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THE ESSEX July 21, 2016

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PFOA detected in Essex, Colchester State: Drinking water unaffected

By JASON STARR

KIDS ON THE BLOCK T Photo by AMANDA SCHROTH

he Block Party on Railroad Avenue last Saturday was fun for all ages. The annual event celebrating the Essex Jct. community featured rock climbing, a bouncy house, face painting a street dance and more. Pictured above, L to R: Aubrey Lafountain and Aislin Bowers (back), Elaina Hertle and Liam Bowers (front). See more photos on page 3.

Making rank EPD promotes corporals

By COLIN FLANDERS

ssex Police Department hosted a ceremony for two of its own on July 5 to commemorate the promotion of Rob Hall and John Dunn to the rank of sergeant. Hall and Dunn were both promoted to corporal in 2009. They have more than 30 years of combined service with the depart-

ment. “There is no doubt in my mind that both Rob and John are mentors and supportive of all others within the agency and will lead very well,” Chief Brad LaRose

roundwater around IBM in Essex Jct. and Champlain Cable in Colchester contains the suspected carcinogen PFOA, the state announced last week. The state began testing industrial sites in Chittenden County for perfluorooctanoic acid this year after the chemical was found around a former material manufacturing plant in North Bennington, where it contaminated drinking water. PFOA at the IBM and Champlain Cable sites has not contaminated drinking supplies because both areas are served by Champlain Water District municipal water systems, the See PFOA, page 5

Barney fails to answer lawsuit By COLIN FLANDERS Michael Barney, the homeless veteran living in a makeshift shelter on Pearl Street near the fairgrounds, failed to respond to the village’s lawsuit aimed at removing him from the area. Barney had 20 days to respond in writing to the complaint filed on June 17 by attorney Andrew Bolduc of McNeil, Leddy & Sheahan. Barney’s shelter, comprised of green and gray tarps, remained visible from the Route 15 on Tuesday afternoon. See BARNEY, page 14

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Photo by COLIN FLANDERS LEFT: Newly promoted police sergeants Rob Hall, left, and John Dunn, right, pose for a photo with police chief Brad LaRose after a ceremony at the Essex Police Department on July 5.

Asbestos causes alarm but no unsafe exposure By COLIN FLANDERS The Essex Town School District had a visit from the Vermont Department of Health last week when parents raised concerns after the school failed to notify them of asbestos removal at Founders Memorial School

while students were in the building. Parents grew frustrated after learning of the project, which was to remove asbestos-containing caulking around windows. The work began July 10, and parents noticed when dropping off their children the next

morning. After hearing the concerns, the district directed the Mansfield Environmental Group, the contractors in charge of the abatement, to halt all work until after 2 p.m. once students and teachers had left the building for the day.

The removal was finished by Friday, July 15, according to superintendent Mark Andrews. The district was unaware of a 1986 law that requires districts to notify teachers and parents annually regarding asbestosSee ASBESTOS, page 5

Village recognized for urban tree program By COLIN FLANDERS The village of Essex Jct. is now one of six Vermont communities to boast Tree City USA status, recognizing the village’s efforts to create and expand its urban forestry program. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) sent a letter to the board of trustees last week congratulating the village

on its accomplishment. “I have no doubt that Essex Jct.’s efforts have been an inspiration for countless communities throughout Vermont,” Sanders wrote. Entering its 40th year, Tree City USA is sponsored by the National Arbor Day Foundation. It has recognized more than 3,400 communities across the U.S. with See TREES, page 2

Photo by SABRINA LIGUORI A "venonat" is pictured at the entrance of Maple Street Park on the Pokémon Go app, which places the creatures in a player's surroundings using GPS and the phone's camera.

Essex gamers aim to catch 'em all By SABRINA LIGUORI

T Photo by COLIN FLANDERS Essex Tree Advisory Committee chairman Nick Meyer holds a banner awarding the village its Tree City USA status.

he Pokémon franchise that dominated the ’90s recently made a colossal comeback with the release of its new virtual reality app, “Pokémon Go.” After making its debut on July 6, Pokémon Go quickly became the top free game in the iTunes app store. Since then, it has also managed to surpass Twitter in daily users and see more user action than Facebook, according to a SurveyMonkey Intelligence See POKéMON, page 10

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hoods with less, according to the American Forests website. Meyer believes trees can also help keep Essex’s roads a little safer. “If you have a nice a tree line on the street, people tend to drive a little slower,” he said. Beyond all that, however, trees can make walking down the sidewalk more enjoyable. “We take them for granted a lot of times,” he said. Meyer also stressed the environmental impact: Through photosynthesis, trees absorb and store carbon dioxide and other pollutant particulates while emitting pure oxygen. For Sanders, who calls global climate change “the greatest environmental issue of our time,” the village efforts reach far beyond its perimeter. “Bold action is necessary to avoid the worst consequences of climate change, and I am so pleased that Essex Jct. was recognized for its efforts to preserve its environment,” he wrote.

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Clockwise from top left: 1) Magician Tom Joyce performs a magic trick with assistance from the audience. 2) Amelia Brown, 5, of Hinesburg smiles as she gets her face painted. 3) Abbie Naef, 6, of Essex climbs the rock wall. 4) Elaina Hertle shoots bubbles with friends in the midst of the Block Party & Street Dance event in Essex. 5) Cree Rodriguez, 2, of Colchester, sits front seat in a firetruck provided by the Essex Jct. Fire Department.

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Growth and change in the Village Center

First Reporter reprint brought back memories

By ELAinE SopChAk and GEorGE TyLEr, Essex Jct. Board of Trustees

t’s a fact: Despite slow growth in the rest of the state, people are still moving to Chittenden County. Many choose to live in Essex Jct. because of our easy access to Burlington, the interstate, trains and buses, plus outstanding schools, libraries and recreation opportunities. We’re close to most major employers in the area. We may be a little biased, but Essex Jct. is a great place to live, period. More people means more demand for housing, and much of that demand is being met with new, multistory buildings in the village center. After years of minimal change, millions of dollars of new investment are suddenly transforming the village's downtown. We understand the effect can be jarring. That's why we've supported public engagement projects such as heart & Soul, Design Five Corners and Thoughtful Growth in Action that allow community members to influence development strategy. After several public hearings and many hours of volunteer work, the Essex Jct. planning Commission recently updated the village's land development code, the rulebook that regulates property development. Trustees, planning commission and village staff can't prevent owners from selling or developing their property, but through these planning and public engagement efforts, we can regulate development and bring the community's values and long-term vision into the conversation. More people means more customers for local businesses and more vitality and diversity for our local economy. But it also requires more planning to anticipate impacts on public infrastructure and ensuring that our community values, such as pedestrian safety and connectivity, aren’t overlooked. The village government aggressively pursues state and federal grants to help us fund public projects and long-term planning studies. Thoughtful growth is also a requirement for our future. Traffic planning for the Crescent Connector resulted in an exploratory engineering study showing wait times at Five Corners during peak hours might be cut in half or more by rerouting traffic away from Main Street (between the railroad tracks and Five Corners) and onto the Crescent Connector. That finding wasn't surprising because fiveway intersections are extremely inefficient. But converting Five Corners to a standard four-way intersection is obviously a controversial idea, no matter how much it relieves traffic congestion. Still, the concept piqued our interest because shorter wait times would reduce vehicle stacking. Frustrated commuters would be less likely to cut through neighborhood streets to avoid long waits. There'd be less pollution from idling cars, less chaos from irked drivers, more safety for pedestrians. But first the Crescent Connector must be built, and that's not slated to happen until next year. Then the village and state would require a much more thorough engineering and economic impact analysis, which would take at least another year, or perhaps two. if engineering analysis showed moving traffic off Main Street and onto the Crescent Connector would truly relieve traffic congestion, planners and elected officials would need to collaborate with downtown businesses and with the community to gather input and address concerns and decide what steps to take. one of the first steps would likely be a trial run before making any permanent changes. They'd also need to find a way to replace the lost parking spots with more nearby parking specifically designated for Main Street businesses. Does this mean the village is proposing another Church Street on Main Street? no. “pedestrianizing” Main Street doesn't necessarily mean converting it to an outdoor mini-mall. Do we understand this is a radical concept? of course. As much as we all hate the traffic, Five Corners is a local landmark we’ve grown accustomed to, and change is never easy. But if there's a high probability for reducing traffic congestion and making it safer and more hospitable, we have a responsibility to at least investigate further and report findings to the community. At that point, three or four years from now, planners and board members would engage businesses, property owners and community members on repurposing the public space. it's too preliminary to say how the space might be used, but we believe thoughtful and collaborative planning could make it an asset that benefits the entire village.

