Essex Junction News

The Charlotte Central School board unanimously approved the selection of Maria Horton of Essex Junction as half-time interim assistant principal Wednesday morning .

ESSEX JUNCTION -- Essex CHIPS and Teen Center of Essex Junction announced its annual service awards last week, honoring a doctor, a parent, a teacher and three students for helping others.

"When you walk around with a cell phone, you are walking around with a tracking device," said Catherine Crump, a New York-based attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union who specializes in freedom and technology issues.

The law firm of Langrock Sperry & Wool, LLP announced an expansion of its Burlington office.

Lisa Souza of Jericho received the Exceptional Merit award for her miniature quilt; Noah Patullo of Burlington was named a blue ribbon winner; and Cheryl Heneveld of Enosburg Falls and Beth Giard of Williston were named red ribbon winners at the 33rd Vermont Quilt Festival contest and show held in June at the Champlain Valley Exposition in Essex ...

Lt. Bob Kolinowski says he's dealt with a lot of victims in his 24 years as a police officer, but he wasn't able to protect his own father from becoming a victim of investment fraud.

ESSEX JUNCTION -- On Wednesday, South Summit Street will be closed from 8:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. to allow for work on the railroad crossing.

More than a half-dozen years after opening his first burrito shop, John Pepper carried 10 index cards around with him for four months - each with a name to rebrand the growing company he helped found.

Asked what she'd sample from her own menu, Caitlin Bilodeau , co-owner of The Belted Cow at The Lincoln Inn in Essex Junction, isn't sure.

ESSEX JUNCTION -- Homeowners living on a quiet stretch of Central Street in Essex Junction feel a shadow creeping over their neighborhood.

Raising sheep for the season through 4-H is a family affair. Hinesburg moms Ruth Lamberson and Shelley Henson teamed up to lead the Hinesburg 4-H group "Hay Ewes" and joined leader Deb Alden of Essex Junction and her 4-H group "Shear Fun." Ruth's husband, Paul Lamberson, and their two children, Miles, 13, and Jill, 10, take time each week to work ...

The Belted Cow Bistro, located in the Lincoln Inn in Essex Junction, is scheduled to open Thursday.

The fifth grade class at Thomas Fleming School in Essex Junction participated in a recent Hero Quilt Project, in which each student turned photographs of their heroes into fabric quilt squares.

A brief storm Monday afternoon packed quite a wallop. The storm dropped hail in New York before making its way across Lake Champlain and into Vermont.

Essex Junction will hold a special meeting today to discuss and vote on two separate federal stimulus funding proposals.

The founder of the American Cancer Society's "Relay for Life" fundraising program is going to be in Vermont next week.

The following recall has been announced: FoodScience Corp. is recalling about 1,250 bottles of its children's multivitamins because the label indicates a stronger dosage than appropriate, possibly posing a health risk if the multivitamins are taken for an extended time.

The frantic mother of a missing 20-year-old woman with a mental illness said she is at the end of her rope trying to find out what happened to her daughter.

The Vermont Agency of transportation's rail director said the governor's Rail Advisory Council was wrong when it recommended redirecting money from a Rutland County project to one in Essex Junction.

Running is one of the best ways to stay healthy, and that's what brought thousands of families together Sunday.