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installation in Catskill and the scale transfer and installation in Windham, Bulich said.

The new scale is a hydraulic model that is more reliable and requires less maintenance, Bulich said.

After several designs with the consulting team at Barton & Loguidice, the county decided to completely rebuild the Hunter Transfer Station rather than renovate it. The estimate for the project is $1.4

CATSKILL — County lawmakers authorized the Board of Elections to lease 29 Image Cast Evolution Machines on Monday to abide by early voting requirements.

Image Cast machines allow voters with disabilities to vote privately and independently, according to elections.ny.gov.

Monday’s original resolution was to purchase 29 machines from Dominion Voting Systems Corporation for $385,400 but lawmakers opted to lease the machines instead. The county also needs thirty E Poll Pad Units and two Ballot On Demand Printers, which will be financed by grant funding from the state Board of Elections, according to the resolution.

“Over the life of the machine, it ends up being about $30,000 a year more [to lease],” Legislator Michael Bulich, R-Catskill, said Tuesday. “But you have to weigh it against it being electronic and the constant labor involved to keep these things up to snuff for basically a 10-year period.”

Columbia County is in the process of reviewing its equipment needs, Board of Supervisors Chairman Matthew Murell said.

“Our new Election Commissioner [Ken Dow], who starts Thursday, will be working with our Republican Commissioner [Jason Nastke] to develop an equipment replacement plan,” he said. “Almost all of our machines are at end of life and we will be replacing them over the next two to three years.”

Columbia County received a state grant to purchase electronic polling books for all of the polling sites in the county, Murell said.

“That was money taxpayers didn’t have to spend,” he said.

Early voting’s debut had mixed results in the Twin

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The Catskill Transfer Station.

By Sarah Trafton Columbia-Greene Media

CATSKILL — A muchneeded update to the county’s transfer stations has resulted in a scramble for scales.

In the midst of the project, which involves making the Hunter and Coxsackie stations capable of exporting their own waste rather than trucking it to Catskill first — a considerable cost savings — Hunter’s scale failed.

Although the Hunter

Transfer Station will be rebuilt, a new scale was installed in late November for about $75,000.

County lawmakers Monday voted to order another scale for the price of $102,260 to Scale Service & Supply Co. in Rensselaer. The scale will be installed at the Catskill station, with the current Catskill scale being moved up to the Windham location so the station can handle the additional tonnage while Hunter is decommissioned, according

to the resolution.

“The scale at Windham is well past its life,” Legislator Michael Bulich, R-Catskill, said Tuesday. “It doesn’t have a prayer to stay operational with the additional amount of [tonnage].”

Hunter accepts about 3,000 tons per year, Windham about 2,200 tons, Greene County Highway and Solid Waste Superintendent Robert Van Valkenburg said.

The cost to Scale Service & Supply Co. will include the

Hospital: No coronavirus in Twin Counties

By Abby Hoover and Melanie Lekocevic Columbia-Greene Media

No one in the Twin Counties has been tested for the novel coronavirus at Columbia Memorial Health as of Tuesday, officials said.

“No one has met the criteria for testing,” Bill Van Slyke, spokesman for Columbia Memorial Health, said Tuesday.

More than 900 deaths from the virus have been reported worldwide, all but two in China, but more than 40,000 people have been infected worldwide, making the mortality rate roughly 2%, according to the World Health Organization.

As concerns grow globally over the outbreak that originated in China, there are no confirmed cases in New York state, Gov. Andrew

Cuomo said Monday.

Statewide, 23 people have been tested for the virus so far, and 22 have come back negative, according to the governor’s office. One test sample from New York City is still pending.

“We are continuing to take every necessary precaution to protect New Yorkers from this virus,” Cuomo said in a statement.

“While there are no confirmed cases of the virus in New York state, I urge everyone to continue to take common-sense precautions, such as regular hand-washing and avoiding close contact with people who are sick.”

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. - More than 155 years after abolishing slavery, Maryland is granting one of the government’s highest honors to the state’s most famed black abolitionists.

In the Old House Chambers of the State House - the same room where Maryland adopted a new constitution banning slavery in November 1864 - archivists have installed life-size bronze statues of Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman, depicted as they would have appeared the day human bondage became illegal in Maryland.

The statues were publicly unveiled during a ceremony Monday evening, part of a slow but sustained effort to incorporate overlooked contributions of black Marylanders into the State House grounds.

At the same time, Maryland has begun to remove commemorations some view as supportive of the Confederacy.

“A mark of true greatness is shining light on a system of oppression and having the courage to change it,” said House Speaker Adrienne Jones, D-Baltimore County.

“The statues are a reminder that our laws aren’t always right or just. But there’s always room for improvement.”

Before the unveiling, the sounds of a choir performing Negro spirituals a cappella bounced off the marble walls of the rotunda, which was filled with lawmakers, members of black fraternities and sororities, and the descendants of Tubman and Douglass.

It is unlikely Tubman and Douglass, both born into slavery in Maryland, would have been allowed to cross the threshold in the room where they are now depicted as witnesses to history, said Deputy State Archivist Elaine Rice Bachmann.

But Bachmann said historians did not want them on pedestals. Instead, the Douglass and Tubman statues stand in the public viewing area, eyeto-eye with visitors, as if they had just watched slavery be abolished in person.

“We’re creating something imagined,” she said. “You see them more as human beings.

People will interact with them.

They can touch them, pose for a picture with them. It’s a different experience. It’s a more emotional experience.”

Just one other historical figure is depicted in a similar manner inside the capital: George Washington, who was sculpted delivering his 1783 speech resigning from his military commission at the State House, which briefly served as the seat of federal government. The same Brooklyn, New York-based company made all three statues.

The Tubman and Douglass statues were proposed in 2016, partly as a way to mollify opponents of a prominent 145-year-old statue honoring Roger Taney, a former Maryland senator and attorney general who defended slavery.

As U.S. chief justice, he wrote the infamous Dred Scott decision that denied citizenship to black people.

For years, activists unsuccessfully agitated to have his statue removed from its prominent perch at the foot of the State House. The efforts reached a tipping point in 2017, when a woman was

WASHINGTON POST PHOTO BY MICHAEL ROBINSON CHAVEZ

Joyce Amos, right, and Pamela Johnson, who work in the Maryland speaker of the House’s office, look at a new bronze statue of Harriet Tubman that was installed and unveiled at the Maryland State House in Annapolis on Monday, Feb. 10, 2020.

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A bronze statue of Harriet Tubman was installed and unveiled at the Maryland State House in Annapolis on Monday, Feb. 10, 2020.

WASHINGTON POST PHOTO BY MICHAEL ROBINSON CHAVEZ

A bronze statue of Frederick Douglass was installed and unveiled at the Maryland State House in Annapolis on Monday, Feb. 10, 2020.

killed after a rally of white nationalists supporting Confederate monuments in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican, joined the growing chorus of public officials calling for the Taney statue to be taken down, and it was removed in the middle of the night.

“We can’t wipe out all of our history, nor should we try to,” the governor said at the time.

“But when it reaches the point where some of these symbols, whether they have historical significance or not, when they become a focal point for racism and violence, then it’s time to do something about it.”

Douglass, who was born a slave and taught himself to read and write, became one of the most influential orators, writers and thinkers of his time. His 1845 autobiography became an inspiration to the abolitionist movement.

Bachmann said Douglass visited the Maryland State House in 1874, and - pacing beneath a portrait of Washington resigning his commission - recited the entire speech aloud.

Tubman escaped slavery on Maryland’s Eastern Shore and led hundreds of others to

freedom through the Underground Railroad and her work as a Union spy.

In recent years, Maryland has began to more prominently embrace her contributions, opening in 2017 a $22 million visitor center near the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, which is on land where Tubman was born and lived.

The State House serves as Maryland’s seat of government and a museum to its history. Yet in a state where a third of the population is African American, the building’s monuments did not honor a black person until 1961, when a plaque was erected in memory of explorer Matthew Henson, who co-discovered the North Pole in 1909.

Last month, Senate President Bill Ferguson, D-Baltimore City, ordered the first portrait of a black person placed inside a legislative chamber. The painting of Verda Welcome, who in 1962 became the country’s first black woman elected to a state senate, replaced one of a white governor who had been on the wall for 115 years.

The building still hosts some controversial historical elements. Outside the chamber where the Tubman and

Douglass statues now stand, a large portrait of a Lord of Baltimore hangs above the doorway, with a young slave boy at his side. Along the wall, a 1964 plaque commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Civil War, paying homage to the sacrifice of people on both sides of the conflict.

Jones said she noticed the plaque for the first time in May, a month after she became the first woman and first black person elected to head either legislative chamber.

She viewed it as “an affront to people of color” and appealed to the State House Trust, which manages the building, to take it down.

The plaque “sympathizes with Confederate motivations and memorializes Confederate soldiers,” Jones wrote.

“History clearly tells us that there was a right and a wrong side of the Civil War.” The state instead spent $2,500 to replace the image of the Confederate battle flag with the Maryland flag. The language honoring the sacrifices of Confederate and Union soldiers remained.

On Monday, the plaque was draped with a black cloth for the ceremonial installation of the Tubman and Douglass statues, at Jones’s request.

The statues will be open to the public when the State House is open. On Saturday, the Maryland State Archives has scheduled programming from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. to celebrate them. Ken Morris, a great-great-great-grandson of Douglass, will be there, along with scholars and historical interpreters.

The Washington Post’s Ovetta Wiggins contributed to this report.

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CALENDAR Wednesday, Feb. 12 n Athens Village Board 6:30 p.m.

Village Hall, 2 First St., Athens 518945-1551 n Catskill Central School District BOE 6:30 p.m. High School Library, 341 West Main St., Catskill n Catskill Town Zoning Board 6 p.m. Town Hall, 439 Main St., Catskill n Catskill Village Board 7 p.m. Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill 518-943-3830 n Greene County Legislature workshop 6 p.m. Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., Catskill n Jewett Town Board 7 p.m. Jewett Municipal Building, 3547 County Route 23C, Jewett

Thursday, Feb. 13 n Greene County Legislature fi-

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

Monday, Feb. 17 n Athens Town Hall Offices closed

in observance of President’s Day n Athens Village Hall Offices closed in observance of President’s Day n Catskill Town Offices closed in observance of President’s Day n Coxsackie Town Offices closed in observation of President’s Day n Coxsackie Village Offices closed in observation of President’s Day n Greene County Office Building closed in observation of President’s Day n Greenville Town Offices closed in observation of President’s Day

Tuesday, Feb. 18 n Athens Village Planning Board

6:30 p.m. Village Hall, 2 First St., Athens 518-945-1551 n Durham Town Board 7:30 p.m.

Town Hall, 7309 Route 81, East Durham n Greene County Legislature economic development and tourism; Gov. Ops.; finance; Rep and Dem. Caucus 6 p.m. Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., Catskill n Hunter Town Board 7 p.m. Town Hall, 5748 Route 23A, Tannersville

Wednesday, Feb. 19 n Catskill Library Board 6:45 p.m.

at either the Catskill Library, 1 Franklin St., Catskill or Palenville Library, 3303 Route 23A, Palenville n Catskill Town Board Committee meeting 6:30 p.m. Town Hall, 439 Main St., Catskill n Greene County Legislature public hearing AG District 124 6:25 p.m.; regular legislature meeting No. 2 6:30 p.m. Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., Catskill

Thursday, Feb. 20 n Coxsackie Village Planning

Board 7 p.m. Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie

Monday, Feb. 24 n Catskill Village Planning Board

7 p.m. Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill n Greenville CSD BOE Business/ Budget No. 2 Meeting 6 p.m. MS/HS Library, 4976 Route 81, Greenville 518-966-5070

Tuesday, Feb. 25 n Catskill Town Planning Board 7

p.m. Town Hall, 439 Main St., Catskill

Wednesday, Feb. 26 n Athens Village Board 6:30 p.m.

Village Hall, 2 First St., Athens 518945-1551 n Catskill Village Board 7 p.m. Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill 518-943-3830

Thursday, Feb. 27 n Coxsackie-Athens Central

School District board of education 6:30 p.m. High School Library, 24 Sunset Blvd., Coxsackie n Coxsackie Town Board workshop 6 p.m. Town Hall, 16 Reed St., Coxsackie

County celebrates its very best

By Melanie Lekocevic Columbia-Greene Media

CATSKILL — Local residents spent months nominating and voting for their favorite businesses and services in the second annual Best of Greene County competition.

On Friday, the winners were announced in a gala celebration at the Lumberyard Center for Film and Performing Arts.

The contest is sponsored by Columbia-Greene Media and the Greene County Chamber of Commerce. Beginning in October, people were asked to nominate and vote for their favorites from around the county, in categories ranging from arts and entertainment to restaurants, dental offices, libraries, and the service industry, among others.

Friday’s event brought together business and community leaders from across the area.

“The economic numbers in Greene County are really strong,” said Greene County Chamber of Commerce President and Executive Director Jeffrey Friedman as he welcomed the crowd. “If you are a business owner you understand how low our unemployment rate is.”

The county recently broke its own employment record, Friedman said.

“Sixteen thousand in-county jobs — that is a record. We have never, ever had that many jobs,” he said.

Home sales and sales tax figures for the county are also strong, Friedman said, which bodes well for local businesses.

Voting for the competition started with nominations in early October, with voters casting their ballots on hudsonvalley360.com in the first round of voting. The top three winners then went on to the second and final round, Friedman explained. Twice as many people voted this year compared to last year’s inaugural Best of Greene County contest.

“This is the second year of the ‘Best of,’ and it’s amazing the number of people who participated this year,” said Mary Dempsey, publisher, general manager and executive editor of Columbia-Greene Media.

In the first awards category announced, Best Art Gallery, the top vote getter was the Thomas Cole Historic Site, which also won in the second category, Best Historic Site.

“It is just so exciting that the people of Greene County have recognized the Thomas Cole Site in this way and that they understand how wonderful it is,” said Thomas Cole Historic Site Trustee Linda Gentalen.

The top vote getter overall in the Best of Greene County awards was Story Farms in the Best Farm Stand category, receiving 275 votes. Story’s Nursery also won for Best Landscaper/Lawn Care Company.

“It’s wonderful that the community looks at us in such a good light,” co-owner Matt Story said. “We try to do the best we can for the community.”

Some winners are in their second year of coming out on top, also winning in the 2019 inaugural Best of Greene County.

“Last year we won three awards,” said Jessica Felice, owner of Circle W Market, which received several awards this year — Best Place for Lunch, Best Specialty Food Shop and Best Place to Have Coffee or Tea. “We are so excited to be part of the Catskill community. We have been really welcomed by the community in both Catskill and Palenville.”

New York Restaurant was also a big winner Friday, receiving top votes for Best Burger, Best Ethnic Cuisine and Best Place for Dinner.

“This is awesome. My team works hard — the restaurant business is crazy, and to win two years in a row is just fantastic,” said New York Restaurant general manager John Jimenez.

Sweat Exercise is also a twotime winner, taking home the award for Best Exercise Studio/ Gym. “It is amazing,” said owner Jamie Mitchell. “This is our second year winning, and we couldn’t do it without the community.”

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Jeffrey Friedman, president and executive director of the Greene County Chamber of Commerce, opens the Best of Greene County awards ceremony Friday evening.

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Representatives from Circle W Market, which won awards in several categories.

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Story’s Farms was the top vote getter in the competition.

MELANIE LEKOCEVIC/COLUMBIA-GREENE MEDIA Pictured is co-owner Matt Story accepting the award for the The Rip Van Winkle Wine, Brew and Beverage Festival was the category Best Farm Stand. top vote getter in the Best Annual Community Event category.

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New York Restaurant won top votes for Best Burger, Best Ethnic Cuisine and Best Place for Dinner. Pictured is the restaurant’s general manager, John Jimenez.

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Owner of Sweat Exercise, Jamie Mitchell, shows off why her business won the award for Best Exercise Studio/Gym.

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The audience waits to find out the next winner at the Best of Greene County awards ceremony.

The Catskill Public Library came out on top in the library category.

“This is fantastic. We put a lot of work into providing everything we can for our patrons,” said Alexandra Rappleyea from the Catskill Public Library. “I am happy to know we are providing them with what they need and that they recognize it.”

Crossroads Brewing, with locations in both Athens and Catskill, also took home several awards, including Best Place for Nightlife, Best Place for Meeting with Friends, and Best Place to Have a Craft Beer.

“It’s always an honor to win anything, and it’s nice to see that people appreciate us,” said Rob Sager, director of marketing and events for Crossroads Brewing.

“We love everyone that comes in our doors — it’s a great friendship we built with our customers.”

The Rip Van Winkle Wine, Beer and Beverage Festival drew the highest number of votes in Best Annual Community Event.

“We are in our 14th year, so it is great to be recognized by the community,” said Brenda VanDermark. “All our proceeds go back to the community to build and maintain playgrounds, and for two sporting events each year.”

Voting for the 2021 Best of Greene County awards is expected to begin in early October.

