/tags/essex-junction Essex Junction en-US żŞÔĆĚĺÓý Fri, 21 Mar 2025 16:03:09 GMT /local-news/2025-03-21/amazon-distribution-facility-proposed-essex-draws-heated-opposition It would be the first Amazon facility in Vermont. Residents have vowed to oppose the project at every step of the approval process. Fri, 21 Mar 2025 16:03:09 GMT /local-news/2025-03-21/amazon-distribution-facility-proposed-essex-draws-heated-opposition Lexi Krupp /show/vermont-edition/2023-08-31/demo-derbies-and-maple-doughnuts-scenes-from-the-champlain-valley-fair Vermont Edition broadcast live from the fair, capturing some of the characters and behind-the-scenes secrets that make it special. Thu, 31 Aug 2023 20:40:33 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2023-08-31/demo-derbies-and-maple-doughnuts-scenes-from-the-champlain-valley-fair Mikaela Lefrak, Tedra Meyer, Andrea Laurion, Eric Ford, April McCullum /show/vermont-edition/2022-11-07/elections-officials-towns-clerks-and-college-voters-on-voting-in-the-midterm-election This hour, Vermont Edition hears from Sec. of State Jim Condos and town clerks from across Vermont on the eve of the 2022 midterm election. Mon, 07 Nov 2022 12:45:54 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2022-11-07/elections-officials-towns-clerks-and-college-voters-on-voting-in-the-midterm-election Connor Cyrus, Mikaela Lefrak, Matthew F Smith, Tedra Meyer /show/vermont-edition/2022-09-30/essex-junction-man-johnson-state-college-alum-among-first-post-pandemic-peace-corps-volunteers-to-return-overseas Host Connor Cyrus speaks with Ben Nelson, who will be among the first Peace Corps volunteers to return overseas after thousand of volunteers were brought home in March 2020 due to the pandemic. Fri, 30 Sep 2022 15:57:50 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2022-09-30/essex-junction-man-johnson-state-college-alum-among-first-post-pandemic-peace-corps-volunteers-to-return-overseas Connor Cyrus, Matthew F Smith /vpr-news/2022-04-22/essex-junction-will-officially-become-its-own-city-on-july-1 Gov. Phil Scott made it official on Wednesday that the village of Essex Junction will separate from the town of Essex on July 1 of this year. Fri, 22 Apr 2022 19:08:26 GMT /vpr-news/2022-04-22/essex-junction-will-officially-become-its-own-city-on-july-1 Grace Benninghoff /vpr-news/2022-01-31/globalfoundries-is-growing-amid-the-chip-shortage-but-is-it-committed-to-vermont For decades, GlobalFoundriesâ€� factory in Essex Junction has pumped out computer chips. With over 2,000 employees, the company is Vermont’s largest private, for-profit employer. Now, there’s a worldwide chip shortage leading to more business for the plant, which has seen its workforce shrink significantly from its heyday. But the company is investing more heavily in a facility over the New York border, leading some local leaders to question the company’s long-term commitment to Vermont. Mon, 31 Jan 2022 11:00:00 GMT /vpr-news/2022-01-31/globalfoundries-is-growing-amid-the-chip-shortage-but-is-it-committed-to-vermont Henry Epp /vpr-news/2021-11-06/reporter-debrief-after-two-recent-failed-merger-attempts-essex-junction-votes-to-secede-from-essex-town When voting to merge didn't work, Essex Junction voted overwhelmingly to secede from Essex Town and become its own city. Sat, 06 Nov 2021 11:55:31 GMT /vpr-news/2021-11-06/reporter-debrief-after-two-recent-failed-merger-attempts-essex-junction-votes-to-secede-from-essex-town Mary Williams Engisch /programs/2017-09-28/essex-junction-festival-explores-stem-fields-through-artistic-lens The village of Essex Junction may have its share of STEM-related manufacturing companies and school curriculum rich in science and tech subjects but it isâ€� Thu, 28 Sep 2017 16:14:17 GMT /programs/2017-09-28/essex-junction-festival-explores-stem-fields-through-artistic-lens Mary Williams Engisch /vpr-news/2017-05-20/inspired-by-french-tradition-essex-junction-residents-plan-event-to-celebrate-neighbors Neighbors Day may be the most popular spring celebration you’ve never heard of. It’s a (relatively new) French tradition that spread across Europe and isâ€� Sat, 20 May 2017 14:50:14 GMT /vpr-news/2017-05-20/inspired-by-french-tradition-essex-junction-residents-plan-event-to-celebrate-neighbors Amy Kolb Noyes /vpr-news/2017-04-12/lockdown-lifted-at-essex-junction-schools-no-arrests-at-this-time Police armed with rifles helped evacuate students from Essex High School Wednesday afternoon after a morning call to Essex Police led to a lockdown at sixâ€� Wed, 12 Apr 2017 20:45:39 GMT /vpr-news/2017-04-12/lockdown-lifted-at-essex-junction-schools-no-arrests-at-this-time VPR Staff