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HUNTER — The proposed new wastewater treatment facility for Twilight Park caused a stir with Hunter residents during a public hearing Tuesday night.

This was the first hearing on the project, for which the Hunter Town Planning Board has taken lead agency.

The greatest concern about the facility for residents is the visual impact it would have coming up the mountain and into the town.

Ellen Mulroy-Brower, of Hunter, is an adjoining landowner to the Twilight Park Property.

“They want everything to be a certain way when you come

up the mountain,” she said.

“And now, it’s going to be a wastewater facility.”

A private community made up of 92 cottages in the town of Hunter, Twilight Park’s wastewater system has been in existence since the 1920s, according to an engineer’s report from Delaware Engineering.

Twilight Park is under a consent order after being issued violations by the state Department of Environmental Conservation because its waste removal was not in compliance with today’s standards, Planning Board Chair Sarah Killourhy said.

In 2016, the state and Twilight Park reached agreement that by a certain time, the wastewater system had to be

improved.

Killourhy said the project will be paid for by the Twilight Cottagers Homeowners Association and the cost will be around $2 million.

The site includes the installation of a gravity-operated sewer, a treatment system, septic system and small maintenance building off Sunset Park Road on Route 23A — a designated scenic byway.

The Scenic Byway Committee has been notified of the proposed wastewater treatment facility and is awaiting renderings from more vantage points to give input.

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Robert Campion served in the U.S. Army from 1941 to 1945 in the 64th Coast Artillery Regiment during the attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.

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HUDSON — It’s known as the day that will live in infamy.

On the morning of Dec. 7, 1941, hundreds of Japanese military aircraft launched a secret sneak attack against the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

As the nation commemorates the 76th anniversary of the horrific attack, residents of the Twin Counties reflected on the moment that marked America’s entry into World War II. Columbia-Greene Community College President Jim Campion’s father, Robert, was at Pearl Harbor.

Robert Campion served in the U.S. Army from 1941 to 1945 in the 64th Coast Artillery Regiment. Although Robert did not talk much about the war with his son, he left Jim a legacy — a written account of his experience.

Jim has carried his father’s letter with him ever since.

“This is one of the days in

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Robert Campion served in the U.S. Army from 1941 to 1945 in the 64th Coast Artillery Regiment during the attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.

my life that I’ll never forget,” Robert wrote. “This is the day of the surprise attack on our most important base in the Pacific.”

While on guard duty at Fort Shafter on the morning of Dec. 7, 1941, Robert saw a few planes “diving over Pearl Harbor.” He was 28 at the time of the attack.

“Thinking it was just some maneuvers between Army and Navy, we forgot the whole issue for a few minutes,” Robert wrote. “Suddenly things started to fall around us, then we knew it was the real thing.”

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Police: Holiday is the season of the scammer

By Anthony Fiducia Columbia-Greene Media

With the number of ways to be scammed today, spending money during the holiday season brings even more reason to watch your wallet.

The holidays, in addition to big shopping events such as Black Friday and Cyber Monday, are field days for cyber criminals.

From online shopping scams to corrupt e-mail links, Wi-Fi hotspot risks, gift card cons and charity frauds — people should be wary whenever they’re spending money online, through email or by phone.

Greene County Sheriff Greg Seeley said his office has received plenty of calls within the last six months regarding scams.

“The bottom line is, especially for the elderly, be very, very wary doing anything over the phone,” he said. “Do not send any money through credit cards, checks, money order, don’t give any bank information — if there’s anything

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Seniors file in at Senior Projects of Ravena for a presentation about scams and how to protect themselves.

suspicious, call your local sheriff office or police department.”

Scammers have come to rely on the elderly, Seeley said, because they’re on

a fixed income and tend not to be techsavvy.

“We got a few calls recently about an electric bill not being paid — and if

they didn’t pay it, their electric would be turned off,” Seeley said. “People get afraid.”

If people observe anything suspicious, Seeley urges them to call immediately. Too frequently, the sheriff’s office gets calls about potential scams days or even weeks later, and by that point, it’s usually too late to investigate.

“It’s our job to look into it — call us — it doesn’t take that long and we deal with this stuff all of the time,” Seeley said.

In a recent scam that hit the area, a fake phone call was placed from someone posing as a family member in need of money to pay for an emergency. The caller asked for the money in the form of gift cards, with codes to redeem and use them.

Another popular scamming method takes a more direct approach. People show up at your home pretending to be someone they’re not. They may ask See SCAM A12

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Time Magazine’s Person of the Year isn’t just one person _ but millions of victims of sexual harassment and assault.

On Wednesday, the magazine named the #metoo movement _ or the “Silence Breakers” as the “Person of the Year,” a nod to the millions of people who came forward with their stories of sexual harassment, assault and rape after big Hollywood players like Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey and dozens of other powerful men were accused of sexual misconduct.

“For giving voice to open secrets, for moving whisper networks onto social networks, for pushing us all to stop accepting the unacceptable, The Silence Breakers are the 2017 Person of the Year,” Editor-inChief Edward Felsenthan said in a statement.

Founder of the #MeToo movement, Tarana Burke, appeared on the cover along with actresses Rose McGowan, Selma Blair and Ashley Judd, who broke the silence by coming forward with accusations against Harvey Weinstein.

Former Uber engineer Susan Fowler was one of the women on the cover. She posted a powerful blog entry in February about harassment she faced during her time at the company.

Taylor Swift, who won $1 in a sexual harassment trial against a Denver DJ accused of groping her also appeared on the magazine’s cover.

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On Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017, Time magazine named the #MeToo movement or the "Silence Breakers" as the "Person of the Year," a nod to the millions of people who came forward with their stories of sexual harassment, assault and rape.

Burke first used the phrase that would be come such a widely used hashtag in 2017 more than a decade ago while working with young survivors or harassment and assault. Actress Alyssa Milano was sent a screenshot of the phrase and chose to send it out on Twitter.

“If you’ve been sexually

harassed or assaulted write ‘me too’ as a reply to this tweet,” she wrote. She told Time she woke up to more than 30,000 uses of the hashtag and burst into tears.

The focus was not only on those in Hollywood or in TV journalism. A strawberry picker from California named

Isabel Pascual was one of many to take to the streets of California to join stars and civilians alike in their march against the abusive behavior.

While many of the people featured in Time’s piece were women from all professions, actor Terry Crews was also included for speaking out against popular agent Adam Venit, who he accused of groping his genitals at a party and is now suing.

The announcement comes after President Donald Trump made a mockery of the designation, noting on Twitter that Time had called him and told him he would “probably” be named, but the mag caught him in a lie by clarifying they don’t reach out to anyone until Dec. 6.

“The President is incorrect about how we choose Person of the Year. TIME does not comment on our choice until publication, which is December 6,” a tweet from the magazine read.

Trump, Former NFL player Colin Kaepernick, Amazon head Jeff Bezos, Kim Jong Un, the dreamers and former FBI director Robert Mueller, were also on the shortlist for the award as the company states the person of the year is “for good or ill.”

Despite slamming the designation, Trump was named Person of the Year in 2016 shortly after he was elected.

He landed in the second spot this year with Chinese president Xi Jinping at No. 3.

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WASHINGTON — The Republican chairman of the House Intelligence Committee is drafting a contempt resolution against top FBI and Justice Department officials that he plans to file “as quickly as possible,” charging that federal law enforcement officials failed to sufficiently produce documents he has been demanding since the summer.

Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., is expected to direct a contempt resolution against FBI Director Christopher A. Wray and Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein over “outstanding documents” related to an August subpoena demanding information pertaining to a dossier of allegations surrounding President Trump’s 2013 trip to Moscow.

Nunes filed additional subpoenas at the time demanding interviews with Wray and Attorney General Jeff Sessions for interviews, and requested an audience with other witnesses as well.

One of those witnesses was Peter Strzok, an FBI counterintelligence expert who worked on the bureau’s probe of Hillary Clinton’s private email server and was removed from special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s team after it was discovered he exchanged antiTrump texts with a colleague with whom he was having an affair, according to multiple people familiar with the matter.

Nunes reissued his threat to file a contempt citation in a statement to the Washington Examiner on Saturday, following this weekend’s reports about Strzok. He acknowledged to reporters this week

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that the Justice Department had indicated to him in the wake of those reports that they would make Strzok and others available for an interview. But Nunes added that “we have a long way to go” until his request for information was fully satisfied, suggesting that the committee would now need to see the content of Strzok’s referenced texts, as “it’s all related.”

Nunes’s subpoenas inspired controversy even before he signaled he would act on his threat to attempt to hold top federal law enforcement officials in contempt. Democrats on the committee never signed on to his subpoenas, and the Justice Department has disputed Nunes’s assertion that they are not complying with his requests in various reports.

Nunes has locked horns with Democrats and FBI officials in the past over the directions in which he has tried

to steer the panel’s ongoing investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election.

Earlier this year, Nunes suggested to reporters that someone in the Trump transition team’s identity had been improperly “unmasked” - a charge Democrats challenged, and an episode that eventually led the House Ethics Committee to look into whether the chairman had improperly disclosed classified information to the press. Nunes announced he was taking a step back from the committee’s probe in the wake of that dispute, but has since insisted that he never intended to recuse himself entirely.

The contempt resolution is the latest indication that Nunes has not relinquished his chairman’s authority in the intelligence committee’s ongoing probe of matters related to the 2016 election. A spokesman for Nunes said

Tuesday that “barring an imminent breakthrough” with the department, the contempt resolution would go forward as planned.

Nunes would need the support of the Intelligence Committee and then the entire House for his contempt resolution before it could be referred to the Justice Department for potential legal proceedings before a court. The last time the House successfully passed a contempt resolution for a sitting Justice Department official was in 2012, when it censured Attorney General Eric Holder for refusing to turn over documents related to the federal government’s “Fast and Furious” cross-border gunwalking program. The Justice Department did not ultimately prosecute him.

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CALENDAR Thursday, Dec. 7 n Catskill Town Department Heads 9:30 a.m. at Town Hall, 439 Main St., Catskill n Coxsackie-Athens Central School District board of education presentation 6 p.m. at the Middle School, 24 Sunset Blvd., Coxsackie n Coxsackie Town Planning Board 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 16 Reed St., Coxsackie n Coxsackie Village Workshop 6 p.m. at Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie

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Tuesday, Dec. 12 n Catskill Town Planning Board 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 439 Main St., Catskill n Coxsackie Town Board 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 16 Reed St., Coxsackie n Coxsackie Village Historic Preservation Committee 7 p.m. at Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie n D.R. Evarts library board 7 p.m. at the Library, 80 Second St., Athens.

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First St., Athens n Catskill Town Zoning Board 6 p.m. at Town Hall, 439 Main St., Catskill n Catskill Village Board 7 p.m. at the Senior Center, Academy Street, Catskill

Thursday, Dec. 14 n Athens Town Planning Board 7 p.m. at Town of Athens, 2 First St., Athens n Greene County Legislature finance audit 4 p.m. at the Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., 4th Floor, Catskill

Monday, Dec. 18 n Athens Town Board 6:45 p.m. at Town Hall, 2 First St., Athens n Greene County Legislature economic development and tourism, Gov. Ops., finance and Rep. and Dem caucus 6 p.m. at the Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., 4th Floor, Catskill

Wednesday, Dec. 20 n Catskill Town Committee 6:30 p.m. at Town Hall, 439 Main St., Catskill n Greene County Legislature senior citizen tax exemption public hearing 6:15 p.m.; LL 3 of 17-exemption from rpts by persons with disabilities and limited income public hearing 6:20 p.m.; agricultural district 124 public hearing 6:25 p.m.; regular legislature meeting Nov. 12 6:30 p.m. at the Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., 4th Floor, Catskill

Thursday, Dec. 21 n Coxsackie Village Planning Board 7 p.m. at Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie

Monday, Dec. 25 n Athens Village Clerk’s office closed for Christmas n Catskill Town Offices closed for Christmas n Coxsackie Village Offices closed for Christmas n Greene County Office building closed for Christmas

Tuesday, Dec. 26

Local authors to host inaugural Book & Brew

By Daniel Zuckerman Columbia-Greene Media

CATSKILL — An all-star team of local authors will sign their books Sunday from 12:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Crossroads Brewery taproom in Catskill.

The idea was the brainchild of author Mark Greenburg who thought there should be a signing in Catskill and fellow author Hudson Talbott wanted to participate because he said no store in Catskill sells his books, which people have asked for. The Magpie Book Shop in Catskill sells used books.

“I get asked all the time, ‘Where can I buy your books?’”

Talbott said. “I’m certainly not the only one that gets that question.”

The authors in attendance will include Talbott, Greenburg, Stephen Silverman, Jeff Levin, Esme Shapiro, Kevin Lee Jacobs, Andrew Amelinckx, David Tait, Joanne Michaels and Hudson-Chatham Winery co-owner Carlo DeVito, Talbott said.

“We really wanted to focus in on people who lived in the area,” Talbott said. “We have such a great community of talented authors here — this area has really become a magnet for talented folks.”

Michaels, of Woodstock, is well known in Greene County for her guidebooks of the Catskill Mountains. DeVito was an author before he was a winery owner, Talbott said.

“He was in book publishing — he’s got something like 20 different book titles,” Talbott said. “He’ll bring in five of his titles.”

Talbott said the fair will serve as a good opportunity for guests to do some Christmas shopping and get signed

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“We really wanted to focus in on people who lived in the area, we have such a great community of talented authors here — this area has really become a magnet for talented folks.”

— HUDSON TALBOTT AUTHOR copies of the authors’ books.

“It’s special to get an autographed copy of a book that can be personalized,” Talbott said. “It makes it kind of a special Christmas gift.”

For some guests, it will be their first time visiting the Water Street taproom, and Talbott, who is a member of the Catskill Local Development Council, said he wanted

to help get the new taproom more exposure. In addition to the books, samples of the taproom’s beers and ales will be available for people to try. “[There’s] a lot of holiday cheer to be had there,” Talbott said. “I wanted to help get them [the taproom] integrated into the community.” Visitors will also be able to take tours of the taproom.

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“It’s a great art performed there of making beer,” Talbott said. “It’s called Book & Brew for a reason.”

Talbott and the other authors have put up posters in the village of Catskill telling people about the fair and are making good use of social media to promote it.

“It would really be fun to rotate the authors if it becomes

an annual event,” Talbott said.

Talbott is working on a new book scheduled to be released in September 2018 about landscape artist Thomas Cole. A small item about the book will be posted on the Thomas Cole National Historic Site website.

“Now everybody knows him — he’s becoming very well known,” Talbott said of Cole.

“I’m just so excited to be a part of this.”

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Remember the scars and sacrifices of Pearl Harbor Most living Americans know the significance of this date — Dec. 7, 1941. It is the day that will live in infamy, as President Franklin Delano Roosevelt remarked in one of his most famous speeches. It is the day the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.

That surprise assault changed the world as Americans knew it. The United States had no choice but to enter World War II and test our mettle against the Axis powers of Germany and Japan. Once drawn in, there was no turning back.

The Japanese sneak attack against U.S. forces in Hawaii did not only drag us into a two-front war. It decimated our Navy, sending battleships to the bottom of the harbor and entombing thousands of sailors and civilians beneath the waves.

Seventy-six years ago today, the south side of the island of Oahu, a paradise of sunshine and beaches, home to a U.S. naval base, was transformed into a nightmare of death and destruction. The Japanese air siege came in two waves and lasted for 110 minutes, killing 2,335 servicemen and wounding 1,143. Also killed were 68 civilians, many of them nurses and hospital workers, while 25 were wounded.

The USS Arizona, a mighty battleship, the pride of the fleet, serves as a microcosm of tragedy. Among those on board were 37 sets of brothers. Of those 77 men, 23 sets of brothers died in the attack.

Killed, too, were all 21 members of the

Arizona’s band, known as U.S. Navy Band Unit 22. Most of its members were on the Arizona’s deck preparing to play for the daily flag raising ceremony when the attack began.

Today, the harbor in Hawaii is calm and beautiful, decades removed from the funereal silence and acrid black smoke and flames that served as a signpost for the end of eight battleships and scores of aircraft at Hickam Field, Wheeler Field, Bellows Field, Ewa Field, Schoefield Barracks and Kaneohe Naval Air Station.

Of the attack, Pearl Harbor Survivors Association National President William Muehleib has said, “We did what we had to do. We did what we were called to do.

And then we went on and lived our lives. It was over and done.”

Visitors who tour the memorials and museum might be surprised to learn that fuel oil from the sunken ships leaked into the harbor for years after the attack. Fittingly, the leaks are sometimes referred to as “The Tears of the Arizona.”

A section of the Arizona’s hull and two gun turrets, submerged in less than 40 feet of water and visible to the naked eye, are a lasting and macabre reminder that while the war may be over and done, the scars of the paradise we lost on that infamous day are borne by the men and women who gave their lives in service to the nation.

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Given how far President Donald Trump strays from the norms of democratic rhetoric, we think it useful from time to time to recall how a more presidential president might speak. This is another such time. Following the guilty plea of former national security adviser Michael Flynn in the special counsel investigation, Trump’s lawyer said a president cannot be found guilty of obstruction of justice, and Trump himself has been attacking federal law enforcement: “Many people in our Country are asking what the ‘Justice’ Department is going to do about the fact that totally Crooked Hillary, AFTER receiving a subpoena from the United States Congress, deleted and ‘acid washed’ 33,000 Emails? No justice!”

“After years of Comey, with the phony and dishonest Clinton investigation (and more), running the FBI, its reputation is in Tatters worst in History! But fear not, we will bring it back to greatness.”

Here is what a presidential president might have said: “I have the greatest respect for the men and women of the FBI and the Justice Department, who every day serve their country with honor - and at times put their lives on the line to do so. Because I am a subject of special counsel Robert Mueller III’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, it would be improper for me to comment on the specifics of the special counsel’s work. But in this heated political environment, I feel it’s important to emphasize my faith in the honesty and integrity of federal law enforcement.

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That’s why I’ve pledged my full cooperation with Mr. Mueller. I give my word that the special counsel will be able to continue his probe without political interference of any kind, and I ask my supporters and fellow Republicans equally to pledge the same.

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I’m confident that the Office of the Inspector General will address this matter professionally as part of its investigation into the bureau’s handling of the Clinton email investigation.

“I often think back to the words of my former Drug Enforcement Administration chief, Chuck Rosenberg, to his staff: ‘The neighborhoods in which we live are better for your commitment to the rule of law, dedication to the cause of justice, and perseverance in the face of adversity.’ That applies equally to all of our law enforcement professionals. I thank you for what you do every day.

“The rule of law is the foundation of our democracy. It is particularly important that I, as the president, be answerable both to the demands of justice and to the public. That’s true in my official actions - which is why I’ve rejected as utterly outlandish a proposal to establish a private-sector intelligence apparatus outside the usual structures of accountability. And it’s true regarding my conduct during the campaign and transition.

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The Republicans’ tax wager is worth the gamble WASHINGTON — The Republicans’ tax legislation is built on economic projections that are as confidently as they are cheerfully made concerning the legislation’s shaping effect on the economy over the next 10 years.

This claim to prescience must amaze alumni of Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers, which were 85 and 158 years old, respectively, when they expired less than 10 years ago in the unanticipated Great Recession.

The predictions of GDP and revenue growth assume, among many other things, continuation of the current expansion. It began in June 2009 and has been notable for its anemia relative to other post-1945 expansions: Its average annual growth rate has been 2 percent; theirs, 4.3 percent. But it also has been remarkably durable. It is 102 months old; the average since after World War II is 58 months. Unless the business cycle has been repealed, a recession is almost a certainty during the 10-year window for which the tax bill has been tailored.

What the legislation’s drafters anticipate, indeed proclaim, is that Congress will not allow to happen what the legislation says, with a wink, will happen. So, this might mark the historic moment when Washington decided that it no longer will bother to blush. The legislation says the tax reductions for individuals will expire by 2025. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, however, says “we have every expectation that down the road Congress will extend them.” Of course Congress will. The phantom expiration is an $800 billion fudge, a cooking of the books in order to cram the tax bill into conformity with arcane parliamentary procedures that make the measure immune to filibuster. We have been down this road before: For the

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WILL same reason, some George W. Bush tax cuts of 2001 were scheduled to expire at the end of 2010; 82 percent of them (measured by revenue) did not.

The Democrats’ denunciation of the Republicans’ tax cuts because they especially benefit the wealthy is a recyclable denunciation of any significant tax cut. The top 1 percent of earners supply 39 percent of income tax revenues, the top 10 percent supply 70 percent, the bottom 50 percent supply 3 percent, 60 percent of households pay either no income taxes (45 percent) or less than 5 percent of their income, and 62 percent of Americans pay more in payroll taxes than in income taxes. So, any tax cut significant to macroeconomic policy — any that might change incentives sufficiently to substantially change businesses’ and individuals’ behaviors — must be primarily a cut for the affluent.

Democrats pretend to worry that Republicans are executing a diabolical double play, using tax cuts to placate donors, then citing the cuts’ enlargement of the national debt as an excuse to cut entitlements. Surely Democrats know that Republicans are not insubordinate to their president, who has vowed to oppose any significant (i.e., touching Social Security or Medicare) entitlement reforms. Besides, whenever Republicans run large budget deficits — the tax legislation

probably means that the next decade’s will be even larger than they would have been — they serve the Democrats’ basic agenda: They legitimize the bipartisan penchant for making big government seem cheap. Republicans, too, give people $X worth of government services and charge the recipients $Y, with Y significantly less than X. In 2002, when Dick Cheney — a strict constructionist, but not of economic data — said “Reagan proved deficits don’t matter,” the publicly held national debt was 33 percent the size of GDP; today it is 75 percent. At some point, the debt’s size matters, and we seem determined to learn the hard way where that point is.

This tax legislation, an amalgam of earnest hoping and transparent makebelieve, is a serious lunge for sustained 3 percent growth.

Without this, the economy, and hence the entitlement state, will buckle beneath the strain of 10,000 of the elderly each day becoming eligible for Social Security and Medicare. The Republicans purport to know how changed tax incentives will affect corporations’ and individuals’ decisions, and how those decisions will radiate through the economy. Republicans do not know — nobody, including the Republicans’ equally overconfident critics, does — but they might be right, and their wager is worth trying.

