ESSEX JUNCTION, Vt. (WCAX) – Ray’s Seafood Market and Restaurant, a family-owned business that has operated for 74 years, announced it is closing. The business began as a wholesale seafood provider before expanding into the restaurant industry. Dave Brooks, a customer, said the restaurant held personal significance for him and his family. “And a lot of times we’d just come and get takeout and bring it to their house or whatever. The restaurant is asking customers with gift receipts to use them before the closure date.