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Woman charged in train accident

New Lebanon fire under investigation

By Bill Williams

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By Bill Williams Columbia-Greene Media

NEW LEBANON — The cause of a house fire Monday in New Lebanon is under investigation, authorities said.

At about 7:02 a.m., the four fire companies that comprise the Lebanon Valley Task Force were sent by Columbia County 911 to

563 county Route 34, after receiving multiple reports of a fire at that location.

State police arrived on the scene first and reported everyone inside the house was able to get out safely.

When the first firefighters arrived, they confirmed the two-story home was engulfed in flames and requested mutual-aid

NIVERVILLE — The woman whose car was struck by a train March 29 in Niverville was arrested Friday in connection with the incident, state police said Monday.

Margaret M. Drexler, 66, of Niverville, was charged with third-degree criminal trespass, a class B misdemeanor, according to state police records.

An investigation into the crash indicated that Drexler entered the train tracks from the parking lot of the Niverville Pub, parked alongside the tracks and left the car to search for a missing dog, said Beau Duffy, director of information for state police.

At about 5:35 a.m., Columbia County 911 sent Niverville Fire Company and Valatie Rescue Squad to the railroad crossing on Parker Hall Road in the area of Elm Street after receiving a call from a CSX freight train, saying they had just struck a car.

The caller reported that there were people standing around the vehicle.

The train stopped in the area following the crash.

State police arrived on the scene first and said there were no

assistance from neighboring fire departments.

Companies from two counties responded.

All available manpower was requested to the scene.

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Ten fire companies were involved in fighting a house fire in New Lebanon on Monday morning.

Jeep crashes into store, damage heavy

By Bill Williams Columbia-Greene Media

VALATIE — A Columbia County man has been charged with driving while intoxicated following a crash early Saturday morning when his Jeep crashed into a building.

Steven T. Wolfe, 28, of Valatie, was arrested following the early morning crash, state police spokeswoman Marissa Debiase said.

Wolfe was taken to Albany Medical Center for evaluation after the accident, Debiase said.

The building that Wolfe crashed into houses Beaver Mill Antiques on the first floor and apartments on the second floor.

The building sustained heavy damage, but it could have been worse, Valatie Fire Chief Joe Loeffler said.

An investigation determined that Wolfe was driving east on Main Street when he lost control and crashed into the business, Debiase said.

At about 12:44 a.m., Columbia County 911 sent Valatie Fire Department and Valatie Rescue Squad to 3045 Main St., after receiving reports that a car had crashed into a building and that the driver was unconscious.

Paramedics treated the man at the scene before bringing him to Albany.

The village code enforcement officer was requested to the scene by fire officials.

Main Street was closed to traffic between Chatham Street and New Street while emergency crews worked.

Some residents who heard the crash watched from a distance as the crews worked on the site.

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The residents of the apartment did not have to evacuate, Loeffler said.

Repairs to the second floor were scheduled to be done on Saturday, Loeffler said.

The antique store will remain closed until repairs can be made, Loeffler said. One of the walls that was damaged had electric wires in it and they will need to be repaired.

The front of the building also needs to be shored up, Loeffler said.

The building located next door to the crash at 3043 Main St., sustained minor damage, fire officials said.

That building housed Great Finds on the first floor and apartments on the second floor.

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The disclosure of new Covid variants emerging in China and the rise of a potentially more transmissible strain in the U.K. has recast the spotlight on the ongoing risk of the virus, even as health experts say there’s no reason to panic.

The World Health Organization said a hybrid of two omicron strains -- BA.1 and BA.2 -- that was first detected in the U.K. and dubbed XE could be the most transmissible variant yet. It is estimated to spread 10% more easily than BA.2, which itself was more transmissible than the original omicron famous for its ease of penetration.

Meanwhile in China, which is experiencing its biggest outbreak since Wuhan, authorities have disclosed two novel omicron subvariants that don’t match any existing sequences.

It’s unclear if the infections were one-off events of little significance, or if they may be a sign of problems ahead.

“If the Chinese authorities’ efforts to constrain transmission are ineffective against a highly, highly transmissible virus, like an omicron variant, this could become a threat for the rest of the world,” said Rajeev Venkayya, a former White House biodefense adviser who became the CEO of drugmaker Aerium Therapeutics in March. “We know that uncontrolled transmission of the virus can lead to more viral evolution and an evolution around vaccines and therapeutics,” potentially making them less effective, he said.

The continued circulation of Covid-19 nearly 2.5 years after it was first detected in China, driven by the development of mutations that allow infections to surge and deaths to batter the same locations again and again, remains a key issue for a world ready to live with the virus. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is holding a hearing this week to discuss what booster

A worker in personal protective equipment collects sample from a resident for a Covid-19 test in a neighborhood placed under lockdown in Shanghai on April 4, 2022. MUST CREDIT: Bloomberg photo by Qilai Shen

shots will be needed and how to select which specific strains of the virus they should target.

The number of infections from these new variants are tiny given the scope of the outbreaks that are still happening worldwide, and scientists have documented the emergence of many variations that have gone nowhere. The U.K. health authorities have recorded more than 630 cases of XE, underscoring that more information is needed.

“We should monitor the new recombinants closely, but we should not panic at the moment,” said Leo Poon, a virologist and University of Hong Kong professor who has tracked and written reports on the emergence of new strains.

It’s not unexpected to see Covid recombinant variants, or a mix of two previous strains, particularly since the delta and omicron strains have been circulating widely, he said. It’s likely that some people would be infected by both strains. If a variant were to be detected in multiple

regions and was spreading in the community, then that would be of concern, he said.

China’s recent disclosures on novel variants come at a very early stage of spread, making it hard to know how significant the findings are.

Officials in the eastern Chinese city Suzhou, about 110 kilometers from Shanghai, reported an infection with an omicron subvariant derived from BA.1 over the weekend. It didn’t match any existing sequences in China or in the international database for viral sequences known as GISAID. It was found in a patient with a mild case of Covid, the city’s health authorities said.

A second infection found in the northeastern city of Dalian was caused by a BA.2 subvariant that doesn’t match any sequences of domestic or imported cases in the country so far. It was found in a fashion store clerk who was selling clothes imported from South Korea. Close to 400 close contacts were tested. All were negative.

The novel strains from around the world are now cropping up in Asia. The first infection caused by the XE variant in Thailand was detected on Saturday, while in February a different recombinant variant was found in two people who arrived in Hong Kong from Europe. The strain hasn’t been detected in the community, and the two travelers recovered fully.

Most of the infections in China and Hong Kong, where more than half of the city is estimated to have been infected since the start of the year, stem from existing variants thus far, said Stephen Goldstein, a virologist from the University of Utah. So while the outbreaks are an emergency for the governments and public health officials, they don’t currently represent a global health threat, he said.

“I don’t really expect a new variant to emerge from the omicron epidemics in Hong Kong and China,” Goldstein said.

“That said, this virus has certainly surprised us before and we need to stay vigilant.”

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The guilt of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter was never really in question. His fate is.

Broward Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer will join prosecutors and defense lawyers Monday to start the process of picking jurors to decide that fate, answering the biggest remaining question about the tragedy: Will confessed murderer Nikolas Cruz be sentenced to life in prison or death?

Twelve jurors will be tasked with making that decision.

Finding them could take two months or more.

A thousand potential jurors have been summoned to the Broward courthouse Monday.

Scherer will call 60 at a time into the largest courtroom in the building for a round of questions. The same thing will happen Tuesday and Wednesday.

Massive pre-trial publicity, intense public scrutiny, and the highest possible stakes promise to take a toll on any plan for a speedy process.

A dozen jurors are needed, but up to 20 will be chosen, Scherer said. The extra jurors give the court the ability to continue with proceedings if a member of the jury gets sick or has to leave for any reason.

Monday will only kick off

the first day of what officials dub “pre-selection,” a screening process designed to weed out those who certainly cannot serve. They include people who cannot afford to miss out on their jobs or family commitments, people who’ve consumed so much media coverage that they admit they have already made up their minds, and people with obvious conflicts of interest, such as friends of the 17 slain and 17 surviving victims of the mass shooting at the Parkland high school.

This won’t be the first time Cruz has come face to face with potential jurors. Before he pleaded guilty, the pre-selection process was underway for his trial on charges of assaulting a courthouse deputy. Several potential jurors burst into tears the moment they saw Cruz seated at the defense table.

Typically, fewer than half of summoned jurors show up to do their civic duty. Earlier this week, Scherer expressed hope to get through 240 of them each day, eliminating most from consideration. Attorneys told Scherer it was optimistic to expect to get through that many potential jurors.

The pre-selection process will run for three days a week through the end of May, with a break April 14-24.

Jurors who make it through the first phase can be expected

to be sent home and told to wait, avoiding all media coverage of the case. They will return when the second phase starts, and that won’t happen until Scherer is confident the pool is large enough to pick 20 to hear the evidence.

The second phase is a more intensive round of questioning, examining jurors on everything from their personal connections to the criminal justice system to their feelings about the morality of the death penalty and their ability to put personal feelings aside to follow the law.

In ordinary cases, the pace of jury selection quickens during the second round. Prosecutors and defense lawyers argue with the judge over whether particular jurors should be excused. If the judge doesn’t agree to dismiss a potential juror, each side has the right to remove at least 10 jurors unilaterally.

For the defense, the goal is to find at least one juror who can look at the evidence and still vote for a sentence of life in prison. Under Florida law, a jury’s

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recommendation for death has to be unanimous.

“You have a lot of people who are philosophically opposed to the death penalty,” said defense lawyer Bruce Raticoff, who is not associated with the Cruz case.

“They will be excluded, as will people who are too enthusiastic about imposing the death penalty. What you’re looking for as a defense attorney is people who are humanitarians, people who value human life and who don’t believe in an eye for an eye.”

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Tuesday, April 5 n Claverack Fire District 7 p.m. Board of Fire Commissioners. Fire House, 67 Route 23, Claverack n Columbia Economic Development Corporation IDA & CRC board and committee meetings 8:30 a.m. One Hudson City Centre, State Street, Suite 301, Hudson and via Zoom n Hillsdale Zoning Board of Appeals 7:30 p.m. Town Hall, Main Street, Hillsdale 518-325-5073 n Hudson City School District Board of Education community workshop about the development of the 2022-23 school budget proposal 6 p.m. HHS Library, 215 Harry Howard Ave., Hudson n Hudson Conservation Advisory Council 6 p.m. City Hall, 520 Warren St., Hudson, 518-828-1030 n Livingston Zoning Board of Appeals 7 p.m. Town Hall, County Route 19, Livingston 518-851-9441 n New Lebanon Central School District Board of Education 7 p.m. Room 3, Walter B. Howard Elementary School, 14665 Route 22, New Lebanon n New Lebanon Zoning Board of Appeals 7:30 p.m. Town Hall, 14755 Route 22, New Lebanon 518-794-8888 n Rhinebeck Village Planning Board 7:30 p.m. Village Hall, 76 East Market St., Rhinebeck 845-876-1922 n Taghkanic Planning Board workshop 7 p.m. Town Hall, Route 82, West Taghkanic 518-851-7638

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Town Hall, County Route 19, Livingston 518-851-9441 n Milan Planning Board 7 p.m. Wilcox Memorial Town Hall, 20 Wilcox Circle, Milan 845-758-5133 n Millerton Village Town Planning Board 7:30 p.m. Village Hall, Dutchess Avenue, Millerton 518-789-4489 n North East Town Planning Board 7:30 p.m. Town Hall, Maple Avenue, North East 518-789-3778 n Pine Plains Central School District Board of Education 7 p.m. Stissing Mountain Middle/High School Library, 2989 Church St., Pine Plains 518-398-7181 n Stockport Town Board 7 p.m. Town Hall, 2787 Atlantic Ave., Hudson 518-8289389

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Region prepares for 2nd COVID booster

By Natasha Vaughn-Holdridge Columbia-Greene Media

HUDSON — Preparations are underway in the Twin Counties to administer the recently approved second COVID booster shot.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a second COVID booster dose, which will be a fourth shot for those who received the two-dose Moderna or Pfizer vaccines and the first booster shot.

New York state Saturday approved the second booster shot for those who are eligible.

“This past week we struggled with the fact the FDA approved it on Tuesday and we really wanted to be able to give out the shots,” Columbia County Department of Health Director Jack Mabb said.

“We had five or six people who actually showed up at the college Thursday that we had to turn away. So the interest is there, I don’t think its huge.”

People who are 50 or older and received a first booster shot at least four months ago are eligible, according to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s announcement.

Adults who are 18-49 years old who received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine and immunocompromised people 12 or older are also eligible for another booster shot four months after receiving the first.

“There is a link up now on our website that people can sign up if they want to, it does save them some time when it comes to the paperwork,” Mabb said.

“Or they can just show up at the college, we’re ready for Thursday, we’re going to have a couple teams up there to take on what shows up.”

Columbia County will hold a vaccination POD Thursday afternoons from 3-5:30 p.m. at Columbia-Greene

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Columbia County officials are encouraging residents to get the second COVID-19 booster shots when it becomes available.

Community College. Walk-in appointments are allowed.

“We were waiting for final determination, so now what we will have to do is contact the state on inventory, because typically these things come in a fairly large volume of doses,” Greene County Administrator Shaun Groden said. “So we will have to find out how that would be disseminated down to us, do we have to apply, for X amount of pieces, so now the groundwork begins.”

Groden said the county had to wait until the state Department of Health approved the next booster shot to begin working on plans.

“Now that they have, now we’ll have to see the planning, whether or not the pharmacies can continue to be the front line for distribution, or if I need to do a POD. We won’t know that yet,” Groden said.

The Centers For Disease Control and Prevention tracks vaccination numbers on a county level. In Columbia County 84.2% of the population received a first shot, 74% of the county is considered fully vaccinated and 51.2% of the fully vaccinated population received a booster shot.

In Greene County, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 69.4% of the population received a first shot, 62.2% was considered fully vaccinated and 53% of the fully vaccinated population have received a booster dose.

“It’s going to be interesting to see the response from the public,” Mabb said.

“Our prediction is, we’re up to 56% with the first booster, if we get 25% we’re going to be lucky. I think there’s a feeling out there that some people are going to wait to get it until September, October,

thinking that the weather is getting warm, cases are gong to continue to decline, and then get it in the fall. I’d be very surprised if we get 25%.”

The FDA determined the known potential benefits of a second COVID-19 booster dose outweigh their known potential risks in the populations it has been approved for, according to a statement from the FDA. “Current evidence suggests some waning of protection over time against serious outcomes from COVID-19 in older and immunocompromised individuals,” Director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research Dr. Peter Marks sad in a statement Thursday. “Based on an analysis of emerging data, a second booster dose of either the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine could help increase protection levels for these higher-risk individuals” Data shows the initial booster shot is critical in helping to protect all adults from potentially severe outcomes of COVID-19, Marks said.

Booster vaccinations can also be scheduled at state-run mass vaccination sites through the state Department website according to the governor’s announcement Saturday.

“Providers statewide, including at the state’s mass vaccination sites, are ready to administer second booster doses for eligible New Yorkers,” State Health Commissioner Dr. Mary T. Bassett said in a statement. “For each of us, vaccination remains our personal best line of defense against COVID. As we have seen with the recent increase of the omicron sub-variant BA.2, COVID is still with us.

