Editorial» Was the rescue attempt enough?
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Clinton County, New York
Saturday, August 2, 2014
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Ward walks boost health activity in P’burgh
This Week Murder-suicide in Ellenburgh
By Teah Dowling teah@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH Ñ The Plattsburgh Renewal Project, in partnership with the Plattsburgh City SchoolÕ s Health Education Advisory Committee, is hosting a sixweek health program to boost healthy activity and city beautification through a walking tour of all six city wards. Ò I had the idea based on my knowledge that I needed a walking partner,Ó said Anita Bodrogi, project organizer for the ward walks and member of the Plattsburgh Renewal Project. Ò I love to exercise, walk or jog, but I do a lot better when I have a partner that IÕ m obligated to.Ó Ò So, I thought maybe something like a group walk would
Evalee Hamilton enjoys a sweet summertime treat during the Mayor’s Cup activities in downtown Plattsburgh recently. Photo by Nancy Frasier
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Co-op theatre East bringing talent to the north Country By Teah Dowling teah@denpubs.com CHAZY Ñ Co-Op Theatre East (COTE), the New York-based theatre ensemble, will begin a series of theater activities in the North Country in August. They will be establishing their North Country Theatre Initiative, hoping to expand it in the near future. Ò With our North Country Theatre Initiative, weÕ re essentially starting from the same place as when we started the company on 2008,Ó said Robert Gonyo, co-founder of COTE. Ò WeÕ ve got artists excited to make and share work but little by way of resources. Ò Any proceeds, after costs, are going back into the project to make more and better theatre in the North Country.Ó
Co-Op Theatre East’s new play “Season to Taste.” Photo Provided
Ô NEW PLAYÕ The new play, Ò Season to Taste,Ó corroboratively created by Robert Gonyo and COTE Ensemble Members Laura Iris Hill and Anna Savant, will start off the North Country Theatre Initiative that will be presented at three differ-
ent venues. The new play will be performed at Amazing Grace Vineyard in Chazy July 31 at 7 p.m, Opera House at Enosburg Falls Aug. 1 at 7:30 p.m. and BluSeed Studios in Saranac Lake Aug. 2 at 7 p.m. Tickets will be available at the door, and cost is $10. At a local grocery store, Evie, a 15-year-old teenager played by Savant, works to avoid being home all summer. At this time, Evie begins to navigate how things are going to be different in her life, at home and at school, when her older brother goes off to college. Single mother Sam, played by Hill, works at the grocery store because itÕ s a place where she was able to get a job to support her daughter, whom she had very young. Ò ItÕ s a story about real people with real concerns that builds a friendship that is unlikely based upon age difference and situations,Ó Savant said. Ò However, these people are able to help each other and give each other hope for their futures.Ó Through coffee, crises and home-cooked recipes, this drama wrapped in comedy explores CONTINUED ON PAGE 3
ELLENBURGH Ñ On July 26, at about 8 p.m., the New York State Police received a request from a woman asking them to check on the welfare of her sister, who lived in Ellenburgh. A Trooper responded and located the two residents of 1568 Bradley Pond Road, Ellenburgh, deceased inside the residence. The scene was secured and processed by the State Police Forensic Investigation Unit. The deceased have been identified as Pamela A. Williamson, 44, and Larry C. Williamson, 58. They both resided at that Bradley Pond Road farmhouse. According to State Police, the evidence collected is consistent with an apparent murder-suicide. The incident remains under investigation, and State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigations are piecing together a time line leading up to the two deaths, according to BCI Captain Robert LaFountain. Autopsies were performed July 28 at CVPH Medical Center under the direction of Clinton County Coroner David Donah. The autopsy results of Mrs. Williamson showed that she was killed by gunshot wound to the head. Donah ruled her death to be a homicide. The results of Mr. WilliamsonÕ s autopsy showed that he was killed by a self inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Both wounds were caused by a shotgun that Mr. Williamson had recently purchased, which was located next to his body. Troopers say that Mr. Williamson murdered his wife, then took his own life. They say the couple had recently been experiencing marital trouble.
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