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process to determine the winner. In a second term, I’ll continue to focus on the financial health of the town, robust business growth and the dignity and respect directed to our Peter employees.”

Kusminsky Finch said he has enjoyed interacting with the community and looks forward to serving, he said.

“A lot of it was going to door to door, listening to people’s concerns,” Finch said. “I enjoyed meeting everybody. It was a great experience. I greatly appreciate each and every person that came out to vote, regardless of what party they are in. I appreciate that they exercised their right to vote for the next town supervisor.”

If the absentee ballots support the preliminary results, Finch plans to take a fiscally responsible approach to the office, work to improve programs for seniors, youth and veterans, and increase the transparency of town government, he said.

In Cairo, a whopping four candidates appeared on the ballot, although

CATSKILL — Residents gathered at Catskill High School on Monday night to offer feedback on the proposed county budget for 2020.

The tentative budget shows an increase from $119 million in 2019 to $121.7 million. The tax rate increase is 1.7%, with eight of the 14 towns experiencing tax rate reductions, according to the budget proposal. The Legislature will vote on the budget Nov. 20.

Monday’s public hearing in the high school auditorium began with a presentation from Greene County Administrator Shaun Groden.

The increase in the budget is due to a variety of factors such as the debt service for the jail, increased personnel associated with Raise the Age legislation, bail reform and evidentiary discovery changes, Groden said.

For example, the county is estimating these new laws will require one additional full-time employee for the probation department, one full-time employee in emergency services to help with the discovery process, two full-time employees in the district attorney’s office, one full-time employee with the department of social services and one full-time employee in the department of motor vehicles, Groden said.

Catskill resident Joseph Izzo asked if the state will reimburse the county for the additional personnel the mandates require.

Additional staff needed for the public defender’s office will be funded through grants from Indigent Legal Services, Groden said, but other than that, the state is not providing funding.

Legislature Chairman Patrick Linger, R-New Baltimore, said lawmakers will consult with state representatives on the matter.

On the revenue side of things, sales tax is looking up, Groden said.

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District 3 election inspectors await voters Tuesday at the Robert C. Antonelli Senior Center on Academy Street in Catskill. Voters can be seen marking their ballots in the background.

By Sarah Trafton Columbia-Greene Media

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For many of the towns in Greene County, the Republican party had a successful 2019 election cycle.

Athens, Cairo, Doreen Davis Catskill, Coxsackie, Durham, New Baltimore and Windham will have Republican town councilmen. Hunter will have town councilmen from each party. The mountaintop towns of Jewett, Lexington and Prattsville may also be mixed bags, depending on absentee ballots.

Another mountaintop exception is Prattsville town supervisor, which will be Democratic incumbent Kristin Tompkins. Cairo and Windham will have Republican town supervisors.

The Catskill race for town supervisor remains too close to call.

The race for retiring Greene County Sheriff Greg Seeley’s position ended in a 7,706-2,919 vote between Peter Kusminsky, who ran on the Republican and Conservative lines and Diana Benoit, who ran on the Independence party line.

“I am very happy with the results,” Kusminsky said Wednesday. “My

campaign focused on my experience and what I can do to benefit the sheriff’s office and the citizens of Greene County. I’m looking forward to working together with all of the other agen- Dale Finch cies in Greene County as well as all of our residents. I am humbled and very appreciative of the support I received from all over this great county.”

Benoit did not respond to requests for comment.

In Catskill, tensions remain high between incumbent Democratic Town Supervisor Doreen Davis, who ran on the Independence and SAM party lines, and Dale Finch, who ran on the Republican and Conservative lines.

Finch holds a slim lead of two votes, with absentee ballots still to be counted.

“We ran a campaign based on my record, a collaborative, accomplished rich list of achievements we got done as a team without regard to political party,” Davis said. “My message to voters is that this is yet again an example that every vote counts. The absentee ballots are extremely competitive and I look forward to a transparent

Albany’s Exit 3 complete, as part of renovations

By Massarah Mikati Johnson Newspapers

ALBANY — Exit 3 on Interstate 87 is a mystery no more.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the opening of the Exit 3 flyover ramp on the Adirondack Northway on Wednesday, on budget and one year ahead of schedule, thereby ending the question of why the exits jump from 2 to 4 on the highway. Along with the completion of Exit 3, Exits 4 and 5 were upgraded — all to alleviate traffic congestion and create more direct roadways to the Albany International Airport, which received its own makeover.

“Yes this was hard...but that’s what makes us winners,” Cuomo said at a press conference at The Desmond

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo and other dignitaries at a press conference Wednesday at Albany International Airport

Hotel in Albany. “This road network is going to lead to a new first-class airport

that is going to benefit everyone in this room and every community within

hundreds of miles. We want to have an internationally competitive region.”

The airport is receiving a new thousand-vehicle parking garage, terminal renovations and new restaurants.

Cuomo said when international travelers “land at this airport and see the Capital District region, they have to say, ‘Wow.’” The construction will be completed in spring 2020.

The roadway changes are expected to reduce evening traffic congestion in the area by 54 percent and morning congestion by 29 percent, the state said. Around 40,000 people use Exit 4 every day, and over 100,000 people travel over Albany-Shaker Road in that area daily, according to the

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and Rogan, 2, shot dead. Video provided by the family showed two white SUVs riddled with bullet holes. There were about a dozen in the front windshield of Dawna Langford’s vehicle, and the interior was covered in blood and strewn with foam puzzle pieces used by the children.

Devin managed to survive the massacre with six other siblings, who took refuge in nearby bushes. Devin “covered them with branches to keep them safe while he went for help,” Kendra Lee Miller wrote on Facebook.

From the hiding place, the boy trekked about 14 miles across country to the outpost of La Mora, Sonora, where the families lived, to get help. He arrived shortly before sunset, providing the first reports about survivors and how the deadly attack had unfolded.

The morning began with a three-car caravan journeying along a dirt road that family members in the Mormon

communities had traversed for decades. Three mothers drove, with a total of 14 children along for the trip.

But reports began coming in that something had gone wrong. Kenneth Miller and the others drove out to find out what happened. They came first upon a vehicle that had been driven by his daughterin-law, Rhonita Miller, 30, with four of her children inside.

Their remains, he said, were charred to the point of being unrecognizable.

Family members identified the children who died there as Howard, 12; Krystal, 10; and 8-month old twins, Titus and Tiana.

Kendra Lee Miller, who split her time between the northern Mexico community and North Dakota, had three other children who had stayed home with her father-in-law and the rest of the family. Her husband, Howard Miller, has since flown in from North Dakota, but family members said the children

Most Russians now want ‘decisive’ change in country, study shows

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Nearly six in ten Russians want “decisive and full-scale changes” in the country amid growing discontent with the authorities over living standards, according to new research.

The proportion wanting change reached 59% this year, up from 42% in 2017, the study by the Carnegie Moscow Center and the Levada Center polling organization showed. After five years of stagnating incomes in Russia, 24% said they wanted higher wages, pensions and living standards, followed by 13% who sought a “change of government, president, or authorities.”

The survey of 1,600 Russians conducted in July also found that 53% believed that necessary reforms were possible only through “serious changes to the political system,” compared to 34% who thought they could be achieved under the existing structure.

Only 4% identified democratic reforms as necessary, however, while 45% wanted power

concentrated in the hands of one leader and 74% favored active government intervention in the economy to control prices.

“If the desire for political change continues to grow at the same rate as in the past two years, there may soon be massive demand for political freedoms and political choice,” Denis Volkov and Andrei Kolesnikov, who conducted the research, wrote in the report. “The state is clearly not ready for this, it is moving in the direction of greater authoritarianism.”

The report emerged after Moscow witnessed the largest anti-Kremlin demonstrations in seven years this summer, when the authorities refused to allow opposition candidates to contest city council elections. Much of the disillusionment appears to have set in at the start of President Vladimir Putin’s fourth term in May last year, however, when the researchers found that 57% favored major reform in a similar survey.

“The desire for change is always present in society,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters Wednesday on a

conference call, in response to a question on the study. “It’s another question whether somebody wants abrupt changes or changes that are consistent, smooth, harmonious.”

Recent polls have shown that Putin’s personal rating has stabilized after taking a hit last year over unpopular pension reforms, though it remains far below the peaks reached following Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea from Ukraine.

Amid rising pressure to deliver on promises of better living standards, the government is boosting spending following years of ultra-tight monetary and fiscal policy that limited the damage from slumping oil prices and international sanctions over the Ukraine crisis. The central bank has also accelerated interest-rate cuts that may boost the sluggish economy, even as Governor Elvira Nabiullina has warned that growth will be limited without structural reforms.

The study shows that “people want radical changes but are scared of the social cost,” Volkov and Kolesnikov wrote.

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PHOENIX — About 10 hours after the massacre that claimed the lives of his grandchildren, Kenneth Miller drove his ATV through the northern Mexico wilderness in a frantic search for one last missing relative — a 9-year-old girl who had gone in search of help.

Following a path off the dirt roadway where three vehicles had been hit with a barrage of gunfire, Miller and fellow searchers found small footprints in the sand — one foot bare, the other with a shoe on it. They followed the tracks for miles, at times losing the trail on harder rock, then picking it back up again in softer soil.

Then, through the darkness, Miller saw her. McKenzie was alive.

“I ran out and grabbed that little girl and just hugged her,” Miller recalled. “I said, ‘It’s your Uncle Kenny.’ The first thing she said was, ‘We’ve got to go back and get the others.’”

The search ended a day of inconceivable trauma for Miller, who earlier that morning had found the burned remains of his daughter-in-law and four of his grandchildren in their bullet-riddled vehicle. In the northern Mexico community of fundamentalist Mormons, where large families are the norm, it was children — including some less than a year old — who faced the brunt of the carnage.

In the days since, as they undergo hospital treatment here in Arizona, the children have also become the face of the community’s bond and resilience.

Details emerging from the tragedy are revealing how some of the children who survived the Monday morning roadway attack frantically tried to save those who did not. Kendra Lee Miller, a relative who was raised in the Mormon enclave in the Mexican state of Sonora and now lives in the United States, described a harrowing scene, based on firsthand reports from the survivors.

She said that Devin Langford, 13, saw his mother, Dawna, and his brothers Trevor, 11,

hadn’t yet grasped the news of what had happened to the rest of their family.

“It’s all a nightmare,” Kenneth Miller said.

After finding the shell of the burned-out SUV, Kenneth Miller said, the family began worrying about what had happened with the other two vehicles, which had been traveling farther ahead. It had been hours since they left, no one had heard from them, and evening was approaching.

That was when Devin reached La Mora and reported what had happened to the others.

Eventually, members of the community, accompanied by Devin and police, made it out far enough to find the other two SUVs, which were together.

The two women who had been driving them, Dawna Langford and Christina Johnson, were dead, as were two of Dawna’s children.

But six more children were alive, though some of them were injured: A 14-year-old shot in the foot, an 8-year-old shot in the jaw, a 4-year-old shot in the back, a 9-month-old shot in the chest. A 6-year-old was uninjured. And, at the time, 9-year-old McKenzie Langford was missing; she, too, had set out to find help after hours had passed and Devin had not returned.

Then there was Christina’s baby, Faith, just 7 months old, who was still strapped in her car seat. Kenneth Miller said the car seat had two bullet holes in it, and shots had pierced the interior of the car all around her.

But the baby was uninjured.

“That child was miraculously protected,” he said.

The staff at a Mexican hospital treated the injured children until a helicopter provided by the Mexican military airlifted the children to the U.S. border; from there, they were transported to a hospital in Tucson, Arizona. Some of the wounded children were expected to be moved Wednesday to a hospital in Phoenix for further treatment, according to Aaron Staddon, 44, a relative who lives in Queen Creek, Arizona.

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CALENDAR Thursday, Nov. 7 n Ashland Planning Board 6 p.m. at

the Town Hall, 12094 Route 23, Ashland n Athens Town Board 6:45 p.m. at the Town Hall, 2 First St., Athens n Cairo Town Planning Board 7 p.m.

Town Hall, 512 Main St., Cairo n Catskill Town Board meeting/ public hearing 2020 preliminary budget 6:30 p.m. Town Hall, 439 Main St., Catskill n Catskill Village Board special meeting/public hearing 7 p.m. Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill n Coxsackie Planning Board 7 p.m.

Town Hall, 56 Bailey St., Coxsackie n Coxsackie Village workshop 6 p.m. Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie

Friday, Nov. 8 n Catskill Village Board special

meeting to adopt local law extending temporary moratorium 6 p.m. at the Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill

Monday, Nov. 11 n Ashland Town Board 7:30 p.m.

Town Hall, 12094 Route 23, Ashland n Catskill Town Offices closed in observance of Veteran’s Day n Catskill Village Planning Board 7 p.m. Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill n Coxsackie Town Offices closed in observance of Veteran’s Day n Coxsackie Village Offices closed in observance of Veteran’s Day n Greene County Office Building closed in observance of Veteran’s Day

Tuesday, Nov. 12 n Catskill Town Planning Board 7

p.m. Town Hall, 439 Main St., Catskill n Coxsackie Town Board 7 p.m.

Town Hall, 56 Bailey St., Coxsackie n Coxsackie Village Historic Preservation Committee 6 p.m. Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie n Greene County Legislature county services and public works 6 p.m.

Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., Catskill

Wednesday, Nov. 13 n Athens Village Board 6:30 p.m. at

Village Hall, 2 First St., Athens n Catskill Central School District BOE 6:30 p.m. High School Library, 341 West Main St., Catskill n Catskill Town Zoning Board 6 p.m.

Town Hall, 439 Main St., Catskill 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 n Jewett Town Board 7 p.m. at the Jewett Municipal Building, 3547 County Route 23C, Jewett

Thursday, Nov. 14 n Greene County Legislature fi-

nance audit 4 p.m. Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., Catskill n Windham-Ashland-Jewett CSD BOE audit finance committee 5:15 p.m. in superintendent’s office; regular meeting 6 p.m. in the School Library, 5411 Route 23, Windham

Monday, Nov. 18 n Athens Town Board 6:45 p.m. at

the Town Hall, 2 First St., Athens n Durham Town Board 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall, 7309 Route 81, East Durham n Greene County Legislature economic development and tourism; Gov. Ops; finance and Rep. and Dem. caucus 6 p.m. Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., Catskill n Greenville Town Board 7 p.m. at the Town Hall, 11159 Route 32, Pioneer Building, Greenville

Tuesday, Nov. 19 n Athens Village Planning Board 6:30 p.m. at Village Hall, 2 First St., Athens n Hunter Town Board 7 p.m. at the Town Hall, 5748 Route 23A, Tannersville

Wednesday, Nov. 20 n Catskill Library Board 6:45 p.m. at either the Catskill Library, 1 Franklin

Catskill minor charged with assault

By Sarah Trafton Columbia-Greene Media

DURHAM — A Greene County teen was arrested Monday and charged with a felony for attacking a fellow student with a shovel, state police said Tuesday.

The boy, 17, from Catskill, was arrested at about 1 p.m. at the former Durham Elementary School on Route 145, state police said. The school offers Questar III BOCES courses in heavy construction equipment.

The teen, who has not been identified because of his age, was charged with assault with intent to cause physical injury with a weapon, a class D felony, and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, a class A misdemeanor, state

police said.

The teen was a student in the construction program, state police Public Information Officer Steven Nevel said.

The teen had a verbal disagreement with another student and assaulted him with a shovel, Nevel said.

The victim, whom Nevel declined to identify, was hit in the arm with the shovel, Nevel said.

“He was picked up by a relative and taken to Columbia Memorial Hospital,” Nevel said.

The teen was arraigned in Greene County Youth Court and released on his own recognizance. He is schedSarah Trafton/Columbia-Greene Media uled to appear in Greene State police charged a 17-year-old boy on Monday at the Questar III BOCES program in Durham with County Family Court on assault with intent to cause physical injury.

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State Museum, Library and Archives celebrate New York State History Month ALBANY — The New York State Museum, State Library, and State Archives will celebrate New York State History Month in November with a variety of free public programs for children, families and adults.

The following is a schedule of free programs in November related to New York State history at the Cultural Education Center, located at 222 Madison Avenue, Albany: Walking Tour of the Local History and Genealogy Resources at the New York State Library 11 a.m.-noon Nov. 9.

Join us for a tour highlighting published genealogies, local histories, church records, Daughters of the American Revolution records, United States and New York State Census records, newspapers on microfilm, city directories and more. The tour is limited to 15 individuals and registration is required.

Lunch Bite Gallery Tour: The Historic Woodstock Art Colony: The Arthur A. Anderson Collection noon-12:30 p.m. Nov. 13. Discover Woodstock’s importance as an art colony long before the famous music festival in 1969.

The remarkable range of work produced there has been the focus of collector Arthur Anderson some 1,500 objects by 170 artists—all of which he recently donated to the New York State Museum.

Bringing It Back Home – New York State Archives Magazine Speaker Series 5-6 p.m. Nov. 13. Get a sneak peek inside New York Genealogical and Biographical Society’s forthcoming research guide to the New York State Archives. This publication is geared towards genealogists and family historians who want to explore the vast collections of the New York State Archives. Registration encouraged.

Lunchtime Book Talk: Erie Canal Boats,

Stagecoaches, and Wagons: Traveling and Living in New York State in 1826 12:1012:40 p.m. Nov. 14. Bring your lunch and enjoy a short, informative, entertaining talk by Paul Schneider, author of Everything Worthy of Observation: The 1826 New York State Travel Journal of Alexander Stewart Scott. On September 25, 1826, a young Canadian traveler by the name of Alexander Stewart Scott arrived in Albany. Keeping a daily travel journal, he jotted down the incidents of his extended trip across the state. Schneider, who transcribed and edited Scott’s unique journal, will discuss the world this young traveler encountered.