Economics is a science of incentives, and like all sciences it is never “settled.”

Both sides, with their thumping predictions, have given hostages to the future, which will deal harshly with some.

Perhaps most. Possibly all of them.

George Will’s email address is georgewill@washpost.com. (c) 2017, Washington Post Writers Group

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Grassley out of touch with average Americans To the editor: Senator Chuck Grassley’s comments on the repeal of the estate tax were ludicrously ignorant. Depicting people who “spend every darn penny they have” as lacking personal fiscal responsibility when most people need to spend every darn penny to support their families. Many Americans are working multiple jobs today just to make ends meet, and need to spend “every darn penny” to survive.

Senator Grassley is obviously out of touch with average Americans.

The estate tax has a limited impact on a small fraction of the American public. The

argument about saving family farms and small business is nothing more than a red herring used by those Congressional members who owe their allegiance to the highest bidder, their wealthy donors. The Senator’s defense of eliminating the estate tax as a recognition of “people that are investing” rather than those spending their money on “booze or women or movies” is a simplistic and misleading attempt to equate the estate tax a protection for bad behavior.

The Senator’s reference to people that are investing fails to mention where some of those investments

are going. According to the website Open secrets.org, he has received over $4.6 million designated as “large individual contributions.” Conversely, Senator Bernie Sanders, who opposes the elimination of the estate tax, has similarly designated contributions of less than $385 thousand for an equivalent time span. Senator Grassley’s comments are just another attempt to provide a smoke screen that will distract if not blind average taxpayers to the real intent of this legislation, rewarding his donors.

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Byron Greenfield On November 30, 2017 Byron Greenield of Canaan, New York passed away at his home.

He was surrounded by his wife and three children.

Byron Greenfield leaves behind the love of his life, Ingrid Greenfield, his wife, his son, Brian Greenield and his two daughters, Lisa Avildsen and her husband Anthony and Susan Pupo and her husband Christopher. He is also survived by his four grandchildren, Tyler Greenield, Kelsey Greenield, Isabelle Avildsen and Zachary Pupo.

Byron was a world traveler, lover of tennis, dancing and life.

Byron irst came to Canaan as a child, and fell in love with its country side. In the late 90’s , after retiring as a real estate executive in New York City, he

and his wife Ingrid made their Canaan retreat home. Byron and Ingrid created not just a beautiful house surrounded by natural beauty, but a sanctuary where the family could gather and created countless memories together. Byron shared his love for nature by contributing a large portion of this property to the Columbia County Land Conservancy.

Services will be private for the family. Funeral Arrangements are under the direction of Devanny-Condron Funeral Home. In lieu of lowers or gifts, the family is asking that donations be made to the Creutsfeldt Jakob Foundation which is doing research on the incurable disease that took Byron from this world.

William H. Proudman, Jr.

Paul Louis Hanson

CONESVILLE – William H. a 267, and enjoyed golf. In addiProudman, Jr., 84, passed tion to his parents, he was preaway peacefully on Tuesday deceased by his beloved wife of December 5, 2017 with his fam- 56 years, Joan Traulsen Proudily by his side. He was born on man, on May 20, 2014; and by March 4, 1933 in Conesville, on his siblings, Edward Proudman, the family farm, to the late Wil- Elizabeth “Betty” Oliver, and liam H. Sr. and Florence Sut- Claudia Merwin. ton Proudman. He graduated Bill is survived by his lovfrom Gilboa-Conesville School ing children, Robert William in 1950. He was a life long dairy farmer and was also a school (Beverly) Proudman, Sr., and Lori (John) Proudbus driver. He was a man-Knoebel; ten dedicated public sergrandchildren; several vant in Conesville; havgreat-grandchildren; ing served as the Town sisters, Evelyn O’Rielly Assessor for 14 years, and Donna Petley; and the Town Justice for many nieces and neph4 years, on the Town ews.

Council for 4 years, the Town Supervisor Calling hours will be for 6 years, and was a held on Friday DecemProudman Republican Commitber 8, from 2 to 4pm teeman. He was known and 6 to 8pm at the A.J. Cunfor being a man of integrity and ningham Funeral Home, 4898 for also being a patient man. State Route 81, Greenville. A Bill lived on the family farm and funeral service will be held on raised his children in the same Saturday December 9, at 11am house he was born in. He was at the funeral home, followed by active in the Conesville Fire Deburial in Manorkill Rural Cempartment, having served as the etery.

In lieu of lowers, donaire commissioner, and in the tions can be made to either the Conesville Rescue Squad. Bill Conesville Fire Department, the worked hard on the watershed Conesville Rescue Squad, or issue, having been one of ten farms that served as a pilot for to the Alzheimer’s Association, the NYC Watershed Program. Northeaster New York Chapter, Bill took pride in everything that 4 Pine West Plaza, Suite 405, he did and was an outstanding Albany, NY 12205. Condolencmember of the community. He es can be posted at ajcunningenjoyed bowling, his best game hamfh.com.

On November 30, 2017, Paul son, he is survived by daughters Louis Hanson passed away Lyndsie Hanson (Brian Ackerly), peacefully at his home with fam- Ashley Hanson (Jonathan Macily by his side. agnone) and grandsons Connor The son of Palma Ambrosio and Avery Ackerly, and Gianni Hanson and Thomas F. Hanson, and Carmine Macagnone. he was born on August 3, 1952.

He is survived by siblings Ann Paul lived most of his life on Marie Stanton, Michael Hanson Haddock Hill Road in Old Cha- (Vicki Blizzard), Rita VanAlstyne tham where he converted a 19th (Ronald), Thomas Hanson (Tecentury barn into a welcoming resa) and Margaret Calhoun home for his family.

(Birge), as well as many nieces, Paul attended SUNY nephews, cousins and Cobleskill. He worked countless friends. In many years as a roofer addition to his parents and also owned & operhe was predeceased by ated Hanson Floor Finsiblings Ralph & Roseishing. He was a commary Hanson. municant of St. James Paul will be rememR. C. church & was a bered for his affable member of the Knights personality, his gentle of Columbus. demeanor and his wonHanson In his youth Paul was derful smile. an outstanding athThe family invites lete playing football, baseball & friends to join them in a celebrarugby. tion of Paul’s life on Monday DeIn addition to his wife of 38 cember 11 at The Vanderbilt Inn years, Sherri Bartholomew Han- in Philmont from 6 to 8 p.m.

After a chance encounter on duty, Albuquerque police officer adopts a homeless drug addict’s baby.

By Kelyn Soong

Aging politicians beware: Youthful voice could be crucial for winning votes

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If Albuquerque, New Mexico Police Officer Ryan Holets had his way, this story would have never gone viral.

CNN would not have learned that Holets while on duty had agreed to adopt a baby from a homeless drug addict about to shoot up heroin in broad daylight.

And CNN would have never had the chance to chronicle that encounter, drawing the attention of millions of people around the world to the story of how Holets’s family grew by one on Oct. 12.

Holets, a religious man who values his privacy, didn’t do it for the attention. He did it because he felt a calling from God. He knew it was the right thing to do.

“We didn’t do this to have a story,” Holets said in a phone interview Tuesday. “That is entirely not why we did it, but after talking to some close friends whom I trust, we realized this was a way to put a face on the drug problem and maybe encourage other people to adopt.”

On Sept. 23, Holets responded to a call about a possible theft from a convenience store in Albuquerque. By the time Holets and his recruit arrived at the scene, the suspect was no longer there, but Holets noticed some commotion on the grassy area behind the store.

Holets spotted a woman about to inject a needle into her companion’s arm. The woman, 35-year-old Crystal Champ, was eight-months pregnant.

With his body camera on, Holets approached the couple and confronted them, “Why are you doing this stuff? It’s going to ruin your baby. You’re going to kill your baby.”

Champ began to sob.

“How dare you judge me?

You have no idea how hard this is,” Champ told CNN about how she felt. “I know what a horrible person I am. I know what a horrible situation I’m in.”

In an interview with the Post, Holets admitted that he initially judged Champ and her partner, Tom. But he said he soon learned how badly Champ longed for her child to go a good family. He realized Champ wanted someone to adopt her baby.

Holets offered to do just that.

“His entire being changed,” Champ said to CNN. “He just became a human being instead of a police officer.”

Holets took about six weeks off from work and he and his wife, Rebecca, were at the

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COURTESY OF REBECCA HOLETS.

Albuquerque Police Officer Ryan Holets with his newborn baby, Hope.

COURTESY OF REBECCA HOLETS.

Ryan Holets says hello to his daughter, Hope, at the hospital.

The Holetses have four other young children.

University of New Mexico Hospital when Champ gave birth to a baby girl, Hope, on Oct. 12 - one month earlier than her due date.

Doctors needed to give Hope treatments and medication to help her through withdrawals - “It was very difficult to watch,” Holets said - but she was able to leave the hospital after a week and a half.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the overall incidence of such withdrawal, known as neo-natal abstinence syndrome, has increased almost 300 percent between 1999 and 2013 in the 28 states that the 2016 study included.

“She’s gaining weight, eating well, sleeping well,” Holets said of Hope. “We’re just

praying and hoping for the best for her. As far as development goes, we won’t know the effects until she’s older.”

When Sgt. Jim Edison learned what Holets did, he was floored. In his 10 years as a police officer, he has seen many “heroic acts,” but none like what Holets did, Edison said.

“This guy wasn’t just taking a call, he was changing everybody’s life around him,” he said. “It’s so unselfish. I was just humbled.”

Edison wrote a memo nominating Holets for outstanding service for the city of Albuquerque, but felt that didn’t suffice. It’s his job to reward and encourage his men for doing the right thing and so Edison signed Holets up to do an interview for CNN’s “Beyond

the Call of Duty” series without telling Holets.

“Everyday he calls me to ask for forgiveness,” Holets said with a chuckle. “And I keep assuring him that we’re fine. We didn’t quite realize it would get this response, and neither did he. . . .But we all realize it’s a really good thing, and some really good things can come of it.”

Holets, 27, was born and raised in Albuquerque and joined the city’s police department six years ago. He and his wife already had four young children of their own before bringing Hope into their lives.

The couple had wanted to adopt a year or two down the road, and so when Holets approached his wife while on duty that day in September to break the news to her, Rebecca’s jaw dropped.

“I was shocked and surprised but just super, super excited,” she said.

One of Holets’s conditions when he agreed to CNN’s interview was that his superiors would not set up a GoFundMe page for the family. He instead urges those who want to offer support to find a local drug rehabilitation center or adoption organization and donate to them.

Holets has also been helping Champ and her partner find the right rehabilitation center and gave them a tablet computer so they can receive photos of Hope over email.

To Holets’s knowledge, the pair, who have not responded to a Post interview request conducted through Holets, are not clean. It was his ultimate goal from the beginning to help them through rehab.

Holets is hopeful it will happen. It seems to him meant to be.

Shortly after Holets named his baby, Champ informed him of something he didn’t know. Her middle name is Hope.

Charisma is the lifeblood of politicians.

Nothing is more valuable, yet harder to quantify, than the ability of a candidate or elected official to draw others - a magnetism that often relies as much on how a message is delivered as what is actually being said.

For the past seven years, Rosario Signorello has been trying to measure just that quality. A phonetician and voice scientist at the Laboratoire de Phonétique et Phonologie in Paris, he has immersed himself in the acoustical patterns of political leaders. His goal: to figure out what in certain leaders’ voices makes them particularly successful.

Signorello’s latest findings may be particularly worrisome for any politician starting to sense a little tickle or hoarseness in their throat. He and fellow voice scientist Didier Demolin, of the Université Sorbonne Nouvelle, found that the more youthful a politician’s voice sounds, the more charismatic he or she will seem to the public.

Age can be deceptive, and how old a person sounds does not always match with reality.

President Donald Trump, for instance, is relatively close in age to Bernie Sanders. But compared to Sanders’s gravelly acoustics, Trump uses a much wider range of vocal pitch, which Signorello said makes him sound significantly younger. As with other politicians, such acoustical differences can influence how he is perceived.

To test this theory, Signorello and fellow researchers curated samples from two politicians whose voices had been drastically affected by disease or other factors to make them sound hoarse and older: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, former president of Brazil, whose larynx was damaged by throat cancer and chemotherapy treatments, and Italian party leader Umberto Bossi, whose vocal cords became partially paralyzed after a stroke. Both men’s voices had grown quieter and raspier, with a reduced range of pitch all qualities associated with an older voice.

The researchers played segments of the two leaders’ speeches from before, during and after their afflictions and asked test subjects to describe each speaker and tell who they liked more. The audio clips were played to French-speaking participants who could not understand anything Lula and Bossi were saying in Portuguese and Italian, respectively. So the content of the politicians’ speech was not a factor.

In the case of the former president, for example, listeners showed a strong preference for the Brazilian’s pre-disease, younger-sounding voice, calling it charming, reassuring, creative. They described the older, post-disorder voice as not influential or persuasive, even annoying.

“In our studies with listeners, nothing changed except for the quality and pitch of the voice,” Signorello said. “It suggests that if you care about your political career, you need to do what you can to maintain your healthy voice.”

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’Tis the season for giving gifts of the heart

By Abby and Gabby For Columbia-Greene Media

PRATTSVILLE — Giving Tuesday lived up to its name at the Prattsville Town Green.

Laurie McNab, sister of Amelia Osborn, makes wreaths and offers them for sale, but true to the Christmas season of giving, Laurie donated a Christmas wreath in honor of our veterans to be displayed at our Town Green between our veterans’ monuments.

Amelia and Laurie are the proud daughters of WWII veteran, the late Lou Caggiano, and Amelia is the mother of active military Seabee daughter, Bridget. Seven members of the American Legion Auxiliary Virgil E. Deyo Unit No. 1327 were there to accept the beautiful wreath and install it on our green. Amelia is a member of the Auxiliary. Members present at the installation were Amelia Osborn, Nicole Osborn, Michele Brainard, Laurel Irwin Van Aken, Mary Cline, Marianne Krauss and Ginny Gurley. Laurie also donated wreaths to the towns of Ashland and Windham to be displayed at the cemeteries in honor of all veterans. Thank you, Laurie, for making us all proud in honoring our veterans and of who we are. *See end of The Scoop for some juicy gossip, re: Louis Byrne.

We hope Mr. T, aka Dave Truesdell, is feeling much better. He spent a few days in the hospital to monitor his breathing, but he is now home and entertaining his ladies.

Margie Carman was here

from Florida visiting family and friends, being the guest of Arnold and Diana Jaeger for Thanksgiving. But, she ended up in the hospital at St. Peter’s for some stomach problems that are now resolved. What a way to end a visit to your hometown. Margie hopes this is the last of her physical problems, previously going through some cracked ribs and a broken arm in separate incidents. She is really looking forward to a healthier 2018 and we wish her the best.

Derek Sutton, son of Billy Sutton and grandson of Bill and Susan Sutton, surprised the whole family with a visit for Thanksgiving. Older brother Jacob was in on the secret, picking him up at the bus station in Oneonta. Derek is a USMC in basic training in Jacksonville, South Carolina.

Derek’s surprise visit made Thanksgiving a day of thanksgiving for the Sutton family.

We all wish Derek well and extend our thanks and appreciation for this service to our country. Grandpa Bill is also a veteran of the Vietnam era.

Now back to Giving Tuesday, or maybe it was Giving Wednesday. Whoever it was that left Christmas material at the Gurleys on Wednesday last, without a card or name, thank you. Only on the mountaintop are items just left off at someone’s house anonymously for the good of others.

Our area is the best and the most generous in giving from the heart.

Do you like the sign on the town hall lawn? We do, but

glad they took off the dancing turkeys, I thought they were can-can girls from the Moulin Rouge.

This is the weekend of the Family Christmas for Prattsville on Saturday. Contact Sandy Martin or Shannon Holdridge for more information.

The young ladies have worked hard, so your participation is a way of showing that you care and support their efforts.

Upper Main Street is showing lots of improvement with the removal of the debris from the house fire and the demolition of the house damaged by the flood. Now with a few more rehabs, we will be well on our way to a completely rehabbed Main Street. Also on Main Street, Barbara Vetter said they are now looking forward to Christmas in their home after passing some previous movein dates.

Gary and Sandy Schienling had 11-month-old grandson Leon Morris out for breakfast Sunday morning. The only thing bluer than his sleeper/ pj’s were his eyes. He was smiling and well behaved the whole time they were there.

Grandma Sandy admitted she is always glad when he is in bed and asleep for the night.

Little Leon will celebrate his first birthday Christmas day.

Had a nice little chat with Ann Hayes Shoemaker, of West Kill. Found out she was born in Prattsville. For those who remember, her mother, Hilda, was the sister of Ward Harrington of Main Street. You figure this one out — Ann’s mother was from Prattsville,

her dad was from New Jersey and she was born in Maine.

Ann said her dad had a radio repair shop somewhere on Prattsville’s Main Street.

Does anyone remember exactly where? Have to get these memories down.

Sympathy to Steve and Steff Bambina, of Winchell’s Corners, on the death of Steve’s mom, who had reached the age of 101. The Bambinas adopted Prattsville after the flood, initially helping Stella Cross, and have continued to support our bake sales and other causes.

Still have some hunters around. Haven’t heard any fantastic hunting tales. Guess it is just the fishermen that tell stories.

There is still time to help the hospitalized veterans at the Stratton VAMC. Contact the Gurleys at 518-299-3219 or robgin@mhcable.com. Gifts are accepted up to Dec. 16, and donations are always appreciated for unexpected veterans’ needs. The gift-wrapping will take place Dec. 17 at the Gurleys and delivery of the gifts, and everyone is invited to help with this — will be Dec. 18.

Would appreciate it if someone has an idea of where to buy 5X large and 6X large men’s clothing. Tried Penney’s, but they are sold out. Call the Gurleys if you have any ideas.

On your Christmas list, include gifts from our local merchants. They are there year-round to help with our causes and now would be a good time to show them our appreciation. Actual gifts or

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American Legion Auxiliary Virgil E. Deyo Unit 1327 members Shelly Brainard, Amelia Osborn, Nicole Osborn, Marianne Krauss, Laurel Van Aken, Ginny Gurley and Mary Cline, install Christmas wreath donated by Laurie McNab, on Prattsville Town Green in honor of all veterans.

gift certificates from Jim’s Great American, Beth’s Flower Shop, Catskill Mt. Liquor, Young’s Ace Hardware, Prattsville Tavern, Prattsville Hotel, Red’s Auto, Prattsville Diner, O’Hara’s Service Station, KCK Paving and Haskins’ Hidden Valley Oil are all within reach.

Happy birthday to Elliott Brainard on Dec. 10. Happy birthday times two to that great couple, Teddy and Merrill Cline, on Dec. 13. And down in sunny Florida, we send happy birthday wishes to Glen Bellomy on Dec. 13. On Dec. 14, we wish Debbie Dymond a very happy birthday.

Very happy anniversary wishes go out to Phyllis and Jerry Raeder on Dec. 13. To Judy and Steve Haskin, we send special happy anniversary greetings Dec. 14.

Want to share your holiday happenings and other good news with others? Contact Abby/Gabby at 518-299-3219 or

robgin@mhcable.com. *P.S. Met someone who is worthy of just only one line — Louis Byrne, of Tannersville, or Hunter, or Haines Falls — he wasn’t sure just where he does live. Take care, Barbara and good luck. Louis’ saving grace is, he is a veteran, so thank you for your service, Louis. There is not any more you can say about him that passes the litmus test for good taste.

Happy birthday to WWII veteran Vinnie Passaro, of Tannersville, who celebrated his 91st birthday Dec. 4. It was a great gathering of special people — the Legionnaires of Bunt Brewer American Legion Post of Tannersville and their guests — for their annual Christmas dinner Dec. 3. At Louis’ table were Barbara, Vinnie Passaro and daughter Lisa, Dana Hommel, Cathy Martino, Bob and Ginny Gurley.

Extended trails could lead to more opportunities

By Daniel Zuckerman Columbia-Greene Media

WINDHAM — Five miles of new multi-use trails at the Elm Ridge Wild Forest in Windham have been completed.

The trails are part of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Adventure NY initiative to connect people with nature.

State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos said the partnership between DEC, Windham Area Recreation Foundation and the Adirondack Mountain Club exemplifies what can be accomplished when community organizations are united in protecting and enhancing shared natural resources.

“With the buildout of multiuse trails now complete at Elm Ridge, the public now has more than 25 miles of trails to explore in this Wild Forest,” Seggos said in a statement.

The $23,000 project was funded by the DEC’s Trail Supporter Patch program, federal funds and the state’s Environmental Protection Fund.

The funding enabled the DEC and the Adirondack Mountain Club, or ADK, professional crews to constructed a majority of the trail, Seggos said.

The idea to expand the trail system originated after the Catskill Forest Preserve Master Plan was revised, Foundation President Nick Bove said. The organization worked on a twomile stretch of trails that were added this summer.

“Once that was revised we rolled up our sleeves to work with the DEC to make it [the trail] into a mountain bike destination,” Bove said.

The work was completed by the Foundation’s professional trail crew and the DEC paid for the pressure-treated wood used to build a quartermile boardwalk over wetlands, Bove said. Pressure-treating wood inhibits rot and can last up to 50 years.

“WARF probably brought in 30 volunteers to carry all the wood — literally tons and tons of pressure-treated wood,” Bove said.

“The DEC paid for the wood

Tannersville to hold Winter Walk Dec. 9 TANNERSVILLE — The Tannersville Winter Walk Kick Off begins Dec. 8 with the Greene Room Players “Songbirds and Friends” performance at the Mountaintop Library.

On Dec. 9, “The Nutcracker’s” performance at 2 p.m. at the Orpheum starts up the festivities of the day. The 7:30 p.m. evening performance is the finale of the evening. In between performances, stroll and visit Main Street. Indulge in some hot kettle popcorn and listen to the musical sounds of te HTC Strolling Carolers.

Many of the decorated storefronts will be open late and will have activities, entertainment, a treat, or little holiday cheer.

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at 5 p.m. with the angelic voices of the Ecumenical Choir, the Platte Clove Community Carolers and the HTC Strolling Carolers. Join “Melody the Elf” after the Annual Tree Lighting, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. for face painting and lots of merrymaking. “Crazy Christine Balloons” will be twisting holiday favorites.

