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By Ted Remsnyder Columbia-Greene Media

COXSACKIE — Real estate developer Aaron Flach appeared at a Village of Coxsackie Planning Board meeting on Thursday night to address residents’ concerns about the South River Street Redevelopment project that could transform the village’s downtown waterfront district.

Currently under construction, the project consists of the four-story James Newbury Hotel and the Wire Events Center, a 600-capacity space that will host weddings and special events.

During the March 17 meeting, Flach told the crowd that an upcoming planned outdoor event on May 14 that would have gathered as many as 5,000 guests at the waterfront site would not be taking place for the time being.

“I want to apologize because I feel like people have heard a lot of different things and I want to straighten it out,” Flach said during the meeting.

“We were approached by our hospitality group to host an event for a company in our backyard, not the building, which would be more than 600 people. That being said, they

Duo jailed in copper theft in Coxsackie

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Two men were charged with stealing from a solar panel farm construction site in Coxsackie in January, state police said.

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COXSACKIE — Two men from the Capital Region were taken to the Greene County Jail after they were arrested on charges that they allegedly stole more than $50,000 worth of supplies, including copper and aluminum, from a work site in Coxsackie, Steven Nevel, public information officer for state police Troop F, said Friday.

Keith Douglas, 31, of Schenectady, and Desmond Morgan, 29, of Albany, were taken into custody Wednesday at the Albany County Probation Department at 10 N. Russell Road in Albany following an investigation that began Jan. 24, Nevel said.

The two men are accused of

A rendering of the James Newbury Hotel, which is currently under construction in the Village of Coxsackie.

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NY changes rule on ‘just-in-case’ absentee ballots

By Natasha Vaughn-Holdridge HUDSON — A new state law will change the way absentee voting works in New York state.

Local board of election officials are encouraging voters to learn and understand the revisions to absentee voting before they apply to vote through absentees.

The changes take effect immediately, in time for the June primary election cycle.

Under the new law, a voter who applies for an absentee ballot can vote only with the absentee ballot or an affidavit ballot. They will not be

allowed to cast ballots by machine voting.

“The law has changed,” Columbia County Democratic Elections Commissioner Ken Dow said Friday. “So now once a person has requested an absentee ballot, not even if they sent it in, just if they sent in an application for an absentee ballot, then they are no longer allowed to vote on the machine.”

Under the new law, anyone who submits an application to receive an absentee ballot may not cast a ballot on the voting machine either at early voting or on Election Day. A voter who submits an application

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for an absentee ballot is permitted to vote by an affidavit ballot at Early Voting or on Election Day. “Its a big difference,” Dow said. “In the past quite a lot of people initially request an absentee ballot because they anticipate they wont be there, or particularly in the last couple of years because they were concerned about going to the polling place because of COVID. So a significant number of people request absentee ballots and then don’t use them.”

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Biotechnology company Moderna asked the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday to allow adults 18 and older to receive a second booster shot of the company’s mRNA vaccine amid concerns that immune protection from the vaccines wanes over time.

Moderna’s application is substantially broader than what Pfizer and its German partner, BioNTech, sought earlier in the week - FDA authorization for a second booster shot for adults 65 and older.

The applications by the makers of the two messenger RNA vaccines, which account for almost all of the vaccines distributed in the United States, are sure to intensify the debate about the durability of the protection afforded by the coronavirus vaccines - a topic that has divided the scientific community.

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The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is prepared for administration at Union Station in Los Angeles on Jan. 7, 2022.

booster shot are based in part on recent data from Israel that shows decreased vaccine efficacy during the omicron surge.

Moderna, whose booster application was first reported by the New York Times, is still conducting clinical trials for an omicron-specific booster shot.

Studies and real-world data show that booster protection remains strong against severe illness and death but wanes against infections after several months.

In a recent interview, Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said U.S. data so far shows that protection against severe illness remains robust four to five months after a booster, falling somewhat from 91% effectiveness in preventing severe illness to 78%.

Moderna said in a statement Thursday that it requested the second booster shot be authorized for all adults to give the

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and doctors more flexibility in deciding which patients might be good candidates for an additional dose of the vaccine.

The decision from the FDA could come relatively quickly, especially if officials conclude the data is straightforward and does not have to be reviewed by a panel of outside vaccine experts. CDC advisers would then weigh in on who should be eligible for a second booster dose, and the CDC director would have the final say on those recommendations.

The two-dose Moderna vaccine received full FDA approval for adults in January after getting emergency-use authorization in December 2020. The FDA authorized a booster shot of the messenger RNA vaccines in November.

“Real-world evidence continues to confirm the effectiveness and robust safety profile of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine,” the company said in a statement.

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The pair were eventually turned over to Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care, the youngest ever taken to the facility, officials said, and after growing old enough to survive in the wild, they were released into their Shasta County habitat on April 28, 2020.

Setzer pleaded guilty in November to charges of possession of a prohibited species and obstructing a peace officer, the Department of Fish and Wildlife said this week. He faces $2,290 in fines, 200 hours of community service and 12 months probation — with his hunting and fishing privileges suspended — after his guilty pleas in the bear case and another unrelated case.

An additional 90-day county jail sentence will be stayed upon completion of his probation.

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A Siskiyou County, California, man pleaded guilty to stealing two weeks-old bear cubs from a Northern California den in 2019, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife said this week.

Cody Setzer, 29, of Yreka took the cubs when they were estimated to be less than 4 weeks old, authorities said.

The investigation began in March 2019, when Setzer contacted wildlife officers, claiming that he had found the cubs along Highway 263, north of Yreka.

“A wildlife officer became suspicious of Setzer’s story when no bear tracks or habitat were found at the location where Setzer claimed he had found them,” the Department of Fish and Wildlife said in a

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The cubs were taken to the department’s Wildlife Health Laboratory in Rancho Cordova, where DNA testing revealed they were probably born in the Sacramento River Canyon in northern Shasta County, nearly 100 miles south of where Setzer said he found them.

“During the investigation, wildlife officers determined Setzer and a co-worker at a local timber management company took the cubs from a den inside a tree that had fallen across an access road to a work site,” the department said.

The co-worker took officers to the site, where they collected evidence from the den that had been destroyed by the coworker and Setzer, wildlife officials said.

The cubs’ mother was never found.

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Broward County Transit driver has been hailed as a hero for her quick actions after a man started shooting on her bus Thursday afternoon, killing two people and injuring two others.

The suspect in the shooting just outside the Fort Lauderdale police station was identified on Friday as Jamal Meyers, according to Fort Lauderdale police.

Meyers, 34, faces two premeditated murder charges and two attempted murder charges, according to the court documents. He also faces charges of possession of a weapon or ammunition by a convicted felon and probation violation. He’s scheduled to face a judge Friday morning.

Meyers is considered a serious habitual felon and has had numerous encounters with the legal system since 2003, according to a Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

His first encounter with the legal system was when he was 15 years old and charged with disrupting a school function.

He also has strong-armed robbery and grand theft arrests in his teen years.

Meyers was last sent to prison on Aug. 9, 2021, after being found guilty of 10 crimes between 2017 and 2019. Half of

those convictions were for burglary. Each conviction carried a three-year sentence, though he was able to serve them concurrently. In the end, he served only five months in state prison because he was given credit for spending over 800 days in jail while his criminal cases played out on court.

On Jan. 8, he was released and placed on probation until 2025.

Fort Lauderdale police said the motive for Thursday’s bus shooting still isn’t known.

One person died on the bus after being shot and the other died at Broward Health Medical Center, Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Stephen Gollan said. Another person is in critical condition at Broward Health Medical Center; the fourth shooting victim is expected to survive.

Three other people were injured and treated at the scene for minor injuries when the bus crashed into cars as it crossed the road in the driver’s desperate attempt to get to the police station.

The shooting was reported at 2:33 p.m. in the 1300 block of West Broward Boulevard.

Once the shooting began, the driver forced her a way into a turn lane and pulled into the Fort Lauderdale police station parking lot.

Police raced out of the building, and the gunman got off the bus and surrendered.

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As the bus driver was heading west in the 1100 block of West Broward Boulevard, she heard multiple gunshots from inside the bus, Acting Police Chief Luis Alvarez said. After the shots were fired, she pulled in front of the police station, where an officer who was on an unrelated call also heard shots coming from inside the bus.

The suspect stepped off the bus and surrendered, Alvarez said. Officials recovered a gun at the scene.

A preliminary investigation found that the bus was “pinned in and could not cross Broward Boulevard,” Alvarez said, as the driver attempted to turn into the police station.

The bus driver then went around the car that was blocking the way into the police station, “forced its way through that turn lane, barreled through a vehicle and went to the front of the station,” Alvarez said.

“The bus driver in this particular case, her quick actions I am sure saved lives,” Alvarez said. “So kudos to her. She deserves to be applauded for her actions.”

“That is a difficult thing to do. Not many people would have behaved the way this bus driver behaved and to get to the front of the police station ... it pretty much saved lives,” he said.

The suspect was not injured, and no officers fired their weapons, Alvarez said.

The bus’s number, 21005, identified it as the 22 Route.

The route travels along Broward Boulevard and extends from Broward Central Terminal in downtown Fort Lauderdale to Sawgrass Mills Mall in Sunrise.

Two vehicles were struck as the bus was turning into the police station, officials said.

Three people in the cars were treated at the scene for minor injuries, Gollan said, and were not hospitalized.

Staff writer Booke Baitinger contributed to this report.

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Greene County resolves to support war-torn Ukraine

By Ted Remsnyder Columbia-Greene Media

CATSKILL — The Greene County Legislature expressed its backing for the people of Ukraine with a forceful declaration of support for the wartorn country during the legislature’s meeting on Wednesday evening.

During the meeting, Greene County Legislator Daryl Legg read a proclamation from the board condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

“The deplorable events happening in the Ukraine have stirred the members of the Greene County Legislature to go on record condemning the Russian Federation for its invasion of Ukraine at the direction of Vladimir Putin,” according to the proclamation.

Russia invaded the Eastern European nation on Feb. 24 and has continued a sustained campaign of bombing the country, including a children’s hospital.

“We fully stand for and support Ukraine, its people and its government, as it battles for its independence against a vicious and unprovoked assault by an egotistical dictator, intent on domination at any cost,” according to the proclamation.

Reading the proclamation was particularly meaningful for Legg, who represents District 7, which

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Greene County Legislator Daryl Legg reads a proclamation from the Greene County Legislature on Wednesday condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

includes Jewett, the home of Saint John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church.

“It was important because we have a large Ukrainian presence up there,” Legg said. “It’s all through Greene County, but there is quite a

bit up there. The church was built specifically for the Ukrainian people.

They’re going through some pretty tough times right now and they need all of the support that they can get.”

Legg said he has heard concerns from constituents about the ongoing

war in Ukraine.

“I work at Hunter Mountain and they usually have a Ukrainian dinner up there and it was supposed to be last weekend,” he said. “They cut it short because they were going up to Albany to show support for the Ukrainian community. There’s a big presence up there, so it’s important to let them know that they are a part of the community and we look out for everybody.”

Ukraine asserted its independence from Russia in August 1991 and ratified its constitution in 1996.

The proclamation noted that the legislature supports the economic sanctions imposed by the administration of President Joe Biden that are meant to weaken Russia financially and discourage Putin from continuing the occupation of Ukraine.

“The members of the Greene County Legislature, proudly and publicly proclaim solidarity with the people of Ukraine in their fight for freedom, commend them for their strength, courage and bravery and urge all citizens to express their support for those facing this unjustified attack on democracy and freedom, today and every day through this conflict,” according to the proclamation.

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Eel researchers hope to save species in decline

By Noah Eckstein Columbia Greene Media

Spring commences March 20, signaling the time the juvenile American eel begins its migration from the Atlantic Ocean into streams and creeks along the Hudson River.

American eels (Anguilla rostrata) are migratory fish that are hatched in the Atlantic Ocean and enter rivers as translucent “glass eels” each spring. The species is in decline and studies are needed to ensure its survival.

The state Department of Environmental Conservation is looking for volunteers to collect, count and weigh glass eels as part of their comprehensive study on streams from New York City to Albany County.

Four glass eels were collected near Poughkeepsie on Thursday, said Sarah Mount, science educator at the Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve. Later in the season, Mount expects hundreds or thousands of eels to be collected.

“Why eels?” Mount said, in reference to the general understanding that people are pretty repulsed by the slippery creatures. “They are a strange, unique fish. They are important ecologically and culturally. People have studied eels for thousands of years.”

The purpose of the study, now in its 15th year, is to collect baseline data on how the eels come into the Hudson

River each spring.

“We are trying to better understand how eels migrate,” Mount said.

The eel project is coordinated by the DEC Hudson River Estuary Program and the Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve, in partnership with NEIWPCC, an environmental protection organization in Lowell, Massachusetts, and the Water Resources Institute at Cornell University.

“Once the eels arrive in the tributary they slowly gain pigment and live in the ecosystem for the rest of their life,” said Climate Change and Natural Resources Program Coordinator at Cornell Cooperative Extension Kelsey West.

Teams of scientists, volunteers and students collect glass eels using a net on several Hudson River tributaries.

During this project, teams of scientists, students and volunteers collect glass eels using specialized nets and traps on Hudson River tributaries. The eels are counted, weighed and released into better habitats upstream.

Males mature over 10 to 12 years; females live for 20 years. After they fully mature, they will turn back to the sea, spawn and die.

The study requires mostly outdoor field work from late March through May, with flexible schedules.

Participants gain valuable field experience, study important species in the living

environment and work with their local communities.

The decline of the eel population is happening for a number of reasons, climate change is one, historical fishing, habitat fragmentation are others.

“Part of what makes it fun for people is because eels are strange and slippery,” Mount said.

For more information or to get involved, contact Kelsey West at kjw228@cornell.edu or 518-622-9820 x 112.Eel

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When towns grow, Greene County grows An investment of nearly $1 million in a single town is an ample but perhaps smart price to pay for future benefits.

Greene County made an investment in the future of industrial development in Cairo when lawmakers approved $875,000 in funding for a water and infrastructure project in the town.

Lawmakers unanimously green-lighted a resolution to use a portion of the county’s $9.1 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding to support the development of a 120-acre industrial park in Cairo by extending water and sewer lines to the property.

The rationale behind this should be plainly visible.

With $1 million, Greene County could reap many millions more from an industrial park that attracts brandname businesses and creates

new jobs. Cairo, which is eyeing 120 acres for development, is ripe for new, clean commercial growth.

Last June, Greene County released a study prepared for Cairo that included an infrastructure analysis identifying numerous potential sites for economic development, including the Route 23 corridor, which town and county officials believe could host an industrial park if infrastructure is in place to make the project shovel-ready.

Greene County Administrator Shaun Groden and Cairo Town Supervisor Jason Watts are prime supporters of the industrial park concept. “I think this is a really big deal,” Watts said Wednesday. “This might bring in some industry, which would of course help out with taxes and jobs and revenues if we can get some

kind of big warehouse in there. It would be great.”

The Greene County Industrial Development Agency will develop the project in partnership with Cairo. A show of support from the IDA certainly wouldn’t hurt the project’s chances.

The Cairo project is reminiscent of a comparable development on Houghtaling Road in Coxsackie. For the site known today as the distribution corridor, the town and village contributed funding to construct infrastructure and then the IDA marketed the land that was available as having all utilities needed for the property.

With Greene County pulling itself up from the abyss of the pandemic, there is no better time to prepare for a future of economic recovery.

ANOTHER VIEW

Changing time is fine, but Congress wants to push our clocks in the wrong direction Anita Shelgikar The Washington Post

Time seemed to stand still this week as the issue of changing time surprisingly bridged our partisan divide: On Tuesday, the Senate unanimously passed the Sunshine Protection Act of 2021, which would establish a fixed, year-round time. If passed by the House and signed by the president, our clocks would stay in the “spring forward” mode in November 2023, leading to permanent daylight saving time across the nation (except in a handful of states and territories that observe permanent standard time).

The move to eliminate time changes twice per year is an important step.

But permanent daylight saving time is not the way to go. Daylight saving time can lead to health risks that could be avoided with adoption of permanent standard time instead.

Daylight saving time offsets our internal clock, also known as our circadian rhythm. That’s because light is the most powerful regulator of our circadian rhythm, and the hour change during daylight saving time doesn’t “save” daylight at all: It simply shifts the clock time of sunrise and sunset to later in the day. The result: Daylight saving time can make it harder to fall asleep (due to longer, brighter evenings) and harder to wake up (due to longer, darker mornings).

We might bask in longer evening light and go to bed later, but we still must wake

at the same time for work, school and other commitments. What follows is a phenomenon known as “social jet lag,” a mismatch between our internal clock and the external world that almost always leads to sleep deprivation. The health consequences of chronic sleep deprivation are well described: increased risk of mood disturbance, cardiovascular disease and metabolic dysregulation.

While the negative ramifications of daylight saving time can affect everyone, they are especially problematic for those in particular geographic areas. The westernmost areas of a given time zone already have later sunsets compared with the easternmost areas; during daylight saving time, these communities experience a greater mismatch between their circadian clock and the external environment and an increased risk of adverse health outcomes. In addition, the seasonal variation in length of daylight is more pronounced at northern latitudes. An extended period of morning darkness in the winter during year-round daylight saving time may also threaten the safety of children who are traveling to school in the dark.

Standard time - or the “fall back” setting of the clock most closely mirrors the timing of the sun. With standard time, the morning sunlight sends a powerful signal to the brain’s central circadian control center to synchro-

nize our internal clock with the world around us. This makes it easier to wake up (due to brighter mornings) and easier to fall asleep (due to darker evenings). When we maintain sleep-wake times that align with both our internal clock and the world around us, we have a greater chance of keeping a consistent schedule and getting the amount of sleep we need. Getting a full night of restful sleep on a regular basis improves our cognition, mood and cardiovascular health.

We can achieve better health when our circadian rhythm, the sun time and our daily routines - the times of day at which we go to work, head to school and socialize - are in lockstep with each other. When a public policy disrupts the synchrony between our internal clock and our external world by implementing permanent daylight saving time, we are less likely to get the sleep we need and more likely to bear an increased risk of poor health outcomes.

So while the time has come to stop changing our clocks, adopting permanent daylight saving time is the wrong approach. Instead, we should embrace a policy that can help us reach better health through better sleep.

Anita Shelgikar is a neurologist who leads the Sleep Medicine Fellowship program at the University of Michigan Health Sleep Disorders Centers. She’s also president of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine Foundation.

Tobacco: Still troubling, even for a tobacco company The universe is expanding, but into what? An equally inscrutable mystery is: What is Altria, and why is it issuing gaseous pronouncements?

An Altria subsidiary is Philip Morris, which sells lots of cigarettes. Reluctantly. Sort of (read on). It is the largest domestic manufacturer, selling almost half of the cigarettes Americans buy. Driving through Richmond on I-95, you pass Philip Morris’s manufacturing center, which has a tower emblazoned with familiar fonts used for cigarette brands such as Marlboro and Benson & Hedges.

But Altria and its spin-off Philip Morris International have been running peculiar full-page — what? Ads? Not exactly. These word-mists in major newspapers say: “From tobacco company to tobacco harm reduction company . . . moving adult smokers away from cigarettes . . . towards less harmful choices.” Using “more inclusive” approaches and a “fierce commitment to science” as a “global community” transcending “provincial thinking,” Altria and PMI are making “smoke-free products that eliminate combustion,” products that “are not risk-free and deliver nicotine, which is addictive” but are preferable to continued smoking.

Their rhetoric is, unfortunately, not eccentric: Today, many corporations slather their business calculations with a syrup of fashionable blather. By the time this geyser of corporate-gush concludes, no progressive trope has been unused: Ending “exclusionary policies” will ameliorate “climate change” and “institutionalized inequity.” PMI wants to achieve “a smoke-free future” by selling noncombustible tobacco products — e-cigarettes. PMI and Altria rightly resent those who insist that only zero-risk products are virtuous alternatives to the known high risks of cigarettes.

The behavior of many millions of Americans is

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WILL generating an ocean of data that can be acquired no other way -- data about harmreduction from smoke-free, non-combustion products.

Do they, over time, wean smokers off cigarettes? Or do they, particularly with flavors that delight the young, become a gateway to cigarettes?

We will find out, unless government regulations truncate the experiment.

Regulating tobacco — a legal product that is harmful when used as intended, and marketed with heavily regulated advertising — is problematic. Democracy assumes a certain threshold of personal responsibility, individual rationality and the efficacy of information. But four centuries after King James I (1566-1625) issued his “Counterblaste to Tobacco,” many millions have not got the message.

Covid-19 has quickened interest in public health policies, including this: The most efficient thing government does, in terms of social benefits per dollar spent, is disseminate information — about the dangers of smoking, the benefits of seat belts, prudent dietary habits, etc.

In television’s early days, the sponsor of NBC’s “Camel News Caravan” required that anchor John Cameron Swayze have a lit Camel cigarette constantly in view. In 1964, the U.S. surgeon general announced what had been common knowledge long before a character in a 1906 O. Henry short story used common slang for cigarettes: “Say, sport, have you got a coffin nail on you?” That inhaling

smoke from a burning plant is unhealthy was clear to King James I — Britain’s coffers would soon bulge with tobacco earnings from its Virginia colony — who denounced tobacco as “harmful to the brain, dangerous to the lungs.” That tobacco is addictive also has long been known. In 1845, John Quincy Adams, then 78, said, “In my early youth I was addicted to tobacco.”

