin Bessette led off with her second straight hit and Samantha FitzSimmons singled to put runners at the corners for Dunphy, who launched a rocket to left that sailed far over the fence to make it 6-5. Four Essex batters later, the Hornets were back on top. This time for good. Bruyns took a pitch off the ankle with one out to get on, Thorne walked, and Morin changed the lead for a final time with a 3-run homer, switching fields with a wicked pull down the left-field line for the day’s fifth no-doubt home run. The shot pulled Morin even with corner outfielders Thorne and Knickerbocker at four homers each this season. Butkus has three, Rachel Yandow two, and Maddie Catela and Logan Pollard one each. Toth turned in just the kind of outing Essex needed against the talented MVU lineup, limiting the number of lasers and letting her defense do the work. And in the last two frames, the Hornets were saved by two highlight-reel catches. Knickerbocker was busy throughout the day, barely missing a sensational catch in the first inning and charging in to grab a shallow fly in the fourth. But her best came in the sixth, when No. 9 hitter FitzSimmons sent a line drive screaming over Knickerbocker’s head, only to see the Hornet senior leap up while sprinting back, grabbing the ball to take away at least a double. In contrast, Thorne’s defensive gem was her first putout of the day. Stationed just in front of the fence with Sarah Harvey at bat, Thorne had to sprint hard toward the infield and just reached out to grab take a hit away at the start of the seventh inning. “Two very good outfielders,” Hartman said. “And that’s an area where they might be as good as anybody in Vermont. With Knickerbocker out there, they can just pretty much track down anything. “I’ve said all along I think they’re the deepest team one through nine. Ashley does a great job with them, and obviously the whole coaching staff. They make the plays.”

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Ali Green leads teammate Hannah Poquette over the second hurdle in the 100-meter finals and, left Jacob Rigoli throws the shot on his way to first placein the event in Saturday’s Division I track and field state championships at Burlington H.S.

Boys one point better than Mt. Mansfield for first crown since 2014 To win their first state championship in four years, the Hornets just needed to finish third in the 4x400 relay. And in the last of the day’s 40 events in Saturday’s Division I state meet at Burlington H.S., that’s precisely what juniors Jamaal Hankey and Spencer Towle and freshmen Wyatt Lamell and James Boldosser went out and did. While Mt. Mansfield finished first and South Burlington was second, the Essex quartet cruised home more than 3 seconds in front of BFA-St. Albans for the six points they needed, and for the first time since 2014 Essex had a state track and field title. Essex finished with 126 points to Mt. Mansfield’s 125. St. Johnsbury was third at

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Towle (200), Jacob Rigoli (shot put), and Henry Farrington won titles for the Essex boys, while Lizzie Martell (400) and Maria Campo (shot) did so for the third-place girls. Ryan Guerino led the Hornets with 20 individual points, with seconds in the 400 and long jump and fourth in the 200. Rigoli and Hankey chipped in 16 points each, Farrington and Towle 14, Breyer Suinor nine, M ichael Baker eight, Jackson Baker five, Peter Aiden three, and Boldosser one. The Milton girls won two of the three relays and finished third at 89, one point behind Burlington. St. J won its fourth straight crown with 134 points.

JOSH KAUFMANN, St. AlbANS MeSSeNger

Tyler Routhier sends Spencer Towle on his way to a 4x100 title for the boys team.

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Saturday, at Burlington H.S. 100 Meters Jamaal Hankey 11.43 Jackson Baker 11.85 Tyler Routhier 12.35 200 Meters Spencer Towle 23.10 Ryan Guerino 23.65 James Boldosser 24.26 Tyler Routhier 24.36 Sam Phillippo 25.61 400 Meters Ryan Guerino 50.96 Spencer Towle 52.86 James Boldosser 53.17 800 Meters Justin Poulin 2:09.83 Zach Preston 2:10.96 Charles Martell 2:12.00 1500 Meters Henry Farrington 4:10.27 Peter Alden 4:19.14 Charles Martell 4:35.73 Connor Goodrich 4:39.52 Ben Stewart 4:41.61 Patrick Herrin 4:53.68 3000 Meters Henry Farrington 9:14.63 Peter Alden 9:15.80 Jake Wagner 9:47.40 Brady Martisus 9:52.69 Ethan Boutin 10:57.90 110m Hurdles Jamaal Hankey 15.49 Logan Allen 19.72 Adam Friedman 19.85 300m Hurdles Jamaal Hankey 46.70 Adam Friedman 47.18 4x100 Relay Baker,Boldosser,Routhier,Towle 44.26 4x400 Relay

