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CATSKILL — The Catskill Village Board unanimously approved a measure Wednesday to apply for a Restore New York grant to help fund development of the ForeLand building, which is scheduled to become a contemporary arts center.

The development plan for the building at 111 Water St. includes artist studios, shared workspaces and a performance venue.

The $1 million grant is part of a state initiative to provide municipalities with funding for revitalization of

commercial and residential properties, Greene County Community Development Specialist Karl Heck said. The county received a Restore New York grant in September 2016 to demolish the former Quality Inn on Route 23B in Leeds.

After a public hearing where no residents spoke, Village Trustee James Chewens told one of the building’s new owners, Stef Halmos, the services of the village’s code enforcement officer and public works department are available to her.

“This has been one of the projects we’ve been back and forth, back and forth, back and

forth for years,” Chewens said.

“If there’s anything else we can do to help out, you’ve got all our numbers.”

The project is a partnership of the village, county, Greene County Industrial Development Agency, and Halmos and her father Steve, the other owner, Heck said Thursday.

“The application is due tomorrow so I’m working on it now,” Heck said.

Matching funds will be provided by the Halmoses. The grant requires a minimum of 10 percent of the funds to be matched, Heck said.

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HUDSON — International counterterrorism intelligence expert, MSNBC correspondent and author Malcolm Nance is developing a project in Stockport where veterans will be trained on the basic aspects of agriculture so they can start their own farms.

The nonprofit, called Warriors Haven Farmstead, is gathering support and will provide military-style holistic training for veterans at the Winscott Farm at 6735 State Route 9 in Stockport. Nance, who lives in Stockport, answered questions about the project in anticipation of its first open-house event Saturday from 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.

“The farm is owned by my friend, Joe Kilcer, and he wants to do something with the farm,” Nance said Thursday.

Nance, who served in the U.S. Navy as a specialist in cryptology, said he pitched the idea to his friend because of a lack of services he perceives for the younger generation of veterans. These younger vets, he said, are different from those of his father’s generation, who was also a Navy veteran and served in World War II. “The problem is, a lot of resources for veterans are still oriented toward the older generations of veterans,” Nance said. “There are not a lot of

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International counterterrorism intelligence expert and MSNBC correspondent Malcolm Nance, who recently released the book “The Plot to Hack America: How Putin’s Cyberspies and WikiLeaks Tried to Steal the 2016 Election.”

resources for the newer generation of veterans. The new generation does not want to sit in the local VFW and drink.

They did not have factory jobs waiting for them when they came home. They don’t want to do work related to their military service. They do not have

family farms to come home to.”

Nance said the generation of “hipster” veterans want to do exciting things that lack stress, and learn new asymmetric skills from what they did in the military.

“If a veteran was a truck

mechanic in Afghanistan, they would be given training to start their own auto shop, but new veterans do not want that,” Nance said.

The property is 180 acres of linear farming, which Nance plans to divide into 4- to 6-multi-acre sectors where

veterans could learn specific skills in a particular area of running a farm.

The sectionality of the training is part of recreating a military structure with which veterans are familiar, Nance said. As part of the structural recreation, Nance plans on cutting 3-and-a-half-miles of trail where veterans could run in the morning as part of their routine.

“The first thing you do in the morning when you are in physical training is run 5 miles,” Nance said. “I was stunned how beautiful it was out there and I wanted to give the veterans a safe place to run.”

Twenty veterans will be on site at one time to start, with half visiting and half who reside on the property at the planned 10-room living facility to be named Liberty Hall.

“Depending on the support we get, we could expand,” Nance said. “The farm has a lot of potential. We’re starting small until we get the program off the ground.”

The program’s start date depends on how much support the project gets, Nance said, adding at this stage, prospects are looking positive with nonfinancial support from many powerful allies including Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of See MSNBC %JUMPSECTIONNAME%?

4-year-old killed in Kinderhook crash

By Amanda Purcell Columbia-Greene Media

KINDERHOOK — A 4-yearold Valatie boy was killed in a head-on collision on State Route 203 on Wednesday, state police said at a news conference Thursday.

The accident occurred at 2:25 p.m. near the intersection of Merwin Road, according to state police.

According to a preliminary investigation, a vehicle traveling south crossed the center line for unknown reasons and collided with a car driven by 27-year-old Laura Dalaudiere, of Valatie.

Three children were passengers in the back seat, state police spokesman Trooper Aaron Hicks said.

Dalaudiere’s 4-year-old son, Rayan, who was riding in a booster seat, died at the scene,

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The scene of Wednesday’s fatal crash on Route 203 in Kinderhook.

Hicks said Thursday.

Both vehicles collided in the center of the road, state police Senior Investigator Eric Barnes said.

The driver of the other vehicle was David L. Scott, 56, of Ghent.

There were no passengers in Scott’s mid-sized SUV, state police said. Dalaudiere was driving

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a small sedan, Barnes said.

“The cause and the circumstances around the accident are still under investigation,” Barnes said at a press

conference Thursday. “All aspects of the collision will be investigated. As of right now there are no criminal charges pending.”

Five people, including the driver of the other vehicle, are hospitalized with injuries, according to state police.

Dalaudiere and two girls, ages 5 and 11, were transported to Albany Medical Center.

Dalaudiere and the 5-year-old were listed in critical, but stable, condition Thursday. The 5-year-old is being treated for head injuries, Barnes said. The 11-year-old was in stable condition Thursday, Barnes said.