Yet in 2020, year one of a respiratory illness pandemic, smoking, which is still the nation’s foremost cause of preventable death (it has taken many more lives than all U.S. wars combined) increased: For the first time in 20 years, cigarette sale rose (to 203.7 billion). In January, the New York Times’s John Ortved wrote a darkly hilarious report on young renegade smokers, such as the Columbia University pre-med student who declined to be identified lest her career in medicine be affected. Another young woman said that “hot guys that I’m into” consider smoking (oxymoron alert) “Grunge sophisticated.” She evidently does not subscribe to the axiom that kissing a smoker is like licking an ashtray.

But an ingenious public service ad in California’s late 20th century antismoking campaign said: “I tried it twice and I, ah, got all red in the face and I couldn’t inhale and I felt like jerk and, ah, never tried it again, which is the same as what happened to me with sex.” The percentage of Californian smoking declined 17 percent in three years.

In the mid-1950s, nearly half of American adults smoked. Today, one-eighth do. The reduction is stunning; the persistence of 1 in 8 is more so. In the mid-1950s, smoking was a marker of sophistication and élan. Today, it is déclassé. Quite a change for a nation the father of which was an aristocratic tobacco farmer.

George Will’s email address is georgewill@washpost.com.

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Porcupines

By Bob Beyfuss

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March is more than half over now and with the arrival of daylight savings time, it appears that spring really will arrive, sooner than later. Days are certainly not really much longer than a week ago, but once our bodies adjust to the clock change, it is cheering to have daylight after dinner.

There is not much we can do outdoors, yet, except make mud pies, but it is still nice! I have just completed my 72nd trip around the sun on spaceship earth and I have noticed that this planet’s annual voyages are speeding up noticeably. For those of us born this month, March’s mercurial weather affects much more than just our Piscean nature in nature, as well as astrology.

This is the time of year when some mammals become more noticeable as they emerge from slumber or hibernation.

Most of the content (facts) in this week’s column were provided by my friend and former St Lawrence County, Cornell Cooperative Extension Agent, Paul Heltzler, who now resides in Quebec. I guess Paul decided that Canton, New York did not have enough winter to suit him!

His book “Shady Characters: Plant Vampires, Caterpillar Soup, Leprechaun Trees and Other Hilarities of the Natural World,” is available on Amazon.

Porcupines are the second largest rodent in North America, after beavers, and like beavers, they seem harmless and cute until one takes up residence nearby your home.

Its English name derives from the Latin for “quill pig,” but the Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawks) call it anêntaks, which literally means “bark eater.”

This is descriptive of the animal, certainly, but ages ago it was a less-than-endearing

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BEYFUSS epithet applied to their Algonquin neighbors. Historically, Algonquin territory encompassed what we now call the Adirondacks, a name derived from anêntaks. Unlike the Mohawks who have farmed sustainably for at least a thousand years, Algonquins were hunter-gatherers. Either by choice or need, they would sometimes eat the inner bark of pine, maple, elm and other trees. Eventually the Algonquins moved from the area to points north and east, but the bark-eater place name persisted.

Porcupines are covered in hairs, interspersed with up to 30,000 hollow, barbed, quills.

This accounts for their cavalier attitude toward humans, dogs and even cars. Quills are not missiles — they aren’t launched at a predator, but will readily detach from their bodies. The barbed quill-ends are amazingly good at sticking to skin and other things. If not removed, quills work their way through flesh, and can be fatal. I know of one dog who died after his third encounter in a week with a local porcupine, which is a testament to Darwinism.

If your dog should have the misfortune to get “quilled” be very careful as you bring it to the vet, since the quills are sharp on both ends. It is not a good idea to let the suffering pet sit on your lap in the car.

Most of the time, quills lie

flat but when confronted by a predator, a porcupine raises them, and keeps its back end to the threat. A porky can lash its eight- to ten-inch long tail side to side, creating a protective radius around itself.

Fishers, fierce predators and one of the largest members of the weasel family, are quick enough to outflank a porcupine and kill it by repeatedly assailing the quill-free head.

In addition to eating the bark off trees, with a fondness for certain evergreens, such as larch, often killing or disfiguring them as they did to my favorite larch tree, they also like to chew on almost anything that is salty to their taste.

This includes T-111 wood siding, car tires and automobile brake lines. I have two sheds at home made from this siding, which both have the bottom two feet chewed to such an extent, that I can now poke my finger through it.

One “home remedy” for getting the porcupine to leave you alone, is to put out a salt block near where the porky has been gnawing and hope it prefers the salt block to your siding. If so, moving the salt block further and further away from the structure may cause it to forget why it was chewing on your wood to begin with and leave it alone. These are not the brightest creatures in the forest.

Years ago, I would have shot the quilly culprit without a second thought, since I know exactly where its den is, in a hollow tree on my property.

After 70+ trips around the sun, I have mellowed now and find killing much less of a problem solver than I once did.

It’s a pity that our similarly aged world leaders have not acquired the compassion to realize this no brainer.

Reach Bob at rlb14@cornell.edu.

CCHS Recommends New Permanent Outdoor Exhibition Free and Open to the Public KINDERHOOK — The Columbia County Historical Society announces a new permanent outdoor exhibit featuring eight narrative panels set along the treeline of its rural properties on 9-H: The c.1850 Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse and the 1737 Luykas Van Alen House located at 2589 NY-9H in the Town of Kinderhook. https://www.cchsny.org/ wayside.html ‘Early Heritage of Columbia County” Outdoor Narrative Panel Exhibit Location: 2589 NY-9H, Kinderhook Opened late 2021 © 2022, COLUMBIA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, NEW YORK, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. “Treat yourselves to a 20 minute walk around the The Original Ichabod Crane’ with the Ichabod Crane grounds of our rural proper- Schoolhouse in the background. ties to soak up a lot of history quickly.” said former Board with our community and home, Lindenwald. present the history and heriStories portrayed on the President, Bob Peduzzi.

As the spring season beck- tage of Columbia County,” eight panels include: ons, the narrative panels are said former Executive Di- • Native Inhabitants ready to be discovered--or rector, Lori Yarotsky, who • Early Dutch Settlers rediscoveredddfor those implemented the project • Colonial Dutch Architecwho were able to view them with funding from local and ture before the winter snow cov- international grants.

• Black Locust Trees The outdoor exhibit is free • Washington Irving ering.

Open now for viewing, of charge and open daily, • The Original Ichabod Crane and located on CCHS’ two Dawn to Dusk • One-Room Schoolhouses The prominent property at • Eleanor Roosevelt at Ichacontiguous rural properties located along Route 9H in this location is an 18th centu- bod Crane Kinderhook, New York, the ry Dutch Colonial structure, new exhibit is an accessible the Luykas Van Alen House, a Generous Funding for this and educational ‘wayside’ National Historic Landmark, permanent exhibit has been narrative panel installa- comprising approximately made possible by: Dutch tion that will increase and 53 acres including the Van Culture USA | Embassy of reinforce awareness, knowl- Alen family homestead.

The Netherlands in New Adjacent to the Dutch edge, and preservation of our shared cultural heritage structure is the Ichabod York, Hudson River Bank & for our community and our Crane Schoolhouse, a circa Trust Foundation, Humanivisitors, including the broad, 1850 one-room schoolhouse, ties New York, County of Copublic audience of residents named after author Wash- lumbia, Hudson River Valley and visitors from both sides ington Irving’s fictional, Greenway For further information, Dutch character, a schoolof the river. please contact : “While the challenges teacher.

Director@cchsny.org Also on the grounds is the of this pandemic era has MORE INFO: changed how we approach trailhead to the Dutch Farmhttps://www.cchsny.org/ our programming, we have ing Heritage Trail, the 1.7 found new ways to engage mile foot trail to Van Buren’s wayside.html

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WEST ATHENS — The West Athens-Lime Street Fire Co. will serve an all you can eat breakfast 8 a.m.-noon March 20 at the West Athens Firehouse 2, 933 Leeds-Athens Road, Athens. A free-will offering will be accepted.

MARCH 20 ASHLAND — The Windham Rotary, through their foundation, The Windham Rotary Foundation, is hosting the Cancer Patient Aid Car Show Aug. 14 at the Ashland Town Park, 12187 Route 23, Ashland. Pre-registration is $10 now through April 15.

Day of show registration is $15. The show is will be held rain or shine. For information, call 518-734-7303 ext. 2 or 518-291-0883 or https://www.facebook.com/ events/676104473772374.

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MARCH 19 ASHLAND — The Ashland Fire Department, State Route 23, Ashland, is holding a chicken barbecue starting at 11:30 a.m. March 19, take out only. First come, first served, no reservations. Chicken halves are $8. Chicken is coming off

MARCH 24 HUNTER — The Mountain Top Historical society presents “Three Extraordinary Ordinary Women of the Mountain Top” at 7 p.m.

March 24 via Zoom. In celebration of Women’s History Month, join the Mountain Top Historical Society for an evening on Zoom to celebrate three exceptional Mountain Top women: Justine Hommel, Hunter Historian for three decades and co-founder of the MTHS; Bernadine Wesley, engineer and civil rights activist, as well as a member of the Hunter Planning Board for 10 years; and Sidonia Palace, managing editor of the Windham Journal for 28 years and a community volunteer extraordinaire. Debo-

rah Allen, Johanna Titus and Cyndi LaPierre will speak about these three Mountain Top women from very different backgrounds whose leadership, accomplishments, and legacy helped to make the Mountain Top what it is today. Admission is free. Register in advance for this webinar at mths.org/ events.

MARCH 26 COEYMANS HOLLOW — Trinity United Methodist Church, 1313 Route 143, Coeymans Hollow, will serve a baked ham dinner, take out only, 4-6 p.m. March 26. The menu will include baked ham, potatoes, vegetable, applesauce, rolls, and pie.

Adults, $13; children, $6.

Reservations suggested by March 23 by calling 518-7562629. You may check the day of the dinner to see if there are extra dinners available at 518-756-2091.

OAK HILL — The Oak Hill-Durham Volunteer Fire Company, 103 County Route 22, Oak Hill, will serve a spaghetti and meatball dinner 4-7 p.m. March 26 to benefit Charles ‘Charlie’ Fremgen, eat in or take out. The cost is $12. For information and to schedule take out, call 518239-4837.

KINGSTON — The Cornell

Master Gardeners will host a Seed Swap 1-3 p.m. March 26 at Cornell Cooperative Extension Ulster County, 232 Plaza Road, Kingston.

Gardeners can share seeds they’ve harvested from their own plants, seeds from crops they no longer care to grow, or leftover seeds they don’t have time to use. The seed swap is a great opportunity to exchange your extra viable seeds and seek new varieties of vegetables and ornamentals. Many of our perennials and native plants are best sown in late winter and early spring. Bring your extra seeds in envelopes labeled with the type, variety, if it was purchased or saved yourself and any helpful growing instructions. We will have extra envelopes at the swap. Some seed varieties may be limited but as we have found out from our plant swap, we never know in advance what is coming in. Don’t have any seeds to swap? No problem, we are just asking for a fifty cent donation for each pack that you take (cash only). The Master Gardeners will be on hand to answer questions. The event is free but registration is required since space is limited. You can review the Seed Swap Guidelines and register on our website. COVID-19 is still a risk, all attendees must wear a mask.

APRIL 2 ATHENS — HVVFA HazMat, Homeland Security and Training Committee with the Fire and Accidental Prevention Committee present the annual Bill Eck and John J. Mulligan Haz-Mat, Homeland Security and Fire Training Seminar 8 a.m.-2 p.m. April 2 at the Athens Volunteer Fire Department, 39 Third St., Athens. If a date change is needed due to gathering restrictions, it will be announced by March 26.

Pre-registration is requested by email to Fred Pettingell at fpettingell@aol.com. Note April 2, 2022 registration on the subject line. Registration begins at 7 a.m. on the morning of the seminar. Registration fee of $10 will cover all seminar needs. Certificates will be issued following the seminar. Pre-register as seating may be limited.

HUDSON — ColumbiaGreene Community College is opening its campus to prospective students and their families 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

April 2. Ten faculty members will be giving overviews of their programs that include Art, Automotive Technology, Business, Construction Technology/Preservation Carpentry, Criminal Justice, Education, History, Psychology/Sociology, Math/Sci-

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APRIL 10 KISKATOM — The Kiskatom Firehouse, 4838 Route 32, Catskill, will serve a Palm Sunday pancake breakfast 8 a.m.-noon April 10. The menu includes all you can eat pancakes, scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, hash browns, toast, orange juice, coffee and tea. Adults, $8; children 6-12, $5; children 5 and younger, free with paid adult.

APRIL 30 ASHLAND — The Ashland Fire Department, 12096 Route 23, Ashland, will serve a roast beef dinner on April 30. Take outs start at 4:30 p.m. Starting at 5 p.m. seating will be available inside.

Adults, $15; children 5–12, $6; under 5, free.

MAY 20 ATHENS — The Athens volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary, 39 Third St., Athens, will be holding a sub sandwich fundraiser 4-6 p.m. May 20. Meatball, sausage and peppers, and pepperoni subs will be for sale for $8 each. Orders can be called in to 518-945-2599 after 2 p.m.

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Terry W. Sinsapaugh Terry W. Sinsapaugh, 59, of Palenville passed away on Monday, March 14, 2022. Obituary information at www.MillspaughCamerato.com.

Elizabeth Anne Scofield March 10, 2022 Albany, New York – Elizabeth Anne Scofield (nee Boehmer) died Thursday, March 10 at St. Peter’s Hospital after a short illness. Born in Buffalo to Margaret and Steve Boehmer, Liz grew up in Delmar and graduated from Bethlehem Central High School in 1953.

A lifelong resident of upstate NY, Liz and her family lived in Spencertown from the mid 1970s to the mid 1980s.

Accepted to Cornell University, Liz instead chose a different path. She was first a homemaker, raising seven children while volunteering for the Century Club in Amsterdam, NY. Later, after earning her BA at SUNY Empire State, she worked as a Trainer for the Center for Development of Human Services of the Research Foundation of SUNY, which led the country in developing trainings and curricula for social services workers. Traveling around the state, Liz trained social services workers about the latest regulations and guidelines.

After retirement, Liz enjoyed overseas travel, played bridge, read voraciously, and kept in touch with her many friends. She earned a certificate as a Master Gardener from the Cornell Cooperation Extension, and became a regular volunteer, maintaining the historic gardens at Ten Broeck Mansion in Albany, and planning field trips for the Master Gardeners, all while tending her own exquisite English gardens no matter where she lived.

From orchestrating large Thanksgiving holidays to celebrating her milestone birthdays on Nantucket, Long Beach Island, Cooperstown, and most recently her 85th at Thacher State Park, Liz’s happiest moments were spent at the center of family gatherings. Her smile lit our celebrations.

Liz was a thrifty, expert homemaker. Her older children remember many meals based around tuna, hamburg, Spam, and the dreaded dinner-in-a-dish. It was a mystery to her alone why the family dog was so fat. Mastering the Art of French Cooking was transformative. Liz and her best friend of 60 years, Ann Young, cooked many recipes together from the book and Liz became a talented gourmet. Spouses and friends were the first beneficiaries, and eventually her children became accustomed to boeuf bourguignon and coq au vin.

Habitually skeptical of her children’s motives, Liz could spot the problem in even the least cockamamie idea. With grace and great humor, she would steer the project at hand toward saner territory. She could be counted on always.

Sensible in everything from child rearing to politics, Liz’s advice for feeding a highchair bound toddler was “Sometimes, you just have to leave the food and try not to watch.” All who knew Liz would agree that the world would be a better place if she were in charge. She will be greatly missed.

Liz is predeceased by her former husband, Ronald W. Scofield, a son, David, and her brother, Bill. She is survived by six children: Betsy Jacobs (Edward) MA; Richard Scofield (Hester Simpson) NY; Michael Scofield (Anne Orapello) NY; Mark Scofield (Linda Marsteller) GA; John Scofield (fiancée Carla Lease) CA; and Kathryn Carson (John) MA. And by 11 grandchildren: Sam Jacobs, and Laura Albert (Zach); Eliza Moran (Tony); Sara Donlon (Kevin), and Tom Scofield (Colleen); Paige Contijoch (Francisco), and Ben Scofield; Jaxon Scofield (Nicole); and Jake, Mary Kate, and Ellie Carson. Liz was proud of her 6 great-grandchildren: Brian, Nate, and Riley Donlon, Marcus and Sean Scofield, and, her newest, Henry Contijoch. Liz is also survived by two siblings, Judy Mote (Larry) VA and Peter Boehmer VT. Friends and family will gather at St Francis of Assisi, 391 Delaware Avenue, Albany, at 1:00 pm on Saturday, March 26 for a funeral service. Arrangements are being made by Meyers Funeral Home, Delmar. www.meyersfuneralhome.com In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Capital City Rescue Mission, 259 South Pearl Street, Albany, 12202 or to the Master Gardeners through CCE-Albany, c/o Carole Henry, 24 Martin Road, Voorheesville, NY 12186.

Harold W. (Socky) Traganza May 8, 1935 - March 15, 2022 Harold W. (Socky) Traganza, 86, passed away at home on March 15, 2022. He was born on May 8, 1935, to the late William and Helen (Wood) Traganza.

Socky was a veteran of the Army after graduating from Roeliff Jansen School in 1954.

Socky’s love for animals inspired him to start a career raising and racing Standardbred horses all over the east coast. He was an owner, breeder, trainer, and driver until the age of 80.

He is survived by his daughter Stacey and her husband Brian Faulisi of West Glenville.

At his request there will be no services.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Columbia-Greene Humane Society, Hudson, NY. To leave a message of condolence please visit www.peck and peck.net

Peter J. Groll

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August 23, 1957 - March 16, 2022

June 19, 1955 - March 16, 2022

Peter J. Groll, 64, passed away with his family at his side March 16, 2022, at the Firemen’s Home in Hudson after battling cancer. Born August 23, 1957, he is the son of Ellen (Colwell) and the late Christopher Groll, Sr. Peter was employed in the family business, Colwell Cartage of Hudson, until joining the Columbia County Sheriff’s Department where he worked as a Deputy Sheriff Dispatcher/Operator for 28 years, retiring in 2017. During his tenure with the Sheriff’s department, he also served as union treasurer.

Peter was a lifelong member of Greenport Pumper Company #1, where he served honorably as President, Secretary, Treasurer, Lieutenant and Captain. He was also secretary to the Greenport Fire Commission.

Peter was pre-deceased by his father, Christopher Groll, Sr. He is survived by his mother, Ellen Groll, of Hudson; his wife of 40 years, Barbara (Sharpe) of Cairo, son Ryan Groll and daughter Jaime Sandagato of Hudson, granddaughter Aubrey Gray, sister Ellen (Dan) Miller, brother Christopher J. Groll, Jr. (Kathleen Link), sisters-in-law Betsy Sharpe (John) Albin, Susan Sharpe (Joseph) Reh, Jennifer Sharpe (Christopher) Taylor, aunts Patricia Colwell Hart and MaryLou Groll of Hudson, cousin Lynn Hart as well as many other cousins and several nieces and nephews.

A mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Wednesday, March 23, 2022, at 10 a.m. from St. Mary’s Church, Hudson, with Reverend Winston Bath presiding. Burial will follow at the Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Church Road, Greenport. Calling hours will be Tuesday, March 22, 2022, 4 to 7 p.m. at the Bates & Anderson Funeral Home, 110 Green Street, Hudson.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Greenport Pumper Company # 1, PO Box 375, Hudson NY; the Firemen’s Home, 125 Harry Howard Avenue, Hudson, NY; or the Columbia County Sheriff’s Benevolent Association, 85 Industrial Tract, Hudson, NY.

GUILDERLAND---- Alan R. Zlomek, age 66, passed away on March 16, 2022 surrounded by his loving wife & family. He was born in Hudson, NY the son of the late John and Susan Zlomek.

Alan was born on June 19, 1955 in Hudson, NY, he graduated from Hudson high School in 1973 & Syracuse University in 1977. Alan received his master’s degree from Rockefeller College in Albany, NY in Political Science.

Alan worked for the Federal Bureau of Investigations in Washington, DC before working for the NY State Department of Civil Service, where he recently retired.

During this time Al met and married the love of his life Antonietta (Toni) who he loved and was devoted to for 31 years. Al loved Halloween and was a huge Batman fan never missing the opportunity to dress up and go trick or treating with his nieces and nephews.

Always bringing joy to all the kids Al also had a love for football never missing the chance to watch the NY Giants play. He also enjoyed rides in his corvette and working out daily.

Alan was predeceased by his parents: John & Susan (Mazure) Zlomek; niece, LeeAnn Zlomek, his brother-in-law Robert Shumsky and his father-in-law Giuseppe Greco.

Alan is survived by his wife, Antonietta Zlomek; siblings: David (Barbara) Zlomek, Belmont, NY, Susan (John) Kitsock, Schenectady, NY, Eva Shumsky, Youngsville, NC, Bernie (Linda) Zlomek, Frostburg, MD, Ellen (Steve) DeStefano, Bow, NH; Mother-in-law, Maria Greco, Albany, NY; Sister-in-laws: Giuseppina Greco (Marcello) Italy, Anna Fedele (Placido) Albany, NY, Gina Greco (Duane), New Windsor, NY and brother-in-law Nino Greco, Albany, NY. Alan is also survived by many nieces and nephews.

Al’s bright smile will be forever missed.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend his calling hours on Friday March 25, 2022 from 4 to 7 p.m. at New Comer Cremations & Funerals, 343 New Karner Road, Colonie, NY 12205. All are invited to attend his funeral Mass on Saturday March 26, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. at Christ the King Church, 20 Sumter Avenue, Albany, NY 12203. Entombment will follow at St. Agnes Cemetery, Menands.

