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A photo taken in the vicinity of a 6.1-acre site off North Washington Street where a C&D debris processing station is proposed for the village of Athens.

By Sarah Trafton

The Salvation Army, which serves Greene County, continues to look for a new headquarters PAGE A3

n NATION Boy Scouts file for Chapter 11 Faced with a wave of lawsuits over allegations of sexual abuse, the Boy Scouts file for bankruptcy PAGE A2

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Husband’s memorial says ‘Ur Not Alone’

By Sarah Trafton Columbia-Greene Media

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ATHENS — A proposed construction & demolition debris processing facility along the waterfront has residents on edge Tuesday.

Athens Stevedoring & Environmental Development LLC is proposing to import 8,400 tons of C&D materials each week to a 6.1-acre site off North Washington Street.

The debris will be imported by barge from Allocco Recycling in Brooklyn. After processing in Athens, the materials will be exported by truck to locations in state Department of Environmental Conservation Region 3, which includes Ulster, Dutchess, Sullivan, Orange, Putnam, Westchester See C&D A8

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A photo taken in the vicinity of a 6.1-acre site off North Washington Street where a C&D debris processing station is proposed for the village of Athens.

CAIRO — A local organization is taking a hands-on approach to helping struggling addicts and others in the community amid the opioid epidemic.

It Takes A Community, founded by Cairo resident Emmy LaRosa Owen in memory of her husband Bobby Owen, focuses on addiction and other community issues.

“The group as a whole is about addiction and recovery from anything in your life,” LaRosa said. “We’re all struggling with something, no matter what it is.”

The group’s latest project is to make two different types of care bags: The Ur Not Alone bag for families that lost a loved one and the Helping Hand bags for individuals who may be homeless, in transition or waiting for a bed, LaRosa said.

The bag for grieving families includes a hand-written card, tea, a candle, tissues, pamphlets on local services such as counseling and funeral homes and a book on grief. Additionally, the family will receive a home-cooked meal delivered to their door.

“Some people have family and they bring over a lot of food, but many don’t,” LaRosa said. “I know these are the things that helped me.”

LaRosa’s husband died from an overdose last year.

“My husband was also a veteran,” LaRosa said as she described the stigma surrounding addiction. “What kind of drug would make you leave your own babies? People need to know that there’s help out there. Not just people who want to get them in trouble.”

Meals in Cairo are delivered by the Cairo Police Department, LaRosa said, while she and her family deliver meals and care bags to the rest of the county.

Funeral homes or police departments may notify LaRosa of a family in need, she said, or See NOT ALONE A8

Gordmans replaces Peebles as plaza anchor

By Abby Hoover Columbia-Greene Media

GREENPORT — Peebles, an anchor store in Fairview Plaza for 15 years, reopened Tuesday as Gordmans.

The Houston-based parent company of both stores, Stage Stores Inc., announced Sept.

17, 2019, that it would convert most of its stores to off-price, a method of retailing in which brand-name goods are sold for less than the usual retail price.

“I want to thank Gordmans for expanding your business in the town of Greenport,” Town Supervisor Kathy Eldridge told company representatives during the opening ceremony.

“We thought for sure as the

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Gordmans Store Manager Nicole Moore cuts the ribbon at the grand opening ceremony Tuesday morning.

rumors flew of Peebles closing that we would have another empty retail space.”

Jeffrey Hunt, president and

CEO of the Columbia County Chamber of Commerce, congratulated Gordmans on choosing Columbia County

for their store.

“Every time we do a ribbon-cutting, that means we’re adding to our

economy, we’re adding to our sales tax base,” Hunt said.

The combined local and state sales tax rate is 8%.

“It is clear that Gordmans knows that despite the vast online digital retail world, people still enjoy the inspiration, the convenience and the instant gratification brought on by in-store shopping,” Eldridge said.

Gordmans donated $1,000 to Hudson Senior High School. Principal Robert LaCasse designated the funds for the school band, which performed at the ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Hudson Senior High See GORDMANS A8

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Former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg qualified for Wednesday’s Democratic debate in Las Vegas on Tuesday, setting the stage for a clash that will test the staying power of a campaign that has so far been defined by its astronomical advertising spending.

Many leading contenders in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination have made clear that they hope to turn the debate into a showdown over Bloomberg’s record on race, his enormous spending on the contest and the history of confidentiality agreements he has struck with women who accused him of making inappropriate comments in the workplace.

Bloomberg campaign manager Kevin Sheekey confirmed in a statement Tuesday morning that Bloomberg would attend the debate.

“Mike is looking forward to joining the other Democratic candidates onstage and making the case for why he’s the best candidate to defeat Donald Trump and unite the country,” Sheekey said. “The opportunity to discuss his workable and achievable plans for the challenges facing this country is an important part of the campaign process.”

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., has called Bloomberg’s spending on his campaign “precisely what the corruption of the American political system is all

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Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg speaks to supporters during a “Women for Mike 2020” campaign rally at the Sheraton Hotel in New York on January 15, 2020.

about,” and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has demanded that he release women who worked for him from legal settlement agreements.

Bloomberg’s campaign has spent more than $330 million so far in this campaign cycle.

“I’m going to get a chance to debate him on everything from redlining to stop-and-frisk to a whole range of other things,” former vice president Joe Biden said on ABC’s “The View” last week, referring to various Bloomberg controversies.

Bloomberg is the first candidate to make the Democratic debate stage this cycle without meeting any fundraising goals, following a change last month

by Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez that allowed candidates to qualify for the debate by scoring

10 percent or more in four qualifying polls.

Bloomberg’s last poll, from NPR-PBS NewsHour-Marist, showed him with the support of 19 percent of Democratic primary voters nationwide - in second place behind Sanders, who received 31 percent. The poll was conducted between Feb. 13 and 16.

Candidates can qualify either with polling or by winning national delegates in Iowa or New Hampshire. Bloomberg will join Biden, Warren, Sanders, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and former South Bend, Indiana, mayor Pete Buttigieg.

After weeks of dominating the television airwaves in many states without competition, Bloomberg has been put on the defensive in the past week, amid the resurfacing of

allegations that he made profane and sexist comments, his past defense of targeting stopand-frisk policies to black and Latino neighborhoods in New York, and an interview in which he blamed the 2008 financial crisis on politicians who had pushed to end racially discriminatory mortgage-lending policies known as “redlining.”

Bloomberg has apologized for his past support for stopand-frisk, and his aides have denied that some of the inappropriate comments attributed to him were accurate. An adviser said his comments about redlining were taken out of context.

The central message of Bloomberg’s campaign is that he has the financial resources and record to defeat President Donald Trump and the managerial competence to improve the lives of voters. A former Republican, Bloomberg has embraced more liberal policies in recent months in an effort to woo the party. He favors increased taxes on the wealthy, targeted federal spending to improve the financial health of black Americans and a public option to allow younger people to buy into the Medicare program.

“There is nothing Trump can do or say that can hurt me,” Bloomberg said last week in his stump speech in Chattanooga, Tennessee, alluding to his more than $50 billion net worth. “I won’t let him bully you, either.”

Boy Scouts of America files for bankruptcy amid a wave of potential lawsuits Samantha Schmidt The Washington Post

Facing a wave of lawsuits over allegations of sexual abuse, the Boy Scouts of America has filed for bankruptcy.

The long-anticipated Chapter 11 filing will allow the Boy Scouts to keep operating as it reorganizes its finances and handles claims from hundreds of potential victims. It will also give alleged victims a limited amount of time to come forward before being barred indefinitely from seeking compensation.

“The BSA cares deeply about all victims of abuse and sincerely apologizes to anyone who was harmed during their time in Scouting. We are outraged that there have been times when individuals took advantage of our programs to harm innocent children,” Roger Mosby, the president and CEO of the Boy Scouts of America, said in a statement released around 1 a.m. Tuesday. “While we know nothing can undo the tragic abuse that victims suffered, we believe the Chapter 11 process - with the proposed Trust structure - will provide equitable compensation to all victims while maintaining the BSA’s important mission.”

The filing early Tuesday punctuates a tumultuous time for the 110-year-old organization, which continues to be one of the largest youth groups in the United States.

Youth membership has declined more than 26 percent in the past decade. This dramatic drop in numbers, coupled with the loss of a key partnership with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has left the Boy Scouts struggling to find ways to remain relevant. Last year, it began accepting girls into its namesake program, setting off a recruitment war with

the Girl Scouts.

Meanwhile, over the past decade, lawsuits and media investigations have revealed internal Boy Scouts documents detailing generations of alleged abusers accused of preying on Scouts. Amid other high-profile child abuse scandals and the #MeToo movement, several states and Washington D.C. have overhauled their statuteof-limitations laws concerning child sexual abuse, opening the door to scores of potential lawsuits against the Boy Scouts.

Lawyers throughout the country have begun representing hundreds of clients and have filed lawsuits in states such as New York and Pennsylvania.

“In a way, this is an acknowledgment finally on the part of the Boy Scouts that they had this enormous problem and the problem is so large that they can’t deal with it themselves,” said Michael Pfau, a lawyer who said he represents about 300 alleged victims. “It is a bit of a day of reckoning for the Boy Scouts.”

But a bankruptcy filing may also limit alleged victims’ ability to “have their story heard in court and their claim ultimately decided by a jury of their peers,” Pfau said.

But Pamela Foohey, an associate law professor at Indiana University who specializes in bankruptcy issues, said the proceedings could allow alleged victims to have a collective voice and to negotiate with the Boy Scouts and its insurance companies to figure out how much property the organization truly has and how much compensation should be paid out.

But given the deadline for claims, which could come within months of the filing, the bankruptcy process might require alleged victims to come forward before they feel ready

to do so, Foohey said.

“If you’re not ready to come forward by then . . . then you do lose your claim, and you lose your voice,” Foohey said.

“That’s part of why bankruptcy is useful for the Boy Scouts. It cuts off the claims.”

Experts and lawyers drew parallels between the Boy Scouts and other embattled institutions that have used bankruptcy to handle costly lawsuits over abuse allegations.

Numerous Catholic dioceses filed for bankruptcy after clergy were accused of sexually abusing children. USA Gymnastics filed for bankruptcy in 2018 as it faced 100 lawsuits from more than 350 sexual assault victims of team physician Larry Nassar.

A key question will be whether the Boy Scouts of America will be able to protect the assets of the local councils, which own camps and properties in prime real estate throughout the country. The local councils are incorporated separately but hold 70 percent of the Boy Scouts’ wealth, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis.

Pfau and other lawyers bringing abuse lawsuits against the Boy Scouts said they were skeptical the organization would be able to shield the local councils.

“That is wishful thinking, because in every Boy Scout case we file, the local councils are named,” along with the local sponsoring organizations, such as churches or schools, Pfau said. Many of these institutions could be implicated in the claims, making for an even more complicated bankruptcy case, said Pfau, who specializes in representing victims in abuse cases against institutions such as the Boy Scouts and Catholic dioceses.

“The councils are creatures of the Boy Scouts of America,” said Paul Mones, another lawyer representing victims of alleged

abuse. For example, each year, the councils pay annual dues to the national organization and must renew their charters with the national organization.

“How is that going to be teased out?” Mones said. “I think that the Boy Scouts are going to be left with a very serious problem, which is what’s going to happen to these councils.”

But in the same way that Catholic dioceses filed for bankruptcy, rather than individual parishes, the Boy Scouts of America national organization is the legal entity that is filing, Foohey said. The local councils should not be part of the case, she said.

“It’s hard to tell exactly who’s on the line for some of these claims,” she added. “The Boy Scouts organization is not very transparent about how it’s set up.”

The bankruptcy process, she said, could help bring more transparency.

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CALENDAR 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

Monday, March 2 n Athens Town Board 6:45 p.m.

Town Hall, 2 First St., Athens 518945-1052

Thursday, March 5 n Coxsackie Village Workshop

meeting 6 p.m. Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie

It’s try again for a new home building, our new kitchen, and I just want to make sure that people know we are still holding on to that money and we’re waiting until we get a new location to use it. I just want to make sure people know that money will not be used without getting a plan.

Connor said no major renovations were done to the space in the 10 years she has been there. A closet was added in place of a pulpit, and some work was done on the walk-in refrigerator.

In 2011, the walls and floors in the kitchen were repaired and appliances were relocated, which Gerlach called band-aid repairs.

“The community has been unbelievably generous to us,” Connor said.

“As you can see, we serve a lot of people here and we want to be able to do more.”

Gerlach also stressed the importance of being within walking distance of the people the Salvation Army serves, especially in the cold weather.

The space, along with being a food pantry, kitchen and office space, is where the organization stores the Thanksgiving turkeys and toys donated at Christmas.

“We are exploring a long-term plan for the property at 11 Warren St. and how it can help address the city’s housing needs and revitalization effort in the lower Warren Street and waterfront areas,” Kent said. “We are simultaneously seeking alternative locations for Salvation Army.”

On Monday, Galvan’s website read, “Galvan Foundation is creating a new home for Salvation Army at the southeast corner of Warren and Front Streets in Hudson, NY. The new space enables Salvation Army to expand their meal and food pantry programs, back to school program, and emergency assistance program.”

By Abby Hoover Columbia-Greene Media

HUDSON — The Salvation Army is still searching for a new home after the Galvan Foundation made other plans for the location promised nearly five years ago.

“We were under contract to have a brand new facility built out on lower Warren Street and the Galvan Foundation reneged on everything,” said Michael Molinski, a member of the Hudson Salvation Army Board of Directors.

“They said, ‘That’s no longer on the table and we’re going to try to find a spot for you in the future.’”

The Salvation Army operates out of a 1,456 square foot building at 40 S. 3rd St. that was built in 1964.

“Galvan support for Salvation Army dates back to our first grant to Salvation Army of $10,000 in 2012, and later a $15,000 grant in 2014,” said Dan Kent, vice president of initiatives for the Galvan Foundation.

Galvan purchased the Salvation Army building in 2014 and rents the space to the Salvation Army for $1 per month.

ABBY HOOVER/COLUMBIA-GREENE MEDIA “The Galvan Foundation has been The Salvation Army provides emergency assistance, meals, and a food pantry to very good to us, the next-to-nothing food-insecure residents of Columbia County. rent, they’re wonderful to us, but we really need a new space,” Salvation Ar- Molinski said.

Bill Gerlach, a member of the Hudmy Director Darcy Connor said.

“They’re helping us look for an alter- son Salvation Army Board of DirecThe foundation suggested the for- native, but at this point we don’t have tors, said putting off the project creates mer Noecker 66 Auto Shop at 92 Union one and we really need one,” Connor doubt with donors.

Turnpike, but Molinski said that is not said. “We’re outgrowing this space “It’s kind of left us in a tough spot bea viable option. rapidly.” cause we’ve grown out of our current “Noecker is an old automobile gaThe U.S. Census Bureau estimated location,” Gerlach said. “We’re busting rage; who knows what kind of chemi- Hudson’s population at 6,144 in 2018 at the seams.” cals have been spilled or soaked into and estimated 21.3 percent of resiThe Salvation Army served 2,212 the walls and foundations and stuff dents live in poverty. people in the month of January bethere?” Molinski said. “Do you want “We need to be in city limits because tween meals, food pantry and vouchpeople cooking and preparing food in that’s where our people are,” Connor ers, in addition to 748 lunches. The a place like that? Probably not.” said. “A lot of people walk to us so we Hudson Salvation Army also serves The board has talked about renovat- don’t want to be outside of the city.” residents throughout Columbia and ing the building they are in, and temThe Salvation Army has raised funds Greene counties. porarily moving across the street to the for a new kitchen for years, raising “We have an amazing community Abby Hoover is a reporter for the Registerformer ÖR Bar building that Galvan al- nearly $75,000, and Connor wants do- and there have been so many com- Star. Contact her at (518) 828-1616 ext. so owns, but no plans have been made, nors to know what is going on. munity donations toward our new 2500 or ahoover@registerstar.com.

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Monday, March 9 n Catskill Village Planning Board

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

Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie

Tuesday, March 10 n Coxsackie Village Historic Pres-

ervation Committee 6 p.m. Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie

Wednesday, March 11 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

Monday, March 16 n Athens Town Board 6:45 p.m.

Town Hall, 2 First St., Athens 518945-1052

Tuesday, March 17 n Athens Village Planning Board 6:30 p.m. Village Hall, 2 First St., Athens 518-945-1551

Wednesday, March 18 n Coxsackie Village Election Day 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie

Thursday, March 19 n Coxsackie Village Planning

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

Editor’s Note: A charge is not a conviction. All persons listed are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Charges can be amended or dismissed.

STATE POLICE n Ian J. Lynch, 29, of Earlton, was arrested at 4:44 p.m.

Feb. 12 in Catskill and charged with third-degree criminal mischief, a class E felony, and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, a class D felony. He was issued an appearance ticket. n Daniel R. Lendin, 42, of Greenville, was arrested at 10:49 p.m. Feb. 12 in Greenville and charged with operating a motor vehicle with a blood-alcohol content greater than 0.08% and driving while intoxicated, both unclassified misdemeanors. He was issued an appearance ticket. n Elisabeth H. Darnell, 27, of Tannersville, was arrested at 12:18 p.m. Feb. 13 in Saugerties and charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a class A misdemeanor, and operating a motor vehicle with a suspended registration, an unclassified misdemeanor.

