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August 4, 2016

Vol. 36, No. 31

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Police: High-risk sex offender released Sean Guillette to live in Essex Jct. By COLIN FLANDERS

Photo by JASON STARR Steve and Jen Swanson of Tomorrow’s Harvest won the Road Pitch business competition Monday at the Essex Harley Davidson dealership for their cricket-based food startup.

Couple hopes to introduce crickets to the American diet By JASON STARR

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Crickets are a gateway bug!” So began the business pitch from the co-founders of Tomorrow’s Harvest, a Vermont couple with plans to move to an Essex

warehouse and scale up their food wholesale operation. Yes, crickets as food. Jen and Steve Swanson explained to an audience of potential investors Monday that bugs are a future cornerstone of sustainable nutrition in the United States and de-

veloping countries. The company won first place in the “Road Pitch” competition, which featured about 25 potential investors gathered at the Harley Davidson dealership in Essex. Six other startup owners, most with local connections, also

participated. Steve Swanson touted crickets as healthier and easier to grow and harvest than the animal meats that pervade the American diet. They are “the future of protein,” he said. See CRICKETS, page 3

Town residents oppose rec district proposal Special ballot planned for December By JASON STARR The multi-year undertaking to combine Essex Town and Essex Jct. municipal departments and school districts didn’t have so much as a whiff of public pushback until Monday, when a plan to unify parks and recreation was unveiled. A study committee appointed by the Essex Selectboard and Essex Jct. Board of Trustees recommended unifying the two departments into an independent municipal district with its own taxing and budgeting authority.

A town-wide special vote is scheduled December 13 on the matter. Previous unifications have occurred over the past two years — stormwater management, public works, tax collection and finance — by incorporating both municipal departments into the town’s budget. Voters also approved a plan last year to consolidate the school districts into one by the end of the next school year. The town and village are also in talks to combine planning commissions and zoning boards. See REC, page 10

Photo by SABRINA LIGUORI Lani Willard dressed in character for the midnight release of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at Phoenix Books in Essex last weekend.

‘Potter’ magic comes alive at midnight book party

By SABRINA LIGUORI

he newest installment of the famous Harry Potter book series, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” came out on Sunday, July 31. To celebrate

the release of the novel, Phoenix Books in Essex held a themed release party at 11 p.m. on the 30th preceding the midnight sale. “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” is written as a two-part play, written by See POTTER, page 3

A breath of Fresh Air New York City kids arrive in Colchester, Essex

By KAYLEE SULLIVAN Large areas of green grass, a safe solo bike ride down the road, and a refreshing swim in a neighborhood pool are what children with the Fresh Air Fund look forward to – and what Vermonters

sometimes take for granted. Twenty-two children from the New York City area arrived in South Burlington on Monday evening. While some children returned for repeat trips, others experienced Vermont and their host fami-

lies for the first time. The Fresh Air Fund is a non-profit organization See FRESH AIR, page 2

Photo by KAYLEE SULLIVAN LEFT: The Perkins family of Essex greets Sarah, whose trip to Vermont on Monday was her first time away from home on her own.

A convicted sex offender was released earlier this week and is expected to live in the Essex Jct. area, according to a Chittenden Unit for Special Investigations news release. Sean E. Guillette, 51, was arrested in 1999 for lewd and lascivious conduct with a child. He is considered a high-risk offender, the agency said. Essex police would not divulge any information about Guillette’s intended address, though Chief Brad LaRose acknowledged rumors were swirling within the community. LaRose confirmed he had a detailed and See RELEASE, page 4

Police: Man assaulted officer By COURTNEY LAMDIN Essex police say a man became combative while under arrest, landing him in jail, a news release said. Police were investigating a violation of an abuse prevention order involving 32-year-old Timothy Williams, who was located in Essex just before 6 p.m. on July 31, police said. While taking him into custody, Williams became violent toward the officer. A citizen assisted the officer in controlling Williams before other officers could help, the press release said. The involved officer and Williams were treated at the University of Vermont Medical Center See ASSAULT, page 4

Driver flees, collides with hydrant By COURTNEY LAMDIN A New York driver fled from an attempted traffic stop in Essex and collided with a fire hydrant, a press release said. Officers had tried to pull over a vehicle driven by 30-year-old Bryant McCray around 2:30 a.m. on Park Street August 1. The vehicle fled and collided with the hydrant, after which McCray attempted to flee on foot, police said. Police took McCray into custody after stunning him with a Taser. He was subsequently cited for driving under the influence, first offense; attempting to elude a police officer, grossly careless and negligent operation See COLLISION, page 4

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that allows NYC children to experience a new place with new people, all for free. Around 6:15 p.m., the coach bus pulled up, and the kids stepped off, one by one. Colorful welcome posters, bright smiles and vibrant rain jackets contrasted the gray skies as hugs spread throughout Dorset Park. “The Fresh Air Fund symbolizes opportunity,” fund representative Mary Sherman said. “It’s an opportunity for kids to get away from the city and have a chance to see something different; to run through the park, to run barefoot, to look at the stars that they can’t see in the city and to see a different way of life. Not that their way of life is bad, because it’s not, but it’s different.” Sherman first got involved with the fund, which was founded in 1877, when she responded to an ad in the newspaper. Thirty-one years later, she still has the rewarding experience of seeing youngsters get off the bus and reunite with past hosts. Younger kids look forward to having an all-around good time, but for teens that reunite with the same families, “it’s a deeper thing,” Sherman said. “It’s more of a family connection.” Peter and Tracy Towers of Colchester can attest to this. The Towers welcomed

9-year-old Faith back to their home this week for the third summer. “It’s just been so heartwarming to us and so wonderful to open up our lives and hearts to a child,” Tracy Towers said. During Faith’s first visit, the family did various tourist activities, including visiting Shelburne Museum and Ben and Jerry’s, but Faith has since settled into the family’s everyday lives, going with them wherever they go and doing whatever they do, Tracy Towers said. Faith is an only child, so she most looks forward to spending time with the Tower’s 10-year-old daughter, Ellen. Indeed, moments after exiting the bus, taking in bear hugs and grabbing her suitcase, she and Ellen were on the playground. Ellen isn’t the only family member Faith will be spending time with this week, though. “She’s gonna be in for it,” Tracy Towers joked, saying her family is hosting a reunion this weekend. While Faith will meet the whole extended family, some visitors just met their host families for the first time Monday. Jason and Stephanie Perkins of Essex are hosting Sarah, 8, for their first Fresh Air experience. The Perkins had Facetimed with Sarah and her family a few times before the arrival, but seeing their friendly 8-year old daughter with a large