There was an item of interest in the reprint for The Essex reporter’s 35 birthday, printed in last week’s paper – the announcement of my daughter’s wedding, VAnroyEnWriGhT. read and noticed with amusement all of the typos and incorrect spellings in this article. i think The reporter has improved a great deal since then. “Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles p. Vanroyen,” it read. Though the feds fight us on the spelling, my father, a native of the netherlands, and i have always spelled our name as two words, Van royen (the correct Dutch spelling is van royen.)

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“And James Lee right.” obviously right is not right, as the name is spelled correctly elsewhere. “of Sought Burlington.” probably that city did not know it was lost. “Tracy Tupper.” it’s Tepper. “Dinald Vanroyen.” now, my son Donald never could spell, but “Dinald?” it has been a long time. The senior Wrights are gone, as is my wife and, unhappily, the marriage as well. But their youngest daughter is the mother of my great granddaughter. Thanks for the memory,

To all of you, not just the editor, i read (ok, scan) the paper every week. i appreciate learning a little something each week. This week i read with fascination the follow-on articles from 35 years ago. As i read, i envisioned the crumbling first copy you mentioned and thought, "What a shame that the cost prohibited the original accompanying this.” So imagine my joy at being able to go back in time. Well done, and thank you!

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Gillian Franks Essex Jct.

Derogatory jokes shouldn’t be condoned Essex is a vibrant community with an increasingly diverse population, along with exciting business and development growth. it was therefore disheartening to view the video of the June 9 Essex planning Commission meeting during which a derogatory “joke” was made at the expense of some of Essex’s community members. During a discussion regarding the regulation of backyard chickens, it was asked, “What about when there’s a transgender rooster that identifies itself as a hen?” This was followed by a comment about knowing which bathroom to use. Some in the room laughed, perhaps out of discomfort with the comment or nervousness at not knowing how to respond. in this day and age it is unfortunate and ill-informed for anyone to make such a comment. This utterance by a person who clearly holds a position of power and authority needs to be highlighted. people in public positions wield influence and convey weight with their words. When people in pow-

er make such a statement, there is an implicit message that such attitudes are condoned or acceptable here. it would have been great if someone in the room had pointed out the inappropriateness of such comments and laughter as they occurred. While difficult to do in any setting, especially a politically charged one, such a courageous call out can be highly effective in preventing insensitive speech and bullying in the future. As an educator and social worker, i believe teaching youth to respect all members of their community and our greater society is critical. We are raising global citizens whose values and beliefs are shaped by their community lives. one heart, Essex high School’s GSTA (Gay Straight Transgender Alliance), strives to build awareness and acceptance within our school and to assure we have an educational setting where all students feel safe, valued, and respected. one would hope this belief set would carry over into our community as well.

youth and adults who identify as transgender show courage on a daily basis. Even as they move forward and take pride in being their genuine selves, we know they are also members of a group marginalized for who they are. All need to feel safe to express their orientation, gender expression, and gender identities. Everyone needs to be able to fully express their being without ridicule or harassment, whether directed to them personally or in the guise of "humor" at their expense. Within our broad community all members of our community must feel safe. We need children to know they deserve respect and they, in turn, need to accord respect to all other members of their community. And they need to see such respect and inclusion reflected in the role models who serve their community. Deb Kalkstein-Lamb EHS One Heart (GSTA) adviser

Sirotkin stands out There is one candidate that stands out for me in the crowded field of 11 Democratic Senate primary candidates – Sen. Michael Sirotkin. i knew Michael well before he became our senator following in the footsteps of his very special wife, the late Chittenden County senator and Essex representative Sally Fox. i first met Michael coaching his youngest son in Essex Little League. Michael advocated for 30 years in the Statehouse for a multitude of worthy causes, including the senior

citizens of our state. As i was the commissioner of finance and directed the state’s budget, our paths frequently crossed on such major budget issues as pharmaceutical and heating assistance for our most needy citizens. Michael was clearly a worthy advocate for his many clients, and over the course of his professional career, was recognized by most lawmakers in Montpelier as one of the strongest, most sensible and respected advocates in the Statehouse. i totally agree.

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in his most recent three years as a senator, i have not been at all surprised to see him take that same work ethic and pragmatism and apply it to representing the residents of Chittenden County. please cast one of your six senate primary votes to help re- elect Michael Sirotkin to the Vermont Senate. Thank you.

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said at the ceremony. Dunn, a Champlain College graduate, began his career with the Milton Police Department in 2000 before joining Essex as a patrol officer in 2001. He’s served the department as a member of the Chittenden Unit for Special Investigations and as a liquor liaison, and currently serves as the lead Rape Aggression Defense instructor, tactical team leader and a fieldtraining officer. Most recently, Dunn became an instructor of Below 100, an initiative aimed at preventing officer line-of-duty deaths. Hall is a Vermont Technical College graduate who started with the Richmond Police Department in 1998 before becoming a patrol officer with Essex in 2004. He’s served as a firearms instructor and tactical team member, and currently serves as a field training officer, evidence technician, drug recognition expert, bike patrol supervisor and traffic officer. “The promotion process that Rob and John successfully completed was in no way easy — on the contrary, it was lengthy and challenging,” LaRose said at the ceremony. That process includes a written test, presentation in front of a panel comprised of members from three other law enforcement agencies and an interview with the chief. It was tough but “very fulfilling,” Hall said, adding the promotion is the result of years of hard work. In the same breath, he commended the department for giving him a chance to advance. Both he and Dunn shared an excitement for their new roles, which will include the duties of a line shift supervisor. "Personally, I enjoy challenge,” Dunn said, adding it’s been his goal since he began with the department. For LaRose, who’s been with Essex for more than 30 years, the ceremony was a memorable day. “When you see individuals grow for a number of years in the organization, keep getting better and better until the point where I have the total confidence in them … it’s very satisfying as a chief to see that happen,” he said.

state said. At Champlain Cable, all 12 wells tested contained concentrations of PFOA ranging from 77 to 7,200 parts per trillion. According to Vermont Agency of Natural Resources spokeswoman Danika Frisbie, the only other of the 11 Chittenden County sites that tested higher is the Vermont Air National Guard. “That is very significant,” Frisbie said of the Champlain Cable results. Fifteen wells were tested around IBM, and eight contained PFOA concentrations between eight and 190 parts per trillion, the state reported. Anything over 20 parts per trillion warrants a health advisory, according to the Vermont Department of Health. The state found no drinking wells within a mile of the IBM site at 1,000 River Rd., Frisbie said. There are nine private wells within a mile of Champlain Cable at 175 Hercules Dr., Frisbie said. Six are used for industrial rather than drinking purposes, she said; three are potentially drinking wells, and the state is confirming whether they are active. Champlain Water District taps Lake Champlain at a depth of 75 feet for its drinking water. Its water most recently tested clean of PFOA in 2014, according to general manager Jim Fay.

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“The good news is that the threat to drinking water is really low,” Frisbie said. Anyone who believes they have a drinking water well within a one-mile radius of either site is asked to call the Department of Environmental Conservation at 828-1138. IBM’s Essex facility was acquired by GlobalFoundries last year, but IBM retains offices there and responsibility for the well water. The company began making microchips on the campus in the 1950s. PFOA is unregulated and was once used to manufacture microchips and non-stick coatings, but it has since been phased out. The company has changed ownership through the years. A previous owner, Ashland Chemical of Ohio, collected and tested the samples, according to Champlain Cable environmental health and safety manager Brian Fitzgerald. Both Fitzgerald and Frisbie were unsure if Ashland would accept responsibility for PFOA cleanup. “We own the property, but so far it’s been a discussion between the state and Ashland,” Fitzgerald said. “If they don’t respond, I’m not sure what will happen.” DEC will next investigate the geographical extent of the contamination at both sites, Frisbie said. Once the extent of contamination is confirmed, the department will work with the companies on a remediation plan.

ABOVE: FILE PHOTO / BELOW: PHOTO BY JASON STARR Both IBM (above) and Champlain Cable (below) were found to have suspected carcinogen PFOA onsite, the state reported.

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related activities, Andrews said. This includes inspections and abatements. Ellen Thompson, director of instruction and information services as well as summer program coordinator, emailed parents July 11 after the project started, allowing them to keep children home if they had concerns. The contractors were in the back of the school that Monday, she said. The next day, they moved to another section in close proximity to a group of around 25 students, she said. Parents contacted the state, prompting a visit from Vernon Nelson, chief of the asbestos and lead regulatory program. After Nelson visited the site and obtained levels from the contractors, he called the concerned parents to let them know there was no unsafe exposure, Thompson said. Ben Truman, a spokesman for the Vermont Department of Health, assured abatement is not dangerous as long as the contractors follow the appropriate practices to control and prevent the release of asbestos into the environment. “It’s our finding that they did,” Truman said.

