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RUTLAND TOWN — On July 18, at approximately 4 p.m., Vermont State Police Trooper Rene Klementowski responded to a theft complaint from Dick's Sporting Goods Store, located on U.S. Route 7, in Rutland Town. Witnesses told Trooper Klementowski that two unidentified white males stole approximately $90 of merchandise. The subjects left the area in a silver truck, bearing Vermont registration number 102A864. One of the suspects was described as having facial hair and a tattoo on his neck. Vermont Department of Motor Vehicle shows that this registration belongs to a Red Ford pickup truck, belonging to Wright Myrick of Bridport. Myrick’s registration expired October 2010, according to Klementowski. If anyone has any information about the theft or Myrick, contact Klementowski at the Vermont State Police Rutland Barracks at 7739101.
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Vermont to auction Lake Champlain ferry slip By Lou Varricchio
newmarketpress@denpubs.com ADDISON — Vermont officials said the state is auctioning the custom-built ferry slip it built in February 2010 to serve commuters and tourists while the new Lake Champlain Bridge was being built. The ferry slip stood in Addison, just south of the new bridge site, next to the Chimney Point historical site and across from the Bridge Restaurant. The ferry operated 24 hours a day, seven days a week, until the new bridge opened in November 2011. See FERRY SLIP, page 6
Husband and wife Nerf and Naomi Neff duke it out in the boxing ring of a bounce house at Whirlie’s World Family Entertainment Center in Middlebury. See story on page 3. Photo by Lou Varricchio
Mister Up’s Restaurant in Middlebury reopens after fire By Lou Varricchio
newmarketpress@denpubs.com MIDDLEBURY — Firefighters from Middlebury, Vergennes, Cornwall and New Haven responded to an early morning fire at Mister Up’s Restaurant on Bakery Lane in downtown Middlebury July 19.
The restaurant was open for business for dinner guests within a few hours of the blaze; electric fans were in operation to ventilate lingering smoke odors. According to a Middlebury Fire Department official, a fire broke out behind the wall of the restaurant’s salad bar on the ground floor. The Middlebury official said there was extensive smoke and water damage to the front section
of the structure. While awaiting an investigation by state fire officials, the cause of the blaze is considered unknown. However, an anonymous firefighter told the Addison Eagle that a discarded cigarette on the outside wall of Mister Up’s may have been the cause; this explanation has not been verified at this time.
Middlebury’s Exchange Street water main leak repaired By Lou Varricchio
C O R N WA L L — O n July 14, at approximately 11:59 p.m., Vermont State Police troopers responded to a call from a resident on Sperry Road in Cornwall. Resident Junius Calitr told police that a significant amount of jewelry was stolen from his home. Police said it is unknown when this jewelry was taken during the past year. If you have information on this case, please contact Trooper Cathy Cappetta at the New Haven State Police Barrack, 388-4919.
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A Middlebury Public Works crew perform repairs on a broken water main on the northeast side of Exchange Street July 19. Photo by Lou Varricchio
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MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury Public Works employees successfully repaired a section of a broken water main along the northeast side of Exchange Street July 19. The site of the leak was located opposite the Agri-Mart, Inc., Cabot cheese plant located at 869 Exchange St. The high pressure leak, noticed by a jogger early in the morning, was quickly reported to town officials. Dan Werner, director of operations for the town, said the break may have been caused by a fire-flow test at the Agri-Mart plant during the day July 18. The Exchange Street water pipe was installed during the 1970s. Workers used a clamp to repair the break, according to Werner.
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