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CATSKILL — A grand jury will hear the case of a Greene County Volunteer Firemen’s Association official accused of stealing more than $30,000 from the association’s 2020 convention account, the Greene County District Attorney said Tuesday.

State police charged Harold Rivenburgh, 46, of Catskill with more than 100 counts including grand larceny and forgery, all felonies, according to a state police report. Rivenburgh was arrested on Jan. 31, state police said.

Authorities launched an investigation on Dec. 19 when state police were contacted by an association committee member, which led to Rivenburgh’s arrest last Friday.

— state police.

Rivenburgh faces one count of third-degree grand larceny, a class D felony; 54 counts of second-degree forgery, a class D felony; and 54 counts of offering a false instrument with intent to defraud, a class E felony, according to state police.

Rivenburgh, who is the firemen’s association’s treasurer and a former Catskill fire chief,

is accused of stealing $36,000 from the association’s account and forged checks and ledger pages to cover up the theft, state police Senior Investigator William Fitzmaurice said Tuesday.

Authorities launched an investigation on Dec. 19 when state police were contacted by an association committee

member, which led to Rivenburgh’s arrest last Friday, according to state police.

A grand jury will be empaneled to hear the case, Greene County District Attorney Joseph Stanzione said Tuesday.

Greene County officials entered the case when they See CASE A8

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Harold Rivenburgh

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Luce Award to Cole site Thomas Cole National Historic Site gets $180K to complete restoration of the 1815 Main House PAGE A6

n REGION Police: Florida man charged A Florida man is being held in Columbia County Jail on felony sex abuse charges, the sheriff says PAGE A3

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By Abby Hoover Columbia-Greene Media

CHATHAM — Village Police Chief Peter Volkmann, now also Hudson’s police commissioner, joined U.S. Rep. Antonio Delgado, D-19, at President Donald Trump’s third State of the Union Address on Tuesday.

“I am hoping to hear bipartisan solutions from the president tonight,” Delgado said Tuesday.

“Addressing the opioid crisis transcends politics — we need to work with all levels of government on both sides of the aisle to treat those living with addiction as well as to tackle the root causes of the opioid crisis. This is a priority in upstate New York and I’m ready and willing to work with anyone on solutions that save lives. We need to attack this epidemic from all angles — both the symptoms and the causes

that perpetuate it.”

Delgado and Volkmann have been collaborating to bring awareness to the opioid epidemic in upstate New York.

“I’m honored to join Rep. Delgado at the State of the Union on Tuesday,” Volkmann said. “Thew opioid epidemic is hurting our upstate communities, and we need coordinated action at a local and national level. I’m grateful for the work that

Rep. Delgado has done already to support our community and I look forward to working closely with him as we continue our efforts.”

Volkmann was included in Delgado’s panel discussion with medical professionals, non-profit organizations, law enforcement and those recovering from addiction throughout the 19th District last fall See STATE A8

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U.S. Rep. Antonio Delgado, center, moderates a recent panel discussion on the opioid crisis in the Twin Counties. Chatham Police Chief Peter Volkmann is at far right.

Volkmann, who is the Hudson city police commissioner, accompanied Delgado to the State of the Union address Tuesday.

Cairo residents share water concerns

By Sarah Trafton Columbia-Greene Media

CAIRO — Residents packed Town Hall on Monday to learn more about the implications of PFAS in the municipality’s drinking water.

PFAS, or per- and polyfluroalkyl substances are a group of contaminants, including PFOA and PFOS, that resist degradation and accumulate in the human body. PFAS have been linked to serious illnesses such as kidney and testicular cancer, thyroid disease, liver damage, preeclampsia Sarah Trafton/Columbia-Greene Media and other conditions, accord- Residents air their concerns about drinking water quality at a Cairo Town Board meeting Monday ing to ag.ny.gov. night.

Cairo’s public drinking wain firefighting foam. These ter is supplied by a well at An- is fed by groundwater, accord- report.

PFOS were commonly used foams were previously used gelo Canna Town Park, which ing to the town’s annual water

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at the Greene County Training Center, which is located on Mountain Avenue. The site is a plaintiff in a lawsuit filed by state Attorney General Letitia James in November against 3M Company, Tyco Fire Products LP, Chemguard Inc., Buckeye Fire Equipment Company, National Foam Inc., Kiddie-Fenwal Inc., Amerex Corporation, Fire Service Plus Inc., E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Company and the Chemours Company.

Results of the town’s 2019 water quality report were released Tuesday, with PFOS levels of 8.37 parts per trillion before treatment and 8.51 after treatment. The water See WATER A8

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A smiling mutt has a fourpack of beer and a Facebook post to thank for finding her long lost family more than 1,000 miles away after going missing three years ago.

One day in May 2017, the golden terrier mix had been on a leash in the yard of her home in Iowa. When Monica Mathis went outside to bring Hazel in, she was gone.

“She was an escape artist,” Monica Mathis told WWSB. “She was very good at getting loose. Bolting right through the door. Knocking me over just to get out the door.”

Mathis and her children drove around searching for their dog, who had been with them since she was a puppy, shouting Hazel’s name for hours.

The family moved to Minnesota a month later, and gave up hope of finding their dog.

“To be honest, I did not ever think I was going to find her again,” Mathis told the Tampa Bay Times.

Meanwhile, Hazel headed south. No one knows how the dog traveled more than 1,000 miles to Manatee County, Florida, about 45 miles south of Tampa. She eventually arrived at the shelter run by Manatee County Animal Services last March.

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“We would have never thought to go as far as Minnesota as a possible match,” said Hans Wohlgefahrt, the outreach and event specialist at Manatee County Animal Services. “We were sort of at a dead end.”

Hazel, who the shelter called Day Day, had waited 10 months to be adopted from the animal shelter in Manatee County. When she arrived last March, shelter employees tried to call the number stored in the golden terrier mix’s microchip. But Mathis had changed her name after a divorce, the Times reported, and she never updated the microchip with a

new phone number after she moved to Minnesota.

The shelter gave up and started looking to find the dog a new home.

To help her chances, the shelter partnered with Motorworks Brewing, a local brewery, to advertise dogs available for adoption. Day Day and three other smiling rescue pups graced the cans in a special four-pack promotional brew crafted by Motorworks.

The beer cans were to earn publicity for the brewery and the local animal services division, which is raising money to build a new shelter. The ad campaign went viral, landing

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Hazel, shown in in Bradenton, Florida, appeared on the local news to advertise adoptions for the animal shelter.

features on CNN, HuffPost, the New York Post and even a segment on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.”

When one of those stories popped up in Mathis’ Facebook news feed on Jan. 24, she stopped scrolling.

“This is my dog,” she wrote in a comment on Motorworks Brewing’s Facebook page.

To prove it, she shared photos of the pup, which she called Hazel, from years ago that she saved in her Facebook albums.

The shelter asked her to send veterinary records and photos to prove she had seen the correct dog.

“I was a little hysterical because I was scared someone was going to adopt her at that point or something,” Mathis told WWSB. “I was scared I was gonna lose her again. I was really nervous. I was like shaking.

I was crying.”

Wohlgefahrt said she provided everything the shelter needed to prove the dog belonged to Mathis.

“Hazel found her pawrents!” the shelter posted Thursday on Facebook.

Instead of finding a new forever family, Hazel will be headed back to her old one, now in Minnesota, later this week. Her owners can’t wait to pet her again.

“She’s gonna be getting so much attention,” Mathis told WWSB.

The coronavirus outbreak continues to disrupt travel to China. On Thursday, the U.S. State Department issued a Level 4 travel advisory — “do not travel” — for the country and the World Health Organization declared the outbreak a public health emergency. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has urged visitors to avoid nonessential travel to the country.

“The situation is changing by the hour,” said Lauren Sauer, director of research at the Johns Hopkins Biocontainment Unit at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. “The virus is spreading, and we are getting more information on case counts, patient types and the health impact.”

Travelers can stay abreast of developments by checking the CDC website and monitoring alerts issued by the State Department and U.S. embassies.

Here’s what consider if you need to change your travel plans: • If you cancel an upcoming trip to China, will travel insurance refund your expenses?

Yes, if you purchased the “cancel for any reason” benefit. This optional upgrade for

your policy usually has several restrictions, but if you meet the criteria, you can recover up to 75 percent of your trip costs. If you have standard travel insurance and cancel because you’re afraid of contracting the virus, you will have to absorb the losses. “The majority of travel insurance plans do not offer coverage for pandemics like the coronavirus,” said Cory Sobczyk, a vice president for business development at Arch RoamRight, a travel insurance company based in Omaha, Neb. • Are airlines, hotels and travel operators waiving change or cancellation fees for travel to China?

Yes. Airlines are offering waivers for flights to, from and through mainland China, with terms varying by carrier.

Many domestic and international airlines have announced that they are decreasing or suspending flights to China. In the U.S., American halted flights to China on Friday, while Delta and United will do so later this week. If your airline cancels your flight, you can receive a full refund.

Hotels are also making it easier to reschedule, with chains including Hilton, Hyatt and Marriott easing restrictions.

Hyatt and Hilton have extended

waivers through Feb. 29, covering both reservations in China and travelers coming from China to its other properties. (To qualify, you must have booked directly through the hotel; otherwise, contact your third-party agent.) Marriott will waive cancellation fees for hotel stays through Feb. 29 for guests with reservations at hotels in mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan and for guests from those locations traveling to Marriott destinations globally. Intercontinental Hotels is allowing guests travelling to or from China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan through Feb. 29 to change or cancel reservations made through its official channels without penalty. Accor properties will allow guests traveling to its properties in greater China to rebook or cancel without penalty through Feb. 29 regardless of the booking channel.

Airbnb has activated its extenuating circumstances policy and is giving hosts and guests the option of penalty-free cancellation.

Among tour operators, policies vary. David Clapworthy, a Southeast Asia specialist at Audley Travel, said the company is no longer running trips to China and is canceling travel

Quality control checks delay caucus results, Iowa Democrats say Amy B Wang The Washington Post

Nearly three hours after Iowans began caucusing, there are still no official results from the Iowa Democratic Party.

“We have experienced a delay in the results due to quality checks and the fact that the IDP is reporting out three data sets for the first time. What we know right now is that around 25% of precincts have reported, and early data indicates turnout is on pace for 2016,” Iowa

Democratic Party spokeswoman Mandy McClure said in a statement.

Before Monday, Iowa Democratic party leaders were predicting record turnout, owing to high interest, a still-large field of candidates and favorable weather.

It was unclear how much new technology factored into the delay. Earlier Monday, there were reports that some precinct chairs were struggling to use a new app to send results to the

state party. Precinct chairs can still report results the traditional way, using a hotline.

As news of the delay spread, Republicans suggested, with no evidence, that the contest was “rigged” against Sanders.

Trump campaign officials and the pro-Trump super PAC America First Action tweeted on Monday night, with no proof, that Democratic Party officials were purposefully withholding the results to hurt Sanders’s chances.

there scheduled for the next few months. “We’re assessing the situation for clients traveling later in the year,” he said.

Abercrombie and Kent does not start its small group journeys in China until mid-March.

“Although we are hopeful that the situation will be resolved by then, we are offering guests the opportunity to postpone their travel plans or change to an alternate destination,” said Jean Fawcett, a company spokesperson.Intrepid Travel and G Adventures have cancelled all February departures to China.

Travelers will have the option of postponing their trips, transferring to another tour, or cancelling for a full refund.

• When will it be safe to travel to China?

“Unfortunately we don’t know yet,” said Sauer. “The best advice is to continue to observe State Department and CDC guidelines.”

Consumer advocate Christopher Elliott, who writes The Washington Post’s Navigator column, contributed to this report.

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CALENDAR Wednesday, Feb. 5 n Greene County Legislature

health services; county resources; public safety 6 p.m. Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., Catskill

Thursday, Feb. 6 n Ashland Planning Board 6 p.m.

Town Hall, 12094 Route 23, Ashland n Coxsackie-Athens Central School District board of education mid-year workshop 6 p.m. High School Library, 24 Sunset Blvd., Coxsackie n Coxsackie Town Planning Board 7 p.m. Town Hall, 16 Reed St., Coxsackie n Coxsackie Village Workshop meeting 6 p.m. Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie

Florida man charged with sexual abuse

By Bill Williams Columbia-Greene Media

COPAKE — A Florida man is being held in the Columbia County Jail on felony sexual abuse charges, the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office said.

The sheriff’s office received a report of alleged child abuse from child protective services in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, Columbia County Sheriff David Bartlett said.

Senior investigator Mark Dunspaugh, with assistance from the Manitowoc Police Department, determined that the alleged sexual abuse occurred in the town of Copake during the summer of 2019, when the victim was under 11 years old.

Xavier Canning, 22, of North Port, Florida, was charged by sheriff’s deputies with one count of sexual abuse in the first degree, Bartlett said.

Canning sometimes resides with

family members in Copake, according to the sheriff’s office.

Canning was arraigned before Greenport Town Justice Barry Sack and was sent to the Columbia County Jail on $25,000 bail, with a court appearance scheduled at a future date, according to the sheriff’s office.

The investigation is continuing, Bartlett said, and the sheriff’s office is looking for any other potential victims.

The sheriff’s office is asking anyone

Police: Palenville man faces drug charges

Monday, Feb. 10 n Ashland Town Board 7:30 p.m.

Town Hall, 12094 Route 23, Ashland n Catskill Village Planning Board 7 p.m. Catskill Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill n Coxsackie Village Board 7 p.m.

Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie n Greene County Legislature county services; public works 6 p.m.

Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., Catskill n Greenville CSD BOE Business Meeting 6:30 p.m. MS/HS Library, 4976 Route 81, Greenville 518-9665070

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Tuesday, Feb. 11 n Cairo Public Library Board of Trustees 3:30 p.m. Library, 15 Railroad Ave., Cairo 518-622-9864 n Coxsackie Town Board workshop 6 p.m. Town Hall, 16 Reed St., Coxsackie n Coxsackie Village Historic Preservation Committee 6 p.m. Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie

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

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

Thursday, Feb. 13 n Greene County Legislature finance audit 6 p.m. Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., Catskill n Windham-Ashland-Jewett CSD BOE audit finance committee 5:15 p.m. in superintendent’s office; regular meeting 6 p.m. in the School Library, 5411 Route 23, Windham

Monday, Feb. 17 n Athens Town Hall Offices closed in observance of President’s Day n Athens Village Hall Offices closed in observance of President’s Day n Coxsackie Town Offices closed in observation of President’s Day n Coxsackie Village Offices closed in observation of President’s Day n Greene County Office Building closed in observation of President’s Day n Greenville Town Offices closed in observation of President’s Day

Tuesday, Feb. 18 n Athens Village Planning Board

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

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

with information about the case to contact senior investigator Mark Dunspaugh at 518-828-3344.

The arrest was made in cooperation with the Columbia County District Attorney’s Office, the Manitowoc Police Department, the Manitowoc Human Services Department, the Willow Tree Child Advocacy Center and the Dr. Stephen and Suzanne Menkes Child Advocacy Center.

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Pictured from the right are Matt Shaughnessy, Community Engagement Director, The Food Pantries; Susan Fountain, Morgaen Hansen, Anne Conway, Joseph Casan, Front End, HWFC; Rick Mausert, Chief Cooperative Officer, HWFC; Val Berrings, Front End, HWFC; Natasha Pernicka, Executive Director, The Food Pantries; Donna Van Deusen, Administrative Assistant, The Food Pantries; Clare Carrol, Volunteer, The Food Pantries; Jane Sanders, Board of Directors, President, The Food Pantries.

Honest Weight Food Co-op ends year of giving with successful fundraising drive ALBANY — Honest Weight Food Co-op presented a check worth $20,000 to The Food Pantries for the Capital District on Jan. 22 at their store on Watervliet Avenue in Albany. The funds are the result of a two-month long donation drive held at Honest Weight, where shoppers were invited to donate a dollar or more to the cause and to sign their name and a message of hope on a large sign at the store’s exit. By the end of December, the board was brimming with wise, enlightening and humorous messages.

This effort was Honest Weight’s third end-of-the-year fundraising drive for The Food Pantries, and their most successful yet. With totals of just over $10K in 2017 and 2018, the cooperatively-owned grocery store set a modest goal of $10K at the start of the campaign.

Right away, talleys showed over $2,000 in donations each week and indeed, by December 31st, the register drive totaled out at $19,439.57.

To round out the donation, Honest Weight added an additional $560.43 from the Honest Weight Community Fund, an endowment started in 2008 for the purpose of annual giving.

All of the money raised will be put towards meals for the hungry and programs to improve food access

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in the Capital District, where over 97,000 people, including more than 30,000 children, are food insecure.

The $20,000 donation is equivalent to about 120,000 pounds of food.

“Our coalition of more than 65 food pantries relies heavily on volunteers, sponsors, and partners to help us to fulfill our mission of working together to feed the hungry in our community, “ says Natasha Pernicka, Executive Director of the Food Pantries for the Capital District. “Currently, more than 1 in 10 of our community members are struggling with food insecurity.

Support from partners like Honest Weight Food Coop and their shoppers is very important. It is with this support that we were able to feed more than 57,000 individuals and families (including over 22,000 infants and children) and provide approximately 3.2 million meals to our neighbors in need in 2019. We are truly inspired by Honest Weight’s amazing staff and the generosity of their shoppers!”

Honest Weight Food Co-op, an independent community-owned grocery store with a focus of offering natural, organic, and locallysourced food and products, is committed to donating 5% of its annual net income to local non-profit organizations. The donations are allocated through a variety of

programs, many of which are managed by Honest Weight’s Outreach Coordinator, Amy Ellis.

