🌱 A Sweet and Spooky Story Time | Essex and 10 more events

Hi Essex Junction! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Beth Charles in Essex | Lilly's Surprise Pumpkins
• Costume Swap Drop Off at Brownell Library
• Scavenger Hunt: At the Old Haunted House at Brownell Library

... and check out 6 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 61 and low of 41 degrees.
• Sunday: Sun and clouds, temps: high: 67, low: 53.
• Monday: Cooler with a shower or two, with a high of 58 and low of 41 degrees.

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📸 Around Essex Junction

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Essex Junction

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday October 4

• Beth Charles in Essex | Lilly's Surprise Pumpkins →
  Paul Mazza Fruit & Vegetable, Essex Junction
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Monday October 5

• Costume Swap Drop Off
  Brownell Library, 6 Lincoln Street, Essex Junction
• Scavenger Hunt: At the Old Haunted House
  Brownell Library, 6 Lincoln Street, Essex Junction
• VT Astronomical Society
  Brownell Library, 6 Lincoln Street, Essex Junction
  7:30 pm

Tuesday October 6

• Horror Film Festival: Filming Day
  Brownell Library, 6 Lincoln Street, Essex Junction
  4:00 pm

Wednesday October 7

• A Sweet and Spooky Story Time | Essex →
  Phoenix Books Essex, Essex Junction
  5:30 pm

Thursday October 8

• 25th Annual VBSR Awards Ceremony & Dinner →
  The Essex Resort & Spa, 70 Essex Way, Essex Junction
  5:00 pm
• Red Hot Juba at Black Flannel Brewery →
  Black Flannel Brewery, 21 Essex Way # 201, Essex Junction
  6:00 pm
• Red Hot Juba →
  Black Flannel Brewery, 21 Essex Way # 201, Essex Junction
  6:00 pm

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📣 Essex Junction Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday October 3

• Mike MacDonald →
  Vermont Cider Lab, 25 Essex Way, Essex
  6:00 pm

Sunday October 4

• 2026 Rita Skertich Memorial 5k Fun Run/Walk →
  Village Community Park, 250 Library Ln, Williston
  10:00 am

Monday October 5

• Scavenger Hunt: At the Old Haunted House
  Brownell Library, 6 Lincoln Street, Essex Junction

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• GlobalFoundries, Inc. posted a job opening for Principal Equipment Technician (Days and Nights) in Essex Junction. Apply here.
• Granite Group posted a job opening for Counter Sales Representative in Essex Junction. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Essex Junction here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Essex

• Visiting Salem this month? Start with this guide. (boston.com)
• 29 Vermont 4-H'ers Compete in the Dairy Show at the Big E (uvm.edu)
• Over $30 million in federal dollars to go to Vermont loggers and farmers for flood recovery (mynbc5.com)

Winooski

• Bear reported in Winooski park (mychamplainvalley.com)
• Main Street Revitalization Project nears completion (mychamplainvalley.com)
• Phish fans fund new Vermont music scholarship through VSAC (reformer.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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