Below is a listing of all the winners: Best Art Gallery - Thomas Cole National Historic Site Best Historic Site - Thomas Cole House Best Library - Catskill Public Library

Best Movie Theater - Community Theatre Best Place for Live Music Athens Summer Concert Series Best Place for Nightlife Crossroads Brewing Best Theatre and Performance Space - Bridge Street Theatre Best Annual Community Event - Rip Van Winkle Wine,

Brew and Beverage Festival Best Annual Large Scale Event - Taste of Country Music Festival Best Event Space/Wedding Venue - The Historic Catskill Point Best Exercise Studio/Gym Sweat Exercise Studio Best Golf Course - Rip Van Winkle Country Club

Best Place for Outdoor Recreation - North/South Lake Campground Best American Cuisine Barnwood Best Burger - New York Restaurant Best Ethnic Cuisine - New York Restaurant Best European Cuisine - Bavarian Manor Country Inn and Restaurant Best Farm Stand - Story Farms Best Place for Breakfast - Betty’s Place Best Place for Dinner - New York Restaurant Best Place for Lunch - Circle W Market Best Place for Meeting with Friends - Crossroads Brewing Company Bet Place for Outdoor Dining - The Stewart House Best Place for Pizza - Village Pizza II Best Place for Wings - The Inn at Leeds Best Place to Dine with Kids Chicken Run Family Restaurant Best Place to Have a Craft Beer - Crossroads Brewing Company Best Place to Have Coffee or Tea - Circle W Market Best Auto Repair Shop - R.C. Lacy Ford/Lincoln/Subaru Best Beauty Salon or Barbershop - Doreen’s Family Haircare Best Building/Contracting Company - Maggio and Sons Best Caterer - The Creekside Restaurant Best Dental Office - Catalano, Leifer, Bruno and Russell D.D.S. Best Doctor Office - Robert M. Schneider M.D. Best Electrical Contractor Holdridge Electric Best Hotel/Motel - The Stewart House Best Inn/B&B - Bavarian Manor Country Inn and Restaurant Best Landscaper/Lawn Care Company - Story’s Nursery Best Pharmacy - Kelly’s Pharmacy Best Photographer - Veronica Chewens Photography Best Plumbing Contractor Huber Enterprises Best Real Estate Company Coldwell Banker Village Green Realty Best Antique Shop - Coxsackie Antique Center Best Boutique Shop - Mahalo Gift Shop Best Florist - Karen’s Flower Shoppe Best Gift Shop - Mahalo Gift Shop Best Outdoor/Sporting/Ski Shop - Snow Bird Ski Shop Best Place to Buy a Car - R.C. Lacy Ford/Lincoln/Subaru Best Place to Buy Apparel/ Shoes - Westerner Best Place to Buy Jewelry Mahalo Gift Shop Best Specialty Food Shop Circle W Market Best Wine Shop - The Wine Cellar

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Motion picture museum is a lifetime achievement We know the Twin Counties is an upstate New York mecca for filmmaking and television production, but for Hillsdale Town Supervisor Peter Cipkowski, the 92nd annual Academy Awards Ceremony in Los Angeles was the Mount Everest of cinema.

Cipkowski was in the audience Sunday night to see Brad Pitt take home his first acting award and “Parasite” win for Best Picture, a first for a foreign-language film.

But Cipkowski was there for a different, more personal reason. Cipkowski and his husband Bill Kramer were there to hear actor Tom Hanks announce that the new Academy of Motion Pictures Museum, at 6067 Wilshire Blvd., will open on

the Los Angeles County Museum of Art campus Dec. 14, with Kramer as its director.

It wasn’t a gold statuette, but for Cipkowski and Kramer it was the biggest prize of the evening.

Kramer moved to Hillsdale five years ago from Los Angeles. He accepted the museum director job last fall and took the reins Jan. 1.

Cipkowski will split his time between the City of Angels and Hillsdale while Kramer settles into his new role.

Kramer worked with Hanks over the weekend to prepare the launch announcement of the museum.

“Now there’s this large complex devoted to the art and study of motion pictures, and the history of motion pictures, that my husband is

the director of,” the understandably proud Cipkowski said Monday.

A project years in the making, Kramer served as the Academy Museum’s managing director of development and external relations from 2012 to 2016. He shepherded the museum plans through the city council’s approval processes.

Congratulations to Cipkowski and Kramer for a marvelous achievement in the world of cinema. The ability to attract major directors, production crews and gifted actors to the Twin Counties is one of the great things about the area. The Academy of Motion Pictures Museum, with its connection to Hillsdale, is another.

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Transgender children need options and support. Lawmakers are doing the opposite.

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Lawmakers in more than half a dozen states are considering ways to block medical treatment for transgender teenagers.

They cast their efforts as a crusade against forced sterilization, “mutilation” and child abuse. Yet the greatest harm to these adolescents may come from the rules purported to protect them.

South Dakota’s Republican-supermajority House of Representatives recently passed a bill that would ban medical professionals from providing hormones or gender confirmation surgery to children younger than 16, with a penalty of one year’s jail time and a fine as high as $2,000. Legislators in Florida, South Carolina, Colorado, Missouri, Oklahoma and Kentucky have filed similar proposals.

Missouri’s bill would report consenting parents to child welfare officials.

The aim, supporters of these bills say, is to shield youths from making “life-altering changes” — from doing something irreversible, when there’s still a chance those experiencing gender

dysphoria might change their minds. Those arguments would be more convincing if advocates weren’t pushing for something irreversible themselves.

The initial medical step for a transgender adolescent, after parental consent and extensive counseling, is usually to take hormone blockers. These blockers give those on the cusp of puberty the opportunity to hit pause before estrogen or testosterone transforms their bodies.

This reprieve is helpful to those who end up transitioning. They never have to live in an adult body that clashes with their identity, and any further treatment may not need to be as extensive - which helps explain why research suggests puberty suppression results in better mental-health outcomes for patients.

The pause is also helpful to those who ultimately decide against a change. In fact, blockers give children exactly what these lawmakers claim to be offering: a chance to wait until they’re older.

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transgender individuals, of course, can’t be turned back just by clicking the play button again, as with blockers.

Further hormone therapy for those who wish to pursue a transition can make a female body more masculine or a male body more feminine — a process that experts classify as “partially reversible,” because some effects, such as hair growth, can be reversed while others, such as breast growth or voice-deepening, can’t so easily. Then there’s gender confirmation surgery itself, from mastectomies to genital reconstruction. These, professionals classify as irreversible.

Perhaps a state has an interest in keeping a minor who might change their mind from taking such a permanent step as genital reconstruction. But the reality is that children under 16 today aren’t taking those permanent steps except in exceedingly rare circumstances. The process of transitioning is deliberately slow, steady and methodical to guard against just the regrets lawmakers say they fear.

While Congress was impeaching, Trump was busy deregulating WASHINGTON — Impeaching President Trump was a necessary distraction.

It was necessary, even with its foreordained conclusion, because the president’s conduct transgressed acceptable boundaries. But it also served, inevitably, as a distraction from the terrible policies the administration pushed through while we were busy decrying Trump’s behavior.

This trade-off manifests itself with so many things about Trump — the incessant tweets; the constant untruths; the astonishing ignorance, geographical and otherwise.

We cannot avert our eyes from this presidential spectacle, nor should we. It demeans the presidency and should concern any responsible citizen. Yet there remains an attentional price. Even impeachment, as essential as it was, imposed an opportunity cost.

So it is worth revisiting what the Trump administration did while Congress was impeaching, from the moment the president’s efforts to use Ukraine as a tool in his reelection campaign was exposed in early September through today. These are not impeachable offenses, but they are the kind of misguided policies that, along with Trump’s impeachable conduct, should be in voters’ mind as the election nears.

Some of the administration’s actions are lamentable but unsurprising; they embody the deregulatory instincts of any Republican administration, even if they at times have a more radical, deeply destructive, edge. Others, particularly in the arena of immigration, are uniquely, repulsively Trumpian.

Together, they offer an unsettling picture of the administration’s priorities, and suggest what a second Trump term would bring. Herewith, a necessarily incomplete roundup: — Environment. The administration revoked one of the most significant Obamaera environmental rules, over “waters of the United States.”

The earlier regulation had expanded federal protection and regulation of such “waters” to include streams, ponds and even drainage ditches that feed into larger waterways. Environmental groups argue that the change

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MARCUS will result in massive loss of wetlands critical for combating climate change and threaten the drinking water supply.

The administration also proposed easing environmental rules in order to speed up construction of major infrastructure projects. The proposed rule, revising an arrangement in place for a half-century, would exclude reviews of infrastructure projects built without major government involvement, set a two-year deadline for drafting and delivering most environmental impact statements, and limit the degree to which such assessments include the effects of climate change.

And, acting on the first possible day to begin the oneyear process of withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement, the administration served formal notice to the United Nations that it would abandon the accord, forsaking the global effort to combat climate change.

— Health care. The administration proposed letting states limit the amounts they spend on Medicaid for poor adults. It invited states to transform that part of Medicaid funding into a block grant and offered them new flexibility to cut coverage and benefits. Block grants are a favored Republican technique to limit entitlement spending, and the administration’s proposal was a way to achieve, in a more limited way, what it was unable to get through even a Republican congress, which balked at its effort to block-grant Medicaid three years ago.

Meanwhile, having supported a legal assault on the Affordable Care Act, the administration urged the Supreme Court to decline to review an appeals court decision invalidating the law’s individual mandate — a delay that would leave the law’s fate

conveniently uncertain until after the election, and the administration conveniently spared from facing the wrath of voters who, it turns out, like their Obamacare after all. Having raced to the high court numerous times with claims that emergency intervention was warranted, the administration now argues that immediate view would “short-circuit” the ordinary judicial process.

— Immigration. The Supreme Court, dividing 5 to 4 along ideological lines, allowed a Trump administration rule to take effect that will make it more difficult for poor immigrants to obtain admission to the United State or secure green cards giving them the permission to live and work here. This “public charge” rule allows authorities new leeway to deny visas to those who they suspect could turn, “at any time,” to safety-net programs such as food stamps or Medicaid.

The administration also expanded its already unnecessary and poorly implemented travel ban to include six additional countries, mostly in Africa and including the continent’s most populous country, Nigeria, on the grounds that they have not done enough to identify or share information about potential terrorists or criminals.

The list goes on. The Interior Department is poised to weaken protections for millions of migratory birds, saying companies whose industrial activities kill birds accidentally should not be subjected to fines or prosecution.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development is rolling back another Obamaera rule designed to press cities to do more to combat racial segregation in housing.

The Agriculture Department moved to tighten eligibility for food stamps in a way that the administration itself estimated would eliminate nearly 700,000 of the poorest adults from the rolls.

The impeachment process has run its course. The bad policies of this administration continue.

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Enilde Cidra Enilde Cidras 82, of German- as well as grandchildren: Britown passed away peacefully anne and (Steven), Gabrielle, Jilon Sunday February 9, 2020 at lian, Marissa and Isabel.

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Calling hours will be Friday Born in Barranquilla, February 14, 2020 from Colombia, she was (4-7) pm at the Sacco the daughter of the Funeral Home 700 late Carlos and Elida Town Hall Drive Hud(Obeso) Vos. Enilde son, NY 12534. A Mass was a homemaker, deof Christian Burial will voted wife, mother and be Celebrated Saturday grandmother. She was February 15, 10:00AM a member of Holy Triniat Holy Trinity Parish ty Parish in Hudson and 429 E. Allen St. Hudson enjoyed tending to her with Fr. Anthony Barratt Cidras flower garden at home. officiating. Memorial She will be missed by her be- contributions are requested to loved husband Antonio, sons: Shriners Hospitals for Children Anthony and (Heidi) Cidras, Jo- attn: Office of Development seph and (Kari) Cidras and her 2900 N. Rocky Point Dr. Tampa, daughter Jessica Cidras also FL 33607. To leave online conher sisters: Elmy DeLaPena~, dolences visit: www.saccofuLesvia Vos, Rafaela Vos Obeso neralhome.com

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Estelle J. Taranto Estelle J. Taranto, age 93 and his wife Sherry and Anthony years, of Athens, N.Y. passed Taranto and his wife Kelly, four away on February 10, 2020 at grandchildren and several great Greene Meadows Nursgrandchildren. Relatives ing Home and Rehabiliand friends are cordially tation Center, Catskill, invited to attend calling N.Y. She was born on hours at Richards FuMay 23, 1926, in Catskill, neral Home, 28 N. VerN.Y. and is the daughter non Street, Athens, N.Y. of the late Manley A. and Beatrice M. (Sprague) on Thursday, February Layman.

13, 2020 from 10:00 Besides her parents, A.M. – 12:00 Noon. she is predeceased by Taranto Interment will follow her loving husband Join the family plot of The seph Taranto years ago, Athens Rural Cemetery, Athens, her stepfather Ralph Duncan, and N.Y. Condolences may be made her sister Mabel Davis. Survivors include her daughter Sandra Cic- at www.richardsfuneralhomeinc. cimarro, two sons James Taranto net.

Kayla Beth Samascott Wilson Kayla Beth Samascott Wilson On Saturday, February 8, 2020, Kayla Samascott Wilson, age 36, passed peacefully in her home while surrounded by her loving family after a courageous battle with breast cancer. Kayla was born on June 18, 1983 at Berkshire Medical Center in Massachusetts. She was the second oldest of the four Samascott children born to Laurie Samascott Carr and Ron Samascott. From the moment she was born, everyone was drawn to how beautiful she was inside and out. Kayla spent much of her childhood playing and working on her family’s farm with her siblings, cousins, and friends. Anyone who knew Kayla understood that her world revolved around her family. In 2010, she married the love of her life, Andy Wilson. In 2012, Brooke was born and in 2014, Hunter came into the world.

Kayla’s face always brightened when she spoke of her husband and children whom she adored.

Kayla enjoyed running and competed in numerous 5ks, half marathons, and the full Mayor’s Marathon in Alaska in 2009 with Team in Training. She loved to travel, craft, garden and read books on design, self-reflection and business management. She used her MBA to help manage

her family farm, Samascott Orchards. Recently, she and her family attended services at Loudonville Community Church where she embraced the word of God. She is survived by her beautiful daughter Brooke (7), playful son Hunter (5), and loving husband William Andrew Wilson. She also leaves behind her parents Laurie Carr (Patrick Kelly) and Ronald Samascott (Bonnie), her siblings Jacob (Jennifer), Jody, and Luke Samascott, as well as her extended family and friends across the world. Her smile, laugh, great sense of humor, and caring heart will be forever missed, but never forgotten.

In lieu of flowers or donations, the family requests that you honor Kayla by spending the time and money to treat your loved ones instead. A public memorial will be held at Loudonville Community Church at 2pm on Saturday, February 15, 2020 at 374 Loudon Rd, Albany, NY 12211.

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Police stop semi driver for speeding and find a mobile music studio in the cab Ian Duncan The Washington Post

A Washington State trooper who pulled over a semi truck driver for speeding discovered a mobile music studio in the cab, complete with a computer and a microphone that dropped down from the ceiling. Oh, and suspected drugs.

The 31-year-old driver was stopped at the town of Kennewick in southeastern Washington on New Year’s Eve, after a trooper saw him driving aggressively and 17 mph over the speed limit, Thorson said. He was arrested — not for making

music, but on a DUI charge after the trooper smelled marijuana in the cab. Police also found white crystals that they suspect to be drugs.

Thorson said the trooper making the stop noticed the screen of the computer was on, showing what looked to be music production software. Thorson posted a picture of the setup Monday after recently learning about the arrest.

“The driver admitted yeah I produce music while I’m driving down the road,” Thorson said. “He does it all behind the steering wheel.”

There are rivers in the sky drenching the U.S. because of climate change Brian K Sullivan Bloomberg

Climate change is spurring a new, deep dive into a complex, little-studied weather system blamed for creating billions of dollars in flood damage across the western U.S. Atmospheric rivers are narrow ribbons of concentrated moisture that originate in the Pacific and can flow thousands of miles before dropping rain and snow on land. Scientists are ramping up their research into the systems this winter fearful that warmer temperatures tied to climate change will boost the moisture they carry, supercharging them moving forward.

BLOOMBERG PHOTO BY DANIEL ACKER “Hurricane hunter” planes are set to fly Corn spills from a collapsed grain bin in Thurman, Iowa, on March 23, 2019. at least 12 missions directly into the systems, double last year’s number, to gather parachutes, the sensors-called drop- significance, since the rivers can originate a wide range of meteorological data. At the sondes-measure temperature, moisture, in oceans worldwide. same time, 100 new ocean buoys will mon- wind and air pressure, data that will later “There has been an amazing amount itor how the systems form. The goal: Better be assessed by scientists at NOAA and the of research on the hurricane problem and warning processes to stave off flooding.

Scripps Institution of Oceanography in San tornadoes and nor’easters,” said Marty “It is 100% completely saturated air,” Diego.

Ralph, a Scripps scientist. “But it turns out said Rich Henning, a flight director for A study released in December by Scripps atmospheric rivers are a real issue on the the National Oceanic and Atmospheric and the Army Corps of Engineers found West Coast, and they have not really had Administration who conducts onboard that atmospheric rivers caused 84% of the that much attention.” weather observations. “If you’re ever won- flood damage suffered in 11 western states Ralph sees the new research as critical. dering how six feet of snow can fall in the over 40 years through 2017. The average “One of the fundamental findings on the Cascades in one day, this is exactly how all annual cost: $1.1 billion, according to the science of climate change in the West is that moisture is transported.” the increasing likelihood of extremes, both report.

The systems flow between 1,000 and “In a warmer climate,” the study con- plus and minus,” he said.

2,000 feet above the surface, with 80 mile- cluded, atmospheric rivers will be “more The results can’t come soon enough for per-hour winds pushing the water vapor intense as they become wetter, longer, and Curt Aikens, general manager of the Yuba through the air, Henning said. Last week, wider; there is some indication that this is County Water Agency in Marysville, Calicrews from the National Oceanic and At- already happening.” fornia. California can get half its water from mospheric Administration and the U.S. Air It won’t take much of a temperature the storms, according to NOAA. Force Reserve flew into an atmospheric riv- change to boost their moisture content, acGetting advanced warning on the size er that traveled from Hawaii to the Pacific cording to John Dickson, a flood researcher of an atmospheric river and where it will Northwest. who is the chief executive officer of Aon hit could let managers make room in resThe NOAA flight took off as the system Edge, a Montana-based flood insurance ervoirs to absorb an expected deluge, or bore down on their airport near Portland, provider. A rise of just 1.8 degrees Fahren- keep water intact they might have released Oregon, said Lieutenant Commander Ron heit can boost water vapor in the air by 7%, needlessly, Aikens said. They also can afMoyers, the pilot. The plane was wrestling he said. fect snowpak in the mountains, increasing with turbulence and icing almost as soon “Our world continues to change and our the water flowing into streams and rivers as the wheels left the runway, he said. land use practices are constantly evolving,” longerterm.

Once in the air and over water, the NO- Dickson said. “Yet we rely on risk manage“Twenty years ago I would wait to see the AA crew dropped about 30 sensors from ment tools that are decades old to navigate rain hit the ground and see the runoff bea height as high as 45,000 feet, the upper the current times.” fore the decisions were made,” Aikens said. end of the Gulfstream IV’s ceiling, HenBesides helping forecasts in the western With the new data, “we can make decisions ning said. Slowed in their decent by small U.S., the new data will have international days ahead of the arrival of the storm.”