Memorial contributions in his memory may be made to the Thomas Patrick Morrison Foundation, PO Box 238, Guilderland, NY 12084.

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‘Slammers’ caused crashes, then blamed truckers to collect insurance money, feds say Cassandre Coyer The Kansas City Star

A group of people from Louisiana staged car wrecks in which a driver would intentionally collide with semitractortrailer trucks in order to collect settlement money, authorities said.

The group scammed thousands of dollars from insurance companies, commercial carriers and trucking companies over the years, court documents show.

Now, a woman involved in the scheme faces up to five years in prison, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Louisiana.

Latrell Johnson, 30, of New Orleans, pleaded guilty on March 16 to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud.

The scheme began in 2015 when two men began staging car collisions in exchange for

payment from a law firm, court documents obtained by McClatchy News show.

A driver, or “slammer,” would drive the vehicle and intentionally collide with 18-wheelers, while the “spotter” would follow them in a separate vehicle and pick them up after the staged accidents to flee the scene, authorities said.

On May 11, 2017, Johnson agreed with three others to serve as passengers while a “slammer” drove a Ford Expedition with the intent to cause a collision with a semitractortrailer.

Michael William Boleware, Johnson’s defense attorney, did not immediately respond to a request for comment from McClatchy.

At around 10 a.m. that day, the slammer intentionally collided with an International 18-wheeler. He then fled the scene and one of the

passengers got into the driver’s seat. He then told New Orleans Police Department officers that he drove the vehicle and that the truck driver caused the crash, court documents show.

After discussing the crash with attorneys and the false police report was made, Johnson and the other passengers filed a personal injury lawsuit in May 9, 2018, with false allegations about the 2017 crash, authorities said.

One of the passengers even underwent surgery on her back even though she was not injured in the collision. Johnson and others received advances on their settlements, prosecutors said.

In December 2018, passengers mailed a settlement check for Johnson in the amount of $7,000 via the U.S. Postal Service. Another check for approximately $130,000 was mailed to a co-conspirator in

Parents of cinematographer killed on ‘Rust’ set are trapped in Ukraine Muri Assuncao New York Daily News

The parents of late “Rust” cinematographer Halyna Hutchins are reportedly trapped in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv as Russian forces continue to attack humanitarian corridors, areas designed to evacuate civilians in war.

Hutchins was the Ukrainianborn cinematographer who died after being accidentally shot by a prop gun held by Alec Baldwin on the set of the Western film at the Bonanza Creek Ranch in New Mexico in October.

Her husband, Matthew Hutchins, said that her mother continues to work as a nurse in the same Kyiv hospital she has worked for more than 10 years, TMZ reported on Friday.

Her father also remains in Kyiv.

The late cinematographer’s sister, as well as her 3-year-old niece, have both made it to the Romanian border, a spokesperson for Hutchins told the

New Orleans, court documents show.

Johnson is scheduled to be sentenced on July 16 and besides prison time, she faces a fine up to $250,000, a special assessment of $100,000 and supervised release of up to three years, the news release states.

Her guilty plea brings the number of people convicted in “Operation Sideswipe” to 31, according to the news release.

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PANCAKE BREAKFAST COPAKE — Our Lady of Hope Roman Catholic Church will hold a pancake breakfast to support Maci Cayea, a fiveyear-old from Copake Lake who has been diagnosed with stage 4 neuroblastoma. The breakfast will be held 8 a.m.-1 p.m. March 19 at Our Lady of Hope, 8074 Route 22, Copake. The breakfast will include all-you-can-eat portions of blueberry or chocolate-chip pancakes, scrambled eggs, home fries, sausage, juice and coffee. The cost is $10. For information, call Mary at 518755-9763. Maci and her family have a long battle ahead of them and they need support from the local community.

DRIVE THRU LUNCHEON WEST GHENT — The Ghent Reformed Church, 1039 County Route 22, West Ghent, will hold

By Rev. Jacqueline Jefferson, Pastor, Lutheran Parish of Southern Columbia County For Columbia-Greene Media

THIRD SUNDAY IN LENT + MARCH 20, 2022

PRAYER OF THE DAY Eternal God, your kingdom emerges from our troubled world through the life, death, and resurrection of your Son. Help us to hear your word and obey it, and bring your saving love to fruition in our lives, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

A READING FROM THE BOOK OF THE PROPHET ISAIAH 55:1-9 Ho, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and you that have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to me, and eat what is good, and delight yourselves in rich food. Incline your ear, and come to me; listen, so that you may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant, my steadfast, sure love for David.

See, I made him a witness to the peoples, a leader and commander for the peoples. See, you shall call nations that you do not know, and nations that

a drive thru luncheon beginning at noon March 19 until we run out of food. Additionally, take out Communion will be available.

BAKE SALE HUDSON — A Hudson Bake Sale will be held 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

March 20 at Saint Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church, 29 South Second St., HUdson.

Volunteers are needed including bakers and event help. For information, email annehars@ me.com.

BAKED HAM DINNER COEYMANS HOLLOW — Trinity United Methodist Church, 1313 Route 143, Coeymans Hollow, will serve a baked ham dinner, take out only, 4-6 p.m. March 26. The menu will include baked ham, potatoes, vegetable, applesauce, rolls, and pie. Adults, $13; children, $6. Reservations suggested by March 23 by calling 518-7562629. You may check the day of the dinner to see if there are extra dinners available at 518-7562091.

CRAFT FESTIVAL SEEKING

APPLICANTS RICHMOND SPRINGS — Applications are being accepted until May 1 for the 41st Annual Friendship Craft Festival sponsored by the Church Of Christ Uniting in Richfield Springs.

It will take place 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

June 11 in Spring Park on Scenic US Route 20. The event will also feature a Brooks’ chicken barbecue as well as a bake sale, both adding to the popularity of the day from those near as well as far.

For information and an application go to www.rschurchofchristuniting.com and click on the “Women’s Guild” tab; email friendshipcraftfestival@yahoo. com or call Carla at 315-8581451.

LENTEN SERVICES HUDSON — The Tri-County Lutheran Parish announces the Lenten worship schedule. St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, 1010 Kinderhook St., Valatie, will be hosting a worship service starting at 6 p.m. every Wednesday during Lent through April 13 in person or via Zoom with the following link: https://us02web.

zoom.us/j/2529435520.

Visit the TCLParish.org website for location, directions, worship schedules and Zoom live streaming worship service link.

Contact the administrative office at 518-758-6526 for pastoral services inquiries or any further information.

FIRST REFORMED CHURCH OF ATHENS ATHENS —The First Reformed Church of Athens, 16 North Church St., Athens, worships at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. All are welcome to join us. Communion is celebrated the first Sunday of each month. Senior Choir rehearsal is at 6:30 p.m. each Wednesdays. We ask that singers are vaccinated.

Hudson River Bells rehearsal is at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays. Masks are worn during rehearsal.

For information, call the church at 518-945-1801.

LIVING FAITH COMMUNITY CHURCH MAPLECREST — Living Faith Community Church, 54 Route 56, Maplecrest, welcomes locals and visitors to worship together at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Adult

Bible Study meets before service at 9:30 a.m. Fellowship meal follows service on the second Sunday of each month. For information, call 518-734-4275.

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WE WILL PRAY PSALM 63 RESPONSIVELY O God, you are my God; eagerly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.

Therefore I have gazed upon you in your holy place, that I might behold your power and your glory.

For your steadfast love is better than life itself; my lips shall give you praise.

So will I bless you as long as I live and lift up my hands in your name.

My spirit is content, as with the richest of foods, and my mouth praises you with joyful lips,

when I remember you upon my bed, and meditate on you in the night watches.

For you have been my helper, and under the shadow of your wings I will rejoice.

My whole being clings to you; your right hand holds me fast.

A READING FROM PAUL’S LETTER TO THE CORINTHIANS 10:1-13 I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, that our ancestors were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea, and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, and all ate the same spiritual food, and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank from the spiritual rock that followed them, and the rock was Christ. Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them, and they were struck down in the wilderness. Now these things occurred as examples for us, so that we might not desire evil as they did. Do not become idolaters as some of them did; as it is written, “The people sat down to eat and drink, and they rose up to play.” We must not indulge in sexual immorality as some of them did, and twentythree thousand fell in a single day. We must not put Christ to the test, as some of them did, and were destroyed by serpents.

And do not complain as some of them did, and were destroyed by the destroyer. These things

happened to them to serve as an example, and they were written down to instruct us, on whom the ends of the ages have come.

So if you think you are standing, watch out that you do not fall.

No testing has overtaken you that is not common to everyone.

God is faithful, and he will not let you be tested beyond your strength, but with the testing he will also provide the way out so that you may be able to endure it.

THE HOLY GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST. LUKE 13:1-9 At that very time there were some present who told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. Jesus asked them, “Do you think that because these Galileans suffered in this way they were worse sinners than all other Galileans?

No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all perish as they did. Or those eighteen who were killed when the tower of Siloam fell on them—do you think that they were worse offenders than all the others living in Jerusalem? No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all perish just as they did.”

Then he told this parable: “A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came looking for fruit on it and found none.

So he said to the gardener, ‘See

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COXSACKIE — The First Reformed Church of Coxsackie, 285 Mansion St., Coxsackie, worships at 9:30 a.m. Sunday.

All are welcome. Communion is celebrated the first Sunday of each month. Sunday School is available during the worship service time. Free Food Fridays provide a meal for anyone at 6 p.m. on the third Friday of each month; www.firstreformecoxsackie.com.

HUDSON — St. Mark’s Second Evangelical Lutheran Church, 8 Storm Ave., Hudson, worships 9:30 a.m. Sunday.

Communion is celebrated on the first Sunday of every month with Pastor Stan Webster. Child care is offered during the service and Sunday school after the service ends. For information, call the Church office at 518-8289514.

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CATSKILL — The Camp Grace Inc. Soup Kitchen, located at the First Reformed Church of Catskill, 310 Main St., Catskill, is open noon-1 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. For information, call Director Lamont Taylor at 518-249-7009.

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do not know you shall run to you, because of the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he has glorified you. Seek the Lord while he may be found, call upon him while he is near; let the wicked forsake their way, and the unrighteous their thoughts; let them return to the Lord, that he may have mercy on them, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways, says the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.

— Emanuel Lutheran Church is located at the junction of US Route 9 and County Route 46 in Stuyvesant Falls. Church services are at 8:30 a.m. Sunday and all are welcome and invited.

here! For three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree, and still I find none. Cut it down! Why should it be wasting the soil?’ He replied, ‘Sir, let it alone for one more year, until I dig around it and put manure on it. If it bears fruit next year, well and good; but if not, you can cut it down.’ ”

SERMON Surely you have heard the saying, “Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results is the very definition of insanity”? It seems that a given person, family, nation, or even a church can begin to repeat and repeat an action, cling to a thought, or begin to enshrine, “we always did it that way,” all the while bemoaning the fact that that action, thought, or even faithful repition, just doesn’t ensure the desired and dependable outcome; it’s getting more than a little uncomfortable, frankly, scary!

Such was the case in Jesus time and place, as he once again encounters folks imprisoned by their unshakable convictions that bad things only happen to bad people, and that must mean being alive and well is proof of one’s righteousness. Jesus patiently explains that not only were the folks that tragedy befell no different from the group so harshly judging them, but that in fact, the very act of judging, rather than compassion, would

STUYVESANT — St. John’s Lutheran Church, 159 Route 26A, Stuyvesant, has in-person and live online worship services at 10:15 a.m. Sunday. Sunday School is at 9 a.m. for children 3 and older. Face masks and social distancing is required at this time. The live broadcasts are on www.facebook.com/St-JohnsLutheran.

doom the group so arrogantly convinced of their righteousness and invulnerability.

Are we any different? How easy is it to point a long accusatory finger at the troubles and travails of others and imply, let alone outright gossip, that they somehow deserved their illness, or poverty, or homelessness, or inadequate employment, or...?

What a great way to distance ourselves from any attempt at understanding, compassion, or, heaven forbid, responsibility for reaching out to our brothers and sisters in need, all the while touting our own superiority.

Ever the teacher, Jesus seizes the opportunity to offer a lesson: his illustration of the barren fig tree must have seemed at first a shared condemnation of the tragedy struck sinners, but in fact, and much to their surprise and indignant shock, it was the “righteous” who were found to have been planted in good soil, been tended to, and still remained fruitless and bare.

The solution Jesus offers is a bit tongue in cheek, as he often is, as he suggests that the remedy is to spread a little smelly stuff, let it soak in, and who knows, maybe when they are as maloderous as they accuse others of being, they’ll finally bloom, and the fruit that follows will be sweet!

Indeed, different results demand different actions; and change is grace. Amen

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Church of Saint Patrick 21 Main Street, Ravena, NY 12143 • (518) 756-3145 https://churchofsaintpatrick.wixsite.com/church-ravena

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Sunday Worship - 9:30 AM Communion First Sunday every month Fellowship before and after worship Thursday - Choir Rehearsal 4:45 PM Tuesday - Bible Study 10:00 AM 2nd Sunday - Helping Hands 10:30 AM

Weekend Masses: Saturday Vigil 4:30 p.m. Sunday 9:30 a.m. (also St. Patrick’s YouTube channel or Mid-Hudson 901) Weekday Mass: Tuesday 8:30 a.m.

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Concerns From A1

were willing to work out a plan where everybody would be bused in from another location and basically have a backyard barbecue in the yard along the river. We thought it was a great idea because people could walk up and down Reed Street and enjoy some of the local businesses and know and appreciate what we all love.”

Flach said he has decided to table the event for now.

“We’re here for the benefit of the community and we want this project to fit within the community where both the residents and guests are happy,”

he said. “So we’re going to postpone or cancel the event and maybe look at it in a future time when we kind of answer some questions in terms of engineering and making sure we have these types of things figured out well in advance.”

Under the planning board’s original site plan approval from March 21, 2019, the board approved a project from Flach Development and Realty Inc. that consists of the renovation of four historic buildings in the business district into a 40-room hotel, residential apartments, commercial space and parking for the village center.

With construction currently underway, concerns have been raised by residents about the height of the hotel potentially exceeding the 50-foot

maximum height allowable under village building code. During the Thursday night meeting, the packed crowd also raised questions about having enough parking at the site to accommodate events.

“I think the main issue is that there are so many issues,” resident Veronica Foley said on Friday. “I was speaking to somebody yesterday and I just described it as dense. The thickness of what we’re dealing with continues to astound me. It’s the compilation of all of these items. The concerns around parking, infrastructure, the height, but also just the general footprint.”

Flach told the crowd during the Thursday meeting that the development will have the parking spaces required by the plan

approved by the village.

“We do have a site plan with parking that we were approved with,” he said. “We can handle up to 600 people for an indoor event. That’s the capacity of the event center. That’s based on New York State code. The parking requirement is one car for every four guests. So that’s how we came to the number. That’s an aggregate of the hotel room spaces, which we have to have one per room, the combination of one car for every four guests for events.”

In December, the South River Street project received a $150,000 state grant to help revitalize the downtown business district.

Village of Coxsackie Planning Board Chairman Robert Van Valkenburg explained during

the meeting that the board has learned of possible deviation from the approved project as construction has progressed.

“It has come to the attention of the Planning Board that there are discrepancies between the approved site plan for the project known as South River Street Development and what has been built,” he said during the meeting. “These include hotel building heights exceeding building code, changes to the number of hotel rooms and the booking of events in excess of the maximum allowable 600 persons, as stipulated in the site plan. The planning board has asked the developer Aaron Flach to provide us with an updated site plan stamped by an architect and engineer showing the current project as built.”

Van Valkenburg explained that Code Enforcement Officer Michael Ragaini is responsible for making sure that the site plan is implemented as it is filed.

Van Valkenburg suggested during the meeting that the planning board hold a joint meeting with the village board and Ragaini to examine the situation with the South River Street development. “I think the planning board shared what they were able to share, but I think it’s apparent after last night’s meeting that we do need leadership from our village board and our mayor (Mark Evans) in order to assemble the correct stakeholders to make sure that we bring some clarity to the concerns that have been raised,” Foley said.

Russian cyberattacks are struggling to impact Ukraine’s networks Thomas Seal and Alberto Nardelli Bloomberg News

Russian cyberattacks have so far struggled to successfully target Ukraine’s critical national infrastructure, according to government officials.

While they are aware of Russian intent to disrupt or infiltrate Ukrainian systems, according to the officials, they have continued to function and Ukraine has mounted a strong defense.

Many denial-of-service attacks targeting Ukraine are of low sophistication and impact, the people said, who asked not to be identified discussing

Copper From A1

stealing electrical supplies and copper wire from the Route 9W solar farm project in the town of Coxsackie in late January, Nevel said.

Freepoint Solar, a company that operates the subsidiary FPS Coxsackie Solar, is building a five-megawatt solar installation on Route 9W opposite Pegasus Restaurant.

The men allegedly stole $16,600 worth of copper wire, $3,708 worth of aluminum,

Ballots From A1

they were able to vote in person at the polls, they could do so, Dow said.

“An affidavit ballot is a paper ballot. (Voters) have to fill out the envelope, and then

added, and Russia could even be leaving the broadband network active for its own means to gather intelligence.

More than 400,000 people have volunteered to help the Ukrainian government, using digital means to disrupt Russian government and military targets, according to a Ukrainian cybersecurity official.

Although cyberattacks within Ukraine have had mixed success, there have been significant attacks on other targets. U.S., French and Ukrainian intelligence agencies are investigating an apparent cyberattack against

ViaSat Inc., according to a report from Reuters.

The U.K. is now also investigating the attack, according to people familiar with the situation.

A spokesperson for the U.S. National Security Agency said, “NSA is aware of reports of a potential cyberattack that disconnected thousands of very small aperture terminals (VSATs) that receive data to and from a satellite network. We continue to work with interagency partners and allies to assess the scope and severity of the incident.”

A European official told

$2,140 worth of bare copper and other supplies. The items were stolen on Jan. 24 and Jan. 31 from a Conex storage container at the site, Nevel said.

Douglas and Morgan then sold the items for scrap in Capital District scrap yards, Nevel said.

Both men were charged with second-degree grand larceny, a class C felony, and third-degree grand larceny, a class D felony, Nevel said.

Douglas and Morgan were arraigned in Coxsackie Town Court before Town Justice James Warren and was sent to

the Greene County Jail, where they were held without bail.

Their next court appearance is scheduled for March 18.

According to New York Penal Law, second-degree grand larceny means stealing property valued at more than $50,000. If convicted, the sentence can range from probation to 15 years in prison.

Third-degree grand larceny is defined as stealing property valued at more than $3,000.

If convicted on that charge, the sentence can range from probation to seven years in prison.

Two arrests have been made after thefts were reported at a solar panel farm construction site in Coxsackie, state police said.

they envelope comes back to the board of elections and gets counted if it is a valid vote,” Dow said. “It does not go onto the machine, so it will not appear in the election night tally.”

Boards of elections hoped to spread the information about the change before the June primaries, so voters do not request an absentee

ballot and then go to their polling place to vote on Election Day only to be told they can’t vote using the machine, Dow said.

“We’re trying to make people aware that once they ask for the absentee ballot they cannot vote on the machine,” Dow said. “They can vote by affidavit but really my guidance would be, if you

ask for an absentee ballot you should send it in.”

It is important to get everyone educated about the change so they know what to expect, Columbia County Republican Elections Commissioner Kelly Miller-Simmons said Friday. Many people who would not normally request an absentee ballot began requesting them in

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Ukraine was “caused by a cyber event.” Representatives for the California-based company didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment outside of ordinary business hours.

French internet provider Nordnet also said that the incident had disrupted some of its services.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and FBI issued a warning Thursday urging organizations to lower their threshold for reporting malicious cyber activity potentially affecting satellite networks.

private information. The country’s experience fending off major cyberattacks since 2015 may have helped prepare it for recent attempts, they added.

The destructive “wiper” malware seen in Ukraine is more insidious and the officials said they are on alert for it appearing outside the country. In the hours prior to Russia’s invasion, some Ukrainian government agencies were targeted with the software, which deleted data held on infected computers.

More aggressive network take-downs or attacks may not fit with Russian objectives, they

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Bloomberg that the interruption was likely a cyberattack and that agencies were investigating to determine any potential attribution.

It’s one of the highest profile cyber incidents seen during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and could be “spillover” from the conflict, said the officials, who asked not to be named discussing confidential matters.

It is not known whether the hack is attributed to Russian activity.

ViaSat previously said they believed a partial network outage affecting customers in

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the past two years because of COVID, as a “just-in-case” measure, she said.

“Then when they didn’t need to use their absentee the preferred way to vote would be on the machine, so they would go ahead and vote on the machine,” Miller-Simmons said, “And that was actually election law that if you could go and you were in the

county on that day that you should vote on the machine so I think that there’s going to be a lot of confusion, with people who prefer to vote on the machine but just got an absentee just to be safe.

“I think people may get upset, I hope not, though,” Miller-Simmons said.

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CHASING HISTORY:

Ichabod Crane two wins away from state title

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Ichabod Crane’s Jack Mullins looks to pass out of a double-team during a Section II Class B playoff game against Catskill.

Ichabod Crane will be looking to win its first-ever first boys basketball state championship this weekend. The Riders play AlleganyLimestone in a Class B state semifinal on Saturday at 2:15 p.m. at Cool Insuring Arena in Glens Falls. The winner advances to play Binghamton Seton Catholic or Friends Academy in the state championship game on Sunday at 3 p.m. in Glens Falls.

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VALATIE — Two wins. That’s all that stands between Ichabod Crane and the first boys basketball state championship in school history.

