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CATSKILL — A holiday light show scheduled to run until the end of March was prematurely canceled.

The Hello Panda Lantern Festival was scheduled to take place from Dec. 20 to March 29 at the former Friar Tuck Inn. With more than 120 lantern exhibits, the festival is considered the largest of its kind in

North America, according to hellopandafest.com.

The Greene County Planning Board disapproved of the festival request, citing poor and potentially dangerous property conditions. The town Planning Board overrode the county’s recommendation in December.

“Due to weather conditions and safety reasons, Catskill Lantern Festival will be

terminated,” according to the festival website. “Unscanned tickets will be refunded, please wait for further notice.”

Festival operators appeared in court Feb. 13 for two code violations: the state property maintenance code and for having deficient electrical wiring and equipment, according to the town court office.

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A Christmas tree and oversized toy train composed of lanterns at the Hello Panda Lantern Festival in Catskill.

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Bryan MacCormack, director of Columbia County Sanctuary Movement, based in Hudson, speaks to fellow protestors about his experiences.

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TROY — A visit from Acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Matthew Albence to the Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Office, 400 Main St., prompted protests

from local immigration rights groups Thursday.

Gathering outside in demonstration, speakers took turns voicing their protests. Bryan MacCormack, director of the Columbia County Sanctuary Movement noted that it was

not his first time in the sheriff’s parking lot.

“Unfortunately, I’ve had to sit in this very parking lot and play soccer with a five-year-old as his mother and his older brother went to visit his detained father inside this building,”

MacCormack said. “That person detained was my partner’s uncle, and that child is her cousin. He was the first victim of the Trump administration’s deportation agenda in Hudson, New York.”

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Movement is the regional coordinator of the Green Light campaign. MacCormack estimated that the group has assisted over 400 community members in getting driver’s licenses since See ICE A2

County lawmakers revise favoritism policy

By Sarah Trafton Columbia-Greene Media

CATSKILL — Greene County lawmakers Wednesday approved revisions to the county’s favoritism policy following debate about its legality.

Questions about the policy first arose when former Greene County Sheriff Greg Seeley hired his son Matthew Seeley as a provisional employee following his graduation from police academy in May 2019. He took his civil service exam for the position in September.

Greene County Administrator Shaun Groden initially said Matthew Seeley could not be hired until December, when his father retired, provided he qualified through civil service.

Five weeks later, Groden said Seeley was hired in May and that hiring provisional employees was not uncommon.

“Matthew Seeley is employed as a provisional employee, pending his completion and successful scoring of a civil service exam,” Groden said in August. “If he passes the exam and is reachable, meaning he must score in the top three spots, he will be appointed as a permanent employee. Provisional status is very common in governmental employment as civil service tests are only given infrequently and eligible lists have expiration dates.”

Groden also suggested that the county’s favoritism policy, See POLICY A2

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Greene County Legislator William B. Lawrence, R-Cairo, weighed in on revisions to the county’s nepotism policy approved by the Legislature.

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the law went into effect in December 2019.

“I hope you all drove here today, now that everybody gets licenses,” MacCormack said to the crowd.

In addition to allowing driver’s licenses for illegal residents, the Green Light Law blocks sheriff’s departments from sharing data from the DMV with federal agencies.

MacCormack said there are examples from states around the country that ICE is abusing access to Department of Motor Vehicle databases.

“They are using that to target our immigrant communities, and that’s exactly why we wrote the strongest privacy provisions in the nation into the Green Light legislation,” MacCormack said. “We will not be a political pawn, and as this administration knows, New Yorkers will not lay down while they try to attack our communities.”

As the 11 a.m. meeting approached, the group moved toward the doors, which were guarded by three sheriff’s deputies, chanting to be let in.

“We knew that they were probably going to block us, so it’s more of a symbolic showing that we should have access to public space that some of these people are paying for with their tax dollars, and it’s a symbol that the police are willing to protect ICE and the federal administration over our community, which they are supposed to be protecting and serving,” MacCormack said.

As Albence prepared to

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The case was adjourned until Feb. 27.

The local phone number listed on the ticket sales page has been disconnected.

A woman who answered the phone on an alternate phone number said she had received a notice from the property owners that the event had to be shut down, although she did not know what the problem was.

Refunds were underway through Event Brite, the ticket vendor, the woman said.

When the festival’s permit was approved in December, the

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which had been in place since 2007, may be illegal.

“I reviewed this policy, which is years old,” Groden said in August. “Now there is debate as to whether or not the policy is even legal. Denying someone career opportunities for no other reason than family ties is questionable. This county has many employees who are related to each other, even including spouses both working for us. Plus, we have a civil service system that reviews an applicant’s credentials to determine if they qualify for employment. DNA is not a disqualifying event. We will be updating our Administrative Manual accordingly.”

Groden said he was working on language changes with the state Civil Service Office.

The Department of Civil Service has not been contacted by Greene County on the matter, according to a statement from the department.

County lawmakers approved a nearly identical policy Wednesday night.

“Greene County will avoid the practice or appearance of favoritism in hiring and the assignment of employees,”

applicant, Lily Li, had satisfied the board’s conditions including acquiring suitable liability insurance with an indemnification clause and a letter from an engineer regarding the ability of the bridge on the property to support emergency vehicles.

Li was also required to provide adequate traffic control and security for the event, a firstaid station, a minimum of four portalets with one that is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act, appropriate security fencing and adequate lighting.

No food or beverages could be sold at the event, all electrical work was required to be performed by a licensed Greene County master electrician and

inspected by a licensed Greene County third-party inspector, and the former hotel buildings had to be kept locked and clearly marked with No Trespassing signs.

Festival organizers were also required to abide by the town’s noise ordinance and the festival had to be capped at 100 visitors per day and operate within the hours of 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.

The board’s conditions were issued in part based on recommendations in the Greene County Planning Board’s denial letter in November.

“The site is in significant disrepair, unattractive, and constitutes a nuisance that presents dangerous conditions to the users of the site,” according to the

letter dated Nov. 15.

The site contains several dilapidated structures and the buildings on or contiguous to the site are condemned, unsecured, dangerous and may constitute an unattractive nuisance, according to the letter.

Adjacent parcels are littered with glass, debris, tiles, shingles and wood, according to the letter.

Greene County Treasurer Peter Markou, who attended the county Planning Board meetings, said the property is behind $698,000 in taxes.

The property where the festival took place is owned by Friar Tuck Resorts Inc. There are several adjacent parcels owned by L&H Resort Systems, LP.

speak, introductions were paused briefly while protesters pounded on the windows of the sheriff’s office until they were moved back by deputies.

“At its core, the issue we are discussing today is about putting dedicated, professional law enforcement officers of ICE and CBP [Customs and Border Patrol], sworn federal officers, whose job it is to enforce the law passed by this Congress of this country unnecessarily in harm’s way, also making them significantly less effective,” Albence said.

“Information is the lifeblood of law enforcement,” Albence said. “Without it we are less effective in our ability to protect our nation and all who live here.”

Albence called the restrictions the law imposes a “pre-9/11 mentality in a post post-9/11 world,” and said short of taking law enforcement guns away, he can think of no law more dangerous.

New York’s Green Light Law is the most restrictive in the nation when it comes to sharing DMV information, Albence said.

Information such as vehicle registration, photos and addresses are the building blocks of any criminal case.

“There are those in politics who will tell you this is about illegal immigration,” Albence said. “I’m here to tell you they are dead wrong. We’re not asking the state of New York to provide us a list of illegal aliens or identify those individuals in the database who are here illegally. I don’t need the State of New York to do my job for me.”

Albence was hired during the Clinton presidency, and has continued his career with ICE

through the Bush administrations, Obama, and now Trump.

Larry Cosby, national president of the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, who is an immigrant from Cuba, said it is not an immigration issue, but a matter of public safety.

Rensselaer County Sheriff Patrick Russo is the only sheriff in New York, and one of 75 sheriffs nationwide, to collaborate with ICE through the 287g Program.

In 2017, Russo applied for a federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement program.

According to the ICE website, the application “allows a state or local law enforcement entity to enter into a partnership with ICE.” The program allows the county jail to enforce federal immigration law at a local level.

Two correction officers received ICE training and are able to question suspects about immigration status and detain them for deportation.

Russo said in a statement following the partnership that deputies would not be searching for illegal immigrants, but would let the jail house ICE prisoners, bringing in $97 a day per inmate.

“They want access to a database that has undocumented people who have done nothing wrong,” Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in response to the press conference Thursday. “If a person committed a crime, they have access to that database because the FBI gets it. So anyone who committed a crime, the FBI knows.

They want just undocumented who are living peacefully, have not committed a crime, are not violent, so they can disrupt

families, and continue their political jihad, which is what it is,” Cuomo said.

President Donald Trump met with Cuomo last week at the White House, but they did not reach an agreement.

In a statement, Cuomo called what the federal government is doing to the Trusted Traveler Program political extortion.

Albence said compromise with Cuomo is not an option.

“I don’t know how you compromise on public safety,” Albence said. “The only thing that we are asking for is to give us the information that we need to keep ourselves safe and keep the people of this country safe.”

State Sen. Daphne Jordan, R-43, recently introduced two new pieces of legislation regarding the Green Light Law. Senate Bill S.6907 would protect DMV employees and county clerks from lawsuits arising from criminal acts related to the nonfederally compliant driver’s licenses expected under the Green Light Law. Jordan’s Senate Bill S.6910 would amend the state’s Vehicle and Traffic Law to provide “Driving Privilege Licenses,” a new classification of license for use in non-commercial vehicles. Jordan’s bill requires that Driving Privilege Licenses will not be used for identification, and shall include a statement, “for driving purposes only — not valid for identification,” on the card.

No law enforcement representatives were present from Columbia County. The full press conference can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=UHcPb4NGBa.

according to the policy. “Therefore, an employee’s immediate relative will not be hired or assigned to a position under the direct supervision of the current employee.”

The policy previously used the phrase “within the chain of command” instead of “under the direct supervision” and also prohibited immediate relatives from working in the same work unit — a section which was removed.

An immediate relative is defined in the policy as a spouse, mother, father, brother, sister or child. The policy also applies to employees transferring into a position under the direct supervision of their immediate relative.

Legislator William B. Lawrence, R-Cairo, serves on the Administrative Manuel Committee, which reviewed the proposed changes before they came before the Legislature.

“From what the county attorney told us, the concern was having an employee work under a direct relative, not having relatives work in the same department,” Lawrence said.

Lawrence predicts limitations in the policy.

“If they get the score [on the civil service exam], it’s hard to keep that from happening,” Lawrence said. “We can’t really

do that.”

When asked if that meant the policy is unenforceable, Lawrence said, “It might be,” adding that potential conflicts may need to be reviewed on a caseby-case basis.

In Seeley’s case, Lawrence said, “We couldn’t change that because the sheriff was an elected official.”

Lawrence stressed the importance of a candidate’s qualifications.

“The overriding factor is, Can they do the job and do it well?” he said. “I don’t see the problem if they’ve got the qualifications and can do the job.”

Matthew Seeley scored first among Greene County residents, Sheriff Peter Kusminsky said, and third overall. He was appointed a full-time deputy sheriff on Dec. 23 — one week before his father left office.

Public employees are subjected to a level of scrutiny that private sector employees are not, Lawrence said.

“Only in public employees you get that argument,” he said.

“I think that’s unjustified. People who are employed want to do the job and go home.”

Lawrence does not believe that hiring based on bias is a large issue in the county, he said.

“In Greene County, I just don’t see it as a big problem

where relatives are working for relatives, or being supervised by relatives,” he said.

Columbia County does not have a policy regulating favoritism, Human Resources Director Michaele Williams-Riordon said in August.

Albany County does not have a policy, Director of Communications Mary Rozak said.

The Albany County Legislature had discussed an antinepotism policy, Rozak said, but it did not come to fruition.

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CALENDAR 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 518-945-1551 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

Tuesday, March 3 n Durham Town Board workshop meeting 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall, 7309 Route 81, East Durham

Wednesday, March 4 n Catskill Central School District

BOE budget workshop 6:30 p.m.

High School Library, 341 West Main St., Catskill

Thursday, March 5 n Ashland Planning Board 6

p.m. at the Town Hall, 12094 Route 23, Ashland n Coxsackie Village Workshop meeting 6 p.m. Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie

Monday, March 9 n Ashland Town Board 7:30 p.m.

at the Town Hall, 12094 Route 23, Ashland 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 Cairo Public Library Board of

Trustees at 3:30 p.m. at the Library, 15 Railroad Ave., Cairo 518-6229864 n Coxsackie Village Historic Preservation 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 518-945-1551 n Catskill Village Board 7 p.m.

Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill 518-943-3830 n Jewett Town Board 7 p.m. at the Jewett Municipal Building, 3547 County Route 23C, Jewett

Thursday, March 12 n Windham-Ashland-Jewett

CSD BOE audit finance committee 5:15 p.m. in superintendent’s office; regular meeting 6 p.m. in the School Library, 5411 Route 23, Windham

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

Town Hall, 2 First St., Athens 518945-1052 n Greenville Town Board 7 p.m. at the Town Hall, 11159 Route 32, Pioneer Building, Greenville

Three DRI Committee projects on front burner

By Abby Hoover Columbia-Greene Media

HUDSON — The Downtown Revitalization Initiative Committee is moving forward on three of its projects in Hudson.

In 2017, Hudson was selected as the winner of the $10 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative from the Capital Region Economic Development Council to use on the western side of downtown Hudson.

The city finalized the Master Agreement-Contract with the Department of State in January, enabling the city to proceed with contracts and advance some of the projects.

Five of the 19 proposed projects were selected by New York state for funding, including implementation of complete street improvements, renovations to Promenade Hill Park, improvement of the Cross Street streetscape and Second Street stairs, stabilization of the Dunn Warehouse and repurposing the historic fishing village as a city park.

At the DRI meeting Tuesday night at City Hall, 520 Warren St., the committee discussed resolutions headed to the Common Council for review.

In the Common Council meeting following, all three were unanimously approved.

Most notably, work on the Dunn Warehouse may soon be underway. The resolution authorizes the mayor to sign a contract for the repair of the warehouse roof. The DRI Committee chose the lowest bid of $25,725 from Tecta America Weatherguard LLC of Schenectady to repair the section of roof measuring 9 feet by 22 feet.

The funds for the repair will come from a $431,640 Empire State Development grant awarded in 2017 through RestoreNY. The grant is intended for the stabilization of the building.

“There’s an unstable condition that exists on the roof,” Common Council President Thomas DePietro said. “They can’t really get on the roof so they have to do this all with equipment. There’s some

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Dunn Warehouse will undergo roof stabilization work in the near-future, funded by an Empire State Development grant.

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Dunn Warehouse is a city-owned riverfront property, seen here from the Hudson Amtrak Station.

work there that’s really not some clean, straight, roofing project. Even though it sounds pretty easy, it’s an unstable building.”

DePietro clarified this would not be a patch, but a temporary covering to prevent further damage until renovation is started and a wall can be repaired.

The city’s next step is to issue

a Request for Proposal for a public/private partnership to adaptively reuse Dunn Warehouse. The project is budgeted at $1 million.

“The question of a time limit has never been answered definitively by the state,” DePietro said Wednesday. “They want to see progress, the sooner the better.”

The committee is in the

process of drafting a Request for Expression of Interest and intends to follow an “aggressive schedule” to make a decision by May, Chazen Companies representative Chris Round said.

“The Dunn Warehouse is one of the last remaining pieces of the historic riverfront fabric and is highly visible from the Amtrak station, an arrival point for many visitors,” according to

the DRI Master Plan. “Restoring this building to active use will play a key role in revitalizing the Hudson riverfront by improving its gateway and enhancing the visual appeal of the city while serving the community.”

The committee discussed what potential uses were, and while Mayoral Aide Michael Chameides said he does not envision a restaurant transforming the space, all options, including residential, are on the table.

“We have not made that determination,” Chameides said.

The committee also approved Arterial Streets from Montclair, New Jersey, who is partnered with Creighton Manning Engineering from Albany, for predevelopment services for the Build Renew Invent Develop Grow Empower, or BRIDGE, district connectivity improvements. These will start with waterfront streetscape improvements at Cross Street and the replacement of the Second Street stairs leading from Allen Street to Cross Street.

The other resolution was for Promenade Hill Park, which the committee selected as the highest priority in 2019. The project, budgeted at $1.1 million will renovate the park to preserve historic features, while providing ADA accessibility to park amenities and views of the Hudson River and Catskill Mountains.

Starr Whitehouse was selected in August 2019 to develop the project, and the Common Council made the award formal Dec. 17, 2019 in a resolution authorizing former Mayor Rick Rector to execute a contract with them, but his term ended before the state Department of State signed the enabling contract, DePietro said Wednesday. The new resolution authorizes Mayor Kamal Johnson to execute the contract.

The DRI Committee will next meet on Wednesday, March 4, at 2:30 p.m., and the Common Council’s next meeting is at 7 p.m. March 9.

Abby Hoover is a reporter for the Register-Star. Contact her at (518) 828-1616 ext. 2500 or ahoover@registerstar.com.

NYS Parks welcomes culinary historian, interpreter and expert in African-American culture ALBANY — The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation announces that noted culinary historian, interpreter and editor Lavada Nahon has joined the Bureau of Historic Sites staff as the Interpreter of African-American History.

Nahon has worked as an independent contractor at a variety of state historic sites and other museums. She has a wealth of experience interpreting the lives of free and enslaved African Americans across the mid-Atlantic region, with an emphasis on the work of enslaved cooks in the homes of the elite class. Her expertise around cooking and dining spans the 17th to 19th centuries and cuts across cultures, encompassing Dutch, British, French and African traditions.

State Parks Commissioner Erik Kulleseid said, “Lavada’s immense experience will be instrumental to our agency’s goal of developing interpretative programs and displays that continue to educate and connect visitors to the past while highlighting untold stories across all ethnic and social backgrounds.”

Over the past two decades Nahon has worked with a variety of historic sites, societies and museums. She has cooked on a variety of historic hearths many of which are no longer in use, developed educational programs, after-school programs, lectures and tours, period presentations and historic dinners for sites ranging from the New York Historical Society, Albany Institute of Art and History, Dyckman

Farm House Museum, Johnson Hall, Fraunces Tavern Museum and many more. She worked as a museum associate and educator for Historic Hudson Valley for 12 years at Van Cortlandt Manor and Philipsburg Manor Upper Mills, and as a production coordinator for their special events team. Currently she is on the reinterpretation team for Dey Mansion in Wayne, NJ, the home of the Passaic County Historical Society. And is also working with several other historic sites to give presence to the Africans once enslaved on their properties.

“My love of history came from my love of reading,” Nahon said. “My initial pleasure in reading stories and novels made me curious about the times and places in which the stories

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Nahon’s experience and depth of knowledge will greatly expand and improve our ability to serve the State Historic Sites and the visiting public.

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Merger is a road filled with pitfalls The point of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s concept of shared services for the agencies and departments doing the sharing is to cut costs and yield savings, and then pass that savings on to taxpayers.

Mergers, consolidation — whichever word you wish to use — was supposed to be all about reducing the high cost of living and working in the Empire State.

But abolishing the state Bridge Authority and merging it with the state Thruway Authority is a road filled with pitfalls.