Take a photo with Santa and decorate homemade cookies with Mrs. Claus at the Village Hall. Have a few laughs and family amusement with Sean “The Prankster Magician.” Don’t miss fireworks at 6:45 p.m. on Main Street. The Contemporary Art Gallery marks its fifth anniversary with the opening reception of The Wood Show 6:30-8:30 p.m. The Gallery is staying open late.

and WARF paid for its crew members to do the construction for the project, which took about 14 weeks to construct and cost WARF about $30,000,” Bove said.

“They’re building the trail with no machines,” Bove said of the Foundation crew.

“WARF did 100 percent of the work.”

The Elm Ridge Trail is not connected to the Windham Path but Bove hopes it will be in the future. Bove said multiuse paths are built in a manner respectful to the environment and has high sustainability.

“The simple truth is after all the research that has been done, these trails have very little impact on water quality or environmental impact,” Bove said. “That’s because they’re constructed properly without puddling, without erosion issues.”

The Foundation is looking to expand paths on Mt. Hayden, which has 800 acres of state land across Route 23 from the Elm Ridge Wild Forest, for next spring, and Bove

said trails like the Windham Path help to bring in visitors who then spend money in the area’s restaurants and hotels.

“You see towns all over the United States doing it for that reason,” Bove said. “We’re very excited about that.”

The Adirondack staff is under contract with the DEC to perform trail work across the state and specifically in the Catskills and the Adirondack Park, Adirondack Chief Operating Officer Wes Lampman said.

“We concentrate on those two areas for the most part,” Lampman said.

Adirondack started working with the DEC on the expansion in 2007 and were brought in by former DEC Forester Frank Parks, Lampman said. Adirondack staff did work on the trails’ drainage and waterbar, a construction feature to prevent erosion.

“We formalized the trails which are now referred to as the fun loops,” Lampman said.

“We did the design work and grubbed the tread.”

Adirondack staff worked each summer between 2007 and 2015 on seven miles of trail and 72 rock steps. It was a slow process to build up the trails because much of the work was done with hand tools, Lampman said.

“Trail work is measured in feet, not in miles,” Lampman said.

Adirondack’s work brought them together with the Foundation on a newer section of trails. Much of the work on the new trails was performed by Foundation staff and volunteers.

“Everything else was pretty much done by the ADK crews,” Lampman said. “Any trail, it doesn’t matter where or what it is, it’s a collaborative effort.”

Once Adirondack works on trails, its representatives will conduct an annual patrol that involves cleaning out an existing structures, Lampman said.

“That’s part of the annual maintenance we try to do

every spring,” Lampman said.

As of Monday, Adirondack staff have been in contact with DEC Region 4 Forester Brian Ellis about projects in the area, Lampman said. Last year, Adirondack worked with the DEC on a trail surrounding Kaaterskill Falls.

“We might be spending some time there buttoning up a few odds and ends,” Lampman said.

Windham Town Supervisor Robert Pelham said while there’s no such thing as an overnight success, he has noticed full parking lots for the town’s trails. Many of the area’s visitors are coming up for a day. “Is it a destination right now? No, but it could be,” Pelham said. “Winter’s sold, so we’ve got to sell summer.”

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Celebrating this holiday season with fellowship and song

By Christine Dwon For Columbia-Greene Media

The Greene County Volunteer Firemen’s Ladies Auxiliary held their meeting and Christmas party in Catskill on Nov. 27.

The ladies always have fun bidding on the wrapped gifts and being surprised at the contents at this “auction” Christmas party. Attending from the Lexington Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary were JoEllen Schermerhorn, Rose Williams and Helen Kerr.

The Late Farmers Market and Holiday Gift Market on Saturday in West Kill certainly was the place to be. The hall was filled with vendors, shoppers and David Goldberg and friends kept toes tapping with great Blue Grass music. So many wonderful things to check out from produce, beautiful hand-crafted items, soaps, maple products and lots more.

The Lexington Historical Society sold out of their delicious soups and people kept coming in to check out the market until closing time.

The Johannes Hardenbergh Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution met Dec. 2 at the Lexington UMC hall for their annual Christmas meeting.

The ladies and gentleman enjoyed a light luncheon and had a very nice time visiting.

As always, the grab bag exchange was fun and filled with laughter. Members attending were Shirley Van Valkenburgh, JoEllen Schermerhorn, Betty Hapeman, Linda Varelas, Rita Bailey and guest Joe Bailey.

The community Christmas tree at the corner of Route 42 and Spruceton Road, West Kill, is now lit for the holiday season. We met at community hall and sang carols as we walked down to the tree. The weather cooperated and we sounded pretty darn good. The children attending, Abigail Dwon, Ray Clinton and Christian Buscarello, flipped the switch to light the tree. Back to the hall for some refreshments and to top everything off, Lorraine Banks enthralled all of us with her version of a “Cajun Night Before Christmas.” It was fantastic!

What a wonderful way to start the holiday season with song and fellowship.

Pastor Bob Nash and wife Diane held a Christmas open house at their home in Grand Gorge on Dec. 3. The house was beautifully decorated and the refreshments were deli-

cious.

Happy birthday to twins Mike and Eric Petosa on Dec. 8.

Dec. 10, Susan and Carl Simpfenderfer celebrate their 28th wedding anniversary.

Rick Dearstyne’s birthday is Dec. 13.

Best wishes to all.

The Greene Room Players Songbirds and Friends will hold a free Winter Walk Kick Off holiday concert Dec. 8 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Mountain Top Library on Main Street in Tannersville.

Start the Christmas season with your favorite holiday songs. Snacks to follow the performance.

The Lexington/West Kill United Methodist Church community Christmas party will be held Dec. 9 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Lexington church hall. There will be music, praise and worship, a covered-dish supper, treats for the children and grab bag gifts (around $5), ladies for ladies, gentlemen for gentlemen. This is always an enjoyable time together in fellowship. All are welcome.

The town of Lexington Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary will hold its annual meeting and holiday covered-dish supper Dec. 12 in the firemen’s room with collection of dues and election of officers. Please note the time of the meeting is 6 p.m. (not the usual 7 p.m.).

Dec. 13 is the next book club meeting at Diane Clarke’s home in West Kill with a covered-dish supper starting at 6 p.m. (not the usual 6:30 p.m.)

Book selection is Jacquelyn Mitchard’s “Still Summer.”

There will be a joint worship service on Christmas Eve Sunday, Dec. 24, starting at 10 a.m. (note time change from the usual 9 a.m. start time) in the Lexington/West Kill UMC in Lexington. The children of the Mountain Top Christian Community Church will present a Christmas program. Coffee and cake to follow. Everyone is welcome.

Dec. 31 church service at the Lexington/West Kill UMC will start at 9 a.m.

Prayers continue for Larry Falke, Betty Hapeman, Kevin Krazit, Donna Falke, Ellouise Cole, Pastor Bob Nash, Marilyn and Nancy Dippold, Ruth Blumenthal, Louie Kizyma, Margaret Lawrence, Bud Osborn, Ellis Potter, Lou Carraciolo, Bruce Maben, Barbara Slutzky, Sharie and Bill Pushman, Stephanie Pushman, Art

Hunter Elementary School first quarter honor roll HUNTER — Hunter Elementary School announces the first quarter honor roll.

ACHIEVEMENT HONOR ROLL Mrs. Berger’s Fourth Grade: Chayse Dugo, Alyson Hoyt and Lilia Vishnyakov.

Mrs. Barnett’s Fifth Grade: Kelsee Kroyer, Julia Legg, Michael Tovar and Alyssa Trani.

Ms. Becker’s Fifth Grade: Ava Bryne, Emma Constable, Nicholas Grigg, Allyson Kappel, Lizet Molina Rodrgiuez, Saleema Poladian, Jay Prince and Margarita Sabugueiro.

Mrs. Deluca’s Sixth Grade: Marina Garcia, Eden Murphy, Hannah O’Neill, Laila Owens, Julia Van Dean and Brianna Zeko.

Ms.Vanucchi’s Sixth Grade: Ava Canezin, Bridget Czermerys, Ashlynn Mantey,

Lyden Smith, Trinity Vital and Kailey Zimmer.

EFFORT HONOR ROLL Mrs. Berger’s Fourth Grade: Abigail Dwon, Donovan Garcia, Alyson Hoyt, Alexis Legg, Winnie Li, Sky Paridie and Lilia Vishnyakov.

Mrs. Barnett’s Fifth Grade: Alyssa Trani.

Ms. Becker’s Fifth Grade: Ava Byrne, Emma Constable, Nicholas Grigg, Allyson Kappel, Saleema Poladian, Lizet Molina Rodriguez and Margarita Sabugueiro.

Mrs. Deluca’s Sixth Grade: Grady Glennon, Marina Garcia and Julia Van Dean.

Ms. Vanucchi’s Sixth Grade: Bridget Czermerys, Ashlynn Mantey, Lyden Smith and Kailey Zimmer.

Rood, Mickie Winters, Gladys Van Valkenburgh, Daryl Van Valkenburgh, Jen Grinnell, Chris Yarger, Bill and Audry Gannon, Richard and Lois Banks, Joan and Bob Rappleyea, Eleane and John Grinnell, Tom and Marilyn Soule, Don and Diane Strausser, Ron and Mary Westman, Pastor Bob and Kate Barnum, Clarence and Jeanne Soule, Tom and Lenora Bush and the Hope House orphanage in Thailand, our country, our leaders, our military and their families and all others in need of prayer.

Greene County Senior Nutrition Program for the week of Dec. 11 to 15 is as follows: Monday — turkey Divan over rice, California-mixed vegetables, Mandarin oranges; Tues-

day — meatloaf with gravy, hot beets, mashed potato, fruit cocktail; Wednesday — tuna melt, green beans, cauliflower, applesauce; Thursday — vegetable lasagna, corn salad, broccoli, fruited gelatin; Friday — pork chow mein over rice, fresh salad, orientalmixed vegetables, cinnamon grape dessert. All persons over 60 are invited to attend.

Meals are served at noon for a suggested donation of $4 per meal. Please call at least a day in advance to reserve your meal. The Senior Center on the Mountain Top is located at the Jewett Municipal Building, Route 23C, 518-263-4392.

Until next week take care, be thankful, be kind and remember the reason for the season.

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When it comes to breakfast, Mother knows best Welcome December. It’s the most wonderful time of the year!

Bazaars, craft shows, concerts, tree lightings, decorating, cookie-making, Christmas cards — whew! I’m exhausted just thinking about all that has to be done. It will get done, but when is the question.

Don’t forget the Cookie Walk at the Ashland Church on Saturday. It’s a good chance to get your homemade cookies to pass around to friends and family during the season.

From all reports, the OES Bazaar and the Windham Methodist Tea was a great success. Heard from Bruce Maben that the Masonic Temple was busy and the food was good. A good place for friends to meet for lunch.

I just spent an hour with my friends Marjorie and Gerry Loucks who stopped in to wish me a happy birthday. Judy and Gerry caught up on so many old friends and “who’s who,” while Marjorie and I listened and had our own conversation. We did get some ideas for future columns, but not too much for today. It was good of

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ANDERSON them to drop in. Thank you for the visit.

Don’t forget the veterans gift-wrapping event at the Gurley’s on Dec. 17. Also, on the 17th, the Ashland Church will be packing and wrapping gift boxes for the shut-ins.

For those who have Facebook, and all who listen to WRIP, they are very good at keeping us abreast of the happenings around the Mountain Top. Most of it is posted too late for this column, so check them out.

PRAYERS AND CARES Sympathy to the family of Dick Johnson, who was everybody’s favorite bee man.

Prayers for Albin and Vicky

Beckmann, who have both been under the weather for the past week.

Please keep Tricia LoPresti, daughter-in-law of Judy and John, in your prayers as she is undergoing medical procedures.

Janet Goos has been having problems with her legs and could really use your prayers.

UPCOMING EVENTS Dec. 9: Cookie Walk at the Ashland Church — 10 a.m. until cookies are gone Dec. 13: Stone Croft luncheon at Pegasus Dec. 17: Wrapping of veterans gifts at Ginny Gurley’s house Dec. 18: Delivery of gifts to veterans at VAMC I know there are more events planned, especially holiday events, but if I don’t know about them, I can’t put them down. I get as much information as I can by trolling social media, but most of that is last-minute. Please let me know of any events your organization is having so I can put it in my column. Remember, those who get the newspapers

Hunter-Tannersville November Students of the Month HUNTER — Hunter-Tannersville Middle/High School announces the November Students of the Month. November’s students are Hedda Flynn and Adriana Tsiselsky.

Flynn, a seventh grader, represents the “Maroon Group” (grades 7-9).

She is the daughter of Brian Flynn and Amy Scheibe of Elka Park.

New to the HTC School District this year, she stepped right in joining the StudentRun Play this past fall, Complaint Department and Lemonade.

PHOTO BY ANTONIA SCOTT She also played on the Mod- Hedda Flynn with Principal Thomas Cervola ified Soccer Team, and will play on the Modified Basketball Team this winter.

Tsiselsky, a 10th-grader, represents the “Gold Group” (grades 10-12).

She is the daughter of Oksana and Oleg Tsiselsky of Hunter.

She is a member of the Ethel Slutzky National Art Honor Society, Students Against Destructive Decisions-SADD, Yearbook Club, and Varsity Club.

She was on the Honor Roll every quarter for the 2016-17 school year and continues with her good grades for the PHOTO BY ANTONIA SCOTT 1st Quarter this year, making Adriana Tsiselsky with Faculty members Jordan Davis and Ryan the Principal’s Honor Roll.

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Send them to lmgeand@ yahoo.com or by calling 518734-5360. I have heard from many people that they use this section to plan their weekend excursions. Please let me know what is happening as soon as you plan it, so I can pass it along.

AS I REMEMBER IT — BREAKFAST While shopping a few weeks ago — walking up and down the aisles, looking for that special item that is hiding — I found myself in the cereal aisle. Rows and rows of cereal as far as you could see.

Thinking back to the ’30s and ’40s, our usual breakfast was found on the back of the stove. When Mother got up in the morning, she got out the double boiler, and in the top, made oatmeal. The original, pasty, stick together, cut it with a spoon, oatmeal. How we dreaded opening the lid. How we hated to scoop that lump into our bowls, but that was breakfast, and if you didn’t like

it, that’s too bad.

Some mornings there would be a surprise: Wheatena, Cream of Wheat or yummy Farina. In the summer, there was cold cereal. We had a great choice: Corn Flakes, Wheaties aka The Breakfast of Champions, and Shredded Wheat bundles. Straw.

Some days, we got lucky and Mother would have pancakes or eggs, although pancakes and sausage were more apt to be served at supper. A special treat was bacon from the smoke house.

There was no such thing as breakfast in school. If you did not eat at home, you did not eat until lunch. Snacks were not served until afternoon — milk and graham crackers.

In the early ’50s, cereal manufacturers were experimenting with adding sugar to cereal. Does anyone remember the original Sugar Smacks?

They were in an aluminum foil, wax-paper-lined bag.

They melted together, and stuck together, once opened, so you were stuck with one hard block of cereal you had to use an ice pick on to separate

it into chunks to fit into your bowl. It took nigh onto forever to melt enough to eat.

By 1970, there were 160 different varieties of cereal, including Trix, you silly Wabbit.

The companies had solved the sugar problem — so many presweeted products were starting to make it on the shelves.

By 1998, there were 340. But soon, everyone climbed on the bandwagon, and by 2012, it ballooned to a whopping 4,945 different varieties, including instant oatmeal that you just add hot water to. No wonder I couldn’t see to the end of the aisle.

Today, as much as I love to experiment with different varieties, the cereal most recommended by doctors everywhere, to be the healthiest, (and yes, it does lower your blood pressure and cholesterol) is plain, ordinary, cookit-yourself, oatmeal. I guess Mother always knows best.

As always, I wish you a great week, and may you get all of your holiday chores done early so you can sit back and enjoy the season. Lula

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The Athens Cultural Center is hosting their annual Victorian Stroll on Dec. 9. Again this year, National Bank of Coxsackie has not only donated $300 towards the Stroll but their branch in Athens will remain open until 3 p.m. to participate and host a Jar full of Jingles, the House Decorating contest, the Holiday Cottage contest and the Passport contest. Pictured here from left are Rebecca Decker NBC Athens Platform Administrator, Carol Pfister Athens Victorian Stroll Chair and Bruce Rappleyea Context Committee Chairman. Gather in Athens beginning at 1 p.m.

Dec. 9 for a fun-filled day at the Athens Victorian Stroll. Start at the Athens Cultural Center at noon to pick up a schedule and map “passport.” Three beautiful Victorian-era houses will be open for touring, two of which are new to the Stroll this year. A horse-drawn trolley, hay wagon, and motorized trolley will help get you around town with stops at many of the venues. Be sure to make your way to the Riverfront Park for the 5 p.m. tree lighting, caroling, and bonfire finale.

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New Hampshire resident wins Albany regional round of Mario Batali Home Chef Challenge ALBANY — Hannaford Supermarkets and Chef Mario Batali announced that Todd Schillinger of Swanzey, New Hampshire has been named the Albany regional winner of the Mario Batali Home Chef Challenge, a unique recipe contest designed to celebrate home chefs and their cooking inspirations.

Schillinger’s preparation of Chicken New Hampshire was selected by a panel of local media judges and will now advance to the final round of the contest against regional winners from Burlington, Vermont and Portland, Maine for the chance to win the grand prize of an all-expenses paid trip for two to New York City to attend a taping of ABC’s The Chew, meet Mario and have dinner at one of his acclaimed

restaurants.

A recovering addict, Schillinger learned the dish from a local Italian restaurant during his first years of sobriety and found inspiration in the cooking process to continue his journey of living an alcoholand drug-free life.

“I come from a recovery background. At one point in my life, someone took a chance on me. Today validates that it was worth it,” said Schillinger. “I’m overwhelmed by and appreciative of this opportunity.”

The Albany regional championship was held at the Hannaford store at 900 Central Avenue in Albany. The three Albany regional semi-finalists were chosen based on their submission of a favorite, original recipe, their inspirational

story about the recipe, and how the recipe can excite others about cooking at home.

The other two Albany regional semi-finalists were Lance Gray of Schenectady, preparing Limoncello Cake with Seven Minute Frosting; and Nancy Holzman of Glens Falls, preparing Zesty Tuscan Pasta Sauce. Each received a $100 Hannaford gift card and a gift basket.

“Hannaford is ecstatic to team up with Chef Mario Batali, a culinary visionary who shares our passion for food, home cooking, and hunger relief. We congratulate Todd on his victory, and each of the semi-finalists on their delicious recipes, which really exemplify the joy of home cooking, and the inspirations surrounding culinary

creations,” said Hannaford President Mike Vail. “We look forward to seeing who Mario selects as the winner.”

The judges, who were selected as representatives of the Albany media corps, were also asked to prepare their own inspirational recipes, which, in turn, were evaluated by the regional semi-finalists. Times Union Senior Writer and Table Hopping Columnist Steve Barnes was selected the winner of the media division for a Duck Breast with Asparagus and Mushroom Risotto dish, and received a $1,000 Hannaford gift card for the Times Union Hope Fund. The other participating judges included FLY 92.3 on-air personality Ally and News 10 ABC Anchor Christina Arangio.

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cook daily meals for the entire Suarez family, imparting a strong value of eating good food together with family and friends. Nick attended business school at NYU and then worked in the wine business for 5 years, both in retail and as tasting coordinator at Wine Spectator Magazine. During his time at Wine Spectator, Nick started competing in local food competitions and won many of them. He then co-founded the Food Experiments, a national series of amateur cook-offs sponsored

by Brooklyn Brewery. He met home cooks across the nation who inspired him with their unconventional cooking and reinforced the fact that food always creates community.

He was looking to quit office life and get into the kitchen, and decided to attend the

French Culinary Institute in NYC. After graduating he worked at Danny Meyer’s restaurant, The Modern. In 2013 Nick took off on his own and started the Backyard Cooking Company, where he offered large scale communal dinners, featuring paella parties, crawfish boils and pig roasts. Nick and his wife, Sarah opened their first restaurant, Gaskins in Germantown in June of 2015. The food served at Gaskins uses exceptional ingredients from nearby farms, but just as importantly, is nourishing and satisfying.

Sarah Gaskins- Suarez and Nick Suarez look forward to inviting their neighbors over for dinner for many years to come. They’ve chosen a life as host and chef, so they can do what they love: feed and take care of people.

the Mario Batali Home Chef Challenge, who will be personally selected by Mario, will be announced the week of Dec.

18. The first prize winner will receive a $1,000 Hannaford gift card. The second prize winner will receive a $500 gift card.

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Holiday cooking demonstration in Germantown GERMANTOWN — The Germantown Library presents What’s Cooking? A Holiday Cooking Demonstration 3:305 p.m. Dec. 19 at Gaskins, 2 Church Ave., Germantown.

Sarah Gaskins-Suarez and Nick Suarez invite their neighbors to a special holiday cooking demonstration on Tuesday afternoon, December 19, 2017.

This program will give visitors a glimpse inside the Gaskins kitchen as Nick displays his culinary skills to create a holiday menu consisting of Pan Seared Duck Breast; Roasted Brussels sprouts and bacon; Sweet Potato Gratin. Space is limited to 15 visitors so pre-registration is required. Call 518-537-5800 to confirm your space in this demonstration.

Nick Suarez’s interest in food began as a young child.

His mother, also a chef, would

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Todd Schillinger of Swanzey, New Hampshire prepares his dish during the Albany regional round of the Home Chef Challenge with Mario Batali in partnership with Hannaford Supermarkets at the Hannaford store at 900 Central Avenue in Albany on Dec. 4.

BREAKFAST GHENT — Whittier Place Adult Home, 30 Whitter Way, Ghent, will serve an all you can eat Holiday Pancake Breakfast 8:30-10:30 a.m.

Dec. 16 in the main dining room. Santa will be on hand for photos with children.

Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the door. For information and tickets, call Karen Lent, Activities Director, at 518-828-0900 or at klent@ whittierhealth.com.

FOOD AND FELLOWSHIP LUNCHEON NEW BALTIMORE — The Food and Fellowship Luncheon Program at the New Baltimore Reformed Church, Route 144 and Church Street, New Baltimore, will hold the monthly luncheon noon-2

p.m. Dec. 13. The menu includes baked ham, escalloped potatoes, French style green beans and bread pudding. Following the meal there will be a Christmas concert by harpist Shannon Friel.