“Community outreach is one of the ways Honest Weight fulfills its mission of giving back to our community,” offered Ellis. “Along with our free in-store classes, our outreach team travels to schools, libraries, and partner organizations to teach cooking and nutrition classes to kids and adults. We also provide donations, in the form of gift cards, food, catering, service, and cash donations to about 150 organizations every year, all of which work in the same local communities we do.”

The non-profit and the grocery store have more than just a neighborhood in common. Both seek to make healthy food accessible to their communities and the Greater Capital District. At Honest Weight, shoppers will find a collection bin for a non-perishables to accept food donations for The Food Pantries year-round. The grocery store also donates bread and produce to The Food Pantries and other local organizations weekly. The two businesses plan to continue expanding their partnership in 2020, with collaboration on education, programs, and fundraising that will work towards meeting their mutual goals.

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SAUGERTIES — A traffic stop for speeding led to the arrest of a Greene County man on felony drug charges, the Ulster County Sheriff’s Office said Friday.

An Ulster County deputy on Jan. 24 pulled over a car driven by Francis Raffiani, 46, of Palenville, in the town of Saugerties, according to the sheriff’s office.

The deputy discovered an open container of alcohol in Raffiani’s vehicle, according to public information officer Abe Markiewicz. A further search of the car turned up 53 grams of cocaine, the sheriff’s office said.

Raffiani was charged with third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a felony, according to the sheriff’s office.

He was also charged with the traffic infractions of speeding and possessing an open alcoholic beverage container in a motor vehicle, according to the sheriff’s office.

Following his arrest, Raffiani was released with an appearance ticket to appear in Saugerties Town Court at a later date, according to the sheriff’s office.

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A matter of degrees If you have sent a son or daughter to college in the last 20 years, you know higher education and its institutions are evolving. The SUNY system of New York’s colleges is no different.

You also know that the cost of a four-year college education is a string of dominoes. As the tuition at private colleges soars, the cost of attending a fouryear college in the SUNY system rises, followed by the expense of going to a two-year college. It costs a lot more in 2020 than it did in 1980 to earn a bachelor’s degree.

So it’s impressive that Columbia-Greene Community College and SUNY Delhi formed a partnership that will allow local students to navigate a more

streamlined process of earning their bachelor’s degrees. The partnership marks the first time Columbia-Greene will have a university presence on campus.

Columbia-Greene has always been a local leader in introducing new up-tothe-minute courses and developing cutting-edge academic programs. Delhi is an award-winning technology college with courses ranging from health care management to the culinary arts. ColumbiaGreene’s new program will start in the fall 2020 semester. Students who earn their associate degree or complete certificate programs in nursing, business, criminal justice, environmental sustainability and

computer science and earn a 2.0 grade-point-average or higher, or 2.8 for nursing students, will be accepted directly into the corresponding bachelor’s programs at SUNY Delhi.

We think it’s the right decision to expose Columbia-Greene students to bachelor’s degree programs without leaving the campus. The avenues this program opens are, in the word of one top college official, a “game-changer.”

This stands as one of the most progressive features among many to come to the college in recent years. We have a challenge to educate our young people and this program meets it in every possible way.

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London terror attack would’ve been much worse if assailant had gun tacker, also armed with a knife and also wearing a fake suicide vest, was stopped by bystanders and eventually killed by police. A more deadly attack occurred in 2017 when a terrorist drove his car into a crowd outside the Palace of Westminster, injuring more than 50, four fatally, and then stabbing to death a police officer.

Think what the toll might have been if any of these assailants had had access to firearms. Tragically not much imagination is required; one need only look at the body count from the mass shootings that have become commonplace in the United States. Twentyseven killed at a Connecticut school. Forty-nine slaughtered at an Orlando, Florida, nightclub. Nine churchgoers in a South Carolina church.

On the Las Vegas Strip, 58.

Last year alone, according to the Gun Violence Archive, more than 400 deaths from mass shootings.

After Britain experienced a horrific mass shooting - 16 children and their teacher killed at a school in 1996 - the government imposed strict

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The terrorist stabbing attack in London by a man who had just been released early from prison for extremism-related offenses is unnerving. Coming just months after the London Bridge attack in which another former prisoner with a history of terrorism offenses stabbed five people, Sunday’s incident raises troubling questions about how to deal with people who have been convicted of terrorism. But not up for debate - or open to any real question - is how much worse things might have been if either assailant had been armed with a gun instead of a knife.

Two people were stabbed in Sunday’s attack in south London and a third was injured by flying glass; none of the injuries were believed to be life-threatening. The assailant, who was armed with a knife and wearing a fake explosive device, was shot and killed by police who had him under surveillance for suspected extremist activities. Two people were killed in the Nov. 29 London Bridge attack before the at-

controls on guns that included bans on assault rifles and handguns. Background checks were dramatically tightened. Rifles, for sport or hunting, require permission from police, who conduct their own checks on applicants. Without easy access to guns, those aiming to do harm have turned to other, less lethal methods. It did not take a “good guy with a gun” to stop the London Bridge attacker, but bystanders including a tour driver who kicked him in the head.

In the aftermath of Sunday’s attack, Prime Minister Boris Johnson vowed fundamental changes to the system for dealing with those convicted of terrorism offenses. It is only prudent for the government to learn from these incidents, study what went wrong and make improvements. The refusal

by Congress to do this - to learn from its own tragedies as well as the experiences of other countries - is to its discredit and continues to cost too many Americans their lives.

It’s time for a ‘no regrets’ approach to coronavirus Jeremy Konyndyk The Washington Post

At the beginning of January, almost no one outside China had heard of the pneumonia-like illness the world now knows as Wuhan coronavirus or, more technically, 2019-nCoV. The close of the month saw more than 11,000 cases confirmed, with counts rising daily. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a public health emergency of international concern. Hospitals in the epicenter, the Chinese city of Wuhan, are overwhelmed and turning away patients. No other country has yet experienced Wuhanlike conditions, but findings released last week by researchers in China concluded that 2019-nCoV may be more contagious, and have higher pandemic potential, than the 2003 SARS outbreak. Many public health experts are now arguing that given the scale of transmission, focus should shift from containment to mitigation — minimizing spread rather than expecting we can fully stop it.

Faced with this kind of uncertain risk, policymakers must walk a narrow path between aggressive preparedness and counterproductive alarmism. In emergency management, there is a response principle known as “no regrets”: the idea that in an unpredictable crisis, we should proactively over-prepare, rather than wait and see.

Importantly, this does not mean recklessly deploying extreme measures; it means judiciously gearing up worstcase preparedness well before a worst-case outcome is certain. This must be the posture as the world confronts 2019-nCoV. Novel diseases can often surprise us, as the world learned starkly during the 2014 Ebola outbreak. Previous Ebola outbreaks had all topped out at several hundred cases, and few experts then believed the virus had the potential to reach dramatically larger scales. Because officials initially underestimated the worst-case potential of that outbreak, they made early misjudgments in response strategy that allowed the outbreak to spin out of control.

Those misjudgments ultimately produced an Ebola outbreak 67 times as large as any previously seen.

There are similar unknowns around the potential risks posed by 2019-nCoV. While we don’t yet know whether this will go from outbreak to pandemic, we should not discount the kind of low-probability,

high-consequence outcome that we saw with Ebola.

In the United States and other developed countries, an outbreak with Wuhan’s level of transmission and severity would badly strain hospitals and clinics (just two years ago, a bad seasonal flu cycle forced overstretched U.S. hospitals to treat patients in hallways and tents). It might lead to ruptures in medical supply chains, because U.S. hospital systems rarely maintain deep enough reserves of protective equipment to contend with such a large unexpected surge in cases (by the way, many of those supplies come from China). And there will be no miracle drug on the horizon: Development and production of new pharmaceutical countermeasures will be measured in years rather than months.

In the developing world, the picture could look even grimmer, as WHO noted when issuing its emergency declaration. Baseline health conditions are worse, which would mean greater vulnerability to a disease that appears most severe in patients with other preexisting health problems. Infection prevention and control practices are almost universally weak in lowand lower-middle-income countries’ health systems, according to the Global Health Security Index rankings. This dramatically elevates the risk of infections among healthcare workers and also risks turning health facilities into incubators of transmission.

The world is far from ready for this kind of scenario. So what would a no-regrets approach to mitigating 2019-nCoV entail?

It would mean prudent over-preparation, rather than reckless overreaction. Countries should avoid imposing the public health equivalent of “security theater” — sweeping measures that produce more disruption than actual public-health protection. Draconian travel and trade restrictions, for example, might at best briefly delay the inevitable spread but cannot prevent it. Extreme actions such as banning travelers from China (as the United States has just announced) or sealing land borders (as Russia has done) will worsen panic and stigma but provide scant meaningful protection.

A responsible no-regrets approach by public health authorities and global leaders would instead rapidly organize and finance a robust set of measures to dramatically accelerate health system preparedness, while also planning for policies that could be triggered if a worst-case

scenario emerges.

An important starting point is vigorous support to frontline health providers. In both developed and developing countries, a concerted effort is needed to equip them to effectively identify and handle a potential surge in cases. This should include urgent funding of material and training support for essential infection prevention and control practices. A vitally important part of this will be efforts to address supply-chain ruptures and accelerate production and availability of critical medical supplies.

Countries should also plan for extreme contingency scenarios in which normal health facilities become overwhelmed. Health officials should be considering the conditions under which they would trigger crisis-care standards that could guide the prioritization of finite facilities, staff and resources. And they should be planning for scenarios in which isolation and care may have to take place outside overwhelmed official health systems — in community-managed centers or in people’s homes.

Finally, countries should be ready to rapidly stand up an empowered global coordinating platform to lead international action. A clear lesson of Ebola in 2014 is that managing a complex global disease response is not just a matter of public health expertise — it also entails diplomatic outreach, security coordination, operational planning and a fair dose of politics. WHO has a central role to play in this, but the breadth of coordination and decision-making that will be required goes beyond what WHO on its own can cover.

We are at a critical point with this outbreak. Conditions in China have not yet been replicated in other countries — but they soon could be, regardless of attempts to suppress international travel.

Decisions taken now will determine whether those health systems are prepared for the wave that may be coming.

Policymakers must focus on meaningful mitigation strategies, not symbolic publichealth theater.

Konyndyk is a senior policy fellow at the Center for Global Development and teaches humanitarian field operations at Georgetown University. He served from 2013 to 2017 as the Obama administration’s director for foreign disaster assistance at USAID, overseeing the U.S. government’s Ebola response in West Africa and other emergencies.

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Carolyn Elizabeth (Thorn) Briggs Carolyn Elizabeth (Thorn) being of service as her maternal Briggs, LPN, of Hudson, NY, grandmother was also a nurse died peacefully under the care of and Carolyn inspired many othHospice at St. Peter’s Hospital ers to become nurses. on January 29, 2020, at the age Carolyn enjoyed her coworkof 56. ers and was considered a peoCarolyn is survived by her ple person. She had a passion parents Joe & Lois Thorn of Cha- for caring for the first respondtham Centre, by her son Lucas ers who lived at the Fireman’s Briggs of Hudson, by her step Home and had a special gift for daughters, Kelley Demarest of working with those who had DeStuyvesant, Elizabeth Briggs mentia. Everyone appreciated of Niverville, by her her as a nurse and was siblings, Susan Ray of deeply grateful for her Kinderhook, Jay Thorn caring ways and sense of Chatham Centre, Jefof humor. Carolyn had frey Thorn of Albany, a deep love for the resiand Jimmy Thorn of dents she cared for, her Tallahassee FL, by her children, her family, her brother and sister-infriends and nature. She law, John Ray, Nadia loved animals, especialThorn, and Abby Thorn, ly cats, her garden, sumby her son-in-law, Jack (Thorn) Briggs mertime, outdoor recreDemarest and by her ation, and the ocean. nephews and nieces Ian Ray, Visitation time will be SaturJordan Thorn, Morgan Thorn, day, February 8, 2020 from 10 and Reid Thorn. to 11:30 am at the FASNY FireCarolyn was born on July men’s Home, 125 Harry Howard 22nd, 1963 in Bayshore, NY. She Avenue, Hudson. Where a megraduated Chatham High School morial service will begin at 11:30 in 1981 and continued her edu- am. In lieu of flowers, memorial cation with a degree in nursing contributions in her memory are from Columbia Greene Questar requested to: Chatham Area RecIII in 2000. She married Wayne reation Project (CARP) at P.O. Briggs in 1995 of Stockport, NY. Box 162, Chatham, NY 12037 Or Carolyn worked at Millbrook PayPal to: CARPfunds@gmail.

Kitchens in Nassau as a cabinet com To share a memory or send maker; Kozel’s in Hudson as a a condolence: FASNY Fireman’s waitress and spent 18 years at Home, ATTN: Carolyn Briggs the Fireman’s Home in Hudson 125 Harry Howard Ave., Hudson, as a nurse and supervisor. She NY 12534 Or email: Kwendling@ carried on her family linage of FASNY.com

Brother Joseph Ash, CSC Brother Joseph Ash, CSC , 77, a member of the Congregation of Holy Cross, passed away January 30, 2020 at St. Joseph Center, Valatie, NY. Born in New York City, he graduated from DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx and shortly thereafter became a candidate for the Brothers of Holy Cross at St. Joseph Juniorate in Valatie, NY. He entered the novitiate there in August 1960 and made his first profession of vows on August 23, 1961. At the beginning of his ministry, Brother Joseph spent nearly fifteen years directing food services at various Holy Cross locations. In the process, he also earned a business diploma in 1967 from Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, NY. From his generous kitchen, Brother Joseph served his Brothers and young candidates and novices in formation at Valatie from 1961 through 1970, except for two one-year assignments in Rochester and Flushing, NY. Then, he ventured to Italy to serve as a prefect at Notre Dame International School in Rome. He returned to the United States in

1974 to direct food services at Pius XII in Chester, NY for a year, and then served at Moreau Hall in North Easton, MA for two years.

While in North Easton, he completed his undergraduate studies at Stonehill College. In 1979, Brother Joseph began a 36-year career as a beloved teacher, dean of discipline, coach and campus minister at St. Edmond’s Academy in Wilmington, DE. For many years, he was director of the local community of religious Brothers. In 2011, Brother Joseph celebrated his 50th anniversary as a Brother of Holy Cross and in August 2016, he retired to St. Joseph Center in Valatie, NY. Funeral services will be held at St. Joseph Center, Valatie, NY. The wake will be held Friday, February 7, 2020 at 7:15 p.m. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Saturday, February 8, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. followed by interment at St. Joseph Cemetery and a luncheon. If you plan to attend the luncheon, please call the Center at (518) 784-9481 so there will be plenty– as Brother Joe would want!

Car fell and crushed her hands while she changed a tire, so she called 911 with her toes Hannah Knowles The Washington Post

Driver after driver whizzed by as the woman screamed into the darkness, hidden from view by the car that had crushed her fingers.

She’d pulled over on a rural interstate highway to change a tire, officials said, when suddenly the jack slipped. The vehicle with the spare tire came crashing down on both her hands.

She was trapped, alone and in agony.

It took her more than a halfhour, but she managed to slip off a shoe - and dialed 911 with her toes. Finally, her screams were heard.

The 54-year-old woman was remarkably calm when authorities arrived on the pitch-black South Carolina roadside, Colleton County Fire-Rescue Chief Barry McRoy told The Washington Post. The harrowing rescue from Sunday evening would

leave fire officials marveling at her presence of mind.

“I can’t imagine what she was going through,” McRoy said.

“She was pretty levelheaded to make that happen.”

A battalion chief from Colleton County Fire-Rescue tried using his knife to deflate the tire — but the car just dropped with it, according to authorities.

By the time the other mangled hand got free thanks to a hydraulic spreader, the woman had been stuck for 45 minutes by the woods, fire officials said.

The woman was relieved, McRoy said, but her hands were badly bruised and bleeding. She couldn’t move her fingers. He doesn’t know the results of Xrays, but he assumes there were broken bones.

He said he’s never encountered anything quite like Sunday’s emergency or the quick thinking that alerted authorities.

Ellen Chewins Ellen Chewins, age 77 passed away peacefully surrounded by her family. Born Ellen Marie Denniston on March 2nd 1942, the eldest of two children by Theresa (McKenna) and George Denniston .

Married for 42 years to her loving husband Thomas Chewins. She was the sister of Douglas Denniston (VT). Ellen was a lifelong resident of

Catskill, and worked at The Catskill Daily Mail for many years. She was a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church.

She is predeceased by both of her parents and sister-inlaw Judith Denniston. Ellen is the mother of three children; Shelly Esposito Steenburn (husband Michael Steenburn , Louis Esposito Jr. (wife Joann Esposito) and Renee Weiss

(husband is Robert Weiss) who all live locally. Ellen has four step children John and Cathy Chewins, Jackie and Clint Tefft, Cynthia Morgan (husband Mike Morgan) and Thomas Chewins Jr. (wife is Marietta Chewins) Ellen had 5 grandchildren ; Natasha and Jennifer Stapchuk, Ashley and Courtney Steenburn of Catskill and Jack and Olivia Weiss of

Woodstock, And five great grandchildren . Ellen also leaves behind her dear friend Julia Marsh and sister-in-law Brenda Chewins.

Calling hours will be Thursday February 6th from 1pm to 3pm, followed by a 3pm funeral service at Traver and McCurry funeral home Catskill.

Burial will be at St. Patrick’s cemetery in Catskill.

