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Music Fests Otis & Bluegrass
In OPINION | pg. 6
Community rallies in Ti
Outdoor festivals on tap locally
‘The Escape’
Following devastating St. Mary’s fire
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In THE ARTS | pg. 13
Dolly’s Word The 46ers
A film about hikers who tackle all 46 High Peaks
BattinelliÊ capturesÊ theÊ DannemoraÊ prisonÊ breakÊ behind-the-scenes By Teah Dowling
teah@suncommunitynews.com
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.
The Strand Center for the Arts will be 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. >> Story Continued | pg. 11
SpoiledÊ cowsÊ but...Ê NotÊ milk!
During the time of the Dannemora prison break, Plattsburgh Photographer Damian Batinelli jumped in his car and immersed himself in the search, following state troopers and venturing into the woods when Richard Matt and David Sweat were still on the loose.
Election 2015
Local races shaping up Entry of independent candidates firm up ballots in Essex County
Miner Institute shares modern dairy farming practices in the North Country PLATTSBURGH/CHAZY — The first evidence of milking cows and consuming dairy products was drawn in ancient Egyptian caves around 230 B.C. Since then, dairy farming practices have evolved and improved to much more than Teah a simple farmer milking a cow by hand. Dowling Writer Melissa Woolpert, master of science candidate at Miner Institute in Chazy, did a presentation called “New Look, Same Great Farm: Understanding Modern Dairy Farming” at the Plattsburgh Public Library Wednesday, Aug. 26, focusing on modern dairy farming practices and how the dairy industry has evolved. “I’m certainly not a farm girl by nature, but when I came up here, I fell in love with the cows and I fell in love with farming,” Woolpert said. “Old farms are beautiful, and there’s nothing better than an iconic farm landscape, but more modern farms offer a lot of things that old farms didn’t offer.” >> Story Continued | pg. 4
By Pete DeMola
pete@suncommunitynews.com
Master of science candidate at Miner Institute Melissa Woolpert (left) and PR and Marketing Coordinator Rachel Dutil (right) put on a presentation about modern dairy farm practices and how the industry has evolved, handing out the small cows pictured below. Photos by Teah Dowling
ELIZABETHTOWN — The entry of independent candidates into the pool of local races has firmed up the ballot for this year’s election cycle. Here’s how the independent office seekers have shaken up the field. SUPERVISOR RACES Indie entries created threeway races for the top slot in two towns. In Chesterfield, Thomas Taylor will attempt to unseat incumbent Gerald Morrow (D) alongside Thomas Gold-
en, a Republican. Newcomb’s open seat now has three candidates seeking to replace outgoing supervisor George Canon: Independent candidate Robert Ward will challenge Wester Miga (R) and Democratic candidate Eleanor Yandon. If elected, Yandon would be the town’s first female chief executive. Chesterfield, Keene and Westport are the others who have never elected a woman to the top slot. North Elba will see the only non-partisan supervisor race with Roby Politi (I) facing a challenge from Brenden >> Story Continued | pg. 7