School called police after 6-year-old with Down syndrome pointed finger like a gun at teacher Antonia Noori Farzan The Washington Post

Police in the affluent Philadelphia suburb of Tredyffrin, Pennsylvania, received a call in November about Margot Gaines, a kindergartner at Valley Forge Elementary School.

The reason? The 6-year-old, who has Down syndrome, had pointed her finger like a gun and told a teacher, “I shoot you.”

The reaction highlighted how well-intentioned policies meant to stop the next school shooter have gone too far, Margot’s mother, Maggie Gaines, told officials at a school board meeting last month. The school’s principal quickly determined that the 6-year-old didn’t mean any harm, Gaines said.

But under district protocol, the incident still had to be reported to local law enforcement.

“It was very clear from the beginning that she didn’t understand what she was saying, and the teacher and the principal agreed,” Gaines told CBS Philadelphia last week. “But then they said they needed to convene a threat assessment team.”

The mother of two is now fighting to change the policy, noting that nationwide data shows that students with disabilities are disproportionately likely to be disciplined.

Margot sometimes has trouble transitioning from one activity to the next, the mother recently explained. And when her teacher asked her to do something she didn’t want to do, she got frustrated and misbehaved.

“I imagine the utterance was not unlike the instances when I’ve told her it’s time for bed and she says, ‘I hate bed. I hate Mommy,’” Gaines said in her statement to the board. “As most parents can attest, I have learned not to take offense. For I know that a short time later she is usually cuddled up to me, while we read bedtime stories and exchange kisses and cuddles before saying good night.”

But Margot’s teacher viewed the gesture as requiring a response and sent the 6-year-old to the principal’s office, Gaines said. In accordance with district policy, the school’s threat assessment team reviewed the incident, ultimately concluding that it had been an isolated event and the kindergartner didn’t actually present any danger. Gaines said the team didn’t even suggest that Margot be disciplined.

“The principal asked, ‘Did you mean to hurt your teacher?’” Gaines told CBS Philadelphia. “And she said no and it seemed like she didn’t even know what that meant.”

In an interview with a local blogger, Gaines said that she was impressed by how Valley Forge’s principal patiently demonstrated to Margot that “peace signs, high-fives and thumbs-up were fine but the gun gesture was not OK.” But then the principal told her that law enforcement would have to be notified about the incident.

“I was fine with everything up until calling the police,” Gaines told CBS Philadelphia.

“And I said, ‘You absolutely do not have to call the police. You know, this is ridiculous.’”

Though police have said

that officers only wrote up an incident report, which can’t be released to the general public and isn’t the same thing as having a criminal record, Gaines worries that it could be used against her daughter in the future.

“When I’m having a disagreement with the school about Margot’s placement, will they bring it up?” she told the blog SAVVY Main Line. “What if there’s a school shooter and there’s a call out to see the records of anyone in the community that made threats?”

According to SAVVY Main Line, the Tredyffrin/Easttown School District ramped up its threat assessment protocols in 2018 in response to a spate of school shootings nationally and a highly publicized incident where a local middleschooler was subjected to antiSemitic threats. At a January meeting, one former school board member said the changes were “driven by events that occurred in our middle schools or high school,” and that the intent had never been to involve police when elementary school students made “nonsubstantive” threats.

Another former school member who had a hand in drafting the current policy

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How to press the reset button January is typically the month most people decide to “turn over a new leaf” and drop those pesky December pounds. But I prefer to think of weight loss as “hitting the reset button” — it has a more positive ring to it, don’t you think?

Anyway, when I want to hit the reset button I don’t turn to raw greens to help me, especially in the winter months.

Somehow on a cold windy January day, cold lettuce just isn’t what I would call a nurturing, comforting food.

In the dead of winter, when the weather is super cold, the thing that truly warms me up (other than a nice warm fire and a hug from my husband) is a big bowl of soup. And not just any old soup will do, certainly not canned, bagged or boxed; only a cup of delicious, hot, homemade soup will do the trick.

And soup is not just a spoonful of comfort; it’s also my one-pot secret weapon when it comes to weight loss and it could be yours, too.

Now you might be thinking, really, soup? I’m going to starve! Trust me with the right soup you won’t. Here’s what I’m talking about.

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SCHOEPE Researchers found that the texture of the soup (thick or thin) determines how quickly you reach satiety and how long you stay there. Although liquids empty from the stomach faster than solids, thicker liquids like soup are different.

They actually tend to cause the stomach to expand more and remain in the stomach longer so you feel fuller longer.

One study published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition concluded that thick, smooth soup like butternut squash (90 calories a cup) works better than chicken noodle (140 calories a cup) when it comes to slowing stomach emptying and boosting satiety. And since soups are generally eaten at a more leisurely pace, it forces

you to put your spoon down in between bites, giving your brain time to signal your stomach that you’ve eaten enough.

Imagine that!

Another study published in the journal Appetite found that when people had a bowl low-calorie soup (150 calories for women and 200 for men), they naturally consumed about 20% fewer calories overall without feeling hungry. For the average American eating one-fifth fewer calories a day equates to a loss of 50+ pounds over the course of a year.

And even if you’re not concerned about losing that much weight, soup can be a successful way to break a plateau or shed those holiday pounds.

Plus it’s a great way to include more veggies in your diet, and you know you don’t get the recommended five to nine servings of fruits and veggies a day. Right? A well-crafted soup can give you three or four servings of vegetables in just one serving.

So, warm up in the chilliest of nights and lose weight too with a nice bowl of homemade soup.

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FEB. 15 NEW WINDSOR — Soldiers will bring to life the Continental Army’s final winter encampment with musket and cannon firings, medical demonstrations and other aspects of daily life 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Feb. 15 and Feb. 17 on Presidents’ weekend. Muskets and a cannon will be fired at 11 a.m., 1:30 and 3:30 p.m.

Saturday and Monday. Following these firings, children enlist in the Continental Army, drill with wooden muskets and get paid in Continental currency for their service. New Windsor Cantonment State Historic Site is co-located with the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor on Route 300, 374 Temple Hill Road, in New Windsor, just three miles south of the intersection of I-87 and I-84. For information, call 845-561-1765 ext. 22. Visitors are asked to use the alternate entrance at 382 Temple Hill Road due to construction of the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor addition.

VOORHEESVILLE — ‘On the Hunt for New York’s Native Earthworms’ 2 p.m. Feb. 15 at Thacher Nature Center, 87 Nature Center Way, Voorheesville.

There has been a lot of news about non-native and invasive earthworms lately, but what about the earthworms that are native to New York State? Dr. Rebecca Pinder will discuss her work exploring Catskill State Park and surrounding areas in search of our unique native earthworms. Call 518-872-0800 for more information.

250 Rudy Chase Drive, Glenville, will host its monthly all you can eat breakfast 8:3010:30 a.m. Feb. 15. Enjoy an assortment of pancakes, French toast, eggs, sausage, potatoes, juice, coffee, tea and more.

Join us at 10 am, as World War II researcher Donna Esposito speaks on “STAG-1: The US Navy’s Secret Drone Project in WWII.” Unmanned aircraft have a history dating back to the years before the Second World War. Learn how the discovery of a naval officer’s dog tags revealed the little-known story of a top-secret drone squadron that flew missions against the Japanese in the South Pacific during World War II. The effort to return the dog tags to the officer’s family uncovered personal photographs and films, as well as a mystery of three missingin-action pilots and a surprising coincidence. Fly-In if you would like. Pilots: Tower Frequency 121.3; Ground 121.9. Land at Schenectady County Airport and taxi to Richmor Aviation North. Tell them you are going to ESAM.

FEB. 16 NEW WINDSOR — Over the winter of 1780-81 at Knox’s Headquarters State Historic Site, General Henry Knox organized the artillery for the projected attack on New York City.

Soldiers, at the nearby encampment, repaired and trained on the guns, howitzers and mortars. Tours of Mount Ellison will be held at 10 and 11 a.m., noon, 1, 2 and 3 p.m. Feb. 16 and a small cannon fired at 11:45 a.m., 1:45 and 3:45 p.m. Knox’s Headquarters is located at 289 Forge Hill Road, Vails Gate, just three miles south of the intersection of I-87 and I-84 and is 1 mile south, of the co-located National Purple Heart Hall of Honor and the New Windsor Cantonment. For information, call 845-561-1765 ext. 22.

ATHENS — The West Athens Firehouse No. 2, 933 Leeds-Athens Road, Athens, will serve an all you can eat breakfast 8 a.m.noon Feb. 16 at the firehouse.

Freewill offering accepted.

TANNERSVILLE — Mountain Top Arboretum, 4 Maude Adams Road, Tannersville, hosts Animal Tracking in the Snow 10 a.m.-noon Feb. 15 with experienced tracker Josh Wood of Flying Deer Nature Center. Explore habitats within the Arboretum to find animal tracks and clues that reveal a wealth of information about local wildlife. Josh will teach us to identify animals by their tracks, recognize scat and other animal signs, and recognize animal gaits and patterns. All are welcome. Dress in warm layers and be sure to wear proper footwear. Members, free; nonmembers, $10. No reservations necessary. For information, call 518-589-3903.

VOORHEESVILLE — Backyard Birds and a Winter Walk 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Feb. 16 at Thacher Nature Center, 87 Nature Center Way, Voorheesville.

Join us for the Great Backyard Bird Count. View winter birds at our feeders, get tips for identifying birds and for using a field guide. Learn about unique winter birds, test your bird ID skills, and then head outdoors for some birding. Appropriate for adults and children 6 and older.

Call 518-872-0800 to register.

GLENVILLE — The Empire State Aerosciences Museum,

KINGSTON — A benefit concert by Adelaide Roberts and

Matthew O’Dell at 1 p.m. Feb. 16 at the Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall St., Kingston. The program will feature a four-hand piano performance of Mendelssohn’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” with narration provided by Marie Duane. Suggested donation is $10; proceeds will benefit the Restoration Fund at Old Dutch Church.

President Lincoln’s handwritten preliminary Emancipation Proclamation on exhibit ALBANY — President Abraham Lincoln’s handwritten draft of the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation will be on exhibit at the New York State Museum from Feb. 11 through March 1.

President Lincoln issued the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation during the Civil War on Sept. 22, 1862, ordering that in 100 days the federal government would deem all slaves free in states still rebelling against the Union. The iconic document, in the collections of the New York State Library since 1865, has been recently re-encased in a state-of-the-art, customdesigned encasement.

The exhibition is dedicated in honor of the late Regent Judith Johnson. The Board of Regents and the State Education Department commemorate Regent Johnson’s life and her unrelenting advocacy for educational equity and excellence for all children by dedicating this exhibition in her honor.

“The Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, written

by President Lincoln in 1862, is a treasured document in

the New York State Library’s collections,” said Board of Regents Chancellor Betty A. Rosa. “This historic document presents a learning opportunity for adults and children to reflect on our nation’s past and celebrate the progress we have made and continue to work toward.

We’re honored to dedicate this exhibition to the late Regent Judith Johnson and celebrate the countless lives she impacted with her compassion and knowledge and her vision that all students deserve equal opportunity to succeed in life.”

“The Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation is truly a national treasure,” said Interim State Education Commissioner Shannon Tahoe.

“More than 150 years after President Lincoln drafted this iconic document, we are proud to exhibit it and commemorate this pivotal, transformative moment in our nation’s history. It also reminds us that America is still a work in progress as we continue to work towards freedom and equality. The document’s new encasement

will ensure that President Lincoln’s handwritten draft will continue to be preserved for generations to come.”

On Sept. 22, 1862, following the Union victory at the Battle of Antietam, President Lincoln issued the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, ordering that in 100 days the federal government would deem all slaves free in those states still rebelling against the Union.

The Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation is one of two surviving Proclamation documents in Lincoln’s own hand. Lincoln probably glued in sections of the printed Congressional Confiscation Act (laws passed in 1861 and 1862 with the intention of freeing enslaved people still held by Confederate forces) to save time—the fingerprint visible on the first page of the document could be his own.

Although Lincoln’s handwritten final Emancipation Proclamation burned in the Chicago fire in 1871, the Preliminary Proclamation survived the State Capitol fire of 1911, and has been preserved by the State Library.

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FEB. 18 JOHNSTOWN — The Fort Plain Museum welcomes Matthew R. Costello, the actingdDirector of the David M. Rubenstein National Center for White House History and the Senior Historian White House Historical Association as he presents his new book, “The Property of the Nation: George Washington’s Tomb, Mount Vernon, and the Memory of the First President.” This Book Talk will be at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 18 at The Fulton-Montgomery Community College’s Allen House, 2805 Route 67, Johnstown. There is a $10 admission fee and the speaker’s book will be available for sale ($5 off with paid admission). Visit the Museum’s website, http://www.fortplainmuseum.com for more information and how to register.

GREENPORT — The Greenport branch of the Columbia Memorial Hospital Auxiliary will meet at 1 p.m. Feb. 18 at the Greenport Town Hall, 600 Town Hall Drive, Greenport.

The group will discuss planned activities for the coming year.

NEW PALTZ — The MidHudson Astronomical Association will conduct a free telescope workshop at 8 p.m. Feb. 18 in room 181 of Science Hall at SUNY New Paltz. The workshop is for those who may have a telescope and are interested in learning how to use it or for those who either have telescope experience or are interested in purchasing a telescope. The workshop will be held after the regular meeting of the MHAA at 7:30 p.m. Those who attend are encouraged to bring their scopes along if they wish either before the regular business meeting at 7:30 or during the meeting. The workshop will consist of an introduction to telescopes and a general user information session followed by a hands-on session where participants will be practicing with their own or with club telescopes. All those who become official members of the MHAA will have an opportunity to borrow a club scope in the future when authorized. For questions or suggestions go to midhudsonastro.org or the facebook site; or call/text Tim Denman at 845-245-5483.

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Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple, holding award, was presented with the National Sheriffs’ Association’s 2019 Award for Corrections Innovation.

College Corner GENESEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE CAIRO — Brigette Velez of Cairo was named to the Provost’s List for the Fall 2019 semester at Genesee Community College in Batavia

LE MOYNE COLLEGE SYRACUSE — Le Moyne College has named several students to its Fall 2019 dean’s list. To make the list, students must achieve a GPA of 3.5 or above: Beau Blowers, a first-year French and mathematics major from Selkirk, and Rebecca Naccarato, a first-year undeclared major from Saugerties.

SUNY NEW PALTZ NEW PALTZ — SUNY New Paltz announces its dean’s list for the fall 2019 semester.

The following New Paltz students made the dean’s list in fall 2019:

Skylar Coons of West Kill, Ann Marie DeBonis of Haines Falls, Lindsay Fenaughty of Palenville, Abbey Haas of Catskill, Shayna Howe of West Coxsackie, Krysten Masztal of Catskill, Collin Moore of Catskill, William Oldakowski of Purling, Alexandra Owens of Palenville, Brandon Parkes of Leeds, Francesca Piano of Catskill, Ashley Pinelli of Leeds, Tara Pinelli of Leeds, Rhiannon Radu of Prattsville, Gabriella Ricciardi of New Baltimore, Journey Rivenburgh of East Durham, Dionna Taccetta of Coxsackie, Camilla Trischetti of Catskill, Georgianna Velie of Leeds, Annie Zanchelli of Coxsackie, Cody Allen of Saugerties, Julianne Armbruster of Selkirk, Cheyenne Baer of Woodstock, Meghan Carney of Saugerties, Jillian Ciferri of Saugerties, Madeline Civill of

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Coeymans Hollow, Madison Conlin of Saugerties, Madelyn Crews of Woodstock, Lydia Drakontaidis of Saugerties, Abigail Fisher of Woodstock, Clara Flores Reininger of Woodstock, Amanda Forste of Saugerties, Daniel Foster of Woodstock, Sandra Garfinkel of Woodstock, Charles Jansen of Saugerties, Abigail Kolts of Saugerties, Alexis Lattin of Kingston, Isabella Lawkins of Saugerties, Michelle LeBlanc of Saugerties, Richard Martino of Saugerties, Makaila Morton of Woodstock, Matthew Prinz of Saugerties, Olivia Prinz of Saugerties, Sofia Reopell of Saugerties, Victoria Richard of Saugerties, Chiara Rossi of Saugerties, Jesse Solomon of Woodstock, Corey Spallino of Saugerties, Caitlin Staby of Saugerties, Rachel Wood of Saugerties.

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What happens to my Social Security if I die at 62?

Dear Rusty: I have worked my entire life and contributed to Social Security. I have been single my entire life with no children.

What happens to all that money I have contributed to Social Security if I die at age 62?

Signed: Curious Worker Dear Curious: From its inception in 1935, Social Security has always been a “pay as you go” program where current workers contribute money from which current beneficiaries are paid.

That’s the way it has worked since the first Social Security payroll withholding occurred in 1937 and the first Social Security benefit was paid in 1940. And it works the same way today.

Social Security FICA payroll

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GLOOR taxes collected from current workers are used to pay all those who are currently receiving benefits. Any excess collected which is not paid out in benefits is deposited into a special Trust Fund and held in reserve for the future. My hope is that understanding this will dispel a far too widely held myth that the money you

pay into the Social Security program from your paycheck is deposited into a personal account for you — it is not.

Rather, that money is used to pay benefits to all those who are already collecting Social Security. And the extra money in the Trust Fund is invested in special interest-bearing bonds which contribute further to the Trust Fund’s reserves (more about the Trust Fund in a minute).

If you were to pass away at, or before, age 62, all the money you paid into Social Security via FICA payroll taxes will have already been spent to pay benefits to those already collecting Social Security. With no surviving dependents, there are no benefits to be paid from your lifetime work record.

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For information and questions, please call 518-828-1616 ext. 2490. We would like to have information at least two weeks in advance.

ATHENS SENIOR CITIZENS ATHENS — The Athens Senior Citizens meet at 1:15 p.m. the second and fourth Monday of the month at the Rivertown Senior Center, 39 Second St., Athens.

CAIRO GOLDEN AGERS CAIRO — The Cairo Golden Agers meet at 1:30 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesday of the month at the Acra Community Center, Route 23, Acra.

