2020 Census data informs the new map of State House districts drawn up by the House Government Operations Committee.

March 8th meeting summary includes many items to be voted on (or before) April 12th. Ballots are in the mail!

Lawrence, Hill-Fleury, and Chamberlin win contested races. Retail cannabis and Town FY23 Budget pass. Results by polling place tallied here.

Candidates for the one-year Selectboard seat – Ethan Lawrence and write-in contender Brian Shelden – have filed a number of campaign finance reports as of Feb. 25th.

On February 18, the Essex ReTorter hosted all four on-ballot Selectboard candidates at Uncommon Coffee for an informal Q&A and debate.

The Essex ReTorter has received several reports of mailed ballot envelopes with names that don’t match their preprinted contents.

Depending on whom you ask, RC sales would increase transparency and tax revenue or would harm users and non-users alike, especially children and young adults.