This luncheon is open to all members of the community.

To facilitate planning, reservations are encouraged by the Sunday before the luncheon.

To make reservations, call the church at 518-756-8764 or e-mail them at nbrchurch@ aol.com. Name, contact number and the number of reservations being made for this meal. Additionally, if you need transportation, leave that information as well.

Dining space is limited to 60 seats. Free will offerings are graciously accepted to offset food costs.

HOLIDAY COOKIE WALK HUDSON — The UMW of Trinity United Methodist Church, 555 Joslen Blvd., Hudson, will be having a “Craft/Vendor Sale and Holiday Cookie Walk” 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Dec. 9. Vendors will be selling soy candles, knitted and crocheted items, quilted items, jewelry, wooden banks, candies, pies, jams/ jellies, Victorian ornaments and more.

FOOD AND BAKE SALE GREENPORT — Mt. Carmel Shrine, 442 Fairview Ave., Greenport, will hold a Christmas cookies, food and bake sale will be held 10 a.m.1 p.m. Dec. 16. There will be cookies, pasta fagioli, spinach pies and more.

Frittata secrets and more ways eggs get dinner on the table quickly

By Jennifer Day Chicago Tribune

The egg is synonymous with potential. But let’s not get bogged down in symbolism.

Even for the most practicalminded cook, the egg is a marvel of possibility: Scramble it.

Poach it. Boil it. Fry it. Beat a couple into an omelet. Whip several into a souffle. The choices nearly overwhelm.

But for my time and money, which is to say scant, I prefer the binder approach: Take whatever you’ve got on hand, and throw it in a pan with some eggs _ which bring the ingredients together into something greater than the sum of its parts. For something savory, grab leftover vegetables and cheese. For a sweet take, stale bread and fruit. Or skirt the boundary with bread, apples, brie and pancetta. Master the basic concepts involved in making a frittata and baked French toast (aka strata), and you’ll have a potent strategy for dealing with both the time crunch of weeknight meals and making leftovers palatable.

These dishes became a regular part of our family’s weeknight dinner rotation many years ago when I was looking for a way to make use of care packages sent by my grandfather-in-law. He was a masterful and prolific Italian-American cook, and so he would periodically ship us boxes lined with ice packs and filled with freezer bags of sausage ground by a neighborhood butcher according to my grandpa-in-law’s specifications; jars of stuffed peppers mummified in bubble wrap; zip-close bags packed full of spicy broccoli rabe; and, just in case it wasn’t sold in the

Midwest, Special K cereal.

My first attempts at making a frittata were born of rabe-induced guilt — the sheer quantity of it required something more than a simple reheat — and these first attempts were disasters: burned on the bottom, runny in the middle. Or, worse, scattered all over the kitchen floor after a failed flip.

I had not yet learned two essential lessons.

First, get rid of as much water as you can from any ingredients going into the egg mixture. Cook it, drain it, squeeze it. Do whatever needs doing to get it out.

Second, use a broiler. Start your frittata on the burner and cook just until the edges are set. Poke it with a knife or a fork to get a sense of when it’s starting to firm up. Do not wait until the edges are peeling off the pan; by then, you’re frittata’s toast. Once the edges are set, finish it under the broiler until golden and the center is firm.

Baked French toast requires even less attention. You can prep it ahead and leave it in the fridge until you’re ready to bake. An hour before dinner, pop it in the oven and go about your business. And, burnprone cooks need not fear; if it doesn’t seem quite set in the middle, just leave it in the oven a bit longer.

Perhaps what I like best about these egg recipes is that they taught me how to cook — not just follow a recipe. Once you learn that, the potential is limitless.

BROCCOLI RABE FRITTATA Prep: 20 minutes Cook: 10-15 minutes Makes: 6 servings

Adapted from the 2006 cookbook “The Good Egg” by Marie Simmons (Rux Martin/ Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $25.95) 1 pound broccoli rabe, washed, trimmed, cut into 2-inch pieces 10 large eggs ½ cup freshly grated pecorino Romano Salt and pepper 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 cloves garlic, minced ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper or to taste 1 to 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the broccoli rabe and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender and bright green, 4-6 minutes.

Drain and pat dry with kitchen towels.

2. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, whisk eggs and then blend in cheese and salt and pepper to taste.

3. In a large skillet, heat oil and garlic over medium heat until garlic is just fragrant. Add broccoli rabe and red pepper flakes and saute until heated through. Add lemon juice and toss well to coat.

4. Heat broiler. Pour egg mixture over broccoli rabe and cook on the stovetop until bottom and sides are just set.

Place pan under broiler, and cook until golden.

Nutrition information per serving: 194 calories, 14 g fat, 4 g saturated fat, 315 mg cholesterol, 3 g carbohydrates, 1 g sugar, 14 g protein, 406 mg sodium, 1 g fiber

BAKED FRENCH TOAST Prep: 10 minutes, plus soaking time Cook: 50 minutes to 1 hour Makes: 6 servings This works well with a streusel topping. Also, with dollops of ricotta or mascarpone

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dropped in _ but not thoroughly mixed _ before baking. For a smaller crowd, use 6 eggs, less milk and cook in a medium, oven-proof skillet.

8 eggs 1 cup milk ½ cup sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla ¼ teaspoon salt 1 loaf challah, brioche or Portuguese sweet bread 1 cup seasonal fresh fruit 1. Heat oven to 350 degrees; butter a 9-by-13-inch baking dish.

2. Whisk eggs, milk, sugar, vanilla and salt together in a bowl until well combined.

Tear bread into 2-inch pieces, and soak them in egg mixture until fully saturated.

3. Pour mixture into prepared baking dish. Distribute fruit evenly. (Dish can be covered and refrigerated at this point up to 12 hours. If using a fruit prone to oxidation, add it just before baking.)

4. Bake until golden, 50 minutes to an hour. It should be well set in the center and spring back when slightly pressed.

Nutrition information per serving: 499 calories, 12 g fat, 3 g saturated fat, 261 mg cholesterol, 73 g carbohydrates, 18 g sugar, 22 g protein, 908 mg sodium, 1 g fiber

MATZAH BREI Prep: 10 minutes Cook: 5-7 minutes Makes: 4 servings Based on Anne Rosenzweig’s matzah brei (also matzo brei) from “Jewish Cooking in America” by Joan Nathan.

4 tablespoons ghee, or 3 tablespoons butter and 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 large sweet onions, sliced thin 6 large eggs Salt and pepper 3 matzah boards 1. Heat 2 tablespoons of the ghee (or 1 tablespoon butter and 1 tablespoon olive oil) in a

large skillet over low heat. Add onions, spread into a single layer, and cook slowly, stirring occasionally, until a rich caramel color, 45 to 50 minutes. Set aside to cool.

2. Beat eggs in a bowl with salt and pepper to taste.

3. Dip the matzah boards in hot water and then crumble into the egg mixture. Let matzah soak and add cooled onions.

4. Heat remaining butter in a medium, broiler-proof skillet. Heat broiler.

5. Add the egg mixture to skillet and cook over medium heat until the bottom and edges are set, 3-4 minutes.

6. Place the pan under the broiler and cook until golden, about a minute.

Nutrition information per serving: 350 calories, 21 g fat, 11 g saturated fat, 319 mg cholesterol, 25 g carbohydrates, 3 g sugar, g protein, 400 mg sodium, 2 g fiber

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Nonhugger seeks to politely keep others at arm’s length I am not a hugger. In fact, I pretty much always great relationship, I’m terrified that my daughhate it. But people think I’m rude when I don’t ter-in-law will not want me to visit her after the open my arms to hug after they’ve opened theirs. divorce. I’m don’t know how to proceed.

And they also think I’m rude when I tell them What can I do to maintain a good relationship I’m not really a hugger. It hapwith her, while staying on good terms with my son? My grandpens with friends, fellow church DEAR ABBY congregants and audience children mean the world to me. members (I’m an entertainer).

Heartsick in the West Although I let the hugs happen, I’m usually holding my breath The last thing you want or the whole time. need is to get caught in the midOnce I’ve “Hey girl’d” somedle of the divorce. Try your best not to take sides and be sure to one and offered my warmest give your almost-ex-daughtersmile, what more can I do? in-law her space.

I don’t want people to think Assure her that you care about I don’t like them, or I’m not JEANNE her and that you deeply regret happy to see them. But I’m fed that the marriage with your son up with faking it and participatdidn’t work out. (It’s true.) Tell ing in this ritual that makes me her you have grown to love her as uncomfortable. If there’s a poa daughter and hope that, in spite of the divorce, lite way to convey this without seeming cold or you will always be close. Do NOT discuss any intiunappreciative, please let me know what it is.

Bracing for the Embrace mate details or assign blame, and try to keep your visits upbeat while concentrating on your grandNot everyone is comfortable with being children. hugged. I think you should simply be honest about your feelings and tell the huggers that you My wife and I will soon attend a weekend become claustrophobic when people hug you, wedding. We will be meeting a large number and to please understand that your reluctance of people for the first time. I have a hard time isn’t personal. If you make it about you rather than remembering people’s names. I suggested to them, it shouldn’t come across as rejection. my wife that I carry a pocket-size notebook and write down names followed by a brief descripMy son and daughter-in-law are splitting tion. She thinks it’s a great idea as long as no one up. I’m devastated for them and my two young catches me doing it.What say you? grandchildren, with whom I’m very close.

Sensible in Seattle They live in another state, so I stay with them when I go visit. Although we’ve always had a I agree with your wife. Be discreet, if you can.

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Melatonin safe to take every day without loop effect In a recent column, you mentioned that melatonin is “very safe.” I’ve heard that taking melatonin can affect your body’s natural production of melatonin, causing a loop — the more you take, the less your body will produce — thus necessitating a person to continue taking it indefinitely. Would you speak to this?

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Melatonin, at low dose — such as 0.5 to 1 mg — is thought to be very safe. There are no perfectly safe substances: Anything can be dangerous at the right dose. Headache, confusion and fractured sleep have been reported in people taking melatonin at doses up to 36 mg.

Our son is in good health and TO YOUR GOOD HEALTH runs 30-, 50- and 100-mile racMany hormones do have what is called a feedback loop, es on various terrains. We are where high blood levels of the concerned about the distances. hormone will prevent the body Is this a healthy activity? from making more. That is the case, for example, with thyroid I don’t have a definitive anhormone. High levels of thyroid swer for you, as the medical lithormone, whether made by the erature is unclear and there are body or taken as a medication, people with strong opinions on DR. KEITH will shut off production of more both sides. thyroid hormone, preventing exOn the one hand, ultramacess. However, if you stop taking rathoners are exceptionally thyroid hormone, the body will healthy people, and they have sense this and restart production of thyroid hor- lower rates of illness than expected. However, mone. In some cases, it takes a period of time to it’s not clear whether that’s just because of their restart synthesis, during which the body has low running: It could be that only superbly healthy people take up running those distances. hormone levels.

There is some evidence that very high levels This does not appear to be a major issue with melatonin, which has a very short lifetime inside of exercise may cause heart damage both in the the body and whose secretion is largely regulated short and long term: I have talked to experts who by the length of daylight. As such, it is less likely disagree, but a recent study confirmed this. What than other treatments to cause a “rebound” — a is clear is that one can get a great deal of benefit worsening of insomnia after stopping it. How- from much less exercise than your son is doing.

People like your son tend to be passionate ever, the situation is complex, and some people certainly might notice such an effect. It is also true about their running, and I don’t try to talk them out of it. that melatonin levels tend to decrease with age.

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By STELLA WILDER Born today, you can be quite well-mannered. But at the drop of a hat, you can let your manners fly and engage someone in the most boorish, aggressive and often unwarranted way. When your passions are ignited, you pay no mind to propriety; you behave as you will, whether appropriate or not, regardless of how others may react to you. You will have to learn, of course, to control this impulse at times — particularly when you are engaged in professional contests that fire you up, for letting your passions out, unbridled, can be hazardous to you more than to anyone else. When you are under control, you are the kind of person who other people want to deal with on a daily basis — and the kind of person who many people want to be like.

You thrive on having a good time, and you will drop any activity that doesn’t satisfy this desire. When young, you could not abide chores of any kind — and this is not likely to change as you mature, though the definition of “chore” may itself change. You want to have fun, there’s no question about it.

Also born on this date are: C. Thomas Howell, actor; Larry Bird, basketball player; Tom Waits, singer, actor; Johnny Bench, baseball player; Ellen Burstyn, actress; Ted Knight, actor; Eli Wallach, actor; Louis Prima, musician and singer.

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.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8 SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — You are likely to find yourself in exactly the right position for perhaps securing a promotion of sorts for yourself.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Don’t be

tempted to keep too many balls in the air at any one time. Drop one, and it could be a catastrophe for you and a loved one.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Do you know what’s really possible today? It may be time for you to explore some options you’ve not been willing to acknowledge in the past.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — You’re eager to show someone just what you have brewing, but take care that you don’t reveal too much before things are ready.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — News you receive today can either pull you down or propel you skyward — and your immediate reaction needn’t be the determining factor.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — You’re having trouble shaking a recent experience that rubbed you the wrong way. Trust a friend to tell you what you need to hear.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — It’s time for you to get out and see what you can do to improve a stagnating situation. Others are willing to join forces with you before too long.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — You know what’s most important to you today, but you may have trouble determining how to acquire it quickly. Ask a friend.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Are you willing to tell someone else what is really bothering you at this time? You may be opening Pandora’s box, so be ready!

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — You are presented with a choice about your approach to a certain problem: quick and temporary, or slow and permanent? You know which to make.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — You may not be able to make out just what someone else is trying to accomplish until you realize that he or she is walking in your footsteps.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Take care today that in your eagerness you don’t accidentally show anyone else up — especially one who is in a superior position.

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SUPER QUIZ

THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME

by David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

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

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

Americana Level: 1

(e.g., What is the abbreviated form of lysergic acid diethylamide? Answer: LSD.)

2 3 4

Freshman level 1. The animal symbol of the Democratic party.

2. Stephen Foster song title: “____ With the Light Brown Hair.”

3. Site of the Grand Ole Opry.

Graduate level 4. The nickname of basketball star Julius Erving.

5. The fictional setting for the comic strip “Li’l Abner.”

6. Who was “the dirty little coward who shot Mister Howard”?

Ph.D. level 7. Which song contains the lyrics “He was her man, But he done her wrong”?

8. He was known as “The Black Babe Ruth.”

9. Identify Loretta Lynn’s younger sister, who is also a country singer.

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

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(Answers tomorrow) Jumbles: AWARD CHURN SKETCH ENROLL Answer: She kept her gloves by the front door so they would be — CLOSE AT HAND

SOLUTION TO WEDNESDAY’S PUZZLE

12/7/17 Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit, 1 to 9.

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SUPER QUIZ ANSWERS 1. Donkey. 2. Jeanie. 3. Nashville, Tennessee. 4. Dr. J. 5. Dogpatch. 6. Robert Ford. 7. “Frankie and Johnny.” 8. Josh Gibson. 9. Crystal Gayle.

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

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Register of Historic Places, the proposed site must undergo specific state environmental reviews and other assessments.

The Twilight Park Historic District was added to the national register in 2007. The Mountain Top Historical Society in Haines Falls is a nonprofit organization that contains several buildings on its campus. One of the structures is a surviving branch of the Ulster & Delaware train station that was built in 1913 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

The proposal is under state Historic Preservation Office ANTHONY FIDUCIA/COLUMBIA-GREENE MEDIA review, Killourhy said, adding Alan Tavenner, of Delaware Engineering, going over the Twilight several other agencies are re- Park wastewater treatment facility project during a public viewing it and have approved hearing at a Hunter planning board meeting Tuesday. it.

George Bain, of Tanners- said. “I don’t know the topog- thinks the facility on this site ville, thinks the decision to put raphy and the geology of the will harm the town — especiallands, but it seems to me that ly since Route 23A is a scenic the facility there is faulty.

“I’d rather not have a waste- sitting it right at the corner of byway.

“I don’t think the building or water treatment facility be an intersection right on the along the highway as I drive up main road, I think, is a poor any part of this system should be up on the road, visible on the mountain — I don’t think choice for our town.”

Beverly Feml, of Hunter, 23A,” she said. “We’ve done a that’s a good place for it,” Bain

lot of stuff to make 23A beautiful and I think we need to reserve that because once it’s in, it won’t go away.”

The temporary bridge on Sunset Park Road will be used in order to complete the project.

The single-lane, militarygrade bridge has no weight

restrictions and is expected to be installed next spring to replace the existing bridge that has been deteriorating for years and had an 8-ton limit.

Construction is set to begin in March and continue through May 2018, with the system start-up date in June.

The public hearing for the

proposed Twilight Park Wastewater Treatment Facility will remain open for the Hunter planning board meeting scheduled for Jan. 2, 2018.

security is.

Anyone who wishes to have a security check done on their home can call the Greene County Sheriff’s Office to schedule one.

“It’s sad that in today’s times, this is what we have to deal with,” Seeley said.

Hudson Police Chief Edward Moore said people should be cautious of anything that requires you to give up personal information.

“With the advancement of technology, the sophistication of the scams is picking up,” he said. “People have to educate

themselves about different ways people can get their information.”

Moore hasn’t observed any particular trend in scams recently, he said, but they seem to pick up around the holiday season.

For people looking to donate to charity, doing research on the organization first or calling the state attorney general’s office to see if it’s registered can help them feel more secure.

“People have the ability to research that they didn’t have before,” Moore said. “Having

caller ID helps, too. There’s many different avenues people can take.”

Moore said there was a report about a scam on Monday about a caller claiming to be from a company that services computers. The caller asked for certain information such as usernames and passwords.

The city police chief also recalled a similar scam last year around the holiday season where the caller pretended to represent Microsoft and told the potential victim they have a problem with their computer. After giving away

passwords, the caller then got into the computer and locked it, which made it seem like something else was wrong.

The caller then asked for a money order to “fix” the computer.

“In essence, the computer was being held hostage,” Moore said.

The police department spoke with the woman while she was on her way to WalMart to get the money order.

Moore said they convinced her to stop and report the scam.

“They’re going to come at you from every angle,” Moore

said. “People are going to have to be on their toes.”

Federal agencies such as the Internal Revenue Service and the Federal Trade Commission provide the public with tips to help prevent becoming a victim of fraud.

The IRS has an online tool on its website you can use to see if a charity service or nonprofit organization is legitimate before making a donation.

States. A short time later, Treasury Secretary Henry Morgenthau Jr. and Assistant Secretary of State Dean Acheson devised a plan if any Japanese assets were unfrozen, the funds could not be used to buy oil, Gabriele said. This was considered an embargo, which alarmed Japan because the country purchased 80 percent of its oil from the United States.

“This is critical, oil being, of course, the main ingredient in a modern war machine,” Gabriele said. “Historians suggest that this, the asset freeze, is the match that lights the fuse that explodes into World War II between Japan and the United States.” At that time, the Imperial Japanese Army was influential and many Japanese officials voted the way the Army wanted them to, Gabriele said.

Emperor Hirohito often made vague statements about going to war — statements that army officials would then misconstrue to make it sound as if Hirohito favored war against the United States.

“We’re not sure how many politicians were actually against the war, but for fear of their lives wouldn’t say so,” Gabriele said.

It was Gen. Hideki Tojo, who would become Japan’s prime minister in 1941, who was the most hawkish about going to war with the United States.

Adm. Isoruka Yamamoto of

the Imperial Navy was most opposed because he knew about the strength of the United States’ industrial capabilities, Gabriele said.

It would be Yamamoto who was asked by the Japanese to plan the attack on Pearl Harbor — a fact that surprised Gabriele.

“I have a grudging respect, a grudging admiration for this guy, he was rational, he seemed more mature,” Gabriele said of Yamamoto. “Tojo was a nut.”

Gabriele remembers hearing bits and pieces about World War II as a child and said his uncle, who served during the war in the 9th Infantry Division, was rewarded a Silver Star Medal. This information makes telling the history easy and Gabriele heard war stories from World War II veterans.

“It just became very natural,” Gabriele said. “In my growing up years, these guys [World War II veterans] were my heroes – I heard all the oral histories.”

Rotary member Flo Hayle, of Catskill, enjoyed hearing Gabriele’s talk because of his knowledge of history, his enthusiasm and how he is able to absorb vast amounts of information.

Hayle remembers hearing about the attack on Pearl Harbor and said not many people knew where it was. Hayle said President Franklin Delano

Roosevelt knew an attack of some kind on the United States was to happen, but he did not know where.

“Even when I went to school, everybody was confused,” Hayle said.

If German forces were to have attacked the United States first, instead of the Japanese, Hayle said her family, which has German lineage, might have ended up in an American internment camps.

“We had prisoner of war camps in our country,” Hayle said. “The English couldn’t take the prisoners anymore.”

Unlike other wars, Hayle said World War II brought the country together because men, women and children all wanted to be part of the effort in some way.

In 1932, when Hayle was 13, she wanted to join the United Service Organizations to perform, but was turned away because she was too young.

“We were of one mind — we wanted to defeat what was called the Axis,” Hayle said.

“We were out together.”

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for private information or even ask to be let inside your home.

“If someone shows up to your house [and] asks for credentials, asks for an ID number, write it down and call us,” Seeley said. “If you don’t know who they are, do not let them in your house.”

Seeley said sometimes people want to get inside your home to look at your possessions and check how tight your

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harbor and Hickam Field.

“Fortunately, I have survived this day of horror and many others with the good Lord’s help,” Robert wrote.

“I hope this kind of day never happens again where so many men died without even having a chance to fight.”

Jim said he did not know much beyond what his father wrote.

“He never really talked of his experiences when I was growing up, but I do distinctly remember whenever there was a thunderstorm or particularly at night when the would thunder would wake him up, he would be up, pacing around the house,” Jim said. “That brought back memories of his experience at Pearl Harbor.”

After the war, Robert worked as head cook at Hudson River Psychiatric Center in Poughkeepsie. He raised his family in Poughkeepsie. Jim moved to Livingston in 1979 and began serving as C-GCC president in 1974. Robert Campion died in 1972.

“I think that he was present at a historic moment and in looking back at it now, just to know how humble he was about it, I think that says a lot about his generation... I think that stayed with me that he never bragged about his service. He just went on with his life.”

EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE ATTACK Ron Gabriele, of Athens, recently spoke to the Catskill Rotary Club at the Inn at Leeds about the events leading up to the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

“Those two words alone — ‘Pearl Harbor’ — are enough to send a cold chill up and down the spine of Americans of a certain age,” Gabriele said.

“Americans who were alive and of the age of understanding on that day will, for the remainder of their lives, be able to tell others where they were and what they were doing in intimate detail.”

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By Brian Radewitz Columbia-Greene Media

GREENPORT — Columbia-Greene Community College picked up a sweep of Schenectady County CC on Tuesday night with the men winning 75-66 and the women 73-52.

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Hudson’s Mykal Walters (left) shoots over an Albany Leadership defender on Tuesday night in Patroon Conference varsity girls basketball.

Hudson too much for Albany Leadership HUDSON — Hudson bounced back from its first loss of the season with a 41-29 victory over Albany Leadership Charter in Tuesday’s Patroon Conference girls basketball game.

The Bluehawks (2-1) led 9-6 after the first quarter of play and widened the gap to 2213 and 32-17 at the next two stops. Coach Brice Ivery was pleased with his team’s effort.

“Nice win,” Ivery said. “We cleaned up a lot. A lot less turnovers than we had last Friday against Cairo-Durham. Defense was much better. We were stressing that the last couple of days. The pressure was very good. We’re starting to get back to what we used to do.”

Shayna Coppersmith led Hudson’s balanced attack with 10 points. Mykal Walters contributed nine.

Ivery feels the Bluehawks haven’t hit their stride yet and that the best is yet to come.

Coxsackie-Athens on Friday.

Junior varsity actions tips off at 5:30 p.m.

ALC (29): Zaman 1-0-2, Daniels 1-0-2, Stratton 3-1-8, Galloway 5-1-11, Leigh 3-0-6.

Totals 13-2-29.

3-pointers: Stratton.

HUDSON (41): Walters 4-09, K. Jepsen 1-0-2, Clark 1-0-3, Alert 3-1-8, Robinson 1-3-6, Coppersmith 5-0-10, A. Jepsen 1-0-3. Totals 16-4-41.

3-pointers: Walters, Clark, Alert, A. Jepsen.

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Hudson’s Abby Jepsen delivers a pass against Albany Leadership on Tuesday night.

“We had some very good seniors that graduated last year,” Ivery said. “It might take us a couple games to get our feet under us, but I’m ready to roll now. I think we can be very good because we’ve got

depth. We didn’t have depth the last couple years. We had a good team, but we didn’t have depth. I’m playing 8 or 9 players each game now, so people aren’t tired. We still have good senior leadership, so I think we

can still win the Patroon.”

Jamira Galloway topped Albany Leadership with 11. Nierah Stratton added eight.

Hudson won the junior varsity game, 46-18.

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Greenville 71, Catskill 57 CATSKILL — Ava Fitzmaurice poured in 43 points to spark Greenville to a 71-57 come-from-behind victory over Catskill in Tuesday’s Patroon Conference girls basketball game.

Fitzmaurice had 13 field goals, including six 3-pointers, and converted 11 of 13 free throws to help the Spartans remain unbeaten through three See LOCAL B3

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Boone calls Yankees job ‘chance of a lifetime’ The Sports Xchange The New York Yankees formally introduced Aaron Boone at a press conference Wednesday and the new manager of the storied franchise called the job “the chance of a lifetime.”

“We’re chasing championships,” Boone said at Yankee Stadium after being introduced as the 33rd manager in franchise history.

He said he has been “locked in to the game” since he was 3 years old watching his father Bob Boone play for the Philadelphia Phillies at Veterans Stadium.

“This is a special day for me and my family,” said Boone, who was accompanied on stage by his wife Laura. “I want to thank the Steinbrenner family to entrusting me with this position. It feels like the chance of a lifetime for me.

“Obviously, this is a team with loads of talent, a team that in many ways came of age this year and arrived. I’m really comfortable that me and my staff will be part of this team taking the next step.”

Boone signed a three-year contract through the 2020 season with a team option for 2021. He becomes the 18th Yankees manager to have played for the club.

The 44-year-old Boone has never been a manager or coach at any level since retiring after the 2009 season. He has been

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Aaron Boone poses for photographers after he was introduced as the New York Yankees manager at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday.

in the booth as an analyst for ESPN since his retirement.

Boone replaces Joe Girardi, who was fired on Oct. 26 – shortly after the Yankees fell one win shy of advancing to the World Series by losing Game 7 of the American League Championship Series to the Houston Astros.

Joe Torre (12 seasons) and Girardi (10) are the only others to manage the Yankees since 1996.

General manager Brian

Cashman introduced Boone to the New York media on Wednesday.

“I know it’s been a long road and I know a lot of people are surprised we’re actually here,” Cashman said. “We are very proud to be introducing someone we think will be a great asset to this organization.”

Boone said his job interview with the Yankees lasted seven hours.

“It was long, it was tough, it was so fun,” Boone said. “I

left here and people asked me, ‘How’d you do?’ My answer was, ‘I have no idea.’ I think I represented really well. I came out here to get the job. I was very much at peace waiting for the call to come down. When I got the call from Brian it was an emotional moment. Then it was hyper-focused on going from how can we get the Yankees better.”

Boone has been beloved in the Bronx since helping the Yankees to a 2003 World Series

MEN The Twins extended their winning streak to three straight to right the ship.

C-GCC pulled ahead 4425 in the first half and held on for the victory despite being outscored 41-31 in the second stanza.

Rayquan Bryant led the way for C-GCC with a gamehigh 23 points to go with four rebounds and four assists. Matthew Smith added 16 points to the winning cause while Jahrice Ballard had 11, Jacorey Nixon nine and Bright Afful eight.

Raheem Felder led Schenectady with a team-high 20 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and five steals.

After starting the season at 2-6, the Twins are now 5-6 on the season and head to Corning CC on Sunday for a 3 p.m. game.

CGCC (75): J. Wright 1-03 (1); M. Smith 6-0-16 (4); J. Nixon 3-3-4-9; B. Afful 2-47-8; M. Henry 0-0-0; R. Bryant 8-1-1-23 (6); K. Brown 0-0-0; J. Ballard 4-3-3-11; J. Nurse 1-2-2-4; S. Ubezonu 0-0-0; Totals: 25-13-17-75 (11).

SCCC (66): S. Fraser 6-13-14 (1); J. Fuller 2-0-4; R. Felder 7-6-9-20; R. Dejesus 2-0-2-4; M. Price 5-0-10; E. Flores 0-0-0; W. Samuel 4-08; A. Smalls 3-0-6; Totals: 297-14-66 (1).

title with a walk-off home run in the 11th inning in Game 7 of the ALCS against the Boston Red Sox. In 54 regular-season games with the Yankees, Boone hit .254 with six homers, 31 RBIs and 31 runs scored.

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WOMEN Tanisha Edge and Selena Jones have become one of the best tandems in Region III women’s hoops this season. The duo once again led Columbia-Greene to victory on Tuesday night.

Jones picked up a gamehigh 20 points for the Lady Twins and pulled down four rebounds. Edge wasn’t far behind, scoring 19 points to go with her four rebounds, six assists, six steals and one block.

Columbia-Greene came out of the gate firing on all cylinders, pulling ahead 268 after one quarter of play.

C-GCC held a halftime lead of 47-20 and picked up a 6336 advantage heading into the fourth quarter.

Stacey Cherestal had 10 points for C-GCC while All’aha Albright added eight, Anyla Harper six, Amira Furtado five and Shayna Ostrowsky five. Ostrowsky also had three rebounds, four assists and four steals.

The win pushes the Lady Twins to 8-2 on the season.

Next up is a showdown with Corning CC on Sunday at 1 p.m.

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Sunday’s games Indianapolis at Bufalo, 1 p.m.

Minnesota at Carolina, 1 p.m.

Chicago at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.

Green Bay at Cleveland, 1 p.m.

San Francisco at Houston, 1 p.m.

Oakland at Kansas City, 1 p.m.

Detroit at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.

Dallas at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.

Tennessee at Arizona, 4:05 p.m.

N.Y. Jets at Denver, 4:05 p.m.

Washington at L.A. Chargers, 4:05 p.m.

Seattle at Jacksonville, 4:25 p.m.

Philadelphia at L.A. Rams, 4:25 p.m.

Baltimore at Pittsburgh, 8:30 p.m.

Monday’s game New England at Miami, 8:30 p.m.

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Chicago at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Atlanta at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Dallas at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

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

Golden State at Charlotte, 8 p.m.

Detroit at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

Denver at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Miami at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

Minnesota at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

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By Thomas Boswell The Washington Post

Tiger Woods is making a comeback!

No, don’t run away. Please, don’t say that you’ve been hearing this for many years, and it always turns out to be a total false alarm or an utter disaster.

Who wants to raise hopes only to see another back surgery and yet another long, hobbling hiatus from the sport?

This is different. I semi-sortof promise. What Woods did in the Bahamas playing in his own 18-star Hero World Challenge invitational for four days last weekend was remarkable. He wasn’t in any pain.

He played all four days and finished strongly. He showed a somewhat-new swing with no “reverse C” at all, which should take pressure off his lower back on which he’s had four surgeries. He also appears to have tweaked his stance to take strain off his much-troubled left knee.

Many in golf would have settled for a Tiger Woods who did not walk, bend and wince like a 90-year-old. Great, at 41, he may have found a swing that won’t put him back in the hospital. Bravo, Tiger may not need a walker just to get around the course with his kids!

But that was just the start.

In a field with Rickie Fowler, Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas, Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka, Hideki Matsuyama, Henrik Stenson and Justin Rose, Woods shot 69-69-75-68 for an eight-under-par 280 for ninth place. Woods was tied with Matt Kuchar, ahead of hotshot Thomas and eight, nine and 11 shots ahead of Johnson, Stenson and Koepka, the current U.S. Open champion.

It doesn’t matter much where they played or that Fowler shot a course-record 61 on Sunday. So, it wasn’t Bethpage Black. They all played the same course.

Most meaningful for any long-term optimism, Woods ripped 335-yard drives that finished alongside most of the best of the current golf crop.

Woods’ ball speed topped 180 mph off the tee, which would have ranked him in the top 25 last year.

Woods reached par 5s with

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Tiger Woods smiles while walking off the 18th hole during the final round of the Hero World Challenge golf tournament at Albany.

long irons. He didn’t yip any putts. He did chunk a chip shot, so his scary case of nerves around and on the greens in recent years may not be fixed.

He showed no pain or limp. He looked a lot like Tiger Woods, though when he took his hat off on the 18th green there wasn’t a lot of hair.

“I’m excited,” he said. “This is the way I’ve been playing at home.”

Woods has misdiagnosed his health, and his golf future, so atrociously for almost a decade that there’s no reason to take any self-evaluation at face value.

But, this time, the eye test and the scoreboard backed him up.

All this, of course, proves nothing. But it certainly whispers some promises.

When planning his schedule, now focused on major championships and little else, Woods said, in a post-round TV interview, “Play enough, but don’t play too much.” Figuring out that balance, after taking more than 10 months away from the game after his back-fusion surgery, is critical. Few think he’d have any chance at a meaningful comeback - ever - if he needed yet another back surgery.

But, until days ago, I thought his career as even a Top-50 player was done. After all his physical miseries over the past dozen years, I doubted that I’d

ever see him go after a drive as hard, or compete against current stars as credibly, or come up with a swing that is so “safety-first,” as he just displayed in the Bahamas.

The only player who has ever come back from worse injuries than Woods is probably Ben Hogan. And Hogan got hit by a Greyhound bus and almost died.

What can derail Tiger? Are you kidding? Anything. Everything. Just trying to play enough golf, and hit enough balls, spend enough time standing on a putting green, may be enough to make his back scream at him again. But Woods doesn’t think so.

“I knew I could play four days . . . I was a little nervous,” Woods said on NBC. “I’ve had some tough times over the years with my back . . . then finally come out on the good side.

“There were times the world seemed very small. Day-today stuff was very difficult for me to do . . . Now I’m able to sit back and enjoy it more, talk to more people. It’s been really nice.”

Any pain at all?

“No,” he said, adding, “just pain in my head,” referring to his bad shots.

For several years, self-deprecation has become a new verbal utility club for Woods.

All the greats, including Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus,

eventually learned to alter their tone when discussing themselves to accommodate reality. Tiger may have taken the longest, but he’s gotten there. He wears his pain-weary modesty quite well. He doesn’t bite on silly questions about how many more majors he wants to win. He’s been too close to Never Play Again for that.

Everyone knows what he wants. Tiger just wants his beloved golf game back - not 100 percent of it, because that’s obviously gone, but a credible competitive game that he can take out to big events and be a viable part of the sport again.

Like most fans, he wants to know what he could craft, invent and improvise with all his knowledge and imagination, if he had no pain. Whatever that is, he’ll take it.

Is Tiger ever going to win another major? It’s been so long since he was under that kind of pressure, and so many parts of his game and body have deteriorated since then, that it’s very doubtful. But a week ago, it seemed cruelly fanciful.

Will he ever win another Tour event? The smart money might say, “No.” But as long as he shows progress, as long as he frees up his mind and plays the game, rather than constantly over-analyzing every swing, it’s imaginable again.

The huge question, bigger than beating the yips or

facing the pressure of being somewhere in contention on Sunday, is whether he can stay healthy. At all.

Woods has psychological scars from his image-crushing sex addiction years ago. But his surgical scars are unprecedented; no golfer has ever pushed his body beyond its limits as often, or in as many places, as Woods. Or failed to give himself enough time to heal when he returned. Bad judgment? Hubris? Penance?

Shooting eight-under-par with booming drives on a balmy island resort course in winter may not seem like much, until you remember Woods’s list of documented injuries. His lower back had surgery for a pinch nerve (2014), two follow-up procedures on the same spot and anterior lumbar interbody fusion surgery (‘17).

His left knee had a cyst removed and fluid drained (‘02), a ruptured ACL (‘07), arthroscopic surgery and ACL repair (‘08) and an MCL sprain (‘11) plus a double stress fracture of the left tibia which he endured to win the 2008 U.S. Open.

He’s also been sidelined by an inflamed facet joint in his neck (‘10), a muscle injury in his shoulder blade (‘06), an elbow strain (‘13), a strained left Achilles (‘11) and a reinjured Achilles (‘12).

Five months ago, after a DUI arrest, later reduced to a guilty plea for reckless driving, he blew 0.00 for alcohol, but received “professional help” to manage medication for back pain and a sleep disorder. Later, he announced he completed a “private intensive program.” Gee, after a decade of surgeries, and winning a 91-hole U.S. Open on a broken leg, how could potentially addictive pain meds have snuck up on him?

The way to wager is that some part of Woods breaks again, that he has to withdraw because he can’t walk or swing. Or his caddie, once again, has to pick the ball up out of the hole for him.

But the way to hope, at least for me, is that sometime next year his name shows up, even if briefly, on a leader board somewhere. Tiger Woods was born to play golf - both to get and give joy. Let him finish it upright and walking straight.

NFL

Which NFL coach will be next to get his pink slip?

By Mark Maske The Washington Post

Pro hockey Eastern Conference Atlantic Division GP W L OT SO Pts Tampa Bay 27 19 6 1 1 40 Toronto 28 17 10 0 1 35 Montreal 29 13 13 2 1 29 Boston 25 12 9 3 1 28 Detroit 28 11 12 4 1 27 Ottawa 25 9 10 2 4 24 Florida 27 10 13 2 2 24 Bufalo 28 7 17 3 1 18 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT SO Pts New Jersey 27 16 7 2 2 36 Columbus 28 17 10 0 1 35 N.Y. Islanders 27 16 9 1 1 34 Washington 28 16 11 1 0 33 Pittsburgh 29 15 11 2 1 33 N.Y. Rangers 27 15 10 1 1 32 Carolina 25 11 9 2 3 27 Philadelphia 27 9 11 5 2 25 Western Conference Central Division GP W L OT SO Pts Nashville 28 18 7 1 2 39 Winnipeg 28 17 7 4 0 38 St. Louis 28 18 8 2 0 38 Dallas 28 16 10 0 1 33 Minnesota 26 13 10 2 1 29 Chicago 27 12 10 4 1 29 Colorado 26 12 12 1 1 26 Paciic Division GP W L OT SO Pts Los Angeles 28 17 8 3 0 37 Vegas 26 16 9 0 1 33 San Jose 26 14 10 1 1 30 Vancouver 27 13 10 2 2 30 Calgary 27 14 12 1 0 29 Anaheim 27 11 11 2 3 27 Edmonton 27 11 14 1 1 24 Arizona 30 7 18 4 1 19 Tuesday’s Games New Jersey 4, Columbus 1 N.Y. Rangers 4, Pittsburgh 3 St. Louis 4, Montreal 3 Detroit 5, Winnipeg 1 Tampa Bay 6, N.Y. Islanders 2 Nashville 5, Dallas 2 Bufalo 4, Colorado 2 Wednesday’s games Calgary at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.

Chicago at Washington, 8 p.m.

Philadelphia at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.

Ottawa at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

This comeback might have staying power

The New York Giants were an unlikely candidate to become the first NFL team to fire its head coach this season.

The Giants are known for their patience. They hadn’t fired a head coach during a season since 1976.

But it nevertheless was the Giants who put the NFL’s coaching carousel in motion this week. They dismissed Ben McAdoo on Monday.

McAdoo was the first coach ousted, but he surely won’t be the last. Here is a look at the coaches who could be in next, beginning with those whose seats seem to be the toastiest: John Fox, Bears The Bears are 3-9 this season and 12-32 under Fox as he nears the end of his third season. Not everything he has tried this season has backfired, but it sure has begun to feel that way. He was done no favors by the team’s disjointed offseason approach at quarterback with the signing Mike Glennon and trading up in the NFL draft to select Mitchell Trubisky. Doing one or the other would have made sense. Doing both didn’t.

About the only argument for keeping Fox, it seems, would be to maintain continuity and stability for Trubisky, who has had enough promising rookieyear moments since taking over as the starter to believe that he can be the real deal. But

that probably won’t be enough for Fox to keep his job.

Chuck Pagano, Colts Owner Jim Irsay surprised many in the league a couple years ago by retaining Pagano as his coach and Ryan Grigson as his general manager. Grigson was ousted last offseason following a second straight 8-8 season and was replaced by Chris Ballard. There is an argument to be made that it would be unfair to judge Pagano on a 2017 season in which the Colts have been without Andrew Luck and didn’t have a viable Plan B at quarterback until trading for Jacoby Brissett just before the opener. But that argument likely is offset by the fact that Pagano isn’t being judged solely on this season, but on the team’s downward spiral since reaching the AFC championship game at the conclusion of the 2014 season.

Hue Jackson, Browns The woes of the Browns are not primarily a coaching issue. They are primarily a roster-construction issue.

The “Moneyball” approach to building an NFL team is failing miserably, at least as it’s being applied in Cleveland. No NFL team has gone so far out of its way, it seems, to avoid drafting a franchise quarterback, with the Browns having traded away the opportunities to choose Carson Wentz and Deshaun Watson in the last two NFL drafts. The front office couldn’t land Jimmy

Garoppolo. It couldn’t manage to file the trade documentation in time to complete an agreed-upon deal for AJ McCarron. This isn’t all Jackson’s doing. It isn’t even primarily Jackson’s doing. But with a team that is 1-27 since the start of last season, it’s difficult to construct an argument that any key football decisionmaker deserves to stay.

Vance Joseph, Broncos Joseph is a rookie head coach, and front office roster architect John Elway bears the responsibility for the Broncos’ quarterback woes beginning with Peyton Manning’s final season. But it’s Elway’s call, and he certainly isn’t going to fire himself. It will be interesting to see how much patience he has with Joseph after accusing the team that Joseph coaches of being soft.

Dirk Koetter, Buccaneers This was supposed to be a playoff team this year in quarterback Jameis Winston’s third season. Instead, it has regressed and the future is highly uncertain. The Buccaneers sought to maintain continuity for Winston when they promoted Koetter from offensive coordinator to head coach to replace Lovie Smith. But that stability has not resulted in onfield progress, at least not this season.

Marvin Lewis, Bengals Everyone clamoring for the Bengals to move on from Lewis as their coach forgets just

how dreadful this team was and for just how long - before his arrival. But the clamoring is louder than ever with the Bengals likely headed to their second straight non-playoff season. They remain without a postseason victory during the tenures of Lewis and quarterback Andy Dalton. Owner Mike Brown could decide that the time has arrived for significant changes.

Bill O’Brien, Texans The Texans have been ravaged by injuries, losing prized rookie quarterback Deshaun Watson and defensive standouts J.J. Watt and Whitney Mercilus. This is their first nonwinning season under O’Brien after three straight 9-7 campaigns. There probably should be enough goodwill stored up to buy O’Brien at least one more season. But no one should forget that O’Brien looked at Watson and Tom Savage throughout the offseason, training camp and the preseason and decided it would be a good idea to open the regular season with Savage as Houston’s starter.

Todd Bowles, Jets The Jets actually have exceeded expectations, with five victories and counting in a season that began with them being accused of tanking in pursuit of the top overall selection in the NFL draft. Whether that is enough to keep Bowles around remains to be seen.

Jason Garrett, Cowboys

Owner Jerry Jones’s ire has been aimed at the league office and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell for the six-game suspension of running back Ezekiel Elliott under the personal conduct policy. Jones has remained supportive of Garrett. But the disappointment is great after the Cowboys began the season with such a firm conviction that they were Super Bowl-bound in Year 2 in the league for Elliott and quarterback Dak Prescott. There just mind be some leftover blame to be spread around.

John Harbaugh, Ravens All is well if the Ravens find a way to reach the AFC playoffs as a wild card. But what if they have a third straight nonplayoff season? Harbaugh is a very good coach and has had a great deal of success in Baltimore. The Ravens are a stable organization. But they’re not accustomed to prolonged failure, and another year spent on the outside of the postseason looking in just might lead them to consider making a change.

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grandfather (Ray Boone), his father (Bob) and his brother (Bret).

With the pinstripes back on again, Boone chose No. 17 and talked about the importance of having the respect of the players.