At a state budget forum at Columbia-Greene Community College on Wednesday, Children’s author Hudson Talbott, of Catskill, brought up the Hudson River Skywalk, a new walkway connecting the Thomas Cole’s Cedar Grove with Frederic Church’s Olana, and how attendance at the Cole House has more than doubled.

But it’s about more than numbers, Talbott said. It’s about creating an identity for the area.

“We have become the Hudson River School region, and that all started with the Bridge Authority,” Talbott said. “They are important neighbors and citizens of our region, and I am very concerned about the loss of that.

The Bridge Authority isn’t technically economic development, but it virtually is

for us. There might be a cost saving if you conflate the two, but we are probably going to lose, in other ways, generating income for our region.”

Thruway Authority Executive Director Matthew J. Driscoll disagreed with Talbott’s assertion Feb. 13, when he said: “There will be no disruption to the operations of the Bridge Authority, and tolls will continue to be kept among the lowest in the nation, serving the authority’s operational and capital needs and keeping its longterm capital plan intact.”

A merger is detrimental to the thousands of motorists who cross the Rip Van Winkle Bridge each year, said Twin County representatives on both sides of the aisle at the college Wednesday.

“This reeks of the governor’s textbook gamesmanship,” Assemblyman Chris Tague, R-102, said. “The Bridge Authority is one of the most efficient agencies in the state, so naturally, Cuomo is targeting it as a potential revenue source. He’s got a massive budget hole and budget season is right around the corner. I say, let the authority remain on its own as a functional and necessary part of the river’s economy. It’s already successful.”

State Sen. Daphne Jordan, R-43, has serious concerns about the proposal, citing the state’s poor track record

maintaining critical infrastructure.

“Gov. Cuomo’s proposed merger of the New York State Bridge Authority and the New York State Thruway Authority is a bridge to increased tolls and decreased bridge maintenance,” Jordan said.

Assemblywoman Didi Barrett, D-106, is one of five assembly members to draft, sign and send a letter to Cuomo, dated Feb. 5, opposing the merger.

“I join with my fellow Hudson Valley colleagues to oppose this proposal and to urge the governor to remove it as part of his 30-day amendments and keep the highly efficient and effective Bridge Authority independent as it was originally intended,” Barrett said.

Motorists near and far who frequently travel the Rip Van Winkle Bridge think of it as a local road that connects more than Greene and Columbia counties. The bridge is part of daily life in the Twin Counties, and it should remain affordable. It’s ironic that merging the two authorities could mean increased tolls for drivers and harm a local economy that appears to be turning the corner even as the Thruway Authority plans future toll increases.

As the old saying goes, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

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Tough love for center-left candidates Jennifer Rubin The Washington Post

A significant number of Democratic primary voters desperate to find a nominee to beat President Donald Trump are worried that selfdescribed democratic socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., is not that person but will run away with the primary before Democrats come to their senses. The rest of the field is a muddle, with several candidates polling in the high teens or low 20s nationally and in Super Tuesday polls.

Right now Democrats face the same dilemma Republicans did in 2016. The more conventional candidates tend to beat up on one another, or, as we saw at Wednesday’s debate, on former New York mayor Mike Bloomberg. The not-Sanders

candidates stay in the race too long and continue to divide up the vote. The frontrunner (Trump in 2016 and Sanders in 2020) will run away with it before the candidates and voters come to their senses.

Candidates need to take a long, hard look at their situation after Saturday’s caucus in Nevada. By then we will have had three contests, two with mostly white voters and one with a more diverse electorate, to tell us quite a lot about the candidates. If candidates are still without at least a couple third-place (or better) finishes and do not have nonwhite support, they are probably not likely to survive. By staying in the race, all they will do is draw votes away from a moderate

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contender who could defeat Sanders and then win the White House. Candidates and their staff will always believe success is just around the corner, but donors, party veterans, unions, key interest groups and close friends should be able to help them distinguish wishful thinking from reasonable political analysis.

We are getting past the stage of getting to know candidates and past the point at which candidates have had a chance to raise considerable money and set up a campaign organization that can go the distance. Hoping good things (e.g., a breakthrough with nonwhite voters, big fundraising) will happen after a bunch of third-place or worse finishes is delusional.

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Recent events have prompted a lot of talk about the Justice Department and threats to its credibility.

Many alumni of the department believe the president and attorney general are doing grievous damage to an essential American institution.

Other people might not understand what we are so worried about. They might not know this institution and appreciate the gravity of the threat.

What is the Justice Department? Most people — even those who work there — don’t fully know, because it is such a large and complex organization. Only the attorney general and deputy attorney general can really see the whole thing. Because I was lucky enough to hold one of those jobs, let me tell you what I saw.

The Justice Department is 113,000 people trying to do good in every part of this country and around the world. They are: n Special agents and deputy marshals, thousands of them, right now risking their lives to protect others. n Career prosecutors who will be up late tonight working on a summation to explain to a jury tomorrow why a gangster, fraudster or sexual predator is guilty. n Paralegals who spent the long weekend organizing the exhibits to be shown to that jury because the prosecutors keep mixing them up. n Civil lawyers trying court cases against lavishly funded law firms and private entities, struggling to find enough three-ring notebooks to put their papers in and laughing when they hear people speak of the “awesome resources of the federal government” as they jealously eye the fancy

supplies on the opposing law firm’s courtroom table. n Employees on Indian reservations, in embassies abroad, in crime labs, at crime scenes and in small hotel rooms interviewing protected witnesses. n Thousands and thousands of secretaries, document clerks, custodians and support people who never get thanked enough.

That’s the Justice Department.

It is a hugely diverse collection of people who all depend on the same thing — an amazing gift they received on joining the department. It is a gift they might not have noticed until the first time they stood up and identified themselves as a Justice employee and said something - whether in a courtroom, a conference room or at a cookout — and found that total strangers believed what they said next.

They were believed because, when they spoke, they weren’t seen as Republicans or Democrats. They were seen as something separate and apart in American life — a group of people trying to do the right thing.

That gift, which makes possible so much of the good they accomplish, is a reservoir of trust and credibility, a reservoir built for them, and filled one drop at a time, by those who went before — most of whom they never knew. They were people who made sacrifices and kept promises to contribute to that reservoir. They were people who made mistakes, and admitted them. They were people who made hard calls without regard to politics or privilege, who sought the facts and applied them to the law.

The obligation of all Justice employees is to protect that reservoir, to pass it to those who follow, who will likely never meet or know

them.

The problem with reservoirs is that it takes tremendous time and effort to fill them, but one hole in a dam can drain them quickly. The protection of that reservoir requires vigilance, an unerring commitment to truth and a recognition that the actions of one may affect the priceless gift that benefits all.

If Justice Department employees are no longer seen as something separate in American life, we are all less safe. If jurors, judges, victims, witnesses, cops and sheriffs come to see them as part of a political tribe, and so trust them less, something essential is lost.

Now, one person, Attorney General William Barr, threatens the reservoir of trust. From the beginning, this attorney general has echoed the president, aping his dishonest characterizations of the department’s work and appearing to respond to President Trump’s self-interested demands for new investigations and prosecutions. And the water began draining. Last week, it started gushing out when the attorney general intervened in a case involving one of the president’s friends to overrule the sentencing recommendation of career prosecutors.

I have heard Barr say he doesn’t care about his legacy. Maybe not, but he should care about the reservoir. The people of Justice depend upon it. He should care enough about them — and the rest of us — to protect this vital American asset. The reputation of the Justice Department is more important than any of us, even an angry, vindictive president.

Comey is a former director of the FBI and former deputy attorney general.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Mononk Consultations celebrating 40th anniversary To the editor: As we enter 2020, we’re proud to say that Mohonk Consultations is celebrating our 40th anniversary! Our multi-faceted community is thriving: to date it consists of more than 2,000 supporters, regional collaborating organizations, and members of initiatives that came out of “talking it over at Mohonk,” a tradition of gatherings that began at Mohonk Mountain House in 1883.

Since our founding in 1980 by the late A. Keith Smiley, Helen Vukasin and others, Mohonk Consultations’ mission has been to foster a greater awareness of the interrelationship of all life on earth. As former board member Laraine Mai notes, we offer a “neutral ground for people to come together to talk about critical issues” faced by the Hudson Valley region and the planet.

Our meetings have given rise to such enterprises as the Phillies Bridge Farm Project; the Hudson River

Watershed Alliance; Craig Chapman’s New Paltz Kayaking and New Paltz Biking; the UlsterCorps Farm to Food Pantry Gleaning Project; and Laurie Seemans’ Nyack-based Strawtown Studio. We have also increased awareness of issues faced by regional family farms and farmworkers and promoted peacebuilding initiatives near and far.

Please save the dates for our three major public programs this year. Our Sunday, April 5th Forum, Finding Common Ground Despite Differences,” will follow up our successful three-day conference, Creating and Sustaining Peace, held last November. Keynote speaker will be Dennis Kucinich, the former U.S. Representative from Ohio and candidate for the Democratic nomination for president of the United States in 2004 and 2008.

On Sunday, June 14, we invite you to commemorate our 40th Anniversary and celebrate our annual

Distinguished Achievement Award. This year we will honor the remarkable students of the Rondout Valley High School Human Rights Club and their advisor, Diana Zuckerman.

Our annual one-day conference on Saturday, November 14, Drowning in Trash, Reaching for Solutions, will give attendees the lowdown on the current waste crisis and inspire innovative solutions for the Hudson Valley. More details on these events and ways of contacting us are announced through our website: www.mohonk-consulations.org. All are welcome!

We thank our donors, partners, and the Hudson Valley community for your continued support and collaboration.

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June H. Laverack June H. Laverack, 86 of Co- vivors include her children, Allen pake, NY passed peacefully on “Butch” McWhirt Jr. (Donna) of February 19, 2020 at Fairview Hillsdale, NY; Lucence McWhirt Hospital in Gt. Barrington, MA. Wood of Colorado Springs, CO She was born on July 3, 1933 and Patricia McWhirt Proper in Bronx, NY to the late Her- (David) of Copake, NY. She also bert G. and Hilda (Taylor) Sch- leaves her step children, Fredmeichel. erick Laverack III of Claverack, June moved to North Hills- NY, Roseann Laverack of Palm dale, NY in 1934 to the Gustave Coast, FL, Mariann Laverack and Gertrude Schmeichel Farm. Bergh (Bruce) of Dover Plains, She graduated from Roeliff NY and Suzann Laverack Ward Jansen Central School of Gt. Barrington, MA in Hillsdale in 1952 and a sister Peggy Fitand proudly served ting of Hudson NY. her country with the June was also blessed Women’s Army Corp with many extendfrom 1953 – 1954. She ed family members, worked for many years friends and neighbors. at Columbia Memorial Friends are invited Hospital in Hudson as a and may call on Saturnursing assistant. day February 22, 2020 June was involved from 10 – 11 AM at the Laverack with many community Peck and Peck Funeral organizations including the for- Home, Route 22 in Copake, mer Hillsdale Grange # 933, the NY. Funeral services will begin North Hillsdale United Method- at 11 AM with the Rev. Bonnie ist Church, Hillsdale Fire Com- Snyder of the North Hillsdale pany Ladies Auxiliary and the United Methodist Church ofRoe Jan Alumni Association. ficiating. Interment with military Her many hobbies include hors- honors will follow in the North es, skiing, gardening, piano, Hillsdale Cemetery Memochair caning, furniture refinish- rial contributions may be offered ing and many crafts. to the North Hillsdale United She was pre deceased by her Methodist Church, c/o Lynne first husband, Allen L. McWhirt Colclough, 146 County Route Sr. in 1964 and her second hus- 21, Hillsdale NY 12529 or the band, Frederick J. Laverack Community Rescue Squad, PO Jr. in 2009. She was also pre Box 327, Copake NY 12516. deceased by a stepson, Gary To send an online condolence Laverack in 1975 and a brother please visit www.peckandpeck.

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Stone gets over 3 years in prison for Trump cover-up Erik Larson and Billy House Bloomberg

Roger Stone, the longtime Republican operative and Donald Trump associate, was sentenced to 3 years and four months behind bars for lying to Congress and tampering with a witness to protect the president during the Russia investigation.

The sentence is in line with the three-to-four year range recommended by the Justice Department after it overruled the longer term sought by the prosecutors assigned to the case. He was also ordered to pay a $25,000 fine.

Stone’s sentencing Thursday by U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson in Washington caps a week of political turmoil that followed Trump’s Feb. 11 criticism of the original recommendation that his friend receive a prison term of as many as nine years. The four prosecutors in the case all stepped down after the Justice Department said it was withdrawing their proposal and submitting a new, more lenient one.

Jackson said the case against Stone was clear and explicitly rejected his argument, backed by the Trump administration, that it was politically motivated. Instead, she said, the prosecution was the result of Stone injecting himself into the election to try to help damage the 2016 Democratic presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton.

“He was not prosecuted, as some have complained, for standing up for the president,” Jackson said. “He was prosecuted for covering up for the president.”

Stone was not taken into custody. The judge said Wednesday he would be allowed to remain free while he requests a new trial and pursues other legal options after his sentencing.

The outcome is sure to be picked apart by partisans looking for any sign that Jackson, whom Trump has targeted on Twitter, either caved to the president or pushed back against him by imposing an even tougher sentence. Stone declined to speak at his sentencing, but his lawyer asked that Stone be given no time for the charges on which he was convicted in November.

The government’s reversal on its sentencing recommendation prompted Democratic lawmakers to accuse Trump of using the Justice Department for his own bidding. It also set up a rare clash between the president and his attorney general, William Barr, who complained on television that Trump’s comments were harming the public perception

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Roger Stone, former adviser to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, center, arrives at federal court in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 20, 2020.

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People hold a sign supporting Roger Stone before he arrives at federal court in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 20, 2020.

of the Justice Department as impartial.

At the sentencing Thursday, Justice Department lawyer John Crabb apologized to the judge for the “confusion” caused by the withdrawal of the original prosecutors, whom he defended as acting “in good faith.” He said there had been a miscommunication within the department over “what the appropriate filing should be.”

Asking Jackson to impose a tough sentence “without fear, favor or political influence,” Crabb said. “This prosecution is righteous.”

Stone, who is planning to appeal his conviction, has also filed a sealed request for a new trial. Details of the motion aren’t public, but Trump and other Republicans have claimed the jury foreperson was a Democrat biased against Stone. An earlier request for a new trial alleging bias by a different juror was denied by Jackson.

Speculation that Trump will pardon Stone has also swelled since the president issued a slate of high-profile clemencies Tuesday to several wellconnected individuals convicted of white-collar crimes. Since his tweet denouncing the original sentencing recommendation for Stone as a “miscarriage of justice,” Trump has continued to criticize the case, including during the sentencing.

Stone was the last person charged during Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s 22-month investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election.

The case against him included evidence that Trump knew about a plan by WikiLeaks to release emails damaging to Clinton that U.S. intelligence believed were hacked by Russia. Stone lied to Congress to protect the president, prosecutors said.

A federal jury in Washington found Stone guilty in November on all seven counts against him. Others in Trump’s circle who have been convicted or pleaded guilty include his 2016 campaign chairman, Paul Manafort; his deputy campaign chairman Rick Gates; his first national security adviser, Mike Flynn; and his former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen. Manafort is currently serving a seven-and-a-halfyear sentence.

Flynn’s sentencing has been delayed as he seeks to withdraw his guilty plea to lying to the FBI about his contacts with the Russian ambassador. If the sentencing proceeds, it could set up another clash between Trump, the Justice Department and Democrats.

The charges against Stone stemmed from his September 2017 testimony before the House Intelligence Committee, which was also probing

Man stabbed at London mosque; police arrest suspect on suspicion of attempted murder Karla Adam and William Booth The Washington Post

LONDON — Police arrested a man on suspicion of attempted murder after he entered the London Central Mosque on Thursday afternoon and stabbed the muezzin, who makes the call to prayer.

The victim, who is in his 70s, was injured but his condition was not lifethreatening, police said. He was treated by emergency medical technicians at the scene and taken to an area hospital.

The attack occurred as worshiper gathered for Asr Prayer around 3 p.m.

Ayaz Ahmed, an adviser for the mosque who witnessed the attack, told the Guardian the worshipers had just begun to pray. The suspect was behind the muezzin and then he stabbed him.

“We all tussled with him, a few hundred people were worshipping at the time.

The muezzin has been here for 25 years, calling the prayer five times a day, he is very respected,” he said.

The attacker was apprehended by the worshippers and held until police arrived, according to a statement from the mosque.

Photos posted on social media showed police officers holding down and handcuffing a man wearing a red hoodie who was sprawled on the blue carpet inside the facility.

The identity of the suspect was not released by police. His possible motive and affiliation were not yet known. Police did not label it a terrorist attack.

“A 29-year-old man, who is believed to have been attending prayers, was arrested inside the mosque on suspicion of attempted murder,” the Metropolitan Police said in a statement.

“The incident is not being treated as terror-related at this time,” police added.

Imam Chokri Majouli also discounted the possibility that the attack was racially motivated. In an interview posted on social media, the imam said the perpetrator was someone who often prayed at the mosque and seemed to have a mental illness. He said the man sometimes prayed off to the side while smiling to himself.

Ahmed said, “I heard the scuffle, the muezzin yelled and screamed, the imam ended the prayer. It was 30

seconds of mayhem. He was stabbed on the right side of his neck. . . . Everybody’s reaction was shock and horror, the men were screaming. It was a vicious attack.”

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tweeted that he was “deeply saddened to hear of the attack at the London Central Mosque. It’s so awful that this should happen, especially in a place of worship. My thoughts are with the victim and all those affected.”

Just a few hours earlier, before the attack in London, Johnson also expressed support for Germany after a gun rampage in the town of Hanau left 11 people dead. “The UK stands with our German friends against this racist assault on our values,” Johnson said.

London has been the scene of a string of attacks by both Islamist terrorists and white nationalist extremists.

In 2017, a 47-year-old plowed a van into a group of evening worshippers outside a mosque in Finsbury Park. A 51-year-old man died and nine others were injured. The perpetrator, Darren Osborne, was jailed for life. The judge said that Osborne had been radicalized

over the Internet by those “determined to spread hatred of Muslims.”

Although authorities declined to make a connection to terrorism on Thursday, British Muslims expressed their fears.

One social media user, who posted photos on Thursday, wrote that, “This is absolutely terrible. No muslim is safe in their places of worship!!”

London Mayor Sadiq Khan, who is Muslim, tweeted, “Every Londoner is entitled to feel safe in their place of worship & I want to reassure London’s communities that acts of violence in our city will not be tolerated.”

The London Central Mosque, also known as the Regents Park Mosque and the Islamic Cultural Centre, is an iconic landmark, with its large golden dome, located in the heart of leafy, posh central London. Nearby are embassies, museums and the official residence of the U.S. Ambassador to Britain.

The Washington Post’s Azhar AlFadl in Washington contributed to this report.

Russian meddling.

Stone was accused of withholding from the congressional panel evidence of his conversations with two possible intermediaries with WikiLeaks — Randy Credico, a comedian and talk show host, and the conservative author and conspiracy theorist Jerome Corsi.

Each of the two had communicated with WikiLeaks, the U.S. said, but Corsi was Stone’s real liaison.

Jackson said she factored into Stone’s sentence his “intolerable” social media activity during his trial. Last year she issued two gag orders barring him from Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, where he had frequently posted comments critical of the Mueller investigation and promoting right-wing conspiracy theories. Stone apologized for one post that included an altered picture of Jackson herself with a pair of cross-hairs over her head.