Happy Birthday to the Bronx Zoo 2-4 p.m. Nov. 16.

This year the Bronx Zoo is turning 120 years old. Visitors will learn more about the zoo’s history and create birthday cards. The cards will be sent to and archived in the collection of the Wildlife Conservation Society, the organization that founded and opened the zoo in 1899.

Woodstock at 50: The Festival, the Film, the Legacy 1-4:30 p.m. Nov. 17. The State Museum will screen the critically acclaimed 1970 documentary, Woodstock, about the legendary three-day 1969 music festival in Bethel, New York.

Brain Food for the Curious: Champions in a Changing World: New York Mets, Jets, and Knicks in 1969

12:10-12:40 p.m. Nov. 19. Fifty years ago, Tom Seaver, Joe Namath, and Willis Reed delivered one of the most iconic years in New York sports history.

Researching New York Conference Public Event: Edward Berenson presents his book, The Accusation: Blood Libel in an American Town 7:30 p.m. Nov. 21.

Scholar Berenson presents his new book, a chilling investigation of an incident of antisemitism in the upstate town of Massena in 1928. This program is a featured public event of the University at Albany History Department’s annual Researching New York Conference.

The First Grand Slam 1 p.m. Nov. 23. The first grand slam in Major League Baseball history was hit on Sept.

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SAUGERTIES — A Greene County man was in critical but stable condition Tuesday after the motorcycle he was operating collided with a deer, Saugerties police announced Monday.

Kyle Lewis, 49, of Greenville, was driving a 2009 Harley Davidson on Route 212 when deer crossed his path just after noon on Sunday, according to Saugerties police.

“Lewis sustained massive trauma as a result of the crash,” Saugerties police said.

Lewis was treated at the scene by paramedics from Diaz Ambulance and then airlifted by Lifenet Medivac to Albany Medical Center, where he underwent emergency surgery, according to Saugerties police.

He is listed in critical but stable condition, according to Saugerties police.

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Early voting achieves limited success The first grades are in on the 2019 earlyvoting experiment in New York state and the average scores range from poor to passable in Greene and Columbia counties: Too much money and effort spent on too little return, too few new voters were enticed to come to the polls, a case of the staffing shorts.

In Greene County, 638 people voted early, but the county incurred an additional estimated $30,000 cost to offer early voting for nine days from Oct. 26 to Nov. 3. “We had to have inspectors to man the poll site, pay overtime for the board of elections staff, have additional security on two different weekends and have additional ballots available,” Greene County Election Commissioner Brent Bogardus said Tuesday.

Bogardus said he does not believe the goal of early voting was achieved.

“If new people were participating or we were increasing the voter turnout, maybe I would have a different view,” he said. “The turnout was soft at best. Two percent of enrolled voters participated. For the cost of the program versus the marginal benefit, I think it was a waste of time and money. The people who voted, had a history of voting — they are not new voters.”

A somewhat different story unfolded in Columbia County.

Columbia County Election Commissioner

Virginia Martin described the early-voting preparations as “resource-intensive,” but she did not have an estimate Tuesday of how much the transition cost the county. But voters turned out.

To its credit, Columbia County had the highest percentage of early voters in the state, with 7.5% or 3,371 of the 45,201 registered voters casting early ballots.

“I think voters found early voting to be very convenient and they liked it very much,” Martin said. “The board is very happy to be able to make voting convenient and easy.”

“There is no denying, though, that it represented an outsized effort for our board, and it’s clear to me that with the number of staff that we have now, we will not be able to sustain another round of early voting,” Martin said.

Voters were in short supply and most staff worked 12-hour, 15-hour and in a few cases 19-hour days, some since Oct. 25 and still others since Columbus Day, including the holiday and Saturdays and Sundays without a break. If Bogardus’ estimated expenditure proves out, Greene County spent around $47 per voter. That doesn’t seem like a bargain these days. It’s too soon to gauge whether early voting in the Twin Counties was a waste of time and money, but it’s clear that it achieved only limited success.

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The internet gets less free - for the ninth year in a row (c) 2019,The Washington Post ·

The internet in its early days seemed destined to enhance freedom. Authoritarian governments might bar citizens from the web or decrease what citizens could do on the web, but they would not use the web as a tool to clamp down. Needless to say, things have changed.

For the ninth year in a row, Freedom House’s annual “Freedom on the Net” report charts a decrease in internet freedom around the world. Authoritarian regimes and democratic ones both are marshaling sophisticated technology to turn the web against the people with aggressive media manipulation campaigns and mass surveillance.

More than 3.8 billion people have access to the internet today, and more than 70% live in countries where individuals have been arrested for posting about political, social or religious issues. Sixty-five percent live in countries where individuals have been attacked or killed for their online activities - individuals like the two Thai anti-government activists whose bodies were found stuffed with concrete in the Mekong Riverlast December.

Freedom House found that unscrupulous politicians launder disinformation into the mainstream through local actors such as pop culture personalities and business magnates, many of whom are paid for their efforts to amplify conspiracy theories, misleading memes and more.

Consultants in the Philippines charge 30 million pesos, or $580,000, for three-month influence efforts conducted in closed groups as well as on hyperpartisan “alternative news” channels. Brazil’s presidential elec-

tion featured operatives who scraped phone numbers from Facebook to add voters to WhatsApp groups filled with propaganda based on their personal identifiers. In India, 1.3 million youths in the National Cadet Corps were instructed to download a special app from Prime Minister Narendra Modi marketed as a source for official news and stuffed with deceptive and divisive material.

The report also focuses on “machine-driven monitoring of the public,” realized to its fullest dystopian extent in China. The Muslim Uighur minority there is systematically tracked by law enforcement equipped with a biometric database of almost the entire population. But even in the United States, agencies have become more aggressive with warrantless searches of electronic devices at the border and social media sweeps of immigrants and immigration activists. There’s also a booming market for high-tech surveillance capabilities among less advanced countries, particularly in Africa and the Middle East.

A 2020 trade show in Dubai will feature the best of the worst from global firms, such as a product from the Chinese company Semptian that can audit the online activity of 5 million people for $1.5 million to $2.5 million, a bargain for any dictator.

The internet, we have learned, does not inevitably bring freedom. Society’s blindness to anything but the good of the web may have left well-meaning governments behind in regulating to enshrine privacy or ensure transparency in elections. It’s not too late to aim for a better Year 10.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY ‘One never notices what has been done; one can only see what remains to be done.’

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Warren’s penchant for micro-pandering WASHINGTON -- The torrent of astonishing talk from Democratic presidential aspirants has included two especially startling ideas. One is that we are going to die— the climate change crisis is “existential” — unless America does a slew of things that the aspirants know are not going to be done. And the leading progressive aspirant has endorsed an idea that would confirm hostile caricatures of progressives if any caricaturist could have imagined the idea before Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren voiced it.

About Democrats’ plans for nullifying the “existential” crisis: America is really not going to achieve Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ “complete decarbonization” by 2050. America will not eliminate net greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, as Joe Biden promises. Fossil fuels accounted for 81.8% of energy consumption in 2018, and the Energy Information Administration projects that in 2050 the figure will be 78.9%. Perhaps higher, if Democrats succeed in abolishing carbon-free nuclear power, which in 2018 was 8.4% of energy consumption. The Democrats’ threat to nuclear power’s existence tells you how seriously they take their own rhetoric about the “existential” climate threat. As does their vague, tepid and perfunctory endorsement of the most efficient way to reduce carbon — a carbon tax, which might pose an existential threat to their aspirations.

Also, America is not going to retrofit every building. Or wean people off air travel and get them onto high-speed electric trains like the forever-hypothetical one between Los Angeles and San Francisco that California is failing to build at a projected cost — so far — of up to $100 billion.

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WILL three times in Washington becomes a fact. With the Democrats having migrated to the Trumpian universe of “alternative facts” about an achievable future, the second and third times are unnecessary. Theirs is the “believing is seeing” mentality of people who, seeing the world through ideology-tinted spectacles, think the world should be, and therefore will be, infinitely malleable under the hammer of government power wielded by them.

The almost 330 million Americans who would live between the hammer and the anvil should pay particular attention to Warren. Her gargantuan plans for comprehensively rearranging society should be considered in light of her penchant for micropandering, such as promising taxpayer funding of sex-reassignment surgery for transgender felons in federal prisons. Poor Bernie Sanders probably thought he had achieved peak progressivism by endorsing voting rights for the surviving Boston Marathon terrorist bomber and all other incarcerated felons. Warren’s proposal is perfect political zaniness: It will attract no one who is not already attracted but will repel the kind of voters— those who sometimes go for days on end without pondering gender fluidity—she will need in order to win a general election.

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belief that leaders should not be “palsied by the will of our constituents.” Warren, caught up in the Democrats’ woker-than-thou competition, will say anything to demonstrate that there is nothing she will not promise in order to placate any sliver of the progressive constituency.

One reason U.S. carbon emissions have fallen faster than Europe’s is that fracking has made natural gas sufficiently cheap and abundant to supplant coal and oil for many purposes.

Evidently Warren considers the “existential” climate threat less important than catering to progressives’ hostility toward fracking, which they must consider more of a threat than the “existential” one. The Economist says that in terms of energy supplies, banning fracking “would be a bit like shutting down Saudi Arabia.” It would, of course, be a boon to that nation, and Russia and Iran.

The regulatory fidgets and worse that Warren promises would not be as trivial as her sex-reassignment-surgery-for-transgender-felons gesture.

As The Economist notes, such is her faith in government as “benign and effective,” she ignores how government inefficiency and regulatory capture made airlines expensive and inconvenient until deregulation democratized air travel. She would abolish, break up or submit to government’s 10-thumbed control “roughly half the stock market and privateequity owned firms.” She is an abolitionist regarding the $530 billion private health insurance industry, which has 370,000 employees, almost twice as many as the steel and coal mining industries combined.

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William “Bill” Taylor William “Bill” Taylor, 74, of Madison Clark, brothers and Hudson, NY passed away on sisters-in-laws Joseph (Judy), November 3, 2019. He was born Robert (Stephanie) and Timothy September 16, 1945 in Brook- (Tammy) Havlik, Patricia (John) lyn, NY. to William and Elizabeth Rutkey, Janet (Tony) FormichelTaylor. li, and John (Stacy) Silcock, as After graduation from high well as many nieces and nephschool, Bill enlisted in the Navy ews. He is predeceased by his and fought in the Vietnam War. parents WIlliam and Elizabeth.

Bill was employed by New mother-in- law, Clara Silcock, York Telephone Company for sister-in-law, Sue DeJoy and 25 years where he worked as brother-in-law, Thomas Havlik. a lineman. Bill loved to The family would like travel, he cherished his to extend their heartfelt time spent on many vaappreciation to the VA cations throughout the and Hospice for their world. He was a lover support throughout this of animals, and proud journey. Bill was always parent to many dogs the life of the party, so throughout his life (Prinwe will now have a parcess, Pachie, Spike, ty to celebrate his life.

Parker, LC, Moose and He loved life, and life Taylor many more) He always loved him right back. had a new toy: boats, A gathering will be trucks, quads, motorcycles, held Saturday November 16, snowmobiles, or airplane. He 2019 at 1:00 P.M.at the Federawas an avid outdoorsman, en- tion of Polish Sportsmen, 400 joying fishing and hunting at his Newman Road, Hudson, N.Y. camp on Oxbow Lake. He could 12534, with services beginning often be found there sitting by a at 1:30 P.M. The United States camp fire, enjoying a scotch and Navy N.Y.S. Military Forces telling a story. Bill was a mem- Honor Guard will conduct honber of the Stottville Rod & Gun ors at 2:00 P.M. the same day.

Club; The Hudson Elks Club, Donations in William’s memory Hudson Power Boat Associa- may be made to Community tion, Abate and a volunteer EMT. Hospice, 47 Liberty Street, Bill is survived by his wife Paula Catskill, N.Y. 12414. Funeral (Havlik) Taylor, sister Jane (Ray) arrangements are under the Warmouth, daughters April direction of Richards Funeral Taylor & Dawn Taylor and Lynn Home, 28 N. Vernon Street, Ath(Michael) Clark, his five grand- ens, N.Y. Condolences may be children Allison Bak, Conor and made at www.richardsfuneralKatie James, and Michael and homeinc.net.

Helen E. Lee Helen E. Lee, age 94 years, of South Cairo, N.Y. passed away on October 28, 2019, at her home.

Helen was born on July 15, 1925, in Brooklyn, N.Y. and is the daughter of the late William and Elizabeth (Hock) Kaatze.

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Helen and her husband were the owners of The His and Hers Shop in Cairo, N.Y. Memorial services will be held at The Resurrection Lutheran Church, Routes 32 and 23 B, Cairo, N.Y. on Saturday, November 16, 2019 from 10:00 A.M. – 11:00 A.M. with Pastor Victor Nelson officiating. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Richards Funeral Home, 29 Bross Street, Cairo, N.Y. 12413. Condolences may be made at www.richardsfuneralhomeinc.net.

Virginia T. Lasher Virginia T. Lasher, age 90, of Germantown, passed away Monday, November 4, 2019.

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Jacqueline Jefferson will be officiating. Interment to follow at Viewmonte Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations in Virginia’s memory may be made to Christ Lutheran Church, Church Avenue, Germantown, NY 12526.

The Woman Who Flipped Off Trump Has Won an Election in Virginia Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs The New York Times News Service

The cyclist who lost her job after giving the middle finger to President Donald Trump’s motorcade has found a new one after running for local office and ousting a Republican supervisor in Loudoun County, Virginia, on Tuesday.

The cyclist, Juli Briskman, had been active in local politics before, but in October 2017 she lifted that one specific finger to make a point and ended up gaining the national spotlight.

Trump had just finished a round of golf at his course in Potomac Falls, Virginia, when his motorcade approached Briskman, who, from the seat of her bicycle, kept her finger raised as the black SUVs passed — and repeated the gesture when she caught up to them in traffic.

News photographers captured images of her protest, and they quickly spread around the internet. The next week, Briskman was told she needed to resign from her job as a marketing analyst for Akima, a federal contractor in Herndon, Virginia, for violating its social media policy by posting the images online.

Now, as a newly elected

member of the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors, Briskman will oversee that same golf course — it’s in her district.

Briskman, who ran as a Democrat, defeated the incumbent with just over 52% of the vote.

Back in October 2017, Briskman said her “blood started boiling” when Trump’s motorcade began to pass her.

“I just got angry,” she said then. “I lifted my arm and started flipping him off. I started thinking, ‘You’re golfing again when there is so much going on right now.’”

She filed a lawsuit over her firing, but it was dismissed by a state judge.

Briskman said in a tweet Tuesday night that she was proud to “#FlipVA.” Both chambers of the State Legislature flipped from Republican to Democratic control Tuesday.

Loudoun County hasn’t been shy about enforcing the law on Trump’s golf course in the past. In March, the county warned that the golf course could be fined hundreds of dollars for improperly removing trees, but it later concluded the tree clearing had no impact on the floodplain, The Loudoun Times-Mirror reported.

Roger Stone lied to Congress after helping Trump win, prosecutor says

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Republican operative Roger Stone lied to a congressional panel probing Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election after he helped his “longtime friend” Donald Trump win the presidency, a lawyer for the U.S. said as Stone’s criminal trial opened in Washington.

Stone lied “because the truth looked bad,” prosecutor Aaron Zelinsky told a federal jury on Wednesday. “The truth looked bad for the Trump campaign and the truth looked bad for Donald Trump.”

Stone is on trial for lying to the House Intelligence Committee about his communications with WikiLeaks while it published thousands of documents the U.S. believes Russia stole from Democratic Party computers to tip the election away from Hillary Clinton.

Stone, 67, is also charged with obstructing the committee’s probe and threatening a witness to prevent him from contradicting his story. He was indicted in January, the last man charged in Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe.

Stone “repeatedly lied under oath to a congressional committee and then threatened a witness to cover up his tracks,” Zelinsky said.

The trial comes at a time of increasing political peril for the president, who faces possible impeachment for tying $391 million in aid for Ukraine to its willingness to investigate a Trump rival, 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Joe

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Roger Stone, former adviser to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign (center) arrives at federal court in Washington on Nov. 5, 2019.

Biden, and his son Hunter’s work for a Ukrainian energy company. Those allegations against Trump are not part of Stone’s trial.

Among those who will testify for prosecutors are former Trump campaign strategist Steve Bannon and ex-Manafort partner Rick Gates, Zelinsky said.

Zelinsky began the trial by taking jurors through a narrative of skulduggery and shady characters.

On the day the Democratic National Committee announced it had been hacked in 2016, Stone called Trump, Zelinsky told the jury. Later, after WikiLeaks had made the

first of its massive email dumps against the Clinton campaign, Stone “started bragging that he was in contact with WikiLeaks,” the prosecutor said.

On July 31, 2016, he said, Stone called Trump again.

“We do know that they spoke for approximately 10 minutes on candidate Trump’s personal line,” Zelinsky told the panel.

About an hour after that call, he said, Stone emailed conservative author Jerome Corsi that a friend of theirs living in London should see WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

“Word is, friend in embassy plans two more dumps,” at least one of which would be “very damaging,” Corsi said,

according to Zelinsky.

Then, in early August, Stone emailed Paul Manafort, the Trump campaign’s chairman and an old friend, that he had an idea “to save Trump’s ass,” Zelinsky told the jurors, and Manafort called him.

Stone also messaged Bannon and told him time was running out but that he knew how to win, Zelinsky said.

“But it ain’t pretty,” Zelinsky says Stone said.

It is these communications that the U.S. alleges Stone lied to Congress about.

Stone’s lawyers will give their opening statement later on Wednesday.