The Riders (19-7) take on Section VI champion Allegany-Limestone (19-7) in a Class B state semifinal on Saturday at 2:15 p.m. at Cool Insuring Arena in Glens Falls. Friends Academy (Section VIII) plays Binghamton Seton Catholic (Section IV) in Saturday’s other semifinal at 12:30 p.m.

Saturday’s two winners will play for the state Class B championship on Sunday at 3 p.m. at Cool Insuring Arena.

“This is an awesome coaching experience for me that I’ve always hoped to enjoy,” Ichabod Crane coach Will Ferguson said. “I need to make sure I do my part as head coach during the upcoming semifinal and final games to ensure ICC’s success.

“As a coaching staff we need to anticipate any offensive or defensive moves by the other team and have our players

ready to respond immediately to those moves during the games.”

Ichabod Crane, currently ranked fifth in the state in Class B, has defied the odds ever since the postseason began.

The Riders were seeded sixth in the rugged Section II Class B bracket, but proceded to post wins over Catskill, Greenville, Schuylerville and Colonial Council rival Catholic Central to win the championship.

Two more wins followed in regional

Giants release defensive captain Logan Ryan Pat Leonard New York Daily News

NEW YORK — Logan Ryan is finished as a Giant.

New GM Joe Schoen released the defensive captain and veteran safety on Thursday, just as the New York Daily News reported the team likely would in late February.

“Thank you NY,” Ryan wrote on Twitter and Instagram with a heart emoji. “Captain Log Out.” This move was not motivated by the Giants’ need for salary cap space.

The Giants save only $775,000 in cap space by cutting Ryan. They are eating $11.45 million in dead money to get rid of a player whose cap hit would have been $12.225 million if he’d stayed.

This move was made because there were people in the Giants’ front office who wanted to move on from Ryan the player, personality and locker room leader.

Ryan was the face of the previous regime’s and locker room’s leadership and accountability. Clearly, the Giants’ organization has different ideas of who will be their conduits to the media, locker room and field for Schoen and Brian Daboll.

The Giants saved $3 million in cash by cutting Ryan, 31, before Saturday. He had $5.5 million of his $9.25 million salary for 2022 already guaranteed, and another $3 million would have become See GIANTS B5

play, a 71-58 decision over Section X champion Canton, then a 75-31 conquest of Section VII champion Plattsburgh to earn a trip to Glens Falls this weekend.

“We were very prepared for Plattsburgh,” Ferguson said. “Players were very focused and ready for the game.

Defensively, ICC Players were able to recognize their cuts and screens and See TITLE B5

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Ichabod Crane’s Avery Clickman takes a corner jumper during a Colonial Council game against Catholic Central.

No. 15 Saint Peter’s shocks Kentucky in OT thriller Field Level Media

INDIANAPOLIS — No. 15 seed Saint Peter’s traded blows with second-seeded Kentucky for 40 minutes and then slayed the heavily favored Wildcats in overtime, claiming the program’s first NCAA Tournament win, 85-79 in East Region action on Thursday.

Daryl Banks III scored a career-high 27 points with five 3-pointers, the Peacocks made 18 of 21 free throws and Mr. Big Shot Doug Edert salted away the win with two late free throws and finished with 20 points.

Saint Peter’s (20-11) will oppose No. 7 seed Murray State in the Round of 32 on Saturday. The Racers edged No. 10 seed San Francisco 92-87 in overtime.

“We wasn’t coming down here just to lose. We came down here to fight, and we did,” Saint Peter’s coach Shaheen Holloway said. “I’m so proud of them and so happy for them because there are moments people can’t take

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Saint Peter’s Peacocks players react after defeating the Kentucky Wildcats during the first round of the 2022 NCAA Tournament at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Thursday.

away from them. These guys came in and took down one of the biggest schools in the country. They are going to remember this moment for the

rest of their lives.”

Oscar Tshiebwe had 30 points and 16 rebounds to lead Kentucky (26-8) with his 16th consecutive double-double.

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Packers trade star receiver Davante Adams to Raiders Pat Leonard New York Daily News

The Green Bay Packers shocked the NFL on Thursday night by trading star Davante Adams to the Las Vegas Raiders, leaving quarterback Aaron Rodgers with a big new contract but no No. 1 receiver.

The past week in the NFL already had been crazy enough between Russell Wilson’s trade to the Denver

Broncos, Tom Brady’s unretirement, Deshaun Watson’s recruitment, Khalil Mack’s trade to the Chargers, and numerous major free-agent signings.

All of that happened on top of nine head coaching jobs getting turned over in one hiring cycle. So the Adams deal thrust the NFL-wide offseason overhaul into seemingly unprecedented territory for a league that

now basically doubles as a reality TV show.

“This has to be the craziest start to a league year that I’ve ever seen,” one player told the New York Daily News in the wake of the Adams trade.

Raiders GM Dave Ziegler, a recent hire from the New England Patriots, is reportedly giving the Packers first- and second-round picks in this year’s draft in the trade. Las Vegas is

also paying Adams big money on a reported five-year, $141.25 million contract.

Adams, 29, first declined to play on the franchise tag, which kicked off discussions of a possible trade. And reportedly, Green Bay eventually offered Adams the same money to stay with Rodgers but Adams declined it.

He wanted out.

Rodgers, 38, just signed a

three-year, $150 million contract extension after dragging the Packers through unending drama the past year-plus.

Multiple reports claim that Rodgers was aware that Adams wasn’t going to remain a Packer when he signed his new deal, but it’s fair to be skeptical of whether Rodgers really See PACKERS B5

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College basketball NCAA MEN’S TOURNAMENT FIRST FOUR Tuesday At UD Arena Dayton, Ohio Texas Southern 76,. Texas A&M-CC 67 Indiana 66, Wyoming 58 Wednesday At UD Arena Dayton, Ohio Wright St. 93, Bryant 82 Notre Dame 89, Rutgers 87 EAST REGIONAL First Round Thursday At Dickies Arena Fort Worth, Texas Baylor 85, Norfolk St. 49 N. Carolina 95, Marquette 63 At Moda Center Portland, Ore. St. Mary’s (Calif.) 82, Indiana 53 UCLA (25-7) vs. Akron (24-9), 9:50 p.m.

At Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis Murray St. (30-2) vs. San Francisco (24-9), 9:40 p.m.

St. Peter’s 85, Kentucky 79, OT Friday At Fiserv Forum Milwaukee Texas (21-11) vs. Virginia Tech (23-12), 4:30 p.m.

Purdue (27-7) vs. Yale (19-11), 2 p.m.

Second Round Saturday At Dickies Arena Fort Worth, Texas Baylor vs. North Carolina, TBA At Moda Center Portland, Ore. UCLA-Akron winner vs. Saint Mary’s (Cal.), TBA At Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis St. Peter’s vs. Murray St.-San Francisco winner, TBA Sunday At Fiserv Forum Milwaukee Purdue-Yale winner vs. Texas-Va. Tech winner SOUTH REGIONAL First Round Friday At Viejas Arena at Aztec Bowl San Diego Arizona (31-3) vs. Wright St. (22-13), 7:27 p.m.

Seton Hall (21-10) vs. TCU (20-12), 9:57 p.m.

At PPG Paints Arena Pittsburgh Houston (29-5) vs. UAB (27-7), 9:20 p.m.

Illinois (22-9) vs. Chattanooga (27-7), 6:50 p.m.

Ohio St. (19-11) vs. Loyola Chicago (25-7), 12:15 p.m.

Villanova (26-7) vs. Delaware (22-12), 2:45 p.m.

Thursday At Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis Michigan 75, Colorado State 53 Tennessee 88, Longwood 56 Second Round Sunday At Viejas Arena at Aztec Bowl San Diego Arizona-Wright St. winner vs. Seton Hall-TCU winner, TBA At PPG Paints Arena Pittsburgh Illinois-Chattanooga winner vs. Houston-UAB winner, TBA Villanova-Delaware winner vs. Ohio St.-Loyola Chicago winner, TBA Saturday At Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis Tennessee vs. Michigan, TBA MIDWEST REGIONAL First Round Thursday At Dickies Arena Fort Worth, Texas Kansas (28-6) vs. Texas Southern (19-12), 9:57 p.m.

Creighton 72, San Diego St. 69 At KeyBank Center Buffalo Richmond 67, Iowa 63 Providence 66,. S. Dakota St. 57 Friday At Fiserv Forum Milwaukee LSU (22-11) vs. Iowa St. (20-12), 7:20 p.m.

Wisconsin (24-7) vs. Colgate (23-11), 9:50 p.m.

At Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, S.C. USC (26-7) vs. Miami (23-10), 3:10 p.m.

Auburn (27-5) vs. Jacksonville St. (21-10), 12:40 p.m.

Second Round Saturday At Dickies Arena Fort Worth, Texas Kansas-Texas Southern winner vs. Creighton, TBA At KeyBank Center Buffalo Providence vs. Richmond, TBA Sunday At Fiserv Forum Milwaukee Wisconsin-Colgate winner vs. LSU-Iowa St. winner, TBA At Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, S.C. Auburn-Jacksonville St. winner vs. Southern Cal-Miami winner, TBA WEST REGIONAL First Round Thursday At Moda Center Portland, Ore. Gonzaga 93, Georgia St. 72 Memphis 64, Boise St. 53 At KeyBank Center Buffalo New Mexico St. 70, UConn 63 Arkansas 75, Vermont 71 Friday At Viejas Arena at Aztec Bowl San Diego Alabama (19-13) vs. Notre Dame (23-10), 4:15 p.m.

Texas Tech (25-9) vs. Montana St. (27-7), 1:45 p.m.

At Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, S.C. Michigan St. (22-12) vs. Davidson (27-6), 9:40 p.m.

Duke (28-6) vs. Cal St.-Fullerton (21-10), 7:10 p.m.

Second Round Saturday At Moda Center Portland, Ore. Gonzaga vs. Memphis, TBA At KeyBank Center Buffalo Arkansas vs. New Mexico St., TBA Sunday At Viejas Arena at Aztec Bowl San Diego Texas Tech-Montana St. winner vs. Alabama_ Rutgers-Notre Dame winner, TBA At Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, S.C. Duke-Cal St.-Fullerton winner vs. Michigan St.Davidson winner, TBA

NCAA WOMEN’S TOURNAMENT FIRST FOUR Wednesday At Colonial Life Arena Columbia, S.C. Howard 55, Incarnate Word 51 At James H. Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Dayton 88, DePaul 57 Thursday At Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, N.C. Longwood 74, Mount St. Mary’s 70 At Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, La. Missouri St. (24-7) vs. Florida St. (17-13), 9:11 p.m.

GREENSBORO REGIONAL First Round Friday At Colonial Life Arena Columbia, S.C. South Carolina (29-2) vs. Howard, 2 p.m.

Miami (20-12) vs. South Florida (24-8), 11:30 a.m.

At James H. Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Georgia (20-9) vs. Dayton, 7:30 p.m.

Iowa St. (26-6) vs. Texas-Arlington (20-7), 10 p.m.

At Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa Colorado (22-8) vs. Creighton (20-9), 1:30 p.m.

Iowa (23-7) vs. Illinois St. (19-13), 4 p.m.

Saturday At McKale Center Tuscon, Ariz.

North Carolina (23-6) vs. Stephen F. Austin (284), 7:30 p.m.

Arizona (20-7) vs. UNLV (26-6), 10 p.m.

WICHITA REGIONAL First Round Friday At KFC Yum! Center Louisville, Ky. Louisville (25-4) vs. Albany (23-9), 6 p.m.

Nebraska (24-8) vs. Gonzaga (26-6), 3:30 p.m.

At Ferrell Center Waco, Texas Mississippi (23-8) vs. South Dakota (27-5), 1:30 p.m.

Baylor (27-6) vs. Hawaii (20-9), 4 p.m.

Saturday

At Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tenn.

Oregon (20-11) vs. Belmont (22-7), 5:30 p.m.

Tennessee (23-8) vs. Buffalo (25-8), 3 p.m.

At Crisler Center Ann Arbor, Mich.

BYU (26-3) vs. Villanova (23-8), 1 p.m.

Michigan (22-6) vs. American (23-8), 3:30 p.m.

SPOKANE REGIONAL First Round Friday At Maples Pavilion Stanford, Calif.

Stanford (28-3) vs. Montana St. (22-12), 10 p.m.

Kansas (20-9) vs. Georgia Tech (21-10), 7:30 p.m.

At Xfinity Center College Park, Md. Virginia Tech (23-9) vs. Florida Gulf Coast (292), 2:30 p.m.

Maryland (21-8) vs. Delaware (24-7), 5 p.m.

At Frank C. Erwin Jr. Center Austin, Texas Utah (20-11) vs. Arkansas (18-13), 5:30 p.m.

Texas (26-6) vs. Fairfield (25-6), 8 p.m.

Saturday At Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, La. Ohio St. (23-6) vs. Missouri St.-Florida St. winner, 2:30 p.m.

LSU (25-5) vs. Jackson St. (23-6), 5 p.m.

BRIDGEPORT REGIONAL First Round Saturday At Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, N.C. NC State (29-3) vs. Longwood, 2 p.m.

Washington St. (19-10) vs. Kansas St. (19-12), 11:30 a.m.

At Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Okla.

Notre Dame (22-8) vs. UMass (26-6), 7:30 p.m.

Oklahoma (24-8) vs. IUPUI (24-4), 10 p.m.

At Assembly Hall Bloomington, Ind. Kentucky (19-11) vs. Princeton (24-4), 4 p.m.

Indiana (22-8) vs. Charlotte (22-9), 1:30 p.m.

At XL Center Hartford, Conn.

UCF (25-3) vs. Florida (21-10), 3:30 p.m.

UConn (25-5) vs. Mercer (23-6), 1 p.m.

Pro basketball NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct d-Miami 46 24 .657 d-Milwaukee 44 26 .629 d-Philadelphia 42 26 .618 Boston 42 28 .600 Chicago 41 28 .594 Cleveland 39 30 .565 Toronto 39 30 .565 Brooklyn 36 34 .514 Charlotte 35 35 .500 Atlanta 34 35 .493 Washington 29 39 .426 New York 29 40 .420 Indiana 23 47 .329 Detroit 19 51 .271 Orlando 18 53 .254 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct d-Phoenix 56 14 .800 d-Memphis 48 22 .686 Golden State 47 23 .671 d-Utah 43 26 .623 Dallas 43 26 .623 Denver 42 28 .600 Minnesota 41 30 .577 L.A. Clippers 36 36 .500 L.A. Lakers 29 40 .420 New Orleans 28 41 .406 San Antonio 27 43 .386 Portland 26 42 .382 Sacramento 25 46 .352 Oklahoma City 20 49 .290 Houston 17 52 .246 d-division leader Wednesday’s games Charlotte 116, Atlanta 106 Philadelphia 118, Cleveland 114 Denver 127, Washington 109 Dallas 113, Brooklyn 111 New York 128, Portland 98 Phoenix 129, Houston 112 Minnesota 124, L.A. Lakers 104 San Antonio 122, Oklahoma City 120 Utah 125, Chicago 110 Boston 110, Golden State 88 Milwaukee 135, Sacramento 126 Toronto 103, L.A. Clippers 100 Thursday’s game Detroit 134, Orlando 120 Friday’s games Dallas at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Memphis at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

Portland at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.

Denver at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.

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

L.A. Lakers at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Miami, 8 p.m.

Indiana at Houston, 8 p.m.

New Orleans at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Utah, 9 p.m.

Chicago at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

Boston at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

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Pro hockey NHL Eastern Conference Atlantic Division GP W L OT SO Pts Florida 60 41 13 2 4 88 Tampa Bay 60 39 15 2 4 84 Toronto 61 39 17 4 1 83 Boston 61 37 19 3 2 79 Detroit 60 24 29 5 2 55 Buffalo 60 20 32 7 1 48 Ottawa 60 21 34 4 1 47 Montreal 61 16 36 8 1 41 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT SO Pts Carolina 60 41 14 5 0 87 Pittsburgh 62 37 16 4 5 83 NY Rangers 61 38 18 3 2 81 Washington 62 34 18 8 2 78 Columbus 62 31 28 1 2 65 NY Islanders 58 25 24 3 6 59 Philadelphia 60 19 30 7 4 49 New Jersey 61 22 34 1 4 49 Western Conference Central Division GP W L OT SO Pts Colorado 61 43 13 4 1 91 St. Louis 60 34 17 6 3 77 Minnesota 59 35 20 0 4 74 Nashville 61 35 22 2 2 74 Dallas 59 33 23 1 2 69 Winnipeg 61 28 23 6 4 66 Chicago 61 22 30 7 2 53 Arizona 60 20 36 0 4 44 Pacific Division GP W L OT SO Pts Calgary 60 37 16 7 0 81 Los Angeles 62 33 21 6 2 74 Edmonton 60 33 23 4 0 70 Vegas 62 32 26 3 1 68 Vancouver 61 30 24 4 3 67 Anaheim 63 27 25 6 5 65 San Jose 59 26 25 6 2 60 Seattle 62 18 38 5 1 42 Wednesday’s games Minnesota 4, Boston 2 Columbus 4, Ottawa 1 Tampa Bay 4, Seattle 1 Calgary 6, New Jersey 3 Thursday’s games Toronto 3, Carolina 2 Dallas 4, Montreal 3, OT Philadelphia 5, Nashville 4 Washington 7, Columbus 2 NY Islanders 2, NY Rangers 1 Pittsburgh 3, St. Louis 2, SO Buffalo at Edmonton, 9 p.m.

Detroit at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

San Jose at Los Angeles, 10 p.m.

Florida at Vegas, 10:30 p.m.

Friday’s games Philadelphia at Ottawa, 7 p.m.

Washington at Carolina, 7 p.m.

Boston at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.

Buffalo at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Florida at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

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

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Transactions BASKETBALL NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Chicago Bulls - Assigned SF Patrick Williams to Windy City Bulls (NBAGL).

Indiana Pacers - Signed SF Justin Anderson to a 10-day contract.

New York Knicks - Signed SF Feron Hunt to a two-way contract.

NCAA Tournament roundup: No. 12 Richmond stuns No. 5 Iowa Field Level Media

Jacob Gilyard scored 24 points to help the Spiders to an upset victory against the Hawkeyes in an NCAA Tournament Midwest Region firstround game in Buffalo.

Tyler Burton notched a double-double of 18 points and 11 rebounds for the Spiders (2412). Nathan Cayo added 15 points for Richmond, including a key layup that produced a three-point lead with 1:24 to go and a three-point play 50 seconds later.

Inconsistency doomed the Big Ten tournament champion Hawkeyes (26-10). AllAmerican Keegan Murray paced Iowa with 21 points and nine rebounds, while Patrick McCaffery chipped in 18 points, including four 3-pointers.

Midwest Region (Buffalo) No. 4 Providence 66, No. 13 South Dakota St. 57 Al Durham and Noah Horchler each scored 13 points as the favored Friars held off the Jackrabbits in a first-round game.

Big East regular-season champion Providence (26-5) snapped South Dakota State’s 21-game winning streak and held the regular-season and tournament champions of the Summit League to 7-for-23 (30.4 percent) shooting from 3-point range. SDSU entered as the best 3-point shooting team in the nation.

Baylor Scheierman had 18 points and 10 rebounds, and Alex Arians and Douglas Wilson each scored 13 points for the Jackrabbits (30-5).

East Region (Indianapolis) No. 7 Murray State 92, No. 10 San Francisco 87 (OT) KJ Williams scored six of his 18 points in overtime as the Racers held off the Dons in a contest that lasted into early Friday morning. With their 21st straight win, the Racers (31-2) advance to a secondround matchup Saturday against 15th-seeded Saint Peter’s.

Trae Hannibal came off the bench to add 18 points for Murray State before fouling out in overtime. Tevin Brown contributed 17, while Justice Hill kicked in 15 points and nine assists despite battling leg cramps throughout overtime. Reserve Jordan SkipperBrown chipped in 12 points and 10 rebounds.

Jamaree Bouyea was magnificent in defeat for San Francisco (24-10), scoring 27 of his game-high 36 points after halftime. However, secondleading scorer Khalil Shabazz made only 1 of 10 shots and scored just three points.

East Region (Fort Worth) No. 1 Baylor 85, No. 16 Norfolk State 49 Matthew Mayer scored a season-high 22 points as the top-seeded Bears shrugged off early foul trouble and dominated the Spartans in firstround action.

Baylor is looking to become the first repeat NCAA champs since Florida in 2006-07. Jeremy Sochan added 15 points for the Bears (27-6), with Flo Thamba adding 14 and James Akinjo racking up 10 points and 10 assists in the win. The Bears set their school record for largest margin of victory in the NCAA Tournament.

Joe Bryant Jr. led the Spartans (24-7) with 15 points in the loss. Norfolk State, which won both the MEAC regularseason title and postseason tournament, played without Jalen Hawkins, its secondleading scorer, in the first half because of a violation of team rules.

No. 8 North Carolina 95, No. 9 Marquette 63 Brady Manek scored a season-high 28 points as the Tar Heels blew out the Golden Eagles in first-round play.

The result gave Hubert Davis a victory in his first NCAA Tournament assignment as head coach after replacing three-time national champion

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Richmond Spiders guard Jacob Gilyard (0) and forward Tyler Burton (3) celebrate with teammates after defeating the Iowa Hawkeyes during the first round of the 2022 NCAA Tournament at KeyBank Center on Thursday.

Roy Williams last spring. Caleb Love scored 21 of his 23 points in the first half as the Tar Heels (25-9) won for the seventh time in their last eight games.

Olivier-Maxence Prosper scored 16 points and Darryl Morsell had 11 points for Marquette (19-13), which finished its season under first-year coach Shaka Smart. It was a rough return to the Lone Star State for Smart, who had been the Texas coach.