The U.S. also pursued Stone’s contacts with the campaign. Gates, the 2016 deputy chairman, testified for prosecutors that, during the campaign, he overheard Stone telling Trump over the phone that WikiLeaks planned future releases of emails damaging to Clinton. Trump said in a written response to Mueller that he didn’t recall any such conversations.

Prosecutors summoned Steve Bannon, the chief executive of Trump’s campaign, to tell jurors that he viewed Stone as the campaign’s “access point” to WikiLeaks and its trove of stolen documents.

Bannon said Stone bragged of his relationship with WikiLeaks and its founder, Julian Assange.

At a Wednesday hearing in London, where Assange is fighting extradition to the U.S. over charges relating to Wikileaks’ publication in 2010 and 2011 of State Department cables and other classified documents passed to him by

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Rethinking the ratio of native to exotic plants in your landscape

By Thomas Christopher For Columbia-Greene Media

I’m urging you to garden with your neighbors. Not your human neighbors, although that might grow your sense of community. Nor the furry and feathered ones, though what I am about to advocate will benefit them.

Rather, I’m suggesting you focus on your botanical neighbors, the native plants that inhabited this area since the last Ice Age, until we largely displaced them with exotic species imported from foreign lands.

You’ve probably heard about reasons for planting natives. Exotic plants introduced from abroad are largely unfamiliar to the local insect life and so are shunned by them.

This was one of their selling points when I started working as a gardener 45 years ago.

Exotic plants were marketed as “pest-resistant” because the insects of North America’s Northeast commonly didn’t recognize them as edible.

In an era when the mere sight of an insect was a reason to reach for the insecticide, that seemed like a good thing.

What we’ve since learned, however, is that insects are the basis of the garden food chain and that without them, our landscapes can’t support many birds. This is a real problem in a landscape so largely shaped by our tastes. As Douglas Tallamy, the University of

Delaware entomologist who wrote the classic “Bringing Nature Home,” and more recently “Nature’s Best Hope,” has pointed out, our reshaping of the landscape has caused a crash in insect populations, and this has led to a crash in songbird populations.

Tallamy recommends devoting three quarters of your home landscape to plant species native to your area. That leaves plenty of room (one quarter of your lot) for the exotic species that you cannot bear to be without. In addition, Douglas Tallamy has created a database that can help you identify the species native to your immediate area that are most attractive to caterpillars — caterpillars being the primary food that songbirds feed to their chicks. You’ll find this tool available without charge at the National Wildlife Federation website: https://www. nwf.org/Garden-for-Wildlife/ About/Native-Plants/FindAvailable-Natives.

I recently learned of another reason to plant natives. I interviewed an ecologist at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Dr. Bethany Bradley, (a recent speaker at Berkshire Botanical Garden’s Rooted in Place symposium) whose research focuses on invasive plants. She described the disruption already inflicted on our native fields and woodlands by invasive species.

Invasive species are plants

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Lythrum salicaria, or purple loosestrife, has overrun wetlands. It arrived and was spread by gardeners who favored this European native for its flowers.

brought in from abroad that proliferate out of control once released into the local ecosystem.

This can have many

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negative effects. Notably, the invasive species, like most exotic plants, support fewer of our local insects, which causes the difficulty outlined above.

The invasives compound this problem by crowding out native plants that do support the indigenous wildlife.

This fact is particularly relevant to a gardening column because gardeners, with their appetite for novelties, are responsible for introducing a disproportionate share of invasive plants. For example, the purple loosestrife that has overrun our wetlands arrived and was spread by gardeners who favored this European native for its flowers. Likewise, it was gardeners who imported the winged euonymus from Asia, now a common pest of our woodlands, because we admired the color of its autumn foliage.

According to Dr. Bradley, it’s hard to tell if an exotic plant will be invasive because decades can elapse between the time it is introduced to our gardens and when it begins to reproduce out of control. In addition, the warming of our climate is likely to turn many exotics that were formerly well-behaved into problem plants. A large proportion of the exotics that gardeners import come from regions warmer than their own, because warmer regions tend to have richer floras. Such imports are likely to cope more successfully with a warming climate than our cold-adapted, native species. As a result, as climate change challenges the integrity of our local ecosystems,

exotic garden plants that weren’t invasive previously are likely to spread more aggressively.

Dr. Bradley recommends gardeners play a role in combating this effect by directing their search for novelties to the flora of more southern regions in the eastern United States.

There are plenty of beauties to import from there, she points out, and doing that will make your home landscape a preserve for heat-tolerant natives that can fill in as the climate warms.

Give some consideration to gardening with your neighbors, or their southern kin.

For more information on Dr. Bradley’s work and about invasive plants, I invite readers to check out her interview at thomaschristophergardens. com.

Be-a-Better-Gardener is a community service of Berkshire Botanical Garden located in Stockbridge, Mass. Its mission to provide knowledge of gardening and the environment through a diverse range of classes and programs both informs and inspires thousands of students and visitors each year. Thomas Christopher is a volunteer at Berkshire Botanical Garden and is the author or co-author of more than a dozen books, including Nature into Art, The Gardens of Wave Hill. His companion broadcast to this column, Growing Greener, streams on WESUFM.org.

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Catskill Rotary recently recognized the December Students of the Month at Catskill Middle and High Schools. Rotary President David Fitch is shown with SOM December High School student Jose Mendez, HS Interact Advisor Christa Dedrick, Rotary Awards Chair Kay Stamer, and Jose’s family Angel Mendez, Noelia Mendez and Noely Mendez.

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Salon 255 Ltd. held a Cut-A-Thon to benefit Greene County Women’s League Cancer Patient Aid (GCWL) on Feb. 8. Pictured from the left are Spring Kelsey, Michelle Staunch, Rhonda FancherMargiasso, Theresa Oliveira, Judy Synalowski, Rosemarie Lupoli-Provenza and Kourtney Nizeul.

Salon 255 Stylists donated their time and talents, with each $25 haircut going to the CGWL patient care account. The event also had beautiful basket raffles and a 50/50. Through their efforts, $1,051.25 was raised.

Catskill Rotary recently recognized the December Students of the Month at Catskill Middle and High Schools. Rotary President David Fitch is shown with Middle School Counselor Beth Daly, SOM Middle School December student Maya Segura, her Aunt Brandy Segura and Rotary Awards Chair Kay Stamer.

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The First Ladies Coalition CATSKILL — Ginger Grace brings history to life in “The First Ladies Coalition.”

Colleen McCracken, an immigrant, excon and domestic abuse survivor, invites everyone into her sewing shop where she introduces them to – Eleanor Roosevelt, Jackie Kennedy, Lady Bird Johnson, and Mary Todd Lincoln in Ginger Grace’s onewoman show “The First Ladies Coalition.”

The show is coming to Catskill’s Bridge Street Theatre for three performances only, Feb. 21-23, on the heels of President’s Day. Through McCracken’s eyes, American history comes alive and audiences discover how each of these four first ladies altered the course of history simply by refusing to be silent.

And with their help, McCracken learns how to turn her own life of seemingly impossible obstacles into one of extraordinary possibility.

“These courageous women, especially in Ginger’s phenomenal performance, are a perfect fit for the overall theme of Bridge Street’s 2020 Season, ‘American Roots’,” said John Sowle, BST’s Artistic and Managing Director.

“And how singularly fitting that these First Ladies should show up on our stage the weekend immediately following Presidents Day!” Sowle continued.

Created and performed by Ginger Grace, and directed by theatrical legend Austin Pendleton, “The First Ladies

FEBRUARY 22 Ukulele Jam Saturday, February 22, 10:30 a.m. - noon Sing, strum, play! It’s more fun to play in a group. All ages are welcome to the library’s Ukulele Jams, led by Carmen Borgia, singer, songwriter and ukulele player extraordinaire! Leave your inhibitions at home. Are you a novice? The library has ukes you can borrow.

Saturday, February 22, 10:30 a.m.

- noon, http://chatham.lib.ny.us/ calendar/ Chatham Public Library, 11 Woodbridge Ave, Chatham, 518-392-3666 http://chatham.lib.ny.us/

Ginger Grace’s one-woman show “The First Ladies Coalition”, coming to Catskill’s Bridge Street Theatre.

Coalition” plays Friday, Feb. 21, and Saturday, Feb. 22, at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, Feb. 23, at 2 p.m., on the Bridge Street Theatre Mainstage, located at 44 West Bridge St. in Catskill.

Tickets are $20, $10 for students ages 21 and under, and can be purchased in advance at firstladies.brownpapertickets. com or by calling 800-838-3006.

Tickets can also be purchased at the door one half hour prior to each performance on a space available basis.

For more details, visit the theatre’s website at bridgest.org/first-ladies-coalition/.

Events at Bridge Street Theatre are supported in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature and by Public Funds from the Greene County Legislature through the Cultural Fund administered in Greene County by the Greene County Council on the Arts.

Lightforms Exhibitions HUDSON — In the wake of the most popular exhibition in the history of the Guggenheim Museum last year, Lightforms in Hudson is proud to present artworks by Swedish spiritual avant-garde pioneer, Hilma af Klint never before shown in North America, including “The Tree of Knowledge,” a series of eight paintings from 1913-1915, and “Flowers, Mosses, and Lichens,” a 34-page sketchbook from 1919-21.

The artist’s works shown at the Guggenheim and other museums in Europe in recent years have created an artworld sensation, since they were largely created through an unusual spiritually clairvoyant process, introduced a free-flowing abstraction into painting in 1906 several years before any of the previously supposed male pioneers of abstraction in art (e.g., Kandinsky, Malevich, Mondrian), and by the artist’s request were kept hidden from the public for decades after her death in 1944. Yet many surprised and enchanted art critics have felt

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that the now revealed paintings look like they were created in the 21st century.

An opening reception will be held on Friday, March 6, starting at 6:30 p.m. These artworks will be accompanied by related botanical paintings by 11 women, as well as by Klint-related paintings by three additional contemporary artists — Ellie Spangeler, Laura Summer and Helena Zay, as well as by an installation by Martina Angela Muller. Then, in a second phase from May 15 to June 29, the exhibition will also feature additional European 20th century esoteric botanical research paintings by Albert Steffen and Gerard Wagner.

Lightforms is open to the public free of charge from Thursday to Sunday, 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (donations accepted). In connection with these exhibitions, several intepretive events will also be scheduled for the general public.

More information can be obtained at lightformsartcenter. com or by calling 518-822-1033.

Open auditions for ‘Last Train to Nibroc’ GHENT — The Ghent Playhouse announces auditions for “Last Train to Nibroc” by Arlene Hutton and directed

by Sky Vogel.

Auditions will be held Sunday, Feb. 23, at 1 p.m., and Tuesday, Feb. 25, at 7 p.m. in the Ghent Playhouse theater located at 6 Town Hall Place (adjacent to the Ghent Firehouse off Route 66) in Ghent.

“Last Train to Nibroc” is a funny and touching portrait of the search for happiness.

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Set in 1940, this simply staged romance tells the story of May and Raleigh, who meet on a cross-country train trip and soon discover they are from neighboring towns. Love blooms and complications abound, when Raleigh decides to follow his heart—and May—to Kentucky, rather than his plans to become a writer in New York.

The play calls for two strong actors, one male and

one female, who can portray characters from 20-30 years old.

Younger individuals who can play older, or older individuals who can play younger, are encouraged to audition.

Those auditioning will be asked to read specific scenes from the script. The rehearsal schedule will be based on the availability of those chosen for the production. Those interested in

auditioning are asked to be as specific as possible in listing any and all conflicts.

Performance dates are Friday-Sunday, May 22-24, 2931 and June 5-7. Friday and Saturday evenings at 8 p.m., Sunday matinees at 2 p.m.

For further information or questions about the production or auditions, please visit ghentplayhouse.org/audition or contact the director at skyvogel@aol.com.

Club Helsinki presents Bindlestiff Family Cirkus Cabin Fever Cabaret event HUDSON — Club Helsinki presents a Bindlestiff Family Cirkus Cabin Fever Cabaret event: Bindlestiff Family Cirkus Cabin Fever Cabaret on Feb. 22, at Club Helsinki, 405 Columbia St., Hudson, Showtime will be 9 p.m.

Doors open at 6 p.m. For tickets/ onformation, call 518-828-4800 or visit helsinkihudson.com.

The Bindlestiff Family Cirkus continues its Cabin Fever Cabaret tradition into the new decade with new evenings of merriment, mayhem and Aerialist and acrobat Susan Voyticky. music. World-class circus artists perform electrifying feats Woven through the waves of surprising audience participaof balance, flexibility, and adrenaline-inducing acts is tion. daring incredibly close and Coming up Feb. 22, at 9 p.m., thrillingly real, accompanied brilliant physical comedy, masby great musical innovators. terful prop manipulation, and Bindlestiff’s special guests

include: Brooklyn-based aerialist and acrobat Susan Voyticky; elegant and dashingly dextrous juggler Luther Bangert; heartfelt and sole-blistering champion skipper Extreme Gene; lit-goth song-tellers Charming Disaster; and live musical wizardry by international recording artist, pianist, musical director and composer Tony Kieraldo.

Bindlestiff’s co-founders Keith Nelson and Stephanie Monseu are the hosts.

For more information about all of the Cabin Fever Cabaret series artists, and about Bindlestiff’s NYC and Hudson Valley activities, visit www.bindlestiff. org or facebook.com/Bindlestiff.Cirkus.

Tacos Brujas Pop Up! Saturday, February 22, noon - 9 p.m.

Taco Brujas, an awesome motherdaughter team, will be back at the distillery for several upcoming dates with authentic Mexican food. Come enjoy their delicious tacos and other staple foods, with gluten free & vegetarian options available.

Saturday, February 22, noon - 9 p.m., https://www.facebook.com/events/ Cooper’s Daughter Spirits at Olde York, 284 State Rouite 23, Claverack, 845-480-1237 https://oldeyorkfarm.com/ NT Live: Cyrano de Bergerac Saturday, February 22, 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.

By Edmond Rostand, in a new version by Martin Crimp Directed by Jamie Lloyd James McAvoy (X-Men, Atonement) returns to the stage in an inventive new adaptation of Cyrano de Bergerac, broadcast live to cinemas from the London’s West End. Fierce with a pen and notorious in combat, Cyrano almost has it all – if only he could win the heart of his true love Roxane. There’s just one big problem: he has a nose as huge as his heart. Will a society engulfed by narcissism get the better of Cyrano – or can his mastery of language set Roxane’s world alight?

Edmond Rostand’s masterwork is adapted by Martin Crimp and directed by Jamie Lloyd (Betrayal).

This classic play will be brought to life with linguistic ingenuity to celebrate Cyrano’s powerful and resonant resistance against overwhelming odds.

Runtime: 2h50m / 1 intermission $15 – $20, Saturday, February 22, 1 p.m. - 5 p.m., https://www.facebook. com/events/181179912995213/ Time & Space Limited, 434 Columbia Street, Hudson, 518-822-8100 www.timeandspace.org Authors & Artists Presents: Amy Bass, author of One Goal, and Those About Him Remained Silent Saturday, February 22, 1 p.m.

Emmy-award-winning writer Amy Bass will appear at the Chatham Public Library to give a talk on two of her books, including Those About Him Remained Silent: The Battle over W.E.B. Du Bois, which provides the first detailed account of the battle over Du Bois and his legacy, as well as a history of Du Bois’s early life in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Bass locates the roots of the hostility to memorialize Du Bois in a cold war worldview that reduced complicated politics to a vehement hatred of both communism and, more broadly, anti-Americanism.

The town’s reaction was intensified, she argues, by the racism encoded within cold war patriotism. Her latest book is One Goal: a Coach, a Team, and the Game That Brought a Divided Town Together, which tells the inspiring story of the soccer team in a town bristling with racial tension that united Somali refugees and multi-generation Mainers in their quest for state – and ultimately national – glory.

A history professor by day, Bass has written about sport and race for Slate, Salon, CNN Opinion, and The Christian Century, and has been seen on NBC’s TODAY Show and heard on NPR on shows that include Midday, Under the Radar, The Takeaway, and Only A Game. She has served as senior research supervisor for NBC Olympic Sports, winning an Emmy Award for her work at the London Olympics in 2012.

The Authors and Artists speakers series is sponsored by the Friends of the Chatham Public Library and features a wide variety of fascinating speakers. This free event is open to the public and will be followed by a question and answer session and book sale. For more information, call the library at 518-392-3666.

Saturday, February 22, 1 p.m., http:// chatham.lib.ny.us/ Chatham Public Library, 11 Woodbridge Ave, Chatham, 518-392-3666 http://chatham.lib.ny.us/ Family/Friend Night Skiing Saturday, February 22, 3 p.m. - 9 p.m.

What better way to start 2020 than with a night of skiing and riding with your family and friends !!!

This is a new launch program with affordable lift ticket packages, rental equipment, and one-hour lessons.

The cost for two tickets is $55, three tickets is $65, four tickets is $75, and five tickets is $85.

Purchasing tickets is easy with one designated buyer of the lift tickets.

If you need rental equipment, the cost will only be $20. If you want to sharpen your skiing or riding skills, one hour group lesson will only cost $20, too. Rentals and Lessons can be purchased individually. **Additional Family/Friend Night dates will include: March 7th.

We have added five additional trails with snowmaking, the new Catamount Lodge with seating for 350 guests, three snowmaking ponds, and a Prinoth Leitwolf grooming machine!! $20 – $85, Saturday, February 22, 3 p.m. - 9 p.m., https://www.catamountski.com/family-nights/ Catamount Mountain Resort, 78 Catamount Rd, Hillsdale, 518-3253200 http://www.catamountski.com/ Lecture: “The Other East Coast LightHouses — Icon of Maine” Saturday, February 22, 4 p.m. - 7 p.m.

Expert Lighthouse Historian Bob Taylor will deliver an illustrated slide show with an introduction of Lighthouse Tools, machinery and methods. and after a brief overview of Hudson River lighthouses, touring existing Lighthouses on the coast of Maine.

The lecture will be followed by a question-and-answer conversation.

“The Other East Coast LightHouses — Icon of Maine”, an Illustrated lecture by Bob Taylor Presented

by CCHS in collaboration with the Hudson-Athens Lighthouse Preservation Society Expert Lighthouse Historian Bob Taylor will deliver an illustrated slide show of Lighthouses along the Hudson River, beginning with the Statue of Liberty and continuing up the Hudson to Lake Champlain.

The lecture will be followed by a question-and-answer conversation.

Bob Taylor’s involvement with the Hudson-Athens Lighthouse Preservation Society (HALPS) goes back to 2002 and his hobby for more than two decades has been visiting, climbing and photographing lighthouses.

To-date he has photographed more than 1,200 lighthouses.

Join us for a glass of wine or water after the lecture. $15 – $20, Saturday, February 22, 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm, https://www.cchsny.org/events-2020.html Van Buren Hall, 6 Chatham Street, Kinderhook Axe Throwing Saturday, February 22, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Come out to Hudson Brew Co and give your hand a try at throwing a tomahawk. $5 unlimited throws and live music

by Four of Kind! $5, Saturday, February 22, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m., https://www.facebook.com/ events/1939287139548844/ Hudson Brewing Company, 99 South 3rd Street, Hudson, 518-6975400 www.hudsonbrew.com Oliver Trager Spoken Word Artist Saturday, February 22, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.

