The Essex Reporter is a daily digital news website covering the Town of Essex and City of Essex Junction, Vermont. Our beat reporters are on the ground every day covering local government, schools, sports, business and culture.

Jan 6, 2025 · Richard “Peppy” A. Barnier Sr, 94 years old, a lifelong resident of Essex Junction, Vt., passed away peacefully on Dec. 12, 2024, ten days before his 95th birthday at the McClure Miler Respite House in Colchester. He was born on Dec. 22, 1929…

Jan 31, 2025 · ESSEX TOWN — As of 5 p.m. yesterday, the Town of Essex has a complete list of candidates for local public office, including selectboard candidates. All those in the running are unopposed.

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Jan 30, 2025 · ESSEX TOWN — As of 5 p.m. yesterday, the Town of Essex has a complete list of candidates for local public office, including selectboard candidates. All those in the running are unopposed. The two selectboard members whose terms are up this Town Meeting Day are Dawn Hill-Fleury and Kendall Chamberlin, according to a Jan. 29 email from Assistant Town Clerk Jenn Booker. Chamberlin, who first ...

Jan 29, 2025 · Essex Town — The Essex selectboard finalized a 4.76% budget increase for fiscal year 2026, amounting to a budget of about $16 million if voter-approved. The finalized municipal budget was adopted Monday night in the precise amount of $16,365,963, with support from three out of five selectboard members, and Ethan Lawrence and …

Sep 6, 2024 · ESSEX — For twelve months now, the Essex Reporter has been back in print, on newsstands and delivered to homes all around Essex Town and Essex Junction. Published on the first Friday of each month with a circulation of 11,000 readers, the Reporter covers everything from local government to schools, new businesses and cultural features. For the last year, the Reporter has covered major ...

Jan 16, 2025 · ESSEX JUNCTION — City Council continued its budget discussions at a meeting last Wednesday, answering several pressing community questions fielded last month in the process. In addition to responding to resident questions and engaging in budgetary discussion for fiscal year 2026, without a formal vote to adopt a draft budget yet, the selectboard announced a public budget presentation with ...

Jan 10, 2025 · ESSEX TOWN — The Essex selectboard adopted a $16,531,276 municipal operating budget for fiscal year 2026 at its meeting Monday night by a vote of three to two.

Jan 4, 2025 · A rough ride: Green Mountain Transit cuts bus routes in Essex Essex police log: Nov. 25-Dec. 1 GlobalFoundries receives $9.5 million in federal funds for silicon semiconductor manufacturing