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Power line incentive package on table

By Melanie Lekocevic Columbia-Greene Media

A tax incentive package for a $177 million energy project is expected to be passed at the Greene County Industrial Development Agency’s next meeting Oct. 21.

A public hearing held for the Champlain Hudson Power Express project that will run through Greene County drew no comments or opposition Wednesday.

The package, which includes use, recording and

mortgage tax exemptions and a Payment in Lieu of Taxes, as well as a community host fund for several county towns and villages, is expected to pass at the IDA’s Oct. 21 meeting, IDA Executive Director Rene Van Schaack said Wednesday.

The Champlain Hudson Power Express transmission line would transport renewable energy through buried power lines running from the Canadian border to New York City, traveling through Greene County and 16 other

jurisdictions.

“This project involves an electrical transmission line that will carry between 1,000 and 1,200 megawatts, with final capacity to be determined, of DC, or direct current, electricity from the Canadian border running down to New York City,” VanSchaack said to open the meeting.

The transmission line will pass through several local towns and villages including

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A CSX freight car is pictured on the Hudson track. The Greene County Industrial Development Agency is expected to pass a tax incentive package Oct. 21 for the Champlain Power Line project.

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Monument honors fallen sheriff’s deputy

By Bill Williams Columbia-Greene Media

PHOTO COURTESY OF GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE.

Members of law enforcement attended a dedication ceremony on Wednesday, for a monument honoring fallen Greene County Sheriff’s Deputy Kevin Haverly.

PHOTO COURTESY OF GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE.

Far left: Assemblyman Chris Tague reads a proclamation to family members at a dedication ceremony on Wednesday for fallen Greene County Sheriff’s Deputy Kevin Haverly.

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Left: Greene County Sheriff’s Deputy Kevin Haverly, who died while on duty February 28, 2017, at the age of 26.

COXSACKIE — A monument and a road address were dedicated at the Greene County Sheriff’s Office in honor of a fallen deputy.

Deputy Kevin Haverly, 26, of Greenville, died Feb. 28, 2017, when his patrol car slammed into a utility pole on Route 23 in Ashland.

About 50 family members, friends and law enforcement officers gathered at the Greene County Sheriff’s Office on Route 9W in Coxsackie to dedicate the stone and plaque memorial directly in front of the main entrance.

The inscription on the monument reads, “45 Haverly Memorial Drive,” Capt. Tracey Quinn said. The number “45” was Haverly’s badge number.

Greene County Sheriff Pete Kusminsky addressed the crowd.

“We are proud to have been able to dedicate the address in

Deputy Haverly’s memory,” Kusminsky said. “The access roadway being named Haverly Memorial Drive, and the building address being 45, which was Deputy Haverly’s shield, will help assure that he is never forgotten.”

Assemblyman Chris Tague, R-Schoharie, spoke to the crowd and presented citations to members of the Haverly family and to the Greene County Sheriff’s Office.

“A profound respect and affection for Deputy Haverly have moved Greene County to dedicate the new road to the Sheriffs Office and Corrections Facility in his name as an acknowledgment of their respect, admiration and thanks for his unwavering commitment to Greene County, as well as for his love of life, and passion for his community,” Tague said.

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Ragaini, Pirrone seek Athens supervisor seat

Compiled by Raymond Pignone Columbia-Greene Media

Names of candidates appear in alphabetical order

Athens town supervisor Name: Michael N. Pirrone Age: 73 Family: Anne, wife (48 years); daughters Gennarina, 46; Antoinette, 42; Catherine, 40 Occupation: Business & financial professional (retired); well versed in the accounting,

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auditing, taxation, computer skill disciplines. Experience in the private, public, governmental and nonprofit areas.

Party line on ballot: Democratic.

Previous elected offices: None College: Long Island University, B.S. Accounting 1976 Military service: None What do you think is the top issue facing your community?

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of a full tax value for the Athens Generating facility.

W h a t would you do to address this issue if Michael J. elected?

Ragaini I would open the door and seek to reasonably negotiate with Athens Gen to establish their tax value. Explaining that the

PILOT has done what it was meant to do, and full tax value is the proper course of action to solidify our revMichael N. enue base for Pirrone the people of Athens.

Why do you think you will be a good supervisor/trustee?

I fully understand that

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importance of a hard-working staff, making improvements to our infrastructure, seeking progress and that difficult decisions must be addressed to continue to move forward.

Striving to improve efficiency, maintaining lines of communication and solving problems before they become catastrophes.

What are you most proud of accomplishing if you hold office? Not an office holder.

If you are a newcomer,

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Getting Athens Gen on the tax rolls at full value, as all other personal and commercial properties within the town of Athens. Resolution of maintaining the town of Athens offices within the village of Athens. Keeping our central area of business and services together with our other everyday life needs: school, See ATHENS A2

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The Justice Department said it will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to lift Texas’s ban on abortion after the sixth week of pregnancy, setting up a showdown likely to determine whether the law stays in effect through the end of the year.

A federal appeals court Thursday night let the law stay in effect as the case goes forward, even though a trial judge ruled the measure was unconstitutional. The Justice Department will ask the Supreme Court to set aside the appeals court order, department spokesman Anthony Coley said Friday.

The Justice Department says the law blatantly violates Supreme Court precedents that protect abortion rights and unconstitutionally seeks to avoid judicial review with a novel provision that puts enforcement in the hands of private parties.

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The Supreme Court has already refused to block the law once, when it rejected abortion providers on Sept. 1 with a 5-4 decision that largely shut down the procedure in the secondmost populous U.S. state. The law is easily the country’s most restrictive abortion ban currently in effect.

The high court’s earlier order came with only a paragraph of explanation. The majority said the challengers had “raised serious questions regarding the constitutionality of the Texas law” but hadn’t shown they could overcome procedural obstacles stemming from the unusual enforcement mechanism.

The Justice Department request adds a new layer to a Supreme Court term already set to be a historic one for abortion rights. The court in December will hear arguments on a Mississippi appeal that aims to slash abortion rights nationwide and even asks the court to overturn

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The provision left it unclear how, if at all, a court could stop the law. Normally, judges faced with an unconstitutional law can issue an order directed at the government officials who have enforcement powers.

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Ruling otherwise would mean that “any number of states could enact legislation that deprives citizens of their constitutional rights, with no legal remedy to challenge that deprivation, without the concern that a federal court would enter an injunction,” Pitman wrote.

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right thing,” former Greene County Sheriff Greg Seeley said of his deputy. “He wanted to protect the people of Greene County.”

Haverly was born Oct. 9, 1990, in Niskayuna and was raised in Durham. He attended Durham Elementary School before graduating from Christian Brothers Academy in 2008. Haverly attended the College of St. Rose, graduating in 2012 with a Bachelor’s Degree in criminal justice. Haverly first worked as a corrections officer at the Greene

County Jail while working part time for the Cairo Police Department. In 2014 Haverly became a deputy with the Greene County Sheriff’s Office.

Kusminsky thanked everyone who attended the dedication ceremony.

“We appreciate all of the support from the community as well as our county governing body and neighboring law enforcement agencies. Thank you for allowing us this tribute to Kevin,” Kusminsky said.

and built the bandstand in Athens Village Park that is used for concerts and events for the village and town. I have extensive knowledge in zoning, planning and building codes.

What do you think is the top issue facing your community?

My goal is to ensure we have an affordable and safe place to live, work and enjoy.

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VanSchaack said last week.

The company expects to begin construction on the project within months.

“We expect to break ground later this year or early next year depending on the Public Service Commission approval process and some other things we are working on,” TDI Chief Financial Officer Todd Singer said Wednesday. “The ultimate thing we are trying to do is to become operational, which we are expecting by the end of 2025.”

The public comment period on the incentive package remains open until Tuesday.

“The next step is we will leave the comment period open for one more week,” he said. “Any comments we would need by close of business Tuesday, Oct. 19. After that, the IDA intends at its Oct. 21 meeting to advance the project by the passage of an inducement resolution.”

Anyone wishing to comment can submit a letter or email to rene@greeneida. com, which will be considered formal written comment, VanSchaack said.

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The community benefit fund, awarded to the towns and villages, is designed to offset the economic impact on those communities.

Because a power transmission line will not have the long-term economic impacts of a traditional business, such as generating new jobs, the community benefit package aims to make up for that.

“The intent of these funds is to help local communities work with the IDA to promote future economic development, given the findings of the IDA that the TDI project will not have future indirect or direct or even induced secondary economic impacts in the community,” VanSchaack said Wednesday.

TDI will also pay $2 million, in two payments, to the IDA’s Business Fund Development account, to be used for future development of business parks in the county, VanSchaack said.

Most municipalities along the transmission route have passed tax incentive packages for the project,

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Athens, Catskill, Coxsackie and New Baltimore, and a total distance of 333 miles from Canada to New York City, according to the IDA Statement of Findings.

“In Greene County, this project will run down the CSX right-of-way primarily for the entire length, with the exception of one small area in Catskill where the project will come out of the public right-of-way onto local roads under the Catskill Creek and back out to the rightof-way,” VanSchaack said at the public hearing held on Zoom. “It will proceed south until Smith’s Landing, where the line will come off the railroad right-of-way and go back into the Hudson River at the Lehigh Cement Plant, where the last mile of the line will be under the river through Greene County.”

The incentive package includes tax exemptions, a Payment in Lieu of Taxes, or PILOT, and a community

benefit fund.

“The IDA is proposing to do a sales and use tax, as well as a mortgage tax, along with a 30-year PILOT on the project,” VanSchaack said. “In addition to the PILOT, other requirements that have been negotiated between the IDA and TDI include a community benefit fund, which will be funded to the towns of New Baltimore, Coxsackie, Athens and Catskill, and the villages of Coxsackie and Catskill. That fund will run for 30 years concurrent with the PILOT.” Under the incentive package, the company would be exempt on sales and use tax related to construction of the project.

“Based on a current projected budget of $177,677,620 and an 8% sales tax rate, the exemption is projected to be valued at $14,214,210,” according to the IDA’s Statement of Findings.

The mortgage recording tax exemption would save the company $2,220,970, according to the Statement of Findings.

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post office, library, citizen and youth athletics, entertainment and facilities, etc. The removal and cleanup of our waterfront from derelict, sunken barges, that have been there since I came in 1986. Further discussions and analysis of the Coxsackie-Athens School District plans to create kindergarten class that will include children bused in.

Athens town supervisor Name: Michael J. Ragaini Family: Pietrina, wife (38 years); two children; three grandchildren

several members of the Greene County Legislature.

The deputy was on his way back to the Ashland satellite office, where he worked, when his car veered off the side of the road, into a ditch and hit a telephone pole.

“He just wanted to be a law enforcement officer and he wanted to do the

Occupation: Code enforcement officer, 18 years, Athens and Catskill Current elected office: Councilman, Athens town board Party line on ballot: Republican Previous elected offices: None Background and experience: I belonged to the West Athens-Limestreet Fire Company for 50 years. During that time I served as fire commissioner for 40 years. I acquired property from Iroquois Gas for a district office, training location and space for a future firehouse. I worked in conjunction with the Athens Village Board to acquire fire hydrants for the fire district. I designed

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Monday, Oct. 18 n Athens Town Board 7 p.m. Town Hall, 2 First St., Athens 518-945-1052 n Greene County Legislature economic development and tourism; Gov. Ops.; finance; Rep. and Dem. caucus 6 p.m. Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., Catskill n Greenville Town Board 7 p.m.

Town Hall, 11159 Route 32, Pioneer Building, Greenville

Tuesday, Oct. 19 n Athens Village Planning Board 6:30 p.m. Village Hall, 2 First St., Athens 518-945-1551 n Catskill Town budget working meeting 6 p.m. Town Hall, 439 Main St., Catskill 518-943-2141 n Durham Town Board 7:30 p.m.

Town Hall, 7309 Route 81, East Durham n Hunter Town Board 7 p.m. Town Hall, 5748 Route 23A, Tannersville

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Board of Education regular business 6:30 p.m. CHS Library, CHS Library, 341 West Main St., Catskill 518-9432300 n Catskill Library Board 6:45 p.m. at either the Catskill Library, 1 Franklin St., Catskill or Palenville Library, 3303 Route 23A, Palenville n Catskill Town Board committee 6:30 p.m. Town Hall, 439 Main St., Catskill 518-943-2141 n Catskill Town budget working meeting 6 p.m. Town Hall, 439 Main St., Catskill 518-943-2141 n Greene County Legislature meeting No. 10 6:30 p.m. Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., Catskill

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Advisory Council 6:30 p.m. via Zoom.

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Wednesday, Oct. 27 n Athens Village Board 6:30 p.m.

Village Hall, 2 First St., Athens n Catskill Town Zoming Board of Appeals 6 p.m. Town Hall, 439 Main St., Catskill 518-943-2141 n Catskill Village Board of Trustees 6:30 p.m. Robert C. Antonelli Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill 518943-3830 n Greene County Legislature public hearing tentative 2022 county budget 6 p.m. Catskill High School Auditorium

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4 challenge for 2 Athens council seats Compiled by Raymond Pignone Columbia-Greene Media

Names of candidates appear in alphabetical order

Athens town council Name: Mary Brandow Current elected office: Councilwoman, Athens town board, seeking third term Party line on the ballot: Republican Previous elected office: None What accomplishments are you most proud of?

In my present term we have hired a new town attorney, a new CPA firm that is working with our new bookkeeper bringing a revitalized sense of financial integrity to our books and records. We hired a new town assessor and an assessor’s clerk who have reviewed the files for all properties and we are currently examining the benefits of systematic evaluation instead of a full revaluation, thereby leveling the imbalance within various properties within a class type.

The positive results from this effort will be to raise the equalization rate and lower the taxes for anyone who might be overassessed in a particular property class.

What are your goals if reelected to a third term?

I am committed to serving in all aspects of my job and remain open to any measures that improve communication

CATSKILL — The Catskill Central School District announce that the New York State Education Department (NYSED) has approved Catskill High School’s application to offer an accredited Career and Technical Education (CTE) Business Management/Entrepreneurship program. Along with providing Catskill students with diversified electives, this new course offers students an additional opportunity to earn a diploma with CTE endorsements.

NYSED’s approval is the result of Catskill business teachers Patrick Hernandez and Jaclyn Sirianni undertaking the lengthy program approval application process needed to bring this accredited program to Catskill, which will be offered at CHS starting next school year.

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in observance of General Election Day

Thursday, Nov. 4 n Athens Town Board 7 p.m. Town

Monday, Nov. 8 n Catskill Village Board 7 p.m. Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill n Coxsackie Village Board 7 p.m.

Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie 518-731-2718

and increase economy and efficiency in all departments.

I will bring a continued sense of ent h u s i a s m Mary Brandow working with all members of the town board for the purpose of continuing the forward momentum that we have started and are driven to complete.

Athens town council Name: Phyllis Dinkelacker Age: 62 Family: Husband Mark, son Shane, his wife Alana and granddaughters Amylee and Madison.

How long you’ve lived in the county: 28 years Previous residence: Rotterdam Occupation: Central Office, Payroll for Department of Corrections and Community Supervision Party affiliation: Democrat Previous elected offices: Athens Town Council, 20102013 High school: Mont Pleasant High School College: Schenectady County Community College Military service: None What do you think is the top issue facing your community? What would you do to address this issue if elected?

I ’ v e worked for New York state for 41 years and we have been tasked to do more with less. I don’t Phyllisann see much dif- Dinkelacker ference with local government. I’d like to look into shared services. Not only between the town and village, but other towns, counties and state.

Athens town council Name: Cari Gardner Age: 76 Family: Husband Donald, 76; daughters Cori Gardner, 48, and Evan Gardner, 35.

How long you’ve lived in the county: Four years Occupation: Retired speech teacher; advertising executive; business manager; yoga teacher.

Party line on ballot: Democrat Previous elected offices: None College: Masters, speech pathology/audiology, New York University Military service: None What do you think is the top issue facing your community? What would you do to address this issue if elected?

My sense is that many in the town of Athens feel disenfranchised. There needs to

be a real effort at making this town much more responsive and transparent. One cannot hold public office Tony Paluch to advance one’s own personal agenda.

Legislation shouldn’t happen because your friend, neighbor or family wants something. It is incumbent upon electeds to seek to serve the greater good and not to be in it for personal gain.

Why do you think you will be a good councilwoman?

I care about people. I care about nature. I’m willing to listen to all sides of issues, gather all essential information, weigh all aspects in order to make informed decisions. I’m a dedicated and hard worker with a high degree of integrity.

What are you most proud of accomplishing if you hold office? If you are a newcomer, what are you looking forward to accomplishing if elected? I would very much like to help establish some really meaningful legislation to improve land use while protecting trees, wetlands and wildlife. There’s a lot of room for growth in Athens. Athens is blessed with a bounty of farmland that has been nurtured by families for generations.

As a community we need to balance that resource while

seeking sustainable measures to deal with future climate issues. And, I will pursue ways to better integrate Cari Gardner the more rural reaches of the town with the village and lake portions of the community.

Athens town council Name: Tony Paluch Occupation: Owns small farm in Athens, retired from the railroad after 34 years as a welder How long have you lived in Greene County: A resident for most of his life Current elected office: Councilman, Athens town board Previous elected office: None Background and experience: Paluch is an active member of several board in Athens and Greene County. This includes having served for eight years as a member of the Town of Athens Planning Board. He continues to represent the town of Athens as a member of the Greene County Planning Board. He is an active member of the West Athens-Limestreet Fire Company and is a longterm fire commissioner of the West Athens-Limestreet Fire District.

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program adds to Catskill’s growing list of accredited CTE programs. Last year, Catskill was awarded CTE credentials for its Hospitality & Tourism, Marketing, and

Nutrition, Health & Wellness courses.

“The CTE credentials in the Business Management/Entrepreneurship program will provide our students with yet

another pathway for graduation and beyond,” said Catskill’s superintendent of schools, Dr. Ronel Cook. “On behalf of the Board of Education and myself, I would like

to extend congratulations and gratitude to Mr. Hernandez, Ms. Sirianni and the entire High School team for their hard work and effort for Catskill CSD’s students.”

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NOTICE OF SUBMISSION OF JOINT APPLICATION FOR PERMIT, INCLUDING REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION Hecate Energy Greene 1 LLC, Hecate Energy Greene 2 LLC, and Hecate Energy Greene County 3 LLC (“Hecate Greene”) are seeking authority from the New York State Board on Electric Generation Siting and the Environment (“Siting Board”) to construct a 50-megawatt (“MW”) solar photovoltaic electric generating facility (“Facility”) in the Town of Coxsackie, Greene County, New York, under Article 10 of the New York State Public Service Law (“PSL”). Hecate Greene was granted a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need from the Siting Board on September 28, 2021. Pursuant to 16 NYCRR § 1000.8, Hecate Greene hereby provides notice that, on or about October 20, 2021, it intends to file its Request for Issuance of a Water Quality Certification in connection with the Joint Application for Permit for wetlands and related permits that is being filed with the United States Army Corps of Engineers (“USACE”).

The Joint Application covers the permits/approvals required to construct and/or operate the Facility under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act that would be issued by USACE. In connection therewith, Hecate Greene is requesting that the Section 401 Water Quality Certification be issued by the Siting Board.

The Joint Application includes, among other things, a description of the Facility and its components and construction; an analysis of the environmental setting of the Facility; results from analyses conducted to assess potential impacts to aquatic resources and jurisdictional waters (e.g., wetlands and streams); and measures that will be implemented to avoid, minimize, and mitigate environmental impacts to the maximum extent practicable. As shown in the Joint Application, and previously shown in Hecate Greene’s Article 10 Application, construction and operation of the Facility will not result adverse impacts to water resources. The Joint Application also addresses compliance with the Endangered Species Act and the Historic Preservation Act. All public documents filed in this proceeding, including the Joint Application and Request for Issuance of the Section 401 Water Quality Certification, may be viewed at the New York State Department of Public Service website located at www.dps.ny.gov by clicking “Search” on the homepage and then entering Case 17-F-0619 in “Search by Case Number.”

A copy of the Joint Application and Request for Issuance of the Water Quality Certification will be served on the Town Supervisor of the Town of Coxsackie. The documents, when filed, may be examined during normal business hours at the Offices of the Department of Public Service at Three Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12223, and at the following local document repositories:

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Children’s COVID vaccinations inevitable On the day Gov. Kathy Hochul and top state officials considered adding the COVID-19 vaccine to the state’s list of required inoculations for students attending New York schools, Kinderhook Councilwoman Sally Hogan urged Ichabod Crane parents to pull their children out of school and teach them at home to protest mask and vaccination mandates.

Federal regulators are expected to approve the shot for children ages 5 to 11 this month. On Wednesday, Hochul spoke with White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Jeff Zients, who called on all state governors to begin registering pediatricians to prepare for vaccinating children under 12 against COVID-19 for smooth distribution once approved.

Several parents spoke out against the Ichabod Crane Central School District’s mask requirement and policy requiring vaccines for student-athletes this winter.

Hogan has been homeschooling her elementaryage son for two years. She falsely claimed the COVID vaccination is a means of secret gene therapy and masks

lead to facial deformities or pose a mental health risk — statements that have been debunked by U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention.

Hogan said she and her husband made the decision to homeschool, calling masking a child “abuse.”

Hogan alleges ICC officials willfully ignored these facts from reputable doctors.

All New York school districts are mandated to require students, staff and visitors to wear masks in school buildings except during certain activities. All districts require students who play indoor winter sports to be vaccinated.

The number of new child COVID cases remains exceptionally high and has coincided with the start of school and the emergence of the more transmissible COVID delta variant. Cases of U.S. children testing positive for COVID-19 increased 6% from Sept. 23 to Oct. 7, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children’s Hospital Association.

Nearly 150,000 virus cases in children were added in the past week with more

than 750,000 child cases in the past month. More than 6 million children have tested positive for the virus as of Oct. 7, according to the academy. More than 500 children have died of COVID-19 complications since the pandemic began, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The CDC issued repeated statements that maskwearing has no significant adverse health impact on wearers, young or old.

Hogan said three parents contacted her who intend to homeschool their children next year if there are vaccine requirements for all students. Who knows what will happen in 2022-23, but one thing is clear: the state and its school districts are circling toward universal student vaccinations.

Since the early 1960s, we have been vaccinating our children as soon as they come out of the womb to protect them from polio, mumps, measles and chickenpox. And it worked. COVID-19 is still killing people.

Vaccinating children against it is inevitable. We can’t wait a second more to achieve it.

ANOTHER VIEW

A Muslim cemetery was finally approved in Virginia. Now bigotry needs a proper burial.

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A suburban Virginia county south of Washington D.C. recently put a quiet end to a five-year saga in which the odor of Islamophobia grew into a stench as time dragged on. That the events surrounding a proposed Islamic cemetery in Stafford County unfolded under color of local law, and were allowed by county officials to fester for year after year, was more than poor judgment. It has become a sterling example for local governments of how not to deal with minority communities.

Stafford is a diverse place of more than 150,000 people, and the Islamic cemetery in question would not be the county’s first. In fact, the nonprofit All Muslim Association of America (AMAA) had run a small cemetery there for about 20 years

when, nearly out of capacity, it bought a new parcel of land in 2016 with plans for a larger cemetery where Muslims of modest means could be laid to rest.

What ensued was an embarrassment to Stafford and a Kafkaesque odyssey for the county’s Muslim community. That it ended, mercifully, with the county’s capitulation - authorities there ceased their attempts to block the proposed cemetery last year, and recently agreed to a $500,000 settlement, without admitting guilt - does not mitigate the gratuitousness of the entire episode, which was a waste of taxpayers’ time and money.

The details of the county’s preposterous rationale in drafting a bespoke new landuse scheme, whose only discernible intent was to im-

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pede the new cemetery, are byzantine. Urged on by two landowners - one of them a county Planning Commission member - whose property abutted the tract for the proposed 45-acre cemetery, the county adopted new rules banning cemeteries located within 900 feet, almost the length of three football fields, of any private homeowner’s well used for drinking water. The state standard required a separation of only 100 feet, and there was no science justifying a broader buffer for cemeteries and drinking water sources generally or this parcel in particular.

When AMAA officials found out about the zoning maneuver months after the fact - no one had mentioned the new rule to them, nor solicited their input - they were shocked.

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Thousands of missed police killings prove we must address systemic bias in forensic science Peter Neufeld, Keith Findley and Dean Strang The Washington Post

A new study from the University of Washington concludes that, over nearly 40 years, medical examiners and coroners undercounted killings by U.S. police by more than half. During that time, these officials missed or covered up more than 17,000 police killings between 1980 and 2018.

The study - published in the Lancet, a respected medical journal - raises important questions about the objectivity and reliability of physicians who work as government medical examiners and coroners. The findings add to an accumulating list of grave concerns about racial bias in forensic pathology and policing, adding evidence that police kill Black people at a rate 3.5 times greater than White people, and that medical officials underreported Black deaths at a higher rate than White deaths.