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welcome sign might have convinced others they’d known her for much longer. “We are hoping the two girls, who are from very different backgrounds, can bond, Stephanie Perkins said. The adventure is a life changing experience for both the child and the hosts, Tracy Towers reflected. Getting a child out of his or her routine can be a thrilling new experience, said the host families, as can going hiking and swimming in the lake with someone who’s never experienced such outings before. Whether hosting a child like Sarah,

who’s never been away from home, or a young girl like Faith, who got off the bus and instantly asked for her bike, or a teenager who’s wants to make new friends, the Fresh Air Fund provides the opportunity to a number of people. Last summer, around 400 kids made the journey from New York City to Vermont and stay primarily in Chittenden County. This year’s total number of visitors is still being calculated, as the season’s fourth bus is still yet to arrive, meaning there’s more stargazing and barefoot running to come.

Essex PD installs public AEDs By COLIN FLANDERS

ssex Police Department has installed five public defibrillators in hopes of allowing quicker responses to sudden cardiac events, according to Cpt. Rick Garey. Automated external defibrillators, or AEDs, are used to treat the abrupt loss of heart function known as sudden cardiac arrest. The units are located at the new town offices, village offices, Brownell and Essex Free libraries, police department and Maple Street Pool. Sand Hill Pool has

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Photo by KAYLEE SULLIVAN Tracy Towers of Colchester reunites with Fresh Air visitor Faith for the third summer in a row.

had one on loan from the fire department, and EPD plans to order one for the village and town public works departments, Garey said. EPD served as point for the purchases after a vendor offered a discounted price. The funding for each unit, just under $1,500, comes out of each facility’s building equipment budget, Garey said, so each department owns its unit. Officer Steve Dunning will provide on-site training to staff at these locations. While previous AED units required certification, Garey asserts the

new defibrillators are easy enough for anyone to use. He said the department looked for “hightraffic areas” where the units would most benefit the public. Essex Rescue and both Essex fire departments carry AEDs. Yet since studies show early intervention is vital, there’s been a push to provide them in public spaces, Garey said. A victim’s chance of survival drops by 7 to 10 percent for every minute a normal heartbeat isn’t restored, according to the American Heart Association.

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Photo by SABRINA LIGUORI Harry Potter fans of all ages went all out for the midnight release of the new book in the wildly popular series at Phoenix Books in Essex.

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British playwright Jack Thorne, set 19 years in the future that follows Harry’s eldest son, Albus. Prior to the release, this was the only known information regarding the story. Thorne, Potter creator J.K. Rowling and director John Tiffany wrote the story upon which the play was based. Around 200 people lined up outside Phoenix Books in anticipation of the magical hour of crafts, games and activities. Many of these people, children and adults alike, were adorned with festive robes, hats and other garments of the wizarding world. Charlotte Moriarty of Jericho said her favorite Harry Potter character is Luna Lovegood, because she was always kind and stayed true to herself, regardless of what others thought about her. Moriarty hopes Luna will make an appearance in the new book. After the doors of the bookstore opened, groups of 10 at a time were led out the backdoor to the “Hogwarts castle,” a vacant shop site in the Essex Outlets. The room was illuminated with Harry Potter artwork and decorations, making the night come alive. Multiple tables were set up with various craft supplies with which Potter fans could recreate iconic creatures from the series.

The games of the night included a beanbag toss and a Harry Potter board game. A long line snaked across the room for the tarot card reading being offered in a closet in the corner. There was also a “Goblet Of Fire Raffle” that attendees could enter for a chance to win one of many prizes – a book, gift certificate, handmade wand, T-shirt or a coloring book. Names could be entered up to three times if fans came dressed up or preordered their copy of the book. As soon as the clock struck 12, people began filing out of the Hogwarts castle and back to the store to obtain their highly anticipated copy of the book. The line stretched all the way across the store and spilled out the front door. Bookstore general manager Colleen Shipman said one of her favorite things about the event was the diversity of age groups in attendance. After the last Harry Potter event exhibited such a successful turnout, the employees were extra excited for this release party. Johanna Simmons, a bookstore employee who planned the event, wanted to bring the wizarding world to life for guests, as she herself is a big fan of the series. “The author, J.K. Rowling, does a really good job of creating a world that is full of magic,” she said, “and who wouldn’t want to be a part of that?”

“There are currently over 30 companies selling cricket based foods, and that number is growing rapidly,” the company’s website, www.tomorrowsharvest.farm, says. “Demand for crickets is outpacing supply. We want to help supply that demand by growing the best crickets possible in Vermont’s first cricket farm.” The company needs about $200,000 to move into a warehouse built last year on Allen Martin Drive and begin raising crickets for wholesale distribution. It currently operates out of a small space in Williston, making a cricket powder that can be baked into a variety of recipes. “If anything, it has a slightly nutty taste, like sunflower seeds. But if you incorporate it into other recipes, you don’t taste them,” Steve Swanson said. “We’re focused on an out-ofsight, out-of-mind strategy,” Jen Swanson added. “We don’t want people to taste the cricket or see the cricket. We don’t want that ‘ick’ factor to be there.” Insect consumption is common in parts of the developing world, but it is done on a hunt/gather basis, Steve Swanson said. Large-scale bug farming is a developing industry. “Crickets are the beginning,” he said. “There is huge potential for ants … even cockroaches for the more adventurous.” The Swansons had never participated in a formal pitch contest.

Photo by Bob LoCicero 2003 Essex High School graduate Will Peters pitches his cold-brew coffee business, Cold Brewtus, to potential investors at the Essex Harley Davidson dealership on Monday.

They were squeezed onto the Road Pitch roster on short notice. “This is the type of business where people have lots of questions,” Jen Swanson said. “A seven-minute pitch is tough, but I think we got the point across … People have given us great advice. Whether they are willing to invest, we don’t know yet.” Road Pitch founder Cairn Cross of Fresh Tracks Capital said pitch events help build relationship and share connections. The two previous years have not yielded traditional venture capital investment. Road Pitch is a weeklong event with competitions in 10 Vermont towns, from North Hero to Brattleboro.