She was issued an appearance

ticket. n Andrew Lateer, 59, of Catskill, was arrested at 9:12 p.m. Feb. 13 in Cairo and charged with driving while intoxicated and aggravated DWI, both unclassified misdemeanors. He was issued an appearance ticket. n Kerri Cudemo, 40, of Hensonville, was arrested at 11:52 p.m. Feb. 13 in Cairo and charged with fifth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a class D felony. She was issued an appearance ticket. n Matthew J. Heimburge, 36, of West Coxsackie, was arrested at 1:07 a.m. Feb. 15 in New Baltimore and charged with operating a motor vehicle with a blood-alcohol content greater than 0.08% and driving while intoxicated, both unclassified misdemeanors.

He was issued an appearance ticket. n Jamie Fuentes-Lane, 37, of Catskill, was arrested at 4:16 a.m. Feb. 15 in Catskill and charged with operating a motor vehicle with a bloodalcohol content greater than 0.08% and driving while intoxicated, both unclassified misdemeanors. She was issued an

appearance ticket. n Selina M. Angle, 55, of Tannersville, was arrested at 10:59 p.m. Feb. 14 in Hunter and charged with first-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, a class E felony; driving while intoxicated and reckless driving, both unclassified misdemeanors; second-degree reckless endangerment and fleeing an officer in a motor vehicle, both class A misdemeanors.

She was issued an appearance ticket. n David P. Miller, 55, of New York, was arrested at 11:45 p.m. Feb. 15 in Tannersville and charged with operating a motor vehicle with a blood-alcohol content greater than 0.08% and driving while intoxicated, both unclassified misdemeanors. He was issued an appearance ticket. n Kevin R. Smalley, 52, of Schenectady, was arrested at 10:55 p.m. Feb. 15 in Durham and charged with operating a motor vehicle with a bloodalcohol content greater than 0.08% and driving while intoxicated, both unclassified misdemeanors. He was issued an appearance ticket. n Parrish S. Stinson, 21,

of the Bronx, was arrested at 3:35 a.m. Feb. 16 in Cairo and charged with operating a motor vehicle with a blood-alcohol content greater than 0.08% and driving while intoxicated, both unclassified misdemeanors. She was issued an appearance ticket. n Mark A. Romine, 27, of Cairo, was arrested at 2:50 p.m. Feb. 15 in Cairo and charged with petty larceny, a class A misdemeanor. He was released on his own recognizance. n Jasmine N. Curry, 28, of

Catskill, was arrested at 8:24 p.m. Feb. 14 in Albany and charged with third-degree criminal possession of a hallucinogenic substance with intent to sell and third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, both class B felonies. She was held. n Nashon A. Ramsey, 23, of Schenectady, was arrested at 2:56 p.m. Feb. 16 in Athens and charged with first-degree unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, a class E felony. He was released on his own recognizance.

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Bail reform still flawed, but promising It’s encouraging to see state Senate Democrats come forward last week with proposed modifications to the controversial bail reform law that liberals and conservatives, criminal rights activists and law-and-order defenders might be able to live with.

The proposal includes eliminating cash bail entirely and restoring limited discretion to judges. Exceptions include crimes that result in the death of another person, certain domestic violence felonies and certain hate crimes. Judges could also take into account a defendant’s past criminal record when determining whether to send the defendant to jail, according to the Senate Majority office.

In addition, defendants would be given a hearing within 48 hours of their arraignment to determine whether they will be released on their own recognizance or ordered held in jail. If the defendant is sent to jail, he or she can request a second

hearing.

On the local front, the new reforms are being received with guarded optimism.

“All of those proposals would improve the law,” Columbia County District Attorney Paul Czajka said last week. But Czajka suggested that the reforms don’t go far enough.

The discovery law, which requires all evidence to be turned over to defense attorneys within 15 days, has been extremely difficult, Czajka said. But, to date, no cases have been dismissed because of the law.

The proposed modifications are a step in the right direction, Greene County District Attorney Joseph Stanzione said last week in virtual agreement with Czajka.

“It doesn’t go far enough but it’s better than what we have,” Stanzione said. A key part of the proposal is to restore discretion to judges, he added.

“Judges should have discretion over who goes

to jail,” he said. “Upstate judges are very keen on that and are very fair. Most of the problems with bail were reflected downstate.” Like Czajka, Stanzione has said the new discovery rules have “bogged down his office.”

The 15-day window is too narrow, Stanzione said.

“The 15 days is turning us all into clerks instead of attorneys,” he said. “That time period needs to be extended: No less than 45 days. We have not had any cases dismissed because of the new law but we have a lot more work to do.”

This reform package, like its predecessor, is not perfect. But neither was the old bail system in which poor defendants went to jail and defendants with money were allowed to walk out of a courtroom. There is no doubt the new reforms should take discovery rules and judicial discretion into account, which would be a great step forward to reaching the balance the bail system needs.

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The census is coming.

The government is not ready.

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Since the Supreme Court blocked President Donald Trump from manipulating the census - the constitutionally mandated decennial count of every resident - it has been easy to assume that the danger to the count’s integrity has passed. But the census, which is to begin in earnest in April, is not in the clear, according to a report the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released Wednesday.

The stakes are high: Census numbers determine where $1.5 trillion in federal spending goes and how congressional seats are distributed among the states. The count must be accurate. The GAO found that the census was able to complete its initial stages, including an operation to check and update millions of addresses.

But it is behind on staffing up for the big count. The bureau was supposed to recruit 2.5 million people by early February, but it fell short by about 400,000 recruits. Similarly, the census relies on “community partners” - civil

society organizations such as churches, health-care groups and media outlets to educate Americans about when, how and why to complete their census forms.

Perhaps most alarming in the wake of the Iowa caucuses vote-counting flop, not to mention the 2013 healthcare.gov fiasco, the GAO warned that several important digital systems may not be ready by the time the census effort ramps up in April. The bureau recently switched to a backup electronic census form collection system, a late change that raised the GAO’s concern.

In Wednesday testimony before the House Oversight Committee, census officials predicted that they would meet, even surpass, their recruiting goals and that IT systems will be properly tested in time. But Christopher Mihm, the GAO’s strategic issues managing director, warned that the bureau still risks “delays, increased costs and eroded data quality.” He noted that the task is massive: If 60.5% of households

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respond to the bureau’s initial solicitations, the bureau will still have to follow up with 61 million households.

If the response rate is only 55%, 66.7 million will require follow-up.

An underlying concern about the bureau’s preparedness is the fear that some communities will be counted and others neglected, leading to distortions in the distribution of federal benefits and congressional representation. Poor and minority communities that are harder to reach could suffer. Immigrants wary of sending any information back to a Trump-run federal government may be more difficult than usual to count.

Then there is the toll that simple confusion will take.

The Republican National Committee recently increased the likelihood that people will be baffled by the census process when it sent out official-looking “2020 Congressional District Census” forms that contained anti-Democratic Party propaganda and a fundraising appeal.

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Barr has energetically played the role of presidential wingman WASHINGTON — “I have so far chosen not to!” President Trump tweeted Friday morning, describing his asserted right to interfere with criminal cases, and even to order up criminal prosecutions. So far. Chilling words.

So much for his attorney general’s admonition to cut out the tweeting about the Justice Department.

Perhaps no president — yes, including Richard Nixon — has been so convinced that he is entitled to weaponize criminal law to punish his political enemies, or to use his power to shield allies from criminal consequences. For years, Trump has lamented that he is limited in doing so by prevailing norms of presidential behavior.

“You know, the saddest thing is that because I’m the president of the United States, I am not supposed to be involved with the Justice Department,” Trump said in 2017. “Look at what’s happening with the Justice Department. Well, why aren’t they going after Hillary Clinton with her emails? . . . I’m very unhappy with it.”

Now, the president’s unhappiness persists, and the constraints on his behavior have lessened if not vanished, with Trump surrounded by enablers and emboldened by acquittal. According to a report in The Post, the president “has publicly and privately raged in recent months about wanting investigations of those he sees as enemies, including former vice president Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden, former FBI director James B. Comey and former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe.”

We are left with what passes for a firewall: Attorney General William Barr.

“I’m happy to say that in fact, the president has never asked me to do anything in a criminal case,” Barr assured ABC News’ Pierre Thomas on Thursday. “If he were to say, you know, go investigate somebody ... and you sense it’s because they’re a political opponent, then an attorney general shouldn’t carry that out, wouldn’t carry that out.”

Perhaps to drive that point home, Barr’s Justice Department announced Friday that

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MARCUS it would not pursue charges against McCabe for allegedly lying to investigators.

But do not delude yourself.

All is not well.

First, we have a president who is an autocrat, one who does not share the common understanding, expressed by Barr, that the mechanisms of justice should not be used against political opponents.

As Trump tweeted, he may as president have “the legal right” to interfere in a criminal case in the sense that nothing in the constitution prohibits him from doing so.

But previous presidents have understood that it is wrong to pervert the criminal justice system — our own or that of a foreign country — to their own political ends. As Benjamin Wittes and Susan Hennessy explain in their new book, “Unmaking the Presidency,” Trump “has never made the slightest pretense of respecting his highest prosecutors’ autonomy.

The most remarkable feature of his behavior toward law enforcement is how overt it is. Where midcentury presidents struck a pose of virtue in public and quietly tolerated or encouraged abuses, Trump openly calls for the abuses.”

Second is the scary concept of Barr as firewall. Let’s assume that Barr, as he asserted, would not accede to an outright order by Trump to pursue a political opponent.

Of course, Trump could fire Barr — as he did his previous attorney general, as he did the director of the FBI. If past performance is any guide, congressional Republicans are too cowed to respond.

In any event, there are more subtle ways in which the attorney general can bend federal prosecution to presidential desires. One was on display in recent days, as

Barr took the extraordinary step of withdrawing the sentencing recommendation of career prosecutors in the case of Trump crony Roger Stone.

Barr insisted that he acted on his own, and that he reached the decision before the president tweeted about the proposed 7-to-9-year sentence as a “horrible and very unfair situation.” But Barr was fully aware of the president’s fury over Stone’s conviction for lying to Congress and witness tampering.

The attorney general could channel the president’s desires without them having been explicitly communicated to him.

Perhaps, as Barr argued, the prosecutors’ recommended too harsh a sentence. But it is not the attorney general’s job to flyspeck every sentencing memorandum. There seems little doubt that Barr was reviewing the Stone recommendation precisely because of Stone’s association with the president — which is precisely why he should not have inserted himself into the matter. Nor was it necessary to ensure that justice was done: The sentencing decision is up to the judge, and Barr’s intervention served merely to leave the case with no recommendation from prosecutors.

Barr’s involvement was no aberration. Since taking office a year ago, the attorney general has energetically inhabited the role of presidential wingman, including pre-spinning the special counsel’s report to Trump’s benefit. Now comes news that Barr has asked outside prosecutors to review the prosecution of former Trump national security adviser Michael T. Flynn, about whom the president once asked FBI director James Comey, “can you give him a break?”

How convenient for Trump. He doesn’t have to order his attorney general to do anything if Barr is going to do Trump’s bidding without having to be asked.

Ruth Marcus’ email address is ruthmarcus@washpost.com. (c) 2020, Washington Post Writers Group

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Merger not a good idea To the editor: Governor Cuomo has proposed to merge NYS Bridge Authority (NYSBA) into the NYS Thruway Authority (NYSTA). As an educator, parent, and Hudson Valley resident, I’m sharing FACTS on why that is a terrible idea.

NYSBA is a well-oiled machine. There is NO overlapping service between NYSBA and NYSTA. Merging NYSBA with the NYSTA will leave the Hudson Valley bridges in disrepair and lead to toll hikes like we haven’t seen in 88 years under NYSBA. NYSBA is the expert on the Hudson River bridges. The Bridges have the highest possible rating for bridges their

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age; never any “red flags” for any remediation; 97% of all repair and maintenance funds come from tolls collected, the remaining 3% from investments, advertising, and fiber leasing. NO TAX MONEY supports NYSBA bridges.

NYS Thruway Authority, on the other hand, is NOT the expert on Hudson River bridge maintenance. They control highways, toll barriers, interchanges and primarily girder bridges that support sections of highways. They owned the Tappan Zee Bridge, which, after over 50 years of neglect, required at least $4 billion for a replacement, with additional taxpayer bailouts in 2013, 2014, 2015 totaling $2

billion more. Tolls on the replacement bridge are now $4.75 compared to $1.50 for all NYSBA bridges.

I fervently implore Governor Cuomo to reconsider and withdraw this proposal from the budget. I urge the Legislature to look at the facts. When we try to “fix” what is not broken we end up creating a problem where none existed!

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Dorothy Goold Losee Dorothy Goold Losee was born on July 31, 1919 in Ghent, New York. Ghent became the center of her life for the next one hundred years. She passed away on February 14, 2020 at the Sharon Heath Care Facility in Sharon Ct. Dorothy attended the Ghent School and graduated from Chatham High School. She then went to New York City to study nursing at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital. She loved this time and made many friendships that lasted through her life. On February 8, 1942 she married her beloved Henry B. Losee of Spencertown.

Henry returned from his WWII service in 1945 and they settled in Ghent, purchasing Dorothy’s dream house in the village. There they raised four daughters, along with uncounted crops of corn, beans tomatoes, strawberries and acres of beautiful flowers.

Dorothy was employed by Chatham Central School, working in the district office and serving as the treasurer of the district. She retired in 1984 She was a lifelong member, over eighty years, of the Ghent Reformed Church. She was active in the Church’s Ladies Aid Society, Ghent Mother’s Club and a monthly card club.

Dorothy and Henry loved to fish and looked forward every year to the time spent at Peck’s Lake outside Gloversville, NY. Sometimes a week at Linger Long cabin, sometimes just a day trip to picnic at Rock Island. Later in life they spent many days fishing on the Mohawk River. Dorothy served several years as Historian

for the Town of Ghent. This was a responsibility she fully enjoyed.

Her favorite part was helping people find that old farm where their great-grandfather had lived.

Or just how those cousins were related back in 1876. After both were retired, Dorothy and Henry enjoyed their free time. They took a cross country train trip to Washington State to visit her cousin, stopping for a few days at Glacier Park along the way. They took many trips around the northeast and into Canada, explored new fishing holes, enjoyed their garden, rabbit barbecues and events at the Omi Country Club.

After Henry passed in 2000 Dorothy continued to enjoy the company of her family many friends around Ghent. Special thanks to Stan and Maryanne Engle who were such good friends to her.

And to Bunny deLong who faithfully kept in touch during the last few years. Dorothy is survived by daughters Margaret (Michael) Lotvin and son David, Priscilla (Ronald) Sherman and son Paul, Jill (Yvonne) Losee and Janet (Robert) Skidmore. Also numerous cousins, nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by a granddaughter, Darlene Sherman, her parents Franklin and Helen Goold and her brother Gordon C. Goold.

Memorial Service will be held Monday February 24 at 11:00am from the Wenk Funeral home Chatham. Inurnment will be in the Ghent Union Cemetery. For online condolences visit wenkfuneralhome.com

Dorothy C. Ostrowski Dorothy C. Ostrowski, 93, of Fair Grange exhibits. She joined Valatie, passed away peacefully the Tri-Village Senior Citizens in after a brief illness on Sunday, 1992 and held the office of presiFebruary 16, 2020. dent. In May of 2008, the senior Born September 18, 1926 building in Valatie was dedicated in North Chatham on the fam- in her name, the “Dotty Ostrowski ily homestead on Route 17, she Senior Center”. Dot was always was the daughter the late Arthur ready to help someone in need C. and Carrie A. (Popans) How- and was proud of her vegetable ard. Dot was a lifetime resident of and flower gardens. She loved Columbia County living on Route her home and to cook and bake, 203 since 1952. She graduated especially apple pie for the Elves. from Martin Van Buren If you asked her to party, School in Kinderhook in her remark always was, 1946. She married the “I’m a worker and not a late Edward Ostrowski party person”. She will on her birthday, Sepbe missed by a large cirtember 18, 1949. He cle of friends and family. predeceased her in AuShe is survived by her gust of 1990. She, along daughter Doreen Ann with her husband Ed Worrell and her husband were Dairy Herd SuperWilliam of Red Hook, her visors for 28 years. She son Howard Ostrowski Ostrowski also was a food service and his wife Deborah of helper and cook at the Ichabod Chatham Center, a sister AdeCrane Primary School for 16 line Ostrowski of Chatham, and years. Dot had been a past-chair- was known as G.G. to the folman of the Niverville Home Dem- lowing Chris, Tricia, Connor and onstration unit, a 4-H member Ella Hahn & Jaime, Chad, Jared, and 20 year leader of the Up-to- Maddie and Emma Zalucky, sevthe-Minute Girl’s 4-H club. She eral nieces and nephews and her was a past Master and Secretary grandchildren with four legs, Abof Lindenwald Grange #985, past bey, Shelby, Grayson, Olivia and Secretary of the Golden Agers Simon. of Columbia County, past TreaFuneral services will be held surer and a charter life member Saturday, February 22nd, 2020, of the Niverville Fire Department 11:00am, at the Raymond E. Ladies Auxiliary. Dottie’s other Bond Funeral Home, Valatie. memberships included the North Burial will follow in Woodlawn Chatham Methodist Church, Cemetery, Valatie. Calling hours St. John’s Elves, the Board of will be Friday, February 21st Trustees of Woodlawn Cem- from 2-4pm and Saturday from etery, North Chatham Historical 10-11am before the funeral. For Society, the Columbia County those who wish, contributions Soil and Water Conservation, the may be made to the Columbia Mellenville Grange # 1255 includ- County Humane Society, 111 ing its Executive Committee, a Human Society Rd., Hudson, NY Director on Columbia County 12534.