East Region (Portland, Ore.) No. 4 UCLA 57, No. 13 Akron 53 Tyger Campbell rescued the Bruins with a personal late 8-0 run as UCLA woke up from an offensive slumber to rally past the Zips.

Campbell scored 16 points and had five assists for UCLA (26-7). Jaime Jaquez Jr. had 15 points, nine rebounds and six assists for the Bruins, who will play fifth-seeded Saint Mary’s on Saturday.

Xavier Castaneda scored 18 points to lead Akron (24-10), which was the tougher, more physical team for most of the game. However, the Zips managed just four points in the final six minutes.

No. 5 Saint Mary’s 82, No. 12 Indiana 53 Logan Johnson recorded 20 points, six rebounds and three steals in Portland, Ore., as the Gaels handed the Hoosiers their worst NCAA Tournament loss.

Tommy Kuhse added 19 points and six assists as the fifth-seeded Gaels (26-7) led by as many as 34 in the easy victory. Alex Ducas tallied 13 points and Matthias Tass had 12 points and seven rebounds to help Saint Mary’s set up a second-round matchup with fourth-seeded UCLA. Trayce Jackson-Davis scored 12 points and Xavier Johnson added 11 for the 12thseeded Hoosiers (21-14), who couldn’t keep up with the Gaels after beating Wyoming in the First Four on Tuesday night.

South Region (Indianapolis) No. 11 Michigan 75, No. 6 Colorado State 63 Hunter Dickinson scored 21 points and the Wolverines outran the Rams in the second half of their first-round game at the NCAA Tournament.

Colorado State (25-6) controlled the first half but ran out of magic against the bigger, more physical Wolverines (1814).

Colorado State’s Dischon Thomas had a team-high 15 points and David Roddy, the player of the year in the Mountain West, was held to 13 points, limited largely to a face-up game against the

7-foot-1 Dickinson.

No. 3 Tennessee 88, No. 14 Longwood 56 The Vols smothered the Lancers in a first round NCAA Tournament statement victory.

Santiago Vescovi scored 18 points, Josiah-Jordan James had 17 with nine rebounds and Tennessee (27-7) force fed a basketball clinic to underdog Longwood (26-7) with 29 assists on 33 field goals and 22 points off turnovers.

A 13-0 Tennessee run to end the first half deflated the Lancers and the Vols maintained all-gas, no-brake focus as Rick Barnes secured his 25th career tournament win. Barnes said this week Tennessee would respond to being a 3 seed. Tennessee’s lead hovered around 30 points for most of the second half.

Midwest Region (Fort Worth) No. 1 Kansas 83, Texas Southern 56 Remy Martin came off the bench to deliver 15 points and four assists as the Jayhawks pounded the Tigers.

Kansas (29-6) claimed its 15th consecutive first-round win, all under coach Bill Self.

The Jayhawks led by as many as 34 points, and the blowout enabled Self to substitute liberally ahead of a secondround matchup Saturday against Creighton.

Texas Southern (19-13), which joined the Midwest Region draw after beating Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in the First Four, shot just 32.8 percent. John Walker III paced the Tigers with 13 points.

No. 9 Creighton 72, No. 8 San Diego St. 69 (OT) Freshman guard Trey Alexander scored seven of his game-high 18 points in overtime as the Bluejays rallied past the Aztecs.

Ryan Kalkbrenner added 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Bluejays (23-11) before he suffered a left knee injury midway through overtime and was helped from the court. Alex O’Connell added 15 points and Arthur Kaluma scored 12 for Creighton, which will oppose top-seeded Kansas next.

Chad Baker-Mazara came off the bench to lead San Diego State (23-9) with 17 points.

Matt Bradley scored 16 and Trey Pulliam added 14.

West Region (Portland, Ore.) No. 1 Gonzaga 93, Georgia State 72 Drew Timme recorded 32 points and 13 rebounds and the Bulldogs used a 21-0 burst to pull away from the pesky Panthers in a first-round victory.

Chet Holmgren scored 19 points and matched career

highs of 17 rebounds and seven blocked shots for the topseeded Bulldogs (27-3), who received a fierce battle from the 16th-seeded Panthers over the first 27 minutes.

Corey Allen scored 16 points for Georgia State (18-11), which trailed by two at halftime. The Panthers lost leading rebounder Eliel Nsoseme (9.8 per game this season) to a knee injury with 6:20 left in the first half, which hampered their inside defense.

No. 9 Memphis 64, No. 8 Boise State 53 DeAndre Williams scored 14 points on 7-for-8 shooting to help the Tigers produce a double-digit victory over the Broncos.

Landers Nolley II added 12 points as Memphis won an NCAA Tournament game for the first time since 2014. Jalen Duren contributed 10 points and 11 rebounds as the Tigers (22-10) won for the 13th time in the past 15 games.

Abu Kigab scored all 20 of his points in the second half for Boise State (27-8). The Broncos are 0-8 all-time in NCAA Tournament play.

West Region (Buffalo) No. 4 Arkansas 75, No. 13 Vermont 71 Stanley Umude scored 21 points and JD Notae added all 17 of his points in the second half as the Razorbacks withstood a late charge from the Cantamounts.

Davonte Davis added 14 points and Jaylin Williams delivered 13 points and 10 rebounds as Arkansas (26-8) advanced to a Round of 32 game on Saturday against 12thseeded New Mexico State (276).

Ben Shungu and Ryan Davis led Vermont with 20 points each. However, Williams had much to do with holding Davis scoreless over the final 13 minutes.

No. 12 New Mexico St. 70, No. 5 UConn 63 Teddy Allen scored 37 points, including 15 in the final four minutes, to help lead the Aggies upset the Huskies in Buffalo and snap a 12-game losing streak in the NCAA Tournament.

Allen shot 10 of 24 from the floor and 4 of 7 from 3-point range for the Aggies (27-6), who will oppose fourthseeded Arkansas next. He also made all 13 free throw attempts (his team’s only shots from the line), including four inside the final 20 seconds to clinch the victory.

RJ Cole led UConn (2310) with 20 points on 7-of-15 shooting, but UConn scored just 22 points in the first half and spent most of the game playing from behind.

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NHL roundup: Leafs edge Hurricanes in big Eastern matchup Field Level Media

Erik Kallgren made 34 saves in his second career NHL start and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 Thursday night, stopping the Metropolitan Division leaders from taking the Eastern Conference lead.

Kallgren earned a shutout against the Dallas Stars in his first NHL start on Tuesday. He made his debut with 30 minutes of relief on March 10 in an overtime loss to the Arizona Coyotes.

Ilya Mikheyev, Mitchell Marner and Ondrej Kase scored for the Maple Leafs, who have won two in a row and sit five points behind the conferenceleading Florida Panthers.

Ethan Bear and Vincent Trocheck scored for the Hurricanes, who have lost two straight and sit one point behind the Panthers. Former Maple Leafs goaltender Frederik Andersen made 18 saves for Carolina.

Oilers 6, Sabres 1 Connor McDavid extended his multi-point streak to four games with a goal and an assist as Edmonton routed visiting Buffalo.

Kailer Yamamoto and Tyson Barrie also each had a goal and an assist for the Oilers, who won their fourth straight. Mike Smith made 27 saves.

Victor Olofsson scored and Craig Anderson made 30 saves for the Sabres, who lost for the first time in three games.

Penguins 3, Blues 2 (SO) Bryan Rust scored the shootout winner to lift Pittsburgh past host St. Louis.

Chad Ruhwedel and Mike Matheson scored in regulation for the Penguins, and Tristan Jarry made 23 saves. Jarry added two stops in the shootout, and the Blues missed the target twice.

Ivan Barbashev paced the Blues’ offense with a goal and an assist, and David Perron also scored. Ville Husso, who finished with 43 saves, stopped the first three Penguins attempts in the shootout before Rust beat him.

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Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Erik Kallgren (50) reaches for the puck as defenseman TJ Brodie (78) covers Carolina Hurricanes forward Vincent Trocheck (16) in the second period at Scotiabank Arena on Thursday.

Capitals 7, Blue Jackets 2 Anthony Mantha scored two first-period goals and visiting Washington won handily against Columbus.

Alex Ovechkin and Conor Sheary each had a goal and an assist for Washington, which has won three straight and six of seven (6-0-1). Vitek Vanecek made 39 saves.

Oliver Bjorkstrand and Patrik Laine scored for Columbus, which had won three straight.

Joonas Korpisalo allowed three goals on nine shots before Elvis Merzlikins came on early in the second period and made 20 saves.

Stars 4, Canadiens 3 (OT) John Klingberg recorded two goals, including the winner with 10 seconds remaining in overtime, as Dallas defeated host Montreal.

Jamie Benn had a three-point night, collecting a goal and two assists for Dallas. Radek Faksa scored the Stars’ other goal.

Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield each had a goal and an assist for Montreal. Corey Schueneman also scored for the

Chris Kreider scores 40th goal, but Rangers lose late to Islanders Colin Stephenson Newsday

NEW YORK — That was a fun way to spend St. Patrick’s Day - for Islander fans, anyway.

The Rangers and Islanders got together on Thursday for only the second time this season, and with the Isles fully healthy this time, and the Rangers bolstered by their new trade acquisition, Frank Vatrano, the fans at Madison Square Garden were treated to a fast-paced, end-to-end affair that ended with the visitors riding the hot goaltending of Ilya Sorokin to thrilling 2-1 victory.

Kyle Palmieri deflected in a shot from Ryan Pulock past Igor Shesterkin with 2:44 remaining to break a 1-1 tie.

The Rangers were upset that a moment before, the Islanders’ Oliver Wahlstrom had appeared to catch Rangers defenseman Ryan Lindgren in the mouth with an elbow, but no penalty was called.

As the Islanders’ hopes for a playoff spot become less and less realistic, games like this one against the Rangers are increasingly the only things they have real reason to get up for. The win for the Islanders evened the series at 1-1, with two more contests remaining.

The game had been rescheduled from Nov. 28, when the Islanders were in the throes of COVID-19 hell. The Rangers had beaten them, 4-1, in UBS Arena on the night before Thanksgiving, at a time

when the Isles were missing eight regulars due to COVID and other injury. The teams were supposed to play again that Sunday, but the game was postponed to Thursday.

The victory for the Islanders lifted them above NHL .500, at 25-24-9, while the Rangers’ two-game winning streak was stopped. They fell to 38-18-5, and fell out of a tie with the Pittsburgh Penguins and into third place in the Metropolitan Division.

Vatrano, a 5-11, 197-pound forward acquired Wednesday from the Florida Panthers in exchange for a fourth-round pick in this summer’s NHL draft, made his Rangers debut on the right wing of the Artemi Panarin-Ryan Strome line.

“I think he’s pretty excited,” Rangers coach Gerard Gallant said in his pregame media briefing Thursday of Vatrano. “He seemed to be really excited this morning, and looking forward to an opportunity and playing more minutes, obviously.”

Vatrano had been playing in a fourth-line role with the Panthers, and had scored 10 goals and nine assists in 49 games. But he figured to get a lot more ice time with the Rangers, who needed more offensive production from their bottom two lines, in addition to getting a right winger for Strome and Panarin who could score a goal now and again.

Habs, putting the Canadiens ahead in the third period on his first career NHL goal.

Flyers 5, Predators 4 Joel Farabee scored the goahead goal at 18:41 of the third period to lift host Philadelphia

past Nashville.

Farabee also had an assist while Kevin Hayes and Travis Sanheim each added one goal and one assist for the Flyers, who snapped a three-game losing streak. The Flyers held a lengthy pregame ceremony to

honor captain Claude Giroux before competing in his 1,000th career game with the franchise.

Tanner Jeannot, Phil Myers, Ryan Johansen and Filip Forsberg each scored one goal for the Predators. Roman Josi had three assists, propelling his season total to 52. Predators goaltender Juuse Saros stopped 28 shots.

Golden Knights 5, Panthers 3 Nicolas Roy scored the goahead goal with 6:37 remaining and Logan Thompson made 33 saves as Vegas snapped a fivegame losing streak with a win over Florida in Las Vegas.

Vegas prevailed despite losing center Jack Eichel to an upper-body injury. Evgenii Dadonov scored two goals and Brett Howden and William Karlsson also scored for Vegas, which had absorbed five consecutive regulation losses for the first time in franchise history.

Carter Verhaeghe, Sam Bennett and Sam Reinhart scored and Aaron Ekblad registered three assists for Florida, which had a seven-game point streak snapped (6-0-1). Spencer Knight finished with 28 saves.

Red Wings 1, Canucks 0

Alex Nedeljkovic made 43 saves as Detroit defeated host Vancouver. Pius Suter scored the lone goal, in the second period, as the Red Wings snapped a six-game losing streak (0-5-1).

It was Nedeljkovic’s second shutout of the season and the fifth of his NHL career. His save total was the highest in a shutout by a Detroit goaltender since Hall of Famer Terry Sawchuk stopped 50 in a game against the New York Rangers in 1959.

Thatcher Demko made 34 saves for Vancouver, which fell to 1-2-1 in its past four games.

Kings 3, Sharks 0 Cal Petersen made 29 saves and Los Angeles avoided a season sweep by visiting San Jose.

It was Petersen’s second shutout in the past four games and third overall this season.

Anze Kopitar, Phillip Danault and Adrian Kempe scored and Sean Durzi had two assists for the Kings, who had lost the previous three meetings against the Sharks this season and nine of 11 over the past two years.

James Reimer made 24 saves for the Sharks, who were trying to earn at least a point in five straight games for the first time this season.

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Gio Reyna called up to USMNT as team prepares for final World Cup qualifying push Kevin Baxter Los Angeles Times

LOS ANGELES — Forward Gio Reyna returns to the young U.S. roster, called up Thursday for this month’s final three World Cup qualifiers, which will determine whether the U.S. returns to in this fall’s tournament in Qatar.

The U.S., second behind Canada in the eight-team CONCACAF qualifying standings, must finish in the top three to earn an automatic berth in

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guaranteed Saturday.

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were able to play great defense.

“On Offense, we knew they liked to double and trap the wings. We were able to utilize the high post with either Brett Richards or Dan Warner with screen and roll.”

Brett Richards has recorded 21 double-doubles this season, including 18 in a row. He had 20 points and 21 rebounds in the win over

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65.7 percent at the line and missed 12 times.

“It’s sad,” Tshiebwe said in a heartfelt series of answers at the postgame press conference. “I’ve waited for this a long time.”

The loss was the 10th for a No. 2 seed against a No. 15 seed in the NCAA Tournament.

Kentucky led 68-62 with 4:12 remaining but couldn’t

the World Cup, and its three remaining matches are against its three closest pursuers. The Americans will open against Mexico -- which trails the U.S. on goal differential -- March 24 in Mexico City, before facing fourth-place Panama, four points back of the U.S., in Orlando, Fla., on March 27.

Coach Gregg Berhalter’s team then closes qualifying March 30 in Costa Rica. Five points from the three games would guarantee a World Cup berth, meaning the U.S., which has never

won a qualifier in Mexico or Costa Rica, can’t afford to lose both.

Reyna, 19, is one of four teenagers on the USMNT roster, which averages 24 years of age and has just 12 appearances in competitive matches. Reyna hasn’t played for the U.S. since injuring a hamstring in the opening qualifier in September in El Salvador, but he proved his fitness in a 21-minute effort Wednesday, setting up the only goal in Dortmund’s Bundesliga win over Mainz.

Also returning are center backs Aaron Long and Erik Palmer-Brown and goalkeeper Ethan Horvath. Long has been out since rupturing an Achilles tendon last May, Palmer-Brown’s last national team camp came in 2018 while Horvath is back for the first time since qualifying began in September.

They will join a core centered around Chelsea attacker Christian Pulisic, who has collected three goals and an assist in his last six appearances across all competitions for his club

team. He also scored a 2-0 U.S. win over Mexico in Cincinnati in November.

LAFC’s Kellyn Acosta, who has played in 10 of the 11 qualifiers this cycle, is also on the team.

But the U.S. is missing some big pieces as well. Goalkeeper Matt Turner of the New England Revolution, who hasn’t played for club or country since February’s qualifying win over Honduras in subzero temperatures in Minnesota, was not called up.

Carr, 30, his former college quarterback at Fresno State and one of his best friends.

Carr told ABC30 in Central California last summer that he would put on a “full court press” to recruit Adams if he ever had the opportunity, and Adams said it would be a “dream” to play with Carr again.

The Raiders, with Josh McDaniels as their new head coach, now have loaded up to match wits in this year’s AFC West arms race.

They gave edge rusher Maxx Crosby a massive contract extension, spent big money to sign free-agent pass rusher Chandler Jones, acquired Colts corner Rock Ya-Sin in

a player trade that sent edge Yannick Ngakoue to Indianapolis, and signed Ravens corner Anthony Averett.

Vegas defensive coordinator Pat Graham, who came inches away from landing his first head coaching job this past cycle after his work with the Giants, now inherits by far the most talented unit he has

run as a DC. McDaniels, meanwhile, now has an offense paced by Carr, receivers Adams and Hunter Renfrow, tight end Darren Waller and running back Josh Jacobs.

Patrick Mahomes’ Chiefs, Justin Herbert’s Chargers, Wilson’s Broncos and Carr’s Raiders unquestionably comprise

one of the most exciting and highly anticipated divisions football can offer.

And just think: the NFL is only a couple days into free agency, the draft isn’t until late April, and training camp is still four months away.

Football is just getting started.

(because of a COVID-19 positive).

He was the 2020 media good guy award winner during the difficult pandemic season. And he was the first player to diplomatically take reporters’ questions on Joe Judge’s job status on Black Monday even though the players had no answers.

Defensive coordinator Pat Graham’s Giants defense was

the highlight of the past two seasons under Judge, and Ryan was one of that unit’s primary leaders. He was second on the team in tackles both seasons, with 94 in 2020 and 117 in 2021.

He was a big part of the Giants’ biggest win since 2016: a 17-12 road upset victory of Russell Wilson’s Seattle Seahawks in December 2020.

The Giants even signed him

to a contract extension on Christmas Day 2020, rewarding a player who’d signed here on a flier late that summer.

Ryan, a longtime corner, has remade himself later in his career to become a versatile safety. His game wasn’t perfect down the stretch of last season, but he was one of this team’s brightest spots the past two years on the

Giants’ best side of the ball.

The Giants, it can be argued easily, were playing winning football on defense for the most part, undone by a pathetic offense and bad punter.

Since, Graham left for the Las Vegas Raiders, even though the Giants wanted him to return. Middle linebacker Blake Martinez had to take a pay cut to stay. Ryan

is gone to free agency. And

Plattsburgh. The senior forward is averaging 25 points and close to 15 rebounds per game.

Alex Schmidt has stepped up big time as well, averaging 16 points per game, while forward Dan Warner averages 12 per contest.

Sophomore Jack Mullins and senior Avery Clickman round out the starting five and have also contrbuted greatly to the Riders’ success.

“Jack and Avery aren’t always seen in the box scores but what they do on the court in supporting the team is outstanding,” Ferguson said.

“They are both outstanding defensive players and are typically given the hardest assignments, which is to defensively cover the number one and two offensive players on the other team. They are one of the main reasons for our success this year.”

Ferguson feels the recipe for winning the championship is clear cut.

“Total team effort for both days,” Ferguson said. “We know we are playing teams as good or better than us. We discuss with the players that the best teams do not always win, it’s the teams playing the

best at that time that win.”

Allegany-Limestone has taken a similar path to the state semifinals as Ichabod Crane, going from a sixth seed to the Section VI championship, beating Olean — a team it had lost to three times during the regular season — 67-56 in overtime in the title game.

The Gators went on to defeat Section V champion Newark, 45-30 in the Far West Regional championship game to punch its ticket to Glens Falls.

Coached by Glenn Anderson, the Gators have reeled

off nine wins in a row since losing to Fredonia on Feb. 8.

Senior Tyler Curran, a 6-2, forward, is Allegany-Limestone’s top scoring threat, averaging 18 points per game. No one else averages in double figures, but Huddy Kwiatkowski, Andrew Giardini and Anthony DeCapua all average eight points per contest.

The Riders will have had tremendous fan support all season long and through the playoff run and Ferguson expects plenty of fans to be in the building this weekend.

“It’s been outstanding

support for our coaches and team,” Ferguson said. “When we came out at Plattsburgh and saw almost half of the stands filled with ICC supporters it picked up the team even more.

“We are confident being closer to the area this weekend will bring out even more fans to support us. The fan experience is awesome. The signs they make and the chants they have are great.

This has been a great experience for the team.”

close out the game, a failure coach John Calipari called inexcusable.

“When you’re up (six) with three minutes to go ... you figure out how to win the game,” Calipari said.

TyTy Washington Jr. drilled a low laser of a 3-pointer from the top of the key to keep Kentucky’s hopes alive with 21.6 seconds left in overtime, cutting the Peacocks’ lead to 81-79.

But Matthew Lee and Edert made two free throws apiece as Saint Mary’s sank eight foul shots in a row in the final two minutes of OT to seal the

bracket-busting upset.

A free-throw parade swung the pendulum throughout overtime, and the 2,637-student school from Jersey City, N.J. wouldn’t buckle.

Banks converted two for a 77-76 Saint Peter’s advantage with 1:45 remaining in OT, and Sahvir Wheeler overthrew Tshiebwe for Kentucky’s 13th turnover. Hassan Drame recovered a bullet pass for a right-handed layup and 79-76 lead with 1:02 remaining and regained possession when Keion Brooks’ try hit the bottom of the rim and caromed off of his head

with 41.5 ticks left. An official replay review gave the Peacocks possession.