“It’s not all about the money,” Cross said. “You bring together different resources and wind up with something that gets [businesses] to the next step. The money comes later.” The investors departed Essex around 11 a.m. for a group motorcycle ride to an afternoon event in Rutland. For investor Alan Newman, founder of Magic Hat Brewing Company, the bug-eating pitch gave him something to ponder on the ride. “It’s spectacular,” he said. “The rest of the world has been doing this for centuries. It’s time it comes to the U.S. They are a fabulous protein source. I think [the Swansons] are right on.”

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Dear Fellow Vermonter: We face huge challenges to take Vermont in a new and better direction, to make it a better place to live and work, to ensure that our children will be able to stay here and thrive. I am optimistic about Vermont’s future because together we can change the direction of our state. The past six years have been very difficult ones for Vermont. Taxes and spending have both spiked by $700 million. The Shumlin-Scott Administration has recklessly experimented with health care, causing insurance premiums and out-ofpocket costs to increase significantly while affordable insurance choices and options have been eliminated. Our education system remains mired in mediocrity despite soaring costs. Even our environment, as exemplified by Lake Champlain, is deteriorating. Our economy has sputtered so much so that there has been an exodus of people from our state. Many Vermonters fear that they will not be able to keep their jobs, or stay in their homes, and have to leave the state. You know we can do so much better than this – and you deserve much better than you have been getting! I have been honored to meet with nearly 10,000 of you in person from all parts of our state. I have listened to your concerns, your hopes, and your dreams. I’ve heard your deep frustration with politicians who are not listening to you. I can change all that – and I will continue to listen to you and to work hard on public policy solutions so, together, we can make Vermont a better place to live and work. I have never held or even run for elected office. Unlike many in Montpelier, though, I do recognize that the role of those in government is to serve the people, and not the other way around. My background, experience and the leadership skills will serve our state well. I have had a successful 40-year business career, during which I led a team of more than 2,350 talented people. We grew our division from $50 million to $2.3 billion in revenues. We successfully implemented complex information technology systems on time and on budget. We provided a high level of service to clients and always found innovative ways to work more efficiently to deliver a better service at a better price. My opponent, Lt. Governor Phil Scott, has served in Peter Shumlin’s cabinet for six years and stood by silently as the Governor’s failed policies burdened Vermonters. On the most important issues facing you, Phil Scott has hedged and waffled, never once demonstrating the strength of conviction that we would expect from a leader. Phil Scott has had 16 years in state government to make his mark – he has not.

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lengthy meeting with the residents Guillette will be staying with. “They have agreed to notify the PD of any concerning behavior,” LaRose said in an email. “They understand the public’s concern.” LaRose said he has also contacted the Community Justice Center to arrange support for all parties. Guillette had two previous convictions prior to his arrest in 1999. He didn’t know some of his victims, court records show. In a 1999 interview with police, Guillette admitted to fondling a 10- to 11-year-old girl in an elevator in the South Burlington Barnes and Noble in late 1998 after following her from the children’s section of the bookstore, court records show. He then admitted to fondling an 11-year-old girl inside a toy store at the University Mall and another young girl at the mall’s arcade, court records show. Guillette also admitted to “accidentally” touching a third victim at a store in Morrisville, court records show. He will no longer be under Department of Corrections supervision since he maxed out his sentence, police said. LaRose said the department plans to host a community meeting about Guillette at the station sometime next week. Any residents who wish to attend should call 878-8331.

for minor injuries. Williams was then lodged at the Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility on $25,000 bail, police said.

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velop symptoms including high fever, muscle aches, headache and fatigue. Fewer than 1 percent who are infected develop the more severe illness that affects the nervous system and can be fatal. When the nervous system is involved, symptoms may include disorientation, coma, tremors, seizures or paralysis. In years past, West Nile virus has been found in every county in Vermont and the risk of illness has typically been highest in the late summer. “The fact that two residents from Windsor County have fallen ill this early in the year is unusual,” infectious disease epidemiologist Bradley Tompkins said. “It is important for people across the state, particularly those in the Windsor County area, to take the appropriate steps now to prevent mosquito bites.”

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I recently returned from an amazing week at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. My first time as a delegate, I was proud to uphold my promise to support the winner of our presidential primary, Bernie Sanders. It was a very emotional scene as the Sanders’ family joined our delegation on Tuesday night for the roll call. Vermont passed the first time around so Bernie himself could call

for a rule suspension to record all the votes and then throw his support to Hillary Clinton. In total, four Essex Jct. residents were national delegates, and one was an alternate (Linda Myers). The four votes went to Bernie Sanders (mine), Rand Paul (Rep. Paul Dame), and two for Donald Trump (Deb Billado, Jay Shepard). I’m a bit surprised The Essex Reporter took no interest at all in the conventions

and local participation in them. I’ve been getting a lot of questions about the convention locally, and I’m sure others have, too. Now it’s a quick pivot to the primary election on Tuesday, Aug. 9. There are lots of competitive races so please vote next Tuesday! Rep. Tim Jerman Essex Jct.

Another venue for young offenders My dad worked in juvenile probation for more than 40 years. All my life, he's shared stories about young people who committed crimes. Most had made a mistake, sometimes a big mistake, but my dad would rarely call a young person walking in the courthouse the first time a criminal. He'd say they were young people at a crossroads - one road leading down a path of recidivism and trouble, the other to restoration and a law-abiding future. He truly believed most kids fell into the latter group. That's why I co-authored this year's Act 153 that makes the de-

fault venue for youthful offenders between the ages of 16 and 21 juvenile court rather than adult criminal court. This is important for three reasons. First, juvenile court offers more restorative and rehabilitative options than adult court. Second, it reduces the chances a young person will become lumped together with more hardened adult criminals. Third, records in juvenile court are sealed and will not stick with the person for the rest of his or her life, dogging the person in future job searches. State prosecutors will still have

the discretion to move serious cases to adult court to ensure public safety and administer proper justice to the most dangerous young offenders. Ten years from now, because of this law, hundreds of Vermonters will have been treated like the stilldeveloping kids they are, and will have been given the chance to turn down the better road when they make that first mistake. Sen. Tim Ashe Chittenden County