CATSKILL SILVER LININGS SENIORS CATSKILL — The Catskill Silver Linings Seniors meet at 1 p.m. the second Thursday of the month at the Robert C. Antonelli Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill.

COXSACKIE AREA SENIORS COXSACKIE — The Coxsackie Area Seniors meet at 1:30 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesday of the month in Van Heest Hall, Bethany Village, 800 Bethany Village, West Coxsackie.

SENIOR CITIZENS OF COXSACKIE COXSACKIE — The Senior Citizens of Coxsackie meet at 1:30 p.m. the first and third Monday of the month at the Coxsackie Senior Center, 127 Mansion St., Coxsackie.

GREENVILLE GOLDEN YEARS CLUB GREENVILLE — The Greenville Golden Club meets at 1:30 p.m. the first Wednesday of the month at the American Legion Hall, 54 Maple Ave., Greenville. The group met Feb. 5. Dues for 2020 must be paid.

The next meeting of the Greenville Golden Years Club will be March 4. Phyllis Wissert read the minutes from the Nov. 6. The December meeting was the Christmas Party and January meeting was canceled.

A Sympathy card was sent to the family of Katherine Loetterie. Get well card cards for Ethel (Skip) Johannesen and Anna Ruth Greer. There were 21 members in attendance at the Feb. 5 meeting, with a new member Mary Louise Leslie.

The June 9 trip to the Sonny and Cher Variety Show at Brownstone is full. There is a back up list. Payment of $60 is

needed at the March meeting.

On March 8 Greenville is having the 69th Old Timers’ Party beginning at noon with entertainment by the Girl Scouts. The Boy Scouts will help with serving the roast beef lunch.

The group voted on a new Christmas party to be held in November calling it the Holiday Celebration. The celebration will fall on the November meeting day.

Sue Weaver, Floyd Falk and Martha Elliot celebrated birthdays.

Roberta Spring, Reggie Cozzocrea and Evelyn Piston will be the March refreshment committee.

MOUNTAIN TOP GOLDEN AGERS TANNERSVILLE — The Mountain Top Golden Agers meet at 1:30 p.m. the fourth Thursday of the month at Tannersville Village Hall, 1 Park Lane, Tannersville.

WAJPL GOLDEN AGERS HENSONVILLE — The WAJPL Golden Agers meet at 1:30 p.m. the first and third Monday of the month at Hensonville Town Building, 371 Route 296, Hensonville.

LIVING WITH LESS ATHENS — “Living on Less,” presented by Theresa Mayhew, Family & Consumer Sciences Resource Educator with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Columbia & Greene Counties, will be held 3-4 p.m.

Feb. 20 at the Rivertown Apartments Community Room, 19 Third St., Athens. Want to spend less but still live well?

Learning how to do so may require some skill, determination and know-how but it can be done. Mayhew will review how to say no to bad habits so you can stretch your income to cover important needs and wants. Most of the tips and ideas shared will be practical, everyday things you can do to cut expenses and increase or extend your resources. The cost to attend this D.R. Evarts Library sponsored program is free but pre-registration is requested by Feb. 18. To sign up in advance, go to https://reg. cce.cornell.edu/LiveLess_210 or call the library at 518-9451417.

ZUMBA GLOW PARTY WEST COXSACKIE — The Greene County YMCA will be hosting 90 minutes of nonstop Zumba to help raise funds for this year’s annual campaign 6:30-8 p.m. Feb. 28 at the YMCA, 35 Route 81, West Coxsackie. The party is for ages 12 and older. Participants are asked to wear white and neon colors. Light refreshments will

True, you will have paid a great deal over your working career, but the system is designed so that when you retire your benefits will be paid for by those who are still working and paying into the system.

Of course, it’s a game of averages and Social Security says the “average” longevity for a male today is about 84. So, unless you’re already in poor health, chances are pretty good you will live beyond age 62. Chances are also pretty good that if you do, you’ll get back much more in benefits than you have contributed.

In fact, if you start collecting benefits at your full retirement age you will get back benefits at least equal to what you contributed within about five years (we’ve studied this

carefully). Which brings us back to the Trust Fund.

The Social Security Trust Fund held about $2.9 trillion in reserves at the end of 2018.

But over the years the ratio of workers to beneficiaries has declined from 16.5 to 1 in 1950 to less than 3 to 1 today, so there are far fewer workers paying for beneficiaries who are living much longer. Starting in 2019, Social Security will pay out more in benefits than it received from FICA payroll taxes, which means the excess paid out in benefits will come from the reserves in the Trust Fund. That will continue, according to the most recent Social Security Trustees’ Report, until the Trust Fund is depleted in about 2035, at which time Social Security will

only be able to pay out about 80% of benefits due — unless Congress acts soon to resolve the issue. And the solutions are well known; what’s lacking in Congress is a serious bipartisan effort to fix the problem.

This article is intended for information purposes only and does not represent legal or financial guidance. It presents the opinions and interpretations of the AMAC Foundation’s staff, trained and accredited by the National Social Security Association (NSSA). NSSA and the AMAC Foundation and its staff are not affiliated with or endorsed by the Social Security Administration or any other governmental entity. To submit a question, visit our website (amacfoundation.org/programs/socialsecurity-advisory) or email us at ssadvisor@amacfoundation.org.

Senior Menu be provided. Neon accessories and face paint will be provided. Instructor appearances include Melissa, Veronica, Julie, Rachel and Penny. Members, $12; non-members, $15. Pay at the door. For information, call 518-731-7529.

SENIOR RESOURCE DAY CATSKILL — Senior Corps MLK Community Resource Day, sponsored by Greene County Department for Human Services RSVP, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. March 26 at the Robert C. Antonelli Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill. Learn how to save money on Medicare, area vendors, information, giveaways and more.

Admission is free. For information, call Ruth Jones Pforte at 518-719-3555.

SUPPORT GROUPS COXSACKIE — A grief support group will start meeting at 6 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at the Bethany Village in Coxsackie.

While the loss of a loved one is a common source of grief other reasons include the loss of a job, the death of a beloved pet, experiencing a major health challenge such as cancer and the ending of a relationship.

Grief is a very personal and individual emotion. Support groups provide many benefits to those who are grieving.

Those who are experiencing grief early on can connect with others in the group who have successfully managed their grief and are further along on their road to feeling happy once again. More information can be found at the face book page at Coxsackie Grief Support Group and also by contacting Jeffrey Haas at 518478-5414 or jhaasrph@aol. com.

CATSKILL — The Alzheimer’s Association holds support group meetings at 3 p.m. the first Wednesday of the month at The Pines, Jefferson Heights, Catskill.

COXSACKIE — The Alzheimer’s Association holds support group meetings at 6 p.m. the third Thursday of the month at Heermance Memorial Library, 1 Ely St., Coxsackie.

CATSKILL — The Pines at Catskill and Columbia Memorial Health will host a Stroke Survivor and Caregiver monthly support group at 3 p.m. the second Wednesday of the month at The Pines at Catskill Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation, 154 Jefferson Heights, Catskill. For information, call 518-943-5151.

CATSKILL — The following is the weekly nutrition menu offered by the Greene County Department of Human Services’ Senior Nutrition Program. Served daily with each meal are bread or alternative with Promise Spread; low fat milk, coffee or tea.

All persons 60 and older and their spouses are invited.

The suggested donation for each meal is $4.

The menu will be the meal that is delivered to all Greene County home bound meal clients. Those wishing to receive lunch at a center are asked to call the respective location at least a day in advance.

Rivertown Senior Center, 39 Second St., Athens; 518945-2700.

Acra Community Center, Old Route 23B, Cairo; 518622-9898.

Jewett Municipal Building, Route 23C, Jewett; 518-2634392.

Washington Irving Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill; 518-943-1343.

Town of Coxsackie Senior Center, Mansion Street,

Coxsackie; 518-731-8901.

FEB. 12 THROUGH FEB. 19 WEDNESDAY: Battered fish, peas, beet salad, au gratin potatoes, chocolate mousse.

THURSDAY: Italian sausage, tortellini, Italian mixed vegetables, peaches.

FRIDAY: Roast turkey with gravy and cranberry sauce, brussels sprouts, sweet potato, peanut butter swirl brownie.

MONDAY: Closed.

TUESDAY: Cook’s choice, cauliflower, peaches.

WEDNESDAY: Roast pork with gravy, applesauce, mashed potatoes, California mixed vegetables, chocolate mint pudding.

FEB. 19 THROUGH FEB. 26 WEDNESDAY: Roast pork with gravy, applesauce, mashed potatoes, California mixed vegetables, chocolate mint pudding.

THURSDAY: Chicken Dijon, mashed potatoes, spinach, cherry pie.

FRIDAY: Beef stew, cole slaw, broccoli, fresh fruit.

MONDAY: Chicken and biscuits, mashed potatoes, carrots, peaches.

TUESDAY: Shrimp jambalaya, brown rice, green beans, king cake.

WEDNESDAY: Linguini with white clam sauce, broccoli, tropical mixed fruit.

FEB. 26 THROUGH MARCH 4 WEDNESDAY: Linguini with white clam sauce, broccoli, tropical mixed fruit.

THURSDAY: Salisbury steak with gravy, baked potato with sour cream, winter squash, vanilla pudding with fresh strawberries and whipped cream.

FRIDAY: Vegetable lasagna with white sauce, fresh salad, Italian mixed vegetables, fresh fruit.

MONDAY: Chicken divan, rice, garlic carrots, peaches.

TUESDAY: Pork chop with gravy, applesauce, noodles, braised cabbage, peanut butter cookie.

WEDNESDAY: Roast turkey with gravy, mashed potatoes, broccoli, winter squash, blueberry pie.

Olana partners with Ancram Opera House to offer Young at HeART playwriting course HUDSON — Fresh from the success of its Young at HeART painting and memoir-writing courses, The Olana Partnership at Olana State Historic Site is partnering with the Ancram Opera House this spring to offer the third course in the series, an in-depth playwriting course for adults 55-plus.

The playwriting course will offer students the skills and techniques to create a dramatic monologue from start to finish. The series culminates in a performance, for which a professional actor will read student works.

“After the excitement generated by our memoir and landscape painting courses, we are so excited to see how older adults enjoy the art of playwriting,” said Emily Sachar, consultant historian for The Olana Partnership, recipient of a 2-year, $25,000 annual grant from Aroha Philanthropies in Minneapolis. “Olana is deeply committed to the development of creative aging courses, and this is yet another chance for us to test exciting new ideas.”

The five-week playwriting

workshop will teach techniques for crafting dramatic monologues, three-dimensional characters, and captivating narratives. Participants will experience their creation come to life through the art of theatre and professional acting. This course also teaches the fundamentals of playwriting, performance, teambuilding, research, improvisation, and more.

All Young at HeART courses use Olana and documents in its archives as a point of inspiration. Students will learn about landscape painter Frederic Church’s love of exotic costumes, collected on his travels in the Middle East in the 1870s. Church often used these historic costumes in his home, sketches and finished paintings. The first four weeks of the course will take place at Olana. Sessions on April 22 through April 24 will be held at the Ancram Opera House, 1330 County Route 7, Ancram.

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engagement and skills mastery, according to the nonprofit organization Lifetime Arts, a partner of Aroha. The creative aging movement responds to a major demographic shift in the United States. With millions of baby boomers entering their third act of life, creative aging has grown into a full-scale movement designed to provide opportunities for meaningful creative expression through visual, literary, and performing arts workshops.

The Young at HeART playwriting course runs 10 a.m.-noon Thursdays and Fridays starting March 26. To participate in the workshop, students must plan to attend all eleven sessions, including an extra rehearsal on Wednesday, April 22. All materials, supplies, and instruction will be provided for a nominal fee of $150 per person.

Registration is open to residents of Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Rensselaer and Ulster counties, and participants must have their own transportation. Call 518-828-1872 or visit OLANA.org to register.

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Counties.

In Greene County, 638 people voted early, Greene County Administrator Shaun Groden said in November.

Early voting was offered from Oct. 26 to Nov. 3 on the fourth floor of the Greene County Office Building.

The county incurred additional costs to offer early voting for the nine-day period, Greene County Republican Election Commissioner Brent Bogardus said.

“We had to have inspectors to man the poll site, pay overtime for the board of elections staff, have additional security on two different weekends and have additional ballots available,” Bogardus said in November.

“I’m currently estimating it cost about $30,000.”

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

“If new people were participating or we were increasing the voter turnout, maybe I would have a different view,” he said. “The turnout was soft at best. Two percent of enrolled voters participated. For the cost of the program versus the marginal benefit, I think it was a waste of time and money.

The people who voted had a history of voting — they are not new voters.”

Columbia County offered

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million.

“It is much higher than our original estimate, but it is a much more workable solution,” Van Valkenburg said in December.

The Hunter Transfer Station is expected to be out

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public health for Greene County, could not be reached for comment at press time.

The Columbia County Department of Health released a statement last week concerning the outbreak.

“The Columbia County Department of Health is actively monitoring for potential cases of coronavirus and is taking

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early voting during the week at three polling locations: the County Building, 401 State St., Hudson; Martin H. Glynn Municipal Building, Valatie; and Copake Town Hall, 230 Mountain View Road, Copake.

Columbia County Democratic Election Commissioner Virginia Martin described the early voting preparations as “resource-intensive,” although she did not have an estimate of how much the transition was costing the county when interviewed in November.

Columbia County had the highest percentage of early voters in the state, Martin said, with 7.5% or 3,371 of the 45,201 registered voters voting early.

“I think voters found early voting to be very convenient and they liked it very much,” Martin said. “The board is very happy to be able to make voting convenient and easy. There is no denying, though, that it represented an outsized effort for our board, and it’s clear to me that with the number of staff that we have now, we will not be able to sustain another round of early voting. Most staff have been working 12-, 15-, even 19-hour days every single day since Oct. 25 and some since Columbus Day, including of course not only the holiday but Saturdays and Sundays, without a break.”

Due to some discrepancies in the type of paper needed

for the machines, about 700 votes needed to be counted by hand in Columbia County. Preliminary results from the election were not posted until Nov. 13 — more than two weeks after the election.

Martin described it as a learning process.

“Our first early voting cycle had some bumps but we have learned from them,” Martin said. “As have other counties who experienced issues and delays, too. Next year there will be primaries in April and June along with more early voting and we will be better prepared.

“You can be assured that the issues that occurred will be addressed going forward,” Martin added. “We are committed to an accurate and successful voting

experience for all.”

In March 2019, the Greene County Legislature passed two resolutions calling on Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the state Legislature to fund the new election laws, including the purchase of electronic polling books which could cost up to $1 million per county, according to the resolution.

Electronic polling books enable polling officials to transmit the early votes to polling sites, Bogardus said.

The state board of election is providing grant funding for the electronic polling books, or E Poll Pad Units, Bulich said. The county is purchasing 30 for about $41,000, he said.

of service for about four months, he said.

The scale that was installed in Hunter after the failure in October will remain in Hunter, Bulich said.

A problem with the previous design was that the trailers were too high above the tipping floor, Van Valkenburg said.

“They were four feet above the tipping floor,” he said.

“We’ve been able to lower that to three feet and now have 20 feet of clearance from the top of the trailer.”

In the existing building, there is 12.5 feet of clearance, which makes it difficult for the excavators to compact the waste in the trailers, Van Valkenburg said.

The trailers are required to meet a 28-ton minimum, so compaction is critical, he

said.

By making the Hunter station capable of shipping its own waste rather than having everything sent to Catskill could result in an estimated savings of about $100,000 per year in trucking costs, Van Valkenburg said.

Barton & Loguidice was also hired to reconfigure the Coxsackie station to have this capability and to design

a new scale house in Catskill.

The county will go out to bid on the Hunter site within the next week, Bulich said.

“In approximately 30 days we will find out what kind of cost we are looking at,” he said. “You never really know until the bids come back.”

Once a bid has been accepted, a construction schedule can be set, he said, adding that the goal is to take care of

the Hunter station within this construction season.

It would be ideal to tackle the project in the April-June period, Bulich said, because there is less garbage on the mountain during that time period.

“The ski resorts quiet down and it’s before people start visiting the mountaintop for the summer season,” Bulich said.

precautions to limit the impact if the virus is found in Columbia County,” according to the health department.

Screening protocols are in place and guidance has been established for both health care providers and the general public, according to the health department.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which is monitoring the outbreak, has established exposure risk categories to help guide optimal public health

management of people following potential exposure to the virus. The county health department classifies the county’s risk as low at this time.

Van Slyke agreed the local risk is low.

A key factor with the coronavirus is a travel history to China within the last two weeks, according to the Columbia County health department’s statement.

Dr. Howard Zucker, state Health Department

Commissioner, said the chance of contracting the virus is low.

“We are working with local health departments to investigate and monitor possible exposures. Our hospitals and health care providers continue to take steps to minimize the spread of the virus,” Zucker said.

There is no vaccine for the novel coronavirus, but everyday preventive actions can help stop the spread of the virus and other respiratory

viruses, according to the governor’s website, such as washing your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds; avoiding touching your eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands; avoiding close contact with people who are sick; staying home when you are sick; covering your cough or sneeze with a tissue and then throwing it in the trash; and cleaning and disinfecting objects and surfaces that are frequently touched.

Symptoms of novel

coronavirus include mild to severe respiratory symptoms such as cough, fever, trouble breathing and pneumonia, according to the state Health Department. Symptoms are thought to appear in as few as two days or as long as 14 days after exposure to the virus, according to the CDC. If you have questions about the novel coronavirus, call the state Health Department hotline at 1-888-364-3065.

Tribune News Service contributed to this report.

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A voter prepares to sign in at the District 5 election inspectors table Tuesday at the Robert C. Antonelli Senior Center on Academy Street in Catskill.

MIAMI — Three Florida dolphins met gruesome deaths and authorities want those responsible found and punished.

Late last week, biologists with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission found a dolphin dead from a bullet or sharp object off Naples, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said. That same week, Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge experts found another dolphin with a bullet in its left side along Pensacola beach.

In May, a dolphin was found dead with a puncture wound in its head off Captiva Island.

The string of dolphin deaths has NOAA offering $20,000 for information that leads to civil penalty or criminal convictions for those responsible.