Even so, Thompson understands the alarm whenever asbestos is involved. “That word conjures up all sorts of fears,” she said. Asbestos can cause disabling respiratory disease and various types of cancers if the fibers are inhaled, either directly or through fibers from contaminated clothing. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration states symptoms of these diseases generally do not appear for 20 or more years after initial exposure. The asbestos at Founders Memorial was non-friable, Andrews said, meaning it’s unlikely to result in significant fiber release when handled correctly. The 1986 Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act requires public school districts to inspect schools for asbestos and prepare management plans. Per federal guidelines, ETSD also performs surveillance on their known asbestos-containing materials every six months. It’s not a perfect system, however. “We didn’t even know there was asbestos in Founders until we started the window project,” Andrews said. “You can only check asbestos when you know

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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: 6:30 p.m., Wednesday evening youth groups: Awana, pro-teens and prayer meeting, 7 p.m.; Fundamental-independent. CHRIST MEMORIAL CHURCH - Route 2A, Williston, just north of Industrial Ave. 878-7107. Wes Pastor, senior minister, proclaiming Christ and Him crucified, Sundays: 9:30 a.m., www.cmcvermont.org. DAYBREAk COMMUnITY CHURCH - 67 Creek Farm Plaza, Colchester. 338-9118. Brent Devenney, lead pastor. Sunday service: 10:30 a.m., 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. Adult Bible study: 8:30 a.m., 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. Rev. Mark Mendes, senior pastor. Summer Worship One Service: 9 a.m., June 5 – September 4. Communion: first Sunday of every month. School Year Sunday School: 5th/6th Grade, Jr. & Sr. high youth groups. Heavenly Food Pantry: fourth Thursday of the month, 2-6 p.m. except for Nov. & Dec. when it is the third Thursday. Essex Eats Out community dinner: 1st Friday of the month, 5:30 – 7 p.m. Music includes Senior Choir, Praise Band, Junior Choir, Cherub Choir, Handbell Choir, Men’s Acapella & Ladies’ Acapella groups. UCC, an Open and Affirming Congregation, embracing diversity and affirming the dignity and worth of every person, because we are all created by a loving God. www.fccej. org; welcome@fccej.org gRACE UnITED METHODIST CHURCH - 130 Maple Street, Essex Jct., 1 mile south of the Five Corners on Maple Street / Route 117. 878-8071. Worship Sundays: 9:30 a.m., with concurrent church school pre-K to high school. Handicapped-accessible facility. Adult study group Sundays: 11:00 a.m; adult choir, praise band, women’s fellowship, missionally active. Korean U.M.C. worship Sundays: 12:30 p.m., come explore what God might be offering you! HOLY FAMILY - ST. LAwREnCE PARISH - 4 Prospect St., Essex Jct., Saturday Vigil: 4:00 p.m, St. Lawrence; Sunday Morning: 8:00 a.m., St. Lawrence; 11 a.m. & 7:30 p.m., Holy Family. For more information visit www. hfslvt.org. LIVIng HOPE CHRISTIAn CHURCH - 1037 South Brownell Road, Williston. 862-2108. A Living Hope...a Loving God. Children and Adult Sunday School: 9:00 a.m., worship and service: 10:00 a.m. Livinghope@aol. com; www.livinghopevt.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, Essez Jct., off Rt. 2A at the Fairgrounds Gate F. 8784014. Rev. Kim Hardy. Holy Eucharist Rite II: 8:15 a.m. & 9:30 a.m. Visit www.stjamesvt.org; stjamesvtoffice@ yahoo.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.

file photo by harjit dhaliwal Meet members of Green Mountain Roller Derby at Brownell Library in Essex Jct. from 6 - 7 p.m. on Wednesday, July 27 and learn the basics of roller derby, plus some off-skate drills and games that can be done in socks. For all ages.

21 ThurSdaY Yoga STorYTime

10 a.m., Essex Free Library. Stretch your muscles and your mind with Cat Earisman as she leads an active and exciting yoga storytime.

Tai chi for healTh and WellneSS

11 - 11:45 a.m., Bayside Activity Center, Colchester. For ages 50+; registration is available at taichi@ cvaa.org or by calling Karen at 865-0360, ext. 1019. Classes are no charge, but we welcome sustainability donations to further the program – these can be made online while registering or mailed to CVAA, 76 Pearl St., Suite 201, Essex Jct.

field daYS

1 - 2 p.m., Essex Free Library. Just move it with challenges, obstacle courses, races and relays! There’s something for everyone.

Young aThleTeS

3 - 4 p.m., Brownell Library. Special Olympics Young Athletes Program introduces children to the world of sports prior to Special Olympics eligibility at age 8. The Young Athletes Program is a unified sports program. For children with and without intellectual disabilities. Parent must accompany child. For ages 2 - 7.

american legion communiTY dinner 5:30 - 7 p.m., American Legion Post 91, 3650 Roosevelt Highway, Colchester. $10; open to all.

eSSex communiTY hiSTorical SocieTY 6 - 7:30 p.m., Harriet Farnsworth Powell Museum in Essex Center, Routes 128 & 15. Step into the story of Essex and its people. Our museum collection brings the stories of Essex history to life in displays about local families, businesses and those in the armed services from the Civil War to Vietnam. Free and ADA accessible. For

more information, email essexcommunity historicalsociety@ myfairpoint.net or call 879-0849.

Summer concerT SerieS

7 p.m., Lower Bayside Park. Join us for Colchester’s summertime tradition. Bring your lawn chairs, blankets and picnic dinner and enjoy great music with the beauty of Malletts Bay as your backdrop. This week, featured entertainment is the Pete Kilpatrick Band. Free admission.

22 fridaY drop-in STorYTime for preSchoolerS

10 - 10:30 a.m., Brownell Library. Come listen to picture book stories and have fun with puppet, finger plays and rhymes. For ages birth to 5.

muSical STorYTime

10:30 - 11:30 a.m., Essex Free Library. Rock out and read with stories, songs and instruments.

fiTneSS fridaY: SideWalk and laWn gameS

3 - 4 p.m., Brownell Library. Each week we do a different activity to exercise and have fun! For kids entering grades 1-5.

five cornerS farmerS' markeT

3:30 - 7:30 p.m., Lincoln Place, Essex Jct. There will be delicious fresh produce and prepared foods for sale, as well as cheeses, meats, local wines, baked goods, crafts and more! So much variety you can get in a week's worth of shopping and find Friday's dinner, too!

dungeonS & dragonS

6 - 8:30 p.m., Brownell Library. Embark upon imaginary adventures. Our Dungeon Master serves as the game’s referee and storyteller. For grades 6 and up.

23 SaTurdaY

church Sale

9 a.m. - 3 p.m., United Church of Colchester, 900 Main St., Colchester. An all-church lawn sale will happen rain or shine. Household goods, fabric and miscellany available. Proceeds to benefit the Church Restoration Project.

claSSic car ShoW

10 a.m. - 1 p.m., Burnham Memorial Library, 898 Main St., Colchester. Stop by for an informal car show here at the library featuring classic and antique cars owned by local members of the Vermont Automobile Enthusiasts Club. Fun for kids and adults!

24 SundaY american legion communiTY BreakfaST

9:30 - noon, American Legion Post 91, 3650 Roosevelt Highway, Colchester. $8; open to all.

eSSex communiTY hiSTorical SocieTY 1 - 4 p.m., Harriet Farnsworth Powell Museum in Essex Center, Routes 128 & 15. Step into the story of Essex and its people. Our museum collection brings the stories of Essex history to life in displays about local families, businesses and those in the armed services from the Civil War to Vietnam. Free and ADA accessible. For more information, email essexcommunity historicalsociety@ myfairpoint.net or call 879-0849.

25 mondaY drop-in STorY Time

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

groW YourSelf a meal 3 - 5 p.m., Brownell Library. Every Monday, kids walk to our library garden at Summit Street School to tend plants,

pull weeds and harvest fresh vegetables we picked. Learn food prep techniques and taste something new. For kids in grade 1 and up.

lego cluB

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

26 TueSdaY Tai chi for healTh and WellneSS

Booked for lunch

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Brownell Library. Bring a bag lunch and listen to a librarian read the book "The Great Fuzzy Frenzy" and other animal sports stories. There will be a different theme each week. We supply dessert! For kids entering kindergarten and up.

Summer cheSS cluB

1 - 2 p.m., Brownell Library. Join teen chess lovers from our library for an hour of play. We provide chess sets, you provide strategy. For all ages; an adult should accompany those 8 and under.

preSchool BalleT WiTh meliSSa

3 - 4 p.m., Brownell Library. Melissa will teach ballet to young children. No ballet shoes or special dress necessary. Parents should plan to stay at the library during class. For ages 3 - 5.

vermonT genealogY liBrarY

3 - 9:30 p.m., 377 Hegeman Ave., Fort Ethan

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calendar

lOcal MeeTInGS ThurS., july 21 6:30 p.m., village planning commission, Lincoln Hall, 2 Lincoln St., Essex Jct.