Although many forensic pathologists carefully follow scientific principles, the frequency of police killings overlooked or incorrectly diagnosed means the problem is systemic. Yet, because most medical examiners are specialized doctors (although some coroners are not), Americans may assume that they are the gold standard in forensic evidence.

One systemic feature that appears to produce error, however, is that medical examiners long have been close allies of police and prosecutors - frequently partisans, not neutrals. Many allow the police, but not others, to observe autopsies and to influence critical steps in death investigation.

They often talk freely to prosecutors, but only grudgingly - if at all - to defense lawyers. In a 2011 survey, 22 percent of medical examiners and coroners reported pressure from government officials to change the cause or manner of death on a certificate.

Medical examiners claim, in essence, the dubious right to diagnose (or rule out) not a medical condition, but a crime. Worse, many react fiercely to questions about their objectivity, biases or ethics. They deny - irrationally and unscientifically

‘scientific’ determination. It is a cultural determination that places a death in a social context for the purpose of public health statistics.”

They elaborated that “there is no ‘right’ answer in many manner determinations” and “the goal is consistency rather than some nonexistent criteria for correctness.”

Such subjective determinations are especially vulnerable to cognitive and, in particular, racial biases.

The shocking likelihood that medical examiners and coroners have missed (whether deliberately or through unexamined biases) more than half of police killings over almost four decades is a sharp reminder of these tendencies and their dangers.

Medical examiners and other doctors have an important role to play in making and explaining objective physical findings that laypeople would miss or misunderstand. When constrained by scientific rigor and objectivity, their courtroom contributions are valuable. But as a group, their eagerness to embrace contextual bias that distorts reliability and their willingness to act as partisans aiding the prosecution, raise real concerns. We now can point to about 17,000 more people who would second these concerns, if they could.

Peter Neufeld is a cofounder of the Innocence Project. Keith Findley is a professor at the University of Wisconsin Law School.

Dean Strang is a criminal defense lawyer and law professor at Loyola University Chicago. Findley and Strang are also co-founders of the Center for Integrity in Forensic Sciences.

Peter Neufeld is a co-founder of the Innocence Project. Keith Findley is a professor at the University of Wisconsin Law School. Dean Strang is a criminal defense lawyer and law professor at Loyola University Chicago. Findley and Strang are also co-founders of the Center for Integrity in Forensic Sciences.

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National School Bus Safety Week To the editor: I’ve seen it happen too many times. The stop sign on my school bus goes out, students file off and before I can help them cross safely, another driver blows past.

National School Bus Safety Week, Oct. 18-22, is a time for all of us to remember the rules of the road when it comes to school buses. Yes, you might have to sit in traffic for a few minutes. Yes, we drive the speed limit. Yes, it might be a few miles before we can safely allow you to pass. But it’s all of our jobs — school bus drivers and

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fellow motorists alike — to ensure students have safe transportation to and from schools.

Unfortunately for some students in the Hudson Valley, safe transportation isn’t as certain as it once was.

Schools across our region, state and country face dire bus driver shortages. Improving safety — which impacts both driver working conditions and students’ transportation conditions — is one way to help recruit.

A state requirement that every bus be staffed with a monitor would be a big step

toward ensuring student needs are attended to while we transport them safely.

The state Legislature must look closely at that next year.

And, of course, motorists simply following the rules and sharing the road with us goes a long way, too. We all need to do our part to make sure students arrive at school and home safely every day.

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Like other physicians, medical examiners often rely appropriately on patient medical history to assist in diagnosis. But they also routinely use nonmedical background information that can produce serious contextual bias. They often accept police suspicions, prior criminal records, police theories of criminal liability, tropes about drug or alcohol use, police concerns about their own culpability, and race in assessing cause and manner of death. The absence of rigorous science leads to false negatives - such as when the pathologist ignores the role of excessive police restraints - and to false positives, such as charging a civilian with homicide when the death was accidental (or natural).

Another recent study in the Journal of Forensic Sciences found that, in actual case work, pathologists who examined 10 years of children’s death certificates in Nevada were much more likely to declare a child’s death a homicide rather than an accident when the child was Black. Corroborating these findings, the researchers presented pathologists with a hypothetical postmortem examination of a young child. The pathologists were many times more likely to find the child’s death to be a homicide than an accident, based on identical medical evidence, if told that the child was Black and the caretaker was the mother’s boyfriend than when told that the child was White and the caretaker was the child’s grandmother.

Responding to the study, vocal forensic pathologists sought to bury the research and the researchers. They first demanded that the journal retract the peer-reviewed article, then asked the journal’s publisher to censor it, and finally filed ethics complaints against the forensic pathologists and neuroscientist who coauthored the article. The efforts failed, but the effect was chilling.

This reaction was telling. In a letter lashing out against the study, 74 pathologists wrote, “Manner determination [e.g., homicide, suicide, accident, natural or undetermined] is not a

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$25K prize at stake for Coxsackie horse rescue

By Melanie Lekocevic Columbia-Greene Media

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Lucky, one of the rescue horses at Unbridled Thoroughbred Foundation in Coxsackie.

COXSACKIE — A local horse rescue organization was selected from thousands of nominations as a finalist in a national contest.

Unbridled Thoroughbred Foundation, 1700 Farm to Market Road, Coxsackie, was one of 25 rescue organizations from around the country to be chosen in the Tractor Supply Rescue Your Rescue competition’s final round. Eight will be chosen from the final 25 for the top prize.

Voting ends Sunday.

The contest was open to humane societies; dog, cat, equine, small animal and mixed rescues; animal sanctuaries; wildlife sanctuaries and similar organizations, according to the contest rules.

“Thousands of nominations were submitted from multi-species rescues and sanctuaries,” Unbridled Thoroughbred Foundation founder Susan Kayne said.

“Unbridled made the cut to the top finalists, which is quite an honor unto itself.”

The top eight vote-getters

in the final round will each receive a $25,000 prize.

Kayne first learned of the competition from a local Tractor Supply store in Greenville.

Unbridled was also selected in August as the top Horse Rescue/Sanctuary of the Year for 2021 by the Equis Save Foundation. Kayne is hoping to continue the rescue group’s winning streak.

The group was nominated for the Rescue Your Rescue competition by volunteers and supporters who wrote to the contest with their personal photos and stories from Unbridled.

“This being our most visible year, many people have really witnessed not only our life-saving work, but the transformation of the horses in our care, so quite a few people indicated they had written in and shared our work with individual horses and rescues,” Kayne said.

“The nominations included a little story and then Tractor Supply selected the top 25 finalists and highlighted a story from each finalist.”

Unbridled volunteer Janet Kennedy Kash’s nomination story was selected for the

Halloween as a bald man, then and now

By Dick Brooks For Columbia-Greene Media

Halloween, now there’s a word that will get a kid’s attention. It’s the chief kid holiday of the year. I don’t care about its pagan origins or how it grew from ancient harvest festivals, I know a kid was involved in there somewhere. It’s got all the right kid things; spookiness, intimidation, goodies, fantasy and excitement.

What other chance does a kid have to go around the neighborhood in disguise and threaten the adults with the awesome cry of “Trick or Treat.” I, never having been one to be easily intimidated, will sometimes answer the question of the day by saying something like — “I think I’ll take ‘Trick’.” It really confuses the little dears. I wouldn’t recommend doing this with a group of teenagers though since they are devious enough at that age to come up with a trick or two.

Being a kid at heart, I used to get dressed up to answer the door. I was so successful at this that a couple of times I scared the be-geebers out of the young ones, something I enjoyed more than

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BROOKS they did, so I stopped. When I was one of the getters of goodies instead of one of the dispensers of said goodies, one of my favorite costumes was to get dressed up in my father’s clothes with a pillow stuffed into the pants, a latex cap made me look bald and Mom would draw a moustache on me with a piece of burnt cork. I figured that since I now look like that on a daily basis with little or no effort that I could forgo doing anything special to hand out goodies. I can’t figure why the little ones still run away when I come to the door.

We used to start planning our costumes around the first of September or so.

It was one of the hot topics

on the school bus ride to and fro from our daily imprisonment. We checked out our parent’s closet for possibilities, we checked out each other’s closets for possibilities, we even poked into Grandma’s closet when we went to visit. We never bought costumes, there were really no costumes as such to be had. J.J. Newberry’s had a small selection of plastic masks, mostly cute kitties and puppies or one of the latest Disney offerings. In my early manhood and wanting nothing to do with cute and foregoing any temptation I may have had to look like Sleeping Beauty, that meant that the creative juices had to flow.

After weeks of discussion and planning, we always settled on the same things. I was always a fat bald old guy with a moustache, My brother Bud was always dressed as a woman, something that thankfully he outgrew — at least I think he has. Youngest brother Harry was always a bum, outfitted with some of Dad’s old clothes and carrying a rubber cigar. Our little sister was usually a princess, type casting existed even in

those long ago days.

We would jump off the school bus and into our waiting disguises, grab our loot sacks — the sack of choice being pillow cases because of their large capacity and the fact that when you’re young, hope springs eternal and hit the road.

We literally hit the road, it was a half a mile to the nearest neighbor. With luck and if we really hustled, we could make it to three neighbors and back home before supper. After supper, our parents drove us to see relatives then home again to compare loot, do a little candy swopping then off to bed to dream of Halloweens to come, I always hid my latex bald head under my mattress.

Thought for the week — Men are like fine wine. They start out as grapes and it’s up to the women to stomp the crap out of them until they turn into something acceptable to have dinner with. — Dave Barry Until next week, may you and yours be happy and well.

Reach Dick Brooks at Whittle12124@yahoo.com.

Red Cross experiencing emergency blood and platelet shortage POUGHKEEPSIE — The American Red Cross continues to experience an emergency blood and platelet shortage that has caused the blood supply to drop to the lowest post-summer level in at least six years.

With less than a day’s supply of certain blood types in recent weeks, the Red Cross asks donors of all blood types — especially type O — to make an appointment to give blood or platelets as soon as possible to ensure patients can receive the lifesaving transfusions they rely on. Appointments can be made by using the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org or calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).

Fall is typically a time when the blood supply rebounds from summer blood shortages, but a surge in COVID-19 cases across the U.S. due to the delta variant has contributed to the lowest donor turnout of the year. To shore up inventory, the Red Cross must collect 10,000 additional blood products each week this month to meet hospital and patient needs.

Donors are asked to make an appointment.

All those who come to donate in October will receive a link by email to claim a free Zaxby’s Signature Sandwich reward or get a $5 e-gift card to a merchant of their choice.* Plus, all those who come to give Oct. 11-31 will receive a bonus $5 e-gift card to a

merchant of their choice.

During Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, the Red Cross is reminding donors of the importance of blood to those undergoing treatment.

According to the National Cancer Institute, roughly 1.9 million people are expected to be diagnosed with cancer in the U.S. this year, and more than 281,000 of those individuals will have breast cancer.

Patients with breast cancer and other cancers may need blood products on a regular basis during chemotherapy, surgery or treatment for complications. In fact, nearly 25% of the blood supply is used by cancer patients.

People across the country depend on the kindness of blood donors.

Donors are urged to make an appointment to give blood or platelets as soon as possible by using the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org or calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800- 73-2767).

Each Red Cross blood drive and donation center follows the highest standards of safety and infection control, and additional precautions – including face masks for donors and staff, regardless of vaccination status – have been implemented to help protect the health of all those in attendance. Donors are asked to schedule an appointment prior to arriving at the drive.

Upcoming blood donation opportunities Oct.16-31

COLUMBIA COUNTY Palatine Park and Youth Activity Building, Palatine Park Road, Germantown, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Oct. 30.

DUTCHESS COUNTY Veterans Building, 413 Main St., Beacon, 1-6:30 p.m. Oct. 29.

Poughkeepsie Galleria, 2001 South Road, Poughkeepsie, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Oct. 16.

Northern Dutchess Rod and Gun Club, 140 Enterprise Road, Rhinebeck, 2-7 p.m. Oct. 29.

The Masonic Lodge in Tivoli, 7 North Road, Tivoli, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 28.

GREENE COUNTY St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, 80 Mansion St., Coxsackie, 2-7 p.m.

Oct. 22.

ULSTER COUNTY Veterans of Foreign Wars, 708 East Chester St., Kingston, 1-6 p.m. Oct. 25.

Best Western Plus Kingston Hotel, 503 Washington Ave., Kingston, noon-5 p.m. Oct. 28.

Marlboro Central High School, 50 Cross Road, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 21.

New Paltz Community Center, 3 Veteran’s Drive, New Paltz, 8 a.m.noon Oct. 16.

contest website.

“This is such an extraordinary group. They have saved hundreds of retired race horses over the years and have brought them to sanctuary and tried to adopt them out if they are horses that are good to adopt out,” Kash said. “Older horses that need sanctuary, they take such wonderful care of them. It’s such an amazing organization.”

The story Kash submitted was about her first kiss with a rescue horse living at Unbridled, named Lucky, and how it changed her view of thoroughbreds.

“Lucky is a horse we rescued after she was relegated for meat and to go to slaughter,” Kayne said. “We rescued her in January 2018 and she has been with us ever since.”

Lucky, a permanent resident at the Coxsackie sanctuary, is a 19-year-old retired race horse that earned $117,510 during her years on the racetrack, Kayne said.

All finalists in the contest had to specify how they would use the $25,000 grant if they win.

“The money would go to expand on our current site

to add a few extra stalls and some dedicated storage space for hay, bedding and grain,” Kayne said. “The current barn does not have dedicated space for hay, bedding and grain, and that is our biggest storage need. It would allow us to buy in bulk, which would be an economic boost for us.”

Unbridled Thoroughbred Foundation rescues about 25 horses each year, and networks and places more horses at other rescues around the nation, Kayne said.

“I have dedicated 100% of my life to Unbridled,” Kayne said. “It is my life’s work to protect horses from exploitation and slaughter, and to continue to advocate through legislation, education and hands-on engagement to create a kinder and most just world for horses where they are safe from slaughter when their days of usefulness are done.”

Anyone looking to vote in the contest can do so at https://www.tractorsupply. com/tsc/cms/rescue-yourrescue. No registration is necessary.

Potatoes and apple season

By Bob Beyfuss For Columbia-Greene Media

The unseasonably warm weather has continued into mid-October and I am not complaining about it at all. It has been a wet and warm spell for several weeks now and many garden plants continue to grow.

I am hoping to get a very good harvest of beets from the seed I planted on July 22, right after I harvested my garlic crop. I planted carrots on Aug. 15 and it does not look like they will reach harvestable size anytime soon, but perhaps if this warm spell continues, I may still get a decent harvest by mid-November. Right now is the best time to plant garlic for next season.

Remember that the bigger the cloves you plant, the bigger the bulbs you will harvest next July.

Garlic prefers rich, well drained, fertile, soil so take the time to till and add organic fertilizer now.

My grandson, Danny, dug some of my potatoes this past weekend and I was dismayed to see that about one-third of them had damage from either mice, voles or chipmunks. We cut off the damaged parts and had “Grand Bob’s roasted potatoes” as a side dish for dinner. Slice the potatoes thinly, and layer in an aluminum pan. Sprinkle olive oil on each layer and season with salt, pepper, garlic powder and onion powder. Bake at 400 degrees till they are soft, or broil a single layer of very thin slices for the best potato chips you will ever eat. If you have never eaten freshly dug potatoes, you are missing a treat.

The potatoes that “volunteered” this season from overlooked, unharvested, potatoes I had planted in 2020 produced some really huge “lunkers.”

Planting, or neglecting to harvest whole potatoes, results in “volunteers” that are often huge in size, but few in number.

Planting smaller cut pieces of potatoes usually results in more, but smaller, tubers. A couple of these “volunteers” weighed almost a pound each. This fall I will try to make sure I dig them all but I try to do that every year and usually fail.

The rest of this week’s column comes from Ulster County Cooperative Extension. I rarely include recipes in these columns, but this week is an exception on two counts.

Did you know apples are the official fruit of New York state?

Celebrate our official state fruit during Apple Month. Zestar and SnapDragon are two newer varieties you can find in supermarkets, and at farm stands and farmers’ markets. Zestar is zesty with a nice crunch and SnapDragon was developed by

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BEYFUSS Cornell University and is sweeter with a ‘monster crunch.’

Are you interested in taking your family apple picking? Use this link https://www.applesfromny.com/find-apples/ pick-your-own-apples/ to find a U-Pick farm near you. Be sure to check with the farm about their hours and COVID restrictions before going to pick apples. One large apple has 130 calories, 20% of your daily fiber needs, no sodium, fat or added sugars and is easy to take anywhere and eat for a snack.

Here are some fun apple facts from the New York Apple Association: Apples are a member of the rose family of plants, along with pears, plums, peaches and cherries. It takes about 36 apples to make one gallon of apple cider. Apples float because 25% of their volume is air. The world’s largest apple peel was created

by Kathy Wafler Madison on Oct. 16, 1976, in Rochester, N.Y. It was 172 feet 4 inches long.

(She was 16 years old at the time, and grew up to be a sales manager for an apple tree nursery.)

(Source: Guinness World Records) Taste test apples with your children. At the farmers’ market, farm stand or local supermarket, choose 2-3 different varieties of apples to try. Once you get home, wash and slice each apple. As a group, try one apple variety at a time and decide which apple is your family favorite.

Microwave Applesauce serves 7 Serving size: half cup Ingredients: 6 apples, peeled, cored and quartered or chopped (about 8 cups) 1/4 cup water 1/4 cup sugar (or less to taste) 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon Directions: 1. Place apples and water in a 2 quart microwave safe dish. Cover with microwave-safe cover. 2. Cook on high for 10 to 12 minutes or until the apples are soft enough to mash. 3. Use a potato masher or fork to make chunky applesauce. 4. Add the sugar a little at a time to reach desired sweetness. Add cinnamon. 5. Serve warm or chilled. Refrigerate leftovers within 2 hours.

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Judith Cavanagh October 6, 1944 - October 7, 2021 It is with the deepest sorrow we announce the passing of Judith Cavanagh.

Judith passed at the age of 77 with loving family beside her. She passed after a battle with N.S.C. lung cancer on October 7, 2021.

Judith was the daughter of Paul and Elizabeth Sennert. She was born in Brooklyn New York on October 6, 1944.

Judith married the love of her life Richard Cavanagh on February 14, 1984. Richie and Judy lived in Cairo, New York for over 25 years.

Richie preceded her in 2008.

Judith was the loving mother to Elizabeth (Leland) Miller, Ellen (Harry) Gottlieb and Michael Pisàno.

At the time of her death she was living with her granddaughter Andrea (William) Moxham and her great grandchildren Jodi, Ethan and Madelyn.

Judith is survived by a sister Elizabeth (Harry) O’brien, and grandchildren and great grandchildren Michael (Monica & Mia) Voulo, Joseph Voulo, Sarah (Richie) Gottlieb, Paul Gottlieb, Emily (Robert & Junior) Hart, Gwen Cody, Gabrielle Cody, Christopher Miller, Sean & Liam McGrenagthan, along with several nieces and nephews.

Over the many years, Judith was employed in the hospitality business. Her favorite was working beside her daughter Betty at Betty’s diner.

At the age of 50, she went back to school and obtained an associates degree in Nursing at Columbia Greene Community College.

At the time of her death, she was employed as a substitute teacher for the Cairo-Durham Central School District.

Judith loved shopping especially with daughter Betty. She enjoyed spending quiet time on her back porch, feeding the birds and gazing at the stars and spending time with her family.

A celebration of life ceremony will be held at the Catskill Elks club on November 13, 2021 from 4 PM until 8 PM. The family asked in lieu of flowers please donate to the Greene County Women’s Cancer League or Saint Peters Hospice Inn. Donations can be mailed or dropped off at the celebration of life in her name.

To leave a special message for the family, please visit: SimpleChoicesCremation.com Arrangements by Simple Choices, Inc. Cremation Service

George Joseph Gioiella, Jr.

Linda J (Klawson) Wyant

September 1, 1946 – October 13, 2021

May 17, 1949 - October 9 2021

George Joseph Gioiella, Jr. of Williamston, North Carolina, formerly of Greene and Columbia Counties passed peacefully on October 13, 2021.

Born September 1, 1946 to George Joseph Sr. and Florence (Petilli) Gioiella he was raised in the Bronx . A selftaught, talented musician George often travelled in his later teen years to the Hunter Mountain area where he would perform at various resorts and clubs. He continued to perform well into his late sixties.

After graduating Cardinal Hayes Highschool, George served in the United States Army and was a proud United States Veteran.

An accomplished chef, George went on to move to upstate New York and opened his first restaurant, “Gioiella’s” Haines Falls, NY in 1973.

In 1980, George opened “Bucci’s” on Warren Street in Hudson which became a well known and highly popular lunch and dinner establishment often frequented by celebrities, New York Times food critics, always with great reviews, and many Greene and Columbia County residents. He went on to teach at the Culinary Institute and was sough after by many for his “key locked recipes”.

George was an avid hunter, fisherman, and gardener. He enjoyed many hunting excursions with his dear friend the late George “Doc” Moront. Together George and “Doc” were a force to be reckoned with.

George was a devout Catholic often spending time in prayer and retreat at St. Joseph’s Abby in Massachusetts and in his later years in North Carolina was a communicant of Holy Trinity Catholic Church.

He was predeceased by his father George Sr., mother Florence, and brother Michael John Gioiella by his thirtieth birthday.

He is survived by three children Michael John Gioiella of Texas, Francesca (Marc) Daisernia of Catskill, NY, and Loretta Gioiella of Sea Cliff, NY, two grandsons Gabrielle and Andrew, dear and loving friends Robert and Gabriele DiTota of Melbourn, Florida and Ms. Frances Banks of Louisburg, NC, as well as many friends from “the old neighborhood” he was in constant contact with.

To know George was to know his life was…. “A Bronx Tale”.

The family wishes to extend their deepest gratitude to the staff of the Vintage Inn and Community Hospice of Williamston, NC. Per his wishes, there will be no formal services. A memorial service will be conducted at the family’s discretion.

Linda J (Klawson) Wyant, 72, formerly of Germantown, NY passed away at the Northeast Center for Rehabilitation in Lake Katrine, NY on October 9th 2021. Linda was born in Johnson City, NY on May 17, 1949 to the late Hamilton Klawson and Jean (Tiffany) Klawson.

Linda lived in Johnson City & West Windsor, NY before moving to Columbia County in 1955. She attended Hudson grade school before moving to Germantown and completed her schooling at Germantown Central School. After graduation, she held a state job at Wassaic State School and a part time job at a local ice cream stand. Her next job was as an insurance agent assistant with Budd & Sipperly Insurance Company of Red Hook, NY. In 1975, with the birth of her first son, she retired to become a housewife and mother. After raising her own children, Linda babysat and offered child day-care for friends and families out of her own home, raising numerous children. Linda spent her free time volunteering as a member of the Livingston Memorial Church in Linlithgo NY, where she was an Elder and Deacon as well as a member of the Women’s Guild. Linda also volunteered her time at the Livingston Area Senior Community Center, assisting with elderly meals and nutrition.

She is survived by her husband Byron Jr. whom she married in 1972. Also survived by 3 sons, Christopher & partner Christine of Eagle Bridge NY, Michael & fiancee Samantha of Montara, CA, Daniel & wife Amanda of Taghkanic, NY, and grandson Christian of Atoka,TN. Linda is survived by 6 brothers, Gary of Germantown, Steve and wife Debbie of Rhinebeck, Brian of Rhinebeck, Ricky and wife Betty of Red Hook, Kevin and wife Margaret of Germantown and one sister, Deborah Klawson of NYC. Linda additionally is survived by many nieces and nephews, cousins and a few aunts and uncles. Linda was predeceased by her father Hamilton, mother Jean, and brothers Ronnie, Randy and nephew Scott.

Funeral services are to be held at the Joseph V. Leahy Funeral Home at 27 Smith Avenue, Kingston, NY. Visitation will be held on October 22, from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm at the Joseph V. Leahy Funeral Home. The funeral will be October 23, at 12:00 pm at the Joseph V. Leahy Funeral home. There will be a private service at the Viewmont Cemetery in Clermont, NY followed by a gathering to celebrate Linda’s life at the Livingston Memorial Church hall in Linlithgo, NY. Masks are required for anyone unvaccinated.

In lieu of flower donations, the family requests donations be made to a choice of the below charities/non-profit foundations in Linda’s honor: Livingston Area Senior Community Center, The Child Advocacy Center of Columbia and Greene Counties, Columbia County Humane Society.

Power Authority president announces resignation

By BOB BECKSTEAD and KATE LISA bbeckstead@wdt.net

Paul Michael Concra A great guy has left this world after having lost his way. Paul was born in Hudson, NY in 1967. He was the son of Louis and the late Judy (Nooney) Concra. Paul grew up in Delmar, NY and graduated from Bethlehem HS and Cobleskill College. He spent the majority of his adult life living in Cape Cod. Paul had a heart of gold. He was a beloved son, brother, husband, uncle, stepdad and friend. His passions were anything to do with cars, animals and NASCAR. Paul is survived by his father Louis (Jayne) Concra of East Earl, PA, wife Jeanne, brother Lou (Kim) of Cape Cod, sisters Luann (Barry) Alimena of Glenmont, NY, and Liz Concra (Matt) of Lancaster, PA. Also left to grieve are his his nephew Nick Concra (Ali) , nieces Amanda (AJ) Acuna and their son Arden, Allison Concra, Maridith Alimena, step children Kevin, Ryan and Carolyn Saunders and 4 grandchildren, as well as the many friends that were so dear to him.

