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September 15, 2018
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Man killed, fire truck totaled in accident From News & Staff Reports THE V ERMONT EAGLE
CORNWALL | On Sept. 9, at approximately 3:47 p.m., Vermont State Police troopers were notified of a two-car motor vehicle collision on Route 125 in the town of Cornwall. Prior to police arriving on scene, operator Deane Rubright, 44, of Shoreham, was pronounced deceased at the scene. Rubright was driving Deane Rubright, 44, of Shorea classic 1964 Chevrolet. ham, was pronounced dePolice found that prior to ceased at the scene. Pictured: the collision, Rubright was Cornwall volunteer firefighter traveling westbound on Route Thomas Frankovic experienced 125 at a high rate of speed. non-life threatening injuries. Another vehicle operated by Photo by Lou Varricchio Thomas Frankovic, 45, of Cornwall, was traveling eastbound, at approximately 50 mph. Frankovic was driving a clearly marked Cornwall Volunteer Fire Department (Freightliner) truck en route to an emergency situation, with lights and siren activated. The preliminary investigation indicated that after cresting a hill, and seeing other vehicles stopped in the westbound lane of travel for the oncoming fire truck, Rubright applied his brakes and proceeded to cross the centerline into the eastbound lane colliding with Frankovic’s fire truck. Cornwall firefighter Frankovic experienced non-life threatening injuries. Both vehicles were totaled as a result of the collision. State police troopers were assisted on scene by members of the Middlebury Police Department, Middlebury Rescue, Middlebury Heavy Rescue, Middlebury Fire Department, Bristol Rescue and the Cornwall Fire Department. ■
WalletHub’s new online survey reports on how Vermont stacks up against other states when it comes to bullying.
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Report: Vermont and school bullying By Lou Varricchio THE V ERMONT EAGLE
MIDDLEBURY | The personal finance website WalletHub is at it again with another report that measures Vermont alongside other states when it comes to school bullying. “With back-to-school season upon us, 19 percent of high school students (across the U.S.) report being bullied on school property,”according to Diana Polk of Washington D.C.-based WalletHub.
Polk said that the website just released its report on 2018’s “States with the Biggest Bullying Problems” as well as accompanying videos. “To identify the states where bullying is most pervasive, our analysts compared 47 states and the District of Columbia across 20 key metrics, ranging from ‘bullying-incident rate’ to ‘truancy costs for schools’ to ‘share of high school students bullied online’,” Polk said. According to Polk, WalletHub’s Bullying Prevalence and Prevention lists Vermont
(and other states) with “1” being the biggest and “24” being average in bullying. When it comes to bullying problems, Vermont was ranked as follows: 23–percentage of high school students being bullied online; 30–percentage of high school students involved in physical fights at school; 45– percentage of high school students who missed school for fear of being bullied; 46–percentage of high school students who attempted suicide; and 46– cost of truancy for schools due to bullying. » Bullying Cont. on pg. 3
Rutland Rite Aid closes By Lou Varricchio THE V ERMONT EAGLE
BRANDON MEETING: This summer, Vermont Emergency Management officials have traveled around the state teaching the Incident Command System and Emergency Communications to over 100 school/district administrators and staff. The effort was organized with the Vermont School Safety Center. The final 2018 session, pictured, was held in Brandon. Photo provided
RUTLAND | Rite Aid Pharmacy on Route 7 in Rutland closed its doors Sept. 6. The closing of the drug store came after Walgreens purchased more than 2,000 stores nationwide from Rite Aid for $5.2 billion plus a $325 million penalty for canceling a planned merger. According to Walgreens’ annual report, the chain plans to keep the Rite Aid name on some of the existing stores, however, long term plans for the Rite Aid name in Vermont are unknown. Walgreens’ spokesperson Phil Caruso told reporters that Rite Aid Rutland employees would likely be placed in other outlets somewhere in the area. The Route 7 retail space already has a “for sale” sign posted along the curbside. Two Rite Aid stores in Bennington, which closed late last year, were subsequently rebranded under the Walgreens name. ■
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