Scott was also taken to Albany Medical Center, according to state police.

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“We don’t want a dollar until people know the facility is there and our plans for it,” Nance said. “That is what the open house on Saturday is for.”

Nance said the facility will also serve as a safe haven for the increasing population of troubled veterans.

“We have a lot of troubled vets who face drug addiction and post traumatic stress disorder who need a facility that puts them in an environment they understand — structured like the military,” Nance said.

“There is no center in Columbia County to handle all of that.”

Nance also talked about his new book, “The Plot to Hack America: How Putin’s Cyberspies and WikiLeaks Tried to Steal the 2016 Election.”

“Despite indisputable evidence and consensus among all intelligence agencies, this administration continues to deny that Russia influenced the 2016 election, because to accept that fact questions his [President Donald Trump’s] legitimacy,” Nance said. “Things have gotten so partisan, one party refuses to accept it in the face of indisputable evidence. And the Russians knew that is what would happen.”

Nance said if this happened during the Cold War era, the country would be holding treason trials, but added no treason is known to have taken place.

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International counterterrorism intelligence expert and MSNBC correspondent Malcolm Nance, of Stockport, talks about a new project he has conceived — a nonprofit program to train veterans in all aspects of running a farm. Nance will be hosting the program’s first open house event at the facility location, 6735 State Route 9 in Stockport, Saturday from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Nance’s book tries to sell the argument that heavy hitters who worked on Trump’s campaign, as well as Trump himself, were turned into unwitting assets to Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Kremlin using old KGB methods.

Several people close to Trump were indicted and convicted recently, including former campaign manager Paul Manafort and former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn. Flynn pleaded guilty earlier this month to lying to the FBI about a meeting he had with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak.

These events, Nance said, support his

argument.

“In my world, it is not what you say that is interesting — it is why you do what you do, or say what you say,” Nance said.

“If someone lies, in my mind, that shows criminal intent.”

Nance said recent developments in Special Counsel Robert Mueller III’s investigation are just the tip of the iceberg.

“All these guys are low-hanging fruit,” he said. “Other people will be dragged in soon, and they are going to have to choose between getting a deal or talking. Everyone’s going to talk.”

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will be, but Seeley said residents want to know how it will benefit the village.

“Residents are very supportive, but they’re curious,” Seeley said.

Stef Halmos, who declined to comment on the project, as it’s in its infancy, spoke briefly at the meeting about how she is happy to be part of the Catskill community. It was the artist’s first village board meeting.

“We’re really thrilled about the project and I hope you guys will be too — we’re hustling really hard,” she said. “I hope we’ll do right by you guys.”

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board satisfaction that something is being done with the building, as the board has wanted development for it for 10 years, Seeley said.

“It’s a key piece of property on our waterfront,” Seeley said. “This could set the stage for yet another plateau for the village to hit.”

All the involved parties will do an equal share of the work.

The village will not have to contribute funds for the project, but village departments such as public works will provide labor, Seeley said.

“I don’t think, nor do I want, a plan to be laid out on day one without all the stakeholders involved,” he said. “Like everything, we’re going to be key players in it.”

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“Most projects of this type require, not government funding, but a private contribution,” Heck said. “In this case this is being taken care of by the developer. There’s no money from the village or the county.”

If a grant comes in, work on the project is anticipated to begin in spring 2018, Heck said. The involved parties should hear back from the state by March.

“The owners will go through site plan approval and the village planning board’s approval process,” he said. “Initially, they’re working on just repairs.”

The building has had two previous owners — each of whom did some work on the building. But Heck said it has not been consistently occupied in recent years, adding the project is important for the village’s waterfront.

“When it’s developed and reoccupied, it can be a major benefit to the village,” Heck said.

The village board has gone through four developers for the building, each of whom brought their own ideas, Village President Vincent Seeley said Thursday.

“Unfortunately, none of them came to fruition for various reasons,” Seeley said.

Some work has been done on the project, which will set a good foundation for the Halmoses. This gives the village

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home after she picked up her son and two unrelated children, from school and was heading home, state police said. Scott was heading to his home in Ghent, Barnes said.

“First responders have a challenging, tough job overall responding to any incident,” Barnes said. “Incidents that involve children especially around the holidays can be more challenging. I credit all the law enforcement, EMS and fire first responders who had to respond to such a case yesterday for their professionalism and responsibility in assisting the community. It is an extremely tough job when we respond to these types of calls and children just make it that much tougher.”

The state police Accident Reconstruction Team was called to the scene to investigate.

“The investigation will continue,” Barnes said. “This will be a long investigation that will be conducted by the Troop K collision reconstruction unit and the SP Livingston Bureau of Criminal investigation. We will review every aspect of this collision. We will interview witnesses. The collision reconstruction unit will review data and they will complete a very thorough and full investigation that will take months to complete.”

Police request anyone with information about the crash to

call Troop K Headquarters at 845-677-7300 or the state police Livingston barracks at 518-8512001.

Route 203 between Merwin and McCagg roads was closed for about five hours Wednesday as police investigated the accident.

“That section of State Route 203 between Chatham and Valatie is a winding state road where due caution is needed,” Barnes said. “It is a 55 mph zone.

I have personally responded to several accidents on that stretch of road.”

This is the third fatal crash investigated by state police in the town of Kinderhook in the past few weeks.