U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson spent all day Tuesday and part of Wednesday weeding through potential jurors. Among those questioned by the judge was a man who said his impression of Stone was that of a “dirty trickster,” dredging up a description hung on him decades ago.

“I know he has a tattoo of Richard Nixon on his back,” the man said.

Stone does indeed wear a likeness of the 37th president between his shoulder blades, harking back to perhaps his earliest national political campaign. Asked what he associates with the Nixon image, the potential juror replied, “He was known as Tricky Dick.” The man was excused.

The case is U.S. v. Stone, 19-cr-18, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia (Washington).

ISIS Fighters Attack Outpost in Tajikistan Thomas Gibbons-Neff and Najim Rahim The New York Times News Service

KABUL, Afghanistan — At least 17 people were killed on Wednesday when militants said to be members of the Islamic State group attacked a checkpoint on the TajikistanUzbekistan border, Tajik authorities said.

The attack points to the resilience of the Islamic State group and its longstanding aim to spread further into Central Asia from its enclave in Afghanistan.

It comes almost two weeks after the group’s leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was killed during a U.S. military operation in northwestern Syria. Western officials had warned that alBaghdadi’s death was likely to lead to retaliatory attacks.

Fifteen assailants were killed in the gunbattle in Tajikistan, as were a Tajik border guard and an employee of the country’s Interior Ministry. Five militants were captured, the ministry said in a statement.

The Islamic State group has not taken responsibility for the clash, which occurred around 50 miles southwest of the capital, Dushanbe, but the Interior Ministry said that Tajik officials had learned of the group’s role during “the investigation and interrogation” of the captured fighters.

“These attackers are probably our own citizens,” said Umarjon Emomali, a spokesman for the Tajikistan Interior Ministry.

The militants crossed into Tajikistan over the weekend from Kunduz province, in northern Afghanistan, Afghan officials said. The fighters passed through the Qala-e-Zal district, an area where the border is porous because it is almost entirely controlled by the Taliban, said Mohammad Nabi Gochli, the local police commander there.

“They didn’t raise their flags because they are scared of the Taliban,” Gochli said on Wednesday.

Gochli said that he had learned that Islamic State fighters had arrived in his district roughly two weeks ago, and that they had inhabited a cluster of villages along the Amu Darya, a river that runs almost parallel to the Tajikistan-Afghanistan border.

The governor of Qala-e-Zal, Ahmad Fahim Qarluq, said on Wednesday that an Islamic State commander had arrived in the district about a month ago from the southeastern province of Nangarhar and had been recruiting fighters.

As told by Qarluq and Gochli, the fighters’ spreading from southeastern Afghanistan and

eventually into Tajikistan highlights what could be described as the slow but steady growth of the Islamic State’s affiliate in Afghanistan, known as Islamic State Khorasan.

Tajikistan, an impoverished former Soviet republic of 9 million, fought Islamist insurgents in a civil war in the 1990s, and it has regularly been plagued by unrest since then. Hundreds of people from the country are believed to have joined the Islamic State group.

In May, the group claimed responsibility for the deaths of more than 20 people during a riot in a Tajik prison east of Dushanbe, along with the release of prisoners affiliated with the Islamic State.

And in July 2018, four touring cyclists — two from the United States, one from the Netherlands and one from Switzerland — were run down and killed by a carload of men who had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State. U.S. defense officials said the attack was inspired, and possibly even directed, by the Islamic State leadership in Afghanistan.

The group’s affiliate in Afghanistan established a foothold in Nangarhar province in 2015, and it has slowly spread elsewhere in the country, including to Kabul, the capital.

Estimated to have between

A Camp fire survivor lost everything. Then someone stole her $63,000 insurance payout, police say

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LOS ANGELES — A woman suspected of embezzling more than $63,000 in insurance money from a 75-yearold Californian whose home burned in last year’s deadly Camp fire was arrested this week, authorities said.

Butte County sheriff’s officials say Brenda Rose Asbury, 29, turned herself in to deputies on Tuesday in Oroville.

The Camp fire, which swept through Butte County one year ago, killed 85 people and destroyed 14,000 homes.

Detectives began investigating the case on July 30 and two months later secured an

arrest warrant for Asbury, who was living in Tulsa, Okla., officials said. The alleged victim of the scheme was not identified.

Investigators tried to find Asbury with the help of police in Oklahoma, but were unsuccessful. However, on Tuesday, she showed up at the Butte County Sheriff’s Office on the advice of her attorney and was taken into custody on suspicion of elder abuse, embezzlement and grand theft. She has not been charged but is expected to appear in court Thursday, records show.

It is not clear how detectives linked Asbury to the

alleged embezzlement or whether she had any relationship with the homeowner.

Public records show Asbury previously lived in Magalia in Butte County and was licensed as a private security officer in Lake County from 2012 to 2014.

Asbury’s attorney could not immediately be reached for comment Wednesday. (c)2019 Los Angeles Times Visit the Los Angeles Times at www.latimes.com Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

2,500 and 3,000 fighters, many of whom are from Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, the group has established itself as an enduring threat in Afghanistan despite repeated U.S.-backed military offensives and hundreds of airstrikes.

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Greene County Honor a Veteran ceremony a success

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PRATTSVILLE — To all veterans everywhere, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. You are appreciated and remembered. Thank every veteran you know and appreciate your freedoms they keep secure for you.

The Greene County Honor a Veteran ceremony honoring Sgt. Robert F. Gurley was well attended and the American Legion Virgil E. Deyo Post 1327 and American Legion Auxiliary Virgil E. Deyo Unit 1327, were there in force for their comrade. All the American Legion Posts in Greene County had representatives attending. As always, they stand by their comrades. Thank you.

Commander Tom Andreassen, American Legion Honeyford Memorial Post 110, Catskill, invites Greene County WWII veterans and Greene County Korean War veterans to a free breakfast at 9 a.m.

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Patriotic Lukas waves Old Glory in honor of veteran grandfather CPO Peter Tocci and veteran great-grandfather Sgt. Robert Gurley.

every second Tuesday of the month at Ambrosia Dinner, West Bridge Street, Catskill. All others are invited but will pay for their own meal.

Remember the Veterans Day bake sale at Jim’s Great

American at 9 a.m. Nov. 9 for the benefit of LOCAL veterans and/or veterans’ families.

Please buy, bake or donate, or all three. Sponsored by American Legion Auxiliary, Unit 1327.

Kudos to the young moms in Prattsville — Shannon Holdridge and Sandy Martin — for their chairing of the annual Halloween party/parade in Prattsville. This year was a super year with more than 80 children in attendance, taking part in the parade, dancing, raffles, etc. etc., and of course the candy and prizes. Thank you Sandy and Shannon for bringing joy to all children.

Dan and Joyce Peckham are home from their trip to Texas.

They had a great time visiting with Dan’s sister. Welcome home.

Shelly and Elliott Brainard had dinner with her brother Jim and his wife Francine in Highland recently.

The Gurley girls, Marcia Tocci, Nancy Hodge and Ursula Lindley, with husbands Peter Tocci and Rick Hodge (Tom Lindley had business obligations) were weekend guests of parents Bob and Ginny Gurley and joined brother

Catching up after vacation

By Lula Anderson For Columbia-Greene Media

I hope you didn’t miss me too much, but I took a real vacation.

Not a senior citizen trip, but I got to take a train to San Antonio, Texas, with my son, David, to spend a week with my daughter, Sonja. What a treat!

The train ride was two days, full of anticipation.

David worked on Sonja’s lawnmower and mowed their lawn. After that, he was ready to come home. No mountains!

We went out several times, plus on Sunday we went to Cowboy Church. A wonderful experience.

Coming home was a different story. If we had left when I wanted to on Monday, we would have been home with no problem, but with circumstances the way they are, we left Wednesday and had snow all the way home through Chicago, where we had a layover, plus a weather delay. We got as far as Syracuse and the tracks were washed out and we had to be bussed to Albany. From there, back on the train and on to Hudson. I missed the turkey dinner, couldn’t bake for the bazaar, missed my hair appointment. But I had a wonderful time with my daughter.

Welcome back!

Back to the real world. Don’t want to cook on Sunday? There will be a benefit pancake supper 2-6 p.m. Nov. 10 at East Jewett United Methodist Church. Pancakes, eggs, sausage, biscuits, gravy, applesauce, real maple syrup and more. To benefit a local family.

Free will offering.

A Columbia-Greene Women’s Luncheon will be held Nov. 13, ‘CORNUCOPIA’ luncheon at Pegasus Restaurant, Route 9W, Coxsackie. Please come join us for an exciting luncheon/program beginning 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. The feature: Kathy Brennan “K & B One of a Kind Designs” from Saugerties. Music: Ed Mateyunas from Gilboa. Speaker: Amy Macris from East Greenbush.

Come and bring a friend, they’ll be glad you did. Reservations are necessary and cancellations a must. RSVP no later than Nov. 11. Please

call “Ruth” at 518-634-7405 or Lynn Overbaugh at 910-3826373. The delicious Pegasus luncheon is still only $12.50 (cash only, please). When you call, please let us know if you have any specific dietary needs and if you are a first timer.

Hope to see you there!!

The Mountain Top Advocacy Coalition (MAC) will host a viewing of the film “Smacked” at 7 p.m. Nov. 11 at the Windham Theater. This awardwinning film about the opioid crisis in Otsego and Delaware counties looks at the issue of addiction and recovery in rural communities. It is extremely moving and quite powerful.

Following the film, there will be a panel discussion composed of people who appear in the movie, the director/producer, local folks in recovery, and experts in the field. There will be a Q and A. Please support our efforts to address an issue on the mountaintop that has been hiding in the shadows for far too long.

I haven’t caught up on the local happenings yet, so there’s no chitchat today.

COMING EVENTS Nov. 10 VFW Breakfast Post 1545 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Good will offering.

Nov. 10 Serve the Vet Appreciation Dinner, Lexington Mission, VFW Post 1545, starts 4 p.m.

Nov. 10 East Jewett Church Pancake Supper 2-6 p.m. Free will donation.

Nov. 16 All You Can Eat Breakfast Ashland Town Hall 7:30-11:30 p.m. $9 adults; $5 kids. Ashland Historical Association.

Nov. 20 Medicare and You 2 and 6 p.m. Ashland Town Hall.

Please help me advertise your activity by emailing me at lmgeand@yahoo.com or calling 518-734-5360. I’m even behind on these. Reminders are accepted, plus new events.

AS I REMEMBER IT As I left the heat in San Antonio and headed into the North Country, we hit snow in Chicago. Neil and Walter were bragging about 70-degree temps here. I got home and it was freezing. The North Wind doth blow. The click clack of

the train and the snow blowing past the window put me into thinking mode and I thought of years past.

Last time we spoke of the outside chores that had to be done, now we think of relaxing — no, now it’s time to get the inside work done. Up in the attic, take down the winter clothes. Try them on, make sure they fit. Who do they fit?

Make repairs, buttons lost, hems and seams to sew, things that should have been fixed, but put aside for another time.

Put the summer clothes away.

Winter quilts have to be taken out, aired out, inspected.

Everything has been packed in moth balls or camphor, and they smell. Can’t put them in the house until the smell is gone. On the line they go. Do they need fixing? Do we need to replace any squares? Has this quilt seen its last? What clothes am I going to dispense with? Start cutting quilt squares out of them, or rags for rugs. Unload all of the trunks to see what is left. What can we do with all of the stuff? Should we just start all over?

Among all of this fol de rol, Mother still has to get the kids off to school and prepare meals for the day. Oops, it’s noon and father comes in for lunch; a hard-working farmer does not eat sandwiches for lunch, it’s a hot meal, usually leftovers heated up or made into soup.

Can we get on with the sewing?

No, supper has to be started, and snacks for the kids coming home from school. I can make a cake and cookies, and hope that there are leftover snacks for tomorrow. Is there enough bread made? Maybe rolls to go with the evening meal. No time for sitting today.

While the men took care of the large animals (cows, pigs, horses), the care of the chickens was women’s work. Find time, twice a day, to gather eggs, feed them and make sure they all have water. Back in the house, wash the eggs and put them away. Save the largest ones for the few customers we have, pack them up, and back to house work.

Oh my, how time flies. I do wish for a snowy day to relax.

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The 16th annual Christmas celebration is kicking off and anyone wanting to help out in any manner, please call 518299-3219. The wrapping party will be Dec. 15 and the delivery of gifts will be on Dec. 16. We have promises that elected officials will be there to see who can wrap the most gifts. Donations are always welcome or have a wish list if you would like to buy actual gifts.

Remember the baked ziti dinner on Nov. 16, sponsored by the Prattsville firemen, at their new firehouse.

Happy birthday to Paul Cozzoli on Nov. 9. Is it 94, Paul? Paul is a veteran of WWII. On Nov. 12 we send very happy birthday wishes to Gregory Hermance and Taris Charysyn. Happy birthday to collegiate Abby Tompkins on Nov. 15.

Veterans Day is Nov. 11, thank a Veteran

By Christine Dwon For Columbia-Greene Media

Congratulations to Stephanie Simpfenderfer and Tony Minervini on becoming engaged Nov. 3 with a party the same day attended by both the Simpfenderfers and Minervinis at LaLanterna di Vittoria in Manhattan. Stephanie is the daughter of Susan and Carl Simpfenderfer of Lexington.

Thanks to all who came to enjoy the turkey dinner and oyster stew at the Lexington United Methodist Church hall on Nov. 5. And, of course, thanks to all who worked to get this delicious meal ready.

The American Legion Auxiliary Virgil E. Deyo Unit 1327 will hold a Veterans Day bake sale Nov. 9 to benefit local veterans. The sale starts at 9 a.m. and will be held at Jim’s Great American in Prattsville.

There will be a public hearing at 2 p.m. Nov. 9 on the proposed Windham Falls Recovery located on Route 42, in the Lexington Municipal building. Another public hearing is scheduled at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 12 at which time the regular Planning Board meeting will immediately follow. Information regarding Windham Falls Recovery will be available to the public at the Municipal Building. Please see Charlotte Jaeger, Lexington Town Clerk.

Free movie night, at 7 p.m.

Nov. 8, at the Historical Building on Church Street, Lexington, sponsored by the Lexington Historical Society. The film is Charlie Chaplin in “The Gold Rush.” Snacks available.

Wilma France will celebrate her birthday Nov. 9. That day is also Tom Soule’s birthday.

Happy 62nd wedding anniversary to Margaret and Jerry Lawrence on Nov. 10.

Nov. 12 is Jamie (Bloodgood) Rizzo’s birthday. Happy birthday to Judy Visich on Nov. 13. Best wishes to all.

A Veterans Day breakfast sponsored by the VFW Post 1545 and Windham Hose Company 1 will be held 8

a.m.-1 p.m. Nov. 10 at the VFW Post 1545 in Windham.

Good will offering.

After enjoying this breakfast, all Mountain Top veterans are invited to a “Serve the Vet – In Appreciation of Your Service” free dinner of Brunswick stew, sponsored by the Lexington Mission at the VFW Post 1545, starting at 4 p.m. Nov. 10. If anyone would like to come and help prepare, serve or if you need more information, call or text 518-947-0601.

Lexington/West Kill UMC Administrative Council at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 11 in the church hall.

Greene County Senior Nutrition Program menu for the week of Nov. 11–Nov. 15 is as follows: Monday— Veterans Day: Main office, Rivertown Senior Center and all senior nutrition sites closed; Tuesday—Chicken Florentine casserole, Parisian vegetables, vanilla pudding; Wednesday—Shepherd’s pie, broccoli, beet salad, peaches; Thursday—Baked ziti, fresh salad, Italian mixed vegetables, fresh fruit; Friday—Beef tips with mushrooms, buttered noodles, California mixed vegetables, apple crisp. All persons over 60 and spouses are invited to attend. Meals served at noon for a suggested donation of $4 per meal. Please call at least a day in advance to reserve your meal. Mountain Top Senior Nutrition Site is located in the Jewett Municipal Building, Route 23C, 518-263-4392.

Town of Lexington Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary will meet at 7 p.m. Nov. 12 in the Firemen’s Room. Bring your scissors and tape, ladies.

We’ll be wrapping the shoe

boxes for the Christmas fruit boxes after the meeting.

On Nov. 18, at 11 a.m. in the Lexington UMC hall, the Thanksgiving baskets will be organized. Come and help put together these beautiful baskets and bring a dish to share for the covered-dish luncheon.

Nina Pfeffer, a certified instructor by the Tai Chi for Health Institute and has a Master’s degree in education, will be starting a Tai Chi Class for Health and Arthritis at the Mountain Breeze Yoga Studio at 11111 Route 23, Windham, at noon Nov. 20. A class has also started at the Lexington Municipal Building, 3542 Route 42 on Wednesdays, 2–3 p.m. Based on Sun Style Tai Chi, Tai Chi for Health is easy to learn. It improves flexibility, muscle strength, aligns body posture, improves balance and integrates the body and mind. Medical research supporting the health benefits of tai chi has fanned its popularity around the world.

These classes are donation based.

The monthly combined church service at 10 a.m. Nov. 24 will be held in the Jewett Presbyterian Church, Route 17.

Greene Room Players Songbirds will have a holiday concert at 7 p.m. Dec. 6 at the Mountain Top Library, Tannersville, to kick off the Winter Walk Festival in Tannersville.

Veterans Day is Nov. 11.

Thank a veteran for the freedom you enjoy every day in the U.S.A. God Bless America.

Until next week take care, be thankful, humble and please speak and act with kindness. Your act of kindness could change someone’s life.

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Bob Jr. and fiancé Jen in attending the Greene County Veteran of the Year ceremony for their dad Bob Gurley. Newlyweds Isaac and Nadine Gurley Huntsman were also there for her grandfather. Thank you to all the residents of Prattsville who attended.