3 Hankey,Lamell,Towle,Boldosser 3:32.83 4x800 Relay 3 Wagner,Moran,Preston,Poulin 8:32.36 Shot Put 1 Jacob Rigoli 45-9.00 6 Breyer Sinor 41-7.50 Discus 2 Breyer Sinor 140-9 3 Jacob Rigoli 137-0 9 Wyatt Lamell 104-1 High Jump 5 Jackson Baker 5-8.00 10 Sam Velasquez 5-6.00 Pole Vault 2 Michael Baker 12-6.00 Long Jump 2 Ryan Guerino 22-7.75 4 Jackson Baker 21-3.75 Girls 100 Meters 11 Kathryn Morin 13.55 13 Morgan Whitney 13.70 14 Arianna Moffatt 13.73 17 Kylee Giroux 14.05 200 Meters 4 Morgan Whitney 27.48 5 Lizzie Martell 27.60 8 Kathryn Morin 28.20 11 Arianna Moffatt 28.63 400 Meters 1 Lizzie Martell 59.57 5 Ella Larson 64.36 800 Meters 14 Natalie Preston 2:38.36 22 Emma Chadwick 2:45.46 1500 Meters 14 Morgan Marckres 5:21.25 15 Hannah Brisson 5:23.62 28 Emma Chadwick 5:38.44 3000 Meters 14 Hannah Brisson 12:10.64 100m Hurdles

2 Nejla Hadzic 16.85 4 Ali Green 17.19 7 Hannah Poquette 17.54 100m Hurdles 3 Nejla Hadzic 16.98 4 Ali Green 17.21 6 Hannah Poquette 17.48 300m Hurdles 2 Nejla Hadzic 48.45 6 Ali Green 50.62 4x100 Relay 1 Morin,Whitney,Hadzic,Moffatt 50.33 4x400 Relay 1 Whitney,Larson,Eddy,Martell 4:10.35 4x800 Relay 7 Chadwick,Eddy,Wilson,Preston 10:39.16 Shot Put 1 Maria Campo 33-6.5 10 Aubrey McKenna 27-2.5 26-9.5 11 Emily Gonyeau 13 Lily Bulger 25-9.0 Discus 8 Aubrey McKenna 78-11.5 10 Lily Bulger 75-6.5 15 Erin Wieland 68-9.5 19 Maria Campo 63-7.5 Javelin 3 Ciera Manrique 106-8 High Jump 2 Hannah Neddo 5-0.0 Pole Vault 6 Hannah Neddo 8-0.0 8 Erin Noel 7-0.0 Long Jump 5 Hannah Neddo 16-4.00 7 Erin Noel 15-8.00 17 Ella Larson 13-9.25 19 Hannah Poquette 13-6.00 Triple Jump 4 Hannah Neddo 34-7.00 7 Ali Green 32-5.25 8 Gabby Schmida 31-9.50

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une means end of school, exams, graduation, summer vacation, playoffs, pools opening and state championships. The first Hornet team to earn a state title is boys’ track and field. Softball, boys’ lax, and boys’ tennis are still alive in their respective tourneys. Warrior vs the Cavs in the NBA finals, and Washington vs Las Vegas for the Stanley Cup. Last week of school and an ACT test Saturday. Congratulations to the Essex boys’ track and field team for winning the D-I state championship Saturday by a single point over the Mt. Mansfield Union Cougars 126-125. St. Johnsbury was a distant third with 111. This was the closest win for the Hornets since they beat Mt. Anthony Union by two points in 1988, an the meet was decided in the last event. Essex led 119116-111. MMU won the mile relay but the Hornet contingent of Jamaal Hankey, Wyatt Lamell, Spencer Towle and James Boldosser placed third with Hankey making a huge move to come out of fourth and nail down third place and the state title! The girls finished third overall. State champ St. Johnsbury racked up 134 points, South Burlington 90 and Essex with a gut-wrenching 89.5. Results can be seen on page 10. Meet director Pavel Dvorak and his staff did another remarkable job. Qualified athletes are heading to the New England Championships at the University of New Hampshire this weekend. The boys’ lacrosse team had a huge week. They won twice and now are 13-5. In their 10-4 playdown win