Enterprising youth asked to vend at Farmers’ Market The Five Corners Farmers' Market invites enterprising youth to try their hand at selling goods at the Aug. 19 market on Friday. This special event is designed to connect the local farmers’ market with area youth, to give kids the experience of selling goods of their own making and the thrill of earning money from their own creativity or industriousness. Any area youth between the ages of 7 and 17 is welcome to apply to participate in the Young Makers’ Market. Common categories of goods that would be appropriate to bring to sell at the market include agriculture, like flowers or vegetables from a home garden tended by the youth; food: cupcakes and other baked goods; crafts upcycled, paper, wood, fabric, duct tape goods; and art photography, painting, clay, jewelry. “We have so many talented youth in our community that I thought it would be fun to use the market to showcase these youth and their creativity,” says Five Corners Farmers Market manager Julie MillerJohnson. “I know there are kids at home making things - dog treats, jewelry, cupcakes, duct tape wallets, you name it during summer vacation.

File photo by OlivER PARiNi The Five Corners Farmers' Market is looking for young people to sell goods on Friday, Aug. 19.

The Young Makers’ Market can inspire youth to use their summer creativity and convert it to a first business experience.” Any interested youth may contact the market manager, learn more or submit an application here: http://5cornersfarmersmarket.com/ youngmakersmarket/. The Five Corners Farmers’ Market is a nonprofit organization whose

mission is to promote the connection between our community and local farmers and producers of fresh, healthy foods and related products. A weekly farmers’ market in downtown Essex Jct. provides convenient access to locally produced agricultural products, prepared foods and crafts. In addition, the market and other scheduled events helps to support a revitalized village downtown.

cOrrectiOn In last week's issue, the Reporter ran a St. Albans Messenger profile on gubernatorial candidate Phil Scott incorrectly stating Scott wants to double Vermont's population. Instead, the article should have read the Republican candidate wishes to increase Vermont's population by 70,000. We regret the error.

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2:49 a.m., Suspicious on Pearl St. 9:24 a.m., Untimely on West St. 9:35 a.m., Burglary on Carmichael St. 10:58 a.m., Suspicious on Browns River Rd. 11:48 a.m., Assault on Woodside Dr. 2:15 p.m., Citizen Dispute on Pearl St. 7:45 p.m., Citizen Dispute on Autumn Pond Way

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12:46 p.m., Burglary on West St. 7:37 p.m., Burglary on Pearl St.

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Pond Way 9:50 p.m., Citizen Dispute on Carmichael St.

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7:45 p.m., Citizen Dispute on Pearl St. 8:54 p.m., Assault on Grove St. 9:16 p.m., Suspicious on Meadow Ter. 9:24 p.m., Suspicious on Autumn Pond Way 9:50 p.m., Citizen Dispute on Carmichael St.

1:31 a.m., Citizen Dispute on Central St. 8:03 a.m., Suspicious on Prospect St. 8:06 a.m., Suspicious on Gauthier Dr. 8:32 p.m., Juvenile Problem on West St. 11:09 p.m., Suspicious on Wrisley St.

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or many, summer in the Green Mountain State brings to mind long days, fun camps, sunshine and time spent outside with a good book or a new hobby. However, summer doesn’t always promise the same opportunities for all of Vermont’s students, especially those students who live in poverty or are “school dependent” because their parents may not be able to provide them with the rich opportunities other students receive. The gap between families with resources and families without continues to widen. Nationally, the achievement gap between children from high- and low-income families has been growing for at least 50 years, and according to researcher Sean Corcoran, is roughly 30 to 40 percent larger among children born in 2001 than among those born 25 years earlier. In fact, it is now nearly twice as large as the black-white achievement gap. Children of color who also struggle with both racial prejudice and the adverse effects of poverty are uniquely disadvantaged. our children don’t choose the circumstances into which they are born, but right now, more than any time in the last 50 years, the circumstances into which you are born determine your life outcomes. That is fundamentally undemocratic and unfair, and it is a fundamental waste of the promise of these children. It doesn’t have to be this way. We know access to good nutrition, health care, responsive adults and safe and supportive environments can help even the most challenged child thrive and learn. If we don't provide these conditions, we are essentially manufacturing inequity at the level of the brain. More than half of the achievement gap between more and less affluent children can be explained by unequal access to summer learning opportunities. Together with our school districts, we need to make sure that every child has the support and opportunities he or she needs to learn and develop, regardless of his or her family circumstances. High quality summer learning programs and strong afterschool programs, coupled with food programs, will go a long way toward narrowing our opportunity and achievement gaps. Around Vermont, innovative leaders from local schools and communities are blending more local, state and federal resources to create high quality summer learning opportunities. These programs can offer academically rich curriculum, choice based engaging projects that build critical thinking and teambuilding skills as well as providing nutritious meals, extensive movement and intentionally designed community based excursions. The nearly at-capacity program in Rutland City, for example, serves students for six weeks of learning and offers many integrated choices such as field trips to state parks, swimming at the local pool, mountain biking and African art, for example, where a livestream of wild animals in Africa is projected through a Smartboard. Jamaica Elementary School youth practiced summer “olympics” in stations, running and measuring results. Inside, youth played learning games in teams, while others were tutored in areas of need. School data and teacher recommendations help program directors identify which students need what type of additional assistance. These programs give every student exposure to unique opportunities in different ways, building off of the strength, resources and creativity of local Vermont educators, partners and families. All of Vermont’s children deserve a summer filled with rich experiences that not only create lasting memories of joy and friendship but help to access a full life of continued opportunity and learning, no matter the season.

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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. 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. Holy Eucharist Rite II: 9 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.

courtesy photo Stretch it out in the middle of Burlington's Church Street Marketplace on Sunday, Aug. 13 at the annual Yoga on Church Street Expo. Enjoy a free community class from 9 - 10:30 a.m. and visit local vendors from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Proceeds benefit the Burlington non-profit H.O.P.E. Works.

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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.

la leche league meeTing

6:30 - 8 p.m., Essex Free Library. Meet up with others to share breastfeeding information and mothering experience.