The family will be holding private services at a later date.

British lawmaker dies after being stabbed multiple times while meeting constituents William Booth and Adela Suliman The Washington Post

LONDON - A British lawmaker from the Conservative Party died after being stabbed multiple times in an attack Friday in his home district in southeast England.

Police announced that after the stabbing attack, that “sadly, a man later died,” believed to be referring to the lawmaker.

David Amess, who represents Southend West in Essex, was meeting with constituents when he was assaulted.

Amess received treatment at the scene, Sky News reported.

The Essex Police reported arresting a 25-year-old suspect and recovering a knife and said it was not seeking anyone else.

John Lamb, chairman of the local Conservative party told Reuters before the reports of his death that “it’s not looking good” and said emergency workers were trying to stabilize him before moving

him from the church auxiliary where he was meeting with people from his district.

Amess, 69, is a long-serving member of parliament. He was a vocal supporter of Brexit, which saw Britain leave the European Union. He pushed for a ban on fox-hunting and supports animal welfare legislation and is a leading voice in the Conservative Party for support of Israel.

The attack stirred memories of a 2016 murder of Labour Party lawmaker Jo Cox, 41, who died after being shot and stabbed by Thomas Alexander Mair, a gardener, who was sentenced to life in prison for his crimes. The assailant was a white supremacist and extreme nationalist who supported neo-Nazi ideology.

Jo Cox’s widower, Brendan Cox, tweeted, “Attacking our elected representatives is an attack on democracy itself.

There is no excuse, no justification. It is as cowardly as it gets.”

WHITE PLAINS — After 10 years as the New York Power Authority’s president and chief executive officer, Gil C. Quiniones has resigned to take another position, according to the agency Thursday.

Quiniones will depart for a position as chief executive officer at Commonwealth Edison Company — the largest electric utility in Illinois, and the sole electric provider in Chicago and much of Northern Illinois.

He will remain at NYPA until Nov. 5, according to a release from the department Thursday morning.

“After considerable thought, I have decided that taking on this new challenge is the right move for me and my family,” Quiniones said in a prepared statement.

“While I look forward to this opportunity with excitement and anticipation, these feelings are mixed with the sadness of knowing I will miss amazing colleagues and the great sense of pride I have in all that we have accomplished together.”

Quiniones was appointed as the head of the state Power Authority in 2011 under former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, taking over for former NYPA President and CEO Richard Kessel.

Quiniones’s departure is the latest of several Cuomo appointees and allies leaving state agencies, but representatives with Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office confirmed Thursday he was not removed, and was not intended to be removed from his position due to his ties to the former administration.

“Gil got his job on his own and we’re sad to see him go,” Colin Brennan, Hochul’s senior deputy communications director said Thursday. “He was going to be kept if he didn’t get another position. Gil got an offer he

didn’t want to turn down — this is a simple case of a guy who got a new job.”

NYPA Executive Vice President and General Counsel Justin E. Driscoll will take over as interim president and chief officer, working with Quiniones until the current president and CEO’s departure.

Hochul and department board members will search for a permanent replacement over the next few months, Brennan said.

“It won’t change our priorities,” he added of the state’s green energy goals.

“We’re going to keep plowing ahead.”

Quiniones expressed excitement about his new position in his resignation letter sent to Gov. Hochul on Tuesday.

“Under most circumstances, I would look forward to continuing my duties at NYPA as part of your administration,” he wrote.

“However, I have been offered an exciting opportunity to become the Chief Executive Officer of Commonwealth Edison Co. (ComEd), the large investorowned utility that serves the city of Chicago and has more than 4 million customers in Northern Illinois. ComEd is a subsidiary of Exelon, a Fortune 100 company with operations in 48 states, the District of Columbia and Canada. After careful consideration, I have concluded that accepting the ComEd position will best serve my family and professional interests at this point in my career.”

Hochul, who took office Aug. 24, has pushed out many top government officials from the previous administration in her first 50 days in office, including Health Department Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker, state Inspector General Letizia Tagliafierro, state Office of People with Developmental

Disabilities Commissioner RoAnn Destito and several others.

She praised Quiniones’s work over the last decade Thursday in a prepared statement.

“Under Gil’s leadership, NYPA has advanced the state’s transition to a clean energy economy and helped deliver a stronger and more sustainable future for New Yorkers,” Hochul said. “It is with sadness that I accept his resignation, but I understand his desire to pursue an opportunity in the private sector and thank him for his decade of service to New Yorkers. He leaves the Power Authority and the state in a strong position to create a clean energy infrastructure that is reliable, resilient, and cost-effective for decades to come, and New Yorkers, including myself, are grateful for his contributions to our state.”

After 10 years in the post, Quiniones is the longestserving president and CEO in NYPA’s history. He served with NYPA for 14 years overall, previously as executive vide president, energy marketing and corporate affairs and as chief operating officer.

“We are very grateful to Gil for his visionary leadership and unwavering stewardship of NYPA, and more recently, Canals,” NYPA Board of Trustees Chair John R. Koelmel said in a statement. “He leaves NYPA a much stronger, more resilient organization. We will certainly miss his leadership and friendship. NYPA and Canals are, in fact, in an exciting position. The trustees and I have the utmost faith and confidence in Justin and his leadership. He has been an influential member of NYPA’s executive team and an important adviser to all of us. His wisdom and experience have been essential in developing NYPA’s

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VISION2030 strategy. With Justin as the interim president and CEO, NYPA will continue to lead our state toward a carbon-free, economically vibrant future.”

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located at the First Reformed Church of Catskill, 310 Main St., Catskill, is open noon-1 p.m. Tuesday through Friday.

For information, call Director Lamont Taylor at 518-2497009.

FALL RUMMAGE SALE

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EAST JEWETT — The East Jewett United Methodist Church, 2252 Route 23C, East Jewett, fall rummage sale will be held 9 a.m.-noon Oct. 16.

Bag sale, $4 per bag, fifth bag free. Masks required.

ELIZAVILLE — The Elizaville United Methodist Church will hold a “Make An Offer Sale” 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 23 at the Church, Routes 2 and 19, Elizaville. This will be a tagless tag sale where you can make an offer on the items. No reasonable offer will be refused.

For information, call 845756-2338, or on the day of the event, call the Church Hall at 845-756-5602.

ROAST PORK DINNER TANNERSVILLE — The Kaaterskill UMC will be serving a roast pork dinner with homemade pies 5:30-6:30 p.m. Oct. 19 at the Tannersville Rescue Squad Building, 21 Park Lane, Tannersville, take out only. Free-will offering.

CHICKEN BARBECUE COXSACKIE — The United Methodist Church, 103 Mansion St., Coxsackie, will serve a chicken barbecue, take out only, 4-7 p.m. Oct. 21. Catered by Frese’s Catering, the menu includes half a chickenh, baked potato, corn, coleslaw, roll, butter and cookies.

Tickets are $14. Tickets must be purchased by Oct. 17 and are available from any church member, or by calling 518428-9600 or 518-731-8072.

ROAST BEEF DINNER LANESVILLE — A roast beef dinner will be served 4-8 p.m.

Oct. 30 at the Lanesville UMC, Route 214, Lanesville, take out only. The cost is $15.

THANKSIGVING DINNER WINDHAM — The 22nd Annual Free Thanksgiving Dinner sponsored by the Hope Restoration Church, 117 Route 296, Windham, will be held 4:30-7 p.m. Nov. 5. Due to COVID restrictions this will be drive through take out only.

Same gourmet chefs and same delicious meal.

SOUP KITCHEN OPEN CATSKILL — The Camp Grace Inc. Soup Kitchen,

Schodack Landing Road, Schodack Landing, will be hosting a Trunk or Treat 4-6 p.m. Oct. 31. Check out the Halloween decorations while enjoying some cider and donuts, and candy, of course.

All are welcome. We will be collecting canned goods/dry food items for our local food pantry, The Anchor. Due to COVID, donuts and candy will be pre-bagged.

VALATIE — Tri-County Lutheran Parish will hold a Saints and Sinners Trunk or Treat 2-4 p.m. Oct. 31 at St. Luke’s Church parking lot, 101 Kinderhook St., Valatie. Costumes are welcome for all spirits young and old.

TURKEY DINNER

ELECTION DAY LUNCHEON

SCHODACK LANDING — The Reformed Dutch Church of Schodack at Muitzeskill, 902 Schodack Landing Road, Schodack Landing, will serve a take out only version of its annual turkey dinner Oct. 23.

Three pick up times are being offered starting at 4, 4:45 and 5:30 p.m. The cost is $15 for adults and $7 for children, 12 and younger. The dinner will include turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, squash, green beans, cranberry sauce, a roll and a piece of pie, for dessert. No special requests please, with the exception of gluten-free. Reservations are required; call 518732-7345 or 518-732-7500 to reserve dinners. If no answer, leave a message.

ANCRAM — St. John’s Lutheran Church will hold an Election Day Luncheon 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. 2 at the Ancram Fire House, 1306 County Route 7, Ancram. Take out only. Clam chowder, $5; hot turkey sandwich, $8; soda and water, $1; dessert, $3. No reservations, first come, first served.

FREE DRIVE-THRU COMMUNITY LUNCH GHENT — The Ghent Reformed Church, 1039 County Route 22, West Ghent, hosting a drive-thru luncheon, “hot” turkey dinner, beginning at noon until gone Oct. 23. We had hoped to be able to do a community dinner, but due to the present COVID uncertainty, we’re going with safer.

TRUNK OR TREAT SCHODACK LANDING — The Reformed Church of Schodack at Muitzeskill, 902

ELECTION DAY CAFETERIA GHENT — The Ghent Reformed Church, 1039 County Route 22, West Ghent, is having its annual Election Day Cafeteria on Nov. 2. Due to COVID everything will be sold as to-go and there are changes in times.

There will be no breakfast served. Lunch will be from 11 a.m.-3p.m. There will be 2 or 3 sandwich choices and a couple of soups. A roast beef dinner will be served from 4-6 p.m. Call Dick Leggett to reserve tickets for the dinner at 518-392-2062.

CHRISTMAS & MORE TAG SALE STUYVESANT — St. John’s Lutheran Church, 159 Route 26A, Stuyvesant, Christmas & More Tag Sale will be held 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. 5 and Nov. 6.

There is a large inventory since it has been two years since the last sale. There will also be some regular items to choose

from. Lunch will be take out only, homemade soups and pieces of pie. Masks required.

FOOD SALE HUDSON — St. Michael’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church, 59 Partition St., Hudson, holds a food sale noon-1 p.m. Sundays in the Church’s Hall. Potato and cheese pierogies are available each Sunday. Sauerkraut pierogies, Borscht and Stuffed Cabbage available but must be pre-ordered by Friday afternoon, and picked up on Sunday. Call 518-506-4288 to place order or for more information. Free delivery within 10 mile radius on orders of $50 or more. While visiting, browse our Handmade Orthodox Prayer Ropes.

FOOD PANTRY VALATIE — The Seventhday Adventist Church, 3266 Route 9, Valatie, will be offering boxes of free food from its food pantry 2-4 p.m. Nov. 20.

Individuals will be served on a first come, first serve basis.

For information or if you have any questions, contact the church office at 909-784-4400 or check the church web site at https://www.kinderhooksda. org/

CHRIST CHURCH EPISCOPAL HUDSON — Christ Church Episcopal, 431 Union St., Hudson, worships at 9 a.m.

Sundays in person and live online. Social distancing and face masks required. Live broadcast at 9 a.m. on facebook.com/ChristChurchEpiscopalHudson or at christchurchepiscopalhudson. org. For information, call 518-828-1329 or email christchurch1802@gmail.com.

SAINT PAUL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH KINDERHOOK — St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 8 Sylvester St., Kinderhook, Holy Communion in person at 8 and 10 a.m. Sundays. Face masks and distancing required regardless of vaccination status. For information and news, www. saintpaulskinderhook.org/ or follow us on Facebook.

Subscribe to our newsletter: http://eepurl.com/cG4YSv; 518-758-6271 or saintpaulskinderhook@gmail.com.

Office open 1:30-4:30 p.m.

Tuesday-Thursday and by appointment.

KINDERHOOK REFORMED CHURCH KINDERHOOK — The Kinderhook Reformed Church, 21 Broad St., Kinderhook, will have in person and live online Sunday worship at 9:30 a.m.

Face masks and social distancing required. Live broadcasts at 9:30 a.m. on https:// www.facebook.com/KinderhookReformed Church or https://www.youtube.com/ channel/UCCTUNikeMHshkf_mqhMNxCw. For information, call 518-758-6401 or kinderhookreformedchuch.com.

CLAVERACK REFORMED DUTCH CHURCH CLAVERACK — The Reformed Dutch Church, 88 Route 9H, Claverack, worships at 9:30 a.m. Sundays in the sanctuary with coffee hour following the worship service.

The mission project changes often, depending on need.

For information, call 518-8513811.

GHENT REFORMED CHURCH GHENT — The Ghent Reformed Church, 1039 County Route 22, Ghent, worships at 9 a.m. Sunday. The church is complying with the required safety requirements. The first Sunday of the month is Communion Sunday. Bonnie Pflegl is the preaching elder and will be conducting services on Sundays. The church follows CDC recommendations.

No coffee hour after worship at this time. Sunday School will be at 10:15 a.m., masks mandatory. There is instruction available for children 3 through the 8th grade. If you would like more information, leave a message on the Church phone at 518-828-5946.

TRI COUNTY LUTHERAN PARISH VALATIE — The following

is the worship schedule for the Tri County Lutheran Parish. Visit TCLParish.org website for weekly Zoom worship schedule and link.

Columbia County: Emanual Lutheran Church, 506 County Road 46, Stuyvesant Falls, worships at 8:30 a.m.

Sunday. St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, 1010 Kinderhook St., Valatie, worships at 10:30 a.m.

Sunday with Sunday School also at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday.

Emanuel/St. John’s Lutheran Church, 20 South Sixth St., Hudson, worships at 11 a.m.

Sunday.

Greene County: Zion Lutheran Church, 102 North Washington St., Athens, worships at 9 a.m. Sunday. St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, State Route 81, Oak Hill, worships at 11 a.m. Sunday.

Rensselaer County: Trinity Lutheran Church, 68 Green Ave., Castleton, worships at 9 a.m. Sunday. St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church, 751 County Route 7, East Schodack, worships at 11 a.m. Sunday.

GRACE BIBLE FELLOWSHIP CHURCH RHINEBECK — Grace Bible Fellowship Church, 6959 Route 9, Rhinebeck, worships at 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday. Sunday School for all ages meets at 9:30 a.m. Women’s bible study and Grace Bible Institute meets at 7 p.m. Mondays. Mid-week prayer meeting is at 7 p.m. Wednesdays.

For information, call 845-8766923 or cdfcirone@aol.com.

LUTHERAN PARISH OF SOUTHERN COLUMBIA COUNTY GERMANTOWN — The following is the worship schedule for the Lutheran Parish of Southern Columbia County, Rev. Jacqueline Jefferson, Pastor. St. Thomas Lutheran Church, Churchtown, 11 a.m. Sunday; Christ Lutheran Church, Germantown (Viewmont), 9 a.m. Sunday October and December; St. John Lutheran Church, Elizaville (Manorton), 9 a.m. Sunday November and January.

Walk across the Mahicantuck for Climate Justice HUDSON — People of diverse faiths, including those who are “spiritual but not religious,” will assemble along the Mahicantuck (Hudson River) to raise their collective voice for climate justice as they walk across the Rip Van Winkle Bridge 3:30-5 p.m. Oct. 17.

This call-to-action is timed to bring attention to the 2021 United Nations Climate Change

Conference (COP26) that will bring nations together for talks November 1-12, 2021 in an effort to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.

“World leaders will be attending the conference, and we want them to respond urgently and decisively to the climate crisis. We want them

to understand that destroying our planet, burdening those least responsible with loss of homeland and loss of life, and squelching the hopes, dreams and prospects of future generations go against our most deeply held moral and spiritual precepts,” said John Seakwood of the Tendai Buddhist Institute in Canaan.

The walk is in conjunction

with “Faiths 4 Climate Action”, a global multi-faith action being organized by the international group GreenFaith, one of the oldest religious-environmental organizations in the United States.

Local organizers are from the “inter-faith focus group” of the Environmental Crisis Planning Forum of July 22, 2021 co-hosted by Basilica Hudson,

Columbia Land Conservancy, and Buddhist Action Coalition.

In anticipation of the upcoming UN Convention on Climate Change (COP 26), the group joins with GreenFaith in its demands of global leaders for an immediate end to new fossil fuel projects and rapid transition to 100% renewables away from fossil fuels; an immediate stop to deforestation and related

financing; an immediate stop to pollution of rivers and streams; a meaningful commitment to green jobs to reduce climate pollution and end poverty for millions, along with Investments in ‘frontline communities’; and, climate reparations from wealthy countries responsible for most past emissions to equip vulnerable nations for a better future.

House of Worship

News & Services Trinity United Methodist 1311 Rte. 143, Coeymans Hollow | NY 12046 • 756-2812

Pastor Paul Meador • Sunday Worship 11:00am (all are welcome) • Church School: “Faith Builders Kids Christian Education” Wednesday at 7pm • Wednesday, Bible Study & Prayer - 7-8:30pm (all are welcome) • Food Pantry, Last Saturday of the month, 10-11am and last Monday of the month, 5-6pm, or by appointment • Thrift Shop Open April 12 - Mid Oct., Thursdays 10 - 4 Saturdays 10 - 2 and when Food Pantry is open. (Handicap Accessible) • Youth Group - Grades 6 - 12 2nd and 4th Thursdays @ 6:30pm

Catholic Community of Saint Patrick 24 North Washington Street, Athens 12015 · 943-3150 66 William Street, Catskill 12414 · 943-3150

Janine O’Leary, Parish Life Coordinator Fr. Michael Melanson, Parochial Vicar Saturday* 4:00 p.m. *1st / 3rd Athens and 2nd / 4th Catskill Sunday 8:45 a.m. Catskill / 10:45 a.m. Athens

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New Baltimore Reformed Church

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21 Main Street, Ravena, NY 12143 • (518) 756-3145

Rev. Rick L. Behan, Pastor

Eucharistic Adoration 9 a.m. Wednesday & Thursday Saturday Vigil 4:30 p.m. | Sunday 9:30 a.m. (also St. Patrick’s YouTube channel or Mid-Hudson 901) Food Pantry Hours Tuesdays & Fridays 10–11 a.m. and Wednesdays 6–7 p.m.

Thrift Shop Hours Thursdays 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Saturday from 9:00 a.m. – Noon

Sunday Worship - 9:30 AM Communion First Sunday every month Fellowship before and after worship Thursday - Choir Rehearsal 4:45 PM Tuesday - Bible Study 10:00 AM 2nd Sunday - Helping Hands 10:30 AM Come to the Church in the Hamlet! Working together since 1833

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Video on voting aimed at New York youth SARATOGA SPRINGS — The League of Women Voters has launched an educational video TEACH ME TO VOTE, https:// www.lwvsaratoga.org/teachmetovote2021, to promote discussion between elementary students and the adults in their lives about the 2021 election and to encourage participation in the voting process throughout the state of New York. The six-minute video was funded by the Saratoga County League of Women Voters. It was written and produced by League member and Ballston Lake resident Suzanne Bishop.

Bishop is a retired 5th grade teacher. Lezlie Dana of Saratoga Springs is the narrator.

The video is available for all to share with the young people in their lives including teachers, school administrators, executives of youth advocacy groups like Girls Inc. and Boys and Girls Clubs, Scout Groups, Parent Teacher Associations, Home School Associations, Church and Temple education classes, and others.

Among the interesting points about this year’s Nov. 2 Election Day include the importance of local elections,

particularly in years when there is no presidential election, and emphasizes that there will be 5 NYS amendments for voter approval.

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PATROON GIRLS SOCCER:

SPARTANS WIN TOURNEY on PKs over Wildcats; Mustangs take 3rd place Matt Fortunato TIM MARTIN/COLUMBIA-GREENE MEDIA

Greenville’s Ella Grupe (13) moves the ball up the field as Maple Hill’s Claire Pulver (11) defends during Thursday’s Patroon Conference Girls Soccer Tournament championship game at Hudson High School.

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Greenville’s Emma Haller and Maple Hill’s Rachel Frazier collide as they battle for the ball during Thursday’s Patroon Conference Girls Soccer Tournament championship game at Hudson High School.

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Greenville’s Jessica LaManda (4) steps into the ball as Maple Hill’s Alayna Fletcher defends during Thursday’s Patroon Conference Girls Soccer Tournament championship game at Hudson High School.

Giants’ Barkley was ‘mad at myself, mad at the world’ about ankle injury Pat Leonard New York Daily News

NEW YORK — Saquon Barkley was just as frustrated as he looked on the sideline Sunday, pounding his fists on his legs, lamenting how almost a full year of rehab could go up in smoke with a sprained left ankle in a freak accident against the Cowboys.

“What would go through your guys’ mind,” Barkley posed Thursday, “if you just rehabbed for 10-11 months to get back on the field and you got hurt rolling your ankle by stepping on someone’s foot?

“You’d be frustrated, you’d be exhausted, you’re human. I’m human. So obviously you have those thoughts and those negative thoughts creep in.”

Barkley is expected to miss at least a couple games due to his sprained ankle.

He is definitely out Sunday against the See GIANTS B6

HUDSON — The Greenville Spartans and the Maple Hill Wildcats met for the Patroon Championship on Thursday at Hudson High School.

The Spartans defeated the Wildcats via penalty kicks after playing to a 1-1 tie through two overtime periods. The undefeated Spartans were confident and relentless to start, earning multiple corner kicks in just the first few minutes.

Though they were unsuccessful on the corners, the Spartans played with urgency and stayed on the attack. Greenville had a picture perfect throw-in to Caroline Kosich who crossed it beautifully to Ella Mulholland but she could get a clean shot on goal.

After some desperate attempts for offense by the Wildcats there was under twelve minutes before halftime. Both sides still played tight defense for the last moments before halftime and it stayed 1-1.

Both sides stayed busy in

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New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley (26) leaves the field with an injury in the first quarter against the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium on Sunday.

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Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees celebrates his two-run home run with Phil Nevin (88) against the Seattle Mariners during the second inning at T-Mobile Park on July 7 in Seattle.

what they thought were significant changes, firing longtime pitching coach Larry Rothschild and Josh Bard as bench coach and rebuilding

their strength, conditioning and training staff. How big of a difference has that made?

There is no question the Yankees offense disappointed

this season. It is the reason they are sitting home about to watch the Red Sox and Astros battle in the American League Championship Series Friday night.

The Yankees were built on power hitters and to overwhelm their opponents with offense, but finished seventh in the American League in OPS (.729), 10th in runs scored (711) and were fourth in strikeouts (1,482). That had fans calling for the heads of Thames and Pilittere.

But how does a hitting coach directly correlate to players’ performances? If they are responsible, then these are the same hitting coaches that had the Yankees leading the league in OPS in 2020 and See YANKEES B6

the second half, each goalie making multiple saves over the first few minutes of the second half. Eva Hirschoff finally broke through for Maple Hill and the Wildcats took a 1-0 lead just eight minutes into the second half.

Some time later, Ella Grupe ended up with the loose ball and scored to tie the game at 1-1 with 13:32 on the clock.

After a few corner kicks and possessions that generated no scores, the clock was down to zero and the title game was still tied 1-1.

The first overtime period was dominated by the Spartans’ intensity and dedication to their offense. Free kicks, corners, and crossing passes were plentiful for Greenville but they could not put the final piece together to get shots off with both teams visibly exhausted.

Soon the first period of required overtime was over and the score was still 1-1. It was much of the same in the See SOCCER B6

LOCAL ROUNDUP: ICC locks up top seed in Colonial Tournament Columbia-Greene Media

Yankees clean house with coaching staff as Aaron Boone awaits his fate Kristie Ackert New York Daily News NEW YORK — The Yankees are finally making some moves. Over a week after they were booted from the postseason by the Red Sox, the team informed hitting coaches Marcus Thames and P.J. Pilittere along with third base coach Phil Nevin that they would not have their contracts renewed for 2022, sources confirmed Thursday.

There is still no decision on Aaron Boone, the team’s manager for the past four years, whose contract will officially expire after the World Series.

So what does shuffling the coaching staff mean? More importantly, what will it actually accomplish? This is just two years after they made

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VALATIE — Ichabod Crane defeated Colonial Council rival Ravena, 3-0, by set scores of 25-16, 25-17 and 25-22 on Thursday.

With the win ICC improves to 12-1 and secures the No. 1 seed for the Colonial Council tournament which starts next week.

