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Man flees police, crashes into river

By Bill Williams

Columbia-Greene Media

PHOTO COURTESY OF HUDSON POLICE DEPARTMENT

A car partially submerged in the Hudson River following a pursuit on the railroad tracks in Hudson.

HUDSON — A Columbia County man was arrested Tuesday night after what began as a domestic dispute erupted into an altercation at Columbia Memorial Health and a police chase that ended with the man’s car in the Hudson River, Police Chief

L. Edward Moore said Wednesday. Michael K. West, 29, of Hudson, was scheduled to be arraigned on multiple charges in Hudson City Court late Wednesday, Moore said. At about 9:15 p.m., Hudson Police received a report of a domestic dispute at a residence on North 2nd Street. A woman told police that she and her boyfriend had

been arguing and that he was damaging her property. When officers arrived about a minute later, the man was seen fleeing the house and driving away in a black 2002 Jeep Cherokee. As he sped away, he nearly struck a Hudson police cruiser and hit two parked cars, See CRASH A2

Hochul to appeal religious exemptions for vax mandate

By Kate Lisa Johnson Newspaper Corp.

Gov. Kathy Hochul and the state attorney general’s office will appeal Tuesday’s decision by a federal judge allowing religious exemptions to the state’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health workers, blowing holes in Hochul’s

confidence the mandate would be upheld in court and raising questions about future requirements. Seventeen New York doctors, nurses and therapists under pseudonyms — represented by the conservative law firm Thomas More Society based in Chicago — filed suit against Hochul, the state

Health Department, state Health Department Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker and state Attorney General Letitia James. Defendants have 30 days to file an appeal in the federal U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals. “We’ll be working on those papers right now, working with the

Attorney General’s office as well,” Hochul said Wednesday during a COVID-19 briefing in Manhattan. Judge David Hurd, appointed to the state Northern District Court in Utica by President Bill Clinton in 1999, granted a preliminary injunction Tuesday temporarily barring the state’s COVID vaccine mandate

for health workers who claim a religious exemption against getting Johnson & Johnson’s one-dose or Pfizer or Moderna’s two-dose shot to protect against the deadly upper respiratory infection. In his 27-page decision, Hurd See HOCHUL A2

COURTESY OF GOV. KATHY HOCHUL’S OFFICE

Gov. Kathy Hochul and other top state officials will appeal a federal court decision allowing religious exemptions to the state’s COVID-19 mandate for health workers, she said Wednesday during a coronavirus briefing in Manhattan.

Council: Union, Glenwood hazardous to pedestrians By Sam Raudins Columbia-Greene Media

HUDSON — Pedestrian safety became a front-andcenter issue for the Hudson Common Council on Tuesday as it considered a change in the speed limit. At its informal meeting Tuesday, residents expressed concern about speeding on Union Street and the traffic light at Third and Warren streets while the council weighed a local law reducing the speed limit to 25 mph on Glenwood Boulevard and Union Street from their current 30 mph limit, according to the local law draft. Glenwood Boulevard was chosen due to its proximity

to Oakdale Park and its use as a shortcut to avoid congestion getting into the city, according to the local law. Union Street was designated due to its “narrow residential character and the frequency of vehicles speeding on the street and endangering pedestrians,” according to the draft. “Establishing linear speed limits on certain streets will reduce the potential for traffic accidents and pedestrian injuries and will improve the character of the neighborhoods along said streets,” according to the law. The revised law comes after the Common Council passed a resolution Dec. 15, 2020,

authorizing and encouraging Mayor Kamal Johnson to ask Assemblywoman Didi Barrett, D-106, to sponsor legislation to reduce the citywide speed limit from 30 mph to 25 mph. But in June, the council learned that it couldn’t change the limit citywide, but it could instead request a speed limit change on a case-by-case basis, by road, with justification. The city has to send its justification to the state Department of Transportation for approval. “It’s a terrible, terrible uphill battle that comes with the state,” 5th Ward Alderman Dominic Merante said. “The governor signing off on

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that, I had many state people involved, it wasn’t a practical solution.” Merante said these two streets could be just the beginning. “I think starting off now with these two streets, I think this is going to set a template, I think that’s the direction we should go and then as it gets easier, we get more educated on how to make this happen,” Merante said. Besides the proposed speed decrease, resident Tamar Adler said residents of Union Street had petitioned the city to install speed humps on the street.

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damaging both, Moore said. Police pursued the fleeing vehicle to the waterfront. West continued driving south on the CSX maintenance road that runs parallel to the railroad tracks. Officer Randy Strattman PHOTO COURTESY OF HUDSON POLICE DEPARTMENT broke off the pursuit because A car is removed from the Hudson River following a pursuit on the of safety concerns due to the railroad tracks in Hudson. amount of dirt and debris that was being kicked up by the Jeep. At 9:28 p.m., the Jeep CheroOfficers at the scene took He was then joined by a Colum- kee was found partially sub- West into custody. West combia County Sheriff’s deputy as merged in the Hudson River, plained of back injuries and they followed south in search of just north of Hallenbeck Road. was taken to Columbia MemoWest, Moore said. Evidence at the scene indicated rial Health by Greenport Rescue Police traveled south to a that the Jeep had traveled sev- Squad. turnaround near the Rip Van eral hundred yards off the road, While at the hospital, West Winkle Bridge and then came through dense vegetation, until allegedly kicked an attending back north to recheck the route. it hit a telephone pole and be- nurse in the head, causing an Amtrak was advised to stop came airborne before crashing unspecified injury. trains in the area. Pending charges against into the river, Moore said.

West include driving while intoxicated, refusal to submit to a DWI test, assault, criminal mischief and numerous vehicle and traffic violations. “There are a lot of people to credit for the safe resolution of this incident. Our patrols had a one-minute response time to the domestic incident and showed good judgment by breaking off the pursuit when it became too dangerous,” Moore said Wednesday. “I am thankful for the response from the Sheriff’s Department, and the professional removal of the vehicle from the river by Hillsdale Repairs,” Moore said. “Lastly, I want to acknowledge our nurses who are often put at risk while trying to perform their duties. I think we sometimes take their frontline service for granted,” Moore said.

people, particularly health care workers.” The governor released updated vaccine data Wednesday to defend the mandate’s efficacy. About 96% of active staff in all New York hospitals have received at least vaccine dose to protect themselves and others against COVID-19 — up from 87% Sept. 27 and 77% Aug. 24, or two days before the state Health Department approved the emergency declaration to enforce the requirement. About 97% of active nursing home staff in the state have at least one vaccine dose, up from 92% Sept. 27 and 71% Aug. 24. In adult care facilities, 96% of active staff have received at least one injection with 94% of personnel in home health agencies, Hochul said. “When someone is sick and they go into an urgent care center or they go into a hospital ... they need to know that the person taking care of them will not pass on this deadly virus to them or their family members,” she said. “That has been the whole objective behind this mandate. It’s not something we wanted to do, it’s something that this pandemic has forced us to do, and with the results we’re looking for.” Employees must communicate and explain a credible religious exemption request with their private employer. Employers can investigate if the employee’s claimed religious beliefs are sincere, but McHale said it’s difficult to undermine a person’s sincerity of religious faith in court. Tuesday’s decision will allow any health worker denied a religious accommodation under the Sept. 27 vaccine mandate to take action. “Now that it’s been issued, those employees should absolutely consider requesting

religious accommodations,” McHale said. Some hospitals placed unvaccinated health staff on leave while Tuesday’s decision hung in the balance. Any unvaccinated New Yorkers who were denied a religious accommodation and terminated from their jobs should consider filing a challenge against their employer to file charges of discrimination under federal law, McHale said. Plaintiffs argue they cannot consent to being vaccinated against COVID-19 because the three approved vaccines were tested, produced or connected with aborted fetal cell tissues. None of the available immunizations contain such tissue. Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer and Moderna manufactured and tested their COVID vaccines using laboratory-grown cells based on aborted fetal cells collected several decades ago. Hochul, who has spoken publicly about her personal Christian faith, said Wednesday she understands people who request a religious exemption from getting vaccinated. “I have no doubt people feel strongly about this, but sometimes, you have to do a calculation of what is important to the extent that someone’s personal beliefs interfere with my ability and the people in the state of New York to be safe,” Hochul said. “Their beliefs are important and safely held, but we also have a public health objective that is overriding. That is the position we are taking in court.” Hochul expressed confidence Wednesday, and has several times over the last two weeks, the legal challenge will not hold up in court. She cited quotes from leaders of various organized religions encouraging their congregates to get vaccinated against

COVID-19, and the safety and efficacy of the shot. “The courts ought to pay attention to this, too,” she said, displaying a collection of statements from leaders on the screen. “What the religious leaders are saying is that they want people to get vaccinated.” McHale said Hochul’s point is not a relevant legal argument. “Government officials cannot determine the legitimacy of someone’s religious belief because a religious leader makes a statement,” he said. “That’s exactly how governmental leaders and our founders set up our country — to prevent religious inquisitions by secular government leaders. “It’s a stretch for her to be confident about their legal position here,” he added. “It will all be relevant on appeal.” The state required all hospital and nursing home workers to have at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose by Sept. 27. The state Health Department adopted an emergency regulation Aug. 26 requiring most New York health workers to be vaccinated against the virus within the next 30 days. Hochul expanded the mandate to include home health aides, workers at assisted living, hospice care and other treatment centers It remains unclear how Tuesday’s decision will impact future vaccine mandates. Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo initially instituted the vaccine requirement for health workers earlier in August, but his version allowed for religious exemptions. The state Health Department amended the order, rescinding religious exemptions, under Hochul, who took office Aug. 24. Tribune News Service contributed to this report.

for similar actions in Prison Alley and Parkwood Boulevard, he said. Perry told Adler that input from emergency responders such as police, fire and ambulances, should give input on having speed humps on Union Street as a next step. A constituent of 2nd Ward Alderwoman and Majority Leader Tiffany Garriga expressed concern about pedestrian safety at the intersection of Warren and Third streets, saying that the light is difficult to see from the sidewalk. The resident had asked for a pedestrian crosswalk at the intersection. Merante said the city is somewhat limited by its technology. “Our stoplights are really antiquated. And it would cause probably $100,000 to integrate ‘stop for crosswalk’ at those lights right now. So it really becomes a serious funding issue. I agree that it’s needed,” Merante said. Garriga said the council

should explore fundraising for the potential project. “I think we should and I think that’s the right thing to do, especially since the city has to be ADA compliant. We need to make sure everyone is being accounted for and accommodated,” she said. But Third Street is a truck route, which could place additional regulations on what is permitted on the road, including the types of lights and signs. Hudson Police Chief L. Edward Moore said. Garriga said the speed limit legislation could help mitigate the issue by helping

slow the flow of traffic. “We’re going to see what we can do and what we can’t do,” she said.

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asks about the state’s requirement conflicting with workers’ federally protected right to seek a religious accommodation from their individual employers. “The answer to this question is clearly yes,” Hurd wrote. Hurd ruled the state mandate under Hochul allowed medical exemptions, but not religious exceptions — a violation of Title VII of the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin. “Federal law requires if you have a sincerely held religious belief, the employer ... can only deny a reasonable accommodation if it would pose an undue hardship on the employer,” Michael McHale, an attorney with the Thomas More Society said Tuesday. “Federal law broadly defines ‘a sincerely held religious belief’ — it can be a personal religious belief that doesn’t necessarily correspond to what your denomination teaches or any institution might teach. “If private hospitals are allowing medical exemptions, we struggle to see how it would be an undue hardship to grant the same type of accommodations for religious reasons as well.” The decision about the mandate disappointed Hochul, she said Wednesday, before doubling down on her defense of the mandate that went into effect Sept. 27 requiring all New York health workers to have at least one COVID vaccine does. “We believe it worked,” Hochul said. “It has had a dramatic effect on our ability to protect

Council From A1 City Public Works Superintendent Rob Perry gave a presentation on speed humps, including information that the speed humps could actually be more dangerous to motorists. “The reality is, a lot of the concerns based on the professionals that I speak with, really come back to a liability. And what happens if somebody is traveling the legal speed limit of 25 miles an hour, or 30 miles an hour, whatever the legal speed limit is, and they hit these things, then because the city put them there, the city is liable for any damages or injuries that come from that?” Perry said. Speed humps are used for limits up to 30 mph for local roads to reduce speed 5-10 mph, according to Perry’s presentation. The city has also received requests

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Election boards try to avoid absentee chaos New York legislation passed this year requires an application or a request for an absentee ballot to be received by local boards of elections at least 15 days prior to the general election Nov. 2. Having lived through the unpleasant COVID-19 experience in 2020 and again so far in 2021, we have a few concerns. Monday is the last day for the boards of elections to receive an application or letter or application by mail, online portal, email or fax for an absentee ballot. This means absentee ballots will not be mailed to voters unless

their application is received by the boards of elections by Oct. 18. Although the state previously required applications to be mailed by the voter at least seven days prior to the election, the ascension of early voting and an early general election date gives the impression that the window for absentee ballot is more snugly closed. Add fears of a COVID resurgence and the likelihood of Postal Service delivery delays of at least two days and the screws tighten even more. In light of this, absentee voters should be aware of this

important deadline. Between Oct. 18 and Nov. 1, voters may apply for an absentee ballot, but they will be required to pick up their ballot at the board of elections or have a designated person pick it up for them. Voters in 2021 face more ballot-casting choices than ever before, thanks to timing, technology and COVID-19. Time to consider options is growing short. In our opinion, voters ought to take advantage of the extended time and apply for absentee ballots as soon as possible before the deadline.

