More horrors revealed at one of NY’s worst nursing homes. Is it time to shut it down?
Updated Mar 12, 2021;
Posted Mar 11, 2021
The late Donald Moe Hunt in his room at Pontiac Nursing Home. His family claims in a lawsuit the nursing home s negligence led to his death.Provided photo
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Oswego, N.Y. – Larry Silverman, a Cicero dentist whose career was cut short by a stroke, spent some of his final days on earth being mocked and abused by employees of Pontiac Nursing Home.
A nurse aide had a coworker take a cellphone photo of her lying in bed with Silverman with her arm around his waist. Another employee ordered Silverman, who suffered from severe dementia, to swear while making a video of him.
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A Purpose Farm volunteer Tammy Glavin walks the remains of a barn that burned down Monday night February 22, 2021. Over 20 animals perished in the blaze as well as two barns and several vehicles. N. Scott Trimble | syracuse.comN. Scott Trimble | syracuse.com
Purpose Farm volunteer Tammy Glavin walks the remains of a barn that burned down Monday night. More than 20 animals perished in the blaze. (N. Scott Trimble photo)
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“I hear their cries”: Purpose Farm, a non-profit, rescues animals and works with children in a free youth mentorship program; kids who have suffered emotional trauma are paired up with the farm’s animals, many of which were saved from neglectful or abusive owners. On Monday, though, flames engulfed the farm. Sandra Seabrook scrambled to try and save them, but just two animals housed in the Syrac
Abruptly came the foreshortening of much was one of the pandemic-inspired paintings that Scott Trimble created early in the year, and long before we knew what was in store for us. Visually, it kind of sums up the year that was, doesn t it?
“Abruptly came the foreshortening of much” was one of the pandemic-inspired paintings that Scott Trimble created early in the year, and long before we knew what was in store for us. Visually, it kind of sums up the year that was, doesn’t it?
The Great Intermission
Postponed, delayed, cancelled… but the show will go on
This wasn’t at all what we expected a year ago, but life deals the cards and we play the hand we’re given. Many individual artists were able to adapt, whereas galleries, theaters, and other venues struggled to find ways to deliver the goods. It was a big year for Zoom, although for most people Mr. Computer Screen was a poor substitute. I’ve tried to give a snapshot in the images that follow of what tried, s