The American Legion Virgil E. Deyo Unit 1327 will have their monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Nov. 12 at the Prattsville Town Hall. The American Legion Virgil E. Deyo Post 1327 will have their monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Nov. 14 at the Prattsville Town Hall. Plans are being made for a 100th anniversary/Christmas party for both and need your available dates to coordinate the day.

Have Stanley Sutton Jr.’s address to send him notes of encouragement and holiday greetings. Please address exactly as follows Stanley R. Sutton, Delta TRP 6-6TF6-Shooter, FOB Fenty, APO AE 09323.

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COLUMBIA-GREENE MEDIA GCS DRAMA CLUB PRESENTS THE CLASSIC SHOW,

‘Little Shop of Horrors’ GERMANTOWN — The GCS Drama Club is excited to perform its fall drama club production, “Little Shop of Horrors,” on Nov. 8 and 9, at 7:30 p.m. both nights.

Tickets will be sold for $10 (adults) and $5 (students/seniors) at the door. The show will be held in the Germantown Central School cafetorium on 123 Main St., in Germantown.

The show, which inspired a 1980s musical movie adaptation featuring Rick Moranis and Steve Martin, is an entertaining mix of comedy, drama, mild horror, and sci-fi rolled into one.

The score was written by Alan Menken, who also penned the music for “Beauty and the Beast” and “Aladdin,” among

The cast of “Little Shop of Horrors.”

others.

This production features a cast of 15 students ranging from ninth to twelfth graders.

Additionally, there will be a

handful of students playing alongside adult musicians in the pit orchestra, working on the tech crew and stage crew, and assisting in other areas.

Each performance is anticipated to last approximately two and a half hours, including a 15-minute intermission, during which soft drinks and dessert items will be sold for a dollar each.

The core production team consists of Lois McClarnon (director), Lynne Czajka (choreographer, co-drama club advisor, and vocal director), and Daniel Galliher (co-drama club advisor and pit orchestra director).

Two weeks after this show is presented, the fifth through eighth grade students in the Germantown Junior Drama program will present “Willy Wonka” on Friday, Nov. 22 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 23 at 2 p.m.

THE CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS PRESENTS

‘The Women’ RHINEBECK — Center Stage Productions is proud to present the hilarious comedy of manners, “The Women,”

by Clare Boothe Luce and directed by Lisa Lynds.

Mary is losing her husband to a gold-digging man-eater who sets her traps behind the perfume counter at Saks Fifth Avenue. So Mary’s dilemma is created: keep silent, keep her marriage, and condone her husband’s cheating ways...or divorce him, making way for her rival to step into her place.

Filled with colorful comedic characters, a snappy supporting cast of dozens, and an

abundance of witty dialogue, Clare Booth Luce’s “The Women” is juicy, wicked, and full of guilty fun.

It is a scathing commentary on the life of the superficial and the thousands of supporting roles women play in offices, salons, and their own lives.

The performance will feature Madison Anthony, Tamara Cacchione, Jocelyn Cariello, Elizabeth Crew, Emily DePew, Molly Feibel, Tricia Franklin, Amy Gustin, Jane Langan, Emily McCarthy, Matrix Odlum, Diana Perretti, Vera Perry, Louise Pillai, Diane Preston, Sabrina Roberts,

Alexis Sullivan, Jessie Truin, Wendy Urban-Mead and Kathy Varadi.

Nov. 8 - 24, 8 p.m.; Fri, 3

p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Tickets are $25, Call the box office at 845-876-3080.Appropriate for all audiences

Eugenia Zukerman

Like Falling Through a Cloud Book Launch: Sunday, Nov. 10 HUDSON — Join Eugenia Zukerman for a book reading and Q&A with director and CEO of the Northeastern New York Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association, Elizabeth SmithBovin.

Published to coincide with Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, “Like Falling Through

a Cloud” is an intimate, courageous, heartbreaking and uplifting account of acclaimed flutist, published novelist, and TV commentator Eugenia Zukerman’s struggle with Alzheimer’s disease.

The reading will be on Sunday, Nov. 10 at 3 p.m., Hudson Hall, Hudson

Another ‘Terminator’ sequel?

Hasta la vista, baby.

By Raymond Pignone Columbia-Greene Media

The Terminator is almost indestructible, but his franchise is flawed. “Rise of the Machines” (2003) brought the saga to a calamitous and despairing but logical conclusion. Yet the sequels, which revealed little interest in the original story, kept coming.

“Terminator: Dark Fate,” another attempt at righting the ship, is a failure, too, but for a different reason. It’s noisy, loaded with eye-popping visual effects and almost totally lacking a coherent plot. At times, it’s impossible to follow. And don’t even try to understand the inconsistencies of alternate timelines and awkwardly inserted flashbacks and flash-forwards.

The first “Terminator” (1984) was a lean, mean machine that conveyed a sense of apocalypse with only three main characters.

This movie tries to get by with long, elaborate, violent action scenes. “Dark Fate,” directed

by Tim Miller (“Deadpool”), is a slickly produced, over-thetop rehash of “Terminator 2: Judgment Day.” Amazingly, it has even less credibility than its model.

Linda Hamilton and Arnold Schwarzenegger in “Terminator: Dark Fate

The story treads ponderously over familiar ground. A Rev-9 Terminator (Gabriel Luna) has been sent from a future where intelligent machines have virtually exterminated the human race to pursue and kill a young woman named Dani (Natalia Reyes), whose existence threatens their domination. Another figure arriving from the future is Grace (Mackenzie Davis), a bionically enhanced super-soldier, who is assigned to protect Dani and stop the termination from taking place at all costs. Arnold Schwarzenegger is back as the T-800 and so is Linda Hamilton as Sarah Conner.

Self-references fly thick and fast, but they don’t support the movie’s plot, which, despite all the technical virtuosity, is formulaic and repetitive. Two big action sequences are set in industrial complexes. The Rev-9, which can separate itself into two beings, is shredded or blown to pieces countless times and then almost immediately reconstitutes itself in pools of black, oily slime. The Rev-9’s invincibility limits the movie’s dramatic involvement.

“Dark Fate” struggles to find a tone that balances its grim vision of the future with the ironic comic relief found in the

catchphrases of the original “Terminator.” When Schwarzenegger appears, the movie jarringly discovers the sense of humor missing from the first hour. With five writers credited with the story and script, you’d think they could come up with satisfactory explanations for how the cyborg Schwarzenegger has a gray beard and a woman companion and a son, but they steer away from logic.

“Dark Fate” reveals little that is new. The fight choreography is fairly inventive and Davis brings passion and physicality to her role. But the movie frequently slips into a CGI slumber without sense or precision. And the overlaid story structure is scattershot.

The script’s one imaginative touch is having Dani employed at a factory where the human workers are being replaced by automation. The movie’s attempt to comment on immigration is unconvincing. In the end, the tension between the three women is sustained throughout and it comes off as beautifully genuine. If “Dark Fate” is the end of the line for this franchise, it closes on a note of authenticity.

CALENDAR LISTINGS TSL Movies November 7 November 14 n Mountaintop — A raw and extremely unfiltered look at the process of Neil Young and Crazy Horse making their first album in seven years. Witness the laughter, tensions, crusty attitudes, and love of a rock & roll band that’s been together for 50 years as they share their passion, first and foremost, for the music. 2019. 1h26m. n Light from Light — Gifted with sometimes-prophetic dreams and a lifelong interest in the paranormal, Sheila (Marin Ireland) is asked to investigate a potential haunting at a Tennessee farmhouse. It’s there she meets Richard (Jim Gaffigan), a recent widower who believes his wife may still be with him. The investigation that ensues – which eventually pulls in Shelia’s son, Owen, and his classmate, Lucy – forces them to confront the mysteries of their own lives. 2019. 1h22m. n By the Grace of God — Based on real events, a gripping and urgent story from filmmaker François Ozon (8 femmes, Swimming Pool) of the survivors who banded together to expose and dismantle the French Catholic Church’s code of silence surrounding Pastoral abuse. The true story is an ongoing scandal in France, with Philippe Barbarin, Cardinal of Lyon, convicted in March 2019 for concealing the conduct of Father Preynat. In French with subtitles. 2019. 2h17m. n Female Pleasure —A documentary on five courageous and self-determined women, breaking the silence imposed by their societies and religious communities. With incredible strength, Deborah Feldman, Leyla Hussein, Rokudenashiko, Doris Wagner, and Vithika Yadav are fighting for sexual liberation and autonomy for women, beyond religious rules and cultural barriers.

Their victory comes at a high price.

In English, German, French, and Japanese with subtitles. 2018. 1h41m. n Leonardo: The Works — Presented by Exhibition on Screen.

Many feature films have showcased the genius of Leonardo, but none has ever examined in such detail the most crucial element of all: his art.

Leonardo’s paintings will be at the core of the film, captured in staggering high-definition. Notably, the film presents every single painting attributed to Leonardo, offering unparalleled access for the first time. Amid this collection of masterpieces, cinema-goers will marvel at The Last Supper, Lady with an Ermine, Ginevra de’ Benci, Madonna Litta, Virgin of the Rocks, and what is widely considered the most famous artwork of all time – The Mona Lisa.

2019. 1h25m. n Downtown 81 (1981) — In 1981, writer and Warhol associate Glenn O’Brien, Swiss photographer Edo Bertoglio, and Jean-Michel Basquiat, a graffiti innovator and noise music artist who’d just begun to exhibit his paintings, hit the streets of lower Manhattan to make a movie about the bombed-out bohemia, with a script by O’Brien, Bertoglio directing, and Basquiat, a naturally compelling presence, starring. Featuring John Lurie, Fab Five Freddy, and Debbie Harry, with musical performances by DNA, James White and the Blacks, and Kid Creole and the Coconuts – and Manhattan in all its mangy glory. 1981. 1h12m. n Greener Grass — In a bizarro version of suburbia – where adults wear braces on their alreadystraight teeth, everyone drives golf carts, and children magically turn into golden retrievers – best friends Jill and Lisa are locked in a passive aggressive battle-of-the-wills that takes a turn into the sinister when Lisa begins systematically taking over Jill’s life. Meanwhile, a psycho killer is on the loose, Jill’s husband (SNL’s Beck Bennett) has developed a curious taste for pool water, and Lisa is pregnant with a soccer ball.

A hilariously demented, Stepford Wives-on-acid satire destined to be an instant cult classic. 2019. 1h37m.

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NOVEMBER 7 The German-American Club is hosting its Bavarian Afternoon on Sunday November 10. Doors open at 1 p.m.. Dinner choices include Pork Loin Dinner or a Stuffed Chicken Dinner at $23 per plate. Live music by Greg’s Brauhaus Band. For reservations please call 518-3965421. All of our events are open to the public.

Artists’ Reception Thursday, November 7, 5 p.m. - 7 p.m.

The Columbia County Plein Air Artists will be exhibiting their works at Columbia Greene Community College’s Kaaterskill Gallery from November 1–30, 2019. Artists’ Reception will take place on Thursday, November 7, 2019 from 5 p.m. to

7 p.m. The community is cordially invited to partake in refreshments and meet the artists while taking in the breathtaking landscapes of beautiful Columbia County and surrounding areas.

Exhibition includes works by: Paul Barton, Richard Bazelow, Brenda Bertin, Arlene Boehm, Susanna Grannis, Helen Hamel, Eden Hart, Kathie Mock, Martha Morano, Noel Phillips, Lori Rothstein, Debbie Shaw, Cecelia Sinclair, Silvana Tagliaferri and Audrey Wyman. Columbia Greene Community College is located at 4400 Route 23, Hudson NY 12534. Gallery Hours: Monday–Thursday, 8 am–9 pm; Friday, 8 am–5 pm; Saturday, 9am–5pm.

Closed Sundays. More information available at www.sunycgcc.edu or 518-828-4181.

The artists look forward to welcoming you November 7 and celebrating the enduring allure of our Columbia County.

Thursday, November 7, 5 p.m. - 7 p.m., https://www.sunycgcc.edu/ Kaaterskill Gallery at ColumbiaGreene Community College, 4400 Route 23, Hudson, 518-828-4181 https://www.sunycgcc.edu/ Intuitive Medium: Deborah Hanlon Thursday, November 7, 7 p.m.

An Evening With Intuitive Medium Deborah Hanlon Deborah Hanlon has the unique ability to connect with loved ones who’ve crossed over. You will feel comfort, peace and hope in a calm, relaxed and nonjudgmental manner. Learn to trust your own intuition with your loved ones. Continue your conversations’ with those who have passed.*NOT EVERYONE IS GUARANTEED A READING. $35, Thursday, November 7, 7 p.m., https://www.facebook.com/ events/1393030047545570/ Club Helsinki, 405 Columbia Street, Hudson, 518-828-4800 www.helsinkihudson.com

NOVEMBER 8 Little Shop of Horrors Friday, November 8, 7:30 p.m. - 10 p.m.

Germantown Central School Drama Club The show, which inspired a 1980s musical movie adaptation featuring Rick Moranis and Steve Martin, is an entertaining mix of comedy, drama, mild horror, and sci-fi rolled into one. The score was written by Alan Menken, who also penned the music for Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin, among others. This production features a cast of fifteen students ranging from the ninth grade to the twelfth grade. Additionally, there will be a handful of students playing alongside adult musicians in the pit orchestra, working on the tech crew and stage crew, and assisting in other areas. $5 – $10, Friday, November 8, 7:30 p.m. - 10 p.m., https:// www.germantowncsd.org/ Page/2#calendar1/20191130/ month Germantown Central School cafetorium, 1 Clermont Ave, Germantown Roots & Shoots Concert Series presents the Amy Rand Band Friday, November 8, 8 p.m. - 10 p.m.

A Magical Brew of Blues, Rock, Jazz and More Over the past five years, the Amy Ryan Band has gained an enthusiastic and growing following. In 2015, the group won Capital Region Blues Network’s qualifying competition to represent the region at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis.

Guitarist Richard Green saw an opportunity to join forces with a gutsy female singer with the potential to lead a great blues band. Melding Amy’s country-blues vocal magic and Richard’s urban blues and rock sensibilities, the band is rounded out by bassist Steve Dietemann, drummer Al Bauman and keyboard player Ed Stein. Their repertoire includes band adaptations of Amy’s self-penned solo tunes, newly minted originals and select covers.

Ticket sales to be announced soon.

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“Hardscrabble honky-tonk at its best, nodding to Johnny Cash and Buck Owens in equal measure. Ties of Blood and Affection is a stellar collection that could earn Pinnell comparisons to Sturgill Simpson.” – ROLLING STONE Friday, November 8, 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm, https://www.facebook.com/ events/360799661467447/ The Half Moon, 44 S. Front Street, Hudson, 518-828-1562 www.thehalfmoonhudson.com

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A8 Thursday, November 7, 2019

Election From A1

current Town Supervisor Daniel Benoit announced that he was not actively seeking re-election. Despite his announcement, Benoit received 84 votes in the election.

John Coyne ran on Republican and Your Voice Heard party lines against Ted Banta, a Democrat, and clerk to the current town supervisor, Sherry B. True, who ran on the True Choice line. Coyne and Banta have both served as town supervisor in the past.

Coyne received 636 votes,

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Budget From A1

“We are anticipating sales tax to increase by $1 million, bringing it to $32 million even,” he said.

This is the eighth year the county budget has remained within the state tax cap, Groden said. The tax cap is set at 2% or the rate of inflation, whichever is lower.

The board then opened up the floor to members of the public who wished to comment on the budget.

Robert Janiszewski, of Tannersville, addressed the board about the economic n

True 549 and Banta 440.

“I am very pleased with the voter turnout,” Coyne said.

“I’m looking forward to working with everybody in town. I want every resident in town to feel welcome at town hall and at town meetings. That’s why we’re here — to represent them.”

Banta is grateful for the support he received, he said.

“I am grateful for the support and encouragement I received from voters, friends, family and colleagues,” Banta said. “It is a blessing to have served in public office and to aspire to serve again. I am grateful for the discussions I had with residents, taxpayers and voters about how we can improve Cairo. The voters,

as much as possible, should get involved and hold their elective representatives - the town board - accountable for results. I congratulate John Coyne and the new council members and wish them well, along with the town board.”

True did not respond to requests for comment.

After needing a judge to ensure his name and town council candidate Natasha Shuster’s name appeared on the ballot, town supervisor candidate Nick Bove got his chance to face Republican challenger Thomas Hoyt.

Bove was nominated at the Windham Democratic caucus in July but almost did not make it on the ballot because the Town Democratic Party

Chairman Tom Poelker did not submit the paperwork to the Greene County Board of Elections on time, according to court documents. State Supreme Court Judge Lisa Fisher ruled in favor of Bove in September.

But Hoyt led the way with an unofficial 398-272 victory over Bove on Tuesday.

Hoyt said he is happy with the election results, he said.

“I believe I’m up by 126 votes at this time,” he said.

“I’m confident I’ll be able to maintain my advantage,” he said. “Myself and my campaign ran a positive campaign. I feel fortunate I can represent the town of Windham for the next two years.”

Bove expressed

disappointment not only with the numbers, but with the behavior of individuals during the election.

“I am obviously disappointed with the outcome of the election but I am proud that we ran a clean campaign,” Bove said. “I would not want to compromise who I am and what I stand for to be the town supervisor. I want to thank all of my talented, informed and enthusiastic supporters for all that they did in pursuit of our shared vision for a brighter future for Windham.

“When I make a selection of who I am going to vote for, I treat the decision like a job interview and select the candidate based on integrity,

education, experience and skills - I ask myself, ‘who is most capable to perform the job?’ I wish that all voters would do the same and not make their choice based on party affiliation or other factors unrelated to merit.