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The National Football League spent 10 months investigating the toxic culture of the Washington Football Team after dozens of women came forward with complaints of sexual harassment and mistreatment. It interviewed hundreds of witnesses and collected some 650,000 documents. No information, nothing but a vacuous statement, was released. That made it easy for the league to let owner Daniel Snyder off with only a slap on the wrist. The league didn’t coddle Jon Gruden in the same way, and he was forced to resign as coach of the Las Vegas Raiders after offensive emails he wrote became public. Deservedly so: His messages were contemptible. In a 2011 email published last week by the Wall Street Journal, he used racist language when referring to the executive director of the players’ union. After he apologized and said he didn’t have “a blade of racism in me,” the New York Times detailed emails written during a seven-year period while he

worked for ESPN, in which he casually and regularly used racist, homophobic and sexist language. No matter his success on the football field, Gruden’s words, and the attitude they reflect, are disqualifying. But if the NFL is seeking to repair its image, what about the Washington Football Team? The Gruden emails were directed to Bruce Allen, who was president of the team at the time, and thus were unearthed as part of the WFT investigation. Did Allen, or any other Washington executive, object or report the offensive remarks? The public doesn’t know the answer to that, or many other questions, because the league instructed the lawyer who had been hired to investigate the Washington Football Team not to prepare a written report. Not a single allegation - including a claim of sexual assault against Snyder that led to a secret $1.6 million settlement - was addressed publicly. Snyder, a billionaire, had to pay a nominal

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$10 million fine and was told to step back from day-to-day operations of the team, with his wife supposedly put in charge. “Why has the NFL gone to such lengths to bury this investigation but yet is willing to cherry pick these emails and put them out in the public sphere?” asked Lisa Banks, attorney for 40 women who brought complaints. “My clients (and all the others who came forward) feel invisible, like they have been ghosted by the NFL.” She told us her efforts to have some of her clients meet with the NFL about the investigation have been ignored. It is hard to take seriously the league’s claims about wanting to be more inclusive when it continues to provide cover for Snyder and other Washington executives. NFL officials on Tuesday, as The Post’s Mark Maske, Beth Reinhard and Will Hobson reported, doubled down on their decision not to release any of the documents collected in the investigation. What are they hiding?

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This scrupulous biography of Robert E. Lee is exactly what the country needs WASHINGTON — In 1935, the year before Margaret Mitchell’s magnolia-scented novel “Gone with the Wind” began 21 months on bestseller lists, Douglas Southall Freeman, the son of a veteran of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee’s legions, published, to critical acclaim and commercial success, the final two volumes of his worshipful four-volume biography of Lee. Freeman called the Lee “the Southern Arthur” who “accepted fame without vanity and defeat without repining.” Today, the nation is wiser and better than when President Franklin D. Roosevelt dispensed rhetorical treacle about Lee having been “one of our greatest American Christians and one of our greatest American gentlemen.” Or when President Dwight D. Eisenhower hung Lee’s portrait in the Oval Office as one of the four greatest Americans, with George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Benjamin Franklin. Lee was unambiguously a traitor, guilty of, in the Constitution’s language about treason, “levying war against” the United States. He also was a bore. His life coincided with extraordinarily complex controversies — about the nation’s nature, civic duty, the meaning of patriotism and the demands of honor. Remarkably, there is no record of his expressing a thought (here is a Lee sample: “Never exceed your means”) more interesting than Polonius’s bromides (“Neither a borrower nor a lender be”). Princeton’s Allen C. Guelzo, an eminent Civil War historian, has now published exactly what the nation needs as it reappraises important historical figures who lived in challenging times with assumptions radically unlike today’s. “Robert E. Lee: A Life,” Guelzo’s scrupulously measured assessment, is mercifully free of the grandstanding by which many moralists nowadays celebrate themselves by indignantly deploring the shortcomings of those whose

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WILL behavior offends current sensibilities. But by casting a cool eye on Lee, Guelzo allows facts to validate today’s removals of Lee’s name and statues from public buildings and places. Contemporaries gushed about Lee’s gentility, dignity, probity, manners, presence, composure, etc. If mid-19th century America had been a debutante ball, Lee, who graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at 22 without a single demerit, would have been a paragon. Life then was, however, a moral test. Lee flunked. Lee, Guelzo writes, “raised his hand” against the nation that, as an Army officer, he had sworn to defend. He did so for an agenda that a much greater man, Ulysses S. Grant, called one of “the worst for which a people ever fought.” Lee thought slavery was a “greater evil” to White people than to Black people. He enveloped himself in what Guelzo calls a “cloud of pious wishes” and decided, as Guelzo tartly says, “it was up to the whites to decide when enough was enough.” Guelzo writes that to Lee, slavery’s victims were “invisible, despite their presence all around.” His indifference was “cruelty in self-disguised velvet.” Not well disguised, when he presided at the whipping of three recaptured runaways, ordering a constable to “lay it on well.” For all Lee’s maunderings about his loyalty to Virginia, he worried intensely about his family’s property if he ignored Virginia’s summons. Lee’s wife

later portrayed him as enacting what Guelzo calls “a kind of Gethsemane.” She might, Guelzo says dryly, “have been a little too eager to cast her husband’s decision as a rehearsal of Christian agony.” At least 10 Southern U.S. Army officers chose not to assist treason. With exquisitely parsimonious praise, Guelzo notes Lee’s “comparative harmlessness” — compared with, say, Nathan Bedford Forrest, who in 1864 oversaw war crimes such as the massacre of many of the 262 soldiers of the U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery after they had surrendered at Tennessee’s Fort Pillow, crimes Lee never punished. Because the apotheosis of Lee has fed sentimentality about the Confederacy’s “Lost Cause,” Guelzo’s biography is necessary. In 2019, the Sons of Confederate Veterans in Alpharetta, Ga., claimed that their First Amendment expressive rights were violated when the city forbade their carrying the Confederate battle flag in the city’s Old Soldiers Day parade. Last month, a U.S. district court noted astringently that the Sons “did not get the message” of the Supreme Court’s 2015 ruling that a government-sponsored parade is government speech and government can decide what to say. The district court said unlimbered its rhetorical artillery: Southern governments began displaying the Confederate flag not soon after 1865 but in the 1950s and 1960s in defiance of laws against desegregation. Quoting Alpharetta’s city government, the court said, “The public purpose of the Parade was to celebrate the service of veterans who ‘defended the rights and freedoms enjoyed by everyone.’” The court italicized the city’s word. The message of Guelzo’s 214,000 words requires no typographical enhancement. George Will’s email address is georgewill@washpost.com.

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Horst will do his best To the editor: Please vote for Dan Horst this fall and elect him to the Chatham Town Board. Dan Horst is a long-time public servant and Town of Chatham resident. He and Ava, his wife of 35 years, have raised a remarkable family of 10 home-schooled children who have begun to make their own contributions to society as members of the military, law

enforcement, first responders and community volunteers. Dan is a retired educator, having taught math for Berkshire Farm for 31 years. Working as our Town of Chatham Tax Assessor for 15 years, Dan served residents with humility and respect. You can be sure Dan won’t make decisions that are not in the best interest of our town. Dan Horst will do his best to

preserve the character of our town. He will listen to everyone and consider what is in the best interests of the entire town. As I’ve observed Dan over the years, I’ve grown to admire his ability to serve our citizens. I believe you will feel the same as you watch him work for us on the Town Board. Don’t forget to vote for Dan on Nov. 2, 2021. MICHAEL A. HART OLD CHATHAM

Proposed housing project a danger to birds To the editor: “Don’t it always seem to go...that you don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone” — Joni Mitchell Tjark Reiss, a valued citizen of Claverack and my patient in his latter years, said, “Philmont has good bones ...It will rise again.” This far-sighted impression of a respected architect has stuck with me through challenging expressions of the

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travail of this village. Many of these “good bones” were thrown away over the years for various reasons. Both the amazing architecture and the bird life around Summit Lake are like gems. They are resources that must not be squandered and are riches incomparable. Putting nesting Bald Eagles, Osprey, Egrets, Cormorants and Great Blue Herons in jeopardy because of a proposed

housing project above Summit Lake in Philmont seems incredibly short-sighted. Bird-life is our life. Imagine New York City without Central Park, it is almost uninhabitable! The current plan by Claverack builders must be modified to ensure their future. Philmont must continue to rise on their wings! JANE WRIGHT PHILMONT

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Eighteen fire companies participated in a large drill on Sunday at Stockport Town Park.

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The Hudson ladder tower shoots water deep into the woods at a large drill on Sunday at Stockport Town Park.

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STOCKPORT — Many fire companies in the Twin Counties protect homes that are located in areas without fire hydrants. If fire should break out in one of those homes, fire companies need to get as much water to the scene as quickly as possible. This past weekend, 18 fire departments from Columbia and Rensselaer counties participated in a two-day, 16-hour training session called the Rural Water Supply Operations Seminar, which was presented by a company called Got Big Water, from Westminster, Maryland, said Mark Krizar of the Stockport Fire Company.

On Saturday, firefighters attended instructional classes at the Stockport Firehouse, where all the aspects of moving water, from filling and emptying tankers, were discussed and demonstrated. Sunday was the big day when all the departments put their skills to work. The drill took place at the Arthur Masten Sr. Memorial Park in Columbiaville, where 100,000 gallons of water was used, as volunteers simulated a large structure fire, Krizar said. The new Hudson Fire Department tower ladder supported the hose that shot all that water deep into the woods. Three portable pools, or dump tanks, were erected to hold 7,000 gallons of water that

was unloaded from the tankers involved in the operation, Krizar said. Two sites were established where the tankers were filled at the Hudson River off Station Road, and at a pond off Day Road. Firefighters kept the tankers moving, to keep the water supply brimming for the pumpers at the scene to fight the simulated fire. Both tanker fill sites were located two miles away from the park for purposes of the drill, Krizar said. Sunday’s drill lasted for nearly eight hours. The main purpose of the drill was to teach all the new firefighters in the county how to move large amounts of water to fight a structure fire, Krizar

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Eighteen fire companies participated in a large drill on Sunday at Stockport Town Park.

said. The event was hosted by Stockport Fire Company, and was sponsored by the Robert D. Plass Memorial Firematic Scholarship Fund. Plass was a lifelong member of the Town of Stockport and a 70-year member of the Stockport Fire Company, serving 12 years as chief. Fire companies who were

involved in the weekend drill included: Stockport, Stottville, Stuyvesant, Stuyvesant Falls, West Ghent, Kinderhook, Valatie, Niverville, Ghent, Claverack, Mellenville, Livingston, Taghkanic, South Schodack, Hudson, East Chatham, Red Rock and Greenport. Stockport police assisted.

Council shifts focus from land ownership to weight limit By Sam Raudins Columbia-Greene Media

HUDSON — The Common Council placed the A. Colarusso & Son land ownership resolution on the back burner, but members offered a motion to bring a related issue to the Legal Committee’s table. The land ownership resolution will not be considered by the full council at this time, Common Council President Thomas DePietro said. But 4th Ward Alderman John Rosenthal and 1st Ward Alderwoman Rebecca Wolff want the Legal Committee to consider a related matter: a local law limiting the weight of trucks outside of the designated truck route. Columbia Street resident Bill Hughes expressed concern over the number of trucks passing through the 200 block of the street, which is not included in the truck route. “This area is the most densely populated in the city of Hudson and it also has the lowest median income,” Hughes said. “But yet, you have a litany, a ton of trucks that are coming here from the haul road

that is traveling this path. Did you know that at least twice a week, and it is a large amount of trucks. We’re going to talk about safety — forget about traveling at 30 or 35 miles an hour down a one-way street, you have the most densely populated with seniors on one side, and low-income families on the other side, and you have trucks barreling up here, one every five minutes. That should be the top conversation that we’re having here on the Common Council.” Rosenthal said the issue should be brought to the Legal Committee. “That concession the city makes west of Third Street to the company to handle their overburden of trucks that they’ve decided to can’t use their private road in two directions; this is something the city has tolerated for a long time,” Rosenthal said. “And I do think it should be a priority of the council and the city government to help that situation by imposing a weight limit on all city streets that aren’t the state truck route.”

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A. Colarusso & Son is a sand and gravel mine, stone quarry and blacktop plant on Newman Road in the town of Greenport. The company has proposed a haul road that would run from the Newman Road facility to the Hudson River waterfront, bypassing many of Hudson’s city streets, but it has been a bone of contention for Hudson residents concerned about the truck traffic and the impact the project could have on the environment. Most of the haul road’s

length would be situated in Greenport using a pre-existing haul road constructed in the 1870s for a similar purpose and would emerge onto public roads in Hudson on the Front Street Extension. The city’s planning board is considering the proposal. Wolff said the council should take “swift” action on the issue. “We brought this up at the beginning of this term, I believe, and didn’t proceed, but it really is something that is pretty pressing,” Wolff said.

The committee will also reconsider the land resolution that would formally recognize a parcel of land next to the gravel dock on the waterfront as city property. It is expected to come up again Tuesday. Rosenthal submitted a resolution to the Legal Committee on Oct. 6 affirming the city’s ownership of a 4.38-acre parcel of land adjacent to the dock property owned by the A. Colarusso & Son. The company does not dispute the ownership.

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Subbarao Kunchala July 1, 1947 - October 4, 2021 Subbarao (Rao or Subbu) Kunchala, MD, 74, of Loudonville, NY, passed away peacefully on October 4, 2021. Rao was born on July 1, 1947 to Subbaiah and Guravamma Kunchala in Guntur, India. He went on to attend Guntur Medical College where he met the love of his life, Pratima Kunchala. They were wed in 1971 and moved to the United States. Rao worked as a radiologist in several hospitals but spent many years at Columbia Memorial Hospital in Hudson, NY. He then opened the Valatie Imaging Center with his partners where he practiced until 2016. Rao enjoyed playing cards, golf and a day at the racetrack. He was an avid follower of politics and the stock market. In retirement he enjoyed spending time with Pratima, many lifelong friends and family. He also enjoyed travel, reading and lovingly watching his grandchildren. Rao was extremely generous of his time and resources and changed the lives of so many people he touched. Rao is survived by his wife; sons, Kanna (Jill) Kunchala and Suraj (Emily) Kunchala; five grandchildren, Ava, Cora, Lucille, Joshua and Noah; and brothers, Paramesh (Padmaja) Kunchala and Lakshminarayana Kunchala. He also leaves behind many friends and family around the world. Rao was predeceased by his parents and his brother Ramarao Kunchala. The family is not holding services at this time. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, which Rao and Pratima have supported over the years.

Joseph S. Kosnick, Jr. July 23,1955 - October 7, 2021 Joseph S. Kosnick, Jr., 66 of Stottville, NY passed away October 7, 2021 following a battle with cancer. Joe was born July 23,1955 and was the son of the late Joseph and Margaret Kosnick. He was predeceased by his son Joseph and is survived by his sister Cindy Servin. Joe was a Marine Corps veteran who served in Vietnam and epitomized the saying “Once a Marine always a Marine”. In addition, he was an active sportsman who spent countless hours afield enjoying his passion of hunting and fishing, especially in the Adirondacks. A Celebration of Life will be held at the Stottville Rod and Gun Club on November 6th at 1:00 pm. Internment will be at the Gerald B.H. Solomon National Cemetery Saratoga, NY at a later date.

