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Miner discusses modern dairy farming

Following devastating St. Mary’s fire

P’burgh rallies in support of Iran Nuclear Deal By Teah Dowling

teah@suncommunitynews.com

PLATTSBURGH — People for Positive Action and community members rallied in front of Rep. Elise Stefanik’s Plattsburgh office to convince her to support the Iran nuclear deal. “If people turn this down, there could be a war,” said Mona White from People for Positive Action, a local group that supports the deal. “That’s what we want to prevent.” Iran and a group of six na-

tions led by the United States reached an agreement in mid July to limit Iran’s nuclear ability for more than a decade in return for lifting international oil and financial sanctions. The deal culminates 20 months of negotiations sought out by President Barrack Obama. In early September, the decision will be made to approve or reject this deal. “The war hawks who want war with Iran are the same war hawks who took us to war in Iraq and we know how that

ended up,” said Mary Alice Shemo from People for Positive Action. “A 60-day clock started ticking the moment negotiators announced the Iran deal and we have this time to defend the deal and stop the war.” NUCLEAR WEAPONS An atomic bomb can be made from two types of radioactive materials: uranium or plutonium. The highlight of this deal is that it aims to stop Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon made from these two elements.

In practical terms, it puts limits on many of Iran’s nuclear programs. Iran has agreed to turn its Fordow facility — the site of an underground uranium enrichment facility at a former Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps base - into a research center where Iranian and world scientists will work side by side. Also, Iran has also agreed to rebuild its Arak heavy-water reactor — the only site in Iraq capable of starting production Two community members held up signs of diplomacy and peace during the rally support of the Iran Nuclear Deal.

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Ô TheÊ EscapeÕ

SUNY P’burgh student drowns in Saranac River

Damian Battinelli captures the Dannemora prison break through photographs PLATTSBURGH/DANNEMORA — While community members stayed in their homes in fear, Damian Battinelli jumped in his car and followed and documented the search through photos of Richard Matt and David Sweat. Teah The Strand Center for the Arts will be Dowling Writer showcasing Battinelli’s new series of documentary photography called “The Escape” centered on the Dannemora prison break, which started Sept. 4 and lasts until Oct. 2 in the community gallery. This exhibit examines the community members, significant locations and media presence surrounding the prison break shown in 32 enlarged photographs in order to give people a sense that they’re there. “The larger the painting, the more you can actually stuff into it,” said Christina Elliot, gallery and museum coordinator for SCA. “It really engulfs all of your vision and it becomes entirely what you see and you can really immerse yourself in that.” The enlarged photos showcase a controversial event that not only affected the local community, but captured the attention of the entire nation. “What I was seeing was not on the news,” Battinelli said. >> Story Continued | pg. 9

Photo by Teah Dowling

Evan Gillies, 21, dies jumping off Oxbow Bridge By Teah Dowling

teah@suncommunitynews.com

A family who lives close to the prison stands next to the manhole where inmates Richard Matt and David Sweat escaped. Photo by Damian Battinelli

SCHUYLER FALLS — SUNY Plattsburgh student Evan Gillies died Sunday after jumping off Oxbow Bridge. The 21-year-old was pulled from the Saranac River about an hour after he jumped from the structure, a popular local swimming spot. Friends called 911 when he didn’t resurface. After over an hour of divers and rafts searching for Gillies, he was recovered from the river and taken by ambulance to CVPH, where he was pronounced dead by Dr. Nicholas Aunchman. Gillies, a Huntington native, was a junior majoring in business administration and lived on campus, An autopsy revealed the presence of drugs and alcohol in Gillies’ system. The cause of death was revealed to be fresh water drowning. SUNY Plattsburgh Vice President of Student Affairs Bryan Hartman sent an email to students Sunday night to notify them of Gillies’ death. >> Story Continued | pg. 13


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