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Editorial» Be considerate and know the rules of the road

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Saturday, June 13, 2015

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Plattsburgh City Marina now open for business

This Week PLATTSBURGH

By Teah Dowling teah@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH Ñ City of Plattsburgh  leaders  offi cially  opened the new marina during the Marina Grand Opening Saturday, June 6. After  City  Councilor  Becky  Kasper  welcomed  the  crowd  and Plattsburgh Mayor Jim Calnon  and  Bruce  Lawson,  director  of  community  development for the City of Plattsburgh,  spoke,  the  ribbon  was  cut  and  the  marina  offi cially  opened its doors and docks for  all  community  members  and  visitors. “It’s  a  very  inviting  marina  in  terms  of  the  docks  and  the  building,Ó Mayor Calnon said. “Given the development  we’ve had so far, it’s one more  way that we can welcome people to Plattsburgh.Ó Following the ribbon cut CONTINUED ON PAGE 8

NC Chamber of Commerce’s new initiative PAGE 2 PLATTSBURGH

A little boy, holding the hand of his mother, made his way into a donkey petting zoo and made a new friend during Dozerfest Saturday, June 6. Photo by Teah Dowling

Open questions remain as manhunt continues Pete DeMola and Teah Dowling

DANNEMORA — The community remained tense and under  tight guard on Tuesday as the search for the pair of escaped murderers entered its fourth day. While offi cials said the convicts who escaped the Clinton Correctional Facility, Richard Matt and David Sweat, may have already  fl ed  the  country,  roads  surrounding  the  village,  which  is  about 25 miles from the Canadian border, remained under guard, with police presence bumped up since the inmates were reported  missing from their cells during a head count early Saturday. Saranac and Beekmantown Central were under tight security  and residents appeared to be rattled. Christopher Rasco lives on Bouck Street, just a click away from  the manhole from which the killers emerged following their escape. Racso thinks the men remain close. “I don’t believe they have gone far,” he said.  Racso says he feels violated by the sustained police presence  and the continued lockdown on the street.  “It’s  an  emotional  intrusion  on  my  family  because  they  are  scared and nervous,” he said. Kristen Parker lives in Cadyville, about four miles from the

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo, on site at Clinton Correctional Facility after Richard Matt and David Sweat broke out, believes the two had some type on assistance in carrying out their elaborate escape plan.

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