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🌱 What you’ll find at Essex Junction’s big craft and antique weekend

Essex Junction, Vermont Patch AM: a 4 min read

Morning Essex Junction! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What you’ll find at Essex Junction’s big craft and antique weekend
  • How Essex Junction’s fall farms survive on just 10 weeks’ income

Also on today's calendar: Champlain Valley Craft Show & Antique Expo and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: Why can't dogs make MRI's? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Windy with periods of rain, with a high of 63 and low of 39 degrees.
  • Saturday: A couple of morning showers, temps: high: 45, low: 33.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 58 and low of 40 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Champlain Valley Craft Show and Antique Expo (vermontjournal.com) — Essex Junction hosts the Champlain Valley Craft Show and Antique Expo at the Champlain Valley Exposition today through Sunday, featuring more than 125 booths of juried crafts, specialty foods, and antiques. With one ticket good for all three days, residents can browse handmade gifts, meet regional artisans, and explore two indoor shows under one roof with free parking.
   

• Vermont seasonal businesses try to make ends meet in a short window (wcax.com) — Seasonal farms based in and around Essex Junction are racing to earn most of their income in just about 10 fall weeks, relying on steady crowds for apple picking, pumpkins, and corn mazes. Owners describe year-round labor leading to a brief but crucial window that must cover their costs before the trees are bare and the customers disappear.
   

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  • footprint Solutions posted a job opening for Part Time Merchandiser in Essex Junction. Apply here.
  • LCB Senior Living, LLC posted a job opening for Housekeeper Maple Ridge of Essex in Essex Junction. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Essex Junction here.

🗞 Nearby News

Essex

  • Town Of Essex Selectboard, Notice Of Public Hearing, October 19, 2026, 6:35 PM, Town Offices, 81 Main St., Essex Jct., VT 05452 and Zoom (sevendaysvt.com)
  • Essex Community Players are back with ‘Crime and Punishment: a Comedy' (essexreporter.com)
  • Girls on the Run Vermont to host annual fundraiser Oct. 17, most comfortable cocktail party in town (essexreporter.com)

Winooski

  • Winooski leaders celebrate near-completion of Main Street revitalization (vermontpublic.org)
  • Winooski man sues city, police officers over excessive force allegations (wcax.com)

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: "Why can't dogs make MRI's?" — Because catscan! (Thank you Bob F. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Essex Junction

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Essex Junction

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.