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Ralph J. Tiano Jr. Ralph J. Tiano Jr. of Stuyves- chael Harvender and his beant, NY passed away peaceful- loved companion Callie who ly on February 1st , 2020 at the always brought smiles and age of 62 at home surrounded joy and gave him comfort. Our by his loving family. family would like to thank Kevin Ralph graduated from Hud- Sweet for being his rock and son High School Class of 1975 being there lifting his spirits and attended St. Cloud Univer- during his illness. sity and also served in the U.S. Visitation services will be Air Force and was a member held at Bond Funeral Home, of Hudson Elks Club and the 1015 Kinderhook St. Valatie, Philmont Rod and Gun Club.

NY on Thursday, FebRalph formally worked ruary 6, 2020 from 4:00 at Herringtons for 17 pm to 7:00 pm, and years and Perseveraa Mass of Celebration Tree. He was an tion on Friday Februavid outdoorsmen and ary 7, 2020 at 11:00 fisherman with a love a.m. at the Church of for life. Ralph had a contagious smile and St. Joseph, Route 9, laughter that brought Stuyvesant, NY with joy to everyone he burial following at CeTiano Jr. encountered. Ralph dar Park Cemetery, leaves behind his lovHudson, NY. In lieu of flowers, ing and devoted wife Suzanne Memorial donations may be (Hendler) Tiano, mother He- made in Ralph’s name to: Evlene Craft and step father Wil- erlasting Hope Animal Rescue liam Craft. Father Ralph Tiano Sr. and step mother Ruth, de- 180 Prach Rd. Hillsdale, NY voted brother and best friend 12529 or Community Hospice Christy Tiano (Rita), and “Un- of Columbia Greene, 47 Libcle Buck’s” cherished neph- erty St. Catskill, NY 12414. Our ews Christy and Drew Tiano , family would like to also thank his step brother Doug Scrodin his Hospice caregivers for all (Donna), loving sons Ryan and their support and excellent Shawn TIano and devoted step care they provided to Ralph daughters Jennifer and Ra- and his family in his final days.

Barbara I Lansing, 78, of Claverack, NY passed away Sunday, February 2, 2020.

Barbara was the daughter of the late E. Grant and Florence Brown of Richmondville, NY. She was pre-deceased by her husband of 49 years Harold Lansing Sr. and by her sister Patricia Keber. She is survived by her brother Edwin Brown, sister Margaret Stahl, son Harold S. Lansing Jr, daughter-in-law, Candace Lansing, daughter, Valerie Lansing,

son-in-law, Lawrence Fingar and 3 grandchildren Anthony, Mackenzie and Quennell. Barbara graduated from Richmondville High School and Cobleskill College. She had retired in 1996 from the NYS Correction Facility in Hudson, NY where she was Food Administrator. Barbara had a love of quilting, needlework and plants.

There will be no calling hours.

Kenneth Paul Pierce Kenneth Paul Pierce 52, of Ghent New York died unexpectedly on Tuesday January 28, 2020 in Greenport. Born in Schenectady, NY he is the son of Juanita Hutchings and her husband Thomas, both of Stockport. Ken was a 1987 graduate of Hudson High School and worked for many years as a Laborer and Lead Man at ADM Milling in Hudson.

He was an avid runner.

He will be greatly missed by his loving family including his wife: Debra D. (Wheeler) Pierce at home, his sons: Vincen David Pierce of Albany, Kenneth Paul Pierce, Jr. of Stockport,

brothers: PhilipP John Huff and Stephen Hutchings and sisters Katherine E. Pierce and Heather Hutchings. He was pre-deceased by his sister Roberta C. Pierce.

Memorial services will be held Saturday February 8, 2020 from (5-8) PM at the Sacco Funeral Home 700 Town Hall Drive Hudson, NY. Prayers will be at 7:00 PM. Memorial contributions in Ken’s memory are requested to the ColumbiaGreene Humane Society 125 Humane Society Road Hudson, NY 12534. To leave online condolences visit: www.saccofuneralhome.com

Trump said everyone should ‘stand proudly’ for anthem — He fidgeted and air-conducted at his Super Bowl party Kim Bellware The Washington Post

Among the guests at the Trump International Golf Club Super Bowl party Sunday night in West Palm Beach, Florida, its host, President Donald Trump, was an unusually conspicuous presence.

In an Instagram video taken by a guest and later used by the Miami Herald, other attendees — including members of the first family — are seen standing calmly with hand over heart as “The Star-Spangled Banner” plays. The 20-second clip using the front-facingcamera mode shows Trump doing neither. Instead, the president is seen fidgeting, pointing around the room, straightening his jacket and at one point waving his fingers in the air as if conducting an invisible orchestra.

Trump’s behavior during the national anthem cut against his frequent claim that his respect for the song, the flag and the military is superlative — and incidentally, this occurred on the biggest night for the National Football League, an organization whose players Trump has openly criticized as unpatriotic.

In 2018, Trump called for consequences for players who don’t stand during the national anthem: “You have to stand proudly for the national anthem. Or you shouldn’t be playing, you shouldn’t be there.

Maybe you shouldn’t be in the country.”

It was unclear who took the video Sunday. In the clip, which was found and then copied by the Herald, the face of the person holding the phone is blurred. It is also unclear if the golf club has a social media policy, but members and guests of Trump’s various clubs have for years tagged their locations in posts that often include the president or members of his family.

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment

about how Trump’s behavior aligns with his criticism of those who do not stand for or give their full attention to the national anthem.

For years, Trump has complained about what he says is widespread “disrespect” for the American flag and the national anthem.

He has reserved some of his harshest criticisms for athletes of color, such as former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, as well as those in the LGBT community, such as professional soccer player Megan Rapinoe. Both have opted to kneel or stand silently during “The Star-Spangled Banner” to protest racial injustice.

“Wouldn’t you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say, ‘Get that son of a bitch off the field right now. Out! He’s fired. He’s fired!’ “ Trump said during a 2017 rally in Huntsville, Alabama.

A year earlier, Kaepernick ignited a polarizing movement when he stopped standing for the anthem.

“I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color,” Kaepernick told NFL

Media after an August 2016 game. “To me, this is bigger than football, and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way. There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder.”

The NFL responded that the decision to participate in the ceremony was up to the athlete, but his relationship with the 49ers management soured. After becoming a free agent the next year, Kaepernick never signed with another team.

He eventually settled a lawsuit accusing the owners of the NFL of colluding to keep him out of the league for his outspoken views.

Kaepernick, and the activism he inspired, has continually resurfaced as an annoyance to Trump.

In late 2018, the president criticized a high-profile commercial by Nike that featured Kaepernick, saying it sent a “terrible message.”

The ad’s tagline reads: “Stand for something, even if it means losing everything.”

The Super Bowl party was not the first time Trump has not shown the same respect for the anthem he has accused others of lacking.

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Jeans for Charity is an employee-led program that permits staff to wear jeans on Fridays by purchasing a jeans pass. All of the funds raised from these passes are then donated to various local non-profits throughout the year. In 2019, recipients included: Global to Local; Team Nora Cancer Charity; You Are Beautiful People (Beautiful People); Town of Wallkill Boys & Girls Club; Teen Closet at Poughkeepsie High School; Cerebral Palsy of Ulster County. Mid-Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union employees are pictured celebrating the 2019 Jeans for Charity success.

Thomas Cole National Historic Site receives grant of $180,000 to complete projects CATSKILL — The Thomas Cole National Historic Site announced that the Henry Luce Foundation has awarded it a grant of $180,000 to complete Phase III of the reinterpretation and reinstallation of the artist’s home, the Site’s 1815 Main House.

Phase III builds on the successful completion of Phases I and II that resulted in the discovery and restoration of original decorative wall painting by Cole in the first-floor parlors, the restoration of his interior designs in these rooms, and the creation of digital story-telling installations within the historic rooms that explore Cole’s passions and ambitions, his proto-environmentalist views, and the societal forces that shaped his art.

Phase III will continue the initiative on the second floor to reveal Cole’s design of his private family rooms and explore the last decade of the artist’s life, a time when the nation was experiencing rapid cultural changes not unlike today. Phase III will also unveil a major new finding: newly discovered decorative wall painting in a first-floor room that research suggests was Cole’s home art gallery. The completed project will enable visitors and scholars to see original Thomas Cole paintings in the gallery space that Cole designed for their presentation.

“We are enormously grateful to the Luce Foundation for this transformative support and everything they do to advance American art,” said Elizabeth B. Jacks, Executive Director of the Thomas Cole National Historic Site. “This important support will allow us to complete the interpretive arc guiding the visitor experience at the artist’s historic home and further illuminate Thomas Cole’s influence on American culture.”

“More than a decade of detective work has revealed that Thomas Cole transformed his home’s rather ordinary interior into a dramatic threedimensional work of art,” said historic interiors expert Jean Dunbar, PhD, who has been researching and overseeing restoration of the 1815 Main House for the entirety of the project. “We began this project hoping to learn more about Cole’s life on the Hudson. In the process, we discovered the only surviving interior decoration by the artist and his lifelong passion for design, born

extensive service through academics, athletics, coaching, teaching, administration, employment, volunteerism and/or community service.

Nominees can be past or present staff members, school administrators, Board of Education members, students and community

members.

To submit nominations for the Mustang Pride Hall of Fame, visit www.cairodurham.org.

The chosen nominees will be honored at the third annual Hall of Fame induction ceremony in April.

Program presented to On-Ti-Ora Chapter DAR during meeting CATSKILL — Jonathan Palmer, archivist at the Vedder Memorial Library, West Coxsackie, recently presented a program on the “Jacksonian Period” and its impact in Catskill at a meeting of the On-Ti-Ora Chapter Daughters of the American

Revolution.

The Jacksonian Period started with the election of Andrew Jackson in 1824 and lasted until 1854 when slavery and the approaching Civil War became the bigger issue.

During this era, the Jackson supporters began to form the

modern-day Democratic Party. Until that time the Democratic-Republican Party and the Whig Party had dominated the political scene. To learn about membership in the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution go to: www.dar.org.

Cairo-Durham board of education has three seats open CAIRO — The Cairo-Durham Central School District Board of Education will have three seats up for election this spring.

If interested in joining the Cairo-Durham Board of Education, contact the board

clerk to get a nominating petition at 518-622-8534, ext.

25010.

Prospective candidates must have a primary residence in the Cairo-Durham CSD, be at least 18 years old and be registered voters.

All three seats are threeyear, non-paid terms ending in June 2023.

Completed nominating petitions are due back to the board clerk in the district office by 5 p.m. April 20 at 424 Main St., Cairo.

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of experiences in England.

This ensemble of decorated rooms is a previously unknown work by the artist, and one which reflects transatlantic influence on American culture. As such, it’s a thrilling discovery of both national and international importance.”

The project is based on new research on the 1815 Main House regarding its usage, contents and arrangement after 1836 when Thomas Cole (1801-1848) married into the family that was living there, made it his permanent home, and completely reimagined the interior. In restoring the interior, the project team is incorporating a fresh approach to the presentation of collection objects within the historic home by integrating the artist’s own words and other primary sources into the visitor experience, using digital technology.

The project also provides curatorial training opportunities with research fellowships and continuous mentorship from senior scholars. Each year Cole Fellows, who participate in a year-long residency at the historic site, join the Interpretive Committee working on this ongoing initiative.

Cole Fellows conduct primary-source research that is applied directly to the project. In addition, the project will support the reinstallation of the Thomas Cole Site’s most important fine art objects in the second-floor gallery, incorporating additional Thomas Cole paintings that have been acquired in recent years.

As technology advances at a rapid pace, museums and historic houses grapple with how best to employ new resources and enhance but not take away from the experience of original artworks and authentic

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spaces. At the Thomas Cole Site, the Interpretive Committee has worked to enable the visitor to get as close as possible to actually interacting with the historic figure, through the faithful use of primary sources. Instead of creating the impression that the historic inhabitants “just stepped out,” the installation is designed to create the impression that Thomas Cole and his family have “just stepped in.”

Over the last decade, the site has been meticulously researched and restored as an authentic stage set for an engaging narrative. The staff have found ways to remove the velvet ropes and invite visitors in as guests. In addition, through the subtle introduction of technology, the interpretation allows Cole’s own words to speak for themselves.

The Interpretive Committee overseeing the restoration of the Main House includes historic interiors expert Jean Dunbar; Chairman of the Thomas Cole Site’s Board of Trustees and former Adjunct Professor at Brooklyn College Lisa Fox Martin; Trustee and historic interiors expert Carrie Feder; Trustee and awardwinning theater director Warner Shook; the Cole Fellows, and a team of scholar advisors including Alan Wallach, Ralph H. Wark Professor of Art and Art History & Professor of American Studies Emeritus, The College of William & Mary; and Nancy Siegel, Professor of Art History, Towson University. The Committee is working with the digital design firm Potion, LLC. Additional funders of Phase III include the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the National Park Service, and the Gerry Charitable Trust.

HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY SAUGERTIES — Mason Rothe of Saugerties achieved a perfect 4.0 GPA during the Fall 2019 semester, earning a spot on the Provost’s List at Hofstra University in Hempstead.

LEEDS — Makayla Farrell of Leeds excelled during the Fall 2019 semester, achieving a GPA of at least 3.5 to earn a spot on the Dean’s List at Hofstra University.

UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE DURHAM — The following students have been named to the Dean’s List at the University of New Hampshire for the fall 2019 semester. Allison Verstandig of Selkirk earning Honors, Emma Wilkins of Selkirk earning Highest Honors.

NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY COXSACKIE — Andrew Cherry of Coxsackie was named to the Dean’s List for

the fall semester at Northeastern University in Boston, Mass.

UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD WEST HARTFORD, Conn.

— The University of Hartford announces the following students have been named to the Dean’s List for Fall 2019. Kiana Harris of Catskill and Erica Wolf of Saugerties.

Saugerties.

SETON HALL UNIVERSITY CORNWALLVILLE — Patrick Carr of Cornwallville has qualified for the Fall 2019 Dean’s List at Seton Hall University in South Orange, NJ.

EMERSON COLLEGE

SELKIRK — Joseph Dougherty of Selkirk has earned a Master of Science in Computer Science from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta.

TANNERSVILLE — Jared Haines of Tannersville has been named to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2019 semester at Emerson College in Boston, Mass. Haines is majoring in Communication Studies and is a member of the Class of 2022.

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UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

BURLINGTON, VT — The following students have been named to the Champlain College Dean’s List for achieving a grade point average of 3.5 or higher in the Fall 2019 semester. Daniel Lachmann of Saugerties and Alexander West of

KINGSTON, RI — The University of Rhode Island is pleased to announce that more than 6,000 undergraduates have qualified for the fall 2019 Dean’s List. Emma Leipman of Catskill and Katarina Paturel of Woodstock.

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About warnings to make sure I ‘file properly’ Dear Rusty: I am currently 63 years old and planning to delay retirement until 70 to maximize my benefit. I’ve been seeing a lot of financial planners advertising claims that you can lose thousands of dollars in benefits if you don’t “file properly.”

Is there really anything more to it than simply applying for benefits when you are ready to retire? Do I really need to pay a financial advisor just to tell me how to apply to get the most benefits?

Signed: Skeptical Dear Skeptical: Nearly all the advertisements you see using language like that have an underlying purpose of trying to sell you something — usually a book, a subscription, or financial

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GLOOR services. The phrase “losing thousands if you don’t file properly” are very generic words meant to lure you into contacting them so they can sell something to you. Reality is that “filing properly” means simply choosing the right age to file for benefits given your specific personal

circumstances. And personal circumstances are different for everyone. There aren’t any tricks in the filing process itself – it’s really quite straightforward, and you can get all your Social Security filing questions answered here at The AMAC Foundation’s Social Security Advisory Service. Our staff of Social Security Advisors are fully trained and certified by the National Social Security Association (NSSA®), and we have years of experience on this complex topic. We provide Social Security information and answers to several thousand people each year, without a fee because we are a not-forprofit entity operating only on donations. And contacting us is easy at either ssadvisor@

Senior Briefs We want to hear from you.

To send information to be included in Senior Briefs, email to editorial@thedailymail.net; mail to The Daily Mail, Atten: Senior Briefs, One Hudson City Centre, Suite 202, Hudson, NY 12534; fax to 518-828-3870.

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

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

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

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

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

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

GREENVILLE GOLDEN YEARS CLUB GREENVILLE — The Greenville Golden Club meet at 1:30 p.m. the first Wednesday of

the month at the American Legion Hall, 54 Maple Ave., Greenville.

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

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

ZUMBA GLOW PARTY WEST COXSACKIE — The Greene County YMCA will be hosting 90 minutes of nonstop Zumba to help raise funds for this year’s annual campaign 6:30-8 p.m. Feb. 28 at the YMCA, 35 Route 81, West Coxsackie. The party is for ages 12 and older. Participants are asked to wear white and neon colors. Light refreshments will be provided. Neon accessories and face paint will be provided. Instructor appearances include Melissa, Veronica, Julie, Rachel and Penny. Members, $12; nonmembers, $15. Pay at the door.

For information, call 518-7317529.

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

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

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amacfoundation.org, or 1-888-750-2622.

As for when you should file, everyone’s personal situation is different, and your marital status should always be considered. But as an individual, waiting until age 70 will give you the maximum benefit available to you. If you are now 63, your age 70 benefit will be 29.3% more than it would be at your full retirement age of 66 years and 4 months, and about 65% more than you’d get at age 64. And provided you are in good health and expect at least average longevity (about 84) not only will your monthly payment be more, but you’ll collect more in cumulative lifetime benefits by waiting.

And here’s an extra bonus

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

All persons 60 and older and their spouses are invited.

The suggested donation for each meal is $4.

