Bridgette, we hardly knew ya

The manikin as it appeared on Friday. (Lebanon Voice file photo)

It appears the reign of Bridgett over the Northeast Pond channel has come to an abrupt end.

The manikin, dubbed Bridgette and dressed as a woman in red holding a guitar and pink flamingo, was removed from her perch atop the middle planking of the New Bridge Road bridge substructure sometime on Saturday, said Ronald Curtis who lives on New Bridge Road.

Curtis surmised Bridgette had been pilfered from her piling sometime between 7:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.

Curtis felt it was sad to see the manikin had been ripped from her post (literally), writing in an email to The Lebanon Voice simply, “No sense of humor.”

Removal of the bridge undercarriage where Bridgette resided a day or two is imminent as Milton officials work toward getting bids from several companies that might be contracted for the job.

The planks at the top of the pilings afford teen daredevils a platform from which to jump in front of boats traveling through the channel between Northeast and Milton ponds, a dangerous situation selectmen from both towns are bent on rendering moot as soon as possible.