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The Milltown Bridge border crossing near St. Stephen will no longer be open 24 hours a day.
Starting August 20th, the crossing will close at 11:00pm and reopen in the morningsat 7:00am. The move mirrors similar reductions on the US side. The crossing in St. Stephen remains open 24 hours.
Wildlife officials have been spreading baits around southwest New Brunswick in hopes raccoons will eat them and get a dose of anti-rabies vaccine.
Efforts are also underway in northeastern Maine with 350,000 baits spread by the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention. State Veterinarian Dr. Michele Walsh says cases have been identified in areas of new Brunswick where rabies has been absent for a couple of decades.