“With all three accidents being so recent, we’re unable to draw any connection or conclusion as to if there is any similarities between all three,” Barnes said. “It has been an unfortunate time in the town of Kinderhook. We have had three fatal accidents on separate roads, but all in the town of Kinderhook, in the last couple of months. I cannot stress enough to the motoring public, especially with the weather, to use due caution, to drive the speed limit and to pay attention. Distracted driving seems to be a common denominator across the state, not specifically to these accidents, but across the state.”

Assisting at the crash scene

were the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office, Chatham Fire Department, Chatham Rescue, Valatie Rescue Squad, Valatie Fire Department, Ghent Fire Department, Columbia County Coroner’s Office, Columbia County EMS Coordinator, Columbia County Fire Coordinator and the state police Troop K Collision Reconstruction Unit.

To reach reporter Amanda Purcell, call 518-828-1616 ext. 2500, or send an email to apurcell@thedailymail. net, or tweet to @amandajpurcell.

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Spreading Hanukkah’s light

By Daniel Zuckerman Columbia-Greene Media

Sundown Tuesday marked the first night of Hanukkah for the Jewish communities of the Twin Counties.

Synagogues in the region are hosting events throughout the eight-night holiday.

Members of Congregation Anshe Emeth in Hudson gathered at the Seventh Street Park in the city Tuesday to light a large menorah and hold a dedication, Rabbi Daniel Fried said.

This is the second year the congregation held a menorah lighting in the park, but it was the first where congregants descended on nearby Park Falafel & Pizza to enjoy some treats.

“We’ve been working on it for a whole year, figuring it out,” Fried said of the lighting. “We’re fairly new at this.”

Anshe Emeth hosted Hanukkah celebration Wednesday evening with a light dinner, a lighting of the synagogue’s community menorah and a performance by a ventriloquist, Fried said. Fried is also trying to organize an opportunity for congregants to go Hanukkah caroling.

On Thursday, Fried and the congregants were joined by a group of Hasidic Jews at the Seventh Street Park who will provide a Hasidic twist to the holiday and will bring what Fried calls “heavyweight” donuts from New York City.

“If nothing else you should check out the doughnuts,” Fried said.

On the last night of Hanukkah, Dec. 19, the

synagogue will host a service that is expected to include invited elected officials Hudson Mayor Tiffany Martin Hamilton, Columbia County Board of Supervisors Chairman Matt Murell and U.S. Rep. John Faso, R-19. Fried said Faso may not attend, but Fried is hopeful an aide will be there in his place.

“It’s something different,” Fried said of the upcoming celebration.

At Temple Israel in Catskill, a ceremony Tuesday evening had a full house. All who attended were asked to bring a menorah to light with candles provided by the synagogue.

There can be upwards of 80 menorahs on display at one time.

“It’s quite stunning,” Temple Israel Rabbi Zoe Zak said.

Temple Israel’s Hebrew School students spent the last three weeks preparing for Hanukkah. They helped decorate the synagogue and set out dreidels and chocolate coins, also known as gelt, Tuesday afternoon since schools in Catskill were closed due to snow, Zak said.

“They’ll be rested and ready to come,” Zak said of the students. “They’re so excited about it.”

Rabbinical student Pauline Tamari, who assisted Zak with a Rosh Hashanah service in September, gave a teaching on the dreidel and congregants started cooking latkes, or potato pancakes, Tuesday afternoon in preparation of the celebration, Zak said.

“It’s a really big group, a beautiful effort,” Zak said.

Zak’s favorite teaching about Hanukkah is people need each other as each

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A large menorah in 7th Street Park in Hudson.

candle on the menorah is lit.

“We are each a walking Hanukkah candle bringing light, illuminating the darkness wherever we go,” Zak said. “It gives me a lot of solace.”

Zak said Hanukkah should be different every year so it can be kept alive and it does not become a ho-hum tradition. With all the negativity in the world, Zak said, people need to come together. That’s why she is adamant about inviting non-Jews to the service.

“Our world seems to be in terrible, terrible turmoil — the Hanukkah light is needed more than ever,” Zak said.

“We have to be able to come together.”

At the Chatham Synagogue, separate Hanukkah parties will take place for adults and children, Synagogue Board Vice President Janet Carey said. The adult party, which will be held Saturday, is typically hosted at a congregant’s

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Ashley L. Prusakowski, 30, of Craryville, was arrested at 2:35 p.m. Oct. 31 in Catskill and charged with a motor vehicle violation of having a suspended registration, an unclassified misdemeanor; unlawful possession of marijuana, a violation; and thirddegree facilitating aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, an infraction. She was given an appearance ticket for a later court date. n Christopher B. Brockett, 31, of West Coxsackie, was arrested at 7:48 p.m. Oct. 31 in New Baltimore and charged with driving while intoxicated with a previous conviction within 10 years, a class E felony; second-degree obstruction of governmental

administration, a class A misdemeanor; and operating a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol content of .08 percent, an unclassified misdemeanor.

He was held. n Patrick J. Griffin, 68, of Cornwallville, was arrested at 5:27 p.m. Nov. 1 in Durham and charged with operating a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol content of .08 percent and driving while intoxicated, both unclassified misdemeanors and first-time offenses. He was given an appearance ticket for a later court date.

disorderly conduct: fighting/ violent behavior, a violation.