With more league games left to be played, the rest of the seedings will not be finalized until Mondays matches. The Riders do know they will host a home match on Tuesday vs. the No. 4 seed, which is to be determined.

The winner of the tournament will be crowned league champ and is likely to earn one of the top seeds in the Section II Class B bracket, which comes out on October 26.

In the first two sets, Ichabod held comfortable leads thanks to serving runs by freshman Ally Flint. In the first set Flint went on a seven-point run, which included 3 aces.

Overall ICC had a tough time getting consistent play.

“We were very hot and cold tonight. It led to some uncharacteristic serving and hitting errors,” Ichabod Crane coach Adam Vooris said. “Fortunately we were able to heat up at the right times to find success and ultimately get the win.”

Emma Scheitinger and Maddie Kelley had 7 kills each and Hannah Frances contributed with 3. Setter Delaney more led the way with 9 assists and Piper DeKraai had 4 aces.

PATROON Chatham 3, C-A 0 C O X S A C K I E

— Coxsackie-Athens lost to Chatham in Thursday’s Patroon Conference volleyball match.

Chatham posted winning scores of 25-11, 25-13 and 25-22.

Abby O’Dell had 7 points and 5 assists for C-A. Cynthia Cowan added 3 kills and Josie Lomio had 5 digs.

GIRLS TENNIS CLASS C Schoharie 5, Chatham 1 Schoharie won the Section II Class C girls tennis championship on Thursday with a 5-1 victory over Chatham.

Results Singles: Jahnyah Armstrong (Chatham) defeated Margot Williams (Schoharie) 6-1, 6-3; Alaina Sholtes (Schoharie) defeated Anna Miles (Chatham) 6-0, 6-1; Misha Cater-Smith (Schoharie) defeated Bella Spencer (Chatham) 6-0, 6-0; Allison Gallagher (Schoharie) defeated Emily Gaylord (Chatham) 6-1, 6-2; Camille Robison-Parisi (Schoharie) won by forfeit 1-0.

Doubles: Mary Palmieri & Skyler Willard (Schoharie) won by forfeit 1-0.

FIELD HOCKEY MHAL Kingston 4, TH 0 KINGSTON — Hannah Timbrouck scored two goals to spark Kingston to a 4-0 victory over Taconic Hills in Thursday’s Mid-Hudson Athletic League field hockey match.

Timbrouck scored in the second and fourth quarters.

Angelina Pisano added a second period goal and Norah Prizzi scored in the third.

Kingston (8-0 MHAL) See ROUNDUP B6

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Pro football NFL American Football Conference East W L T Pct PF PA Buffalo 4 1 0 .800 172 64 New England 2 3 0 .400 96 92 N.Y. Jets 1 4 0 .200 67 121 Miami 1 4 0 .200 79 154 South W L T Pct PF PA Tennessee 3 2 0 .600 132 130 Indianapolis 1 4 0 .250 108 128 Houston 1 4 0 .200 89 141 Jacksonville 0 5 0 .000 93 152 North W L T Pct PF PA Baltimore 4 1 0 .750 136 117 Cincinnati 3 2 0 .600 114 100 Cleveland 3 2 0 .600 142 114 Pittsburgh 2 3 0 .400 94 112 West W L T Pct PF PA L.A. Chargers 4 1 0 .800 142 116 Denver 3 2 0 .600 102 76 Las Vegas 3 2 0 .600 113 120 Kansas City 2 3 0 .400 154 163 National Football Conference East W L T Pct PF PA Dallas 4 1 0 .800 170 117 Washington 2 3 0 .400 123 155 Philadelphia 2 4 0 .333 137 152 N.Y. Giants 1 4 0 .200 103 139 South W L T Pct PF PA Tampa Bay 5 1 0 .833 195 144 New Orleans 3 2 0 .600 127 91 Carolina 3 2 0 .600 115 87 Atlanta 2 3 0 .400 105 148 North W L T Pct PF PA Green Bay 4 1 0 .800 120 122 Chicago 3 2 0 .600 84 100 Minnesota 2 3 0 .400 113 109 Detroit 0 5 0 .000 98 138 West W L T Pct PF PA Arizona 5 0 01.000 157 95 L.A. Rams 4 1 0 .800 141 116 Seattle 2 3 0 .400 120 126 San Francisco 2 3 0 .400 117 119 Week 5 Thursday, Oct. 7 L.A. Rams 26, Seattle 17 Sunday’s games Atlanta 27, N.Y. Jets 20 New England 25, Houston 22 New Orleans 33, Washington 22 Tampa Bay 45, Miami 17 Green Bay 25, Cincinnati 22, OT Pittsburgh 27, Denver 19 Philadelphia 21, Carolina 18 Minnesota 19, Detroit 17 Tennessee 37, Jacksonville 19 L.A. Chargers 47, Cleveland 42 Chicago 20, Las Vegas 9 Arizona 17, San Francisco 10 Dallas 44, N.Y. Giants 20 Buffalo 38, Kansas City 20 Monday’s game Baltimore 31, Indianapolis 25, OT Week 6 Thursday’s game Tampa Bay 28, Philadelphia 22 Sunday, Oct. 7 Miami vs Jacksonville, at Tottenham, UK, 9:30 a.m.

Kansas City at Washington, 1 p.m.

L.A. Rams at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.

Houston at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.

Cincinnati at Detroit, 1 p.m.

Green Bay at Chicago, 1 p.m.

L.A. Chargers at Baltimore, 1 p.m.

Minnesota at Carolina, 1 p.m.

Arizona at Cleveland, 4:05 p.m.

Dallas at New England, 4:25 p.m.

Las Vegas at Denver, 4:25 p.m.

Seattle at Pittsburgh, 8:20 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 18 Buffalo at Tennessee, 8:15 p.m.

Buccaneers 28, Eagles 22 Tampa Bay Philadelphia

14 7 7 0 — 28 7 0 7 8 — 22 First Quarter TB—O.Howard 2 yard pass from Brady (Succop kick), 9:26.

PHI—Ertz 5 yard pass from Hurts (Ja.Elliott kick), 6:01.

TB—Ao.Brown 23 yard pass from Brady (Succop kick), 0:33.

Second Quarter TB—Fournette 2 yard rush (Succop kick), 1:56.

Third Quarter TB—Fournette 1 yard rush (Succop kick), 5:47.

PHI—Hurts 6 yard rush (Ja.Elliott kick), 2:15.

Fourth Quarter PHI—Hurts 2 yard rush (Q.Watkins pass from Hurts), 5:54.

A—69,796.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING-TB, Fournette 22-81, R.Jones II 5-20, Brady 4-1. PHI, M.Sanders 9-56, Hurts 10-44.

PASSING-TB, Brady 34-42-1-297. PHI, Hurts 1226-1-115.

RECEIVING-TB, Ao.Brown 9-93, O.Howard 6-49, Fournette 6-46, C.Godwin 5-43, Brate 3-26, M.Evans 2-27, G.Bernard 2-4, R.Jones II 1-9.

PHI, Ertz 4-29, Q.Watkins 3-44, De.Smith 2-31, M.Sanders 2-10, Gainwell 1-1.

MISSED FIELD GOALS-TB, None. PHI, Ja.Elliott 1.

College football THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE FBS Thursday’s games SOUTH Memphis 35, Navy 17 South Alabama 41, Georgia Southern 14 Today’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.

ML Baseball MLB POSTSEASON DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF (Best-of-5) American League Boston 3, Tampa Bay 1 Thursday, Oct. 7: Tampa Bay 5, Boston 0 Friday, Oct. 8: Boston 14, Tampa Bay 6 Sunday, Oct. 10: Boston 6, Tampa Bay 4 Monday: Boston 6, Tampa Bay 5 Houston 3, Chicago 1 Thursday, Oct. 7: Houston 6, Chicago 1 Friday, Oct. 8: Houston 9, Chicago 4 Sunday, Oct. 10: Chicago 12, Houston 6 Tuesday: Houston 10, Chicago 1 National League Los Angeles 3, San Francisco 2 Friday, Oct. 8: San Francisco 4, Los Angeles 0 Saturday, Oct. 9: Los Angeles 9, San Francisco 2 Monday: San Francisco 1, Los Angeles 0 Tuesday: Los Angeles 7, San Francisco 2

Thursday: Los Angeles 2, San Francisco 1 Atlanta 3, Milwaukee 1 Friday, Oct. 8: Milwaukee 2, Atlanta 1 Saturday, Oct. 9: Atlanta 3, Milwaukee 0 Monday: Atlanta 3, Milwaukee 0 Tuesday: Atlanta 5, Milwaukee 4 LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) American League Boston vs. Houston Today: Boston at Houston Saturday: Boston at Houston Monday, Oct. 18: Houston at Boston Tuesday, Oct. 19: Houston at Boston x-Wednesday, Oct. 20: Houston at Boston x-Friday, Oct. 22: Boston at Houston x-Saturday, Oct. 23: Boston at Houston National League Atlanta vs. L.A. Dodgers Saturday: Los Angeles at Atlanta Sunday, Oct. 17: Los Angeles at Atlanta Tuesday, Oct. 19: Atlanta at Los Angeles Wednesday, Oct. 20: Atlanta at Los Angeles x-Thursday, Oct. 21: Atlanta at Los Angeles x-Saturday, Oct. 23: Los Angeles at Atlanta x-Sunday, Oct. 24: Los Angeles at Atlanta

Sports Flashbacks BASEBALL 1892 — Making his major-league debut, Charles “Bumpus” Jones throws a no-hitter on the final day of the season ‘ the only pitcher to do so in history ‘ as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-1.

1917 — The Chicago White Sox defeat the New York Giants 4-2 to clinch the World Series in six games. It is the last championship the White Sox will win until 2005.

1923 — The New York Yankees finish off the first of their record 27 World Series championships, defeating the cross-town rival Giants 6-4 in Game 6.

The Yankees score five runs in the eighth inning to storm back from a 4-1 deficit.

1925 — The Pittsburgh Pirates storm back from a 3-1 series deficit and a 6-3 hole in Game 7, scoring five runs in the seventh and eighth innings to earn a 9-7 win over the defending-champion Washington Senators.

1946 — Harry Walker doubles home Enos Slaughter in the eighth inning for the winning run as the St. Louis Cardinals shade the Boston Red Sox 4-3 in the seventh and deciding game of the World Series.

1964 — Lou Brock hits a fifth-inning home run in support of Bob Gibson, who overcomes some early struggles as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the New York Yankees 7-5 in Game 7 of the World Series. Gibson is named the series MVP as the Cardinals win their seventh world title.

1970 — The Baltimore Orioles cruise past the Cincinnati Reds 9-3 in Game 5 to secure their second World Series championship. Future Hall of Fame infielder Brooks Robinson is named World Series MVP. 1988 — Kirk Gibson hits one of the most memorable home runs in World Series history. Nursing a strained left knee, Gibson comes in to pinch hit and swats a game-winning two-run homer off Dennis Eckersley, limping around the bases as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Oakland Athletics 5-4.

1997 — Tony Fernandez hits a solo home run in the 11th inning for the only scoring of the game as the Cleveland Indians shade the Baltimore Orioles 1-0 to reach the World Series for the second time in three years.

2011 — The Texas Rangers trounce the Detroit Tigers 15-5 in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series, advancing to the World Series for the second year in a row.

2014 — Kansas City Royals become first American League team to win eight straight postseason games.

FOOTBALL Oct. 15 1933 — The newly formed Philadelphia Eagles play their first game, dropping a 56-0 laugher to the New York Giants at the Polo Grounds.

1939 — Quarterback Frank Filchock finds receiver Andy Farkas for the first 99-yard touchdown pass in NFL history as the Washington Redskins cruise to a 44-14 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers.

1953 — Joe Klecko is born in Chester, Pennsylvania. The standout defensive tackle spends the majority of his 12-year career with the New York Jets, making four Pro Bowls and earning a pair of All-Pro nods.

1972 — The New York Jets establish a team record with 333 rushing yards in a 41-13 pounding of the New England Patriots. John Riggins leads the onslaught with 168 rushing yards and a touchdown, while Emerson Boozer added 150 yards and three scores.

1987 — The NFL Players’ Association votes to end its month-long strike despite not having a collective bargaining agreement in place. The strike results in the cancellation of one week of the season.

1992 — Rich Gannon of the Minnesota Vikings posts a perfect quarterback rating of 158.3 en route to a 31-14 win over the Detroit Lions. Gannon completes 8 of 10 passes for 146 yards and two TDs. 2000 — Edgerrin James puts up a career-high 219 rushing yards and three touchdowns to lead the Indianapolis Colts to a 37-24 win over the Seattle Seahawks.

2000 — Josh Miller sets a franchise record with 12 punts in the Pittsburgh Steelers in a 15-0 win over the Bengals. Cincinnati counterpart Daniel Pope finishes with 10 punts in defeat.

2017 — In a 24-17 victory over the New York Jets, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady completes 20 of 38 passes for 257 yards and throws two touchdowns. With the victory, Brady passes Peyton Manning and Brett Favre to set the record for all-time career regular-season wins by an NFL quarterback with 187.

BASKETBALL Oct. 15 1965 — Rick Barry scores 17 points in his first home game as a member of the San Francisco Warriors but Jerry West tallies 36 as the Los Angeles Lakers post a 122-115 victory.

1966 — Boston’s Bill Russell becomes the first black head coach in NBA history and the Celtics make his debut a successful one with a 121-113 win over the San Francisco Warriors.

1971 — Julius Erving makes his ABA debut for the Virginia Squires and has 21 points and 22 rebounds in a 118-114 victory over the Carolina Cougars.

1985 — Former All-Star guard Max Zaslofsky dies at age 59 due to leukemia.

1999 — Kobe Bryant breaks his right hand in the first quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers’ exhibition opener and eventually misses the first 15 games of the 1999-2000 season.

Pro hockey NHL Eastern Conference Atlantic Division GP W L OT SO Pts Buffalo 1 1 0 0 0 2 Florida 1 1 0 0 0 2 Ottawa 1 1 0 0 0 2 Toronto 2 1 1 0 0 2 Tampa Bay 2 1 1 0 0 2 Detroit 1 0 0 1 0 1 Boston 0 0 0 0 0 0 Montreal 2 0 2 0 0 0 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT SO Pts Pittsburgh 2 1 0 1 0 3 Columbus 1 1 0 0 0 2 Washington 1 1 0 0 0 2 Carolina 1 1 0 0 0 2 N.Y. Rangers 2 0 1 1 0 1 New Jersey 0 0 0 0 0 0 Philadelphia 0 0 0 0 0 0 N.Y. Islanders 1 0 1 0 0 0 Western Conference Central Division GP W L OT SO Pts Colorado 1 1 0 0 0 2 Dallas 1 1 0 0 0 2 Minnesota 0 0 0 0 0 0 St. Louis 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nashville 1 0 1 0 0 0 Chicago 1 0 1 0 0 0 Winnipeg 1 0 1 0 0 0 Arizona 1 0 1 0 0 0 Pacific Division GP W L OT SO Pts Anaheim 1 1 0 0 0 2 Vegas 1 1 0 0 0 2 Edmonton 1 1 0 0 0 2 Seattle 2 1 1 0 0 2 Vancouver 1 0 0 0 1 1 Calgary 0 0 0 0 0 0 Los Angeles 0 0 0 0 0 0 San Jose 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wednesday’s games Toronto 2, Montreal 1 Washington 5, NY Rangers 1 Colorado 4, Chicago 2 Edmonton 3, Vancouver 2, SO Anaheim 4, Winnipeg 1 Thursday’s games Buffalo 5, Montreal 1 Ottawa 3, Toronto 2 Florida 5, Pittsburgh 4, OT Dallas 3, N.Y. Rangers 2, OT Carolina 6, N.Y. Islanders 3 Columbus 8, Arizona 2 Tampa Bay 7, Detroit 6, OT

GF GA 5 1 5 4 3 2 4 4 9 12 6 7 0 0 2 7 GF GA 10 7 8 2 5 1 6 3 3 8 0 0 0 0 3 6 GF GA 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 3 4 2 4 1 4 2 8 GF GA 4 1 4 3 3 2 7 7 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

Seattle 4, Nashville 3 Vegas at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

Friday’s games Chicago at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

Vancouver at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

Saturday’s games Arizona at Buffalo, 1 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Florida, 6 p.m.

Dallas at Boston, 7 p.m.

Ottawa at Toronto, 7 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Montreal, 7 p.m.

Vancouver at Detroit, 7 p.m.

Chicago at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Washington, 7 p.m.

Seattle at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Carolina at Nashville, 8 p.m.

St. Louis at Colorado, 9 p.m.

Winnipeg at San Jose, 10 p.m.

Calgary at Edmonton, 10 p.m.

Minnesota at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

Cody Bellinger’s 9th-inning hit sends Dodgers past Giants into NLCS

Thursday’s games Stars 3, Rangers 2 (OT) Dallas 1 1 0 1 — 3 NY Rangers 0 2 0 0 — 2 First Period—1, Dallas, Peterson 1 (unassisted) 19:25.

Second Period—2, Dallas, Faksa 1 (Heiskanen, Suter) 6:11 (pp). 3, NY Rangers, Fox 1 (Lindgren, Panarin) 8:43. 4, NY Rangers, Kreider 2 (Miller, Zibanejad) 15:54.

Third Period—None.

Overtime—5, Dallas, Heiskanen 1 (Benn) 1:38.

Shots on Goal—Dallas 8-8-8-2—26. NY Rangers 4-18-11-0—33.

Power-play opportunities—Dallas 1 of 2. NY Rangers 0 of 4.

Goalies—Dallas Holtby 0-0-0 (27 shots-25 saves), Khudobin 0-0-0 (6-6). NY Rangers Shesterkin 0-01 (26-23). A—17,173 (18,200). T—2:32.

Hurricanes 6, Islanders 3 NY Islanders 1 2 0 — 3 Carolina 2 2 2 — 6 First Period—1, NY Islanders, Barzal 1 (Palmieri, Greene) 7:23. 2, Carolina, Svechnikov 1 (Teravainen, Bear) 9:15. 3, Carolina, Fast 1 (Slavin, Staal) 13:57.

Second Period—4, NY Islanders, Nelson 1 (Beauvillier, Bailey) 0:52. 5, Carolina, Martinook 1 (unassisted) 6:30. 6, Carolina, Niederreiter 1 (unassisted) 11:28. 7, NY Islanders, Lee 1 (Dobson, Palmieri) 14:20.

Third Period—8, Carolina, Teravainen 1 (DeAngelo, Svechnikov) 11:36 (pp). 9, Carolina, Svechnikov 2 (DeAngelo, Aho) 19:18 (pp) (en).

Shots on Goal—NY Islanders 6-14-8—28. Carolina 8-22-11—41.

Power-play opportunities—NY Islanders 0 of 3.

Carolina 2 of 5.

Goalies—NY Islanders Sorokin 0-1-0 (40 shots-35 saves). Carolina Andersen 1-0-0 (28-25).

A—18,680 (18,680). T—2:46.

Sabres 5, Canadiens 1 Montreal 0 1 0 — 1 Buffalo 2 2 1 — 5 First Period—1, Buffalo, Okposo 1 (Bryson, Miller) 6:40 (pp). 2, Buffalo, Girgensons 1 (Miller, Eakin) 17:35.

Second Period—3, Montreal, Wideman 1 (Armia, Perreault) 9:33. 4, Buffalo, Olofsson 1 (Bryson, Skinner) 17:05 (pp). 5, Buffalo, Bjork 1 (Girgensons, Hinostroza) 19:04.

Third Period—6, Buffalo, Thompson 1 (Skinner, Olofsson) 4:29 (pp).

Shots on Goal—Montreal 10-11-10—31. Buffalo 10-15-11—36.

Power-play opportunities—Montreal 0 of 4. Buffalo 3 of 6.

Goalies—Montreal Montembeault 0-1-0 (36 shots-31 saves). Buffalo Anderson 1-0-0 (31-30).

A—8,467 (19,070). T—2:26.

Senators 3, Maple Leafs 2 Toronto 0 0 2 — 2 Ottawa 3 0 0 — 3 First Period—1, Ottawa, Tierney 1 (Holden, Ennis) 8:31. 2, Ottawa, Ennis 1 (Chabot, Stutzle) 18:58 (pp). 3, Ottawa, Formenton 1 (Mete) 19:59.

Second Period—None.

Third Period—4, Toronto, Spezza 1 (Rielly, Nylander) 3:11 (pp). 5, Toronto, Nylander 2 (Spezza, Tavares) 8:50 (pp).

Shots on Goal—Toronto 17-6-25—48. Ottawa 12-14-10—36.

Power-play opportunities—Toronto 2 of 5. Ottawa 1 of 4.

Goalies—Toronto Mrazek 0-1-0 (26 shots-23 saves), Campbell 0-0-0 (10-10). Ottawa Forsberg 1-0-0 (48-46). A—15,159 (17,000). T—2:27.

Panthers 5, Penguins 4 (OT) Pittsburgh 0 2 2 0 — 4 Florida 1 1 2 1 — 5 First Period—1, Florida, Verhaeghe 1 (Barkov) 9:17.

Second Period—2, Florida, Duclair 1 (Vatrano, Forsling) 3:57. 3, Pittsburgh, Heinen 2 (Simon, Marino) 11:45 (pp). 4, Pittsburgh, Carter 1 (Kapanen, Letang) 18:58 (pp).

Third Period—5, Pittsburgh, Guentzel 1 (Carter, Letang) 8:01. 6, Pittsburgh, Rodrigues 2 (Zucker, Friedman) 8:31. 7, Florida, Ekblad 1 (unassisted) 13:29. 8, Florida, Ekblad 2 (Tippett, Huberdeau) 15:07.

Overtime—9, Florida, Verhaeghe 2 (Barkov, Weegar) 1:37.

Shots on Goal—Pittsburgh 9-17-20-1—47. Florida 12-10-15-2—39.

Power-play opportunities—Pittsburgh 2 of 9.

Florida 0 of 6.

Goalies—Pittsburgh DeSmith 0-0-1 (39 shots-34 saves). Florida Bobrovsky 1-0-0 (47-43).

A—14,308 (19,250). T—2:41.

Blue Jackets 8, Coyotes 2 Arizona 0 1 1 — 2 Columbus 2 3 3 — 8 First Period—1, Columbus, Texier 1 (Domi, Gavrikov) 0:40. 2, Columbus, Bjorkstrand 1 (Werenski, Voracek) 14:05 (pp).

Second Period—3, Columbus, Jenner 1 (Domi) 0:35. 4, Arizona, Stralman 1 (Crouse, Larsson) 1:03. 5, Columbus, Bjorkstrand 2 (Roslovic, Gavrikov) 11:10. 6, Columbus, Bean 1 (Voracek, Laine) 14:16.

Third Period—7, Columbus, Werenski 1 (Laine, Bjorkstrand) 4:33 (pp). 8, Columbus, Domi 1 (Sillinger, Peeke) 8:48. 9, Arizona, Keller 1 (Kessel, Gostisbehere) 16:46 (pp). 10, Columbus, Nyquist 1 (Bjorkstrand, Roslovic) 18:36.

Shots on Goal—Arizona 11-13-14—38. Columbus 10-9-7—26.

Power-play opportunities—Arizona 1 of 4. Columbus 2 of 3.

Goalies—Arizona Hutton 0-1-0 (26 shots-18 saves). Columbus Merzlikins 1-0-0 (38-36).

A—17,813 (18,144). T—2:30.

Lightning 7, Red Wings 6 (OT) Tampa Bay 0 3 3 1 — 7 Detroit 1 3 2 0 — 6 First Period—1, Detroit, Larkin 1 (Fabbri, Zadina) 14:00.

Second Period—2, Detroit, Bertuzzi 1 (Leddy, Seider) 0:18. 3, Detroit, Bertuzzi 2 (Erne, Lindstrom) 7:52. 4, Tampa Bay, Palat 1 (Hedman, Kucherov) 8:08. 5, Detroit, Bertuzzi 3 (Fabbri, Raymond) 12:29 (pp). 6, Tampa Bay, Stamkos 1 (Kucherov, Sergachev) 15:19 (pp). 7, Tampa Bay, Stamkos 2 (Sergachev, Kucherov) 16:31 (pp).

Third Period—8, Detroit, Bertuzzi 4 (DeKeyser, Seider) 4:35. 9, Detroit, Namestnikov 1 (Rasmussen, Leddy) 7:10. 10, Tampa Bay, Colton 1 (Cernak) 13:43. 11, Tampa Bay, Kucherov 1 (Hedman, Stamkos) 16:25 (pp). 12, Tampa Bay, Killorn 2 (Hedman) 17:41.

Overtime—13, Tampa Bay, Palat 2 (Hedman, Point) 2:43.

Shots on Goal—Tampa Bay 15-16-14-3—48. Detroit 8-12-6-0—26.

Power-play opportunities—Tampa Bay 3 of 7.

Detroit 1 of 5.

Goalies—Tampa Bay Vasilevskiy 1-1-0 (26 shots-20 saves). Detroit Nedeljkovic 0-0-1 (4841).