Call the NOAA Enforcement Hotline at 800-853-1964. Tips may be left anonymously.

Since 2002, at least 29 dolphins have been shot, by bullets and arrows, and impaled.

Harassing, hunting, killing or feeding wild dolphins is illegal, and those caught may face up to $100,000 in fines and a year in jail, according to NOAA. Biologists believe the recent case of dolphin deaths stem

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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is offering $20,000 for information that will lead to the culprits who shot, stabbed and killed three dolphins near Florida’s coast in recent days and months.

from people feeding the mammals. Dolphins begin to associate humans and boats with food and then put themselves in dangerous situations to get it.

That is why wildlife experts tell the public not to feed alligators, raccoons and other Florida wildlife, invasive or native. Wild animals that learn to depend on humans can be dangerous.

Justice Dept. to reduce sentencing recommendation for Roger Stone, official says, after president calls it ‘unfair’ Matt Zapotosky and Devlin Barrett The Washington Post

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department plans to reduce its sentencing recommendation for longtime President Donald Trump confidant Roger Stone, after top officials were apparently blindsided by the seven-to-nine year penalty prosecutors urged a judge to impose, a senior Justice Department official said Tuesday.

In a stunning rebuke of career prosecutors that will surely raise questions about political meddling in the case, a senior Justice Department official said the department “was shocked to see the sentencing recommendation in the Roger Stone case last night.”

“That recommendation is not what had been briefed to the department,” the official said. “The department finds the recommendation extreme and excessive and disproportionate to Stone’s offenses. The department will clarify its position later today.”

The statement came hours after President Trump tweeted of the sentence prosecutors recommended, “This is a horrible and very unfair situation.

The real crimes were on the other side, as nothing happens

to them. Cannot allow this miscarriage of justice!” The senior Justice Department official, though, said the decision to revise prosecutors’ recommendation came before Trump’s tweet.

Stone was convicted by a jury in November of lying to Congress and tampering with a witness. His was the last conviction secured by special counsel Robert Mueller as part of his investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election.

Stone has been a friend and adviser to Trump since the 1980s and was a key figure in Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign to discover damaging information on Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton.

As Monday’s court deadline neared for the prosecutors to give a sentencing recommendation for Stone, it was still unclear what the office would do, after days of tense internal debates on the subject, according to people familiar with the matter.

Front-line prosecutors, some previously from Mueller’s team, argued for a sentence on the higher end, while their bosses wanted to calculate the guidelines differently to get to a lower prison sentence.

The debate centered around

whether they should seek more prison time for obstruction that impedes the administration of justice, these people said.

In the end, the office filed a recommendation in keeping with the line prosecutors’ goals, and rejecting the lighter recommendation sought by their superiors, the people said.

Hours before the filing was due Monday, the new head of the D.C. office, interim U.S. attorney Timothy Shea - a former close adviser to Attorney General William Barr - had not made a final decision on Stone’s sentencing recommendation, according to the people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations.

Disagreements among prosecutors about sentencing recommendations are not uncommon, especially when it comes to politically sensitive high-profile cases. It would have been unusual, however, for the U.S. attorney’s office to endorse a sentence below the guideline range after winning conviction at trial, according to former federal prosecutors.

In a 22-page filing, prosecutors Jonathan Kravis, Michael Marando, Adam Jed and Aaron Zelinksky wrote that a sentence of 87 to 108 months, “consistent

with the applicable advisory Guidelines would accurately reflect the seriousness of his crimes and promote respect for the law.” Leaving a hearing in federal court in Washington, Jed and Kravis declined to comment.

Stone’s defense on Monday asked for a sentence of probation, citing his age, 67, and lack of criminal history. They also noted that of seven Mueller defendants who have been sentenced, only one faces more than a six-month term: former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, who is serving 7½ years.

Given the hardships and loss of professional standing suffered by Stone and his family, “No one could seriously contend that a [reduced . . .] sentence would cause anyone to walk away from these proceedings believing that one can commit the offenses at issue here with impunity,” defense attorneys Bruce Rogow, Robert Buschel and Grant Smith wrote.

Federal guidelines typically call for a sentence ranging from 15 to 21 months for first-time offenders convicted of obstruction offenses, such as lying to Congress, making false statements and witness tampering,

as Stone was.

The range ratchets up steeply, potentially to more than seven years in prison, if the offense involves other factors such as threatening physical injury or property damage to a witness; substantially interfering with the administration of justice; or the willful obstruction of justice. Each was cited by prosecutors.

A seven- to nine-year term “will send the message that tampering with a witness, obstructing justice, and lying in the context of a congressional investigation on matters of critical national importance are not crimes to be taken lightly,” prosecutors wrote.

The Washington Post’s Spencer S. Hsu contributed to this report.

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The Hudson girls basketball team lines up for the National Anthem prior to Monday’s Patroon Conference game against CairoDurham.

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Columbia-Greene Community College’s Zack Hedgepeth takes aim at the basket during a recent game. Hedgepeth, a former Hudson high standout, scored 19 points in the Twins’ loss to North Country CC on Sunday.

Columbia-Greene wins one, loses one

By Tim Martin Columbia-Greene Media

HUDSON — The Columbia-Greene Community College men’s basketball team split a pair of Region III games over the weekend.

Thw Twins fell to North Country Community College on Sunday, 119-80, and defeated Clinton Community College on Saturday, 64-61.

Vondell Livingston scored 34 points to lead North

Country in Sunday’s game.

LeShaun Smith added 29 points, 15 rebounds and four blocked shots and Carol Davis chipped in with 16 points.

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New York Mets relief pitcher Jeurys Familia (27) pitches during a Sept. 2019 game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park.

Diaz and Familia hope to bounce back for a Mets bullpen that needs them Justin Toscano The Record

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — The Mets’ bullpen seems to possess exciting potential this season. For it to reach the ceiling, though, two relievers need to bounce back.

1. Edwin Diaz 2. Jeurys Familia When evaluating New York’s bullpen, a few ifs arise.

There are always questions, especially before any games have been played. But even at this point, some points seem certain.

Here’s one: If Diaz and Familia can’t improve upon disappointing 2019

campaigns, the Mets’ bullpen might not be much better.

In December, the Mets added Dellin Betances. A couple weeks before, they re-signed Brad Brach. They have six starting pitchers for five spots, and the odd man out could join the bullpen.

All signs point to the unit being a strength in 2020.

But Diaz and Familia must be much better. As pitchers and catchers reported to spring training at Clover Park, both were positive about the season ahead.

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By Matt Fortunato Columbia-Greene Media

HUDSON — The Hudson Bluehawks hosted the CairoDurham Mustangs on Monday night, and earned a 70-40 Patroon Conference girls basketball victory.

Abby Jepsen led the way with 20 points, hitting six three-pointers, and her sister Katie (Jepsen) added 16 of her own.

The game was scoreless for the first 90 seconds of game time, and defense dictated the pace throughout the first period. The Bluehawks went on an 8-0 run in the latter half of the quarter, and were up 12-6 at the start of the second.

Hudson found its rhythm in the next quarter, and were quickly ahead 20-9 at the 4:20 mark. The Mustangs improved their defense for the remainder of the half and found themselves down 26-16, but in a manageable situation.

Out of the break, Hudson came out rested and faster than they had been playing to that point. The Bluehawks widened their lead thanks to a 10-1 run in the first three minutes, and putting the game out of the Mustangs’ reach.

The Jepsen sisters scored a combined 14 points in the period, as Hudson outscored Cairo-Durham 24-7 in the third.

Hudson continued with their intensity in the fourth, scoring seven straight points to start the final quarter.

The Bluehawks flirted with a 30-point win, but ultimately won by 28 at the final buzzer.

This win widens the gap between Hudson and CairoDurham, as they sit second and third, respectively, in the Patroon Conference behind an undefeated Maple-Hill.

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Hudson’s Aaliyah Jones (12) takes a shot during Monday’s Patroon Conference game against CairoDurham.

Hudson will travel to Maple-Hill for another first place showdown on Friday, after their midweek matchup Wednesday against

Rensselaer. Cairo-Durham will get the first crack at Maple-Hill on Wednesday before they finish out the week at Taconic-Hills and Rensselaer.

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A way too early look at the NFL 2020 season

By Matt Fortunato Columbia-Greene Media

1. If you miss football and you’re not watching the XFL right now in hopes that it fails, you’re part of the problem.

It’s awesome, so WATCH IT. Back to business ...

The Kansas City Chiefs are the 2020 Super Bowl Champions and we seem to have ushered in a new era of American football. So of course it’s already time to look forward to next season, even though we do have the XFL to hold us over until the NFL Draft. Before that is explored however, there are a few changes to the league that would benefit owners, players, personnel, and fans altogether.

Replay Rule(s) After the egregious miss-call in the

2019 NFC Championship, the National Football League made a unique change to their challenge rules; adding in pass interference penalties that were called or went uncalled to the list of plays eligible for challenges. The idea was to create a sense of better control for teams like the Saints, who felt some sort of injustice because of what transpired the year before.

Cry me a river.

This was an extreme, and emotional overstep by the NFL to appease a fan base that is constantly complaining.

You should be able to go back and review plays like pass interference, sure, but it should not be a part of the challenge rules.

If they want it to be, there’s no telling where the line can/should be drawn,

and every play should be eligible for review. And why can’t there be an impartial replay official up in a box at every game?

If they want to outsource people from the replay headquarters they say have in New York, that’s fine, but why do they have to be stationed there? It would be a maximum of 16 guys they’d need to have one at each game every week to dedicate their time to replay, and replay only.

I don’t know if you get rid of challenges altogether, but if the league is going to expand the rules for reviewable plays it will need to amend the replay processes as well. My suggestion? The fact is, the ability for coaches to have up to three challenges in a game is absolutely unnecessary and too much.

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NHL roundup: Lightning work OT for 7th straight win

NHL Eastern Conference Atlantic Division GP W L OT SO Pts Boston 57 34 11 5 7 80 Tampa Bay 56 36 15 5 0 77 Toronto 56 29 19 4 4 66 Florida 55 29 20 3 3 64 Montreal 58 27 24 6 1 61 Buffalo 56 24 24 6 2 56 Ottawa 55 18 26 6 5 47 Detroit 57 14 39 3 1 32 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT SO Pts Washington 56 36 15 3 2 77 Pittsburgh 54 34 15 5 0 73 NY Islanders 54 32 16 4 2 70 Columbus 57 30 17 8 2 70 Philadelphia 56 31 18 2 5 69 Carolina 55 32 20 3 0 67 NY Rangers 54 27 23 2 2 58 New Jersey 54 20 24 4 6 50 Western Conference Central Division GP W L OT SO Pts St. Louis 56 32 15 6 3 73 Colorado 54 32 16 5 1 70 Dallas 55 31 19 3 2 67 Winnipeg 57 29 23 4 1 63 Nashville 54 26 21 4 3 59 Minnesota 55 26 23 4 2 58 Chicago 55 25 22 4 4 58 Pacific Division GP W L OT SO Pts Vancouver 56 30 21 3 2 65 Edmonton 55 29 20 4 2 64 Vegas 57 28 21 6 2 64 Arizona 58 28 23 3 4 63 Calgary 56 28 22 5 1 62 Anaheim 56 23 26 6 1 53 San Jose 55 24 27 3 1 52 Los Angeles 57 19 33 3 2 43 Sunday’s games Detroit 3, Boston 1 Anaheim 3, Buffalo 2 NY Rangers 4, Los Angeles 1 Winnipeg 5, Chicago 2 Colorado 3, Minnesota 2 Monday’s games Arizona 3, Montreal 2 Philadelphia 4, Florida 1 NY Islanders 5, Washington 3 Tampa Bay 2, Columbus 1, OT Nashville at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

Calgary at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

Tuesday’s games Detroit at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Arizona at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Florida at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at NY Islanders, 7 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

Vegas at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

NY Rangers at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.

Carolina at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Ottawa at Colorado, 9 p.m.

Chicago at Edmonton, 9 p.m.

St. Louis at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

GF GA 188 143 201 151 200 187 193 185 179 176 159 176 147 188 118 213 GF GA 202 172 181 148 161 148 148 139 181 165 180 153 177 173 149 190 GF GA 178 160 197 154 147 141 173 172 176 177 169 181 163 173 GF GA 181 173 176 173 182 174 163 159 155 171 146 173 145 181 137 183

Pro basketball Eastern Conference Atlantic W L Pct Toronto 40 14 .741 Boston 37 15 .712 Philadelphia 33 21 .611 Brooklyn 24 28 .462 New York 17 37 .315 Central W L Pct Milwaukee 46 7 .868 Indiana 31 23 .574 Chicago 19 35 .352 Detroit 19 37 .339 Cleveland 13 40 .245 Southeast W L Pct Miami 34 18 .654 Orlando 23 31 .426 Washington 18 33 .353 Charlotte 17 36 .321 Atlanta 15 40 .273 Western Conference Northwest W L Pct Denver 38 16 .704 Utah 35 18 .660 Oklahoma City 32 21 .604 Portland 25 29 .463 Minnesota 16 36 .308 Pacific W L Pct L.A. Lakers 39 12 .765 L.A. Clippers 37 16 .698 Sacramento 21 32 .396 Phoenix 21 32 .396 Golden State 12 41 .226 Southwest W L Pct Houston 33 20 .623 Dallas 32 22 .593 Memphis 27 26 .509 San Antonio 22 31 .415 New Orleans 22 31 .415 Sunday’s games Boston 112, Oklahoma City 111 Atlanta 140, New York 135, 2OT Philadelphia 118, Chicago 111 Memphis 106, Washington 99 Utah 114, Houston 113 L.A. Clippers 133, Cleveland 92 Portland 115, Miami 109 Monday’s games Charlotte 87, Detroit 76 Brooklyn 106, Indiana 105 Orlando 135, Atlanta 126 Toronto 137, Minnesota 126 Milwaukee 123, Sacramento 111 Utah 123, Dallas 119 Denver 127, San Antonio 120 Miami at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

Phoenix at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

Tuesday’s games L.A. Clippers at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Chicago at Washington, 7 p.m.

Portland at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

Boston at Houston, 9:30 p.m.

Wednesday’s games Atlanta at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.

Milwaukee at Indiana, 7:30 p.m.

Washington at New York, 7:30 p.m.

Portland at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Charlotte at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Sacramento at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Golden State at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Miami at Utah, 9 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Denver, 10 p.m.

Thursday’s games L.A. Clippers at Boston, 8 p.m.

Oklahoma City at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

GB — 2.0 7.0 15.0 23.0 GB — 15.5 27.5 28.5 33.0 GB — 12.0 15.5 17.5 20.5 GB — 2.5 5.5 13.0 21.0 GB — 3.0 19.0 19.0 28.0 GB — 1.5 6.0 11.0 11.0

Auto racing MONSTER ENERGY CUP SERIES Daytona 500 qualifying Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Fla. Lap length: 2.5 miles Car number in parentheses 1. (47) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Chevrolet, 194.582 mph.

2. (88) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 194.363 mph.

3. (9) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 194.305 mph.

4. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 193.886 mph.

5. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 193.432 mph.

6. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 192.876 mph.

7. (10) Aric Almirola, Ford, 192.588 mph.

8. (24) William Byron, Chevrolet, 192.443 mph.

9. (95) Christopher Bell #, Toyota, 192.234 mph.

10. (20) Erik Jones, Toyota, 192.066 mph.

11. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 192.033 mph.

12. (4) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 192.025 mph.

13. (14) Clint Bowyer, Ford, 191.873 mph.

14. (41) Cole Custer #, Ford, 191.812 mph.

15. (6) Ryan Newman, Ford, 191.693 mph.

16. (21) Matt DiBenedetto, Ford, 191.685 mph.

17. (37) Ryan Preece, Chevrolet, 191.616 mph.

18. (8) Tyler Reddick #, Chevrolet, 191.559 mph.

19. (17) Chris Buescher, Ford, 191.555 mph.

20. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 191.542 mph.

21. (19) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 191.514 mph.

22. (1) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 191.278 mph.

23. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 191.270 mph.

24. (34) Michael McDowell, Ford, 191.205 mph.

25. (38) John Hunter Nemechek #, Ford, 191.180 mph.

26. (36) David Ragan, Ford, 190.876 mph.

27. (12) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 190.658 mph.

28. (77) Ross Chastain(i), Chevrolet, 190.428 mph.

29. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 190.384 mph.

30. (13) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 190.062 mph.

31. (16) Justin Haley(i), Chevrolet, 190.018 mph.

32. (43) Bubba Wallace, Chevrolet, 189.510 mph.

33. (62) Brendan Gaughan(i), Chevrolet, 188.945 mph.

34. (27) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, 187.356 mph.

35. (66) Timmy Hill(i), Ford, 186.625 mph.

36. (96) Daniel Suarez, Toyota, 185.479 mph.

37. (32) Corey LaJoie, Ford, 185.166 mph.

38. (00) Quin Houff #, Chevrolet, 183.887 mph.

39. (54) JJ Yeley, Ford, 183.292 mph.

40. (15) Brennan Poole #, Chevrolet, 181.781 mph.

Failed to qualify 41. (49) Chad Finchum, Toyota, 181.763 mph.

42. (51) Joey Gase(i), Chevrolet, 179.756 mph.

43. (52) BJ McLeod(i), Ford, 0.000 mph.

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Nikita Kucherov capped his two-goal night with a marker 31 seconds into overtime, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the host Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1 on Monday night for their seventh consecutive win.

Knotted after a scoreless third period, the game was decided in the three-onthree session after Brayden Point stole the puck from Columbus defenseman Zach Werenski behind the Columbus net. Point then fed defenseman Victor Hedman in the slot, and the former Norris Trophy winner found Kucherov for the game-winner.

Backup goalie Curtis McElhinney made 31 saves, Pat Maroon played in his 500th career game, and the Lightning improved to 19AARON DOSTER/USA TODAY 2-1 in their past 22 contests.

Tampa Bay Lightning right wing Nikita Kucherov (86) controls the puck against the Columbus Blue Team captain Steven StamJackets on Monday at Nationwide Arena. kos (lower-body injury) was scratched, and Mathieu Jo- career.