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David Bratton, 54, of Hudson, NY passed away suddenly the morning of October 13, 2021. Dave was born September 25, 1967 to John and Alrene Bratton. Dave is predeceased by his father, John Bratton. Dave is survived by his Mother, Arlene Bratton; wife, Megan (Kisselburg) Bratton; son, Richard (Alyssa) Bratton; sister Betty (George) Bednar; brother, Robert (Anne) Bratton; Stepsons Jacob and Logan Liebenau. Dave is also survived by many inlaws, nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be Friday, October 15, 2021 (2pm5pm) at Bates and Andersons in Hudson, NY. Following on Saturday, October 16. 2021 will be a celebration of life at the Athens Firehouse (39 3rd Street) in Athens, NY from 2pm-6pm.

Arnold Carpenter, 97, a resident of Riverside Nursing and Rehabilitation passed away Monday, October 11, 2021 at St. Peter’s Hospital. Born October 24, 1923 in Brockton, MA, he was the son of the late Kenneth and Elsa (Shackley) Carpenter. Arnold was a WW2 Veteran with the US Army serving as a Medic in the European Theater of Operations. He was employed at Pilgrim State Hospital in West Brentwood NY for 37 years. He was an avid woodworker and gardener and loved playing bingo at the assisted living facility he was at. He is survived by his daughter Jeannine Carpenter of East Greenbush, a brother Fred Carpenter of North Carolina, 4 grandchildren; Nicholas Stewart, Heidi, Frank and Brian Putallaz and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his wife Jerry LaFlair, a daughter Geraldine Stewart and siblings Peter and Kenneth Carpenter, Thelma Skinner, Alice Viscome and BettyTabor. A graveside service will be held in Woodlawn Cemetery on Friday, October 18, 2021 at 2:00pm. Arrangements are with the Raymond E. Bond Funeral Home, Valatie.

Gunnel Reznikoff Gunnel Reznikoff :) Karaste Mamma, mother, Grandmother, Mormor, Moster, Syster and friend. Her memorial gathering will be held on Saturday October 16th at 4pm at Old Austerlitz / Austerlitz Historical Society at 11550 State Route 22, Austerlitz, NY and is open to everyone who loved her and would like to gather together to remember her. For those who wish, memorial donations may be made to the Austerlitz Historical Society and should be sent to:Austerlitz Historical Society PO Box 144 Austerlitz, NY 12017. For on-line condolences, visit wenkfuneralhome.com

Graciela “Chela” R. Nixon Graciela “Chela” R. Nixon, 93 years old passed peacefully, surrounded by friends, Saturday Oct. 9th at her home in Claverack, NY. She was predeceased by her husband, Morrison “Scott” Nixon of the same address. A Funeral Mass will be offered at the Parish of Our Lady of Hope, 8074 State Route 22, Copake Falls, NY 12517 on Saturday Oct. 16th at 11:00 A.M. (Masks required). In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Parish of Our Lady of Hope or Hospice of Columbia County.

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Former Walgreens CFO testifies about pharmacy’s troubled partnership with blood-testing start-up Theranos Faiz Siddiqui The Washington Post

SAN JOSE — The former chief financial officer of Walgreens took the stand for his first full day of testimony at the trial of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, a key government witness in the case surrounding the failed bloodtesting start-up. Wade Miquelon was expected to tell prosecutors how Theranos misled investors and executives with its technological promises. Walgreens had been a key partner for Theranos, which promised a device that could perform a wide range of blood tests, essentially replicating a full-scale lab. The deal with Walgreens, regarded as Theranos’s most visible and potentially lucrative partner, involved in-store testing centers at 40 locations. But when its vision collapsed, after it was alleged Theranos had been running many of its tests on standard equipment, Walgreens

sued the start-up seeking $140 million. Instead, prosecutors allege, Theranos was running tests using standard equipment, something that would have caught Theranos’s backers and numerous high-profile investors by surprise. Holmes is on trial in federal court as she faces charges that she misled patients and investors about Theranos’s capabilities. She is charged with a dozen counts of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. She has pled not guilty. “This was one of the most exciting companies that we had seen, maybe not just in lab but in general,” Miquelon said in testimony on Tuesday, according to the Wall Street Journal. Miquelon follows to the stand former Safeway CEO Steven Burd, who described how he was lured in by Holmes’ highflying promises but grew increasingly frustrated by the start-up’s missed deadlines and persistent delays.

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CCHS Adds ‘Arts & Letters’ Road Trip Drive Through History series

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Artist Samantha Littlefield Huntley in her studio, Troy, New York. Platinum print, 1909.

COLUMBIA COUNTY — The Columbia County Historical Society (CCHS) announces a new road trip in its ongoing Drive Through History series: “Arts & Letters: A Creative Legacy in Columbia County.” The road trip tells the stories of artists, writers and other creatives who lived in and immortalized Columbia County with their work, including Frederic Church, Sanford Robinson Gifford, John Ashbery, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Ellsworth Kelly, James Agee, Washington Irving, Samantha Littlefield Huntley, and more. “Columbia County has a longstanding tradition as both a point of inspiration and a sanctuary for artists of every pursuit,” said CCHS Executive Director Lori Yarotsky. “From the Hudson River School painters to the current generation of artists and writers who are discovering Columbia County today, this creative legacy is one of our County’s greatest cultural assets.” Drive Through History

road trips are free, self-guided tours that allow people to explore Columbia County history at their own pace. Downloadable PDFs and digital, map-based itineraries are available at www. cchsny.org/drive-throughhistory. The new road trip joins the following lineup of Drive Through History tours: Federal Architecture Hidden Hamlets Dutch & Mohican Heritage Tour Lights, Camera, Road Trip! Legends & Folklore Sacred Spaces Part I and II Artifacts of Industry Patriots & Patroons: Politics in Columbia County Good Apples Schoolhouse Stories For further information, please contact: Carrie Rodgers, Communications@cchsny.org MORE INFO: www.cchsny.org/drivethrough-history

American Landscape: Prospects & Perspectives - Immersion Tour REGISTER SOON — space is limited! Immersion Tours: American Landscape: Prospects & Perspectives - Immersion Tour with the Albany Institute October 14, starting at the Ten Broeck Mansion at 1 pm, and continuing to the Albany Institute for an exclusive self-guided tour. Ten Broeck Mansion Tours: final day is Saturday October 16 - reserve now, only a few tour openings remain for the season! Family Scavenger Hunt October 23 10:30 a.m. & 11:30 a.m. Ten Broeck Book Club: The Civil War, Abolition, and Albany - dates TBA 2021 Gala: Wednesday November 10 - tickets available online Register for all upcoming tours & programs: https:// www.eventbrite.com/o/ albany-county-historicalassociation-ten-broeckmansion-28248568421?mc_ cid=e8af14246c&mc_ eid=5b02b9c4a9 Registration Open: Family Scavenger Hunt October 23

Carol & Karl Felsen Carol Anne Germain Paula Hemmings Eric & Priscilla Johnson Timothy Kosto Richard Mazzaferro Ken Mortensen & Aydin Tabrizi Van Nichols Timothy & Lisa O’Brien Dennis & Lee Younge Join us for our free family scavenger hunt! Back by popular demand: our Fall Finds Family Scavenger Hunt (try saying that 3 times in a row)! Sign up for the 10:30 or 11:30 am slots. Free school supplies, art supplies, books and Halloween goodies as prizes. Please register in advance. Register for Family Scavenger Hunt Gala 2021 Celebrate and support history! Reserve your tickets today for our Gala 2021 on November 10, 2021. Join us at Wolferts Roost

OR choose an elegant takehome option. Please join our Historian’s Circle, Advocate’s Circle, or Honorary Committee to show our community that you support our work at the Ten Broeck Mansion. Historian’s Circle: Chet Opalka & family Linda Weiss & John Breeze Advocate’s Circle: Mardi Crawford Keith Lee & James Gaughan Honorary Committee: Donna Bartlett Charles Buchanan

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Daniel Craig’s last hurrah is exciting and stunning By Raymond Pignone Columbia-Greene Media

Producers Chris Brigham and Barbara Broccoli and director Cary Joji Fukunaga have packed so much breakneck physical excitement and stunning visual attractions into “No Time to Die” that the disappointment of Daniel Craig’s exit from playing James Bond is almost forgotten by the movie’s conclusion. The latest 007 epic ranks among the finest in the series and completes the full reinvention of the James Bond character and legend that began with “Skyfall” and continued with “Spectre.” Several members from the cast of the latter film reappear in the new movie to tie up the loose ends and prepare for the series’ next phase. The creative contributions of editors Tom Cross and Elliot Graham, second unit director Samantha Arnold, director of photography Linus Sandgren, special effects supervisor Chris Corbould and production designer Mark Tildesley elevate what might have been a routine victory lap into an adventure of unrelenting excitement. “No Time to Die” is the

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25th official movie in the action cinema’s most successful franchise and Craig is playing James Bond for the fifth and final time, a string that started in 2006 with “Casino Royale.” The film opens with the patented Bond pre-credits sequence that is achieved in a three-part chase on foot, with motorcycles and finally automobiles speeding through the narrow streets of a Greek seaside town. It’s a thrilling start, and the action never lets up from there, right to the hideout of the villain, Lyusitfer Safin, played with reptilian malevolence by Rami Malek. Perched at the

base of an island cliffside, the stronghold is part garden paradise, part horror-movie laboratory and part exotic fortress. Safin is experimenting with a biological warfare weapon code-named Heracles stolen from its inventor, British intelligence agency MI6, developed under the guise of a cure for genetic disorders. The supercharged script credited to Fukunaga, Robert Wade, Neal Purvis and Phoebe Waller-Bridge is more than merely a plot line for the action. It provides built-in continuity with Bond’s previous adventures. When Bond angrily

confronts his boss “M” (Ralph Fiennes) over creating a deadly plague and then letting it fall into Safin’s hands, the two talk casually about yet another world domination plot. “Back to the usual,” “M” says. “Yes,” 007 agrees. “That’s the usual.” The fetishes of Bondism turn up, from the classic Aston Martin to a watch that melts electronic equipment. Composer Hans Zimmer’s soundtrack is a flashback to the series’ iconic themes. Bond not only falls in love with psychiatrist Madeleine Swann (Lea Seydoux), but he might be the father of her little girl. Christoph Waltz gets one brief but memorable scene as archvillain Blofeld and agent Felix Leiter (Jeffrey Wright) hires Bond to find Heracles for the CIA. There is another 007, Nomi (Lashana Lynch), who joins Bond as his partner and pilot. Ana de Armas plays a Cuban agent named Paloma, who uses karate kicks and a marksman’s eye to help Bond escape a shootout in a Havana nightclub. The editing, photography and acting create a suspense sequence of electric tension.

CALENDAR LISTINGS TSL Please note: TSL will require you to provide proof of vaccination and wear a mask for entry to the theater. You may view the complete monthly calendar at the link above. Movie tickets available for purchase at the door only. Cash, credit card, and check accepted. Special Ticket Pricing on Mondays: Friday & Weekend Admission: $12.50 general / $10 members and students. Monday Admission: $7 general / $5 members and students. Become a TSL member here! n Todd Haynes’, THE VELVET UNDERGROUND (2021) — The Velvet Underground created a new sound that changed the world of music, cementing its place as one of rock ‘n’ roll’s most revered bands. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Todd Haynes, The Velvet Underground shows just how the group became a cultural touchstone representing a range of contradictions: the band is both of their time, yet timeless; literary, yet realistic; rooted in high art and street culture. 2021. 1h30m. Friday – 10/15, 7:30 p.m.Saturday – 10/16, 7:15 p.m.Sunday – 10/17, 6:15 p.m.Monday – 10/18, 6 p.m. n Jim Jarmusch’s, GHOST DOG (1999) — Jim Jarmusch combines his love for the ice-cool crime dramas of Jean-Pierre Melville and Seijun Suzuki with the philosophical dimensions of samurai mythology for an eccentrically postmodern take on the hit-man thriller. In one of his defining roles, Forest Whitaker brings a commanding serenity to his portrayal of a Zen contract killer working for a bumbling mob outfit, a modern man who adheres steadfastly to the ideals of the Japanese warrior code even as chaos and violence spiral around him. 1999. 1h56m. Saturday, 7:45 p.m. – 10/16Sunday – 10/17, 6:30 p.m.Monday – 10/18, 6:45 p.m. n Phil Grabsky’s, RAPHAEL [EXHIBITION ON SCREEN] (2021) — Marking the 500th anniversary of Raphael’s death, the greatest exhibition ever held of his works took place in Rome. With over two hundred masterpieces, including paintings and drawings – over a hundred of which have been brought together for the first time – this major exhibition celebrates the life and work of Raphael Sanzio da Urbino. 2021. 1h33m. Saturday – 10/16, 2:45 p.m.Sunday – 10/17, 1:45 p.m. n Agnes Varda’s, THE BEACHES OF AGNES (2008) — Originally intended to be Agnès Varda’s farewell to filmmaking, this enchanting auto-portrait, made in her eightieth year, is a freewheeling journey through her life, career, and artistic philosophy. Revisiting the places that shaped her — from the North Sea beaches of Belgium where she spent her childhood to the Mediterranean village where she shot her first film to the boardwalks of Los Angeles where she lived with her husband, Jacques Demy — Varda reflects on a lifetime of creation and inspiration, successes and setbacks, heartbreak and joy. In French with subtitles. 2008. 1h52m. Friday – 10/15, 7 p.m.Saturday – 10/16, 3:15 p.m.Sunday – 10/17, 2 p.m. n Andrei Tarkovsky’s, MIRROR (1975) — A senses-ravishing odyssey through the halls of time and memory, Andrei Tarkovsky’s sublime reflection on twentiethcentury Russian history is as much a poem composed in images, or a hypnagogic hallucination, as it is a work of cinema. In a richly textured collage of varying film stocks and newsreel footage, the recollections of a dying poet flash before our eyes, his dreams mingling with scenes of childhood, wartime, and marriage, all imbued with the mystical power of a trance. In Russian with subtitles. 1975. 1h46m. Friday – 10/15, 5:30 p.m.Saturday – 10/16, 5:45 p.m. n Wim Wenders’, PARIS, TEXAS (1984) — New German Cinema pioneer Wim Wenders (Wings of Desire) brings his keen eye for landscape to the American Southwest in Paris, Texas, a profoundly moving character study written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Sam Shepard. The film follows the mysterious, nearly mute drifter Travis (a magnificent Harry Dean Stanton, whose face is a landscape all its own) as he tries to reconnect with his young son, living with his brother (Dean Stockwell) in Los Angeles, and his missing wife (Nastassja Kinski). 1984. 2h27m. Saturday – 10/16, 4:30 p.m.Sunday – 10/17, 3:45 p.m. n Howard Hawks’, HIS GIRL FRIDAY (1940) — One of the fastest, funniest, and most quotable

films ever made, His Girl Friday stars Rosalind Russell as reporter Hildy Johnson, a standout among cinema’s powerful women. Hildy is matched in force only by her conniving but charismatic editor and ex-husband, Walter Burns (the peerless Cary Grant), who dangles the chance for her to scoop her fellow news writers with the story of an impending execution in order to keep her from hopping the train that’s supposed to take her to Albany and a new life as a housewife. B/W. 1940. 1h32m. Friday – 10/15, 5:15 p.m.Sunday – 10/17, 4:30 p.m. n Louis Malle’s, ELEVATOR TO THE GALLOWS (1958) — For his feature debut, 24-year-old Louis Malle brought together a mesmerizing performance by Jeanne Moreau, evocative cinematography by Henri Decaë, and a now legendary jazz score by Miles Davis. A career touchstone for its director and female star, the film was an astonishing beginning to Malle’s eclectic body of work, and it established Moreau as one of the most captivating actors ever to grace the screen. In French with subtitles. 1958. 1h32m. Monday – 10/18, 5 p.m. TIME & SPACE LIMITED 434 COLUMBIA STREET, HUDSON, NY | (518) 822-8100 | FYI@TIMEANDSPACE.ORG