“Most importantly, I wish that candidates and their supporters would not choose to create ugly lies and spew vitriol during what should be a civil, democratic process.

We can and should do better. I continue to wish good things for our community and I will continue to contribute to enhancing Windham as I have done as a volunteer for the last 25 years.”

The roadway and airport updates were part of multiple projects to revitalize the airport and its surrounding area, and were funded by a total of $72.1 million.

“New York is once again

tackling complex infrastructure problem that government officials have promised for decades but not delivered on,” said Marie Therese Dominguez, DOT commissioner.

To Cuomo, this project

speaks to the larger improvements he said has transpired in upstate New York.

“It’s feeding on itself, the momentum is there. Tourism and job growth are up.

Young people now, we’re up 8

percent over the past decade,” Cuomo said. “This is just a metaphor for all the things going on, all the growth and advancement.”

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decline in the area.

“We need a jail,” he said.

“I’m not here to argue that.

But we have many, many other issues that impact this county and its people. We are losing young people. We have had a change in job types from higher-paying manufacturing jobs to food service and retail jobs. Our poverty rate is higher than our neighbors.”

Janiszewski compared poverty rates between Columbia and Greene counties from a recent study published in The Daily Mail, which showed that Greene is 43rd in the state and Columbia ranks eighth.

“With all these challenges, the economic opportunity

for someone nearby to work at home is not present,” Janiszewski said. “We need broadband and cell tower expansion. We need to be attractive to more than just tourism.”

Janiszewski finds the debt service worrisome, he said.

“For a large project with record-setting debt service, all the resources we can muster will get drawn into that instead of what our communities need,” he said.

The $39 million bond will be paid off over a 30-year period at 2.49% interest.

Izzo alluded to Janiszewski’s comments when he had the floor, although he did not mention him by name.

“Anyone who thinks

Columbia County is the greatest thing since white bread can move to Columbia County,” Izzo said.

Diana Abadie, of Athens, suggested more funds be invested in suicide and opioid prevention/recovery resources.

Prattsville Town Councilman Greg Cross addressed the board on the topic of adding a new flycar on the mountain. A flycar is a paramedic vehicle that preps patients for transport prior to the arrival of an ambulance.

“A life protected in Prattsville is the same as a life saved in New Baltimore, Durham, Coxsackie or any town,” Cross said. “I know it’s a big expense but with some

conservative minds and I think Mr. Bulich, you have one, I think it is a vital service. I commend you for your conservative approach.”

Greene County Emergency Services Board of Directors President Mark Evans estimated the flycar would cost $403,000 per year, he said in March. The additional vehicle would increase the county’s annual commitment to EMS from $1,244,000 to $1,647,000, Evans said.

Catskill resident Elton Vandermark strongly disagreed with the county footing the bill for the flycar, he said.

“The people in the village of Catskill have got to stop

paying for everybody else,” he said. “If the people on the mountaintop want the service, pay your share.”

Catskill has its own Advanced Life Support ambulance service. The budget for the service was $1.8 million for 2019.

Vandermark also criticized the expense of the jail.

“We don’t need that jail,” he said. “You’re putting our children and grandchildren in debt for the next 30 years.

After it’s built it will be a ghost and dust collection.”

Vandermark added that he planned on moving out of Greene County.

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WASHINGTON — The House committees leading the impeachment inquiry released a transcript Wednesday from n a closed-door deposition of a figure central to the investigation as the proceedings move to a more public phase. The first n public hearings are scheduled for next week. n The witness testimony, from William B. Taylor Jr., the top American diplomat in Ukraine, provided one of the most vivid n accounts about the actions at the heart of the inquiry. Much of that was detailed in his opening remarks on Oct. 22, including his explicit understanding that there was a quid pro quo linkn ing military aid for Ukraine to investigating President Donald Trump’s political rivals.

Taylor said it was Giuliani’s idea to have Ukraine’s presidentncommit to the political investigations.

Page 260-261: “I think the origin of the idea to get President Zelensky to say out loud he’s going n to investigate Burisma and 2016 election, I think the originator, the person who came up withnthat was Mr. Giuliani.”

According to Taylor, it was Rudy Giuliani, the president’s personal lawyer, who devised the plan for Ukraine officials to publicly commit to beginning investigations. Under questioning, Taylor also made clear that Giuliani was representing the interests of Trump. — Lara Jakes Taylor describes a ‘nightmare’ scenario, which would ultimately benefit Russia.

Page 209-210: “‘The nightmare’ is the scenario where President Zelensky goes out in public, makes an announcement that he’s going to investigate Burisma and the election in 2016, interference in 2016 election, maybe among other things. He might put that in some series of investigations.” “‘The nightmare was he would mention those two, take all the heat from that, get himself in big trouble in this country and probably in his country as well, and the security assistance would not be released. That was the nightmare. The Russians loving it. The Russians are paying attention. The Russians are paying attention to how much support the Americans are going to provide the Ukrainians.”

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By Taylor’s account, in early September, he believed the worst-case scenario of Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, publicly promising investigations into the Trump’s political rivals would be if Russia were to benefit from quaking relations between the United States and Ukraine. Taylor had used the term “nightmare” in text message to others, but investigators asked him for further explanation. He added that he previously told Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that he would defend America’s support of Ukraine, but if the policy changed, he would quit.

Taylor has yet to resign.— Eileen Sullivan Bolton ended a meeting between the U.S. and Ukraine when Sondland raised the topic of investigations.

Page 164: “When Ambassador Sondland raised investigations in the meeting, that triggered Ambassador Bolton’s antenna, political antenna, and he said, ‘we don’t do politics here.’

Taylor recounted to impeachment investigators how John Bolton, Trump’s national security adviser at the time,

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by Sondland and Mick Mulvaney, the president’s acting chief of staff. He also called Giuliani a “hand grenade who’s going to blow everybody up.”

Bolton and Pompeo had been feuding for months, so asking Taylor to directly appeal to Pompeo makes sense. Impeachment investigators have summoned Bolton to appear for a deposition Thursday, but his lawyer has said he would not go voluntarily.— Eileen Sullivan

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Page 230: “He indicated that he was very sympathetic. I had known from earlier conversations with people that he was also trying with the two secretaries and the director of the C.I.A. to get this decision reversed. So he confirmed that and urged me to make my concerns known to the secretary again.”

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Registration underway for Valatie Veterans 5K Run Columbia-Greene Media

VALATIE — The 14th annual Valatie Veterans 5K run, sponsored by Boy Scout Troop 2114 of Valatie, will be held on Monday.

The run begins and ends at Glynn Square in Valatie.

The race starts at 10 a.m., followed by a Veterans Ceremony, raffle and presentation of race awards.

Early registration is $20.

A registration form can be found at the troop’s Facebook Event page (BSA Troop 2114 14th Annual Valatie Veterans 5K Run), or on-line registration is available at www.active. com.

Day of race registration is $25 and begins at 9 am the day of the race. Technical long sleeve t-shirts will be given to registrants while they last, and all registrants also will receive tickets for the post-race raffle, where participants can win gift certificates and prizes from local businesses.

Raffle entries can also

be purchased at the race.

Trophies will be given out to the top three male and female finishers and the fastest scout, and ribbons will be given out recognizing the top three male and female finishers in each age group.

The run was originally organized by Scout Andrew Earl of Valatie Troop 2114 as his Eagle Scout Project to raise funds to purchase an historical marker at Glynn Square and to honor our Veterans.

This year, the net proceeds of the race will be used to support Troop 2114, including their 2020 trip to Colorado and Utah.

Boy Scout Troop 2114, whose focus is high-adventure outdoor activities, meets every Tuesday night from 7-8:30 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church on Church Street in Valatie. For more information, visit http://www. bsa2114.legrego.com, or contact the Scoutmaster at slovakcarpentry@gmail. com or call (518) 755-2116.

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Titans collect Section IX honors

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New York Giants defensive end Leonard Williams (99) lines up against the Dallas Cowboys at MetLife Stadium.

Giants enter must-not-lose territory vs. Jets Tom Rock Newsday

The Giants are beyond must-win games.

They are now in must-notlose territory.

Such is the state of professional football in New York that the Jets and Giants will play on Sunday not to determine which is the best team in the city, but which is not the worst. With three wins between them, neither can imagine the abject humiliation and deflation of losing to the other.

“Definitely don’t want to lose to the Jets,” Giants safety Michael Thomas said on Monday after the 37-18 loss to the Cowboys.

Of course, after five straight losses, the Giants are hungry to taste victory in any form against any opponent.

In some ways, the Jets game comes along as just the next opportunity, the next name on the schedule. But a Giants-Jets game is never that simple.

Especially not for someone who has been a member of both teams in the past few weeks. Defensive lineman Leonard Williams was traded

from the Jets to the Giants on Oct. 27 and just played his first game for his new team.

Now he gets to play his first game against his old team.

“I think next week will be a little odd,” Williams said.

“The Giants and Jets don’t normally play each other in the season, so it’s like ironic that the one time they do make a trade together we play them in the same year after the trade. But at the same time, I think I’ll be more comfortable with my teammates, more comfortable with the defense, and I’ll be able to play faster next week.”

Williams also said it will be “fun” to face the team that recently jettisoned him.

“I’m playing against guys that I know, but it’s still football at the end of the day,” he said. “I’ve played against guys that I’ve known before throughout college, throughout combine, people that I’ve met and stuff like that. So it’s still the same, you know?”

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CRARYVILLE — The honors are rolling in for the Section IX Class C field hockey champion Taconic Hills Titans.

Senior Delana Bonci was named Section IX Most Valuable Player, a first-team AllStar and earned a spot on the All-State team, while Angela Webster was named the Section IX Coach of the Year for guiding the Titans to their second straight Section IX championship.

The All-Stars and Coach of the Year are selected by the league coaches.

“I am very honored to be recognized by such a knowledgeable, experienced group of field hockey coaches,” Webster said. “I believe that receiving this award, honors the collaborative efforts of our athletes and coaching staff. Way to go TH.” Bonci, a four-year varsity player and team captain, has tallied 15 goals this year and assisted on 14 others. For her career, she has scored 45 goals and collected 45 assists.

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Taconic Hills’’ Delana Bonci was named the Section IX field hockey Most Valuable Player, a first-team All-Star and earned a spot on the All-state team.

of the game and good decision making skills under pressure,” Webster said of Bonci. “She makes smart and timely passes in order to set other players up to score.”

Senior Amelia Canetto was also named a first-team Section IX All-Star and earned a

spot on on the All-State team.

A three-year varsity player and team captain, Canetto has scored 23 goals and collected two assists this season.

She has 56 goals and five assists in her varsity career.

“She carried the ball down the field with speed and took

many hard shots on goal,” Webster said. “Her speed and ability to react quickly made her a challenge to defend.”

Kirsten Shumsky and Sydney Kiernan were named Section IX second-team AllStars.

Shumsky, a senior captain, has 10 goals and 13 assists to her credit this season and 18 goals and 18 assists for her varsity career, which spans two years.

“A very aggressive player with quick stick work and strong drives,” Webster said of Shumsky. “She did a great job supporting offensive line.”

Kiernan, a two-year varsity player, is the Titans goaltender, collecting 92 saves and allowing just 11 goals while posting eight shutouts this season.

“She has made so many amazing saves due to her quick reaction and decision making,” Webster said.

“A very scrappy player that saved us in many games.”

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Zinke, Grout brothers achieve Marathon goals

By Matt Fortunato Columbia-Greene Media

VALATIE — The Grout brothers (Derek, 47, Douglas, 49, David, 51,) and their mother Jayne Zinke, 76, represented the New York Apple Association in the New York City Marathon this past Sunday.

They all met their goal to finish the race and test their limits.

Derek and David hoped to finish together, but they crossed the finish line about five minutes apart.

Derek needed a bathroom break around mile 20, and that is when the dehydration took over.

“It’s also a process to just catch back up with someone you’re running with, if you need to use the bathroom,” he said.

“So my brother David just sort of slowed down a little and was jogging along the side so I could find him in this rolling sea of people.”

By the time he reached David, Derek could feel the fatigue taking its toll rapidly, and he told him to just keeping going the same pace, and he would see him to the finish line.

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From left: David Grout, Derek Grout, Jayne Zinke and Doug Grout all competed in and completed the New York City Marathon on Sunday.

at 3:46:43 and Derek met him there, one second short of five minutes later, finishing in 3:51:42.

Derek was so dehydrated that he needed to rehydrate

in the medical tent for an hour or more, while they waited for Doug and Jayne to cross the finish line.

Douglas completed the run a short while after his brothers,

clocking out at 4:37:50.

Zinke managed to wrap up her race time as the sun was setting and before the temperature dropped too much, with a time of 6:46:03.

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NBA Eastern Conference Atlantic W L Pct Philadelphia 5 1 .833 Boston 5 1 .833 Toronto 4 2 .667 Brooklyn 3 4 .429 New York 1 6 .143 Central W L Pct Milwaukee 5 2 .714 Indiana 3 3 .500 Detroit 3 5 .375 Cleveland 2 5 .286 Chicago 2 6 .250 Southeast W L Pct Miami 5 1 .833 Charlotte 3 3 .500 Atlanta 2 3 .400 Washington 2 4 .333 Orlando 2 5 .286 Western Conference Northwest W L Pct Denver 4 2 .667 Minnesota 4 2 .667 Utah 4 3 .571 Portland 3 4 .429 Oklahoma City 3 4 .429 Pacific W L Pct L.A. Lakers 6 1 .857 Phoenix 5 2 .714 L.A. Clippers 5 2 .714 Golden State 2 5 .286 Sacramento 2 5 .286 Southwest W L Pct Dallas 4 2 .667 San Antonio 4 2 .667 Houston 4 3 .571 Memphis 1 5 .167 New Orleans 1 6 .143 Tuesday’s games Boston 119, Cleveland 113 Charlotte 122, Indiana 120 (OT) Atlanta 108, San Antonio 100 L.A. Lakers 118, Chicago 112 Oklahoma City 102, Orlando 94 Miami at Denver, 9 p.m.

Wednesday’s games New York at Detroit, 7 p.m.

Washington at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Chicago at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

Sacramento at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.

Golden State at Houston, 7:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Orlando at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Utah, 9 p.m.

Milwaukee at L.A. Clippers, 10 p.m.

GB — — 1.0 2.5 4.5 GB — 1.5 2.5 3.0 3.5 GB — 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 GB — — .5 1.5 1.5 GB — 1.0 1.0 4.0 4.0 GB — — .5 3.0 3.5

Pro hockey Eastern Conference Atlantic Division GP W L OT SO Pts Boston 15 11 2 1 1 24 Buffalo 15 9 4 1 1 20 Toronto 16 8 5 2 1 19 Florida 14 7 3 1 3 18 Montreal 15 8 5 1 1 18 Tampa Bay 13 6 5 2 0 14 Ottawa 14 4 9 0 1 9 Detroit 16 4 11 1 0 9 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT SO Pts Washington 16 11 2 3 0 25 NY Islanders 14 11 3 0 0 22 Carolina 15 9 5 1 0 19 Pittsburgh 15 8 6 1 0 17 Philadelphia 14 7 5 0 2 16 Columbus 15 5 7 3 0 13 NY Rangers 12 5 6 1 0 11 New Jersey 12 3 5 1 3 10 Western Conference Central Division GP W L OT SO Pts St. Louis 15 9 3 2 1 21 Nashville 15 9 4 1 1 20 Colorado 14 8 4 2 0 18 Winnipeg 15 8 7 0 0 16 Dallas 16 7 8 0 1 15 Chicago 13 4 6 2 1 11 Minnesota 14 4 9 1 0 9 Pacific Division GP W L OT SO Pts Edmonton 16 10 4 1 1 22 Vancouver 14 9 3 1 1 20 Vegas 16 9 5 2 0 20 Arizona 14 9 4 1 0 19 Anaheim 16 9 6 1 0 19 Calgary 17 8 7 2 0 18 Los Angeles 15 5 10 0 0 10 San Jose 15 4 10 1 0 9 Tuesday’s games NY Islanders 4, Ottawa 1 Philadelphia 4, Carolina 1 Vegas 2, Columbus 1 Montreal 5, Boston 4 Toronto 3, Los Angeles 1 New Jersey at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.

Colorado at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Arizona at Calgary, 9 p.m.

St. Louis at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

Minnesota at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

Chicago at San Jose, 10 p.m.

Wednesday’s games Detroit at NY Rangers, 8 p.m.

St. Louis at Edmonton, 8:30 p.m.

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PA 98 131 211 256 PA 191 177 165 189 PA 176 169 205 210 PA 204 216 168 170 PA 142 213 255 219 PA 156 204 252 250 PA 189 158 217 144 PA 102 230 174 251

RANKINGS As of Tuesday Record 8-0 8-0 8-0 8-0 9-0 7-1 8-1 8-1 7-1 7-2 7-2 8-0

The Golden State Warriors are about one injury away from heading down to the local YMCA to find someone to fill a roster spot, and yet they managed to beat the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night. I am this close to calling up Warriors coach Steve Kerr to ask if I can get some run.

The Phoenix Suns — yes, those Suns — have started the season at 5-2.

James Harden is averaging 36.6 points a game, the best in the league and almost 5 points ahead of Kyrie Irving, the next player on the scoring list. All that’s well and good until you consider that he’s shooting 25% from deep and that his Houston Rockets are barely an above-average offensive team.