He was arraigned and remanded to the Greene County Jail in lieu of $25,000 bail or $50,000 bond. n Jessica B. Kosnick, 41, of Philmont, was arrested at 8:05 p.m. Oct. 24 in Catskill and charged with petty larceny, a class A misdemeanor. Kosnick’s current arrestee status is unknown. n Daniel A. Dempsey, 55, of Catskill, was arrested at 4:45 p.m. Oct. 25 in Catskill and charged with second-degree

Jason DePace, 33, of Catskill, was arrested at 2:22 p.m. Oct. 24 in Catskill and charged with thirddegree criminal possession of a weapon with a previous conviction, a class D felony; second-degree menacing with a weapon, a class A misdemeanor; and

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A victory for transparency New York’s new amendment to the public officers law, effective immediately, requires courts to issue reasonable attorney’s fees when a public agency denies access to freedom of information requests.

The legislation strengthens the state’s Freedom of Information Law, or FOIL, by calling for any legal expenses to be reimbursed to anyone who convincingly wins a lawsuit after a government or other public agency denies them access to public records.

It also fixes the burden of proof squarely and rightly with the government or public agency, which have to petition a court to intervene.

It’s a great victory for transparency at a time when most elected officials are interested in working in the shadows. Agencies and governments will find it more difficult to suppress access and keep

public access private when courts are allowed to hit them in the pocketbook where it hurts.

The New York Newspaper Publishers Association and other open-government advocates have long been pushing for an amendment that would toughen the rules of public access while also extending access. Agencies that habitually withhold access to information typically cite cost, inconvenience and arbitrary or dubious “rules” as reasons. Instead of aiding the free flow of information, these agencies want to manipulate the form and content of information released to the public.

The new amendment will help toss this view aside. Courts will have the authority to assess reasonable attorney fees and other litigation costs against agencies even if they prevail in cases where

they failed to respond to a FOIL request.

When a public agency denies disclosure of information sought through a FOIL request, one recourse is to file a lawsuit that challenges the denial. Litigation initiated by small newspapers, for example, is a costly endeavor in time and money. Full proceedings can take several months from the time of filing to the exhaustion of all appeals. Hiring an attorney brings a high price depending on the length and scope of the litigation.

Small newspapers with tight operating budgets simply can’t afford the billable hours of an attorney with the meter running.

Today, there are many reasons to applaud Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s signing of the bill strengthening access to public records — except by those who would manipulate and withhold information.

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Josephine “Joey” Gay should have celebrated her 12th birthday this week. She should have been surrounded by friends and family in a place festooned with purple, her favorite color.

Chase Kowalski should have been working toward a Boy Scout merit badge and training for a triathlon. Avielle Richman should have been where her parents said she was happiest, on a horse.

Josephine, 7; Chase, 7; and Avielle, 6, were murdered five years ago at Sandy Hook Elementary School along with classmates Charlotte Bacon, 6; Daniel Barden, 7; Olivia Engel, 6; Dylan Hockley, 6; Madeleine Hsu, 6; Catherine Hubbard, 6; Jesse Lewis, 6; Ana Grace Márquez-Greene, 6; James Mattioli, 6; Grace McDonnell, 7; Emilie Parker, 6; Jack Pinto, 6; Noah Pozner, 6; Caroline Previdi, 6; Jessica Rekos, 6; Benjamin Wheeler, 6; and Allison Wyatt, 6. Educators Rachel D’Avino, 29; Dawn Hochsprung, 47; Anne Marie Murphy, 52; Lauren Rousseau, 30; Mary Sherlach, 56; and Victoria Soto, 27, were killed trying to protect children from the crazed gunman who stormed the Newtown, Connecticut, school with a semiautomatic rifle after killing his mother.

Sandy Hook, at the time, was the country’s second-deadliest mass shooting in modern history. It was seen as a defining event that would finally lead to some sensible gun control. But not even the horror of elementary school children being slaughtered was sufficient to get action from a Congress in the thrall of the National Rifle Association. A ban on assault weapons was defeated, and Republican lawmakers blocked even modest legislation to improve background checks.

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Sandy Hook) - that failure continues, and the gun lobby has become more emboldened. Witness the House’s passage of legislation allowing people, including those with dangerous backgrounds, to carry concealed guns across state lines.

Things are more encouraging on the state level, where gun control advocates have increasingly focused. States have enacted laws to strengthen gun safety, including new or expanded background checks, and candidates promising gun control have won elections. “The reality is that the work doesn’t really start in Congress. That’s where it ends,”said Shannon Watts, who founded Moms Demand Action the day after Sandy Hook. “This is a marathon, not a sprint,” she said.

The Newtown Bee newspaper this fall invited the families of those killed five years ago to share their remembrances.

“December 14th is always a difficult day for us,” wrote Josephine Gay’s family.

“Not a day goes by that we don’t feel the pain of his loss,” wrote the parents of Chase Kowalski. Particularly touching is how these grieving families have tried to turn their tragedy into positive action.

The Gays raise money to help children with autism, like their daughter. A foundation named for Avielle Richman funds research into violent behavior. The Chase Michael- Anthony Kowalski Sandy Hook Memorial Foundation supports familyand children-focused programs. Daniel Barden’s father co-founded Sandy Hook Promise and travels the country advocating gun safety laws, as well as mentalhealth programs.

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Why does the US government confiscate prisoner artwork from Guantanamo Bay?