over Rice, Andrew Cooledge fired in six goals and two assists. Sam Bowen 1G 2A, Chris Davis 2G 1A, Cam Frankenhoff and Jonah Janaro each scored once and Grady Corkum 2A accounted for all the scoring. Aidan Haggerty had seven saves. In the quarterfinals the Hornets slid by SB 10-8 to advance to the semi’s. Chris Labonte drilled home three goals, Corkum scored the game winner adding two assists. Cooledge 2G, Davis, Frankenhoff, Luke Meunier and Jordan Hines all added goals in the win. Hagerty and Wolves goalkeeper Ryan Hockenbury played great games as EHS moves on to the semis at topseed Champlain Valley this week. The girls’ LAX squad season came to an end in Manchester with a 12-5 first-round loss to #6 Burr and Burton. As they have done in the latter part of the spring, they played well against a good team and have no regrets. Madi Larson and Ella Frisbee split time in goal. Nice job! The baseball team completed its season 10-8. After a 9-7 spring the boys won three of their last four to finish hot. They continued that play in the first round of the postseason with a bounce-back 4-2 win over the Bobwhites. BFA had just defeated them in their season finale, but the Hornets would not let that stop them. Mav King’s pitched a 6-hit complete game with 9 K’s. Ryan Young had 2 hits including a 2B in the win. They fell to #2 Brattleboro 5-4 sadly in walk-off fashion. Garrett Somerset hit another home run. Young hit an RBI 2B. Brandon Charles, Robby Meslin, Tyler Millette and Grady Cram added singles. The softball team won their two playoff games, moved to 18-0 and more importantly advanced to the semis.

The boys’ tennis team, 13-1, won its playdown and quarterfinal matches last week. Essex, seeded second, blanked #15 Harwood 7-0, then edged #10 SB 4-3 in the quarters. They hosted #3 Montpelier Tuesday with, yes, a birth in the finals at stake! The Hornet girls, seeded seventh, got by #10 Stowe 4-3 in the playdowns. They fell to #2 Burlington 6-1 in the quarters to end the season 8-6. I took in the unified bocce tourney at UVM’s Virtue field Friday. Covered the EWSD contingent who enjoyed themselves in the warm, at first, then sweltering heat. Thanks to Lorie Anne and April Lambert and Philppe Floyd for coaching. Here’s a look at the roster: Alice Bushey, Alberto Manalac, Ethan Roylance, Savannah Boucher-Fortier, Brooklyn Kababick, Harley Berry, Taylor Metruck, Gabe Metruck, Wyatt Stark, and Hudson Stark. Blue ribbon performance! Sad, sad news last week on the passing of dear friend Remzo Smailhodzic. I knew him and have known his family for 30 years. I enjoyed coaching his kids, Orhan and Ordins who played soccer and were track stars. My wife first met Remzo when she worked in human resources for the school district, and he was hired in maintenance. He came to the Central Office and could barely speak English. He was a hard working, caring man who always had a smile on his face and worked at the high school in the morning, walked home for a short break and was back at school for his 3 - 11 p.m. shift. He worked many Saturdays with us on SAT and ACT testing days. We went to a prayer service at the Mosque in the Fort on Sunday. If you’d like to send the family a card, here is their address: Smailhodzic Family, 5 Sugar Tree Lane Unit 2A, Essex Jct 05452. He will be missed. You can read the full Sport Shorts at essexreporter.com

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