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OCTOBER 15 This and That Food Truck Friday, October 15, 5 p.m. - 9 p.m. This & That Food Truck is back with their classic offerings and vegan menu such as grilled artichoke, cauliflower wings, empanadas, falafel, quesadillas, and more! (V + GF options) Friday, October 15, 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm, https://www.facebook.com/ events/3056759091269664 Cooper’s Daughter Spirits at Olde York, 284 State Rouite 23, Claverack, 845-480-1237 https://oldeyorkfarm.com/ An Iliad Friday, October 15, 7 p.m. By Lisa Peterson & Denis O’Hare with MaConnia Chesser……………An Iliad is a modernday retelling of Homer’s classic. With poetry and humor, the ancient take of the Trojan War and the modern world collide in this explosive theatrical experience, $35, Friday, October 15, 7 p.m., https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?show=129844 Ancram Opera House, 1330 County Route 7, Ancram, 518-329-0114 www.ancramoperahouse.org

OCTOBER 16 Fall Bird Walk Saturday, October 16, 8 a.m. …..with the Alan Devoe Bird Club Grab your binoculars and field guides and join us for a fall walk around Clermont State Historic Site with the Alan Devoe Bird Club! We’ll keep our eyes and ears open as we look and listen for fall migrants and Waterfowl, like geese and ducks, on the Hudson River. Egrets have even been spotted on previous walks! Bird watchers will meet at 8:00 am in the main parking lot. Please note: Unvaccinated visitors should wear a face covering when unable to maintain social distance outdoors. There is no charge for the event, but visitors must register in advance. Free, Saturday, October 16, 8 a.m., https://www.friendsofclermont. org/event-details/fall-bird-walkwith-the-alan-devoe-bird-club Clermont State Historic Site, 1 Clermont Avenue, Germantown, 518-537-4240 www.FriendsofClermont.org

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New Lebanon Library ballot initiative NEW LEBANON — The New Lebanon Library is asking town voters to approve a small increase of $20,000 per year to the town’s library budget to help offset the 26% inflation over the last 14 years. “The townspeople, we hope, will vote Yes on Proposal 6 on the Nov 2nd election ballot for the increase to the library,” said Board of Trustees President Charles Weinstein. “Since our last request in 2007, library services have expanded, and we added many new features for all, young and old. In a typical year we get over 14,000 visitors to the library. We are the town center that the town needs.” The new director, Michelle Hoffman, her paid staff of six, and numerous volunteers are dedicated to providing the

highest quality service possible in a friendly and welcoming way. We are committed to providing a healthy and safe environment. The library has been described as a transformative place for all who enter: to learn, to share and to grow. A library isn’t just about borrowing books or reading newspapers and magazines. Computers are available not just for research, but for making the Internet available to anyone who asks. The library’s meeting room is available for many kinds of events. Several programs are focused by age group. Toddlers can learn about the world around them by coming to Story Hour. The library also sponsors a wide variety of programs for children (and a renovated children’s area), young

adults and adults, including summer reading programs in Shatford Park, early literacy for preschool to kindergarten, digital literacy, and diversity and cultural awareness. The staff helps jobseekers find the most useful resources. We help Seniors learn how to navigate the complex world of health insurance, government programs and the like. The Library is a busy hub of activities: crafts, artist and author talks, yoga, story time, live music performances, informative talks on a variety of subjects from art to health to cooking, movies, music instruction, virtual reality experience, gaming and other creative opportunities for all ages. The library offers computer classes. “Newcomers get involved in one thing and that

leads to more activities, and so they get involved in the life of the town.” While the Board raises funds for the library through grants, donations from within and outside the town, from Columbia County and New York State and through a variety of fundraising events such as our recent tag sale, the majority of the library’s funding comes from the Town of New Lebanon. “We are moving forward all the time,” said Mr. Weinstein, “just to keep up with the latest technology and implement new services that our patrons have asked for. We are looking at ways of increasing internet access for all in our broadly dispersed community which has poor internet access in many areas. So please vote yes on Nov. 2.”

George Rickey book talk Oct. 30 on the lawn at the Chatham Public Library CHATHAM — The Friends of the Chatham Public Library’s popular Author and Artist Series is back with an illustrated talk by author Belinda Rathbone about her latest book, George Rickey: A Life in Balance 3:30 p.m. Oct. 30 on the library lawn, 11 Woodlawn Ave., Chatham. Rathbone’s book is the first biography of Rickey, the renowned kinetic sculptor who made East Chatham his home base of operation for 40 years. Before his death in 2002, Rickey created more than 3,000 sculptures, including two important sculptures on the Harriman Campus in Albany, and many major outdoor installations around the globe. Two current exhibitions of George Rickey’s work are installed on Park Avenue and the High Line in New York City, coinciding with the publication of this new biography. Rathbone is a biographer and historian who has written widely on 20th-century American photography. She is the author of the critically acclaimed Walker Evans: A Biography, as well as important essays on the work of Paul Strand, Alfred Stieglitz and many contemporary artists and photographers. As a fine arts journalist, she has

written for House and Garden, The World of Interiors, and the magazine Antiques. Rathbone’s other books include The Boston Raphael: A Mysterious Painting, an Embattled Museum in an Era of Change & A Daughter’s Search for the Truth and The Guynd: Love & Other Repairs in Rural Scotland. The author talk will be followed by a book signing with

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Hudson goalkeeper Darrielle Johnson catches a corner kick during Tuesday’s game against Taconic Hills in the Patroon Conference Girls Soccer Tournament at Chatham High School.

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Catskill’s Lauren Liberti controls the ball in front of Coxsackie-Athens’ Isabella Luvera during Tuesday’s game in the Patroon Conference Girls Soccer Tournament at Chatham High School.

PATROON GIRLS SOCCER: Cats, Bluehawks post OT wins; Greenville, MH to play for title

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CHATHAM — The Catskill Cats defeated the CoxsackieAthens Riverhawks 3-2 in overtime Tuesday in the opening game of the Patroon Girls Soccer Tournament. Midway through the first half, Aryanna Burbas found the back

of the net for Catskill to give the Cats a 1-0 lead. The Riverhawks struggled to mount offense in the first half, and the Cats stole the ball away and got it to an open Burbas for her second goal of the evening. C-A answered with about 15:00 on the clock with a goal by Paige Bender to cut the lead

LOCAL ROUNDUP: Smith leads Greenville to Class C/D title Columbia-Greene Media

MECHANICVILLE — Trey Smith took medalist honors with a 79 to lead Greenville to the team title at the Section II Class C/D Golf Championships on Tuesday at The Fairways of Halfmoon. Greenville finished with a team score of 268 to beat out Saratoga Catholic, which posted a 281. Smith will advance to the next round of sectional play, along with Markham Daly (87) of Maple Hill and Ryan Arp (90) of Greenville. TENNIS CLASS B ICC 7, Ravena 0 VALATIE — Unbeaten Ichabod Crane will play for its fourth consecutive Section II Class B girls tennis title after defeat Ravena, 7-0, in Tuesday’s semifinal round. The Riders were slated to play either Greenville or Coxsackie-Athens for the Section II title on Wednesday. Results Singles: Elise Brennan (Ichabod Crane) defeated Elizabeth Robertson (Ravena) 6-0, 6-0; Gianna Sandagato (Ichabod Crane) defeated Alivia Ortiz (Ravena) 6-2, 6-0; Samantha Lantzy(Ichabod Crane) d. Hailey Tracey (Ravena) 6-0, 6-0; Maya Brennan

(Ichabod Crane) defeated Jessica Diaz (Ravena) 6-0, 6-0; Zoe Geiger (Ichabod Crane) defeated Ariana Wolfe (Ravena) 6-3, 6-1. Doubles: Shannon Ingham & Amara Gabriel (Ichabod Crane) defeated Hannah Ryan & Nina Kozlowski (Ravena) 6-2, 6-1; Reese Slade & Elizabeth Spensieri (Ichabod Crane) defeated Emily Robbins & Kayla Stanton(Ravena) 6-3, 6-1. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL COLONIAL ICC 3, V’ville 0 VALATIE — On a night when the Ichabod Crane Girls Volleyball team was raising money for breast cancer research they also recognized their five seniors: Ashleigh Gerkman, Bridget Duso, Clare Knapp, Katie Heimroth and Piper DeKraai. “It was a big night for our program, the girls put a lot of work in to make this a special day,” Ichabod Crane coach Adam Vooris said. “To be able to raise awareness for breast cancer while celebrating the seniors on the same night and to top it all off with a win made today special.” The team was able to collect over $250 on the night which will go to the SideOut See LOCAL B3

to 2-1. With just four minutes before the break, Natalie Hinrichsen buried the equalizer and knotted the score at 2-2. Catskill kept C-A busy on defense as the second half began, and the Riverhawks had trouble clearing the ball out of the box on multiple possessions. C-A keeper Schyler Caringi made

save after save in the second half, diving in every direction to corral the ball or knock it away. Neither team could take the lead as time expired in regulation and the game headed to overtime. Caringi made another incredible save in the first See SOCCER B6

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Taconic Hills’ Jacquie Arre (4) moves the ball up the field as Hudson’s Choudmaya Box (15) moves in during Tuesday’s game in the Patroon Conference Girls Soccer Tournament at Chatham High School.

The Nets have finally stood up to Kyrie Irving Stefan Bondy New York Daily News

NEW YORK — The Nets got what they deserved with Kyrie Irving, but like a pushover parent who reached a limit on disrespect, they finally took a stand. We’ll see if it’s too late to have an impact on Irving, who has been given so much rope by the Nets he could dock the Spanish Armada. The idea of Irving only showing up to road games — or whenever the mood struck him — was always so ridiculous, so silly, so illogical and counterproductive to anything important to chemistry and team building. But the Nets were considering such an absurd

arrangement, as GM Sean Marks confirmed Thursday, and it was believable because we’ve seen their rollover act before. We’ve seen Irving disappear for two weeks and resurface at a party breaking COVID-19 protocols. We’ve seen him turn ghost after a shoulder injury, flying across the country during the season without informing his team of his whereabouts. We’ve seen him defy the media access rules because he couldn’t be bothered. Each time, Irving has returned to the coddling, enabling, comfortable arms of the Brooklyn Nets. No more. See NETS B6

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Kyrie Irving (11) of the Brooklyn Nets during a preseason game against the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center on Oct. 3 in Los Angeles. Irving won’t play or practice with the Nets until he gets a COVID-19 vaccine shot, the team said.

Troubling case of Jon Gruden is yet another reminder of NFL’s broken power structure La Velle E. Neal III Star Tribune

MINNEAPOLIS — As much as the NFL loves to present itself as diverse, inclusive, proactive and forward-thinking, the troubling case of Jon Gruden shows us — once again — that the league is a long way from achieving any of that. A major reason why the NFL can’t get there: so many of the bosses don’t believe in the benefits of having a diverse set of leaders. The nearly all-white supermajority of NFL owners -- there are two people of color who

have significant ownership interests across the 32 teams — continues to hire white decision-makers most of the time. In the NFL, 75% of players are people of color. Head coaches? Only 6.4% people of color — five of 32. Senior administrative positions on those teams? Down to 18% in 2020. These figures are from the 2020 TIDES Racial and Gender Report Card and you can see all the Fs and Ds and C-minus grades there for the See NFL B6

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Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden looks on from the sidelines against the Pittsburgh Steelers during the second quarter at Heinz Field on Sept. 19.

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Astros 10, White Sox 1 HOU AB R HBI CHW AB R HBI Altuve 2b 5 4 3 3 Andrsn ss 4 0 0 0 Brntly lf 6 0 3 2 Mncada 3b 4 0 1 0 Bregmn 3b 5 1 1 2 Robert cf 3 0 1 0 Alvarz dh 3 0 0 0 Engel cf 1 0 0 0 Correa ss 4 0 2 2 Abreu 1b 2 0 0 0 Gurriel 1b 5 0 2 0 Grandl c 4 0 1 0 Tucker rf 5 2 1 0 Jimenz lf 4 0 1 0 Meyers cf 1 0 0 0 Sheets dh 4 1 2 1 McCrmk cf 3 2 1 0 Garcia rf 3 0 0 0 Mldndo c 4 1 1 1 Hrndz 2b 3 0 1 0 Totals 41101410 Totals 32 1 7 1 Houston 002 301 013 — 10 Chi. White Sox 010 000 000 — 1 E—Ti.Anderson 1. LOB—Chicago 8, Houston 11. 2B—Altuve (2), Bregman (1), Correa (2), Sheets (1). HR—Altuve (1), Sheets (1). SB—Altuve (1), Brantley (1), K.Tucker 2 (2).