MOn., july 25

6:30 - 8:30 p.m., joint Meeting of Trustees, planning commission and Zoing board,

drOp-In KnITTInG club

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

cOMMunITy druM cIrcle

6:30 - 7:30 p.m., Essex Free Library. Gather with fellow community members of all ages and explore the sounds of different types of percussion. Create music, move to the beat and connect with others through rhythm.

ThurS., july 28 6:30 p.m., Town planning commission, Town Offices, 81 Main St., Essex Jct.

Essex Jct. Join us for an Essex Town community event. Food vendors include WoodBelly Pizza, Lazy Farmer and Jericho Cafe & Tavern. A cash bar will be on site with a new, updated menu each week. Rookie's Root Beer and orange cream soda served by kids from St. Francis Xavier School. Cornhole and bocce ball game set up, as well as a mini artisan market. Free entry; vendors are cash only at this time. Bring a chair or blanket to sit on.

rOller derby

27 wedneSday

6 - 7 p.m., Brownell Library. Come meet members of Green Mountain Roller Derby! GMRD will teach the basic rules of roller derby and some offskate drills and games that can be done in socks. For all ages.

SuMMer STOry TIMe

wOMen'S pIcK-up baSKeTball

10 - 10:30 a.m., Brownell Library. Stories and math activities in the picture book room. For ages 3 - 7.

Tech TIMe wITh TracI

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

STaMped OlyMpIc rInGS

10:30 - 11:30 a.m., Essex Free Library. Stamp your hearts out! We will play with paint and create our own Olympic motifs. Wear clothes that might get messy. For all ages!

Tech help wITh clIf

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

eSSex rOTary club MeeTInG

12:10 p.m., The Essex, 70 Essex Way, Essex Jct. The Rotary Club of Essex is known for offering a superb lunch, featuring speakers on topics of interest to the community at large. Visitors are always welcome.

readInG buddIeS

2 - 3 p.m., Brownell Library. Kids read for an hour with teen mentors. Bring a favorite book or choose one here. Every Wednesday through August 10; for kids entering grades K-5.

hOp On The bandwaGOn: SuMMer SerIeS

5 - 8 p.m., Lang Farm, 51 Upper Main St.,

8 - 9:30 p.m., Lyman Hunt Middle School, 1364 North Ave., Burlington. RSVP at www. meetup.com/BurlingtonWomens-PickupBasketball-Meetup/ events.

28 ThurSday TaI chI fOr healTh and wellneSS

fIeld dayS

1 - 2 p.m., Essex Free Library. Just move it with challenges, obstacle courses, races and relays! There’s something for everyone.

yOunG aThleTeS

aMerIcan leGIOn cOMMunITy dInner 5:30 - 7 p.m., American Legion Post 91, 3650 Roosevelt Highway, Colchester. $10; open to all.

eSSex cOMMunITy hISTOrIcal SOcIeTy

Hogansburg, New York

MONDAY, AUGUST 8

6 - 7:30 p.m., Harriet Farnsworth Powell Museum in Essex Center, Routes 128 & 15. Step into the story of Essex and its people. Our museum collection brings the stories of Essex history to life in displays about local families, businesses and those in the armed services from the Civil War to Vietnam. Free and ADA accessible. For more information, email essexcommunity historicalsociety@ myfairpoint.net or call 879-0849.

adulT evenInG bOOK dIScuSSIOn

6:30 - 7:30 p.m., Essex Free Library. Join us as we discuss "The Ocean at the End of the Lane" by Neil Gaiman. Copies of the book are available at the main desk.

SuMMer cOncerT SerIeS

7 p.m., Lower Bayside Park. Join us for Colchester’s summertime tradition. Bring your lawn chairs, blankets and picnic dinner and enjoy great music with the beauty of Malletts Bay as your backdrop. This week features sixpiece jazz band In the Pocket. Free admission.

29 frIday SOnGS and STOrIeS wITh MaTThew

10 - 10:45 a.m., Brownell Library. Matthew Witten performs songs about our world and tells adventurous tales. Funded by the Friends of Brownell Library. For all ages.

MuSIcal STOryTIMe

10:30 - 11:30 a.m., Essex Free Library. Rock out and read with stories, songs and instruments. Special guest: Llama Llama!

fITneSS frIday: ObSTacle cOurSeS

3 - 4 p.m., Brownell Library. Each week we do a different activity to exercise and have fun! For kids entering grades 1 - 5.

fIve cOrnerS farMerS' MarKeT

MarShMallOw rOaST & lawn GaMeS

6:30 - 7:30 p.m., Brownell Library lawn. Brownell Teens host a marshmallow roast and play games with kids on the library lawn, including hopscotch, marbles, bocce, badminton and more. For all ages.

MaGGIe’S fIber frIday fOr adulTS

6:30 - 8:30 p.m., Brownell Library. Maggie Loftus, veteran knitter, will be settled in front of the fireplace in the Main Reading

Room. She invites adult knitters and crocheters to join her with their projects and engage in conversation. Bring patterns to share if you’d like. If you wish to contact Maggie, email her at 6maggie2@ myfairpoint.net.

30 SaTurday SpecIal SaTurday STOryTIMe 10:30 a.m., Essex Free Library. Llama Llama stops by for llama stories, songs and hugs!

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aMerIcan leGIOn cOMMunITy breaKfaST

9:30 - noon, American Legion Post 91, 3650 Roosevelt Highway, Colchester. $8; open to all.

eSSex cOMMunITy hISTOrIcal SOcIeTy 1 - 4 p.m., Harriet Farnsworth Powell Museum in Essex Center, Routes 128 & 15. Step into the story of Essex and its people. Our museum collection brings the stories of Essex history to life in displays about local families, businesses and those in the armed services from the Civil War to Vietnam. Free and ADA accessible. For more information, email essexcommunity historicalsociety@ myfairpoint.net or call 879-0849.

OnGOInG evenTS brOwnell lIbrary SaTellITe hOurS

Brownell Library renovations will begin on June 27 and continue for about 3 weeks. Satellite hours will be held in the Kolvoord Community Room from 1 - 6 p.m. on Mon., Wed. and Fri. and 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. on Tues. and Thurs. Summer reading programs that conflict with the timing of construction will be held on library grounds or in the Lincoln Hall parking lot. Visit www. brownelllibrary.org for updated information.

venTure OuTdOOr challenGe

8 a.m., statewide. Download a score sheet and complete an outdoor scavenger hunt to earn points. Reach 250 points and win free day entry into Vermont State Parks for the rest of this season and next! For more information and to download a score sheet, visit www.vtstateparks. com. CHAMPLAIN ISLAND ARTISTS ORGANIzATION

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Friday, 2 - 7 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Sunday, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., North Hero Community Center, US-2, North Hero. Meet our featured fabric artist, Anza Myers, and take in a demo by one of the artists. View or buy various forms of art. Visit CIAOvt.org for more information.

