The battle of two of the newly-promoted teams saw the Moatsiders take a 24th minute lead through Tommy Hutchings.
And six minutes later they doubled that when Fabio Saraiva netted from the penalty spot.
Jamie Guy pulled Town back into the game five minutes after the restart but the Essex outfit were unable to find a leveller.
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