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United Way kickoff brings record crowd
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By Katherine Clark
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katherine@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH Ñ The United Way of the Adirondack Region (UWAR) celebrated the work of its community supporters with a kick-off breakfast Sept. 20 at the American Legion in Plattsburgh. The breakfast was busting at the seams with a record-breaking crowd of more than 200 people. The eventÕ s 216 attendees included supporters, pacesetters, community partners, board members and volunteers. The UWAR is a voluntary fund-raising and human service organization that was started in 1949. It represents CONTINUED ON PAGE 9
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Jonathan Ortloff, who is supervising the installation of the 1924 Wurlitzer organ at the Strand Theater in Plattsburgh, in one of several pipe chambers throughout the theater. Ortloff estimates that between 4,000 and 5,000 hours of work, both volunteer and paid, have gone into restoring the organ. The dedication of the organ will be Oct. 29th at 7:30 p.m.. After the ceremony there will be a short concert, then the 1925 silent film Phantom of the Opera will play, accompanied by Ortloff on organ. Photo by Shawn Ryan
Plea deal possible in Northern Puppies case
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One of the 19 puppies rescued from around the North Country after Michael Staley admitted to dropping them off to avoid paying for their care. Photo by Shawn Ryan
PLATTSBURGH Ñ Tammy and Michael Staley were in Plattsburgh City Court Thursday Sept. 20, separately, before Judge Mark Rodgers. Their court appearances were relative to their ongoing criminal cases which resulted from alleged July and August incidents at TammyÕ s pet store, Northern Puppies, in Plattsburgh. Both were granted adjournments; Tammy until Oct. 10, and Michael until Oct. 24. City Court opens at 8:30 a.m. During MichaelÕ s proceedings before Rogers, his attorney, Allan Cruikshank, requested time to confer with the District Attorney’s office in order to discuss a plea agreement. No specifics of a plea bargain were mentioned in
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court. Ò Right now there are active negotiations, but there is no specific plea offer,Ó said Assistant District Attorney Jason Marx, later in the day. He said that the plea negotiations pertained to both Tammy and MichaelÕ s cases. Tammy was charged with 20 counts of animal abuse and neglect after it was discovered by health department workers that she allegedly had not provided medical attention to sick kittens in her Plattsburgh Plaza Store, where one kitten was also found deceased. As a result of the charges against her, Tammy was banned from selling companion
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