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From Staff & News Reports BRIDPORT | Vermont State Troopers with the New Haven Barracks responded to a two vehicle crash on Vermont Route 22A near North Cream Hill Road in Bridport. Upon arrival, troopers found a 2001 Volkswagen Beetle collided head on with a 2000 Ford F-350 truck. When emergency personnel arrived, they discovered the four occupants of the Volkswagen Beetle were deceased.
LaFlamme’s closing Diamond Run Mall store By Lou Varricchio • REPORTER •
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Rylee Layn, 8, of Monkton is a young equestrian riding her horse for the first time at the paddock at Addison County Fair and Field Days last week. Her parents, Alex and Jodi Layn, said she started riding at a young age and loves the bond between rider and horse. She is a student at Monkton School. Photo by Lou Varricchio
Local towns front and center in rabies fight By Lou Varricchio • REPORTER •
MIDDLEBURY | The State of Vermont has targeted the Addison County towns of Ferrisburgh, Monkton, North Ferrisburgh, Starksboro and Vergennes and the nearby Chittenden County towns of Charlotte, Shelburne and Hinesburg as part of coordinated effort to halt the spread of rabies. The state’s Rabies Bait Drop program got underway last week and concluded over the weekend. “The week-long bait drop is part of a cooperative effort between Vermont and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services to stop the spread of the potentially fatal disease,” according to Ben Truman,
public health communication officer with the Vermont Department of Health. In an Aug. 7 news release, Truman noted that, “so far this year, 23 animals in the area have tested positive for rabies; 14 of those have been raccoons.” Vermont Department of Health officials caution that rabies is a deadly viral disease. It attacks the brains of mammals. While seen in raccoons, skunks, foxes and bats, unvaccinated pets and livestock can also get the virus. Rabies is spread through infected bites or even infected saliva contact. The rabies bait was placed by hand in residential areas and dropped by a low-flying aircraft in wooded places and fields. According to Truman, more than 450,000 bait packs have been planned for 112 Vermont » Continued on pg. 13
Vermont Department of Health officials caution that rabies is a deadly viral disease. It attacks the brains of mammals. While seen in raccoons, skunks, foxes and bats, unvaccinated pets and livestock can also get the virus. Rabies is spread through infected bites or even infected saliva contact. Pictured: A rabid racoon. CDC photo provided
RUTLAND TOWN | There won’t be much left to the once vibrant Diamond Run Mall in Rutland Town after LaFlamme’s Furniture Mall “Going Out of Business” sale ends. According to reports, owner Christopher LaFlamme said the business opened in the former J.C. Penny anchor spot in the autumn of 2015. LaFlamme remained upbeat saying that the U.S. Route 7 mall still has clothing stores and restaurants. LaFlamme may reopen if he can negotiate with the owner for a smaller space elsewhere in the mall. There’s no word on the possible “Hail Mary” deal. “We are closing the store. We are truly selling all of the inventory. We’re truly selling all the fi xtures,” he told reporters. J.C. Penney followed Sears and left the ailing Rutland-area mall. At the time, In the meantime, LaFlamme will continue to operate his Bennington store on Main Street. The Diamond Run closing sale at LaFlamme’s at the Diamond Run Mall is underway Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The mall, then under construction, served as the setting of a crime-themed 1996 motion picture, titled “Diamond Run” starring Michael J. Valentine and Linda Ljoka. Above: J.C. Penny closed in 2015 now LaFlamme’s Furniture, which took over the space, is holding a going out of business sale. Eagle photo
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