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

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

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

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

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

Town of Coxsackie Senior Center, Mansion Street, Coxsackie; 518-731-8901.

FEB. 5 THROUGH FEB. 12 WEDNESDAY: Pork chop with gravy, red cabbage, applesauce, scalloped potatoes, spice cake.

THURSDAY: Crab topped cod, green beans, baked potato with sour cream, fruited gelatin.

FRIDAY: Fettuccine Alfredo with chicken, fresh salad, broccoli, fresh fruit.

MONDAY: Sweet and sour chicken, brown rice, Monaco mixed vegetables, mandarin oranges.

TUESDAY: Meatloaf with gravy, mashed potatoes, California mixed vegetables, pears.

WEDNESDAY: Battered fish, peas, beet salad, au gratin potatoes, chocolate mousse.

FEB. 12 THROUGH FEB. 19 are legitimate; they may also contain misspellings and grammar mistakes.

Social Security employees do occasionally contact people, generally those who have ongoing business with the agency, by telephone for business purposes. However, Social Security employees will never threaten a person, or promise a Social Security benefit approval, or increase, in exchange for information or money. In those cases, the call is fraudulent and people should just hang up.

Generally, the agency mainly calls people who have recently applied for a Social Security benefit, someone who is already receiving payments and requires an update to their record, or a person who has requested a phone call from the agency. If a person is not in one of these situations, they normally would not receive a call from the agency.

can also file online at www. ssa.gov/retire. Filing online is by far the easiest and most efficient way to complete and submit your application for benefits.

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

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Social Security launches new campaign to fight scammers WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Social Security Administration launched a new Public Service Announcement (PSA) campaign to continue warning people about the ongoing nationwide telephone impersonation scheme.

Social Security and its Office of the Inspector General (OIG) continue to receive reports about fraudulent phone calls from people falsely claiming to be Social Security employees. The scammers mislead victims into making cash or gift card payments for help with purported identity theft, or to avoid arrest for bogus Social Security number problems. Fraudsters are now emailing fake documents in attempts to get people to comply with their demands.

Victims have received emails with attached letters and reports that appear to be from Social Security or the OIG. The letters may use official letterhead and government jargon to convince victims they

— if you are married and you predecease your wife, her survivor benefit will be based upon that larger amount you were receiving because you delayed claiming. If she has reached her full retirement age, as your widow your wife will get 100% of your actual benefit. But if you were to claim earlier, your wife’s survivor benefit would be based on that smaller amount.

The answer to your specific question is that there is no magical way to apply for benefits once you determine the age at which you wish to file.

You can file by calling the Social Security Administration directly, either at their general number (1-800-772-1213) or your local office (find it at www.ssa.gov/locator), or you

Social Security will not: Tell you that your Social Security number has been suspended.

Contact you to demand an immediate payment. Ask you for credit or debit card numbers over the phone. Require a specific means of debt repayment, like a prepaid debit card, a retail gift card, or cash. Demand that you pay a Social Security debt without the ability to appeal the amount you owe.

Promise a Social Security benefit approval, or increase, in exchange for information or money.

If there is a problem with a person’s Social Security number or record, in most cases Social Security will mail a letter. If a person needs to submit payments to Social Security, the agency will send a letter with instructions and payment options. People should never provide information or payment over the phone or Internet unless they are certain of who is receiving it.

WEDNESDAY: Battered fish, peas, beet salad, au gratin potatoes, chocolate mousse.

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

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

MONDAY: Closed.

TUESDAY: Cook’s choice, cauliflower, peaches.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FRIDAY: Swidd vegetable frittata, Italian green beans,

roasted red potatoes, tomato juice, fresh fruit.

MONDAY: Chicken parmesan, pasta, broccoli, peaches.

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

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

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

THURSDAY: Beef stew, California mixed vegetables, lemon pudding.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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in Glasco. Delgado wanted to approach the issue with support for those living with addiction through medication-assisted treatment and destigmatizing addiction with more focus on drug courts than incarceration.

Volkmann received the 2018 Police Assisted and Recovery Initiative Leadership Award for his development and work with the Chatham Cares 4 U Initiative through the Chatham Police Department, which provides help arranging treatment and transportation for opioid addiction to anyone who requests it instead of arresting them.

“Chatham Police Chief Peter Volkmann is working on the front lines and doing life-saving work to respond to overdoses, connect individuals with treatment facilities, and hear from patients about living in recovery from the disease that is addiction,” Delgado said. “His innovative program in Columbia County is a model for the country when it comes to opioid treatment and recovery. We know it will take working at all levels of government to end the opioid epidemic, and that’s why I’m lucky to have Chief Volkmann as a partner in these efforts.

I’m pleased he [joined] me for

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is treated with soda ash and chlorine, according to the report.

The report shows a slight decrease in levels from the 2018 report, where PFOS levels were at 13.3 ppt before treatment and 11.3 after treatment.

Delaware Engineering Project Leader William Bright discussed the findings with the board, and how the well the town has been planning to drill 35 yards away from the current well.

“We know it’s something we don’t want in our drinking water,” Bright said.

In the wake of Hoosick Falls, the state Department of Health has amped up its testing, Bright said.

“They are finding them wherever they look,” he said. “That we have what we have in the well next to the fire training center doesn’t surprise me.”

Councilman Jason Watts asked Bright if he would be comfortable drinking the water.

“I would put a carbon unit on my house and then I’d drink it,” Bright said. “Or a water softener.”

When it comes to treating the municipal drinking water at large, the town has four options, Bright said: granular activated carbon, ion exchange, microfiltration or reverse osmosis.

“This contaminant caught the drinking water industry offguard,” Bright said.

The law is still playing catchup.

“New York is like ground zero for this particular contaminant,” Bright said.

The EPA has a nonenforceable health advisory level of 70 ppt for PFAS, according to wqa. org.

“How is it OK if you don’t

Case From A1

became concerned that the stolen funds included $10,000 that the county contributes to the association, Stanzione said.

They were assured that the $10,000 county contribution was kept separate and was not involved in the theft, Stanzione said.

Following his arrest, Rivenburgh received an appearance ticket for future court dates, according to state police.

The case remains under investigation, state police said

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Chatham Police Chief Peter Volkmann. He is the founder of Chatham Cares 4 U and serves as the Hudson city police commissioner.

the State of the Union as we send a powerful message that this crisis demands urgent action.”

Delgado is a member of the Freshman Working Group on Addiction and supported the Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act (H.R. 2482) that would lift restrictions for health care providers to prescribe buprenorphine, a treatment that helps those suffering with a substance-use disorder.

Currently, the process to apply for the DEA waiver to prescribe it to treat addiction is complex.

Delgado also introduced the Save Lives Act (H.R. 5196) on November 20, 2019, seeking to ban opioid drug manufacturers’ corporate PACs from donating to political campaigns.

“Addressing the opioid crisis must also include rooting out the corrupting influences that perpetuate it. The opioid crisis is deeply prevalent in New York, especially in our rural communities, and yet pharmaceutical companies and special interests continue to have free rein to advance their agenda by lining the pockets of lawmakers in Washington,” Delgado said. “The Save Lives Act will take important steps to limit the influence of opioid manufacturers and make sure our representatives work for the people they serve, not special interests.”

This is Delgado’s second State of the Union Address. In 2019 Delgado invited Hoosick Falls resident Michael Hickey, who discovered elevated levels of PFOA chemicals in the local water supply following his father’s death from cancer.

Trump did not include the opioid epidemic in the talking points a senior White House official shared earlier this week. The State of the Union Address begins at 9 p.m. EST. Abby Hoover is a reporter at the Register-Star. Contact her at ahoover@registerstar.com or (518) 828-1616 ext. 2500.

have a limit?” Bright said.

In July 2019, the state Department of Health proposed a legal limit for PFOA and PFOS in drinking water at 10 ppt each, according to court papers.

The chemical is bioaccummulative in nature, he said.

“It goes in and it doesn’t come out,” Bright said. “It stays in your body for five years.”

More testing is required, Bright said.

“Is it still in the ground at the fire station?” Bright said. “What does the law say about getting the dirt out so we don’t recontaminate it?”

The Department of Health has suggested the town test the levels quarterly, Town Supervisor John Coyne said.

“This has been posted on the town’s website for a year,” Coyne said, referring to the 2018 drinking water report. “This board is taking it seriously. We are going to try and correct this problem as quickly as possible.”

Several residents questioned the site selection for the new well, a little more than 100 feet from the existing well.

“It is the most productive site,” Bright said, adding that the plans were approved by the Department of Health.

Aside from finding additional wells, the town’s other options were to investigate hooking up to the village of Catskill’s water supply or treating its former reservoir, Bright said.

“Does this change things now that we have a PFOS issue?”

Bright said. “It might.”

Ultimately the existing well does not have enough volume and the other wells that were explored were not suitable options, Bright said.

“You’re out of options,” he said.

The $300,000 project pales in comparison to what it would cost to drill a well alongside the Catskill Creek. Bright estimated that drilling the well would cost $2 million with an additional

$300 per foot for the pipes to transport the water.

In a letter to residents and members of the water district, Coyne said the town will pursue other options, as well as funding opportunities in case treatment is needed.

“The town is also working with our water operators and engineers and the Department of Health to determine how the maximum containment level will impact our water district and what options the town has for addressing the removing PFOS from our water system,” according to the letter.

About 21% of all public water systems are estimated to have levels of PFOS or PFOA above the proposed 10 ppt, according to the Department of Health.

Annual maintenance costs for small systems serving less than 3,300 people are estimated at between $25,000 and $400,000; for medium systems serving 3,300-10,000 people the cost is an estimated $125,000 to $2.4 million; and for large systems above 10,000 people the cost is $725,000 to $15 million, according to the Department of Health.

The Department of Health is also proposing a deferral process for municipalities that are above the threshold.

If a public water system receives a violation, a deferral can be requested within 90 days.

The deferral can be issued for up to two years, with the potential for a one-year extension based upon demonstrated need, according to the Department of Health.

Public comments on the proposed regulations will be accepted until March 9 and can be sent to REGSQNA@health. ny.gov or Katherine Ceroala, NYDOH, Bureau of Program Counsel, Regulatory Affairs Unit, Corning Tower Building, Rm. 2438, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY, 12237.

Tuesday.

At the present time, Rivenburgh is listed as an inactive member of the Catskill Fire Department, Village President Vincent Seeley said Monday.

The charges against Rivenburgh are not connected to the village or the town of Catskill and when Rivenburgh was chief of the Catskill Fire Department his duties did not include handling funds, Seeley said.

“We have a yearly audit and we had no findings in any year, but specifically any year when Harold was fire chief,” Seeley said.

The Greene County Volunteer Firemen’s Association

was established in 1889 to provide support for local fire departments, according to the Greene County website.

Each September, the association works with its ladies auxiliary to host an annual convention where officers for the year are elected. The convention also features banquets, a Mardi Gras parade with handmade floats and a formal dress parade at its conclusion.

This year’s Greene County Volunteer Firefighters Association convention will be hosted by the town of Ashland and is scheduled for the week of Sept. 7. The dress parade is scheduled to take place Sept.

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Child under coronavirus quarantine in Riverside County is taken to hospital with fever

By Colleen Shalby Los Angeles Times (TNS)

LOS ANGELES — A child who has been quarantined and monitored for the novel coronavirus with 194 others at March Air Reserve Base has been taken to a hospital after developing a fever, Riverside County health officials said Tuesday.

The child, accompanied by a parent, was taken by ambulance to Riverside University Health System Medical Center on Monday night. Both are undergoing testing and observation for the virus. Samples will be submitted to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and results are expected later this week, officials said.

“The child has no other symptoms or issues other than the temperature,” Riverside County Department of Public Health spokesman Jose Arballo Jr. said.

Nearly 200 people arrived at the base last week after fleeing China amid the coronavirus outbreak and have been under a 14-day federal quarantine set by the CDC. There have been six confirmed cases of coronavirus in California, but none in Riverside County.

In a separate incident Monday, an individual who flew into Los Angeles International Airport from China has been transferred to the base and is also under quarantine, health officials said.

“The individual has no symptoms of novel coronavirus but was moved to March out of an abundance of caution and because of their travel history,” Riverside County health officials said in a statement.

The traveler will be isolated from the other people at the base for the next few days.

The CDC has confirmed 11 cases of coronavirus in the United States and expects that number will grow. (c)2020 Los Angeles Times Visit the Los Angeles Times at www. latimes.com Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

Epstein estate sells Bentley, Mercedes amid asset sales Jonathan Levin Bloomberg

The estate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has begun selling off his assets, including a Bentley, a MercedesBenz and three Chevrolet Suburbans, according to a court filing in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The 2018 Bentley sold for $195,000 and the 2019 Mercedes for $133,200, the document shows. The Suburbans fetched $17,500, $44,000 and $50,500 apiece. He also sold a quad bike that converts into a watercraft for $36,000, with total income from asset sales reaching $1.07 million.

Epstein’s assets were valued in the filing at $634.8 million, significantly higher than estimates last year. According to a prior court filing, Epstein, 66,

at the time of his death, left an estate valued at more than $500 million, including about $57 million in cash. Several items listed in the latest accounting — including artwork and watches — were still being appraised.

Bank statements with First BanCorp/Puerto Rico and Popular Inc.’s Banco Popular that were included in the filing show $7.47 million in Epstein’s accounts. Epstein also turned to Toronto-Dominion Bank to hold some of his accounts, a person familiar with the matter said last year after Deutsche Bank AG pushed him out.

The disclosure sheds light on the extravagant life Epstein led, even after his 2008 conviction for soliciting prostitution from a minor. Epstein killed himself

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in his Manhattan prison cell in August weeks after he was arrested on sexual trafficking charges. He was accused of abusing and exploiting dozens of girls.

As of the end of December, the Epstein estate had at least $160,011 in outstanding checks, including $114,173 owed to Bell Miami Inc. for helicopter repairs. He had at least $234,213 defined in the document as “pre-death credit card payables.” The statement also lists $50,064 for funeral home costs and $16,308 for cemetery expenses from August, as well as $20,000 for a forensic pathologist in December last year.

The asset sales were reported earlier by the Miami Herald.

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Taconic Hills senior Amelia Canetto is joined by coaches and family members as she signs a letter of intent to continue her academic and athletic career at Coastal Carolina University in the Fall.

Titans’ Canetto headed to Coastal Carolina

VALATIE — On Senior Night, Ichabod Crane posted a 73-24 non-league girls basketball victory over Bishop Maginn.

The Riders were led by their lone Senior and Captain Madison Graham.

She opened up the scoring with 17 points in the first quarter, which included three 3-pointers. Graham would continue her hot shooting by scoring career highs in points (41) and 3-pointers (9).

“Madie has done such an amazing job this year leading a young group into action,” Riders’ coach Adam Vooris said of the star guard. “We got off to a rough start and Madie trusted the process and just kept leading and showing up to work hard everyday.

“She comes to the gym

everyday ready to share her knowledge and help every single player improve. I don’t think there is a player on the court that she hasn’t impacted in some way.”

Clare Knapp contributed 10 points as the Riders coasted to victory. Knapp made five out of her six attempted shots and as a team, the Riders shot 54%.

Abby Dolge contributed seven points and 11 assists, eight of which came in the first quarter.

BISHOP MAGINN (24): Anderson 1-1-4, Bernadino 0-2-2, McDowell 5-212, Wylie 1-1-4, Lukes 0-22. Totals 7-8-24.

3-pointers: Wylie, Anderson.

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By Matt Fortunato Columbia-Greene Media

CRAYVILLE — Taconic Hills track standout Amelia Canetto, signed her letter of intent Monday afternoon to run for the Coastal Carolina University Chanticleers next fall.

A hard worker on the field and in the classroom, Canetto does not see the point in striving in one area more seriously than the other.

“I just feel like if you’re not putting all your effort in, then what’s the point in doing it,” Canetto said.

Amelia was also considering the University of Rhode Island, but decided that her aspirations to major in marine biology at Coastal Carolina.

Canetto holds individual records at Taconic Hills in the 100m, 200m, and 400m sprints, as well as two relay records as a part of the 1,600m and 3,200m teams.

Titans track coach Audrey Hallenback described Amelia as “an extremely coachable, focused, and hard-working athlete, whose intensity and competitive nature will make her a welcome, and successful to the Coastal Carolina track program.”

In fact, this competitive drive pushed Canetto to earn a bronze medal in the 400m at the NYS Track & Field Championships in 2019.

This idea of continuing to better herself was even more evident when I got to this signing, and was told Canetto was actually coming straight to the event from a workout.

Amelia’s indoor track and USATF

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San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan before Super Bowl LIV against the Kansas City Chiefs at Hard Rock Stadium.

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Taconic Hills senior Amelia Canetto signs her letter of intent to attend Coastal Carolina University in the Fall.

coach Neil Howard was also very confident in her abilities and emphasized her willingness to go the extra mile in everything.

“Amelia is a true student-athlete,” he said. “Her outstanding work ethic on the

track, in field hockey and in the classroom is an inspiration to us all.

“Amelia goes above and beyond in pursuit of excellence, and there are few rivaled by her competitiveness and attention to detail in academics and sports.”

Dieter Kurtenbach The Mercury News

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — I’d be more shocked, more awed, more confused as to what just happened, had I had not covered the Warriors during their five-year dynastic run.

Because what went down

in the final seven-plus minutes of Super Bowl LIV was beyond comprehension in football, but was commonplace — at least for the Dubs — in basketball.

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D’Angelo Russell is worth the risk for Knicks Stefan Bondy New York Daily News

Fixing the Knicks is a multi-layered and thorny task given their power structure, but here’s a starting point for this week: trade for D’Angelo Russell.

