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The Essentials' production of Perfect Harmony - a hit at the 2006 New York International Fringe Festival - begins performances at Off-Broadway's Clurman Theatre July 6. Conceived and directed by Andrew Grosso, ...

When an alcohol-related car crash last year killed three Jasper-Troupsburg Central School students and a graduate of the school, it had a devastating effect on this year's graduating class.

The case of accused burglar Kyle B. Dickerson of Corning was adjourned Tuesday to Aug.

Sand: Memory, Meaning and Metaphor (June 29-Sept. 14 at Parrish Art Museum, Southampton). We play in it, loll on it, build castles out of it, and wash it out of our hair, but what, exactly, does sand mean? Its physical and metaphysical significance is explored in this show at the Parrish that gathers together an extensive and extremely diverse bunch of artistic all-stars, from the 19th century masters James Abbott McNeil Whistler and Winslow Homer to such recent virtuosos as Milton Avery, Jasper Johns and Alex Katz. parrishart.org, 631-283-2118 J.M.W. Turner (July 1-Sept. 21, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Manhattan). This much anticipated blockbuster, including more than $1 billion worth of canvas, follows the visionary sweep of the British painter's trajectory from historical epics, through seascapes and canvases where paint seems to swirl for its own sake. With some 70 pictures on loan from Tate Britain, and another 70 from other international collections, this promises to be a retrospective filled with fireworks. metmuseum .org, 212-535-7710 Inspired by Light: Landscapes by East End Masters (June 21-July 27, Guild Hall, East Hampton). Three reigning queens of the Long Island landscape school will be ruling over this exhibit at Guild Hall in East Hampton. Jane Wilson's mesmerizing wide-open spaces take off from the low horizon of her Iowa childhood and merge with the water-dappled light of Water Mill. Jane Freilicher studies the fertile farmland - lately subject to development - rolling down to Mecox Bay from the cool vantage of her Water Mill Studio. And April Gornick's moody, moonlit oceans and bays invoke powerful ancestors from the American luminists to the German romantic Caspar David Friedrich. guildhall.org, 631-324-0806 Louise Bourgeois (June 27-Sept. 28, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Manhattan). Visitors to the Guggenheim this summer will be greeted by two colossal bronze spiders unfurling their elegant legs in the museum's rotunda. The monumental arachnids have sprung from the studio of Louise Bourgeois, the 96-year-old sculptor whose majestic retrospective will stalk the Guggenheim's spiral. With 150 works including early paintings, works on paper and sculpture in multiple media, the show will pay homage to the career of this unique yet exceedingly influential woman. guggenheim.org, 212-423-3500 Buckminster Fuller: Starting With the Universe (June 26-Sept. 21, Whitney Museum of American Art, Manhattan). Buckminster Fuller is one of the 20th century's mavericks, a man who struggled to erase what he saw as the arbitrary boundary between science and art. Famed for inventing the geodesic dome, he also immersed himself in math, literature, molecular biology and environmental science, chiefly to answer the question: 'Does humanity have a chance to survive lastingly and successfully on planet Earth, and if so, how?' The Whitney's show includes the sole extant Dymaxion car; models of the Wichita House; the Tetrascroll portfolio as well as models, sketches, notebooks and other artifacts. whitney.org, 800-944-8639JUNE 3. Framing a Century: Master Photographers, 1840-1940. Examining photography's first 100 years through the work of Gustave Le Gray, Roger Fenton, Carleton Watkins, William Henry Fox Talbot, Julia Margaret Cameron, Nadar, Edouard Baldus, Charles Marville, Eugene Atget, Walker Evans, May Ray, Henri Cartier-Bresson and Brassai. Metropolitan Museum of Art. Fifth Avenue and 82nd Street, Manhattan. Through Sept. 1. metmuseum.org, 212-535-7710 And please keep in mind: JUNE 7. Site Specifics 2008. Installations and mixed-media work created for the Carriage House. Islip Art Museum, 50 Irish Lane, East Islip. Through July 27. islipartmuseum.org, 631-224-5402 JUNE 13. Focus: Picasso Sculpture. Installation examining the artist's career as a maker of three-dimensional objects (includes cast bronzes, plasters and assemblages made of diverse materials). The Museum of Modern Art, 11 W. 53rd St., Manhattan. Through Nov. 8. moma.org, 212-708-9400 JUNE 18. A Passion for Pixels. Group show exploring the many manifestations of digital art, reception 1-4 p.m. July 27. Islip Art Museum. Through Sept. 7.

BATH Burglary case moved to April 28 The case of a Corning man charged with burglarizing at least 31 homes in Steuben County last year has been adjourned to April 28. via Star-Gazette.COM

“He's an excellent administrator who understands state and federal regulations and can apply for grants, deal with grants and financing programs.”

CORNING - Stephen Dennis, a Jasper resident who has worked on major development projects throughout Steuben County, will be the city's new director of planning and economic development. via Star-Gazette

A 21-year-old Brooklyn man was charged with drug possession and assault after an incident at 921 Lake St. via Star-Gazette

If Elmira dentist Bob Lyon were a book, he would be the 'Little Engine That Could.' The comparison became especially apropos this week when Lyon, chief architect of the Eldridge Park carousel restoration, told ... via Star-Gazette

“They shouldn't take money away from the schools or the kids. They need to find somewhere else to get it from, not the kids”

The plan cuts in half the county sales tax funding for suburban school districts to offset county Medicaid debt. via R News

“They decided to head to the unimart the Acorn Mart in Canisteo to get something to eat and then they were to return to the party which they never did”

BREAKING NEWS: Car of Missing Youths Found New York State Police say they used cell phone signals to find the 2000 Chevy Metro four missing teenagers from the Jasper area were last seen riding in. via WENY

Investigators say 17-year-old David Cady of Jasper had a blood alcohol content of 0.13 which is well above the legal limit. via WIVB-TV Buffalo

“I think parents and anyone who has any influence on young people needs to continuously remind them of the risks of driving and how quickly life can change”

Investigators say all four young people killed in a car accident in Jasper we're drinking alcohol the night of the crash. via WENY

State Police: Driver in fatal crash was drunk October 5, 2007 BATH- The driver whose car crashed and killed all four passengers near Canisteo last Saturday was drunk before the vehicle went off the road and ... via Star-Gazette.COM

More than 200 people turned out Thursday afternoon to pay their respects to the family of 15-year-old Jered A. Fry at the H.P. Smith and Son Funeral Home in Canisteo. via Star-Gazette.COM

Police want to know how some teenagers got their hands on some alcohol that was present at a party Friday night in the Town of Jasper. via WHAM-AM Rochester

There has been an arrest in a homicide from Wednesday night. Rochester Police say it stemmed from a fight between cousins. via R News

“Tiara was one of my best friends and David was a neighbor so I knew him well, too”

Patrice Walsh - The scene of the car crash that killed four young people from Steuben County over the weekend has been transformed. via 13WHAM

UPDATE: Services planned for crash victims October 3, 2007 Memorial services for four Jasper-area residents -- three teenagers and a 21-year-old man -- who were killed Saturday in a car crash on state Route 248 ... via Star-Gazette.COM

A car carrying four young people who were reported missing from Jasper, NY, this weekend was discovered in a creekbed late Monday afternoon. via WIVB-TV Buffalo

Associated Press - October 2, 2007 4:45 PM ET JASPER, N.Y. - State police suspect alcohol played a role in the car crash that killed three teenage students at a western New York school and a graduate of the ... via WCAX-TV Burlington