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Antiques PLAYER PIANO, Cannot be around othemployer. or wagon by 802-868-4471 KITTEN, FREE, Cannot be around$350. oth$800 Negotiable. 802- TRUCK, $50. 802-868-7613 BER, upright. Bicycles er animals. Good home 802-476-8800 Collectibles ANTIQUES FARM International Bicycles BLACK, 1 Harvester, year old. er KEYSTONE animals. Good home 343-7303. 321-961-1240 PLAYER PIANO, WE- only. Tools Or or email: WANTED Wooden Cannot be WOMEN’S, around oth- only. 802-848-7122 TRUCK, wagon by Chicago. 802-848-7122 BIKE, OF BER, upright. $350. WANTED BUY COLLECTOR BIKE, WOMEN’S, michelle@maloneTrusted 3rdTO generaBicycles wheels and hubs,home fully KITTENS, FREE, (5). er animals. Good International Harvester, HUFFY, 6 speed, $50. HEDGE TRIMMER, KITTENS,Pets FREE, (5). I have 321-961-1240 HUFFY, 6 speed, $50. Various properties.com tion Vermont Wooden dealer LIGHTHOUSES. restored. 1920s-30s. colors. Need only. 802-848-7122 Chicago. 802-868-7469 LIKE new. Runs great. Various colors. Need Wanted to Buy 5 porcelain, handBIKE, WOMEN’S, 802-868-7469 KITTEN, FREE, specializing Jewelry, Negotiable. 802homes as soon wheels and inhubs, fully $800 $50. 802-868-4471 KITTENS, FREE,box(5). good good homes as soon inPets original HUFFY, 6 Silver, speed, $50. ANTIQUES BLACK, 1 Call year old. Camping Supplies Watches, Art, painted, 343-7303. as possible. 802restored. 1920s-30s. Various colors. Need Camping Supplies as possible. Call 802es. $15./each. Call 802-868-7469 WANTED Cannot be around othKITTEN, FREE, Military, Etc. 285-2143 Woodstoves/Heating $800 Negotiable. 802- good homes as soon 285-2143 SLEEPING BAGS, Trusted 3rd genera- 802-524-3815. Bicycles BLACK, 1BAGS, year (2), old. er animals. Good home www.bittnerantiques. SLEEPING (2), 343-7303. Camping Supplies as possible. Call very 802with liners. Used tion Vermont dealer PORCELAIN BURNER NOZZLE, only. Pools/Spas 802-848-7122 DOLL, Cannot be around othcom with liners. 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GALLON, Collectibles lined satin, 868-7469 100 gallons. Tools good with homes as decosoon 285-2143 Exeperienced foremen Tools Call Brian at SLEEPING BAGS, (2), Must be pumped 802-868-4471 rated with roses, COLLECTOR OF out of Camping Supplies as possible. Callbows 802OF HEDGE and residential carpen- COLLECTOR 802-272-7527 Collectibles with liners.beads. UsedI have very TRIMMER, Pools/Spas and pearl CarLIGHTHOUSES. the tank. Call 802-524HEDGE TRIMMER, 285-2143Tools I have LIGHTHOUSES. ters to work for a quality Free house visits.(2), riage little.porcelain, each with LIKE new. Runs great. SLEEPING BAGS, is$15. musical. Asking hand3815. LIKE new. Runs 1.5HP. great. COLLECTOR OF 55 EMPLOYMENT porcelain, handemployer. POOL PUMP, foam mattresses. 802- $50. 802-868-4471 with liners. Used very $25. 802-848-3336 Pools/Spas painted, in original boxHEDGE TRIMMER, $50. 802-868-4471 LIGHTHOUSES. I have painted, in original box802-476-8800 Works great. 868-7469 Lost & Found$100. little. $15. each with es. $15./each. Call LIKE $15./each. new. Runs great. 5 porcelain, Call 802-868-4471 Woodstoves/Heating Or email: handPOOL PUMP, 1.5HP. Computers/Supplies foam mattresses. 802- es. Woodstoves/Heating 802-524-3815. $50. 802-868-4471 painted, in original box- 802-524-3815. Collectibles michelle@maloneWorks great. $100. PRESCRIPTION EYEGARAGE SALES 868-7469 NOZZLE, COMPUTER DESK, PORCELAIN DOLL, BURNER es. properties.com $15./each. Call PORCELAIN GLASSES FOUND BURNERToolsNOZZLE, 802-868-4471 DOLL, Woodstoves/Heating COLLECTOR OF CONVERTED from $20. VICTORIAN, 12”h. 802-524-3815. 07/01 on sidewalk, in Collectibles CONVERTED from VICTORIAN, 12”h. HEDGE TRIMMER, I have LIGHTHOUSES. tothe gas.Econo $25. 802-524-6438 light pink Tools satinNOZZLE, dress. In kerosene front of BURNER kerosene to gas. $25. PORCELAIN DOLL, light pink satin dress. In LIKE802-524-3815. new. Runs great. porcelain, handCOLLECTOR OF 5 wicker carriage, 14.5”L ANNUAL 12”h. Lodge, St. Albans. Call CONVERTED from Call Call VICTORIAN, wicker carriage, 14.5”L $50.802-524-3815. 802-868-4471 HEDGE TRIMMER, Children’s Items painted, in original boxLIGHTHOUSES. I have X 9.5”w X 4”d X 10”h., MULTI-FAMILY the Fiske Agency$1.25 durkerosene to gas. $25. KEROSENE, light pink satin dress. In X 9.5”w X 4”d X 10”h., KEROSENE, $1.25 LIKE with new. satin, Runs decogreat. $15./each. Call GALLON, 5 porcelain, hand- es. lined YARD SALE14.5”L ing normal 100business gallons. Call 802-524-3815. Woodstoves/Heating BABY CARRIAGE, wicker carriage, lined with satin, decoGALLON, 100 gallons. $50. 802-868-4471 802-524-3815. painted, in original box- rated with clean. roses, bows Must Sat., 7/23 be802-527-0350 pumped out of and X 9.5”w X 4”d X 10”h., NICE rated with roses, $100. bows KEROSENE, $1.25 hours. Must be pumped out of es. 8:00am-3:00pm $15./each. Call and BURNER NOZZLE, pearl beads.DOLL, Car- the PORCELAIN tank. Call 802-524802-527-7891. Woodstoves/Heating lined with satin, deco- Call and pearl beads. Car- the Wanted GALLON, 100 gallons. tank. Call 802-524to Buy 802-524-3815. CONVERTED from riage is musical. Asking Very largeroses, neighborGARAGE SALES VICTORIAN, 12”h. rated with bows riage is Asking MustHIGH bemusical. pumped out of 3815. 3815. CHAIR, to gas. $25. 802-848-3336 hood. Don’t want to $25. BURNER NOZZLE, light pink satin dress. In kerosene PORCELAIN DOLL, and pearl beads. Car$25. 802-848-3336 BUYING ANTIQUES the tank. Call 802-524WHITE, $35. from Call Lost & Found 802-524-3815. miss this. CONVERTED carriage, 14.5”L Complete VICTORIAN, 12”h. wicker Lost &households, Found riage is musical. Asking 3815. Call 802-527-7891. Computers/Supplies Essex Junction kerosene to gas. $25. X 9.5”w X 4”d X 10”h., Computers/Supplies light pink satin dress. In KEROSENE, $1.25 $25. 802-848-3336 most anything EYEold/of PRESCRIPTION EYETRAVEL BED PRESCRIPTION Main to 14.5”L Brick- KIDS Call 802-524-3815. lined with decowickerStreet carriage, Lost &satin, Found GALLON, 100 gallons. COMPUTER DESK, good quality. 45+ years GLASSES FOUND COMPUTER DESK, GLASSES FOUND inflatable with yard Road to Countryrated with roses, bows XComputers/Supplies 9.5”w X 4”d X 10”h., set, Must be pumped out KEROSENE, $1.25 07/01 $20. buying!on Fair prices sidewalk, inof PRESCRIPTION on Call sidewalk, in For$20. ages 3EYEand 07/01 side and pearl beads. CarlinedDrive. with satin, deco- pump. the tank. 802-524GALLON, 100 gallons. 802-524-6438 paid! front of the Econo COMPUTER DESK, riage 802-524-6438 GLASSES FOUND front of the Econo $25. 802-782-5000 is musical. Asking rated with roses, bows up. 3815. Must be pumped out of Call St. Ed Albans. Lambert Call $20. 07/01 on sidewalk, in Lodge, Lodge, St. Albans. Call Children’s $25. 802-848-3336 and pearl FOR beads. SALE Car- STROLLER, CLEAN the theChildren’s tank. Call Items 802-524802-782-1223 Fiske Agency durItems 802-524-6438 front of the Econo the Fiske Agency durLost & Found MERCHANDISE riage(No is musical. Asking AND Rentals) shape. 3815. in good St. Albans normal business BABY CARRIAGE, Computers/Supplies Lodge, St.CARRIAGE, Albans. Call ing ing normal business BABY $25. 802-848-3336 Two new Skyline mo$15. Call 802-527-7891 hours. Children’s Items 802-527-0350 PRESCRIPTION EYENICE and clean. $100. the Fiske Agency dur- hours. 802-527-0350 Lost Found and &clean. $100. NICE bile homes in Wood- TWIN COMPUTER DESK, GLASSES FOUND CARRIAGE, Call 802-527-7891. ing normal business Computers/Supplies BABY CARRIAGE, Call 802-527-7891. Wanted to Buy in land Shores Park. $20. shape. 07/01 on sidewalk, good VERY Wanted to Buy PRESCRIPTION 802-527-0350 HIGH CHAIR,EYENICE and- clean. $100. hours. 14x52 $52,500. 802-524-6438 HIGH CHAIR, COMPUTER DESK, $150. front of the Econo Call 802-527GLASSES FOUND BUYING ANTIQUES WHITE, $35. MOBILE HOMES Call14x56 802-527-7891. - $54,000. BUYING WHITE, $35. $20. Wanted to Buy in Complete Lodge, St.ANTIQUES Albans. Call 7891. 07/01 on sidewalk, households, Call 802-527-7891. FOR SALE Children’s Items Two HIGH bedrooms, Complete households, CHAIR, one front Call 802-527-7891. 802-524-6438 the Fiske Agency durof & the Econo most Crafts Sewing anything old/of BUYING ANTIQUES bath, WHITE, Energy $35. Star Rat- KIDS most anythingbusiness old/of TRAVEL ing quality. normal Lodge,Supplies St.CARRIAGE, Albans.BED Call good KIDS TRAVEL BED BABY 45+ years Complete households, ed,Call beach privileges, Children’s Items good 45+ years set, inflatable with 802-527-7891. hours.quality. 802-527-0350 the Fiske Agency dur- buying! set, inflatable with NICE clean. $100. Fair prices MACHINE, most and anything old/of close to schools and SEWING buying! Fair prices pump. For ages 3 and ing 802-527-7891. normal business KIDS BED SINGER, pump. Forworks ages 3 and paid! Call BABY TRAVEL CARRIAGE, good quality. 