You’re probably sitting on at least $167 of unused gift cards Virginia Van Natta Bloomberg

More than $20 billion in unredeemed gift cards and store credit is floating around the U.S. and there is a good chance some of it belongs to you, according to a survey commissioned by Bankrate.com.

Half of all U.S. adults have about $167 in some form of unused credit, including airline redemption vouchers, the survey

found. People with household income over $80,000 have the most in unused credit, at $297, followed by those with minor children ($274), and millennials ($234).

Unwanted gift cards can be sold in a robust secondary market on sites such as Cardpool. com, CardCash.com and GiftCardSpread.com. And there’s also always the tried-and-true re-gifting option.

Margo Boisclair Plattner Margo passed away peacefully on February 14, 2020, at the age of eighty-six years old.

She was the last of the original founders of Hunter Mountian Ski Bowl.

She was the beloved wife of Karl H. Plattner and loving mother of three children: Carol Chaffee, Jackie Plattner , Karl Jr. (Bubbi). Margo had seven Grandchildren: Justin, Christopher, Amanda, Michael, Paige, Krystal and Chase. Margo’s Great Grandchildren are Jayce, Brynne and Bryce. Margo was born and raised in Ibreville, Quebec. She was the eighth child of eleven to parents Lillian Poulin and Maurice Boisclair. Margo had a degree in the Bachelor of Science, which she begin at River Collage in Nashua, New Hampshire and graduated at the University of Montreal .

Margo was an avid skier and and he and Margo traveled to spent weekends at a cabin that Hunter, NY. Margo and Karl enher father owned at Mt. Trem- dured through the trial and tribblant. In 1956, she met and ulations of Hunter Mountain’s fell in love with Karl early development and H. Plattner. The two were offered by Orville skied frequently and he and Izzy Slutsky to taught her the art of how own and operate the to teach and “SKI WITH ski school. The husME” . band and wife run busiKarl and Margo ness became The Karl married on April 22, Plattner Ski School and 1957 and traveled with was renowned in the their Volkswagen Bug ski world. Margo repthroughout the US and resented the heart of Plattner Canada, before landthe ski school and Karl ing in Boyne Highlands, Michi- was the soul. Karl and Margo gan where they taught skiing to ran the ski school from 1959 to visitors, including Gerald Ford, 1995 and then ventured over to who had a love for the sport Windham Mountain, where Karl and bonded with Margo and became the Ambassador Of Karl. Karl heard news about Skiing. the development of a new ski Margo worked in Real Esarea in New York that was being tate with Harold Low in 1994. backed by Jimmy Hammerstein In 2012. Karl and Margo retired

in their beloved town of Hunter.

Margo’s heart was full of love and she let it guide her through her life. She was always first to lend a helping hand and opened her heart and home to those friends, family and co-workers.

Her marriage to Karl will be remembered as a testament of team-work and everlasting love.

Rest in peace Margo and may the slopes of heaven embrace you and Karl.

Service and calling hours will be February. 22, 2020 from 1:00 P.M.- to 6:00 P.M. at Aston & Basagic Funeral . 7742, Main street Hunter, N.Y. 12442 Telephone: 518-263-4719 In lieu of flowers, Margo has asked that donations be made to: Mountainside Residential Care Center, 42158 Rt 28, Margaretville, NY. 12455

Trump pardons former San Francisco 49ers owner Edward DeBartolo Colby Itkowitz The Washington Post

President Trump has granted clemency for Edward DeBartolo, Jr., the former owner of the San Francisco 49ers football team, who pleaded guilty two decades ago for failing to report a felony.

Deputy press secretary Hogan Gidley, flanked by several former NFL players, announced the full presidential pardon Tuesday morning outside the White House.

“I take my hat off to Donald Trump for what he did,” said former 49ers wide receiver Jerry Rice, calling it a “great day.”

DeBartolo testified in a gambling fraud and corruption case against former Louisiana governor Edwin W. Edwards (D) in 1998. DeBartolo said the governor extorted him for $400,000 in exchange for approval of a riverboat casino license. DeBartolo paid the money and the state licensing board unanimously approved his project.

For failing to report the governor’s bribe, DeBartolo, a billionaire, had to pay $1 million in fines, was placed on two year’s probation and handed the NFL team over to his sister.

DeBartolo, who spread his campaign donations between Democrats and Republicans for decades, has in the last two years given the maximum contribution just three candidates, all Republicans, according to OpenSecrets donor database.

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U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he walks on the South Lawn of the White House upon his return to Washington, D.C. from Florida on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020.

There’s no indication that DeBartolo donated to Trump’s presidential campaign, but in 2016 he co-hosted a pre-inauguration day party that honored several individuals close to Trump, including former Trump attorney Michael Cohen and former White House aide Omarosa Manigault.

Most of Trump’s 24 presidential pardons have gone to well-connected individuals who have a direct line to him or influence among his supporters.

The DeBartolo family has strong ties to northeastern Ohio, a region likely to be important to Trump’s reelection campaign.

FUNERAL Plymouth Rock vandalized DIRECTORS with red graffiti ahead of 400th anniversary of Mayflower landing Katie Mettler The Washington Post

Residents of historic Plymouth, Massachusetts, awoke on Presidents’ Day to find their town - and its landmark Plymouth Rock - covered in bright red graffiti just months before the community is set to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower’s arrival.

Also tagged by spray paint were the Pilgrim Maiden Statue in Brewster Gardens, a bench monument from National Society Daughters of the American Colonists and art installations, including threefoot tall fiberglass sea scallops decorated by local artists.

“The defacement of these symbols of Plymouth’s history, or any public property for that matter, is unfathomable and unconscionable,” Town Manager Melissa Arrighi said in a statement posted to Facebook.

Plymouth Public Works crews worked throughout the day to clean up the vandalism, officials said, and the Plymouth police vowed to find and prosecute whoever was responsible for the damage.

In an update from Arrighi Monday evening, the town manager said that removing the red paint from the historic monuments was a group effort that required power washing and careful chemical cleaning.

The commonwealth’s Department of Conservation and Recreation was managing the cleanup effort at Plymouth Rock, Arrighi said.

A spokesperson for the DCR did not immediately respond

to a request for information on the status of Plymouth Rock, but Arrighi said in her statement that cleanup efforts are “well underway.”

Photos of the vandalized rock show large red letters scrawled across the smooth face of the boulder and the date 1620, which is engraved there to commemorate the year the Mayflower ship landed in the New World. According to legend, William Bradford, an early governor of the colony in Plymouth, and other Pilgrims stepped off the boat and onto Plymouth Rock.

But the block of granite did not become a symbol of new beginnings for the nation until 1741, more than 120 years after the Mayflower arrived, according to Smithsonian Magazine.

Plymouth Rock is located in Pilgrim Memorial State Park on the shore of Plymouth Harbor and is visited by more than 1 million people every year.

“Seeing this type of disrespect for the historic reminders of the Mayflower story is both sad and unsettling,” Lea Filson, executive director of See Plymouth, said in a statement to NBC Boston. “The outpouring of concern and anger over the incident has been a positive ending to a thoughtless gesture.”

A local man, Kevin Depathy, told Wicked Local that he has created a GoFundMe campaign as a way to raise $2,000 in reward money for anyone willing to come forward with information about the vandal or vandals.

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Teens selected as 4-H Outstanding Members HUDSON — Jessica Scarlata, Aizlyn O’Connell, Caroline Lafferty and Hunter Gardner have been chosen to receive the 2019 Outstanding 4-H Member Award for the 4-H Club Program of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Columbia and Greene Counties.

The Outstanding 4-H Member Award is given to 4-H members who are at least 16 years old and are selected on a basis of number of years in 4-H, quality and variety of project work, involvement in county and community service activities, as well as completion of project records.

This award is sponsored by the Columbia County Agricultural Society and the Fortnightly Club of Catskill.

Scarlata is the daughter of Kenneth and Amelia Scarlata.

They live in Earlton. she attends Hudson Valley Community College and has been a 4-H member for 11 years. She has been an active member in several 4-H clubs but as only one example of her tenacity, as one 4-H club folded she would join another and has spent the last five years in the Bananas 4-H Club.

One of Scarlata’s greatest loves in 4-H is the clothing and textiles project area. She has participated in many local fashion revues and county fair fashion shows. Not only does she sew but she also loves to

upcycle outfits. Animals are another love of hers. Through 4-H she has volunteered at a local humane society, baked treats and collected needed items for them. Scarlata is an active and dedicated 4-H club member. She has held offices, helped to plan activities and participated fully in all the club does. A quote from her nominator says it all, “She has learned that she can make an impact on her world, and has set her career goals to make a positive one!”

O’Connell is the daughter of James and Megan O’Connell.

They live in the town of Catskill. She attends Catskill High School and has been a 4-H member for nine years.

She is currently a member of the Flora and Fauna 4-H Club as well as the Teen Ambassador 4-H Club.

Throughout her 4-H involvement O’Connell has been growing her leadership skills. From her first beginner demonstration to becoming a trained teen evaluator and helping younger members to grow their confidence in public speaking. She has participated in 4-H trips to Cornell as well as the New York State Fair. She exhibits both animals and non at the Greene County Youth Fair — helping younger members all along the way. She is always the first to volunteer to help — with

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Outstanding 4-H Members Jessica Scarlata and Aizlyn O’Connell, with Linda Tripp, 4-H Issue Leader.

community service activities, with countywide leadership opportunities, searching out new ideas. She is definitely an

Greene County residents eligible for scholarships CATSKILL — A scholarship is available to all Greene County Volunteer Firefighters or Auxiliary members who are first-year students at Columbia-Greene Community College.

The GCVFA and LAGCVFA each donate $125 to the scholarship, which is matched by an independent donor for a total scholarship of $500, which will be dispersed in the present semester.

Criteria for the scholarship are as follows: Recipient must be a Greene County

Volunteer Firefighter or Greene County Auxiliary member; junior firefighters are eligible; no age limit; there must be financial need; recipient must be in their first year of ColumbiaGreene Community College; the student must be presently taking a minimum of six credit hours; Student must maintain a passing grade with a GPA of 2.3 or above.

A short essay must be submitted titled “Why Do You Think Volunteering is Important.” Be sure to include applicant’s name, address,

phone number, date and Student ID on the cover page. A completed Recommendation Form is required from the applicant’s fire chief. If you have received this financial award in the past, you are ineligible to apply again.

Contact the college’s Community Foundation office for further information.

Essays and recommendation forms are due on or before Feb. 27. Submit to Joan Koweek, Executive Director, Columbia-Greene Community Foundation, 4400 Route 23, Room 200, Hudson, NY.

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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 518-945-1417.

FEB. 19

CATSKILL — Artist Talk & Discussion: In Conversation with Kristen DeFontes and Alon Koppel 5-6:30 p.m. Feb. 20 at the CREATE Catskill Gallery, 398 Main St., Catskill. Free and open to the public. For information, call518-943-3400; gcca@greenearts.org or www. greenearts.org.

VOORHEESVILLE — Who’s Been Here? Critter Clues 10 a.m. Feb. 19 at Thacher Nature Center, 87 Nature Center Way, Voorheesville. Ever wonder where all the wild animals are in winter? Most of our local critters are active year-round.

You may not see them, but if you observe closely enough, you can find the signs they’ve left behind. Learn about these critter clues and go outside to look for signs of our wild neighbors. Appropriate for ages 5 and older. Call 518-8720800 to register.

FEB. 20 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. Learning how to do so may require some skill, determination and knowhow 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

FEB. 22 CAIRO — The Cairo Development Foundation is hosting a Chili Cook Off noon-3 p.m.

Feb. 22 at Gallagher’s Banquet Hall, 513 Main St., Cairo. Cook and compete or just eat. Entry fee, $25; taster fee, $5. First prize, 32 inch TV; second prize, Amazon Fire Tablet; third prize Amazon Echo Dot. CATSKILL — The Catskill United Methodist Church, 40 Woodland Ave., Catskill, will hold an all you can eat homemade soup dinner 4-7 p.m.

Feb. 22. Adults and children 12 and older, $10; children 6-12, $5; children under 6, free. All proceeds benefit Twin County Recovery Services and St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital.

VOORHEESVILLE — Hike for Hemlocks 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

Feb. 22 at Thacher Visitor Center, 830 Thacher Park Road, Voorheesville. New York’s eastern hemlocks provide

food and shelter for wildlife, help cool streams, and provide erosion control. Sadly, our beloved hemlocks are under attack by the hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA). HWA is an invasive, aphid-like insect that attacks our hemlocks and can kill trees within 4 to 10 years.

We need your help tracking eastern hemlocks and HWA across NYS. Learn how to identify eastern hemlocks and how to look for signs of HWA infestation, and learn how to report HWA into iMapInvasives, NY’s invasive species database. After a lunch break, we’ll go outside and inspect nearby hemlocks. Bring a lunch and dress warmly. Note: Please download the iMapInvasives app prior to the workshop. The app is available for download from Google Play or iOS App Store (search for “imapinvasives”) for free. Call 518-872-0800 for more information.

GREENVILLE — The Asbury United Methodist Church, 5830 State Route 81, Greenville, will serve a chicken and biscuit dinner 4-6:30 p.m. Feb. 22 in the Carney Center behind the church. Eat in or take out.

Free will offerings will be accepted.

FEB. 28 CATSKILL — Catskill Elks Lodge, 45 North Jefferson Heights, Catskill, will hold Fish/Seafood Fry 5-7:30 p.m.

Fridays during Lent, Feb. 28 through April 10. Last order by 7 p.m. The cost is $12 for fish, shrimp or clam dinners; $15 for combo platter. Eat in or take out.

example of what can happen when a little kid joins 4-H and keeps going, trying new things along the way. They come

out as big kids like O’Connell — full of confidence, setting goals and with a genuine caring spirit.

Lafferty is the daughter of Patrick and Lisa Lafferty. She lives in the town of Stuyvesant.

She attended Maple Hill High School and is now in her first year at Cornell University. She has been a 4-H member for 13 years. She started her 4-H career as a cloverbud and was a member of several 4-H clubs through the years with the Farm Friends 4-H Club being her last stop.

Although Lafferty tried out a variety of project areas in her early 4-H years she did settle on animal projects as her favorites. She enjoyed working with many types of large farm animals — dairy cattle, dairy goats, sheep and swine — as well as showing them. Even her public presentations topics were animal related. As her skills and abilities grew in her animal projects she became a junior leader, sought out by younger members for advice and guidance as they prepared to show. Lafferty’s hard work and perseverance have led to her receiving a number of animal and agriculture related scholarships, which has allowed her to continue to focus on animal science as she begins her college career at Cornell University as a pre-vet major.

Gardner is the son of James and Sandra Gardner. They live in the town of Hillsdale.

He attends Taconic Hills High School and has been a 4-H member for seven years as a member of the Teen Ambassador 4-H Club.

Gardner’s most significant 4-H projects are dairy cattle and ornamental horticulture. He is a goal-setter and has, throughout his tenure, worked to grow his leadership and public speaking skills. An example of this is his journey from basic public presentations to teen evaluator to presenting his personal research at the National FFA Convention last fall. His confidence in public speaking has grown to the point where he was able to emcee 4-H Achievement Night last year. He has participated in several state 4-H trips and, again, exhibited his growth in leadership and public speaking skills by applying for and being accepted as a Focus Assistant and planning team member for the Cornell Career Explorations trip. Hunter’s involvement in the dairy cattle project has found him active in the dairy bowl program as well as exhibiting at the county fair. Finally, Gardner is very talented in floriculture and even created beautiful floral arrangements for 4-H’s 90th anniversary dinner last fall.

Hunter-Tannersville Middle/ High School announces second quarter honor roll HUNTER — HunterTannersville Middle/High School announces the second quarter honor roll for the 2019-2020 school year.

GRADE 12 Superintendent’s Honor Roll: Ernest Briskey, Elisa Pan, Cameron Radcliffe, Kyle Todd, Joshua Vital, Kaylee Yager.

Principal’s Honor Roll: Armand Aizstrauts, Sebastian Cruz-Ramirez, Brandan Emel, Anastasia Haines, Peyton Legg, Shea-Rose O’Bryan, Megan Paradis, Rosalie Randolph, Johnathan Verdon, Jason Zheng.

Honor Roll: Kaeden Leach, Logan Radcliffe, Adriana Tsiselsky.

GRADE 11 Superintendent’s Honor Roll: Ellie Byrne, Allegra Coons, Julia Czermerys, Stephanie Dugan, Sasha Gazoorian-Beaudry, Madison Legg, Kimberly Yudell, Jack Zheng.

Principal’s Honor Roll: Tanner Clemente,

Madeline Garcia, Timothy Haiss, Justin Iannelli, Kimberly Jaeger, Sundee Kroyer, Julianne LaVeglia, Neveah Montville, Morgan Rossignol, Kurt Vitin.

Honor Roll: Dennis Houlihan, Cody Paradis, Marlee Via.

GRADE 10 Superintendent’s Honor Roll: Gwendolyn Glennon, Wyatt Leach, Jason Li, Emily Pascucci, Brooke Tuomey, Luis Vicente Agustin Jr. Honor Roll: Dylan Bobst, James Griffin, Jayden Lewis, Mackenzie Radcliffe, Chenoa Rojas.

GRADE 9 Superintendent’s Honor Roll: Hedda Flynn, Lillian Gracia, Alexis LaPointe, Stephanie Molina Rodiguez.

Principal’s Honor Roll: Sean Juckett, Garrett Legg, Marissa Legg.

