The Peru Gazette

Official says 80 State Hospital workers to be laid off | Burlington Free Press 

State Pensions Find Private Equity Bites as Blackstone Cuts Jobs.

State tells parole officers to surrender guns – Times Union.

Watertown Daily Times | Farm income to fall this year, USDA says.

Jay man killed in head-on collision » Breaking News » Press-Republican.

Also see Adirondack Daily Enterprise story and photo 

Plattsburgh mail processing will move to Albany » NEW TODAY… » Press-Republican.

Layoffs planned at biomass plant » NEW TODAY… » Press-Republican.

Glen Plake

Keene Valley – Glen Plake is skiing into Keene Valley from Chamonix, France to join The Mountaineer’s 10^th annual Adirondack Back Country Ski Festival on March 3^rd and 4^th. This annual charity event supports the Adirondack Ski Touring Council and the New York Ski Educational Foundation and allows back country ski enthusiasts a chance to demo equipment take clinics and enjoy an evening with Glen Plake on Saturday night at the Keene Central School’s “Beaver Dome” in Keene Valley at 7:30pm. Glen will be here compliments of Julbo, the premier glacier and fashion sun glass company. Other sponsors who are supporting the event and providing raffle items for Saturday night include Back Country Ski magazine, Dynafit, Primaloft, Voile-USA, Marmot, Madshus, Garmont, Scarpa, Mammut, G3, and adkbcski.com. A ski tour and Intermediate and Advanced back country ski clinics are guided by Cloudsplitter Mountain Guides of Keene Valley.

The event’s sponsors will also be providing demos for on snow testing from 10 to 2:30 on Saturday. Glen will be on hand and there will be free telemark, skinning and avalanche beacon clinics. The demo event location will be announced on the 27^th.

Call The Mountaineer at 518 576 2281 or visit www.mountaineer.com for details.

Changes at FreePressMedia: New print format and subscription model 

Vermont sugar makers reaching an early boil | Burlington Free Press 

Pension power struggle rises – Times Union.

‘Lucky to be alive today’ – AdirondackDailyEnterprise.com

Route 22 condition called terrible » Local News » Press-Republican.

Beekmantown Central faces major cuts » Local News » Press-Republican.

American journalist Marie Colvin and French photographer Remi Ochlik killed in Syria | syracuse.com.

Ordinance designed to curb Marketplace behavior | Burlington Free Press 

30 Boston college students busted at Vermont-Canada border crossing | Burlington Free Press 

Newly named president talks about UVM’s bright future | Burlington Free Press 

Schneiderman Gets Used to the Spotlight – Forward.com.

More turnover at Trudeau – AdirondackDailyEnterprise.com 

Petition calls for school superintendent to resign – AdirondackDailyEnterprise.com 

Beekmantown Central faces major cuts » Breaking News » Press-Republican.

From the office of Congressman Bil Owens

WASHINGTON – Veterans enrolled in the health care system of the Department of Veterans Affairs have begun to receive personalized booklets that explain their health care benefits and contain other useful information.

Read more »

Northeast sees massive bee losses » NEW TODAY… » Press-Republican.

Plattsburgh – The North Country Cultural Center for the Arts (NCCCA Arts Center) is pleased to announce the upcoming culminating film premiere starring the students enrolled in its, “Film Performer” class.  For eight weeks, a group of thirteen students worked under the tutelage of theatre instructor Heath Powers to direct and star in a series of short movies that will be shown on the “big screen” at Cumberland 12 Cinemas in Plattsburgh, NY. They will arrive by limousine and have the chance to walk the “red carpet” at this exclusive “invitation-only” event.

Arrival by Limo/Red Carpet Reception:  Tuesday, March 6th, 2012, 5:15-6:00 pm

Movie Showing: Tuesday, March 6th, 2012, 6:00 pm

“This is the first time the Arts Center offered ‘The Film Performer’ in its series of acting classes and it’s been a huge success!”  Education Coordinator Jessica Mitchell-Briehl says about the evening, “I’m not sure who’s more excited for the film premiere, me or the kids!!”

In addition to producing a series of film shorts, “The Film Performer” introduced students to strategies for writing an attention-getting resume, tips and tricks for interviewing and auditioning, and camera responsiveness.  This upper-level course was formatted to introduce students to the world of tv and film, culminating with the end-of-term performance on March 6th.  In total, six movies will be shown in the hour-long featurette and include the following titles: “Rhyme-Time Diner,” “The Tooth Fairy,” and “Lies, Amy and Memories.”

For a complete listing of current and upcoming classes and workshops, please visit the NCCCA Arts Center’s website at: www.plattsburgharts.org