Tshiebwe powered in a pair of point-blank baskets and Kentucky went ahead 75-71 in the first 90 seconds of overtime. Saint Peter’s cut the deficit to three with a free throw and after Wheeler missed two foul shots, Edert splashed a trey from the top of the key, knotting the score for the 15th time.

Kellan Grady got a second try at a 3-pointer after missing the first and made it count, hitting all net from the left wing as Kentucky

grabbed a 71-69 lead with 48 seconds left in regulation.

It would last only one possession. Edert’s floating layup danced around the rim, dropped and tied the game at 71 with 23 seconds remaining.

Washington missed from the potential game-winner from the right corner in the final seconds.

Banks escaped Grady on a backdoor cut to capitalize Kentucky’s turnover and trim the lead to 68-64, and Saint Peter’s cut the lead to two on Drame’s putback. The Peacocks got the ball back with

1:46 left with another stop.

Edert curled off a screen to the top of the key from the right corner and rolled in a 3 for the 69-68 lead.

Neither team led by more than five points until the 5-foot-9 Wheeler scooped a layup off the glass just beyond the fingertips of KC Ndefo. The 68-62 lead beckoned an immediate timeout from Holloway with 4:12 left.

Ndefo’s unforced turnover followed, handing the ball and momentum back to Kentucky.

corner James Bradberry’s status is in limbo due to his large 2022 salary cap hit, made worse by a midseason contract restructure with the team.

Other than that, everything’s fine.

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Five ways Freddie Freeman improves an already loaded Dodgers team Jack Harris Los Angeles Times

PHOENIX — Well before the signing was official, Dodgers players couldn’t help but be mesmerized by the possibility.

Asked over the past week what the signing of former most valuable player Freddie Freeman as a free agent would add to the team, they voiced almost universal excitement.

“We’d be extremely dangerous with him,” Max Muncy said.

Echoed Trea Turner: “I think he would be a huge, huge pickup for us from many, many standpoints.”

Clayton Kershaw couldn’t resist the idea either: “I feel like we have a real chance to win with the guys in this clubhouse. With that said, Freddie’s a really good baseball player.”

The Dodgers will soon discover just how good they can indeed be with Freeman at the heart of their lineup, after the team agreed to terms with the former Atlanta Braves star on a six-year, $162 million contract, according to people with knowledge of the situation.

The move comes with risks: The Dodgers’ projected luxury tax payroll is now up to almost $279.5 million, according to Cot’s Baseball Contracts (that includes all of Trevor Bauer’s $34 million salary this year, which could be reduced if he is suspended), well past the third tax threshold and just $10 million shy of a fourth level that would trigger a new 80% penalty.

A team that once was wary of awarding longterm contracts now has two massive ones on the books, with Freeman locked up through his age37 season and Mookie Betts through his age-39 campaign.

Still, the blockbuster addition could prove to be worthwhile. One of the few holes on the team -- a left-handed slugger to replace the departed Corey Seager -- has been filled. And if they weren’t already, the Dodgers’ lineup is now arguably the biggest juggernaut in the league and on paper has the chance to be one of their best ever.

That’s the kind of firepower Freeman has the potential to bring. Here are five ways he can make it happen and help improve an already stacked team: Consistent production Freeman hasn’t just been one of the best players in baseball over the last decade. He’s been as consistent as almost any superstar, too.

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Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman (5) hits a home run against the Houston Astros during the third inning of game five of the 2021 World Series at Truist Park on Oct. 31.

in the second half of his career, posting a batting average of .300 or better in five of the past six seasons. His on-base-plus-slugging percentages have only dipped below .900 twice during that time, too.

He’s been durable, playing at least 117 games in every full season of his career and missing just seven over the last four campaigns combined.

His defense has also remained reliable, with Freeman recording an above-average mark in the defensive runs saved analytic in all but three seasons.

He hasn’t shown many signs of slowing down, either. Last year he hit more than 30 home runs for the third time while also posting the secondlowest strikeout percentage of his career (trailing only the pandemic-shortened 2020 season).

One more piece of evidence: OPS+, an all-encompassing advanced metric in which Freeman has been rated as at least 30% better than the league average at the plate every year since 2013.

Left-handed balance Before acquiring Freeman, the Dodgers’ best left-handed hitters were Muncy (coming off a

significant elbow injury), Cody Bellinger (coming off a career-worst year) and still unproven Gavin Lux. It was a potential weakness, especially in a National League dominated largely by tough righthanders such as Jacob deGrom, Max Scherzer and Chris Bassitt in New York, Yu Darvish and Joe Musgrove in San Diego, Corbin Burnes and Brandon Woodruff in Milwaukee, and Logan Webb in San Francisco -- all of whom are potential playoff foes.

Freeman’s addition addresses that hole, effectively replacing Seager. In his career, Freeman has hit over .300 against right-handed pitchers with a .941 OPS (while still also posting decent marks of .266 and .784, respectively, against lefthanders). Lineup flexibility With Freeman likely locking down first base, the Dodgers now have brand new combinations for utilizing the rest of their lineup.

Muncy will be freed up to play second base or serve as the designated hitter. Chris Taylor can also continue in his effective utility role, playing almost any position in the infield or outfield. Lux

can be saved for more favorable matchups, too, when the Dodgers want to field a left-handed heavy lineup.

Freeman also adds insurance against injuries, giving the team another major weapon to rely on if others go down around him.

And when they’re all healthy, a potential lineup could look like this: Betts, Freeman, Trea Turner, Muncy, Will Smith, Justin Turner, Bellinger, AJ Pollock, Taylor. Playoff experience In 42 career postseason games, Freeman has proved himself a clutch October performer.

Overall, he has hit .290 in the playoffs with nine home runs and 20 RBIs. He is coming off one of his best single postseasons, too, when he hit .304 and slugged .625 during the Braves’ title run a year ago.

It will come as a boost for the Dodgers, whose banged-up lineup struggled with inconsistency during the 2021 postseason -- hot some nights but coming up empty in the clutch on others, especially during their six-game loss to the Braves in the NL Championship Series.

Another benefit: The Dodgers no longer will have to face Freeman in the playoffs. Freeman crushed L.A. pitching over his postseason career, batting .286 with five home runs and 11 RBIs over their four playoff meetings since 2013. Clubhouse presence For all Freeman provided on the field, he left an indelible mark behind the scenes in Atlanta, too.

That much was clear following the team’s World Series title last October, when one teammate after another professed joy at seeing Freeman reach the mountaintop after so many years.

“He means everything to this team,” Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson said. “Nobody deserves it on our team more than him.”

Added Braves manager Brian Snitker: “How he comes to play every day, what he does in our community, the person he is, the emphasis he has on all of his teammates, me in particular. I don’t know what I’d do without him, quite honestly.”

Now the Dodgers will be the beneficiary, adding Freeman to a clubhouse that already includes veteran leaders such as Kershaw, Betts and Justin Turner -- hoping it will become one more way the $162 million addition can further tilt the scales and solidify one of the most talented lineups in team history.

MLB free agency roundup: Cardinals sign OF Corey Dickerson Field Level Media

The St. Louis Cardinals added a veteran presence to their outfield, signing Corey Dickerson to a one-year, $5 million contract pending a physical, multiple outlets reported Thursday.

An All-Star and Gold Glove winner, Dickerson has played for four teams over the past three seasons. He batted .271 with six home runs and 29 RBIs in 109 games last season for the Miami Marlins and Toronto Blue Jays.

Dickerson, 32, hit as many as 27 home runs in a season when he made his only All-Star Game appearance in 2017 as a member of the Tampa Bay Rays. He won his only Gold Glove a season later with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

In nine seasons, Dickerson is a .283 hitter with 128 home runs and 416 RBIs in 937 career games for the Colorado Rockies (2013-15), Rays (2016-17), Pirates (2018-19), Philadelphia Phillies (2019), Marlins (2020-21) and Blue Jays. The left-handed hitter has a career .845 OPS against right-handed pitching.

–Colorado Rockies righthander Alex Colome agreed to terms on a one-year contract.

Financial terms were not disclosed by the Rockies.

Colome, 33, posted a 4-4 record with 17 saves and a 4.15 ERA in 67 relief appearances last season with the Minnesota Twins. He owns a 32-27 record with 155 saves and a 3.11 ERA in 393 career appearances with the Tampa Bay Rays (2013-18), Seattle Mariners (2018), Chicago White Sox (2019-20) and Twins.

–Left-hander Andrew Chafin agreed to a two-year contract with the Detroit Tigers.

Financial terms were not disclosed by the Tigers.

Chafin, 31, went 2-4 with a career-high five saves and a 1.83 ERA in 71 relief appearances last season with the Chicago Cubs and Oakland Athletics. He is 12-17 with eight saves and a 3.30 ERA in 412 career appearances (three starts) with the Arizona Diamondbacks (2014-20), Cubs (2020-21) and Athletics.

–The San Diego Padres

signed right-hander Nick Martinez to a one-year contract with player options for 2023-25.

Martinez, 31, last pitched in the majors with the Texas Rangers (2014-17) before

spending the past four seasons in Japan.

According to multiple reports, the deal could be worth at least $25.5 million over four seasons and as much as $31.5 million.

Martinez will reportedly receive a $2 million signing bonus and a $4 million salary in 2022. The following three seasons include $6.5 million player options with $1.5 million buyouts. If he makes at

least 20 starts in any season, the salary climbs $1 million in all subsequent seasons.

Martinez posted a 1.62 ERA last season with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in Japan. He was 17-30 with a 4.77 ERA in

88 games (68 starts) with the Rangers, striking out 237 batters in 415 1/3 innings.

–The Texas Rangers added infielder/outfielder Brad Miller on a two-year deal with financial terms not disclosed.

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Jealousy leads to cracks in trio’s relationship Dear Abby, My best friend of a few years, “Leia,” and I are very close. We were basically a unit, spending every day together.

But now I have a girlfriend, “Kara.” She’s a mutual DEAR ABBY friend of both of us.

Kara and I have been together for only a few months, but I already care about her very much. I don’t want things to change. The problem is, she’s jealous of the connection I have with Leia, and Leia feels ditched, like I’m not spending enough time with her.

I know the conventional advice is to dump one or the other, but I care about them both too much to lose either one, and I need to find a balance instead. How do I go about having a best friend and a relationship at the same time?

Pulled In Two Directions

JEANNE PHILLIPS

Start by telling Kara that if you wanted a romance with Leia, it would have already happened, and that your friendship with Leia is important to you. Then tell Kara you care about her and feel there could be a future with her, but ONLY if she’s able to control her jealousy and insecurity where Leia is concerned.

After that, explain to Leia that you care about your friendship very much and don’t want her to feel neglected, but now that you have a girlfriend, you have less time to spend with her than you did in the past. Then cross your fingers.

Dear Abby, From the time I was a child, I’ve always wanted to be helpful. If people asked me for favors, no matter how small or out of the way they were, I was always happy to help.

Recently, though, I have been noticing that when I ask for help in return, there are very few people I can actually rely on.

I know a lot of people consider me naive and gullible because of my willingness to

help, but I have reached the point where I don’t want to do anything for anyone unless they’re sincere about their friendship.

How do I politely show them I’m not as clueless and naive as they think I am?

Frustrated And Annoyed

Pickles

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You don’t have to be confrontational or unpleasant.

Accomplish that goal by being less helpful — FAR less helpful — to those who don’t return the favors you bestow.

Dear Abby, My fiance, “Jay,” has a 14-year-old daughter who has been home-schooling during the quarantine, and she refuses to put pants on. When we ask her to, she gets upset. She isn’t built like the average teenager. Abby, she’s 5’10” and weighs 200 pounds, so it’s like seeing a grown woman in her underwear.

I think it’s inappropriate for a young woman her age to be unwilling to dress herself fully, and I don’t like seeing her like that every time I go to their house. Jay doesn’t notice. He says it doesn’t bother him, and he doesn’t mind when I ask her to put shorts on. I don’t feel it’s my place at this point to dictate what she wears, but I’m uncomfortable. I don’t know if I’m crossing a line or if it’s normal to feel this way. Help!

Didn’t Think I Was A Prude Your fiance is OK with his daughter’s attire in their home. If your engagement to Jay leads to marriage, you will be living there permanently, so your opinion should be respected. Someone has to have “the talk” with your fiance’s daughter about the fact she’s no longer a child; she has become a young woman. The person to do that is her father.

The message would be better coming from him because you’re not her parent, and it may help you avoid being perceived as the “wicked stepmother-to-be.”

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By Stella Wilder Born today, you are likely to make something of a splash when you are young, attracting attention to yourself through the repeated demonstration of certain highly regarded skills — and the trick, for the rest of your life, will be matching your early successes and notoriety later on, when other people, and even you, have gotten used to your accomplishments and you struggle to prove that you’re capable of reaching farther and doing more than ever before.

The version of yourself that you put on public display is not always the same as the “you” that you reserve for friends and loved ones, and it’s most important for you to remember which is which. Confuse them even for a moment, and you are likely to threaten the professional and personal relationships that are central to your well-being.

Also born on this date are: Bruce Willis, actor; Glenn Close, actress; Wyatt Earp, lawman; Ursula Andress, actress; Patrick McGoohan, actor; William Jennings Bryan, statesman: Andy Reid, football coach; Maddy Hill, 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.

SUNDAY, MARCH 20 PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — Someone close to you may be swept up in your journey of discovery today. Together, you can make a routine moment something special.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — The “little things” make a big difference to you today, but you may not be aware of all the effects until a surprise encounter opens your eyes.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — Use your time as you would under normal circumstances to-

day, but know that the circumstances will be anything but normal — for a while.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — You mustn’t let a past bout of uncertainty keep you from reaching for what you want today. That gold ring is there for you to claim!

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Slow and steady may not win the race today, but it allows you to see things for what they are and enjoy the progress you make step by step.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — That which comes to you through unexpected channels may have to be checked and double-checked before you include it in your routine.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — You have asked for a great deal, and you’re not expecting everything to come your way today, but what you do get your hands on excites you.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — What you need is not yet available to you, but you mustn’t lose sight of it in your mind’s eye as you get busy with today’s many tasks.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — How you interpret the day’s events will make a big difference today — not only to you, but also to those who have allied themselves with you.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — The way you’ve done things in the past can be combined with one or two exciting new methods — and the results may surprise even you.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Cast your mind back and you’ll come upon a time that figures prominently in your affairs right now, but in a subtle and unusual way.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — You can serve others well today without doing anything to threaten your progress. You have enough time and resources to do it all for now.

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As dealer, what call would you make?

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Partner opens 1C and right-hand opponent passes. What call would you make?

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48 Rarin’ to go 49 “__ Smile Be Your Umbrella” 50 Pantyhose mishap 52 Rosary piece 53 Houston & Elliott 55 Buddy 56 Female who gets fleeced 57 To and __

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Now not showing in Russia

From right, Meilin Lee (voice of Rosalie Chiang) and her friends Priya (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan), Miriam (Ava Morse) and Abby (Hyein Park) in “Turning Red.” Disney/Pixar

Studios and performers show support for Ukraine, cancelling shows, movies

By THERESA BRAINE New York Daily News

‘Turning Red’ tackles trial of tweens Raging hormones turn a girl into a panda in Pixar’s imaginative latest

By MICHAEL PHILLIPS Chicago Tribune

“Turning Red” asserts the value of a metaphor signifying more than one thing. With any story centered on a 13-year-old’s multidirectional hormones in the sweaty grip of puberty, anything less than one would be a cruel lie.

This is the latest feature from Pixar, quicksilver in its pacing and clear-eyed in its conflicts between parents and children. It’s set in 2002 Toronto, with a Chinese Canadian protagonist blessed with toothy grin reminiscent of Wallace of “Wallace & Gromit” fame.

“Turning Red” is also the first Pixar feature on which a female filmmaker — co-writer and director Domee Shi — ran the show and receives sole directorial credit.

Well, these things take a while.

Thirty-six years, in this case.

The travails of puberty or puberty-adjacent growing pains have made a few oblique appearances in the Pixar realm before, but “Turning Red” marks the first animated film within the Disney corporate kingdom to feature a sight gag centered on tampons.

This is moments after the mother in the story asks her daughter, breathlessly, on the other side of a bedroom door: “Did the red peony bloom?” At this point, young Meili’s hormonal surge has turned her into a giant red panda. So, yes.

When Mei Lee (voiced by Rosalie Chiang) feels her emotions taking over, not to mention her swoony thoughts about certain members of certain boy bands, the panda comes out to play. Disney/Pixar

‘TURNING RED’ 3.5 stars (out of 4) MPAA rating: PG (for thematic material, suggestive content and language) Running time: 1:40 Where to watch: Premiered March 12 on Disney+

A scene from the movie “Turning Red.” Pixar/Disney/TNS

Something’s blooming, all right.

With that, Shi’s sprightly, inventive film, co-written by Julia Cho,

takes its first metaphoric leap.

When Mei Lee (voiced by Rosalie Chiang) feels her emotions taking

over, not to mention her swoony thoughts about certain members of certain boy bands, the panda comes out to play. She feels like a “monster,” and does not know why this change overtakes her.

How can she learn manage these See RED C2

Film by film and concert by concert, the entertainment world is canceling Russia.

Performers, movie studios and other artistic entities are opting out of Russian film releases, concerts in response to the invasion of Ukraine.

Disney became the first major movie studio to halt film releases in Russia, joining a host of other entertainment entities.

“Given the unprovoked invasion of Ukraine and the tragic humanitarian crisis, we are pausing the release of theatrical films in Russia, including the upcoming ‘Turning Red’ from Pixar,” Disney said in a statement Monday. “We will make future business decisions based on the evolving situation. In the meantime, given the scale of the emerging refugee crisis, we are working with our NGO partners to provide urgent aid and other humanitarian assistance to refugees.”

Almost immediately after invading Ukraine last week, Russia was closed out of the annual Eurovision Song Contest, the European Broadcasting Union announced.

As the onslaught continued, more and more artists and performers added their voices to the chorus saying nyet. Besides Disney, Paramount, Warner Bros. and Sony have also pulled theatrical releases slated for Russia.

“The Batman,” “Morbius,” “The Lost City,” “Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and numerous others are being yanked, according to Indiewire.

The Cannes Film Festival will ban Russian delegations and anyone linked to the government from attending “unless the war of assault ends in conditions that will satisfy the Ukrainian people,” the long-running showcase said Tuesday.

Cannes stopped short of banning “artists and film professionals who have never ceased to fight against the contemporary regime, who cannot be associated with these unbearable actions, and those who are bombing Ukraine,” the festival team said in its statement, noting the reason for its 1939 creation.

“In resistance to the fascist and Nazi dictatorship, the Festival de See RUSSIA C2

A look at the year’s tightest Oscars race The 5 lead actress nominees and their chances

nominated for lead actress win? Judging from these conversations, yes. But this is Hollywood, a place where imagination is often divorced from reality. Let’s take a look and see.

By GLENN WHIPP Los Angeles Times

LOS ANGELES — The only certainty when it comes to this year’s lead actress Oscar race is that there is no certainty.

And there won’t be until the envelope is opened and the winner’s name is read at the ceremony on March 27.

None of the nominees appeared in a movie nominated for best picture. One, Kristen Stewart from “Spencer,” earned her film’s sole

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nomination. Three of the women — Olivia Colman, Penelope Cruz and Nicole Kidman — already have an

Oscar, though that was not an impediment last year when Frances McDormand won her third lead actress trophy (and

second in four years) for “Nomadland.”

Voters and awards consultants call me nearly every day

making an argument for their favorite nominee (or client, as the case may be). Could any one of the five women

At the Oscars: Nominated for supporting actress for “The Help” (2011) and lead actress for “Zero Dark Thirty” (2012) In her favor: It’s a transformative role! She sings!

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Darius Rucker wants to end racism in country music WWE to launch new

‘Biography’ episodes, ‘Rivals’ show at A&E

By JON BREAM Star Tribune

MINNEAPOLIS — Don’t let Darius Rucker’s love of golf or his sunny pontoon-country music mislead you. Nashville’s biggest Black star can be one serious dude, especially when it comes to racism.

Sure, he’ll talk about golf (he typically plays five days a week) or women’s basketball (loves his No. 1 ranked University of South Carolina). Or his onceand-future band Hootie & the Blowfish (there will be another reunion tour someday but not without a new album) or his love of Prince (Minnesota is the only place he plays “Purple Rain” on tour).

But he’ll discuss racism, the Morgan Wallen controversy and the “driving while Black” conversation he had with his 16-year-old son.

Rucker can’t believe that the Twin Cities — where he’s been popular for more than 25 years thanks to Hootie — has become a flashpoint in racial issues with the killings of George Floyd, Daunte Wright and other Black men by police.

“It’s sad that that’s a stain on Minneapolis, but it is,” said the singer, who was scheduled to play in Minneapolis on Friday.

Seeing the recent convictions of offending police officers gives Rucker hope that there is justice.

“Minneapolis is a great town.

You think about that stuff you see (on television), you also want to come and bring a little joy.”

Growing up in South Carolina, Rucker, 55, has dealt with racism his entire life, whether in the classroom or the football field.

“There was never a time when (racism) wasn’t around in my life,” he said Monday after a morning round of golf in Hilton Head, S.C. “It’s better now, but it’s not even close to where it should be. It’s a blot on our country. Let’s not let the extreme other side come out of the woodwork and be emboldened to think they can take over.”

When Rucker made the move from pop stardom to country music in 2008, country radio programmers told him that they’d play his songs but

By KATE FELDMAN New York Daily News

Darius Rucker performs on stage during the Grand Ole Opry’s 5000th Show at The Grand Ole Opry on Oct. 30 in Nashville, Tenn. Terry Wyatt/Getty Images/TNS

A&E is staying in the ring with WWE. The network has reached a multiyear expansion with WWE for more original programming and commissioned more than 130 new hours of premium WWE-themed series and specials, the company announced Tuesday.