45+ really years paid!Wanted to Buy arks. up. $25. 802-782-5000 hours. 802-527-0350 set, inflatable with up. $25. 802-782-5000 Call Ed Lambert NICE and clean. $100. well. $150. 802-527HIGH CHAIR, buying! Fair prices Contact: Call Ed Lambert STROLLER, CLEAN BUYING pump. For ages 3 and 0808 802-782-1223 Call 802-527-7891. ANTIQUES STROLLER, CLEAN WHITE,to$35. paid!Wanted 802-865-5183 802-782-1223 Buy AND in good shape. Complete up. $25. 802-782-5000 AND St. Albans households, in good shape. Call 802-527-7891. Equipment/MachinCall Ed Lambert HIGH CHAIR, St. Albans $15. Call 802-527-7891 most anything old/of STROLLER, CLEAN BUYING ANTIQUES $15. Call 802-527-7891 ery WHITE, $35. KIDS802-782-1223 TRAVEL BED ANTIQUES TOWN OF ESSEX PLANNING COMMISSION good quality. 45+ years TWIN CARRIAGE, AND good shape. Complete households, St. Albans Call in 802-527-7891. SAWMILLS FROM TWIN CARRIAGE, set, inflatable with WANTED buying! Fair prices VERY good shape. $15. Call 802-527-7891 ONLY most For anything old/of AGENDA $4397. Make good pump. agesshape. 3 and KIDS TRAVEL BED VERY Trusted 3rd generapaid! $150. Callmoney 802-527good quality. 45+ years and save with TWIN CARRIAGE, August 11, 2016 - 6:30 P.M. $150. Call 802-527up. $25. 802-782-5000 set, Vermont inflatable dealer with tion Call Ed Lambert 7891. buying! Fair prices your own bandmill. Cut good shape. VERY pump. For ages 3 and 7891. specializing in Jewelry, MUNICIPAL CONFERENCE ROOM, STROLLER, CLEAN 802-782-1223 paid! WANTED TO BUY Crafts & Sewing any dimension. $150. 802-527up. $25.Call 802-782-5000 Watches, Silver, Art, lumber Crafts & Sewing AND in good shape. 81 MAIN ST., ESSEX JCT., VT St. Albans CallSupplies Ed Lambert In stock ready to ship! 7891. Etc. Military, Supplies Call 802-527-7891 STROLLER, CLEAN $15. 802-782-1223 Free Info/DVD: SEWING MACHINE, www.bittnerantiques. Crafts & Sewing MACHINE, AND in good shape. SEWING St. Albans TWIN CARRIAGE, www.Norwood SINGER, works really com 1. Call Public Comments. Supplies SINGER, works really $15. 802-527-7891 VERY good 802-527shape. Sawmills.com well. $150. Call Brian at SEWING MACHINE, $150. 802-5272. Election of well. Officers. $150. Call 802-527TWIN CARRIAGE, 1-800-578-1363 0808 802-272-7527 SINGER, works really 3. Sketch Plan0808 –Equipment/MachinPublic Tom Chase d/b/a Jericho Road Associates, is 7891. good shape. VERY Ext. Hearing: 300N Free$150. house visits. well. 802-527$150. Callproposing 802-527- a Equipment/Machin28 Planned Unit Development-Residential (PUD-R), on a 10 Crafts & Sewing ery 0808 ery Firearms,Bows, Etc 7891. Supplies acre parcel located at 73 Jericho SAWMILLS FROM Road in the Residential Development (R2), Equipment/MachinSAWMILLS FROM Crafts & Tax Sewing SEWING GUN OAK, ONLY $4397. Make ParcelRACK, 14.MACHINE, ery Map 51, ONLY $4397. Make Supplies SINGER, works really holds three guns, has and save money with 4. Annual Review and re-adoption SAWMILLS FROM and save money with of Operating Procedures. well. $150. 802-527SEWING MACHINE, one shelf and hangs on your own bandmill. Cut $4397. MakeJuly ONLY your own bandmill. Cut 5. Minutes: 28, 2016 0808 SINGER, works really lumber wall.any $25.dimension. Call 802and save money with the lumber any dimension. well. 802-527Note:$150. Proposed agendas, site plans, staff evenings. InEquipment/Machinstock ready to reports ship! and draft & approved minutes can be viewed your own bandmill. Cut 848-3336 In stock ready to ship! 0808 ery our office located at 81 Main Street between 7:30 a.m. – Free Info/DVD: online at www.essex.org or stop into lumber any dimension. Free Info/DVD: Furniture FROM www.Norwood Equipment/MachinSAWMILLS p.m. to view application materials. Staff is available to discuss development proposals. In4:00 stock ready to ship! www.Norwood Sawmills.com ery ONLY $4397. WITH Make Members of the publicBED, areSawmills.com encouraged to speak during the public to be heard agenda item, TWIN, Free Info/DVD: 1-800-578-1363 and save with by the chair, during consideration of a specific SAWMILLS headboard, footboard, www.Norwood during a publicFROM hearing, or,1-800-578-1363 when money recognized Ext. 300N your own bandmill. Cut ONLY $4397. frame andbe box spring. Sawmills.com Ext. 300N agenda item. TheMake public will not permitted to participate when a motion is being discussed, lumber any dimension. and1-800-578-1363 save money with In good condition. $25. except when specificallyInFirearms,Bows, requested by the chair. (24VSA Section 4464(a) (1) (c)). Etc stock ready to Etc ship! Firearms,Bows, your own Cut 802-524-0788 Ext.bandmill. 300N This meeting will be taped by channel 17 Free Info/DVD: lumber any dimension. GUN RACK, OAK, LIVING RACK, ROOM SET, 4 OAK, www.Norwood InFirearms,Bows, stock ready to Etc ship! GUN holds three guns, has piece sectional. holdsSawmills.com three guns, $50. has Free Info/DVD: one shelf and hangs on GUN RACK, OAK, 802-933-2259 one 1-800-578-1363 shelf and hangs on www.Norwood the wall. $25. Call 802holds three guns, has MATTRESS the wall. $25. Call AND 802Ext. 300N Sawmills.com 848-3336 evenings. one shelf and hangs on MATCHING 848-3336 evenings. box spring 1-800-578-1363 the wall. $25. Call 802- and Firearms,Bows, Etc maple headboard Furniture Ext. 300N Furniture 848-3336 evenings. and frame. Twin size. GUN RACK, OAK, BED, TWIN, WITH Firearms,Bows, Etc All pieces in absolutely BED, TWIN, WITH Furniture holds three guns, has headboard, footboard, like new condition. $95. headboard, footboard, one shelf and hangs on GUN RACK, OAK, 802-527-0677 frame and box spring. BED, TWIN, WITH frame and boxCall spring. wall. $25. 802holds three guns, has the In good condition. $25. headboard, footboard, In good condition. 848-3336 evenings.$25. one shelf and hangs on 802-524-0788 Furnishings frame and box spring. 802-524-0788 the wall. $25. Call 8024 LIVING ROOM SET, 6’ In good condition. $25. DISPLAY SHELF, LIVINGFurniture ROOM SET, 4 848-3336 evenings. piece sectional. $50. 802-524-0788WATERmetal SYSTEM TECHNICIAN lighthouse. New, piece $50. BED, sectional. TWIN, WITH 802-933-2259 inof box. Nice for disLIVINGFurniture ROOM SET, 4 still 802-933-2259 Village Essex Junction headboard, footboard, photos, AND etc. MATTRESS piece sectional. $50. playing MATTRESS AND frame and box spring. BED, TWIN, WITH Bought new $129. AskMATCHING box spring 802-933-2259 MATCHING box spring In good condition. $25. headboard, The Villagefootboard, of Essex Junction is seeking a full time Water System 802-868-7613 and$85. maple headboard MATTRESS AND ing and maple headboard 802-524-0788 frame and box spring. and frame. Twin size. Technician in the Public Works Department. 40 hours a week MATCHING box spring frame. Twin size.4 In good condition. $25. and Holiday Items LIVING ROOM SET, All pieces in absolutely plus overtime. Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) required. and maple headboard All pieces in absolutely 802-524-0788 piece $50. like newsectional. condition. $95. CHRISTMAS TREE, and frame. Twin size. like new condition. $95. Job application and job description at www.essexjunction.org/ LIVING ROOM SET, 4 802-933-2259 802-527-0677 6.5 foot. Alldepartments/employment/ pieces in absolutely ARTIFICIAL, 802-527-0677 and the Village office, 802-878piece sectional. $50. MATTRESS once, still in AND box. like new condition. $95. Used Furnishings 802-933-2259 6944. Submit application to thebox Village MATCHING spring of Essex Junction, 2 Furnishings $25. 802-848-3336, 802-527-0677 and headboard MATTRESS AND Lincoln St., Essex Jct., VTmaple 05452 or admin@essexjunction.org. evenings. DISPLAY SHELF, 6’ DISPLAY SHELF, 6’ Furnishings and frame. Twin New, size. MATCHING box spring metal lighthouse. Position open until filled. EOE. Hunting/Fishing Supmetal lighthouse. New, All pieces in absolutely and maple headboard still in box. Nice for displies DISPLAY SHELF, 6’ still in box. Nice for disnew condition. and frame. Twin size. like playing photos, $95. etc. metal lighthouse. New, playing photos, etc. 802-527-0677 All pieces in absolutely Bought new $129. Askstill in box. Nice for dis- Bought new $129. Asklike new condition. $95. ing $85. 802-868-7613 playing photos, etc. ing $85. 802-868-7613 Furnishings 802-527-0677 Bought new $129. AskHoliday Items HolidaySHELF, Items 6’ ing $85. 802-868-7613 DISPLAY Furnishings metal lighthouse. New, CHRISTMAS TREE, TREE, HolidaySHELF, Items 6’ CHRISTMAS still in box. Nice disDISPLAY ARTIFICIAL, 6.5forfoot. 6.5 foot. playing photos, etc. metal lighthouse. New, ARTIFICIAL, Used once, still in box. CHRISTMAS TREE, Used once, still in Askbox. new $129. still in box. Nice for dis- Bought $25. 802-848-3336, ARTIFICIAL, 6.5 foot. $25. ing $85. 802-848-3336, 802-868-7613 playing photos, etc. evenings. Used once, still in box. evenings. Bought new $129. Ask- Hunting/Fishing Sup-