This is a talent league and Russell, a 23-yearold ace scorer, is the type of special playmaker the Knicks have sorely missed from their roster. Russell is certainly flawed defensively and doesn’t get to the foul line enough, but he’s worth a reasonable gamble — especially for a Knicks front office that desperately needs to justify its employment.

To date, Steve Mills and Scott Perry have avoided the big trade while largely sitting out the negotiations for Kawhi Leonard, Jimmy Butler and Anthony Davis — all within the last two years. They’ve settled on a strategy of maintaining assets by gambling on low-risk projects, believing their scouting, coaching and, above all, player development will carry the organization. They acquired Emmanuel Mudiay, Dennis Smith Jr. and Mario Hezonja. Then they DARREN YAMASHITA/USA TODAY signed C-level free agents.

Golden State Warriors guard D’Angelo Russell (0) handles the ball against the Orlando Magic during It hasn’t worked out. And it’s time for a step a recent game at Chase Center. up in class.

Russell, while still developing, is already an during his two years with the Nets. He’s also has demonstrated improvement each year he’s All-Star and handled the New York market well under contract for three more seasons, and been in the league (both on and off the court).

He’s a gaining asset and the Knicks, riding a sixyear streak (and counting) without the playoffs, need to restart somewhere after shooing away Kristaps Porzingis for cap space. Russell, it should be noted, is good buddies with the two top members of the 2015 draft class: Devin Booker and Karl-Anthony Towns. In today’s NBA, one star in the fold makes it more likely that a second comes aboard. Two stars often evolves to a third. Three stars means you’re in business.

Of course, there are plenty of reasons why the Knicks won’t trade for Russell. They are among multiple teams pitching offers to Golden State, according to the Athletic. The Knicks’ competition includes the Timberwolves, who are more desperate to acquire Russell to appease Towns. The Warriors (11-39) have the worst record in the NBA and would like to shed salary but they’re not under heavy pressure to deal Russell. Negotiations between the Warriors and Timberwolves “reached an impasse” because Minnesota wasn’t willing to include its 2020 first-round pick, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. Sounds like the Warriors are playing hardball.

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Pro hockey NHL Eastern Conference Atlantic Division GP W L OT SO Pts Boston 53 31 10 5 7 74 Tampa Bay 52 32 15 5 0 69 Florida 51 29 17 2 3 63 Toronto 53 28 18 3 4 63 Montreal 54 24 23 6 1 55 Buffalo 52 23 22 6 1 53 Ottawa 52 18 24 6 4 46 Detroit 54 12 38 3 1 28 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT SO Pts Washington 53 35 13 3 2 75 Pittsburgh 52 33 14 5 0 71 Columbus 53 28 16 7 2 65 Philadelphia 53 29 17 2 5 65 NY Islanders 50 29 15 4 2 64 Carolina 52 30 19 3 0 63 NY Rangers 51 25 22 2 2 54 New Jersey 51 18 24 4 5 45 Western Conference Central Division GP W L OT SO Pts St. Louis 53 31 14 5 3 70 Dallas 52 30 18 2 2 64 Colorado 50 28 16 5 1 62 Chicago 52 25 21 2 4 56 Winnipeg 53 26 23 3 1 56 Nashville 51 24 20 4 3 55 Minnesota 51 23 22 4 2 52 Pacific Division GP W L OT SO Pts Vancouver 53 30 18 3 2 65 Edmonton 52 28 18 4 2 62 Vegas 54 27 20 6 1 61 Calgary 53 27 20 5 1 60 Arizona 54 26 21 3 4 59 San Jose 53 22 27 3 1 48 Anaheim 52 21 26 4 1 47 Los Angeles 53 19 29 3 2 43 Sunday’s games Pittsburgh 4, Washington 3 Columbus 4, Montreal 3 Carolina 4, Vancouver 3, SO Monday’s games Florida 5, Toronto 3 Dallas 5, NY Rangers 3 Philadelphia 3, Detroit 0 Tuesday’s games Vancouver at Boston, 7 p.m.

Colorado at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Vegas at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.

Montreal at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

Dallas at NY Islanders, 7 p.m.

Los Angeles at Washington, 7 p.m.

Florida at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Anaheim at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.

Carolina at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Chicago at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Nashville at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.

San Jose at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Edmonton at Arizona, 9 p.m.

Wednesday’s games Toronto at NY Rangers, 7:30 p.m.

Boston at Chicago, 8 p.m.

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Pro basketball NBA Eastern Conference Atlantic W L Pct Toronto 36 14 .720 Boston 34 15 .694 Philadelphia 31 20 .608 Brooklyn 22 27 .449 New York 15 36 .294 Central W L Pct Milwaukee 42 7 .857 Indiana 31 19 .620 Chicago 19 33 .365 Detroit 18 34 .346 Cleveland 13 38 .255 Southeast W L Pct Miami 34 15 .694 Orlando 22 28 .440 Washington 17 32 .347 Charlotte 16 34 .320 Atlanta 13 38 .255 Western Conference Northwest W L Pct Denver 34 16 .680 Utah 32 17 .653 Oklahoma City 30 20 .600 Portland 23 27 .460 Minnesota 15 33 .312 Pacific W L Pct L.A. Lakers 37 11 .771 L.A. Clippers 34 15 .694 Phoenix 20 30 .400 Sacramento 18 31 .367 Golden State 12 39 .235 Southwest W L Pct Houston 31 18 .633 Dallas 31 19 .620 Memphis 25 25 .500 San Antonio 22 26 .458 New Orleans 20 30 .400 Sunday’s games Detroit 128, Denver 123, OT Houston 117, New Orleans 109 Milwaukee 129, Phoenix 108 Toronto 129, Chicago 102 Monday’s games Orlando 112, Charlotte 100 New York 139, Cleveland 134, OT Dallas 112, Indiana 103 Golden State 125, Washington 117 Boston 123, Atlanta 115 Brooklyn 119, Phoenix 97 Miami 137, Philadelphia 106 Memphis 96, Detroit 82 Minnesota at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

San Antonio at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

Tuesday’s games Milwaukee at New Orleans, 7:30 p.m.

Charlotte at Houston, 8 p.m.

Portland at Denver, 9 p.m.

San Antonio at L.A. Lakers, 10 p.m.

Wednesday’s games Phoenix at Detroit, 7 p.m.

Orlando at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

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

Indiana at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.

Atlanta at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Cleveland at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

Memphis at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Denver at Utah, 9 p.m.

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

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New York Knicks 139 - Cleveland Cavaliers 134 (OT) Marcus Morris Sr. came up big down the stretch when he scored 16 of his team-high 26 points in the fourth quarter and overtime as visiting New York overcame a 10-point, fourthquarter deficit to outlast Cleveland, 139-134 n Monday night.

Elfrid Payton (17 points, 15 assists, 11 rebounds) had the first triple-double of the season for the Knicks, who have won two straight – just their third winning streak of the season. Julius Randle scored 20 points while Dennis Smith Jr. (15 points), Bobby Portis (12) and Kevin Knox II (12) each got into double digits off the bench.

Kevin Love scored a seasonhigh 33 points for the Cavaliers, KEN BLAZE/USA TODAY who have lost 11 of their past 12 New York Knicks forward Marcus Morris Sr. (13) drives to the basket against Cleveland Cavaliers overall. Collin Sexton scored 29 points while Larry Nance Jr. had forward Cedi Osman (16) during Monday’s game at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.

18 and Cedi Osman 15. Darius history. Miami shot 56.5 percent Spurs with 27 points and nine and sank all 12 free-throw atGarland added 14 points and re- from the floor, including 16 of 32 rebounds while DeMar DeRo- tempts en route to surpassing serve Kevin Porter Jr. had 12. on 3-point attempts. zan had 26 points. Patty Mills his previous season-high point Nets 119, Suns 97 Goran Dragic added 24 points had 18 points off the bench, and total of 35. Tim Hardaway Jr. had Caris LeVert tied a career high and six assists, and Bam Ade- Trey Lyles scored 10 for San An- 25 points and Dorian Finneywith 29 points, and Brooklyn bayo had 18 points, a game-high tonio, which led by 15 points in Smith added 15 points and 11 took control in the third quarter 11 assists and eight rebounds for the second quarter. rebounds for the Mavericks, en route a victory over Phoenix Miami. Heat starting power forKings 113, Timberwolves who improved to 17-7 on the in New York. road. ward Meyers Leonard (sprained 109 LeVert made 10 of 20 shots, left ankle) and backup shooting Domantas Sabonis collected De’Aaron Fox scored 31 hit all seven free-throws at- guard Tyler Herro (right foot) left points on 10-of-16 shooting to 26 points, 12 rebounds and nine tempts and also handed out a with injuries and did not return. help Sacramento post a victory assists for the Pacers, who have season-high seven assists as the dropped three of their past four The 76ers were led by Joel over visiting Minnesota.

Nets won for the fourth time in Embiid, who had 29 points and Bogdan Bogdanovic added 23 games on the heels of winning six games. Brooklyn was playing 12 rebounds. Fellow All-Star points and Buddy Hield tallied seven of their previous eight. without Kyrie Irving (sprained Ben Simmons added 16 points, 16 off the bench for the Kings.

Magic 112, Hornets 100 right knee), who is sidelined for eight rebounds and seven as- Harrison Barnes had 14 points Nikola Vucevic scored 22 at least a week. sists. Mike Scott added 17 points and seven assists, and Nemanja points as Orlando snapped a Brooklyn’s Joe Harris added off the bench, but Philadelphia Bjelica scored 12 points for Sac- five-game losing streak by de16 points after announcing he fell for the 10th time in its past 12 ramento, which never trailed feating host Charlotte. The Horwill defend his 3-point shootout road games. while winning for the fourth nets were the last team that Ortitle at All-Star weekend in ChiLos Angeles Clippers 108 - time in the past six games. lando had beaten, on Jan. 20 in cago. Deandre Ayton collected San Antonio Spurs 105 Karl-Anthony Towns record- Charlotte.

25 points and 17 rebounds for Kawhi Leonard scored 22 ed 22 points, 10 rebounds and Evan Fournier racked up 17 Phoenix, which lost for the sixth points and Paul George had 19, six assists for the Timberwolves. points while Aaron Gordon had time in eight games. leading Los Angeles to a come- Minnesota’s Shabazz Napier 16 points and 12 rebounds for Heat 137, Sixer 106 from-behind win over visiting had 17 points and seven assists, the Magic, which shot 53.8 perFive-time All-Star Jimmy San Antonio. and Robert Covington scored 15 cent from the field. Orlando had Butler – playing against the Leonard, who also had seven points. assists on 35 of 43 baskets, helpteam that traded him last year – assists and six rebounds, had Mavericks 112, Pacers 103 ing the team reach the 100-point scored a season-high 38 points scored at least 30 points in each Kristaps Porzingis recorded mark for the first time in five in just 29 minutes to lead the of his previous nine contests. season highs in both points (38) games. host Miami Heat past the Phila- George finished with game and 3-pointers (six) as Dallas Terry Rozier led Charlotte highs in rebounds (12) and as- posted a victory over Indiana in with 18 points. Cody Zeller had delphia 76ers.

Indianapolis.

17 points, Miles Bridges scored It was the second-highest- sists (eight).

Porzingis added 12 rebounds 16 and Devonte’ Graham had LaMarcus Aldridge led the scoring regulation game in Heat

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Pro football NFL PLAYOFFS Wild-card round Saturday, Jan. 4 Houston 22, Buffalo 19, OT Tennessee 20, New England 13 Sunday, Jan. 5 Minnesota 26, New Orleans 20, OT Seattle 17, Philadelphia 9 Divisional round Saturday, Jan. 11 San Francisco 27, Minnesota 10 Tennessee 28, Baltimore 12 Sunday, Jan. 12 Kansas City 51, Houston 31 Green Bay 28, Seattle 23 Conference Championships Sunday, Jan. 19 Kansas City 35, Tennessee 24 San Francisco 37, Green Bay 20 Pro Bowi Sunday, Jan. 2 At Orlando, Fla AFC 38, NFC 33 Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. At Miami Gardens, Fla. Kansas City 31, San Francisco 20

Chiefs 31, 49ers 20 San Francisco Kansas City

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First Quarter SF—Gould 38 yard field goal, 7:57.

KC—Mahomes 1 yard rush (Butker kick), 0:31.

Second Quarter KC—Butker 31 yard field goal, 9:32.

SF—Juszczyk 15 yard pass from Garoppolo (Gould kick), 5:05.

Third Quarter SF—Gould 42 yard field goal, 9:29.

SF—Mostert 1 yard rush (Gould kick), 2:35.

Fourth Quarter KC—T.Kelce 1 yard pass from Mahomes (Butker kick), 6:13.

KC—Dm.Williams 5 yard pass from Mahomes (Butker kick), 2:44.

KC—Dm.Williams 38 yard rush (Butker kick), 1:12.

A—62,417.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING-SF, Mostert 12-58, D.Samuel 3-53, T.Coleman 5-28, Garoppolo 2-2. KC, Dm.Williams 17-104, Mahomes 9-29, T.Kelce 1-2, Dw.Thompson 1-0, Hardman 1-(minus 6).

PASSING-SF, Garoppolo 20-31-2-219. KC, Mahomes 26-42-2-286.

RECEIVING-SF, D.Samuel 5-39, Kittle 4-36, Juszczyk 3-39, E.Sanders 3-38, Bourne 2-42, Wilson Jr. 1-20, T.Coleman 1-3, Mostert 1-2.

KC, Ty.Hill 9-105, T.Kelce 6-43, S.Watkins 5-98, Dm.Williams 4-29, B.Bell 1-9, Hardman 1-2.

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Warriors 125, Wizards 117 Alec Burks scored a teamhigh 30 points, including a key layup that stalled a Washington rally with 4:05 to play, as Golden State held off the host Wizards for a second straight win.

Glenn Robinson had 22 points and Baltimore native Damion Lee had 19 as the Warriors followed up on a win at Cleveland with another high-scoring performance, this one without D’Angelo Russell, who sustained a right quad injury in the victory over the Cavaliers.

Bradley Beal continued his recent surge with a game-high 43 points for Washington, who had won two straight to begin a fourgame homestand.

Celtics 123, Hawks 115 Jayson Tatum scored 15 of his team-high 28 points in the third quarter as visiting Boston took control of the game en route to a win over Atlanta.

Tatum was 10 of 20 from the field with five 3-pointers and grabbed seven rebounds. He was one of three Celtics with more than 20 points, joining Gordon Hayward with (24) and Jaylen Brown (21). Hayward added seven rebounds and six assists.

Atlanta was led by Trae Young with 34 points and seven assists. However, Young committed nine turnovers, including one with a minute left when the Hawks were down by four.

Grizzlies 96, Pistons 82 Jonas Valanciunas had 26 points, 17 rebounds and four blocks as Memphis pulled away from visiting Detroit.

Valanciunas made 13 of 19 field-goal attempts. Dillon Brooks contributed 15 points and five assists as the Grizzlies swept the two-game season series after winning in Detroit last month.

Andre Drummond led the Pistons with 25 points, 18 rebounds and four assists, but his team was limited to 29 secondhalf points. Christian Wood and Langston Galloway scored 17 points apiece off the bench.

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Florida Panthers players congratulate forward Mark Pysyk (13, second on right) after he scored his third goal of the game against Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday at Scotiabank Arena.

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Mike Hoffman scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period, Mark Pysyk had three goals, and the visiting Florida Panthers overcame a two-goal deficit to defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-3 on Monday night.

Hoffman’s 19th goal of the season at 10:13 was the third of four consecutive Florida goals in the third period. Pysyk notched his third goal of the game and seventh of the season into an empty net at 19:12.

Jonathan Huberdeau also scored for the Panthers, who have won seven of their past eight games. Mike Matheson had three assists, and Hoffman added an assist.

Maple Leafs starting

goaltender Frederik Andersen collided with Panthers center Frank Vatrano near the end of the first period and missed the final two periods due to an upper-body injury. Andersen, who allowed one goal in eight shots, finished the first period.

Michael Hutchinson replaced him and gave up three goals on 13 shots.

Stars 5, Rangers 3 Joe Pavelski had two powerplay goals in the first period as Dallas won at New York.

Pavelski, a free agent signee for the Stars last summer, had been struggling with the puck, scoring his first goal in nine games on Saturday against the New Jersey Devils.

Stephen Johns, Blake Comeau and Corey Perry also

scored for Dallas, and Anton Khudobin made 33 saves for the Stars. Pavel Buchnevich, Brett Howden and Brendan Lemieux scored power-play goals for the Rangers, and Lemieux added an assist.

Flyers 3, Red Wings 0 Kevin Hayes scored one of Philadelphia’s two third-period, short-handed goals, and Brian Elliott faced just 16 shots en route to his 40th career shutout as the Flyers won at Detroit.

Scott Laughton and Matt Niskanen also scored, and Elliott posted his second shutout in his past three starts.

Jonathan Bernier made 28 saves for the Red Wings, who are 0-8-1 since beating the Ottawa Senators on Jan. 10.

Jared Butler scored 20 points as No. 1 Baylor defeated Kansas State 73-67 Monday night in Manhattan, Kan., extending the Bears’ school-record winning streak to 19 games.

Baylor (20-1, 9-0 Big 12) led wire-to-wire in snapping a six-game losing streak to Kansas State (913, 2-7).

The Wildcats were within 44-39 early in the second half before Baylor used a 12-2 run to open a comfortable lead. Kansas State got no closer than six points the rest of the way.