These safe and effective vaccines remain free, including the second booster.”

Volunteers come together for 3rd annual Smith Pond cleanup

By Natasha Vaughn-Holdridge Columbia-Greene Media

CHATHAM — Volunteers worked together Saturday at the third annual cleanup and maintenance around Smith Pond in Chatham.

The 25 volunteers worked for four hours clearing downed tree limbs and pulling invasive shrubs along the two walking trails around the pond and the area near the boat dock.

The annual event was a collaborative effort from Chatham Area Recreation Program, Columbia Land Conservancy, village of Chatham, Chatham Central School District and neighborhood volunteers. It was organized

by Jay Thorn and Taylor Call of Chatham Area Recreation Program, Troy Weldy of

Columbia Land Conservancy and neighbor Michael Richardson.

“It’s four hours of people rolling up their sleeves and getting to it,” Richardson said.

The tools were donated by organizers and volunteers, Richardson said. ACP Power Equipment of Ghent donated a wood chipper they were able to use for branches and brush.

“The property around Smith Pond is owned by the school district,” Richardson said. “It was transferred from the village to the school district over 20 years ago.”

The group first got together three years ago to fix up the boat dock and trails, Richardson said.

The Smith Pond trails are frequented by dog walkers,

casual walkers and people who fish along the bank, Richardson said. The trails also have two picnic tables donated by Chatham Agway at the boat dock midway along the shore trail.

The Columbia Land Conservancy and the Chatham Library are working together to plan a “story walk” as the season gets warmer.

Richardson said a story walk is an educational activity that uses a children’s book as a source four episodes included along the trail. The Columbia Land Conservancy has several different areas throughout the county where there are story walks and different stories can be read as a person walks along a trail.

“These days where there is so much going on that weighs

Contributed photo/ Michael Richardson Volunteers work to clear trees and debris around Smith Pond.

heavy on our minds, the pandemic, the war in Europe, just all the things that weigh so heavy on us, it’s wonderful that we can come together as

a community and do something that’s just out and out enjoyable and pleasant,” Richardson said.

Gas leak closes block of Warren Street

By Bill Williams Columbia-Greene Media

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Hudson firefighters were on the scene of a gas leak on Warren Street Saturday morning.

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HUDSON — Part of Warren Street was closed to traffic Saturday morning while firefighters were at the scene of a reported gas leak.

At about 9:16 a.m., Columbia County 911 sent Hudson Fire Department to 417 Warren St., after a contractor who was working on

the building called them and reported that they had accidentally ruptured a gas line.

Firefighters arrived on the scene quickly to investigate.

The 400 block of Warren Street was closed to traffic, but pedestrians continued to walk through the area.

Firefighters began to ventilate the building with fans.

The gas main and power

were turned off at the building, Hudson Fire Chief Anthony Demarco said Monday.

The Hudson code enforcement office was notified of the situation, and the scene was then turned over to the contractors, Demarco said.

All firefighters were back in service at 10:08 a.m.

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Don’t let this report gather dust A report written by Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress supplied insight into Columbia County’s affordable housing crisis and offered possible solutions.

The Columbia County Board of Supervisors and Columbia Economic Development Corporation must not waste the contents of the report.

The last two years have changed the dynamics of the housing market. Columbia County has seen an increase in the number of home buyers migrating from downstate, accompanied by a cultural shift of people working from home brought about by the pandemic and the sharp rise of inflation.

Home prices have increased 54.7% in Columbia County between 2018 and 2021, the most recent year of the statistics. During the same period, the inventory of available homes decreased by 58.6%. The average price of a home jumped by 17.8%.

Inventory is declining and prices are increasing.

The report, made public at a forum held by the Board of Supervisors and Columbia Economic Development Corporation, also looked at the gap in what would be considered affordable housing based on local incomes and compared those numbers to the fair market rent for a two-bedroom apartment in the county.

In Columbia County the fair market rate for a twobedroom home in 2021 was $1,028 per month and the hourly renter wage in the county is $11 an hour. This means the monthly rent affordable at the renters wage rate is $590 per month, which is $438 more than they would be able to afford.

Advocates see these statistics as an inexorable step-bystep pathway toward pricing residents out of the county in which they live and work.

Where will Columbia County be if the only people who can afford to live here push out those who can’t? Today’s influx of second home owners could well be tomorrow’s massive housing giveaway.

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The Hunter Biden story is an opportunity for a reckoning (c) 2022,The Washington Post ·

There was something grotesquely familiar about last week’s revelations about Hunter Biden’s business dealings abroad, both in the story’s particulars and in the more general saga of sleazy self-dealing into which it fits. The idea that these latest revelations definitively vindicate or villainize any party except Biden himself, however, is misplaced.

The Post reported Wednesday on the multimillion-dollar deals the president’s son made with a Chinese energy company.

The investigation adds new details and confirms old ones about the ways in which Joe Biden’s family has profited from trading overseas on his name something for which the president deserves criticism for tacitly condoning. What it does not do, despite some conservatives’ insistence otherwise, is prove that President Joe Biden acted corruptly. This is a reality that an election-year probe

by Senate Republicans into improper influence or wrongdoing has already confirmed. The Justice Department, meanwhile, continues its inquiry into Hunter Biden’s tax affairs and foreign lobbying.

For now, what’s more compelling than the assorted accusations about the Bidens’ behavior is this question: Why is confirmation of a story that

first surfaced in the fall of 2020 emerging only now?

When the New York Post published its blockbuster exclusive on the contents of a laptop said to have been abandoned at a Delaware repair shop by Hunter Biden, mainstream media organizations balked at running with the same narrative. Social media sites displayed even greater caution. Twitter blocked the story altogether, pointing to a policy against hacked materials, and suspended the New York Post’s account for sharing it; Facebook downranked the story in the algorithms that govern users’ news feeds for fear that it was based on misinformation. Now, The Washington Post and the New York Times have vouched for many of the relevant communications.

This series of events has prompted allegations of a coverup, or at best a double standard in the treatment of conservative and liberal politicians by mainstream media and social media sites. Yet there was reason in this case for reluctance on the part of the publications and the platforms alike. Both had been the unwitting tools of a Russian influence campaign in 2016, and it was only prudent to suspect a similar plot lay behind the mysterious appearance of a computer stuffed with juicy documents and conveniently

handed over to President Donald Trump’s toxic personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani. Indeed, at the time there was also an ongoing disinformation operation from Moscow involving - among other things - doctored recordings supposedly showing Joe Biden improperly pressuring the then-president of Ukraine to aid Hunter Biden’s business interests - a fraud promoted by Giuliani.

This context doesn’t necessarily exonerate every action of every publication and platform. It makes obvious sense for newspapers to wait to verify information before turning it into a story; the harder conundrum is what to do with true information that comes from a hack, and harder still is how to treat true information that hasn’t been stolen but has been selectively shared to further an agenda.

Social media sites face a tougher choice when it comes to whether and how to dampen the spread of a story when they’re unsure of its truthfulness or origins.

None of these dilemmas have easy answers. The lesson learned from 2016 was evidently to err on the side of setting aside questionable material in the heat of a political campaign. The lesson learned from 2020 may well be that there’s also a danger of suppressing accurate and relevant stories.

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A judge calls out racial discrimination in Florida WASHINGTON — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis proclaimed himself unfazed by a federal judge’s opinion declaring provisions of the state’s new voting law unconstitutional and racially discriminatory. As a matter of raw judicial vote-counting, DeSantis is probably right.

“It’s just a matter of how quickly it’s going to get reversed,” DeSantis said of the ruling Thursday by U.S. District Judge Mark Walker, an Obama appointee.

The numbers back up the Republican governor’s bluster. Seven of the 11 active judges on the 11th Circuit, where Walker’s decision will be appealed, are Republican nominees, including a solid phalanx of six Trump appointees.

The Supreme Court, if the dispute gets that far, isn’t apt to be any more attentive to voting rights claims.

As Walker noted at the start of his 288-page opinion, voting rights “are under siege” — and here he blamed not states such as Florida but the Supreme Court itself, pointedly citing its spate of recent rulings eviscerating the Voting Rights Act and refusing to block racial gerrymandering.

Still, the very prospect that this ruling is evanescent is what calls for paying attention to it now. To read the decision is to hear the unmistakable sound of Walker’s anguish: Over the conduct of his home state in enacting a law that solves no problem except to help Florida Republicans by suppressing Black votes. Over the persistent, and persisting, mistreatment of Black people in a state with “a grotesque history of racial discrimination.”

And, perhaps most powerful, over the evident unwillingness of the federal judiciary to secure the “sacred right to vote” embodied in the Voting Rights Act. “Federal courts must not lose sight of the spirit that spurred the VRA’s passage,” Walker wrote. But it is clear he believes too many of his colleagues — and, more to the point, his superiors — have done just that.

“To be sure, there are those

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MARCUS who suggest that we live in a post-racial society,” Walker observed. “But that is simply not so.” This was, for a lower court judge, a cheeky takedown of Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., cloaked in legal language: Walker’s citation pointed to Roberts’s rosy assertion, in 2013’s Shelby County v. Holder, that “our country has changed.”

Walker’s ruling is the first by a federal judge to strike down major parts of one of the torrent of voting restrictions enacted by states in the aftermath of the 2020 election. Florida’s law, known as SB 90, limited the availability of drop boxes for absentee ballots, requiring that they be monitored round-the-clock and dramatically reducing the times during which most drop boxes could be used. It imposed more stringent rules on third-party voter registration drives and threatened to penalize giving water, snacks or other help to those waiting in line to vote.

Walker struck down these provisions as racially discriminatory, in violation of the Voting Rights Act and the Constitution, although he rejected a challenge to new voter identification requirements for those casting mailin ballots.

Most surprisingly, he invoked a rarely used part of the Voting Rights Act, the “bail-in” provision, to require that the state submit future changes on those particular subjects for court approval.

“Without preclearance, Florida could continue to enact such laws, replacing them every legislative session if courts view them with skepticism,” Walker wrote. “Such a scheme makes a mockery of the rule of law.”

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This wasn’t Walker’s first brush with Florida’s election laws. He’s heard 17 previous voting cases, and ruled against the state in six. What was striking in this case was his refusal to ignore Florida’s extensive history of racial discrimination and violence to suppress Black voters and his insistence that the legacy of that mistreatment has present-day consequences.

“Florida has a horrendous history of racial discrimination in voting,” Walker wrote.

“As a result, Florida has long had a government that is not responsive to the needs of racial minorities. Because Florida’s government has historically been unresponsive to minorities, White Floridians outpace minorities by almost every socioeconomic metric.

Further, because of Florida’s racially charged past, race is closely correlated with politics in modern-day Florida.”

And he linked that reality to the state’s voting laws, noting that “in the past 20 years, Florida has repeatedly sought to make voting tougher for Black voters because of their propensity to favor Democratic candidates.”

Thus, the change in dropbox rules, seemingly inoffensive on its face, was actually racially motivated, Walker found: It “effectively bans drop box use at the specific times and the specific days that Black voters, not all Democratic voters, are most likely to use them.” The legislature knew just what it was doing.

How different this analysis is from the arid, context-free way in which the Supreme Court’s conservative majority has analyzed recent voting rights restrictions, resolutely obtuse to their foreseeable and desired impact on minority voters and credulously receptive to alternative explanations about combating nonexistent voter fraud.

As DeSantis predicted, it may not last long, but it’s important to have someone set out, for the record, what is really going on here.

Ruth Marcus’ email address is ruthmarcus@washpost.com.

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The Columbia County Chamber of Commerce recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of Hudson Brewing Company’s own dedicated food truck adjacent to Hudson Brewing’s taproom at 99 South Third St., Hudson. Now in addition to more than 13 great beers on tap Hudson Brewing Company will be offering great food too. The owner Will Thibeault was joined by Hudson Brewing Company staff, Chamber of Commerce President Bill Gerlach, Chamber board members and representatives, Columbia County Tourism, and Matt Hartzoger from NY State Assembly Member Didi Barrett’s office.

OGS seeks vendors for the summer 2022 food truck season ALBANY — The New York State Office of General Services is seeking vendors for its lunchtime food vending program at the Empire State Plaza and Harriman State Office Building Campus in Albany. Qualified commercial food vendors are encouraged to submit applications to

participate.

The OGS lunchtime food vending program serves thousands of State employees and visitors between May and mid-October at the Empire State Plaza and Harriman Campus.

All applications must be received by 5 p.m. April 20.

Applications, as well as information about the food vending program, application deadlines, criteria used to evaluate applications, and fee schedules, can be found online here or by contacting the OGS Convention and Cultural Events Office at 518-474-4759 or Vendors@ogs.ny.gov.

Take advantage of New York’s triple play: E-file, free file and direct deposit ALBANY — The New York State Department of Taxation Finance reminded taxpayers that they can save money, prevent errors, and receive their entire refund sooner by e-filing with Free File software and choosing direct deposit.

E-filing is safer, faster, and more efficient than sending paper returns through the mail. And you’ll receive your refund faster if it’s directly deposited into your bank account rather than mailed as a paper check.

“Combining the power of electronic filing and direct deposit is the most secure and efficient way to submit your tax return and receive any refund due,” said Acting New York State Commissioner of Taxation and Finance Amanda Hiller. “We strive to issue refunds as quickly as possible, and you can help by filing an accurate return and choosing to have your refund directly deposited into your bank account.”

To use direct deposit,

simply check direct deposit on your tax return, then enter your bank’s nine-digit routing number and your account number. For checking accounts, this information is available on your checks; for savings accounts, contact your bank.

If you opt to forgo the simplicity and convenience of direct deposit, make sure your mailing address is correct when requesting a refund check by mail. Any error can delay your refund.

PREPARE AND FILE YOUR INCOME TAX RETURNS FOR FREE Free File software is now available at the Tax Department website, www.tax. ny.gov. Taxpayers with income of $73,000 or less in 2021 can electronically complete and submit their federal and New York State income tax returns online at no cost.

To be directed to the free filing options, simply click Free File your income tax return on the Tax Department’s website. It’s easy, fast, and secure.

To ensure you’re not charged a fee, you must go to the Tax Department’s website to complete your return.

You’ll save on preparation fees, prevent costly errors, and ensure that you receive any refund you’re owed in the most efficient way possible.

CHECK YOUR REFUND STATUS Taxpayers can also quickly view the status of their New York State tax refund anytime by using the Check your Refund application on the Tax Department website: www. tax.ny.gov. It’s the fastest and most convenient way to know when to expect your refund.

It’s updated daily and provides the same information available to our phone representatives—only without the wait!

You can also find out when your refund will be issued by signing up for Tax Department email alerts. Visit the Tax Department homepage at www.tax.ny.gov and select Subscribe under the Connect With Us heading at the bottom of the page.

GREENPORT — The Republican Women’s Club of Columbia & Rensselaer Counties will host a free breakfast for Veterans 9-11 a.m. April 7 at The Plaza Diner, 300 Fairview Ave., Greenport to celebrate our Veterans. RSVP at RWCCRCNY@gmail.com or text 518-567-5551. Veterans are free. Anyone can donate in advance or at the door – PayPal RWCCRCNY@gmail.com or Venmo @RWCCRCNY. GHENT — Ghent Fire Co. Ladies Auxiliary will host Breakfast with the Easter Bunny 8-11 a.m. April 10 at the Ghent Fire House, 2230 Route 66, Ghent. Adults, $7; children 5-12, $3; free for kids under 5, free. Breakfast purchase is not required to visit with the Easter Bunny.