A—19,515 (20,000). T—2:50.

Kraken 4, Predators 3 Seattle 2 1 1 — 4 Nashville 1 1 1 — 3 First Period—1, Nashville, Tolvanen 1 (Kunin, Granlund) 3:18. 2, Seattle, McCann 2 (Giordano, Eberle) 15:27 (pp). 3, Seattle, Tanev 1 (Wennberg, Donskoi) 17:33 (pp).

Second Period—4, Nashville, Josi 1 (Forsberg, Granlund) 4:36 (pp). 5, Seattle, Wennberg 1 (Barre-Boulet) 9:54.

Third Period—6, Seattle, Tanev 2 (McCann, Appleton) 18:39 (en). 7, Nashville, Granlund 1 (Carrier, Forsberg) 19:20.

Shots on Goal—Seattle 12-13-1—26. Nashville 4-13-13—30.

Power-play opportunities—Seattle 2 of 2. Nashville 1 of 2.

Goalies—Seattle Grubauer 1-1-0 (30 shots-27 saves). Nashville Saros 0-1-0 (25-22). T—2:36.

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Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Max Scherzer (31) and catcher Will Smith (16) celebrate after defeating the San Francisco Giants in game five of the 2021 NLDS at Oracle Park on Thursday.

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Cody Bellinger lined a oneout, go-ahead single in the top of the ninth inning Thursday night, sending the Los Angeles Dodgers to the National League Championship Series with a 2-1 victory over the host San Francisco Giants in Game 5 of the NL Division Series.

In a contest that would be the season’s last for one of the two winningest teams in the majors, the Dodgers rode Mookie Betts’ 4-for-4 performance and the combined six-hitter of six pitchers to the fifth NLCS berth in six years.

Los Angeles will visit the Atlanta Braves in Game 1 of the best-ofseven series on Saturday.

After the Dodgers and Giants traded runs in the sixth inning, Justin Turner got the Los Angeles ninth rolling when he was hit by a pitch from Camilo Doval (0-1) with one out.

Gavin Lux moved Turner to second with a single, and when Bellinger knocked his hit into center field, Turner dashed home with the decisive run.

Bellinger said postgame on TBS, “I really do want to be in that moment. (Doval’s) got really, really good stuff. I was down two strikes and just tried to stay within my approach. Felt good the last three or four pitches I saw; I just missed them. I tried to stay a little bit simpler and got the job done.

“Just a good pitch for me to hit. I saw it well. I missed a lot of pitches in this game, so it’s nice to get that one.”

After closer Kenley Jansen (1-0) pitched a scoreless eighth, Cy Young Award candidate Max Scherzer came out of the Dodgers’ bullpen and overcame a one-out error by third baseman Turner in the ninth for his first career save.

The game ended when Wilmer Flores was called out on a borderline check swing for strike three.

“Obviously you don’t want a game to end like that,” Giants manager Gabe Kapler said. “These (umpires) work really hard to make the right calls. Obviously it’s going to be frustrating to have a game end like that. Pretty high-quality batter at the plate who can climb back into the count. ...

“But there are other reasons we didn’t win today’s baseball game.

That was just the last call of the game.”

The expected pitchers’ duel between Giants right-hander Logan Webb and Dodgers lefty Julio Urias panned out, even after Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts threw a curveball into the equation by starting right-hander Corey Knebel.

Knebel and righty Brusdar Graterol did their part for Roberts, combining for two scoreless innings to start the contest, before the Webb-Urias duel began.

The Dodgers scored first in the sixth when Betts singled with one out, stole second and trotted home on an opposite-field double by Corey Seager.

Webb escaped further damage, and six pitches later, Darin Ruf’s

leadoff homer off Urias knotted the game again at 1-1. The 452-foot bomb to center field was the veteran’s first career postseason home run.

Urias, the winning pitcher in Game 2 of the series, was pulled after four innings, having allowed one run and three hits. He struck out five and did not walk anyone.

Webb, who pitched 7 2/3 shutout innings in Game 1, was charged with one run on four hits in his seven innings. He struck out seven and walked one.

All four of Betts’ hits were singles for the Dodgers, the defending World Series champions who rallied from 1-0 and 2-1 deficits in the series.

Kris Bryant had two hits for the Giants, who were the winningest team in the majors in the regular season with 107 victories. The Dodgers won 106 games in the regular season.

Dodgers second baseman Trea Turner said, “It’s been a grind. We obviously have a good ballclub, and so do they. It’s been back-andforth all year. You have to move on quickly in baseball. As a team, we believe in ourselves.”

Kapler said of the postgame mood in the Giants’ clubhouse, “There are expressions of appreciation for a job well done and an incredibly successful season that at the end came up a tiny bit short.

The Dodgers pitched really well in the series. You gotta tip your cap to the work that they did. They beat us.”

Max Scherzer closes out unusual game plan for Dodgers in an instant classic Dylan Hernandez Los Angeles Times

SAN FRANCISCO — Who could have imagined any of this?

Who could have guessed it would be Cody Bellinger, downtrodden Cody Bellinger, who would drive in the go-ahead run in the Dodgers’ 2-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants in Game 5 of their instant classic National League Division Series?

And who could have pictured it would be Max Scherzer on the mound recording the final outs at Oracle Park that advanced the Dodgers to take on the Atlanta Braves in the NL Championship Series?

With three outs remaining in the game, Scherzer charged out of the Dodgers bullpen, the ace now the closer.

He was an unlikely candidate to pitch in relief on Thursday, and not just because he was scheduled to pitch in a hypothetical series opener against the Braves.

Scherzer’s history as a postseason reliever included a seasonending meltdown with the Washington Nationals in 2017. In Game 5 of a NL Division Series against the Chicago Cubs, the Nationals were leading by a 4-3 margin when they called on Scherzer to pitch the fifth inning. He gave up four runs and the Nationals went on to lose 9-8.

The nightmare wasn’t relived, Scherzer pitching a scoreless ninth to preserve the one-run advantage the Dodgers gained on Bellinger’s single to right field in the top half of the inning.

Scherzer started the bottom of the ninth inning by forcing Brandon Crawford to fly out to left field.

He then induced a grounder by Kris Bryant, only for third baseman Justin Turner to make a fielding error.

But Scherzer wasn’t shaken.

He struck out LaMonte Wade Jr. He got ahead of Wilmer Flores in the count, 0-2, and threw an 87mph slider out of the strike zone.

Flores checked his swing, but plate umpire Doug Eddings pointed to first base umpire Gabe Morales, who presented the Dodgers with a gift.

Strike three. Game over.

The unconventional game plan that winded its way to Scherzer started with a decision to use Corey Knebel as an opener and delay previously announced starter Julio Urias’ entry into the game.

Urias had spent the previous five years as the Dodgers brain trust’s experimental subject, placed on innings limits and, once, a midseason break, all as part of a failed effort to protect his precocious left arm. (Urias underwent major shoulder operation in 2017.)

This season was Urias’ first as a full-time starter.

He made 32 starts. He went 20-3 to become baseball’s first 20-game winner in five years. He posted a 2.96 earned-run average.

In modern baseball, roles are more fluid, the distinction between a starter and reliever diminishing every season. Wins for pitchers have been devalued.

Those views aren’t shared by the players, however. They care about whether they start. They cherish wins.

Knowing that, hadn’t Urias earned the right to start Game 5?

“Absolutely,” manager Dave

Roberts said. “Without a doubt.

I think if you’re looking at the player, the person, the probables, feather in his cap, all that kind of stuff, does he deserve it? Do I want that for him? Absolutely.”

But the primary decision makers in organizations aren’t former players such as Roberts. The group that discussed the matter, according to Roberts, included the “tippy top of the Dodgers organization.”

Under Andrew Friedman, the Dodgers generally prioritized quantity over quality in the freeagent market, almost as if they were determined to show others how smart they were. The irony, of course, was that the move that ultimately transformed them from perennial contender to World Series champion last year was a conventional one: They picked up Mookie Betts in a salary dump from the Boston Red Sox. In Urias, the front office had an avenue to make its imprint itself on the game. The Dodgers wouldn’t have dared approach the likes of Scherzer or Walker Buehler about pitching behind an opener.

Scherzer and Buehler would have told them to get lost. In Urias, they had a pitcher who was used to playing along with their unconventional ideas.

The fact similar requests wouldn’t be made of Scherzer and Buehler was something Roberts attempted to sell as a positive.

“I think that the first look is to say that it’s a slight on Julio,” Roberts said. “It’s actually a compliment to him being able to adjust and also allowing for other guys to have the best opportunity to take down outs.”

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Brandon Tanev scored twice and Alex Wennberg and Jared McCann each had a goal and an assist as the Seattle Kraken won for the first time in franchise history, defeating the host Nashville Predators 4-3 Thursday night.

Wennberg netted the go-ahead goal at 9:54 of the second period, breaking a 2-2 tie. Tanev scored an empty-net goal at 18:39 of the third to give Seattle a 4-2 lead. Granlund scored on a rebound with 39.9 seconds left, but the Predators couldn’t get the equalizer.

Goaltender Philipp Grubauer made 27 saves as the Kraken, who lost their opener by the same score Tuesday in Las Vegas, held on despite being outshot 13-1 in the third period.

Mikael Granlund had a goal and two assists for Nashville, which was playing its first game of the season. Eeli Tolvanen and Roman Josi also scored and Juuse Saros stopped 22 of 25 shots.

Stars 3, Rangers 2 (OT) Miro Heiskanen stole the puck from Artemi Panarin and scored the winning goal 98 seconds into overtime as visiting Dallas beat New York.

Heiskanen’s defensive play and game winner capped a night when the Stars squandered a 2-0 lead and lost starting goaltender Braden Holtby to an undisclosed injury midway through the third.

Rookie Jacob Peterson and Radek Faksa tallied power-play goals for the Stars.

Defenseman Adam Fox and left winger Chris Kreider scored in a span of about seven minutes in the second for the Rangers, who had 18 shots in the middle period.

Hurricanes 6, Islanders 3 Andrei Svechnikov posted two goals and an assist and Teuvo Teravainen had a goal and an assist as Carolina defeated visiting New York in the season opener for both teams in Raleigh, N.C. Jesper Fast also scored for Carolina. Svechnikov’s second goal came on an empty-net power play with 42 seconds remaining. Goalie Frederik Andersen, making his Hurricanes debut, stopped 25 shots.

Mathew Barzal, Brock Nelson and Anders Lee scored for New York. Islanders goalie Ilya Sorokin made 35 saves.

Sabres 5,

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Seattle Kraken goaltender Philipp Grubauer (31) makes a save with pressure from Nashville Predators right wing Eeli Tolvanen (28) during the third period at Bridgestone Arena on Thursday.

Canadiens 1 Zemgus Girgensons and Victor Olofsson both collected one goal and one assist to lead host Buffalo to a victory over Montreal in their season opener.

Kyle Okposo, Anders Bjork and Tage Thompson also tallied for the Sabres, and veteran goaltender Craig Anderson made 30 saves in his debut with the team. Colin Miller, Jeff Skinner and Jacob Bryson all netted a pair of assists in the victory.

Chris Wideman replied for the Canadiens, who reached the Stanley Cup Final last season but have dropped their first two games to start the campaign.

Lightning 7, Red Wings 6 (OT) Tampa Bay erased a three-goal deficit in the third period and Ondrej Palat scored off Victor Hedman’s feed at 2:43 of overtime to beat Detroit, spoiling Tyler Bertuzzi’s four-goal night and the host Red Wings’ opener.

Palat and Steven Stamkos scored two goals apiece, while Alex Killorn scored the tying goal late in regulation. Nikita Kucherov had a goal and three assists and Ross Colton also scored for the Lightning, who lost their opener to Pittsburgh on Tuesday.

Bertuzzi, who missed most of last season due to a back injury, had a second-period hat trick. Dylan Larkin and Vladislav Namestnikov scored the other Detroit goals and Moritz Seider collected his first two NHL assists.

Blue Jackets 8, Coyotes 2 Oliver Bjorkstrand had two goals and two assists as Columbus routed visiting Arizona, giving coach Brad Larsen a win in his debut as Coyotes coach Andre Tourigny took the loss in his.

Max Domi tallied a goal and two assists and Zach Werenski had a goal and an assist for the Blue Jackets (1-0), who set a franchise record for goals in a home opener. Alexandre Texier, Boone

Jenner, Jake Bean and Gustav Nyquist also scored for Columbus, and Elvis Merzlikins made 36 saves.

Anton Stralman and Clayton Keller scored for the Coyotes (0-1). Carter Hutton allowed eight goals on 26 shots in his Arizona debut.

Panthers 5, Penguins 4 (OT) Carter Verhaeghe scored two goals – including the winner 1:37 into overtime – to lead host Florida to a season-opening win over Pittsburgh.

Florida also got two goals from Aaron Ekblad and one from Anthony Duclair, as well as 43 saves from Sergei Bobrovsky.

The Penguins, who trailed 2-0 midway through the second period, got four straight goals from Danton Heinen, Jeff Carter, Guentzel and Evan Rodrigues.

Senators 3, Maple Leafs 2 Ottawa scored three goals in the first period and held on for a season-opening victory over visiting Toronto.

Anton Forsberg, starting in goal because Matt Murray was ill, made 46 saves for Ottawa. Tyler Ennis had a goal and an assist, and Chris Tierney and Alex Formenton added goals for the Senators.

Jason Spezza and William Nylander each had a goal and an assist for the Maple Leafs, who won their opener Wednesday over the Montreal Canadiens. Petr Mrazek stopped 23 shots for Toronto before he suffered a groin injury late in the second period. Jack Campbell replaced him in the third and stopped all 10 shots he faced.

Kings 6, Golden Knights 2 Anze Kopitar had three goals and two assists to lead Los Angeles to a win against visiting Vegas, setting a franchise record for points in a season opener.

Drew Doughty had a goal and three assists, Dustin Brown added a goal and an assist, Phillip Danault also scored and Calvin Petersen made 23 saves for the Kings.

Shea Theodore and Chandler Stephenson scored for the Golden Knights, who beat Seattle in their opener on Tuesday. Robin Lehner made 27 saves through the first two periods before he was replaced by Laurent Brossoit, who made 14 saves in the third.

He’s out of the playoffs, but eyes will still Cardinals fire manager Mike Shildt be on NASCAR’s Kevin Harvick at Texas due to ‘philosophical differences’ Drew Davison Fort Worth Star-Telegram FORT WORTH, Texas — Kevin Harvick isn’t in the news as a championship contender this time around. He missed the cut into the Round of 8 last weekend, and he enters this weekend’s NASCAR Cup race at Texas Motor Speedway on the dreaded outside.

But Harvick has created headlines with his ongoing feud with fellow driver Chase Elliott and refused to say Wednesday whether that situation has been put to rest with four races left in the season.

“I will continue to do what I feel is right for my team,” said Harvick, driver of the No. 4 Ford for Stewart-Haas Racing.

“I think as we race and do the things that we need to do, we will continue to focus on ourselves and make sure that we do the right thing to make sure our team is in a fair position of how we’re raced and the things that happen going forward.”

NASCAR reportedly held a call later on Wednesday with all parties to warn of “serious consequences” if the feud continued, according to the Associated Press.

It started last month during the Round of 16’s finale at Bristol when late-race contact

by Elliott ended a push by Harvick. That resulted in a heated conversation between Harvick and Elliott on pit road.

Then, last weekend at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval, the two tangled again when Harvick bumped Elliott and sent him into a retaining wall midway through the race.

Elliott recovered and stayed in the playoff mix, while a late crash eliminated Harvick. Elliott took a shot at Harvick during post-race TV interview, wishing Harvick and his No. 4 Ford team a “merry offseason and a happy Christmas.”

Despite NASCAR’s warning, it’d be fitting if Harvick delivered some sort of response at TMS, a track that has a history of producing heated moments. From A.J. Foyt and Arie Luyendyk infamous fight in Victory Lane in 1997 to Jeff Burton and Jeff Gordon in the fall of 2010 to Gordon and Brad Keselowski in the fall of 2014,

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Kevin Harvick waits on the grid prior to the NASCAR Cup Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 253 at Daytona International Speedway on February 21 in Daytona Beach, Florida.

a Harvick-Elliott scuffle has a chance to become another “moment” in TMS history.

For Harvick, though, the priority remains on getting his first win of the season. This is a driver who has won at least one race each season since 2010, including a Cup championship in 2014.

Harvick won 21 races during a three-year stretch from 2018-20.

“From a performance side, we’re not where we were the last couple of years,” Harvick said. “From an execution side, it’s one of the best years we’ve had from executing with the cars and the position that they’ve been in. Our team has done a phenomenal job. The pit crew has been absolutely unbelievable on pit road.

“On paper it looks OK, but there’s nothing in the win column. It’s been a grind. Some years are like that.”

Harvick mentioned a

conversation he had with legendary driver Richard Petty this week. Petty had down years himself, recalling a season during his heyday in the 1970s when he went winless between championships.

“He said, ‘That’s just the way this sport goes, bud,’ “ Harvick said. “That was a fun reminder from Richard, just how fickle this sport can be.”

The good news for Harvick is that he’s coming to a track where he’s had recent success.

Harvick didn’t win at TMS until his 30th start in the fall of 2017, and then went on to win the fall races in 2018 and 2019, too.

Harvick started from the pole position last fall and finished 16th. Harvick pointed to his success at TMS coinciding with the track being resurfaced and reconfigured prior to the 2017 races as well as his team emphasizing winning at tracks Harvick hadn’t won.

Derrick Goold St. Louis Post-Dispatch ST. LOUIS — In a stunning move less than a week after he guided the team to the postseason for the third consecutive season, the Cardinals have fired manager Mike Shildt.

John Mozeliak, president of baseball operations, said the move was made due to “philosophical differences.”

Mozeliak added that it was a baseball decision, related to the direction he and ownership intended to guide the major league team and not anything beyond the ballpark.

“It just made sense for us to cut ties now,” Mozeliak said. “After a successful 2021 season, and it just ended over a week ago, we have determined that we have a philosophical difference in the direction that our major league club is going. We feel like, at this time, that it is best for us to end our partnership with Mike Shildt.”

Shildt was notified of the decision on Thursday at the same time others with the organization were commenting on the likely return of the staff. The move

“shocked” multiple people in the organization, a source described.

Shildt had one year remaining on his contract.

The team was 252-199 during his tenure.

Mozeliak said they would begin a search for his replacement in the near future, and he acknowledged that the current staff has at least a couple of candidates.

Stubby Clapp has been interviewed before for a manager position. Bench coach Oliver Marmol has been championed as a candidate for manager at some point by his peers in the Cardinals’ dugout.

“You want to make sure that everyone is on the same page,” chairman Bill DeWitt Jr. said.

Shildt declined comment at this time.

The timing of the announcement indicates how stunning it is. It is unusual for a National League team to make such a decision and announcement on the same day as an elimination playoff game.

During the press conference that followed the announcement, Mozeliak

reiterated what he expressed to the Post-Dispatch a week ago -- that he hoped the coaching staff would return. The Cardinals had been in conversations over the past several weeks with coaches who did not yet have contracts for 2022.

Mozeliak also, on Thursday, affirmed the team’s commitment to hitting coach Jeff Albert.

Shildt, the 50th manager in Cardinals history, took over the team in the middle of the 2018 season, right before the All-Star break. In each of his three full seasons as manager, the team qualified for the postseason. This year, the Cardinals needed a 17-game winning streak to win the National League’s second wild-card berth. The winning streak was the longest in club history.

The Cardinals lost 3-1 to the Dodgers on a walkoff home run a week ago at Dodger Stadium in the wildcard game.

“We did not make this decision lightly,” Mozeliak said. “We needed go a different direction.”

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St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Shildt (8) yells at umpires after being thrown out of the game in the seventh inning against the Chicago White Sox on May 26 at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago.

The Cardinals have fired Shildt.

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NFL Week 6 power rankings: Bills tighten grip on top spot; unbeaten Cardinals move up Mark Maske The Washington Post Each week during the NFL season, The Post’s Mark Maske ranks the 32 teams. This week, the Buffalo Bills solidify their grip on the top spot, the undefeated Arizona Cardinals climb into the top four, and the New York Jets drop into the bottom five.

1. Buffalo Bills (4-1) | Last week’s rank: 1 This is, quite simply, the league’s best and most complete team right now. The victory Sunday night at Kansas City was thorough. The defense is excellent. The offense has big-play capabilities, with third-year TE Dawson Knox emerging as a major factor. QB Josh Allen brings it all together with his contributions as both a runner and a passer. And watch out: If Allen gets back to last season’s accuracy level, the Bills might be next to unbeatable.

2. Green Bay Packers (4-1) | Last week’s rank: 2 Remember when the Packers celebrated before Mason Crosby’s game-winning FG against the 49ers earlier in the season because they were so certain that he’d make the kick? That confidence in him surely must be shaken now, after Sunday’s string of misses in Cincinnati. But Crosby finally delivered late in OT, and Aaron Rodgers & Co. remain unbeaten since the panic-inducing opener.

3. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-1) | Last week’s rank: 3 It was, yawn, another 411 passing yards and five more passing TDs for Tom Brady in Sunday’s lopsided triumph over the Dolphins. Just a 44-yearold QB continuing to tear up the league. Nothing to see here. Brady’s exploits are so expected at this point that they seem routine when they are, in fact, otherworldly.

4. Arizona Cardinals (5-0) | Last week’s rank: 5 The Cardinals weren’t dominant in the win at home over the 49ers. But they found a way to remain the league’s only unbeaten team. Maybe, just maybe this season’s version of the Cardinals will have the staying power that last season’s version lacked.

5. Los Angeles Rams (4-1) | Last week’s rank: 6 An injury to the index finger of his throwing hand did not keep QB Matthew Stafford from throwing for 365 yards in Thursday night’s triumph at Seattle. The Rams rebounded from their loss at home to the Cardinals four days earlier.

Now comes a forgiving stretch of the schedule with the Giants, Lions and Texans up next. The Rams should be 7-1 going into November.

6. Baltimore Ravens (4-1) | Last week’s rank: 7 The Ravens keep being involved in crazy games with dramatic finishes. And they keep winning them. QB Lamar Jackson was fantastic Monday night and the Ravens erased a 25-9 deficit in the fourth quarter to beat the Colts in OT and move into sole possession of first place in the AFC North.

7. Dallas Cowboys (4-1) | Last week’s rank: 8 It remains clear that the Cowboys are the NFC East’s top team. Now they’re threatening to get into the mix of contenders for NFC supremacy.

QB Dak Prescott continues his superb play, while CB Trevon Diggs is an interception machine.

8. Los Angeles Chargers (4-1) | Last week’s rank: 9 The wild victory over the Browns was about as entertaining as it gets. There remains a bit of hesitancy to buy in fully. This is, after all, the Chargers.

But the brilliance of second-year QB Justin Herbert changes everything.

9. Cleveland Browns (3-2) | Last week’s rank: 4 The Browns couldn’t quite outscore the Chargers in Sunday’s loss in L.A. There’s no reason to feel too much differently about the Browns being in the AFC’s upper tier. They belong there. But, also, shouldn’t a team built around its running game and defense be able to avoid a 47-42 track meet?

10. Tennessee Titans (3-2) | Last week’s rank: 15 The Titans weren’t all that great but secured

Jay Biggerstaff/USA TODAY Buffalo Bills wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders (1) celebrates with tight end Dawson Knox (88) and wide receiver Isaiah McKenzie (19) after scoring a touchdown against the Kansas City Chiefs during the second half at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday.

what amounts to a gimme victory in Jacksonville.

They’re the lone winning team in a really bad division. That makes it tougher to figure out where they stand in the broader AFC picture.

11. New Orleans Saints (3-2) | Last week’s rank: 16 The good version of QB Jameis Winston was on display in Sunday’s triumph at FedEx Field. The Saints haven’t been consistent this season, perhaps in part because of their disrupted existence when they were displaced from New Orleans. But they enter their bye week above .500 and can hope to improve as the season progresses.

12. Cincinnati Bengals (3-2) | Last week’s rank: 11 The Bengals certainly had their chances amid all the missed field goals during the OT loss to the Packers. It remains clear that this is a very capable team as long as QB Joe Burrow is healthy and on the field. He needs to dial things back just a bit and take more steps to protect himself when he can.

13. Kansas City Chiefs (2-3) | Last week’s rank: 10 There is so much here that needs to be fixed.

The defense can’t get a stop. The offense is stopping itself with all the turnovers. QB Patrick Mahomes is talking about needing to reevaluate his approach to on-field decision-making. But this is still Mahomes and these are still the Chiefs. It’s a long season and plenty of time remains for solutions to be found.

14. Chicago Bears (3-2) | Last week’s rank: 21 What, exactly, took so long to get Justin Fields into the lineup, again? Sure, there have been some rough moments with Fields in charge of the offense. That’s to be expected with any rookie QB. But the Bears with Fields are a team with possibilities, as they showed again with Sunday’s victory as Las Vegas.