Honor Roll: Isabella Cline, Andrea Guzman, Evan Paradis.

GRADE 8

Superintendent’s Honor Roll: Ava Canezin, Marina Garcia, Ashlynn Mantey, Eden Murphy, Lyden Smith, Jade Suarez, Julia VanDean, Kailey Zimmer.

Principal’s Honor Roll: Anastasia Agosto, Chloe Cameron, Bridget Czermerys, Grady Glennon, Hazel Guzman, Connor Schiefer.

Honor Roll: Owyn BoyleHaines, Ely Laughlin, Laila Owens, Trinity Vital, Brianna Zeko.

GRADE 7 Superintendent’s Honor Roll: Mason Bellinger, Ava Byrne, Emma Constable, Allyson Kappel, Lizet Molina-Rodriguez, Saleema Poladian, Jay Prince, Margarita Sabugueiro.

Principal’s Honor Roll: Jacob Fletcher, Konrad Gilbert, Kelsee Kroyer, Julia Legg, Heather Leo, Alyssa Trani.

Honor Roll: Nathaila Arroyo-Perez, Gabriel Delvalle, John LaVeglia, Jackson Radcliffe, Aubrianna Stanton.

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Why did my Social Security payment go down?

Dear Rusty: Upon reading a magazine article about the 2020 COLA increase, I thought I’d share the following: Like others, I received the 1.6% raise in my Social Security benefit. However, after their manipulations with Medicare, the net result was a reduction of $124 in my Social Security payment. I can’t afford their “raise.” I now pay double for Medicare!

Signed: Disgusted Dear Disgusted: Actually, Social Security and Medicare are two totally separate and financially independent programs, but the Social Security Administration handles enrollment and premium payments on behalf of CMS (the Centers for Medicare and

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GLOOR Medicaid Services). For 2020, your gross Social Security benefit went up by 1.6% as a result of the Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA), but at the same time the standard Medicare Part B premium went up by $9.10 to $144.60 per month.

Most Medicare beneficiaries pay the standard premium

amount.

If your Medicare Part B premium is deducted from your Social Security benefit you would normally be protected by a provision known as “Hold Harmless,” which prevents your Social Security payment from decreasing as a result of an increase in the standard Medicare Part B premium.

But if you have any change (other than a COLA increase) to your Social Security benefit amount, or if you pay an “IRMAA” surcharge on your Medicare Part B premium, the “hold harmless” provision doesn’t apply to you. In either of those cases your net Social Security payment could go down as a result of an increase in your Medicare Part B

premium.

“IRMAA” is Medicare’s “Income Related Medicare Adjustment Amount” which is a surcharge assessed on Medicare Part B (and Part D) premiums for those with higher incomes (the surcharge varies depending upon your IRS filing status and income level). I suspect that you are suddenly subject to IRMAA because of a sudden increase in your income and the 1.6% COLA increase to your Social Security was applied to your new Medicare premium. That, however, fell short of covering your entire IRMAA Medicare premium increase and, since you’re not protected by the Hold Harmless provision, the remainder was taken from

your Social Security benefit.

Most Medicare enrollees pay the standard Part B premium ($144.60 for 2020) and are protected by the hold harmless provision from a decrease in their Social Security payment. But higher earning Medicare beneficiaries are affected by IRMAA, and I believe that is what happened in your case, especially because you say you suddenly “pay double” for Medicare. This might typically happen if you took a large one-time distribution from a tax-advantage investment, or received some other form of significant, but temporary, income. The good news is that if your premium doubled because you had a temporary increase in your

Legion Hall, 54 Maple Ave., Greenville. The next meeting of the Greenville Golden Years Club will be March 4. Roberta Spring, Reggie Cozzocrea and Evelyn Piston will be the March refreshment committee.

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 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.

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income in one year, the Medicare premium increase will also be temporary, and you will automatically revert back to the lower premium the following year.

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.

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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.

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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 meet at 1:30 p.m. the first Wednesday of the month at the American

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.

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

Senior Menu 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; 518-9452700.

Acra Community Center, Old Route 23B, Cairo; 518-6229898.

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. 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.

MARCH 4 THROUGH MARCH 11 WEDNESDAY: Roast turkey with gravy, mashed potatoes, broccoli, winter squash, blueberry pie.

THURSDAY: Sausage and peppers, pasta, broccoli, chocolate mousse.

FRIDAY: Swidd vegetable frittata, Italian green beans, roasted red potatoes, tomato juice, fresh fruit.

MONDAY: Chicken parmesan, pasta, broccoli, peaches.

TUESDAY: Swedish meatballs, noodles, red cabbage, pears.

WEDNESDAY: Roast pork with gravy, brussels sprouts, sweet potato, apple crisp.

MARCH 11 THROUGH MARCH 18 WEDNESDAY: Roast pork with gravy, brussels sprouts, sweet potato, apple crisp.

THURSDAY: Beef stew, California mixed vegetables,

lemon pudding.

FRIDAY: Battered fish, Harvard beets, cole slaw, baked potato, fresh fruit.

MONDAY: Baked chicken with gravy, mashed potatoes, spinach, peaches.

TUESDAY: Corned beef, cabbage, boiled potatoes, carrots, lime whip.

WEDNESDAY: Sloppy Joes, green beans, cauliflower, pears.

MARCH 18 THROUGH MARCH 25 WEDNESDAY: Sloppy Joes, green beans, cauliflower, pears.

THURSDAY: Turkey salad on greens, potato salad, marinated carrots, oatmeal cookies.

FRIDAY: Cheese ravioli, Italian mixed vegetables, fresh salad, fresh fruit.

MONDAY: Sweet and sour pork, brown rice, broccoli, pineapple chunks.

TUESDAY: Chili con carne, wax beans, tapioca pudding.

WEDNESDAY: Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, parisian mixed vegetables, birthday cupcake.

MARCH 25 THROUGH MARCH 31 WEDNESDAY: Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, parisian mixed vegetables, birthday cupcake.

THURSDAY: Chicken cacciatore with linguine, fresh salad, spinach, fresh fruit.

FRIDAY: Macaroni and cheese, three bean salad, stewed tomatoes, orange fruited gelatin.

MONDAY: Chicken chow mein, brown rice, Oriental vegetables, pineapple chunks and mandarin oranges.

TUESDAY: Cook’s choice, cauliflower, fruit cocktail.

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.

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.

Adult Learning Institute announces February programs HUDSON — The Adult Learning Institute has announced its programs for February 2020. All programs are held at Columbia-Greene Community College, 4400 Route 23, Hudson. For information and to register, call the ALI office at 518-828-4181 ext/ 3431.

Bridge Group with Bridge Lessons meets 1-4 p.m.

Feb. 25 in the Faculty/Staff Lounge with Nancy Feller.

The bridge group generally meets every week and is open to all members of ALI. If interested in learning to play or refresh skills, a class is offered.

Call Barbara in the ALI Office to register for a beginner or refresher class.

Mahjongg meets 1:30-4 p.m. Feb. 26 in the Faculty/ Staff Lounge with Barbara Troy. Mahjongg is a rummylike game played with tiles rather than cards, and the group meets three Wednesdays each month. Experienced players are asked to call the office and let Barbara know you will be attending.

If interested in learning to play Mahjongg, contact the

ALI Office and names will be placed on the list for the next beginner class. Note that the Feb. 5 game will be held in Student Café.

The Adult Learning Institute and Collette Tours present “Shades of Ireland” trip, Oct. 3 through Oct. 12, 10 days, 13 meals and all transportation included. Accommodations and transportation throughout Ireland.

Highlights include Dublin, Irish Evening, Choices on Tour, Kilkenny, Waterford, Blarney Castle, Killarney, Ring of Kerry, Farm Visit, Jaunting Car Ride and more.

The trip is open to all. Reservations/deposits of $500 are due by March 27. Reservations are made on first come, first serve basis; 25 spots are available. Final payments are due by Aug. 4. The rate is locked in until April 4. Deposits are refundable up until April 3. If interested or have questions, contact the Adult Learning Institute Office at 518-828-4181 ext. 3431 or ali@sunycgcc.edu.

Listen & Learn Program, open to the public, 10:30

a.m.-noon Feb. 27 in the Faculty/Staff Lounge. Odds and Ends Equine Sanctuary Executive Director Lisa Herman talks about “All About Equine Animal Rescue.” Learn about the world of horse rescue, rehabilitation and creative equine programs for children and adults. Explore truths and facts about the surprising prevalence of kill pens in the United States, how healthy horses end up in kill pens, and how rescue organizations help horses and people.

Hear the remarkable story of Amber, an abused and neglected Belgian draft horse, and how she deeply enriched the lives of many in the years after her rescue. See how unwanted horses can thrive in creative horsemanship programs with the proper care, attention and love.

Odds and Ends Sanctuary and Creative Horsemanship Program was founded in 2016 and is now under the leadership of Lisa Herman in Columbia County. She has been professionally training horses and teaching riders for more than 30 years.

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Gordmans From A1

School band director Scott Vorwald accepted the oversized check.

“It was donated to the high school in general and our principal said he wants to give it to us since we were here doing this, which is very much appreciated,” Vorwald said.

Some of the money will go toward the band’s annual trip to the theme park Six Flags, Vorwald added, but more needs will be met.

“The [band] program’s been booming over the last few years, and as it grows we need more instruments,” Vorwald said. “There’s always a need for more supplies.”

State Sen. Daphne Jordan,

C&D From A1

and Rockland counties; Region 4 which includes Delaware, Greene, Columbia, Rensselaer, Schenectady, Albany, Schoharie, Montgomery and Otsego counties; Region 5 which includes Saratoga, Washington, Fulton, Hamilton, Essex, Franklin and Clinton counties; Region 6 which includes Oneida, Herkimer, Lewis, Jefferson and St. Lawrence counties; and Region 7 which includes Oswego, Onondaga, Madison, Cortland, Cayuga, Tompkins, Tioga, Broome and Chenango counties.

“We’re following it very closely,” Village Trustee Joshua Lipsman said. “It is a matter of deep concern for us. We will be working diligently to get the right outcome for our community and treat all parties with respect and equal consideration.”

The village board was informed about the project by a citizens group called Keep it Greene, which formed in response to Wheelabrator Technologies proposing to construct an ash monofill in Catskill, trucking in 445,000 tons of waste per year from its incinerators.

R-43, attended the ribboncutting and said the opening of the new store means it is “out with the old and in with the new.” Gordmans is an exciting addition to the community, Jordan said, adding that each Gordmans store employs between 20 and 30 people.

“It is important because it adds to our tax base, and the more sales tax a business creates, the less property owners have to pay in their local taxes, and, of course, a lot of that goes to the state, too,” Jordan said. “We like sales tax, we like the jobs, and we like the goods and services you supply for everybody.”

Jordan presented Gordmans store manager Nicole Moore, who worked at Peebles, with a Senate Certificate of Recognition and thanked the band members for their talents.

“For them to give $1,000 to Hudson Senior High School means they have a vested interest in our community,” Jordan said.

Each of the first 100 customers received a scratch-off card with either $50 or $5 to use in the store, and those who opened a store credit card received 20% off. Gordmans will accept Peebles cards and points.

The company began converting its stores in February, and by the third quarter of 2020 expects to be operating around 700 small-market Gordmans off-price stores.

Stage Stores Inc. plans to close approximately 40 stores this year. As of September, the company operated in 42 states in 625 department stores and 158 Gordmans stores.

“We are excited about our future as we fully transition

The village is working to gather more details about the project, Lipsman said.

“We have some concerns but we are not sure yet what the complete details are,” he said.

Depending upon the nature of the project, it may go before the village’s Waterfront Advisory Committee or the planning board, Lipsman said.

“We can’t be a lead agency until, a) we know it’s going to happen and, b) we know what it is,” Lipsman said.

The village is in the midst of up updating its 13-year-old comprehensive plan.

“One of the most important aspects of the comprehensive plan is what we want our waterfront to look like,” Lipsman said. “Our position will be stronger when we have our community vision expressed in the comprehensive plan.”

The proposed facility is adjacent to the Athens Boat Launch.

“The state boat launch is very popular among the area boaters,” resident Diana Abadie said. “The facility’s planned operating hours are Monday through Saturday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Even the beauty of a fishing expedition or kayak trip could be disrupted by noise and dust.”

Abadie is also concerned about the safety of having

barges in the area and the increase in truck traffic.

The project’s most recent application to DEC in January includes a $529,400 surety bond, in the event that the facility has to close.

In a letter dated July 29, 2019, R. Daniel Mackay, deputy commissioner for Historic Preservation with the state Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Office, determined that no significant archaeological or historic resources would be impacted by the project.

“These comments are those of the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation and relate only to historic/ cultural resources,” Mackay wrote. “They do not include potential environmental impacts to New York Parkland that may be involved in or near your project. Such impacts must be considered as part of the environmental review of the project pursuant to the State Environmental Quality Review Act and its implementing regulations.”

A state freshwater wetland and its 100-foot regulated adjacent area is partially located on the site, according to correspondence between DEC and Athens Stevedoring & Environmental Development LLC. “It does not look like the proposed area will be

to an off-price business model,” CEO Michael Glazer said in a statement.

Peebles opened on Fairview Avenue on Oct. 14, 2004.

Since 2018, the company

has converted 98 stores, including 17 in small markets, Glazer said.

located within the wetland or its 100-foot regulated adjacent area, but the applicants should confirm that this will not be the case and that stockpiles will somehow be contained so as not to allow for any runoff, sedimentation or leachate into these areas,” according to the email correspondence.

“This project potentially has a serious environmental impact,” former EPA Regional Administrator Judith Enck said.

Enck believes a full environmental review in accordance with the State Environmental Quality Review Act should be completed, with a positive determination, so that an environmental impact statement must be prepared, she said.

“Before anything else happened, the applicant should hold a community meeting,” Enck said. “This should not happen behind closed doors.”

The public needs to be vigilant about this project, Enck said.

“This is not the sort of thing you want to let slide by,” she said. “The municipality needs to jump on this immediately.

They should have been consulted before it even got this far.”

If the village has a Coastal Zone Management plan, the project will need approval from the state Department of State, she added.

The location is particularly concerning, Enck said.

“Can we think of a worse thing to put on the waterfront?” she said.

To keep soil fill separate from the solid waste — asphalt, rock or concrete — the facility would store the soil separately, according to correspondence between Athens Stevedoring & Environmental Development LLC and DEC. “Athens Stevedoring & Environmental Development LLC will not accept soil fill material that has been combined with asphalt, rock or concrete fragments,” according to the letter.

Allocco Recycling will sample the soil prior to it being loaded on the barge, according to the letter.

“Barges will be covered when transporting solid waste to the Athens Terminal and trucks will be covered when

transporting material to the final location in NYSDEC Regions 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7,” according to the letter.

Each solid waste material will be transported separately by barge to ensure the soil fill remains uncontaminated.

“C&D debris is not just dirt and rocks,” Enck said. “It’s called ‘cocktailing,’ where toxic substances are blended in.”

These substances can include lead paint and shingles containing asbestos, Enck said.

“When C&D materials get wet, it causes odor problems,” she added.

Enck wonders about a perceived increase in these types of facilities.

“Why are we seeing all of these C&D projects close to the river and in the Upper Hudson Valley?” she said.

One possibility is an increase in construction in the city, she said.

“New York City is going through a building boom,” she said. “There are no landfills in New York City. That material goes somewhere. A lot of that is going upstate.”

NOTICE OF FILING WITH THE FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P. FERC Docket No. CP20-48-000 Please be advised that on February 3, 2020, Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P. ("Iroquois") filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("Commission") an application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity ("Certificate"). In that application, Iroquois seeks authority to construct and operate its Enhancement by Compression Project ("ExC Project"). In accordance with the Commission’s regulations, Iroquois is hereby providing some additional information regarding the ExC Project.

Not Alone From A1

LaRosa of a family in need, she said, or residents can reach out to the It Takes A Community Facebook page directly.

“The appreciation these families have is nothing but amazing, even in their despair,” LaRosa said.

The Helping Hand bags include a variety of hygiene items such as soap, shampoo, toothbrush, toothpaste, laundry detergent packets, a comb and deodorant, as well as a granola bar and water.

“There are a lot of people in need and a lot of people don’t have funds or family,” LaRosa said.

The services offered through It Takes A Community are 24/7, LaRosa said.

“We never close,” she said.

LaRosa is working to achieve nonprofit status for the organization, which will allow her to apply for grants.

For now, LaRosa’s family runs the organization, and members of the community, including Richard’s Funeral Home, make donations, she said.

In addition to monetary donations, the group will have drop boxes for items at its monthly meetings, which are held the last Wednesday of each month at the 911 Dispatch Center in Cairo.

LaRosa has 10 pre-made Helping Hand bags and four Ur Not Alone bags, she said.

An additional 10 Helping Hand bags are out with police to be used as necessary.

It Takes A Community started about 10 months ago, LaRosa said, and has

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Hudson High School band director Scott Vorwald accepts a $1,000 check for the program.

Docket Number/Party Status: As denoted above, the ExC Project has been assigned a docket number by the Commission: CP20-48-000. This docket number should be used in any communication with either Iroquois or the Commission with respect to the ExC Project. Please note that requests to intervene in this proceeding are to be filed with the Commission. A separate notice about the Project will be mailed to all affected landowners and governmental entities. Questions can be directed to the Commission’s Office of External Affairs at (202) 502-8004.