It’s been a weird NBA seaMARK J. REBILAS/USA TODAY son so far — and as is always Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker (left) against Philadelphia 76ers guard Ben Simmons in the second the case, many of the strange half at Talking Stick Resort Arena. trends you see in the first sevFor a franchise maligned as into the playoffs. minimum deal with the Wizeral games end up reversing 2. Isaiah Thomas and the ards. themselves. Last year, the being run poorly, Phoenix sure But one thing Thomas has Detroit Pistons started off seems like one that has been power of persistence There are few players in never lacked — as is evident 4-2, leading some to wonder run well in the past year or so. if Blake Griffin really was the Baynes and Rubio were sneaki- the league more suited for a from his motivational social answer to the franchise’s bas- ly smart acquisitions for a team redemption arc than Isaiah media posts — is confidence, ketball issues. The Pistons fin- needing veteran leadership. Thomas, who has been in the the unwavering belief that the Both are solid defenders who NBA’s no man’s land since he Thomas who averaged almost ished at .500.

Weird is not the same as ex- don’t make many mistakes on was unexpectedly traded to 30 points a game with BosCleveland from the Celtics af- ton in 2016-17 is still in there citing, mind you. There have the court.

Trading Trevor Ariza last ter carrying Boston to the East- somewhere. That confidence been too many injuries to is part of the explanation for key players. Several contend- year for Kelly Oubre Jr. has ern Conference finals in 2017.

Now he’s averaging 14.5 how someone who is 5 feet 9 ers are off to underwhelming paid off in spades: After seven starts (hello, Utah and Port- games, Oubre’s averages for points and seven assists in inches tall makes it in the NBA. The Wizards are not going to land), while some teams that points, rebounds and shoot- only 22 minutes a game for were supposed to take a step ing percentage put him on the struggling Washington be very good this season, but forward have started off terri- pace for career highs. And the Wizards. On Monday night, Thomas is looking like an unbly (goodbye, Sacramento and Suns are doing all this without Washington moved him into expected bright spot.

Chicago). Much of the NBA Deandre Ayton, who is serving the starting lineup — and 3. What to make of Andre isn’t crisp right now. There a 25-game suspension after thumped the Pistons for the Drummond? have been a lot of ugly games, testing positive for a banned team’s second win of the seaI’ve always believed, in the made so in part by teams’ ad- diuretic. (Ayton has had a solid son. Much of the world has for- face of much mockery from my justing to the new emphasis on career and is on his way to be- gotten just how good Thomas peers, that Andre Drummond calling traveling and to coach- ing a star. But, on some level, was in 2017, because, after the is going to be a first-ballot Hall he will always be compared to trade by Boston, he bounced of Famer. He’s only 26 years es’ challenges.

Here are a few things that Luka Doncic, who was drafted from Cleveland to Los Angeles old and has already averaged have caught my eye after the two spots behind him. Doncic and then to Denver. double-doubles in six seasons. looks to be a generational playfirst two weeks of the season.

Being a sports fan in 2019 He is also likely to go down er, Ayton a mere mortal.)

1. House of the Rising Suns means falling victim to recency as one of the league’s best reAnd Booker is a bona fide bias — and recently Thomas bounders ever.

Against the undefeated Philadelphia 76ers on Monday star. He always has been. He’s looked as if his career was over.

This season, Drummond’s night, Aron Baynes, whom the just never been in a stable sys- He couldn’t crack the guard- numbers are even more eyeSuns acquired from the Bos- tem in the NBA. Booker is more heavy rotation of the Nuggets, popping: He’s averaging 21.3 ton Celtics in a salary dump, committed on defense than ev- and expectations were low points a game, along with a scored or assisted on Phoenix’s er before. Props to Monty Wil- when he signed a one-year ridiculous 19.4 rebounds, and first four possessions. He fin- liams, the new coach who has ished with 15 points, seven re- the Suns performing like an bounds and six assists, as well elite defensive team — someas a great block near the end thing that would have been unof the game to help preserve thinkable a year ago.

Is this sustainable? For one a lead. Ricky Rubio scored 21 points and added 10 assists. thing, Booker and Baynes are And of course, Devin Booker not going to shoot approxidominated, scoring 40 points mately 50% from deep for the at will to hand Philadelphia its rest of the season. But the defirst loss. Granted, Joel Embiid fense is real. And that might be didn’t play, but still. good enough to get the Suns

shooting 56% from the field.

He has grabbed at least 20 rebounds in five of Detroit’s eight games. He has improved his ball-handling and has developed a reliable hook shot.

Normally, you’d see those numbers and think that this was a Most Valuable Player Award season in the making.

But with Drummond, that’s not the case. The Pistons are 3-5 in a weak conference. It should be noted that, because of injury, Drummond hasn’t had Griffin playing next to him.

The rest of Detroit’s roster isn’t very good, but some of the losses (against Washington and Chicago, for example) came in games the team should have won.

The perception of Drummond for years has been — unfairly, I’ve always thought — that his stats are empty, that he’s an accumulator, which is why he has appeared in only eight playoff games in seven seasons. But I’m beginning to reconsider. This season, the Pistons have been outscored by almost five points when Drummond is on the floor.

Since entering the league in 2012, Drummond has had only two seasons in the positive range for this measurement, last season being one of them.

Detroit’s offense has produced more without Drummond on the floor, according to the NBA’s tracking numbers.

Though the stats represent only eight games, that’s not something you typically say about franchise players.

There are many reasons these numbers may paint a skewed picture. And it’s true that without Griffin, Detroit doesn’t have any other topshelf talent. But there have been enough of these types of numbers in Drummond’s career that it’s difficult to assess his true value on a team. He seems to improve every season, but his teams do not.

Will he eventually be a Hall of Famer? Yes. I still believe that. But can he be the top or second-best player on a championship team? I’m not so sure.

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Davis has always wanted to play for the Bulls Phil Thompson Chicago Tribune

CHICAGO — Anthony Davis is a hometown favorite and perhaps a bit of a basketball tease.

The Lakers star gushes about playing in Chicago — “I believe Chicago is the mecca of basketball,” he said Tuesday — and openly fantasizes about playing for the Bulls, but then he seems to take it all back.

Or does he?

While addressing students from his alma mater, Perspectives Charter School, on Monday, Davis said, according to ESPN, “Honestly, it’s nothing like playing at home. I don’t know. ... I mean, I am a free agent next year, but we’ll see.

It’s a possibility.”

Of course, the subject inevitably came up when Davis talked to Chicago reporters Tuesday before the Lakers’ game against the Bulls at the United Center.

Davis at least clarified his earlier statement if he didn’t outright walk back the idea of him playing for the Bulls next season.

“No, I never said I’d consider anything,” Davis said with a tinge of agitation.

“I said my hope is to win a championship with the Lakers and of course everyone knows I’ll be a free agent next year and I said we’ll see where it goes,” he said.

It would be surprising if Davis didn’t qualify his

comments. The Lakers, who invested draft picks and young talent in a trade with the Pelicans to acquire him, probably weren’t too keen on hearing him give voice to the prospect of playing just one season in L.A. Still, Davis left the door open a crack.

“Always wanted to be able to play here,” he said. “I had a chance with the McDonald’s All-American Game, of course.

But to play here in an NBA uniform and playing for the Lakers, that’s huge for me. I will enjoy it all.”

With that settled, sort of, Davis pivoted back to his love of Chicago basketball and the great players who have sprung from this “mecca.”

“Derrick Rose is definitely one of those guys” who carries Chicago’s banner, Davis said.

“Being from the same neighborhood, with all the things he went through, he was able to make his dreams come true.

That inspired me to keep going.

“I’m happy for him that he was able to bounce back from all the he has been through,” said Davis, alluding to the Pistons guard’s misfortune with injuries. “I play with energy, passion, toughness, the way that Chicago players have been bred to do. Any time I play basketball it’s for the name on the front, the name on the back and of course the city where I come from.”

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College hoop season starts the way it may end Adam Zagoria The New York Times News Service

A blue blood extravaganza was kicking off the start of the 2019-20 college basketball season Tuesday night, with one very plausible permutation of the Final Four playing a doubleheader at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Michigan State, the overwhelming No. 1 team in the preseason Associated Press Top 25 poll, lost to No. 2 Kentucky, 69-62, after No. 4 Duke defeated No. 3 Kansas, 68-66, in the Champions Classic.

There’s a good chance the 2020 NCAA champion will emerge from this quartet. The four teams, along with North Carolina and Florida, are the favorites among sportsbooks to win the men’s NCAA tournament title, with Michigan State on top at 6-1 odds.

The Spartans are returning three players from a team that made a run to the Final Four last season, led by an All-American, Cassius Winston, in his senior season.

In Tuesday’s first game, the Blue Devils (1-0) took advantage of 28 turnovers by Kansas, including one in the final minute, and got a balanced

scoring effort led by sophomore point guard Tre Jones, who had 15 points, 7 assists and 6 rebounds.

“It’s huge for us,” Jones said. “Coach made that a point for sure earlier in the year that every single night it could be a different guy that gets 20 or gets his 15 or whatever it is. At the end of the night, we can’t look at who scored, who did this, who did that.”

Jones scored Duke’s last six points, including four from the foul line.

Freshman guard Cassius Stanley scored 11 of his 13 points in the second half, and freshman forward Matthew Hurt and freshman center Vernon Carey tallied 11 points apiece. Sophomore guard Devon Dotson led Kansas (0-1) with 17 points, while Ochai Agbaji scored 15.

Here are some things to watch as the season begins.

The No. 1 ranking will likely change hands.

The Spartans got the vast majority of the preseason No. 1 votes, but they could very easily be leapfrogged for the top spot, especially with their loss to Kentucky. So expect a rotation.

“Kentucky is going to spend time

at No. 1 because they have experience back and a very talented group of freshmen coming in,” Jay Bilas of ESPN said, adding that coach John Calipari will make the Wildcats better as the season progresses.

One-and-done teams will once again contend.

Only two teams have captured the NCAA title while relying primarily on freshmen destined for the NBA after one college season.

Kentucky did it in 2012 with Anthony Davis and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, and Duke won a title in 2015 with Jahlil Okafor, Justise Winslow and Tyus Jones.

This year, Kentucky and Duke have once again reloaded with likely oneand-done players, and Memphis has joined the club under its coach, former Tigers and NBA star Penny Hardaway.

The Tigers have the No. 1 recruiting class in the nation, according to 247Sports.com. — ahead of Kentucky and Duke — highlighted by James Wiseman, a 7-foot-1 freshman, and Precious Achiuwa, a 6-9 wing.

Still, experienced teams have won national titles in the past four seasons,

player were upperclassmen (Zion Williamson won it last season after his freshman year at Duke).

Graduate transfers will affect several top teams.

Players who graduate from one university can transfer to another without sitting out a season before playing. In recent years, top teams have filled roster needs by adding graduate players from mid-majors and even other power-conference programs.

One year after picking up forward Reid Travis from Stanford, Kentucky added Nate Sestina from Bucknell, who averaged 15.8 points and 8.5 rebounds a year ago for the Bison.

Calipari also tried to land Virginia Tech graduate Kerry Blackshear Jr., considered by many observers to be the top available player on the transfer market. But Blackshear ultimately chose Florida, in his home state, and is expected to be a major factor for the Gators after averaging 14.9 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.4 assists last season.

Gonzaga, North Carolina, Oregon, Louisville and last season’s national runner-up Texas Tech all added graduate-transfer players.

most recently Virginia.

The top NBA draft pick may be in Memphis.

While Kentucky and Duke have several players likely to be selected in the first round of the NBA draft, the No. 1 pick overall is not projected to come from any of the four teams in the Champions Classic.

Wiseman, who chose to play at Memphis instead of Kentucky, is projected by experts to be selected with the top pick in 2020.

Other top NBA prospects include Georgia shooting guard Anthony Edwards and LaMelo Ball, who is playing in Australia and is the brother of New Orleans Pelicans point guard Lonzo Ball.

Upperclassmen still dominate the All-American team.

Winston of Michigan State is joined on the All-American team by seniors Myles Powell of Seton Hall and Markus Howard of Marquette, as well as junior Louisville wing Jordan Nwora. The only freshman on the team is Wiseman.

Five of the past six winners of the Naismith Award for the top college

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SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

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2019-2020 Biennial Temporary Assistance and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment Plan The biennial Plan outlines local policy governing employment programs operated to provide employment services for Family Assistance (FA), Safety Net Assistance (SN), and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients as well as optional services for individuals eligible for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) services with incomes up to 200% of the federal poverty level. The Plan includes the Agency’s policy and/or procedure for the approval of training programs, disability determinations and work accommodation procedures, available support services and conciliation procedures.

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Comments may be mailed or dropped off at: Columbia County Department of Social Services 25 Railroad Avenue PO Box 458 Hudson, New York 12534 Attn: Director of Income Maintenance A&CO. Botanicals LLC, Art. of Org. filed with SSNY on 7/15/2019.

Off. loc.: Columbia Co. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served & shall mail: 67 Finkle Rd, Ancramdale, NY 12503. Purp.: any lawful purpose.

APEX Remodeling LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/2/19. Office: Columbia County. United States Corporation Agents, Inc designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to United States Corporation Agents, Inc, 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Bellus Domos LLC, Art. of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/2/19. Off. loc.: Greene Co. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served & shall mail: 28 Summit Ave., Catskill, NY 12414.

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Notice is hereby given that the Mayor of the City of Hudson, New York will hold a Public Hearing on Monday, November 18, 2019 at 6:00 PM at City Hall, 520 Warren Street, Hudson, on the proposed City Budget for the period January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020 as prepared by the Board of Estimate & Apportionment.

All residents of the City of Hudson will have an opportunity at the above date and time to present written and oral comments on the entire proposed city budget.

The proposed budget will be presented to the Common Council on November 7, after that date the proposed budget may be reviewed at City Hall, during regular office hours or online at www.cityofhudson.org Rick Rector Mayor COLLECTION OF 2019/2020 SCHOOL TAXES THE COLUMBIA COUNTY TREASURER'S OFFICE WILL ACCEPT PAYMENT OF 2019/2020 SCHOOL TAXES AS AUTHORIZED BY THE COLUMBIA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. PAYMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULENOVEMBER 18, 2019 THRU DECEMBER 2, 2019 (EXCEPT WEEKENDS, HOLIDAY AND NOV 29, 2019) 9 AM UNTIL 4:30 PM RECEIPT FOR PAYMENT WILL BE MAILED TO ALL TAXPAYERS ALL PAYMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED

BY THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON DECEMBER 2, 2019 BY 3:30 PM POSTMARKS DO NOT QUALIFY AS BEING RECEIVED NO EXCEPTIONS TO THE ABOVE SCHOOL TAXES NOT PAID TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OR THE COLUMBIA COUNTY TREASURER WILL BE RE-LEVIED ON THE 2020 PROPERTY TAX BILL. A 2% INTEREST CHARGE AND A 7% RE-LEVY FEE WILL BE ADDED TO THE SCHOOL TAX UPON RE-LEVY SCHOOLTAXES MAY NOT BE PAID IN ANY LOCATION BETWEEN THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON DECEMBER 2, 2019 AND JANUARY 1, 2020 ANY SUBDIVISION REQUEST WITH UNPAID 2019/2020 SCHOOL TAXES WILL BE DENIED UNTIL THE SCHOOL TAXES ARE PAID IN 2020 THIS SCHEDULE DOES NOT APPLY TO 2019/2020 HUDSON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT TAXES, WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO BE PAYABLE TO THE COLUMBIA COUNTY TREASURER AND WILL NOT BE RE-LEVIED PAUL J. KEELER, JR. COLUMBIA COUNTY TREASURER November 1, 2019 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY NAME: 422 Warren Street LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on OCTOBER 4, 2019.

Office location: COLUMBIA County SSNY has been designated as agent of 422 Warren Street LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to Thomas Halbach, 1442A Walnut Street, #244 Berkeley, CA 94709.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF 297 LNC LLC Notice of Formation of 297 LNC LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC), Article of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on October 3, 2019. Office location: Columbia, NY. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC to 349 Maple Lane, Valatie, NY 12184.

Purpose: To engage in LEGAL any lawful act or ac- GREENPORT NOTICE WATER tivity.

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The supplemental bond resolution, a summary of which is published herewith, was adopted on the 2nd day of October, 2019, and the validity of the obligations authorized by such resolution may be hereafter contested only if such obligations were authorized for an object or purpose for which the Town of Greenport, New York is not authorized to expend money or if the provisions of law which should have been complied with as of the date of publication of this notice were not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the date of publication of this notice, or such obligations were authorized in violation of the provisions of the Constitution. /s/ Paula Hall Town of Greenport Deputy Town Clerk The following is a summary of said supplemental bond resolution: 1. The title of the supplemental bond resolution is: "SUPPLEMENTAL BOND RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN OF GREENPORT, COLUMBIA COUNTY, NEW YORK, ADOPTED OCTOBER 2, 2019, APPROPRIATING THE ADDITIONAL SUM OF $491,000.00 TO UNDERTAKE A CERTAIN PROJECT CONSISTING OF THE ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION AND ADDITION OF CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS TO THE FACILITIES OF WATER DISTRICT NO. 1 IN THE TOWN, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, BUILDINGS, LAND, RIGHTS IN LAND, EQUIPMENT, MACHINERY, AND APPARATUS RELATING THERETO AND APPURTENANCES RELATING TO ALL OF THE FOREGOING, STATING THE ESTIMATED MAXIMUM COST OF SAID ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION AND ADDITION, TOGETHER WITH CERTAIN COSTS, PRELIMINARY AND INCIDENTAL THERETO, (AS HEREBY SUPPLEMENTED) IS $4,751,000.00 APPROPRIATING SAID SUM THEREFOR AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF UP TO $4,751,000.00 SERIAL BONDS OF THE TOWN TO FINANCE SAID APPROPRIATION." 2. The supplemental bond resolution, among other things,

authorized the acquisition, construction, reconstruction and addition of certain improvements to portions of the facilities in Water District No. 1 in the Town, including without limitation, buildings, land, rights in land and original furnishings, equipment, machinery and apparatus relating thereto, as more fully described in an original engineering report the Map, Plan and Report dated February 2018 prepared

by Morris Associates Engineering & Surveying Consultants, PLLC (the "Original Project") and a supplemental engineering report dated August 2019 the Map, Plan and Report prepared by CPL Architecture Engineering Planning describing additional work consisting primarily of (1) the sandblasting and removal of the existing interior tank coating system, (2) recoating of the tank interior with a multicoat, hi-solids epoxy painting system, and (3) pressure washing the exterior of the water storage tank and wire brushing of exposed rust, spot priming and providing an overcoat of paint (the "Additional Work"; the Additional Work and the Original Project being collectively referred to as the "Project").