Butler was joined in double figures by MaCio Teague with 15 points and Davion Mitchell with 13. Kansas State was led

by Xavier Sneed with 23 points.

No. 3 Kansas 69, Texas 58 Senior center Udoka Azubuike came off the bench for the first time this season and recorded 17 points and 12 rebounds as the Jayhawks (19-3, 8-1 Big 12) beat the Longhorns (14-8, 4-5) in Lawrence, Kan. Azubuike, who came in as the only Big 12 player averaging a double-double in conference play,

did not start after a disagreement with coach Bill Self at the end of the Jayhawks’ win Saturday over Texas Tech. Matt Coleman III led Texas with 20 points.

The win was the 699th for Self, 57, who is in his 27th overall season as a head coach and 17th at Kansas. He is on pace to become the secondyoungest Division I coach to reach the 700-win plateau, behind Bob Knight.

Self’s record at Kansas is 492-109.

No. 8 Florida State 65, North Carolina 59 Patrick Williams and Trent Forrest each scored 14 points, and the Seminoles took advantage of the Tar Heels’ long shooting drought for a victory at Tallahassee, Fla. Raiquan Gray had 12 points for Florida State (19-3, 9-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), which is a game behind first-place Louisville in the league.

North Carolina’s Cole Anthony scored 16 points in his second game back after knee surgery, Christian Keeling had 14 and Leaky Black 10. The Tar Heels (10-12, 3-8) dropped into a three-way tie for last place in the ACC.

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For the Reid family, Andy’s first Super Bowl win was for late son, Garrett Jeff McLane The Philadelphia Inquirer

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — As the clock struck zero, Andy Reid thought about his son Garrett.

Reid had just won his first Super Bowl as head coach, and while his mind must have been racing with countless thoughts, the memory of his son, who died tragically 7½ years ago, lingered.

“You can’t help but think of him,” Reid said Sunday after his Chiefs had rallied past the 49ers, 31-20, in Super Bowl LIV. “Absolutely.”

For Reid and his wife, Tammy, and their four living children, Garrett was with them at Hard Rock Stadium. After Reid had hoisted the Lombardi Trophy, and taken part in the obligatory postgame ceremony, his family gathered together on the confetti-covered field.

The four Reid children — Britt, Spencer, Crosby, and Drew Ann — and their spouses, along with Reid’s eldest grandson — 6-year-old Maverick — joined their parents near the assembled stage and embraced for a long group hug.

“It was a moment with our family where we all got to cry and really feel my brother looking down on us,” Crosby said.

“Garrett’s spirit was there. It was a huge family moment seeing my Dad’s dream finally come true.”

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they also have to draw a line in the sand. Aside from RJ Barrett and Mitchell Robinson,

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5-0-10, Graham 16-0-41, Culver 2-3-7. Totals 29-3-73.

3-pointers: Graham 9, A. Ames 2, Dolge.

BOYS BASKETBALL NON-LEAGUE Ravena 64, Coxsackie-Athens 50 COXSACKIE — Ravena overcame a one-point deficit with a 21-6 scoring run in the fourth quarter to defeat Coxsackie-Athens, 64-50, in Monday’s non-league boys basketball game.

Ravena led 15-13 after one

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“flipping the switch”. You could also call it prolific procrastination — taking an entire game’s worth of success and condensing it into a short run, dazing the other team in the process. I’ve seen it too many times to count.

That’s what Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs did to the 49ers on Sunday.

Mahomes faced a thirdand-15 in his own territory with 7:13 remaining in the game. Kansas City was down 20-10.

Less than six minutes later, the Chiefs had won the Super Bowl, leading 31-20 with 1:20 to play. The 49ers had not thrown an interception or lost a fumble deep in Kansas City territory, either. Mahomes — who had a negative Expected Points Added before his majestic third-and-long pass to Tyreek Hill — had merely compressed an entire game’s worth of positive play into three critical drives. A Curryesque flurry.

Kyle Shanahan’s 49ers will be defined by what happened by those critical moments in the Super Bowl, for better or for worse.

After a week in Miami, I found it incredibly difficult to make a prediction on the game, but I went into Sunday’s game convinced that — no matter the outcome — this would not be the 49ers’ last time in the Super Bowl.

at only two stops, but the hours only grew longer with his coaching elevation.

“Just seeing all the hard work he puts in, I’m just so happy for him,” Tammy said. “I’m happy for the Hunts (the Chiefs’ owners), and the players, and the coaches, and the city of Kansas City. But mostly for him because I see all the hard work he does.

“I see the time he spent away from us, the kids, and not coming home, and sometimes skipping date night.”

Friday is date night for the Reids, but Reid had been burning the past-midnight oil at his office more and more this season.

“This year it kept getting later

and later,” Tammy said. “And I’m just like, ‘Do it. You do whatever you need to do to get us to this.’ And we got there.”

Britt was the first of the family to embrace his father after his Gatorade bath. He joined the Chiefs staff in 2013 and is now linebackers coach. Britt had his own struggles with drugs. He and Garrett were arrested in drug-related incidents on the same day in 2007 and served time in prison. But Britt, now married and a father of three, turned his life around through coaching.

Crosby and her husband rode in the golf cart as Andy and Tammy jetted to and from interviews and news conferences.

Before Andy finally joined his team in a celebratory locker room, he reflected on Garrett and what his first title meant to his family.

“I think it’s great for them. It sure can’t hurt,” Reid said. “It’s a positive. With the loss of Garrett, he was there for us, with us.”

Many have said that Reid didn’t need to win a Super Bowl to cement his legacy or secure a place in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He’s seventh all-time in wins and has a coaching tree second to only Bill Walsh.

Reid had deflected all the attention he received the last few weeks onto his team and the Chiefs organization. He knew

that much of America, even Eagles fans who had soured on the coach late into his 14-year tenure in Philly, wanted to see him finally win the big one. But he downplayed its significance.

His daughter said that deep down he, too, really wanted it.

“If you could imagine your dad fighting to win the Super Bowl, and to witness him lose it by three points in 2004, it was crushing,” Crosby said.

“Our biggest dream was that he would be able to come back and before his career ends — and who knows when that will be, because even I don’t know that — that he would be able to achieve that accomplishment.”

But he wasn’t just doing it for himself.

“It wasn’t just about winning, it was about doing it for his family,” said Crosby, who had a football with the initials ‘AR’ embroidered on her shirt.

“But it was also about doing it for his players. It was just so cool to see the team, tough football players, look at him with such deep admiration and love and respect.

“You could tell they wanted this for him.”

And the Reids wanted to win in the memory of Garrett.

“I felt his spirit there,” Crosby said. “I knew he was there looking down and he was a part of the celebration with us.”

picks given the franchise’s history. But after drafting in the lottery in four of the last five years, the Knicks have zero players on the level of Russell.

They’re also on pace to lose at least 50 games for a sixth

straight season.

Russell’s a good starting point for change.

Regardless of what happens with Russell, the Knicks, according to sources, are in the market for a point guard.

As the News reported, they’re also high on OKC’s Dennis Schroder, another scoring point guard and less of a financial commitment than Russell (Schroder is guaranteed for just $15.5 million next season

while Russell has three years, $90 million remaining on his deal).

Schroder is currently the Thunder’s backup but is averaging a robust 19.1 points on a career-high 47.2% shooting.

quarter, but fell behind, 30-28 at halftime and 44-43 through three quarters, before rallying to take the lead for good in the final stanza.

C.J. Bianchino dropped 30 points for Ravena. Jason Reif had 13 and Matt Waddingham 10.

Josh Kiefer’s 15 points topped C-A. Aiden Boehm and Kane Schrader both had nine.

RAVENA (64): Bianchino 10-7-30, Smith 1-0-3, Waddingham 4-1-10, Reif 4-2-13, Scheureman 3-0-6, Carter 0-22. Totals 22-12-64.

3-pointers: Bianchino 3, Reif 3, Smith, Waddingham.

COXSACKIE-ATHENS (50): Kiefer 4-7-15, Boehm 4-0-9, Killian Schrader 2-2-6, Kane Schrader 4-0-9, Simmons

4-0-8, Hynes 0-1-1, Maurer 1-0-2. Totals 19-10-50.

3-pointers: Boehm, Kane Schrader.

Pine Plain 59, Germantown 46 PINE PLAINS — Pine Plains broke open a tight game in the final quarter and went on defeat Germantown, 59-46, in Monday’s non-league boys basketball game.

Germantown led 13-11 after one quarter, but trailed 2422 at halftime and 37-34 after three quarters.

Tyler Funk knocked down five three-pointrs en route to a 17-point performance for Pine Plains. Adam Funk added 15 and Caleb McCaul had 11.

Bryan Bathrick led Germantown with 16 points. Robbie

Eaton and Jace Anderson each had 12.

GERMANTOWN (46): Eaton 5-0-12, Bathrick 5-4-16, Anderson 4-4-12, Rifenburgh 1-0-2, McKinney 2-0-4. Totals 17-8-46.

3-pointers: Eaton 2, Bathrick 2.

PINE PLAINS (59): A. Funk 6-0-15, T. Funk 6-0-17, McCaul 5-1-11, Strang 2-0-6, Z. Funk 0-1-1, Magnarella 1-0-2, Lydon 3-1-7. Totals 23-3-59.

3-pointers: T. Funk 5, A. Funk 3, Strang 2.

Ichabod Crane 3, Taconic Hills 0 VALATIE — Ichabod Crane kept its perfect Patroon

Conference record intact on Monday with a 3-0 Patroon Conference boys volleyball victory over Taconic Hills.

The Riders (12-0) won by scores of 25-9, 25-4 and 25-14.

For ICC, Harrison Puckett had 10 assists, 6 kills, 2 digs and 1 ace; Dean Warner 6 kills, 3 blocks, 8 aces and 4 digs; Trevor Wolfe 11 assists, 8 aces and 5 kills; Jake Siter 2 kills and 4 aces; Cam Ames 2 aces and 2 kills; Logan Groat 3 kills; Carson Weaver 1 kill; Paul Zietsman 1 assist.

Ichabod Crane hosts Voorheesville on Wednesday at 5 p.m.

Greenville 3, Voorheesville 2 GREENVILLE — Greenville earned a hard-fought 3-2

victory over Voorheesville in Monday’s Patroon Conference boys volleyball match.

The Spartans took the first two sets, 25-11 and 25-22, dropped the next two, 2523 and 25-21, then won the match with a 15-8 victory in the fifth.

“It was a very even match,” Greenville coach Glenn Evans said. Voorheesville covered the court and made outstanding saves on third hits. I’m proud of my team for staying upbeat even after they gave a 2-set lead.”

Zach Storrs had 19 kills and 3 blocks for Greenville. Walter Sutton added 12 kills and 8 digs, Brian Blair 21 assists and 4 kills and Ben Gorneau 17 assists and 7 digs.

Shanahan is an elite coach.

Don’t let one bad quarter and some questionable game management at the end of the first half distract you from the fact that he took the NFL’s laughingstock franchise (nonBrowns edition) to the Super Bowl within three years of taking over.

Last year, the 49ers drafted second. This year, they finished second. That’s an incredible turnaround, soured by the incredible turnaround to Sunday’s game.

The 49ers were able to be so close to winning the Lombardi Trophy because the infrastructure of this team is so strong. Shanahan’s staff is second-to-none in the NFL and it seemed as if no one in his employ was merely using the 49ers as a means to a different end with a new team. The Niners will unquestionably lose coaches in the years to come, as bigger and better opportunities come their way, but the brainpower behind the scenes is jaw-dropping.

And yes, there will be tough decisions to make on the roster heading into next season, but Shanahan and his handpicked GM John Lynch have shown an almost preternatural ability to find top — even elite — talent in unlikely places, and Shanahan remains the best offensive mind in the NFL. What’s being built in Santa Clara is sustainable for the long haul. And while the competitiveness of the NFC tampers my thoughts that there are some serious Patriots vibes with the Niners, again, I did

go into the game thinking San Francisco would be back at the Super Bowl in the years to come.

But it’s harder to predict that after what went down on Sunday.

What Mahomes did was special — transcendent — but the 49ers also imploded in Super Bowl LIV. Niners players were emotional after the game, as you’d expect, but on a long flight back to the Bay, the gravity of the situation will crash over them. The darkest days are likely yet to come.

Next year will tell us so much about these 49ers and their character. Even if they had so much to celebrate this season, man, will 2020 be tough for them. This was a team with so much momentum behind it. That momentum seemed to come to a halt on Sunday. Championship games carry outsized importance, and Sunday’s was the kind of loss from which teams rarely recover.

The Seahawks never returned to the Super Bowl after blowing a 10-point lead and a goal-line opportunity to beat the Patriots in 2015. That loss tore a truly great team apart.

The Colts blew a 10-point Super Bowl lead in Super Bowl XLIV — they never returned to the big game.

The Denver Broncos blew a 10-point lead in the Super Bowl in 1988 and went 8-8 the next year, they did return to super Sunday in 1990. You know that they lost again.

And yet the 49ers’ 10-point collapse felt stronger than all

of those — even Seattle’s. I don’t think that’s recency bias, either.

The only comparable is — you guessed it — the Atlanta Falcons. The authors of the biggest collapse in Super Bowl history, 25 points, have not recovered and it seems highly doubtful they ever will under their current coach and quarterback.

The NFL is a league that defines success through a team’s head coach and quarterback, after all. Especially quarterback. The 49ers’ defense might have been incredible this season, but when the going got tough Sunday, it was the better quarterback who took control of the game and won it. The NFL has changed the rules so that quarterbacks define the game — like in the NBA, they want their biggest stars to shine brightest.

And that should give 49ers fans pause.

Do the 49ers have a good enough quarterback to win the Super Bowl?

Sunday, the answer was clear: No. Jimmy Garoppolo had won a handful of games for the 49ers this year — in big moments, he shined. That was not the case in Miami. In the final 10 minutes of Super Bowl LIV, he went 2-of-10 for 24 yards and an interception. His fourth-quarter quarterback rating of 2.8 is the lowest in Super Bowl history.

Give credit to the Chiefs defense, and feel free to note that Garoppolo started the second half 9-of-10 for 106 yards — the truth is that the 49ers’

quarterback could not return serve with the NFL’s best, even once, down the stretch.

He was a one-read quarterback who thrived when those reads were clear but showed every bit of his struggle when the water became cloudy, missing wide-open receivers on critical plays with his eyes and, critically, with his throws.

As the offensive play-caller of arguably the two worst Super Bowl collapses of all time, Shanahan will be divvied the vast majority of the blame for Sunday’s loss, but upon further review, it’s difficult to say what play he called incorrectly down the stretch. No, the Niners were done in by Shanahan’s overall conservatism and fear of Mahomes in conjunction with a defense that fell apart at the exact wrong moments, a team that lost its focus, and a quarterback who proved lesser-than when so much more was required.

This was Garoppolo’s first full season as a starter and with steady, regular-seasonlong improvement, he showed he was a viable proxy for Shanahan on the field. But his playoffs were pedestrian — at best — in a league where, again, quarterbacks must be the team’s best player. The latter is a trend that isn’t going away anytime soon.

The 49ers have Garoppolo under contract through 2022 — a positive for San Francisco’s future, it seemed, until Sunday, when his play made him more of a liability than an asset. Still, he’s not going anywhere — to suggest the Niners move off him this offseason is

preposterous — but as he garners more experience in the years to come, can he improve to reach a level to where he is a viable MVP candidate? That’s what will be required going forward in this league.

Garoppolo certainly has the right man calling the plays to make that happen. The talent around him should be more than adequate too. Going into the postseason, Garoppolo’s trajectory was clear-cut — the read was easy to make: the more he played, the better he became. Now, those waters are a bit cloudy.

Still, the 49ers’ championship window remains wide open.

Sunday’s loss might be the impetus for a dynastic run — the fuel to a fire that stays lit for a decade. That was certainly the positive spin after the game.

But it could also be the kind of collapse from which no one ever emotionally recovers.

Because the new reality for the 49ers is that there cannot be reconciliation unless there is ultimate victory. The bar has been reset, and it is as high as it can go. Another division title, another trip to the Super Bowl — they mean nothing now. This 49ers season was a wild success by any measure except the last. And because of that, until that final step is taken — until Shanahan lifts the Lombardi Trophy — everything else will be considered a failure.

Tammy said she wore a ring on Sunday her children had once given her in honor of Garrett. When the others had married, they each gave her one, she explained, but they had decided at some point that she should have one for Garrett, as well. She wore the sapphireencrusted piece along with her wedding rings.

“The fact that we were all here, that was amazing,” Tammy said. “Except for ‘G.’ So sad, but I know he’s watching us.”

Andy said he kept his emotions at bay.

“I’m all right there. I think of the good things,” the 61-yearold coach said. “I try to. Always the good things.”

Garrett died of a heroin overdose on Aug. 5, 2012, during his father’s last training camp with the Eagles, at Lehigh University.

He was only 29 but had been addicted to drugs for about a decade. The Reids had him in and out of rehab for years, but it was a disease that could not be cured.

Andy took only two days off before returning to the team, but many of those close to him have since said his quick return was the best medicine. His work ethic is legendary. All-night sessions haven’t been out of the ordinary during his 38 years in coaching. But that meant that he would have to sacrifice time with family for football.

Tammy, his wife of 38 years, has been there from the beginning. She and Andy met at Brigham Young University and married around the time he became a graduate assistant at the college. From there, she followed him to stops at San Francisco State, Northern Arizona, Texas El-Paso, Missouri, Green Bay, Philadelphia, and finally Kansas City.

“I’ve been ... with her for about 40 years now,” Reid said.