BIO: Oliver Trager is a writer, performer, visual artist, educator and Dig Infinity! playwright/performer, Oliver has staged numerous Lord Buckley events over the past twenty years on both coasts. Dig Infinity! earned Outstanding Production & Outstanding Actor awards at the 2014 Planet Connections Theatre Festivity and was staged before full houses and glowing reviews at the 2015 FringeNYC International Festival. He is also the author of three books: Dig Infinity! The Life & Art of Lord Buckley, The American Book of the Dead: The Definitive Grateful Dead Encyclopedia and Keys to the Rain: The Definitive Bob Dylan Encyclopedia.

Oliver has enjoyed a long association with renowned Canadian film documentarian Ron Mann on projects that included Tales of the Rat Fink (a quirky celebration of the equally quirky custom car designer Ed “Big Daddy” Roth), Know Your Mushrooms (a socio-culturalecological excursion into the world of fungi), In Wake of the Flood (a Margaret Atwood travelogue), and Altman (a chronicle of the maverick film director’s life and legacy).

Saturday, February 22, 7 p.m. - 9:00 pm, https://www.facebook.com/ events/623435008202908/ Hudson Underground Gallery, 134 Warren Street, Hudson, https:// www.facebook.com/thehudsonundergroundgallery/

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‘TONALISM: PATHWAY FROM HUDSON RIVER SCHOOL TO MODERN ART’ EXHIBITION AT STATE MUSEUM THROUGH JUNE 14

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of quiet by depicting subjects at either end of the day or in soft light, and with a delicate range of colors – thus, “tonal.” Landscapes dominated, but figurative works were not excluded.

Overall, Tonalism encouraged contemplation.

“Tonalism: Pathway from the Hudson River School to Modern

Art” is organized by the New York State Museum and the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art. The group of artists included in the exhibition is a representation of those who practiced Tonalism.

The artists range from Frederick Kost on Long Island, to those working in Woodstock,

including Birge Harrison, Eva Watson-Schütze, and Bolton Brown, to Alexander Helwig Wyant in Arkville and Keene Valley, to Walter Launt Palmer and others who had ties to Albany. The goal is to cast a wide net and consider Tonalism as a broader concept than heretofore presented.

The public is invited to attend a reception for the exhibition on Saturday, April 4, from 1–3 p.m.

The reception will begin with light refreshments at 1 p.m., followed by an exhibition tour led by senior historian and curator Karen Quinn at 2 p.m.

The State Museum is a program of the New York State Education Department’s Office of Cultural Education. Located at 222 Madison Ave., in Albany, the museum is open Tuesday through Sunday from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free.

Further information about programs and events can be obtained by calling 518-474-5877 or visiting the museum website.

The Spanish-American War is the subject of a free talk at the New York State Military Museum LATHAM — The story of a New York National Guard unit in the SpanishAmerican War, as remembered in the artwork of one of its soldiers – Charles Johnson Post — will be the subject of a free talk at the New York State Military Museum in Saratoga Springs on Saturday, Feb. 22, at 2 p.m.

Local historical author Bill Howard, who has loaned his collection of Post’s art for a temporary exhibit at the museum, will be delivering the talk.

Post, who was born in 1873 and died in 1956, enlisted in the New York National Guard’s 71st Regiment when the Spanish-American War broke out in 1898. The artist brought his sketchbooks with him and drew what he saw during his service.

The 71st New York left Long Island City on May 13, 1898, and landed in Santiago, Cuba, on June 23. The New York National Guardsmen took part in the attack on San Juan Hill on July 1, 1898, alongside the more famous Rough Riders and their deputy commander, Lt. Col. Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt.

The tropical fevers in Cuba caused more casualties than the Spanish miliary, and the 71st was sent back the United States in August 1898. Post was one of those who became ill – with either malaria or typhoid fever — but survived to go on to a career as a journalist and as an official with the New York City Department of Labor.

After retiring in 1946, Post turned his sketches from 1898 into oil paintings and wrote his memoirs of his time as a

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soldier. The book, “The Little War of Private Post,” which included his artwork, was released in 1960.

Howard, a graduate of Manhattanville College and a Herbert H. Lehman Fellow at the University at Albany Graduate School of Public Affairs, will tell the story of the 71st New York at war using Post’s artwork.

The regiment was disbanded in 1993

when the New York National Guard was restructured.

The New York State Military Museum is located at 61 Lake Ave. on Saratoga Springs.

View the exhibit online at http:// readme.readmedia.com/The-Spanish-American-War-is-the-subject-ofa-free-talk-at-New-York-State-MilitaryMuseum-on-Saturday-Feb-22/16920579

Tracy Grammer performs in Spencertown SPENCERTOWN — Tracy Grammer is renowned for her pure voice, deft guitar and violin work, and incantatory storytelling.

Grammer has recorded and performed with Joan Baez and Mary Chapin Carpenter; headlined several of the nation’s top folk festivals, including Philadelphia Folk Festival and Falcon Ridge; and enjoyed 12 consecutive years as one of folk radio’s 50 top-played artists, both solo and with the late Dave Carter. Her 11th release, “Low Tide,” showcases her original songs and was Folk Alley’s No. 2 album of 2018.

Watch the music videos for “Forty-Niner” and “Hard to Make It.” Tickets are now available.

General admission $25, Academy memTracy Grammer bers $20, Students $10.

FEBRUARY 22 Deathtrap – A Thriller!

Saturday, February 22, 7:30 p.m.

It has been said, somewhat in jest, that Broadway is a cutthroat business. In Deathtrap we see that it is all too real. Consider one Sidney Bruhl, a successful Broadway playwright who has been looking for his next big success, for 13 years!

Sidney receives a draft play from a former student. He reads the script, recognizes quality writing & a potential hit when he sees it, and starts thinking keep the play and get rid of the student. Deathtrap has more than a few twists, turns & deaths that will keep you on the edge of your seat. $12 – $20, Saturday, February 22, 7:30 p.m., https://www.facebook. com/events/592912801269017/ The Copake Grange, 628 Empire Road, Copake, 518-329-5932

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ALBANY — The New York State Museum will open the exhibit “Tonalism: Pathway from the Hudson River School to Modern Art” — an exhibition exploring a late 19th century movement in painting with deep connections to New York state, in February and on display through June 14, the exhibition features over 60 artworks – including paintings, prints, and photographs – from institutions across the state as well as private collections.

Emerging in the years after the Civil War, Tonalism appealed to audiences seeking respite from the devastation of war, the political turmoil of Reconstruction, and the rise of industrialization and urbanization.

In the broadest sense, Tonalism can be understood as an approach to representation that relied less on faithfulness to visual reality than on creating an evocative mood, often through memory. Tonalist artists achieved a prevailing sense

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Tracy Grammer in Concert Saturday, February 22, 8 p.m. - 10 p.m.

Tracy Grammer is renowned for her pure voice, deft guitar and violin work, and incantatory storytelling. She has recorded and performed with Joan Baez and Mary Chapin Carpenter, headlined several of the nation’s top folk festivals, including Philadelphia Folk Festival and Falcon Ridge, and enjoyed 12 consecutive years as one of folk radio’s 50 top-played artists, both solo and with the late Dave Carter. Her eleventh release, Low Tide, showcases her original songs and was Folk Alley’s #2 album of 2018. $10 – $25, Saturday, February 22, 8 p.m. - 10 p.m., https://www.facebook.com/ events/522089128659865/ Spencertown Academy Arts Center, 790 NY-203, Spencertown, (518) 392-3693 https://spencertownacademy.org/ Bindlestiff Family Cirkus Winter Cabaret Saturday, February 22, 9 p.m.

Grown-ups only show The legendary Bindlestiff Family Cirkus Winter Cabaret returns to Hudson. Celebrating 25 years, Bindlestiff’s NYC Winter Cabaret season has provided a stage for the world’s best in circus, sideshow, vaudeville, burlesque, and variety.

In 2006 Bindlestiff brought this stage spectacle to Hudson, NY for its inaugural splash at Basilica Industria, and since then Club Helsinki has been our upstate home.

Each month this winter will bring a new lineup of Cirkus and variety arts stars, with acts like trapeze, contortion, acrobatic balance, sword swallowing, juggling, physical comedy, and oddball novelty turns. The Bindlestiff stage is one of the few arenas in the world where you may see internationally renowned street performers, featured acts from Cirque du Soleil and Ringling Brothers, and artists made known by America’s Got Talent and local legends, live, on stage, and in the same show.

Live music is a defining feature of Bindlestiff’s Cabaret shows, with witty, original tunes by a variety of NYC’s best composers and accompanists. Bindlestiff’s unique style reflects deep roots in NYC’s underground club scene, nods to political street theater, and a steady respect for the traditions of American popular entertainment and illegitimate theater.

In keeping with Bindlestiff’s clubby NYC roots, the audience is encouraged to dress for festival and be part of the glamour of the evening. Those in costume or circusy makeup can ask for a discounted ticket at the door. Perhaps you’ve got some top boots and a tailcoat in the closet? Or a corset and tutu you’ve been dying to wear? A cotton-candy-floss wig and sparkly eyelashes? Dig them out, put them on, and be part of the spectacle. club $27 – $35, Saturday, February 22, 9 p.m., https://helsinkihudson. ticketfly.com/e/bindlestifffamily-cirkus-cabin-fever-cabaret-79729482027/ Club Helsinki, 405 Columbia Street, Hudson, N518-828-4800 www.helsinkihudson.com

became known as “ecology.”

Hilscher is the New Baltimore Town Historian, and an associate professor at Columbia Greene Community College. Admission is free. The public is invited.

Farm-to-Table Dumpling Pop Up Sunday, February 23, noon - 7 p.m.

Mei’s Dumplings are back at the distillery for an all day authentic Chinese food pop up! Menu items include dumplings with vegan options available, scallion pancakes, savory peanut butter pancakes, wonton soup, and a combo with 6 dumplings, a side of fried rice, and garlic bok choy for $15.

Free tastings of Cooper’s Daughter Spirits during all open hours and free tours of the distillery & cooperage every Sunday at 1pm and 3pm.

Cocktails, mocktails, beer, wine, cider, and craft sodas at the bar.

Sunday, February 23, noon - 7 p.m., https://www.facebook.com/ events/ Cooper’s Daughter Spirits at Olde York, 284 State Rouite 23, Claverack, 845-480-1237 https://oldeyorkfarm.com/ Bolshoi Ballet: Live in Cinemas: Swan Lake Sunday, February 23, 12:30 p.m.

Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Choreography: Yuri Grigorovich Libretto: Yuri Grigorovich Prince Siegfried is summoned by his parents to choose a bride.

However, he encounters a mysterious and magnetic swan-woman, Odette, by the lake and is captivated. His vow of eternal love to her will have irreversible consequences.

Tchaikovsky’s essential masterpiece returns for a live broadcast of the most-beloved ballet in the classical canon. Technically challenging and filled with vibrant emotion, with a stunning and world-famous corps de ballet in perfect unison, the legendary love story between Prince Siegfried and the dual personalities Odette/ Odile, born at the Bolshoi Theatre, is a must-see. $15 – $20, Sunday, February 23, 12:30 p.m., https://timeandspace. org/calendar/swan-lake/ Time & Space Limited, 434 Columbia Street, Hudson, 518-822-8100 www.timeandspace.org Deathtrap – A Thriller!

Sunday, February 23, 3 p.m.

It has been said, somewhat in jest, that Broadway is a cutthroat business. In Deathtrap we see that it is all too real. Consider one Sidney Bruhl, a successful Broadway playwright who has been looking for his next big success, for 13 years!

Sidney receives a draft play from a former student. He reads the script, recognizes quality writing & a potential hit when he sees it, and starts thinking keep the play and get rid of the student. Deathtrap has more than a few twists, turns & deaths that will keep you on the edge of your seat. $12 – $20, Sunday, February 23, 3 p.m., https://www.facebook.com/ events/592912801269017/ The Copake Grange, 628 Empire Road, Copake, 518-329-5932

FEBRUARY 24 Metal Monday Monday, February 24, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Last Monday of every Month!

A metal playlist will be curated by none other than local metalhead / thrash icon, Chris Mabry.

Expect the killer playlist to include the likes of Danzig, Motörhead, Anthrax, and many more and the volume to be turned up to 11.

We’ll also have beer specials on metal themed beers from SingleCut Beersmiths, TRVE Brewing Company, Burial Beer Co., Nightmare Brewing Company, and more! #metalhead #saisonYAYMetal playlists curated by our own Metal Head Customers!

Monday, February 24, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m., https://www.facebook.com/ events/753970055047867 Saisonnier, 11 Chatham Street, Kinderhook, 518-610-8100 https://www.saisonnier.us/

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“The Hudson River School and the Birth of the Environmental Movement,” is the topic of a slide show by Ted Hilscher, to be presented at the New Baltimore Town Hall, Route 51, at 4 p.m. on Sunday February 23.

Hilscher will discuss the importance of the Hudson River and the Catskill Mountains in the movement to offer an alternative to the impacts of the Industrial Revolution. Thomas Cole and his colleagues were arguably the first group in American History, after the Native Americans, to understand and to argue for what later

Tacos Brujas Pop Up! Friday, February 28, 4 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Taco Brujas, an awesome motherdaughter team, will be back at the distillery for several upcoming dates with authentic Mexican food. Come enjoy their delicious tacos and other staple foods, with gluten free & vegetarian options available.

Friday, February 28, 4 p.m. - 9 p.m., https://www.facebook.com/ events/658235381584204 Cooper’s Daughter Spirits at Olde York, 284 State Rouite 23, Claverack, 845-480-1237 https://oldeyorkfarm.com/

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The Central Hudson Valley League champion Germantown Clippers are seeded fourth in the Section II Class D Tournament and will play No. 5 seed Hartford on Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Fort Edward High School.

Yankees’ Cole on teammates’ Astros cheating talk: ‘I am not offended by it’ Kristie Ackert New York Daily News

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New York Jets running back Le’Veon Bell (26) tries to break a tackle by Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Jordan Phillips (97) in their Dec. 29 game at New Era Field.

Jets’ attempts to bash Le’Veon Bell behind the scenes have become pathetic Manish Mehta New York Daily News

NEW YORK — The Jets’ treatment of Le’Veon Bell has devolved from perplexing to pathetic, prompting the obvious question: Why do they keep disparaging him?

Bell has comported himself like a professional in the face of continuous attacks from those who publicly claim to be in his corner. The latest rumblings that the team believed that Bell was ineffective because he had gained weight during the season hover between laughable and deplorable.

The transparent in-house tactics to denigrate this man must stop.

First, Adam Gase implored media influencers (through back channels) a year ago to publish the coach’s propaganda that Bell wasn’t needed for his offense in a

desperate attempt to sway opinion among the Jets brain trust (ownership and executives). When that didn’t work, the coach pivoted by telling people that the relatively exorbitant price tag was the “real reason” for not wanting Bell.

Then, a radio personality, who’s friends with the CEO (and de facto apologist for him), attempted to stain Bell’s character late in the season by making veiled references to tardiness to meetings.

Now this nonsense that is rooted in imagination.

Full disclosure: At no point did I witness Bell standing on a scale this season, but suggesting his poor production (789 rushing yards on a career-low 3.2 yards per carry) was a result of weight gain is transparently desperate.

Bell has been fighting inhouse forces from the moment he arrived on One Jets

Drive. He navigated through it with aplomb, proving to be a selfless teammate willing to take his lumps with everyone else during another losing season for a franchise that has missed the playoffs for nine consecutive years.

Nobody should shed a tear for Bell, who chose to sign with the highest bidder in free agency, but there’s something wrong with how the Jets have handled matters behind the scenes that makes you wonder whether people in the building will ever truly understand what it takes to be a winning outfit.

“The plan is to create the best culture in sports,” general manager Joe Douglas said after the season. “The best culture... (is) a self-sustaining entity, where professionalism, leadership (is) transferred See JETS B3

TAMPA, Fla. — Gerrit Cole is fine with his new teammates expressing their feelings. The former Astro reiterated Wednesday that he did not see, hear or know anything about Houston’s scheme to illegally steal and transmit signs in real time, which was proven to have happened in 2017 — before he was there. Several Yankees have alleged, however, that it continued for the two seasons after Cole was traded there.

“I mean, I just refer back to what I said the other day.

George asked me yesterday about players specifically and I’ll just stick to what I said which is, everybody’s entitled to their opinion. It’s their own opinion. And people handle this the way they want to handle it,” Cole said. “And, you know, we’re all we’re all grown guys around here. And, you know, I certainly am not going to tell somebody how to think, so I don’t see it as an issue. I am not personally

offended by it. And so hopefully that’s the last question that I’ll have to answer about it.”

The MLB report that concluded the Astros used the “banging scheme” in 2017, before Cole was traded to Houston. Gleyber Torres, Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton (and many players across baseball) have made it clear they don’t believe it stopped in 2018 and continued in 2019. Those were Cole’s two seasons in Houston.

Still, there seems to be no animosity for the Yankees’ new ace from his teammates.

After throwing a 40-pitch live batting practice that featured Torres, Cole and the shortstop spent a long time going over the sequence of pitches. It was amicable and it was helpful to Cole.

“So Gleyber was asking why I didn’t double up on the change-up because he didn’t see it. But he encouraged me to try to throw it again,” Cole explained. “We were just talking about approach to right

on right, change-up and, you know, when I feel comfortable throwing it and then he was telling me when hitters are susceptible to swinging at that.”

That was Cole’s final live BP session of the spring. He told reporters his next outing will be in a Grapefruit League game on Monday. Aaron Boone said that wasn’t set in stone, but likely.

“I don’t have the first turn through. We haven’t even locked it in stone yet. I feel pretty good saying (J.A.) Happ should be that first day and I would probably say Gerrit is on track to start the night game,” Boone said. “But we haven’t locked it in for sure yet. I would imagine in the next 24 hours, hopefully we’ll have an idea for you.”

They may be figuring out where Luis Severino slots in.

Severino, who spent the first six months of the 2019 season on the injured list with a strained lat muscle, is the only starter who has yet to throw See ASTROS B3

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In Tuesday’s paper it was incorrectly reported that Maple Hill’s Trent Svingala qualified for the New York State Wrestling Championships on Feb. 28-29. Trent’s brother Caleb actually earned the berth and will be competing in the 126-pound weight division after finishing runner-up in the state at 106 pounds a year ago.

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Top 25 roundup: No. 11 Louisville steamrolls Syracuse

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 61 31 22 4 4 70 Florida 59 31 22 3 3 68 Buffalo 60 27 25 6 2 62 Montreal 62 27 27 7 1 62 Ottawa 60 21 28 6 5 53 Detroit 62 15 43 3 1 34 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT SO Pts Pittsburgh 58 37 15 6 0 80 Washington 59 37 17 3 2 79 Philadelphia 60 33 20 2 5 73 NY Islanders 58 33 19 4 2 72 Carolina 59 34 21 4 0 72 Columbus 61 30 19 9 3 72 NY Rangers 59 31 24 2 2 66 New Jersey 59 22 27 4 6 54 Western Conference Central Division GP W L OT SO Pts St. Louis 60 33 17 7 3 76 Dallas 59 34 19 4 2 74 Colorado 58 33 18 6 1 73 Winnipeg 61 31 25 4 1 67 Nashville 59 29 23 4 3 65 Minnesota 58 27 24 4 3 61 Chicago 60 26 26 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 60 21 34 3 2 47 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 Philadelphia 5, Columbus 1 Pittsburgh 5, Toronto 2 Ottawa 7, Buffalo 4 Detroit 4, Montreal 3 St. Louis 3, New Jersey 0 Carolina 4, Nashville 1 Winnipeg 6, Los Angeles 3 Wednesday’s games NY Rangers 6, Chicago 3 Boston at Edmonton, 8:30 p.m.

