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Four vehicles in Route 7 collision From News & Staff Reports
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MIDDLEBURY PROJECTS RECEIVE TAX-CREDIT BOOST
THE V ERMONT EAGLE
LEICESTER | On Sept. 25, at approximately 4:55 p.m., toopers from the Vermont State Police New Haven Barracks responded to the area of U.S. Route 7 and Fern Lake Road in the town of Leicester for a report of a four vehicle collision. It was raining at the time of the collision and the roadways were wet. An initial investigation revealed that all four vehicles were travelling north on Route 7 prior to the collision. A vehicle, operated by Lawrence Ziegler, 59, of Bridport, stopped on Route 7 and activated his vehicle’s left turn signal while waiting for traffic to clear in the southbound lane of travel in order to make a left hand turn into a driveway. Another vehicle, operated by Jessica Grover, 17, of Mendon, was travelling behind Ziegler at a speed of approximately 50 MPH. Grover failed to yield to Ziegler’s vehicle stopped in the roadway. Grover attempted to brake, but was unable to avoid the collision. This collision caused minor damage to the rear end of one vehicle and moderate front end damage to another. A fourth vehicle, operated by Michael Castelli, 45, of Middlebury, was travelling behind Grover’s vehicle at a speed of approximately 50 mph. Castelli observed vehicle brake suddenly. Castelli was able to maneuver around Grover and Ziegler and avoided the collision. There was no damage to his vehicle. A vehicle operated by Jacob Sweatt, 23, of Leicester, was travelling behind Castelli. Sweatt was travelling at a speed of approximately 45 MPH when he observed a vehicle make a sudden swerve into the southbound lane. Sweatt subsequently rear-ended Grover’s vehicle causing extensive damage to his vehicle and Grover’s. Neither alcohol nor drugs were a factor in this collision. ■
Middlebury’s historic downtown Battell Block. By Lou Varricchio THE V ERMONT EAGLE
MIDDLEBURY | Last week, Gov. Phil Scott announced the allocation of $2.8 million from the state tax incentives program for 16 building rehab and construction projects around the state, supporting more than $324 million in
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downtown and village center efforts. In Addison County, the shire town of Middlebury was one of the program’s beneficiaries. Downtown Middlebury’s historic Battell Block and a beloved building located on Washington Street will receive the needed credits. » Tax credit boosts Cont. on pg. 6
Rise in suicide is focus of march, health centers By Lou Varricchio THE V ERMONT EAGLE
THE SNOW QUEEN AND HER COURT: The award-winning Rutland Youth Theatre
performed “The Snow Queen” by Hans Christian Andersen at the Rutland Intermediate School last week. Produced by Saskia Hagen Groom and directed by Mikki Lane, the fairy tale included talking ravens, an evil spider, a prince and princess, a band of robbers and the wild robber-girl, greedy polar bears and a brave reindeer. Actors from grades K-12 in the Rutland-Brandon area made up the cast Photo by Krista Barbagallo-Brush
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RUTLAND | If you don’t think suicide is a growing concern here in Vermont, think again. A local news report in June cited that “suicide is the eighth-leading cause of death in Vermont.” At the Vermont Department of Mental Health, suicide rates is of growing concern and action. “Vermont’s rates of suicide, calculated as the number of deaths by suicide per 100,000 people, are higher than the national averages,” according to DMH. “Vermont rates of suicide are also higher than the rates of neighboring states and the New England Region. The overall rate for the past 10 years has been increasing.”
DMH data indicates that more men than women die as the result of suicide. Sadly, firearms make up approximately two-thirds of self-inflicted deaths. In Rutland and Addison counties, officials of the Community Health Centers of the Rutland Region(CHCRR) network are keenly focused on this mostly silent but growing crisis. “Community Health Centers of the Rutland Region(CHCRR) is working at creating an environment where patients feel comfortable talking about their suicidal thoughts and providing them with necessary support,” said Brooke Whalen, licensed social worker and CHCRR’s behavioral health manager. Whalen noted that in the past decade, » Suicide march Cont. on pg. 7