“Every day is a special day. I’m telling ya. I call her my girlfriend for that reason. You never lose interest if you do that, right, you guys out there? Call them your girlfriend and you always do special things for them.”

His last 21 years have been

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Bids must be received by the Town Clerk, at the Town Hall, Route 23 Hillsdale, NY 12529, by 1pm on February 10, 2020 in sealed envelopes and bear on the face the name and address of the bidder. All bids will be for the time period of February 15, 2020 thru February 14, 2021. A non-collusive bidding certificate must accompany all bids. The town board reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids.

RICHARD BRIGGS, Highway Superintendent 518-325-4744 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF FORMATION OF A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC) The name of the LLC is Valatie Hotel, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on January 15, 2020. New York office location: 3015 Main Street, Village of Valatie, County of Columbia and the State of New York. SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against

tie, County of Columbia and the State of New York. SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is: Beaver Hill, LLC; 3041 Main Street, Valatie, New York 12184.

Purpose/Character of business: Any lawful business purpose permitted under the New York Limited Liability Company Law. This PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF FORMA- notification is made TION OF A LIMITED pursuant to Section LIABILITY COMPANY 206 of the Limited Liability Company Law. (LLC) The name of the LLC is Nutten Hook Living, LLC. Articles of Or- Sealed bids will be reganization filed with ceived as set forth in Secretary of State of instructions to bidders New York (SSNY) on until 10:30 A.M. on January 15, 2020. New Thursday, February 20, York office location: 2020 at the NYSDOT, 578 Route 9J, Town of Contract Management Stuyvesant, County of Bureau, 50 Wolf Rd, Columbia and the 1st Floor, Suite 1CM, State of New York. Albany, NY 12232 and SSNY has been desig- will be publicly opened nated as agent of LLC and read. Bids may upon whom process also be submitted via internet using against it may be the served. The post office www.bidx.com. A ceraddress to which the tified cashier's check SSNY shall mail a copy payable to the NYSof any process against DOT for the sum specthe LLC served upon ified in the proposal or him/her is: Nutten a bid bond, form Hook Living, LLC; 578 CONR 391, representRoute 9J, Stuyvesant, ing 5% of the bid total, New York 12173. Pur- must accompany each pose/Character of bid. NYSDOT reserves business: Any lawful the right to reject any business purpose per- or all bids. mitted under the New Electronic documents York Limited Liability and Amendments are to Company Law. This posted notification is made w w w. d o t . n y. g o v / d o pursuant to Section ing-business/opportu206 of the Limited nities/const-notices.

Liability Company The Contractor is responsible for ensuring Law. that all Amendments PUBLIC NOTICE are incorporated into NOTICE OF FORMA- its bid. To receive noTION OF A tification of AmendLIMITED LIABILITY ments via e-mail you COMPANY (LLC) must submit a request The name of the LLC is to be placed on the Beaver Hill, LLC. Arti- Planholders List at cles of Organization w w w. d o t . n y. g o v / d o filed with Secretary of ing-business/opportuState of New York nities/const-planhold(SSNY) on January 15, er. Amendments may 2020. New York office have been issued prior location: 3041 Main to your placement on Street, Village of Vala- the Planholders list. it may be served. The post office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is: Valatie Hotel, LLC; 3015 Main Street, Valatie, New York 12184.

Purpose/Character of business: Any lawful business purpose permitted under the New York Limited Liability Company Law. This notification is made pursuant to Section 206 of the Limited Liability Company Law.

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COLUMBIA-GREENE MEDIA NYS Finance Law restricts communication with NYSDOT on procurements and contact can only be made with designated persons.

Contact with non-designated persons or other involved Agencies will be considered a serious matter and may result in disqualification. Contact Robert K i t c h e n (518)457-2124.

Contracts with 0% Goals are generally single operation contracts, where subcontracting is not expected, and may present direct bidding opportunities for Small Business Firms, including, but not limited to D/W/MBEs. The New York State Department of Transportation, in accordance with the Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally-assisted programs of the Department of Transportation and Title 23 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 200, Title IV Program and Related Statutes, as amended, issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all who respond to a written Department solicitation, request for proposal or invitation for bid that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability/handicap and income status in consideration for an award.

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

Region 08: New York State Department of Transportation 4 Burnett Blvd., Poughkeepsie, NY, 12603 D264163, PIN 881345, FA Proj Z240-8813-453, Columbia, Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Ulster, Westchester Cos., Geotechnical Subsurface Explorations at Various Locations Throughout Region 8., Bid Deposit: 5% of Bid (~ $40,000.00), Goals: DBE: 0.00% Sealed bids will be received as set forth in instructions to bidders until 10:30 A.M. on Thursday, March 05, 2020 at the NYSDOT, Contract Management

Bureau, 50 Wolf Rd, 1st Floor, Suite 1CM, Albany, NY 12232 and will be publicly opened and read. Bids may also be submitted via the internet using www.bidx.com. A certified cashier's check payable to the NYSDOT for the sum specified in the proposal or a bid bond, form CONR 391, representing 5% of the bid total, must accompany each bid. NYSDOT reserves the right to reject any or all bids.

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

The Contractor is responsible for ensuring that all Amendments are incorporated into its bid. To receive notification of Amendments via e-mail you must submit a request to be placed on the Planholders List at w w w. d o t . n y. g o v / d o ing-business/opportunities/const-planholder. Amendments may have been issued prior to your placement on the Planholders list.

NYS Finance Law restricts communication with NYSDOT on procurements and contact can only be made with designated persons.

Contact with non-designated persons or other involved Agencies will be considered a serious matter and may result in disqualification. Contact Robert K i t c h e n (518)457-2124.

Contracts with 0% Goals are generally single operation contracts, where subcontracting is not expected, and may present direct bidding opportunities for Small Business Firms, including, but not limited to D/W/MBEs. The New York State Department of Transportation, in accordance with the Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally-assisted programs of the Department of Transportation and Title 23 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 200, Title IV Program and Related Statutes, as amended, issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all who respond to a written Department solicitation, request for proposal or invitation for bid that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability/handicap and income status in consideration for an award.

BIDDERS SHOULD BE ADVISED THAT AWARD OF THESE

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

Region 08: New York State Department of Transportation 4 Burnett Blvd., Poughkeepsie, NY, 12603 D264185, PIN 881388, FA Proj Z240-8813-883, Columbia, Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Ulster, Westchester Cos., Replace Existing Pavement Markings., Bid Deposit: 5% of Bid (~ $375,000.00), Goals: DBE: 3.00% D264186, PIN 881390, FA Proj Z240-8813-903, Columbia, Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Ulster, Westchester Cos., Biennial Special Markings Replacements Region Wide, Bid Deposit: 5% of Bid (~ $125,000.00), Goals: DBE: 3.00% D264200, PIN 881438, Columbia, Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Ulster, Westchester Cos., Where and When Graffiti Removal Contract, Bid Deposit: 5% of Bid (~ $20,000.00), Goals: MBE: 0.00%, WBE: 0.00% SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK - COUNTY OF GREENE HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR DEUTSCHE MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC. MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2004-2, V. CASSANDRA CHANNING A/K/A CASSANDRA LEE CHANNING; ET AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated November 21, 2019, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Greene, wherein HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR DEUTSCHE MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC. MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2004-2 is the Plaintiff and CASSANDRA CHANNING A/K/A CASSANDRA LEE CHANNING; ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the GREENE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 320 MAIN STREET, CATSKILL, NY 12414, on February 26, 2020 at 9:30AM, premises known as 340 OLD KINGS ROAD, HANNACROIX A/K/A NEW BALTIMORE, NY 12087: Section 27.00, Block 2, Lot 2: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL AND LOT OF LAND SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE TOWN OF

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By Abbey Mastracco The Record (Hackensack, N.J.) (TNS)

NEWARK, N.J. — Joey Anderson has always taken the approach that hockey is a game and games are meant to be played for fun. He’s lucky enough to do this for his career and he’s worked hard to get to this point, playing with the U.S. National Team Development Program and at Minnesota-Duluth.

But there was a period of time as recently as last season when the 21-year-old wasn’t having very much fun on the ice. Despite the fact that he was in the NHL, he wasn’t satisfied with how he was playing and he couldn’t shake the feeling that came along with that.

His confidence had taken a hit even before he signed his entry-level contract with the New Jersey Devils in April of 2018.

“When I came out of college it wasn’t great,” Anderson said Monday after the Devils practiced at RWJBarnabas Health Hockey House. “I wasn’t really happy with where my game was coming out of my sophomore year. I haven’t really talked about that much.”

Anderson is back in the NHL feeling reinvigorated. With 15 goals and 19 assists (34 points) in 44 games for Binghamton of the American Hockey League, he was rewarded for his efforts with a trip to Ontario, California for the AHL All-Star Game and now a Monday call-up.

“I think I’ve got my swagger back,” Anderson said. “And not to say I didn’t have it before, but my confidence with the puck is higher than it’s ever been before. I’m confident making plays, defensively I want to be out there and I want to be out there in all situations.”

These changes didn’t come overnight. It was tough to develop his confidence in what turned

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New Jersey Devils right wing Joey Anderson (49) skates with the puck while being defended by New York Rangers defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk (22) during an April 2019 game at Prudential Center.

out to be a tumultuous rookie season. Anderson didn’t make the team out of training camp last year and when he was promoted to the NHL he played limited minutes on a losing team.

Then, just 11 games into his NHL career, he went careening into the net and suffered the first major injury of his career. After returning from ankle surgery he bounced back and forth between Binghamton and New Jersey, unable to find his footing and unsure of his status on the team.

Anderson didn’t do anything exceptionally

well in his first season but he didn’t show many weaknesses either. He just needed some refinement.

“He was a good college player and a player that could finish,” interim coach Alain Nasreddine said. “That doesn’t go away. Sometimes it’s just an adjustment, it’s gaining experience at the highest level. The game is a little faster here, the players are a little smarter defensively.”

Anderson watched as the Devils made several offseason acquisitions, knowing he may end up back in Binghamton. He came into training camp

eager to grab one of those bottom-six forward spots but again, he started the season in Binghamton.

It wasn’t ideal, but it turned out to be the best thing that could have happened to him.

“To be honest, it was a demotion,” Anderson said. “I wasn’t happy about it. It stunk. But we have a great group of guys down there, so we got down there and guys had a good attitude about things. We were approaching it the right way.”

The B-Devils are 7-3-0 in their last 10 and have effectively turned their season around after a dismal start. Anderson has been a part of that, playing in all situations and getting big minutes in key late-game situations. Staying in one place allowed Anderson to settle into his role and his surroundings.

Offense is the next step for Anderson in the NHL, but it’s less about the numbers on the scoresheet and more about the overall impact on the ice.

“All we want to see from those guys when they come up is, are they creating chances? Are they defensively responsible?” Nasreddine said.

“We’ve talked about our defensive game lately, so everyone that’s going to come in play has to be better. Joey, what really like, he’s a reliable player, he’s a smart hockey player on both sides of the puck. So I’m excited to see what he’s going to bring.”

Whether or not he stays in New Jersey will likely depend on what the B-Devils the rest of the year.

If they make the Calder Cup Playoffs then it would benefit Anderson, as well as other top prospects like Jesper Boqvist, Brett Seney, Michael McLeod and Nathan Bastian to stay in the minor leagues and play.

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The final game of Kobe Bryant the coach Jack Harris Los Angeles Times

LOS ANGELES — Joe de Vera couldn’t help but notice the composure coming from Kobe Bryant’s bench.

On Court 4 inside the Mamba Sports Academy on Jan. 25, the Black Mamba himself was coaching his daughter Gianna’s eighth-grade club team.

A guest coach on the opposing team, de Vera had only heard stories of the man whose motivational tactics had become the stuff of myth, whose emotions were plastered on his sleeve for the better part of a 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers.

But what de Vera saw that day was something different: The five-time NBA champion wore a black tracksuit and earnest grin. Even as a close game came down to the wire, he hardly stood up and never came close to a shout. While the hundreds of spectators huddled around the hardwood got riled up, Bryant remained relaxed.

“He was calm,” de Vera said. “He was positive. He didn’t yell at the ref. He might have questioned one of the calls, but he did it in a respectful way. He was an example of how people should be at an event. It was astounding to me.”

Less than 24 hours later, Bryant and Gianna were among the nine people — including fellow coach Christine Mauser, two other teammates and their family members — killed when a helicopter that was bringing them back to the academy in Thousand Oaks crashed into a Calabasas hillside.

In the days since, the sports world has mourned. The NBA’s biggest stars have been crushed.

The eight remaining players on Gianna’s team have been devastated. Even the visiting coach who had only known Bryant for one afternoon was in disbelief.

“I met him for 30 seconds, and I’m freaking crying right now,” de Vera said by phone the day after the crash, his voice cracking. “The metaphysical nature of just how life is, I’m a little bit shaken up.”

He had just seen Bryant after all, a superstar who was still immersed in the sport he loved, who in the last game of his life looked perfectly at peace.

In an interview with The Associated Press in October 2018, Bryant named author George R.R. Martin of all people when listing his various coaching inspirations. Bryant had wondered why so many of the protagonists’ parents perished in Martin’s “A Song of Ice and Fire” series. When Bryant finally crossed paths with Martin in 2017, he asked.

The answer: “They either have to die or be a part of the problem.”

Bryant then expounded: “It’s a terrible analogy, but bear with me. As parents of young athletes and coaches, if we are constantly providing the answer for them, they will not be able to problem solve on their own. Give them the tools to go out and finish.”

With Team Mamba, Bryant did just that.

“For adults, it’s important for us to get out of the way,” he said. “Sometimes the most important thing to do is to just observe. You just watch and then you can guide.”

Alongside Mauser, Bryant helped build the club squad over the last several years, assembling a roster that included his daughter (nicknamed Gigi); the children of a former NBA player (Zach Randolph’s daughter MacKenly), a local college baseball coach (Orange Coast College coach John Altobelli’s youngest of three, Alyssa), a former Costa Mesa mayor (Jim Righeimer’s daughter Kat); and other promising middle-school players from around Orange County.

Even amid all his business ventures, Bryant’s

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The Black Mambas girls basketball team sit courtside before a pregame ceremony to honor Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant and other victims of a January 26 helicopter crash, including Bryant’s daughter and Black Mambas team member, Gianna, at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Friday.

dedication to the team ran deep.

“The girls practice 7 days a week,” Jim Righeimer wrote in a Facebook post in October 2019. “That’s Mamba Mentality. Three years ago they were a (National Junior Basketball) local team. Now they are one of the best 8th grade teams in the country. Thanks Kobe.”

As a coach, Bryant tested his players. Occasionally, he scheduled scrimmages against high school-age club teams. In games, he often declined to utilize press breaks against full-court pressure or call for double-teams to negate defensive mismatches. He wanted his group to grapple with such challenges on its own. He saw it as the best way for them to grow.

“He wanted his kids to be challenged,” said James Parker, a friend of Bryant who coaches the girls’ basketball team at Pacifica Christian High in Newport Beach and club squads for local Nike program Cal Swish. “He was more about promoting, encouraging, letting them make mistakes, letting them feel like it was OK to make mistakes, and letting them figure it out.”

Bryant often talked with Parker about his lofty goals for the team. He wanted them to compete on the national 16-and-under circuit, two years above their age group, and reach Nike’s national championship tournament.

But he also wanted to guide them there with care and comfort, to coach them with a calm head and cool demeanor. Those in the local girls’ basketball community who saw him noticed. He was no longer the fierce, unforgiving player. Kobe the coach led with compassion and composure.

“He cared about the kids,” said Todd Harrell, who coached three of Bryant’s players on Team Mamba, including Alyssa Altobelli, on the Ensign Intermediate School team. “That’s what struck me the most. It wasn’t just his daughter on the team. He had 10 (other) daughters on that team, girls that he cared about.”

Like Parker, Mo Hines didn’t meet Bryant until the future Hall of Famer’s post-playing days.

Hines coaches a middle-school club team in Seattle called Tree of Hope that squared off against Bryant’s team twice in 2018. Hines’ team won both times. An impressed Bryant befriended him in the process.

“Hearing that Kobe Bryant likes the way that you coach, or the way your team plays, you’re

like, ‘What?’ “ said Hines, a former assistant on Washington State’s women’s basketball team and longtime youth coach in Washington.

Eager to test his roster again, Bryant urged Hines to travel to the Mamba Cup event in Thousand Oaks. Hines agreed and invited his friend de Vera, a girls’ club coach in Idaho who was already in Los Angeles on business, to help. Together, they patrolled the bench opposite Bryant’s for the rematch on Jan. 25.

This time, Team Mamba got its revenge.

Gigi scored five points. Payton Chester and Alyssa Altobelli, the other two players who died in the crash, added eight and four, respectively.

Randolph had a game-high 14. As his team held on for a 35-29 win, Bryant watched on with quiet admiration.

“He was so cool and calm, man,” Hines said.

“He would hop up and call a timeout at times, but he was cool. He allowed his girls to just play, to have fun, to be very confident in themselves.”

It was who Bryant had become in retirement.

He was still a motivator, but adopted more measured methods. In a recent interview with the Los Angeles Times’ Bill Plaschke, Bryant described himself as “Gandalf-ish,” likening his style to the sage character from “The Lord of the Rings.”

Those who watched him coolly command a sideline concurred.

“Very calm demeanor, rarely raised his voice,” Parker said. “This was his philosophy, and he said this before: ‘If I’m having to get on my kids, yell at my kids during a game, I’m not doing my job during practice.’ “ Said Hines: “He was always learning. He knew his kids were always learning after every game.

I think that’s why they ended up getting better.