“Certainly the most important thing is going to be my relationship with players,” Boone said. “Hopefully it starts obviously with a relationship, but that’s a respect you earn. I think hopefully in short order I’ll be able to earn that respect.”

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Despite Fitzmaurice’s virtuoso performance, Greenville did not have an easy time of it against the scrappy Cats.

The Spartans took a 1715 lead after one quarter of play, but Catskill fought back to even the score at 31-31 at halftime. The Cats used a 19-9 scoring advantage in the third stanza to take a 50-40 lead into the final eight minutes, but the Spartans answered with a 31-7 push in the final stanza to pull out the victory.

Skyla Van Fleet followed Fitzmaurice in scoring for Greenville, tossing in 11 points.

The loss and Fitzmaurice’s effort overshadowed a brilliant performance by Catskill’s Clinique Robinson who dropped 28. Lynzie Darling added 12.

Greenville entertains Taconic Hills, while Catskill visits Cairo-Durham on Friday. Junior varsity actions beings at 5:30 p.m.

GREENVILLE (71): Fitzmaurice 13-11-43, Kennedy 2-0-4, Krasney 2-0-4, McGuinness 2-0-4, Rauf 2-0-4, Trostle 0-11, Van Fleet 5-1-11. Totals 2613-71.

3-pointers: Fitzmaurice 6.

CATSKILL (57): Brantley 2-3-8, L. Darling 5-2-12, Glass 1-0-2, Jones 1-0-3, Quick 1-02, Robinson 9-7-28, Shook 1-02. Totals 20-12-57.

3-pointers: Robinson 3, Brantley, Jones.

Cairo-Durham 46, Coxsackie-Athens 16 CAIRO — Jolie and Jenna Poulsen combined to outscore the entire Coxsackie-Athens team as Cairo-Durham posted a 46-16 Patroon Conference girls basketball victory over the Indians on Tuesday.

Jolie Poulsen had a gamehigh 13 and Jenna Poulsen added 10 for the Mustangs, who rang up quarterly leads of 10-4, 32-8 and 44-10.

Olivia Bradt led C-A with nine points.

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — As Willie Taggart sat in his home Monday night, weighing the offer with his wife from Florida State to leave Oregon and become the Seminoles’ next head football coach, in walked his 16-year-old son, Willie Taggart Jr., with a piece of advice for his dad.

“He said to me ... and I’m sorry if I get a little emotional here, folks,” Taggart said Wednesday, wiping away tears. “He said, ‘Dad, you’ve Cairo-Durham (2-1) hosts Catskill and Coxsackie-Athens goes to Hudson on Friday. Junior varsity games begin at 5:30 p.m.

COXSACKIE-ATHENS (16): Bradt 2-4-9, Josberger 2-0-4, Kiefer 0-0-0, Myer 1-0-2, Pascuzzi 0-1-1. Totals 5-5-16.

3-pointers: Bradt.

CAIRO-DURHAM (46): Kleinmeier 4-0-8, Myers 1-0-2, Phillips 3-1-7, Jenna Poulsen 4-2-10, Jolie Poulsen 6-1-13, Sharkey 1-0-2, Smith 2-0-4.

Totals 21-4-46.

Rensselaer 44, Maple Hill 35 RENSSELAER — The Rensselaer Lady Rams continued their hot start to the season defeating the Maple Hill Lady Wildcats 44-35 Tuesday night to remain unbeaten on the year.

The Lady Rams carried a nine-point lead, 25-16, into halftime, however, the Lady Wildcats came out and outscored Rensselaer 12-7 in the third quarter to narrow the deficit to four, 32-28.

In the fourth quarter, the Lady Rams outscored Maple Hill 12-7 to close the game out.

Navia Bynum led the offensive attack for Rensselaer with 15 points and Tiarra Dewer chipped in with 10.

For the Lady Wildcats Stacia Coyne and Lydian Chittenden had eight points.

With the win Rensselaer improves to 3-0 while Maple Hill falls to 2-1.

RENSSELAER (44): N. Bynum 7-1-4-15; M. Cancer 2-02-4; Tn. Dewer 3-0-2-6; Tr. Dewer 5-0-10; C. LaPorta 4-12-9; Total: 21-2-10-44.

MAPLE HILL (35): E. Appeldoorn 1-0-2; P. Bleau 1-0-3 (1); L. Chittenden 4-0-8; S. Coyne 3-0-8 (2); T. Gerrain 1-1-4-3; A. Houghtaling 1-3-4-5; N. Strock 1-1-2-3; A. Utter 1-0-3 (1); Total: 13-5-10-35 (4).

COLONIAL GIRLS BASKETBALL Ichabod Crane 58, Albany Academy 37 ALBANY — A big second quarter run helped Ichabod Crane post a 58-37 victory over

always told me to chase my dreams. Well, I don’t want to leave (Oregon), but if this is your dream, then I’m gonna ride with you.’ “ Forty-eight hours later, Taggart’s dream became a reality.

The 41-year-old Taggart was formally introduced as the new leader of the Seminoles on Wednesday during a press conference at Doak Campbell Stadium. Florida State lost former head coach Jimbo Fisher last Thursday to the head coaching vacancy Albany Academy in Tuesday’s Colonial Council girls basketball game.

The Riders led 8-5 after one quarter of action, but then outscored Academy 24-4 in the the second stanza to pull away.

Crane was up, 41-19, after three quarters.

Riley Paul led the Riders with 12 points. Madie Graham had nine.

Meleena Ottati scored 11 points to lead Academy.

Ichabod Crane (3-1, 2-1) entertains Cohoes on Friday.

Junior varsity actions tips off at 5 p.m.

ICHABOD CRANE (58): Duso 3-0-6, Elliott 3-0-6, Grace 2-0-4, Graham 3-1-9, Keeler 2-0-4, Kowalski 2-2-6, Paul 5-2-12, Verbraska 3-0-6, Zlomek 2-0-5. Totals 25-5-58.

3-pointers: Graham 2, Zlomek.

ALBANY ACADEMY (37): Burke 2-0-5, Marlee Ottati 3-17, Meleena Ottati 5-0-11, Owens 3-2-8, Richardson 1-2-4, Wilson 1-0-2. Totals 15-5-37.

3-pointers: Burke, Me. Ottati.

CHVL GIRLS BASKETBALL Germantown 55, Doane Stuart 13 TROY — Germantown used a 16-0 run in the second quarter to cruise to a 55-13 victory over Doane Stuart in CHVL varsity girls basketball Tuesday night.

The Lady Clippers led 10-9 after the first quarter and extended their lead to 26-9 at the half.

Germantown’s Riley Gibbons led the way offensively with 18 points while Jen Ljutich added 11.

Angela Calcagano scored a team-high seven points for the Lady Thunderchickens.

Germantown improves to 3-1 (3-0 CHVL) on the year.

GERMANTOWN (55): T. Decker 4-0-8; Dunn 5-0-10; R. Gibbons 9-0-18; J. Ljutich 5-1-2-11; S. Marrish 2-0-2-4; Meacher 1-0-2; Stagnano 1-02; Totals: 27-1-4-55.

DOANE STUART (13): Al. Calcagano 0-1-2-1; An. Calcagano 3-1-2-7; S. Lacijan

at Texas A&M after he spent eight years at the helm.

Following Fisher’s abrupt departure, it took less than a week for Florida State to find its man. Florida State athletic director Stan Wilcox said Wednesday that he knew right away that Taggart was the one they wanted for the job.

“When (Willie) told me, ‘This is my dream job,’ that sealed it for me,” Wilcox said of Taggart, a Bradenton, Fla., native who grew up as a Seminoles fan. “I knew we had found our guy.”

2-1-2-5; Totals: 5-3-6-13.

PATROON BOYS BASKETBALL Coxsackie-Athens 59, Cairo-Durham 49 CAIRO — Despite a 21-point performance from Louis LaRegina, Cairo-Durham couldn’t pick up its first win of the season with Coxsackie-Athens escaping with a 59-49 victory in Patroon Conference boys basketball action Tuesday night.

The Mustangs held a 13-10 lead after the first quarter before C-A rallied to take a 26-22 lead into halftime.

In the third quarter Coxsackie-Athens continued to inch away from Cairo-Durham, outscoring the Mustangs 14-9 to hold a nine-point lead, 40-31.

John Ecker and Tyler Oravsky led the offensive charge for the Indians, scoring 13 apiece while Killian Schrader chipped in with 11.

For the Mustangs, LaRegina buried five treys. Troy Minott added 12.

With the win CoxsackieAthens improves to 2-1 on the year while Cairo-Durham falls to 0-3.

COXSACKIE-ATHENS (59): A. Boehem 1-4-4-6; J. Ecker 4-5-5-13; J. Middaugh 4-09 (1); T. Oravsky 4-5-6-13; Ka. Schrader 2-1-2-7 (2); Ki. Schrader 4-2-3-11 (1); Total: 19-17-20-59 (4).

CAIRO-DURHAM (49): S. Cody 2-0-4; R. Fountain 3-0-7 (1); J. Hall 2-0-4; L. LaRegina 7-2-2-21 (5); T. Minott 5-2-412; A. Salvatore 0-1-2-1; Total: 19-5-8-49 (6).

Maple Hill 59, Rensselaer 42 RENSSELAER — Behind a big offensive performance from senior guard Nick Butler, the Maple Hill Wildcats were able to end their two-game skid with a 59-42 victory over the Rensselaer Rams in Patroon Conference boys basketball action Tuesday night.

The Wildcats were in total control all game, holding a 2613 halftime lead.

Butler poured in a gamehigh 17 points, including

Taggart, who has amassed a 47-50 record in three head coaching stops before Florida State, becomes the school’s 10th head coach in history.

Taggart, however, is just the third Florida State head coach since 1976, which was the first season for former Seminoles coaching legend Bobby Bowden.

Taggart’s previous head coaching stints came at Western Kentucky, South Florida and Oregon, where he spent just one season and went 7-5 this year before accepting the

job at Florida State.

He said Wednesday that when he got the call about Florida State’s interest, it was a “dream come true” for him.

Florida State went 6-6 this year – its worst record during the Fisher era – and barely made a bowl game, winning its final three games of the season just to finish with a .500 record. The Seminoles will play Dec. 27 against Southern Miss in the Independence Bowl, where interim head coach Odell Haggins will coach the team.

three treys, and Connor Hall chipped in 12 points.

With the win Maple Hill improves to 3-2 on the year.

MAPLE HILL (59): N. Butler 5-4-4-17 (3); B. Decker 1-0-3 (1); C. Hall 3-4-4-12 (2); T. Hanrahan 1-0-2; M. Haran 1-0-2; R. Jewett 1-1-1-3; M. Jones 1-0-2; E. Kulpa 3-4-4-10; N. Mannion 2-3-5-7; Q. Pratico 1-0-2; Total: 19-16-18-59 (6).

RENSSELAER (42): B. Fogarty 1-0-2; C. Harris 3-2-4-8; Z. Herrin 3-3-3-9; Z. Mackey 1-02; Northrup 4-0-12 (4); Touzin 1-0-2; Total: 14-9-13-42 (5).

CHVL BASKETBALL Germantown 87, Doane Stuart 25 GERMANTOWN — Behind a combined 33 points from big men Wyatt Gibbons and Daniel Kellenbenz the Germantown Clippers ended their two-game losing streak with an 87-25 victory over Doane Stuart in CHVL boys basketball action Tuesday night.

The Clippers got off to a hot start, taking a commanding 34-2 lead after the first quarter and never looked back.

Kellenbenz led the Clippers in scoring with a game-high 18 points and Gibbons chipped in with 15.

Bryan Bathrick also had a solid night for Germantown.

The sharpshooter buried four treys for 12 points on the night.

With the win Germantown improves to 2-2 on the season.

GERMANTOWN (87): B. Bathrick 4-0-12 (4); E. Brophy 2-0-6 (2); A. Burgett 4-1-1-9; R. Eaton 2-0-6 (2); T. Flandreau 1-0-2; W. Gibbons 7-1-1-15; A. Kellenbenz 1-1-2-3; D. Kellenbenz 7-2-2-18 (2); A. Meriam 3-0-7 (1); 2-4-4-9 (1); Total: 339-10-87 (12).

DOANE STUART (25): S. Ali 1-0-2; A. Gordons 2-2-7-7 (1); K. Jakovic 3-2-2-11 (3); Total: 6-4-9-25 (4).

Erickson was joined by Trey Orme-Ouch and Brandon Caul in reaching double digits in the scoring column as both Tigers chipped in with 14 points.

For the Hornets, Rick Boyd and Devin Lazzaro picked up 18 points apiece.

NEW LEBANON (74): T. Orme-Ouch 5-4-5-14; Q. Dengler 1-0-2; M. Sawyer 1-0-2; B. Caul 7-0-14; C. Erickson 112-3-25 (1); T. Darcy 1-1-1-3; J. Lambert 1-0-2; T. Price 2-0-4; F. Smith 2-0-4; C. Erickson 2-02-4; Totals: 33-7-11-74 (1).

HEATLY (38): J. Sedgwick 1-0-2; R. Boyd 6-3-4-18 (3); D. Lazzaro 7-3-4-18 (1); Totals: 14-6-8-38 (4).

NON-LEAGUE BOYS BASKETBALL Ichabod Crane 52, Chatham 44 VALATIE — Behind Christian Pesano’s 35-point performance, the Ichabod Crane Riders edged the Chatham Panthers 52-44 in non-league basketball action Tuesday night.

The Riders held a 16-10 lead after the first quarter before the Panthers rallied in the second quarter, outscoring Ichabod Crane 12-7 to enter halftime down one, 23-22.

In the third quarter the Riders started the pull away, outscoring Chatham 12-3.

Coming off a 27-point performance against Ravena, Pesano torched Chatham for 35 points, including five treys.

Kaleb Taylor led the Panthers in scoring with 10.

With the win Ichabod Crane improves to 4-1 on the season while Chatham falls to 1-3.

ICHABOD CRANE (52): D. Brown 1-1-2-3; R. Culver 1-02; Z. Kennedy 0-2-3-2; E. Ogden 2-0-5 (1); C. Pesano 9-1216-35 (5); C. Salazar 1-3-6-5; A. Walsh 0-0-1-0; Total: 14-1828-52 (6).

CHATHAM (44): K. Armstrong 2-0-2-5 (1); P. Devine 1-0-3-2; S. Himmel 2-0-4; J. Madsen 2-0-5 (1); H. Spock 1-1-2-4 (1); K. Stockman 3-09 (3); K. Taylor 4-0-2-10 (2); T. VanTassel 2-0-5 (1); Total: 171-9-44 (9).

New Lebanon 74, Heatly 38 NEW LEBANON — Clayton Erickson scored 25 points to lead New Lebanon to a 74-38 drubbing of Heatly on Tuesday night in CHVL varsity boys basketball.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Hilltop Communications, Inc. has filed an Application for a Cable Television Franchise with The Town of Livingston.

Hilltop Communications, Inc. will be on the agenda to present the proposed agreement to the Town at the December 14th, 2017 monthly meeting at 6:45PM. Copies of the Application are available from the Public Service Commission or Hilltop Communications, Inc. The Public is welcome to attend.

Property Assessment List Village of Catskill, Foreland Restore Project The Village of Catskill is intending to apply for One ($1,000,000.00) Million Dollars in funding through the Restore NY Communities initiate for the aforementioned property, and that the application wilt be submitted in time for the December 15, 2017 deadline.

There will be a Public Hearing on the grant application at the Senior Center at the Village Board Meeting on December 13,2017 at 7pm. The following properties are as follows: 1. ) Ill Water St. 46,384 square feet, Commercial, applying for rehabilitation, reconstruction, the building is currently vacant.

2. ) Ill Water St. 46,384 square feet, commercial, applying for deconstruction, the building is currently vacant.

JPMC Specialty Mortgage LLC, Plaintiff against Alan Moss, et al Defendants Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Fein Such & Crane, LLP 1400 Old Country Road, Suite C103, Westbury, NY 11590 Attorney (s) for Plaintiff (s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale Entered April 14, 2017 I will sell at Public Auction to the highest bidder at the Columbia County Courthouse, 401 Union Street, Hudson, NY 12534 on January 8, 2018 at 9:00 AM. Premises known as 79 East Hill Road, Austerlitz, NY 12017. Sec 88 Block 1 Lot 32.2. ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Town of Austerlitz, Columbia County, State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $366,372.78 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 9609/2015.

Kieran P. Broderick, Esq., Referee CHJNY324 Peace KVD LLC Arts of Org filed with NY Sec of State (SSNY) on 8/30/17.

Office: Greene County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: 1902 7th Ave, #6B, NY, NY 10026.

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The Farm Lexington, NY LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 7/25/17.

Office located in Greene Co. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process Powell Solutions LLC may be served. SSNY Arts of Org filed with shall mail process to: NY Sec of State United States Corpo(SSNY) on 8/18/17. Ofration Agents Inc., fice: Greene County.

7014 13th Ave, Suite SSNY designated as 202, Brooklyn, NY, NOTICE OF SALE SU- agent of LLC upon 11228. Purpose: any PREME COURT CO- whom process may be LUMBIA COUNTY served. SSNY shall NOTICE OF FORMA- lawful activity.

TION of The Agility Workshop, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Department of State of NY (NYSDOS) on November 20, 2017. Jurisdiction is Greene County, NY. Office in Greene County, NY, located at 1 Ledgemoor Road, Palenville, NY 12463.

NYSDOS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served, and shall mail process to 1 Ledgemoor Road, Palenville, NY 12463. Purpose is any lawful purpose.

Notice of formation of 30-13 86th Street Realty, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 06/06/2014. Office location: Greene County.

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

SSNY shall mail process to: 23 Franklin Street, Catskill, NY Notice of Formation of 12414. Purpose: any Win Vin LLC Articles of organization with Seclawful purpose. retary of State of NY Notice of Formation of on 11/13/2017 Office a Limited Liability Location: Greene Company: Name: Pro- County, should mail pertz LLC, Articles of process to US CorpoOrganization filed with ration Agents, Inc., the Secretary of State 7014 13th Ave, Suite of New York on 202, Brooklyn, NY 06/08/2017. Office Lo- 11228

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PUBLIC NOTICE The Clermont Planning Board will hold a public hearing for site plan review Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at 7:30 P.M. at the Town Hall, 1795 Route 9, Clermont on the following application: The Applicant, Justin Ledek, is seeking to permit a Minor Subdivision located at 1187 County Route 6, Tax ID# 180.00-2-43.22, in Clermont, NY. All interested parties are invited to attend.

By Desiree M. Webber, Secretary SUBVERSIVE, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 06/28/17. Office: Columbia County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, c/o United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228, which also serves as the registered agent address. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

THE TOWN of Greenport will be flushing hydrants from November 13, 2017 through December 15, 2017.

Residents may notice discoloration of water and should take caution in using washing machines during this period. If discoloration persists, please contact the Greenport Water Dept. 518-8283400.

SUMMONS, NOTICE AND BRIEF STATEMENT OF NATURE OF ACTION CONSUMER CREDIT TRANSACTION SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF COLUMBIA Index No. 2017-11453 STATE OF NEW YORK MORTGAGE AGENCY, Plaintiff, -against- CHRISTOPHER J. KNUFFKE; LEISHA A. KNUFFKE; et al., Defendants. TO THE DEFENDANT(S): LEISHA A. KNUFFKE YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to serve upon plaintiff's attorneys an answer to the complaint in this action within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after service is complete if the Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York. The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof.

In case of your failure to answer, judgment will be taken against you for the relief demanded in the complaint. Trial is desired in the County of COLUMBIA. The basis of venue designated above is that the real property, which is the subject matter of this action, is located in the County of COLUMBIA, New York. NOTICE: YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME IF YOU DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE MORTGAGE COMPANY WHO FILED THIS FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT A DEFAULT JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED AND YOU CAN LOSE YOUR HOME. SPEAK TO AN ATTORNEY OR GO TO THE COURT WHERE YOUR CASE IS PENDING FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON HOW TO ANSWER THE SUMMONS AND PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY. SENDING A PAYMENT TO YOUR MORTGAGE COMPANY WILL NOT STOP THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE New York State Law requires that we send you this notice about the foreclosure process. Please read it carefully.

Summons and Complaint You a re in danger of losing your home. If you fail to respond to the summons and complaint in this foreclosure action, you may lose your home. Please read the summons and com-

plaint carefully. You should immediately contact an attorney or your local legal aid office to obtain advice on how to protect yourself. Sources of Information and Assistance The State encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. In addition to seeking assistance from an attorney or legal aid office, there are government agencies and non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about possible options, including trying to work with your lender during this process.

To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by the New York State Department of Financial Services at 1-800-342-3736 or visit the Department's website at w w w. d f s . n y. g o v.

RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO LEAVE YOUR HOME AT TH IS TIME. You have the right to stay in your home during the foreclosure process. You are not required to leave your home unless and until your property is sold at auction pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale. Regardless of whether you choose to remain in your home, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR PROPERTY and pay property taxes in accordance with state and local law. Foreclosure rescue scams Be careful of people who approach you with offers to save your home. There are individuals who watch for notices of foreclosure actions in order to unfairly profit from a homeowner's distress.

You should be extremely careful about any such promises and any suggestions that you pay them a fee or sign over your deed.

State law requires anyone offering such services for profit to enter into a contract which fully describes the services they will perform and fees they will charge, and which prohibits them from taking any money from you until they have completed all such p romised services.

The foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of Hon. Richard Mott, Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, signed on the 14th day of November, 2017 in Hudson, New York and to be duly entered in the COLUMBIA County Clerk's Office, in Hudson, New York.

The Nature of this action pertains to a note and mortgage held by Plaintiff on real property owned by the above named defendants as specified in the complaint filed in this action. The above named defendants have failed to comply with the terms and provisions of the said mortgage and said instruments secured by said mortgage, by failing and omitting to pay the balance due and owing and the Plaintiff has commenced a foreclosure action.

Plaintiff is seeking a judgment foreclosing its mortgage against the real property and premises which situates in the Town of Greenport, County of Columbia and State of New York and is commonly known as 11 Pulcher Avenue, Greenpor t a/k/a Hudson, New York 12534 and all other relief as to the Court may seem just and equitable.