By Mohamedou Ould Slahi Special To The Washington Post

During the 14 years I spent cut off from the world in the U.S. prison in Guantanamo Bay, I often found myself wondering whether people cared about the conditions under which I was being held.

Since my release a little more than one year ago, I’ve been impressed by how many people do care - something that has been driven home to me again by the public reaction to reports of a change in policy toward artwork created by inmates in the prison.

For several years, the U.S. government had a screening process that permitted artwork created by prisoners to be shared with family members and others outside the prison, but in November it announced it is no longer allowing prisoner art to be publicly released. As a result, these works can no longer be seen by anyone outside of Guantanamo. What’s more, the government has been saying that it owns the works of art and can destroy them if it wishes. I have been heartened by the individuals and organizations that have protested this cruel policy, as well as by the critical coverage in the U.S. and international press.

But I can’t say that I was surprised by the news itself.

In October 2014, one of my guards came to my cell to warn me that I would soon be moved to another block. I asked what I could take with me to the new cell. He said I could take only my copy of the holy Koran, nothing else.

And so, in the blink of an eye, I was separated from the life that I had built around me in that cell over the previous 10 years. That life, for me, included writing. It included a journal in which I recorded

my life and thoughts in the years since I completed the manuscript for my “Guantánamo Diary,” which I wrote and delivered in a series of letters to my attorney in 2005.

It also included stories I had written about my childhood, fictional stories and even a manuscript for a book I was working on called “Portable Happiness,” about how to stay positive in the most hopeless situations.

I never saw these things again. They disappeared, along with movies, books and other items that were given to me as gifts, sent to me by my family members or brought to me by my lawyers to provide me comfort. That is what they call these things in Guantanamo: “comfort items.” The comfort of these things, for me, was that they really were mine: They were things I had created and things that my lawyers, family and even interrogators and guards had given to me personally. They were expressions of myself and expressions of what others saw in me. They were proof that I existed.

What I learned that day was that those “comfort items” were given to me and to other detainees only so that our jailers could have another kind of leverage over us: to build a cloud of anxiety that anything we created or were given could at any time be taken away. They said, essentially, that today you may have something, but tomorrow you will again have nothing, because you are nothing.

Today, the U.S. government is still holding these parts of me. It did not return my manuscripts and scribblings after my shackles were finally removed when the military plane landed in my home city of Nouakchott,

Mauritania, and it has not returned them to this day. It can do this, it claims, because these things I wrote are “classified.” It can do this because - in the words of a Pentagon spokesman who was interviewed about the new policy preventing the paintings and sculptures of Guantanamo prisoners from ever being seen outside the prison - detainee art is the “property of the U.S. government.”

I was born in a part of the world where freedom of speech and expression are a rare commodity, and I know dictatorial methods when I see them. I left my home country in North Africa just after high school to move to Germany so that I could live a life where I could say what was on my mind without being afraid that I would be kidnapped, killed or put in prison. I am not alone in this. Ask any person who emigrated from the Middle East to Europe or the United States to escape suppression of freedom of speech and expression, and they will tell you: I am what I believe, and if I cannot express it clearly and unequivocally, I am no one.

The censorship and human rights violations that are taking place in Guantanamo Bay have long been practiced in my part of the world. They do not work. They do nothing but demean us - all of us. As a positive person, I have to hope that the current policy of confiscating and permanently suppressing the artistic creations of Guantanamo detainees will be reversed. I hope this for the 41 prisoners who are still in Guantanamo, many of them unjustly. But not just for them. The United States deserves better than this, too.

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Special counsel Robert Mueller III began his investigation of Russian election interference to bipartisan praise. Both Democrats and Republicans lauded the former FBI director as the ideal candidate to conduct a politically tricky investigation with rigor and honesty. Yet as Mueller’s probe has continued, allies of President Donald Trump have turned to attacking a man whose integrity and credibility they had previously considered unimpeachable. There is no basis for their criticisms.

Republicans charge that Mueller’s team is hopelessly biased against Trump. Top Mueller prosecutor Andrew Weissmann, they note, attended Hillary Clinton’s election-night party in November 2016. He also wrote to former acting attorney general Sally Yates after Trump dismissed her, lauding her decision not to defend the first iteration of Trump’s travel ban.

Then there is Peter Strzok, an FBI agent removed from Mueller’s probe after the Justice Department’s Office of the Inspector General discovered that Strzok had sent text messages critical of Trump while investigating

Clinton’s use of a private email server. The messages exchanged by Strzok and Lisa Page, a fellow FBI employee, express crude opinions of Trump and other political figures. Strzok certainly exercised poor judgment. But the material that has so far been made public shows no sign that Strzok’s work on the investigation was influenced by political bias.

Neither Weissmann’s nor Strzok’s activities should cast doubt on Mueller’s investigation. Federal agents and prosecutors are not forbidden from holding political beliefs or giving campaign donations. The measure of their integrity is whether those beliefs infect their work, and there is no evidence that happened in either Strzok’s or Weissmann’s case.

Mueller’s decision to remove Strzok from his team after learning of the text messages should be heartening to those concerned for the investigation’s fairness. And Strzok’s conduct is already the subject of an ongoing internal probe into the Justice Department’s handling of the Clinton email investigation. When its work is complete, the Office of the

Inspector General should release as much of its report as possible to give the public a full accounting of any misconduct. The inspector general and the Justice Department should also clarify the circumstances behind the department’s unusual public release of Strzok’s messages in the midst of an ongoing investigation.