Arizona at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Florida at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

NY Islanders at Colorado, 10 p.m.

Minnesota at Vancouver, 10:30 p.m.

Thursday’s games Pittsburgh at Toronto, 7 p.m.

San Jose at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

Montreal at Washington, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Winnipeg at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.

Arizona at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Vegas, 10 p.m.

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

Friday’s games NY Rangers at Carolina, 7 p.m.

Detroit at NY Islanders, 8 p.m.

Nashville at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

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

Boston at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Minnesota at Edmonton, 9 p.m.

Colorado at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

GF GA 199 146 215 159 213 204 206 201 175 190 187 192 163 204 127 232 GF GA 196 154 208 180 198 178 167 159 193 164 156 155 195 184 162 207 GF GA 190 172 161 151 206 164 185 184 190 191 176 187 179 194 GF GA 190 183 192 185 191 180 180 190 172 167 155 194 155 186 148 193

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Jordan Nwora shook off back-to-back rough outings to score 19 points, and No. 11 Louisville rolled to a muchneeded 90-66 victory over visiting Syracuse.

Dwayne Sutton scored 16, Malik Williams had 14 points with 13 rebounds and Ryan McMahon totaled 13 points for the Cardinals (22-5, 13-3 ACC), who went 10 of 24 from 3-point range after going 9 for 51 from distance in losing their previous two games to Georgia Tech and Clemson.

In the mix for the ACC regular-season crown, Louisville showed more spirit and energy than it did in both losses last week. The Cardinals shot 51.6 percent in the second half and led by as many 29 to get back on track.

NC State 88, No. 6 Duke 66 Markell Johnson racked up 28 points and Devon Daniels scored 25 as NC State ripped through No. 6 Duke in an 88-66 upset Wednesday night at Raleigh, N.C. The Wolfpack (17-9, 8-7 ACC) withstood a second-half threat from Duke and then pulled away, picking up a much-needed quality victory to enhance their NCAA Tournament aspirations.

DJ Funderburk tacked on 21 points and nine rebounds for NC State.

A massive court storming followed the final horn as the Wolfpack knocked off one of their neighbors.

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Syracuse Orange guard Joseph Girard III (11) shoots against Louisville Cardinals guard David Johnson (13) during Wednesday’s game at KFC Yum! Center.

No. 12 Villanova 91, DePaul 71 Saddiq Bey scored 20 points and handed out seven assists, Justin Moore added 17 points and the Wildcats shot nearly 70 percent from 3-point range in routing the host Blue Demons in Chicago.

Collin Gillespie contributed 17 and Dhamir CosbyRoundtree had 11 for the Wildcats, who improved to 20-6 overall and 9-4 in the Big East.

It was their third win in a row and 20th straight victory over DePaul in the series.

Villanova tied a seasonhigh with 18 made 3-pointers,

which it also did on Nov. 21 against Middle Tennessee State, one shy of the school record. The Wildcats made 18 of their 26 tries from long distance for a season-high 69.2 percent.

Georgia 65, No. 13 Auburn 55 Led by 18 points from freshman Anthony Edwards, the Bulldogs upset the Tigers in Athens, Ga., handing Auburn back-to-back losses for only the second time this season.

The victory pushes Georgia’s record back to .500 at 13-13 overall, though only 3-10 in the SEC. Auburn falls

to 22-4 and 9-4. For Georgia, Sahvir Wheeler and Rayshaun Hammonds added 13 each, followed by Toumani Camara with 12.

J’Von McCormick scored 22 points and Samir Doughty 15 to lead Auburn, which played its second straight game without touted freshman Isaac Okoro due to a recent hamstring injury.

No. 16 Seton Hall 74, No. 21 Butler 72 Sandro Mamukelashvili laid in a basket off an inbound lob pass with 0.6 seconds remaining, capping the Pirates’ comeback win over the Bulldogs in

Newark, N.J. Seton Hall (19-7, 11-3 Big East) came into the night with back-to-back losses. In the early going against Butler (197, 7-7), the Pirates appeared headed for another blow to their regular-season championship pursuit.

Instead, with the game tied at 72-72 and after a missed shot went out of bounds with two seconds to play, Mamukelashvili’s aggressive back-cut to the rim and a precise lob from Quincy McKnight won it in regulation.

No. 22 Houston 76, Tulsa 43 In a second half featuring a flurry of technical fouls, the Cougars used a 16-0 run to put away the visiting Golden Hurricane.

Houston (21-6, 11-3 American Athletic Conference) extended a six-point halftime lead to double digits just moments out of the locker room when Caleb Mills scored the Cougars’ first 19 points of the second half. Mills finished with 27 points.

His offensive eruption preceded a flaring of emotions.

First, Tulsa (17-9, 9-4) lost coach Frank Haith, who was hit with a pair of technical fouls in a matter of seconds.

Frustration boiled over for a Tulsa team that shot just 34.8 percent from the floor on the night, including 4 of 20 from 3-point range, and committed 16 turnovers.

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 Wednesday’s games No games scheduled Thursday’s games Milwaukee at Detroit, 7 p.m.

Miami at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

Brooklyn at Philadelphia, 8 p.m.

Charlotte at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Memphis at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

Houston at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

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

Auto racing MONSTER ENERGY CUP SERIES PENZOIL 400 WHERE: Las Vegas Motor Speedway; Las Vegas.

DISTANCE: 267 laps, 400.5 miles around a 1.5-mile oval TV: Sunday, 3:30 p.m. ET (Green flag approx..

3:46 p.m. ET) – Fox (Radio: Performance Racing Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90).

THIS WEEK: The second of 36 races on the season, the sport leaves Daytona after a rain-delayed finish that nearly ended in tragedy when a crash sent Ryan Newman to the hospital.

Denny Hamlin won the Daytona 500, but the real season – as is often said and written – starts this week. For Hamlin, the thrill of winning his third Daytona 500 was tempered by concern for Newman, who he did not know was likely injured until he was told so in Victory Lane, “... it’s a weird balance of excitement and happiness for yourself, but obviously someone’s health and their family is bigger than any win in any sport. We’re just hoping for the best.” ... Newman is still in the hospital in Daytona Beach but is alert and speaking to family and his medical team. No other information was available as of 11 a.m. ET Wednesday. ... Toyota, and particularly Ford have dominated at Las Vegas since 2016, with Joey Logano winning this race in a Ford last season and Martin Truex Jr. winning in a Toyota in late summer. ... This will be the 25th series race at the track. ... *Hamlin leads the Cup standings with 50 points, followed by followed

by Ryan Blaney (43), Kevin Harvick (39), Chris Buescher (38), Newman (36), Kyle Larson (35), Chase Elliott (34), David Ragan (33), Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (32) and Aric Almirola (32). *Denotes race winner and playoff berth. Standings per NASCAR.com BEST BETS: Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick at 9/2 are the top Vegas picks, followed by Martin Truex Jr. at 5/1 and Brad Keselowski at 6/1. Ryan Blaney is a great deal at 20/1 and Clint Bowyer at 60/1 makes a great long shot.

XFINITY SERIES BOYD GAMING 300 WHERE: Las Vegas Motor Speedway; Las Vegas.

DISTANCE: 200 laps, 300 miles around a 1.5-mile oval TV: Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET (Green flag approx..

3:46 p.m. ET) – FS1 (Radio: Performance Racing Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90).

THIS WEEK: This is the second of 33 races on the season and the 26th Xfinity race at LVMS. ...

Kyle Busch won this race last spring while Tyler Reddick won in September. ... Full-time Xfinity Series racer Noah Gragson won at Daytona as new rules severely limit the ability of Cup drivers to enter Xfinity and Truck Series races. No current full-time Cup drivers are entered at Las Vegas. ... *Gragson leads the Xfinity standings with4 99 points, followed by Justin Haley (46), Harrison Burton (38), Brandon Jones (36), Brandon Brown (35), Ryan Seig (35), Michael Annett (35), Chase Briscoe (34), Jeb Burton (320 and Ray Black Jr. (29). *Denotes race winner and playoff berth. Standings per NASCAR.com

NHL roundup: Third-period rally lifts Rangers Field Level Media Chris Kreider and Mika Zibanejad each collected a goal and two assists during a fivegoal third period as visiting New York skated to a 6-3 victory over Chicago on Wednesday.

Artemi Panarin scored his team-leading 30th goal, and Pavel Buchnevich, Ryan Strome and Filip Chytil also tallied for the Rangers, who have won six in a row on the road and five of their past six overall.

New York rookie Igor Shesterkin overcame an inadvertent stick inside his mask from Chicago captain Jonathan Toews to make 37 saves and improve to 7-1-0 in eight career starts. Dominik Kubalik had two goals for the Blackhawks, and Drake Caggiula DAVID BANKS/USA TODAY added a goal and an assist.

New York Rangers left wing Chris Kreider (20) is defended by Chicago Blackhawks left wing Dominik Avalanche 3, Islanders 1 Kubalik (8) during Wednesday’s game at United Center.

Pavel Francouz stopped 27 shots, Gabriel Landeskog, Joo- seasons with Colorado and Patrice Bergeron also scored streak snapped. nas Donskoi and Andre Bura- won a career-best 41 games in for Boston, which won its Wild 4, Canucks 3 (SO) kovsky scored, and Colorado 2013-14. fourth straight game and preAlex Galchenyuk scored the beat New York in Denver. vailed for the 10th time in 11 to tying goal late in the third peBruins 2, Oilers 1 Nathan MacKinnon and David Pastrnak scored on a remain atop the Atlantic Divi- riod and then won the game Cale Makar had two assists breakaway at 1:14 of overtime sion and Presidents’ Trophy with a score in the fifth round each to help the Avalanche as the Boston Bruins defeated races. Boston goalie Tuukka of a shootout to lead Minnesnap a three-game skid (0-2the host Edmonton Oilers 2-1 Rask made 28 saves to improve sota Wild to a victory at Van1).

Semyon Varlamov had 26 Wednesday night in a match- to 6-1-0 since returning from a couver.

Kevin Fiala and Luke Kunin concussion sustained Jan. 14. saves and Brock Nelson scored up of division leaders. also scored goals and Mats Pastrnak took a long lead Sam Gagner scored the for the Islanders, who went Zuccarello had two assists for pass from David Krejci and lone goal for Pacific Divisionwinless on their four-game Minnesota, which snapped beat Edmonton goaltender leading Edmonton, and Smith road trip as they were outa two-game losing streak and Mike Smith.

It was Pastrnak’s made 32 saves.

The Oilers scored 11-2. Varlamov played his first game in Denver since 43rd goal of the season, tying lost for just the second time presented interim head coach signing with the Islanders him for the NHL lead with To- in their past six games (4-1-1) Dean Evason with his first win. last summer. He spent eight ronto’s Auston Matthews. and had a two-game winning Wild goalie Devan Dubnyk

finished with 31 saves.

J.T. Miller scored two goals and Jay Beagle also scored for Vancouver. Quinn Hughes added a pair of assists to give him 39 for the season, tops among all rookies in the NHL. Jacob Markstrom recorded 25 saves.

Stars 3, Coyotes 2 Jamie Oleksiak’s third-period goal gave Dallas a win over visiting Arizona.

It was only the second goal of the season for Oleksiak, yet the low-scoring defenseman’s attempt from the slot found its way past Coyotes goalie Adin Hill 11:38 into the final frame.

Dallas is 5-0-1 over its past six games, and 7-1-2 in its last 10.

Corey Perry had a goal and an assist, and Radek Faksa also scored for the Stars. Christian Fischer and Taylor Hall were the Coyotes’ goal-scorers.

Panthers 4, Ducks 1 Vincent Trocheck and Aleksi Saarela scored second-period goals, and Florida earned a road victory over Anaheim.

Aleksander Barkov and MacKenzie Weegar also scored, and goalie Sergei Bobrovsky had 35 saves as the Panthers won their second of three consecutive games in California and also improved to 2-0-0 on a key five-game road trip.

Max Jones scored a goal, and John Gibson made 28 saves as the Ducks lost for the third time in their past four games and dropped the opener of a six-game homestand.

Ryan Newman released from hospital days after Daytona 500 crash Iliana Limon Romero and Edgar Thompson Orlando Sentinel

Ryan Newman was released from a Daytona Beach hospital Wednesday, the biggest step in his remarkable recovery from a horrific crash during the Daytona 500.

Earlier in the day, Newman’s racing team and wife posted a photo of Newman walking and grinned while posing with his daughters, offering an encouraging sign for fans and fellow drivers.

With hours, Newman was walking out of the Halifax Medical Center while holding the hands of his two girls.

His Roush Fenway Racing team had following statement earlier Wednesday: “Ryan Newman continues to show great improvement after Monday night’s last-lap accident at Daytona International Speedway. The

veteran driver is fully alert and walking around Halifax Medical Center.

True to his jovial nature, he has also been joking around with staff, friends and family while spending time playing with his two daughters.”

It was the most detailed update about Newman’s condition, with the racing team previously confirming he was in serious condition with non-life threatening injuries and later that he was awake and talking. NASCAR officials have not shared any information about the extent of his injuries or prognosis for recovery.

While crashes are common and even celebrated by fans, Newman’s wreck was unique.

During the final push for the checkered flag Monday night, Newman lost control of his vehicle, slammed into the outer wall and became airborne after Ryan Blaney bumped the left rear panel of Newman’s car. As the No. 6 Ford began its descent, Corey

LaJoie hit the driver’s side of Newman’s car to send it airborne again, spinning it into multiple rolls before it eventually skidded down the track on its roof and caught fire.

Emergency workers extinguished the fire and eventually lifted Newman’s car onto its wheels to extricate him from the wreckage. There was no thumbs up from the driver, no radio communication with his spotter, no track-side confirmation from reporters he was OK. Newman, 42, was immediately rushed by ambulance to the hospital less than a mile away.

A palpable anxiety hung over the iconic track as everyone awaited news on Newman’s condition. Stunned viewers begged for information on social media and offered prayers.

After days of concern, drivers who were preparing for Sunday’s race in Las Vegas immediately celebrated the good news.

The developments were especially difficult for LaJoie, who hit Newman’s driver’s side door as he pushed toward the finish line.

Newman, who has an engineering degree from Purdue and has been racing since age 5, has been a vocal advocate for more stringent safety measures beyond NASCAR’s current standards to help prevent cars from ever going airborne. He has been through multiple previous crashes, including one at Daytona International Speedway, and was previously fined for his comments.

Roush Fenway Racing plans to keep Newman’s No. 6 Ford active while he recovers. The team will use a replacement driver Sunday at Las Vegas International Speedway. If Newman resumes racing, the results will count toward his points tally as he pushes for a playoff spot and championship.

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Arash Markazi: Deontay Wilder can gain national acclaim with win against Tyson Fury

By Arash Markazi Los Angeles Times (TNS)

LAS VEGAS — Deontay Wilder won the WBC heavyweight championship five years ago at the MGM Grand Garden Arena with a unanimous decision victory over Bermane Stiverne.

As Wilder returned to the arena Wednesday for the final news conference ahead of Saturday’s fight against undefeated lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, he looked around at the cameras and reporters gathered and nodded his head in approval.

“This is the biggest fight of my life,” Wilder said.

“But I act like I’ve always acted because I’m supposed to be here. I deserve it. I know where I’m supposed to be and it’s right here under the lights and cameras and in front of the people. The talent that I have and things that I’m able to do it’s easy to differentiate me from the rest. It’s easy.”

Wilder can cement his status as the best heavyweight boxer in the world with a victory over Fury and become a household name around the country. Wilder is promoted by Premier Boxing Champions and his fights are on Fox Sports while Fury is promoted by Top Rank and his fights are on ESPN. Their fight will be on ESPN+ and Fox Sports pay-per-view as both networks are working together to cover the fight like a championship football game. The marketing campaign included ads during the College Football Playoff National Championship Game on ESPN and Super Bowl LIV on Fox. “Fights like this are hard to come by,” Wilder said. “We always say the best should fight the best but that can’t always happen and this is something that has never been done before. These are the two biggest networks in sports in Fox and ESPN and they came together to make this fight.”

It’s a perfect stage for two of the most

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Deontay Wilder reacts after defeating Dominic Breazeale by technical knockout in the first round of their world heavyweight championship boxing match at Barclays Center.

entertaining fighters in boxing, who seem to get the best out of each other in and out of the ring.

Their first fight at Staples Center on Dec. 1, 2018 was one of the most talked about heavyweight championship matches in years and ended in a split decision draw after Fury miraculously got up from a 12th-round punch that would have finished anyone else in the division.

“I gave Wilder the biggest payday of his life and brought him to the biggest stage,” Fury said.

“Deontay owes me everything, I brought him to this level, and this is his second fight at the top.”

Wilder smiled and responded by saying, “I don’t believe anything Fury says. ... I am not concerned with what he says, I am more focused on what he does. I am a man of action.”

As big as this moment is for Wilder, he said he is approaching it the same way he has his last 10 championship defenses.

“I’ve been knocking guys out for 12 years and

I’ve never looked out of place,” Wilder said. “I dress to impress and I come and speak my piece.

I’m the realest champion in the business. I’ve been the same way continuously. Many people say I’m just promoting but I’m not. I mean what I say and I say what I mean. I’m right where I’m supposed to be. I’m supposed to be here.”

Hall of fame boxing promoter Bob Arum called the fight between Fury and Wilder “the biggest heavyweight fight since (Muhammad) Ali and (Joe) Frazier fought the first time on March 8, 1971.” That battle was billed as the “Fight of the Century” and sold itself to a global audience.

That should be the case with Saturday’s rematch but Wednesday’s news conference, which was more of an hour-long promotional vehicle complete with commercials than a press event, was embarrassing and at times resembled a WWE show. Wilder and Fury shoved each other during an extended face-off to start the event before having to be held back and yelling profanities at each other. When they finally sat down, Wilder referenced Fury’s drug problems and suicide attempt and Fury threw out a “Yo momma” for good measure.

“The first part was completely lost,” said Arum, who called off a second planned face-off to finish the news conference. “They’re talking over each other and it doesn’t make good television. It was unseemly.”

President Trump is in Las Vegas this week ahead of a rally he is holding Friday. There was talk he might stay and attend Saturday’s fight but Arum said as of Wednesday that was not the plan.

“If Trump asked to come to the fight he’s the President of the United States and we’d welcome him,” Arum said. “We’re sold out, I don’t know where we’d put all of his security but I assume the commission would make room for him.”

Yanks’ Stanton says he ‘would have hit 80-plus home runs’ if he knew what pitches were being thrown Kristie Ackert New York Daily News

TAMPA, Fla. — Giancarlo Stanton does not accept the Astros’ lame apologies for their illegal sign-stealing scheme, which stole the 2017 World Series. The Yankees slugger does not believe a word they have said in defense of their actions.

“It would have been better if there was an apology or explanation on their side. I mean, we know that they don’t really care to give an apology or explain their side and it showed by their response,” Stanton said Wednesday morning before the Yankees’ second fullsquad workout at George M. Steinbrenner Field. “As players we know that ... You know the repercussions of doing something like that. Any of

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from one generation of players to the next. You see that in every great team. Every great team has that culture. That’s what we’re going to try to create here.”