APRIL 8 HUDSON — The Hudson American Legion, 107 County Route 25, Hudson, will serve take out only fish fries 4:30-7 p.m. April 8. Fish, fries and cole slaw for $13. For information, call 518-828-4707, DELMAR — Q.U.I.L.T. Inc. will meet at 9:45 a.m. April 8 via Zoom. This will be a general meeting followed by the lecture, Modern Dresden – Give a Girl a Wedge with Candyce Grisham. Guests may register to attend this meeting for a small fee. See www.quiltinc.org for more information.

Q.U.I.L.T., Inc. is a not-forprofit guild of quilters interested in learning about the art of making quilts. Members live in the Capital Region and surrounding communities. All levels of quilters are welcome.

Meetings are held the second Friday of each month (September through June.)

APRIL 9 HERKIMER — Prospective students and families will have the opportunity to learn firsthand why Herkimer College ranks among the top twoyear colleges in the nation at Spring Open House, noon-2 p.m. April 9 in the Herkimer College Robert McLaughlin College Center. The event will feature faculty meet and greets, campus tours, and information about academic programs, support services, financial aid, on-campus housing, athletics, and campus life. Registration is available online at admissions.

herkimer.edu/register/springopenhouse. Walk-ins are also welcome. Additionally, the Admissions office is open late each Wednesday until 6 p.m. and once a month on Saturdays. For more information, contact the Admissions Office at (315) 574-4028 or email admissions@herkimer.edu.

APRIL 10 BURNT HILLS — The Burnt Hills Ministers Association is sponsoring a Ukraine Service for Peace at 4 p.m. April 10. The outdoor event will be held in the parking lot of the Burnt Hills United Methodist Church, 816 Route 50, Burnt Hills. Local Clergy will gather to add their prayers along with Father Vasyl Dovgan and Father Mikhail Myshchuk. A Ukrainian Childrens Choir will sing. Local Cardilogist Dr. Andrij Baran will speak. Donations will be accepted for the Ukrainian Refugee Fund.

APRIL 12 GERMANTOWN — The Germantown Garden Club will meet at noon April 12 at the Hover Room at the Germantown Library, 31 Palatine Park Road, Germantown. This month’s program will feature a program and demonstration called “Get Creative with Containers” with Linda Levitt, Master Gardener Volunteer and Board Member from the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Columbia and Greene Counties. The club will learn how to use containers as accents in the garden. As a refresher, Linda will do a demonstration on how to plant a container. She will also cover what plants are suitable and where to place containers for a creative effect. The club will also discuss plans for their Spring Plant Sale to be held on May 14, which is a big fundraiser and a popular community event. Refreshments will be served. The meeting is open to the public. For information, call Fran Bufi at 518537-4868.

ALBANY — The Society of American Magicians (SAM#2) and The International Brotherhood of Magicians (IBM Ring #186) will be meeting at 7:30 p.m. April 12 via Zoom. All persons, 16 and older, interested in the various aspects of the hobby of magic are invited to attend a joint ZOOM meeting of The Society of American Magicians (SAM #24) and The International Brotherhood of Magicians (IBM Ring#186).

For detailed information, visit the SAM Website at WWW. SAM24.SYNTHASITE.COM. COPAKE — The Columbia County American Legion will meet at 7:30 p.m. April 12 at

Closson-Raught American Legion Post 1160 at the Copake Town Hall in Copake.

For directions or if interested in becoming a member of the American Legion, contact Jeff at 518-672-4757.

APRIL 14 HUDSON — Hudson Hall is honored to present President Emerita of the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Karen Books Hopkins at 6 p.m. April 14 to discuss her new memoir, BAM. . . and Then It Hit Me, an exhilarating romp through the evolution of the renowned cultural institution and its profound influence on the evolution of Brooklyn into one of the world’s most vibrant cultural districts.

Hopkins is joined by Maureen Sager, founder and former executive director of the Upstate Alliance for the Creative Economy, for a lively discussion about Hopkins’ 36 years at BAM and the important role cultural institutions and the arts have played in revitalizing communities and creative placemaking. Tickets are free; reservations are recommended. Reserve at hudsonhall.org or by phone at 518-822-1438.

APRIL 15 STOCKPORT — The Stockport Fire Company and Ladies Auxiliary will host a fish fry fundraiser will be held 11 a.m.-8 p.m. April 15 at the Stockport Fire Company 1, 128 County Route 25, Hudson.

Dinner includes fish on a roll, French fries or sweet potato fries and cole slaw. The cost is $12. Easter cupcakes will be available for sale.

For information and to order, call Sharon at 518-7557851. Delivery available for large orders.

APRIL 16 MELLENVILLE — The Claverack Republican Club will hold its annual free Easter Egg Hunt for all Claverack youths 1 to 9 April 16 at the Claverack Town Park, 91 Church St., Mellenville. The doors open at 10 a.m. with the hunts getting underway at 11 a.m., rain, snow or sun. Prize baskets are awarded in three age categories: 1-3 years old, 4-6 years old and 7-9 years old, along with additional prizes hidden in eggs all around the fields.

The day will also feature a visit from the Easter Bunny and free refreshments for adults and children.

Participating children are reminded to bring their own baskets or bags to collect eggs and candy on the field.

For information on this and other club-sponsored events, visit www.ClaverackRepublicans.com.

Public Notice NYSEG has filed tariff revisions November 25, 2020 with the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) for new electricity and natural gas delivery rates to become effective May 1, 2022. These tariff revisions cover the third annual delivery rate increase under the terms of a three-year rate plan approved by the PSC in November 2020 and they include a $36.0 million increase in electricity revenue and a $5.3 million increase in natural gas revenue.

A residential electricity customer with an average use of 600 kilowatt-hours/month can expect an average monthly bill increase of $2.42. A residential natural gas heating customer using 80 therms/month can expect an average monthly bill increase of $1.20.

Customers may see some charges prorated on your May or June bill to take into account energy delivered before and after the new electricity and natural gas delivery rates went into effect.

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Day/Night and Time-of-Use Customers: The electricity delivery charge will increase 0.281 cents per kilowatt-hour for Service Class 8 and 0.072 cents per kilowatt-hour for Service Class 12. The Service Class 8 customer charge will increase by $1.10, and the Service Class 12 customer charge will increase by $1.55.

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Helen B. Scott Helen B. Scott, 93, of West Athens died April 3, 2022. View obituary at www.MillspaughCamerato.com.

Claudette Haton DuBois March 8, 2022 Claudette Haton DuBois, 75, of Route 385, Catskill passed away on March 8, 2022 at her home.

She was born in Lyon, France, a daughter of the late Claude and Paulette Gache Haton. Claudette immigrated to the US as an infant. A Registered Nurse, for many years she worked at Columbia Memorial Hospital. She was a founding member of the Lioness Club of Catskill and member of the Fortnightly Club of Catskill.

Loving wife of Henry R. DuBois III, mother of Joel DuBois of Catskill and Alison DuBois-Eker of Millwood; sister of Suzanne Haton, Michele Munyak, Lucienne Haton, Paul Haton, Genevieve Haton and the late Claude Haton; grandmother of Charlotte and Elizabeth DuBois and Violet Eker, aunt to several nieces and nephews.

A celebration of life will be held on Sunday April 10th, 2022 at 2:00 pm at Pegasus Restaurant, 10885 Route 9W, Coxsackie, NY 12051.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association. Messages of condolences may be made to www.MillspaughCamerato.com.

Thomas “Jim” Brennan August 2, 1935 - April 2, 2022

Dave Martin Daly October 31, 1965 - April 1, 2022 Dave Martin Daly, 56, of Valatie, New York, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, April 1st, 2022.

Dave was born in Locust Valley, New York to MaryAnn Nielsen and John David Daly on October 31, 1965.

He went to high school at Locust Valley High School and graduated in 1983. He went on to earn a degree in Criminal Justice from Hudson Valley Community College before starting his career in loss prevention for Grand Union and eventually becoming a Corrections Officer for New York State. Dave later moved to the Albany area where he met his wife Sandra Van Houten. They eventually settled in Valatie, NY where his children attended Ichabod Crane schools.

Dave’s love for his children was obvious to everyone who knew him but especially so for anyone who got to see him coach his children in soccer, football or basketball. He was fiercely competitive and supportive of his children, and helped both David and Sean become incredible athletes in their favored sports.

His drive and motivation was passed onto both of them and it continues to benefit them as they continue their lives. Dave’s pride for his sons was unmatched.

His interests were many but collecting classic cars and coins was his passion. Once Dave set his sights on something, he saw it through to the end.

Dave is survived by his wife Sandra (Van Houten) Daly, sons David and Sean Daly, mother MaryAnn (Michael) Lawless, brother John (Amy) Daly, sister Deborah (James) Catacosinos, and many beloved nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his father John David Daly.

Visitation will be held at Raymond E. Bond Funeral Home, 1015 Kinderhook St, Valatie, NY, on April 6th from 5-7 p.m. The funeral service will be held at Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church, 1025 Kinderhook St., Valatie, NY, on April 7th at 11:30 a.m. with Father Matthews officiating. Burial will follow at Saint John’s cemetery.

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May 10, 1939 - March 6, 2022

Judith (Judy) Drobner, age 81, passed away on March 21, 2022 at Nathan Littauer Nursing Home, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. Judy lived her life with dignity and class, always looking at the positive side of things, even when things were tough.

Judy was born on October 25, 1940 in Hudson, NY. She attended Hudson High School and Austin Beauty School, after which she began a long career as a licensed beautician. It wasn’t long before she began a partnership with a long-time friend and operated Helane and Judy’s Beauty Shop in Hudson for many years.

Eventually Judy changed career paths and worked at the Albany Medical Center Foundation, during which time she met Edward Genhofer with whom a long companionship ensued.

Living in Loudonville, they spent many great years together and developed lasting friendships with neighbors. Judy also adored her doggies, including Jubie, Judd, and Max. One of Judy’s fondest memories (and a shocker for sure!) that she loved to share was when she was in the hospital delivery room and had just delivered her son Rick. The doctor informed her she wasn’t done, and unbeknownst to her and family, eight minutes later she gave birth to identical twin son John. Judy was very proud of her “boys” whom she would always look after. Fortunately, she had a lot of help raising the twins, especially from her mother Gertrude (Jefferies) Bryant, father John Bryant, and Aunt Mabel Jefferies.

There were three things in life that Judy enjoyed the most, singing, traveling and spending time with friends and family, especially her grandchildren. She was a class act through and through, always finding ways to meet and embrace new people. Judy was excited to travel anywhere, whether it involved a day trip or trips abroad to International countries, including China, Russia, and Great Britain. Judy also reveled in hosting gatherings of family and friends. A true advocate for “the more, the merrier” approach when it came to social gatherings, there was always an extra plate and seat at the table and enough food to feed an army. But Judy shined the brightest when given the opportunity to spend time with her grandkids and family.

From those memorable sleepovers with her Jessica or camp outs with Abigail and Benjamin she remains a true inspiration to us all. Remembered as a warm and wonderful caregiver and good friend to her lucky daughters-in-law, Barbara and Linda, somehow Judy was always there for everyone, no matter what.

Judy is survived by two sons, Rick (Barbara) Olm and John (Linda Clark) Olm; and three grandchildren, Jessica Olm, Abigail Olm, and Benjamin Olm. The family will be having a private celebration of life in the near future. Donations can be made to the wonderful front-line caregivers at Willing Helpers Home for Women, 226 West Madison Ave., Johnstown, NY 12095.

Free from the disease, enjoy your place Judy in heaven now!

You will be missed forever, and forever will remain in our hearts and minds as our inspiration of selfless love, positivity and faith.

Alice Edith Glass was born May 10, 1939 in Huntington Hospital on Long Island NY to Ida (Simon) and Hans Glass.

She passed into eternity on March 6, 2022 at Saint Peters Hospital in Albany NY. Alice had grown up on the North Shore of long Island in the township of Northport. It is there that she met her first husband George Pitcher. We’ve often heard of the dish running away with the spoon, but this was the true story of the Pitcher and the Glass coming together! She married George when she was only sixteen. George was in the service and was sent overseas shortly after they were married. After his return the two began their family. They had five children over the course of 12 years: George (Bo), Lisa, Russell, Sheryl, and Daniel. After 27 years she and George divorced. In 1983 she married Henry G. Vedder. She is survived by her husband Henry G. Vedder, daughters Lisa Gaylord (Mark) , Sheryl Klob (Paul) Grandchildren: Jessica Murphy (Steve), Laura Wright, Daniel, Bethany, Abigail and Nathan Klob, Andrew, DeAnna and Gina Pitcher and great grandchildren Eliana Wright and Matthew Murphy. She is preceded by her beloved three sons George (Bo), Russell and Daniel and two half brothers Milton and George Manganaris. To most of the world she was known simply as Alice. That may be how you knew her! To a precious few she was known as “Mommy”. To a select group she was “Gram”. To a great many others, she was known either as “Bo, Russell, or Dan’s Mom” or simply “The boy’s Mom”. Over the years this sweet, gently smiling, unassuming woman became a “Mom” to many of life’s unwanted outcasts and ‘lost boys.’ You see, throughout her life, to strangers and stray cats this kindhearted soul would open her heart and life to share the love and grace given to her by her Heavenly Father. There was no one that she wouldn’t reach out to. She would share their load, lift their burden, and make their journey a little easier. Her days were filled with reading God’s word, seeking His direction, and praying for all those who came in contact with her life. She prayed God’s protection for her family, his love for those needing love, His strength and courage for those feeling weak, she prayed that God would make his presence known to those feeling alone. She prayed for strangers as she was moved in her heart by the Spirit of God. Everyone reading this should feel confident in this, if she knew you, she was or had been praying for you! Alongside of her prayers she was an encourager. Random phone calls, random texts with lots of emojis, and plenty of hugs. Alice was a woman of faith, a real woman of faith. Not the faith of those who get dressed nice on Sunday and go to church as a routine, but as a real true to life believer. She was a rock of unwavering faith like Job. Suffering such loss in her life as the passing of her three sons she continued to bless God. She in the face of death itself simply smiled and said, “I am ready to go home and see my boys and meet my Lord”. In whatever capacity you may have known her and by what ever name you may have called her it is truth to say that to some of the people in her life she is the closest thing to a saint they have ever known. In lieu of flowers please make a donation to outofthepits.orgPlease join us for a Celebration of life for Alice on May 7, 2022 at the Claverack Firehouse in Claverack NY From 1:00 – 3:00

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Thomas “Jim” Brennan, age 86, of Catskill, died peacefully Saturday, April 2, 2022 at Albany Medical Center Hospital. Jim was born August 2, 1935 in Athens, the son of the late Leo and Mary (Webber) Brennan. Jim was an employee of Central Hudson for 30 years prior to his retirement. An outstanding High School athlete, he was scouted by the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Jim played in the Old-Timers Softball League with K&E Electric team. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend. An automobile buff, Jim enjoyed going to classic car shows with his family and friends.