3. The estimated maximum cost of the acquisition, construction, reconstruction and addition of the Project, including preliminary costs and costs incidental thereto and the financing thereof, was increased in the supplemental bond resolution by $491,000.00 for the Additional Work to $4,751,000.00 and said amount was appropriated for the Project. To finance said appropriation, serial bonds of the Town were authorized to be issued in the aggregate principal amount of $4,751,000.00 pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of the Local Finance Law, constituting Chapter 33-A of the Consolidated Laws of the State of New York (the "Law"). The resolution also authorized the Town Supervisor to apply for a loan from the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation ("EFC") to finance all or a portion of the costs of the Project and certain costs and fees of EFC relating to the loan.

4. The period of probable usefulness of the Project is forty (40) years, within the limitation of Section 11.00(a)(1) of the Law. The proposed maturity

of the obligations authorized by the bond resolution will exceed five (5) years. Pursuant to the supplemental bond resolution, the Town Supervisor is authorized to determine the weighted average period of probable usefulness, pursuant to, and within the meaning of Section 11.00 of the Law, for any two or more objects or purposes, or any combination thereof, for which the periods of probable usefulness as determined pursuant to Section 11.00 of the Law are not the same.

The bond resolution summarized hereby is available for public inspection during normal business hours at the office of the Town Clerk, 600 Town Hall Road, Greenport, Columbia County, New York.

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD TOWN OF GREENPORT SHARON ZEMPKO, TOWN CLERK H u n t e r- Ta n n e r s v i l l e Central School District is seeking proposals for Legal Counsel.

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Jackpot Security, LLC Arts. of Org. filed w/ SSNY 9/19/19. Off. in Columbia co. SSNY desig. As agt. Of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, PO Box 100, Claverack, NY 12513 Purpose: any lawful activity.

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Accountable Self Storage 4071 Route 9, Stop 1 Hudson, NY 12534 Unit # 0048 Jovan Surita Notice of Formation of CSSCSC LLC, Art. of Org. filed w/Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 10/01/ 2019. Office location: Greene Co., NY.; SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

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LEGAL NOTICE ANNUAL ELECTION OF THE ANCRAM FIRE DISTRICT On December 10’TH,2019 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Election of the ANCRAM FIRE DISTRICT will take place on December 10’TH, 2019 between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. at the ANCRAM Fire House located at intersection of County route 7 and State route 82 Ancram NY, for the purpose of electing one Commissioner for a five (5) year term, commencing January 1, 2020 and ending December 31, 2004.

All voters registered with the Columbia County New York County Board of Elections on or Before November 18’th, 2019 shall be eligible to vote.

Candidates for District Office shall have filed their names with the Secretary of the ANCRAM FIRE DISTRICT, at the fire house at ANCRAM FIRE HOUSE, no later than twenty days before the election, November20’TH, 2019.

Date: OCTOBER 15’TH, 2019 THOMAS R. DIAS, Secretary BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS ANCRAM FIRE DISTRICT NOTICE of formation Grandview Terrace, LLC for any lawful purpose. Articles of Org. filed w/ NY Sec’y of State (NS) 8/15/19. NS designated as agent upon whom process served & shall mail service of process to principal business location 35 S Franklin St Athens Greene County NY 12015.

LEGAL NOTICE FOR ANNUAL ELECTION OF LIVINGSTON FIRE DISTRICT ON DECEMBER 10, 2019.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Election of the Livingston Fire District will take place on December 10, 2019, between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. at the District Office located at 2855 Route 9, Livingston, New York, 12541 for the purpose of electing one Commissioner, for a five (5) year term commencing on January 1, 2020 and ending December 31, 2024. Only the Livingston Fire District residents registered to vote with the Columbia County Board of Elections on or before November 18, 2019, shall be eligible to vote. No write in votes will be accepted.

Candidates for the District Office shall file their names and position they are seeking with the Secretary of the Livingston Fire District at P.O. Box 34, Livingston, N.Y., 12541, no later than November 20, 2019.

Kelly McDonald District Secretary NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Dog’s Country, LLC, Articles of Organization filed with SSNY on 8/8/18. Business location: Greene County.

Address for process: The LLC, 275 Flats Road, Athens, NY 12015. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Legal Notice of Snow Plow Bids Notice is hereby given that the Windham Fire District. #1 of the Town of Windham, State of New York, seeks bids for the plowing of snow from the parking

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A Qualified Contractor must be fully insured.

Sealed bids will be opened on Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at 7:00 PM at the Windham Town Hall, 371 St Rt 296, Hensonville, NY 12439, in the Town of Windham, State of New York.

Sealed bids can be submitted at the meeting or mailed on or before December 18, 2019, to Windham Fire District #1 PO Box 91 Hensonville, NY 12439.

By order of the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Windham Fire District #1.

Dated: October 28, 2019 Board of Fire Commissioners Windham Fire Dist.#1 371 St Rt 296 Hensonville, NY 12439 Notice of Qual. of 106 Ridge Lessee LLC, Auth. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 10/17/19.

Off. loc: Greene Co. LLC org. in DE 10/16/19. SSNY desig. as agent of LLC upon whom proc. against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of proc.: Four Winds Real Estate, 5 White Way, Windham, NY 12496.

DE off. addr.: 160 Greentree Dr., Ste. 101, Dover, DE 19904.

Cert. of Form. on file: SSDE, Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19901. Purp: any lawful activity.

NOTICE OF ANNUAL ELECTION FOR THE HAINES FALLS FIRE DISTRICT: Notice is hereby given that in accordance with Town Law, Article 11, Section 175(1), the

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COLUMBIA-GREENE MEDIA Annual election of the Haines Falls Fire District will be held Tuesday, December 10, 2019 from 6:00pm to 9:00pm. Voting will take place at the Fire House of the Haines Falls Fire Company, 5425 Route 23A, Haines Falls, in the Town of Hunter.

The purpose of this election is to elect one (1) Commissioner for a term of five (5) years, commencing January 1, 2020 and ending December 31, 2024..

In accordance with Town Law, Article 11, Section 176(7), candidates for the above office of Commissioner must file their petitions with Secretary John Curran on or before November 20. 2019.

Such candidates shall submit their names on the Haines Falls Fire District's petition form with the signature of at least twenty-five (25) qualified voters of said District.

In accordance with Town Law, Article 11, Section 175(2a), to be eligible to vote, voters must be a resident of the Haines Falls Fire District and registered with the Greene County Board of Elections on or before November 17. 2019.

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS HAINES FALLS FIRE DISTRICT JOHN CURRAN, SECRETARY 5541 ROUTE 23A (P. O. BOX 284) HAINES FALLS, NY 12436 NOTICE OF LEGAL POSTPONEMENT OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF COLUMBIA, KEY BANK, N.A., Plaintiff, vs. GEORGE DOLGER, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly filed on August 2, 2019, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Columbia County Courthouse, 401 Union Street, Hudson, NY 12534 on November 14, 2019 at 3:00 p.m., premises known as 86 Shaker Ridge Drive, Canaan, NY 12029. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Canaan, County of Columbia and State of New York, Section 50., Block 2 and Lot 34.

Approximate amount of judgment is $451,490.72 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 1711954.

April L. Forbes, Esq., Referee The original sale was scheduled for October 18, 2019 at 2:00 pm at the same location.

Schiller, Knapp, Lefkowitz & Hertzel, LLP, 200 John James Audubon Parkway, Suite 202, Amherst, New York 14228, Attorneys for Plaintif ZCorp LLC Filed with SSNY on 10/9/19. Office: Columbia County.

SSNY designated as agent for process and shall mail to: 160 Fairview Ave, Suite 812195, Hudson, NY 12534. Purpose: any lawful.

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY FIRST: The name of the Limited Liability Company is FOS Productions, LLC, (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”).

SECOND: The Articles of Organization of the Company were filed with the Secretary of State on October 23, 2019.

THIRD: The County within the State of New York in which the office of the Company is located is Columbia County.

FOURTH: The Secretary of State has been designated as agent upon whom process against the Company may be served. The post office address to which the Secretary of State shall mail process is P.O. Box 151, Spencertown, New York 12165.

FIFTH: The Company is organized for all lawful purposes.

DATED: November 1, 2019 GUTERMAN SHALLO & ALFORD, PLLC 21 North Seventh Street Hudson, New York 12534 (518) 828-5400 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY FIRST: The name of the Limited Liability Company is TIGER LILY FARM, LLC (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”) SECOND: The Articles of Organization of the Company were filed with the Secretary of State on September 30, 2019.

THIRD: The County within the State of New York in which the office of the Company is located is Columbia.

FOURTH: The Secretary of State has been designated as agent upon whom process against the Company may be served. The post office address to which the Secretary of State shall mail process is 20 West 72nd Street, #1401, New York, NY 10023.

FIFTH: The Company is organized for all lawful purposes, and to do any and all things necessary, convenient, or incidental to that purpose. Dated: September 30, 2019 FREEMAN HOWARD, P.C. 441 East Allen Street P.O. Box 1328 Hudson, New York 12534 Town of Ancram - Notice of Public Hearing 2020 Final Budget: The Ancram Town Board will hold a public hearing on the 2020 Final Budget on November 21, 2019 at 6.45 pm at the Ancram Town Hall, 1416 County Route 7, Ancram NY. 2020 Final Budget materials are available from the Ancram Town Clerk and are on the home page of the town website at w w w. a n c r a m n y. o r g .

Following the Final 2020 Budget public hearing on November 21, 2019, the Town Board may consider and incorporate changes to the Final 2020 Budget and will consider the Final 2020 Budget for approval at the November 21, 2019 Town Board meeting.

FIRST: The name of the Limited Liability Company is TIGER LILY HOLDINGS, LLC (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”) SECOND: The Articles of Organization of the Company were filed with the Secretary of State on September 30, 2019.

THIRD: The County within the State of New York in which the office of the Company is located is Columbia.

FOURTH: The Secretary of State has been designated as agent upon whom process against the Company may be served. The post office address to which the Secretary of State shall mail process is 20 West 72nd Street, #1401, New York, NY 10023.

FIFTH: The Company is organized for all lawful purposes, and to do any and all things necessary, convenient, or incidental to that purpose. Dated: September 30, 2019 FREEMAN HOWARD, P.C. 441 East Allen Street P.O. Box 1328 Hudson, New York 12534 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Town of Catskill Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a Public pursuant to Article 160-12 of the Town of Catskill Zoning Laws to allow for the Placement of a sign on lands owned by Errol Wilson located at 54 South Jefferson Ave. Application Area Variance V-17-2019 Tax Map # 155.12-2-13 The Public Hearing will be held on the 13th day of November at 6:00 PM , at the Town Hall located at 439441 Main Street, Catskill, NY. to allow public comment on the above application is open for inspection at the Office of the Zoning Board of Appeals located at 439 Main Street, Catskill, New York between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., or by appointment.

By order of Lynne Zubris Chairman, Zoning Board of Appeals, Town of Catskill Notice of Qual. of 110 Ridge Lessee LLC, Auth. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 10/17/19.

Off. loc: Greene Co. LLC org. in DE 10/16/19. SSNY desig. as agent of LLC upon whom proc. against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of proc.: Four Winds Real Estate, 5 White Way, Windham, NY 12496.

DE off. addr.: 160 Greentree Dr., Ste. 101, Dover, DE 19904.

Cert. of Form. on file: SSDE, Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19901. Purp: any lawful activity.

PUBLIC/LEGAL NOTICE Thérèse McGee Ward, Executive Director of the Greene County Department of Human Services, announces a Public Hearing to review and comment on the Department’s 2020 service plan. Thursday, November 21, 2019 1:30 p.m.

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MONA VANDERMARK A/K/A MONA E. COOKE, et al Defendants Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Knuckles, Komosinski & Manfro, LLP, 565 Taxter Road, Suite 590, Elmsford, NY 10523 Attorney (s) for Plaintiff (s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale granted October 8, 2019, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at the Greene County Courthouse, 320 Main Street, Catskill, New York on December 10, 2019 at 2:00 PM. Premises known as 236 Broome Street, Catskill, New York 12414.

Sec 171.12 Block 3 Lot 8.

All that certain lot, piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being in the Village and Town of Catskill, Greene County, New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $202,400.75 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 2017-0935.

Cash will not be accepted at the sale.

Michael C. Howard, Esq., Referee 2296-002956 PUBLIC NOTICE Stuyvesant Fire District No.1 Election PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Stuyvesant Fire District No. 1 will hold their Annual Election on Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at the Stuyvesant Fire House. Ballots may be cast between the hours of 6pm and 9pm. All registered voters in the Stuyvesant Fire District No. 1 are eligible to vote. In order to vote, you must have been registered with the Columbia County Board of Elections by November 10, 2019.

The Election is for one (1) Commissioner position, a 5 year term, that will commence on January 1, 2020 and end on December 31, 2024. Any resident in the Stuyvesant Fire District No. 1 is eligible to apply and must send a Letter of Intent to the Board Secretary no later than November 19, 2019. Letters may be addressed to Melissa Naegeli, Board Secretary and mailed to 194 County Route 26A, Stuyvesant, NY 12173.

Melissa A. Naegeli Board Secretary ROUND TOP CONSTRUCTION, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 09/19/2019. Office loc: Greene County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 52 Alpine Drive, Round Top, NY 12473. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

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In CFP committee’s first rankings, there’s a surprise No. 1 Chuck Culpepper The Washington Post

Two curious wrinkles marked the first College Football Playoff rankings of 2019 on Tuesday night, as the selection committee put trivial dents in both the upcoming LSUAlabama game and the proudstanding national champion, Clemson.

The 13-member committee cited the consistent dominance of Ohio State (8-0) to place it at No. 1. That docked the colossus coming Saturday in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, between LSU (8-0) and Alabama (8-0), to a No. 2-vs.-No. 3 match. According to the Associated Press poll, it’s a No. 1 vs. No. 2 showdown.

Of greater significance to any followers of rankings minutiae, Clemson (9-0) will start this year at a relatively puny No. 5. That marks the first time since the final rankings of 2014, the first year of this four-team playoff

concept, in which Clemson does not occupy the top four. It held down No. 1 throughout the six rankings of 2015, bounced between Nos. 2 and 4 throughout the six rankings of 2016, bounced between Nos. 4 and 1 throughout the six rankings of 2017 and spent all six weeks of 2018 at No. 2.

In the No. 4 slot, the committee stashed Penn State (8-0) oddly, the first time the Nittany Lions have appeared in the top four.

“Two outstanding teams, obviously,” committee chairman Rob Mullens, the athletic director at Oregon, said on ESPN. “When you look at Penn State’s résumé, with wins over [No. 14] Michigan and at [No. 18] Iowa, those are marquee wins. . . . I think the committee felt Penn State was a notch above.”

None of Clemson’s victims thus far wound up ranked, and it became one of only two teams

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Ohio State Buckeyes running back J.K. Dobbins (2) scores a touchdown against the Wisconsin Badgers at Ohio Stadium.

from the questioned ACC to make the list, the other being No. 19 Wake Forest (7-1). The Tigers did have an unafraid bit of nonconference scheduling with the SEC’s Texas A&M, which they beat, 24-10,

at home, but the Aggies (6-3) rode their brutal schedule into a space somewhere below the list. To Clemson’s advantage, the teams ahead of it must do a intra-top-four battle: LSU will play Alabama on Saturday, and

Penn State will visit Ohio State on Oct. 23.

Below the top five, a logjam of one-loss teams sorted out this way: Georgia (7-1) at No. 6, Oregon (8-1) at No. 7, Utah (81) at No. 8 and Oklahoma (7-1) at No. 9. In giving Georgia that nod while considering its home loss to South Carolina (4-5), the committee eyed the Bulldogs’ steepest wins.

“They beat two top-15 teams in [No. 10] Florida and [No. 15] Notre Dame,” Mullens said, “which balances the loss to South Carolina in the eyes of the committee.”

As to how Ohio State pipped LSU, which had been the early favorite to start off at No. 1, Mullens said, “When you watch Ohio State, they have performed at a very consistent level.”

The Buckeyes stand No. 1 in the country in offensive efficiency and No. 2 in defensive

efficiency. Mullens even gave some rare chairman mention of a defender, noting the dynamism of the Buckeyes end Chase Young.

While LSU has a compelling schedule with wins over No. 10 Florida (7-2), No. 11 Auburn (7-2) and on the road against Texas, the Longhorns’ dip to 6-3 probably aided the Tigers’ dip to No. 2. Two of Ohio State’s pulverized victims wound up ranked: No. 13 Wisconsin and No. 20 Cincinnati.

As further evidence of its emphasis on schedules, the committee placed Florida and Auburn ahead of unbeaten No. 12 Baylor (8-0) and way ahead of unbeaten No. 17 Minnesota (80), which turned up four spots lower than its AP ranking as it prepares for a huge home game with Penn State. Kansas State (6-2) and Oklahoma State (6-3) are Nos. 16 and 23 based on the caliber of their wins.

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Taconic Hills freshman Ava Skabowski earned honorable mention status on the Section IX All-Star team.

