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Where Were the Hounds in Saturday's Parade?
It was insurance concerns that kept the hounds out of Saturday's parade at the start of Harvest in the Village Marketplace.
Saturday's Harvest in the Village Marketplace in downtown Hamilton and Wenham kicked off with a parade of horses from Myopia Hunt. The parade, though, was initially billed as including both the horses but also the hounds that take part in the foxhunting. But in the end, it was insurance concerns that meant the hounds would not take place in the parade. "Despite the hard work and a lot of effort of many people, it came down to the fact that the Town's insurance company through the (Massachusetts Interlocal Insurance Association) was pretty vague about the coverage of unleashed dogs, and in the event something did happen, the Town's cost for insurance could have gone up dramatically," said Selectman Jeff Hubbard in response to a question …
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Carol A Mazzetta
3:10 am on Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Having seen the Hounds in action years ago, they are very unpredictable and unruley.so yes, it was the right decision. more ›