🌱 Essex Junction's place in New England cross-country history

What's up Essex Junction! 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:

• Essex Junction's place in New England cross-country history
• Grocery warehouse strike disrupts deliveries to some Vermont stores

Also on today's calendar: Story Time and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Variable clouds with a shower, with a high of 49 and low of 35 degrees.
• Thursday: Cloudy, afternoon rain, temps: high: 42, low: 33.
• Friday: Periods of rain, with a high of 43 and low of 34 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• New England Cross-Country Championships Boys' Team History (milesplit.com) — Essex Junction holds one of Vermont's two boys' team titles in the New England Cross-Country Championships, according to a historical tally. U-32 has the state's other title, while Rhode Island's Bishop Hendricken leads all schools with 13 in a competition dating to 1935.
   

• Vermont stores feel ripple effect of strike at grocery distributor (reformer.com subscription) — A warehouse strike in New Hampshire is delaying deliveries and reducing stock at some Vermont grocers. Associated Grocers operates a store in Essex Junction, but its local impact remains unconfirmed. Union representatives say the central dispute is a proposal to replace workers' pension with a 401(k) without company matching contributions.
   

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📸 Around Essex Junction

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Essex Junction

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★ Featured events ★

Friday November 13

• Adam Conover →
  Vermont Comedy Club, 101 Main St, Burlington
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Thursday November 12

• Story Time →
  Brownell Library, 6 Lincoln St, Essex Junction
  10:00 am
• VT PoC Co-Work & Chill: Meadow Roast Café →
  Meadow Roast Cafe, 1 Market Pl Bldg 3, Unit 25, Essex Junction
  11:30 am
• Brick Pit: Train Hop Construction →
  Brownell Library, 6 Lincoln St, Essex Junction
  3:00 pm
• Red Hot Juba at Black Flannel Brewery →
  Black Flannel Brewery, 21 Essex Way # 201, Essex Junction
  6:00 pm
• City Council →
  2 Lincoln Street, Essex Junction
  6:30 pm
• Planning Commission Meeting →
  81 Main St., Essex Junction
  6:30 pm
• Bike Walk Advisory Committee →
  2 Lincoln Street, Essex Junction
  7:00 pm

Friday November 13

• Fluffle Making →
  Brownell Library, 6 Lincoln St, Essex Junction
  4:00 pm
• Essex Community Dinner →
  Holy Family Parish Hall, 28 Lincoln Street, Essex Junction
  5:30 pm

Saturday November 14

• St. Padre Pio Prayer Group →
  Holy Family Church, 30 Lincoln St, Essex Junction
  8:00 am
• Kingston's Autism Swagger Squad VT™ →
  Brownell Library, 6 Lincoln St, Essex Junction
  11:00 am

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📣 Essex Junction Shout Outs!

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Wendy's posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Essex Junction. Apply here.
• McDonald's posted a job opening for 3:00pm - 9:00pm Team Member Shifts in Essex Junction. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Essex Junction here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Essex

• How one family's journey with type 1 diabetes sparked a $2.3 million wiffleball tournament; Emmy Award-winning director to release documentary Nov. 10 (essexreporter.com)
• Riley Austin named 2026 MaxPreps Vermont High School Volleyball Player of the Year (maxpreps.com)

Winooski

• Sugar House Hotel Opens in Winooski, Vermont (hotelnewsresource.com)
• Proposed horse carriage rides raise concerns among Winooski residents (wcax.com)
• The High Five: Catamounts are conference champs (vermontpublic.org)

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Ok Essex Junction! 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: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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