Summer concerT SerieS

7 p.m., Lower Bayside Park. Join us for Colchester’s summertime tradition. This week

features folk-Americana band The Dupont Brothers. Free admission.

5 fridaY all ageS STorY Time

10 - 10:30 a.m., Brownell Library. Babies, toddlers and preschoolers are welcome to come listen to picture book stories and have fun with finger plays and action rhymes. No registration required.

muSical STorYTime

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

fiTneSS fridaYS: fiTneSS JeopardY

3 - 4 p.m., Brownell Library. Danielle presents "Fitness Jeopardy" for students ages 9 - 13.

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!

magic The gaThering

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

6 SaTurdaY SaTurdaY dropin STorYTime

10 a.m., Burnham Memorial Library. A weekly selection of music and books for children of all ages. No sign-up required.

7 SundaY 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.

moran'S arT recepTion

3 - 5 p.m., Brownell Library. "The Art of Marbling Fabric" opens for the month of August in our Community Room. Burlington native Dean Moran and his wife Linda will soften our walls with close to two dozen works of handmarbled fabrics. They sell fabric internationally and have exhibited their fiber art in gallery shows across the country. Join them for an opening reception.

8 mondaY drop-in STorY Time

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

TeenS raid The garden

11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Brownell Library. Teens can harvest fresh produce and cook a gourmet vegetarian lunch with seniors. For grades 6 and up.

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! Registration required. Call 878-6955.

lego club

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

kindergarTen STorY Time

6:30 - 7:30 p.m., Brownell Library. A story time for students entering kindergarten

this fall. Come and meet new friends and listen to stories about going to school. Sponsored by Building Bright Futures.

9 TueSdaY olYmpic Wii SporTS

10 a.m. - noon, Brownell Library. Sample a variety of Olympic sports on our Wii console. For all ages.

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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.

Summer cheSS

1 - 2 p.m., Brownell Library. Join teen chess lovers from our library for an hour of play. We provide the chess sets, you provide the strategy. For all ages; adults should accompany those under 9.

golf and gameS

1 - 2:30 p.m., Essex Free Library. The library becomes a mini golf course! Putt your way around the library, play table tennis on our homemade ping pong table or grab a board game to play with friends!

vermonT genealogY librarY

3 - 9:30 p.m., 377 Hegeman Ave., Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester. The Vt. Genealogy Library has the resources to help you find those elusive ancestors. For more information, visit www. vtgenlib.org.

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

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

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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! Registration required. Call 878-6955.

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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.

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2 - 3:15 p.m., A. D. Lawton School. No Strings Marionette Company performs “Wasabi, a Dragon’s Tale.” Kids get an achievement certificate and a free book after the puppet show. Register at the library youth desk. This party is for all kids who have shown us their Reading Records at the library.

hOp On The bandwaGOn: SuMMer SerIeS

5 - 8 p.m., Lang Farm, 51 Upper Main St., 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 onsite with a new, updated menu each week. Rookie's Root Beer and orange cream soda served by kids from St. Francis Xavier School. Corn hole and bocce ball game will be 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!

Teddy bear SleepOver

6:30 - 8:30 p.m., Brownell Library. Kids drop off their stuffed animals sometime during the day and pick them up the next day. From 6:30 - 8:30 p.m., teens come in for pizza, pictures and writing notes about the animals’ stay at the library. For grades 6 and up.

wOMen'S pIck-up baSkeTball

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

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MarkO The MaGIcIan

1 - 2 p.m., Essex Free Library. Race to the finish line to experience the magical powers of Marko as we welcome him for his 22nd year. For all ages.

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5 - 7 p.m., Brownell Library. A party for teens who volunteered this summer. For grades 6 and up.

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

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6 p.m., Rocky’s Pizza, 39 Park St., Essex Jct. Mother Goose stories and Aesop’s Fables.

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.

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

9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Church Street Marketplace, Burlington. Yogis descend on downtown Burlington for an annual free community class led by Bill O'Connor from Hot Yoga Burlington and Heidi Bock from Yoga Roots from 9 -10:30 a.m. From 11 a.m. - 5 p.m, enjoy local vendors including Athleta, Dobra Tea and more. Bring your own yoga mat. Free, but all money raised will benefit H.O.P.E. Works, a Burlington non-profit dedicated to ending sexual violence.

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

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dunGeOnS and 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.

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 6maggie2@myfairpoint.net.

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All day, Midtown Jolley, Route 7, Milton. Donate your bottles and cans to Emma’s Foundation for Canine Cancer. All earnings will go toward purchasing pet oxygen masks for the Milton Fire Department.

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10:30 a.m. opening ceremony, Burlington Waterfront. After a 10-year hiatus, the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds jet demonstration team will return to the skies of Burlington as the headline act. World class aerobatic performers will also be featured. Free entry; proceeds benefit the University of Vermont Children’s Hospital, Camp Takumta and other local charities. For a schedule of events and more information, visit www.wingsoververmont.org.

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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: SuMMer OlyMpIcS ScreenInG August 8 - 19, Kolvoord Community Room at Brownell Library. When the community room is not in use for other regularly scheduled programs, we will be screening Olympic sports events on our new big screen.

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VILLAGE OF ESSEX JUNCTION BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2016 6:30 PM AGENDA Postponed from August 9, 2016: PUBLIC HEARING/ADOPTION LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE This meeting will be held in the meeting room at the Village Municipal Building, 2 Lincoln Street, Essex Junction, VT. Meetings of the Trustees are accessible to people with disabilities. For information on accessibility and/or this agenda, call the Village Manager’s office at 878-6944.