Taconic Hills’ Kirsten Shumsky was named a Section IX secondteam All-Star.

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Taconic Hills’ Amelia Canetto was named a first-team Section IX All-Star and earned All-State recognition.

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Section IX third-team for defense.

“An excellent defender with good blocks and tackles,” Webster said. “Recovers quickly on defense and reads the play well.”

First-year varsity player Ava Skabowski, a freshman, earned honorable mention status for defense.

“She has shown tremendous improvement in her play the last few games,” Webster said. “Plays very low and aggressive.”

The Titans play Section I champion Bronxville on Saturday at 10 a.m. at Lakeland High School in a state regional match.

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FIRST TEAM *Delana Bonci (MVP), Taconic Hills; *Julie Ruzzi, Rondout; *Danielle Walsh, Red Hook; *Tori Quick, Kingston; *Lola Mainieri, Onteora; *Amelia Canetto, Taconic Hills; Sophia Schoonmaker, Rondout; Kara Hogan, Rondout; Penelope Paldino, Pine Plains/ Rhinebeck; Jackie Povall, Pine Plains/Rhinebeck; Bridgie Loughlin, Kingston; Ireland Travis, Ellenville. *-All-State selection

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different though. Safety Jabrill Peppers was quick to point out that while the Jets’ record may not be impressive, they did beat the Cowboys for their only victory. The Giants have lost twice to the Cowboys this season by a combined score of 72-35.

The two teams also have very entangled recent histories beyond the Williams trade. In the 2018 draft, the Giants had a chance to select a quarterback with the second overall pick and instead chose Saquon Barkley. That left Sam Darnold for the Jets. Then, this year the Giants selected Daniel Jones as their quarterbackof-the-future. Sunday will pit the two scuffling 22-year-olds against each other for the first time in their careers.

The two franchises usually run like railroad tracks, parallel for miles and miles and miles without ever intersecting the other. But every four years there is a switch in the NFL schedule that brings those tracks together.

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Taconic Hills’ Madison Rowe was named a Section IX third-team All-Star.

Melissa Torchio, Pine Bush; Sydney Ottman,Red Hook; Rieley Fitzgerald, Kingston; Corey Chun, Onteora; Maddie Anderson, Red Hook; Isabella Torre, PP/Rhinebeck; Norah Prizzi, Kingston; Kirsten Shumsky, Taconic Hills; Sydney Kiernan, Taconic Hills; Lauren Moccio, Pine Bush; Ava Hubert, Coxsackie-Athens.

Sometimes it’s a significant meeting, such as the one eight years ago when both teams were 7-7 and met on Christmas Eve. The Giants won that game, went to the playoffs, and won the Super Bowl. The Jets lost after having gone to back-to-back AFC title games, and they haven’t been back to the postseason since.

The stakes in Sunday’s game won’t be as high as a possible postseason berth. But in a strange way, perhaps it holds even more significance.

This is shaping up into a game that won’t necessarily benefit the victor but may cripple the loser. The winning team on Sunday will not be hailed and glorified, but the losing team will be roasted for falling to the lowly fill-in-the-blank.

That is something the Giants are desperate to avoid.

For the sake of their psyche and for the sake of their franchise.

“We’re trying to go get a win in the worst way,” Thomas said. “For everyone, for everyone in this organization at the facility, the players, coaches, front office, everybody, we need it. And we’re going to find a way to get it.”

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Emma Markle, Rondout Valley; Hannah Timbrouck, Kingston; Anastasia Keener, Ellenville; Sabiha Hossain, Spackenkill; Raven Ryan, Onteora; Olivia Trevena, PP/ Rhinebeck; Karlie Klingner, Webutuck; Kylee Knuschke, Red Hook; Megan McGovern, Rondout Valley; Madison Rowe, Taconic Hills; Lauren Dunn, Rondout Valley.

Kaitlyn Weise, PP/Rhinebeck; Kailey Cook, Kingston; Azure Jones, Rondout; Emily Simmons, Webutuck; Rachel Banister, Red Hook; Jude Foster, Onteora; Ava Skabowski, Taconic Hills; Jennifer Sorrentino, Pine Bush; Rachel Cataldi, Ellenville; Arianna Colon, Coxsackie-Athens; Billie Barefoot, Spackenkill.

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Taconic Hills’ Sydney Kiernan was named a Section IX secondteam All-Star.

Chargers owner vehemently denies reported possibility of team moving to London Des Bieler The Washington Post

The owner of the Los Angeles Chargers vehemently denied a report Monday that claimed he and NFL officials were considering the possibility of moving his team to London.

“We’re not going to London. We’re not going anywhere,” the owner, Dean Spanos, told the Los Angeles Times on Tuesday. “We’re playing in L.A. This is our home, and this where we’re planning to be for a long [expletive] time. Period. Okay?”

“If you want me to say it again, I’ll say it again,” he continued. “[Expletive] [expletive], that story.”

The Chargers moved to Los Angeles in 2017, after spending 56 years in San Diego.

The team has been playing in a 27,000-seat facility in Los Angeles County designed for Major League Soccer’s L.A. Galaxy, as it waits to move into a stadium still being built that it will begin sharing with the Rams in 2020.

The Rams, who played in Los Angeles from 1946 to 1994, moved back there from St. Louis in 2016 and were able to draw upon a re-energized fan base. By contrast, the Chargers were long viewed with antipathy in Los Angeles by virtue both of their association with San Diego and as a divisional rival of the Oakland Raiders, who played in Los Angeles from 1982 to 1994, and Spanos’s club has had difficulty developing an avid following in its new home.

In the report, published Monday by The

Athletic, NFL sources were cited as saying that league officials have had discussions about possibly moving the Chargers to London. The website described the Chargers as “fully committed to Los Angeles” but claimed the team “would at least listen” if the league “approached” it about relocating to the United Kingdom.

In addition, The Athletic reported that it learned other NFL owners are “concerned enough” about the difficulties Spanos has had making headway in the “crowded” Los Angeles market that the league “would provide the necessary support” for a transatlantic move, if the Chargers were on board.

On Tuesday, the NFL said there was “no substance whatsoever” to The Athletic’s report.

“No consideration has been given to the Chargers playing anywhere other than Los Angeles at the new stadium in Hollywood Park next season and beyond,” the league said in a statement. “There have been no discussions of any kind between the NFL and the Chargers regarding moving to London. Both our office and the Chargers are entirely focused on the success of the team in Los Angeles.”

The Chargers’ struggles in developing a Los Angeles fan base have been evident in many of the team’s home games at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California.

Opposing teams regularly bask in cheers from thousands of their own fans, who take advantage of both the attractive locale

for a road trip and the apparently ready availability of tickets.

Meanwhile, the Chargers have reportedly been having trouble holding up their end of the bargain with the Rams in terms of helping finance the new stadium through the sale of personal seat licenses.

The Rams’ owner, Stan Kroenke, is a real estate developer who is organizing the construction of the stadium, and Chargers will effectively be his tenants.

ESPN reported last year that the Chargers dropped their initial goal in revenue from such sales to $150 million, from $400 million, and it also reported at that time that NFL officials were already discussing the “viability” of the Chargers in Los Angeles. Forbes reported last month that the Chargers were “currently $300 million short” of the $400 million projection.

The NFL has steadily been increasing its toehold in the U.K. market, as it has staged regular season games in London every year since 2007. Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, which opened in London this year, was designed to accommodate NFL games and was mentioned by The Athletic as a likely venue for the Chargers, if they were to move.

An unidentified NFL official described as “high-ranking” told the website that “all” of the other NFL owners are concerned about the Chargers’ current situation, and the team likely “would get [support]” for a relocation.

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Woman fears for the future if boyfriend becomes a cop Dear Abby, My boyfriend and I have been dating for a year. He’s amazing, and I can see myself marrying him and having a family one day. There is only one problem.

We are healthy in our arguDEAR ABBY ments EXCEPT when his job is brought up. He’s applying to go into the police academy.

I have always told people I would never be with a cop because of my own anxiety. We fight about this all the time, and while I don’t ask him to find something else to do, it’s kind of implied. I don’t mean to be like that (or do I?) because I want him to be happy and do what he wants, but I also am terrified his job won’t end well.

He asks why I am even dating him, and the honest truth is because he is an amazing man who truly does right by people. I love him. Is this something that can be overcome?

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gets renewed each doctor visit) her handicap parking card. Whenever we go anywhere and park, she always whips out her card and uses the handicap parking spots, even when there are multiple other spots available.

She’s extremely religious, and I cannot understand how she doesn’t realize this is morally wrong. I have spoken to her about it, but she still does it. I am not a perfect person either, but this really bothers me. What do you think?

Stymied In The South I think your friend should be ashamed of herself for abusing the privilege. And I also think the doctor who is aiding and abetting her in this fraud is equally at fault.

It takes a particular kind of person — a very strong one — to marry a partner who is in the military or in law enforcement. The physical danger can create additional stress in relationships.

You cannot and should not dictate what your boyfriend’s job should be. If he thinks he can find emotional satisfaction in police work — provided he completes his training — he should give it a try.

If you don’t think you can handle the stress then you are not the woman for him.

Dear Abby, I have been married for 22 years. My husband is 60 and retired from the military. Ever since I have known him, he has always needed recognition and pats on the back, which I have tried to supply. However, over the past three years, it has become hard to put up with. He wants lots of applause for any accomplishments and posts daily announcements on Facebook. I suspect his Facebook friends feel obligated to affirm how good their friend is. Should I mention that he needs to go lighter on his praise-fishing expeditions or remain quiet?

Embarrassed In Oklahoma

Dear Abby, My friend of 30 years had knee replacement surgery 15 years ago. She is fully recovered, goes to the gym three days each week and walks three miles on the treadmill. She still has (and

For the time being, remain quiet. If your husband starts to notice that he’s beginning to lose Facebook friends, suggest it to him then — gently.

And encourage him to diversify his activities so he spends less time on Facebook.

Is BCG therapy safe with macular degeneration treatment?

I was diagnosed with stage 1 bladder cancer in April. My urologist advised me to have BCG therapy for it. I just completed six weeks of the therapy.

I also have macular degeneration in both eyes and have had Avastin injections in my left eye for almost two years. I have had a couple TO YOUR of injections into my right eye, GOOD HEALTH too, the last of which were done in June.

Neither my urologist nor my retina doctor could answer my question about having injections and BCG therapy done at the same time — whether they are compatible and would continue to benefit me. I understand that BCG therapy reduces the recurrence of returning tumors. The Avastin eye injections may keep me from going completely blind. I have made numerous phone calls to different groups asking these questions, but no one has been able to help me. I need an answer, as I am past due for the eye injections and have an appointment this week with the retina doctor.

DR. KEITH ROACH

I don’t have a definitive answer for you, but I’ll share what I know and what I found out.

Avastin (bevacizumab) is an antibody drug that prevents the formation of new blood vessels by blocking vascular endothelial growth factor.

This drug has proven to be useful in some cancers, which cannot grow without adequate blood

supply, and in wet age-related macular degeneration, where new blood vessels in the retina are the problem. It is effective at slowing progression of AMD, but not so effective at returning sight.

You shouldn’t go without it unless it’s really necessary.

Avastin is injected directly into the eye, and while some will enter the blood, the amount injected into the eye is approximately 0.1% of the amount that would be injected into the blood to treat colon cancer, for example.

BCG (Bacille CalmetteGuerin) is a vaccine strain of bacteria (commonly given to prevent tuberculosis) used to enhance the immune system in people with bladder cancer. BCG treatment of superficial bladder cancer is about 70% effective at giving a complete response. It is instilled directly into the bladder.

Since BCG works locally, and not through stimulating blood vessels, I don’t think BCG would be any danger to your eyes.

Since Avastin works via a completely different method from BCG, and because its dose to the bladder is so small, I believe the risk of an adverse drug interaction is much, much smaller than the benefit of each treatment.

Genentech, the maker of Avastin, had no information about interaction between these drugs.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — You can afford to go out on a limb today. The more original your thinking, the more you’ll positively impact those who interact with you.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — You may benefit from one or two timely reminders given to you by an ally, but overall the success of the day will

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Horoscope

By Stella Wilder Born today, you are always on the lookout for something new and different to capture your imagination and compel your involvement, and you will do all you can to position yourself in such a manner that you are ready to jump at any and all opportunities to explore the previously unexplored — in your work and in your personal life. You are perfectly happy exploring all that the wide world has in store for you on your own — but you prefer doing it in the company of someone you love and trust, and with whom you share certain tastes and preferences.

Though you are usually quite positive, you can sink into something of a rut now and then — usually when you have been doing the same things over and over for too long. You do not respond all that well to routine, and you consider a life of sameness and consistency to be quite dull and unsatisfying.

Also born on this date are: Joni Mitchell, singer; Joan Sutherland, operatic soprano; Al Hirt, musician; Billy Graham, evangelist; Leon Trotsky, Russian revolutionary; Marie Curie, scientist.

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.

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Whether you succeed or fail today, you alone are likely to be responsible for much that is at the heart of the affairs of those around you.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — You may not be able to finish what you start today, but forward motion will keep you from becoming frustrated by unfavorable circumstances.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — Don’t say “yes” today when you really want to say “no.” Even though this may not please those around you, it reflects a valuable honesty.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — You can get a lot done today while waiting for someone else to fulfill his or her promise to you. Timing is not altogether critical.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — You’ll want to look closely at your key relationships today. What is it that they provide you, and what do you bring to the table?

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — You must resign yourself to working with certain restrictions at this time. You may find yourself in conflict with someone “in charge.”

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — You are eager for things to change in such a way that you are afforded more freedom to do as you will. A key promise is made and kept today.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — You can take care of many today, but are they willing and able to take care of you in return? You must make your needs clear to all around you.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — You should be able to work much faster, and accomplish much more overall, than expected. Others covet your boundless reserves of energy.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — You don’t want to be seen as indecisive today, but you mustn’t make the wrong decision either. You’ll feel pressure from both sides.

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SUPER QUIZ

THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Score 1 point for each correct answer on the Freshman Level, 2 points on the Graduate Level and 3 points on the Ph.D. Level.

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Unscramble these Jumbles, one letter to each square, to form four ordinary words.

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Kitchen matters Level 1

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Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon.

Answer here: Yesterday’s

(Answers tomorrow) Jumbles: IGLOO NINTH SOFTEN PEWTER Answer: Before deciding on which new scale to purchase, she wanted to — WEIGH HER OPTIONS

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Solution to Wednesday’s puzzle

Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit, 1 to 9.

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(e.g., What is spoiled by too many cooks? Answer: The broth.)

Freshman level 1. What should you do if you can’t stand the heat?

2. Term for a ship’s kitchen.

3. Term for a kitchen closet in which groceries or dishes are kept.

Graduate level 4. This common kitchen substance is known chemically as sodium chloride.

5. This six-letter geographical word describes a feature found in many modern kitchens.

6. These two paired kitchen items are used to grind solids into powders.

PH.D. level 7. Which U.S. president had a “kitchen cabinet”?

8. New York City neighborhood sometimes known as Clinton.

9. In this TV series Daisy Mason rose from kitchen maid to assistant cook.

SUPER QUIZ ANSWERS 1. Get out of the kitchen. 2. Galley. 3. Pantry. 4. Salt. 5. Island. 6. Mortar and pestle. 7. Andrew Jackson. 8. Hell’s Kitchen. 9. “Downton Abbey.”

18 points — congratulations, doctor; 15 to 17 points — honors graduate; 10 to 14 points — you’re plenty smart, but no grind; 4 to 9 points — you really should hit the books harder; 1 point to 3 points — enroll in remedial courses immediately; 0 points — who reads the questions to you?

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Crossword Puzzle ACROSS 1 As __ as molasses 5 Sound of a sneeze 10 Range viewed from Salzburg 14 Easy pace 15 $1000 16 Lawn mower brand 17 Like petits fours & eclairs 18 Lawn game 20 __ favor; polite Spaniard’s phrase 21 Unpleasantly moist 22 Musical speed 23 Got up 25 Jon __ Jovi 26 Inventor’s paper 28 Moans and __ 31 Otherwise known as 32 Parable’s lesson 34 “Cat __ Hot Tin Roof” 36 Clippety-__ 37 “__, Jose!”

38 Antlered animal 39 Relatives 40 Like a dull & hackneyed joke 41 Similar 42 Chaperone 44 Willis & Lee 45 Word attached to chair or rest 46 Ill-gotten gain 47 Dangerous critter 50 Tumor 51 Chad’s continent: abbr.

54 Beside the point 57 As busy as __ 58 Leoni’s namesakes 59 __ Castro 60 Singer Campbell 61 Quiche ingredients 62 Waterbirds 63 Hit hard DOWN 1 Lose one’s footing 2 Crazy 3 Surgeries 4 Took a mate 5 Horrified

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6 Hag 7 “__! The Herald Angels Sing” 8 Walk-__; movie set extras 9 “__ to Billie Joe” 10 Greek goddess of wisdom 11 Weaving device 12 Abbr. in some high school names 13 Mediocre 19 Bar seat 21 Puts on, as clothes 24 “As ye sow, so shall ye __” 25 Donkey’s cry 26 Prepare to move 27 TV’s “Kate & __” 28 Elephant’s color 29 Obvious 30 Simple plumbing tool 32 Comedian Sahl 33 On one’s __; independent 35 Middle __; historical period 37 Accepted standard

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Non Sequitur

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38 Insulting remark 40 __ reef; atoll 41 Rainbows 43 Embrace 44 Hustle and __ 46 Paths 47 Refer to 48 “The Beaver State”: abbr.

49 Boast

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50 Created 52 “I __ Pretty”; “West Side Story” song 53 Torn in two 55 Encycl. volume, perhaps 56 __ for; strive to win 57 Bell’s monogram

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