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Helping Hand bags, lettered in green and red, created by It Takes A Community.

received support from many organizations and individuals throughout the county including the Greene County Sheriff’s Office, Cairo Police Department, Greene County District Attorney’s Office, Greene County Public Health Department, Greene County Mental Health Department, Greene County Legislature, Greene County Probation, Greene County Youth Services, Cairo Town Board, Mountaintop Cares, the Matt Herring Foundation, ORACLE Ulster County, Nar-Anon, Richard’s Funeral Home, Greene County

Paramedics & EMS and the 911 Center.

It Takes A Community representatives were invited to speak to the Greene County Legislature in May. The organization updated members of U.S. Rep. Antonio Delgado’s staff Tuesday afternoon on the state of the opioid crisis in Greene County.

In the future, LaRosa hopes to establish a staffed recovery home in the county, she said.

“It’s not something I’ll ever stop,” LaRosa said of her efforts. “There’s a great need for it.”

General Project Description: Iroquois is proposing to construct, own, operate, and maintain certain new natural gas compression and cooling facilities to be located at the sites of four existing Iroquois compressor stations, in Athens, New York; Dover, New York; Brookfield, Connecticut; and Milford, Connecticut (cooling only). There is no new pipeline proposed as part of this Project. A map is provided showing the location of the ExC Project in this area.

The ExC Project has been developed to provide a total of 125,000 Dekatherms per day of incremental firm transportation service to two existing local gas utility customers of Iroquois. The ExC Project is designed to facilitate a rational and orderly transition to a renewable energy future, complementing and supporting the region’s policy choices while at the same time addressing the need for incremental natural gas transportation capacity into the region.

In order for Iroquois to meet the ExC Project’s proposed in-service date of November 1, 2023, Iroquois must commence construction of the Project facilities by early Spring 2023.

Description of Iroquois: Iroquois is a Delaware limited partnership comprised of affiliates of two major North American energy companies, Dominion Energy, Inc. and TC Energy Corporation. Iroquois’ principal office

is located at One Corporate Drive, Suite 600, Shelton, Connecticut 06484. Iroquois is engaged in the business of transporting natural gas in interstate commerce under authorizations granted by, and subject to the jurisdiction of, the Commission. The Iroquois system is 414 miles long and extends from the U.S.-Canadian border at Iroquois, Ontario and Waddington, New York through New York State, western Connecticut and under the Long Island Sound to South Commack, New York, and then extending back under the Sound to a terminus at Hunts Point in the Bronx.

Additional Information: A complete copy of the public portions of the application filed by Iroquois can be viewed at the following location: D.R. Evarts Library 80 Second Street Athens, NY 12015 (518) 945-1417 The Commission has issued a pamphlet entitled "An Interstate Natural Gas Facility on My Land?

What Do I Need To Know?" The pamphlet briefly explains the Commission’s process and how landowners may participate in that process, and is available on the Commission’s website at www.ferc.gov/resources/ guides/industry-guides.asp. Questions about the pamphlet or your rights at the Commission can be directed to the Commission’s Office of External Affairs at (202) 502-8004 or through the general Commission web site at www.ferc.gov.

This notice provides an overview of Iroquois’ proposed ExC Project and how it might affect you.

In general, Iroquois already owns the property related to the compressor and cooling facilities.

In addition, to the extent access to property would be necessary, representatives of Iroquois should have already contacted the affected landowners to discuss an easement agreement or similar arrangement. For further information the application may be reviewed at the location listed above. In addition, you may contact Iroquois at (800) 253-5152 option 4 with any questions or for a copy of the application.

Alternatively, you may contact any of the following individuals for further information or email us at excproject.com.

Kimberly A.E. Pritchard Director, Legal Services and Corporate Secretary (203) 944-7032 kimberly_pritchard@iroquois.com Rob Perless Director, ExC Project (203) 944-7016 robert_perless@iroquois.com Ruth Parkins Director, Public & Govt Relations - ExC Project (203) 925-7209 ruth_parkins@iroquois.com

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NASCAR Cup Series driver Denny Hamlin (11) celebrates winning the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway.

Denny Hamlin wins Daytona 500; Ryan Newman hospitalized after crash Edgar Thompson Orlando Sentinel

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Germantown honored its senior boys basketball players before Friday’s game against Bishop Maginn. Pictured are (from left): Coach Derrick Conte, Jace Anderson, KeShawn McKinney, Bryan Bathrick and Dylan Mayr.

LOCAL ROUNDUP:

Hudson tops Greenville; Fernandez leads Cats

By Tim Martin Columbia-Greene Media HUDSON — Hudson wrapped up its regular season schedule with a 67-60 Patroon Conference boys basketball victory over Greenville on Monday.

Hudson (13-3, 13-6) led 2110 at the end of the first quarter, 30-27 at halftime and 4340 through three quarters.

Dayquan Griffin was Hudson’s top scorer with 25 points. Isaiah Maines added 12 and Noah Hedgepeth and Caleb Romano nine apiece.

“It wasn’t our best offensive output,” Hudson coach Shawn Briscoe said. “We’ve been telling the guys all year long that at some point we’re going to need to play good enough defense for the defense to win us a game and that’s what we did today. We were able to get enough stops down the stretch that gave us that little separation t get up by 10 and eventually win by seven.

“Hopefully this will be something that kind of kickstarts us moving forward because now they understand that every night we’re not going to score well and we might need ur deefense to win us a game and that’s what happened today.”

JJ O’Connor led Greenville with 22 points. Damien Fiducia added 18 and is now just 16 points away from reaching the 1,000-point milestone for his career.

Both teams now await the Section II seeding meeting to see who and where they play next.

“It’s nice to end the (regular) season with a win,” Briscoe said. “We’ve been playing well the last few games so, hopefully, that will help carry us into next week. We’ll see where we get seeded. You have to beat everybody to win s regardless of where you’re seeded you have to beat everybody in front of you to be the last team standing.

Briscoe wasn’t sure what to expect in terms of seeding See ROUNDUP B3

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Denny Hamlin won the Daytona 500 in dramatic fashion but the celebration was subdued after he learned Ryan Newman was being transported to a hospital after a major wreck.

“No. 1, we’re praying for Ryan,” Hamlin said.

Following a last-second pass of Newman on the backstretch under the lights Monday night at Daytona International Speedway, Hamlin edged Ryan Blaney at the finish line by 0.14 seconds to capture the Great American Race for the second consecutive year.

The margin of victory was the second-closest during the event’s 62nd history.

Hamlin’s win over Martin Truex Jr. in 2016 was the closest.

“I don’t even know what to say,” Hamlin said. “It’s so unexpected.”

At about 10 p.m.,

Newman’s team released a statement that read: “Ryan Newman is being treated at Halifax Medical Center. He’s in serious condition. But doctors have indicated his injuries are non-life threatening. We appreciate your thoughts and prayers and ask that you respect the privacy of Ryan and his family during this time. We appreciate your patience and cooperation and will provide more information as it becomes available.”

Hamlin’s victory came during overtime that extended the 200-lap race to 209 trips around the 2.5-mile oval at the iconic speedway.

Following the win, Hamlin did donuts on the track’s infield in his No. 11 Toyota.

But his joy soon evaporated when he realized Newman was trapped in his car, upside down in a pile of twisted metal.

During the final run to See DAYTONA B3

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Villanova Wildcats head coach Jay Wright reacts during the first half against the Creighton Bluejays at Wells Fargo Center.

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Greenville’s Joe Nicosia (3) goes to the basket against Hudson’s Dayquan Griffin during Monday’s Patroon Conference game.

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Hudson’s Vic Gorman (left) and Isaiah Maines (right) chase down a loose ball with Greenville’s JJ O’Connor during Monday’s Patroon Conference game.

Report: Knicks have strong interest in Villanova coach Jay Wright Joe Juliano The Philadelphia Inquirer

A report on Forbes.com published Monday quoted an NBA source as saying there is a “strong possibility” that Villanova’s Jay Wright could become the next head coach of the New York Knicks.

The Knicks have been interested in hiring Wright since 2018, after he led the Wildcats to their second national championship in three seasons. But Wright has rejected all outside overtures, including one last year from UCLA, while repeating how much he loves coaching at Villanova.

Asked to comment on the Forbes report, Villanova men’s basketball spokesman Mike Sheridan said, “We don’t comment on speculative reports such as this.”

Wright, 58, is in his 19th season as the Wildcats’ head coach and has them on course for their 15th NCAA Tournament in the last 16 seasons and eighth in a row.

Ranked No. 12 nationally this week, Villanova is 19-6 overall and 8-4 in the Big East, good for third place.

NBA teams have been reaching out to Wright, who earns a reported $3.9 million annually, for quite some time. In 2009, after the Wildcats made the Final Four, then-76ers general manager Ed Stefanski gauged his interest in the head-coaching job, which eventually went to Doug Collins.

In 2018, as Wright was losing four key players off his national championship team to the NBA, the Knicks went See KNICKS B3

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Pro basketball NBA Eastern Conference Atlantic W L Pct Toronto 40 15 .727 Boston 38 16 .704 Philadelphia 34 21 .618 Brooklyn 25 28 .472 New York 17 38 .309 Central W L Pct Milwaukee 46 8 .852 Indiana 32 23 .582 Chicago 19 36 .345 Detroit 19 38 .333 Cleveland 14 40 .259 Southeast W L Pct Miami 35 19 .648 Orlando 24 31 .436 Washington 20 33 .377 Charlotte 18 36 .333 Atlanta 15 41 .268 Western Conference Northwest W L Pct Denver 38 17 .691 Utah 36 18 .667 Oklahoma City 33 22 .600 Portland 25 31 .446 Minnesota 16 37 .302 Pacific W L Pct L.A. Lakers 41 12 .774 L.A. Clippers 37 18 .673 Phoenix 22 33 .400 Sacramento 21 33 .389 Golden State 12 43 .218 Southwest W L Pct Houston 34 20 .630 Dallas 33 22 .600 Memphis 28 26 .519 San Antonio 23 31 .426 New Orleans 23 32 .418 Sunday’s game Team LeBron 157, Team Giannis 155

GB — 1.5 6.0 14.0 23.0 GB — 14.5 27.5 28.5 32.0 GB — 11.5 14.5 17.0 21.0 GB — 1.5 5.0 13.5 21.0 GB — 5.0 20.0 20.5 30.0 GB — 1.5 6.0 11.0 11.5

Pro hockey NHL Eastern Conference Atlantic Division GP W L OT SO Pts Boston 60 37 11 5 7 86 Tampa Bay 60 40 15 5 0 85 Toronto 60 31 21 4 4 70 Florida 59 31 22 3 3 68 Buffalo 59 27 24 6 2 62 Montreal 61 27 26 7 1 62 Ottawa 59 20 28 6 5 51 Detroit 61 14 43 3 1 32 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT SO Pts Washington 59 37 17 3 2 79 Pittsburgh 57 36 15 6 0 78 NY Islanders 58 33 19 4 2 72 Columbus 60 30 18 9 3 72 Philadelphia 59 32 20 2 5 71 Carolina 58 33 21 4 0 70 NY Rangers 58 30 24 2 2 64 New Jersey 58 22 26 4 6 54 Western Conference Central Division GP W L OT SO Pts Dallas 59 34 19 4 2 74 St. Louis 59 32 17 7 3 74 Colorado 58 33 18 6 1 73 Nashville 58 29 22 4 3 65 Winnipeg 60 30 25 4 1 65 Minnesota 58 27 24 4 3 61 Chicago 59 26 25 4 4 60 Pacific Division GP W L OT SO Pts Edmonton 59 32 21 4 2 70 Vegas 61 31 22 6 2 70 Vancouver 59 32 22 3 2 69 Calgary 61 31 24 5 1 68 Arizona 62 30 24 4 4 68 San Jose 59 26 29 3 1 56 Anaheim 59 24 28 6 1 55 Los Angeles 59 21 33 3 2 47 Saturday’s games Boston 4, Detroit 1 Nashville 4, St. Louis 3 Tampa Bay 5, Philadelphia 3 Edmonton 4, Florida 1 San Jose 2, Minnesota 0 Dallas 4, Montreal 3, OT Toronto 4, Ottawa 2 Los Angeles 3, Colorado 1 Chicago 8, Calgary 4 Arizona 3, Washington 1 Vegas 1, NY Islanders 0 Sunday’s games Pittsburgh 5, Detroit 1 Boston 3, NY Rangers 1 Edmonton 4, Carolina 3, OT Anaheim 5, Vancouver 1 Nashville 2, St. Louis 1 Ottawa 4, Dallas 3, OT New Jersey 4, Columbus 3, SO Buffalo 5, Toronto 2 Winnipeg 3, Chicago 2 Monday’s games Florida 5, San Jose 3 Calgary 6, Anaheim 4 Arizona 2, NY Islanders 1 Vegas 3, Washington 2 Tampa Bay 4, Colorado 3, OT Tuesday’s games Columbus at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

Buffalo at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.

Montreal at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

New Jersey at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Carolina at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Los Angeles at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.

GF GA 199 146 215 159 211 199 206 201 171 183 184 188 156 200 123 229 GF GA 208 180 191 152 167 159 155 150 193 177 189 163 189 181 162 204 GF GA 161 151 187 172 206 164 189 187 179 181 176 187 176 188 GF GA 190 183 192 185 191 180 180 190 172 167 155 194 155 186 145 187

Auto racing MONSTER ENERGY CUP Daytona 500 Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Fla. 1. (21) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 209.

2. (27) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 209.

3. (19) Chris Buescher, Ford, 209.

4. (30) David Ragan, Ford, 209.

5. (10) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 209.

6. (29) Clint Bowyer, Ford, 209.

7. (39) Brendan Gaughan(i), Chevrolet, 209.

8. (36) Corey LaJoie, Ford, 209.

9. (7) Ryan Newman, Ford, 209.

10. (8) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 209.

11. (23) John Hunter Nemechek #, Ford, 209.

12. (13) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 209.

13. (33) Justin Haley(i), Chevrolet, 209.

14. (26) Michael McDowell, Ford, 209.

15. (11) Bubba Wallace, Chevrolet, 209.

16. (34) Brennan Poole #, Chevrolet, 209.

17. (25) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 209.

18. (14) Erik Jones, Toyota, 208.

19. (16) Matt DiBenedetto, Ford, 207.

20. (1) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Chevrolet, 206.

21. (17) Christopher Bell #, Toyota, Accident, 205.

22. (5) Aric Almirola, Ford, 205.

23. (37) Joey Gase(i), Chevrolet, 203.

24. (2) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 203.

25. (20) Ross Chastain(i), Chevrolet, Accident, 201.

26. (3) Joey Logano, Ford, Accident, 200.

27. (32) Timmy Hill(i), Ford, Accident, 200.

28. (22) Tyler Reddick #, Chevrolet, Accident, 199.

29. (31) Ryan Preece, Chevrolet, Accident, 198.

30. (24) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, Accident, 198.

31. (40) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, Accident, 192.

32. (15) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, Accident, 186.

33. (18) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, Accident, 184.

34. (28) Kyle Busch, Toyota, Engine, 184.

35. (6) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, Accident, 184.

36. (9) Brad Keselowski, Ford, Accident, 183.

37. (12) Cole Custer #, Ford, Rear End, 174.

38. (38) BJ McLeod(i), Ford, Accident, 105.

39. (35) Quin Houff #, Chevrolet, Accident, 89.

40. (4) William Byron, Chevrolet, Accident, 58.

Average Speed of Race Winner: 141.11 mph.

Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 42 Mins, 10 Secs. Margin of Victory: .014 Seconds.

Caution Flags: 9 for 39 laps.

Lead Changes: 23 among 13 drivers.

Lap Leaders: R. Stenhouse Jr. 0;R. Stenhouse Jr. 1-23;M. McDowell 24;B. Keselowski 25-28;A. Almirola 29-30;B. Keselowski 31-38;R. Newman 39;A. Almirola 40-43;C. Elliott 44-66;A. Bowman 67;D. Hamlin 68-92;C. LaJoie 93;D. Hamlin 94-135;R. Blaney 136;R. Stenhouse Jr. 137;R. Blaney 138140;K. Busch 141-148;B. Keselowski 149-163;J. Logano 164-169;J. Johnson 170-172;A. Bowman 173-174;K. Busch 175-180;B. Keselowski 181183;R. Newman 184-197;D. Hamlin 198-209.

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): Denny Hamlin 3 times for 79 laps; Brad Keselowski 4 times for 30 laps; Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 2 times for 24 laps; Chase Elliott 1 time for 23 laps; Ryan Newman 2 times for 15 laps; Kyle Busch 2 times for 14 laps; Aric Almirola 2 times for 6 laps; Joey Logano 1 time for 6 laps; Ryan Blaney 2 times for 4 laps; Alex Bowman 2 times for 3 laps; Jimmie Johnson 1 time for 3 laps; Corey LaJoie 1 time for 1 lap; Michael McDowell 1 time for 1 lap.

Stage #1 Top Ten: 9,88,10,22,48,12,47,21,17,13 Stage #2 Top Ten: 11,18,47,19,77,48,9,12,22,17

Winners and losers from NBA All-Star Weekend, including that scene-setting Chicago video Phil Rosenthal Chicago Tribune

CHICAGO — Can we all agree not just that Sunday’s NBA All-Star Game was a lot of fun to watch, but the video scenesetter that celebrated Chicago and Chicagoans was wonderful?

It made you feel good about being a Chicago-area resident, which isn’t always easy to do.

Former players such as Michael Jordan, Candace Parker, Dwyane Wade and Isaiah Thomas spoke lovingly of the city, standing before a detailed scale model.