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from page 1 But the creation of new taxing entity for parks and recreation is a different strategy drawing fire from a group of Essex Town residents. They panned the idea at Monday’s selectboard meeting, saying a new town-wide municipality will add a layer of bureaucracy with unknown property tax implications. According to the committee’s recommendation, “Essex Community Parks and Recreation,” as it will be called, will be governed by a five-member elected board with annual budgets voted by ballot along with school budgets each April. Resident Barbara Higgins argued the selectboard abdicated its authority by allowing the committee to set a town-wide vote on the issue. The town’s attorney, Andrew Bolduc, ensured the committee is following procedures under state law to set up an independent municipal district. “The selectboard has a responsibility to decide whether to move forward,” Higgins said. “It’s not a loose-knit study committee’s decision.” Selectboard member Irene Wrenner agreed the committee overstepped its original charge to “study” the issue. “We did not choose to create a district,” she said. “We formed a study committee … [We] didn’t request a recommendation to which our hands would be tied.” The governing boards voted in February to create the committee. Selectboard chairman Max Levy acknowledged Monday the board planned it as advisory. Board member Andy Watts said during the committee’s decision to form an independent rec district and draft bylaws, it became clear the process would be out of the selectboard’s control. “The information was provided to

us that if the committee voted to form a municipality, then the selectboard would no longer have a say whether the proposal is approved,” Watts said. “It was clear the committee could go in that direction and make the [decision] they did.” Village president George Tyler urged elected officials not to get hung up on process and control. He said the independent district would give the community more oversight, responsiveness and access to programming. It would also solve the taxing imbalance inherent in the current set-up, he said. Of the roughly $1.5 million town and village taxpayers pay into two departments, he said, village residents pay roughly two-thirds. That inequity has underpinned previous failed efforts at comprehensive mergers of the two overlapping municipalities. “I’ve heard all the old village and town arguments,” Tyler said. “That belongs in the 20th century. In 2016, I urge all of us to come together and solve this problem as grown ups for the good of the community. “There is no expectation from people in the village that they will see some sudden tax benefit, so there should be no expectation that people outside the village will see some big tax increase,” he continued. A public hearing on the proposal is set for 6:30 p.m. this Thursday at Essex Middle School. The final rec governance study committee meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. August 10 at Albert D. Lawton School. Committee member Betzi Bilodeau said the group will incorporate feedback from the public hearing into its next discussion before adopting a final municipal district agreement. Public forums are planned in the fall before the December 13 special ballot.

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Matt Dunne believes the best years of Vermont’s economy are yet to come. But to get there, the Democratic candidate for governor and former state legislator says it will take rethinking old approaches and investing in infrastructure. A multi-generational Vermonter, Dunne lives with his wife and three children in the same Hartland farmhouse where he grew up. Although he spent the last eight years as a Google executive with offices based in White River Junction, Dunne began his career in the House at the ripe old age of 22. After seven years, Dunne served as the director of AmeriCorps VISTA before being elected to the Senate in 2002. In 2006, he lost the race for lieutenant governor, followed by an unsuccessful bid for governor in 2010. Economy Dunne believes in developing the economy with Vermont values. He was a co-sponsor of the land recycling act, which allows abandoned industrial sites to be redeveloped. “At the time, people were saying, ‘It seems like a strange thing for you to focus on. It’s not that sexy,’” Dunne said. “But … we were in an economic downturn. There was huge pressure to develop farm and forestland, and yet there were millions of square feet of abandoned industrial sites.” His bill helped a developer convert an old factory in Bennington into a dam. Dunne said a distillery could be built there someday. Dunne said developers use the program to redevelop such locations into

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Peter Galbraith knows his reputation precedes him — but which one? Maybe it’s the keen eye that helped identify Saddam Hussein’s crimes and chemical weapons in the late 1980s, years before the Gulf War. It could be his decades of diplomatic skill, honed during service as America’s first ambassador to Croatia, his time as advisor to Iraq’s Kurdish government and his career as the United Nations’ director for political, constitutional and electoral affairs in East Timor. But it’s not. In fact, Galbraith is talking his two terms as senator for Windham County and his reputation for being, as described by fellow senators, abrasive. It only seemed that way from a distance, he said. “It was not as tempestuous as it appears, and I wasn’t the lone wolf that I appeared,” he said. “Frankly, for someone who’s only served two terms, I have a fair number of legislative accomplishments.” His chief being a bill to ban fracking. Vermont became the first state to do so when the bill, introduced by Galbraith, passed. “I had a different view of what a senator should do than many,” he said, noting the “traditional model” is to support committee leadership. “That wasn’t my view,” Galbraith said. “I was elected to represent my constituents in what I thought was the best action for Vermont.” Doing so meant raising bigger questions. He cited one example regarding campaign finance when

Sue Minter says she has the managerial experience necessary to lead Vermont. The Democrat and former Vermont secretary of transportation, where she managed a $600 million budget and 1,300 employees, is one of three contenders on next week’s primary ballot. “I’m not running because I’m a woman. I am running because I’m the most qualified for the job,” Minter said, citing her experience as a community volunteer, planning commission member and downtown revitalization planner, plus her time spent both in the state’s legislative and executive branches. As secretary, Minter said she focused on performance, innovation and efficiency. After discovering 20 percent of Vermont’s bridges were structurally deficient, Minter and her team passed an infrastructure bond to invest in bridges and make the design and construction process “faster, cheaper and safer.” The state went from taking eight years to design and build a bridge to an average of two and reduced the number of structurally deficient bridges from 20 to 7 percent. Minter also wants to expand the customer service model she began in VTrans to the rest of state government. That model prioritized reducing wait times at the department of motor vehicles – and it worked, allowing customers to get in and out within 30 minutes.

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“vibrant centers.” “I don’t think it's the most radical thing in the world, but its good Vermont common sense,” he said, “and it's a way to make sure we’re making the most of the land that we have and ensure we’re not destroying what makes Vermont incredibly special.” Dunne also had a hand in the state’s “designated downtown” program, which directs state funds to revitalize village centers, create financial incentives and remove barriers for developers. His economic plan is focused on developing broadband infrastructure, innovation centers and a healthy environment for telecommuting. At Google, Dunne managed the rollout of high-speed internet in rural and urban communities across the U.S. With Vermont nestled between Montreal, Boston and New York City, Dunne said the state is strategically located to capitalize on telecommuting, as long as broadband is up and running. “It’s going to take that infrastructure,” he said. “It’s going to take that continued redevelopment of in downtowns.” Dunne proposed investing in mixed-use innovation centers funded through public and private partnerships. He also wants to help people start small businesses by micro-