Jim is survived by his loving wife of 67 years, Anna E. (Konsul) Brennan of Catskill; a daughter, Mary Ann and husband Joseph Stanzione of Athens; three grandsons, Anthony Stanzione and wife Marcella, Gregory Stanzione, Gerard Stanzione; four greatgrandchildren Emma, Owen, Blaise, and Callie Ann; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Jim was predeceased by his six brothers and sisters, Colleen Barry, Leo “Buddy” Brennan, John “Jack” Brennan, Mary Konderwich, Joan Barber, and Robert Brennan.

Relatives and friends may call 3-7 PM Tuesday at Traver & McCurry Funeral Home, 234 Jefferson Heights, Catskill. Funeral Services will be held 8-9 AM Wednesday at the funeral home, followed by a 10 AM Mass at St. Mary’s Church, Mansion Street, Coxsackie. Fr. Joseph O’Brien will be officiating. Interment will be at St. Patrick’s Cemetery in Catskill.

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January 20, 1959 - March 29, 2022 Kevin Christopher Lippert, 63, passed away on March 29th in the comfort of his Ghent, NY home after complications from a second battle with brain cancer.

Born on January 20, 1959 in Leeds, his family moved to Tennessee where he taught himself to play the piano. He began performing at the age of 6 and wrote his first composition at age 8. When his family moved to Ohio, he continued playing and studied with Dr. Foy Kohler. Kevin performed concerts and enjoyed playing for the remainder of his life.

Though he was encouraged to become a concert pianist, Kevin attended Princeton University with an interest in medicine then studied history and philosophy of science. He graduated magna cum laude, was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and received a master’s degree from the School of Architecture.

In 1981, while still attending Princeton, Kevin saw a need for his peers and he to have access to a rare 1840 book, Paul Letarouilly’s Edifices de Rome Moderne. He made copies of it and they were in high demand. Princeton Architectural Press (PAPress) was born and its Reprint Series continues to make rare volumes on architecture accessible and affordable to a wider audience. Kevin moved the company to New York City in 1985. He sold the company to a German publishing group then later bought back his stake in PAPress. Looking for a new partner, Lippert sold PAPress to Chronicle Books and Kevin was hired as its publisher and president. Kevin

moved PAPress to Hudson, NY and remained with the company until 2019.

Kevin loved cooking, dining, biking, and hiking. He couldn’t start his day without several cups of espresso. He enjoyed two weeks in Maine every summer for over 30 years.

Kevin built friendships wherever he went and valued and maintained them. What Kevin loved most was his family. He spoke to his parents once a week or more and was a proud parent of three children.

Kevin is survived by his mother Maureen Rudzik of Oakville, Ontario, Canada, his father and stepmother Dr. Ernest and Judy Lippert of Toledo, Ohio, as well as his sister Kari, wife Rachel, and his children, Christopher, Cooper, and Kate.

Kevin’s life will be celebrated at The Maker in Hudson on Sunday, April 10 from 3-5.

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NEW YORK — New York Mayor Eric Adams and Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell on Monday met the Brooklyn family still reeling from a senseless drive-by shooting that killed an innocent 12-year-old boy and badly wounded his 20-year-old cousin.

“Whose child is next?” Adams said afterward, repeating the question the family asked him moments earlier. “And when you understand the realness of this, you understand the urgency. So when I move with the urgency, and people are telling me to slow down, what the hell is wrong with you?

Whose child is next? And the overwhelming number of the victims are Black and brown.”

Adams held up Air Jordans

bullets meant for someone else.

“These could have been Jordan’s sneakers, my son,” Adams said.

Kaden and his niece, Kylie Thompson, 8, were out with Kaden’s cousin, Jenna Ellis, 20. They stopped at a Boston Market, picked up dinner and headed home in the family’s Toyota Corolla. But before they got there, Ellis pulled over at E. 56th Street and Linden Boulevard.

Moments later, a dark sedan came down the block and a shooter inside opened fire, apparently confusing the car with a similar one belonging to the intended target.

Kaden, shot in the head and chest, was killed. Ellis, the boy’s “favorite cousin,” was shot in the cheek, torso and upper leg

caped unhurt.

There have been no arrests.

“This story just strikes at the heart of the trauma in our city and in our country,” Adams said. “This amazing young girl (Ellis) was just taking care of her young family members, treating them to food. Just having them out, enjoying the day, the night. Pulled over just to watch a movie, and to eat the food.

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CARTS — On a mission to help you

By Jim Funk, Transportation Program Coordinator For Columbia-Greene Media

The Columbia County Community Healthcare Consortium is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is improving access to healthcare and supporting the health and well-being of the people in our rural community.

In 1999 the Healthcare Consortium created the Children and Adults Rural Transportation Service, or CARTS. The program was developed to respond to the need of many Columbia County residents for transportation to and from medical appointments. Since its inception, the CARTS Program has provided nearly 4000 Columbia County residents with more than 200,000 rides to their medical appointments, covering more than 2,400,000 miles.

The COVID-19 pandemic has devastated our community, but the CARTS program has continued to serve our clients throughout this challenging time. From April 1, 2020 to March 1, 2022, our dedicated drivers provided more than 630 Columbia County residents with more than 18,500 rides to their medical appointments, covering more than 274,500 miles, despite the potential risks to themselves.

Lack of transportation is a significant barrier to healthcare access. Often, providers change locations; if a patient wishes to remain with that provider they must travel a greater distance. Someone may need to see a specialist, who practices out of the area.

Sometimes, an individual lacks a vehicle, or the financial resources to maintain a car, put gas in it, or pay tolls. And

for some, the ability or willingness to drive greater distances diminishes due to age, injury or illness. Our Transportation program exists to improve Columbia County residents’ access to healthcare, and support their health and wellbeing by getting them to the healthcare providers they need.

Any Columbia County resident with a need for nonemergency medical transportation is eligible to receive this service; there are no other eligibility criteria. The service is door-to-door, meaning that a CARTS driver will escort an individual from the threshold of their home or other pickup location to the threshold of a healthcare provider’s office (anyone needing a greater level of assistance should be accompanied by a family member, friend, or aide). Our service retrieves individuals from any location in Columbia County, and delivers them to locations throughout the county, and well beyond it. CARTS regularly provides rides to healthcare providers in Albany, Catskill, Kingston, Pittsfield, Great Barrington, and Sharon, CT, as well as other locations.

There is no charge to take advantage of this service. We do not bill your health insurance, and you do not have to be receiving Medicaid benefits to be eligible for transportation. Those clients who are enrolled in Medicaid must call 1-855-360-3546 to confirm eligibility for transportation and receive prior authorization for the trip. During this call, people are encouraged to request the Healthcare Consortium as the preferred provider for transport. While there is no

guarantee that the Healthcare Consortium will provide the trip, making a request for us by name will ensure that we are given the option to do so. Donations are always welcome and greatly appreciated, but your transportation is not affected by your willingness or ability to donate.

CARTS operates a wellmaintained, smoke-free fleet of 11 vehicles which includes minivans, sedans, and our multi-passenger wheelchairaccessible minibus. Our drivers are courteous, friendly, and professional.

Our hours of operation are 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

Our scheduling is done on a first-come, first-served basis, so it’s important to call our office as soon as a medical appointment is made to ensure your transportation needs can be met. It is not unusual for us to be scheduled two weeks in advance for in-county trips, and longer for out-of-county trips, so contacting us as soon as you make your appointment is key to making sure your transportation needs can be met.

If you are a Columbia County resident having a difficult time getting to a medical appointment, contact the Healthcare Consortium at 518-822-8020. We are here to help you take care of you.

The Healthcare Consortium is a non-profit organization with a mission of improving access to healthcare and supporting the health and well-being of the residents in our rural community. The agency is located at 325 Columbia St. in Hudson. For information, visit www.columbiahealthnet.org or call 518-822-8820.

Celebrate spring and help save lives by giving blood or platelets ALBANY — It’s officially spring! As the weather warms up and the latest COVID-19 surge continues to slow, many people are looking forward to meeting up with family and friends. At the start of this new season, the American Red Cross encourages the community to play an important role in helping save lives by making blood or platelet donation part of their spring plans.

The Red Cross is grateful to the hundreds of thousands of individuals who have rolled up a sleeve to give in early 2022.

It’s important to remember donated blood has a limited shelf life, so supplies must be constantly replenished. In the days and weeks ahead, it’s critically important to maintain a readily available blood supply. Donors can make an appointment by downloading the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood. org or calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).

While getting back into the stands to watch the home team play this spring, donors

can join a team of their own — Team Red Cross! As a thankyou, all who come to give April 1 through April 18 will receive an exclusive Red Cross T-shirt, while supplies last.

The Red Cross is testing blood, platelet and plasma donations for COVID-19 antibodies. The test may indicate if the donor’s immune system has produced antibodies to this coronavirus after vaccination or past exposure, regardless of whether they developed symptoms. Plasma from routine blood, platelet and plasma donations that have high levels of COVID-19 antibodies may be used as convalescent plasma to meet potential future needs of COVID-19 patients with weakened immune systems.

The Red Cross is not testing donors to diagnose infection, referred to as a diagnostic test. To protect the health and safety of Red Cross staff and donors, it is important that individuals who have been asked to quarantine or believe they may be ill with COVID-19

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At a time when health information has never been more important, the Red Cross is screening all blood, platelet and plasma donations from self-identified African American donors for the sickle cell trait. This additional screening will provide Black donors with an additional health insight and help the Red Cross identify compatible blood types more quickly to help patients with sickle cell disease. Blood transfusion is an essential treatment for those with sickle cell disease, and blood donations from individuals of the same race, ethnicity and blood type have a unique ability to help patients fighting sickle cell disease.

Donors can expect to receive antibody testing results and sickle cell trait screening results, if applicable, within one to two weeks through the Red Cross Blood Donor App and the online donor portal at RedCrossBlood.org.

New York School Nutrition Association launches statewide campaign to secure funding for free meals for children in state budget ALBANY — Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic schools across the nation have offered meals to students at no cost, ensuring they have access to a healthy breakfast and lunch each school day, even when remote learning was in place.

However, federal waivers that gave schools the ability to do so are set to expire in June and the federal government has failed to extend the waivers or provide additional funding. With the issue left to states to remedy — at least on a temporary basis — the New York School Nutrition Association has launched a comprehensive statewide campaign to urge state legislators and Gov. Kathy Hochul to include the Healthy School Meals for All proposal in the FY2023 state budget. More than 300 state education associations, antihunger groups, child nutrition advocates, and school districts have joined NYSNA in the fight to continue providing free meals to students.

The members of this group will be reaching out to their members and constituents to increase grassroots pressure on their elected officials, including Gov. Hochul, to address this critical issue.

“We are confident that this diverse statewide coalition will be able to activate the tens of thousands of New Yorkers in their networks to raise the visibility of this need and how important it is not to take a step back,” said Jennifer Martin, executive director NYSNA. School meals are among the most effective anti-hunger programs and are proven to reduce food insecurity; improve mental and physical health; support students’ ability to thrive academically; and bolster education, health, and economic equity. In schools with universal meals, students had improved results on standardized tests, attention and learning retainment, and overall tardiness. Participation in school nutrition programs also have been shown to result in decreased rates of mental illness, depression, disruptive behavior, and obesity, and improved rates of overall behavioral health.

Free meals for all also reduce stigmas related to free or reduced-price meals.

“In a hunger-free school, kids come through their lunchroom doors as equals, with everyone entitled to the same meal and no one needing to provide that they are paid up or sufficiently poor to eat for free,” said Martin.

“We cannot go back to an inequitable, inefficient, and stigmatizing tiered eligibilty system that leaves many behind,” said NYSNA Board President Donna Riviello of the Clyde-Savannah Central School District in Wayne

County. “To allow this benefit to expire in the wake of the pandemic, when families and communities are struggling to recover, will have disastrous consequences on our school communities, creating a hunger cliff for the estimated one in five New York kids experiencing food insecurity.”

Advocates for Healthy School Meals for All are calling for the establishment and funding of a permanent, statewide program to ensure students have access to a healthy breakfast and lunch each school day. In addition to all the health and academic benefits, the investment would help schools by eliminating school meal debt, which is a major burden on school district finances and staff time; streamlining administration of school meal programs so the focus can be placed on serving nutritious meals; and improving school nutrition finances as increased participation allows schools to benefit from economies of scale.

“We bus children to school, we provide them with technology to learn; nutrition is another important factor in their success,” said Martin. “We need to ensure that our students are ready to learn by providing them with free nutritious meals. Not doing so is a real disservice to our children.”

NYS Senator Michelle Hinchey said, “For thousands of children in New York State, the meals they receive at school are the only meals they will receive that day. Our young people learn better when they can focus on their lessons instead of the hunger in their bellies, and our young people are successful when they are fueled by healthy food. It is incumbent upon us as a state – especially as a leading agricultural state – to fund universal school meals so that every student, whether they live in a rural town or in a city center, has access to free, nutritious, and locally sourced food while they are in school.

Healthy school meals are an investment in the development of our young people, in the future of New York agriculture, and set the stage for a shift toward expanding real food access in communities statewide. As chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee, I will continue to fight for the inclusion of this critical funding in the final budget.”

“In June, 2,000 schools and 800,000 students will lose access to healthy school meals across our state and in districts that were in high need before the COVID-19 pandemic and now find themselves in greater need of resources. Not feeding children is a policy choice if we do not invest in sustaining this program in our

state budget. California and Maine have done this, and now we need New York State to do so. We urge our legislature and Governor to fund universal school meals for all students in our FY 23 Enacted State Budget because no child should ever have to go hungry,” said Assembly Member Jessica GonzálezRojas.

Assemblyman Fred Thiele said, “The USDA-supported School Meal Program has been nothing short of a lifeline for children and families facing food insecurity in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, and as the program’s expiration date looms closer, New York must act to ensure no child goes without a reliable source of nutrition. I strongly urge my colleagues in government to include Universal School Meals in the enacted budget and support the health and growth of our kids.”

“Every school in this state should offer healthy school meals at no cost for their students – regardless of income,” said Assembly Member Harry Bronson. “Our students deserve equal access to a nutritious breakfast and lunch at school to support their health and well-being.

There is a direct link between academic performance and healthy school meals. The future of New York State is our children and we must do everything we can to ensure our education system is one that promotes equity in our schools. I will continue to fight for the dignity and opportunity of every student in this state.”

“As a lifelong educator, principal, and board of education president in the Yonkers Public Schools, I know firsthand the importance of a well-nourished child,” said Assembly Member Nader Sayegh. “Providing nocharge breakfast and lunch means all of our students are ready to learn. That thousands of New York school children would go without breakfast and lunch is unacceptable and I strongly support funding Healthy School Meals for All.” “Every student deserves access to a free and nutritious meal during school hours regardless of their family’s income,” said Assembly Members Demond Meeks.

“Free and quality meals for all children promote a more equitable learning environment. By providing nutrition to young minds, we also reduce the severe impacts of poverty, illness, and hunger within our community. It is essential now more than ever that we support our students with every resource possible.

This is why we must expand access to school meals by providing Healthy School Meals for All in New York State.”

Social Security to offer self-attestation of sex marker in Social Security number records WASHINGTON — Kilolo Kijakazi, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, announced that the agency will offer people the choice to self-select their sex on their Social Security number (SSN) record. The agency anticipates this option will be available in the fall of 2022.

