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September 26, 2015
More thefts in Chittenden region By Lou Varricchio Rutland Ñ thefts in the town of ChittendenÑ especially from parked motor vehicles at Chittenden Reservoir and leffertÕ s PondÑ have been on the rise during the summer months of 2015. On Sept. 14, the following fly fishing equipment was stolen from a vehicle parked at the leffertÕ s Pond access area located in Chittenden: 9-feet brown three-peice Courtland fly rod, Cortland large arbor fly reel precision cc, Orvis large arbor reel, Orvis Battenkill reel, Orvis dXR7/8 fly fishing reel, Echo fly rod, Airflo intermediate 7-weight fly line, Orvis WF5F line, Orvis WF4F line, Orvis sink tip line, Patagonia Sweet package vest, line snipper, fly boxes, freshwater trout flies, salt water flies, tippets Orvis super strong, and Orvis mirage tippets. VSP Trooper Aron Mcneil said that the stoeln fishing gear belongs to angler Patrick norton, 50, of Rutland. MCneil said that even though all of the equipment was locked in a vehicle parked at the access area, it was removed by a thief or thieves. “The Vermont State Police have taken numerous complaints regarding thefts from vehicles in this area as of late which has resulted in increased area patrols,Ó McNeil said. Ò We are asking that anyone who observes any suspicious persons or vehicles parked in these areas to contact the State Police with information as soon as CONTINUED ON PAGE 13
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We love Lucy:
Hinesburg dog is store fixture By Gail Callahan gail4kidsire@burlingtontelecom.net HInESBuRG Ñ Open the door and stroll into the aubuchon Hardware in HinesburgÕ s Firehouse Plaza and a spry, lively little beagle mix will find you. lucy, age 8, is the pet of store manager Trichia Chaput. This rescue dog is just as much a fixture at the Commerce Street store as are paint, nuts, bolts, hammers and saws. Ò My sister rescued her,Ó according to Chaput. “She’s my love and she’s been in our store for six years.” dubbing lucy as the storeÕ s mascot, Chaput points out that lucy becomes excited and curious when the store door swings open and customers walk inside. With her nails clacking on the tile floor, lucy is fast on her paws and quick to greet incoming customers. In one corner of the store, lucyÕ s brown bedÑ similar in size to a childÕ s chair with CONTINUED ON PAGE 13
Aubuchon Hardware store dog “Lucy” on her stairwell perch in the Hinseburg store.
Rutland oks streets design as bike fatalities rise By Bruce Parker
Vermont Watchdog Report
City officials in Rutland approved a controversial complete streets design for Dorr Drive last week as cyclist fatalities continue to rise in Vermont. Bruce Parker photo
RUTLAND — Rutland City officials approved a “complete streets” configuration for Dorr Drive that significantly narrows car lanes and encourages cyclists and pedestrians to share the road with automobiles. The decision comes with Vermont’s fourth cyclist traffic death of the year last week. the Board of Highway Commissioners on Wednesday voted 3-0 to narrow car lanes from 12 feet to nine feet, making room for bicycle and pedestrian traffic on the shoulders. The decision to give six feet of vehicle space to cyclists on the 25-foot-wide road raises safety concerns after a cyclist died in Pawlet last week in a wreck with a vehicle. Ò the concept was we wouldnÕ t widen the road, so there wouldnÕ t be any costs associated with accommodating complete streets uses. But the lanes for vehicles would be limited to nine feet, which is pretty narrow,Ó Rutland Public Works Commissioner Jeff Wennberg told Vermont Watchdog. Ò that would allow, given the existing road width, at least three feet on either side for bicycles. That’s considered acceptable for rural roads under the standards.” Under Vermont’s Complete Streets Law, municipalities must consider adding CONTINUED ON PAGE 8