Vancouver to become the regulation, and Arizona ralseph was recalled from SyraNew York controlled this second rookie defenseman lied from an early two-goal cuse of the AHL. one quickly, starting when in NHL history to record four deficit to snap a six-game Oliver Bjorkstrand had Beauvillier scored the game’s three-assist games in a sea- road slide with a victory at a goal and Elvis Merzlikins first two goals en route to a son. Ray Bourque did it for Montreal. made his fifth consecutive 3-1 New York lead after the the Boston Bruins in 1979-80.

Derek Stepan had a goal start and recorded 28 saves first period. The Islanders Zack MacEwen, Brandon with an assist, and Taylor for the Blue Jackets, who lost then scored in the first min- Sutter, Jordie Benn and Jake Hall also scored for the Coyfor the third time in their past ute of the second period and Virtanen also scored goals, otes, who found themselves 12 contests (9-1-2). and Adam Gaudette and Troy in a 2-0 hole less than two were in command.

Islanders 5, Capitals 3 Stecher each added two as- minutes into the game. Antti Canucks 6, Predators 2 Anthony Beauvillier scored Elias Pettersson and J.T. sists for the Canucks, who Raanta made 26 saves for Aritwo goals while Josh Bailey Miller each had a goal and snapped a four-game los- zona, which won for just the and Brock Nelson each add- an assist, and Jacob Mark- ing streak while winning for third time in 13 games (3-7ed three assists as New York strom finished with 36 saves the 10th time in their past 3). scored early and often before as Pacific Division-leading 11 home games. Craig Smith Jake Evans and Brendan hanging on for a win in Wash- Vancouver jumped out to and Mikael Granlund scored Gallagher had goals, and ington.

Carey Price stopped 31 shots an early four-goal lead and for Nashville.

Capitals star Alex Ovech- cruised to a victory over visitfor the Canadiens, who were Coyotes 3, Canadiens 2 kin was held without a goal ing Nashville.

Defenseman Jakob Chy- looking for a fourth consecuQ u i n n H u g h e s f i n - chrun scored the go-ahead tive victory. for the second straight game, Flyers 4, Panthers 1 leaving him at 698 for his ished with three assists for goal with one minute left in

James van Riemsdyk scored a goal and added an assist to lift host Philadelphia past Florida. The Flyers improved to 19-5-4 at home.

Ivan Provorov, Travis Sanheim and Claude Giroux each had one goal for the Flyers, who posted their second win in a row and their fourth in five games. Philadelphia goaltender Carter Hart made 30 saves in his first start since Jan. 13 against the Bruins.

MacKenzie Weegar scored the lone goal for the Panthers, who dropped to 1-4-1 in their six games since the All-Star break. Florida goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 30 shots in his 500th career game.

Flames 6, Sharks 2 Milan Lucic had a goal and two assists as Calgary recorded a road victory over San Jose.

The result puts the Flames back into a playoff position, as Calgary now holds the top Western Conference wildcard slot. The Sharks’ twogame winning streak ended.

Mark Jankowski, Zac Rinaldo and Mikael Backlund each had a goal and an assist for the Flames. Tobias Rieder and Matthew Tkachuk also scored, and Noah Hanifin collected two assists.

San Jose entered the night with the league’s best penalty-kill percentage, but the Sharks allowed power-play goals to Lucic, Tkachuk and Backlund. Erik Karlsson factored into both San Jose goals, scoring in the first period, then assisting on Brent Burns’ power-play goal in the second frame.

NBA roundup: Raptors’ win streak reaches 15 Field Level Media

Pascal Siakam scored 34 points – 14 in the fourth quarter – and the Toronto Raptors extended their franchisebest winning streak to 15 games Monday night with a 137-126 victory over the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves.

Kyle Lowry added 27 points and 11 assists while OG Anunoby added a career-best 25 points and matched his career best with 12 rebounds for the Raptors, who have won 16 straight home games against the Timberwolves.

D’Angelo Russell, playing his first game for Minnesota after being acquired in a trade with the Golden State Warriors, scored 22 points. KarlAnthony Towns had 23 points and 10 rebounds, while Jarrett Culver, Malik Beasley and Juancho Hernangomez each scored 15 as the Timberwolves shot 45.3 percent from the field.

The Timberwolves, who added eight new players in three trades last week, had lost 13 in a row before defeating the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday.

Nuggets 127, Spurs 120 Jamal Murray scored 26 points, Paul Millsap had 22 points, and host Denver rallied from a 23-point, thirdquarter deficit to beat San Antonio.

Nikola Jokic had 19 points, 13 assists and eight rebounds, Monte Morris added 16 points off the bench, and Torrey Craig had 11 points and seven rebounds to help the Nuggets win their third straight and their eight in 10 games.

LaMarcus Aldridge led all scorers with 33 points, Derrick White scored 15, Dejounte Murray and Bryn Forbes scored 14 each, and Rudy Gay had 13 for the struggling Spurs. San Antonio has lost five straight and eight of 10.

Lakers 125, Suns 100 Anthony Davis had 25 points and 10 rebounds and Rajon Rondo scored a season-high 23, leading Los Angeles to a home win over Phoenix, which played without Deandre Ayton.

LeBron James had 17 points, nine assists and eight rebounds, but he also committed a game-high eight turnovers. Dwight Howard contributed 14 points and 15 boards for the Lakers, who have won four of their last five contests.

Mikal Bridges had 18 points and six rebounds for the Suns, who lost for the sixth time in seven games. Phoenix guard Devin Booker struggled, scoring 10 points on 2-for-11 shooting and missing all four of his 3-point attempts. Ayton, who averages 18.7 points and 12 rebounds per game, sat out the contest due to a sore left ankle.

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Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam (43) dribbles the ball past Minnesota Timberwolves forward James Johnson (16) during Monday’s game at Scotiabank Arena.

Bucks 123, Kings 111 Eric Bledsoe and Khris Middleton each scored 28 points as Milwaukee got off to a hot start to open the fourth quarter en route to a victory over visiting Sacramento despite not having Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Brook Lopez added 20 points as Antetokounmpo missed the game for the birth of his son earlier Monday.

The Bucks improved to 5-0 in games where they didn’t have the reigning MVP available.

Harrison Barnes scored 23 points and De’Aaron Fox added 17 points with 11 assists as the Kings’ threegame winning streak ended. Sacramento also had a three-game road winning streak snapped.

Jazz 123, Mavericks 119 Jordan Clarkson scored 25 points and dished out eight assists off the bench to lead Utah to a victory over host Dallas.

Donovan Mitchell and Bojan Bogdanovic added 23 apiece for the Jazz.

Rudy Gobert collected 17 points and 16 rebounds as Utah won its third straight game overall and second

consecutive road contest, shooting 59 percent from the field.

Tim Hardaway Jr. scored a seasonhigh 33 points and Kristaps Porzingis added 28 to lead the Mavericks, who played without Luka Doncic for their seventh straight game and could not keep up with a potent Jazz offense in his absence.

Nets 106, Pacers 105 Spencer Dinwiddie scored 21 points and hit the go-ahead jumper with 5.2 seconds remaining as Brooklyn rallied in the final minutes and pulled out a victory over Indiana at Indianapolis.

The Nets rallied from a four-point deficit in the final 84 seconds and claimed their sixth win in the past nine games. Joe Harris added 15 points and eight rebounds for Brooklyn, Taurean Prince contributed 14 points, and Jarrett Allen scored 13.

Domantas Sabonis recorded his fourth career triple-double with 23 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds, but it was not enough as the Pacers dropped their season-high sixth straight game. T.J. Warren had 19

points while Myles Turner contributed 15 for Indiana.

Heat 113, Warriors 101 Jae Crowder made three 3-pointers in a 16-0, second-quarter flurry that allowed Miami to build a big lead en route to a victory over Golden State in San Francisco.

Jimmy Butler returned from a twogame absence to produce 21 points, tying Crowder for team-high scoring honors, as the Heat won for the first time in four outings on their six-game road trip. Damion Lee scored a career-high 26 points for the Warriors, who lost their third straight.

Three-time NBA champion Andre Iguodala contributed two points and a plus-25 rating in 17 minutes for the Heat after injured Warriors star Stephen Curry took the microphone and welcomed his former teammate back in a crowd-pleasing pregame ceremony.

Magic 135, Hawks 126 Aaron Gordon scored 26 points to lead four Orlando players with 20-plus points in a win over visiting Atlanta. The Magic snapped their three-game losing streak.

Gordon shot 10-for-20 from the floor and added nine rebounds and four assists as the Magic beat the Hawks for the first time in three meetings this season. Orlando posted just its second victory in 10 games overall. Nikola Vucevic added 24 points, making 10 of 15 shots, and had nine rebounds and nine assists for the Magic.

Atlanta got 29 points and nine assists from Trae Young. John Collins added 22 points and eight rebounds but his streak of seven consecutive double-doubles ended. Dewayne Dedmon had 14 points, nine rebounds and two blocks.

Hornets 87, Pistons 76 Miles Bridges had 18 points and seven rebounds, Malik Monk supplied 17 points off the bench and Charlotte snapped a five-game losing streak by pulling away from host Detroit.

Devonte’ Graham collected 14 points, seven rebounds and 11 assists as the Hornets completed a four-game sweep of the season series.

Charlotte, which overcame 37.5 percent shooting, has defeated Detroit 10 consecutive times. Terry Rozier added 11 points and seven rebounds.

Thon Maker had 12 points and 12 rebounds for the Pistons. Bruce Brown contributed 10 points, a career-high 12 rebounds and five assists, while Christian Wood added 10 points and eight rebounds and Markieff Morris chipped in 10 points off the bench.

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7-11-27, Wolcott 1-2-4. Totals 12-16-42.

3-pointers: Myers 2.

HUDSON (70): Alert 0-1-1, Beaufort 6-0-12, Coppersmith 4-1-9, A. Jepsen 7-0-20, K. Jepsen 6-4-16, Johnson 1-2-4, Jones 1-0-2, Krager 1-0-2. Oliver-Ragland 2-0-4. Totals 288-70.

3-pointers: A. Jepsen 6.

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Cairo-Durham’s Arianna Myers (10) finished with 27 points in Monday’s Patroon Conference game against Hudson.

Maple Hill 60, Greenville 57 CASTLETON — Maple Hill outscored Greenville 16-13 in the final quarter to earn a 6057 victory over the Spartans in Monday’s Patroon Conference boys basketball game.

Greenville led 19-18 after one quarter and 32-31 at halftime, but the Wildcats drew even at 44-44 after three quarters, then pulled out the victory with its fourth quarter surge.

Blake Decker’s 18 points led Maple Hill. Dominic Hirschoff and Rian Jewett each had 15.

Damien Fiducia scored 22 points for Greenville. Joe Nicosia contributed 13.

GREENVILLE (57): Benning

1-0-2, Biernacki 3-1-7, Fiducia 7-4-22, Nicosia 6-0-13, O’Connor 4-0-9, Smith 1-0-3, Weiss 0-1-1. Totals 226-57.

3-pointers: Fiducia 4, Nicosia, O’Connor, Smith.

MAPLE HILL (60): Decker

7-3-18, Hirschoff 6-0-15, Jewett 6-3-15, Marra 1-2-4, McGarvey 1-0-2, Sherwood 1-1-3,

Utter 1-1-3. Totals 23-10-60.

3-pointers: Hirschoff 3, Decker.

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halftime, but wnt on to outscore the Cougars, 32-27 in the second half to nail down the victory.

Thomas had a doubledouble for Columbia-Greene, scoring 21 points and grabbing 13 rebounds. Davis added 13 points and seven rebounds, Myles Ukoh 10 points

and 17 rebounds and Rodgers seven points, 10 assists and seven rebounds.

Columbia-Greene (9-14) goes to Hudson Valley Community College on Wednesday at 5 p.m.

NORTH COUNTRY (119): Livingston 15-4-34, Gaima 3-0-6, Smith 11-2-29, Foggie

2-1-7, Wilson 2-0-4, Schaefer 0-2-2, Daliet 1-0-2, Zachary 2-3-8, Allen 1-0-2, Davis 6-016, Johnson 4-1-9. Totals 4615-119.

3-pointers: Smith 5, Davis 4, Foggie 2, Zachary.

C-GCC (80): Rodgers 5-617, Thomas 5-7-17, Davis 2-15, Diaz 3-4-12, Ukoh 1-2-4,

Hedgepeth 7-2-19, Carter 1-46. Totals 24-26-80.

3-pointers: Hedgepeth 3, Diaz 2, Rodgers.

CLINTON (61): Duesbury 2-2-7, Jean-Baptiste 5-4-14, Nelson 1-2-4, Pinckney 2-0-6, Lashway 5-3-14, Yahuza 5-112, Currie 2-0-4. Totals 22-1261.

3-pointers: Pinckney 2, Duesbury, Lashway, Yahuza.

C-GCC (64): Rodgers 2-3-7, Thomas 8-5-21, Davis 4-4-13, Ukoh 4-0-10, Hedgepeth 3-29, Carter 2-0-4. Totals 23-1464.

3-pointers: Ukoh 2, Hedgepeth, Davis.

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The weight loss has already helped. “My body feels different, everything feels a little easier,” Familia said. That’s a positive coming off a season in which he notched the worst ERA (5.70) in any year of his career.

“For me, I think the most important part is the balance,” Familia said. “You don’t have all that weight on top of you, so you’re able to finish better. It’s also just being able to finish the pitches the way you want.”

Before last season, the Mets signed Familia to a threeyear deal worth $30 million. It doesn’t look great right now — from the team’s standpoint — but it could appear better if Familia puts together a good year.

Entering camp in better shape is a good first step.

“I was just really overweight,” Familia said. “Most seasons, I would be around 240, 245. I didn’t realize that I had gotten that far overweight, so I just wanted to get back and be at the same weight that I was for the rest of my career.” and makes multiple healthy playoff runs after he leaves the Philadelphia Eagles Ryan Tannehill ... re-signs with Tennessee on one year deal, retires after he loses the starting job in training camp to……Jameis Winston Marcus Mariota ... signs with the New England Patriots Teddy Bridgewater ... signs with either the Pittsburgh Steelers or the Indianapolis Colts Early Award Picks NFL MVP – Russell Wilson Offensive POTY – Christian McCaffrey* Defensive POTY – Josh Allen Offensive ROTY – Joe Burrow Defensive ROTY – Jeff Okudah Coach of the Year – Kyle Shanahan (he was robbed this season) Comeback POTY – Cam Newton *McCaffrey will have a 2,500 yard season next year, and a 3,000 total yard season by 2025 2020 Division Winners & Wild Cards AFC East – Buffalo Bills AFC North – Baltimore Ravens AFC South – Tennessee Titans AFC West – Kansas City Chiefs AFC Wild Cards – New England Patriots, Houston Texans NFC East – Dallas Cowboys NFC North – Green Bay Packers NFC South – New Orleans Saints NFC West – Seattle Seahawks NFC Wild Cards – San Francisco 49ers, Los Angeles Rams Super Bowl – Baltimore Ravens vs New Orleans Saints

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Diaz 12 points and Jason Davis nine rebounds.

On Saturday, the Twins fell behind Clinton, 34-32, at

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“I think we have a great bullpen,” Diaz said through team interpreter Alan Suriel. “I think, at the end of the day, it’s going to come down to health.

If we’re healthy, we’re going to be one of the best bullpens in the league.”

Until the Mets name a closer, everyone will wonder whether it will be Diaz.

“Yeah, I’m confident in myself,” Diaz said on Monday when asked if he’s confident he’ll be the closer again. “I know the type of player that I am and I’m just confident I can go out there and do the job. I can’t really focus on the actual role itself, but I am confident I can close games.”

But is he open to a role change if it comes to that?

“I’m open to helping the team win,” he said, “so if (manager Luis Rojas) tells me I have to come in in a certain

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From 1999-2016, the average review(s) per game was 1.3 and having the accessibility to challenge so many times when it doesn’t happen that much is something that can be changed easily. Right now, if a coach uses and wins both of his challenges in a game, they can get a third challenge.

With the addition of pass interference penalties this past season, it widened the spectrum for replay without much change or success.

Solution: Each team gets two challenges only. The first is for any play that fits the previously decided criteria, minus the pass interference rules they made this past season. And if you win the first challenge, the second may be used on ANY play outside of that 2:00 warning, where everything is reviewable.

This gives teams a chance to challenge a regular play like usual, but gives that added ability of potential looks on penalties that may have been missed, or called prematurely.

Preseason Very simple change here.

Shorten the preseason to three games. By the time these games actually get played, I would bet money, in New Jersey where it’s legal, that a majority of any fans remotely familiar with the league/their favorite team, could name 9095% of the guys that make the final roster. Do they know better than scouts, coaches, trainers, and other team personnel in the front office? I would argue that they do not. This implies that the teams could be

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inning, I’m open to doing that as long as it’s helping the team win.”

By now, Diaz has a wellknown story. The Mets acquired the hard-throwing righty from Seattle in a trade that also netted Robinson Cano. New York sent two top prospects back, which is one reason why general manager Brodie Van Wagenen has received so much heat for his first major deal on the job.

Diaz and Cano did not perform up to expectations — not even close. But, as is the storyline every spring, last year is in the past.

In 2019, Diaz posted a career-worst 5.59 ERA (much higher than the 1.96 from the year before). He gave up a career-high 15 homers, too.

Much of his trouble appeared to occur because of an ineffective slider. According to Fangraphs, the pitch value of Diaz’s slider was -2.9. For context: Jacob deGrom’s slider is a 20.

“With all the work that we’ve done this offseason with the

slider, I feel really good,” Diaz said. “I haven’t faced anyone in live hitting yet, but from the bullpens, I do feel really good going into the season.”

Diaz said the slider is “about just the command, being able to throw it where you want to throw it.” He couldn’t do it well consistently, so hitters keyed on the fastball.

But Diaz still struck out 39% of the hitters he faced

last season. In that way, he remained elite.

Over the offseason, the Mets sent team personnel — nutritionists and trainers — to Puerto Rico to meet with Diaz.

Diaz’s personal chef made meals that the nutritionists evaluated to see if it would align with the diet they were giving the reliever.