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By JASON STARR Essex and Essex Jct. are on the verge of merging their two planning commissions, doing away with their two zoning boards and creating a development review board for each community. The process will end with town- and villagewide charter change votes to allow the new planning structure, the timeline of which is not yet set, Essex town planner Greg Duggan said. In the meantime, members of the commissions and boards will meet to iron out details of the transition, Essex Planning Commission chairman Dustin Bruso said. The impetus to plan as one community emerged from the 2014 Heart and Soul of Essex study into community values. A citizen committee formed in 2015 to study how to change planning governance to achieve that goal and recommended merging commissions and creating two DRBs. The Essex Selectboard and village trustees both endorsed the plan. “The community wants to move toward a shared Essex vision that simultaneously honors and builds on the unique characteristics of the village and the town outside the village,” explained a town press release that accompanied the formation of the citizen committee. Under the plan, the joint planning commission, with equal parts town and village residents, would create a unified town plan. The village and town each have vision plans, which are “largely compatible,” according to Essex community development director Dana Hanley, but there

remains tension between focusing growth at the town center or Five Corners. “Having a town plan for the entire community would be a new planning commission’s first order of business,” she said. Bruso, who was reappointed in June for a 16th year on the Essex Planning Commission, supports the merger but has concerns about separating long-range planning and development application review — twin responsibilities of the two planning commissions. “There’s an advantage right now with the combination of development review and planning in that the planners know what’s been coming in and know where the pain points have been,” Bruso said. “I do feel there is a significant chance that we’ll start having a major disconnect between the planners and the developers … I think the planning commission needs to remain in touch with the development review boards.” The function of the zoning boards to consider variance applications would fall to the DRBs. “It’s a good idea; I’d just like to see more details of how that would be put together and the timing of when we’re out of a job,” zoning board chairwoman Katherine Sonnick said. The citizen group recommended members of the two commissions work together to build a transition plan. Bruso said the two groups don’t communicate with one another. “I hope as we build a different [vision], we are not just trying to shoehorn two communities together but actually looking to build a single community,” he said.

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TEST cruises past Vergennes

The Town of Essex Swim Team cruised last Thursday at Sand Hill Pool, finishing with a final score of 351, more than double Vergennes' score of 140. Triple winners included Elise Subin-Billingsley, Meghan Denton, Anders Linseisen, Erik Linseisen, Lucy Miquel, Ashley Warren and Kevin Hancock. TEST's double winners included Claire Toomey and Jake Crock. Up next for TEST is a home meet against The Edge–South Burlington slated for Thursday. It will be one of the final meets of the season for TEST before the league championships, held in Vergennes on July 29 and 30.

Photos courtesy of FinEST imagE PHOTORaPHY TOP: Ross Macy comes up for air during TEST's meet against Vergennes last Thursday. TEST defeated Vergennes by a score of 351-140. ABOVE: A barrage of swimmers send water airborne inside Sand Hill Pool.

Jct. all-stars bring the heat

The Essex Jct. 9 and 10 baseball allstars finished second in the District 3 tournament. The all-stars finished a perfect 4-0 in pool play, earning them a spot as one of the final four teams in the double elimination tournament. After making it to the finals, Essex Junction dropped a 14-9 contest to Browns River, wrapping up a successful tournament in second place. Photo by JOSH KaUFmann LEFT: Essex Jct. all-stars pitcher Kenneth Bean delivers a strike during the District 3 Tournament held at Cioffi Park in St. Albans.

Vermont 15U takes first at Conn. tournament

COURTESY PHOTO Vermont’s 15U Bases Loaded premier travel baseball team earned its stripes by winning the annual “War at the Shore” Independence Day tournament in Mystic, Conn. held from July 3-5. Essex resident Rob Meslin — pictured front row, second from the right — is a member of the team.

Turkey brood survey set for August Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department is again asking for a little help from its “citizen scientists” in order to track the reproduction success of the state’s wild turkey, a press release said. The department

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turkey population, according to Fish & Wildlife wild turkey biologist Amy Alferi. “It will also answer questions about the impacts of spring and winter weather on the survival of poults and adult turkeys, which

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id-July and the summer weather could not be better! Sure, we have an occasional thunder storm interruption, but for the most part, it’s been fun in the sun. Caught a Lake Monsters game last week on VSAC’s annual night out. Vermont defeated Williamsport, and my granddaughter lasted four innings. Hot dog, water, chocolate-chip cookie, cotton candy, met some superheroes, sitting with friends and got our picture taken on a jaunt to right field. They really have got the whole family fun night down pat. Essex girls youth lacrosse wants to thank all those who participated in their fundraisers last weekend. They hosted a bake sale Friday at the farmers' market and ran a car wash at the fire department at Five Corners on Saturday from 9 a.m.–2 p.m. Treasurer Brian Hirschman was totaling up the profits as I left. Went to Stowe on Sunday morning and saw a girls 802 Lax game. Abby Robbins and Madison Peet scored in a 6-4 losing effort to a big, fast outof-state team. Sydney Peet may have had an assist. Missed Coach Dean Corkum's team in action. Heard they are pretty good. Here are the standings for the 2016 Vermont Women’s Soccer League: 1) Backcountry - 7-0-1. 2) VT Energy Legs - 6-0-0. 3) 802 Cross Fit - 5-1-0. 4) Shenanigans - 5-2-1. 5) ESDI - 1-5-0. 6) Huff n’ Puff - 0-4-1. 7) Central VT - 0-42. 8) T.H.A. Warriors - 0-5-0. Twin State soccer scores from last weekend. Saw the Vermont gals defeat New Hampshire 2-1 while the boys fell 3-2 to the Granite Staters. The boys soccer team needs your help. You have an opportunity to become a part of the growing group of supporters of the 2016 Essex High School Boys Soccer Challenge by making your 100 percent tax deductible sponsorship today. Your sponsorship will help the team pay for its preseason trip and strength, conditioning and psychology sessions with Fit2Excel. The Hornets will also participate in an intensive soccer training program. The team will practice technical skills, learn tactical strategies and go through an intense strength and conditioning program. It will be exciting to see how all this hard work pays off! To sponsor online visit http://bit. ly/29PGPba. Thank you in advance for your generous support in the 2016 Essex High School Boys Soccer Challenge. Block party sounded like a success. Missed it for various reasons — some sports related — but all the talk I heard on Saturday night and Sunday was all positive. Nice job to planners and all involved. Happy 27th anniversary to my lovely wife, Tina, on our wonderful years together. She is my best friend, and I love her dearly. Last week at the Lake Monsters game, they flung T-shirts into the crowd during the second inning. Batman fired three shirts from the third-base dugout. One looked like it was flying closer and closer to us. She was paying attention, tracked the flight of the shirt, stuck out her right hand and made a beautiful one-handed catch. Highly athletic move, one of her best ever and a total contrast to her 2004 move at Yankee Stadium where a batting practice foul ball bounced into the crowd and landed directly under her seat. We were in right field hanging for battling practice home runs and wasn't too clear where it landed. Well, she moved her feet to avoid the onslaught of fans diving for the ball! When we found out what happened, we voted to give her a ride home only if she made an effort to grab a ball in the future. Twelve years later she has redeemed herself. Her granddaughter and I were very proud of her. Birthday wishes to former Hornets Kim Martin Johnson, Lauren Moore, Matt Warren, Jay McCormack and Aaron Lords.