Among the new projects are 35 new episodes of “Biography” on wrestling greats.

Previous episodes included “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, “Macho Man” Randy Savage, “Rowdy” Roddy Piper, Bret Hart and Mick Foley.

Multiple new seasons have also been ordered of “WWE’s Most Wanted Treasures,” a reality show starring Stephanie McMahon and Triple H hunting down elusive WWE collectibles. Spokesmen for

WWE and A&E did not immediately return a request for comment from the Daily News on whether Triple H will be returning after a heart attack in September.

A new series, “WWE Rivals,” “will chronicle the little-known stories behind the biggest clashes in WWE history” and “include revelatory insights from those who were a part of the rivalries that often extended far beyond the ring and the cameras.”

The renewed partnership expands WWE’s holdings on TV, with Fox hosting “Smackdown,” USA running “Raw” and Peacock airing pay-perviews like WrestleMania.

WWE is also still trying to hold off upstart company AEW, which moved one of its two weekly shows from TNT to TBS in January.

conversation will remain between them, he said, but he expressed disappointment that Wallen has not taken the opportunity to educate people about racism.

“I don’t want him to just apologize. He’s a good guy, a nice kid. I want him to look at it as ‘This is (messed) up. I want to change this.’ Let’s be part of the change, not part of the problem. Educate instead of cancel.”

Nineteen years ago, one sentence uttered in London about then-President George W. Bush got the Dixie Chicks canceled in country music. Wallen’s one sentence helped catapult him to the top of the Nashville charts with “Dangerous: The Double Album.”

“Morgan said what a lot of (people) agreed with. If you agree with them, they don’t want you canceled,” said Rucker. “That whole Dixie Chicks (controversy) is still one of the most shocking things in music history to me. They were the most-played band on country radio before that happened and then they’re not getting played at all.”

A few months ago, Rucker, who has homes in Nashville and Charleston, overheard someone near him utter the Nword in a Music City bar.

“It was all I could do not to start something. We let ‘em know that we were going to walk out. I’m not going to fight

somebody in a bar. It was just ‘Wow! This is stupid.’”

Although the “Wagon Wheel” hit-maker hasn’t recorded a country song dealing with race, one of Hootie’s biggest hits, “Hold My Hand,” addressed the subject.

“I always said ‘Hold My Hand’ was a protest song about racism but nobody got it,” said Rucker, who sings the tune at his country shows. “All they got was the ‘hold my hand’ positive stuff; they didn’t get what it was really saying.”

Last fall, Rucker had “the talk” with his son Jack, 16, about what to do when he gets stopped by police. “It’s sad that we have to do that, but we do,” said Rucker, who recalls getting pulled over about once a month in the 1990s in South Carolina.

He’s frustrated that race relations haven’t improved — except maybe at his concerts.

“I don’t think a lot of people who go to my shows have a problem. I think some people who wouldn’t come to my show because of who I am have a problem.”

He’s noticing more Black faces at his concerts — and messages from fans of color.

“One of my favorites was a guy: ‘I’ve loved country music my whole life but I wouldn’t tell anybody because there wasn’t anybody that looked like me.

Now I’m proud to tell people I love country music.’ That makes you feel pretty good.”

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Cannes will always serve artists and industry professionals that raise their voices to denounce violence, repression, and injustices, for the main purpose to defend peace and liberty,” Cannes said.

Musically, Green Day, Imagine Dragons, English singer-songwriter Louis Tomlinson, Youngblud, indie pop trio AJR and a host of other musical acts are also canceling their concert tours, reported USA Today.

feelings, this messy, unruly stage of development? And with her exacting, controlling mother’s behavioral expectations, can Mei ever be allowed to let it go, whatever the “it” is at the moment?

In deft strokes “Turning Red” introduces the highly verbal, high-achieving, authoritypleasing Mei and her three best friends, voiced by Ava Morse, Hyein Park and Maitreyi Ramakrishnan. They’re a wonderful group of varying personalities. When Mei lets them

in on the panda problem, the film takes off. The girls yearn to catch an upcoming concert featuring their favorite crushworthy boy band, 4-Town (inexplicably, there are five of them). Doing so requires significant deception, along with dubious fundraising methods, with Meili busting out her inner panda at a frenemy’s birthday party for cash. Those concert tickets are not cheap!

The larger plot development here relates to the ancient Chinese family curse causing the present-tense problems for Mei. Sandra Oh voices the role of Mei’s mother, who knows more than she initially tells.

She manages the ancestral

temple, open to visitors; Orion Lee, co-star of the exquisite “First Cow,” does a lot with very little dialogue as Mei’s taciturn father.

The movie accommodates all sorts of visual and narrative ideas, from a climactic kaiju-style battle of monsters to the zingy repartee of a good coming-of-age comedy. It doesn’t all work; the destructoclimax feels rote. But the movie glides along without the knotty world-building and expository detours of “Soul,” for example, or the ruthless pathos of “Inside Out.” I liked both, for different reasons, but the genial frankness and genuine freshness of “Turning Red” is more

my speed. At a time when puberty’s hitting millions of kids thwarted in so many ways by the last two years, it feels welcome indeed.

Director Shi made the Oscar-winning Pixar short “Bao,” which deployed its own wild, rewarding metaphor — a steamed dumpling becomes a forlorn mother’s second child — in a story of parental ties that bind, until they’re loosened with love. “Turning Red” is pure Pixar in its imaginative clash of genres and impulses. Yet it’s something new, too, its own cultural- and gender-specific creation. I’m eager to see what Shi does next, metaphorically and every other way.

anguish and elation with a grounded empathy. Two of the top three U.S. film critics groups — the National Society of Film Critics and the Los Angeles Film Critics Association — gave Cruz the lead actress award. (New York went with Lady Gaga. R.I.P.) And in the absence of in-person events, voters seem to be paying heed to critics a bit more this year.

Reasons for concern: A fair number of academy members still haven’t checked out “Parallel Mothers.” It may have arrived a bit late for Cruz to establish a real foothold in the race.

Chances of winning: If all those international members the academy has added the past few years vote in a unified bloc, then maaaaybe? She’s long overdue to win for one of her collaborations with Almodovar.

lead actress for “Rabbit Hole” (2010) and supporting actress for “Lion” (2016) In her favor: Kidman’s casting as Lucille Ball didn’t sit well with many on social media when it was announced.

But once people actually saw the movie (always a good idea), the complaints subsided. In a film dominated by writer-director Aaron Sorkin’s voice, Kidman manages to wrestle control and deliver a razor-sharp take on Ball’s perfectionism, insecurities and genius. Plus, it affords her the too-rare opportunity to be funny. And she’s good at it!

Reasons for concern: “Being the Ricardos” didn’t pick up any Oscar nominations outside of its three acting nods, indicating that academy support for the film doesn’t run particularly deep.

Chances of winning: Kidman has enjoyed some highs and lows in the two decades since she won for “The Hours.”

Oscar victories are often a question of timing, and voters might decide that this is a nice

spot to reward her again.

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significantly, she makes us sort of like — or at least understand and recognize — televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker. She digs deeper than offering just an impression or caricature.

Also: If degree of difficulty is measured by time spent in the makeup chair (as it often is at the Oscars), Chastain will win.

Reasons for concern: Hair and makeup was the movie’s only other nomination — and all that mascara might overshadow Chastain’s affecting performance. The movie did not go over well with critics or audiences, and it might require some kind of divine intervention for the outcome to go any better at the Oscars.

Chances of winning: She won SAG. It could happen. If you’re a fan, remember the title of one of Tammy Faye’s favorite songs: “Don’t Give Up (On the Brink of a Miracle).”

OLIVIA COLMAN, “THE

he shouldn’t expect to be welcomed by listeners.

“I was told the audience wouldn’t accept a Black country singer because it had been 25 years since (Black country star) Charley Pride had had a hit,” Rucker remembered. “But it worked. Charley opened the door.”

And now Rucker has kicked open the door for Kane Brown, who just scored his eighth No. 1 single, as well as Jimmie Allen, a nominee for Grammy’s best new artist, and triple Grammy nominee Mickey Guyton, who sang “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the Super Bowl last month.

“Nashville is changing a lot,” said Rucker. “Instead of the labels seeing a Black face on the cover of a CD and just throwing it out there, I think every (label) is actually looking for African American artists they can make stars.” Elephant in the room The big elephant in Music City’s room is newly minted superstar Morgan Wallen, who was caught on video uttering the N-word last year.

He was ostracized by the industry but became a massive album seller who has returned to the Grand Ole Opry and the road. He’ll be Eric Church’s opening act for a June 11 show at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.

Rucker said Wallen called him shortly after the drunken video was aired by TMZ. That

Jeffrey Wright, left, as Lt. James Gordon, and Robert Pattinson in “The Batman.”

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LOST DAUGHTER” At the Oscars: Won lead actress for “The Favourite” (2018) and earned a supporting actress nod for “The Father” (2020) In her favor: Colman’s turn as a middle-aged professor sorting through her conflicted feelings about being a mother is yet another exemplary turn in an exceptional, lateblooming career. Remember the scene in which she tells a very pregnant woman on the beach that she’d rather not have a slice of cake and then reluctantly agrees to take a bit before parting with the (chef’s) kiss-off: “Children are a crushing responsibility.

Happy birthday.” Could anyone else deliver that particular line with as much frosty, passive-aggressive relish? It’s a line that launched a thousand think pieces about the film, but it’s also delightfully funny, a neat trick that Colman has effortlessly pulled off in many of her best roles.

Reasons for concern: Oscar voters like their acting winners

to show every bit of sweat and strain and suffering, so Colman’s work here might be a bit too cool in this field. (Or perhaps she’s the antidote to her hand-waving competitors.) She won an Oscar fairly recently and an Emmy just last year. Some might think that’s enough (for now, at least) and want to give someone else a moment.

Chances of winning: She denied Glenn Close her Oscar. Underestimate her at your peril.

PENELOPE CRUZ, “PARALLEL MOTHERS” At the Oscars: Won supporting actress for “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” (2008); nominated for lead actress for “Volver” (2006) and supporting actress for “Nine” (2009) In her favor: Cruz was Pedro Almodovar’s muse years before Julia Fox inspired Josh Safdie to write “Unca Jaaaaaaaaaaaams.”They’ve made eight movies together, and in “Parallel Mothers,” Cruz navigates a plot full of secrets and surprises and

NICOLE KIDMAN, “BEING THE RICARDOS” At the Oscars: Won lead actress for “The Hours” (2002); nominated for lead actress for “Moulin Rouge!” (2001),

Big E arrives for his match during the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Crown Jewel pay-per-view in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Oct. 21. Fayez Nureldine/AFP via Getty Images/TNS

KRISTEN STEWART, “SPENCER” At the Oscars: This is Stewart’s first nomination.

In her favor: After failing to earn a Screen Actors Guild Awards nomination, many presumed that Stewart’s bold, subversive turn as Princess Diana would be forgotten by Oscar voters. But the academy issued a corrective and a reprieve. And in doing so, it may well have given Stewart a rebound narrative that will propel her to victory. Who doesn’t love a snubs-to-riches story?

Reasons for concern: No one has won the lead actress Oscar without earning a SAG Awards nomination. Stewart was also (absurdly) the only person the academy recognized from “Spencer,” a movie that doesn’t fit traditional notions of what a movie about the royals should be. (And is the better for it.)

Chances of winning: Some might feel it’s a bit early yet to hand her the crown.

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Adam Richman attends Food Network & Cooking Channel New York City Wine & Food Festival presented by Capital One at The Standard High Line on Oct. 17 in New York. Noam Galai/Getty Images for NYCWFF/TNS

Taste of pop culture food Adam Richman ‘Eats the 80s’ on new History show

By RODNEY HO The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Adam Richman made his name on TV 14 years ago as the dude on Travel Channel’s “Man vs. Food,” willing to eat gargantuan amounts of food in short periods of time, taking on challenges from various restaurants across the country. It was possibly the most American job ever and is now Casey Webb’s job on the Cooking Channel.

‘ADAM EATS THE 80S’ 10 p.m. Sundays on History and available on demand on History.com the day after for cable subscribers and videoon-demand partners.

For Richman, it wasn’t a sustainable career for his long-term health. Nonetheless, he has since continued to find other ways to entertain audiences with food.

Richman’s latest venture on the History Channel called “Adam Eats the 80s” is a kaleidoscope of pop culture food and drink nuggets from the decade. He explores the origins of mall staples like Cinnabon and Auntie Anne’s pretzels while looking back on interesting (if failed) 1980s experiments like the Domino’s breakfast pizza. The show debuted last month on the History Channel.

“People are hungry for nostalgia,” said Richman. “I mean that in earnest. Things may seem a bit bleak and dark and tumultuous today. While the 1980s wasn’t devoid of those things, it was a decade that many look back on with fondness.”

The 1980s was also a period when pop culture was far less splintered. Most everyone consumed the same TV shows, movies, music videos

Beer-battered fried cod, served with extra-tangy tartar sauce, crispy french fries and cole slaw. Hillary Levin/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/TNS

Have your own fish fry at home

By DANIEL NEMAN St. Louis Post-Dispatch

As much as we love supporting all of the local churches, Elks clubs, and American Legion and VFW posts, you don’t actually have to go to them to have delicious fried fish. You can make your own fish fry at home.

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n other places, the transformation from winter to spring is noted by the bloom of the first crocus or the arrival of the first robin.

Around these parts, spring is heralded by the battering and frying of the first fish.

With spring comes Lent, and with Lent comes fish fries. It is an annual ritual as sacred and as inviolate as Spring Training.

But as much as we love supporting all of the local churches, Elks clubs, and American Legion and VFW posts, you don’t actually have to go to them to have delicious fried fish. You can make your own fish fry at home.

It’s easy and it’s fun. Your house may smell like the kitchen of a fish-and-chips restaurant, but it’s easy and fun.

I fried up what is technically called a mess of fish, with all the fixings (which are technically called fixin’s). It tasted like a Friday night at Our Lady, Star of the Sea. Fish fry fish comes battered and fried, breaded and fried, and baked. I battered and breaded mine, but I did not bake it because it is a fish fry, not a fish bake. I understand the difference in calories, but that’s not the point.

The fish-fry fish that is battered and fried is usually going to be cod, though the technique also

Extra-tangy tartar sauce to serve with a lenten fish fry at home. Hillary Levin/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/TNS

works with any number of other types of firm, white-flesh fish: haddock, pollock, halibut or even striped bass.

But cod is cheap and plentiful, which makes it the ideal fish for a fry.

The problem with battered fish is the batter. Under the wrong circumstances, it can be too thick and even bready. So I turned to the writings of J. Kenji Lopez-Alt, who is either a science-minded food writer or a food-minded science writer. As I’d hoped, he had a couple of suggestions for making batter that is as light as air.

And you do that by filling it with air, or at least carbon dioxide. He slowly mixes beer into this batter,

which traps little bubbles of carbon dioxide in it. If you don’t want beer, soda water will do the same trick.

He also keeps the beer (or soda water) ice cold, because colder liquid holds carbonation better. I put my beer in a bowl of ice water for an hour before cooking to make it as cold as possible. In addition, I mixed the cold beer with ice water, instead of regular water, because colder liquid also keeps gluten from forming — and gluten makes the batter thick.

It took just a little more effort than the unfussy way of frying battered fish, but I think it was worth it. My fish was as good as anything I’ve ever had at a fish-and-chips

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People are hungry for nostalgia. ... Things may seem a bit bleak and dark and tumultuous today.

While the 1980s wasn’t devoid of those things, it was a decade that many look back on with fondness.”

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Breaded catfish, served with hushpuppies and cole slaw, for a homemade lenten fish fry. Hillary Levin/St. Louis PostDispatch/TNS

restaurant or my nearest VFW hall.

Breading is easier, of course, so I also breaded some catfish fillets.

I did this two ways, once after first soaking them in milk and once without the soak.

Common wisdom holds that the milk makes catfish taste less fishy, and, in this case, the common wisdom is correct. I highly recommend soaking your catfish in milk, and it won’t even add any time to your cooking process.

Simply put the catfish in the milk when you begin to heat the oil, and you’ll be fine.

I used hot oil for the side dishes, too.

There is a simple but effective trick to making french fries that are delicately crisp on the outside and creamy smooth inside: Fry them twice.

It’s as simple as that. The first time, fry your hand-cut fries at 325 degrees for a few minutes. That basically cooks the fries all the way through, though the texture is soft.

Then, fry them again at 375 degrees for just a couple of minutes.

This step cooks the outside again until it becomes crispy without overcooking the interior.

With a liberal sprinkling of salt, the fries will be some of the best you’ve ever had.

Good fish fries, though, don’t limit themselves to French fries.

The best fish fries also offer hush puppies.

Hush puppies are one of those great American dishes: cornmeal with a bit of onion, moistened with buttermilk and fried in oil.

Nothing else is quite like them.

The ones I made were lighter than most, probably because the batter is made with both baking powder and baking soda. They puffed up enchantingly when they hit the hot oil, and they quickly cooked into golden balls of See FISH C8

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Last week’s puzzle answers

Horoscope

By Stella Wilder Born Sunday, you are very much the product of your own heritage, heredity, time and community, and each of these influences will affect certain aspects of your life more than any other, in turn, in a way that you are able to study — almost as if you were studying someone else, and not yourself. This will give you a tremendous advantage as far as self-awareness goes, for you always seem to know who you are, what you are doing and why.

You have great subtlety, especially when it comes to your personal relationships, and the natural changes that come over you and others affect you very slowly.

You’re not the kind, for example, to “cut someone off,” but rather to grow slowly and inevitably in another direction. You rarely do anything that is sudden or for any reason inexplicable.

Also born on this date are: Hal Linden, actor; Fred Rogers, children’s television pioneer; Spike Lee, filmmaker; Bobby Orr, hockey player; Holly Hunter, actress; Carl Reiner, actor, writer, director and producer; Kathy Ireland, model and actress.

To see what is in store for you Monday,

find your birthday and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday star be your daily guide.

MONDAY, MARCH 21 ARIES (March 21-April 19) — You’re going to want to speak your mind, but it’s also essential that you say precisely what you mean at all times. Deceive no one!

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — Assistance comes to you in an unusual form, and you may not even realize that it’s helpful until you’ve actually reached your destination.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — You’ll have your work cut out for you today when options are thrown at you left and right and you are expected to make a decision too quickly.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — A rivalry heats up today with someone who has challenged you in the past. You may have a narrow advantage, but don’t take it for granted!

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Leaving something undone today in order to do something else isn’t the way to win friends or influence people. Take care of business diligently.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Solitary activities are likely to call to you far more than collaborations — though in at least one instance you must cooperate with another.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — You may find it difficult to concentrate on that which has been assigned to you, while something else pulls at you almost irresistibly.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — You must make room not only in your schedule but in your heart and mind for someone whose needs perhaps transcend your own right now.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Time can prove to be either an ally or an enemy today, and it all depends upon how you take your first few steps. Give yourself a chance!

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — You may suspect someone of doing a thing that goes against much that you believe in, but now is not the time to cause a fuss.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Get the facts today before reacting to what you hear through the grapevine. It could be that someone is trying to control you in some way.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — You can think of many ways to wrest the advantage from someone who has been in first place for some time — but you mustn’t follow through.

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William Barr’s memoir swats Trump and Giuliani

By DEVLIN BARRETT Washington Post

By William P. Barr William Morrow. 595 pp. $35 When Donald Trump seemed to waver in late 2018 on nominating William P. Barr to be his attorney general, Barr had a private conversation with the president and told a story from his college days.

One day while playing flag football near Columbia University, an opposing player threw sand in Barr’s eyes, and the two had to be separated. Barr waited two hours to get even, and as the teams returned to campus, “I walked over to my assailant and laid him out — stupefied on the pavement — with a bloody nose.”

It’s a rare job interview in which the applicant tells a story about cold-cocking someone and still gets the job, but Barr did. Trump liked the story, Barr recounts in his autobiography, “One Damn Thing After Another: Memoirs of an Attorney General.”

Barr wasn’t sure if the point of his story — that sometimes it’s smarter to wait to respond to an attack — registered with the president. Left unaddressed is whether Trump may have received another message: Don’t mess with Bill Barr.

Modern American politics is driven less by what people believe than who they hate, and one of the quickest paths to fame and relevancy is to be despised by the other side. In this, Barr excelled: Democrats argued that he was Trump’s hatchet man, twisting justice to spare the president’s friends and punish his critics.

Barr was easily Trump’s most effective and important Cabinet member, and showed far more competence and cunning than Trump’s prior attorneys general, Jeff Sessions and the mercifully brief acting AG Matt Whitaker.

The title of Barr’s book is not, as one might suspect, a reference to its nearly 600-page length but comes rather from former attorney general Ed Levi’s description of the job.

The first quarter of the narrative is a kind of prequel, describing Barr’s childhood, early legal career and first stint as attorney general in the early 1990s under President George H.W. Bush.

Barr is an old-school conservative, raised on disgust with anti-Vietnam War hippies, contempt for the media he brands “corrupt” and blames for Bush’s 1992 loss, and a belief that religious life in America is under siege from liberals.

Initially a Jeb Bush supporter in 2016, Barr says he came to back Trump largely because of Trump’s likely picks for the Supreme Court. “On this basis alone,” he declares, “I would crawl over broken glass to the polls to vote for Trump.”

Barr can tell a good yarn and has a penchant for deadpan punchlines.

“Do you know what the

secret is of a really good tweet?