Diaz doesn’t believe last year’s diet was a problem, but

he was receptive to the team’s recommendations nonetheless.

“I feel healthier,” he said.

“I feel like I have more energy and it’s been good.”

On report day, everyone is in the “best shape of my life.”

It’s a known cliche.

Familia might actually be able to say it, though.

He lost 30 pounds over the offseason. So, after ending last season at 270 pounds, he’s back at the weight he maintained in every other year of his career.

To achieve that, he worked hard and ate right.

As you’d expect, the latter was difficult.

“In the first two weeks, it was hard,” Familia said through Suriel. “You had a lot of temptations, mostly with the food. But after that, I kind of got into a routine and I was able to get it done.”

He craved Dominican food, like fried chicken and rice. He can still have a bit of rice, but he’s had to limit it and cut out other good options.

assembled with three games to play in this preliminary exhibition month. This proposition will be explained further in the following reconfiguration.

Pro Bowl Change Everyone complains year after year, that the National Football League’s version of an all-star game doesn’t have any intrigue for enough people to be interested in watching it. At their cores, all-star games are really just glorified exhibitions with nothing at stake. In Major League Baseball tried to add flare to their version, by awarding the winning league with home-field advantage in that season’s World Series from 2003-2016.

Traditionalists prevailed in recent years to get rid of that ridiculous stipulation, but that remains the only time where real implications outside of bragging rights were at stake in these types of contests.

The NFL Pro Bowl used to be played the week after the Super Bowl, in a traditional AFC vs NFC format. It has changed quite a bit since then.

In 2010 it was decided to move the Pro Bowl back two weeks, and play it on the off-Sunday between Championship Sunday and Super Bowl Sunday.

The idea was to increase viewership by rescheduling the game on a Sunday with no football. This had an adverse effect on the product itself though, because it basically ruled out any players that were voted as Pro Bowlers, but were playing in the championship the following week. They’d never risk getting any kind of injury the week before playing the biggest game of their lives.

A few years ago, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell even contemplated getting rid of the game altogether because

of the lack of ratings and apathy by the fans.

However the NFLPA bargained to save it and for those players that don’t make the Super Bowl, it is a nice bonus on most of their contracts if they’re selected as Pro Bowlers and having a vacation to Hawaii in the dead of winter for a week is not something they were going to give up on at the drop of a hat.

They tried to spice things up further when they implemented a Pro Bowl Draft of sorts, moving away from the tradition of a straight up AFC vs NFC format. Personally, I never liked that idea.

Solution: The National Football League already has the biggest reach when it comes to staying relevant year-round.

From training camp storylines in June and July, to the last few roster spots getting filled through August and the preseason, from kicking off in September through the Super Bowl on the first Sunday in February.

Then before the end of the month, the NFL Scouting Combine and countless mock-drafts afterwards, leading up to the NFL Draft in the last week of April. The sheer amount of time the media and sports fanatics put into following and researching the National Football League is unparalleled.

There’s clocks counting down on social media already, that will hit zero when the next regular season kicks off and the Super Bowl just ended last week. When there’s time off in between games for football, it is missed like no other sport is.

That is why, after careful consideration, I vote that the Pro Bowl should be moved to the week prior to the regular

season.

In conjunction with shortening the preseason to three games, the players that were voted as all-stars the previous season, would then play the following fall in the Pro Bowl.

Concerned about injuries?

So are the guys that are actually making the millions playing football, so I’m not sure the effort and pace of play would get too much more competitive than it is now.

Admittedly, that is one of the main reasons a lot of fans don’t watch the Pro Bowl in the first place. However, I believe playing it after a threeweek preseason will get extraordinarily higher ratings and intrigue than the way it is now.

It’ll serve as another opportunity for the stars to get loose before the season, and a chance for the viewers to see all-stars, instead of third, fourth, and fifth string players in the last exhibition game before the real show begins in September.

Overtime Rules A lot of complaints are thrown around each season about the NFL’s rules for overtime. It used to be a traditional sudden death style where the first points scored by either team ended the game.

Recently it was changed to the second team to possess the ball in overtime will get a redemption chance if the receiving team only kicks a field goal on their opening drive.

This was a sentiment to appease the widely shared opinion that kickers are not athletes. Still, in this format, a touchdown or a safety would end the game immediately.

This leaves a lot of unanswered questions about potential outcomes if only one team has the ball in overtime,

and the other team never gets their offense on the field. Many people will annoyingly retort, “well stop them with your defense then,” which is an analyst’s way of sticking their tongue out like a child, while still dressing as an adult.

Solution: The time on the clock for the overtime period should not differ from the others, so set it at 15:00. Whether the first score is a field goal or a touchdown, the other team should be afforded one possession with a chance to take the lead to end the game, or tie it.

If after each team’s first drive the score is still tied, shift it to traditional sudden death overtime.

Not much different from the current rules, just the added caveat of the guaranteed second possession, so the first team cannot just score a touchdown and end it. However, if the first score is a safety, the game ends.

Predictions for 2020…and beyond?

QB Carousel – Predictions Tom Brady ... signs with the Los Angeles Chargers Drew Brees ... re-signs with the New Orleans Saints Philip Rivers ...signs with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Cam Newton ... signs with the Las Vegas Raiders Derek Carr ... gets traded to the Carolina Panthers, Dallas Cowboys, or New England Patriots Dak Prescott ... gets phased out of Dallas, signs a Nick Foles-sized contract next offseason, and gets hurt the following year, just like Nick Foles Carson Wentz ... gets injured 2 more times over the next 2 seasons, traded somewhere random like Tennessee, Pittsburgh, or Indianapolis,

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Purpose/Character of business: Any lawful business purpose permitted under the New York Limited Liability Company Law. This notification is made pursuant to Section 206 of the Limited Liability Company Law. Request for Proposal Physical Therapist The Board of Education of the CoxsackieAthens Central School District, Greene County, New York, hereby solicits Requests for Proposals for Physical Therapy services for the 20202021 school year. Proposals must be received by 3:00 PM on March 13, 2020 at the District Office, 24 Sunset Boulevard, Coxsackie, NY 12051 at which time and place all proposals will be opened. Specifications may be obtained on the school website at www.cacsd.org or by calling 518-731-1715.

The Board of Education reserves the right to reject any or all proposals.

Leslie Copleston Assistant Superintendent of School Services Coxsackie-Athens Central School District Sealed bids will be received as set forth in instructions to bidders until 10:30 A.M. on Thursday, March 05, 2020 at the NYSDOT, Contract Management Bureau, 50 Wolf Rd, 1st Floor, Suite 1CM,

Albany, NY 12232 and will be publicly opened and read. Bids may also be submitted via the internet using www.bidx.com. A certified cashier's check payable to the NYSDOT for the sum specified in the proposal or a bid bond, form CONR 391, representing 5% of the bid total, must accompany each bid. NYSDOT reserves the right to reject any or all bids.

Electronic documents and Amendments are posted to w w w. d o t . n y. g o v / d o ing-business/opportunities/const-notices.

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Contracts with 0% Goals are generally single operation contracts, where subcontracting is not expected, and may present direct bidding opportunities for Small Business Firms, including, but not limited to D/W/MBEs. The New York State Department of Transportation, in accordance with the Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regu-

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BIDDERS SHOULD BE ADVISED THAT AWARD OF THESE CONTRACTS MAY BE CONTINGENT UPON THE PASSAGE OF A BUDGET APPROPRIATION BILL BY THE LEGISLATURE AND GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. Please call (518)457-2124 if a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the letting.

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COLUMBIA-GREENE MEDIA lumbia, Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Ulster, Westchester Cos., Biennial Special Markings Replacements Region Wide, Bid Deposit: 5% of Bid (~ $125,000.00), Goals: DBE: 3.00% D264200, PIN 881438, Columbia, Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Ulster, Westchester Cos., Where and When Graffiti Removal Contract, Bid Deposit: 5% of Bid (~ $20,000.00), Goals: MBE: 0.00%, WBE: 0.00% SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK - COUNTY OF GREENE HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR DEUTSCHE MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC. MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2004-2, V. CASSANDRA CHANNING A/K/A CASSANDRA LEE CHANNING; ET AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated November 21, 2019, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Greene, wherein HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR DEUTSCHE MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC. MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2004-2 is the Plaintiff and CASSANDRA CHANNING A/K/A CASSANDRA LEE CHANNING; ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the GREENE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 320 MAIN STREET, CATSKILL, NY 12414, on February 26, 2020 at 9:30AM, premises known as 340 OLD KINGS ROAD, HANNACROIX A/K/A NEW BALTIMORE, NY 12087: Section 27.00, Block 2, Lot 2: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL AND LOT OF LAND SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE TOWN OF NEW BALTIMORE, GREENE COUNTY, NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 2018-504.

SHELLEY A. BOWERS, Esq. - Referee.

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TOWD POINT MORTGAGE TRUST 2015-6, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE, V. ANN V. STANCARONE; ET. AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated May 22, 2019, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Greene, wherein TOWD POINT MORTGAGE TRUST 2015-6, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE is the Plaintiff and ANN V. STANCARONE; ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the GREENE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 320 MAIN STREET, CATSKILL, NY 12414, on March 18, 2020 at 11:00 am, premises known as 601 CAIRO JUNCTION ROAD, CATSKILL, NY 12414: Section 136.00, Block 5, Lot 7: PARCEL I ALL THAT PIECE, PARCEL AND LOT OF LAND, SITUATE IN THE TOWN OF CATSKILL, GREENE COUNTY, NEW YORK PARCEL II ALL THAT PIECE, PARCEL AND LOT OF LAND, SITUATE IN THE TOWN OF CATSKILL, GREENE COUNTY, NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 17-0864. Aaron A. Louridas, Esq. Referee. RAS Boriskin, LLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff.

The Board Of Education of the Hunter-Tannersville Central School District is accepting sealed bids for: Transportation for one student from residence in Tannersville, NY to the ParsonsNeil Hellman School60 Academy Rd, in Albany, NY daily for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year in accordance to bid specifications.

Bid specifications will be available from the Tannersville High School District Office (518-589-5400 X 1000).

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by Tuesday, February 25, 2020 at 10:00am at which time they will be publicly opened in the Superintendent’s Office. No faxed bids will be accepted. Final apSUPREME COURT OF proval will be at 6:30 THE STATE OF NEW pm on Thursday, FebYORK - COUNTY OF ruary, 27, 2020 at the GREENE BOE meeting.

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A three-point plan to save men’s NCAA basketball Mark Story Lexington News-Herald

Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski let the NCAA have it last week.

On Tuesday night, after the Blue Devils won a game at Boston College, Coach K issued a stern rebuke of what he sees as the NCAA’s lack of vision in guiding the future of men’s college basketball.

“Do you see anything coming out from the NCAA saying what our future is?” Krzyzewski said. “What our plan is?”

It feels like NCAA men’s basketball is near a tipping point.

The current men’s college hoops season is widely regarded as pedestrian, with a lack of great teams, a lack of star players and a resulting on-the-court product that is too often lackluster.

It feels like a number of underlying trends that are serving to undermine men’s college hoops — starting with the annual mass exodus of players with remaining eligibility who turn professional with no hope of being drafted by the NBA — have caught up with the sport.

“I wish the whole thing would change,” Krzyzewski lamented.

Here are three things that urgently need to change — two that would benefit players, one that would benefit fans — before it becomes too late to “fix” college basketball.

1. Let players with remaining college eligibility who enter the NBA Draft but are not selected return to NCAA hoops.

In 2010, when John Calipari essentially launched the one-and-done era, there were 16 college underclassmen who entered the NBA Draft but were not chosen.

Last year, there were 41 such players — including college standouts such as Auburn’s Jared Harper, Michigan’s Charles Matthews (the ex-Kentucky Wildcat), LSU’s Naz Reid and Gonzaga’s Zach Norvell.

For all the attention paid to star-level players who leave after one season, it is the increasing number of “good players” who bolt college with remaining eligibility that

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Duke Blue Devils head coach Mike Krzyzewski during the first half of their game against Florida State on Monday at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C.

go undrafted that is doing the real damage to college hoops.

The Rice Commission — the NCAA panel on basketball reforms chaired by former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice — recommended that those players be given a means to return to college hoops.

According to an NCAA website, however, the college sports governing body has put off implementing the idea until the NBA and its players union agree to “make an expected rule change, which would make undrafted student-athletes who return to college after the draft ineligible for the NBA until the end of the next college basketball season.”

Rather than wait on entities it does not

control, the NCAA should go “players first” and act unilaterally.

2. Adopt the so-called “Olympics model” for NCAA Division I athletics.

Perhaps good basketball players with remaining college eligibility would be less likely to leave for professional opportunities below the NBA if playing NCAA hoops was a better deal.

The state of California enacted a law slated to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2023, that will allow college athletes in that state to earn compensation for the use of their likeness, sign endorsement deals and hire agents to represent them.

In response, the NCAA Board of Governor’s

announced that it had unanimously voted to give college athletes “the opportunity to benefit from the use of their name, image and likeness in a manner consistent with the collegiate model.”

The italicized part of that statement is worrisome. What the NCAA needs to do is let go of outdated concepts of “amateurism” and let college athletes have access to the free market.

Letting players do TV commercials for the local car dealer, make royalties off T-shirt sales or do statewide autograph tours might help stop the drain of veteran talent out of college hoops.

3. Make much less use of video replay in officiating games.

In college hoops, the constant replay reviews of officiating calls serve to undermine the pace of play and remove drama from games.

Is there anything less compelling to watch than a basketball game where play is stopped so a referee can stare at a video screen?

People say, “Don’t you want to get the calls right?”

Well, I consume a truly distressing amount of televised sports. Time after time, I see variations of this scenario: After watching numerous replays, the TV announcers will say “that ball was clearly off Team A, no question.”

Then, when the officials actually made their decision, they rule the ball was off Team B. Let’s presume replay can’t be ditched entirely (which would be fine with me), but how about this alternative: Each coach gets two “replay review requests” per game. No other plays can be reviewed other than those the coach can request.

This makes “how you use your reviews” part of game strategy.

Hopefully, it would reduce the overall amount of time spent with play stopped and the referees “at the monitor.”

Less of that is one big thing the NCAA could do for fans of college basketball.

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Yankees must be cautious with James Paxton’s rehab: expert Kristie Ackert New York Daily News

TAMPA, Fla. — With pitchers and catchers required to be here this week, the reality of losing James Paxton will start to set in for the Yankees.

The left-hander was their best pitcher at the end of last season, even though he was apparently dealing with a herniated disc in his lower back.

Paxton, however, could not ramp back up for spring and underwent surgery to repair the ruptured disc last week. He will miss the next three to four months recovering.

For Paxton, who is a free agent after this season, rehab is critical to his career.

University of Pennsylvania spinal surgery expert Dr. Michael Murray said there is a 90% chance that with a good rehab, Paxton will return to full strength by the end of the 2020 season. He also said the pitcher and the Yankees have to be very cautious about that process.

“When you get a herniated disc, what happens is there’s a crack or a tear of that outer lining of the disc, the annulus,” Murray said, “and the problem is when you take the herniated disc out, if you don’t allow that crack to heal, and you don’t take the pressure off it for a while, you can get a re-herniation.

“That means another piece of cushioning coming out through that tear in the disc. That’s the most concerning complication after surgery like that. So you really want to rest the person long enough until that crack in the disk or that tear in the disk is healed.”

That means no strenuous exercise that would put pressure on the lower back for months.

The Yankees reported Paxton’s surgery last week with the prognosis he would return to major

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Michael Jordan warms up on Feb. 15, 1994 in Saratosa, Fla., before his first spring training workout with the Chicago White Sox. BRAD PENNER/USA TODAY

New York Yankees starting pitcher James Paxton (65) pitches against the Houston Astros during the fifth inning of game five of the 2019 ALCS playoff baseball series at Yankee Stadium.

league baseball in “three to four months.”

The problem with rushing a return from an injury like this is actually very familiar to sports fans. Murray pointed to Tiger Woods’ back troubles for reference.

“I think it helps people sort of comprehend a little bit of what’s happened and what you’re trying to get to heal and why they’d have to be careful as a team about how quickly (Paxton can) get back and what we’re looking at because of that issue of a recurrent disc herniation,” Murray said. “That’s what sidelined Tiger for so long. He had multiple re-herniations until he finally ended up having a disc fusion. That’s the case of when these things don’t work out so well.

“But you know, hopefully (Paxton) is in the 90% that does well.”

While some have questioned

why it took so long for Paxton to have the surgery, costing him more time this season, Murray said the timing on Paxton’s surgery was exactly what he would have recommended. Paxton felt the issue in his final regular season start in September and had an injection, which Murray said would be a steroid injection.

Paxton went on to pitch well in the playoffs, but felt the discomfort when attempting to ramp up for spring training.

So surgery would not have been an option until the doctors saw that he was not progressing after a few months — or if he had started showing weakness in his legs.

“For instance, some people aren’t able to move their ankle, you get something like a drop foot or have profound weakness in the leg because of this, then you move very quickly,” Murray said. “But when it’s more of a pain type of issue, you

absolutely try everything else first. Generally rehabilitation strengthening, injections, and then surgery.”

Ideally, the Yankees will have Paxton back around the All-Star break, but they have the depth at starting pitching to get them through. They have newly added Gerrit Cole, they expect to have a healthy Luis Severino and Masahiro Tanaka.

Even while Domingo German is missing the first 63 games serving a suspension under the MLB’s Joint Domestic Violence policy, they still have J.A. Happ, who is looking to bounce back from a frustrating 2019, and lefty Jordan Montgomery, who is returning full strength from 2018 Tommy John surgery.

Prospects Deivi Garcia and Michael King could push their way into the competition and Jonathan Loaisiga will certainly get a chance this spring.

MLB notebook: Playoff changes reportedly in works Field Level Media

Major League Baseball is reportedly considering an expanded playoff scenario that includes more teams, a first-round bye and the ability of some teams to pick their opponents.

Joel Sherman of the New York Post wrote Monday that MLB is “seriously weighing” the postseason overhaul, beginning in 2022.

Under the plan, the playoffs would be expanded from five to seven teams in each league. The team with the best record in each league would get a bye into the Division Series, while the two other division winners and the wildcard team with the best record would each host a best-of-three series against the bottom three wild-card teams.