Some supporters of Trump have returned to their calls to appoint a second special counsel to investigate Clinton or the Justice Department itself. But none have pointed to any factual basis for such an investigation, which would require a showing of a possible crime.

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein gave a vote of confidence to the special counsel’s work before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, affirming Mueller’s integrity and clarifying that he has seen no reason to remove him from office. We are glad to see Rosenstein stand firm in support of the special counsel he appointed despite the onslaught of partisan attacks.

In doing so, he is upholding no less than the rule of law.

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Vernon Wesley Decker Vernon Wesley Decker of Chatham passed away Wednesday,December 13th at CMH. He was born May 6, 1927 in Chatham Center to Bernard and Ethel (Whiteman) Decker. He attended Chatham Central Schools and served in the Marines in WWII. He was employed by Oscars Fuel Service and Pulver Simmoms for many years,eventually owning his own business,Decker Oil Burner Service. After retiring he and his wife Lucienne (Van Hoesen) moved to Corpus Christie Texas, enjoying the warm winters. Survivors include his wife of 66 years,Lucienne, daugh-

ter JoEllen Cox 0f Chatham,a son Dale (Tara) Decker of Chatham Center.He was predeceased by a daughter, Coleen S Lennon,sisters Helen Decker,Madeline Allen and brothers Gordon and Bernard (Bud) Decker. Also surviving are eight grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. He was a loving and caring man and will be missed. A private service will be held in the spring. He will be laid to rest in the Chatham Center Cemetery.For on-line condolences visit wenkfuneralhome.com

Patricia Muller Patricia Muller, Our Lord has Dave Cole. Her six grandchilunexpectedly called his servant dren; Samantha Cole, Noah to his home in the heavens on Muller, Troy Muller, David Cole, December 12, 2017. Patricia Regan Muller, and Jacob Cole. was the daughter of John and Also surviving is her brother and Olga Mazure. In 1962 she mar- sister in law, Ronald and Patricia ried Frederick C. Muller Jr., Mazure, and two nephews; Matwho has predeceased. Patricia thew and Mark Mazure. worked for Jamesway as a caIn addition to her husband, shier, and then went on to work she was predeceased by her for VESPED before working 22 daughter, Lisa Ann Muller in years for New York State, retir1964. ing in 2016 from the A Mass of Christian Ofice of Children and Burial will be celebrated Family Services. She on Monday, Decemloved the ocean, vacaber 18, 2017 at 10:00 tioning with her family, am from St. Nicholas and horses. She was a Ukrainian Church, 206 communicant and LaUnion Street, Hudson. dies Sodality Member Interment will follow in of St. Nicholas UkraiCedar Park Cemetery. nian Catholic Church.

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Robert H. Stickles Sr. Robert H. Stickles Sr. 89 of Jacqueline (Haines) Stickles Livingston died Wednesday, who he married June 26, 2002; December 13, 2017 at The his children, Robert (Florence) Grand Rehabilitation Center at Stickles, Linda (Norman) StodBarnwell in Valatie. dard, Deborah (Auburn) MorBorn May 16, 1928 in Hud- gan, Joanne Stickles (Larry son he was the son of the late H. Hildenbrand), Janet Shumsky Delevan and Della Mae (Mitch- (Joe H. Loefler), a sister Doris ell) Stickles. Robert is prede- Kirk, 6 grandchildren; Stephanie ceased by his wife, Mary Emma (Stewart) Hunt, Jeffrey (Shan(Diehl) Stickles. non) Shumsky, Adam (Angelina) He was a graduate Stickles, Brian (Caitof Hudson High School lin) Stickles, Christine and received a Bach(Christopher) Sweet, elor’s Degree from Corand Sarah Andrews; 3 nell University. He was great-grandchildren, a member of the ReEmily Shumsky, Lilyanformed Church of Gerna Stickles and Ophelia mantown, Past Master Stickles. of Hudson-Widow’s Calling hours will be Son Lodge #7 F&AM of 4 to 7 pm Friday at the Livingston, Past memStickles Yadack-Fox Funeral ber of Columbia County IDA and the former Southern Home of Germantown. MemColumbia Ambulance Squad. bers of Hudson-Widow’s Son He served as a Councilman for Lodge F&AM will conduct serthe Town of Livingston for many vices 6 pm Friday at the funeral years and served as a Director home.

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Rubio to vote against GOP tax bill Jeff Stein The Washington Post WP Bloomberg

WASHINGTON - Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., has informed Senate leaders he intends to vote against the Republicans’ $1.5 trillion tax plan unless it includes a larger expansion of a child tax credit, according to a Senate GOP source.

Rubio and Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, proposed a change to expand the tax credit as part of the tax bill that passed the Senate, but the plan was opposed

by GOP leadership and voted down.

Lee is undecided on

whether to support the bill, according to a Lee spokesperson.

If Rubio votes against the bill, Republicans can afford to only lose one more vote on their tax plan and pass it through the Senate. They control 52 seats in the Senate and need 50 to pass their bill, as Vice President Pence could break a tie. But Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., already opposes the plan because of its effect on the federal deficit.

The change they’re now pushing would expand the credit by $80 billion over 10 years, a smaller change than he posed to the Senate bill.