lending funds with corresponding support programs. At AmeriCorps VISTA, Dunne found this strategy “very effective at helping low-income people start and sustain local business.” Dunne has proposed a Vermont Service Scholarship Program to allow anyone who completes two years of national service in AmeriCorps or the military to graduate from any Vermont state college or the University of Vermont debtfree. He also thinks Vermont is perceived as a place to visit rather than to live. While on the Senate Economic Development Committee, he urged lawmakers to refocus on innovation instead of Vermont’s rural character to attract young workers. Health care Dunne thinks the failed execution of Vermont Health Connect is a “huge setback” that challenges people’s trust in the state. Citing data from OneCare Vermont, Dunne noted health care costs in Vermont rise $650,000 a day. “There is nothing sustainable about that,” he said. Since leaving Google, Dunne pays $1,900 a month for coverage: “That used to be two mortgages,” he said. Dunne said serving on the Dartmouth Hitchcock Center

board for three years reinforced his belief that the current health care system isn’t sustainable. Dunne thinks hospitals should receive incentives for moving toward health outcomes instead of feebased services. He detailed a three-pronged approach to achieve this, starting with fixing the Vermont Health Connect website and ending at universal primary care. act 46 Dunne also shared his views on education costs, another driver in state budget increases. As for Act 46, the state’s landmark education reform law that asks schools to merge into more cost-effective structures, Dunne said he believes “there is a pathway to better education quality and value without necessarily jumping to consolidation.” “I want to be clear that there are places where consolidation makes sense, and there are places where it doesn’t,” he said. Dunne likes that Act 46 created incentives and resources for districts that want to move toward consolidation, but he’s less fond of the state’s 900-student minimum for an ideal K-12 structure. Dunne thinks the merger requirement is arbitrary and lacks research and scientific support. It also “doesn’t reflect the different mosaic of schools around the

state,” he said. He thinks the state should take the same approach to school mergers as it did with Act 77 and personalized learning plans and treat each school uniquely. He does support consolidating payroll and student records systems for all school districts at the state level, he said. a standout Dunne said his blend of private and public sector experience, work in both the House and the Senate and his work in higher education makes him stand out in the Democratic primary – especially because he thinks there are issues the state must address in each of those categories. “It’s going to take moving us in a new and different direction,” Dunne said. “Bernie Sanders has changed politics in our country, but he’s also changed politics in Vermont by his running.” Dunne said Sanders’ campaign made people realize “they weren’t alone in believing that we can do right by all of our citizens,” including affordable housing, access to quality health care and a livable wage. “What I’m excited about is that in this moment in time, we have the chance to bring that same message and movement and agenda back here to Vermont,” he said.

ello, August. Dare I say school and fall sports are closing in on some. No, I will wait 'til next week for that. Enjoy your final month of summer vacation. The semi-finals of the Vermont Women’s Soccer League last Sunday evening saw No. 1 Vermont Energy Legs defeat 802CrossFit 4-2 while No. 3 Shenanigans upset No. 2 Back Country 4-2. The play was solid as was the officiating. That set up the championship game between Vermont Energy Legs and the Shenanigans. Fall sports begin on August 15 for football players; August 18 for soccer, August 19 for girls’ cross country and August 22 for field hockey, boys’ cross country and cheerleading. Volleyball TBA. Please remember to register online by FRIDAY! The summer swim league meet was Friday/ Saturday in Vergennes. TEST and EGDE swimmers performed well. Once again, I am confused how there could be no final scores for coaches, swimmers and fans when the meet ends. States are this weekend. Essex Post 91 lost an 8-7 extra inning Legion playoff game to Bellows Falls last week. They banged out 12 hits and finished their season 29-13. Soccer officials are once again needed for the upcoming fall season. Middle school, freshman and JV boys’ and girls’ games are available to ref Monday through Friday with high school games on Saturday, too. Most games are in Chittenden County with some games in Middlebury, Mt. Abraham, U-32, Harwood, Randolph and Vergennes. They begin weekdays at 4/4:30 p.m. If you are interested, please email me at jgonillo@ccsuvt.org. Sadly, condolences to the Clark family on the passing of Essex Jct.’s Bobby Clark. He is survived by his wife of 60-plus years, Nini; son Chris and his wife, Deb; daughter RandyKay and husband, Dale Lavalley; granddaughter Sunny-Lyn and her husband, Trevor; and great-grandchildren Chloe-Mae and Gavin Rushford. Poppa Bobby will be missed. Happy late July and now August birthdays to Lynne LaBonte, Justin Bartinoski, Abby Lanfear, sister-in-law Sandy Bechtel and former VSOA soccer ref – now Martha’s Vineyard soccer official – Brad Smith, Kate LaMarche Fitts, Adam Slocum, and his mom, Diane Slocum.

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legislators denounced the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on corporate campaign contributions and then changed then tune, voting to keep them on a bill’s third reading. Banning big money is a familiar refrain for U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who just ended his presidential bid. Galbraith maintains he’s held the same positions before the high profile campaign. “I know a few of my rivals have discovered Bernie Sanders,” Galbraith quipped. “Everything I’m talking about I did while I was in the senate.” Sanders, too, called for a $15 per hour minimum wage, although Galbraith might have a unique qualification to explore the idea: He comes from a family of internationally renowned economists. His father, John Kenneth Galbraith, was one of the foremost economists of the 20th century.

first debate, during which Matt Dunne and Sue Minter both supported a $12.50 minimum wage. “Sue says she’s for $15 in stages, but that really means nothing,” Galbraith said. “Matt’s come along to say $15 by 2021, and I just hope that if he does win the primary, he’ll stick to it.” Galbraith is the only Dem who opposes “the destruction of our ridgelines with industrial wind turbines,” he said. As a senator in 2013, Galbraith proposed a bill requiring consent from affected towns before siting an industrial wind project, and prohibiting projects from being established in state parks or forests, the latter which was permitted in another bill. Galbraith said electing him is a chance to say this kind of industrial wind is not what Vermonters want. He also thinks the issue is directly related to cleaning up pollution in state waterways. “What starts at the top comes down,” he said. “The water qual-