Disparaging such an accomplished player like Bell through back channels isn’t a means to that end.

There’s no sense playing the guessing game to find the origin of this latest rumor.

Whether it’s a coach or front office member is irrelevant.

What matters is that it came from inside the organization, which is disconcerting.

Bell admittedly fell out of

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live batting practice.

With a start on Monday, Cole would be lined up to start Opening Day in Baltimore with an extra day rest. And Wednesday, he said he felt he is on track after the live BP session.

“I thought it was good,” Cole said. “I missed wildly only two or three times, which is pretty good. My misses were pretty controlled for a fourth or fifth time off the mound. I thought I commanded this on

Stanton to force a trade to the Yankees, where he felt the sting of losing in Game 6 of the ALCS to the Astros last season.

Stanton also does not believe they were playing by the rules in 2019 either.

“I don’t think you really stop until you get caught or something like that,” Stanton said.

That feeling of being so close to a World Series mixed with a frustrating 2019 year marred by multiple injuries is what is driving Stanton this season. He showed up at camp with “no limitations” from his biceps, shoulder, knee and quad injuries which limited him to 18 regular-season games last year.

Stanton was one of the most extreme cases of the Yankees’ 30 players who spent time on the injured list in 2019. The team revamped their entire medical, training and conditioning department under Eric Cressey in response to bizarre

injury bug that plagued the Bombers. Stanton is enthusiastic about how that will help the team going forward.

“I think it’s a great addition, bringing him in. The staff has been great so far,” Stanton said. “I think they’ve got a good hold. Good little change.

Last year was a fluke for everybody, I feel, but I think they’ve got a gauge and trying to push us in the right direction, get some of whatever wasn’t working last year fixed.”

The Yankees also have to look at how they use Stanton and plan to manage his work load. Aaron Boone said the decision to use Stanton either as a left fielder or designated hitter will “be fluid.” Stanton agreed that would be the best way to handle the situation.

yards against the Ravens on Dec. 12. He looked plenty explosive coming off the flu that prompted him to miss a game four days earlier.

So how did Bell have his best game of the season in Week 15 if his fluid weight gain was sapping him of explosiveness?

Did he spend the prior week and a half living in a sauna to shed weight? Was he fasting to lose that spare tire in time for the Ravens? Of course not.

Two of Bell’s three games in which he rushed for more than four yards per carry came in late November and early December. Not bad for a guy, who supposedly was putting on an extra layer that slowed him down.

Bell’s highest yards per carry in a single game (4.7) was Week 7 (Oct. 21). His worst

yards per carry (1.9) was in Week 3 (Sept. 22). Again, the he’s-getting-fatter theory is bunk.

Bell’s struggles can be traced to a substandard offensive line and poor understanding and play design by Gase, who admitted after the season that he would spend time with the running back in the spring to get a better feel for which runs make the most sense for him.

To that end, a pliant reporter with a penchant for defending Gase all season asked Bell in Buffalo after the Jets’ season-finale win whether he would attend voluntary workouts this year after skipping them last year to train in Miami. Bell was noncommittal.

Gase privately whined last spring when Bell opted to get

back into shape in Florida rather than work out at the team facility. By season’s end, he was using that as the reason why Bell had a disappointing season rather than assume responsibility as the play designer.

The reality is that Gase never tailored his scheme to Bell’s skillset. Instead, the player was asked to conform to the system, which simply isn’t a smart approach.

Bell’s lack of 20-plus runs this season is hardly evidence for those purporting this mythical weight gain theory.

Bell had no runs of 20-plus yards last season, but he only had a grand total of seven in his final two seasons with the Steelers when he was arguably the best player at his position.

Bell’s greatness has never

been measured by the number of home run gallops. He has carved out a great career by picking up 8, 9 or 10 yards at a time.

Bell turned 28 on Tuesday. He has good football left in him. Although Gase and Douglas, who attempted to move Bell before the trade deadline, would gladly unload the player’s hefty contract ($13.5 million in 2020) if they could, it appears that the marriage will continue for one more season.

So, it would behoove people in the organization to take a page out of Bell’s playbook.

Take the high road rather than bash him to explain away their own failings.

90 feet. He then proceeded to do outfield fielding drills without throwing the ball infield.

“He threw today. When I buzzed him on it real quick, he was just, “Game ready.”

We’ll still take it easy. I haven’t gotten the report yet, but it sounds like that went well,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. “He’ll be reintroduced to full swings and stuff here in the next couple of days, I would think.”

Judge stepped in and tracked pitches in the bullpen as well Wednesday.

He was sent for tests on the right shoulder — which he jammed last September — before camp began. The MRI

showed that there was no change in the structure of the shoulder, Boone said. Judge has had some issue with the shoulder since he was drafted, but the Yankees have not said what.

“He had some stuff in there even going back to when he was drafted, which frankly a lot of people have different things going on there. It’s kind of typical of most baseball players,” Boone said. “So it wasn’t much change from that.”

Judge has missed significant time in each of the last two seasons because of injuries.

New York Yankees starting pitcher Gerrit Cole (45) and catcher Gary Sanchez (24) talk during spring training at George M. Steinbrenner Field.

(the Astros are) only really sorry because (they) got caught, not because and they have all this, this whirlwind that you gotta deal with. Not the actual action.”

Stanton, who was not on the Yankees in 2017 when the Astros beat them in the American League Championship Series en route to the franchise’s only World Series, laughed when Astros owner Jim Crane said he wasn’t sure much signstealing even helped his hitters.

“He’s sure,” Stanton said.

“He’s sure.”

Stanton hit 59 home runs that season with the Marlins and won the National League MVP title. When asked what he could do if he knew what pitch was coming, Stanton smiled.

“I probably would have hit

80-plus home runs,” Stanton said.

The 59 homers and MVP trophy was enough for

shape during his year away from football amid his contract impasse with the Steelers. He re-gained his focus and came to training camp in optimal condition. Anyone blessed with sight knows that he remained in elite condition throughout the season save for several days when he lost weight during his bout with the flu in early December.

He was hampered by a knee/ankle injury suffered in a Week 9 loss at Miami (Nov. 3), but never complained about it. That might have contributed to his struggles at points more than carrying around any perceived extra baggage.

The notion that Bell lost explosiveness due to weight gain as the season wore on doesn’t pass the eye test, either. He rushed for a season-high 87 both sides of the plate. I struck left handers out, on fastballs in, I got fastballs in on right handers too. Cooked the bottom of the zone a couple times with the fastball, although the hitters today were specifically calling for a lot of fastballs down, because it is kind of their profile mix. It’s kind of everything and I had good results.”

Aaron Judge played catch Wednesday, a progression from having been shut down with right shoulder soreness over a week ago. The Yankees slugger took part in the outfielders’ stretch and then played catch with Mike Tauchman, throwing fairly lightly at

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New York Yankees designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton walks out to batting practice as he works out during spring training at George M. Steinbrenner Field.

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2020 NFL mock draft: Three-round projections Eddie Brown The San Diego Union-Tribune

The best comedians don’t just make you laugh. The best jokes aren’t just funny.

The great comedians tell the truth. They make it accessible even before it’s universally accepted.

Lenny Bruce, Richard Pryor and George Carlin come to mind.

I’m sure you’re wondering where I’m going with this considering you didn’t sign up for Eddie Brown’s Comedy 101 class. You’re here for the NFL Draft juice.

(If you did sign up for my class, the grade for your “Aristocrats” joke is posted outside my office.)

I’m just bummed because we’re approaching the part in the draft process where most of those involved collectively lose their mind and force us draftniks to question EVERYTHING (even our own analysis). Some of this is purposeful. A smokescreen. But most of it is just impulse buying and recency bias.

Carlin is usually attributed with saying, “Just when I discovered the meaning of life, they changed it.”

Indeed.

Next week, it’s a certainty a prospect’s draft stock will be affected by their performance in drills at the NFL combine in Indianapolis. Not just their interviews or medical evaluations (which carry actual weight).

This makes no sense since most of these kids haven’t played an actual football game since December. Some have been evaluated since their junior season in high school and yet a sub-par forty-yard dash in Indy or at a pro day could be a make-or-break experience.

Then NFL free agency strikes and changes the calculus once more. My experience is the mock drafts I do up until now and closer to the actual draft (once the dust settles) are much more “accurate” than the ones I will do over the next month.

Carlin also said, “Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.”

THE PREAMBLE The NFL draft has become a nice appetizer before our main course in September. A mock version of said draft is meant to educate, and even entertain. At very least, it helps you pass the time.

The closer we get to draft day, the more I attempt to match what teams will actually do with their draft picks as opposed to what I believe they should do.

Last season, I was the fifth most accurate (out of 101) — most accurate in print — NFL draft prognosticator according to The Huddle Report.

I’m 18th over the past five years.

Follow me on Twitter UTEddieBrown so we can continue the conversation.

Here’s an updated version of my 2020 NFL Mock Draft, now through three rounds: FIRST ROUND 1. Cincinnati (2-14) — Joe Burrow, QB, LSU, Sr. It’s probably best not to overthink this. Burrow just finished a silly statistical season, was an almost unanimous Heisman Trophy winner and led the Tigers to a national title. He’s very talented, but I don’t consider him on par with Andrew Luck, Peyton Manning or John Elway.

He could miss if the Bengals don’t borrow liberally from LSU’s former passing game coordinator Joe Brady’s scheme, which was tailored perfectly for him. Top needs: QB, OL, LB 2. Washington (3-13) — Chase Young, Edge, Ohio St., Jr. New head coach Ron Rivera and his defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio would be giddy to land the best player/pass rusher in this draft class (Young had 16.5 sacks this season and 30.5 sacks in three years at Columbus). The Redskins will add him to a young, talented defensive line unless a team pays a king’s ransom for the Buckeye or a quarterback. Top needs: OL, CB, LB 3. Detroit (3-12-1) — Derrick Brown, DT, Auburn, Sr. It’s conceivable the Dolphins, Chargers, Panthers, Raiders or Colts could all target this selection in order to land a quarterback, assuming the Redskins don’t get cute and pass on Young. The SEC Defensive Player of the Year (and consensus All-American) is the most talented interior defensive lineman in this draft class and the most disruptive player the Lions have had an opportunity to draft since Ndamukong Suh. Cornerback Jeffrey Okudah is also in play considering All-Pro Darius Slay is once again being dangled as trade bait. Top needs: DL, DB, WR 4. N.Y. Giants (4-12) — Andrew Thomas, OT, Georgia, Jr. Thomas is an investment in the futures of both Daniel Jones and Saquan Barkley. He’s a big, powerful, athletic lineman with springy footwork and quick hands who’s a dynamic closer in both the run and pass game. Top needs: OT, S, DL 5. Miami (5-11) — Tua Tagovailoa, QB, Alabama, Jr. Back-to-back seasons with an ankle injury and a dislocated hip will give us something to talk about until April (and the Bengals an excuse for passing on him). A healthy Tagovailoa compares favorably to Russell Wilson, but taller. He plans on participating in medical check-ups and interviews at the Combine in Indy. Tagovailoa’s hip has healed, and his range of motion is good, according to the NFL Network. Top needs: QB, OL, Edge 6. L.A. Chargers (5-11) — Jordan Love, QB, Utah St., Jr. Demand ALWAYS overrules supply when it comes to quarterbacks in the draft. It’ll be hard to pass on a signal-caller here with Philip Rivers finally in the rearview, unless they replace the potential Hall of Famer through free agency or a trade. Or will they Tank-for-Trevor (Lawrence)

by starting Tyrod Taylor next season? Regardless, Love’s arm talent and mobility is exactly what head coach Anthony Lynn wants in a quarterback. Clemson linebacker Isaiah Simmons or a top offensive tackle are in play here as well. Top needs: OL, QB, RB 7. Carolina (5-11) — Jeffrey Okudah, CB, Ohio St., Jr. Luke Kuechly’s retirement makes Simmons a target for the Panthers, but it’s hard to pass on Okudah here before we see how free agency plays out. Cornerbacks James Bradberry, Ross Cockrell and Javien Elliott are all free agents. The consensus All-American is an elite athlete who has proven proficient in man coverage and is only scratching the surface of his potential. Top needs: OL, DB, DL 8. Arizona (5-10-1) — Jedrick Wills, OL, Alabama, Jr. The Cardinals extended D.J. Humphries (three-years, $45 million) to guard Kyler Murray’s blindside, but Justin Murray remains an exclusive rights free agent at right tackle. Wills is a powerful upgrade who is versatile enough to play guard and has shown some serious growth this season. He only allowed one quarterback pressure in his last five games, according to Pro Football Focus. Top needs: OL, DL, DB 9. Jacksonville (6-10) — Isaiah Simmons, LB, Clemson, Jr. The Jaguars will look to restock their once very talented defense this offseason. The only defensive position Simmon’s ill-equipped to play is nose tackle. He’s an athletic unicorn who can rush the passer, patrol sideline-to-sideline and make an impact in coverage. Top needs: DT, WR, LB 10. Cleveland (6-10) — Tristan Wirfs, OT, Iowa, Jr. The Browns must upgrade their offensive line if Baker Mayfield has any hope in improving on a porous sophomore campaign in the pros. Wirfs is the best pass protector in this class, and talented enough to play multiple positions on the line. Top needs: OT, S, LB 11. N.Y. Jets (7-9) — Jerry Jeudy, WR, Alabama, Jr. Elite prospects seem to fall in the Jets’ lap (See: Leonard Williams and Jamal Adams). Wide receiver Robby Anderson is facing free agency.

Jeudy is an upgrade and the crown jewel of what is shaping up to be a special 2020 class of receivers. He’s the best prospect at the position in almost a decade. Top needs: OL, WR, Edge 12. Las Vegas (7-9) — Justin Herbert, QB, Oregon, Sr. It’s been clear for a while head coach Jon Gruden and quarterback Derek Carr are not entirely on the same page. In fact, the Raiders could begin shopping Carr in earnest at the combine.

Herbert has all the physical attributes (prototypical size and elite arm talent) Gruden requires, but consistency has been his bane. Still, his performance during Senior Bowl week and something similar in Indy could catapult him into the top 10. Top needs: WR, LB, CB 13. Indianapolis (7-9) — Javon Kinlaw, DT, South Carolina, Sr. This interior wrecking-ball would take an upand-coming defense to another level. Kinlaw has the potential to be a force against the pass and run at the next level. His draft stock will continue to rise after we see him perform at the combine. Top needs: DT, WR, Edge 14. Tampa Bay (7-9) — Mekhi Beckton, OT, Louisville, Jr. The offensive line needs upgraded regardless if the Buccaneers retain Jameis Winston or pursue Philip Rivers in free agency. You can’t teach Beckton’s size (6-7, 369) and he’s surprisingly nimble, especially as a run blocker. Top needs: QB, OL, DL 15. Denver (7-9) — Henry Ruggs, WR, Alabama, Jr. Ruggs would be a perfect compliment to Courtland Sutton. He is pure electricity with the football in his hands. The speedster scored 25 total touchdowns on 100 touches in his Crimson Tide career. Top needs: OL, DB, DL 16. Atlanta (7-9) — Kristian Fulton, CB, LSU, Sr. Starting cornerback Desmond Trufant missed seven games this season and GM Thomas Dimitroff has already discussed his affinity for the talented defensive backs in this draft class.

Fulton is an elite athlete who was the top cornerback prospect coming out of high school in 2016. Top needs: Edge, OG, LB 17. Dallas (8-8) — Xavier McKinney, S, Alabama, Jr. It’s well documented how the Cowboys have attempted to upgrade the safety position over the past couple of seasons, plus All-Pro cornerback Byron Jones will be one of the most sought after free agents in March. McKinney is an elite athlete with prototypical size (6-1, 200) who can play every position in the defensive backfield.

Top needs: S, DL, TE 18. Miami from Pittsburgh (8-8) — A.J. Epenesa, Edge, Iowa, Jr. The Dolphins were last in generating sacks last season with only 23. The AP All-American racked up 11.5 sacks and forced four fumbles despite facing persistent double-teams all season.

Top needs: QB, OL, Edge 19. Las Vegas from Chicago (8-8) — Patrick Queen, LB, LSU, Jr. The Raiders find a quarterback for their defense too. Queen is a three down, sideline-tosideline terror with an elite football mind. Top needs: WR, LB, CB 20. Jacksonville from L.A. Rams (9-7) — Trevon Diggs, CB, Alabama, Sr. The Jaguars will seek a replacement for AllPro Jalen Ramsey (Tre Herndon certainly isn’t).

Diggs (Stefon’s little brother) is still raw, but he features prototypical size (6-foot-2, 205 pounds) and a physicality that burdens receivers. Top needs: DT, WR, LB

21. Philadelphia (9-7) — CeeDee Lamb, WR, Oklahoma, Jr. The Eagles wide receiver corps is in shambles.

The inconsistent Nelson Agholor faces free agency while DeSean Jackson isn’t getting any younger (or healthier). Lamb has elite hands and ball skills (he’s special with the ball in the air). He can also contribute as a blocker. This is almost a worst-case scenario for Lamb, while going No. 8 overall to the Cardinals is likely his ceiling. Top needs: WR, DB, LB 22. Buffalo (10-6) — Laviska Shenault, WR, Colorado, Jr. An offense featuring Josh Allen, Devin Singletary and Shenault could get really creative. His size (6-foot-2, 225 pounds), speed (he could run a sub-4.4 40 at the combine) and nose for the end zone (he has 10 receiving and seven rushing touchdowns the past two seasons) could catapult him into the top-15 discussion. Top needs: WR, OG, LB 23. New England (12-4) — K’Lavon Chaisson, Edge, LSU, Soph.

Few teams replenish the talent in their frontseven like the Patriots. Chaisson features one of the highest upsides at any position in this draft class. He’s a natural speed rusher who is capable of dropping into coverage and can be an asset in defending the run. The one knock is his durability. Top needs: TE, OG, LB 24. New Orleans (13-3) — Tee Higgins, WR, Clemson, Jr. Michael Thomas is in desperate need of a sidekick and Drew Brees is returning for his 20th season. Higgins is a big-play machine with elite size (6-foot-4, 200 pounds) and speed. He has an “above the rim” mentality as a former basketball player and would be a steal this low in the first round. Top needs: WR, LB, OG 25. Minnesota (10-6) — C.J. Henderson, CB, Florida, Jr. Trae Waynes is an unrestricted free agent and something is clearly wrong with Xavier Rhodes.

It’s nitpicking to say Henderson is a shy tackler in the run game. Shutdown corners aren’t charged with shutting down running backs.

They’re supposed to shutdown wide receivers and Henderson has no problem doing that. Top needs: CB, OG, WR 26. Miami from Houston (10-6) — D’Andre Swift, RB, Georgia, Jr. The Dolphins backfield has been a mess all year. A quarterback (Ryan Fitzpatrick) led them in rushing yards (243) and rushing touchdowns (four) while a wide receiver (Albert Wilson) had their longest rush from scrimmage (28 yards).