“The Social Security Administration is committed to reducing barriers and ensuring the fair treatment of the LGBTQ+ community by updating our procedures for Social Security number records,”

said Acting Commissioner Kijakazi. “This policy change will allow people to self-select their sex in our records without needing to provide documentation of their sex designation.”

People who update their sex marker in Social Security’s records will need to apply for a replacement SSN card.

They will still need to show a current document to prove their identity, but they will no longer need to provide medical or legal documentation of their sex designation once the

policy change becomes effective. SSN cards do not include sex markers.

In February 2022, the agency issued guidance instructing employees to accept evidence documents that contain nonbinary identifiers (e.g., “X”) for original SSN and replacement SSN card applications, and other updates to the agency’s internal SSN records. The agency is exploring possible future policy and systems updates to support an “X” sex designation for the SSN card application process.

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6 people killed in Sacramento are identified as police search for shooters Brittny Mejia, Jessica Garrison, Hannah Fry, Richard Winton and Anita Chabria Los Angeles Times

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As Sacramento mourned the worst mass shooting in the United States this year with sidewalk shrines near the Capitol, authorities identified the six people who were killed Sunday night in a barrage of gunfire outside a stretch of popular downtown nightclubs.

The dead include three men and three women. The youngest victims, Johntaya Alexander and Yamile Martinez-Andrade, were both 21 years old. The oldest victim, Melinda Davis, was 57, according to the Sacramento County coroner.

Also identified were Joshua HoyeLucchesi, 32; Devazia Turner, 29; and Sergio Harris, 38, who was previously identified by family members.

Seven of the 12 injured victims being treated at hospitals were reported to have been released.

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The home is located at the top of a long, steep driveway.

Water was pumped through hoses that ran up the driveway from trucks parked on county Route 34.

A site to fill tankers was established at a neighboring farm.

Smoke from the fire could be seen from several miles away.

Fire officials then requested that tankers respond to the scene from all companies in Battalion 5.

County Route 34 was closed

Authorities remained at the crime scene until early Monday, where hundreds of evidence markers were laid out on the pavement, including vestiges of at least 75 shots fired.

“The scale of violence that just happened in our city is unprecedented during my 27 years here,” said Sacramento City Police Chief Kathy Lester during a Sunday news conference at police headquarters.

“We are shocked and heartbroken by this tragedy. But we are also resolved as an agency to find those responsible and to secure justice for the victims and the families.”

Police were searching for what they called “multiple shooters” Sunday evening, and offered few details about what happened or why except to say that just after 2 a.m., a car drove up 10th Street and unleashed a sustained fusillade of bullets into a crowd of people before fleeing.

At least one other person fired a gun, although it was not yet clear whether that person was in the car

to traffic for several hours while crews worked.

Several fire companies remained on the scene well into the afternoon.

The Columbia County Cause and Origin Team was requested to respond to investigate the cause of the fire.

Companies that assisted Lebanon Valley in fighting the blaze were: Canaan, Red Rock, East Chatham, Tsatsawassa, Austerlitz, Spencertown, TriVillage, North Chatham and Niverville.

Also assisting at the scene were Chatham Rescue Squad, state police and the Columbia County Fire Coordinator’s Office.

or in the crowd firing back at the car shooter. It was not even certain Sunday whether that was the only crime scene, as a victim was also transported from another location a block away.

The killings took place on and near the city’s K Street mall, within view of the grand white dome of the state Capitol, where in recent years lawmakers have enacted the nation’s toughest gun control laws but remain confounded by how to stem mass shootings. Already this year, Sacramento has been shaken by two of the four worst spasms of gun violence in the nation, including an incident in February when a man killed his three children, a man supervising their family visit, and himself.

Police radio traffic and videos posted to the internet revealed a chaotic series of events early Sunday. A melee broke out in front of a club just before the shooting, although it was not clear whether it

was related or just a coincidence.

Afterward, three men and three women were killed in the street. Many more people were transported in ambulances, while at least two people dragged themselves to hospitals for treatment of gunshot wounds.

At least one handgun — later discovered to be stolen — was recovered. The rapid gunfire heard on videos suggested a semi-automatic weapon may have been used, but a police spokesman, citing the ongoing investigation, did not offer information on the weapon used.

“This morning our city has a broken heart. This is a senseless and unacceptable tragedy,” Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg said at a news conference Sunday.

“Thoughts and prayers aren’t nearly enough. We must do more as a city, as a state and as a nation. This senseless epidemic of gun violence must be addressed.”

On Monday, President Joe Biden issued a statement praising first

responders and demanding more action on guns.

“We must do more than mourn; we must act. That is why my administration has taken historic executive action to implement my comprehensive gun crime reduction strategy — from standing up gun trafficking strike forces to helping cities across the country expand community violence interventions and hire more police officers for community policing,” he wrote.

“We also continue to call on Congress to act. Ban ghost guns. Require background checks for all gun sales.

Ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. Repeal gun manufacturers’ immunity from liability.”

Garrison and Chabria reported from Sacramento and Mejia, Winton and Fry from Los Angeles. Los Angeles Times staff writers Hannah Wiley in Sacramento and Jack Dolan, and Ian James in Los Angeles contributed to this report.

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County Route 34 in New Lebanon was closed to traffic, while crews foughta house fire on Monday morning.

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Fire tore through a home in New Lebanon on Monday morning.

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reported injuries.

When Niverville firefighters arrived, they requested that one of their trucks set up a light tower.

The CSX freight train was traveling from Massachusetts to Selkirk at the time of the accident, Duffy said.

Both the car and the train sustained minor damage, Duffy said.

A Life Net helicopter was BILL WILLIAMS/COLUMBIA-GREENE MEDIA placed on stand-by, but was An investigation into a train striking a parked car in Niverville, not needed. has lead to the arrest of a woman on tresspassing charges.

Traffic on Parker Hall Road was restricted while crews on any railroad right of way or n Highway-rail intersecworked. other railroad property with- tions should only be crossed State police investigated the out the permission of the rail- at designated pedestrian or incident. They were assisted road is trespassing and illegal. roadway crossing locations. at the scene by the Columbia Violators will be prosecuted, Look for a second train movCounty Sheriff’s Office. and they risk the possibility of ing from either direction.

The car was removed from serious, even fatal, injury. n Locomotives weigh apthe tracks. n Trains do not operate on proximately 200 tons. Trains Drexler was issued appear- a predictable schedule, and with 100 railcars can weigh ance tickets for Kinderhook they can move in either direc- more than 6,000 tons. An auTown Court. tion at any time. Always expect tomobile being hit by a train is Police did not say if Drexler a train. proportional to a soda can befound her missing dog. n Trestles are not built to be ing hit by a car.

All firefighters were back in sidewalks or pedestrian bridgn Trains cannot stop quickservice at 6:03 a.m. es. Bridges and tunnels only ly! A freight train traveling at CSX railroad officials re- have room for trains to pass. 55 miles per hour needs more leased a list of facts about tres- Trespassing on railroad bridg- than a mile to stop. That’s passing on railroad property. es and in tunnels increases the equal to 18 football fields.

Train tracks are private chances of serious injury or n Trains can overhang the property. Walking or riding death. tracks by three feet on each

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A Valatie business suffered heavy damage after a car crashed into in on Saturday morning.

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the scene.

Wolfe was issued appearance tickets for Kinderhook Town Court on May 3.

State police investigated the accident and all firefighters were back in service at 2:15 a.m.

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A Niverville woman was charged by state police, after a train struck her parked car last week.

side. Straps or other tie downs may extend even farther.

Standing next to the tracks is dangerous.

n CSX has posted at every rail crossing a toll free number 1-800-232-0144 that citizens should use to call the

company’s Public Safety Coordination Center to report an unsafe act or accident on CSXT railroad property.

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Aaron Judge: Yankees ‘can’t take credit’ for not making it to World Series in 2017 Kristie Ackert New York Daily News

DUNEDIN, Fla. — There are no asterisks in the clubhouse or on the field. After Brian Cashman said there should be an asterisk on the Bombers’ 12-year World Series drought because the 2017 Astros cheated, the face of the franchise disagreed.

“We just, we didn’t win, you know,” Yankees slugger Aaron Judge said Sunday morning. “In my book, we didn’t win so that doesn’t count in my

book. We didn’t win so I can’t take credit for it.”

The Yankees GM told The Athletic that the Yankees, who haven’t been to a World Series since 2009, should have that asterisk because they faced the Astros in 2017 ALCS who were using their video room to not only electronically steal signs, but illegally relay them in real time to hitters in the box. The Red Sox and Dodgers, who also lost to the Astros in the

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Chatham starting pitcher Tyler Kneller struck out nine in four innings of work during Saturday’s Patroon Conference baseball game against Maple Hill.

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in Port St. Lucie on Sunday. “I came into camp feeling really good, felt like my elbow and shoulder were in a good spot, and then to hear (about) the stress reaction in the bone was definitely something I

CHATHAM — The Chatham Panthers defeated the Maple Hill Wildcats 9-6 at home on Saturday in their 2022 Patroon Conference baseball opener.

Tyler Kneller earned the win for the Panthers, striking out nine and surrendering only two runs over four innings of work on the mound. Brody Rogers was pinned with the loss for Maple Hill, allowing five runs on five hits and striking out five in three and two-thirds innings.

It was a team effort for Chatham on offense, an RBI coming from seven different players in the lineup. The Wildcats had a few bright spots at the plate, however 16 of 18 outs in the contest came via the strikeout.

“It was a typical Maple Hill versus Chatham matchup,” Chatham coach Scott Steltz said. “Back-and-forth and the game is never out of reach when we square off.

A tip of the cap to Coach Frese for always having his teams classy and competitive.

“I thought for the first day out we swung the bat very well and had good strike zone discipline. On the mound, we need to

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In this photo from March 27, the New York Mets’ Jacob deGrom throws a pitch during a spring training game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Clover Park in Port St. Lucie, Florida.

Mets’ deGrom speaks for first time on latest injury Sarah Valenzuela New York Daily News

No one is more upset about Jacob deGrom’s shoulder injury than Jacob deGrom.

“I’m really frustrated,” a dejected-looking deGrom said from the Mets clubhouse

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South Carolina earns title, hands UConn first championship-game loss Jim Hoehn Field Level Media

MINNEAPOLIS — The South Carolina Gamecocks ended the season the same way they started it — as the best team in the country.

Destanni Henderson scored a career-high 26 points and Aliyah Boston added 11 points and 16 rebounds to lead South Carolina past UConn 6449 in the women’s national championship game Sunday night, the Huskies’ first loss in 12 titlegame appearances.

“UConn is not only a great team, they’re a great tradition,” South Carolina coach Dawn Staley said. “They’re a part of our women’s basketball history; that you can’t really take away from them.”

South Carolina (35-2) also won in its only other NCAA title-game appearance, in 2017 under Staley. The Gamecocks lost in the semifinals last season to eventual champion Stanford, 66-65.

UConn (30-6), appearing in its 14th consecutive Final Four, was bidding for its first title since 2016, which capped a streak of four straight championships.

“We weren’t going to be denied,” Staley said.

“We were going to play every possession like it was our last possession. I know our players are super exhausted, but they were determined to be champions today.”

Henderson scored eight points in an 11-2 run that put the Gamecocks in front 57-41 with 4:18 remaining. The senior guard hit 9 of 20 shots from the field, including 3 of 6 from beyond the arc, and had four assists.

“My teammates trusted in me,” Henderson said. “I feel like since day one, we’ve been putting in the hard work and waiting for this moment, and tonight just found open shots.”

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South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley celebrates with her team after winning the NCAA women’s basketball championship Sunday in Minneapolis.

Boston, the consensus player of the year, led South Carolina to a commanding 49-24 rebound advantage with her 30th double-double of the season. The Gamecocks’ average rebound margin of 17.5 per game was tops in the country.

“We knew that we’ve been dominant on the glass all season, and we couldn’t change up, especially for this game,” Boston said. “We knew it would come down to rebounding.”

The 25-rebound difference was the secondlargest in championship game history, behind Old Dominion’s 57-30 edge over Georgia in the 1985 title game.

“We knew tonight that if we didn’t hold our own on the boards, that it was going to be a really bad night for us,” UConn coach Geno Auriemma said. “And that’s exactly what happened.”

Paige Bueckers, a high school star at nearby Hopkins, Minn., had 14 points for UConn. Bueckers, the player of the year last season as a freshman, hit 6 of 13 shots and had a team-high six rebounds. She missed 19 games this season with a knee injury.

“I’m obviously upset, just with the way things ended,” Bueckers said. “Super proud of this team for how far we’ve come and all the adversity we’ve

dealt with, and all that we’ve overcome to get to this point. But at UConn, it’s national championship or nothing. So obviously upset, frustrated, disappointed.”

South Carolina led by 18 early in the second quarter but saw UConn rally within 35-27 at the half. The Gamecocks opened the third quarter with an 8-0 run to push the lead to 43-27.

Caroline Ducharme and Evina Westbrook hit back-to-back 3-pointers to cap a 10-point run that cut the lead to 43-37. The Gamecocks led 46-37 entering the final period.

South Carolina led 22-8 after one quarter and stretched it to 30-12 on Henderson’s 3-pointer.

Bueckers, who missed her only shot in the first period, scored nine points in the second quarter.

South Carolina had a 25-13 edge on the glass in the first half, including 16 offensive rebounds for a 17-2 advantage in second-chance points.

The Gamecocks dominated inside immediately, opening an 11-2 lead behind seven secondchance points.

South Carolina hit 10 of 20 shots in the opening period, along with a 12-3 edge on the boards. The Gamecocks also forced five turnovers while committing none.

“The first five minutes, I thought they set the tone right then and there for how the game was going to be played,” Auriemma said. “We were pretty much even the rest of the time.

South Carolina, which also defeated UConn 7357 in November, lost its two games this season by a combined three points.

“I told Dawn after the game, they were the best team in the country all year,” Auriemma said.

“They were No. 1 in the country when we saw them down in the Bahamas, and they’re the best team in the country today.”

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NHL roundup: Panthers beat Sabres, clinch playoff spot Field Level Media

Anthony Duclair scored twice, and Jonathan Huberdeau set the franchise record for single-season points as the Florida Panthers clinched a playoff berth with a 5-3 win over the host Buffalo Sabres on Sunday afternoon.

Goalie Spencer Knight made 26 saves for the Panthers. Florida’s 48th win broke the previous franchise record of 47 set in the 2015-2016 season.

The Panthers also moved one point away from the franchise’s single-season record.

Duclair increased his career-best goal total to 28. Huberdeau, who also had a goal against the Sabres, has 97 points while also leading the NHL with 73 assists.

The Panthers also received goals from rookie Anton Lundell, his first since March 5, and a late tally from MacKenzie Weegar. Buffalo received goals from Kyle Okposo, Jeff Skinner and Tage Thompson.

Flyers 4, Rangers 3 (SO) Kevin Hayes scored the only goal of the shootout as visiting Philadelphia recovered after blowing a three-goal lead and recorded a victory over New York.

Hayes scored the game-winner against his former team when he lifted a soft shot over Igor Shesterkin’s blocker and stick in the third round of the shootout.