Just the right amount of crazy,” Trump told Barr at the end of one meeting.

The president, Barr writes, seemed to bond with him over their shared dislike of former FBI director James B. Comey, but Barr bristled when Trump talked ceaselessly about firing his handpicked replacement for the job, Christopher A. Wray.

Comey, who seemed to make bad judgment a personal brand in 2016, later became a source of friction between Trump and Barr when the attorney general refused to pursue a criminal case against the former FBI chief.

Barr’s account of Trump’s obsession with arresting his perceived political enemies is often told with a sense of humor that is more than a little unsettling, as if he is describing not the commander in chief but a cranky sitcom dad whose declarations prompt head shakes, eye rolls and a laugh track.

On Wray, the dispute was more stark. Barr thought he was a good FBI director, while Trump complained that Wray was not aggressive enough against his preferred targets.

One of the “pathologies of our age,” Barr writes, is that people “have come to think that, simply because circumstances suggest wrongdoing, some set of people should go to prison for a crime,” an idea he returns to later in the book, arguing: “Not all censurable conduct is criminal. The current tendency to conflate the foolish with the legally culpable causes more harm than good.”

Barr is right that the Justice Department has been weakened by constant public demands that this or that

politician be arrested. Former prosecutor Rudy Giuliani hyped fantastical allegations of crimes and investigations against first Hillary Clinton, then Joe Biden. Over the two years of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s investigation, liberal veterans of the Justice Department offered up daily speculation about the crimes Trump and his colleagues surely committed.

But the former attorney general conveniently ignores his own participation in this behavior of lending his law enforcement credentials to specious accusations against politicians he doesn’t like. It was Barr who said in 2017 that Clinton should be investigated criminally over a corporate deal called Uranium One, and it was Barr who publicly praised Comey’s decision to announce, just days before the 2016 election, that he was reopening the criminal investigation of Clinton’s use of a private email server while secretary of state.

In late 2020, Barr’s relationship with the president soured, as Trump complained that John Durham, the prosecutor tapped to investigate how U.S. agencies pursued allegations of collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign in 2016, was not going to deliver big news before Election Day. More critically, Barr writes, Trump and his legal team, including Barr’s nemesis, Giuliani, pushed absurd claims of mass voter fraud. “His legal team had a difficult case to make, and they made it as badly and unprofessionally as I could have imagined,” Barr writes. “It was all a grotesque embarrassment.”

Once again, Barr engaged in some of the same conduct

he now decries. In September 2020, he grossly exaggerated the facts of a small fraudulentballot case in Texas, and a few weeks later he told Trump about a nascent investigation in Pennsylvania involving fewer than 10 ballots found in a trash can. The president immediately touted the Pennsylvania case as proof of pervasive fraud, but it turned out to be simple human error.

Trump’s legal efforts were a clown car of incompetence, but for a time Barr rode in that car.

Before resigning in December 2020, Barr told the president in blunt terms that his mass-voter-fraud arguments were bunk.

By comparison, the chapters Barr devotes to more conventional issues like school vouchers come as a kind of relief, even if they often read as an airing of grievances for conservative lawyers — a Festivus for the Federalist Society. He also repeats his 2020 claim that some states’ coronavirus restrictions were “the most sweeping and onerous denial of civil liberties” since slavery — the kind of factually inebriated argument sure to infuriate historians of segregation or the World War II internment of Japanese Americans.

Barr earned the wrath of liberals and many current and former Justice Department officials for his handling of cases involving Mueller’s investigation of Trump, specifically two of the targets, Roger Stone and Michael Flynn, and the public release of Mueller’s final report.

Democratic lawmakers argued that Barr kneecapped his old friend Mueller and sabotaged the report by declaring that there was insufficient evidence to charge Trump with obstruction, thereby killing any possibility of Congress removing the president from office.

Some of Barr’s strongest arguments in the book come when he pushes back against that idea, noting that Mueller’s own turn as, in essence, a hostile witness before Congress did more to undermine such an outcome than anything Barr did.

He is far less convincing when it comes to the handling of the Stone and Flynn cases, arguing that he publicly overruled the Stone prosecutors on a sentencing recommendation, and sought to scrap a guilty plea Flynn had already entered, in the greater interests of justice. If that was justice, it was of a kind unrecognizable to most federal prosecutors.

His book is not for those prosecutors, nor is it for those eager for shocking details about Trump’s conduct behind closed doors. Barr’s book is really a defense of his tenure to fellow conservatives — and a call to dump Trump in 2024.

Like that day in college so many years ago, Barr bided his time before taking one last swing. But as long as there are senior officials like Barr, there will be presidents like Trump.

But the heart of the narrative is the story of Cheung’s own coming of age. She was 4 years old in 1997 when the British handed the city over to China. Abandoned by her mother, she was raised by her elderly, tough-as-nails grandmother. ... Enthralling details like these give readers a window into a way of life rooted in ancient Chinese traditions.

‘The Impossible City’ is a tribute to Hong Kong’s vanishing way of life

By SHARMILA MUKHERJEE Washington Post

By Karen Cheung Random House. 352 pp. $28.99 There’s a terrific mix of youthfulness and gravitas to Karen Cheung’s poignant debut, “The Impossible City: A Hong Kong Memoir.” Yes, this is a love letter to Hong Kong, but it’s one free of romanticized illusion. Cheung is acutely aware of the city’s abysmal failings: its hyper-capitalism, bureaucracy, corruption and limited voting rights.

Hong Kong, Cheung reports, is changing immeasurably under pressures of gentrification and China’s authoritarian crackdown on its freedom. The protests against these forces have been well documented, but, through a blend of memoir and reportage, Cheung asks readers to step back and consider what’s really at stake. “We protest because we want to ‘preserve our way of life,’ “ Cheung writes.

“But what does the way of life look like? Why are we still trying to fight for it rather than choosing to flee?”

Cheung’s search for answers leads her to create an archive of the city’s vanishing way of life through depictions of neighborhoods, cultural practices and people. She introduces readers to an array of characters and tackles themes such as belonging, postcolonial identity and the meaning of home in a nearly uninhabitable city of tiny apartments and stratospheric rent.

But the heart of the narrative is the story of Cheung’s own coming of age. She was 4 years old in 1997 when the British handed the city over to China. Abandoned by her mother, she was raised by her elderly, tough-as-nails grandmother. “When I fall over,” Cheung recollects, “she buries a silver ring inside the yolk of a boiled egg, wraps a cloth around it, then rubs it over my bruises to help blood circulation.” Enthralling details like these give readers a window into a way of life rooted in ancient Chinese traditions.

Growing up alienated and severely depressed, Cheung experienced political awakening during the Umbrella Movement of 2014 and channeled her rebellious nature into creative endeavors. A

profound insight in the book is that resistance to injustice is an affirmation of life.

Cheung takes readers to offbeat “underground” places, such as smoke-filled rooms hidden deep within industrial buildings in the gritty Kowloon district. These are secret sites of unauthorized private gigs hosted by artists and musicians forging an alternative to government-funded art.

She discovers springs of life in these joints: proactive resistance based on creativity rather than anger. We meet musicians like Tomii Chan, who pursues music rather than fulfill his family’s wish for him to secure a full-time day job.

Cheung also reports on leftist bookstores, cafes, record shops and bars where journalists, artists and protesters congregate.

Some readers may feel that Cheung’s portraits of people are often without psychological acuity or that the narrative tells about rather than shows Hong Kong’s free spirit. But this memoir is such a meticulous documentary of creativity in a pressure cooker city. And it is, perhaps, richest in small moments such as when, on hearing about a friend’s flagwaving enthusiasm for the Chinese motherland, the author wonders: “How do you love a mother you have never known?”

By 2020, Cheung writes, it was clear that China’s promise of universal suffrage for Hong Kong residents — a promise made at the time of the handover — was a lie. It is easy to succumb to defeatism, yet Cheung doesn’t. Her memoir conveys a delicate mix of hope and caution.

Sharmila Mukherjee lives in Seattle.

A boy born with a bird in his chest struggles to understand his place

By NATHAN PENSKY Star Tribune

“The Boy With a Bird in His Chest” by Emme Lund; Atria (308 pages, $27) Emme Lund’s debut novel “The Boy With a Bird in His Chest” is not your typical coming-of-age fantasy. The book features more than a few standard markers of that genre — for instance, the title is no passing metaphor. Our teenaged protagonist, Owen Tanner, actually does have a bird living in his rib cage, with part of his chest cavity open to the air so that the bird can poke its beak through his exposed ribs.

But as opposed to your “Twilights” or “Harry Potters,” this story focuses in large part on

the relationship between bird and boy rather than the magical world-building that would make their relationship possible.

Lund zooms in close on personal moments of introspection, as Owen comes to terms with what sets him apart from other boys his age. Owen and his bird, Gail, share a relationship more like that of magician and familiar rather than pet and owner, and they do not always get along. As much as Gail depends upon Owen to feed and protect her, the boy also seems to need the bird for approval and affection. Gail endangers Owen, but she also completes him, forms a symbiosis with him that he could not live without.

The unfolding drama between boy and bird embodies the halting, sometimes awkward dance between a teenager’s inward self and his public

body, and comes to symbolize the familiar struggle to come to terms with one’s own difference.

They live under constant threat of discovery by outsiders, or so says his mother, an alcoholic but loving parent who works tirelessly to protect her son. Owen’s mother knows that the world of doctors and government agents — ominously named the Army of Acronyms — would jump at the chance to put Owen and Gail under their microscope, ripping apart their family in the process.

So the strange threesome of mother, child and bird live in secrecy for years, until one day when Owen decides to start venturing outside their small suburban household to

explore and quickly draws the attention of prying eyes.

Again, if that sounds like the premise of a ripping yarn with the narrative pacing of those young adult fantasies already mentioned, think again. In spite of its genre trappings, this book is something altogether slower and more meditative than the standard fare — and all the better for it.

Most of the story takes place in Owen’s mind as we follow his personal musings on the teenage social world from which he has been excluded, and his yearnings for human connection. Readers of all races, creeds, sexual orientations and genders will recognize Owen’s feelings of misplacement — but queer readers perhaps

will find something more.

Emme Lund, a transgender woman, suffuses her narrative with clear-sighted metaphors for teen alienation, though her story will likely carry particular resonance for readers who feel out of step with their bodies or genders.

“The Boy With a Bird in His Chest” offers a much-needed corrective to the average coming-of-age fantasy, as Lund tenderly and deftly walks us through the process of making peace with the fragile animal we all carry around with us, showing us how to let it live and breathe in a hostile world.

Nathan Pensky is a recent Ph.D. graduate from Carnegie Mellon University.

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degrees between batches.

Serve warm.

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Per serving: 370 calories; 18 g fat; 14 g saturated fat; 53 mg cholesterol; 8 g protein; 46 g carbohydrate; 5 g sugar; 3g fiber; 1,447 mg sodium; 316 mg calcium Recipe from “Martha’s American Food” by Martha Stewart

delicious fried cornmeal.

The french fries looked at them with envy.

The natural condiment with fried fish is tartar sauce; nothing else gives a satisfyingly sharp pop of contrasting creaminess to fried fish. You can buy it in a jar, and it will be fine. You can make it yourself, and it will be fabulous.

It’s actually a complex little sauce — complex in flavors, I mean. Mayonnaise is enlivened with minced shallot and emboldened with the addition of capers and chopped cornichons. Parsley adds a rounding note, sugar mellows the vinegar from the cornichons, and salt and pepper season it to perfection.

It all comes together in a matter of minutes, yet it makes your carefully fried fish taste even better.

Of course, a fish isn’t a fish fry unless there is also coleslaw. Without coleslaw, it isn’t a fish fry, it’s just some fried fish.

I made a batch that emphasizes the cabbage, not the mayo. But the other ingredients (carrots, caraway, mustard, vinegar and sugar) also keep the cabbage from tasting too cabbagy.

It was just the way I like it.

If you want more mayo, by all means add more mayo.

After all, it’s your fish fry.

EXTRA-TANGY TARTAR SAUCE Yield: 8 servings 3/4 cup mayonnaise 1 medium shallot, finely minced (about 2 tablespoons) 3 tablespoons capers, drained, patted dry and finely minced 6 to 8 cornichons, finely minced, see note 1 teaspoon granulated sugar 2 tablespoons finely minced fresh parsley 1/2 teaspoon black pepper Salt Note: Cornichons are small, vinegary French pickles. They can be found in the pickle or olive section of a supermarket.

For a slightly sweeter sauce, substitute 2 tablespoons sweet pickle relish for the cornichons.

Combine the mayonnaise, shallot, capers, cornichons, sugar, parsley and pepper in a small bowl. Season to taste with salt. Transfer to an airtight container and refrigerate for at least 1 hour before using.

Tartar sauce will keep for up to 1 week in the refrigerator.

Beer-battered cod filets fry in a pot of oil. Hillary Levin/St. Louis Post-Dispatch

BEER-BATTERED FRIED COD Yield: 4 servings 4 cups peanut or vegetable oil 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, divided 1/2 cup cornstarch 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon baking soda Salt 1/4 teaspoon paprika 3/4 cup light-flavored beer (such as Budweiser) or soda water, ice cold 3/4 cup ice water 1 pound cod fillet, cut into 4 (4-ounce) pieces Note: To keep the beer or soda water extra-cold, put a refrigerated can or bottle in a large bowl of ice water 1 hour before using.

1. Heat the oil to 350 degrees in a large wok or cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat.

Meanwhile, whisk together 1 cup of the flour, the cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, 2 teaspoons salt and paprika in a large bowl. Combine the beer and 3/4 cup ice water in a small bowl.

2. Add the remaining ½ cup

Hushpuppies to serve with a lenten fish fry. Hillary Levin/St. Louis

Homemade cole slaw, for a lenten fish fry to try at home. Hillary

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flour to another large bowl.

Toss the fish pieces in the flour until evenly coated. Transfer to a wire rack set on a rimmed baking sheet.

3. Slowly add the beer mixture to the flour-cornstarch mixture, whisking just until batter has the texture of thick paint (you may not need all of the beer). The batter should leave a trail if you drip it back into the bowl off the whisk.

Do not overmix; a few small lumps are OK. 4. Transfer the fish to the batter and turn to coat. Pick up one piece of cod from one edge, allowing excess batter to drip back into the bowl.

Quickly dip it into the bowl of flour and turn to coat both sides, and then carefully transfer it to the hot oil, lowering it in slowly to prevent splashes. Repeat for all 4 pieces. Cook, moving the fish occasionally with a wire-mesh spider or long fork, flipping

Crispy french fries to serve with a lenten fish fry. Hillary Levin/St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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and commercial jingles. Food wasn’t all that different.

“There was no paleo or keto or

gluten-free diets,” he said. “A law was passed allowing food advertisers to market directly to children.”

Dozens of TV shows and films had their own cereal.

In the first episode, he shows off “Mr. T” cereal. (Today, we

the fish halfway through cooking, until the cod is golden brown and crisp on all sides, about 8 minutes.

5. Transfer the fish to a paper-towel-lined plate and season immediately with salt.

Serve with tartar sauce.

Per serving: 352 calories; 14 g fat; 11 g saturated fat; 53 mg cholesterol; 20 g protein; 34 g carbohydrate; 1 g sugar; 1 g fiber; 1,010 mg sodium; 123 mg calcium Adapted from “The Food Lab” by J. Kenji Lopez-Alt

BREADED CATFISH Yield: 2 to 4 servings 1 pound catfish fillets 1 cup milk Vegetable oil, for frying 1/2 cup cornmeal 3/4 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon black pepper Pinch cayenne pepper 1. Pour milk into a bowl and soak catfish while you heat 1 ½ inches of oil in a large skillet to 375 degrees. Meanwhile, mix together cornmeal, salt, pepper and cayenne on a plate or in a bowl. When oil is at the proper temperature, remove 1 or 2 fillets from bowl, depending on size of your skillet. Dredge through cornmeal mixture and gently lower into hot oil.

2. Fry, flipping once, until golden brown on both sides and cooked through, about 5 minutes. Drain on paper towels and repeat with remaining batches.

Per serving: 295 calories; 17 g fat; 12 g saturated fat; 66 mg cholesterol; 21 g protein; 14 have Baby Shark cereal while Mr. T himself is still hawking products in 2022.)

Richman, who grew up as an impressionable child of the 1980s, got to meet folks who invented some of the more notable foods of the decade such as Nerds candy, Dole Whip and Panda Express’ Orange Chicken. He digs into the Cola wars and

g carbohydrate; 2 g sugar; 1 g fiber; 503 mg sodium; 55 mg calcium Recipe by Daniel Neman

CRISPY FRENCH FRIES Yield: 4 servings 2 Russet potatoes Vegetable oil, for frying Salt 1. Peel potatoes if desired, and cut into fries ¼-inch to 3/8-inch thick, keeping the size as uniform as you can.

2. Pour at least 2 inches of oil into a large pot, and heat to 350 degrees. In batches, add potatoes; do not crowd in the pot.

The oil temperature should drop to about 325 degrees.

Stirring occasionally to avoid sticking, fry at 325 degrees until light brown, about 4 to 5 minutes. Remove with slotted spoon to a wire rack over a baking sheet or a plate with paper towels. Repeat with the other batches.

3. In a few minutes or up to several hours later (if potatoes are kept in the refrigerator), raise the oil temperature to 390 degrees. In batches, add potatoes; do not crowd in the pot. The oil temperature should drop to about 375 degrees. Stirring occasionally, fry at 375 degrees until golden brown and crispy, about 1 to 2 minutes. Remove with slotted spoon to a wire rack over a baking sheet or a plate with paper towels. Salt liberally, and repeat with the other batches. Serve hot.

mg sodium; 14 mg calcium Recipe by Daniel Neman

HUSH PUPPIES Yield: 4 servings 1 cup yellow cornmeal 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon granulated sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon cayenne 1 medium onion 1 large egg 1 cup buttermilk Vegetable or peanut oil, for frying (about 2 quarts)

Per serving: 200 calories; 14 g fat; 11 g saturated fat; no cholesterol; 2 g protein; 19 g carbohydrate; 1 g sugar; 1 g fiber; 587

1. Preheat oven to 200 degrees. The oven will be used to keep hush puppies warm while you are making more batches.

2. Whisk together cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cayenne. Grate onion on the large holes of a box grater into another bowl to yield 3 tablespoons, reserving juice.

Add egg and buttermilk and whisk to combine, then stir into cornmeal mixture just until combined, with some lumps remaining. Batter will be as thick as a heavy pancake batter.

3. Heat 4 inches oil in a large, heavy pot or Dutch oven over high heat until a deep-fry thermometer reaches 360 degrees. Working in batches, drop batter by the tablespoon into oil.

Fry, turning occasionally, until cooked through and deep brown, 4 to 5 minutes.

Transfer hush puppies to a towel-lined baking sheet in the oven while finishing the batches. Return oil to 360

the maturation of fast-food chains. He looks back at the time when Roy Rogers (and it’s “fixin’s bar”) was a much more popular burger chain.

He tests a vintage Ginsu knife, attempting to reenact the old TV commercials.

He has a lab re-create original McDonald’s fries cooked in beef tallow (the formula changed in 1992 using vegetable oil and it doesn’t taste the same). He tried CocaCola with sucrose instead of cheaper high-fructose corn syrup, which Coke switched to in the 1980s.

Richman does an entire episode on candies that would never pass muster today like candy cigarettes, candy guns, candy boogers and candy in coffins. He goes back to the 1985 invention of Jolt Cola and its slogan: “All the sugar and twice the caffeine!” He visits Augusta to meet Russell Vandiver, who buys and sells vintage candies.

And yes, he actually samples some vintage food and drink that are decades old like A&W gum and a bag of Johnny Bench microwave

Per serving: 150 calories; 16 g fat; 2 g saturated fat; 9 mg cholesterol; 1 g protein; 3 g carbohydrate; 2 g sugar; 1 g fiber; 530 mg sodium; 6 mg calcium Recipe from “The Food Lab”

by J. Kenji Lopez-Alt

CREAMY NEW YORK DELI COLESLAW Yield: 6 to 8 servings 1 head red or green cabbage (2 pounds), cored and shredded 1 teaspoon salt, plus more for seasoning 1/2 teaspoon caraway seeds or celery seeds 1/2 cup mayonnaise 2 tablespoons white vinegar 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard 1 teaspoon granulated sugar 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, plus more for seasoning 2 carrots, peeled and grated 1 small onion, minced 1. Toss the cabbage with 1 teaspoon salt and allow to sit in a colander for at least 1 hour or up to 4 hours. Meanwhile, toast the caraway seeds in a small skillet over medium heat until fragrant, about 3 minutes.

2. Rinse the cabbage, then pat thoroughly dry with paper towels. Whisk the toasted caraway seeds, mayonnaise, vinegar, mustard, sugar and ¼ teaspoon pepper together in a bowl large enough to hold the salad. Add the cabbage, carrots and onion, and toss. Chill for at least 1 hour before serving. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Per serving (based on 8): 195 calories; 14 g fat; 2 g saturated fat; 8 mg cholesterol; 3 g protein; 16 g carbohydrate; 9 g sugar; 6 g fiber; 578 mg sodium; 96 mg calcium Recipe from “The America’s Test Kitchen Family Cookbook” popcorn. But the one that sticks out? Sampling a 41-year-old “Star Wars”themed Pepperidge Farm cookie.

“It was Yom Kippur,” Richman said. “So we filmed right after sundown. It was the first thing to go in my body all day. You can audibly hear my stomach react. The microphone picked it up. My camera man was laughing so hard, he had to place the camera on a tripod.”

In other words, at times, the show becomes “Man vs.

Really Old Food.”

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