The reality-show-style twist is that the division winner with the secondbest record gets to pick which of the three-lowest wild cards it wants to play – and it would do so on a live Sunday night show that could be attractive to TV partners. The other division winner would then pick among the remaining two wild cards, leaving the remaining two wild-card teams to face each other.

–Outfielder Mookie Betts and lefthander David Price are finally heading to the Los Angeles Dodgers from the Boston Red Sox as part of a deal that was agreed upon Sunday. The trade was finalized after medical reviews.

The Dodgers will obtain Betts and Price, along with cash to help cover some of Price’s $96 million remaining salary, the Red Sox confirmed. The Red Sox will receive outfielder Alex Verdugo, along with two minor-leaguers – shortstop Jeter Downs and catcher Connor Wong.

The Dodgers also made a separate

trade with Minnesota on Monday.

Right-hander Kenta Maeda, catcher Jair Camargo and a reported $10 million went to the Twins in exchange for right-hander Brusdar Graterol, minor league outfielder Luke Raley and the 67th pick in the 2020 Major League Baseball Draft.

–Joc Pederson is not heading to the Los Angeles Angels. According to multiple media reports, the deal that would have sent the Dodgers outfielder to the American League fell through Sunday.

The Pederson trade was hung up for days, dependent on the Dodgers’ acquisition of Betts. But with that deal finalized, the expectation was Pederson would be sent to the Angels.

However, according to Jon Heyman of MLB Network, Angels owner Arte Moreno wasn’t happy with the delay and canceled the deal, leaving Pederson with the Dodgers, at least for now.

–Former major league pitcher Mike Bolsinger filed suit against the Houston Astros, alleging unfair business practices, negligence and intentional interference with contractual and economic relations, USA Today reported.

Bolsinger filed the civil lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court in the wake of the Astros’ sign-stealing scandal. He is seeking unspecified damages and requesting the Astros forfeit the approximate $31 million in bonuses stemming from their 2017 World Series title, per the report. Bolsinger, 32, would like the money to go charities in Los Angeles for children as well as creating a fund for retired baseball players who need financial assistance.

The right-hander vividly recalls the circumstances of his appearance against the Astros on Aug. 4, 2017, in Houston because he was demoted

afterward and hasn’t since played in a major league game. Bolsinger threw 29 pitches for the Toronto Blue Jays in that game and retired only one of eight batters. He allowed four runs, four hits (a homer, double and two singles) as well as three walks.

–The Arizona Diamondbacks agreed to a four-year contract with slick-fielding shortstop Nick Ahmed.

Financial terms were not disclosed, but multiple reports put the deal at $32.5 million for four seasons through 2023, an average of $8,125,000 per year.

Ahmed and the team were heading toward an arbitration hearing, with the infielder asking for $6.95 million and the D-backs previously sticking at $6.6 million. Regardless, he would have become a free agent after the 2020 season if an extension was not agreed upon.

Ahmed, 29, earned his second consecutive Gold Glove award in 2019, when he also set career highs for batting average (.254), home runs (19) and RBIs (82) while playing in a career-best 158 games.

–Oakland Athletics right-hander Daniel Mengden underwent arthroscopic surgery on his pitching elbow, the team announced.

The Athletics said Mengden had a small spur shaved off during the procedure performed in Arlington, Texas. A recovery timetable wasn’t immediately released. He is out of minor league options and the team said in its statement “his tenure with Oakland could hinge on his recovery.”

Mengden, 26, went 5-2 with a 4.83 ERA in 13 games (nine starts) for Oakland last season. He also made 13 appearances (10 starts) for Triple-A Las Vegas and went 4-3 with a 4.22 ERA.

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25 years ago Michael Jordan bid goodbye to baseball — to return to the Bulls and NBA glory Paul Sullivan Chicago Tribune

Ticket prices are rising, but no one seems to feel ripped off watching meaningless Cactus League games in Arizona as they do paying for NFL preseason games in their own stadiums.

The feeling of the sun on your face after a long, dreary winter just makes everything feel better.

The spring trainings I’ve covered for the Tribune have melded together over the years, with little moments sticking out here and there.

White Sox slugger Frank Thomas giving manager Jerry Manuel a doctor’s note to get out of a spring training drill then bolting camp in a salary dispute. Cubs clubhouse man Yosh Kawano looking for bigger pants for a bulked-up Sammy Sosa. Mark DeRosa being carted off on a stretcher after experiencing an irregular heartbeat at Fitch Park. Tony Phillips calling me a “redneck hippie (bleep),” only to later reveal manager Terry Bevington put him up to it. Milton Bradley handing out bubble gum cigars to the media after his wife gave birth, trying to overcome his image as a malcontent.

Everyone gets a fresh start in spring training, including media members, even if the season can turn sour by Memorial Day. As the Cubs and White Sox prepare to open camp Wednesday in Arizona, I’ve been thinking back to my first spring training assignment 25 years ago in Sarasota, Fla., which the White Sox once called home.

The spring of 1995 was like no other in baseball history.

Major-league players still were on strike six months after the ‘94 season was halted on Aug. 12, but the owners decided to start the 1995 season anyway, using minor leaguers and an assortment of replacement players in hopes of breaking the union.

The big question that February in Sox camp was what would happen with their most prominent minor-leaguer, a 32-year-old Double-A outfielder named Michael Jordan who hit .202 in his first professional season.

White Sox general manager Ron Schueler threatened to send home all Sox minorleaguers who refused to play in Grapefruit League games, but the former Bulls star was the only one in Florida who actually could be a drawing card. An early spring White Sox-Blue Jays game in Dunedin, Fla., was the only one on the Jays’ schedule to sell out before the game, thanks to anticipation Jordan would be in a Sox uniform that day.

The hard-nosed Schueler wanted to leave the

impression Jordan was just another minor-leaguer who had to follow protocol.

“I treat everybody the same,” he told reporters, suggesting he’d send the world’s best-known athlete home without a second thought.

We all figured he was bluffing. No one tells Michael Jordan to go home.

Jordan was entering his second season in baseball after his shocking first retirement from the Bulls in October 1993. He knew he wouldn’t be asked to cross the line when the regular season began but he also was well aware the Sox needed his name to help sell their replacement team.

“I know they do, and I really want to play,” Jordan said. “I think it’s really helpful to my game. But it’s a whole different scenario for me. If I was a normal minor-leaguer, I probably would play in the games.”

As Sox players stretched and worked out at Ed Smith Field in Sarasota, a battle between Jordan and Schueler loomed.

There were other “names” in camp, including former Red Sox pitcher Dennis “Oil Can” Boyd and infielder Pete Rose Jr., the son of all-time hit king.

But the focus was all on one man, the greatest player in NBA history.

“If there is one thing Jordan has proven over the course of his basketball and baseball careers, it’s that no one can predict exactly what he is going to do next,” I wrote.

The Sox beat writers spent the first part of spring loitering daily near Jordan’s locker, which, to his dismay, was next to chatty catcher Junior Ortiz. We peppered Jordan with questions about the Bulls and the NBA, and someone asked Jordan what he thought about a player who was being called the “next Michael Jordan.”

“The next me?” Jordan said with a furrowed brow. “Who’s that?”

Uh, Grant Hill.

“He’s closer to Scottie Pippen than to me in terms of his style,” Jordan “But I like his game.”

D-Day finally arrived with the start of Grapefruit League games. On March 2, the Sox sent Jordan and 30 other minor-leaguers who refused to play in the exhibition games to a no-frills clubhouse, separating them from the so-called “Scab Sox.” After a heated on-field discussion with Schueler, Jordan stormed off, packed his belongings into a Bulls duffel bag and bolted from Sox camp in his SUV. He told a reporter standing in the parking lot he was “going home,” leaving the Sox and everyone in Chicago wondering what was next.

“If indeed he decides to leave, I just hope that he’ll let me know,” Schueler said.

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Mom fears teen drama will lead to principal’s office Dear Abby, I’ve got a new one for you. My beautiful 16-year-old daughter was interested in a boy her age from school. He was interested in her, too. He told her he wanted to date her, but that he is “polyamorous” and would be dating many girls simultaneously. She told him he’s too DEAR ABBY young to know what he is yet, and he was just using it as an excuse to date multiple girls.

They are part of the same friend group. He has been acting very hurt, pouty and angry.

I’m worried this will escalate, and he will claim that she shamed him for this.

Abby, I am all about supporting how people self-identify, but this is absolutely ridiculous.

What are your thoughts? If you refuse to date a boy who dates a ton of other girls simultaneously, does that make you guilty of shaming?

Personally, I think it’s hilarious that this is the new excuse to be promiscuous and so does she, but I won’t be laughing if we get called into the principal’s office.

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JEANNE PHILLIPS

That boy is sulking because his pitch didn’t sell.

Polyamory is the practice of openly engaging in multiple intimate relationships with the consent of ALL the people involved. What that boy may have meant was he enjoys “playing the field.”

Your daughter didn’t discriminate; she showed good common sense. If the principal hears about it, the administrator won’t call your daughter into the office.

Dear Abby,

Our brother-in-law made a terrible mistake and is now serving time. My younger sister, “Tess,” and I have visited him on a few occasions. We support him by listening and have told him that although he made a horrible mistake, he has to move forward.

This brother-in-law sent Tess a letter, and in it he confessed to her that he had a dream, and she was in it. It wasn’t a horrible letter, but I believe it was very inappropriate. He alluded to the fact that it was a sexual dream.

Tess has asked me if she should let our older sister, “Jane,” know what her husband wrote.

Jane has been through so much, so I told Tess it would not be a good idea to disclose it and add to her misery. She feels Jane should know what kind of man her husband is. Abby, Jane knows exactly what kind of man she has. Part of what he did wrong was have a cyber affair.

Should Tess inform Jane that her husband has been inappropriate? She now refuses to visit our brother-in-law and has basically written him off. Please give me your advice.

Torn Up Over This In Texas Tess is right. It appears incarceration hasn’t discouraged your brother-in-law from writing inappropriate material to inappropriate recipients.

Tess should not be discouraged from informing Jane about what her husband has done and showing her the letter. Jane has a right to know.

Please respect that Tess needs to distance herself from this troubled individual and don’t encourage her to visit him again. In light of what’s happened, I’m not sure you should either.

Prognosis on advanced prostate cancer difficult to come by A few months ago, my husband was told that his prostate cancer has returned. He now has stage 4 cancer. We asked all of his doctors (five of them!) what his prognosis is and received wildly varying answers — everything from two months to maybe 10 years. I understand that his prognosis TO YOUR depends on many factors, but GOOD HEALTH is there a reason his physicians can’t give us a better idea? I also want very much to know if he will be in pain, and they won’t give me an answer about that, either. Can you help?

DR. KEITH ROACH

I’m sorry to hear about your husband. It’s not easy to predict life expectancy, and physicians aren’t good at it. There are computer models to help, but none I could find for someone with advanced cancer. Physicians tend to be overly optimistic, but the main issue is that, like people, cancers are unique, and there is a great deal of variability.

Roughly 30% of people with advanced (stage 4) prostate cancer will be alive in five years. How fast the tumor is spreading, his overall health and his age, and his past treatments all are factors to consider.

Considering all people diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer, roughly 1 in 10 will succumb within six months. Most will live between 1.5 and six years. One in 10 will still be alive after 10 years.

Pain is also highly variable. Some people have a great deal of pain; a very few have none at all.

In my experience, most will develop some degree of pain, especially as the disease progresses.

Prostate cancer tends to spread to the bone, and

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Like it or not, you’re going to have to follow the rules and perform up to par today if you’re going to be recognized for accomplishment.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — You may not understand how someone is “judging” you at this time — but whether or not you think it is fair, he or she is in charge for now.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — An interchange

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these can be painful. Pain can be controlled, but it’s best to start treatment early, as pain is easier to control when treatment is started before pain gets out of control.

I hope you and your husband are able to make the most out of his remaining time, no matter how long that turns out to be.

Dr. Roach writes: A recent column on intractable hiccups generated a great deal of wellintended advice and suggestions from readers. Several were quite insistent that I send the advice along to the person who wrote to me. Having taken care of a few people with this problem, I can assure my readers that these methods have been tried before it’s time to think about powerful medication.

That being said, the advice may still help people with annoying — but not quite to the point where they are medically intractable — hiccups.

Here are some of the suggestions I received from readers: — Fill a glass with a small amount of water, bend over and drink from the glass on the opposite side of the glass, in other words from the side that is farthest from your face. The glass would be tilted backward as you do this.

— Deliberately swallow air to force a belch.

— Eat a spoonful of peanut butter or sugar.

Ginger ale is another suggestion.

Another reader noted that the hiccup seemed to predict a pituitary tumor. Several readers wrote that chlorpromazine (Thorazine) was very effective and not at all difficult, while others said although it was helpful, the side effects were horrendous.

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By Stella Wilder Born today, you are likely to be the object of either admiration or ridicule, depending on one’s point of view. For many you are all that an upstanding, honorable and principled individual should be; to others, you may in fact be nothing short of an embarrassment. And why is this so? You are quite careful in thought and deed; you say or do nothing that has not been carefully considered ahead of time.

You have a quirky sense of humor, and you love nothing so much as a true story that makes other people laugh — and the truth, to you, is often much funnier than any made-up tale!

You’re likely to do several things that are considered groundbreaking in your lifetime, and much that you work for in life will live long after you.

Also born on this date are: Abraham Lincoln, U.S. president; Robert Griffin III, football player; Charles Darwin, evolutionist and author; Christina Ricci, actress; Arsenio Hall, actor and talk show host.

To see what is in store for you tomorrow, find your birthday and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday star be your daily guide.

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between you and a rival highlights just how much you have to learn about each other. This may be just what you both need.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — You may be acting in a way that is not at all in sync with your thoughts and feelings. You must be true to yourself in all things!

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — You may be afraid that a current setback is going to cost you much, but that’s not the case. You’ll surely be back in fine form very soon.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — You’re not in charge of a certain situation today, and you must be willing to do things in a manner that pleases those who are. Cooperate!

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Mistakes are going to be made today on all sides, but you can turn yours to your advantage if you are willing to accept responsibility.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — You’ll want to give the best possible first impression today — but at the same time, you must give someone the benefit of the doubt.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — You must fool yourself no longer about someone who has been getting under your skin lately. Right now is not the time for such things!

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — You must work hard today to preserve your reputation, especially as others are misinterpreting something you’ve recently said or done.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — You must decide almost immediately today what is important to you and what is not — and that decision may affect you for days to come.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — What someone does mustn’t be allowed to reflect poorly on you and what you have been doing. It’s time to distance yourself, perhaps.

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SUPER QUIZ

THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek Get the free JUST JUMBLE app • Follow us on Twitter @PlayJumble

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

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

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

Print your answer here: Yesterday’s

(Answers tomorrow) Jumbles: CLUMP HOARD MAINLY CAVITY Answer: It was easy raising funds for his business because investors wanted to — ACCOMPANY HIM

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Solution to Tuesday’s puzzle

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

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Use the clues to identify the film or TV series. (e.g., The economics teacher (Ben Stein) asked, “Anyone? Anyone?” Answer: “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.”) Freshman level 1. Arthur Chipping (Peter O’Toole) is a teacher of Latin at Brookfield School.

2. Glenn Holland (Richard Dreyfuss) is a high school music teacher.

3. Walter White (Bryan Cranston) is a high school chemistry teacher.

Graduate level 4. Miss Jean Brodie instructs girls about love, life, art history and classical studies.

5. Guitarist Dewey Finn (Jack Black) plays a substitute teacher.

6. Mr. Hand (Ray Walston) is a history teacher with a student named Jeff Spicoli (Sean Penn).

PH.D. level 7. Teacher Bertram Cates (Dick York) stands trial for teaching Darwinism.

8. English teacher John Keating (Robin Williams) inspires his students through poetry.

9. Richard Dadier (Glenn Ford) is a new teacher in an inner-city school.

SUPER QUIZ ANSWERS 1. “Goodbye, Mr. Chips.” 2. “Mr. Holland’s Opus.” 3. “Breaking Bad.” 4. “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.” 5. “School of Rock.” 6. “Fast Times at Ridgemont High.” 7. “Inherit the Wind.” 8. “Dead Poets Society.” 9. “Blackboard Jungle.”

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

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Crossword Puzzle ACROSS 1 Send a parcel 5 Wild hog 9 All __; listening 13 Lady 15 As a __; generally 16 Hold tightly 17 iPad maker 18 Plato’s famous student 20 Casual shirt 21 __ over; convinced 23 Self-confident 24 Terrible fear 26 O’Neill & Begley 27 Most timid 29 Rascals 32 “The sky’s the __!”

33 Poker pot 35 Crash into 37 GE appliance 38 __ one’s time; waits 39 Couch 40 Paper Mate product 41 Poison 42 Thin cookie 43 Leave high and dry 45 __ out; use logic to solve 46 Vaudevillian Olsen 47 Keyboard instrument 48 Opposite of “allow” 51 Do a lawn chore 52 Aswan or Hoover 55 Too muffled to be understood 58 Barcelona buddy 60 Performs on stage 61 Quarter or nickel 62 Spouses 63 Examination 64 Corn locations 65 Abnormal sac DOWN 1 Slap 2 Faith, __ and charity

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3 Stumbling block 4 Friend 5 Mark one’s cattle 6 “Four score and seven years ago __ fathers…”

7 Actress Larter 8 Holds in high regard 9 Haughtiness 10 Part of BA 11 Aggravate 12 Earned a traffic ticket 14 Most modern 19 2/12/20 22 Cereal grain 25 __ in; bring under control 27 Pig’s lunch 28 Allergic skin reaction 29 Wineglass part 30 Intellectual depth 31 Morley of “60 Minutes” 33 Compassionate 34 Words that end the single life

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Tuesday’s Puzzle Solved

Non Sequitur

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36 Actress Winningham 38 Traitor __ Arnold 39 Long story 41 Legitimate 42 Native American dwelling 44 Healthy 45 To and __

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47 Foreboding signs 48 Italian car 49 In the past 50 “Phooey!”

53 Grows old 54 Majority 56 Startling word 57 Whopper 59 PC alternative

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