15. San Francisco 49ers (2-3) | Last week’s rank: 14 Rookie QB Trey Lance made his first NFL start in Sunday’s loss at Arizona and emerged with a knee injury. Lance was playing because of Jimmy Garoppolo’s calf injury. The 49ers are on their bye week now. When they return, Coach Kyle Shanahan will have to figure out the starting-QB situation.

16. New England Patriots (2-3) | Last week’s rank: 20 The Patriots were pushed to the limit by the lowly Texans. That’s more than a little bit ominous. But remember, the Patriots were playing without four usual starters on their offensive line.

At least they escaped with the win. It’s not yet time to give up on the possibility that Coach Bill Belichick will get this team back into the playoffcontending mix.

17. Minnesota Vikings (2-3) | Last week’s rank: 22 Kicker Greg Joseph delivered this time with the game-winner against the Lions. It’s always difficult to know what to make of this team and of QB Kirk Cousins. But it is evident that the Vikings had better win this weekend at Carolina in their final game before their bye. The first four opponents after their bye are the Cowboys, Ravens, Chargers and Packers.

18. Las Vegas Raiders (3-2) | Last week’s rank: 12 It was only a few weeks ago that the Raiders were 3-0 and looking like they finally were getting things turned around in Year 4 of Jon Gruden’s return to coaching. Now they’ve lost two straight games and Gruden is gone, announcing his resignation Monday because of the growing controversy involving offensive language in his emails.

Rich Bisaccia takes over as interim coach and inherits a messy situation.

19. Pittsburgh Steelers (2-3) | Last week’s rank: 26 Ben Roethlisberger and the Steelers aren’t done quite yet. The victory over the Broncos will quiet the talk, at least temporarily, that Roethlisberger has nothing left and the Steelers waited too long to move on at QB. But it’s still an uphill climb to get back to contender status.

20. Atlanta Falcons (2-3) | Last week’s rank: 27 It took a trip to London and an injury-depleted WR group, but the Falcons finally made rookie TE Kyle Pitts a featured target for QB Matt Ryan. Pitts had nine catches for 119 yards and a TD in Sunday’s triumph over the Jets at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The Falcons should learn their lesson and also value Pitts for games played in the United States.

21. Philadelphia Eagles (2-3) | Last week’s rank: 29 The victory at Carolina was a badly needed boost. Jalen Hurts delivered in crunchtime and the Eagles avoided a 1-4 start. They have a chance to emerge as the NFC East’s second-best team, however little that might mean.

22. Carolina Panthers (3-2) | Last week’s rank: 17 The Panthers took a conservative approach with RB Christian McCaffrey and kept him on the shelf Sunday. That was wise. The Panthers can’t

afford for him to come back too soon and keep getting hurt. But the short-term pain was a loss to the Eagles that might have been prevented with a bit more offensive punch. QB Sam Darnold, perhaps trying to do too much himself, threw three interceptions.

23. Denver Broncos (3-2) | Last week’s rank: 18 Things have gotten predictably more difficult for the Broncos since the 3-0 start built on victories over the Giants, Jaguars and Jets. Sunday’s loss to the Steelers was particularly telling about where the Broncos really are.

24. Seattle Seahawks (2-3) | Last week’s rank: 13 The Seahawks are under .500 and now Geno Smith takes over at QB. Russell Wilson will miss the first games of his NFL career after undergoing surgery Friday for the injury to the middle finger of his throwing hand that he suffered in the third quarter of Thursday night’s loss to the Rams. He is expected to be sidelined four to six weeks. Smith played pretty well in the fourth quarter Thursday.

Even so, it’s Geno Smith instead of Russell Wilson.

25. Washington Football Team (2-3) | Last week’s rank: 19 This team simply isn’t very good right now.

The offense is limited, and the defense continues to fail to live up to expectations. That makes for, frankly, an irrelevant team.

26. Indianapolis Colts (1-4) | Last week’s rank: 23 QB Carson Wentz was terrific Monday night in Baltimore. But kicker Rodrigo Blankenship missed a FG and an extra point and had another FG blocked, and the Colts squandered a 16-point lead in the fourth quarter to lose in OT. It’s going to be a long season.

27. New York Giants (1-4) | Last week’s rank: 24 RB Saquon Barkley, QB Daniel Jones and WR Kenny Golladay were injured. Rookie WR Kadarius Toney was ejected. The Giants were back to their losing ways. It was a nightmarish Sunday for them in Dallas. Things just keep getting worse for this proud franchise.

28. New York Jets (1-4) | Last week’s rank: 25 The Jets in London are, alas, still the Jets. They made things interesting in the second half but could not overcome their dreadful first half in the loss to the Falcons. Rookie QB Zach Wilson threw his customary interception.

29. Miami Dolphins (1-4) | Last week’s rank: 28 Tua Tagovailoa is eligible to come off the injured reserve list this week, which is fortunate for the Dolphins since fill-in starter Jacoby Brissett was plagued by a hamstring injury during Sunday’s loss in Tampa. The QB situation isn’t promising. But, really, is there any reason to continue pursuing a trade for Deshaun Watson in what, increasingly, looks like a lost season? The only consolation for the Dolphins is that the hapless Jaguars are the opponent this weekend in London.

30. Houston Texans (1-4) | Last week’s rank: 30 Davis Mills became the rare rookie QB to have success against a Bill Belichick-coached Patriots defense. But the Texans could not hang on to their second-half lead on their way to yet another discouraging loss. And what in the world was going on with that punt? All the unnecessary shifting resulted in a laughably atrocious gaffe.

31. Detroit Lions (0-5) | Last week’s rank: 31 The Lions keep getting so close to winning. Unfortunately for them, there’s no credit given in the NFL standings for near-victories.

32. Jacksonville Jaguars (0-5) | Last week’s rank: 32 The awful, no-good, really dreadful week for Coach Urban Meyer culminated with the defeat to the Titans. The Jaguars remain winless under Meyer and have 20 straight losses dating to last season. There is plenty of room to wonder if Meyer’s NFL tenure already is doomed to failure.

Ranking the top 10 NFL MVP candidates through five weeks John Clayton The Washington Post The NFL season is again being defined by high-scoring offenses and quarterback play, so it should come as no surprise that this list of early MVP frontrunners consists almost entirely of quarterbacks. Nearly every quarterback on a contending team deserves at least some consideration, but several candidates have risen to the top after five weeks.

Here’s my ranking of the top 10 MVP contenders so far: - Kyler Murray, QB, Arizona Cardinals: Defensive coordinator Vance Joseph deserves a lot of credit for his work in improving Arizona on that side of the ball, but Murray is the biggest reason the Cardinals are 5-0.

He is completing 75.2% of his passes and averaging 9.2 yards per attempt. He has 10 touchdown passes and three scoring runs and has only been sacked 10 times.

Murray is such a unique talent - his ability to dart out of the pocket makes defenders miss, and he also throws a great deep ball. He’s the early front-runner

in the MVP discussion.

- Tom Brady, QB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers: It’s not difficult to see just how valuable Brady has been for the Bucs. Even in a season in which he was still getting used to a new team and a new offense, he led Tampa Bay to a Super Bowl victory. This season, he has gotten into a rhythm much more quickly.

The Bucs are 4-1, and Brady is the primary reason. The beauty in watching him is how quickly he gets rid of the football, taking advantage of the most talented skill-position group he has had in his career.

Brady’s 66.2% completion rate is his best since 2017, and he has 15 touchdown passes against just two interceptions.

- Josh Allen, QB, Buffalo Bills: After a slow start, Allen has elevated his play and has the Bills looking like the best team in the AFC. On Sunday night, Allen outdueled Patrick Mahomes as Buffalo blew out the Chiefs in Kansas City. The fact that he could look better than Mahomes in a head-to-head matchup shows how much progress he has made over the

past two years.

For the season, Allen has 12 touchdown passes against two interceptions. His deep-throwing ability was on full display against Kansas City, when he completed 15 passes for 315 yards. And he is so difficult for pass rushers to get on the ground - he has been sacked just five times.

- Dak Prescott, QB, Dallas Cowboys: A year after suffering a season-ending ankle injury, Prescott is back and playing better than ever. Surrounded by three talented wide receivers and two very good running backs, Prescott has the Cowboys at 4-1, and his play makes them a legitimate Super Bowl contender.

His numbers are off the charts. He’s completing 73.9% of his passes for 8.3 yards per attempt, with 13 touchdowns against just three interceptions.

- Lamar Jackson, QB, Baltimore Ravens: Even more than in past seasons, Jackson is carrying this team. He was magnificent in Baltimore’s comeback win Monday night over the Colts, finishing with 442 yards

and four touchdowns on 37 of 43 passing, adding another 62 yards on the ground. The Ravens are 4-1 despite having one of the worst injury situations in the league, and Jackson is the driving force.

He remains so elusive as a runner, but his 9.1 yards per pass attempt are considerably higher than he has posted in previous years. Two years after winning the MVP award, Jackson is back in the mix.

- Justin Herbert, QB, Los Angeles Chargers: Herbert has been close to flawless during the Chargers’ 4-1 start, posting a 67.1% completion rate and 13 touchdowns to just three interceptions.

He went to Kansas City and beat the Chiefs last month, and on Sunday he carved up a very good Cleveland Browns defense for a comeback victory. He’s playing like one of the best QBs in the NFL in just his second season, and because of him and first-year coach Brandon Staley, the Chargers have a good chance to win the AFC West.

- Patrick Mahomes, QB,

Kansas City Chiefs: I still consider Mahomes the most talented quarterback in the NFL, but this hasn’t been a good start. He has looked spectacular at times while throwing for 16 touchdowns, but he has tossed six interceptions in the past four games.

Mahomes certainly isn’t to blame for all of the Chiefs’ struggles during their 2-3 start.

Their next three games (at Washington, at Tennessee, vs. the New York Giants) could provide an opportunity for him and the Chiefs to get back on track.

- Matthew Stafford, QB, Los Angeles Rams: Stafford continues to justify the Rams’ big trade to get him. He is an upgrade over Jared Goff and has shown it every week. He has helped the Rams to a 4-1 start and is completing 68% of his throws with 12 touchdowns.

The only knock against him is that his deep ball accuracy has been spotty over the past two weeks, but he has already built a strong connection with wide receiver Cooper Kupp.

- Aaron Rodgers, QB, Green

Bay Packers: Last season’s MVP deserves consideration for the work he has done through five games, even accounting for Green Bay’s disastrous, 38-3 loss to New Orleans in Week 1.

Rodgers remains one of the best passers in the game, and he has 10 touchdown throws in four games since that woeful opener. The Packers are again a Super Bowl contender, which simply wouldn’t have been the case if Rodgers hadn’t returned to Green Bay this year.

- Derrick Henry, RB, Tennessee Titans: It’s close to impossible to be an MVP candidate as a running back, which makes what Henry has done through five games all the more impressive. A year after rushing for 2,027 yards, he’s actually setting a better pace - 128 per game, as compared to last year’s 126.7.

His yards-per-carry average is down as opposing defenses focus more on him, but his workload has been remarkable, and he already has seven touchdowns. He’s a huge reason the Titans are 3-2 and in the driver’s seat in the AFC South.

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second ten minute overtime period with the Spartans staying on the offensive.

The time of the second overtime dwindled even faster than the first and it slipped away to leave both teams still tied 1-1.

After the athletic directors held a discussion they agreed to finish it via penalty kicks. After an exciting few rounds of kicks, the Spartans needed one more make to seal the victory.

Kosich lined up for the shot and drilled it into the back of the goal to win the game at long last for Greenville and keep their unbeaten season alive.

The Greenville Spartans defeated the Maple Hill Wildcats 2-1 in the Patroon Girls Soccer Tournament Finals to win the regular season title for 2021.

C-D 2, Chatham 1 HUDSON — The 2021 Patroon Tournament for girls soccer continued at Hudson High School Thursday evening. The Cairo-Durham Mustangs were victorious over the Chatham Panthers 2-1 in the third place game to begin the night.

Both teams played to their strengths early, affording themselves opportunities when necessary. Chatham’s Eudora Brennan found teammate Addison Perry on a pass into the box, but Perry’s shot was not hit cleanly and the Mustangs

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L.A. Rams. He wouldn’t say whether he expects to play the following week against the Carolina Panthers.

“I don’t plan to put any expectations on the day or game I’m gonna come back,” he said.

He said he quickly got rid of the “why me?” thoughts that first entered his mind Sunday when he inadvertently stepped on the foot of Cowboys corner Jourdan Lewis after the play.

But Barkley admitted he was “frustrated ... angry at myself” and “disappointed in myself.”

He’d worked all the way back

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these are the same hitting coaches that had the Yankees leading the league in OPS in 2020 and runs scored in 2019.

Nevin drew criticism most recently for sending Aaron Judge who was thrown out at home in the wild-card game. Considering how desperate the Yankees were for runs this season, there is a case to be made for being aggressive. The Yankees were not a good baserunning team at all this year, with 50 outs on the bases. That included leading the AL with 22 outs at home plate.

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Chatham’s Anna Carroll (9) moves the ball up the field with Cairo-Durham’s Kyra Byrne closing in during Thursday’s Patroon Conference Girls Soccer Tournament consolation game at Hudson High School.

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The Greenville girls soccer team defeated Maple Hill on penalty kicks to win the Patroon Conference championship on Thursday at Hudson High School.

cleared. Soon thereafter, Perry took another shot on net that deflected off of defender Danna Saad’s head and went in for an own-goal to give the Panthers a 1-0 lead just nine minutes into the game.

Cairo-Durham tried multiple times to respond on offense but it was either stolen away or punched out by Chatham keeper Sarah Harrison. The Panthers earned two corner kicks in the final minutes of the half but they did not convert to widen

the margin, so they stayed up 1-0 at the break.

The Panthers maintained their intensity as the second half began and the Mustangs had trouble clearing the ball out of the zone for quite a while. On more than a few occasions the players on both sides collided but no fouls were called on either side for the contact.

The Mustangs had a breakaway chance midway through when Mackenzie Sherburne got a pass on a 2-on-1 that crossed

up Harrison as Sherburne put it in to tie the game 1-1.

With under 20 minutes to play Sherburne had another massive opportunity on a fastbreak but her shot sailed right of the net and out. Cairo-Durham kept it down on offense and was wearing the Panthers’ defense down minute by minute.

Sherburne’s hustle kept her a part of almost every play as well, and her hard work paid off when she scored again off of a deflection by the goalie Harrison.

from a torn ACL and meniscus in his right knee only to go down with a significant lower-body injury for the third straight year.

“I was just starting to get my stride back, starting to feel good,” said Barkley, who had gained 126 yards and scored twice in the previous week’s win in New Orleans. “I can’t be mad at Jourdan Lewis. Actually Jourdan reached out to me. I guess some people were saying that it might have been intentional ...

He’s not that type of guy, he’s a heck of a player.

“So being mad at myself, that’s the only thing I could be right there: mad at myself, mad at the world, mad at everybody,” the running back added. “You just got hurt. Again. You know

you’re gonna be out for how long, you don’t know. So you’re frustrated.”

Barkley, 24, presumably also is frustrated at least in part because his frequent injuries could jeopardize a big payday on a second NFL contract.

This past summer probably would have been the Summer of Saquon contract talks had he not been injured. Now those hard conversations should be coming in the spring entering the fifth and final year of his rookie deal.

Still, the No. 2 overall pick plays a position plagued by injury, and he has been unable to escape that trend. So the reality is it will be difficult for Barkley to get paid the way he would hope.

Barkley said of any effect his durability has on a contract: “I only can control what I can control.”

“And right now the only thing I can control is to find a way to get back on the field by taking care of my body and getting it healthy,” he said. “All those other things I have no control over.

So I can’t focus on that.

“To be completely honest that’s the last thing that’s crossing my mind: financial security or contract talks or any other talks,” he added. “My only focus is going home, rehabbing ... and getting back on the field and playing the sport that I love.”

Barkley also said he feels bad letting his teammates down.

There is always the chance,

Baserunning is something players should get to the big leagues with a good idea about, but the Yankees clearly struggled with this.

Obviously coaches are easier and quicker -- and cheaper -- to fire than trying to revamp a whole lineup or organization. They can be the sacrificial move when a fan base of customers want their pound of flesh.

So there is some change the Yankees can point to, but it’s hard to see how much change in the onfield product that these moves will actually make.

The Yankees are still left with a lineup full of streaky hitters that will go through ups and downs. They still

have an organization full of players who seemingly have not mastered the basics of baserunning.

Sure, there are some bullpen management and pinch-hit questions about Boone’s in-game managing. But the final grade for Boone this year has to be a B, because of the roster he was dealt and the obstacles -- including the MLB’s decision to enforce the sticky stuff rules midseason -- the Yankees had to overcome just to get to the playoffs.

After hearing player after player say they want to play for Boone, realizing the age of the screaming and yelling manager is over and knowing that the willingness to cooperate with the front office

is the ultimate skill that GMs look for these days, it’s hard to believe there will be a drastic change in on-field leadership. Even if they do let Boone walk, they will find a similar type of manager.

Especially since it seems that the same people will be making the firing/hiring decision. The same year they hired Boone, they gave Brian Cashman a contract extension, which still has a year left.

In Boone’s four years, the Yankees have won 328 games and been to the playoffs each year. They lost in the fifth game of the ALCS in 2019, the division series twice and this year’s wild-card game.

With the Mustangs leading 2-1 now late in the game, the Panthers were in panic mode now to try and tie the game up.

They worked the ball upfield and into the box and had a wide open shot to tie the game but Perry’s shot went wide to the left of the goal and missed.

Perry had one last try in the final seconds but could not get enough cleat on the pass from her teammate and Noelle Amoroso gathered it in the goalie box to run out the final seconds and secure the 2-1 win for

Cairo-Durham over Chatham.

Catskill 5, Hudson 0 CATSKILL — Catskill earned a 5-0 victory over in the Patroon Conference Girls Soccer Tournament on Thursday at Catskill High School.

Nadia Pell (2), Aryanna Burbas (2) and Jillian Devlin all scored for the Cats (8-5). Burbas had two assists and Kaelyn Bulich and Devlin one assist each.

Alex Hallam recorded the shut out in goal.

Catskill out-shot Hudson, 36-3.

because he feels that way, that he would return from his ankle sprain too quickly, as he did in 2019. He said the fact he got hurt following his major knee injury won’t change his approach.

“I would never put myself on a football field if I didn’t think I could contribute or protect myself,” he assured.. “No matter if this is an injury before a major injury or after a major injury, that’s gonna be my mindset.

If there is any “blessing in disguise,” Barkley said perhaps this time off can give his rehabilitated knee more time to rest.

Still, he said his knee doesn’t need that.

“Before the Dallas game, you just know you’re gonna have a good game,” he said. “You feel

right. I felt pretty good before the Dallas game.”

At first, Barkley wouldn’t even get on the cart on the Giants’ sideline at AT&T Stadium.

“Yeah. I didn’t want to get on the cart because the last time I was on the cart I was out for the season,” he said. “I didn’t want to have that mentality.”

Unfortunately, Barkley couldn’t tough it out, couldn’t push through and help his team.

At the same time, the prevailing sense in the organization was this could have been far worse. This could have been a season-ending break, and it’s not.

“Thank God it wasn’t worse than what it could’ve been,” he said.

Roundup

Sylvia Mattraw-Johnston scored C-A’s lone goal in the second period.

Red Hook had 22 shots on goal and 12 penalty corners. C-A took 11 shots and had nine penalty corners.

Abby Scott and Anna Faraldi combined for six saves for Red Hook (4-3). Emma Williams stopped seven shots for C-A (17).

“With our third game in as many days we were happy to get the win,” Red Hook coach Cari Meltzer said. “C-A played with grit and determination and had our defense scrambling a few times. Our midfielders and forwards linked up on many occasions to pressure the CA defense and get into scoring position.

A hard fought effort on both sides.”

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took 25 shots on goal and had 12 penalty corners. Taconic Hills (6-6-2, 3-3-2 MHAL) didn’t take a shot on goal and one penalty corner.

Taconic Hills goalkeeper Grace Alvarez stopped 16 shots.

Red Hook 4, C-A 1 RED HOOK — Red Hook posted a 4-1 victory over Coxsackie-Athens in Thursday’s Mid-Hudson Athletic League field hockey game.

Kylee Knuschke gave the Raiders a 1-0 lead with a goal at the 2:20 mark of the opening period. Mia Delango and Adrianna Stabile added second-period goals and Makyra Catuzza scored in the fourth.

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Husband resents wife’s life outside of home Dear Abby, I’ve been with my husband for eight years, married for one. Before our marriage, it was just the two of us doing everything together. He has a strong distrust of people, and doesn’t have any friends.

We moved to a bigger city where DEAR ABBY I found a better job and made new friends. I go out with them occasionally, but when I do, he is very rude and snide to me.

When I ask him why he’s mad if I go out with my friends, he says, “It’s always been me and you, no one else.” We fight every time I go out.

I’m tired of all of it. Do you have advice for me?

Sick Of Explaining

JEANNE PHILLIPS

Yes. Recognize that you married an antisocial, deeply insecure and verbally abusive man.

He views any relationship you have as a threat, so he is punishing you for it. Also, recognize that his anger and his need to control you will only escalate. You may be “sick of explaining,” but your husband is sick, period. I’m advising you to make a discreet call to the National Domestic Violence Hotline (800-799-7233) because, at some point, you may need a safe escape plan.

Dear Abby, I have been living with my boyfriend, a stalwart and loving partner, for seven years. He proposed recently and, of course, I said yes! My brother lives in a large city, and because I had attended their church, I asked him if we could be married there. Now he and his wife need to talk to us in person to assure the ministers that my fiance and I are “evenly yoked” and willing to make a public proclamation of our faith.

My fiance is not religious. He is willing to do whatever it takes to make me happy and says he’s willing to “take the hit” for me, but I can’t stand the idea of seeing him uncomfortable on a day that should be a happy one. How can I back out of this situation without alienating my brother, who is the only immediate family I have left?

Cringing In Colorado

Thank your brother and his wife WARMLY for their willingness to help you and your fiance, but explain that the two of you feel a smaller wedding would be more appropriate, so you have decided to elope. Many couples do this, and it shouldn’t result in a family feud.

Dear Abby, This is the time of year when the leaves begin to change into their fall colors. It is also when the media refers to the people who come to look at those colorful leaves as “leaf peepers.”

I don’t know how the term came about, but trust me, no one is walking around peeping like baby chicks. The correct term is “leaf PEEKERS.” A teacher I once had explained it to our class this way: “This is the time of year when the tourists arrive to take a peek at our leaves when the colors are at their peak.” Just wanted to share, Abby.

Jay In Bennington, Vt.

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Live and learn. Thank you for explaining it to this dumb cluck.

Dear Abby, I love my grown children and grandchildren, but I hate it when they come “home” for a week or more. My house gets turned upside down and inside out, and I end up losing my temper.

Then I feel like an awful mother. I suggested we all meet somewhere else, but it didn’t go over well. Help!

Invaded In North Dakota Your suggestion may not have gone over well with your children and grandchildren, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t “suggest” it again.

And when you do, make sure they understand you are saying it because when they visit they leave your home in disarray, which creates more work for you than you are comfortable doing.

Unless they are willing to make sure your home is as neat when they leave as when they arrived, enough is enough.

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By Stella Wilder Born today, you possess one particular talent that will ensure that you rise to the top of your chosen profession — come what will — and that is your ability to look at yourself honestly at all times, and to reflect on who you are and why and what you can do to improve and be the best version of “you” possible. While this is something that all successful people can do to one degree or another, for you it is something of a passion, a compulsion even, something that is just as much of a necessity to you as eating well or getting the rest you need.

Because you can be so hard on yourself, so insistent that progress is made regardless of any hardship it brings, you can be equally if not more uncompromising when it comes to others — and this is something you may wish to temper if you can.

Also born on this date are: Angela Lansbury, actress; Oscar Wilde, playwright, poet, novelist; Noah Webster, lexicographer; Terri J. Vaughn, actress; Eugene O’Neill, playwright; Kim Wayans, actress; Suzanne Somers, actress.

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.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17 LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — You’ve made the rules for a very good reason, and yet you may find today that you are more than willing to make certain concessions — once.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Yes, what applies to others applies to you as well, and you’re going to have to work just as hard to complete your to-do list on time.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — The overall pace may have you champing at the bit today,

but take care that you don’t bolt at just the wrong time and endanger yourself.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Pay attention to the clock today, and don’t align yourself with someone who seems to have no “get up and go.” You have a deadline!

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — You can get a certain something done entirely on your own today, but how much better will it be to involve someone who can lend a hand?

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — You may have to accommodate more people than expected today — and you must do so before things develop beyond the beginning stages.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — You’ll want to keep certain things under wraps today in order to maintain your hold over those who are paying you close attention.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — You know how to work effectively within the guidelines to increase your chances of success without limiting anyone else’s along the way.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — You may be surprised today when you are reunited with someone who knows how to push your buttons in a certain way. It’s time to have a talk!

