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MIDDLEBURY | On Oct. 31, shortly after 9 p.m., Middlebury Police responded to a report that a metal object was found in a piece of “Laff y Taff y” Halloween candy. A resident told police that she opened the sealed wrapper on the candy and had fed it to her dog as a treat. She reported the dog cut its mouth and on retrieving the candy she found a metal object was embedded in it. The person reporting the incident said she believed her child had received the candy while going door to door in Buttolph Acres. Chief of Police Thomas Hanley reported that police have recovered the candy, the object and the candy wrapper. “The metal object was about the size of the piece of candy and embedded inside the candy. It appears to be a broken remnant of a manufacturing process,” according to news statement by Hanley. “There was no evidence found that the wrapper had been tampered with after it was sealed at the factory. There was no evidence of malicious intent on the part of the person(s) (as yet unknown) who distributed the candy as a Halloween treat.” » Candy Cont. on pg. 2
VERGENNES | Habitat for Humanity of Addison County (HFHAC) recently completed the purchase of a four-lot subdivision in Vergennes, which will eventually be the site of Habitat’s first home-building project in the northern part of the county. The Raymond Danyow Family Trust offered the property to Habitat, and Mickey Heinecken, HFHAC president, said the organization was “grateful for the opportunity and for the generosity reflected in the purchase price.” The land is part of the Boothwoods neighborhood in Vergennes, off Green Street, just south of town. Habitat board members Michael Johnston of West Addison and Poppy Cunningham, who lives in Boothwoods, were both instrumental in bringing about the land purchase. “We are looking forward to being part of a volunteer team committed to providing affordable housing to citizens in the greater Vergennes community,” said Michael Johnston. “By building homes in the Vergennes area, Habitat will broaden its reach to hard-working families in need of affordable, efficient housing, and expand our volunteer and donor base to the northern end of the county.” The subdivision, which has a valid Act 250 permit, is also on city water and sewer systems. The four lots range from 15,000 to 25,000 square feet. » Habitat Cont. on pg. 5
Metal found in Halloween candy
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Jacob Johnson Ross, M.D. of Middlebury, pictured in uniform during World War I. Image courtesy of the Sheldon Museum
VUHS student receives citizen award By Lou Varricchio THE V ERMONT EAGLE
YOUNG PUP: Homeward Bound-Addison County Humane Society staff member Terri Phelps has helped make Jaela the dog feel right at home at the animal shelter in Middlebury. The 10-month-old female Manchester terrier mix is spayed and looking for a new home. For details about this dog and other pets ready for adoption, see inside this week’s Eagle. Photo courtesy of Michelle Schubert
VERGENNES | For more than 25 years, a Vergennes Union High School (VUHS) senior has been chosen for the DAR Good Citizen’s Award. The award selection is made with the help of VUHS faculty members who nominate three seniors. In turn, the high school’s senior class then elects one of those three as their “Good Citizen.” “We are proud to announce that the 2019 DAR Good Citizen is Kylie Comeau,” Anne Vincent of the VUHS Counseling Office said. “She is the daughter Andy and Tricia Comeau of Addison. Congratulations Kylie.” “DAR is sponsored by the local Daughters of the American Revolution, Seth WarnerRhoda Farrand Chapter and is intended to encourage and reward the qualities of good citizenship,” according to Vincent. “The DAR Good Citizen’s Award recog-
nizes a student that possesses the qualities of dependability, service, leadership, and patriotism to an outstanding degree,” she added. The award-winning student has the opportunity to apply for a scholarship as well, Vincent noted. ■
2019 DAR Good Citizen is VUHS senior student Kylie Comeau. Image provided
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