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Essex Jct. man sentenced to 27 months for wire fraud By COLIN FLANDERS

n Essex Jct. man was sentenced to 27 months in prison after pleading guilty July 14 to a charge of wire fraud, according to a press release from the U.S. Department of Justice. U.S. District Judge J. Garvan Murtha also ordered Ronald Rup Jr., 54, to serve three years of supervised release following the completion of his sentence and pay more than $1.5 million in restitution, the press release said.

The court ordered he surrender to the Bureau of Prisons on September 13 to begin his sentence. Rup was manager of information technology infrastructure at Agri-Mark, a Vermont-based dairy coop, where he was responsible for purchasing IT equipment as the company was constructing a new headquarters in Waitsfield. Rup purchased more than 100 pieces of switching equipment, many of which cost $8,500 or more, the press release said. Between April 2012 and March 2014, Rup stole switches from the inventory

and sold them for about one-third of the cost online to a Texas company specializing in buying and selling IT equipment, the DOJ said. The Texas company paid for the switches by depositing funds into Rup’s PayPal account. Rup made out with more than $475,000 from the sales, which he used to buy vehicles, snowmobiles, motorcycles and jewelry, as well as paying for home improvements, the press release said. The Federal Bureau of Investigation led the investigation.

Police: Essex Jct. man left crash scene By COLIN FLANDERS

learning the police were called, the press release said. A witness provided police with Brown’s vehicle information. Police then contacted Brown, who agreed to turn himself in. Brown was cited for leaving the scene of an accident. He’s set to appear in Chittenden Superior Court – Criminal Division on July 28.

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9:25 a.m., Theft on Pearl St. 11:40 a.m., Theft on Center Rd. 12:12 a.m., Suspicious on Pearl St. 12:14 a.m., Theft on Mansfield Ave.

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6:37 p.m., Assault on Pearl St. 8:44 p.m., Disorderly on Railroad Ave. 9:02 p.m., Family Fight on Park St.

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Ingredients • 4 ears of corn, husks & silk removed • 4 Roma tomatoes • 1 large green bell pepper • 1 large red bell pepper • 1 large red onion, cut into ½-in. thick rounds • 1 jalapeño pepper • 1 poblano pepper • 3 Tbs. vegetable oil, divided • Juice from 1 small lime (about 2 tsp.) • 2 Tbs. chopped cilantro leaves • 2 tsp. coarse salt • 1 tsp. black pepper

directions

Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. At the grill, have another clean tray ready for when the corn and onion are finished. Also have a large bowl and plastic wrap handy at the grill for the tomatoes and peppers

Place the tomatoes, green and red bell peppers, onion slices, jalapeño, poblano pepper and ears of corn onto the lined baking sheet.

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Use a silicone brush to brush 2 Tbs. of oil over the vegetables, turning them to coat all sides. Heat the grill to medium. Make sure the grates are clean and free of debris. Moisten a paper towel with the remaining 1 Tbs. of oil and use this to oil the grill grates.

Place the oiled veggies directly onto the grates. Adjust the flames of the grill so that they are just under the veggies and not charring them. Close the cover. Turn the veggies every few minutes to cook evenly.

After seven minutes, remove the tomatoes, bell peppers, jalapeño and poblano pepper (the skins of the peppers and tomatoes should be wrinkling and blistered in places) and place them into the large bowl. Cover the bowl tightly with plastic wrap; the veggies will steam in the bowl.

Continue to grill the onion and corn for another eight minutes until evenly roasted with some char. Place them on the clean, waiting tray. Bring the tray and the bowl inside to the prepping area.

Once the veggies in the bowl have steamed for about 15 minutes, the skins can be removed. Cut the stem ends off the peppers and slice them in half lengthwise. Scoop out and discard the seeds, membranes and extra liquid. Flatten the

pepper halves, then peel off and discard the skins. Slice the peppers into small pieces and place them into a large clean bowl.

Slice the tomatoes in half lengthwise. Scoop out and discard the seeds, pulp and extra liquid. Peel off and discard the skins. Chop the tomatoes into small pieces and add them to the bowl.

will be awarded, and winners will receive free camping, firewood and Vermont products. Other contest details: • Videos should be a maximum of two minutes long and depict the creation of the dish as well as the final product. • A written recipe must accompany the video submission. • Individuals may submit multiple entries. • Cooking must be done on wood or charcoal. You can use a BBQ grill at camp or at home, but

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Chop the red onion into small pieces and add to the bowl with the other vegetables. Slice the corn off the cobs and stir the vegetables together. Add the lime juice, cilantro, salt and pepper to the bowl and stir. The salsa can either be served immediately or refrigerated for 30 minutes to let the flavors meld. Tightly covered, the salsa can be refrigerated, for up to four days. Makes about five cups.

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Reason here: Owner was moving and unable to keep SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS: We need to go home together!

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These pint-sized pipsqueaks are looking for a new home to play in! Their favorite hobby is chirping loudly when they hear dinner is being made. Squeaks love to strut her stuff and show off her flashy hair-do, while goofy Mia likes to bury under her blanket. Are you looking for a fun summer project full of guinea pig playtime? They are a bit shy, so they are hoping that someone will spend time showing them how awesome people can be! They are quite a pair! If you are looking to add a silly duo to your day, come meet Squeaks and Mia!

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The lawsuit states Barney has lived there for seven months despite numerous requests to vacate. Bolduc has said if Barney failed to respond, the village could ask for a default judgment on the case. He declined to comment further this week. Police have tried talking to Barney about support services for the homeless on multiple occasions. They’ve also provided a hard-copy list of services with contact information. Police haven’t identified any criminal

violations to authorize Barney’s removal, yet he was trespassed from local businesses, according to Essex Police Chief Brad LaRose. If the village prevails, Barney would have 10 days to vacate before the sheriff’s office could remove him. Barney’s situation has prompted the village board of trustees to look into creating a vagrancy ordinance. Village president George Tyler estimates the trustees will be presented a draft of such an ordinance within the next two months. That process can take months, as it includes two public hearings before a vote, Tyler said.

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Less waste, more recycling New leaf and yard rules in effect this month Vermont’s next step to reduce waste went into effect July 1, banning all leaf, yard and clean wood debris in landfills. The ban is part of the 2012 Universal Recycling Law aimed at increasing recycling rates, decreasing waste in landfills and ensuring materials are sustainably managed. Leaf and yard debris refers to grass clippings, leaves, brown paper bags, small-diameter brush and other untreated vegetative matter. Clean wood includes trees, branches, stumps and root masses, as well as untreated and unpainted wood and lumber. Traditionally, these materials have been used as mulch, composted to produce a rich humus prized by gardeners for increasing soil fertility, or simply left to decompose at the edge of the backyard. Vermonters will now see an increase in the number and convenience of management options, as solid waste haulers

and transfer stations must now offer to collect – at a fee – leaf and yard debris. Residents may also bring debris to a transfer station, a commercial composter or a local stump dump where the materials will then be managed appropriately. If leaf and yard debris has been treated with an herbicide or pesticide, residents should ask if the material will be accepted. Residents are also encouraged to manage leaf and yard debris at home, which many already do without even knowing it. “Making a pile and just letting it rot is perfectly fine — it’s called ‘passive composting,’ but I just call it ‘pile it and forget about it,’” Michele Morris of Chittenden Solid Waste District said. “The pile is also a useful source of carbon material for my food scrap compost bin.” For more information, visit www. vtrecycles.com.

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Our Own Sweet Corn! Come enjoy lots of our own homegrown, early season veggies! Call Carrie Shamel to schedule a visit. 802-872-1700 Like us on Facebook 6 Freeman Woods, Essex, VT

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