Galbraith said raising the minimum wage would save taxpayers $18 million in earned income tax credits. He would raise the rate to $12.50 per hour immediately, gradually increasing to $15 by 2021. “It’s an issue of fairness, and it’s an issue of affordability,” Galbraith said. “Taxpayers now subsidize low-wage employers. The earned income tax credit is not taxpayers supporting lowwage workers; it’s taxpayers supporting their employers. It just doesn’t make sense to me.” It’s the only proposed tool for affordability that doesn’t come out of taxpayers’ pockets, Galbraith said, and also potentially the most effective. “When we talk about affordable housing, a few million dollars, how many houses will that actually build?” he asked. “Ten, with extreme luck?” Galbraith says he entered the race because no other Democratic candidates were talking about the issue. He cited the

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term. She first announced her position just weeks after the 2015 shooting at a Colorado Planned Parenthood. “It’s such an important issue nationally,” Minter said. “When people say, ‘We don’t have a problem in Vermont,’ I say, ‘Well, we do, but its often behind closed doors.’” She referred to the state’s rate of domestic violence, the eighth highest in the country in 2013. The majority of domestic homicides in Vermont are committed with a gun, she said. Minter’s plan requires criminal background checks for all gun sales, using the same standards as federally registered dealers. She also supports banning military-style assault rifles. Minter said states with universal background checks for handgun sales

report 46 percent fewer women shot to death by their partners, 40 percent fewer suicides and almost 50 percent fewer police shot. “It’s going to be a hard conversation, we know, but I’m really ready,” she said. Economic growth Minter said her administration will have a four-pronged approach to grow economic opportunity. The first, termed InvestVT, is built on successful downtown revitalization efforts like in St. Albans and Barre, the latter where $19 million of federal, state and local money was invested in water, wastewater, sewer, stormwater, transportation, brownfields and a new Main Street. Over six years, Barre leveraged over $45 million in private investment, and St. Albans saw $30 million in grand list growth, Minter said. Her second strategy is supporting

ity and lake quality are actually very related to mountain quality and forest quality.” With this in mind, Galbraith created S.100, which, if it had passed, limited industrial wind to no closer than one-third of a mile from any house or road. Galbraith’s stance on Act 46, a controversial education law to merge school districts to achieve savings and equity, also sets him apart: He thinks Vermont has a property tax crisis, not an education funding one. “We have maybe 40 percent fewer students than we did in the 1970s, but we’re doing so much more for them,” he said. “The whole Act 46 issue is addressing a problem that doesn’t exist.” Health care, on the other hand, is a real problem for Galbraith, who recently announced his plan for universal primary health care. “I’ve been a diplomat,” he said. “The countries that have publicly financed health care

clean energy, farm and forest production, tech industry and manufacturing. Minter wants to form a taskforce of industry leaders for each sector within her first 90 days, which will brainstorm start-ups and scale-ups, which Minter said will lead to workforce development. “Our world is changing, and we have to be on the leading edge,” she said. Her third initiative, Vermont Promise, would pay for high school graduates to attend the Community College of Vermont or Vermont Technical College for two years for free. Though Vermont has the country’s second highest high school graduation rate, Minter said, it falls at the bottom when it comes to continuing education: Four out of 10 kids in Vermont don’t pursue education or training beyond high school, but 66 percent of jobs require that training, Minter said. By 2025, Minter wants to decrease

have healthier societies at half the cost.” Galbraith said he’s especially precise in describing how to fund his proposal, something he said Dunne has failed to do. Most of the $174 million required for the plan would come from a 2 percent payroll tax, he said. Premiums would be lower for employers, since universal primary care would reduce their overall cost. Employers could list the payroll tax as a deductible business expense, “meaning the federal government picks up part of the cost,” he said. Galbraith has also proposed four years’ free tuition at state colleges for $28 million, which would come from cutting special interest tax breaks, which he estimate would net $26.5 million of his plan. “I’m running to give people a choice,” he said. “If they like what I’m saying, I hope they’ll vote for me. And if they don’t…” He shrugs agreeably. “Then they shouldn’t vote for me.”

this rate to 1 in 4, which will help alleviate generational poverty, what she views as one of Vermont’s biggest challenges along with domestic violence and the opiate epidemic. The plan will cost $6 million in its first year and $12 million thereafter Minter said. She proposed funding through a bank franchise fee on the largest banks – with deposits of $750 million or more – and by expanding Vermont’s corporate income tax to the largest institutions. “Obviously, it’s going to be a conversation,” she said, “but banks, I think, can be asked to do more.” Her fourth strategy, VTOutdoors, would recruit outdoor businesses and explore expanding mountain biking trails across the state, similar to the Long Trail for hiking. As governor, Minter would also raise the minimum wage to $12.50 an hour in 2018, eventually graduating to $15. See MINTER, page 14

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Grapes: Grapes might not be as popular as potato chips or other widely available snacks, but t h e y are great sources of vitamin K and are loaded with antioxidants. Grapes are also loaded with water, making them a filling snack that can help fend off dehydration. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, one cup of grapes can provide as much as 5 percent of the recommended daily value of dietary fiber despite containing just over 100 calories.

Nonfat Greek yogurt: Though

it's not as low in calories as popcorn, nonfat Greek yogurt is still a low-calorie snack that's high in protein. Nonfat Greek yogurt may have as much as two times the amount of protein as traditional yogurts, and that's beneficial because protein helps you feel full longer, which should help you maintain a healthy weight and avoid overeating. Nonfat Greek yogurt also tends to have less sugar than traditional yogurts, and its creamy texture gives many people the impression of eating something decadent.

Hummus: Made primarily from

ground chickpeas, hummus is a protein- and fiber-rich snack that has been linked to a host of health benefits, including a reduced risk for heart disease and certain types of cancers. Dip vegetables like baby carrots into hummus for a low-calorie snack that's also high in vitamin A and beta carotene.

Popcorn:

Popcorn is low in calories and a good source of dietary fiber. Popcorn is also high in polyphenols, antioxidants that have been linked to reductions in heart disease and certain cancers. Airpopped popcorn prepared without any oil is your best option, as a cup of such popcorn may only add up to about 30 calories. Avoid adding salt or butter or purchasing premade popcorn that is heavy on both, as both ingredients can compromise the health benefits of popcorn.

Pistachios: Many people might

read the labels of pistachios and be turned off by the fat content. But pistachios are low in saturated fat and high in protein, and a couple dozen pistachios may only amount to about 95 calories. Eat pistachios raw and do not add salt, which can negate their health benefits.

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