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newmarketpress@denpubs.com NORTH SHREWSBURY — Three years ago, a group of North Shrewsbury residents became the masters of the town’s Civil War-era general store, known as Pierce’s Country Store. That’s why, on Aug. 25, the three-year anniversary of the formation of the Shrewsbury Cooperative at Pierce’s Country Store, the residents of the rural Vermont community gathered to toast a successful experiment in collective stewardship. Pierce’s Store, which opened under a different name, has been open for business—except for an eight-year-long interruption—at the same location since 1865. In 2008, the trust approved ownership by a new cooperative formed for the specific reason of operating the historic country store. To mark the anniversary, the co-op shared coffee and baked goods with the community. Store baker and chef Rob McKain prepared a special sampling of food items for the community to celebrate.
Website documents flooding in Cavendish; Proctorsville By Lou Varricchio
newmarketpress@denpubs.com CAVENDISH — As part of a summer school project, students of the Cavendish Town Elementary School fourth grade have created a unique website about Tropical Storm Irene and its effects on the local community. The Aug. 28, 2011, flood which ravaged sections of Cavendish and Proctorsville, has been well documented on the website using video clips and photographs provided by town See WEBSITE, page 8
Students of the fourth-grade class at Cavendish Town Elementary School are shown here uploading locally donated 2011 Tropical Storm Irene flood images and video clips to a website. Teacher Jennifer Harper coordinated the project.
Tools stolen from Cavendish construction site By Lou Varricchio
newmarketpress@denpubs.com CAVENDISH — Power and hand tools were stolen from a Cavendish construction site Aug. 20, according to a Vermont State Police report. VSP detectives are investigating the incident reported by Chris Marks. Marks told troopers that his home site, located on 20 Mile Stream Rd., in Cavendish, is a new
construction; the shell of the under-construction residence was not secured. Marks told police that the alleged break-in took place sometime between Aug. 19, after 6:30 p.m. and Aug. 20, before 6:45 a.m. He said someone drove into his driveway with a vehicle and stole all of his construction tools at the residence. Marks said table saws were stolen; security chains had to be cut before the thieves or thieves could take them.
River still dumping Irene debris
Woman arrested in Hannaford theft RUTLAND TOWN — Krystal M. LaRouche, 26, of Rutland was arrested Aug. 20 and linked to a theft at the Hannaford Supermarket on U.S. Route 7 in Rutland Town. Members of the Vermont State Police from the Rutland Barracks met with a Hannaford Loss Prevention official who detained LaRouche for shoplifting. Police reported that LaRouche was subsequently processed and released on citation to appear at Rutland Superior Court Criminal Division on Oct. 15. Police did not disclose what items LaRouche allegedly shoplifted.
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One saw was secured to the floor with screws; when it was removed the subjects ripped it up leaving behind pieces of the base. A shed in the rear of the structure held most of the tools and a pad lock was removed in order to gain access to them. VSP said the case is under investigation. If anyone has any information about this burglary, contact the Vermont State Police in Rockingham.
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BRAT volunteer Mike Smyth of Springfield locates a shopping cart in the Black River left over from Tropical Storm Irene flooding. The cart will be removed by volunteers Sept. 8. The river is still depositing Irene debris along its banks.
SPRINGFIELD — A year after flooding due to Tropical Storm Irene, Vermont rivers and streams are still bearing debris from the event. While this year ’s edition of the Springfield-Ludlow RiverSweep event, scheduled for Sept. 8, is more than a decade old, this year ’s cleanup brings with it memories of last year ’s disaster, according to BRAT, Black River Action Team, Director Kelly Stettner. During the past year, the Black River and its tributaries have been carrying flotsam left over from the 2011 flood. Heavy rains this summer brought more debris into the river and some of the detritus was deposited along the river shore. “Our thirteenth annual RiverSweep is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 8,” Stettner said. “It begins at 8 a.m. and lasts until noon. The BRAT volunteers will cleans trash from the bed and banks of the Black
River.” Stettner said this year ’s cleanup command post will be located in Springfield at the Citizens Bank drive up near the footbridge in the Shopping Plaza. In Ludlow, volunteers will report to the gazebo on the green in Ludlow Veterans Park, near the public library on Main Street. “Supplies will once again be provided,” Stettner noted. “We ask volunteers to check in at the closest HQ table—in Springfield or Ludlow—to pick up gloves and trash bags, then head out to a site to collect junk.” In addition to cleaning up post Irene debris, this community wide effort requires feeding the troops, too, according to Stettner. “Lunch and refreshments will also be provided, so we ask folks to fill up your water bottle with us and then come on back to HQ with your ‘treasure’, wash your hands and have a bite, courtesy of local donors and supporting eateries.” See CLEANUP, page 4
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Vol. 4 No. 34 • August 29, 2012
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