IP Houston McCullers Jr. 4 Y.Garcia W, 1-1 1 P.Maton 1 2/3 Stanek 1/3 Graveman 1 Pressly 1 Chi. White Sox Rodon L, 0-1 2 2/3 Kopech 2/3 Crochet 2/3 Tepera 1 2/3 Bummer 1 1/3 Kimbrel 1 Hendriks 1

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Inherited runners-scored—Stanek 1-0, Bummer 1-1, Crochet 2-2, Kopech 2-0. HBP—Abreu (by Graveman), Altuve (by Rodon). WP—Kimbrel (1). Umpires—Home, Victor Carapazza; First, Chad Fairchild; Second, Lance Barrett; Third, Adam Hamari. T—4:32. A—40,170 (41,432)

Braves 5, Brewers 4 MIL AB R HBI Wong 2b 3 0 0 0 Adames ss 5 0 1 0 Yelich lf 51 10 Garcia rf 41 10 Tellez 1b 4 1 1 2 Urias 3b 21 00 Narvaez c 3 0 1 1 Ashby rp 0 0 0 0 Maile c 10 00 Cain cf 40 21 Lauer sp 1 0 0 0 Strklnd rp 0 0 0 0 Pina c 10 00 Wdruff rp 0 0 0 0 Hader rp 0 0 0 0 Escobr ph 1 0 1 0

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E—Morton 1. LOB—Atlanta 10, Milwaukee 8. 2B—Freeman (1), D.Swanson (1). HR—Freeman (1), Tellez (2). SB—Cain (1).

IP H R ER BB SO Milwaukee Lauer Strickland Ashby BS, 1 Woodruff Hader L, 0-1 Atlanta Morton Chavez Ynoa Minter L.Jackson Matzek W, 1-0 W.Smith S, 3

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Inherited runners-scored—Strickland 3-2, Woodruff 2-0, Chavez 2-1. HBP—Duvall (by Ashby), Heredia (by Lauer), Ko.Wong (by Morton). T—3:53. A—40,195 (41,500)

Pro hockey NHL Eastern Conference Atlantic Division GP W L OT SO Pts Boston 0 0 0 0 0 0 Buffalo 0 0 0 0 0 0 Detroit 0 0 0 0 0 0 Florida 0 0 0 0 0 0 Montreal 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ottawa 0 0 0 0 0 0 Toronto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tampa Bay 1 0 1 0 0 0 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT SO Pts Pittsburgh 1 1 0 0 0 2 Carolina 0 0 0 0 0 0 Columbus 0 0 0 0 0 0 NY Islanders 0 0 0 0 0 0 NY Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 New Jersey 0 0 0 0 0 0 Philadelphia 0 0 0 0 0 0 Washington 0 0 0 0 0 0 Western Conference Central Division GP W L OT SO Pts Arizona 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chicago 0 0 0 0 0 0 Colorado 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dallas 0 0 0 0 0 0 Minnesota 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nashville 0 0 0 0 0 0 St. Louis 0 0 0 0 0 0 Winnipeg 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pacific Division GP W L OT SO Pts Anaheim 0 0 0 0 0 0 Calgary 0 0 0 0 0 0 Edmonton 0 0 0 0 0 0 Los Angeles 0 0 0 0 0 0 San Jose 0 0 0 0 0 0 Seattle 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vancouver 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vegas 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tuesday’s games Pittsburgh 6, Tampa Bay 2 Seattle at Vegas, 10 p.m. Wednesday’s games Montreal at Toronto, 7 p.m. NY Rangers at Washington, 7:30 p.m.

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Chicago at Colorado, 10 p.m. Vancouver at Edmonton, 10 p.m. Winnipeg at Anaheim, 10 p.m. Thursday’s games Montreal at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Toronto at Ottawa, 7 p.m. Pittsburgh at Florida, 7 p.m. Dallas at NY Rangers, 7 p.m. NY Islanders at Carolina, 7 p.m. Arizona at Columbus, 7 p.m. Tampa Bay at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Seattle at Nashville, 8 p.m. Vegas at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

Astros blow out White Sox, advance to ALCS

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Second Period—1, Pittsburgh, Heinen 1 (Carter) 0:12. 2, Pittsburgh, Boyle 1 (Lafferty, O’Connor) 4:11. Third Period—3, Pittsburgh, Simon 1 (Letang, McGinn) 11:32. 4, Tampa Bay, Cirelli 1 (Hedman, Stamkos) 14:23. 5, Pittsburgh, Blueger 1 (Letang) 14:53 (en). 6, Tampa Bay, Killorn 1 (Stamkos, Cirelli) 16:49. 7, Pittsburgh, Rodrigues 1 (Marino) 17:35 (en). 8, Pittsburgh, Rust 1 (unassisted) 18:11 (en). Shots on Goal—Pittsburgh 14-10-9—33. Tampa Bay 7-8-13—28. Power-play opportunities—Pittsburgh 0 of 1. Tampa Bay 0 of 1. Goalies—Pittsburgh Jarry 1-0-0 (28 shots-26 saves). Tampa Bay Vasilevskiy 0-1-0 (32-29). A—19,092 (19,204). T—2:33.

Pro basketball NBA PRESEASON Monday’s games Toronto 107, Houston 92 Miami 104, Charlotte 103 Philadelphia 115, Brooklyn 104 Memphis 127, Detroit 92 Utah 127, New Orleans 96 Sacramento 107, Portland 93 Minnesota 128, L.A. Clippers 100 Tuesday’s games Toronto 113, Washington 108 Golden State at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m. Wednesday’s games Dallas at Charlotte, 6:30 p.m. Boston at Orlando, 7 p.m. Memphis at Indiana, 7 p.m. Detroit at New York, 7:30 p.m. Denver at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. Milwaukee at Utah, 9 p.m. Portland at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

Transactions HOCKEY NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Anaheim Ducks - Assigned D Jacob Larsson, C Sam Carrick, and D Simon Benoit to San Diego (AHL). Arizona Coyotes - Signed G Anson Thornton to a Three-year, entry-level contract. Boston Bruins - Assigned D Urho Vaakanainen to Providence (AHL). Carolina Hurricanes - Assigned D Eric Gelinas, D Maxime Lajoie, LW C.J. Smith, and RW Stefan Noesen to Chicago (AHL). Placed C Jamieson Rees on IR. Recalled G Eetu Makiniemi from Chicago (AHL). Chicago Blackhawks - Assigned LW Philipp Kurashev to Rockford (AHL). Assigned RW Mackenzie Entwistle, G Malcolm Subban, and G Collin Delia to Rockford (AHL). Colorado Avalanche - Assigned D Justin Barron, LW Mikhail Maltsev, and D Jacob MacDonald to Colorado (AHL). Released C Gabriel Fontaine. Released D Andreas Englund. Florida Panthers - Assigned G Christopher Gibson and D Lucas Carlsson to Charlotte (AHL). Placed D Kevin Connauton on IR. Los Angeles Kings - Assigned RW Austin Wagner and D Austin Strand to Ontario (AHL). Released C Brett Kemp. Montreal Canadiens - Placed D Mattias Norlinder on IR. Signed C Nick Suzuki to a eight-year, $63 million contract extension. Nashville Predators - Assigned G Connor Ingram and C Michael McCarron to Milwaukee (AHL). Placed RW Mathieu Olivier on IR. Signed D Jack Matier to a Three-year, entry-level contract. New Jersey Devils - Placed RW Tyce Thompson and LW Miles Wood on IR. New York Islanders - Assigned LW Richard Panik and LW Kieffer Bellows to Bridgeport (AHL). Resigned LW Anatoli Golyshev to a One-year contract. Recalled G Jakub Skarek from Bridgeport (AHL). Released G Cory Schneider. Ottawa Senators - Recalled C Parker Kelly from Belleville (AHL), signed him to a two-year, twoway contract extension. Assigned C Andrew Agozzino to Belleville (AHL). Philadelphia Flyers - Assigned C Jackson Cates, D Nick Seeler, and D Cam York to Lehigh Valley (AHL). Released RW Garrett Wilson. Released D Quinn Schmiemann and D Jackson Van de Leest. Pittsburgh Penguins - Recalled LW Drew O’Connor and RW Anthony Angello from WilkesBarre/Scranton (AHL). Signed C Brian Boyle to a one-year contract. Seattle Kraken - Placed RW Joonas Donskoi, LW Jared McCann, and D Jamie Oleksiak on IR/COVID-19 protocol. Recalled C Alexander True and RW Kole Lind from Charlotte (AHL). St. Louis Blues - Assigned LW Klim Kostin to Springfield (AHL). Tampa Bay Lightning - Assigned LW Daniel Walcott, C Otto Somppi, and G Maxime Lagace to Syracuse (AHL). Toronto Maple Leafs - Assigned C Kirill Semyonov to Toronto (AHL). Placed LW Alex Steeves on IR. Vancouver Canucks - Assigned D Travis Hamonic, LW Phillip Di Giuseppe, D Madison Bowey, and RW Justin Bailey to Abbotsford (AHL). Vegas Golden Knights - Assigned C Gage Quinney and LW Sven Baertschi to Henderson (AHL). Placed D Jake Bischoff on IR. Recalled LW Jack Dugan and LW Pavel Dorofeyev from Henderson (AHL). Washington Capitals - Assigned C Connor McMichael to Hershey (AHL), recalled him from Hershey (AHL). Assigned LW Beck Malenstyn to Hershey (AHL), recalled him from Hershey (AHL). Assigned C Garrett Pilon, LW Axel JonssonFjallby, G Zach Fucale to Hershey (AHL). Recalled from Hershey (AHL). Winnipeg Jets - Assigned LW Dominic Toninato and D Nelson Nogier to Manitoba (AHL).

College football THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE FBS Thursday’s games SOUTH Navy at Memphis, 7:30 p.m. Georgia Southern at South Alabama, 7:30 p.m. Friday’s games EAST Clemson at Syracuse, 7 p.m. SOUTH Marshall at North Texas, 7 p.m. WEST California at Oregon, 10:30 p.m. San Diego State at San Jose State, 10:30 p.m. Saturday’s games EAST Ohio at Buffalo, Noon Yale at Connecticut, Noon Duke at Virginia, 12:30 p.m. Western Kentucky at Old Dominion, 3:30 p.m. Pittsburgh at Virginia Tech, 3:30 p.m. NC State at Boston College, 7:30 p.m. SOUTH Florida at Louisiana State, Noon Oklahoma State at Texas, Noon Tulsa at South Florida, Noon Troy at Texas State, 3 p.m. Kentucky at Georgia, 3:30 p.m. UAB at Southern Miss, 3:30 p.m. Miami at North Carolina, 3:30 p.m. Brigham Young at Baylor, 3:30 p.m. Vanderbilt at South Carolina, 4 p.m. Rice at Texas-San Antonio, 6 p.m. Alabama at Mississippi State, 7 p.m. Liberty at UL Monroe, 7 p.m. Mississippi at Tennessee, 7:30 p.m. Louisiana Tech at Texas El Paso, 9 p.m. MIDWEST Auburn at Arkansas, Noon Texas A&M at Missouri, Noon Michigan State at Indiana, Noon Nebraska at Minnesota, Noon Rutgers at Northwestern, Noon Central Florida at Cincinnati, Noon Ball State at Eastern Michigan, 2 p.m. Akron at Miami (Ohio), 2:30 p.m. Purdue at Iowa, 3:30 p.m. Toledo at Central Michigan, 3:30 p.m. Bowling Green at Northern Illinois, 3:30 p.m. Kent State at Western Michigan, 3:30 p.m. Texas Tech at Kansas, 4 p.m. Iowa State at Kansas State, 7:30 p.m. TCU at Oklahoma, 7:30 p.m. Army at Wisconsin, 8 p.m. WEST Arizona at Colorado, 3:30 p.m. Fresno State at Wyoming, 3:30 p.m. Utah State at UNLV, 7 p.m. Colorado State at New Mexico, 7 p.m. Stanford at Washington State, 7:30 p.m. UCLA at Washington, 8:30 p.m. Air Force at Boise State, 9 p.m. Arizona State at Utah, 10 p.m. Hawaii at Nevada, 10:30 p.m.

Jose Altuve slugged a three-run homer, Carlos Correa, Alex Bregman and Michael Brantley each drove in two runs, and the Houston Astros booked a spot in the American League Championship Series for the fifth straight season with a 10-1 trouncing of the host Chicago White Sox in Game 4 of the AL Division Series on Tuesday. Correa delivered a two-run double in the third inning that put the Astros ahead to stay. Bregman ripped a two-run double one inning later as Houston won the best-of-five series three games to one. Brantley contributed a pair of one-run singles. Altuve, who went 3-for-5 and scored four runs, turned the game into a laugher with his blast off White Sox right-hander Liam Hendriks in the ninth. He is tied for fourth in postseason history with 19 homers. The Astros will face the Boston Red Sox in the ALCS. Houston, which has advanced to two of the past four World Series, lost in five games to the Red Sox in the 2018 ALCS. Houston joins the Oakland Athletics (1971-75) as the lone AL team to reach five straight championship series. “I think we have good chemistry and some of the guys have good experience being here for five times,” Altuve said afterward on the FS1 broadcast. “We’re playing as a team. We’re a really good team. We’re not trying to be heroes. We’re just trying to win

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Houston Astros relief pitcher Ryan Pressly (55) celebrates as Chicago White Sox second baseman Cesar Hernandez (12) grounds out for the final out of the ninth inning in game four of the 2021 ALDS at Guaranteed Rate Field on Tuesday.

games.” Martin Maldonado also had an RBI single. Brantley was 3-for-6, Correa was 2-for-4 and Yuli Gurriel was 2-for-5 as Houston racked up 14 hits. Gavin Sheets went 2-for-4 with a homer for the White Sox, who haven’t won a postseason series since beating the Astros (then in the National League) in the 2005 World Series. “Obviously right now it sucks, it hurts,” Sheets said afterward. “But to have this experience my

rookie year, I’m gonna grow from it.” Houston right-hander Yimi Garcia (1-0) recorded the victory with a perfect fifth inning. Astros right-hander Lance McCullers Jr. pitched the first four innings and allowed one run and five hits. He struck out five and walked three. White Sox left-hander Carlos Rodon (0-1) gave up two runs and three hits over 2 2/3 innings. He struck out three and walked two. The Astros loaded the bases in

the third inning against Rodon as Altuve was hit by a pitch with one out and Bregman and Yordan Alvarez drew two-out walks. Correa followed by lacing a 0-2 fastball for a two-run double to left to give Houston a 2-1 lead. “I saw he was striking out people with the fastball up and he was yelling and banging his chest,” Correa told FS1. “So I was like, ‘I’m 0-2 right now, bases loaded, the crowd on their feet. He wants to blow a fastball by me so he can bang his chest once again.’ “So I was all over the fastball. I was trying to get on top of it and he threw it. And I capitalized on it, I was ready for it.” Houston’s Kyle Tucker singled off right-hander Michael Kopech to lead off the fourth and stole second and third. With one out, Maldonado drilled a run-scoring single to center. Altuve followed with a single, and Bregman came up later in the inning and slammed a two-run double to left-center off left-hander Garrett Crochet to make it 5-1. Brantley had RBI singles in both the sixth and eighth innings as Houston increased its margin to six runs. “They beat us,” White Sox manager Tony La Russa said. “They played better. We’re disappointed.” Chicago took a 1-0 lead in the second when Sheets hit a one-out homer to center. Houston’s Jake Meyers (left shoulder discomfort) was injured while leaping in an attempt to catch it and departed the game.