DATED: November 17, 2017 SCHILLER, KNAPP, LEFKOWITZ & HERTZEL, LLP BY: WILLIAM B. SCHILLER, ESQ. Attorneys for Plaintiff 950 New Loudon Road Latham, New York 12110 Telephone: (518) 786-9069 50206-2 SUMMONS, NOTICE AND BRIEF STATEMENT OF NATURE OF ACTION CONSUMER CREDIT TRANSACTION SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF COLUMBIA Index No. 2017-11453 STATE OF NEW YORK MORTGAGE AGENCY, Plaintiff, -against- CHRISTOPHER J. KNUFFKE; LEISHA A. KNUFFKE; et al., Defendants. TO THE DEFENDANT(S): LEISHA A. KNUFFKE YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to serve upon plaintiff's attorneys an answer to the com-

plaint in this action within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after service is complete if the Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York. The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof.

In case of your failure to answer, judgment will be taken against you for the relief demanded in the complaint. Trial is desired in the County of COLUMBIA. The basis of venue designated above is that the real property, which is the subject matter of this action, is located in the County of COLUMBIA, New York. NOTICE: YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME IF YOU DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE MORTGAGE COMPANY WHO FILED THIS FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT A DEFAULT JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED AND YOU CAN LOSE YOUR HOME. SPEAK TO AN ATTORNEY OR GO TO THE COURT WHERE YOUR CASE IS PENDING FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON HOW TO ANSWER THE SUMMONS AND PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY. SENDING A PAYMENT TO YOUR MORTGAGE COMPANY WILL NOT STOP THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE New York State Law requires that we send you this notice about the foreclosure process. Please read it carefully.

Summons and Complaint You a re in danger of losing your home. If you fail to respond to the summons and complaint in this foreclosure action, you may lose your home. Please read the summons and complaint carefully. You should immediately contact an attorney or your local legal aid office to obtain advice on how to protect yourself. Sources of Information and Assistance The State encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. In addition to seeking assistance from an attorney or legal aid office, there are government agencies and non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about possible options, including trying to work with your lender during this process.

To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by the New York State Department of Financial Services at 1-800-342-3736 or visit the Department's website at w w w. d f s . n y. g o v.

RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO LEAVE YOUR HOME AT TH IS TIME. You have the right to stay in your home during the foreclosure process. You are not required to leave your home unless and until your property is sold at auction pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale. Regardless of whether you choose to remain in your home, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR PROPERTY and pay property taxes in ac-

cordance with state and local law. Foreclosure rescue scams Be careful of people who approach you with offers to save your home. There are individuals who watch for notices of foreclosure actions in order to unfairly profit from a homeowner's distress.

You should be extremely careful about any such promises and any suggestions that you pay them a fee or sign over your deed.

State law requires anyone offering such services for profit to enter into a contract which fully describes the services they will perform and fees they will charge, and which prohibits them from taking any money from you until they have completed all such p romised services.

The foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of Hon. Richard Mott, Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, signed on the 14th day of November, 2017 in Hudson, New York and to be duly entered in the COLUMBIA County Clerk's Office, in Hudson, New York.

The Nature of this action pertains to a note and mortgage held by Plaintiff on real property owned by the above named defendants as specified in the complaint filed in this action. The above named defendants have failed to comply with the terms and provisions of the said mortgage and said instruments secured by said mortgage, by failing and omitting to pay the balance due and owing and the Plaintiff has commenced a foreclosure action.

Plaintiff is seeking a judgment foreclosing its mortgage against the real property and premises which situates in the Town of Greenport, County of Columbia and State of New York and is commonly known as 11 Pulcher Avenue, Greenpor t a/k/a Hudson, New York 12534 and all other relief as to the Court may seem just and equitable.

DATED: November 17, 2017 SCHILLER, KNAPP, LEFKOWITZ & HERTZEL, LLP BY: WILLIAM B. SCHILLER, ESQ. Attorneys for Plaintiff 950 New Loudon Road Latham, New York 12110 Telephone: (518) 786-9069 50206-2

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Property Maintenance Technician - Coxsackie, NY We are growing and are in need of an experienced FullTime (40 hrs/wk) Maintenance Technician for our 48-unit housing community in Coxsackie, NY! The right candidate must have prior supervisory experience, knowledge and experience of all general maintenance and repairs. Must be able to work independently and as a team. 5+ years' experience is preferred.

Conifer Realty is a highly respected, national company with over 12,000 units in 5 states! Come Grow with us!

We are a Friendly, Professional, and Caring Organization with excellent benefits that include 401(k), medical, dental, life, short and long term disability insurances, paid holiday/vacation/sick time, and competitive salary.

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THE FIREMEN'S HOME is seeking a full-time Maintenance Technician II employee to join our 3pm 11pm team. This position supports the evening team with Safety and Security, as well as light maintenance duties. Need someone that has the knowledge and skill to provide support with mechanical equipment and or building maintenance.

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Office Assistant Part time, Clerical Support to President, M thru F. Previous office experience, computer usage Req. ljablanski@craftechind.com OR 518-828-5001 Ext. 114 OFFICE CLERK needed.

General office duties.

Experience a plus. Apply in person @ N & S Supply, 96 Industrial Tract, Hudson NY.

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ADVERTISING & Events Coordinator – NYNPA, a nonprofit trade association based in Albany, is seeking applicants for the position of Advertising & Events Coordinator. This full-time, salaried position is in downtown Albany. The A&E Coordinator will manage print and online advertising networks (including prospecting, sales, product offerings, ad layout and customer service), an annual journalism competition and awards banquet, the association’s website and general office responsibilities. A minimum of a bachelor’s degree and 2+ years of work experience in a professional setting are required. Additional desirable qualities include strong written and verbal communication skills, strong computer skills (including Microsoft Office, Photoshop and Dreamweaver) and the ability to work in both individual and team settings, as well as sales/customer service and event management experience. NYNPA offers a benefits package which includes health insurance, 401(k) and life insurance. Interested candidates should submit a cover letter and resume with three professional references to dferlazzo@nynpa.com by January 8, 2018. This position has a projected start date of January 29, 2018. EOE CHEEKTOWAGA CENTRAL School District Opening: Middle School Assistant Principal. Valid NYS Certification as SBL, SAS, or SDA required. Apply online at https://www.e1b.org/WNYRIC/WNYRICTopNav/Services/ApplicantTracking.aspx

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Please forward resumes by Dec. 5th. E-mail: recruitment@scboces.org or www.olasjobs.org. Sullivan County BOCES Recruitment Service, 6 Wierk Avenue, Liberty, NY 12754 Attn: Monticello Search.

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Yankees would be wise to get Schwarber The side door into Pyeongchang

By John Harper New York Daily News

The Yankees wanted Shohei Otani mostly for his pitching, but they were also willing to let him hit as a DH when he wasn’t on the mound, so his refusal to consider playing in the Bronx raises the question of who will get those at-bats.

GM Brian Cashman could plan on dividing them up among his surplus of position players, but here’s a better idea: trade for Kyle Schwarber.

Such a notion has been out there going back to the 2016 trade deadline, when the Yankees would have gladly taken Schwarber for Aroldis Chapman, except the Cubs weren’t about to give him up at the time, even though he was sidelined due to knee surgery.

But now the time seems right and more realistic for a number of reasons: Above all, Schwarber is no longer off-limits. The Cubs were more than willing to find a position for him when it appeared he was going to be a superstar with the bat, but his defensive shortcomings aren’t nearly as easy to overlook after he hit .211 last season with 150 strikeouts in 129 games.

Of course, he still hit 30 home runs, but in this longball era of big-league baseball, that power has been devalued a bit.

In addition, the Cubs are also loaded with young position players, and the emergence last season of rookie Ian Happ, a power-hitting switch-hitter who played infield and outfield, allows them more freedom to move Schwarber.

At this point, in fact, they may see him as a one-dimensional player who doesn’t really have a position, since the Cubs have given up on the idea that he can catch in the big leagues.

But obviously the Yankees don’t need him to play defense. And Schwarber, at age 24, is still considered a dynamic hitter whose problems last year likely were related at least partly to missing nearly the entire 2016 season.

As it was, he put together a solid second half, hitting .253 with 17 home runs and an .894 OPS. Perhaps most significantly,

By Rebecca R. Ruiz The New York Times

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Chicago Cubs left fielder Kyle Schwarber reacts after striking out in the fourth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers in game five of the 2017 NLCS playoff baseball series at Wrigley Field.

the Cubs are in need of quality pitching in the bullpen as well as the starting rotation (assuming they don’t get Otani), with little help coming from their farm system, as they try to cash in on their window to win another championship with this group of young position players.

So how about Dellin Betances and Chance Adams for Schwarber?

Yankee fans might think it’s too much to give, since Betances is fully capable of overcoming his control issues and re-establishing himself as one of the most dominant relievers in baseball, and Adams is a major league-ready starter coming off two impressive minor-league seasons.

But think of how Schwarber’s left-handed power will play at the Stadium.

“It’s not hard to see him putting up big numbers there,” one major league scout said on Tuesday. “He can flat hit.

I think that slump last year snowballed on him, coming off the knee injury, and got in his head.

“You don’t do what he did, getting big hits in the World Series after missing the whole year, if you don’t have great natural ability.”

As such, I think Schwarber would be a lock to hit 40 home runs in the Bronx, while giving

the Yankees the most fearsome lineup in baseball.

And here’s the thing: with their monster bullpen and a stable of high-ceiling startingpitching prospects, they can afford to give up Betances and Adams.

Such a deal probably would make it more likely that Chad Green remains in the bullpen, but that makes the most sense anyway after his stunning success as a reliever last season.

In that case, Green, Tommy Kahnle, David Robertson and Aroldis Chapman would form the nucleus for bullpen dominance, and Cashman is also high on some younger relievers — particularly Ben Heller — that he wanted Joe Girardi to use more down the divisionrace stretch last season.

And Betances, remember, is only two seasons away from reaching free agency.

Parting with Adams could be more difficult, primarily because while the Yankees seem to be loaded with young, hardthrowing starters, he’s the only one expected to be majorleague ready coming out of spring training next season.

But Cashman has indicated he’ll add another starter now that he’s out on Otani, whether it’s bringing back CC Sabathia on a short-term deal or going for a younger free agent such as Alex Cobb.

In that case, the Yankees would still have a strong rotation to start next season, with Luis Severino, Masahiro Tanaka, Sonny Gray and Jordan Montgomery forming a strong core, with fill-in types such as Bryan Mitchell and Luis Cessa back as well.

And while Adams has intriguing potential, allowing just 180 hits in 277 innings the last two seasons in the high minors, the Yankees could absorb trading him because they have several other high-ceiling prospects on the way.

Justus Sheffield, the 21-year old lefty who was part of the Andrew Miller trade, recently impressed scouts at the Arizona Fall League after pitching well in Double-A last season, and he could be ready for the big leagues by mid-summer.

The same could be said for Domingo Acevedo and Domingo German, and then there is Albert Abreu, the 22-year old right-hander acquired in the trade of Brian McCann to the Astros a year ago. One scout said Abreu was the best pitcher he saw in the Fall League.

Bottom line, the Yankees have the pitching depth in their system that allows them to make a big trade.

And Schwarber is the perfect fit.

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Fantasy football adds and drops for Wk 14

By Eddie Brown

BONUS: TE Cameron Brate, Buccaneers (ESPN: 57 percent; Yahoo: 55 percent): New rule: If Jameis Winston is under center, Brate has value in fantasy.

BONUS: QB Blake Bortles, Jaguars (ESPN: 21 percent; Yahoo: 34 percent): I know, I know. However, Bortles has only had one poor fantasy performance since Week 7 and he faces Houston and San Francisco Weeks 15 and 16. If you’ve been streaming quarterbacks all season, he should be in consideration going forward.

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Each week I’ll list the best widely available free agents for fantasy football — I define “widely available” as being owned in around half of all ESPN or Yahoo leagues — and some guys who are probably better off in the free agent pool than collecting dust on your roster.

Here are my best bets for Week 14:

ADD QB Jimmy Garoppolo, 49ers (ESPN: 15 percent; Yahoo: 16 percent): Garoppolo was a speculative add for me last week. The next two weeks, he’s a top streaming option at quarterback against weak secondaries like Houston and Tennessee.

WR Marquise Goodwin, 49ers (ESPN: 15 percent; Yahoo: 32 percent): Goodwin has averaged 82 yards per game in the four games since Pierre Garcon was lost for the year and now he has an actual quarterback throwing the ball to him.

WR Dede Westbrook, Jaguars (ESPN: 11 percent; Yahoo: 28 percent): The dynamic rookie is the team leader in targets over the three weeks he has been active — getting four more than Marqise Lee. RB Peyton Barber, Buccaneers (ESPN: 2 percent; Yahoo: 6 percent): Barber is worth a speculative add, considering he just had the most productive game of the year for any Tampa Bay running back — 143 total yards on 27

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San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo (10) drops back to pass against the Chicago Bears during the second quarter at Soldier Field.

touches — a week after scoring two touchdowns.

RB Mike Davis, Seahawks (ESPN: 3 percent, Yahoo: 9 percent): Davis’ 64 yards were the most by a Seattle running back since Chris Carson went on IR over two months ago.

BONUS: RB Giovani Bernard, Bengals (ESPN: 22 percent; Yahoo: 10 percent): If Joe Mixon misses time due to a concussion he received Monday night, Bernard will have RB2 upside against Chicago at home.

BONUS: WR Trent Taylor, 49ers (ESPN: 0.3 percent; Yahoo: 0 percent): Consider the rookie a flex option in deeper PPR leagues. He’s the

prototype of a slot receiver — think Julien Edelman or Danny Amendola — Garoppolo was used to in New England.

BONUS: WR Josh Gordon, Browns (ESPN: 66 percent; Yahoo: 72 percent): Gordon should be owned in all leagues. The talent that excited everyone three years ago clearly remains.

BONUS: RB Derrick Henry, Titans (ESPN: 61 percent; Yahoo: 71 percent): Henry also should be owned in all leagues. At worst, he deserves weekly flex consideration. At best, he has RB2 upside and will eventually be a RB1 in fantasy once DeMarco Murray is in his rearview.

RB David Johnson, Cardinals: He’s still owned in over half of all leagues. He’s not playing another down this season.

WR Jeremy Maclin, Ravens: Maclin has surpassed 56 receiving yards only once this season and hasn’t caught a touchdown since Week 8.

TE Jordan Reed, Redskins: It’s not like Reed has set the world on fire when he’s been active. You simply can’t trust him during the playoffs.

WR Kelvin Benjamin, Bills: Even if Benjamin is capable of playing, his quarterback will likely be rookie Nathan Peterman.

RB Ameer Abdullah, Lions: Abdullah had averaged 2.5 yards per carry or fewer in four of his last five games before suffering a neck injury.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Olympic officials banned the Russian Federation from the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on Tuesday, forbidding Russia’s flag, anthem and government officials from having any part in the event.

That doesn’t mean that no athletes from Russia will compete.

Q: Will any Russian athletes be allowed to compete?

A. Yes. Olympic officials offered Russian athletes the chance to request special permission to compete as individuals under an independent flag.

Q: What’s the process for getting special clearance?

A: Over the next nine weeks, athletes must first be approved by their individual sport’s governing body.

Many such federations have spent the last year reacting to evidence against Russian athletes, investigating the hundreds who have been implicated but suspending or disciplining few of them.

After those sports officials disqualify anyone with a drug violation, a panel of at least five people — most of whom have yet to be named — will review each athlete’s drugtesting history and accept or reject the athlete’s participation ahead of the opening ceremony. That panel will be led by Valérie Fourneyron, France’s former sports minister.

Q: How strict will that review panel be?

A: That’s the key question.

In its decision on Tuesday, the Olympic committee stipulated that “athletes must have undergone all the preGames targeted tests” typically required of Olympians, as well as “any other testing requirements specified by the panel to ensure a level playing field.”

Exactly what those other requirements will be could have a marked difference on the overall number who compete, particularly given drug testing in Russia has been limited compared with other nations, in light of its antidoping agency’s continued suspension.

Q: Which athletes have the biggest hurdles to clear?

A: Any athlete implicated in a massive database of laboratory evidence, which was recently obtained by global regulators, is likely to be automatically disqualified. That database contains the test results of multiple years of drug tests conducted in Moscow at Russia’s national antidoping laboratory. The results of those tests as entered into the global testing system can be compared to the actual test results — revealing cases in which officials mindfully misrepresented an athlete’s purity.

Russian athletes from biathlon, cross-country skiing and bobsled have been disproportionately disqualified from Sochi, and the database in question contains hundreds of hidden drug violations from those sports, according to people familiar with its contents.

Q: Which athletes have the best chances?

A: Drug use was rampant among Russia’s top Olympians but not necessarily universal. In sports like figure skating, anabolic steroids can be of little value.

According to Grigory Rodchenkov — the whistleblower who headed Russia’s antidoping lab and devised the infamous drug cocktail distributed to dozens of Olympians at the 2014 Sochi Games — figure skaters did not take his concoction of liquor and steroids. Nor did the men’s hockey team, he said.

Q: So when the Pyeongchang Games begin, how many athletes from

Russia will be there?

A: We don’t know. It will most likely be more than a handful but significantly fewer than the 232 the nation had at the last Winter Games.

Until the final number is known it is difficult to know how much this punishment will sting.

Q: How is this different from summer 2016?

A: Russia wasn’t banned from the 2016 Rio Olympics, but there was great disarray in the final weeks before the games; officials from each sport similarly scrutinized athletes to determine if they were drug-free and could compete.

The review panel that ultimately approved athletes’ eligibility in 2016 was composed of sports officials who were members of the Olympic committee, people whom critics called conflicted for wanting to be friendly toward Russia, a huge sports power and key host of winter competitions.

This year’s panel — though its exact membership is not yet known — has been framed by the Olympic committee as more independent. It will include a person appointed by the World AntiDoping Agency, the global regulator of drugs in sports; a person appointed by the Doping-Free Sport Unit of the Global Association of International Sports Federations; as well as a person appointed by the International Olympic Committee’s own medical and scientific director.

Q: Has a punishment like this ever been issued before?

A: Not for doping. But athletes have certainly competed as neutral individuals in previous Olympics. At the 2016 Summer Games, athletes from Kuwait did so after their nation had been suspended for government interference in Olympic affairs.

Q: So this mimics past examples of neutral athletes participating in the Olympics for themselves rather than their nations?

A: Not exactly. Typically, neutral athletes are identified as just that. But each approved athlete from Russia will be referred to in competition as an “Olympic athlete from Russia,” with “OAR” emblazoned on a neutral uniform, though it will not reflect any Russian emblems.

At the 2016 Rio Games, each independent athlete from Kuwait was simply identified as an Independent Olympic Athlete, with no mention of Kuwait.

Q: What does President Vladimir Putin think about all this?

A: Though there had been speculation of a boycott, Putin on Wednesday encouraged Russia’s athletes to apply to compete as individuals.

Regulators have said that Russia must accept the evidence of the nation’s cheating before they restore the country to good standing, so swallowing this penalty could hasten a return to normalcy for Russian athletes.

Yelena Isinbayeva, a polevaulter from Russia who was barred from the 2016 Games and subsequently elected to the International Olympic Committee’s athletes commission, on Wednesday urged Russian athletes to focus on the “spoonfuls of honey” included in the decision. “‘Olympic athlete from RUSSIA’ is already a positive,” she wrote on social media. “They are not neutral, they are not neutral, they are from RUSSIA, and this will be said everywhere.”

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A free holiday event for the family ATHENS — Bells will be ringing, choirs will be singing and horses, two by two, will be clip-clopping up Second Street. This and more will await visitors to the Annual Athens Victorian Stroll on Saturday, December 9th. There will be free activities for the entire family! Start your day at noon in the Athens Cultural Center to hear the Athens Community Chorus singing, enjoy cookies and punch while you shop handmade crafts.

Then pick up a map of the village-wide festivities and enjoy fun for the entire family!

Throughout the Village there will be live music performances, arts and craft vendors offering wonderful holiday gifts, historic open houses, ice sculpture carving, homemade cookies and hot chocolate, a children’s holiday cottage contest, wine tasting, food specials at local restaurants, house decorating contest, a caricaturist to capture your inner cartoon, face painting, a chocolate station, Victorian Santa, Crossroads Brewery and Stewart House tours, the Victorian Voices carolers, a strolling clown and Victorian pocket lady/puppeteer with trinkets for all the children, Athens Museum displays and much, much more. To make getting around the village easy, there will be a free horsedrawn trolley, hay wagon and a motorized trolley running throughout the afternoon.

The Grace Notes, an ensemble of handbell ringers who are part of the Hudson River Bells, annually delight audiences with their beautiful melodies at the Rivertown Senior Center. A perennial favorite, the

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Above, horse-drawn trolley heading up Second Street, during the 2016 Athens Victorian Stroll.

Left, the Victorian Voices, lead by Dick Churchill, caroling during the 2016 Athens Victorian Stroll.

Coxsackie-Athens Community Band, performs their annual Holiday Concert at the First Reformed Church of Athens from 1-2 p.m.

Be sure to pick up a Time Traveler’s Passport at the Athens Cultural Center. As you wind your way through the Village, stop at the “customs” desks located at different event locations to get your passport stamped. Collect all five stamps and bring the passport back to ACC to get entered into a drawing for a special gift basket. Gift basket raffle tickets will also be available for purchase at the Cultural Center during the Stroll.

For a complete schedule of activities check the Athens

A bonfire will conclude the day’s festivities during the Athens Victorian Stroll.

Cultural Center’s website www.athensculturalcenter.org or pick up a map and schedule at the Cultural Center, 24 Second Street, starting

at noon on the day of the Stroll.

The evening will conclude with a bonfire, caroling and tree lighting in the Riverfront Park at 5 p.m.

Sam’s Club Karaoke singer to perform HUDSON — Do you know who the “Sam’s Club Karaoke singer” is? It’s Christina Kokonis-Viggers, President of Upstage Productions, Inc. and performer extraordinaire.

Even though she has reached internet fame, with over 12 million hits on her video, she continues to support our organization and has agreed to perform with

some of our company members in a holiday show.

“Upstage’s Company Holiday Party”, a festive musical cabaret, will be performed Sunday, December 10 at 1:30 p.m. at the Columbia County Sons & Daughters of Italy, 27 Bridge St., Hudson.

