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Violin-Piano Duo in Saranac on July 8

Hill and Hollow Music has a July 8th event (Click here for information)

New York teachers union sues to stop new teacher evaluations

Update: The Times Union reports

The Post Star reports

Bone marrow donors give patients a fighting chance

The Post Star reports

Investigation finds Nuclear Regulatory Commission being lax on power plant safety rules

The Post Star reports

NY OKs annual SUNY tuition hikes

The Watertown Daily Times reports

New Americans Graduate from Burlington High School – Over 60 students for whom English is not their native langauge

Seven Days reports

SUNY provides 6,700 jobs, $604 million in annual economic activity to NNY region

The Watertown Daily Times reports

Changing the culture – Saranac Lake school district completes year of diversity, anti-bullying education following incident

The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports

Mickey’s Restaurant mostly gutted by fire

The Press Republican reports

Report: CT scanning overused at Adirondack Medical Center

The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports

Sunmount isn’t closing (update)

The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports

Newsweek ranks America’s 500 Best High Schools

Newsweek reports

No one was watching, embezzlers tell Vermont officials

The Free Press Reports

“Government financial accounts are ripe for embezzlement because most leaders fail to do their primary role in overseeing employees and town finances.”

Keeseville home, road marred by landslide

The Press Republican reports

Tupper Lake Sunmount facility to close by 2014?

NCPR Reports and 6/22/11 update

Peru Free Library hosting great July children’s programs

By Adele Douglas

The Library’s the place to be Tuesday afternoons in July. Librarian Becky Pace has put together an interesting and varied program that will showcase songs, theatre, clowns and dancing dogs.
The shows are free and suitable for all ages, but children must be accompanied by an adult. They start at 2:30 p.m. and usually run for an hour. For more information please see the flyer PFL summer, or call the library at 643-8618. Click here for information

Valehaven resident turns 106

The staff at Valehaven Home for Adult in Peru hosted a special birthday party today. Lena Martin, a Valehaven resident for the past four years, celebrated her 106th birthday.  Lena’s son-in-law Donald Gratto was on hand to congratulate Lena. Lena and her husband Arthur lived in Keeseville. Gratto married Lena’s daughter Shirley in 1947. The Valehaven staff said Donald Gratto is an attentive son-in-law, visiting Mrs. Martin two or three times a week.

Climate changes may alter highway construction methods

The Post Star reports

Fun with Vegetables Focus of June 28, 30 Workshops in NNY — Learn with Paul Smith’s & Farm House Kitchen Chefs, Blackbird Café Owner, Sweet Core Farmer

Northern New York –  “Food is fun and the ‘All About Vegetables’ workshops are a great way for people to learn easy, fun, new methods of cooking to keep and enhance the flavors of our locally-grown foods,” says Chef Kevin McCarthy.

McCarthy, a Culinary Institute of America graduate with experience as a chef in Germany, Florida, Texas, and Virginia and locally at The Point and The Lake Placid Lodge, is one of three regional chefs/restaurateurs teaching the 6-9 Eating Local Yet? Vegetables workshops. He is now among the School of Hospitality, Resort and Culinary Management faculty at Paul Smith’s College of the Adirondacks.

McCarthy will be instructing the public workshop participants Wednesday, June 30 in Plattsburgh, NY, at the CV-TEC Culinary Kitchen. Read more »

Owens protests boating policy

The Watertown Daily Times reports

Seven Days visits Fort Ticonderoga

Seven Days reports

UPDATE: OBAMA TO ANNOUNCE TROOP DECISION WEDNESDAY, VISIT FORT DRUM THURSDAY

WNYF reports

Mother Cabrini Shrine to be covered from the elements

Leon Blair, Chair of the Town of Peru Zoning Board of Appeals, called the meeting of Wednesday,

April 20th, 2011 at 7:00pm to order. Read more »

Hundreds of NY school chiefs get raises as teachers get laid off

Lo-Hud.com reports

Borders leaving Church Street Marketplace

The Free Press reports