So did performers such as Chance the Rapper, Keke Palmer and Buddy Guy, artist Hebru Brantley and others.

“Chicago was the place where I became a man,” former President Barack Obama added, later reflecting on the central role that sports plays in the city.

Jordan, who was not from Chicago and has not stayed, nevertheless said being a Chicagoan is “like a tattoo, it’s not removable.”

Even as the tone grew somber, acknowledging the loss of Kobe Bryant which cast a shadow on the entire All-Star Weekend, the affectionate focus never completely left Chicago.

You know you’ve been seduced when falling snow is made to seem romantic.

It was beautiful.

But there were other winners and losers to be found watching All-Star coverage.

Winner: The Obama Presidential Center.

Grant Hill’s pregame feature could not have been more hopeful and positive concerning the yet-to-be constructed center and the contributions it will make to society on the South Side. Not a discouraging word was heard. Seriously, the piece could be used to help raise contributions. Maybe it will be.

Afterward, Kenny Smith noted fellow TNT analyst Charles Barkley was so impressed after spending time with Barack Obama two years before his election to the White House that he predicted then and there that Obama someday would be president.

A shot of Barkley and Obama in the Oval Office prompted Shaquille O’Neal to wonder aloud how Barkley’s arrest record didn’t keep him from such a secure spot. “Statute of limitations,” Barkley said.

Loser: Chris Webber.

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Recording artist Common before the 2020 NBA All Star Game at United Center.

Back problems kept Chris Webber from his announcing assignment on TNT Sunday. Grant Hill instead sat in with Reggie Miller and Marv Albert, who was calling his 25th All-Star Game.

Winner: Common.

Michael Jordan’s one-time Bulls ballboy was almost everywhere during AllStar Weekend, it seemed, a great ambassador for the city and the sport. He also performed a beautiful set-up about Chicago and basketball as a prelude to the game, much as Jennifer Hudson did with her tribute to Kobe Bryant.

Common’s coup de gras, however, was his effort to rhyme his player introductions. They didn’t all work. “Clinic” doesn’t really go with Kawhi Leonard” and “refusal” is a stretch for Giannis Antetokounmpo. But he gets points for trying.

Winner: Fred Hampton.

The Black Panther leader shot to death

by Chicago police 50 years ago got namechecked in Common’s ode to the city, an acknowledgment that not everything here has been as peachy-keen as it was so often portrayed over All-Star Weekend.

Of course, if you don’t know the history, the reference might not have registered.

Google it.

Loser: Isaiah Thomas.

While Zeke was celebrated for his

Chicago roots despite some Bulls fans still harboring resentment of his years with the “Bad Boys” Pistons teams, he also showed that introducing players on All-Star Saturday is not as easy as it Common made it look — even without rhymes.

Thomas said whoever was going to face Chicago-born Patrick Beverley in the Skills Challenge was in trouble. The problem: Thomas’ intro partner, Kristen Ledlow, had yet to introduce either Beverley or his opponent.

“This is what happens when you don’t come to rehearsal, Isaiah, but you don’t have to come when you’re a Hall of Famer,” Ledlow said, trying not to sound like she was scolding him even if she was.

Oh, and then Beverley was eliminated in the first round by Pascal Siakam.

Winner: TNT aerial shots.

Chicago at night looks magical by air, and it was particularly attractive with some buildings specially lit for the All-Star Weekend. The empty parking lots took some oomph out of the shots of United Center, but it was still worth springing for the aircraft.

Loser: ESPN bumpers.

ESPN, meanwhile, couldn’t be bothered to send a camera crew around the city to shoot scenic shots to segue into and out of commercial breaks

during special editions of “First Take,” “The Jump” or “Golic and Wingo” from Navy Pier, not to mention the All-Star Celebrity Game. So viewers got tourists in shortsleeves around the Bean and a look at the pre-atrium Jordan statue when it was still outside the United Center.

Winner: Chicago Cut Steakhouse.

Whatever it cost to roll out the red carpet for high-profile diners, it paid off.

Both Michael Wilbon and Charles Barkley — maybe others, too — said thank you via on-camera plugs praising the hospitality.

Loser: Fair-weather fans.

Media visitors to Chicago made it clear they did not appreciate just how cold it gets in the winter. By Sunday, conditions no longer were arctic. But when a shot of the skyline in sunshine aired during TNT’s pregame show, Charles Barkley blurted out: “Don’t be fooled, America.

It’s cold as hell out there.”

Winner: Alec Cabacungan.

The Oak Park teen who in recent years starred in a series of fundraising ads for Shriners Hospitals got some screen-time during TNT’s All-Star pregame show, where it was noted he’s headed to Northwestern University with plans to study sports journalism.

Loser: Charles Barkley’s kind of town.

Charles Barkley, who repeatedly praised this city as his second favorite, said postgame it may “the last time we ever come to Chicago” for TNT coverage.

The reason? “Because the Bulls stink,” he said.

He said the same thing about Cleveland until he was reminded the city will host the 2022 All-Star Game. Then he made clear he preferred All-Star Weekends awarded to less chilly locales. Las Vegas, he said, was high on his list.

Winner: Barkley’s convenient memory.

Charles Barkley apparently was too busy talking about how well the game turned out to recall that he earlier said the NBA’s new All-Star format was “stupid.”

This should not have been surprising.

Sir Charles also had said players such as the Bulls’ Zach LaVine didn’t merit AllStar consideration at least in part because their teams were faring poorly. But, as a Tribune reader pointed out, Barkley’s Suns were en route to finishes of 36-46 and 28-54 in his first two All-Star seasons.

Kawhi Leonard at forefront of new generation of stars mentored by Kobe Arash Markazi Los Angeles Times

CHICAGO — Kobe Bryant smiled when he thought back to one of his first meetings with Kawhi Leonard.

“I remember sitting with Kawhi at an All-Star game, I think it was in L.A. during his rookie year,” Bryant said in one of his final sit-down interviews before the Lakers faced the Clippers to start the regular season in October. “We had a Nike suite at the All-Star game and he was in the suite and I was there and he came and sat next to me and started peppering me with questions about the game and my summer regimen and this other stuff, so he had a curiosity right from the very beginning.”

One of the first things Bryant looked for in players, before he chose to work out with them, was their curiosity. He wanted to mentor players who desired to think and attack the game the same way he did.

It didn’t take him long to discover Leonard was that kind of player.

Before Bryant retired in 2016, San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich asked him to keep tabs on Leonard and talk to him from time to time. While Leonard would get traded from the Spurs to the Toronto Raptors two years later, Bryant’s relationship with Leonard grew.

He worked out with Leonard in Southern California before his first season in Toronto, and before his first season with the Clippers.

Leonard would work out with Bryant along with Lakers assistant coach Phil Handy, who was with Leonard in Toronto last season. After Leonard led the Raptors to the NBA championship last June, one of the first people he talked to in the locker room after the game was Bryant.

JOHN J. KIM/CHICAGO TRIBUNE In many ways, it was perfect that Leonard, who was born in Los Angeles Kawhi Leonard of Team LeBron hoists the NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant MVP and returned home last summer, would Award following the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday at the United Center in Chicago. became the first winner of the Kobe Bry- three-pointers, seven rebounds and four to me. He’s a big inspiration in my life. He ant MVP Award. The NBA renamed their did a lot for me.” assists.

All-Star Game MVP trophy in honor of Leonard represents a generation of “It’s very special,” Leonard said as he Bryant, who was killed last month along all-star players who were mentored by looked at the trophy.

“I had a relationship with his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, Bryant.

Since he retired, Bryant took time with him.

Words can’t explain how happy and seven others in a helicopter crash. to work out with Leonard, Paul George, I am for it and to be able to put that trophy The league unveiled the award Saturday, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Trae Young, in my trophy room, and just be able to see and the next night Leonard raised it over his head after posting 30 points, eight Kobe’s name on there, it just means a lot Jayson Tatum, Kyrie Irving and Luka

Doncic. Bryant worked out with Leonard and George last summer at his Mamba Sports Academy in Thousand Oaks, Calif., and felt a unique connection to the duo who grew up in Southern California and looked up to him.

“They’re tough,” Bryant said. “I’ve known them both for a very long time.

They’re just very inquisitive. ... They’re so competitive on both ends of the floor. It’s not like a tit-for-tat. I score and then you score. They don’t believe that. It’s ‘You can’t stop me and I will shut you down.’

That’s a very different mentality and not a lot of players have that. Everybody wants specialists that come in and defend and they don’t believe in that. They want to do both.”

Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka — who was Bryant’s friend, former agent and godfather to Gianna — tried to sign George in 2018 after signing LeBron James and tried to sign Leonard after trading for Anthony Davis last summer.

Both players turned down the opportunity to join the Lakers for the other team in town. As much as Bryant wanted to see the Lakers win a championship and Pelinka assemble the league’s next super team, he understood why Leonard and George did what they did.

“I’m sure Kawhi wants to take the challenge of winning independent of playing with LeBron,” Bryant said. “I think they enjoy or relish the challenge of taking on something new. I don’t think it was anything that was a slight towards the Lakers, it was more the circumstances of what was already here in L.A. and them wanted to take the challenge of building something new. I think it was more along those lines but the Lakers did OK. I saw a lot of Lakers fans being very disappointed about it and rightfully so. If you can get Kawhi here with LeBron that’s great but you did get Anthony Davis. You did alright.”

Leonard got the chance to play alongside James and Davis on Sunday, but better yet was winning the Kobe trophy.

“I want to thank Kobe for everything he’s done for me,” Leonard said after receiving the award. “All the long talks and workouts. Thank you. This one’s for him.”

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Greenville’s Damien Fiducia looks to throw an outlet pass while surrounded by Hudson’s Caleb Romano (11) and Isaiah Maines (4) during Monday’s Patroon Conference game.

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Greenville’s Damien Fiducia drives against Hudson’s Nate Johnson (23) during Monday’s Patroon Conference game.

Hudson’s Noah Johnson goes baseline against Greenville’s Jackson Makely during Monday’s Patroon Conference game.

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position, but expects a tough battle no matter who they have to play.

“It’s loaded at the top so I’m not really sure how the seeds are going to go,” Briscoe said.

“You have basically eight teams that have five losses or less from the various different leagues, so seeding is going to be tough, trying to figure out where everyone is supposed to be.

“I think the top eight are going to be tough to figure out and then everyone else will kind of fall into place. We have a week to prepare, and hopefully we’ll be ready.”

GREENVILLE (60): Fiducia 6-3-18, Nicosia 3-1-7, Benning 3-0-6, Makely 1-0-2, Biernacki 2-1-5, O’Connor 100-22. Totals 25-5-60.

3-pointers: Fiducia 3, O’Connor 2.

HUDSON (67): Hedgepeth 3-2-9, Maines 5-2-12, Anderson 1-4-6, Griffin 11-1-25, Romano 3-1-9, Gorman 1-24, Johnson 1-0-2. Totals 2512-67.

3-pointers: Romano 2, Griffin 2, Hedgepeth.

NON-LEAGUE Catskill 93, Cohoes 51 COHOES — In a game that featured two of the top talents in Section II going headto-head, Catskill posted a 93-51 victory over Cohoes in Monday’s non-league boys basketball victory.

Catskill’s Lavon Fernandez came into the contest averaging 24.5 points per game, while Cohoes’ outstanding freshman Royal Brown came in averaging a shade under 25. When all was said and done, Fernandez dropped 37 and Brown was held to 11.

Fernandez had plenty of help from his teammates, including Leviticus Johnson, who had 16 points, DeVon Haye added 12 and Bervonis Donely 10.

Troy Snyder added 10 points to Cohoes’ cause.

The Cats built quarterly leads of 22-10, 54-29 and

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the finish line, Blaney drove his car aggressively and soon bumped the left rear of Newman’s car. Newman lost control of his No. 6 Ford and slammed into the wall before becoming airborne. As Newman’s car descended, the car No. 32 car of Corey LaJoie hit the driver’s side of Newman’s car at top speed, sending it airborne again and into multiple rolls.

Newman’s car came to rest on the track as an eerie silence fell over the track.

“Definitely was trying to push him to a win,” Blaney said. “I don’t want to say, ‘Those things happen.’ I feel

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after him after firing Jeff Hornacek, but he turned down that offer as well.

“I love my job,” he told the New York Post at the time.

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Hudson’s Dayquan Griffin puts up a shot between Greenville’s Tim Biernacki and Joe Nicosia (3) during Monday’s Patroon Conference game.

75-43.

“We have been working real hard to improve our defense and energy level,” Catskill coach Doug Lampman said. “Today’s game showed much of our hard work is paying off. Cohoes has some nice scorers that we totally took away their game.

“We saw some great unselfish play from our role players. When Ronnelle, Kellen, Cameron and Bervonis step up like they did tonight, couple that with our starters — the coaches feel good.”

CATSKILL (93): Donely 5-0-10, Fernandez 13-10-37, Gibbs 3-0-6, Haye 5-1-12, Johnson 6-3-16, Kent 1-0-2, Lowe-Scott 3-0-8, McEacher 1-0-2. Totals 37-14-93.

3-pointers: Lowe-Scott 2, Johnson, Haye, Fernandez.

COHOES (51): Brown 3-411, Byron 2-0-6, Hicks 1-0-3, LaSure 2-0-5, Lester 3-0-7, Mowers 3-0-6, Snyder 3-2-10, Vertefeuille 1-0-3. Totals 186-51.

3-pointers: Byron 2, Snyder 2, Vertefeuille, Lester, LaSure, Hicks, Brown.

Duanesburg 63, Germantown 51 DUANESBURG — Zack Gamache recorded a doubledouble with 23 points and 15 rebounds to lead Duanesburg to a 63-51 non-league boys basketball victory over Germantown on Monday.

Duanesburg got off to a fast start, taking a 17-4 lead after one quarter.were up 2714 at halftime and 43-27 after three quarters of play.

Jakob Stahl added 13 points for the Eagles. Matt Coons had 11.

Robbie Eaton and Bryan Bathrick each had 13 points for the Clippers.

GERMANTOWN (51): Hoffman 1-0-3, Eaton 5-0-13, Mayr 3-2-9, Bathrick 5-0-13, Anderson 2-1-5, Rifenburgh 2-0-4, McKinney 1-2-4. Totals 19-5-51.

3-pointers: Bathrick 3, Eaton 3, Hoffman, Mayr.

DUANESBURG (63): Drescher 3-2-8, Gamache 10-323, Coons 4-2-11, Burkhardt 2-2-7, O’Hanlon 0-1-1, Stahl 6-0-13. Totals 25-10-63.

3-pointers: Coons 2,

Catskill 55, Voorheesville 30 CATSKILL — Janay Brantley scored 30 points to highlight Catskill’s 55-30 non-league girls basketball victory over Voorheesville on Monday.

Hannah Konsul had 10 points for the Cats. Aizlyn O’Connell chipped in with eight.

Jenny Bogart’s nine points topped Voorheesville.

VOORHEESVILLE (30): Bogart 4-0-9, Bogdany 2-0-4, Gifford 1-0-2, Morris 2-0-4, Romansky 1-0-2, Thayer 1-02, Whalen 1-0-2, Zanello 2-05. Totals 14-0-30.

3-pointers: Bogart, Zanello.

CATSKILL (55): Brantley 13-2-30, Konsul 3-4-10, Leipman 1-1-3, O’Connell 4-0-8, Salierno 1-2-4. Totals 22-9-55.

3-pointers: Brantley 2.

Hudson’s Noah Hedgepeth brings the ball up the floor during Monday’s Patroon Conference game against Greenville.

really bad about it. Man, but close one. I hope Ryan is all right.”

Workers eventually lifted Newman’s car onto its wheels.

The 42-year-old and 2008 Daytona 500 winner eventually was extricated from the wreckage and transported to a local hospital.

NASCAR officials did not immediately provide any further information about Newman’s condition.

Meanwhile, Hamlin was left with mixed emotions after further solidifying his spot as one of the best drivers of his generation.

Hamlin’s second Daytona 500 win a year ago resurrected the career of one the sport’s biggest names. Sunday’s win put the 39-year-old in rare company.

Hamlin joined Richard

Petty, Jeff Gordon, Bobby Allison, Cale Yarborough and Dale Jarrett as the only threetime winners of the Daytona 500. Hamlin became the first back-to-back winner since Sterling Marlin in 1994-95 and just the fourth overall, joining Marlin, Petty and Yarborough.

“Great to have the team celebrating back-to-back,” Hamlin said. “I can’t even tell you what it means to me.”

A calm day under brilliant skies fell into chaos with three wrecks during the final 16 laps of the regulation.

A 19-car pile-up on Lap 184 began to whittle down the 40car field and eliminated some of the race’s top contenders, including two-time winner Jimmie Johnson during his final appearance in the race as a full-time driver.

The day’s first big crash was

triggered by Joey Logano, who pushed Aric Almirola’s No. 10 Ford from behind and into teammate Brad Keselowski’s No. 2 Ford, which went into the wall and spit flames from underneath the chassis before heading to the garage.

A five-time champion at Talladega and winner of the 2016 summer race at Daytona, Keselowski is among the sport’s best superspeedway drivers but rarely has been in the mix during the 500.

Logano, the 2015 winner, and Keselowski already had tangled during the Feb. 9 Busch Clash, leading Keselowski to crash and later criticize Logano’s racing style.

This time, Johnson took Logano to task.

“That’s No. 22 (Logano) had been pretty aggressive all day long,” Johnson said. “I just

felt like it was a matter of time before his pushes were a little much and it looks like that was the case there.”