Backup goalie Martin Jones made 43 saves and then stopped Mika Zibanejad, Artemi Panarin and Filip Chytil in the shootout. Jones ended Philadelphia’s four-game losing streak when sprawled out in the crease and made a right pad save on Chytil.

Islanders 4, Devils 3 Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored a natural hat trick for New York, which maintained its late-season surge by hanging on to edge host New Jersey in Newark, N.J. Kyle Palmieri scored in the third for the Islanders, who have won four straight and are 124-1 since March 5. Cory Schneider earned the win by making 27 saves in his first NHL appearance since March 6, 2020, when he was a member of the Devils.

Jesper Boqvist, Tomas Tatar and Nico Hischier scored for the Devils, who have dropped three in a row.

Coyotes 3, Blackhawks 2 (OT) Shayne Gostisbehere shook off a second-period injury and scored the game-winning goal with 14.7 seconds left in overtime as Arizona beat host Chicago.

After Patrick Kane went off for high-sticking Gostisbehere with under a minute left in overtime, the defenseman slid a shot that clipped Chicago captain Jonathan Toews’ left skate and went in for a power-play winner.

Michael Carcone and Travis Boyd scored goals for the Coyotes. Karel Vejmelka stopped 29 shots in his eighth straight start (2-5-1) as the Coyotes beat Chicago for the second time in three

meetings thus far.

Golden Knights 3, Canucks 2 (OT) Shea Theodore scored 2:05 into overtime to give visiting Vegas the victory over Vancouver.

Theodore took a pass from Jonathan Marchessault near the right side of the crease at the end of an odd-man break and slid a shot past goalie Thatcher Demko for his sixth career overtime goal and 11th goal of the season.

Vegas moved into a tie with idle Nashville for the first wild-card spot in the Western Conference. J.T. Miller and Bo Horvat scored goals, and Thatcher Demko finished with 27 saves for Vancouver, which scored twice in the third period to force overtime.

Senators 5, Red Wings 2 Josh Norris scored a hat trick to lift Ottawa to the home win over Detroit. The win gave the Senators the sweep of a home-and-home series with the Red Wings after winning Friday in Detroit by an identical score.

Artem Zub and Nikita Zaitsev scored the other goals for Ottawa.

Michael Rasmussen and Dylan Larkin each scored for Detroit, which has lost six straight and has won just three times in its past 18 games.

Wild 5, Capitals 1 Joel Eriksson Ek scored two goals and set up another, and Jordan Greenway notched a careerhigh three assists to lift visiting Minnesota over Washington.

Marcus Foligno collected a goal and an assist, and Tyson Jost and Nicolas Deslauriers also tallied as the Wild extended their point streak to 10 games (9-0-1).

Garnet Hathaway scored in the third period and Vitek Vanecek yielded four goals on 18 shots for the Capitals, who have lost 10 of their last 14 home games.

Oilers 6, Ducks 1 Tyson Barrie, Connor McDavid and Brett Kulak each collected one goal and two assists as visiting Edmonton rode a threegoal opening period to a victory over struggling Anaheim.

Leon Draisaitl collected one goal and one assist to reach both 50 goals and 101 points for the season. Ryan NugentHopkins also scored in a two-point game, and Jesse Puljujarvi added a goal for the Oilers, who have won four straight. Goaltender Mike Smith made 31 saves.

Zach Aston-Reese replied with a goal for the Ducks, who have just one victory in their past 13 games. Goalie John Gibson stopped 40 shots.

Kraken 4, Stars 1 Chris Driedger made 29 saves as host Seattle knocked Dallas out of playoff positioning in the Western Conference race with the victory.

Jared McCann, Ryan Donato, Yanni Gourde and Karson Kuhlman scored for the Kraken, who snapped a two-game losing streak. Alex Wennberg and Carson Soucy each had two assists.

NBA roundup: Knicks snap streak at Magic’s expense Field Level Media

Immanuel Quickley came off the bench to post his first career triple-double, RJ Barrett scored 27 points, and New York stopped a two-game losing streak with a 118-88 win over host Orlando on Sunday.

New York, which won on the road for the fourth straight time, played its second straight game without Julius Randle. The AllStar power forward remained out due to a sore right quadricep tendon, but the Knicks easily sent the Magic to their sixth consecutive loss.

Quickley scored 20 points, 13 in the first half, on 8-for19 shooting to go with 10 rebounds and 10 assists. Moe Wagner (nine rebounds) scored 18 points to pace five players in double figures for Orlando, which trailed by as many as 35 points.

Thunder 117, Suns 96 Aleksej Pokusevski had 17 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists for his first career tripledouble as the lowly Oklahoma City Thunder sent the NBA-best Phoenix Suns to one of their worst losses of the season, 11796 on Sunday night.

The win tied for the largest margin of victory this season for the host Thunder and was just the Suns’ fourth loss of 20 or more points. Phoenix’s worst loss of the season came by 29 against Portland in October.

The Suns have lost back-toback games for just the fourth time this season. Playing without Devin Booker and Deandre Ayton - both of whom were rested - the Suns didn’t have enough firepower to beat the team that has the fourth-worst record in the NBA. Suns star Chris Paul played in his first game in Oklahoma City with fans present since the Thunder traded him to Phoenix before last season, and he was greeted by a loud ovation during introductions. He finished with 11 points and nine assists.

Nuggets 129, Lakers 118 Nikola Jokic had 38 points and 18 rebounds, Will Barton scored 25 points, and visiting Denver beat Los Angeles, which was without LeBron James due to a sore ankle. The Lakers have lost six straight games.

Aaron Gordon had 24 points, DeMarcus Cousins scored 14 and Bones Hyland and Davon Reed added 10 apiece for the Nuggets. Denver moved into first place in the Northwest Division by a half-game over Utah and is currently the fifth seed in the Western Conference.

Anthony Davis had 28 points, nine rebounds and eight assists, Russell Westbrook added 27 points and 10 rebounds, Carmelo Anthony scored 17, Malik Monk had 11 and Avery Bradley finished with 10 for the Lakers, who are in 11th place in the West and are in jeopardy of missing the play-in round.

Warriors 109, Kings 90 Andrew Wiggins scored a game-high 25 points, and Golden State retained the No. 3 playoff position in the Western

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New York Knicks guard RJ Barrett (9) drives to the basket as Orlando Magic forward Ignas Brazdeikis (17) defends during the second quarter at Amway Center on Sunday.

Conference with a victory that formally eliminated host Sacramento from postseason contention.

Electing to rest veterans Klay Thompson, Andre Iguodala and Otto Porter Jr. on the second night of a back-to-back, the Warriors also got 22 points from Jordan Poole, 19 from Nemanja Bjelica and 17 from Jonathan Kuminga in winnin their second straight. Bjelica grabbed 12 rebounds for a double-double and added a team-high six assists off the bench.

Former Warriors Harrison Barnes and Damian Jones had 18 and 17 points, respectively, to pace the Kings, who needed to win its last four games to have a shot at ending what is now a 16-year playoff drought.

Timberwolves 139, Rockets 132 Anthony Edwards recorded his first 30-point game in seven weeks, and Karl-Anthony Towns and D’Angelo Russell combined for 50 points as Minnesota claimed a road win over Houston, completing the season series sweep.

Edwards finished with 33 points on 12-for-21 shooting from the field while Towns notched his 38th double-double with 28 points and 11 rebounds.

Jalen Green and Josh Christopher scored 31 and 30 points, respectively, for the Rockets, who dropped each game of their four-game homestand.

Mavericks 118, Bucks 112 Luka Doncic recorded his third double-double in the last four games as visiting Dallas held on to beat Milwaukee and avoid getting swept in the twogame season series.

Doncic scored 32 points, matched his season high of 15 assists and collected eight rebounds on 9-of-22 shooting to lead the Mavericks. Dwight Powell supplied 22 points and 13 rebounds and Reggie Bullock chipped in 16 points.

Giannis Antetokounmpo paced Milwaukee with 28 points and 10 rebounds on 12-of-22 shooting to post his seventh consecutive double-double.

Jrue Holiday notched 20 points and nine assists, and reserve Bobby Portis finished with 17

points.

Celtics 144, Wizards 102 Jaylen Brown scored 32 points, Jayson Tatum added 22 and Boston led by as many as 43 in a rout of visiting Washington.

Derrick White had 17 points for the Celtics in their regularseason home finale. Grant Williams scored 16 points, Payton Pritchard added 14 and Aaron Nesmith had 11 for Boston, which moved past the Milwaukee Bucks into second place in the Eastern Conference.

Kristaps Porzingis and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope paced the Wizards with 17 points apiece.

Pistons 121, Pacers 117 Saddiq Bey scored 31 points in 23 minutes, and six other Detroit players reached double figures in scoring as the visiting Pistons downed slumping Indiana.

Bey hit 7-of-9 3-point attempts as the Pistons, who won their third straight, shot 21 of 41 from deep. Frank Jackson had 19 points and four assists and Rodney McGruder scored 13 points.

Oshae Brissett had 20 points, 10 rebounds and five assists to lead the Pacers, who have lost seven straight.

76ers 112, Cavaliers 108 Joel Embiid had 44 points, 17 rebounds and five blocked shots to lead Philadelphia past host Cleveland.

It was the 11th time this season that Embiid produced at least 40 points and 10 rebounds.

James Harden added 21 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds while Tyrese Maxey and Tobias Harris contributed 11 points each for the Sixers.

Darius Garland led the Cavaliers with 23 points, Lamar Stevens and Caris LeVert added 18 each, and Moses Brown had 12 rebounds.

Heat 114, Raptors 109 Kyle Lowry had 16 points and 10 assists in his return to Toronto, leading visiting Miami past the Raptors. A video tribute and long ovation greeted Lowry, nine-year Raptor, who returned to play in Toronto for the first time since joining the Heat in

the offseason.

Max Strus scored all of his 23 points in the second half for the Heat, who have won four straight.

Fred VanVleet scored 29 points and set a team record for 3-pointers in a season for the Raptors, who had a five-game winning streak end. VanVleet’s third 3-pointer in the first quarter gave him the team record of 239 for a season, surpassing Lowry’s 238 set in 2017-18. VanVleet finished with four 3-pointers.

Spurs 113, Trail Blazers 92 Keldon Johnson scored 28 points and Zach Collins produced his first career doubledouble as San Antonio put everything together in the third quarter and ran past visiting Portland in the second of a twogames-in-three-days series between the teams.

The win reduced the Spurs’ magic number to clinch a spot in the play-in game to two games over the Los Angeles Lakers. The Spurs are in 10th place in the Western Conference with four games to play and can still mathematically catch New Orleans for ninth.

Keon Johnson and Ben McLemore led the Trail Blazers with 19 points apiece.The Spurs have won six of their past seven games.

Clippers 119, Pelicans 100 Marcus Morris Sr. scored 22 points, and refreshed Los Angeles routed visiting New Orleans to clinch the eighth spot in the Western Conference heading into the play-in tournament.

Morris (knee) was one of four Clippers starters to return after sitting out a 153-119 victory at Milwaukee on Friday. The others included Paul George (elbow), who scored 15 points, and Reggie Jackson (rest), who had 11 points and 10 assists as the Clippers began a season-ending four-game homestand.

CJ McCollum scored 19 points, Brandon Ingram added 15, and Jaxson Hayes had 12 points and 10 rebounds to lead the ninth-place Pelicans, who missed an opportunity to clinch a play-in berth.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: LeBron ‘should be embarrassed’ about some actions Ben Golliver The Washington Post

LOS ANGELES — NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar called on LeBron James to raise his advocacy game.

Abdul-Jabbar, a six-time MVP who has written extensively on the coronavirus pandemic and vaccines, said Sunday that he respected James’s community activism but added that the Los Angeles Lakers star “should be careful” when speaking about issues that “really affect the Black community.”

The 74-year-old Hall of Famer explained his past critiques of James after unveiling the NBA’s new Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Trophy, which will be given

annually to recognize a player’s work on social justice issues, during a ceremony at Crypto.com Arena before the Lakers hosted the Denver Nuggets. Lakers forward Carmelo Anthony was the inaugural recipient of the award, which the NBA said is meant to reflect Abdul-Jabbar’s “commitment to creating an equal and just society, leveling the playing field and ensuring that every child is free to dream.”

“I admire the things that [James] has done that have gotten all of our attention,” Abdul-Jabbar said, citing James’s “I Promise School” in Akron, Ohio.

“Sending a whole school to college?

Wow, that’s amazing. His thoughtfulness

and willingness to back it up with his wallet, you’ve got to give him credit for that. I’m not throwing stones. I just wish he would - some of the things he’s done, he should be embarrassed about.

“Some of the things that he’s done and said are really beneath him, as far as I can see, and some of the great things that he’s done. He’s standing on both sides of the fence almost.”

While Abdul-Jabbar starred in an NBA public service announcement in January 2021 that encouraged COVID-19 vaccination, James was initially reluctant to get the shot and said in September that it was “not my job” to publicly support national vaccination efforts.

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continue to improve on our first pitch strikes. We had great energy and we hit the ball well up and down the lineup.

“Maple Hill had a good approach at the plate and had a lot of traffic on the bases all day, fortunately for us they didn’t always capitalize. Looking forward to this season as this could be one of the best in recent history as far as competitive balance in the league.”

Kneller started off the top of the first with a strikeout of Jack Wildermuth, and then disposed of Gavin VanKempen and Sam Gamello on two groundouts to retire Maple Hill in order. Rogers responded with a 1-2-3 inning of his own in the bottom of the first, with a strikeout for the second out.

Kneller would not be outdone in the second inning, and he struck out the side to bring the Panthers back to the plate.

After Kneller grounded out to second base for out number one, Michael Pierro reached safely on a ground ball up the middle that was beyond the reach of the Wildcats’ shortstop. Pierro stole two bags to get to third with two away, but Matt Radley looked at strike three for the third out.

After walking Aidan Loszysnki and Joe Brodzinski to start the top of the third, Kneller came back with a strikeout for the first out. The Wildcats traded a walk for another strikeout to load the bases with two gone for Sam Gamello. Gamello showed patience in the box and was content to take yet another walk

by Kneller to force in a run and give Maple Hill a 1-0 lead.

Chatham’s Noah Hutchinson led off the bottom of the third with a walk himself to get the wheels turning for the Panthers. Hutchinson then stole second and advanced to third base when the throw skipped into the outfield. Kyle Jackson struck out for the first out, but Tate Van Alstyne ripped an RBI single into left field to tie the game 1-1 and he advanced to second on the play.

Matt Thorsen came up and blasted a ball to deep leftcenter field that one-hopped the fence for a ground rule double and brought Van Alstyne around to score. Kneller followed that up with an RBI single of his own, and then he scored on an RBI triple by Pierro to give the Panthers a 4-1 lead by the end of the inning Kaden VanKempen led off the fourth with a base hit for Maple Hill and after another two walks, Kneller had bases

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was not expecting.

“So, level of frustration’s really high right now.”

DeGrom was in the middle of another stellar spring, ready to play his final Grapefruit League game and set for his fourth consecutive Opening Day start. On Thursday, he felt tightness in his right shoulder after a round of long toss. The diagnosis went from worrisome to bad.

He was scratched from his Friday spring training start and sent for an MRI, which revealed a “a stress reaction on

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playoffs that year, have since gone on to win a World Series.