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Freddie Freeman hammered a tiebreaking homer with two outs in the eighth inning to propel the Atlanta Braves to a clinching 5-4 victory over the visiting Milwaukee Brewers in Game 4 of the National League Division Series on Tuesday. Freeman’s 428-foot blast to left-center off a slider from Brewers left-hander Josh Hader (0-1) helped the Braves win the series 3-1 and reach the NL Championship Series for the second straight season. Atlanta lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers in seven games in 2020. “I just saw a pitch up (in the zone) and I was able to get a good swing on it,” Freeman said on TBS of the decisive at-bat. “There was no rhyme or reason to it. I was swinging good all game. I worked on stuff before the game, and I was able to get one out.” He later added, “I’ve had a lot of cool moments in my career. I think it’s going to top them right here, but hopefully that’s not the last cool one and I have a couple more in these playoffs.” Brewers manager Craig Counsell said of the Hader-Freeman matchup, “It was our best against their best, and I don’t think you regret having that situation. That’s how the game works. That’s how it’s supposed to work.” Freeman went 3-for-5 and Eddie Rosario contributed a two-run

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Atlanta Braves’ Freddie Freeman hits a go-ahead solo home run in the eighth inning against the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 4 of the National League Division Series at Truist Park in Atlanta on Tuesday.

single for the Braves, who will face either the Giants or the Dodgers in the NLCS. The San FranciscoLos Angeles NLDS is tied 2-2 after the host Dodgers won 7-2 on Tuesday night, forcing a decisive fifth game Thursday in Northern California. Rowdy Tellez hit a two-run homer for the Brewers, who were eliminated in the playoffs for the fourth straight season. “Like we said early on, we had a team to do some damage,” Hader said. “All we can do is just look back on what we did and how the season went, but it is what it

is now.” Tyler Matzek (1-0) pitched a flawless eighth for the Braves and fellow left-hander Will Smith worked the ninth for his third save of the series. Milwaukee’s Eduardo Escobar led off the ninth with a pinch-hit single to center. Kolten Wong popped up on a bunt attempt before Smith struck out Willy Adames and Christian Yelich to end it. The Braves played without Jorge Soler, who tested positive for COVID-19. He was replaced on the roster prior to the game by

fellow outfielder Cristian Pache. Atlanta third baseman Austin Riley said of the club’s ability to overcome the loss of its leadoff hitter, “It says a lot of good things about this team. That was a big hit. We’re used to it this year.” Yelich led off the fifth inning with a single to right against Atlanta right-hander Huascar Ynoa. One out later, Tellez clobbered a first-pitch slider, and the 448-foot blast landed well beyond the center field fence to give the Brewers a 4-2 lead. The Braves knotted the score in the bottom of the frame. Joc Pederson’s fielder’s-choice grounder with the bases loaded drove in the first run, and Travis d’Arnaud followed with an RBI ground single to right. Braves right-hander Charlie Morton was charged with two runs and four hits over 3 1/3 innings. He struck out five and walked one. Milwaukee left-hander Eric Lauer gave up two runs and four hits over 3 2/3 innings. He struck out two and walked two. The game was scoreless through three innings before both teams tallied twice in the fourth. “In the end, we had big goals. We didn’t quite get there. You win 95 games, it’s a special group and they did accomplish some special things.”

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Mookie Betts and Will Smith hit home runs, Walker Buehler pitched into the fifth inning on short rest, and the Los Angeles Dodgers forced a deciding fifth game of the National League Division Series with a 7-2 victory over the visiting San Francisco Giants on Tuesday. The first playoff series between the longtime rivals, both 100-plus-game winners this season, is even at two wins apiece, with Game 5 set for Thursday at San Francisco. The winner advances to a NL Championship Series matchup with the Atlanta Braves, who eliminated the Milwaukee Brewers earlier Tuesday. After taking the loss in Game 1 on Friday, Buehler (1-1) returned on three days’ rest for the first

time in his career to give up one run on three hits over 4 1/3 innings in Game 4. He struck out four and walked two. “I actually felt great ... probably the best I have in the second half of the year,” Buehler said postgame on TBS. “We’ll see how I feel tomorrow, but tonight I feel pretty good.” Betts added, “I just know that when our backs are against the wall, we’ve got a guy, Walker Buehler, who’ll get us out of it.” Giants starter Anthony DeSclafani (0-1) lasted just 1 2/3 innings, allowing two runs on five hits while facing 10 batters in his first career postseason appearance. He fanned two without issuing a walk. The Dodgers’ Gavin Lux had two hits and two walks in four

trips to the plate during his first start of the series. Los Angeles won despite going 1-for-11 with runners in scoring position and stranding 11 runners. Joe Kelly (1-0) got the last two outs in the fifth inning and was credited with the win. Dodgers first baseman/center fielder Cody Bellinger said, “We knew we didn’t want this to be our last game, especially at home. We came out, stuck with our plan, executed our plan really well – and we really wanted to take this back to San Francisco.” Los Angeles took a 1-0 lead three batters into the bottom of the first, getting a one-out single from Corey Seager followed by an RBI double from Trea Turner. The Dodgers made it 2-0 in the second inning on a sacrifice fly

from Chris Taylor. Betts increased the Los Angeles advantage to 4-0 in the fourth with a two-run home run to right off Giants left-hander Jarlin Garcia, his first long ball of the postseason. After the Giants broke through with a fifth-inning run on a groundout from Darin Ruf, the Dodgers got a sacrifice fly from Betts in the bottom of the inning for a 5-1 advantage. Kris Bryant had an RBI groundout for the Giants in the eighth. Smith hit a two-run home run for the Dodgers in the bottom of the eighth, his second homer of the series. Seven Giants relievers saw action, while five Dodgers relievers gave up one run over the final 4 2/3 innings.

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Max Pacioretty had two goals and an assist and Chandler Stephenson scored the game-winner as the Vegas Golden Knights spoiled the debut of the expansion Seattle Kraken with a 4-3 victory on Tuesday night in Las Vegas. Jonathan Marchessault also scored and Mark Stone added three assists for the Golden Knights. Robin Lehner – taking over for reigning Vezina Trophy winner Marc-Andre Fleury, who was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks in the summer – finished with 28 saves. Ryan Donato scored the first goal in Kraken history in the second period. Jared McCann, cleared earlier in the day from COVID-19 protocol, and Morgan Geekie also scored for Seattle, which rallied from a 3-0, secondperiod deficit to tie it. Philipp Grubauer made 26 saves for the Kraken, who

continues their seasonopening five-game road trip on Thursday night at Nashville. It was almost a storybook start for Seattle as Jordan Eberle’s wrist shot from the bottom of the right circle caromed off the crossbar just 25 seconds into the game. Pacioretty gave Vegas a 1-0 lead less than three minutes later when he took a cross-ice pass from Stone on an odd-man rush and fired a wrist shot from the left faceoff dot that beat Grubauer on his glove side. Marchessault made it 2-0 at the 6:36 mark when he broke in down the slot, deked Grubauer and then wrapped in a backhand shot inside the near post. Vegas, which fired 11 of the first 12 shots in the second period, extended its lead to 3-0 on Pacioretty’s second goal of the game. He deflected a shot by Nicolas

Hague from the high slot. Seattle got back into the game midway through the period with two goals in 72 seconds. Donato went into the history books with the first goal in team history, backhanding in a rebound of Vince Dunn’s shot that landed in the middle of the crease. McCann then made it 3-2 when he took a pass from Eberle and drove down the right wing, where his backhanded shot deflected into the net off the stick of Vegas defenseman Shea Theodore. Midway through the third period, Geekie’s wrist shot from the middle of the right circle sailed over the glove of Lehner to tie it, 3-3. However, the Golden Knights regained the lead for good just 35 seconds later, at 8:33 pf the final period. Stone’s cross-ice pass from the right wing ricocheted into the net off Stephenson’s right skate.

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Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Robin Lehner (90) makes a save against Seattle Kraken defenseman Haydn Fleury (4) during the third period at T-Mobile Arena on Tuesday.

A guide to the most fun NBA teams to watch this season Ben Golliver The Washington Post

The NBA launched its 75th season by tapping Bill Russell, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird and LeBron James for a lengthy video ad that stuck to an age-old script: Basketball captures hearts with stars who boast rare talents and charismatic personalities. After two pandemic-shortened campaigns, the forecast for the NBA’s diamond season is indeed looking brighter. Yes, Kyrie Irving and Ben Simmons have dominated headlines with their preseason absences, but they are the exceptions. Across the league, teams have had months to rest up for the return of a standard 82-game schedule. A healthy player vaccination rate and rejuvenated arena crowds should contribute to a more stable and enjoyable viewing experience. With opening night right around the corner, it’s time to judge how the 30 NBA teams stack up by entertainment value. As in years past, this ranking considers substance and style, with fresh faces, intriguing additions and novel philosophies earning extra credit. 1. Brooklyn Nets: Kevin Durant, James Harden and the league’s deepest roster should take last year’s top-ranked offense to new heights. Throw in Irving’s patented mix of hesitation dribbles and off-court headaches, and center stage belongs to Brooklyn.

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SideOut Foundation. The teams overall goal is to raise $2000. The funds will specifically go to the research of metastatic breast cancer. The lead organizer from the volleyball team was senior Bridget Duso. “Bridget was the driving force in this years Go Pink campaign,” Vooris said. “She is very passionate about the cause and helping raise awareness and funds for ongoing research.” With the gym decorated in pink with posters of the Seniors hung in the gym, the Riders took the court. In front of a huge crowd of family and friends they defeated Voorheesville by set scores of 25-17, 25-11 and 25-15. Emma Scheitinger led the way with 8 Aces and 7 Kills. Clare Knapp had 6 Aces, 3 Kills and 9 Assists. “Our Seniors play a huge roll in our success,” Vooris said. “Clare, Ashleigh, Bridget, Piper and Katie are high character kids who make their school, team and family proud.” Ichabod Crane improved to 11-2, while Voorheesville dropped to 6-5. FIELD HOCKEY

2. Golden State Warriors: Goodbye, identity crisis. Steve Kerr said the Warriors are ready to “chase wins” rather than cater to their youngsters, clearing the way for Stephen Curry to go nuclear. The countdown is on for Klay Thompson’s return. 3. Los Angeles Lakers: How Russell Westbrook meshes (or doesn’t) with LeBron James and Anthony Davis is this year’s most intriguing fit question. L.A.’s star-studded but aging roster will boom spectacularly or bust spectacularly. 4. Milwaukee Bucks: Title validation will only make Giannis Antetokounmpo that much more terrifying. The Bucks will be the rare defending champions to fly under the radar thanks to their bigger-market competition. 5. Dallas Mavericks: Luka Doncic was scintillating in the playoffs and at the Tokyo Olympics, and Jason Kidd’s arrival as coach should remove any remaining guardrails for the Slovenian sensation. 6. Denver Nuggets: Don’t write off the Nuggets simply because Jamal Murray is injured to start the season. MVP Nikola Jokic gets the most out of all his teammates, and Michael Porter Jr. is ready to launch as many times as necessary. 7. Atlanta Hawks: Love or hate Trae Young’s shot-happy style, last season’s stunning trip to the East finals proved that there’s plenty more to the Hawks.

De’Andre Hunter’s return from injury and Cam Reddish’s next developmental step are worth watching closely. 8. Utah Jazz: For decades, the Jazz have been associated with discipline, consistency and unselfishness. Those virtues still apply, but Donovan Mitchell’s solo scoring bursts can drop jaws faster than almost anyone. 9. Miami Heat: South Beach has something for every type of fan: Jimmy Butler’s intensity, Bam Adebayo’s versatility, Kyle Lowry’s savvy, P.J. Tucker’s grit and Tyler Herro’s swag. 10. Phoenix Suns: The reigning West champs are back in full, with a chip on their shoulders after coming undone in the Finals. Phoenix’s controlled and balanced style is soothing to old heads. 11. Boston Celtics: Give the Celtics credit for executing a major shake-up rather than living in denial. The table is set for Jayson Tatum to solidify his superstar status and for Boston to get back to its aggressive, swarming defense. 12. Philadelphia 76ers: Simmons’s holdout has robbed the 76ers of any positive momentum, and a halfhearted return wouldn’t change that. Joel Embiid is a natural showman who needs a new sidekick in the worst way. 13. Chicago Bulls: A spending spree has the Bulls in position to boast an above-average offense for the first time since 2014-15.