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — You’re in no mood to be overly sociable today — and there’s no surprise there — but you may have to engage on some level to get your work done.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — You’re ready to get the ball rolling today, but you must face certain realities before doing anything that you can’t “take back.” Think ahead.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — You feel ready for anything today — almost. The fact that you are so confident tells others that today is not the day to challenge you directly.

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New Kids on the Block plan 2022 tour

By CHRISTI CARRAS Los Angeles Times

A scene from “Squid Game,” a series in which hundreds of cash-strapped players accept a strange invitation to compete in children’s games. Inside, a tempting prize awaits — with deadly high stakes. Netflix

LOS ANGELES — New Kids on the Block have invited some old friends on their forthcoming national tour.

The boy band announced last Monday that hip-hop group Salt-N-Pepa, singersongwriter Rick Astley and R&B group En Vogue will join NKOTB on its 2022 MixTape arena tour.

“We had a blast out on the first MixTape Tour in 2019, and can’t wait to take it to another level with our fans on the MixTape Tour 2022,” NKOTB star Donnie Wahlberg said in a statement.

Tickets for the collective’s upcoming shows went on sale last Friday.

This ‘Game’ has dire consequences Why Netflix’s ‘Squid Game’ became such a surprise hit

By ROBERT LLOYD Los Angeles Times

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o squid were harmed in the making of “Squid Game,” or even appear in the nine-episode Korean series from Netflix that the streamer is cautiously predicting might be its most successful show ever. (It is hard to know exactly what ‘SQUID GAME’ that means, given MPAA RATING: the company’s TV-MA, may be famously secret unsuitable for metrics, but take it under age 17 as read that it’s doWHERE TO ing well.)

WATCH: All nine There are reaepisodes are sons, to be sure. available on Netflix Korean pop culture has become a global powerhouse; people everywhere are happy to open that door. It has suspense, an increasingly sympathetic lead, looks great and has been erected on a timetested plot structure, with more than a little heart to offset a sadistic premise you are invited to find repellent

and attractive at the same time. It’s a little sad but not at all surprising to consider that this is what global humanity wants to watch — at least for the couple of minutes Netflix reportedly accounts a viewing — but then again it is not far outside the moral universe of your average modern-day superhero flick. Which also makes me sad.

Technically, some minor spoilers may follow here, but on the other hand, this genre is well established enough that, unless you have the cultural memory of goldfish, you can extrapolate from the first episode much of what occurs in the following eight.

It’s clear from the beginning that we will be revisiting the old theme of the powerful rich exploiting the powerless poor for their twisted amusement, along with the familiar conceit of games that leave the losers dead, which go back to the old Roman epics, through TV’s “The Avengers,” “The Hunger Games” and a zillion other works of imaginative fiction.

Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) is in

Bigger than ‘Bridgerton’?

By KATE FELDMAN New York Daily News

“Squid Game” players are kept under watch by masked guards. Netflix

debt all over town, divorced with a daughter he loves and repeatedly fails, and living with an aged, ailing mother who would like him to get his act together. Nearing 50, he is an irresponsible child who somehow believes that his typically bad luck will turn good betting on horses.

So many people have tuned in to “Squid Game,” the nine-episode Korean drama that premiered on Sept. 17, that Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos thinks the streaming service will be the real winner at the end of the competition with “Squid Game” as its most popular series ever.

“We did not see that coming, in terms of its global See NETFIX C2

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Modern Korean films to stream after ‘Squid Game’

By KATIE WALSH Tribune News Service

For some, “Squid Game” may be a first foray into modern South Korean cinema, and will likely inspire a desire to explore that wonderfully rich cinematic landscape further. There are many, many gems to discover, so here’s a guide to sampling the best of Korean cinema from the 2000s to the present.

First, look no further than the oeuvre of auteur Bong Joon-ho, who won the best picture Oscar in 2020 for his masterpiece, “Parasite” (streaming on Hulu and Kanopy).

Director Bong’s films are dark,

funny, poignant, bloody and genreblending, and his unique tonal influence is clear in “Squid Game.”

Work your way through his entire body of work, but some highlights include his 2003 murder mystery investigation thriller “Memories of Murder” (streaming on Hulu and rentable elsewhere), one of the best cop films ever made.

Then watch his 2006 monster movie, “The Host” (on Amazon Prime, Tubi, and elsewhere), or his incredible 2009 drama “Mother” (on Prime, Hulu, Tubi, etc.)

Next, make your way through the stylish and ultra-violent work of Park

Chan-wook, whose exquisitely crafted and haunting films are incredible masterworks of craft and aesthetics.

Check out “Sympathy for Lady Vengeance” (2005), the final film of his Vengeance trilogy (on Tubi, Kanopy, and Arrow), a remarkable blend of cool style and hot-blooded revenge.

His 2009 vampire priest film “Thirst” is one of the best, and sexiest, vampire films ever (rentable on all digital platforms for $3.99), and don’t miss his boundary-pushing 2016 period romance “The Handmaiden,” streaming on Amazon Prime.

If the handsome, mysterious man

who challenges our hero to a game in the subway in the first episode caught your eye, that’s Gong Yoo, and you may want to check out his star turn in the incredible “Train to Busan,” as a businessman trying to escape with his daughter from a train of rabid zombies. One of the most thrilling and heartbreaking zombie movies of all time, it’s streaming on Peacock, Tubi and Shudder, and available wherever you rent your movies.

These suggestions are merely scratching the surface of what modern Korean cinema has to offer, but they’re a great place to start.

Tina Turner sold her song collection to BMG music company for “north of $50 million,” by the estimate of one industry source. TNS

Turner sells song catalog to tune of $50 million

By BRIAN NIEMIETZ New York Daily News

“What’s Love Got to Do With It” singer Tina Turner has sold her extensive song catalog to music company BMG. It wasn’t disclosed how much the 81-year-old rocker scored from the deal, but it could be worth “north of $50 million,” by the estimate of one industry source, according to the BBC. Turner’s hits over the years include tunes like “We Don’t Need Another Hero,” “Better Be Good to Me” and “The Best.” Turner said in a statement that her music was in “good hands” following the handoff.

Turner, born Anna Mae Bullock, will enter the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Oct. 30 as a solo artist. She was inducted in 1991 for her work as part of the duo of Ike & Tina Turner, where she recorded hits including “Proud Mary.”

BMG boss Hartwig Masuch said the plan is to reintroduce her work on social media and streaming platforms that reach a new audience.

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Not just meats and cheese Charcuterie boards go beyond the basics thanks to COVID

By DANIELA SIRTORI-CORTINA Bloomberg News

A candy and cookie charcuterie board with Easter candies. Amateur chefs are redefining the term charcuterie itself, adding novel ingredients to their creations. Hannah Babiak/Dreamstime/TNS

These days, charcuterie doesn’t just mean meat. You can thank COVID-19 for that.

Long a common feature of social gatherings, the platters garnered fresh attention in the past 18 months as people sought to elevate their at-home snacks. Sure, hungry humans have arranged provisions such as prosciutto and cheese on boards for centuries. But amateur chefs aren’t just flocking to salami or brie. They’re redefining the term charcuterie itself, adding novel ingredients to their creations.

There are Mexican boards featuring nachos, while others focus on breakfast foods and even candy. “Barkuterie” boards with dog treats are also a thing.

These alternatives aren’t exactly new, but they truly blew up as people entertained themselves during lockdown with posts of eye-catching designs and odd ingredients. And it doesn’t seem like they’re going away: In August, Pinterest searches for mini charcuterie cups rose more than 30-fold from a year ago, the company said. Hot cocoa and pumpkin platters also attracted attention.

This creative explosion could be a sign of a broader shift. In the view of food historian Ken Albala, the COVID-19 era represented the last gasp of a rustic, do-it-yourself approach to eating. As people get bored with making their own bread, he said interest in more exotic, over-the-top meals and ingredients could take hold.

“The charcuterie board is a kind of harbinger of what’s

about to change in our culinary aesthetic,” Albala said.

Before any connoisseurs object: yes, the dessert, brunch and vegan boards taking over Instagram and TikTok aren’t technically charcuterie, a term derived from a French phrase meaning cooked meat. If anything, the expanded definition shows just how much people are craving colorful ensembles on the dinner table.

The trend has even benefited more traditional creators.

Marissa Mullen, a New York City-based author and food stylist who sticks to more conventional elements such as cured meat and cheese, published a cookbook outlining her technique in May 2020.

At first, she was bracing for disaster given lockdowns, but the craze has brought in more followers.

“I get all these people who are interested in the loose term ‘charcuterie board,’ and I can teach them to go a little bit further,” Mullen said.

“What can we learn about cheese? What can we learn about presentation?”

The surge in interest has also spawned a cottage industry of entrepreneurs, many of them women. Mel Rodriguez started making the boards in July 2020, after being furloughed from her job as a case manager at a Los Angeles law firm. Demand has remained strong after orders doubled in January, she said.

Her firm, Curated Spread, already has requests for Halloween (searches for charcuterie have been particularly popular around special occasions, including Valentine’s Day and Fourth of July).

In Detroit, Victoria

Cummings pivoted to charcuterie after running an events business alongside her teaching job. Although she works weekends to fill orders, she prefers the platters to traditional catering, which can involve days of preparation and expensive ingredients that cut into her margins.

Her company, Detroit Charcuterie, offers everything from individual snack boxes to spreads that can span entire countertops — also called grazing tables. She’s incorporating tacos, chocolates and myriad other ingredients into her products.

“I’ve never known that you could make a rose out of so many different things,” Cummings said of a popular charcuterie design. She initially thought she might get one or two orders a month, but instead she’s booked every weekend. “Cucumber roses, salami roses, mango roses, orange roses. It’s crazy how creative people get with what they display on the board.”

The pandemic prompted Suzanne Billings, who has run Noble Graze in Fayetteville, Arkansas, since 2017, to make single-serve snack bundles known as “jarcuterie.”

At one point, she couldn’t get enough mason jars for her arrangements, thanks to virus-induced supply chain woes. So, she turned to boxes, cones, plastic cups and just about anything she could find. Billings is now writing a cookbook on single-serve charcuterie.

“The vessel can be just about anything you want,” she said. “That’s the beauty of it. You can just use what you have on hand.”

This $15 Spanish white wine is a great introduction to grenache blanc

By DAVE MCINTYRE Washington Post

Grenache Blanc is enjoying a mini-boom in Southern France and Central California, producing white wines of grip, mineral intensity and impressive subtlety. This week’s greatest value hails from Spain and shows what this variety can do at a very affordable price. We also have a Spanish bubbly to toast cool autumn evenings, an Italian white for aperitifs or with seafood, and two outstanding reds worth a splurge.

GREAT VALUE Celler Piñol Raig de Raïm Garnatxa Blanca 2020 Two and a half stars (Excellent/Extraordinary) Terra Alta, Spain, $15 This bottling should add to its popularity. The name is Catalan for “gleam of the grape.” Aromas of white flowers and sea air yield to flavors of white peach and lemongrass. Fine print on the label says “Cos i Anima, Cuerpo y Alma, Body and Soul.” Coleman Hawkins would probably approve. Alcohol by volume: 14.5%.

GREAT VALUE Conde de Subirats Cava Brut Two stars (Excellent) Penedes, Spain, $14 Spanish cava is a great way to celebrate daily life — a minor victory at the office, a good (or even not-so-good) performance assessment, or any reason you choose to cheer. This sparkler has flavors of green apples and Bosc pears and bubbles to clean your palate for the next bite of food. ABV: 11.5%.

GREAT VALUE Stefano Accordini Pastel Bianco Veronese 2020 Two stars (Excellent) Italy, $15

From mountain vineyards near Verona, in northern Italy, this wine from the garganega grape almost tastes like glacial runoff. Because most of us don’t go around licking glaciers, let’s stick with cold, focused flavors of orchard fruit and wild herbs. Try this on its own or with grilled fish. ABV: 12.5%.

Ponzi Vineyards Tavola Pinot Noir 2018 Two and a half stars (Excellent/Extraordinary) Willamette Valley, Ore., $26 Ponzi Vineyards, an Oregon pioneer winery, was purchased earlier this year by French champagne house Bollinger, which also owns Domaine Chanson in Burgundy, so there is a three-way pinot noir connection to watch as the winery evolves under new ownership. The Ponzi family did just fine, of course, including making this delicious pinot from the 2018 vintage.

Tavola is the “introductory” wine, sourced from vineyards around the Willamette Valley and priced relatively affordably. It’s savory, with smoky dark cherry and plum flavors and a hint of wood spice. Swirl, sniff, sip. Sit back. Smile. ABV: 13.8%.

From left: Park Hae-soo as Cho Sang-woo, Jung-jae Lee as Seong Gi-hun and HoYeon Jung as Sae-byeok in “Squid Game.” Youngkyu Park/Netflix

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One not very fine day he is approached by a well-dressed man on a subway platform who engages him in a game of chance — if he wins, he gets money; if he loses, he gets slapped — and leaves him with a card which leads to an invitation to participate in a more serious competition. After something like the

opening of “The Prisoner,” he finds himself in a remote, unknown location, in a giant dormitory along with 455 other poor suckers who have also agreed to participate in six games — children’s games with, it soon transpires, a bloody twist, of which the titular Squid Game is one. Whoever’s left standing when the fun is done takes home a giant pot of money.

Writer-director Hwang Dong-hyuk, whose film career is marked by its variety,

does not have a history with genre pieces, and there is some serious exploration of social and character dynamics in between sequences of mass carnage and gladiatorial combat.

As these things go, “Squid Game” is fairly thoughtful, and the fact that there is no sexual component to the violence is something in its favor. Some themes will obviously have special resonance for Korean viewers: one character, Kang Sae-byeoka

(HoYeon Jung), is a North Korean defector trying to get money to bring her mother south.

But the players’ stories are all relatable across borders, and the central characters are well developed enough that you have some investment in their fate; Lee and HoYeon do especially well at peeling away layers of caricature to find the people within, even as extras fall dead around them while explosive squibs squirt blood from their chest or head.

GREAT VALUE Planeta Cerasuolo di Vittoria 2018 Three stars(Extraordinary) Sicily, Italy, $24 This gorgeous wine blends nero d’avola and frappato, two red grapes common in Sicily. The nero provides dark red fruit and earthy spice, while the frappato adds soaring flavors of roses and bright berries. It’s like one of those contortionist yoga poses that somehow simultaneously touches the earth while reaching for the sky. I wish I could do it, but at least I can drink it.

ABV: 13%.

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popularity,” Sarandos said Monday at Vox Media’s Code Conference.

Sarandos declined to give any specific metrics on viewership, as is the Netflix way, but said “Squid Game” is expected to overtake “Bridgerton,” Shonda Rhimes’ smutty regal drama that premiered last year.

According to Netflix, which, again, does not regularly release viewership metrics, 82 million accounts have watched at least two minutes of Phoebe Dynevor as Daphne Bridgerton and Rege-Jean Page as Simon Basset in “Bridgerton.”

“Bridgerton.” Liam Daniel/Netflix/TNS It’s unclear how many actually finished.

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What fungi!

Jewish Apple Cake. Rey Lopez/Washington Post

A family recipe that belongs to everyone Jewish apple cake is a sweet, cinnamony delight

By BECKY KRYSTAL Washington Post

Royal Trump, Shiitake, Blue Oyster and Brown Beech mushrooms are among the many varieties of wild mushrooms readily available in grocery stores. Gretchen McKay/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette/TNS

Foraging and cooking with wild mushrooms can be fun

By GRETCHEN MCKAY Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

PITTSBURGH — Kat Lieder admits she used to hate mushrooms because she thought they were creepy.

When she dug in the garden with her father as a kid, something about the fleshy, spore-bearing fungi gave her the willies.

“I thought they were only associated with death and dead things and decay,” she says.

So even she was surprised to find herself on a hilly, wooded trail in Pennsylvania on a recent Saturday morning, rooting through fallen leaves and scrutinizing dead logs and mossy stumps in search of mushrooms poking up from the forest floor.

Thinly sliced lean steak, garlicky mushrooms and fresh spinach are rolled into a whole grain wrap for these attractive pinwheels.

The University of Pittsburgh professor of global studies was in fine company: More than 100 new and veteran foragers, divided into small groups depending on how hard and far they wanted to hike, were on trails throughout the park. All had the same mission: to gather, study and exchange information about wild mushrooms. The daylong event also included lectures, displays, a cooking demonstration and a grand feast featuring more than a dozen mushroom dishes.

It was all part of the 21st annual Gary Lincoff Mushroom Foray held Sept. 18 by the Western Pennsylvania Mushroom Club. Named for national mycology expert and local fungi fanatic Gary Lincoff, it brings together people of all ages, experience levels and interests for a day of mushroom fun and education.

Like so many events, last year’s foray was canceled because of the coronavirus. So the crowd buzzed with excitement during the early morning welcome at Rose Barn. A table inside held waxed bags and empty egg cartons for those who forgot baskets for collecting.

Longtime member Josh Doty, of McMurray, Pennsylvania is an identifier for the club. Like many in the group, he got into foraging 12 years ago while photographing them, “then had to learn what I was taking pictures of,” he says with a laugh. He knows not just their common monikers such as

Amateur mycologist and author Michael Kuo identifies a Milk Cap mushroom during a morning walk at the 21st Annual Gary Lincoff Memorial Foray in North Park, Pa., on Sept. 18. Gretchen McKay/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette/TNS

maitaike, chicken of the woods and black trumpets but also their Latin names.

One mushroom his group encounters again and again is Russula. Found near oak trees, they come in a rainbow of colors and are one of the most recognizable genera among mycologists and mushroom collectors. He also points out Lactarius, also known as milk cap mushrooms because their fruitbodies ooze a sticky, milky latex when sliced with a knife.

While mushrooms often serve as decomposers by digesting dead organic matter, some are actually parasites that attack a living host and live on it, sometimes killing it. Many more,

he says, are intimately linked to trees by symbiosis.

That’s what Lieder found so fascinating when she watched the Netflix documentary “Fantastic Fungi” during the pandemic. She sought out the Real Fungi stand at the Bloomfield Saturday Market. Her many fun conversations with its owner led her to not only grow shiitakes and oyster mushrooms in her basement, but go on her first foray with WPMC. “They are connected with living things in ways I hadn’t ever thought about,” she says.

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To say this Jewish Apple Cake is my favorite food of all time would be one of the least hyperbolic things I’ve ever said. Because it’s true, and really, it’s not even close. I enjoy a lot of foods, but this is the one that wraps up comfort, love, nostalgia and heritage for me in one tidy package — more specifically, an elegant Bundt cake.

The batter is a stir-together affair, made all the more simple by using oil instead of butter, in keeping with Jewish dietary laws, with orange juice also contributing moisture and bright flavor. Similarly, this cake is tender and fine-crumbed, sharing equal billing with the cinnamony sliced apples arranged in two layers. A final dusting of confectioners’ sugar on the barely crunchy crust seals the deal on a dessert (or breakfast or snack) that never ceases to please.

This recipe is one example of the pantry-friendly cakes my mom made — and still makes — for me, much like her parents did for her. In fall 2020, when we still were limited to short, outdoor visits with each other, she delivered an entire apple cake for my birthday.

What warms my heart even more is realizing I am not alone in my adoration for this recipe.

Turns out, my “family recipe” is many families’ recipe, too.

That recognition hit me with a chill down my spine when I came across a recipe from Joan Nathan’s 1998 book, “Jewish Holiday Kitchen: 250 Recipes From Around the World to Make Your Celebrations Special,” in our archives. It was almost identical to mine, even though Nathan’s sources were in two local Maryland cookbooks: the “Favorite Recipes from Trinity Church” in St. Mary’s City and “Mrs. Kitching’s Smith Island Cookbook” (1981). My mom’s parents lived in New York City and Long Island, nowhere near these places.

The more I looked, the more I found this recipe, or very similar versions. Online, of course, but that’s a given. My grandparents’ recipe predated Nathan’s book by decades, so I dug a little more. The earliest reference in The Post dates to 1970 in Anne’s Reader Exchange, a former long-running feature in which readers offered tips and sent in their various conundrums. “I bought what was called a ‘Jewish Apple Cake’ from a lady at a bake sale in Southern Maryland.

I have tried my best to find a recipe, but to no avail. Can anyone help?”

Alas, for that unfortunate reader, it takes another 10 years for a recipe to appear in that same feature, labeled “John’s Jewish Apple Cake,” supposedly given to another reader by a retired baker. That one is very similar to mine, with differences in the amounts of orange juice and vegetable oil, primarily.

I came across a passing mention of Jewish apple cake in a 1973 New York Times article as part of a Hanukkah menu, with no actual recipe, though it at least lines up geographically and chronologically with my grandparents. A recipe in “Cooking Jewish: 532 Great Recipes from the Rabinowitz Family,” first published in 1999, shares a recipe for “Bubbe

What warms my heart even more is realizing I am not alone in my adoration for this recipe.

Turns out, my “family recipe” is many families’ recipe, too.

Rose’s Apple Cake.” It’s baked in a 9-by-13-inch pan, features a streusel topping and separately beats the egg whites, but the broader strokes — the cinnamon-spiked apples, the orange juice, the vegetable oil — indicate a common ancestor.

That predecessor may be something very similar to my colleague Olga Massov’s Apple Sharlotka, a leaner one-bowl affair from Russia. Nathan and others suspect recipes like my Jewish Apple Cake point back to Eastern European roots. In France, Nathan interviewed a Polish woman who made something similar. So did Nathan’s mother-in-law, though it was simpler.

“She was poor,” Nathan says, “she didn’t have a Bundt pan. ...

Whatever country you migrate to and however much money you have ... it’ll change.”

Someone else Nathan came across in Chicago made a version with the apples on top. It’s a perfect example of the realization that Nathan has come to: Jewish food, like many cuisines, “changes as much as anything else.”

What won’t change is my lifelong devotion to this cake. I’ve just brought my son into the fold as well. And so it goes on, generation to generation.

JEWISH APPLE CAKE Active time: 50 minutes Total time: 1 hour 55 mins 12 to 14 servings (makes one 10-inch Bundt cake) This tender, tall apple cake features two layers of cinnamon-and-sugar apples and has long been a favorite in staff writer Becky Krystal’s family. Many other families have some version of this apple cake in their recipe collections. No surprise why, because it’s comforting and fairly easy to make.

The Jewish moniker appears to call back to similar Eastern European forebears, as well as the fact that it uses oil (and orange juice) instead of butter, in keeping with kosher dietary laws.

If you have the arm strength, this cake can be mixed by hand rather than using a stand or handheld mixer.

Storage Notes: The baked cake can be covered and stored at room temperature for up to 5 days. Individual slices can be wrapped and frozen for several months in an airtight container or zip-top bag.

VARIATION: To make this in a loaf pan by halving the recipe (or making two cakes), grease a 9-by-5-inch or 8 ½-by-4 ½-inch loaf pan with vegetable oil and line with a sheet of parchment with enough overhang to form a sling. Place half the batter in the pan, add a row of apples down the middle and sprinkle with half the cinnamon-sugar See CAKE C6

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Sorcery skirmishes and high-tech tussles 6 stories featuring epic Sci-fi/fantasy battles

one wildly adventurous and very sexy war story.

By CHELSEA CICCONE

“How to Be a Badass Vigilante: Book One” by Michael Anderle Traveling away from combat in the far reaches of the cosmos and back to this little blue planet we call home, the action becomes even more magical.

Kera MacDonagh, a recent college graduate, is working at a bar while she tries to figure out her next steps. Seems relatable enough, but things are a little more complicated when Kera’s “next steps” involve navigating life as a vigilante ... who, in addition to some seriously impressive martial arts skills, fights crime with magic. Patrolling the streets of Los Angeles on her Kawazaki Z900, the city’s seedy underbelly knows her only as Motorcycle Man, and her power has caught the attention of not just LA crime circles but witches in high places.

Now, she’s being hunted.

Two of her friends have sacrificed their own magic to protect her, but she’ll have to figure out how to keep her magic’s signature hidden before the wrong witches come knocking at her door. This stimulating adventure is sure to satisfy fans of urban fantasies and sci-fi thrillers alike.

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The arms of fantasy and science fiction can squash reality’s best weapons any day of the week ... and they’re a hell of a lot cooler, too. Up against Doctor Who’s sonic screwdriver, that power drill in your garage might as well be made by Fisher-Price.

Mjolnir in Thor’s hands makes your local foreman’s jackhammer look like a pogo stick.

NASA’s most sophisticated spacecraft will never outrun the Millennium Falcon, no matter who’s in the cockpit. And if your soldiers haven’t figured out how to manipulate time, well, military strategy seems rather pointless, doesn’t it?

Luckily, for all our sakes, we’re not charging into battle against wizards, time lords or tech-enhanced humanoids — not in this universe, anyway. If you’re in the mood for a fight, however, why not crack open one of these six books? Go on.

Join these heroes (and villains) as they traverse the vast expanses of time and space. Marvel at their magic and machines. Rejoice in their victories. Mourn their losses. Cheer for them as they rise from defeat. But, please, remember that turning pages too quickly may result in paper cuts. Let’s keep any bloodshed fictional, okay?