The Yankees have had no qualms about bringing in players from that team, including the so-called architect of the scheme Carlos Beltran as an advisor and now as a broadcaster. Beltran will make his debut in the booth on Monday and will be the focus of a “Centerstage” episode that deals directly with the scandal that

loaded trouble again with nobody out. Joe Brodzinski was then hit by a pitch to force in a run for the Wildcats and cut the Chatham lead to 4-2.

Kneller composed himself on the mound and struck out the next three batters to get out of the jam without it getting any worse. Radley made it to first base to start the inning on an infield single past the third baseman, and soon found himself at third after a few wild pitches. With two outs, Radley crossed the plate to score on yet another wild pitch by Brody Rogers in the inning to put the Panthers up 5-2.

Jack Wildermuth entered the game for Maple Hill and induced a ground ball by Chatham’s Cam Horton, who was thrown out by the shortstop for the third out.

Matt Thorsen came on in relief for the Panthers in the top of the fifth, but quickly faced a first and second situation with no outs. Kaden VanKempen hit a towering fly ball to left field and though the defender got a great jump on it, he dropped the ball on the catch attempt and VanKempen had an RBI double that made it 5-3.

Aidan Loszynski flew out to right field for the first out, but the runner on third base froze in his tracks after hesitating to tag up and he did not score.

Thorsen took advantage of the mental error by the Wildcats and struck out the next two hitters to get out of the inning. Chatham put up a three spot in the bottom half on an RBI double by Radley, a bloop single by Hutchinson, and an infield single by Kyle Jackson, extending the Panther lead to 8-3.

Thorsen rebounded on the hill from his previous inning, striking out the first two and then getting a pop-up to second base for the third out to put the Wildcats down in order in the sixth.

After Thorsen led off the bottom of the frame with a walk, Maple Hill made another pitching change and went to Chris Bulan. After a stolen base and a groundout by Cam Horton, Thorsen scored from third on a wild pitch by Bulan to make it 9-3 Chatham.

The Panthers brought in Matt Radley to try and finish the game in the top of the seventh with a six run lead over the Wildcats. Maple Hill would not go down without a fight however, and had the bases loaded with nobody out after two singles and a walk.

Loszynski took a pitch to deep right field the opposite way for a massive two-run double and cut the lead to 9-5.

With runners now on second and third and still no outs, Chatham turned the ball over

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Maple Hill’s Gavin Van Kempen (19) swings at a pitch during Saturday’s Patroon Conference baseball game against Chatham.

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Chatham’s Cam Horton swings at a pitch during Saturday’s Patroon Conference baseball game against Maple Hill.

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Chatham’s Tate Van Alstyne delivers a pitch during the seventh inning of Saturday’s Patroon Conference baseball game against Maple Hill.

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Maple Hill’s Joe Brodzinski (14) takes a lead off of first base in front of Chatham first baseman Noah Hutchinson during Saturday’s Patroon Conference baseball game.

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Maple Hill pitcher Chris Bulan throws during Saturday’s Patroon Conference baseball game against Chatham.

to Tate Van Alstyne. He struck out Bulan to get one out at long last, but then walked two straight hitters to first load the bases and then force in a run.

Maple Hill was in prime position to tie and take the lead now with the bases juiced and only one out. However Van Alstyne remained composed on the mound, and struck out

both Gavin VanKempen and Sam Gamello looking to end the game.

The Chatham Panthers won a nail-biter, 9-6, over the Maple Hill Wildcats in their 2022 home opener and will play Greenwich on Tuesday, while Maple Hill will host Hudson on Monday.

Chatham pitcher Matt Thorsen throws during Saturday’s Patroon Conference baseball game against Maple Hill.

his scapula that has caused inflammation in the area,” the Mets said.

“I threw my bullpen, I felt good and then I went to play catch and felt a little something in my shoulder,” the Mets ace said. “Honestly, I was expecting to hear ‘take a couple days off and you’ll be ready to go.’ But talking to the doctors about it and it being (a bone injury), they said once it heals, it’s healed and then you’re ready to go.

“We’re asking them how my shoulder looked overall and they said it looks the same from previous MRIs,” deGrom said. “I guess that’s the only plus that came out of this.”

DeGrom also said after playing catch on Thursday, he

thought he was just experiencing soreness, which he’s dealt with before. So he was caught off guard when his down time went from possibly some days to weeks.

The Mets shut him down from throwing for up to four weeks. After that, he will be reevaluated with another MRI. If his bone is healed, he can start working on a buildup plan.

For now, he has no idea when he’ll return -- but based on the timeline for when he’ll get his next MRI, he likely won’t be able to return until May. DeGrom said he and the Mets have been trying to figure out how this latest injury came about.

“I felt like I put myself in a good position this offseason

to be ready to make 30-plus starts, so I’d be guessing if I said exactly what happened,” deGrom said. “I tossed around short ramp-up, not pitching competitively in, what, 10 months, if you really look at it that way. But that would be a guess.

“The most frustrating part is how good I felt throwing this spring,” he added, “and then for this to pop up, felt like out of nowhere.”

This injury also appeared to be a one-off occurrence, according to conversations deGrom’s had with team doctors. He’s confident once this latest setback is behind him, he’ll be good to go for the rest of the season.

For now, that still leaves

the Mets without an Opening Day starter after Max Scherzer was also revealed to be dealing with an injury on Saturday.

Scherzer has been having an issue with his hamstring and is ruled “day-to-day,” GM Billy Eppler reiterated Sunday.

Eppler said he “saw (Scherzer) moving around, said he feels all right, so we’ll see what tomorrow brings.” He also said he had no active deals in the works to add a starter to the rotation, but that he’s generally “always open to improving our roster wherever I can.”

Scherzer is scheduled to throw a side session on Tuesday and then the Mets will figure out how to move forward, Buck Showalter explained. He said there’s still a

possibility Scherzer makes the Opening Day start, but even if he doesn’t, the skipper is not hitting the panic button.

“I’m not gonna put the whole thing in disarray for one spot or even two spots,” Showalter said.

Carlos Carrasco, Taijuan Walker and Chris Bassitt are still scheduled to make their end of the spring starts. And if two spots are open in the rotation when the season starts, Showalter said he would go to pitchers who’ve made bigleague starts before, like David Peterson, Tylor Megill and Trevor Williams.

cost him the job as the Mets manager before he even got to address his first team at spring training.

“We all did what we did.

Looking back today, we were wrong,” Beltran told “Centerstage” host Michael Kay. “I wish I would’ve asked more questions about what we were doing. I wish the organization would’ve said to us, ‘Hey man, what you guys are doing, we need to stop this.’

“Nobody really said anything. We’re winning, you know, and some days our system really worked. Some days it3/8 didn’t really work... but

we had a good team, Michael.

We had such a good team.”

Betran, who was the only player on that 2017 Astros team who was named in the MLB commissioner’s report and paid any price for his part, is welcome in the Yankees clubhouse, Judge said.

“I’d love to talk to him. It’s been a while since I’ve seen him, but I’m just getting a chance to catch up with him and see what he’s up to, because we’re gonna be seeing a lot of him during the year,” Judge said. “So just looking forward to having him back around because he was a big

part of this team, a big part of baseball, what he brings to the game and what he’s gonna bring to the YES Network is going to be big time. So just just looking forward to catching up with him.”

Judge and the Yankees were vocally upset with the 2017 Astros when the report came out in spring of 2020. In fact, Judge said their World Series trophy meant very little since they cheated to get it.

He is over it now.

“I can’t speak for the whole group, but like I said, I think the things that we got to focus on this year and the things we

got to do this year are more important than anything that happened in the past,” Judge said.

He has never sought out Beltran for an apology or explanation.

“I don’t really see the need to getting into that,” Judge said. “We got a lot of important things, a lot of good things going on this year. So I’m just gonna focus on all you can do with that. If he sees anything obvious, he’s a great baseball mind. If he’s got any advice, if he can help us. And I’ll definitely be talking to him.”

Judge has nothing but

respect for the veteran Beltran, who will be around the team as part of his YES Network broadcasting duties this season.

“He helped me a lot during his time here as a player,” Judge added, “learned a lot of good lessons, he spent a lot a lot of quality time just kind of talking to me about the game, the mental side of the game, his approaches, and how to be a good teammate. So in my opinion, I don’t think he needs to say anything to us.”

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World Cup draw: U.S. must solve its European enigma to advance Mark Zeigler The San Diego Union-Tribune

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Derek Jeter, chief executive officer of the Miami Marlins, speaks during a news conference at Marlins Park in Miami on September 20, 2019.

What’s the future of the Marlins after Derek Jeter?

Bill Madden New York Daily News

JUPITER, Fla. — Now that the initial shock of Derek Jeter’s abrupt departure as CEO of the Marlins has subsided, a mixture of both relief and uncertainty has settled in at their south Florida spring training complex.

Relief for the many Marlin minions who walked around on eggshells throughout Jeter’s fourplus year tenure as Marlins boss. Uncertainty for Don Mattingly, who is in the final year of his contract as Marlins manager and despite the combined $109 million spent on free agent outfielders Avisail Garcia and Jorge Soler, probably still doesn’t have enough to beat out the Braves, Mets or Phillies in the NL East for a spot in the postseason.

It is still a bit of a mystery as to what prompted Jeter to end his relationship with the Marlins back on Feb. 28.

I asked Mattingly the other day if the Jeter exit caught him by surprise as much as it did everyone else and this is what he said: “Absolutely.

I had no clue it was coming.

He called me the next day, essentially to say goodbye, and that was about it.”

“Did he say why he was leaving?” I asked him.

“No,” said Mattingly, flatly. “And I don’t want to know.”

According to Marlins insiders, there was a falling out between Jeter and owner Bruce Sherman that had been festering for quite a while. Probably some of it had to do with Sherman’s realization that, in hooking up with Jeter and getting MLB’s blessing to buy the Marlins from Jeffrey Loria in 2017 over Miami business leader Jorge Mas, he wound up grossly over paying ($1.2 billion) for the team — a fact that was further substantiated in the latest Forbes MLB team values report which listed the Marlins at $990 million. In truth, the Cuban-born Mas, a lifetime Miami resident and a billionaire in his own right, was the logical choice to be the Marlins owner, having bid over $800 million for the team and was willing to go to $900 million. But Loria and his stepson David Samson bamboozled Jeter and Sherman into thinking the team was worth more than a billion dollars and that’s when Mas, who knew better, dropped out.

Jeter’s record as a neophyte CEO was mixed at best. He was able to unload Giancarlo Stanton’s onerous $325 million contract on the Yankees, and oversaw a great trade with the Cardinals in which the Marlins sent Marcell Ozuna in a deal that netted ace righthander Sandy Alcantara.

But he got nothing back for Christian Yelich and on the financial and marketing side did nothing to improve the attendance. “ Jeter3/8 just sucked the

air of the team,” one Marlins insider told me. “People were afraid to voice their opinions and I think Sherman got tired of hearing and reading that Jeter was the owner.”

Another source told me that, with his five-year contract as CEO set to expire at the end of this season, Jeter asked for an extension.

But when Sherman said he wanted to wait until the end of the season to evaluate things, Jeter saw the writing on the wall and quit. Word is the Marlins are in the process of also buying out his No. 2 man Gary Denbo.

So in their fifth year of Sherman’s stewardship just where are the Marlins now?

Because they finished last in the majors in attendance the last four years, the Marlins rely heavily on their $70 million annual revenue-sharing stipend — a development that does not sit well with so many of the much smaller market teams like Milwaukee, Kansas City and Minnesota who, because they do a much better job of marketing, get much less revenue sharing. Miami is the fastest-growing Latin American community in the county but the Marlins have done little to cultivate that vast potential fan base.

On the field, the feelgood pandemic-plagued 2020 season — in which the Marlins overcame a massive COVID-19 outbreak with nearly 20 members of their team felled by the virus only to finish 31-29 and advance to the Division Series — was all but nullified last year when, decimated by injuries, they finished 67-95.

After trading away Starling Marte at the trade deadline to Oakland, they were unsuccessful in luring him back as a free agent.

“Last year was very painful,” Mattingly said, “especially after all we accomplished in 2020 and then weren’t able to build on that progress.”

Last week, Sherman stated unequivocally that the Marlins, whose projected 2022 payroll is about the same $67M it was last year, have money and intend to spend it. The additions of Garcia and Soler in the outfield, along with the trade for the versatile Joey Wendle from the Rays, should provide improvement to the worst offense in baseball that ranked 29th in runs, 28th in homers and 29th in slugging last year.

Of all their injury losses last year none was worse than Brian Anderson, their best player two years ago who can play multiple positions, going down for two 60-day IL stints.

“Having Andy back is like bringing in a major MVPtype player,” Mattingly said.

“He’s the key for us as he allows me to spell guys elsewhere and is such an important part of our offense.”

SAN DIEGO — It’s Group B, as in blurry.

The 2022 World Cup draw, held Friday in a lush auditorium in Doha, Qatar, is supposed to crystallize a national team’s path in the planet’s most popular sporting event. Teams are separated into groups of four. You learn the order of your opponents, dates, times, venues.

And in many ways, the United States has more clarity. It drew England, Iran and whoever prevails for the remaining European qualifying spot between Scotland, Ukraine and Wales.

“I believe it will be an exciting group,” said U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter, himself a member of two World Cup rosters. “I believe it will come down to the last game to see who gets in, and hopefully we’ll be right there.”

Group B, as in blissful.

As in, better than the alternative.

CONCACAF brethren Mexico is in Group C and opens the tournament against Poland (gulp), then Argentina (double gulp). Costa Rica, if it survives a June playoff against New Zealand, is in Group E with Spain, Germany and Japan. Canada opens against No. 2-ranked Belgium, then gets 2018 runner-up Croatia.

The United States drew England, a team that — this is actually true — has never defeated the U.S. in a World Cup. The Yanks won 1-0 in 1950 in what is widely considered the greatest upset in tournament history, and tied 1-1 in 2010 in South Africa.

And there’s huge motivational value, the chip on the shoulder factor, facing the Motherland with players you watch every weekend in the Premier League.

And you play them at 11 a.m. PST on Nov. 25, Black Friday, when most Americans are just emerging from their Thanksgiving food comas, looking for something to do that doesn’t involve leaving their couch, likely making it the most watched men’s soccer game in U.S. history.

“For sure, this is an opportunity to show what we’re made of,” Berhalter said from Doha on Friday. “They have a good team, but so do we. We have a young team that doesn’t have a lot of fear.”

The two other members of Group B are Iran, among the weakest teams in the tournament, and the playoff survivor that, on paper at least, would be the weakest entry from Europe.

Another plus: The knockout stage crossover is against Group A, which contains Qatar, Ecuador, Senegal and the Netherlands — hardly daunting.

Qatar, Ecuador and the Netherlands failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup, and Senegal failed to advance past the group stage.

The Brits seemed pleased with the

proceedings. “Yanks a lot!” said the headline in The Sun, which called it a “dream draw.”

Group B, as in beautiful.

Group B, as in but.

The soccer luminary pulling plastic balls out of bowls and unscrewing them to reveal what would ultimately become the final member of Group B was the ageless Bora Milutinovic, who has coached a record five different nations in the World Cup (the United States and Mexico among them).

The soccer sage is fond of saying that sometimes more important than who you play is when you play them.