MHAL Red Hook 1, TH 0 CRARYVILLE — Kylee Knuschke’s goal with 9:42 remaining in the game gave Red Hook a 1-0 victory over Taconic Hills in Tuesday’s Mid-Hudson Athletic League field hockey action. Red Hook outshot Taconic Hills, 10-1, and held a 9-1 advantage in penalty corners. Grace Alvarez had seven saves for the Titans (3-1-2, 6-4-2 overall). Abby Scott stopped one shot for the Raiders (3-2, 5-3 overall). “Red Hook’s midfield did a great job of intercepting our passes and seemed to be one step ahead of us today,” Titans coach Angela Webster said. “Our defense put forth a solid effort stopping Red Hook’s offense on well executed corners.” CROSS COUNTRY PATROON Russo sets record COPAKE — Taconic Hills’ Eli Russo set a course record at Roe Jan Park with a time of 17:24 to highlight Tuesday’ Patroon Conference cross country meet. Rensselaer earned wins over Hawthorne Valley and Taconic Hills, while Hawthorne Valley defeated Loudonville Christian. Taconic Hills and Loudonville Christian both ran with

incomplete squads. Results Eli Russo (TH) 17:24 (course record); Oliver Towe (HV) 18:57; Ethan Orsing (LC) 20:31; Ryan Slingerman (R) 21:08; Malachi Spickeman (R) 21:49; John Burfeind (TH) 22:07; Hugo Crane (HV) 22:15; Hawthorne Valley 22:50; Connor Hill (R) 23:23; James Hurley (R) 23:51. Hudson, C-D at Windham WINDHAM — CairoDurham’s Minhtri Dinh won the boys race and Hudson’s Autumn Hopkins took first in the girls race during Tuesday’s cross country meet. The Cairo-Durham, Hudson and Windham boys all ran with incomplete squads. In the girls race, Cairo-Durham defeated Hudson, 1550. Hudson and Windham ran with incomplete squads. Results Boys Minhtri Dinh (CD) 21:30; Riley Taylor (H) 22:22; Andrew Esslie (CD) 29:48. Girls Autumn Hopkins (H) 27:11; Allie McGiffort (CD) 27:23; Mikaela Khadijah (CD) 30:25; Isabelle Neves (CD) 31:06; Tashana James (CD) 33:08; Kaylan Rennig (CD) 33:25.

Though Zach LaVine and DeMar DeRozan won’t be scaring anyone in the playoffs, this roster has some razzle dazzle. 14. Portland Trail Blazers: Damian Lillard has every reason to be annoyed by Portland’s rosterbuilding efforts, which have been careful to a fault and have yet to address major defensive shortcomings. Once titillating, the Blazers have gotten stale. 15. New York Knicks: A onedimensional attack got big boosts from Kemba Walker and Evan Fournier. Madison Square Garden will be rocking . . . at least until April. Playoff progress will require a major leap from RJ Barrett. 16. Toronto Raptors: Better days are here again for the Raptors, who returned to Canada after a nightmare layover in Tampa and added boisterous rookie forward Scottie Barnes. A choppy offense can be forgiven if Toronto’s athletic core rediscovers its frenetic energy. 17. Minnesota Timberwolves: Brace for high variance. If KarlAnthony Towns, D’Angelo Russell and Anthony Edwards all stay healthy, the Timberwolves could be fun-and-gun League Pass darlings. If not, Minnesota is no stranger to misery. 18. Memphis Grizzlies: Hopefully this is the year that Ja Morant becomes both an all-star and a household name. It’s always a treat to watch him keep everyone involved with his exquisite setup skills.

19. New Orleans Pelicans: Zion Williamson is one of the NBA’s five most thrilling players, yet the Pelicans spent another summer shedding talent around their young centerpiece. 20. Los Angeles Clippers: Hangover time. After breaking through to the West finals, Paul George and the Clippers are stuck in limbo until Kawhi Leonard returns from knee surgery, which might not be this season. 21. Detroit Pistons: Buy low alert: Cade Cunningham is the most compelling reason to check out the Pistons in 15 years. The 2021 top overall pick’s polished offensive game has transformative potential. 22. Charlotte Hornets: LaMelo Ball must grow his game beyond “TikTok all-star” status. While few players are as magnetic in 15-second increments, Charlotte needs stability, focus and good health from the 2020 No. 3 pick. 23. Sacramento Kings: It takes guts to run back the same coach and virtually the same roster after a 15th straight lottery trip. Expect another round of Groundhog Day if the Kings can’t find some way to improve their league-worst defense. 24. Washington Wizards: With any luck, Bradley Beal’s cringeworthy media day dialogue about vaccines will be the low point of the Wizards’ season. Spencer Dinwiddie leads Beal’s new-look supporting cast, yet defense remains optional.

25. Indiana Pacers: It’s hard to build hype around the unspectacular Pacers because the injury bug never stops biting. Domantas Sabonis inspires appreciative nods, but Indiana remains an acquired taste. 26. Houston Rockets: Sending John Wall home was the right decision, as the Rockets must live in the future. Kevin Porter Jr. and Jalen Green need to learn on the job, free from competing interests and any pressure to win. 27. Cleveland Cavaliers: Get ready for another dismal season marked by inexperience and unsightly defense. By 2023, Evan Mobley might become the franchise talent that the post-LeBron Cavaliers so desperately need. 28. San Antonio Spurs: Gregg Popovich and company waited so long to move on from LaMarcus Aldridge and DeRozan that their promising young core isn’t that promising or young anymore. 29. Oklahoma City Thunder: More a collection of curiosities than a basketball team, the Thunder are destined for another top lottery pick. No disrespect to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, arguably the NBA’s most underrated player. 30. Orlando Magic: The first year of a total teardown is always the most excruciating. Rookie guard Jalen Suggs may turn Orlando into appointment viewing one day, but that day isn’t today.

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HELP WANTED OFFICE MANAGER/ CLERICAL POSITION Position available for office manager in religious institution. 15 hours per week, salary commensurate with experience. Requirements: Candidate must have good knowledge and experience working on computers, including Microsoft Office (especially, WORD), email and Quick Books. Candidate must have good organizational skills, office etiquette and ability to problem-solve, meet deadlines and maintain weekly operations of office which include paying bills, payroll and updating transactions in QuickBooks. Job also entails monthly bulletin and letters to members; quarterly invoices, bank deposits, and more. Must be able to work independently with minimal supervision. Qualifications: 2 year degree in business or finance administration, minimum 3 years experience with strong clerical and organizational skills. Or, High School diploma minimum 5 years experience working in an office, where candidate worked with some independence and had the ability to get work done a timely basis. Send resume by Oct. 21st to Congregation Anshe Emeth, 240 Joslen Blvd, Hudson, New York 12534 Or, email to congregation.anshe.emeth.info@gmail.com Hudson City School District Vacancy: Diversity, Equity and Inclusivity Manager Details and application available at https://hudsoncsd.recruitfront.com Apply by October 25, 2021 Additional information: via email at hudsoncsdjobs@hudsoncsd.org

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Football made Jon Gruden. Now the NFL must reckon with its creation. Sally Jenkins The Washington Post

Jon Gruden’s character was entirely formed, or malformed, in football. It’s hard to find someone who was more incubated in it. There is a sense that Gruden was not just speaking for Gruden in those emails, but that he’s a representative NFL man in his blithe bigotry, that he is very much the football establishment in his talk of “queers” and fat lipped Black men. And it’s going to be a challenge for everyone in and around the league who would like to separate themselves. What makes his casually superior, straight and centerparted chauvinism so creepy is the traditionalness of his upbringing in the game. Born in Sandusky, Ohio, home of Knute Rockne. Son of a scout and coach. Went to high school in South Bend, Ind., in the shadow of Notre Dame, where his father served as

an assistant to the legendary Dan Devine. As a young man he worked for the most iconic and influential coaching-tree franchises, the San Francisco 49ers, and the Green Bay Packers. He spent years employed by ESPN and “Monday Night Football.” They all knew who he was and how he talked. Same with that unctuous scion Bruce Allen, and the pervy trading of lewd pictures of topless women. It was learned inside the game. As the NFL veteran quarterback turned observer Sage Rosenfels tweeted, “If you thought that these emails would have been reported to officials by those who were receiving them, well the problem is that these are the same people.” Gruden is not some bygone relic. He is the current NFL, and as the Las Vegas Raiders head coach he was at the very top of its pay hierarchy. He wrote those things between

the ages of 48 and 58, some of them as recently as 2017, and it matters not at all that they are private expressions. In fact, that only makes them worse - there’s an unnerving divergence from his chatty charmboy act for cameras that won him such rich contracts. He has spent his life culling rewards in a public-facing business, in which 70 percent of player-colleagues are Black and nearly half the audience is women, in which he had every opportunity to grow a respectful heart. His facile, favoredson abuse of position strikes at the very heart of the league’s public meaning. He made a farce of it. The NFL professes to be at least partly about the cultivation of excellence regardless of background, and it fights a constant battle against cliche in that respect. If the league has any real import, if it’s something more than mere forum entertainment, it’s in the

message that people should be able to become better, that we’re imperfect and start with unequal gifts but we can strive to be self-made, that, as Aristotle put it, excellence “is a state of character concerned with choice.” At some point, Gruden’s outlook became a willful choice. He chose to view others as servile to him and his blustering legend of manhood. The message is: If football can be improving, for a certain brand of privy-council young alpha male it’s also an excuse never to grow up and remain a preening, selfimpressed bully forever. Maybe the most cautionary part of Gruden’s NFL story is the danger of moral vanity. “I don’t have an ounce of racism,” he brayed. He said he didn’t have so much as a “blade of it” in him, as if he himself were a field of grass. Then what was he doing in those emails? Just leaking poison for sport?

It’s another inescapable fact of Gruden’s background that he grew up in the 1960s and 1970s, when many of his peers were soul-searching on the subjects of racism, feminism, militarism and every other ism. Among the things that happened in that era were some famous social psychology experiments, which hinted that we ordinary people, who conceive of ourselves as decent and anti-racists, should not be nearly so certain of our inherently good and stable characters. We suppose we wouldn’t hurt others, that we would reject any wrongful forms of authority. Then the social psychologist Stanley Milgram came along and showed that 65 percent of us would administer electric shocks to a neighbor until they screamed, if someone authoritative told us to. Gruden reminds you of nothing so much as that. Or of Michael Douglas’s character

in the movie “Falling Down,” who is so blindly sure of his virtuosity that he doesn’t realize he’s become a public menace. “We’re the same, you and me. We’re the same, don’t you see?” a racist storekeeper says to him. Douglas’s character replies, “We are not the same. I’m an American, you’re a sick a------.” And then the cops come for him, and he’s baffled, mystified. “I’m the bad guy?” he says. “I’m sorry,” Gruden said in a statement through the Raiders. “I never meant to hurt anyone.” Gruden’s exposure is a similar inverse fall, with a total lack of awareness that his outlook is slanted, or that he might have caused harm with it. It’s a warning to his colleagues, who should ask themselves the question of whether this game has made them the good guys, or the bad guys.

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overtime period as she fearlessly dove on the ball as a Catskill attacker lined up for a shot at point blank range. With three minutes remaining in the second period of OT, Cats’ Nadia Pell scored to give her team a 3-2 lead in the crucial minutes of the game. The Riverhawks earned a corner kick with under :30 on the clock but they failed to convert on the last second shot and they could not tie the game. The Cats came away with a 3-2 overtime victory over the Riverhawks and will play Hudson at Catskill High School on Thursday at 7 p.m., while Coxsackie-Athens plays Taconic Hills on Thursday at 4:30 p.m. at Cairo-Durham. Hudson 4, Catskill 2 (OT) CHATHAM — In the second game of the evening for the Patroon Tournament, the Hudson Bluehawks completed a comeback win 4-2 over the Taconic Hills Titans in overtime as well. The Titans and Bluehawks battled on defense to keep the game scoreless midway through the first half. At the 17:29 mark the Titans’ Victoria Burger fired a shot on goal from outside the box and it found its intended target to give Taconic Hills a 1-0 lead. The Titans scored again with a few minutes left in the half, bringing their lead to 2-0 thanks to Payton Schrader finding the back of the net for a goal. Hudson came out hot in the second half, staying aggressive even with the two goal deficit. The Titans got two free kicks in

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The team finally confiscated Irving’s ball and sent him home, issuing the statement it should’ve released two weeks ago: get vaccinated or stay away. It was the right message in a city that became the epicenter of the pandemic 19 months ago, and now sits at nearly 35,000 COVID-19 deaths within the five boroughs. The next message should be trading Irving, but the mercurial guard has successfully made himself untradeable

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NFL’s hiring practices. If the league wants to eradicate Neanderthal thinking like Gruden’s, start at the top. The more people of color and women in power within the NFL hierarchy, the more the good ol’ boy network is put on notice. Add diverse talent, NFL owners, if you truly want to create the type of progressive culture you are seeking. Gruden felt comfortable enough on an email string that included former Washington executive — and old friend — Bruce Allen that he was able to

the early minutes of the half but could not convert into points on the scoreboard to widen their lead. The Bluehawks kept the pressure on with breakaways and corner kicks that, though ineffective, wore down the Titans’ defenses, minutes at a time. Hudson cleared a ball out of their box after the Taconic Hills almost scored again, and Serenity McGriff-Phillips hustled to the opposite end of the field and scored to cut the Titans’ lead to 2-1. Taconic Hills had another opportunity to put the game away, but Isabelle Hamann ripped a shot that sailed just high over the crossbar and went out for a goal kick. The Bluehawks had one more chance to tie the game with under a minute left to play, and McGriff-Phillips scored her second goal of the night to tie it 2-2 with :43 to go in regulation time. With the momentum fully on their side, Hudson took advantage and Olivia Mann scored the go-ahead goal just two and a half minutes into the first overtime period. The Bluehawks kept their foot on the gas pedal, and Yarseli Ordonez found the back of the net as well for Hudson to extend their lead to 4-2. The Titans were just stunned and the Bluehawks took advantage in overtime of Taconic Hills’ continued lack of on-field communication and errant passing. The Titans had very minimal success on offense in the overtime periods, as time ticked away. Once the clock reached 0:00, the Hudson Bluehawks maintained their now 4-2 lead through the final whistle to defeat the Taconic Hills Titans.

