Essex Reporter

The Essex Reporter is a complimentary weekly newspaper focused on Essex, Vermont. Each Thursday, it distributes over 8,800 copies. In addition to Essex, the paper also features news from nearby Vermont towns and cities, including Jericho, Underhill, and Winooski, with a limited distribution in Williston. Angelo Lynn and Emerson Lynn are the owners and publishers of The Essex Reporter. They also own The Sun in Colchester, Vermont, along with several other newspapers in the region, either individually or with family members. The Essex Reporter is part of the Champlain Valley Newsgroup.

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EWSD Multicultural Festival back for second time on May 2

2 days ago | essexreporter.com | Bridget Higdon

ESSEX WESTFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT — Vermont’s cultural diversity will be on display through food, music, dance, art and storytelling next month at Essex High School. Open to the public, EWSD’s 2nd Annual Multicultural Festival, set for 5-8 p.m. May 2, will include food, interactive performances, educational activities and local vendors. Last year, hundreds of EWSD families and community members attended.
Who will serve what roles on Essex’s new selectboard in 2025?

1 week ago | essexreporter.com | Ella Ruehsen

ESSEX TOWN — The selectboard chose its newest member to serve as clerk this year at its meeting last Monday, April 7, during which the selectboard undertook its annual reorganization. Shannon Jackson, voted onto the board by residents on Town Meeting Day, was nominated for clerk by Ethan Lawrence and Andy Watts seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously, with Jackson’s status as clerk effective immediately.
PHOTOS: Hundreds gather for Essex Westford School District’s fine arts night

1 week ago | essexreporter.com | Ella Ruehsen

ESSEX JUNCTION — Essex Westford School District presented its Fine Arts Night yesterday, showcasing all things visual art, theatrical samplings and musical performance from students in grades three through 12 district-wide this year.
Essex Fiber Fans join Burlingtonians in nationwide 12-hour knit-a-thon

2 weeks ago | essexreporter.com | Ella Ruehsen

BURLINGTON — Michelle Krasny of Essex Junction brought fiber arts group Essex Fiber Fans to Burlington craft store the Makery this weekend, as part of a nationwide 12-hour knit-a-thon. Proceeds from the knit-a-thon this past Saturday will benefit a number of organizations working to fight hunger across the country and world: Feeding America, World Central Kitchen, No Kid Hungry and Meals on Wheels — hence, the initiative’s name: Knit for Food.
Essex Junction budget, bonds pass in Annual Meeting Day 2025

2 weeks ago | essexreporter.com | Ella Ruehsen

ESSEX JUNCTION — Essex Junction’s Annual Meeting Day results are in, with a $12,419,241 budget passed alongside the passage of bond funding serving to retrofit three pump stations. In addition, Brian Shelden beat out Bethany Clark in the race for city council’s single open seat, by a margin of 141 votes — Shelden with 932, Clark with 791, 133 blank votes and 11 write-ins, according to the city’s preliminary results. He will serve one three-year term in the position.
Results are in: All measures pass on Essex-Westford School District ballot

2 weeks ago | essexreporter.com | Ella Ruehsen

ESSEX-WESTFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT — Voters of Essex-Westford School District passed all ballot items today, including a $94,712,480 budget for the district to spend next fiscal year. This will result in an estimated per-pupil education spending of $14,072, which is 3.2% higher than per pupil education spending in this current year.
A look at Essex Junction’s Annual Meeting Day: Steady traffic at the polls

2 weeks ago | essexreporter.com | Ella Ruehsen

ESSEX JUNCTION — Local voters filed in and out of the Champlain Valley Fairgrounds’ Blue Ribbon Pavilion building this morning, slow but steady under a bright-cool cloudy sky. This is Essex Junction’s Annual Meeting Day. It’s also the day of the vote for the Essex-Westford School District, for residents of all three municipalities to weigh in on.
Vermont Youth Dancers to perform ‘Oliver Twist’ for a worthy cause at Mount Mansfield High School

2 weeks ago | essexreporter.com | Jean MacBride

JERICHO — Vermont Youth Dancers will perform “Oliver Twist” and raise money for a cause closely-related to the show’s story. Area youth will take the stage at 1:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 12 and 1:30 p.m. Sunday, April 13 at Mount Mansfield High School in Jericho. A portion of the ticket proceeds will benefit Spectrum Youth and Family Services. Tickets for the show are $18 per person and available on Eventbrite.
Grassroots group installs memorial to honor pedestrian lost to car collision

2 weeks ago | essexreporter.com | Ella Ruehsen

ESSEX JUNCTION — Following the killing of a pedestrian in a motor vehicle crash March 6 on Park Street, grassroots efforts to honor the man’s life have culminated in an on-site memorial. The pedestrian was killed at night on a street with a 25 mile-per-hour speed limit, pronounced dead on the scene by local officials after resuscitative interventions and other life support interventions failed. The identity of the pedestrian and driver have yet to be released by police.
The Cup & Leaf opens in Essex; owner brings artistic view to food and coffee

3 weeks ago | essexreporter.com | Bridget Higdon

ESSEX TOWN — Working late nights at a recording studio, for Michael Sands, a good cup of coffee was not just a nice-to-have; it was a necessity. “That kicked off a 20-year journey to find the best cup of coffee,” he said.