Are you ready for the Fourth of July celebrations? Well, you better be soon because it's only two days until the anniversary of America's independence! It's become a time for parades, cookouts, parties, and fireworks. Find out how Essex, NY, is celebrating below. Fireworks, … [Read more...] about Essex, NY: Fourth of July 2013 (Update)
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Prepare for Potential Lake Champlain Flooding
I received an alert from Lori Fisher, Executive Director of the Lake Champlain Committee, on Friday with the alarming subject line: Potential Lake Flooding - Be Prepared. Prepare for flooding?!?! Potential flooding? You heard right, if you work or live near the shore, prepare … [Read more...] about Prepare for Potential Lake Champlain Flooding
Belden Noble Memorial Library: Beggs Collection
We have been reviewing the books and other items donated to our library by longtime Essex benefactor, book-collector, music-lover, and boating enthusiast, the late Donald Beggs. We will be preparing samplers from the collection, adding them to our catalog, and send you … [Read more...] about Belden Noble Memorial Library: Beggs Collection
Old Willsboro School Given New Life
When Willsboro's new school was completed in 2001, the old school was left behind and eventually slated for demolition. However, the old school building — that first opened in 1927 — was given a second chance at life when Eli Schwartzberg saw the potential to turn it into … [Read more...] about Old Willsboro School Given New Life
Blood Drive Update
Blood is that fragile scarlet tree we carry within us. ~ Osbert Sitwell Many thanks to Kathryn Reinhardt for her post Draculas Wanted: Blood Drive Monday encouraging everyone to swing by the Essex Fire Department to donate a pint of blood. I'm not certain if any new or … [Read more...] about Blood Drive Update