The cast, along with Christina, will reminisce and chat about their memories and

favorite traditions of the holidays – it will be as if the audience has been invited to Upstage’s party!

Tickets are $10 per person advance sale, and $12 per person at the door – IF seating is available. Reservations are recommended.

For tickets and more information call Barbara at 518-828-3824.

‘The Square’ takes aim at art, sex and prestige NOW SHOWING R ‘TheSquare’

By Raymond Pignone Columbia-Greene Media

Ruben Ostlund’s razorsharp, idiosyncratic black comedy “The Square” dissects masculinity, political correctness and artistic pretensions in ways that are suggestive, ingenious and sneering. Visually, Ostlund lacks the creepy, blunt discipline of Michael Haneke and the unsettling, long-take formalism of Stanley Kubrick, his closest filmmaking brethren. Ostlund compensates to a degree by unleashing a dryly sadistic wit and a scowling attitude. But satire in movies is inversely proportionate to the scale of the subjects, and Ostlund’s subjects here aren’t exactly swift-moving targets.

“The Square” points its arrows directly at the movie’s protagonist, Christian (played by the great Swedish actor Claes Bang), the curator of a contemporary art museum in Stockholm. Christian embodies the self-indulgence and illusory confidence pervasive in European masculine culture and the moral weakness lurking below the surface. At its best, “The Square” is a beautiful sick joke on the hero, who begins the film as a respected and highly praised artistic genius and then spends the next two hours running one step ahead of relentless misfortune, reduced finally to a

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A scene from The Square.

panic-stricken search through garbage bags in a drenching storm.

Christian surrenders to his most childish impulses by the way he tries to recover his phone and wallet after he’s robbed on his way to work. The nightmarish consequences of this act dovetails into the preparation of a new exhibition that’s supposed to emphasize the lack of humanity in everyday social interactions. Called The Square, this golden 4-footby-4-foot geometric design is built into the museum plaza’s floor. The rule is that when visitors enter The Square, they are to treat each other with civility and respect. Ostlund’s visual imagination gets full play in these early sequences, particularly in a scene where Christian sneaks around the halls of an apartment building goosed by lights that automatically switch on and off.

Much of “The Square” is built up from short scenes that have almost nothing to do with the main plot, giving the overall structure the feel of a succession of comedy sketches. Many are brilliant, particularly the ones that emphasize Christian’s personal and professional life — the two are fused in an uproarious tug-of-war fought with a used condom — and those relevant to the inherent pretensions of his career. In another remarkable scene, a journalist, Anne (a luminous Elisabeth Moss), coldly beats Christian down by grilling him relentlessly about their sweaty sexual encounter.

The centerpiece sequence is a tour de force of comic tension that could almost stand alone as a short film. A blacktie dinner party is thrown for the museum’s benefactors. A complex piece of performance art to entertain the guests is

staged in which a shirtless artist (the uncanny Terry Notary of “War for the Planet of the Apes”) mimes a gorilla, stalking the lavish banquet hall and making the guests uncomfortable. This prolonged but astonishing sequence offers a clinic in pacing and shifting tone as the performance starts out playful, turns sinister and then explodes in genuine violence. It also reveals one of the movie’s chief weaknesses. This scene, as do many others, feels incomplete or unresolved.

At a running time of two hours and 22 minutes, the plot of “The Square” becomes repetitive, the themes conveyed with flagging energy and more spite. Ostlund ultimately condescends to the very subjects he wants to embrace. Even when Christian gathers his courage and tries to do the right thing at a press conference, the reporters viciously turn on him, spinning his admissions into an explicit endorsement of censorship. The whole sad affair ends in insults and obscenities, achieving little except an obvious stab at irony.

“The Square” says man has no hope for salvation and is no more civilized than the manape that brought the dinner party down in ruins. Its denouement offers a final image of innocence that has been all but obliterated. By turns virulent and farcical, “The Square” is less than the sum of its provocative set-pieces.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7 MONDAY, DECEMBER 11 TSL Films n 78/52 • Hitchcock’s Shower Scene — In 1960, Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho changed ilm history forever with its tabooshattering shower scene. With 78 camera set-ups and 52 edits over the course of 3 minutes, Psycho redeined screen violence, set the stage for decades of slasher ilms to come, Aided by a roster of ilmmakers, critics, and fans, 78/52 pulls back the curtain on the making and inluence of this cinematic game changer, breaking it down frame by frame and unpacking The result is an enthralling piece of cinematic detective work that’s nirvana for ilm buffs. 2017. 1h 32 m. n The Divine Order — Winner of Best Narrative Film at the Tribeca Film Festival, The Divine Order is set in Switzerland in 1971 where, despite the worldwide social upheavals of the previous decade, women still still denied the right to vote. When unassuming housewife Nora is forbidden by her husband Her celebrity brings humiliation and threats, but she convinces the women in her village to go on strike, and makes a few startling discoveries about her own liberation. In German with subtitles. 2017. 1h 36 m. n The Paris Opera — In turn ironic, light-hearted, and cruel, encompassing music and ballet, The Paris Opera tells the story of life behind the scenes of one of the most prestigious performing arts institutions in the world. Artists and crew prepare to raise the curtain on a This comedy is set against a tragic backdrop when terrorist attacks plunge Paris into mourning. Even though the show must go on, on the other hand, Preparation for Richard Wagner’s six-hour opera Die Meistersinger reunite the company.

In French with subtitles. 2016. 1 h 50 m. n 1945 — The townspeople suspicious, remorseful, fearful, and cunning - expect the worst and behave accordingly. The town clerk fears the men may be heirs of 1945 paints a complex picture of a society trying to come to terms with the recent horrors they’ve experienced, perpetrated, or tolerated for personal gain.

A superb cast, lustrous black and white cinematography, and historical detailed art direction contribute to an eloquent drama.

In Hungarian with subtitles. 2017.

1h 31 m. n The Sacriice (1986) — As a wealthy Swedish family celebrates the family descends into a state of psychological devastation, brilliantly evoked

by Tarkovsky’s arresting palette of luminous greys washing over the bleak landscape around their home. In Swedish with subtitles.

1986. 2h 25 m. n The Square — But sometimes, it is dificult to live up to your own ideals: Christian’s foolish response to the the of of his “The Square.” The response is overblown and sent Christian, as well as the museum, into an existential crisis. Starring Claes Bang, Elisabeth Moss, and Dominic West. Winner of the Palme d’Or at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. Directed by Ruben Östlund (Force Majeure). English, Danish, and Swedish with subtitles.

2017. 2h 25 m. n Schedule and tickets at 518822-8448 or www.timeandspace. org – Time & Space Limited., 434 Columbia Street Friday, December 8 Spirits and Chocolate Tasting 4:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Olde York Farm Distillery & The Chocolate Lounge collaborate for a Holiday Shopping Event.

Join us for tastings of Micro Batch Spirits and Cacao Prieto Chocolate’s (hand crafted in Red Hook, Brooklyn), and choose with ease the perfect gifts for your family, friends and colleagues.

Registration fee includes one cocktail of your choice in the tasting room. Please sign up ahead of time, there are 4 shopping times to choose from. $15.78 Candlelight Night 6 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Candlelight Night in Kinderhook Village Free Palberta • 8 p.m.

Palberta with Henry Birdsey, Max Hamel, and Jen Cutler at the The Spotty Dog Books & Ale $7 The Ballroom Thieves • 9 p.m.

Roots - music trio Ballroom Thieves plays a captivating mélange of acoustic styles, blending

folk conventions with modern hymnals, classical textures, and Delta blues grit with rich harmonies. Guitarist Martin Earley, percussionist Devin Mauch, and cellist Calin Peters share lead vocals among them, adding gorgeous harmonies and luid instrumentals to their original compositions. The band has shared the stage with bands like the Lone Bellow, Houndmouth, and fellow New Englanders Dispatch over the last couple of years.

Club Helsinki $18 UGLY SWEATER PARTY at The Shamrock House Starts at 6 p.m.

Shamrock House, East Durham Eat, Drink and Be Ugly! Let’s see who’s rocking the tackiest sweater this holiday season at The Shamrock House on December 8th with trivia, DJ, and karaoke.

The Nutcracker 7:30 p.m.

Orpheum Film & Performing Arts Center, Tannerville Mountain Foundation, in cooperation with Victoria Rinaldi, the Valentina Kozlova dance Conservatory in New York, and Margo Sappington, presents The Nutcracker.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9 19th Century Holiday Cards 10 a.m. at Olana 518-828-1872 Instead of buying your holiday cards, add a personal touch and make your own set! Start a new family tradition of creating together in preparation for the holiday season. An educator will teach us the art of making your own holiday stationery to send to your loved one – a 19th century inspired keepsake by mail. Supplies and refreshments will be provided. $15 - $20 Live Nativity 5 p.m.

Mansion Street in Coxsackie The True Story of Christmas will be portrayed live. This is an outside event so please dress accordingly.

This is a free event and is open to the public. Invite your friends and your family and come and see the true reason for the season.

Tree Lighting and Jazz and Wine Hudson-Chatham Winery Tannersville Noon to 7 p.m.

Hudson-Chatham Winery, Tannersville Come enjoy our tree lighting and wine!

Free pasta, Special Tastings.

Music by Jazz Bassist Doug Marcus 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Tastings $7 at tasting room.

Holiday Pop-Up at Empire Farm • 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Empire Farm 556 Empire Road, Copake 518-329-3276 Free Tis’ the season of deliciousness – reminiscing, joy, love, giving and gratitude – we invite you to join us!

Shop, tastes, treats, workshops, kids activities and cooking classes are yours for the taking at Empire Farm Open House Holiday Pop Up Shop!

Come see the newly restored 1810 farmhouse, shop the vintage sale for perfect gifts, savor bread and baked goods from Bartlett House. Order kitchenware from BlueCashew Kitchen Pharmacy. Grab fresh organic eggs and produce!

The Nutcracker 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.

Orphem Film & Performing Arts Center, Tannersville Catskill Mountain Foundation, in cooperation with Victoria Rinaldi, the Valentina Kozlova dance Conservatory in New York, and Margo Sappington, present The Nutcracker.

NT Live - Young Marx 1 p.m. at TSL 1850, and Europe’s most feared terrorist is hiding in Dean Street, Soho. Broke, restless and horny, the thirty-two-year-old revolutionary is a frothing combination of intellectual brilliance, invective, satiric wit and child-like emotional illiteracy. Creditors, spies, rival revolutionary factions and prospective seducers of his beautiful wife all circle like vultures. His writing blocked, his marriage dying, his friend Engels in despair at his wasted genius, his only hope is a job on the railway. But there’s still no one in the capital who can show you a better night on the piss than Karl Heinrich Marx. $15 - $20

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THE HUDSON VALLEY ACADEMY OF THE PERFORMING ARTS PRESENTS ITS

Seventh annual production of The Nutcracker CRARYVILLE — The Hudson Valley Academy of the Performing Arts will present its seventh annual production of The Nutcracker on Saturday, December 9th.

Two performances, one at 2 pm and one at 6 pm, will take place at the Taconic Hills Performing Arts Center, located within the Taconic Hills Central School District campus at 73 County Route 11A, Craryvill.

This classic holiday ballet, set to the full score of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker, will feature performances by Academy dance students hailing from towns across Columbia and Greene Counties, including Catskill, Hillsdale, Chatham, Copake, Coxsackie, Ghent, Austerlitz and Hudson, among others.

Professional guest performers Nancy Richer and Doug Baum will dance the roles of the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier. Ms. Richer completed her dance studies at the San Francisco Ballet School and went on to perform with The Los Angeles Ballet, The Suzanne Farrell Ballet at The Kennedy Center, and the Intermezzo Dance Company, directed by American Ballet Theater soloist Craig Salstein. Recently, she has worked with Twyla Tharp on the creation of two new works and has danced with The Royal Danish Ballet in the premiere of Silja Schandorff’s and Nikolaj Hubbe’s Swan Lake in Copenhagen, Denmark. Mr. Baum graduated from the Baltimore School for the Arts and received his BFA from Fordham in collaboration with The Ailey School, where he apprenticed with Aily II for two years.

Since then, he has toured internationally for two years with Rasta Thomas Bad Boys of Dance Compagnie Flak and Les Ballets Jazz, and has completed three seasons

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9 Tannersville Winter Walk Celebrate the “Spirit of the Holidays” 2 p.m.-8:30 p.m.

Tannersville Come one come all! Activities for Families & Friends: TREE LIGHTING, FIREWORKS, Mr. & Mrs. Clause, Carolers, Music, Ventriloquist, Crafts, Face Painting, Magic, Balloon Animals, Concerts, Book & Bake Sale, Art Exhibits, Costumed Characters & much more!

Historical Designation Celebration • 1 p.m.

A ribbon-cutting celebration takes place in front of the Crandell Theatre. The event honors the theatre’s oficial listing this year on the New York State and National Registers of Historic Places. Free premiere showing of “Crandell Theatre: The Jewel of Main Street,” 25-minute documentary produced by the Crandell Film Club follows. Free

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A scene from the 2015 HVAPA Nutcracker performance.

with Zhukov Dance Theater in addition to many guest performances. He joined Complexions Contemporary Ballet in 2014.

Tickets for The Nutcracker are $15 for adults, $5 for children, and may be purchased at www.hvapa.com or at the door.

The Hudson Valley Academy of the Performing Arts was founded in 2006 by Debra Jo Tice-Hughes, and is located at 957 Route 82 in West Taghkanic. The Academy offers dance classes for ages three and up in classical ballet, jazz, tap, and choreography, as well as fitness classes.

For more information, please visit www. hvapa.com.

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Doug Baum’s performance in the 2015 HVAPA Nutcracker.

Spirit of the Holidays’ Winter Walk TANNERSVILLE — It’s the time of the year to celebrate the spirit of the holidays.

Join us for family fun at the Tannersville Winter Walk.

The Tannersville Winter Walk kick off commences Friday, December 8 with the Greene Room Players “Songbrids and Friends” performance at the Mountaintop Library.

On Saturday, December 9, the Nutcracker 2 p.m. performance at the Orpheum starts up the festivities of the day.

The Nutcracker 7:30 p.m. evening performance is the finale of the evening. In between performances, stroll and visit Main Street. Indulge in some hot kettle popcorn and listen to the Musical Sounds of our HTC Strolling Carolers. Holiday Costumed Characters have little holiday trinkets and candy for the kiddies as well as a Winter Walk booklet with a map and events. Many of our decorated storefronts will be open late and will welcome you with activities, entertainment, a treat, or a little holiday cheer. There’s music in the air! Vocalist Christina Dellea sings your holiday favorites. Ed Nizalowski entertains with Baroque flute music and soprano sax. High Peak Drum Performs, and then join them for their Drum Circle. Delight in the heavenly sounds of Rev. Karen and the Ecumenical Choir at the Methodist Church. Keep warm at Mama Boy’s Bonfire. Sip a little wine and listen to the sounds of Jazz Bassist Doug Marcus at the Chatham Wine Bar. The Wellness Center is sponsoring an art contest, with winners announced at the end of the Winter Walk. “Meet and

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Greet” ballet dancers at the Orpheum.

The Mountaintop Library is offering holiday arts and crafts for all ages the entire day. Join local author and illustrator Grace Brannigan for a coloring book get-together for adults and children. For all book lovers, there will be a huge book sale courtesy of the friends of the library. Need a holiday greeting card? Create it yourself, and let your creativity shine. Meet ventriloquist “Melody the Elf” for storytelling with her puppets that talk. Savor the talent of pianist David Peskin of the Piano Museum in concert. Bring your instruments and join David in a Holiday Jam. In the “season spirit of holiday giving,”

please do not forget those in need. As we celebrate, please remember those less fortunate. Kindly support the bake sale for Puerto Rico relief in the Village Hall. The delicious bake sale has some homemade sweets for you, and take some home too.

For those that wish to give, Toys for Tots Unwrapped and the local Tannersville Food Pantry will have drop off boxes in the Village Hall.

The Annual Tree Lighting beings at 5pm with the angelic voices of the Ecumenical Choir, the Platte Clove Community Carolers and the HTC Strolling Carolers. Join “Melody the Elf” after the Annual Tree Lighting, from 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m., for some pretty incredible face painting and lots of merrymaking! “Crazy Christine Balloons” will be twisting holiday favorites — Rudolph, Elves, and Santa hats!

Take a photo with Santa and decorate homemade cookies with Mrs. Claus at the Village Hall. Don’t forget your cameras!

Have a few laughs and famiy amusement with Sean “The Prankster Magician.”

Watch his amazing performance. The Village Hall is proud to showcase HTC students’ artistry.

Don’t miss Spectacular fireworks on Main Street at 6:45 p.m.! Also, the Contemporary Art Gallery marks its fifth anniversary with the opening reception of The Wood Show from 6:40 to 8:30 p.m. The Gallery is staying open late. Meet the artists and enjoy light refreshments.

Make Tannersville a tradition for years to come. Shop, eat, drink and be merry!

Enjoy!

Hudson House Tour 2 p.m. - 5 p.m.

How often have you walked through Hudson after dark and peeked through windows? Just getting a glimpse of those beautiful interiors isn’t enough, is it?

The town is illed with beautiful, historic homes – each with a story to tell. the Hudson Holiday House Tour allows you entrance to 5 homes – all historic, and all within walking distance of Warren Street. Advance tickets are $20/ each, Day of…$25/each.

The Art of Wax Beeswax Candle making Olana, 5720 State Route 9G, Hudson 518-828-1872 Start a new family tradition of creating together in preparation for the holiday season. Megan Denver from Hudson Valley Bee Supply will teach us the art of making rolled and dipped beeswax candles – a learning experience for all! $15 - $40 The Nutcracker 2 p.m. & 6 p.m.

Taconic Hills Performing Arts Center, 73 County Route 11A, Craryville 518-325-2800 www.hvapa.com/nutcracker Hudson Valley Academy of Performing Arts presents it’s 7th annual production of’The Nutcracker’. $5 - $15 Tea Ceremony at Empire Farm 3 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Empire Farm, 556 Empire Road, Copake 518-329-3276 Tea Ceremonies are given for many different reasons in China.

They can be used for casual family gatherings, for formal celebrations (weddings and anniversaries), as a sign of respect (in business meetings), or even as personal apologies. Each occasion has its own protocol, from the kind of tea and tea ware used, down to the rhythmic inger tapping traditional to the ceremony.

Whether you’re curious about Chinese culture, eager to celebrate a special occasion, or just in the mood to try something new, we can teach you all you need to know. Casana T House owner, Carrie Chen, will lead you and your party through the proper steps and a tasting menu tailored to the event. Who can resist all that good energy? $45 Recital Event, Amanda Boyd * Timothy Dunne 5 p.m.

Ellen Lynch Photography, 34A Main Street, Chatham 208-390-9088

Soprano Amanda Boyd and Pianist Timothy Dunne will perform, “La Lumiere de Musique,” a recital of music by French composers Hahn, Faure & Debussy. This is a pop-up series being offered as a celebration of light, beauty and community. Free Holiday Light Parade 5:30 p.m.

Copake Firehouse, Center Hill Road, Copake Come one, come all! Make sure you plan to attend….children and adults alike will marvel at this mile-long spectacle of lighted tractors, ire trucks, loats and even horses. Stepping off as night falls, the parade is truly the most magical night of the year.

The parade assembles by the Copake Firehouse on Center Hill Road, proceeds through the hamlet and ends up at the Copake Memorial Park. Parade oficials promise that Santa Clause and his elves will join the parade and then make an appearance at the Park Building where hot chocolate and cookies will be served, and gifts will be handed out to all the good girls and boys. Free Winterwalk & Winter Parade 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Santa and Mrs. Claus ring in the festivities throughout the village and will welcome you to the Valatie Community Theatre to listen to kids’ Wish Lists, a live reindeer petting area, marionettes, jugglers, musicians, musical acts, and roaming carolers travel up and down the street. A variety of live musical performances will include rock n’ roll, singersongwriters, harpist and acoustic blues. Carolers will meander at various indoor and outdoor venues, and Dancers will perform along Main Street. Village shops teeming with holiday goodies, additional food vendors, artisans, music, entertainment, sales at local stores and more throughout historic Valatie’s Village Main Street. Free Baby it’s Cold Outside 7 p.m.

Hudson Hall, 327 Warren Street, Hudson 518-822-1438 Holiday jazz concert and album launch! Trumpeter Chris Pasin is joined by vocalist Patricia Dalton Fennell, pianist Armen Donelian, bassist Ira Coleman, and drummer Jeff Siegel for a concert sure to capture the holiday spirit.

Come warm up your jazz hands with holiday favorites performed by an ensemble of jazz musicians who regularly perform at home and abroad with some of the biggest names in music. $15 - $20 Volume • 7 p.m.

The Spotty Dog Books & Ale, 440 Warren Street , Hudson The Monthly Reading and Music Series – Anna Victoria is a writer and freelance photographer based in Hudson, NY. She studied English Literature at UConn, and her writing has appeared in Long River Review, existentia and on Mac.Appstorm. When she’s not taking photos for Volume, she’s working at Etsy, or staring blankly into the void.

Dani is the co-founder of both Volume and the long-running Guerrilla Lit Reading Series in NYC. Dani lives in Hudson with her husband and daughter.

Hallie Goodman’s writing has appeared in many publications including Glamour Magazine, Condé Nast Traveler and Redbook Magazine. A personal essay in Hunger Mountain is forthcoming.

Hallie was a NYFA MARK fellow, and holds a GED and MFA. Followed by a DJ set from Anna Victoria.

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ST. SOPHIA’S GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH PRESENTS

‘A Byzantine Christmas’ a concert of Byzantine chant and Greek carols ALBANY — St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Church is excited to celebrate the holiday season with “A Byzantine Christmas” a concert of Byzantine Christmas and New Year’s chants

and kalanda, or carols, for from various parts of Greece, Asia Minor, and the Greek islands.

The concert will be presented in the St. Sophia sanctuary

at 440 Whitehall Road, Albany on Saturday, December 16th at 4 p.m. Psaltikon will perform Medieval and Modern Byzantine chants and be joined by an ensemble of acclaimed

world musicians.

Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for seniors and students.

To purchase tickets contact St. Sophia’s Greek Orthodox Church at 518-489-4442.

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