Hudson plays Catskill at Catskill High School on Thursday at 7 p.m. and Taconic Hills takes on Coxsackie-Athens on Thursday at 4:30 p.m. at CairoDurham. Greenville 3, Cairo-Durham 0 WATERVLIET — Greenville punched its ticket to the Patroon Conference Girls Soccer Tournament championship game with a 3-0 victory over CairDurham in Tuesday’s semifinal at Waterviet High School. Greenville, the No. 1 seed, will take on No. 2 seed Maple Hill in the title game on Thursday at 7 p.m. at Hudson High School. Maple Hill advanced with a 4-1 victory over No. 3 Chatham in Tuesday’s other semifinal. Ella Grupe put Greenville in front 1-0 with a first period goal. Ella Mulholland and Caroline Kosich added insurance goals in the second half. Mulholland also

had an assist. Greenville goalkeeper Emma Haller collected three saves. Maple Hill 4, Chatham 1 WATERVLIET — Maple Hill advanced to the Patroon Conference Girls Soccer Tournament championship game with a 4-1 victory over Chatham on Tuesday at Watervliet High School. The Wildcats will play Greenville for the tournament title on Thursday at 7 p.m. at Hudson High School. Chatham will take on Cairo-Durham in the consolation game on Thurdsay at 5 p.m. at Hudson High School. Maple Hill took a 1-0 lead in the first half and went on to outscore Chatham, 3-1, in the second half to nail down the victory. Alayna Fletcher led the Wildcats with two goals and two assists. Isabella Thomas and Eva Hirschoff each had a goal and Taylor Aubin picked up an assist.

because opposing teams fear he’ll either no-show or retire. In other words, Irving held all the power. Until now. “ Irving3/8 had a choice to make, and he made his choice,” Marks said. Since nobody seems to know what Irving is thinking or doing, here’s a speculative guess on his next move: the missed game checks — at nearly $400,000 a pop -- will prompt Irving to get vaccinated. His anti-establishment counterculture persona falls on its head when you remember Irving’s feature film was based on a Pepsi commercial and his only apology recently was to

Nike for criticizing a signature shoe design. “It was unfair to put the blame on Nike or any one person,” Irving said in August. He knows to which side of the bread the butter belongs. Irving’s vaccination, if it ever happens, could be spun as some great gesture, as evidence of him buying into Brooklyn’s championship aspirations. But we should know better. If it’s not vaccination conspiracy theories holding back Irving from playing, it’ll be something else. In his two seasons with the Nets, he’s totaled just 74 regular-season games and missed seven of 16 playoff contests. The Nets knew about the

potential pitfalls and distractions of acquiring Irving, who was similarly erratic and unreliable in Boston. But the Nets also viewed it as a necessary risk to capitalize on Irving’s exquisite talents and, more importantly, to convince Kevin Durant to sign in free agency. It could still easily work out. With or without Irving, the Nets are among the championship favorites. But they’ve also redirected from a near guarantee to highly combustible, and some of this is predictable because the franchise sanctioned player empowerment to the extreme. In the first season after signing Durant and Irving, the players uprooted Kenny Atkinson,

the same coach who was responsible for turning a roster of castaways into playoff contenders. Ownership and management quickly went from pushing a “team culture” to taking all its cues from the stars. Among the gripes against Atkinson was benching Durant/ Irving buddy DeAndre Jordan for Jarrett Allen, a move that made all the basketball sense but wasn’t approved by the right locker room side. Ultimately, Jordan became so unplayable he was dumped by the Nets in September (Allen, meanwhile, recently signed a $100 million contract with the Cavaliers). It reached the point of Atkinson, who understood

his fate, telling management, to paraphrase, “Just get it over with.” The Nets obliged. More recently under Steve Nash, the players pushed Joe Harris out of the starting lineup by lobbying the coaching staff early last season, according to sources. Harris was replaced by Jeff Green before injuries and the James Harden trade sent Harris quickly back in the lineup. This is all to say the Nets’ only structure was the star player empowerment system. But with Irving, the limit was finally reached.

reveal his true character. From 2011 to 2018, while he was an ESPN analyst, Gruden made offensive remarks about Black people, gay people, women and NFL commissioner Roger Goodell while also distributing pornographic material. This led to Gruden resigning as head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders on Monday. In a statement, Gruden said he didn’t want to be a distraction and didn’t mean to hurt anyone. Well, Gruden has become a distraction for the entire league. These emails are among 650,000 that have been reviewed during an investigation of the toxic workplace environment within the Washington Football Team under owner

Dan Snyder. It would behoove a league yearning for fairness and equality to be transparent here and release the report. What’s included in some of those other emails? Are there more Grudens out there? Gruden’s comments aren’t just ignorant, they reflect a pattern of behavior that should not be tolerated. This began on Friday when the Wall Street Journal reported that, in a 2011 email to Allen, Gruden wrote that DeMaurice Smith, the executive director of the NFL Players Association, “has lips the size of michellin sic3/8 tires.” An offensive racial trope, indeed. This was the first case I’ve seen Gruden say or write

something insensitive and, honestly, I was willing to pay it little attention. One email written 10 years ago was not going to change my opinion of someone who forged a career as a quarterback whisperer during his time as a coach and an ESPN television analyst. That was before Monday. A New York Times report revealed several more incriminating emails that revealed a different side of Gruden. He complained about the proliferation of female referees. He charged Goodell with pressuring the Rams to draft Michael Sam, a gay player, in 2014. He didn’t like the league’s attempts to reduce concussions. He wanted Eric Reid, who

demonstrated during national anthems, to be fired. Good grief. This man hit for the cycle of insensitivity. And he had a confidant in Allen, which is concerning. How many more of these exchanges take place within the NFL? Gruden was not the man we thought he was, but this should not be the end of him. I don’t fully subscribe to the cancel culture in that everyone should be fired with every misstep. And people deserve second chances. Gruden might never get a coaching job again, but anyone can produce a podcast these days. What’s more important now is the NFL learning from this moment, Gruden and the

Washington investigation, and moving forward with change. Will great embarrassment finally be the impetus for better hiring? Smith should be able to sit at the negotiating table and not feel like he’s being looked down upon because of his race. Women should be able to pursue coaching, refereeing and front office jobs free from harassment. A player should be able to be comfortable with his sexuality while contributing to a winning team. And players should be able to express themselves in support of worthy causes. Yet the exchanges between Gruden and Allen suggest that the wrong people too often end up with power.

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Catskill goalkeeper Kailey Abel makes a save during Tuesday’s game against Coxsackie-Athens in the Patroon Conference Girls Soccer Tournament at Chatham High School.

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Catskill’s Alessia Salierno (15) gets a shot off as CoxsackieAthens’ Kaitlyn Johnson (22) defends during Tuesday’s game in the Patroon Conference Girls Soccer Tournament at Chatham High School.

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Coxsackie-Athens goalkeeper Schyler Caringi makes a save on a shot attempt by Catskill’s Jillian Devlin (8) during Tuesday’s game in the Patroon Conference Girls Soccer Tournament at Chatham High School.

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Mother’s judgment hinders daughter’s recovery Dear Abby, I’m a woman in my mid-30s without much family. I’m an only child and have no relationship with my father. The relationship I have with my mother is extremely toxic. DEAR ABBY I have suffered my entire life from a severe shopping addiction. I recently relapsed, and I’m trying to recover financially. I can’t afford counseling right now, and I can’t ask for help from my mother because of how horribly she shames me about my addiction. In fact, I have realized that having her in my life at all is a massive trigger because she constantly puts me down for not being financially stable as an adult. She also constantly compares me not only to herself when she was my age, but to others in my generation. How can I tell her I no longer want her in my life for the sake of my mental health and addiction recovery? Pulling Back In Texas

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Before taking on that difficult conversation, do some research and find out what county mental health services may be available in your area. They are usually offered on a sliding fee scale. There are also 12-step programs for compulsive shoppers that you might find helpful. Please go online and research some of them as well. As to what to say to your mother, try this: “Mom, I know I need help for my shopping addiction. I am seeking it now. While I am in recovery, you won’t be hearing from me for a while, so don’t worry. We will talk eventually.” Dear Abby, I lost my best friend of 32 years in a car accident three months ago. She was the best

friend a person could possibly have. We had been through so much together. This would be the kind of thing I would turn to her for comfort while going through. She was cremated, and I didn’t see her before that, so I didn’t get closure. I feel so empty and unfinished. What do I do? Not Well In The South

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Please accept my sympathy for the loss of your dear friend. The circumstances of your loss make it more difficult, but it is not insurmountable. Because there is no “place” you can go to mourn her, you might find closure by writing her a letter telling her all the things you weren’t able to say before her death. Then choose a private site you both used to enjoy, read it aloud to her and burn it, knowing she will always be alive in your heart. If this is not Classic Peanuts sufficient, consider asking your physician or religious adviser about a grief support group to help you work this through. Dear Abby, My husband’s birthday is on the same day as our grandson’s first communion. Our grandson’s family lives out of town, about a day’s drive. The problem is, my husband is not Catholic and doesn’t want to go because he doesn’t want to spend his birthday driving and sitting in a church. I am so torn. Should I push it? In The Middle Your husband is being childish and selfish. Your grandchild will have only one first communion, while you and your husband can celebrate his birthday on another day. Can you get to the site by other means of transportation to spare him the driving? He should be ashamed of himself. I hope his candle goes out before he makes a wish!

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Horoscope By Stella Wilder Born today, you are one of the most solid, stalwart and faithful individuals born under your sign. You are hardworking and quick to dedicate yourself to a worthy cause — to which you will always apply your best efforts in order to guarantee success. You are confident in your abilities, but most especially in your ability to inspire confidence in others, and though you usually lead by example, you are also quite good at delivering encouraging words at just the right moments and to just the right people. You recognize that it’s not always a good idea to speak your mind, but when you do, you speak the truth — period. You are not one to hide the truth, or disguise it, or try to dress it up in some way that makes it sound more palatable than it really is. The truth is the truth, and that’s your stock in trade. You know that no matter what, eventually, come what may, the truth will be out! Also born on this date are: Lillian Gish, actress; e.e. cummings, poet; Roger Moore, actor; Lori Petty, actress; Harry Anderson, actor; Usher Raymond, musician; Eugene Fodor, travel writer; Sheila Young, speed skater. To see what is in store for you tomorrow, find your birthday and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday star be your daily guide. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15 LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — You may feel stuck doing work in an unfamiliar environment, but the fact is that you can make this new situation work very well for you today. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — You’re almost sure to encounter those today who do not share your overall outlook, but resulting discussion may alter your views. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — A small

sacrifice on your part early in the day will allow Zits you to reap a much larger reward than usual later on. This may take daring. Dark Side of the Horse CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Someone’s influence may pull you away from something for which you have felt real affinity — but today’s a good day for exploration. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Though you may not be able to think of certain things today in terms of stability and permanence, what you’re able to do scores many points. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — You may be adversely affected by someone who is more “in your space” today than you would like. Only a direct approach can fix this. ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Showering another with all that is desired may be your intent, but the result isn’t likely to be as favorable as you Daily Maze had hoped. Back off some. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — Your generosity will pay off handsomely today — but only if you’re sharing something of value. Others will see through any deception. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — You may find yourself wishing for something that is long gone, but that’s just nostalgia playing with you. Cast your eyes forward today. CANCER (June 21-July 22) — You’re not likely to find another team to join, so you must be willing to put up with things as they are or go it alone. The choice is yours. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Good humor keeps you from taking things too seriously today, but it won’t happen by accident. Be sure to remind yourself of this all day long. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — You’re not at the end just yet, but you may be able to stop and take a look back at where you’ve been. This allows you to adjust expectations. COPYRIGHT 2021 UNITED FEATURE SYNDICATE, INC.

TRANSPLANT Neither vulnerable, South deals NORTH ♠73 ♥ 10 4 ♦ K 10 7 5 3 ♣K862 WEST EAST ♠AQ96 ♠ J 10 5 2 ♥ A53 ♥ Q6 ♦ 94 ♦ J82 ♣ A 10 7 3 ♣QJ94 SOUTH ♠K84 ♥ KJ9872 ♦ AQ6 ♣5 The bidding:

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Opening lead: Nine of ♦ South in today’s deal was Barnet Shenkin, an expert from Scotland who has lived in South Florida for over 20 years. Overcalling on a four-card suit would have been unthinkable when Charles Goren ruled the

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bridge world. Modern experts will overcall on a four-card suit at the one level, provided that the suit is good and the hand is reasonable. East’s pre-emptive raise caused a problem for Shenkin, who chose to overbid slightly, thus ending up in a poor game contract. Shenkin did not want to win the opening diamond lead with dummy’s king of diamonds. It would block the diamond suit, and the diamonds would probably be needed for discards. Instead, he won in hand and tried to guess how many diamonds West started with. Shenkin won the first trick with the ace and cashed the queen, hoping that West started with exactly two. The hope was that West would now have to help Shenkin with his communication problems. Shenkin exited with his club to West’s ace and West had a problem. Another diamond was not an option, so West led a club. Shenkin won with dummy’s king while discarding a spade, and then ran the 10 of hearts. West won with the ace and led a club, but Shenkin ruffed, cashed the king of hearts, felling the queen and drew the last trump. It was clear sailing from there. The defense would have prevailed had West led the queen of spades after winning the ace of clubs. This would have created an entry to the East hand for a diamond ruff later in the play. Still, a beautifully played hand by Shenkin.

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ACROSS 1 Married lady: abbr. 4 Home in the woods 9 Apartment 13 Sad notice, for short 15 __ of; informed about 16 Hit the ceiling 17 Linear measure 18 Grades 19 Small bills 20 Least awake 22 Bar soap brand 23 Tight, as a rope 24 Commit perjury 26 Convent superior 29 Twirling 34 “__ Christmas!” 35 Prison 36 Mongrel 37 Unfair partiality 38 Object 39 Conceal 40 Word attached to beater or head 41 Curtain 42 Door hanger’s piece 43 Lifeguards, at times 45 Frayed 46 “Time __ Bottle”; Jim Croce hit 47 Walkway 48 Haul 51 Supplant; bump 56 Neighbor of Missouri 57 Join forces 58 Homes for eels 60 Asterisk 61 Exasperates 62 Waterproof covering 63 Largo and West 64 Chris with a racket 65 Annoying insect DOWN 1 Family member 2 Baseball stats 3 Window ledge 4 School grounds

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5 Look for expectantly 6 Nude 7 Annoys 8 Baby bird 9 2013 Walt Disney film 10 Lois __ of comic book fame 11 Middle __; medieval period 12 Experiment 14 Wobbles 21 “Piece of cake!” 25 Printer owner’s purchase 26 Dark orangeyellow 27 Neutral color 28 Talks boastingly 29 Undergarments 30 Evergreen 31 Cinnamon roll topping 32 Elbow 33 Avarice 35 Blacken 38 Hold dear 39 Uppermost 41 Final bill

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42 Bowlers & others 44 Cuban exports 45 Most uncommon 47 Actor Fonda 48 Slipped __; back woe 49 Learn by __; memorize 50 Out of town

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