Swift is a shifty back able to bounce it outside or handle the rigors of running between the tackles. He’s also a weapon out of the backfield (he had 56 receptions and four touchdowns the last two seasons). Top needs: QB, OL, Edge 27. Seattle (11-5) — Yetur Gross-Matos, Edge, Penn St., Jr. The Seahawks need an edge rusher who can take advantage of Jadeveon Clowney’s presence, assuming he returns. Gross-Matos needs to add some strength to his frame, but he’s a gifted pass rusher with elite athleticism and a nose for the ball. Top needs: Edge, OL, TE 28. Baltimore (14-2) — Terrell Lewis, Edge, Alabama, Jr. One of the Ravens key priorities is boosting their pass rush (their 37 sacks ranked 21st in the NFL). Lewis showcased an impressive power/ speed combo in Mobile during Senior Bowl week. Top needs: Edge, LB, WR 29. Tennessee (9-7) — Jonathan Taylor, RB Wisconsin, Jr. All-Pro running back Derrick Henry could command $14-$16 million per season as a free agent. There have been very few collegiate tailbacks as productive as Taylor (6,174 rushing yards and 50 rushing touchdowns in three seasons in Madison). Top needs: Edge, OT, RB 30. Green Bay (13-3) — Kenneth Murray, LB, Oklahoma, Jr. It’s clear the Packers need a run stopper after getting bulldozed in the NFC Championship game. Murray is an explosive athlete who has developed elite instincts during his three seasons in Norman. His draft stock should benefit from Alabama’s Dylan Moses returning to school. Top needs: WR, LB, OT 31. San Francisco (13-3) — Tyler Biadasz, C, Wisconsin, Jr. The 49ers will likely trade this pick to the highest bidder, considering they won’t be on the clock again until the fifth round. If they stand pat, the Rimington Award winner (nation’s top center) is an upgrade for an interior line who overachieved this past season. Top needs: OL, DB, WR 32. Kansas City (12-4) — Jaylon Johnson, CB, Utah, Jr. Kendall Fuller is an unrestricted free agent after this season. Johnson’s ball skills and physicality help him standout. Top needs: CB, RB, OG SECOND ROUND 33. Cincinnati — Neville Gallimore, DL, Oklahoma, Sr. 34. Indianapolis from Washington — Jalen Reagor, WR, TCU, Jr. 35. Detroit — Damon Arnette, CB, Ohio State, Sr. 36. N.Y. Giants — Grant Delpit, S, LSU, Jr. 37. L.A. Chargers — Josh Jones, OT, Houston, Sr. Russell Okung can’t play forever and it’s clear the Chargers need an upgrade over Sam Tevi.

A very good week at the Senior Bowl in Mobile finally garnered Jones some attention. The former team captain features elite athleticism. Top needs: OL, QB, RB 38. Carolina — Isaiah Wilson, OT, Georgia, So. 39. Miami — Austin Jackson, OT, USC, Jr. 40. Arizona — Curtis Weaver, Edge, Boise State, Jr. 41. Cleveland — Ashtyn Davis, S, California, Sr.

42. Jacksonville — Solomon Kindley, OL, Georgia, Jr. 43. Chicago from Las Vegas — Brycen Hopkins, TE, Purdue, Sr. Neither Trey Burton or Adam Shaheen have proven durable and the tight end is a focal point of this offense. Hopkins is a supersized wide receiver who can line up anywhere and is dangerous after the catch. Top needs: OG, TE, Edge 44. Indianapolis — Jacob Eason, QB, Washington, Jr. 45. Tampa Bay — Antoine Winfield Jr., S, Minnesota, So. 46. Denver — Cesar Ruiz, OL, Michigan, Jr. 47. Atlanta — J.K. Dobbins, RB, Ohio St., Jr. 48. N.Y. Jets — Prince Tega Wanogho, OT, Auburn, Sr. 49. Pittsburgh — Julian Okwara, Edge, Notre Dame, Sr. Sack artist Bud Dupree is an unrestricted free agent. A broken left fibula suffered in November will likely keep Okwara, a very talented pass rusher, out of the first round. He’s a potential steal here. Top needs: OL, Edge, TE 50. Chicago — Jake Fromm, QB, Georgia, Sr. 51. Dallas — Cole Kmet, TE, Notre Dame, Jr. 52. L.A. Rams — Trey Adams, OL, Washington, Sr. The Rams offensive line needs an overhaul if the offense hopes to return to its lofty stature of 2018. There are durability concerns, but Adams features the size (6-8, 314), power and athleticism the NFL requires in a starting left tackle.

Top needs: OL, DL, LB 53. Philadelphia — Kyle Dugger, S, LenoirRhyne, Sr. 54. Buffalo — Lloyd Cushenberry, OL, LSU, Jr. 55. Atlanta from New England — John Simpson, OG, Clemson, Sr. 56. Miami from New Orleans — Brandon Aiyuk, WR, Arizona St., Sr. 57. Houston — Bryce Hall, CB, Virginia, Sr. The Texans recently released Vernon Hargreaves, while Bradley Roby and Johnathan Joseph face free agency. Hall is a physical ball hawk and future team leader. Top needs: DT, OT, RB 58. Minnesota — Justin Jefferson, WR, LSU, Jr. 59. Seattle — A.J. Terrell, CB, Clemson, Jr. 60. Baltimore — K.J. Hamler, WR, Penn St., So. 61. Tennessee — Josh Uche, Edge, Michigan, Sr. 62. Green Bay — Denzel Mims, WR, Baylor, Sr. 63. Kansas City from San Francisco — Clyde Edwards-Helaire, RB, LSU, Jr. 64. Seattle from Kansas City — Zack Baun, OLB, Wisconsin, Sr. THIRD ROUND 65. Cincinnati — Akeem Davis-Gaither, LB, Appalachian State, Sr. 66. Washington — Jeff Gladney, CB, TCU, Sr. 67. Detroit — Donovan Peoples-Jones, WR, Michigan, Jr. 68. N.Y. Jets from N.Y. Giants — Marlon Davidson, DL, Auburn, Sr. 69. Carolina — Troy Dye, LB, Oregon Sr. 70. Miami — Jordan Elliott, DL, Missouri, Jr. 71. L.A. Chargers — Thaddeus Moss, TE, LSU, So. Hunter Henry could command between $8$10 million as a free agent. The son of NFL Hall of Fame wide receiver Randy Moss clearly has the pass-catching pedigree if you watched the National Title game against Clemson. The bonus is he’s a committed run blocker. Top needs: OL, QB, RB 72. Arizona — Michael Pittman Jr., WR, USC, Sr. 73. Jacksonville — Raekwon Davis, DL, Alabama, Sr. 74. Cleveland — Malik Harrison, LB, Ohio State, Sr. 75. Indianapolis — Bradlee Anae, Edge, Utah, Sr. 76. Tampa Bay — Justin Madubuike, DL, Texas A&M, Jr. 77. Denver — Cameron Dantzler, CB, Mississippi State, Jr. 78. Atlanta — Hunter Bryant, TE, Washington, Jr. 79. N.Y. Jets — Noah Igbinoghene, CB, Auburn, Jr. 80. Las Vegas — Tyler Johnson, WR, Minnesota, Sr. 81. Las Vegas from Chicago — Lamar Jackson, CB, Nebraska, Sr. 82. Dallas — Jordyn Brooks, ILB, Texas Tech, Sr. 83. Denver from Pittsburgh — Shane Lemieux, OG, Oregon, Sr. 84. L.A. Rams — Darrell Taylor, Edge, Tennessee, Sr. Dante Fowler Jr. is a free agent. Taylor features prototypical size (6-4, 255) for an edge rusher and showcased a power/speed combo that had scouts talking during Senior Bowl week.

Top needs: OL, DL, LB 85. Philadelphia — James Lynch, DL, Baylor, Jr. 86. Buffalo — Anfernee Jennings, OLB, Alabama, Sr. 87. New England — Adam Trautman, TE, Dayton, Sr. 88. New Orleans — Ben Bredeson, OL, Michigan, Sr. 89. Minnesota — Leki Fotu, DL, Utah, Sr. 90. Cleveland from Houston — Cam Akers, RB, Florida State, Jr. 91. Las Vegas from Seattle — Chase Claypool, WR, Notre Dame, Sr. 92. Baltimore — Zack Moss, RB, Utah, Sr. 93. Tennessee — Robert Hunt, OL, Louisiana, Sr. 94. Green Bay — Jack Driscoll, OL, Auburn, Sr. 95. Denver from San Francisco — Jonathan Greenard, Edge, Florida, Sr. 96. Kansas City — Davon Hamilton, DL, Ohio State, Sr.

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508-510 State St. LLC Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company ("LLC"). Articles of Organization filed New York Sec. of State ("NYSS") 1/14/2020. Office loc.

Columbia County.

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

NYSS shall mail a copy of any process to c/o The LLC, 344 Grove Street #201, Jersey City, New Jersey 07302. There is no specific date set for dissolution. Purpose: to engage in any lawful activity or act. Name and Business Address of Organizer is John R. Marvin, Esq., 44 West Market Street, P.O. Box 151, Rhinebeck, NY 12572.

781 COUNTY ROAD 25, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 12/19/2019. Office loc: Greene County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: Larocca Hornik Rosen & Greenberg LLP, 40 Wall Street, 32nd Fl, Attn: P. McPartland, NY, NY 10005. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

NOTICE OF ELECTION New Baltimore Fire District in the Town of Baltimore Greene County, New York NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Fire Commissioners, a special election of the qualified voters of the New Baltimore Fire District in New Baltimore, New York, County of Greene will be held at the New Baltimore Fire Department’s Firehouse located at 77 Gill Road, New Baltimore, Greene County, New York 12124 on the 24th day of March 2020, between the hours of 6 p.m. and 9 pm. to vote on whether to approve the following resolution adopted by such Board of Fire Commissioners: RESOLUTION FOR FINANCING OF A TANKER PUMPER: RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS OF THE NEW BALTIMORE FIRE DISTRICT, IN THE TOWN OF NEW BALTIMORE, GREENE COUNTY, NEW YORK (THE “DISTRICT�), AUTHORIZING THE FINANCING OF A TA N K E R - P U M P E R AND RELATED EQUIPMENT, THE MAXIMUM COST OF WHICH IS ANTICIPATED TO BE $850,000; APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT THEREFORE; AND AUTHORIZING THE FINANCING BY ISSUANCE OF A SERIAL BOND OR STATUTORY INSTALLMENT BOND UP TO TEN (10) YEARS FOR THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF $575,000 PRINCIPAL, AND TO ISSUE BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ABOVE, FOR UP TO FIVE CONSECUTIVE YEARS, AND TO SPEND UP TO $325,000 FROM THE CAPITAL RESERVE FOR SUCH PURCHASE. All persons registered to vote in the district and residing in the fire district for at least thirty (30) days prior to the day of the vote may vote in such special election.

Notice is hereby given that a license, “pending� for Beer and Wine has been applied for by the undersigned to sell Beer and Wine at retail in a cafe under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 757 Columbia Street Hudson, NY 12534, Columbia County for on premises consumption.

Mod Restaurant Inc. DBA Relish Delights

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed Bids will be received until March 23, 2020 at the City of Hudson, 520 Warren Street, Hudson, New York, 12534 until 2:00 PM local time and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud for: CITY OF HUDSON, COLUMBIA COUNTY, NEW YORK PUMP STATION UPGRADES Work shall include but is not limited to: Contract #1 includes the following work items: 1. Furnish and install a complete pumping system for the Mill St PS and Power Ave PS. 2. Architectural upgrades to the Mill St PS and Power Ave PS buildings.

3. All other apparent and incidental work.

Contract #2 includes the following work items: 1. All electrical work associated with the Mill St PS and Power Ave PS. 2. All other apparent and incidental work.

Contract #3 includes the following work items: 1. All HVAC work associated with the Mill St PS and Power Ave PS. 2. All other apparent and incidental work.

A Pre-Bid conference will be held on March 4, 2020 at 2:00 PM at the City of Hudson City Hall, 520 Warren Street, Hudson, New York 12534. Bidding contractors are strongly encouraged to have an authorized representative of their firm present at this meeting.

Contract Documents, including Advertisement for Bids, Information for Bidders, Labor and Employment, Additional Instructions, Bid Documents, Agreement, General Conditions, General Requirements, Specifications, Contract Drawings and any Addenda, may be examined at no expense on line at the following website: www.debiddocuments.com under 'public projects', or at the office of Delaware Engineering, D.P.C., 28 Madison Ave Extension Albany NY, 12203.

Digital copies of the Contract Documents may be obtained online as a download for a nonrefundable fee of Forty-Nine Dollars ($49.00) from the website: www.debiddocuments.com under 'public projects.’ Complete hardcopy sets of bidding documents may be obtained from REV, 330 Route 17A, Suite #2, Goshen, NY 10924, Tel: 1-877-2720216, upon depositing the sum of One Hundred and fifty Dollars ($150.00) for each set of documents. Checks or money orders shall be made payable to Delaware Engineering, D.P.C. Cash deposits will not be accepted.

Any Bidder requiring documents to be shipped shall make arrangements with REV and pay for all packaging and shipping costs.

Any Bidder who submitted completed Bid Forms to the City of Hudson, upon returning such set is in good condition within thirty days following the award of the contract or rejection of the bids, will be refunded their full payment. Deposits will not be refunded to any non-bidder (including material suppliers, subcontractors, or those that provide quotes to Bidders).

Questions should be sent to Jake Fogarty, P.E. via email at jfogarty@delawareengineering.com or fax at (518) 452-1335.

The City of Hudson reserves the right to reject any or all bids.

ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION OF 296-298 MAIN, LLC Under Section 203 of the Limited Liability Company Law FIRST: The name of the limited liability company is: 296-298 MAIN, LLC.

SECOND: The county within this state in which the office of the limited liability company is to be located is: Greene County.

THIRD: The latest date on which the limited liability company is to dissolve is: Thirty years from the date of filing.

FOURTH: The Secretary of State is designated as Agent of the Limited liability Company upon whom process against it may be served. The Post Office address within or without this state to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the Limited Liability Company served upon him or her is: 551 17th Street, Brooklyn, New York 11215.

FIFTH: The future effective date of the Articles of Organization is upon filing.

SIXTH: These Articles of Organization have been filed with the Secretary of State on January 8, 2020.

Charles H. Schaefer, Esq. Deily & Schaefer, Esqs.

One Bridge Street Catskill, New York 12414 (518)943-6632 ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY THE NR LEVITES FAMILY LLC Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (“LLC�). Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (“SSNY�) on 01/21/2020. Office location: Columbia County.

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

SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to the LLC to Kristal Heinz, ESQ., P.O. Box 1331, Hudson, NY 12534.

Purpose: To engage in any lawful activity.

CHAT BREW, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 02/14/20.

Office: Columbia County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 59-63 Main Street, Chatham, NY 12037. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Legal Notice Notice of Formation of Liability a Limited Company (LLC); Name: TFAL PROPERTIES, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 12/18/2019. Office Location: Columbia County.

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

SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: c/o Tfal properties, LLC PO BOX 767, 1113 RTE. 217, Philmont, NY 12565. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. Latest date upon which LLC is dissolve; No specific date.

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY DUSENBERY PROPERTY, LLC FIRST: The name of the Limited Liability Company is DUSENBERY PROPERTY, LLC (hereinafter referred to as the “Company�)

SECOND: The Articles of Organization of the Company were filed with the Secretary of State on November 20, 2019.

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

FOURTH: The Secretary of State has been designated as agent upon whom process against the Company may be served. The post office address to which the Secretary of State shall mail process is Bryce Dusenbery, 5 Joanne Drive, Hudson, New York 12534.

FIFTH: The Company is organized for all lawful purposes, and to do any and all things necessary, convenient, or incidental to that purpose.

Dated: January 15, 2020 FREEMAN HOWARD, P.C. 441 East Allen Street P.O. Box 1328 Hudson, New York 12534 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF THE SWELL PARTY, LLC On 7/21/15, Art. of Org. of The Swell Party, LLC were filed with the SSSNY. The office of the NY LLC is located in Columbia County. The SSSNY is designated as the agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served and the post office address within NY State to which the SSSNY shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon the LLC is The Swell Party, LLC, PO Box 125, Malden Bridge, NY 12115. The purpose of the LLC is for any lawful business purpose or purposes.

Notice of Formation of Corsun Equities, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 12/23/19.

Office location: Columbia County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 170 Hamilton Ave, Ste 201, White Plains, NY 10601. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is Steven Corsun, 170 Hamilton Ave, Ste 201, White Plains, LEGAL NOTICE NY 10601. Purpose: NOTICE OF SPECIAL any lawful activity.

MEETING

H U N T E R - TA N N E R S VILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a resolution adopted by the Board of Education of the Hunter Tannersville Central School District on December 19, 2019 that a special meeting of the qualified voters of the School District be and the same is hereby called to be held in the in the Hunter Elementary School located at 7794 Main Street, Hunter, New York on Tuesday, March 24, 2020 from 1:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. prevailing time for the purpose of voting on the following proposition: Shall that the Board of Education be authorized to (1) replace the non-functioning stage rigging, stage lighting fixtures and controls, at the District’s High/Middle School.

(2) associated equipment, piping and wiring, and incidental costs related thereto at a cost not to exceed $325,000; (3) expend such sum for such purpose; and (4) expend $325,000 from the Facilities Improvement Capital Reserve Fund to pay the cost of such purpose?

The vote upon such proposition shall be by paper or absentee ballot. The hours during which the polls shall be kept open shall be from 1:00 P.M. until 8:00 p.m., prevailing time or for as long thereafter as necessary to enable qualified voters who are in the polling place at 9:00 p.m. to cast their ballots.

Personal registration of voters is required for the annual vote, and no person shall be entitled to vote whose name does not appear in the register of the school district, except those persons who register to vote pursuant to the provisions of Election Law #5-612.

Persons otherwise qualified to vote who voted in any annual vote conducted within four calendar years before the preparation of the register need not personally register for this vote. Registration of qualified voters will be conducted by the Board of Registration at the Tannersville Building, Tannersville New York on March 13, 2020 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Any person shall be entitled to have his or her name placed upon such register in the District in which that person resides, provided that in such meeting of the board of Registration that person is known or proven to the satisfaction of such members to be then and thereafter entitled to vote at the annual vote for which the registration is prepared. Any person 18 years of age or over, a

citizen of the United States, and a resident of the school district for 30 days next preceding the date of voting is entitled to register and vote. The register of the school district so prepared shall be filed five days before the date of the vote in the District Office in the Tannersville School where it shall be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the district between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., each day up to and including the day set for the vote, except Sunday.

Absentee ballots may be applied for at the office of the District Clerk. Applications for absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk at least seven days prior to the vote if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or on or prior to March 17, 2020, if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter.

Absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk not later than 5:00 p.m.in the Hunter Elementary School Cafeteria on March 24, 2020. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots have been issued will be available for inspection to qualified voters of the School District in the office of the District Clerk between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on weekdays prior to the day set for the vote. Any qualified voter present in the polling place may object to the voting of the ballot upon appropriate grounds for making his/her challenge and the reasons therefore known to the Inspector of Election before the close of the polls.

Dated: February 7, 2020 Elizabeth Rizzo District Clerk H u n t e r- Ta n n e r s v i l l e Central School District

On 1/10/20, Art. of Org. of 362 Eichybush LLC were filed with the SSSNY. The office of the NY LLC is located in Columbia County.

The SSSNY is designated as the agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served and the post office address within NY State to which the SSSNY shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon the LLC is 362 Eichybush LLC, PO Box 125, Malden Bridge, NY 12115. The purpose of the LLC is for any lawful business purpose or purposes.

Notice of Formation of Inspirited Ventures LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/4/20.

Office location: Columbia SSNY desg. as agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to Eleven Times Square, NY, NY, 10036. Any lawful purpose.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC): Winkles Bakery LLC. Filed 1/27/2020.