It took five balls to fill the final slot in Group B and determine the opening U.S. opponent, the first four nixed

by FIFA’s geographic constraints that non-European teams from the same region don’t play in the first round. Finally, he unscrewed a plastic ball with the European playoff winner — Wales against either Scotland or Ukraine once they make up their postponed match in Glasgow.

So, no matter what happens, the Nov. 21 opener is against a European team. And the second game is against a European team.

The U.S. World Cup record against European opponents since 1990: 1-124.

The lone win was 3-2 against Portugal in the 2002 opener in South Korea, compliments of a Landon Donovan cross that deflected off the shoulder of a defender and somehow curled into the net. One of the ties came against Italy after a Daniele De Rossi red card in the 28th minute. Another was against Slovenia, population 2 million, after trailing 2-0. The 1-1 draw against England in 2010 came on an absolute howler, as the Brits call it, by goalkeeper Robert Green that tabloid headlines dubbed the “Hand of Clod.”

“Traditionally, European teams are very strong,” Berhalter said, suddenly realizing he’s facing two of them.

“That’s just how it is, right? When you play them in a World Cup, that means they got through European qualifying, which means they’re very good teams.

I can see a lot of teams struggling with that. I wouldn’t read too much into that.”

He paused to consider the stat.

(Mexico is 5-5-5 over the same period, by comparison.)

“But if that’s the case, that’s a great challenge for our guys, that’s a great opportunity,” he continued. “There’s always opportunities to do something that teams haven’t done.”

The bigger issue is the order. It seems nice to play Iran last, to know a possible three points await, to have that safety net. But that’s if you’re still mathematically alive by then.

Losing your opener is statistical death in a World Cup. Over the past four tournaments, 46 teams did and

only four advanced to the second round. Fail to crack the European enigma against Scotland/Ukraine/Wales, and now you’re facing England in an almost must-win situation because Scotland/Ukraine/Wales is playing Iran next with a chance to clinch passage.

Scotland would seem the least formidable of the three. Wales is no picnic, tying Belgium 1-1 in World Cup qualifying last November and advancing out of group play at the last two European Championships (including a semifinal appearance in 2016).

Ukraine might be even harder, less for technical than sentimental reasons, a roster playing for something far greater than a soccer trophy, a planet pulling for them.

Admitted Berhalter: “If the people from Ukraine can get some hope by their team playing in the World Cup, it’s amazing. ... We’re all pulling for Ukraine, we’re all behind them, we’re all supporting them.”

Careful what you wish for.

Group B, as in bumpy.

This is a young U.S. men’s national team program in transition, exorcising the ghosts of 2018, reshaping its identity with players who bolted for the crucible of European football as teens instead of the security of Major League Soccer. They qualified for the World Cup, yes. But they weren’t always impressive, finishing in a tie for third in a backwater region and needing goal differential to avoid a last-chance playoff against New Zealand.

The defense can be leaky. Their top two goalkeepers will be on English teams where they’ll rarely play. Their rising stars are injury prone — Christian Pulisic, Gio Reyna, Sergino Dest, Weston McKennie and Tyler Adams have yet to be on the field together.

They were the only CONCACAF team in qualifying not to create a shot on the break, and their set piece production — so vital amid cautious World Cup tactics — is mediocre.

Big picture: This is a young team building for the 2026 World Cup in the United States, and anything that happens in Qatar is gravy.

It also, as Berhalter noted, doesn’t have a lot of fear. Or perhaps patience.

“Qualifying for the World Cup was a task that we needed to accomplish, and we checked that off,” Adams said after the draw. “Now we want to change how everyone looks at us as players and as a nation, and ultimately gain the respect of fans around the world, let alone our own fans. It’s going to be important that we have this mindset going into this tournament, that we have really good performances, that we’re not just there to show up.”

Squint your eyes, and the glistening promise and potential of 2026 starts to come into view. Look at November 2022, and it’s still blurry.

Spring training roundup: Robinson Cano’s four-hit day highlights Mets’ win Field Level Media

Robinson Cano went 4-for-4 with two runs scored and one RBI to help the New York Mets post an 8-4 victory over the visiting Miami Marlins on Sunday afternoon at Port St. Lucie, Fla. Cano had a double and three singles while raising his spring average to .364. Eduardo Escobar hit his third homer of the spring, Pete Alonso had two doubles and New York had 15 hits overall.

Jorge Soler hit a solo blast and Jesus Aguilar delivered a two-run homer for the Marlins.

Blue Jays 7, Yankees 5 George Springer hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the sixth inning as Toronto defeated visiting New York at Dunedin, Fla. Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Josh Donaldson went deep for the Yankees.

Red Sox 6, Braves 3 Jackie Bradley Jr. hit a two-run home run and Rafael Devers add a three-run blast during a five-run second inning as visiting Boston defeated Atlanta at Venice, Fla. Matt Olson hit a solo shot for the Braves.

Phillies 8, Tigers 7 Bryce Harper and Mickey Moniak each hit two homers to help host Philadelphia edge Detroit at Clearwater, Fla. Spencer Torkelson, the No. 1 overall pick in 2020, hit one of the Tigers’ four homers.

Rays 9, Pirates 2 Wander Franco, Francisco Mejia and Taylor Walls each went 3-for-3 and Tampa Bay racked up 21 hits while knocking off host Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla. Pittsburgh hitters combine to strike out 13 times.

Nationals 9, Astros 6 Keibert Ruiz went 4-for-5 with a homer and three RBIs and Maikel Franco hit a two-run shot as host Washington beat Houston at West Palm Beach, Fla. Jeremy Pena had two homers and four RBIs for the Astros.

Twins 8, Orioles 2 Right-hander Sonny Gray struck out six while retiring all 12 batters he faced and Miguel Sano belted a two-run home run as host Minnesota defeated Baltimore at Fort Myers, Fla. Ryan McKenna hit a two-run homer for the Orioles.

A’s 8, Padres 2 Sean Murphy went 3-for-3, including a two-run homer, to lead host Oakland past San Diego in Mesa, Ariz.

Manny Machado hit a two-run homer for the Padres.

Mariners 10, Royals 8 Julio Rodriguez and Luis Torrens each had three hits and a home run to pace Seattle’s 14-hit attack in the victory over host Kansas City in Surprise, Ariz. Michael Taylor had two hits, including a solo homer, for the Royals, who had 15 hits.

Rockies 13, White Sox 4

Yonathan Daza had three hits and scored two runs, and Colton Welker had two hits and three RBIs as visiting Colorado routed Chicago in Glendale, Ariz. Eloy Jimenez contributed a double and two RBIs for the White Sox. Reds 15, D-backs 4 Joey Votto went 3-for-4, including a homer, and Aristides Aquino and Tommy Pham finished with two hits apiece to lead visiting Cincinnati’s 17hit barrage in its triumph over Arizona in Scottsdale, Ariz. Carson Kelly had two hits and an RBI for the Diamondbacks.

Rangers 13, Brewers 2 Ezequiel Duran and Dustin Harris combined for four hits and five RBIs to pace Texas past host Milwaukee in Phoenix. Hunter Renfroe went 2-for-2 for the Brewers.

Cubs 7, Guardians 3 Yan Gomes went 3-for-4 with two doubles to help Chicago beat host Cleveland in Goodyear, Ariz. Oscar Mercado had two hits for the Guardians, including a triple.

Angels 5, Dodgers 1 Starter Noah Syndergaard gave up only one run and two hits over five innings, leading the host Angels past the Dodgers in a matchup of Los Angeles teams in Anaheim, Calif. The Dodgers scored their run in the second inning against Syndergaard, who improved to 2-0 with a 1.04 ERA this spring.

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Lengthy marriage now includes threats and ill will Dear Abby, I am a 50-year-old man, married for 25 years.

In the beginning, it was great, but our relationship slowly started failing, and now we argue about everything. I feel like I’m trapped in a cage.

I want a happy life with or without her, but I see nothing DEAR ABBY but darkness around me. When I ask for divorce, I get accused of cheating and threatened with paying her spousal support for the rest of my life. Marriage counseling doesn’t seem to be an option. What should I do?

Wants To Be Free In Oregon

JEANNE PHILLIPS

If marriage counseling “isn’t an option,” it doesn’t mean you can’t get psychological counseling to help you become emotionally stronger.

While you’re at it, it is important that you talk with an attorney about the divorce laws in your state. Once you have done that, you will be better able to decide if you want to “live in darkness” for the rest of your life, or what you may have to sacrifice in order to be finally free. You deserve to be happy, and frankly, so does your wife, who also appears to be miserable.

Dear Abby, I am a 9-year-old girl in third grade. I have problems making friends. Girls my age and older don’t like me much. Boys my age and older seem to be fine.

It’s important I get help in making girl friends. My mom said I should tell you what I do like — math, science, dolls and TV. I have crazy hair.

Did you have this problem when you were my age? I think people think I’m weird.

Young Reader in Kokomo, Ind. Your mother is a smart woman. She knows how important common interests can be in forming relationships. Because you like math, science, dolls and TV, gravitate toward girls who like them, too. If you do, you may find that some of them are receptive.

As to the rest of your question, at your age I wasn’t part of the popular crowd. I was shy and terrible at sports, so I spent many hours alone in my room reading books. They kept me company and widened my horizons beyond my immediate neighborhood. Many people who become successful as adults start out that way.

You and I have something else in common.

I was self-conscious about my hair, too. It was curly and hard to handle because I hadn’t yet learned to style it. But as I grew older, I learned to manage it — as I’m sure you will. And when I reached my mid-teens I found it easier to make female friends. A valuable lesson I learned was to BE a friend when someone needs one, and to practice character traits I admired in others, such as kindness and honesty.

Pickles

Pearls Before Swine

Classic Peanuts

Garfield

Horoscope

By Stella Wilder Born today, you are likely the beneficiary of forerunners who were solid, upright and consistent in their ambitions and pursuits, and yet you also have far more imaginative fire and creative juice than most of those forebears — and those are the qualities that will surely set you apart. Still, you are able to balance the quiet aspects of your nature with that inner fire so that you don’t allow yourself to be too unconventional as you go about your business putting your talents to the best possible use.

Others often look to you for guidance, and though it is not a burden you seek, you accept it and take very seriously the fact that you are, to many, a kind of role model. You do your best to keep your secrets secret.

Also born on this date are: Pharrell Williams, rapper; Juicy J, rapper; Bette Davis, actress; Colin Powell, military leader and statesman; Booker T. Washington, educator; Spencer Tracy, actor; Judith Resnik, Challenger astronaut.

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.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6 ARIES (March 21-April 19) — There are several choices available to you today, but recognizing the value of each may prove rather complicated. Solicit advice from another.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — Someone you know only slightly may play a far bigger role in your affairs today than you are ready for, but adjustments can surely be made.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Trying something new today is likely to pull you out of a current “rut” — but take care that you’re not biting off more than you can chew.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — How you express yourself under pressure today will impress many — but only one or two have it in their power to reward you. Talk to them!

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Keep your emotions in check today as you navigate a path that is fraught with obstacles. Any overreaction on your part can be dangerous.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — You’re waiting for something that is absolutely necessary to your forward progress. Devote any time you have to a creative endeavor.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — If it’s simplification you want, you’re going after it in the wrong way — and modeling your behavior after the wrong people. Reconsider options.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — You don’t want to bet all your resources on a single outcome today; diversify, and increase your chances of being a winner at least once.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Pay attention to peripheral issues today; you’ll avoid falling prey to the kinds of surprises that have endangered others.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Progress isn’t likely to happen all at once today — and you wouldn’t want that anyway, as it makes it difficult to keep up with things!

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Agreeing to compromise just a bit is nowhere near as bad for you as having someone take advantage of you without your knowledge. Cooperate.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — You may be the cause of a situation that engulfs a great many people today. Working closely with them can turn your fortunes around quickly.

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partner’s splinter bid. That is the point. Bid 4H.

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WEEKLY BRIDGE QUIZ ANSWERS Q 1 - Neither vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠A8♥AKJ76♦975♣763 SOUTH 1♥ ?

WEST Pass

NORTH 2♦

EAST Pass

Q 4 - Both vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠ A 9 ♥ J 5 3 2 ♦ J 10 6 ♣ K Q 8 5 NORTH 1♣ 1♠

EAST Pass Pass

SOUTH 1♥ ?

WEST Pass

What call would you make?

What call would you make?

A - Raising partner to the three level with only three-card support and a minimum is usually a bad idea. Better to rebid a strong five-card suit.

Bid 2H.

A - This hand is perfect for a delayed jump raise.

Bid 3C.

Q 2 - North-South vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠ J 7 6 4 ♥ 6 5 ♦ K Q J 9 8 ♣ 10 4 WEST 1♦

NORTH Dbl

EAST Pass

SOUTH ?

What call would you make?

A - Should you pass, you can count on four diamond tricks. Partner will need three defensive tricks to beat them one trick. Better to bid 1S.

Q 5 - North-South vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠ A K J 6 4 ♥ A 7 6 ♦ K 5 ♣ J 10 6 SOUTH 1NT 2♠ ?

WEST Pass Pass

NORTH 2♣ 2NT

EAST Pass Pass

What call would you make?

A - Bid 3S. This bid is forcing, accepting partner’s invitation and showing a fifth spade on the way.

You would pass 2NT with less.

Q 6 - East-West vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠ A 8 ♥ A 10 9 5 ♦ J 4 ♣ A J 6 3 2

♠ J 8 6 ♥ A Q 10 6 2 ♦ K J 6 ♣ K 7

With the opponents passing, you open 1C and partner responds 1S. What call would you make?

NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST 1♠ Pass 2♥ Pass 4♦* Pass ? *Splinter bid – heart fit with shortness in diamonds

A - A 1D response would have made your life easier, but partner has to bid the hand he was dealt. So do you. Bid 1NT.

What call would you make?

A - This hand devalues substantially after

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42 Manhattan __ chowder 44 Bacall’s love 45 Sneaked a quick look 47 Josh with 48 Shapeless mass 49 Overnight dance party

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50 Fifth & Pennsylvania: abbr.

52 Singer Campbell 53 __ up on; learn about 54 Tooth’s partner, in phrase 55 Roofing material 59 Woofer

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

Answer here:

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ACROSS 1 Tummy muscles 4 Peddles 9 Curved lines 13 “Beauty is only skin __” 15 Follow behind 16 Stocking stuffer?

17 One of the Three Bears 18 Can’t __; abhors 19 Track-and-field event 2020TV’s “Meet Christmas greenery 22 Actor Brody 23 On one’s __; alert 24 Luau dish 2526Telemarketers’ Pricey car 29 Not as wobbly 34 Prize 35 Dick or Petula 36 View 37 Showed up 38 Afternoon TV fare 39 Mumbai dress 36 Ferret’s cousin 40 Fields or 37 “I Walk the __”; Basinger 41 Robert 38 “Thanks or a __!”

George 39 Poker player’s 42 Necklace 43 Piercing Locations 4145Snail’s tentacle 46 31-day period: abbr.

47 Moisture-resistant wood 48 Be far from humble 51 Arbitrator’s goal 56 __ lamps; 1960s fad 57 Gloomy; dreary 58 Bug’s downfall 60 Think __; consider 61 Landlord’s document 62 Airtight tower 63 Finest Finished 6264“__ Not for Me 65 Piece of turkey

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