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🌱 How an Essex police raid ended in a tragic death Monday
What's up Essex! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How an Essex police raid ended in a tragic death Monday
- Will Essex voters get final say on the new municipal complex?
- How Burr and Burton’s slick passing stunned Essex on the hardwood
Also on today's calendar: Saranac at Essex and 5 more events.
📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around Essex? Post it to Essex photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️
Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Afternoon snow showers, with a high of 39 and low of 24 degrees.
- Thursday: Variably cloudy and breezy, temps: high: 44, low: 38.
- Friday: A few afternoon flurries, with a high of 52 and low of 18 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
📰 News we're reading
1. Man dies by suicide during Essex police investigation (essexreporter.com) — A man under investigation by Essex police for alleged stalking and abuse died by suicide during a warrant search at his Indian Brook Road home, briefly closing the road and nearby park. Vermont State Police are now handling the death investigation, while local officials emphasize officer safety, offer condolences, and note their policy of not naming suicide victims. 
2. Town of Essex Selectboard considers ballot questions for 80 and 90 Upper Main Street (essexreporter.com) — Essex’s selectboard is weighing whether to put the future of the 80 and 90 Upper Main Street municipal complex project on the 2026 Town Meeting Day ballot, including questions about funding without raising property taxes. Members are also scrutinizing how year-end fund balances are reassigned, aiming for more transparency before committing up to $1.5 million in planning costs.
3. Top 3 on 3 for Monday, November 15th (wcax.com) — Essex High School’s boys basketball team gets a spotlight here, as Burr and Burton’s sharp passing and teamwork helped them topple Essex and claim the week’s top play on WCAX’s “Top 3 on 3.” Local hoops fans also get quick highlights from South Burlington girls basketball and the MMU–Missisquoi hockey matchup.
4. Illegal alien busted at Lamell Lumber sentenced for bogus immigration papers (vermontdailychronicle.com) — Federal immigration agents recently arrested several workers at Lamell Lumber on Jericho Road in Essex, leading to a five‑month federal prison sentence for one man who used fake documents and had reentered the U.S. after prior deportations. Court records say he lived about three years in Essex, and investigators found multiple workers allegedly using counterfeit papers supplied through a temp agency.
📸 Around Essex
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Upcoming Events in
Essex
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★ Featured events ★
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Trivia — Vermont Cider Lab
Vermont Cider Lab, 25 Essex Way suite 214, Essex
6:00 pm
Thursday December 18
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Other local events
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Economic Development Commission Business Outreach Meeting
Essex, VT Calendar
8:00 am -
Afterschool Movie: Elio
Brownell Library , 6 Lincoln Street , Essex Junction
3:15 pm -
Saturnalia 2025: A Celebration of Light
Brownell Library , 6 Lincoln Street , Essex Junction
5:00 pm -
Saranac at Essex
Essex High School , 2 Educational Dr , Essex Junction
5:30 pm -
Almost SturCrazie Live @1st RBC
1st Republic Brewing , 39 River Rd #6 , Essex Junction
6:00 pm -
KING ME — Vermont Cider Lab
Vermont Cider Lab , 25 Essex Way suite 214 , Essex
9:00 pm -
Illuminated Crowns
Brownell Library , 6 Lincoln Street , Essex Junction
3:00 pm
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
Saturday December 20
📣 Essex Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Gift Crafts: Button Machine
Deborah Rawson Memorial Library , 8 River Road , Jericho
3:00 pm -
Whimsical Wednesdays: Marble Run
Brownell Library , 6 Lincoln Street , Essex Junction
3:30 pm -
The Library is closed for Staff In Service
Brownell Library 6 Lincoln Street, Essex Junction, VT 05452
9:00 am -
Afterschool Movie: Elio
Brownell Library , 6 Lincoln Street , Essex Junction
3:15 pm
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- ChanceLight Behavioral Health & Education posted a job opening for Curriculum and Instruction Specialist in Essex Junction. Apply here.
- Heartworks Early Education posted a job opening for Child Care Infant/Toddler Teacher in Essex Junction. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Essex here.
Ok Essex! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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