Following the restart, Newman grabbed the lead and held on for 15 laps. But after another a caution flag, this time from Lap 194-96, Newman found himself with Hamlin hot on his tail.

Newman’s No. 6 Ford and Hamlin’s No. 11 Toyota soon put distance between themselves and the field.

But another crash, this one collecting nine cars, came on the heels of a timely aggressive pass by Hamlin that gave him the lead with two laps to go.

Following the final caution of the day, 18 cars were on the lead lap as the race went into overtime, setting the stage for a wild green-white-checkered flag finish.

Hamlin faced long odds at the start, with his Toyota ahead of a long line of Ford drivers led by Newman and Blaney. Newman used the advantage to pass Hamlin on the final lap but could not hold onto the lead as the race descended into a mayhem to cast a pall over the day.

Team owner Job Gibbs, known for his deep religious faith, even apologized for his team celebrating Hamlin’s win — the fourth for Joe Gibbs Racing.

“We’re all just praying now for the outcome of this,” Gibbs said. “It’s a time that we’re all searching deep and praying, and we’re all praying for the right outcome.”

“You would love that opportunity, that challenge, especially in New York, especially the Knicks, but you have to leave your job, and I love my job.”

Last year, UCLA tried to persuade Wright to take its once-prestigious job, offering to double his current salary, but he declined the offer

and former Cincinnati coach Mick Cronin became its new coach.

In an interview last October with the Associated Press, Wright said a friend of his, a UCLA alumnus now in the NBA, wanted to see if he was interested. After Wright said, “No, thank you” to the original pitch, the friend came

after him again a few weeks later.

Wright said he was “flattered and honored” but again turned down the offer, adding, “I love it here. I just don’t want to leave.”

There also is a degree of uncertainty of a college head coach transitioning to the NBA. Head coaches Billy

Donovan (formerly of Florida) of the Oklahoma City Thunder and Brad Stevens (Butler) of the Boston Celtics have had success. Others, such as former Chicago Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg and current Cleveland Cavaliers coach John Beilein, have struggled.

Beilein, whose Michigan

team lost to Villanova in the 2018 national title game, is discussing with team officials the possibility of stepping down, according to reports.

Wright is putting his $2.5 million house in Berwyn up for sale as he and his wife, Patty, look to downsize, the Philadelphia Business Journal reported.

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SSNY shall mail a copy Plots for sale to anyof any process against one - for information the LLC served upon cal (518) 751-0428 him/her is: Nutten Hook Living, LLC; 578 Route 9J, Stuyvesant, SUPREME COURT OF New York 12173. Pur- THE STATE OF NEW pose/Character of YORK - COUNTY OF business: Any lawful GREENE business purpose per- TOWD POINT MORTmitted under the New GAGE TRUST 2015-6, York Limited Liability U.S. BANK NATIONAL Company Law. This ASSOCIATION AS INnotification is made DENTURE TRUSTEE, pursuant to Section V. 206 of the Limited ANN V. STANCALiability Company RONE; ET. AL. Law. NOTICE OF SALE ary 15, 2020. New York office location: 3001 Main Street, Village of Valatie, County of Columbia and the State of New York.

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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.

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.

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NHL roundup: Lightning top Avs in OT, run win streak to 11 Field Level Media

Nikita Kucherov scored at 3:03 of overtime, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-3 for their franchise-best 11th consecutive win in Denver on Monday night.

Kucherov stole the puck from Avalanche All-Star Nathan MacKinnon, raced down the ice and beat Pavel Francouz through the pads to win it with his 29th goal of the season.

Alex Killorn and Cameron Gaunce scored goals 16 seconds apart in the second period, Steven Stamkos also had a goal, and Curtis McElhinney made 24 saves for Tampa Bay. MacKinnon had a goal and an assist, Andre Burakovsky and Valeri Nichushkin also scored, and Gabriel Landeskog had two assists for Colorado. Mikko Rantanen added an assist before leaving with an apparent shoulder injury in

the second period.

Golden Knights 3, Capitals 2 Marc-Andre Fleury finished with 24 saves. and Max Pacioretty scored the deciding goal as Vegas moved into a tie for first place in the Pacific Division by beating Washington in Las Vegas.

Reilly Smith and Nick Holden also scored goals for Vegas, which won its third straight game and split its two-game regular-season series with the Capitals. Alex Ovechkin went scoreless for a season-long fifth straight game in his quest to become the eighth player in NHL history to score 700 goals.

Ovechkin sits at 698.

T.J. Oshie scored two goals, his 29th career two-goal game, and Jakub Vrana had two assists for Washington, which took its second straight loss and sixth in the past nine games. Braden Holtby had 26 saves for the Capitals, who

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Tampa Bay Lightning right wing Nikita Kucherov (86) celebrates after the game against the Colorado Avalanche at the Pepsi Center.

lost in regulation on the road for just the eighth time in 30 games (21-8-1).

Flames 6, Ducks 4 Andrew Mangiapane had three goals and an assist to help Calgary rally from a twogoal deficit in the third period and defeat visiting Anaheim.

Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and an assist, Sam Bennett and Sean Monahan also scored in the third period, and Cam Talbot made 26 saves for Calgary, which is fighting for a wild-card spot in the Western Conference.

Jakob Silfverberg had a goal

and an assist, Adam Henrique, Nicolas Deslauriers and Devin Shore also scored, and Ryan Miller made 37 saves for Anaheim, which had earned points in its previous six road games (4-0-2).

Panthers 5, Sharks 3 Sergei Bobrovsky, who was winless in his previous five starts, made 29 saves in leading Florida to a victory at San Jose.

Bobrovsky, who missed Florida’s previous game due to the flu, had been in a 0-41 slump. The Panthers, who have won eight of their past nine games in San Jose, got goals from Evgenii Dadonov (his team-high 24th of the season), Mike Hoffman, Colton Sceviour, Anton Stralman and Vincent Trocheck.

San Jose, which got goals from Dylan Gambrell, Kevin Labanc and Timo Meier, failed to get the victory for interim coach Bob Boughner, who

was fired by Florida on April 7, 2019. The Sharks, who got 23 saves from goalie Aaron Dell, have lost four consecutive home games.

Coyotes 2, Islanders 1 Clayton Keller and Conor Garland scored goals for Arizona, which held off a thirdperiod rally by New York to earn a win in Glendale, Ariz.

The win was the second straight for the Coyotes – their first back-to-back victories since a four-game streak from Dec. 31-Jan. 7. Coyotes goalie Antti Raanta made 28 saves, including 10 in the third period.

Anthony Beauvillier scored in the third period to snap the Islanders’ scoreless streak at 166 minutes and 46 seconds, but New York could not get the equalizer as it lost its third straight. Islanders goalie Semyon Varlamov recorded 30 saves.

Bracketology: Xavier, Arizona State could play their way into March Madness Patrick Stevens The Washington Post

It’s not just a college basketball season devoid of truly great teams; it’s also one that appears unlikely to produce many hot teams that surge in February and March to an unexpected at-large NCAA tournament bid.

Two possible exceptions stand out.

One is Xavier, which entered February at 13-8. It was No. 62 in the NET rankings after a double-overtime loss at home to Marquette dropped it to 2-6 in the Big East, and just 1-7 in Quadrant 1 games. Since then, the Musketeers have won four of five, a run ignited by a victory at Seton Hall.

Xavier sat at No. 39 in the NET entering Monday’s games, but it still has some problems with Quad 1 opponents (2-8). It also ranks in the top 50 in five of the six metrics listed on the NCAA’s team sheets, though it was between 52nd and 62nd in all of them three weeks ago. The Musketeers (17-9) have an improved profile, but it might be a stretch to call their work this month a charge.

A more out-of-nowhere option is Arizona State, which was 10-7 after a Jan. 16 loss at Colorado. The Sun Devils were 65th in the NET at the time and had a 1-6 Quadrant 1 mark.

The most noteworthy victory was a road defeat of Oregon State. Their highest ranking in

any of the six team sheet metrics was 58th.

Since, Bobby Hurley’s team has won seven of eight, including five in a row. The Sun Devils (17-8, 8-4 Pac-12) are coming off a road sweep of California and Stanford, own a high-end victory over Arizona and are 4-6 in Quadrant 1 games. They play four of their final six regular season games at home, including a visit from Oregon on Thursday, are up to 50th in the NET and have no losses outside the top two quadrants.

It’s an amusing twist considering Arizona State’s season arcs the last two years, when it compiled excellent nonconference victories, then held on for dear life for an invitation to Dayton for a play-in game.

With a strong finish over the next 3½ weeks, Arizona State could do the opposite: Force its way into the field and perhaps even bypass Dayton. The Sun Devils aren’t there yet, but they’re closer than almost anyone would have guessed a month ago.

Field notes Last four included: Wichita State, Arkansas, Cincinnati, Georgetown First four on the outside: Utah State, Alabama, N.C. State, Minnesota Next four on the outside: Richmond, Arizona State, VCU, Stanford Moving in: Akron,

Cincinnati, Georgetown, Montana Moving out: Bowling Green, Eastern Washington, Stanford, VCU Conference call: Big Ten (11), Big East (7), SEC (6), Big 12 (5), ACC (4), Pac-12 (4), American Athletic (3), West Coast (3), Atlantic 10 (2) Bracket projection South vs. East, Midwest vs.

West South Region St. Louis (1) BIG 12/Baylor vs. (16) winner of SWAC/Prairie View vs. NORTHEAST/Robert Morris (8) Michigan vs. (9) Rhode Island Omaha, Nebraska (5) Colorado vs. (12) ATLANTIC SUN/Liberty (4) SEC/Kentucky vs. (13) SOUTHLAND/Stephen F. Austin Albany, New York.

(3) BIG EAST/Seton Hall vs.

(14) WESTERN ATHLETIC/ New Mexico State (6) PAC-12/Arizona vs. (11) Indiana Greensboro, North Carolina (7) Texas Tech vs. (10) Virginia (2) Maryland vs. (15) BIG SOUTH/Winthrop Baylor still hasn’t lost since before Veterans Day, and it will go for a season sweep of Kansas on Saturday in Waco. . . . Stephen F. Austin is 22-3, has won nine in a row, and its losses this season have come

at Rutgers (projected tournament team), Alabama (borderline tournament team) and at home by a point to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. Plus, there’s the win at Duke. The Lumberjacks lead the country in defensive turnover percentage and are going to make life miserable for a No. 4, No. 5 or even a No. 6 seed if they win the Southland. . . .

The only thing that could make a Miller Brothers matchup (Arizona vs. Indiana) any more entertaining would be if it was played in Pittsburgh near their hometown. Alas, the Steel City isn’t one of this year’s sites. . . . The rematch of last year’s Texas Tech-Virginia title game was created out of the necessity of moving Houston out of the South. The Cougars are the host school for that regional. . . . Maryland checks in as the third No. 2 seed after running its winning streak to eight games.

East Region Sacramento, California (1) MOUNTAIN WEST/ San Diego State vs. (16) SUN BELT/Little Rock (8) Rutgers vs. (9) Oklahoma Sacramento, California (5) Auburn vs. (12) IVY/Yale (4) Villanova vs. (13) AMERICA EAST/Vermont Albany, New York (3) Penn State vs. (14) BIG WEST/UC Irvine (6) Butler vs. (11) SOUTHERN/East Tennessee State Greensboro, North Carolina

(7) AMERICAN ATHLETIC/ Houston vs. (10) Mississippi State (2) ACC/Duke vs. (15) PATRIOT/Colgate Things start to get a little wobbly on the No. 9 line, and there’s certainly a case for Oklahoma to be a doubledigit seed. The Sooners have perhaps their best remaining prove-it opportunity Tuesday when Baylor visits Norman. . . . One of the best league races in the country is in the Ivy League, where Yale is one of five teams within a game of first place. Four of the five split their two games last weekend, with only Harvard getting a sweep. . . .

UC Irvine could clinch the top seed in the Big West on Saturday. The Anteaters, already three games clear of a four-team scrum with five league losses, need a sweep of their two games this week plus one UC Santa Barbara loss to give them at least a share of the Big West regular season title for the fourth time in five seasons. . . . Duke is 12-2 in the ACC and has one remaining game against a projected NCAA tournament team (at Virginia on Feb. 29). A 17-3 or 18-2 league record is realistically in play. . . .

Midwest Region Omaha, Nebraska (1) Kansas vs. (16) winner of MEAC/Norfolk State-METRO ATLANTIC/Siena (8) LSU vs. (9) Saint Mary’s

Spokane, Washington (5) Michigan State vs. (12) Cincinnati-Georgetown winner (4) Oregon vs. (13) CONFERENCE USA/North Texas St. Louis (3) Louisville vs. (14) SUMMIT/South Dakota State (6) Ohio State vs. (11) Xavier Cleveland (7) Wisconsin vs. (10) Southern California (2) ATLANTIC 10/Dayton vs. (15) COLONIAL/Hofstra Sometimes, a reputation can eventually obscure reality. LSU became known for a series of close escapes earlier in the season, and it does have seven victories by six points or fewer. It is also 0-5 in Quadrant 1 games decided by six points or less. . . . Yes, that’s Georgetown slipping into the field after picking off Butler on the road. The Hoyas have four Quadrant 1 road victories, though three of those triumphs (St. John’s, SMU and Oklahoma State) could slip to Quadrant 2 status by Selection Sunday. . . .

Despite being separated by roughly a two-hour drive on Interstate 71, Ohio State and Xavier haven’t met since the 2007 NCAA tournament. . . .

Hofstra has won six in a row to take a two-game lead in the loss column in the Colonial. The Pride hasn’t reached the NCAA tournament since 2001, its last season under Jay Wright.

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Baseball commissioner Manfred makes error in not banning players who cheated Bob Ford The Philadelphia Inquirer

If the plan of Major League Baseball was for the uproar surrounding the cheating scandal involving the Houston Astros and Boston Red Sox to quietly subside as one news cycle spins into the next, that plan isn’t going so well.

In fact, as commissioner Rob “Kenesaw Molehill” Manfred scurries from one springtraining outpost to the next, he is only stirring the flames higher and higher. Over the weekend, he defended the game’s decision on who should be punished, and his only truly strong statements were made to protect the culprits from any retaliation.

To quickly review, the Astros used a system of electronic sign-stealing beginning in 2017, when they won the World Series, and some form of that same system was also used by the Red Sox during 2018, when they won the Series, with former Houston bench coach Alex Cora as their manager.

That something was a little fishy was apparently common knowledge among other teams, which went to great lengths to disguise their signs, but executives in baseball’s upper management claim this was all news to them when the story broke late last year. If you listen closely, it sounds a lot like Bud Selig’s befuddlement as he learned about steroids.

Baseball did an investigation, and suspended Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow and manager A.J. Hinch, both of whom were then fired by Houston. The Red Sox fired Cora, and the New York Mets fired recently hired manager Carlos Beltran, who had been a player for the Astros.

That was the extent of baseball’s official action, and actually only Luhnow and Hinch were punished by the commissioner’s office. The investigation into who might be considered for punishment in Boston has not been completed.

Manfred stopped short of disciplining individual players involved in the cheating,

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Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred pauses before answering a question about the Houston Astros while holding his press conference during the “Florida Governor’s Dinner” kicking off spring training at the Atlanta Braves CoolToday Park on Sunday in North Port, Fla.

indicating that their shame was sufficient punishment.

“Yeah, I understand. I understand people’s desire to have the players pay a price for what went on here,” Manfred said in an interview with ESPN. “I think if you watch the players, watch their faces when they have to deal with this issue publicly, they have paid a price.

“To think they’re skipping down the road into spring training, happy, that’s just a (false) characterization of where we are. Having said that, the desire to have actual discipline imposed on them, I understand it, and in a perfect world it would have happened.”

Well, in a perfect world, Arnold Rothstein wouldn’t have fixed the 1919 World Series,

Mets’ Cespedes plans to ‘no comment’ his way through the year Deesha Thosar New York Daily News

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — If there’s anyone in the Mets clubhouse who fans are waiting to hear from, it’s the guy that had an encounter with a wild boar. Instead, he fundamentally flipped the bird to the world.

Yoenis Cespedes was approached by reporters at his locker on Monday — the first day of the Mets full-squad workout. He declined to speak to the media about his offseason, his general health since recovering from double-heel surgery and the animal he reportedly confronted on his property.

“Not today, not tomorrow, not at all this year,” he said.

Why? “Because I don’t want to,” he responded.

When a reporter asked if Cespedes thinks he has an obligation to talk to his fans, the Cuban slugger softened up, somewhat.

“Yeah, I’ll talk to my fans,” he said. “Maybe.”

Cespedes walked away from his locker immediately after the abbreviated exchange, which was his first time publicly speaking to Mets reporters since Feb. 15, 2019.

Since that day, the 34-year-old experienced a career-altering episode.

Last month, it was reported that the slugger, who sat out the entire 2019 season, had an encounter with a wild boar in May that led to an ankle fracture.

Originally, Cespedes had told the Mets he stepped into a hole on his ranch in Port St. Lucie.

Cespedes faced live batting practice against Michael Wacha and ran in the field on Monday during the Mets’ first-full squad workout of the year. He lost his bat on one swing,

then made contact and launched a fly ball to the left-field foul pole on another. During normal batting practice against soft throws from bullpen coach Ricky Bonus, he let it fly for a couple of home runs out of the park.

“With Cespedes in particular, we’re happy he went through the day today,” said manager Luis Rojas. “It’s a big day for him.