When we played them that first time, we were way better than them. ... Then we came back in October, they were significantly better. ... (This weekend), they were one of the best.”

Before Bryant left the gym on Jan. 25, he ran into Parker, who had watched the game from a balcony. Parker congratulated Bryant and bumped his fist. Bryant said they’d catch up more the next day. Then, he walked away to celebrate with his team.

In the several years he had known Bryant, Parker had never seen him on such a high. Even in his more matured stage, Bryant still loved to win.

“He had an aura about him like he was walking on top of the world,” Parker said. “It felt like Mamba Sports Academy was his kingdom. And he was the king. He walked around up on that balcony, like this was a world he was building. Club basketball, girls basketball — he was going to take it to the next level. This was his baby.”

The first thing Parker did on Jan. 26 was send a text to Bryant.

After Bryant had returned to Orange County the previous afternoon, Parker stayed in Thousand Oaks and watched Team Mamba’s next opponent, which was coached by former NBA player Jason Terry.

Bryant wanted to know what to expect. Parker passed along a scouting report: They were big and physical, and would create tricky matchups on defense. Bryant, likely in a hurry, Parker guessed, responded with a quick, “K.” That was a little after 8:30 a.m. Barely an hour later, Bryant’s helicopter crashed.

Before long, word started to filter through the gym.

The first signs of distress came around 11:30 a.m. Fans had already begun gathering around Court 4, where Team Mamba was scheduled to tip off at noon when an assistant coach in the preceding game was seen looking at his phone. He showed his head coach, who then called over an official.

“The referee immediately called the game,” said Eric Rosenthal, a local high school assistant coach who was at the tournament with his two younger brothers, one of whom was playing.

“Then they called all the games. It was silence for a couple of seconds, everywhere.”

On the other side of the gym, Parker was watching Hines’ Tree of Hope team when the action came to a halt. At first, he refused to believe Bryant had actually died. Then, he learned how.

“I started walking over there, and that’s when I heard somebody say, ‘Kobe got in a helicopter crash,’ “ Parker said. “Knowing how Kobe gets back and forth, that’s when my heart sank.”

Within minutes, the shock receded. The pain set in.

“The gym just got quiet,” Parker said. “You could hear people quietly crying. You could hear people saying, ‘No. No. No.’ Finally, someone speaks up and says, ‘Will everybody kneel and bow your heads so we can pray.’ “ Breathing heavy and on the verge of physically shaking, Parker ran back upstairs, where the day before he had seen Bryant at his best. Now, he walked past the conference room where Team Mamba’s players were trying to cope with the worst.

“My brothers said they could hear the screaming and crying coming out of the room,” Rosenthal said. “It was like nothing they’ve ever heard.”

What comes next for Team Mamba is unclear.

Parker had joined some of the families of Team Mamba players for dinner at a Thousand Oaks steakhouse the night before the crash (most of the team stayed in hotels near the gym, Parker said), where they quizzed the experienced club coach on what could lie ahead if they reached the national circuit.

They had asked about prominent programs they might face and which tournament sites had the best hotels. They were looking forward to a future together, united under Bryant’s leadership.

Now, Parker simply wants to make sure Bryant’s impact on the local basketball community will live on.

“He planted a seed, he showed us how it could be done, and we’ve got to carry it through,” Parker said. “We’ve got to pay it forward. Somehow, some way, we have got to continue to grow the game and we’ve got to continue to support this game and these young ladies. It’s our job to carry it through.”

Dodgers must seize the moment and acquire Mookie Betts from the Red Sox Dylan Hernández Los Angeles Times

LOS ANGELES — They were interested in Bryce Harper, but didn’t sign him.

They wanted Gerrit Cole, but didn’t land him, either.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are now in the market for Mookie Betts, and a potential obstacle is one with which they are familiar: Money.

The fact they would likely have to stretch themselves financially to make a trade with the Boston Red Sox should be viewed as both a source of optimism and skepticism.

On one hand, the Dodgers have the money, or at least they should. They are entering the seventh year of a 25-year, $8.35 billion broadcast agreement that made their games vanish from the majority of the television screens in their market.

They have raised ticket prices year after year.

On the other hand, their owners have demonstrated a reluctance to reinvest into their on-field product beyond a certain point.

The passivity cost them Harper and Cole. They shouldn’t make the same mistake with Betts, a dynamic allaround talent who could be the best player in the game outside of Mike Trout.

On the surface, the situations are entirely different. Harper and Cole were free agents. Betts is under contract with the Red Sox for one more season. But the Dodgers’ pursuit of Betts, like the team’s failed recruitments of Harper and Cole, can be resolved with cold hard cash.

The Red Sox are looking to tear down their aging roster and rebuild, which in the upsidedown baseball world of today, makes the 27-year-old Betts expendable. The 2018 American League most valuable player will be paid $27 million this year and will become a free agent after the season.

Acquiring a player of Betts’ caliber, even as a one-year rental, would typically cost an organization its top prospects. The Dodgers have fiercely protected their top prospects, as Andrew Friedman made in-season trades for the likes of Yu Darvish and Manny Machado without dealing any of the elite talent from the farm system. They remain steadfast in their refusal to trade infielder Gavin Lux or right-handed pitcher Dustin May. This is where the money becomes useful. Instead of their best prospects, the Dodgers can offer the Red Sox additional salary relief.

Whether a deal is completed

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Boston Red Sox right fielder Mookie Betts (50) rounds second base to score the game winning run on a hit by third baseman Rafael Devers (not pictured) against the Baltimore Orioles during the ninth inning at Fenway Park.

could very well come down to how much of starting pitcher David Price’s contract the Dodgers are willing to take on.

The 34-year-old Price is owed $96 million over the next three seasons.

As much as the Dodgers like to boast about their analytically based approach and well-stocked farm system, their greatest weapon in their negotiations with the Red Sox is their

financial strength. They might as well use it.

In theory, this is the kind of moment for which they have spent years preparing. They reduced their payroll and remained under the luxury-tax threshold in each of their last two seasons, so that if they were to be penalized in the future for exceeding it, they would be punished as first-time offenders.

They didn’t take advantage of this flexibility when Harper was on the market. They didn’t exploit it when Cole was available.

How much farther down the road can they kick the can?

What good is financial flexibility if it’s never used?

In October, the Dodgers will be 32 years removed from their last World Series championship.

While the organization is set up to remain competitive for the foreseeable future, a window of sorts is closing, as some long-term Dodgers are nearing the end of their careers. Justin Turner’s contract expires after this season, Clayton Kershaw’s and Kenley Jansen’s after the next.

The Dodgers owe it as much to them as they do the fans to do everything in their power to win a championship.

An All-Star in each of the last four seasons, Betts is a right-handed hitter who would complement the Dodgers’ lefthanded-heavy lineup and a superb outfielder who would improve their already-solid defense.

An argument could be made about how the Dodgers are capable of reaching the World Series without Betts because their lineup still looks as if it’s the best in the National League by

a wide margin. But if anything, the league’s relative weakness should provide the Dodgers with a greater incentive to fortify their roster. The better the chance they have to reach the World Series, the better the chance an investment in Betts will result in the ultimate reward.

If the Dodgers trade for Betts, there is the danger that he will sign with another team next offseason. He figures to be in line for a contract closer to Trout’s 12-year, $426.5 million deal with the Los Angeles Angels than Harper’s 13-year, $330 million agreement with the Philadelphia Phillies.

Regardless of whether the Dodgers acquire Betts in the coming days or weeks, they figure to be one of his suitors next offseason. At the kind of price Betts will command, they would be smart to spend a season with him to see whether he fits in their culture.

It’s entirely possible another team will offer the Red Sox prospects who could be franchise cornerstones. But that’s also unlikely in baseball’s current climate. And if this is a situation the Dodgers can resolve by opening their bank vaults, they should. They are a big-market team. They should start acting like one again.

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Man facing second divorce mulls reunion with first wife Dear Abby, I was married to a wonderful, beautiful woman when we were much younger. We got married because of an unplanned pregnancy. After DEAR ABBY some years, we both had grown in different directions, and we divorced. We remained friends even after I remarried.

I’m now in the early stages of my second divorce because I am lonely in a marriage where there’s no communication or intimacy. I have tried working things out; my wife isn’t interested, so I have given up trying. We no longer have a physical bond, but I refuse to lower myself to cheat to fulfill my needs.

I find myself drawn to my first wife, and I know she feels the same. We have a child together, and we have more in common now than before. Can a second time around really work? Or should I first play the field once I am divorced?

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his best buddy (without me again) for the third time in as many years.

After doing some research, I have discovered that this place is a major sex tourism destination also known as “Sodom on the Sea.” My husband says he stays away from all the hankypanky and goes there only for the beach, the food, the culture and “guy time” with his best friend. My girlfriends all tell me I am foolish and naive. Am I? Suspicious In The Midwest

If you wish to date her — and the feelings are mutual — there should be nothing stopping you.

I have said before, and I’ll repeat it for you: If you and your first wife decide to remarry, it would be a good idea to get premarital counseling together to ensure that all the issues that drove you apart the first time have been resolved.

Dear Abby, Many years ago, my wife and I decided we would help each other write our obituaries. I know this may seem macabre, but when she died a few years ago, after 48 years of marriage, it was less stressful to just fill in the date and age.

What do you think?

Practical Upstate New Yorker

JEANNE PHILLIPS

Dear Abby, My husband and I have been married 20 years. He is now on vacation in Thailand with

I have my opinion, but not knowing your husband, I’m hesitant to accuse him of being an adulterer. However, you know him pretty well by now. (I assume that having researched your husband’s chosen vacation spot, you have seen your doctor to be checked for STDs.) My questions to you would be — what do YOU think?

And if you agree with your girlfriends, what are you prepared to do about it?

DR. KEITH ROACH

Both hand-washing and the flu vaccine provide some, but incomplete, protection against the flu.

Hand-washing, done properly, can reduce the risk of developing flu by about half. That means washing your hands before and after contact with any person who might have flu; i.e., everyone.

That’s an awful lot of handwashing if you are interacting with a lot of people.

Fortunately, hand sanitizers are effective and easier than the correct and effective handwashing technique your mother taught you. Still, handwashing is necessary periodically, as your hands start to feel sticky after using hand sanitizers too much. You should also wash after using the bathroom or eating.

The flu shot is also partially effective at reducing flu risk. At the time of this writing, there is not an interim analysis of the effectiveness of this year’s flu shot: Last year it was about 47% effective.

The combination of careful hand hygiene and a flu shot might provide up to 75% protection against the flu. Unfortunately, there is nothing that is 100% effective if you get exposed, and nearly

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I think that if it worked for you, other readers might consider it.

Good hygiene and vaccination go hand in hand to combat flu There are a lot of flu cases in my state, and people are very worried. My mom, a retired nurse, says that I should wash my hands several times a day for at least 20 seconds each time, including under my nails, between my fingers, and the backs of my hands, because that will also prevent TO YOUR colds and other respiratory GOOD HEALTH illnesses. She had to do this before entering an operating room, but this seems like overkill otherwise. Won’t a flu shot take care of any problem?

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all of us potentially get exposed during flu season.

A couple of years ago a sports medicine doctor diagnosed pain in my right knee as chondrocalcinosis. I had never heard of this previously.

He told me there was no surgical solution. I do rub Voltaren 2.32% (brand name, which I get from Mexico) on my knee when it is flaring with pain, which does help. The pain is especially bad when I am on my knees doing work around the house. I am 77 years old and otherwise in pretty good health. Why is Voltaren only available as 1% in the U.S.?

Chondrocalcinosis, also called pseudogout, is caused by the deposition of calcium pyrophosphate crystals into the cartilage of joints, usually the knees. It can be diagnosed by X-ray. The surgeon is right that there is no surgical treatment, but there certainly is medical treatment. Oral Voltaren (diclofenac) is an effective treatment.

The joint can also be treated with injection of steroids directly into it. Colchicine can be used in people who cannot tolerate anti-inflammatories, such as diclofenac. Diclofenac applied topically is not well absorbed into the joint or blood and is not going to be as effective (even though there is a prescription strength 2.5% available). Most experts recommend treating during flares, and it sounds like it’s during flares when you really need relief.

Chondrocalcinosis is not as well-known as gout, but your internist should be able to treat this more effectively. If not, a rheumatologist would be the expert in medical treatment of this condition.

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Horoscope

By Stella Wilder Born today, you are always eager to take on those roles that others might consider odd or unconventional or even controversial, for you are never more content than when you are challenging the status quo and doing those things that effect change and ensure progress. You are certainly not a person who lives in the past; the future is all you think about, and forward motion is, to you, the one thing that can keep failure at bay.

You have something of a habit of putting your professional affairs ahead of your personal needs, and for that reason true love may prove elusive to you. You may not know it, but you’ve almost certainly met your soul mate! All you have to do is open your eyes and your heart and make yourself available to him or her, and you can surely make a match that will last a lifetime.

Also born on this date are: Henry “Hank” Aaron, baseball player; Jeremy Sumpter, actor; Bobby Brown, singer; Sara Evans, singer; Michael Sheen, actor; Roger Staubach, football player; Jennifer Jason Leigh, actress; Laura Linney, actress.

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.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6 AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Be sure that you have equipped yourself with all you need before getting started today, as you’ll have little time once you’re on your way.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — You may feel that people are ganging up on you at this time, but what’s really happening is that you’re resisting becoming more engaged.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — That which excites you is likely to do quite the opposite to someone you know well. Any interaction between you today may be quite unusual.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — You will want more people around than usual today. Both social events and business arrangements are favored; you keep things going.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — You may be intrigued by coincidences today — but don’t let yourself get bogged down as others look for conspiracies where there are none.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — You’ll be able to pick up the pieces after someone makes quite a mess. It may fall to you to come up with a more foolproof strategy.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — It may be difficult for you to decide whom you can rely on today — but someone steps forward just when you need his or her counsel the most.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — You mustn’t make someone’s problem your own today, as you’ll be unable to help in an objective way. Avoid the converse situation, too.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Your choice of words matters more than usual today. Be sure to give your audience the chance to understand fully what you say.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — You are likely to feel a strong and almost irresistible pull in a new direction today. You’ll have many decisions to make as a result.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — You must try to be as efficient as possible today in order to maximize potential gains. Are you in line to receive certain key information?

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — You will want to analyze the likely costs and potential benefits of someone’s proposition today before you think about accepting it.

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SUPER QUIZ

THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

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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.

Drugs Level 1

2

3

4

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

(Answers tomorrow) Jumbles: CHAMP TREND ORIOLE INSIST Answer: The duration between the first and second take would depend on the — “RE-ACTION” TIME

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Solution to Tuesday’s puzzle

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

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(e.g., Also known as a pharmacy. Answer: Drugstore.)

Freshman level 1. A drug or gas given before a medical operation to stop pain.

2. Its alternative name is “salicylic acid.”

3. Term for a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person.

Graduate level 4. The abrupt withdrawal of all addictive drugs is known as “cold ____.”

5. Term for the treatment of cancer using specific drugs.

6. Phrase for drugs that can be purchased without a prescription.

PH.D. level 7. The anti-anxiety drug Diazepam was introduced under this trade name.

8. Which U.S. agency is abbreviated DEA? 9. Which Shakespearian character says: “Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die.”

SUPER QUIZ ANSWERS 1. Anesthetic. 2. Aspirin. 3. Sedative. 4. Turkey. 5. Chemotherapy. 6. Overthe-counter drugs. 7. Valium. 8. Drug Enforcement Administration. 9. Romeo.

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

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Hi & Lois

Crossword Puzzle Mother Goose & Grimm ACROSS 1 Org. for Blackhawks & Bruins 4 __ sprawl; expansion of city areas 9 Baby’s bed 13 Duncan toy 14 Mary Tyler __ 15 Dance that includes hand motions 16 “Oh, clumsy me!”

17 Promptly 19 Half of “dos” 20 Has supper 21 Push on with force 22 Second’s follower 24 Record speed letters 25 Cling 27 Company 30 Magnificent 31 Less vivid in color 33 Objective 35 Vane direction 36 Brain sections 37 Suffix for wash or laud 38 Jet __; personal watercraft 39 Ragu or Prego 40 Temporary pauses in activity 41 Chaperone 43 Lockups 44 Noah’s boat 45 Surface luster 46 Frighten 49 Short-tailed weasel 51 Cushion 54 Ragged wound 56 Cedar Rapids’ state 57 Sculpturing & painting 58 Untrue 59 Man’s nickname 60 “__ of the d’Urbervilles” 61 Kilmer’s famous poem 62 __ day now; pretty soon DOWN 1 Midday 2 Theory that begins with “If”

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3 __ Angeles 4 Diamond official 5 Circular 6 Rib or scapula 7 Curved bands of sparks 8 Tennis court divider 9 Mesmerizes 10 Bylaw 11 Misfortunes 12 Guantanamo & Galveston 13 Ye 18 Higher berth 20 __ cheap; very inexpensive 23 Warmth 24 McClanahan & others 25 Grows gray 26 Male duck 27 Mirth 28 Piece of silverware 29 Inane 31 Feel sorry for oneself 32 Major network 34 Soldier’s meal 36 Word attached to sky or meadow

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Tuesday’s Puzzle Solved

Non Sequitur

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37 Black-and-white birds 39 More miffed 40 Money, slangily 42 Warm greeting 43 LAX arrivals 45 Nincompoop 46 Venetian blinds piece

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47 Without a __; happy-go-lucky 48 __ up; misbehaves 49 Celebrity 50 Flooring piece 52 Amiss 53 Embankment 55 Fore and __ 56 Once __ blue moon

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