Driver accused of plowing into Charlottesville crowd due in court Paul Duggan The Washington Post WP Bloomberg

Four months after a rally of white supremacists erupted in lethal mayhem, a self-professed neo-Nazi charged with second-degree murder is scheduled to make his first extended court appearance Thursday in a hearing that could provide new details about the death of a counterprotester.

James Alex Fields Jr., 20, has been jailed in Charlottesville, Virginia, since his arrest Aug. 12, after he allegedly rammed his car into another vehicle on purpose on a crowded street, killing Heather D. Heyer, 32, and injuring 19 other people.

The incident - captured on video and seen worldwide - occurred amid clashes involving hundreds of white supremacists and counterprotesters at a gathering billed by organizers as a “Unite the Right” rally, in the home town of the University of Virginia.

Heyer’s death, which shocked the national conscience, climaxed a violent, day-long outpouring of racist hate that showed how emboldened white supremacist groups have become in the United States. Organizers said the rally was meant to protest the city’s planned removal of a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee.

Fields, who traveled to Charlottesville from his home in Maumee, Ohio, has a long history of fascination and admiration for the racist ideology and militarism of Nazi Germany, according to acquaintances in Kentucky, where he grew up, and Ohio, where he moved as an adult.

He is scheduled to appear Thursday in Charlottesville District Court for a preliminary hearing at which prosecutors are expected to present more evidence in the case than has previously been made public. In addition to second-degree murder. Fields is charged with five counts of malicious wounding and several related offenses.

ISIS stole US-supplied rockets weeks after they arrived in Mideast, report says Alex Horton The Washington Post WP Bloomberg

The Islamic State may stand alone in its brutality in Iraq and Syria, where it orchestrated civilian massacres and suicide bombings and salted people’s homes with thousands of improvised explosives. But a new report, three years in the making, describes the group as shrewd manufacturing and logistical planners who moved weapons, munitions and bombmaking materials throughout the war zone on a scale unprecedented for a terror organization.

Conflict Armament Research (CAR), a weaponstracking group based in Britain, documented more than 40,000 firearms and munitions across Iraq and Syria by dispatching field investigators in an arc stretching from the northern Syrian city of Kobane to south of Baghdad, Iraq’s capital - a rough tracing of the Islamic State’s path to conquer wide swaths of territory and establish its caliphate.

The report, which the researchers call the most comprehensive to date about how the Islamic State obtained and fielded its weapons, was published Thursday and could become a vital tool for understanding the terror group’s deadly industrial proficiency.

Here are a few takeaways: --The Islamic State used rockets supplied by the United States - possibly in violation of agreements with weapons makers As The Washington Post reported in July, the Trump administration ended a secretive CIA operation to arm moderate Syrian rebels battling President Bashar Assad.

Few details on what arms they received are known publicly, but researchers found numerous rockets in Iraq that appear to have been purchased by the United States and supplied to Syrian groups.

In one instance, PG-9 73mm rockets, sold by Romanian arms manufacturers to the U.S. Army in 2013 and 2014, were found sprinkled across both battlefields. Containers with matching lot numbers were found in eastern Syria and recovered from an Islamic State convoy in the Iraqi city of Fallujah, the report says. The rockets, adapted by the Islamic State to use in their launchers, gave militants a potent weapon against U.S.-supplied tanks and armored Humvees.

Records obtained by CAR from Romanian officials include agreements indicating the United States would not re-export those and other weapons, part of an effort to curb weapons trafficking.

Saudi Arabia was another source of unauthorized weapons transfers to Syria, the report says.

CAR’s report says the U.S. government did not respond to requests to trace this and other weapons documented

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A cache of 122 Chinese light machine guns recovered from the Islamic State south of Mosul in 2016.

by its researchers.

In a statement to The Washington Post, Defense Department spokesman Eric Pahon did not dispute reports of U.S.-provided weapons recovered by ISIS militants.

“Wherever possible,” he said, “our advisers will monitor the use of the weapons and supplies we give the [Syrian Democratic Forces], ensuring use only against ISIS. Any alleged misuse or diversion of U.S. support will be taken seriously and lead to the possible curtailment of support, if verified.”

--It took only weeks for the Islamic State to get its hands on U.S. antitank missiles On Dec. 12, 2015, Bulgaria exported antitank missile launcher tubes to the U.S. Army through an Indianabased company called Kiesler Police Supply. Fifty-nine days later, Iraqi federal police captured the remains of one such weapon after a battle in Ramadi, Iraq, the report says.

In another instance, a U.S.backed rebel group in Syria was photographed using a launcher tube with an identical lot number, indicating it probably came from the same batch, the report says.

The episode illustrates how quickly U.S.-supplied arms can be turned against its allies, reshape a battlefield and pose danger to the small teams of U.S. Special Operations troops who routinely travel in vehicles that aren’t made to withstand antitank weapons.

--Industrial-scale operations and experimentation was key to spread death and fear CAR investigators noted materials such as aluminum paste and other precursor chemicals from Turkey used to make charges for mortars and rockets were found in Tikrit, Mosul, Fallujah and elsewhere in Iraq. That signifies a robust logistical operation for delivering raw materials to Islamic State researchers and engineers manning captured industrial machines and churning out components for munitions, the report says.