Office: Greene Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: c/o Michele Delage 26 W NOTICE OF FORMA- Bridge St Catskill NY TION of CAMPETA 12414 WELDING LLC. Articles of Organization NOTICE OF PUBLIC filed with New York HEARING Secretary of State on Notice is hereby given January 7, 2020. Office that the Mayor of the location: Columbia City of Hudson, New County. Secretary of York, will hold a public State is designated as hearing on Monday, agent of LLC upon March 2, 2020 at 4:00 whom service of pro- PM in the Common Chambers, cess against it may be Council served. Secretary of City Hall, 520 Warren State shall mail pro- Street, Hudson, on the cess to 43 Cove Road, following proposed LoHillsdale, NY 12529. cal Law which was Purpose: any lawful adopted by the Comact or activity within mon Council on Februthe purposes for which ary 18, 2020: a limited liability com- Local Law Introductory pany may be orga- No. A of 2020 - Imposnized pursuant to the ing a Six-Month MoraLimited Liability Com- torium on the Registration and Operation of pany Law. Any New Short-Term Lodging Facility.

NOTICE OF FORMA- Complete text of the TION of Himmapan above proposed law is LLC. Articles of Or- on file and may be exganization filed with amined at the City New York Secretary of Clerk’s Office, City Hall State on January 13, during regular office 2020. Office location: hours. The proposed Columbia County. law may also be Secretary of State is viewed on the city designated as agent of website www.cityofLLC upon whom ser- hudson.org vice of process against Tracy Delaney it may be served. Sec- City Clerk retary of State shall Mountain mail process to 911 Vidbel Snydertown Road, Homestead, LLC, Art. Craryville, NY 12521. of Org. filed with SSNY Purpose: any lawful on 7/8/19. Off. loc.: act or activity within Greene Co. SSNY desthe purposes for which ignated as agent upon a limited liability com- whom process may be pany may be orga- served & shall mail: NOTICE OF FORMA- nized pursuant to the 149 Siam Rd., WindLimited Liability Com- ham, NY 12496. Purp.: TION OF any lawful purp. pany Law. 362 EICHYBUSH LLC

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NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF COLUMBIA MidFirst Bank, Plaintiff AGAINST The Estate of Flora Larkin, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated 11-19-2019 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Columbia County Courthouse, 401 Union Street, Hudson, NY on February 28, 2020 at 10:00AM, premises known as 6640 Chester Avenue, Stottville, NY 12172. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Stockport, County of Columbia and State of New York, SECTION: 91.3, BLOCK: 1, LOT: 72.

Approximate amount of judgment $74,226.76 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #13029/2018. For sale information, please visit Auction.com at www.Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832.

James Caruso, Esq., Referee Frenkel Lambert Weiss Weisman & Gordon, LLP 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706 01-088100F00 67284

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF COLUMBIA, NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY, Plaintiff, vs. RICHARD W. SPENCER AS POTENTIAL HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF RICHARD B. SPENCER, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale and Other Relief duly filed on January 28, 2020, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Columbia County Courthouse, 401 Union Street, Hudson, NY 12534 on March 26, 2020 at 10:00 a.m., premises known as 452 Route 20, New Lebanon, NY 12125.

All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of New Lebanon, County of Columbia and State of New York, Section 19.2, Block 1 and Lot 44. Approximate amount of judgment is $171,187.67 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 2018-013385.

James E. Kleinbaum, Esq., Referee Pincus Law Group, PLLC, 425 RXR Plaza, Uniondale, New York 11556, Attorneys for Plaintiff Public Notice The Stockport Fire District will be holding a public referendum on March 10,2020 at the Stottville Firehouse from 6 to 9PM for the purpose of approving the purchase of a new pumper for the Stottville Fire Company and borrowing an amount not to exceed 400,000.00 this new truck will be replacing two current trucks which are 30 years old.

By order of the Board of Fire Commissioners Stockport Fire District Columbia county NY Michael Briscoe District secretary

PUBLIC NOTICE PLEASE NOTE THAT THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS FOR THE TOWN OF AUSTERLITZ WILL BE MEETING ON THE FOLLOWINGS DATES FOR THE YEAR 2020/2021.

ALL MEETINGS WILL COMMENCE AT 7:00 PM AT THE SPENCERTOWN FIRE COMPANY, ONE MEMORIAL DRIVE, SPENCERTOWN, NY. FEBRUARY 24TH MARCH 16TH APRIL 20TH MAY 18TH JUNE 15TH DECEMBER 21st JULY 20TH AUGUST 17TH SEPTEMBER 21st OCTOBER 19th NOVEMBER 17TH (Tuesday) DECEMBER 21st THE YEAR END & ORGANIZATIONAL & REGULAR MEETINGS HAVE ALL BEEN SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY 12TH, 2021 @ 7:00 PM. THE REGISTER STAR AND TIMES UNION HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPERS. NATIONAL UNION BANK OF KINDERHOOK, (AKA-Community Bank) AND BANK OF GREENE COUNTY HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED THE OFFICIAL DEPOSITORIES.

BY ORDER OF: BRENDA OAKES DISTRICT SECRETARY/TREASURER (518-392-5671)

County Road 23B in the Town of Cairo and sidewalks along NY Route 81 and NY Route 32 in the Town of Greenville. Project work includes sidewalks, curbing, full depth shoulder reconstruction, closed drainage, and pedestrian signals.

Contract will be awarded based upon the lowest qualified bid. Contract Documents, including Invitation to Bidders, Instructions to Bidders, Wage Rates, Bid Documents, Agreement, Special Notes, Specifications, Contract Drawings and any Addenda, may be examined at no expense at the office of Creighton Manning Engineering, 2 Winners Circle, Albany, NY 12205 or at the Office of the Town of Cairo Town Clerk’s Office, 512 Main Street, Cairo, NY 12413.

USB drives containing electronic Plans and specifications may be obtained at the Town of Cairo Town Clerk’s Office during business hours. There is no charge for USB drives.

The Town will not mail Plans and/or Specifications.

Bids to be considered must be received in a sealed envelope at the office of Kayla Warner, Town Clerk, Town of Cairo, 512 Main Street, Cairo, NY 12413 by 10:00 AM, local time, on March 13, 2020 at which time and place they will be publicly opened and read aloud. Bids received after the above noted time will not be accepted. All sealed envelopes should be clearly labeled "BID FOR CAIRO AND GREENVILLE PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENT PROJECT". The sealed bids shall include the completed Bid Form, Non-Collusive Bidding Certification (as required by chapter 956 of the Laws of New York State), and Bid Bond.

Owner’s Contact Louann Arp Town of Cairo Bookkeeper Phone: 518-622-3120 ext.115 Email: bookkeeper@townofcairo.com Contact Tony Christian, P.E Creighton Manning Engineering, LLP (518) 689-1880

TOWN OF TAGHKANIC PUBLIC NOTICE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on Saturday February 29, 2020 at 10 AM: Assessor Craig Surprise will be holding a Public Information meeting about change of assessment notice being mailed and process for having a meeting about them.

All persons interested are invited to attend.

Dated: February 19, 2020 Craig Surprise, I. A. O. NOTICE TO BIDDERS Assessor, Town of Notice is hereby given Taghkanic that the Town of Cairo will accept sealed bids for: Cairo and Green- PUBLIC HEARING ville Pedestrian Im- TOWN OF ASHLAND COUNTY provement Project. GREENE The project consists of NEW YORK the construction of NOTICE IS HEREBY sidewalks along GIVEN:

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That a public hearing will be held by the Ashland Planning Board of the Town of Ashland, Greene County, New York at 12094 Route 23, Ashland, New York on March 5, 2020, at 6:00 pm. This public hearing is for a proposed 15-20 acres of solar panels that will be sitting on ground, at 2637 County Route 10, (SBL#59.00-2-14.11) a n d (SBL#59.00-2-14.12)

By Order of the Ashland Planning Board, Heather Younes Secretary Town of Ashland Dated: February 20, 2020 SMOK and Hussar LLC of Greene County filed with SSNY 1/10/2020. Office: Albany County. United States Corporation Agents Inc. designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to United States Corporation Agents Inc. at 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK - COUNTY OF GREENE SUNTRUST MORTGAGE, INC., V. CATHERINE J. CARRANO; ET. AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated December 17, 2019, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Greene, wherein SUNTRUST MORTGAGE, INC. is the Plaintiff and CATHERINE J. CARRANO; 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 13, 2020 at 9:00 am, premises known as 337 ROOSEVELT AVENUE, CAIRO, NY 12413: Section 82.02, Block 3, Lot 12: ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE TOWN OF CAIRO, COUNTY OF GREENE AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 0320-2014. Max Zacker, Esq. - Referee.

RAS Boriskin, LLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff.

TOWN OF TAGHKANIC PUBLIC NOTICE Auditing of Books PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on Tuesday February 25, 2020 at 10 am the Taghkanic Town Board will be auditing the books of the Justice Court, at the Town Hall, Route 82, Taghkanic, NY. All persons interested are invited to attend.

Cheryl Rogers Town Clerk VILLAGE OF ATHENS GREENE COUNTY NEW YORK NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the Village Board of Trustees on February 26th, 2019 at 6:30PM in the Village Clerk's office, 2 First Street, for the purpose of the proposed adoption of a local law, upon the recommendation of the Greene County Legislature, modifying the sliding scale of maximum income limits and exemption percentages for both the senior citizen and disabled tax exemptions. Copies of this sliding scale are available at the Village Clerk's office from the hours of 9AM - 4PM Monday through Friday.

ALL persons interested in these matters will be heard at such time and place as specified.

M. Wynne, Village Clerk-Treasurer Village of Athens Dated: February 19, 2020

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Daughter plans a wedding without a marriage license Dear Abby, My daughter, “Heidi,” is 39. She is successful, owns her own business and lives with her boyfriend of five years. I’ll call him Rick.

They have two beautiful boys, 3 and 18 months. She has decided to tie the knot with DEAR ABBY Rick with a nice, somewhat big wedding.

As Heidi has gotten older, she has been changing into a different person. She has become self-centered and controlling, and she puts Rick down cruelly at times. I think he’s a good guy, but maybe just not for her. I really don’t know because I stay out of their lives.

What’s making me uncomfortable is, my daughter has told only me that she’s doing all this wedding stuff without getting an actual marriage license. I don’t even know if Rick is aware. I looked this up and saw that some people are now having what’s called “commitment ceremonies.” When I tried to talk to her about it, she became defensive, cut me off, and then sent me a long, nasty email. So now I just step back.

When I think of the guests (100 to 150), I feel she should be honest and call it what it is. We are presently not communicating because I won’t respond to that kind of email.

I won’t argue with her. But I don’t know where to go at this point. I’m worried about her state of mind. She is supposedly seeing a therapist, and a few weeks back I suggested she and Rick get marriage counseling. I would love to hear your thoughts.

Traditional Mom In The East

JEANNE PHILLIPS

Your daughter is an adult, and if you refuse to have anything to do with this charade, I would understand. When guests are invited to a “wedding,” gifts are expected. If it’s a production that’s only for show, the couple is committing fraud and taking advantage of the

Family Circus

generosity of their guests.

When couples marry, they must first take out a marriage license, which BOTH must sign.

No license, no marriage. Unless your daughter’s boyfriend is completely clueless, she won’t be able to slip this by him. Although people do have commitment ceremonies these days, guests should be told that is what they will be witnessing, and both partners should agree on it.

Dear Abby, I have been married to a wonderful man for 20 years. It has been a pretty good marriage. I have tolerated a few of his family members’ rudeness to me, although I have no problem speaking up when I need to, and my husband always defends me as well.

My father-in-law recently passed, and I adored him. For his wake, my two sisters-inlaw made a slide show of his life with hundreds of family photos. There was not one single photo of my father-in-law and me.

I feel it was the final straw. I have no more room in my heart and life for them. Am I being too sensitive? My husband hasn’t spoken to them since the funeral. I really need your advice on this.

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Garfield

I’m glad you asked. Please accept my sympathy for the loss of someone so close to your heart. But as close as you felt to him, your sisters-in-law had just lost their father. I’m sure they were (and are) grieving and didn’t use his death as an opportunity to slight you.

I sincerely hope you and your husband won’t allow their oversight to cause a permanent rift in the family.

Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Blondie

Risks and rewards of a strictly organic diet Does eating strictly organic food and drinking only bottled water help in a meaningful way to prevent diseases and contribute to a long and healthy life?

There is no consistent highquality evidence that consuming TO YOUR organic foods lead to improveGOOD HEALTH ment in health outcomes, including longer life. Some but not all studies have found slightly higher amounts of nutrients in organically grown produce.

Organic foods are made without synthetic pesticides, but may use pesticides found in nature. There is not convincing evidence that natural pesticides are any safer, nor that the small amount of residual pesticides left in conventional produce leads to significant health risks. However, there is preliminary evidence that consumption of mostly organic food led to a decrease in the risk of one type of cancer, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, but not an overall decrease in cancer. Based on current available evidence, I don’t recommend organic food consumption for health benefits.

The quality of tap water varies greatly across North America, but most locations have highquality water available at extremely low cost with minimal environmental impact compared with

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bottled water. Even if tap water is unpalatable in a person’s location, I recommend a filter system rather than resorting to bottled water, again for environmental concerns as well as cost. Bottled Hagar the Horrible water is rarely the only option, and if so it is usually due to contamination of tap water with microbes or heavy metals, which should be known to the community. My own municipality mails me a water quality report yearly, and it is outstanding quality.

Two additional points are worth considering. The first is that organically prepared foods have been the cause of foodborne illness due to contamination at a much higher level than expected. The second is that organic farming prohibits nontherapeutic Zits antibiotics, a practice with which I strongly agree as a means of reducing the potential for antibiotic resistance.

Until further evidence is available, my opinion is that most people would do better eating more produce, whether conventionally or organically grown. Locally grown fresh produce may have more benefits than organically produced due to freshness.

Readers may email questions to ToYourGoodHealth@med.cornell.edu.

Baby Blues

Horoscope

By Stella Wilder Born today, you have a lot more going on beneath the surface than you usually let on, and indeed, it may become a central part of your strategy in life to seem one thing to others while truly being something else again quite different. This is not something you will have to work at; in fact, you merely have to let those around you operate according to the misconceptions they have about you.

You may suffer through several bouts of nervousness during your lifetime. When young, this is likely to have manifested itself as bashfulness — even of a paralyzing nature. Later you will cast off this shyness, but you must always be ready to deal with your own self-made stress in ways that allow you to move forward, personally and professionally.

Also born on this date are: Corbin Bleu, actor; Ashley Greene, actress; Jennifer Love Hewitt, actress; Alan Rickman, actor; Ellen Page, actress; Kelsey Grammer, actor; Rue McClanahan, actress; Andres Segovia, classical guitarist.

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.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22 PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — You cannot afford to let people know all that is going on beneath the surface today, lest you put yourself in an overly vulnerable position.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — You should be able to proceed according to plan today, even though some circumstances do not seem immediately favorable.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — Every effort you

make today is likely to pay off in some small way.

It all adds up, and the overall results today should build momentum.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — You can expect things to heat up considerably today after you accept another’s terms for a competition of sorts. You must perform well!

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — It may be difficult for you to make ends meet today, but by making at least one rather difficult decision, you should be able to get it done.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — You’re more interested in what others have done in the past than in what you are expected to do in the future. This can provide a moment of discovery.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — You and a friend make a pact of sorts, and as a result, neither of you should be in any real danger at this time. You have each other’s backs!

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — You may wake to find that you’re under the weather, and though symptoms should not last long, you are best to lie low as long as you can.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — You should have the advantage today, but what you do with it will make all the difference. One careless moment can ruin your whole day.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — You must observe another’s boundaries today, just as you expect him or her to observe yours. Progress stems from mutual respect.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — You will want to steer clear of someone who insists on spreading his or her bad attitude to anyone nearby. You don’t need this today!

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — You will surely want to stand up for yourself today — but it’s more important to know when the time has come for you to back off.

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B8 Friday, February 21, 2020 Close to Home

SUPER QUIZ

THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

VOCEL XRETE SAMPIH CECHTI ©2020 Tribune Content Agency, LLC All Rights Reserved.

Yesterday’s

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

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

AAA countries Level 1

2

3

Each answer is a one-word country name containing three “a’s.” Name the country. (e.g., ? a ? a ? a. Answer: Canada.)

Freshman level 1. ? a ? a ? a (not Canada) 2. ? a ? a ? ? a 3. ? a ? a ? ? a ?

Graduate level 4. ? a ? a ? ? ? a 5. ? ? ? a ? a ? ? a 6. A ? ? ? ? a ? ? a PH.D. level 7. A ? ? a ? ? a 8. ? ? a ? ? ? a ? a 9. A ? ? ? a ? ? ? ? a ?

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

(Answers tomorrow) Jumbles: PINCH FAITH REPENT SOCIAL Answer: Flaming Greek cheese has long been popular and wasn’t just a — FLASH IN THE PAN

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Solution to Thursday’s puzzle

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

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sudoku.org.uk © 2020 The Mepham Group. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency. All rights reserved.

SUPER QUIZ ANSWERS 1. Panama. 2. Jamaica. 3. Paraguay. 4. Malaysia. 5. Nicaragua. 6. Australia.

7. Albania. 8. Guatemala. 9. Afghanistan.

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

Get Fuzzy

Hi & Lois

Crossword Puzzle Mother Goose & Grimm ACROSS 1 Now and __; sometimes 5 Get ready, for short 9 Celebrity 13 Batter’s delight 15 Laugh loudly 16 Tramp 17 Indignant 18 Terrible 20 __ Antonio, TX 21 Is able to 23 __ soon; in just a bit 24 Hairline fracture 26 Owns 27 Orange-andblack bird 29 __ tank; sewer alternative 32 Neighbor of India 33 Squeeze 35 Insane 37 Actor Everett 38 Very high 39 Agile 40 Consume 41 Skating ovals 42 Irritate 43 In back of 45 Zoomed skyward 46 Encycl. volume, perhaps 47 Slammers 48 Breathe out 51 Hang-__; emotional issues 52 Switch position 55 Walked across 58 Els with a club 60 Give a hoot 61 Cedar Rapids’ state 62 Passed out cards 63 Choir selection 64 Peepers 65 __ market; swap meet DOWN 1 “__ Land Is Your Land” 2 Bat mitzvah dance 3 Set free 4 Ping-Pong table divider

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Created by Jacqueline E. Mathews

5 Practical joke 6 Deteriorate 7 In one __ and out the other 8 Foretell the future 9 Most bashful 10 Tap the horn 11 Share a border with 12 Like pinkish cheeks 14 Remember 19 Casino game 22 Highest heart 25 Rocky __ ice cream 27 “__ in Love with Amy” 28 Place to go to recover 29 __ up; arranges 30 Cold and businesslike 31 Sculpt 33 Fishing spot 34 One of JFK’s brothers 36 Recolored 38 Victoria’s Secret inventory

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Thursday’s Puzzle Solved

Non Sequitur

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39 __ of approval; official consent 41 Soldier’s gun 42 Self-confident 44 In hog __; very happy 45 Tree secretion 47 Most famous betrayer 48 Carve in glass

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49 Radiologist’s negative 50 Injure 53 Rank’s partner, in phrase 54 Crumbly cheese 56 __ sauce; chop suey ingredient 57 Ram’s mate 59 NFL official

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