“Chosen Ones” by Veronica Roth Fifteen years ago, the government recruited five teenagers for their innate magical abilities in order to stop a great evil known as the Dark One. They defeated him, but now, possessing global fame, no salable skills beyond their magical training and having fulfilled their life’s purpose, these heroes have become washed-up celebrities of sorts. Traumatized by the events of their final confrontation with the Dark One and under the public’s microscope, Sloane finds it difficult to navigate life even a decade after their enemy’s demise. It’s isolating to be a Chosen One, especially with the secrets she’s been keeping from the few people on Earth who understand her.

When one of the Chosen Ones dies, the others find themselves in a parallel universe: an alternate Chicago facing its own version of the Dark One. If they want to return home, they’ll have to battle their old foe once

more. It’s a novel that combines the weight of prophecy, the allure of magic and the thrill of interdimensional travel to craft an enchanting story.

“This Is How You Lose the Time War” by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone Speaking of interdimensional travel ... El-Mohtar and Gladstone’s Hugo and Nebula Award-winning novella sees a war between technological and organic factions play out across the vast, complex network of space and time.

Red and Blue have nothing in common. They’re on opposing sides of a war that aims to secure the best possible future for each of their factions by altering the endless strands of history.

They may be the best agents in their respective commands’ arsenals, but they’re also entirely alone. So, when Red finds a note from Blue, the rival agents begin an odd correspondence that slowly shifts from antagonistic victory brags to professional appreciation and then to something one might call affection.

Perhaps, even romance?

It’s a dangerous game they’re playing. If caught, they’d lose their lives, but they’re both too intoxicated by it all to stop now.

All’s fair in love and war. And the whole point of war is to win, right?

“MagicLand” by Charles Bastille Mixed up in one of those many historical strands on Earth — well, a nearly decimated version of it, anyway — another couple of born enemies seem to be developing an affectionate relationship of their own.

The magicians of Moria and the tech-enhanced citizens of Gath have been at war for thousands of years. When Belex crash-lands in Moria, it’s the young priestess-in-training Aurilena who saves him. Now, cut off from his network and in enemy territory, Belex’s perception of both the Morians and his own people begins to change.

He and Aurilena find themselves drawn to one another, and together, they uncover a secret that could alter the course of their lands’ conflict entirely.

It’s a story that’s dressed in intricate robes of fantasy, sure, but beneath those elements lay conflicts grounded in reality: Readers find science and technology pitted against spirituality, explore racial relations, consider love’s true power and navigate that timeless battle

between good and evil.

“Saga: Volume One,” by Brian K. Vaughan, illustrated by Fiona Staples Here we have yet another pair of star-crossed lovers. Hey, it’s a classic trope for a reason, right?

To up the stakes, this graphic novel lands readers right in the middle of a never-ending galactic war where two soldiers from opposing sides prepare for the birth of their child.

Eighteen months ago, Alana, a member of the technologically advanced Landfall Coalition, and Marko, a magic wielder from Wreath, disappeared from an outpost where Marko was being detained. Officials presumed Alana had been kidnapped, but recently, photos revealing the true nature of their relationship surfaced.

They weren’t meant to fall in love, let alone start their own little interspecies family.

Alive for just minutes, baby Hazel may be the most wanted person in the universe — next to her parents, of course. Now, their only chance for survival is to outrun a robot prince, a bounty hunter with a lie-detecting feline, and every other person on a mission to kill them.

This is only the beginning of

“To the Waters and the Wild”

by S.C. McGrath Across the Atlantic and nearly two thousand years into the past brings us to a mystical tale brimming with fierce gods, warriors engaged in deadly battles and priestesses from whom they all seek guidance.

Incorporating magic and time travel into this historical fantasy, McGrath transports readers to ancient Eire, the land now known as Ireland. Amidst jealous tribal skirmishes, a fearless young woman named Keelin is discontent in her role as priestess-in-training.

Though gifted with powers of healing and telepathy, this impatient chieftain’s daughter finds the demands of her education confining and dreams of becoming a warrior.

News from her people’s spies abroad reveals that, across the unruly Irish sea, the Roman Empire is planning an attack.

Surviving this threat will require the people of Eire to turn their swords away from each other and towards a common enemy.

And Keelin must master her powers to help them.

Poet who became a viral sensation pens new collection Her first book deserves an even bigger audience

By CHRIS LITTLEWOOD Washington Post

Moonlight Rests on My Left Palm: Poems and Essays

By Yu Xiuhua; Translated by Fiona Sze-Lorrain.

Astra House. 160 pp. $21 Soon after publishing the poem “Crossing Half of China to F--- You” on her blog in 2014, Yu Xiuhua rose from obscurity to become one of the most widely read poets of her generation. Discussions of her poetry, and its viral success, were inevitably tied to her life, which made her a singular figure in Chinese poetry: She was born with cerebral palsy, which affected her movement and speech, to a family of farmers

who lived in the small village of Hengdian in rural Hubei province, which she had barely left.

In China, the shock of her rise was felt like lightning. Now, with the publication of her first book-length collection in English, “Moonlight Rests on My Left Palm,” in a lyrical translation by Fiona Sze-Lorrain, a new audience has a chance to hear the thunderclap.

The book intersperses a selection of Yu’s poems with her essays, arranged in an associative flow that shifts back and forth in time. The ruminative essays, rendered in elegant but somewhat mannered prose, offer context and insight on her life and poetry, but their meanderings can sap the energy of the collection.

The poems, which compress her thoughts into daring and disconcerting forms, are another matter.

HARDCOVER FICTION 1. Apples Never Fall. Liane Moriarty. Holt 2. The Jailhouse Lawyer. Patterson/Allen. Little, Brown 3. Bewilderment. Richard Powers. Norton 4. Harlem Shuffle. Colson Whitehead. Doubleday 5. Vince Flynn: Enemy at the Gates. Kyle Mills.

Atria/Bestler 6. Under the Whispering Door. TJ Klune. Tor 7. Billy Summers. Stephen King. Scribner 8. Beautiful World, Where Are You. Sally Rooney.

FSG 9. Daughter of the Morning Star. Craig Johnson.

“Crossing Half of China,” which opens this book, remains the finest introduction to Yu’s work. “F---ing you and being f----d by you are quite the same,” she writes, refusing all notions of passivity. Instead, Yu is interested in the paradox that passion brings: She finds agency as she surrenders to her desire. Fantasies of love or lust open her up to violent visions of volcanoes, unrest and a hail of bullets, but all these disasters are outstripped by her longing. Then, at its climax, the poem abruptly drops its ecstatic focus, with a wry, disarming admission — “Of course butterflies can lead me astray.”

Yu is fascinated by these interruptions: Moments of reverie give way to self-loathing; painful accidents suddenly turn transcendent. Her style mixes straightforward language and confessional

frankness with sudden disjunctures and imagines mundane scenes into which strange images intercede. Autobiographical intimacy is something Yu invites and resists.

“One can never tell his or her truth. Truth once spoken tends to be false,” she observes, and in a reflection on disability, writes that the body “provides us with multiple versions and aspects of a soul.” The multiplicity, therefore, becomes essential, as the poems are rarely frozen in a single feeling. Yu renders her life in a way that is irreducible.

To read the book is to grow acutely familiar with the landscape of Hubei, even if Yu offers no illusions about farming life. “The ‘exquisite bridges and flowing water’ one finds in poetry are not written by real farmers,” she writes, “but those who claim to love rural

life when they most fear it.”

Idealizing the beauty of the bucolic landscape often minimizes the labor tied to it, and so Yu disrupts any sense of the natural world as mute and pleasant. In “Gardenias in Bloom,” the scent of the flowers is a “disaster,” and the blossom unfurls in agony.

Two questions Yu raises thread through this remarkable collection: How can she make sense of her town when she has never lived outside it?

How can she make sense of her own body when she has never left it? Yu imagines herself as a shadow, and her favorite time, she writes, is dusk, when, in the uncertainty of darkness, she can take on expansive new forms. Love, one of Yu’s central themes, is never a question of fulfillment. The heart grows as it takes in the world.

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6. D&D: The Wild Beyond the Witchlight. Wizards of the Coast 7. Women, Food, and Hormones. Sara Gottfried.

Mariner 8. Uncontrolled Spread. Scott Gottlieb. Harper 9. Guinness World Records 2022. Guinness World Record 10. Take Back Your Time. Christy Wright. Ramsey

MASS MARKET 1. A Country Affair. Debbie Macomber. Mira

2. Walk the Wire. David Baldacci. Grand Central 3. Hidden. Fern Michaels. Zebra 4. Texas Outlaw. Patterson/Bourelle. Grand Central 5. Keeping Secrets. Nora Roberts. Silhouette 6. Royal. Danielle Steel. Dell 7. A Time for Mercy. John Grisham. Dell 8. Marauder. Cussler/Morrison. Putnam 9. Blindside. Patterson/Born. Grand Central 10. Maple Leaf Harvest. Catherine Anderson.

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Series to discuss James Baldwin Writer explored themes of racial, sexual and class distinctions Times staff report

SACKETS HARBOR — The Sackets Harbor Battlefield Historic Site’s eighth “Humanities New York Reading and Discussion” series focuses on the work of James Baldwin.

There are four sessions, all on Thursdays, from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

The dates: Oct. 7, 14, 21 and 28.

Books in the series are series are “Baldwin: Early Novels and Stories,” which includes “Go Tell It on the Mountain,” “Giovanni’s Room,” “Another Country,” and “Going to Meet the Man.” The second book is, “Baldwin: Collected Essays,” which includes “Notes of a Native Son,” “Nobody Knows My Name,” “The Fire Next Time,” “No Name in the Street” and “The Devil Finds Work.”

The first assigned reading for Oct. 7 is “Sonny’s Blues,” a classic short story taught at most colleges and universities.

Series facilitators are Jefferson Community College assistant professor of history Josh Canale and the college’s former president and history instructor, John Deans.

Participants may borrow the two books in the series at the Sackets Harbor Battlefield Historic site’s Lieutenant’s House 504 W. Main St. from 1 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturdays,through Oct. 9.

Space for the program is limited and preregistration in advised. To do so, call the battlefield at 315-646-3634 or send an email to constance.barone@ parks.ny.gov.

IF YOU GO n WHAT: Humanities

New York Reading and Discussion” series n WHERE: 6:30 p.m.

Oct. 7, 14, 21 and 28 n REGISTER: 315-6463634

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America’s Test Kitchen 4. The Return. Nicholas Sparks. Grand Central 5. People We Meet on Vacation. Emily Henry. Berkley 6. The Book of Two Ways. Jodi Picoult. Ballantine 7. The Dressmakers of Auschwitz. Lucy Adlington.

Harper 8. My Hero Academia, Vol. 29. Kohei Horikoshi. Viz 9. The Sisters of Auschwitz. R. van Iperen. Harper 10. The Guest List. Lucy Foley. Morrow

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By Stella Wilder Born Sunday, you are never likely to travel solo through life, whether personally or professionally, for you are always likely to pull into your orbit those who share your skills, aspirations and overall vision of the world as it could be — and so you will naturally choose to associate with these people as much as possible, working and playing with them on a daily basis. This doesn’t mean that you will accomplish little or nothing on your own!

The answers to questions are often provided by the circumstances in which you find yourself — and when they are not, you must guard against forcing things to happen in a way that is unnatural or inorganic. You must always remember that you can be responsible for only so much; there are times when you are at the mercy of things beyond your immediate influence.

Also born on this date are: Arthur Miller, playwright; Mae Jemison, astronaut; Evel Knievel, daredevil; Rita Hayworth, actress; Cameron Mackintosh, musical theater producer; Jimmy Breslin, journalist and writer; Jean Arthur, actress; Margot Kidder, actress; Ziggy Marley, musician.

To see what is in store for you Monday, find your birthday and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday star be your daily guide.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 18 LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — You may have to offer up one or two excuses today in order to be forgiven for a minor mistake, but don’t think you’re out of the woods yet!

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — The day begins quite smoothly, and yet later on you may face a situation or two that requires you to navigate a rough and circuitous road.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — If you take your situation to someone in the know, you may have a solution before day’s end.

This is something that won’t wait.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — You needn’t pay any attention to those whose methods are different from your own. Now is the time to let your confidence shine.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — You should be able to meet all commitments and fulfill all promises today — though one may, for a brief moment, give you pause.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — You have something important to say to a friend or loved one today, but something’s holding

you back. Timing is the issue.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — You have a better understanding of a sensitive issue than most others who are just as involved as you are. You’ll be calling the shots.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — You shouldn’t have to add to your schedule today in order to keep busy; there’s enough that requires immediate and complete involvement.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — You may have trouble getting someone to go all in with you today. It may be that your explanation didn’t inspire confidence — which is essential.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — You can remain positive today despite the twists and turns you’re sure to face. What happens late in the day teaches you a key lesson.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — You can make that “difficult” decision with relative ease today — thanks to someone who has made sure that all the pieces are finally in place.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — What you do early in the day is likely to have a greater impact than anything you take on later — but you mustn’t let your enthusiasm wane.

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more than 150 species, including a rare pouzarella, drove the point home.

“It was so delightful to really know how many living things that are all around you that you don’t see,” she says. “And everyone was so generous with their knowledge.”

Still, fear persists for many would-be foragers, what with toxic beauties such as the milkywhite Destroying Angel mushroom — a single bite can kill you — sprouting on the forest floor along with edible morels, oyster mushrooms and chanterelles.

And with book titles such as the soon-to-be-released “How to Forage for Mushrooms without Dying” by Frank Hyman, who can blame us?

It doesn’t help that many mushrooms can only be identified under a microscope.

“The popular misconception is that we know what all the mushrooms are,” says mycologist Michael Kuo, who was one of the foray’s guest speakers and the expert voice behind MushroomExpert.com. “But we don’t, and that’s why (foraging) can be dangerous.”

That’s why joining a club like WPMC is smart. They follow the mycologist’s golden rule: Never eat an unidentified mushroom!

Club members Kristen and Trent Blizzard, authors of the new “Wild Mushrooms: A Cookbook and Foraging Guide” (Skyhorse, $20), understand foraging can be a scary thing for newbies. But as with any hobby, if you invest in a good local or regional identification book and do your research, it can be less so.

“This community is full of wonderful people who are willing to share their knowledge, and have so much enthusiasm,” says Blizzard.

The Blizzards, who live and forage in Colorado, started their mushroom adventure as bloggers on Modern Forager. They quickly built a tribe by offering “burn maps” that detail where to find morel mushrooms that carpet charred forest floors.

Full of gorgeous

photographs, their cookbook is a go-to guide for anyone who loves to hunt or cook with wild mushrooms. Along with tips on harvesting etiquette and kitchen tricks, it includes chapters on preservation and cooking techniques. (Did you know you can candy chanterelles or infuse mushrooms with alcohol?)

Then it’s on to recipes from 25 skilled foragers around the country.

There are 115 in all, covering 15 different varieties of culinary fungi — everything from jams and soups to jerky and pasta dishes, using favorites such as chicken of the woods, oyster, morels and porcini mushrooms. There also are profiles of some of the foragers sprinkled throughout “because they’re so awesome and the world needs to know about them,” says Ms. Blizzard.

The recipes had to be simple, and dishes the cooks actually ate on a regular basis.

As a result, “a lot of flavors came into play that were very exciting,” Blizzard says, with Eastern European, Thai and California influences. “We learned mushrooms can be delicious prepared in a different way.”

What makes foraging such a great hobby, she says, is that it never gets old. It’s also sustainable and gets people outside, surrounded by nature.

“It grows with you, and it’s thrilling,” she says.

AUTUMN MUSHROOM AND BUTTERNUT TART PG tested This tart works because the crust comes together without any rolling. Any fresh wild mushrooms work — think chanterelles, hen of the woods, king boletes or black trumpets.

With the addition of roasted butternut squash, it’s a perfect marriage of fall flavors.

1 3/4 cups unbleached allpurpose flour 2 1/4 cups (9 ounces) shredded white cheddar or Swiss cheese, divided 1/2 teaspoon fine salt 1/2 cup cold butter, cut into chunks 2 egg yolks 3 tablespoons ice water 1/2 pound peeled butternut

squash or unpeeled delicata squash, cut into 1/2-inch slices Olive oil Coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper Freshly grated nutmeg and toasted ground cumin, to taste 3/4 pound mixed fresh wild mushrooms, trimmed and sliced Fresh sage leaves and sliced green onions, for garnish Preheat oven to 450 degrees.

Make pastry crust: Place flour, 1 cup cheese and salt in bowl of a food processor fit with a metal blade. Process for a few seconds to blend, then add butter. Process for 10-20 seconds or until mixture is like fine crumbs.

Beat yolks and water together with a fork. With motor running, pour into food processor. Process for about 5 seconds or until the dough just comes together.

Crumble dough into an 11-by-7-inch rectangle fluted tart pan with a removable bottom, or a 12-inch round tart pan. Press dough evenly into pan with your fingers, making sure the bottom of the crust isn’t too thick. Use a fork to prick dough all over.

Press a double-folded piece of foil down into the pan. Bake pastry for 12 minutes, then reduce heat to 350 degrees. Remove foil and continue baking for about 10 more minutes or until crust is a light golden brown. Cool.

Toss squash with 1 tablespoon oil, then season with salt, pepper, nutmeg and cumin. Spread out on a parchment-lined rimmed baking sheet. Repeat with mushrooms on a second baking sheet. Roast for about 25 minutes or until tender, then cool for 5 minutes.

Sprinkle ¾ cup cheese in the bottom of pastry crust. Arrange squash and mushrooms on top, sprinkle with remaining ½ cup cheese and bake until cheese is melted, about 10 minutes. Sprinkle with herbs and onions.

Serve tart warm or at room temperature, cut into slices.

Serves 6.

CHICKEN MUSHROOM COCONUT CURRY PG tested With its meaty taste and texture, chicken of the woods mushrooms can be substituted for chicken in almost any recipe. They’re also relatively easy to identify, which makes them a hit with novice foragers.

For this recipe, the authors recommend mushrooms that are young and tender, with barely opened pads. It can be made up to three days in advance; add apples, onions and cranberries just before serving.

On the advice of mycologist Scott Pavelle, I blanched the chicken mushrooms for 30 seconds before roasting to kill any bugs (I know — gross!)

Some people experience an allergic reaction to chicken of the woods mushrooms, so start by eating small amounts to test sensitivity.

Chicken of the Woods mushrooms (Laetiporus sulphureus) foraged at North Park stand in for shredded chicken in this spicy coconut curry that also features apples, onion and dried cranberries. Gretchen McKay/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette/TNS

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mixture. Repeat with the rest of the batter, another row of apples and the remaining cinnamon-sugar. (You won’t

5 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 4 tablespoons Madras-style Indian curry powder 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning 1/2 teaspoon pepper 1 teaspoon unsweetened coconut flakes need as many apples for this version.) Proceed with the recipe and bake for about an hour (start checking at 50 minutes), or until a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool, cut and serve, without inverting the cake as in the original recipe.

2 cups plus 5 tablespoons granulated sugar, divided 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon 3 cups all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon fine sea or table salt 4 large eggs 1/4 cup canola oil, vegetable oil or other neutral oil 2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1/4 cup orange juice, fresh or refrigerated 3 large apples, peeled, cored

Members of the Western Pennsylvania Mushroom Club foraged dozens of varieties of mushrooms during a morning walk at the 21st Annual Gary Lincoff Foray in Allegheny County’s North Park on Sept. 18, 2021. They included a destroying angel (Amanita bisporigera), an incredibly toxic fungi that’s similar in appearance to edible button mushrooms. Gretchen McKay/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette/TNS

1/4 teaspoon nutmeg 5 cups chicken mushroom, bitesized pieces 1/2 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley, divided 1 cup chicken stock 1/2 cup orange juice 1 heaping tablespoon dried chicken-flavored consomme 1/2 cup white wine 1/2 cup dried cranberries Juice 1/2 lemon 1 large Vidalia onion, halved and sliced 1/4-inch thick 1 large Granny Smith apple, chopped 2/3 cup thick coconut milk 1/3 teaspoon dark roasted sesame oil 6 drops hot sauce, optional 1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste Chives, scallions, roasted sesame seeds or unsweetened coconut flakes, for garnish Heat a large Dutch oven on high heat. Add oil, curry powder, Italian seasoning, pepper, coconut flakes and nutmeg.

Stir to heat the spices, about 1-2 minutes.

Add mushroom pieces and stir to coat. Saute 4 minutes on medium-high, stirring occasionally. If using fresh mushrooms, make sure the pieces do not scorch; you may need to add ½ cup of water.

Add half the chopped parsley leaves, chicken stock and orange juice and bring to a boil. Cover Dutch oven and simmer on medium for about 8 minutes.

Dissolve powdered consomme in the wine, pour into Dutch oven and stir to incorporate. Bring to a boil. Stir in ½ teaspoon salt, cranberries and lemon juice. Cook on high 3 minutes.

Stir in onion, apple and remaining parsley. Cook for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Add coconut milk and sesame oil, bring to boil, stir well and turn off the flame Taste the liquids and correct flavors, adding more salt, curry and acidity as needed.

Serve over rice or pasta, and garnish with chives, scallions, toasted sesame seeds or and cut into 1/4-inch slices Confectioners’ sugar, for dusting Position a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees. Coat a large (10- to 15-cup) Bundt pan with baking spray, or grease thoroughly with a thin layer of vegetable oil. Pay extra attention to the center tube, where sticking is especially likely.

In a small bowl, whisk together 5 tablespoons of the granulated sugar and the cinnamon.

In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt.

In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, or using a large

A basket of Chicken of the Woods mushrooms. Gretchen McKay/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette/TNS

coconut flakes as desired.

Serves 8.

CHICKEN OF THE WOODS BUFFALO CHICKEN DIP PG tested Chicken mushrooms are one of the easiest to identify.

But they can harbor bugs, especially if they’re older.

(Check for any tunneling on the cut edges.) So you may want to blanch them in boiling water before using them.

You can store them in a paper bag in the refrigerator before cooking, but no longer than a week.

Here, they pinch-hit for shredded rotisserie chicken in one of my favorite football season recipes, buffalo chicken dip. The shelf-like fungi is both beautiful and tasty — they’re meaty, with a mild lemony flavor — but can cause stomach upset if not thoroughly cooked.

Edible Hen-of-the-Wood mushrooms — also known as Ram’s Head, Sheep’s Head or Maitake — grow at the base of trees, particularly oaks.They’re found in late summer to early autumn and are prized for their meaty, deeply savory flavor.

This one was foraged in North Park. Gretchen McKay/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette/TNS

1 1/2 pounds roasted chicken of the woods mushrooms, chopped or shredded into bitesized pieces 6 ounces (3/4 package) cream cheese, softened 8 ounces cheddar cheese, shredded 1/4 cup blue cheese crumbles, plus more for garnish 1/3 cup blue cheese dressing, plus more for drizzling (optional) 1/3 cup of Frank’s Red Hot Sauce, or more to taste Chopped cilantro, pickled jalapenos or sliced green onion, for garnish

Preheat oven to 400 degrees, and bring a large pot of water to a boil.

Clean chicken of the woods mushrooms with a damp paper towel or mushroom brush.

With a paring knife, carefully trim away woody or tough parts, leaving only the tender outer fronds.

When water is hot, blanche mushrooms for 30 seconds, then remove with tongs to a cutting board. Cut into evensized pieces or strips.

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Place mushroom pieces on the baking sheet, drizzle with a little olive oil and bake for 15-20 minutes. Remove and allow to cool for 1 or 2 minutes.

In a large bowl, mix together chopped or shredded mushrooms, cream cheese, cheddar and blue cheeses, blue cheese dressing and Frank’s Red Hot. If it’s not saucy (or spicy) enough, add a little more.

Spoon into a casserole and bake until cheeses are hot and bubbly, and dip is heated through, 15-20 minutes.

Garnish with chopped cilantro, pickled jalapenos and/ or sliced green onion. Serve with crackers, pita chips or corn tortillas.

Serves 8-10.

bowl and a handheld mixer, beat the remaining 2 cups of granulated sugar, the eggs and oil on medium speed until thoroughly combined, creamy, slightly aerated and lighter in color, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the vanilla and mix on medium until incorporated. Using about a third of each, mix in the flour mixture and orange juice in three alternating additions on low, beating well after each. Give the sides of the bowl one scrape with a flexible spatula to ensure everything is incorporated; the batter will be thick.

Pour half the batter into the prepared pan and smooth it into an even layer.

Place half of the sliced apples in a ring around the batter in

a fan pattern — a little overlap is no problem. Sprinkle half the sugar and cinnamon mixture over the apples.

Pour on the remaining batter, level it and repeat the layering with the rest of the apples and sugar mixture.

Bake for 60 to 65 minutes, or until a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean.

Transfer the pan to a wire rack and let rest for 10 minutes. Use a small, flexible spatula or a round-edged knife to loosen the sides of the cake from the pan and then turn onto the rack. Let the cake cool completely, then store or cut and serve, dusting with confectioners’ sugar before serving.