Selectboard tables dangerous-dog determination after contested hearing over Toby's attacks
After a contested dangerous-dog hearing about a July 17 attack, the Selectboard tabled any formal determination pending Town Counsel guidance and recovery of historical records; complainants alleged prior attacks, missing ACO files and lack of rabies records.
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The Middlefield Selectboard on Aug. 5, 2026, heard competing accounts in a dangerous-dog matter arising from a July 17 attack in which the Longobardis' dog Rugby was injured. Ann Marie Visconti, Selectboard Chair, swore in all parties before the hearing began. Complainants Alfonso and Maureen Longobardi requested postponement and fuller records; Maureen Longobardi read a victim impact statement and provided veterinary billing and prior-incident accounts.
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