COLCHESTER — Colchester High School’s gymnasium filled with students and potential employers alike this morning, for the school’s first-ever on-site job and career fair.
COLCHESTER — The town of Colchester has much diversity in its natural landscapes, business offerings and the unique qualities of various neighborhoods and developments around the community.
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Managerâs Message
Community Justice Update
One part of the Town of Colchesterâs community justice efforts includes funding the Essex Community Justice Center (ECJC) in partnership with the Town of Essex and the State Department of Corrections. ECJC provides restorative justice programming with a focus on crime prevention, conflict resolution, and meeting the needs of those affected by crime. Different programs include Community Restorative Justice Panels, Community Dialogue education, and the Circle of Support and Accountability Program (COSA), which helps those recently released from incarceration to successfully re-enter society.
In their spring newsletter, ECJC noted the largest trend in the Community Restorative Justice Panels since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic is a 60% increase in the number of referrals from Law Enforcement and the State Attorneyâs office. They explain this increase is due to the Chittenden County State Attorneyâs decision to send m
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Managerâs Message
Green Up Day
Green Up Day will be held Saturday, May 1 from 8:00â12:30 p.m. at the Colchester Police Department. Green Up bags will be available at the Colchester Police Department beginning April 24 for folks that would like to begin prior to Green Up Day. A sign-up sheet will be located on a table with the bags, outside the front entrance, for people to put # of bags taken, # of people helping and location of trash pickup.