He joined the guys, and that’s where our focus is going to be, that he’s going through the day and being able to progress into playing at some point. We don’t have the timeline, but we’re happy he did some activity with the rest of his teammates today.”

The dramatic wild boar incident caused Cespedes to suffer a severe incentivelaced pay cut. He was due to collect $29.5 million in 2020 — his final contractual year with the Mets — but the team restructured the fouryear, $110-million deal he signed before the 2017 season.

The Mets and Cespedes agreed to an amended contract that will have him playing on a $6 million base salary in 2020, according to an exclusive report from The Associated Press. If he does not start the year on the injured list for a right foot or ankle injury related to his accident in May, his salary will jump to $11 million. Bonuses for plate appearances could add another $9 million to his total.

Cespedes hasn’t appeared in a big-league game since July 20, 2018 and has only played 119 games since the beginning of the 2017 season. He led the Mets to a National League pennant in 2015 and made the NL All-Star team in ‘16.

He’s slashed .282/.346/.543 during his Mets career.

either, and Joe Jackson would be in the Hall of Fame. In a perfect world, the Astros wouldn’t have been beating on a trash can in the dugout tunnel to signal whether the next pitch was a fastball or a breaking ball.

This just in, Mr. Commissioner: It isn’t a perfect world, and for actions there are reactions, and for the unveiling of unpleasant truths there are consequences. The players on other teams, some of whom felt directly cheated by the actions of the Astros, waited for the game to punish the cheaters. When that didn’t happen, they vowed to levy punishment themselves. This doesn’t sit well with Manfred, but he has no one to blame but himself.

His weak excuse is that the Players

Association would have fought the punishments, because Astros management hadn’t disseminated to its players an MLB memorandum prohibiting electronic sign-stealing.

“The memorandum went to the general manager, and then nothing was done from the GM down,” Manfred told ESPN. “So we knew if we had disciplined the players in all likelihood we were going to have grievances and grievances that we were going to lose on the basis that we never properly informed them of the rules.”

Yeah, that would have bothered Judge Landis, too.

But that’s what Manfred actually said. That players couldn’t have possible known it was wrong to film the opposing catcher from center field and then relay the signal by beating on a trash can? How in the world could they have known that was wrong without a memorandum?

I’m sorry, and it seems cold, but there should be some players who are out of baseball. I don’t know which ones — that’s why there are real investigations instead of sham investigations — but if you took part, you’re done.

This, or something similar, will happen again because the commissioner doesn’t have the spine to make an example of the perpetrators.

In the absence of that, some pitchers have announced their intention to enforce their own justice by plunking the batters who stole from them.

Manfred is in a lather over that, but the potential eye-for-an-eye reprisals are only the result of his toothless actions. The commissioner promises more memorandums, however, since those have worked so well.

This issue isn’t going away, and it has grown to such proportions because baseball was willfully asleep at the switch on policing this kind of espionage, just as it was asleep at the switch on performance-enhancing drugs.

The game’s response to both crises was to keep its involvement low and away when, like the on-field retribution on the near horizon, it should have been high and tight and harsh.

Red Sox’s arduous offseason marked

by Betts trade and MLB probe Mike DiGiovanna Los Angeles Times FORT MYERS, Fla. — The owners of the Boston Red Sox gathered at JetBlue Park for their annual spring-training news conference, and no matter how they tried to spin their current situation, there was no escaping this inconvenient truth: The state of their union is not strong.

The Red Sox, winners of four World Series titles in 16 years and one of the wealthiest teams in baseball, just traded franchise icon Mookie Betts and pitcher David Price to the Los Angeles Dodgers for injured outfielder Alex Verdugo and two prospects in a deal that has all the markings of a salary dump and has incensed their fans.

Popular manager Alex Cora, who led the team to the 2018 World Series championship, was fired in January after a Major League Baseball investigation BOB DECHIARA/USA TODAY determined he was a driving force be- Boston Red Sox right fielder Mookie Betts (50) hits his third home run of the game hind Houston’s high-tech sign-stealing against the New York Yankees on July 26, 2019 at Fenway Park. scheme in 2017, when he was the Astros’ “But we live in a different world today, “I gave them every bit of information I bench coach. and players spend so many years being had,” Sale said.

“We have no reason to lie The Red Sox are being investigated underpaid in the system we have that to them.

We’re confident they won’t find for their own possible violations in 2018, when they get to free agency, they’ve anything.” when they were alleged to have used the Designated hitter J.D. Martinez said he earned the right to maximize their chancvideo replay room near the dugout to decode signs and relay them to the bench, was shocked to learn of Cora’s involve- es of being paid a maximum amount.”

The Red Sox had baseball’s highest ment in the Astros’ cheating scandal and to baserunners and eventually batters. payrolls in 2019 ($244 million) and 2018 is struggling to reconcile his manager The team has taken a hit at the box of($239 million).

Henry expressed a desire from 2018 and 2019 with the coach who fice, with ticket sales down by about 15% and season-ticket renewals down by spearheaded a sign-stealing scheme in in September to trim payroll to get under the $208 million competitive balance tax about 10% compared to where they were 2017.

“It caught me off-guard,” Martinez threshold, but he said that was a “goal,” at this point in 2019.

“We are used to challenging offsea- said Monday after the team’s first full- not a “mandate.”

Boston’s last reported offer to Betts, sons,” principal owner John Henry said, squad workout. “I can put my hand on (a with team Chairman Tom Werner and Bible), go through any lie detector, when one of the few players who can rival Los President and Chief Executive Sam Ken- Alex came here he never influenced us in Angeles Angels star Mike Trout for his nedy at his side, “but this one has been any way to do that. He never even men- blend of power, plate discipline, speed tioned it. I didn’t even know they were and defense, was for 10 years and $300 particularly challenging.” million. Betts reportedly countered with It could get even more challenging if doing it.”

The trade of Betts, the 2018 American 12 years and $420 million. the Red Sox are found to have cheated It was clear an agreement wouldn’t be in 2018, a season that ended with a five- League most valuable player, and Price, game World Series victory over the Dodg- the 2012 AL Cy Young Award winner, reached and the Red Sox didn’t want to did not surprise Red Sox fans, but it still let Betts depart as a free agent without ers.

Commissioner Rob Manfred hoped to stung. Henry insisted it was a “baseball getting more than a draft pick in return.

By trading Betts, who will be paid $27 have the investigation wrapped up by the trade” and not driven by finances. Fans million this season, and paying half of the start of spring training, but said Sunday aren’t buying it.

Yes, Betts is a year away from free remaining $96 million of Price’s contract, that he won’t have a decision until the agency and is reportedly seeking a deal the Red Sox trimmed $43 million from end of next week.

“There have been a couple of develop- in excess of $400 million, but how can the their 2020 payroll, which stands at about ments in the Boston thing that slowed us Red Sox, who have carried one of base- $190 million.

“It’s understandable that people could down,” Manfred said. “People had to be ball’s top five payrolls in 17 of the last 18 years, not spend whatever it takes to re- view this transaction as a way to shed reinterviewed as a result of things.”

Players are confident they will be tain one of the best young homegrown some salary obligations, but we tried to be clear that this was not exclusively players in franchise history? cleared of any wrongdoing.

“I think we made legitimate offers over about getting under the CBT thresh“To my knowledge,” first baseman Mitch Moreland said, “there’s nothing the last three offseasons, and I made it old,” Kennedy said. “There are certainly personally clear to Mookie, one on one, advantages to getting under, but there that they can come down on us for.”

Ace Chris Sale said he was interviewed that we wanted to see him in a Red Sox would have been other ways to do that. for 30 minutes in the offseason by base- uniform for the rest of his life,” Henry You don’t trade Mookie Betts to get unsaid. der the CBT.” ball investigators.

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Man hopes to move affair with co-worker forward Dear Abby, I have been communicating with this woman that I work with. She is currently seeing a guy she’s been with for about four years. We have a clear connection and primal attraction, and have both discussed our feelings with each DEAR ABBY other. We communicate by texting. There is no communication through phone calls, for obvious reasons. Her man works for the same company but in a different building than we do. It’s clear to me that he isn’t good enough for her and doesn’t know how to elevate himself to her level.

I let her know that if they were to break up, I would want to give it a try, and she said the same. She contacts me when she wants and flirts, but it’s always at her convenience and not mine. We have “known” each other for about a year and a half now, and she claims she cares for me. My question to you is, how should I move this situation forward?

Three’s A Crowd In New York

on her own terms, period. What makes you think you are the only one she does this with?

Try to control your libido and allow me to offer a flash of insight. This woman likes things just the way they are. You may not think her boyfriend is good enough for her and can’t “elevate himself to her level,” but the woman you have placed on this pedestal is someone who enjoys sneaking behind the back of someone she’s been involved with for four years and discusses an exit strategy with a co-worker. Open your eyes. She’s not seriously interested in you. She’s enjoying a flirtation

Wanting to be your best and healthiest self isn’t ridiculous, selfish or silly. If you need surgical intervention to conquer your weight issues and your doctors agree, there is no reason to be defensive about it.

As you pointed out, your weight loss will become obvious. When you are asked about it, all you need to say is that now that your weight problem is in the past, you prefer not discussing it, so please don’t bring it up again.

JEANNE PHILLIPS

Dear Abby, I have been overweight for half of my life. After many diets, exercises, weight loss and eventually gaining it all back, I’m planning to have gastric sleeve surgery within the next two months, or when my surgeon can place me on his schedule.

I have gone through all of the required office visits with my doctor, but haven’t yet made a final decision because I’m so nervous about it. I have not mentioned this to my adult children or my parents.

The surgery will mean I’ll lose 60 to 70 pounds. Should I say something or wait until it becomes obvious?

Am I being ridiculous, selfish or silly? If I don’t tell, how will I explain how I lost the weight without spilling my secret? I may tell everyone later on, but not right now.

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Allergist will need to step in to assess beta blocker rash I have a dilemma. I suffered an aortic dissection nine months ago and was put on labetalol.

I have bounced back well, and at age 84 take care of my house and husband, cook for three adults and am generally healthy. I developed an allergy to labetalol so I started taking metoprolol and am allergic to that also. My heart docTO YOUR GOOD HEALTH tor does not want me to stop.

He insists I take a beta blocker.

My dermatologist has me on my third course of prednisone.

If the allergic rash returns, my choices are live with it or go on an immune system suppressant (CellCept). Do I have any other options?

DR. KEITH ROACH

An aortic dissection is a very serious tear in the lining of the aorta, the largest blood vessel in the body. A beta blocker is the best way we have of preventing a recurrence, so I understand the desire for treatment. However, taking a medication you are allergic to is also very dangerous.

Allergies to beta blockers are quite unusual, but not unheard of. Some beta blockers are similar to propranolol chemically, and thus likely to elicit an allergic reaction as well, but others, especially carvedilol, are quite unrelated chemically and much less likely to cause an allergic reaction.

Allergy specialists often recommend going 30 days between stopping the drug you are allergic to and the one to replace it with.

The calcium channel blocker verapamil has many characteristics of a beta blocker and might be useful to bridge you from the current treatment to another.

An allergist would be the expert who could provide you with personalized information.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — You may have to be much more forceful than usual today if you are to persuade those around you that how you see things is the way they are.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Take care that you don’t respond to what goes on around you in a disproportionate manner. Going from zero to 60 does you no good at all!

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Mycophenolate (CellCept) suppresses the immune system and increases risk for bacterial and viral illnesses. It’s not a drug to be used lightly.

Can you explain why being born between 1945 and 1965 is a risk factor for hepatitis C virus infection?

I’m wondering if this birth-window-related risk factor is due to past immunization practices for school children and military recruits. Was there a time when needles were reused and, perhaps, insufficiently sterilized during group immunization events, allowing transmission of the virus from one vaccination recipient to another?

In Egypt, treatment for schistosomiasis from the 1950s to the 1980s involved needles that were repeatedly reused, leading to extremely high rates (10%) of hepatitis C. Needles were not reused for vaccination in the U.S. or Canada during that time, but people born during that time period are at high risk for hepatitis C; 81% of Americans with hepatitis C were born in that period. Hepatitis C virus wasn’t identified until 1989, so this may be due to inability to test the blood supply during that time, or possibly due to inadequate sterilization. Finally, injection drug use — even if only tried once — can lead to hepatitis C. Hepatitis C is curable now in the vast majority of people, but many people don’t know they have it. People born during that time period or with other risk factors should be tested.

Hagar the Horrible

Zits

Baby Blues

Horoscope

By Stella Wilder Born today, you are possibly the most generous and supportive individual born under your sign — as long as you feel someone is truly deserving of your generosity and support. You will in no way stick your neck out for those who are unwilling to try in the first place. You will help others, but you won’t do it all for them, and they must take the lead in their own efforts if you are going to support them. But that, of course, is the key: you will lend support, and only support, to one who is able to do most of the work in his or her own name.

When it comes to your personal space, you can be quite protective — but you let all that go when you are in the thralls of physical attraction, and you can be quite adventurous when it comes to love and romance and expressing yourself and your native sensuality.

Also born on this date are: Victoria Justice, actress; Seal, singer; Smokey Robinson, singer and songwriter; Jeff Daniels, actor; Benicio Del Toro, actor; Justine Bateman, actress; Amy Tan, writer.

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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TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — You may be surprised at how accurately someone is able to size you up today. There’s no use in fighting this at all; it’s a good thing!

GEMINI (May 21-June 21) — You may be hard to read today, except to those whom you call close friends. To them you are quite transparent — at least for a while.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Though you may not get permission to do a certain something today, you’re tempted to do it anyway. Forgiveness is easier to get, after all!

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Your work may be evaluated by those whom you consider ill-equipped to do so — but even they will have something to say that is important to you.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — You’re likely to drift into unknown territory today if you are not careful to keep yourself strictly in line with each passing moment.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — How you think about a certain situation today is likely to be unusually sophisticated. Others are impressed — and say so.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — You may experience increased tension on the home front today because of something you said that was taken the wrong way.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — How you express yourself is likely to matter more to you than the words you use. Body language counts for much right now.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — You’re likely to bring several exciting options to the table today.

Those who are trying to solve a problem look to you for quick answers.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — You’re likely to encounter someone today who is very much your intellectual equal — and some exciting conversation will surely result.

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

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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.

(Answers tomorrow) Yesterday’s

Jumbles: RHYME ROBIN SICKLE FORGET Answer: Clocks existed prior to Clement’s grandfather clock, but they were invented — BEFORE HIS TIME

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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.

For strategies on how to solve Sudoku, visit

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(e.g., Who was Barack Obama’s vice president? Answer: Joe Biden.)

Freshman level 1. What historic event took place Dec. 7, 1941?

2. Who played the title role in the film “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington”?

3. For what novel is Margaret Mitchell famous?

Graduate level 4. Jack Nicholson, Heath Ledger and Joaquin Phoenix all played this character in films.

5. Former beauty queen Lynda Carter portrayed this superhero on TV. 6. For what do the letters stand in the federal agency DOD? PH.D. level 7. The men of which Indian tribe shaved their head except for a central ridge of hair?

8. Who played Mr. Rogers in the 2019 film “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”?

9. Who famously said, “Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you”?

SUPER QUIZ ANSWERS 1. Attack on Pearl Harbor. 2. James Stewart. 3. “Gone With the Wind.” 4.

The Joker. 5. Wonder Woman. 6. Department of Defense. 7. Mohawk. 8. Tom Hanks. 9. Alexander Graham Bell.

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?

Mutts

Dilbert

Pickles For Better or For Worse

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Hi & Lois

Crossword Puzzle Mother Goose & Grimm ACROSS 1 “Jack Sprat could eat no __…”

4 Blaze residue 9 Misfortunes 13 Game cubes 14 Dismal 15 Hawaiian island 16 __ in a while; occasionally 17 U.S. state capital 19 Mediocre grade 20 Leo XIII & Pius X 21 Expand 22 Hideaways 24 White lie 25 Builds 27 Game loss 30 Aneurysm site 31 Say hello to 33 Pigeon’s cry 35 “__ the night before Christmas…”

36 Hair color 37 Read over quickly 38 All __; fully prepared 39 Devoutness 40 Piece of playground equipment 41 Partial refund to a buyer 43 __ Knight and the Pips 44 “That’s What Friends __ For” 45 Gooey mud 46 Wading bird 49 Blossom 51 Org. for Bulls & Bucks 54 Brave 56 Go no further 57 Wood-shaping tool 58 Tales 59 Okla.-to-Ark. direction 60 Night light 61 Like a garden after the rain 62 Unser & Roker DOWN 1 “Well, you’re a __ one to talk!”

2 Speed up 3 __ time; start of a golf round

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4 Hates 5 Smacks 6 Roll call response 7 Dumbo’s “wings” 8 __ mask; winter facial protector 9 Drink 10 Praise 11 Entice; draw in 12 Write one’s name on 13 One of the Seven Dwarfs 18 Speedy 20 Middle East bread 23 Play divisions 24 Nourish 25 Dines 26 Crew member 27 Declare untrue 28 Unintended 29 Flatterer 31 Delight 32 Go bad 34 Singles 36 “Don’t __ off more than you can chew”

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Non Sequitur

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37 Close noisily 39 Hooded jacket 40 Slender 42 Like a desolate stretch of land 43 Shiny 45 Noise 46 Rip-off 47 Fuss and bother 48 Greek liqueur

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49 Boyfriend 50 Tolkien’s “The __ of the Rings” 52 Supervisor 53 Isn’t __ to; probably won’t 55 P.E. class building 56 Baltic or Black

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