“It confirms my theory that this is the industrial revolution of terrorism,” Damien Spleeters, head of CAR operations in Iraq and Syria, recently told Wired. “And for that they need raw material in

industrial quantities.” Militants also modified some shoulder-fired rockets using raw materials to reduce the severity of heat from rocket launches, which is dangerous in confined urban spaces, Wired reported.

Videos and images of U.S.made small arms captured by the Islamic State, particularly M16 and M4 service rifles, are featured prominently in propaganda videos to tout defeat over groups supplied and trained by U.S. personnel.

While those weapons appear to be diverted to senior commanders as war trophies, CAR’s documentation concluded there was not a big influx of U.S.-made rifles on the battlefield. Only 3 percent of weapons and 13 percent of the ammunition documented by CAR researchers were NATO-friendly calibers, like the 5.56mm round used in M16s and western European countries. Virtually all other weapons and ammunition came from China, Russia and Eastern European nations.

The reasons are straightforward: Syrian troops and many Iraqi forces field AK47 rifles and machine guns like the RPK, which use 7.62mm ammunition produced by former communist regimes.

The supply of weapons taken from the battlefield were compatible with constantly arriving shipments of 7.62 ammunition, making AK47type weapons the preferred choice for Islamic State fighters.

--Iran was responsible for flooding Iraq with rockets during anti-Islamic State operations Bulgaria, Iran and Romania produced the majority of newer 73mm rockets recovered from the Islamic State, the report says.

Yet the injection of brand new Iranian antitank rockets is a subtle measure of how much influence Tehran sought at the height of operations against the Islamic State, its ideological opponent. Nearly all Iranian rockets recovered from the Islamic State in Iraq were produced after 2014, with 59 percent manufactured in 2015 alone, the report says, flowing west during Iraq’s most unstable period during the conflict.

The presence of such weapons may point to at least

some Islamic State victories and the capture of equipment belonging to Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces, which include militias supplied and trained by Iranian military advisers. Iranian-backed groups were also used by Assad in Syria to bolster his hollowedout army.

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All I want for Christmas is my own new home

By Charlene Marchand For Columbia-Greene Media

We want to go home for Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa. Please visit us at CGHS/SPCA on 11 Humane Society Road in Claverack. We also have many other friends who would like to meet you.

We need forever homes so we can be your faithful forever friends!

My name is Squash, and I’m a four-year-old Jack Russell Terrier with white and brown markings. I love tennis balls and sitting in your lap. I’m exuberant and enthusiastic, and can have a compatible playmate. I am energetic, playful, and sociable, and so cute…so cute! A very handsome dog is what I’m told! Here are some of my compadres: Moo is an attractive brown and white three-year-old American Staffordshire mix.

She is very affectionate and playful, and she loves being a couch potato!

Claudia is a female grey tiger kitty who is very snuggly and quiet, yet can play ball if you want.

Kitty is a five-year-old black and white handsome male feline. He’s playful, independent, and inquisitive.

Sal is eight years old and needs to go home. He is a grey tiger male who is very affectionate, quiet…yet playful when you wish him to be!

Cody is a seven-year-old Miniature Pinscher with a very sweet disposition! Cody’s owner surrendered after their living situations changed.

He’ll make a fantastic, housebroken companion.

Oy and Fey are two of the sweetest four-year-old Boxers you’ll ever meet, one male and one female. They’re great with kids of all ages, but not with cats. They’ll be great family pets. While they lived together, they can be placed in separate homes.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard is seeking input from mariners for a study of navigation requirements in the Pacific Seacoast System.

The Waterways Analysis and Management System (WAMS) study will review the short range Aids to Navigation (ATON) system that covers American waterways from the Canadian border to the Mexican border and around Alaska, Hawaii and the Marianas Islands.

Interested mariners and maritime stakeholders can provide input by taking the survey at: https:// www.surveymonkey.com/r/

PacSeacoastWAMS The survey will be available until March 31, 2018.

In addition to the survey input, the system-wide study will cover international requirements, environmental concerns, user capabilities, available technology and available resources.

The study is part of the U.S. Coast Guard’s Future Navigation initiative, the multi-year effort to analyze, optimize and modernize the navigation systems that safely guide millions of mariners and trillions of dollars worth of trade into U.S. ports.

“This WAMS study will help

us to tailor our Aids to Navigation levels of service to better meet the needs of mariners across the Pacific Seacoast System,” said Cmdr. Justin Kimura, the chief of the Navigation Technology and Risk Management Division in the Coast Guard Office of Navigation Systems.

Managed by the U.S. Coast Guard Office of Navigation Systems and maintained by Coast Guard buoy tenders and ATON teams around the nation, Aids to Navigation help mariners to determine their position, chart a safe course and steer clear of hazards.

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CGHS/SPCA Adoption Counselor Alexa Caunitz is pictured here on a chilly morning, finding some snuggly warmth from Oy, a 4-yearold Boxer who is awaiting his home here. Maybe you can make their Christmas wish — a new home — come true.

We know there are many other “kissing cousins” out there who are waiting to catch someone’s eye – but please visit us first. We are so ready to take that next step in our lives. We are willing and able to move on from our past, and be filled with hope for a better future with someone we can love. Isn’t that what this blessed season is all about? Regards…Squash and all!

Feel free to call us with any questions at 518-828-6044, or visit our website at www.cghs.org. Stop down and see us at 111 Humane Society Road, off Route 66 (about a mile south of the intersection with Route 9H) in Hudson. Our

hours are every day, from 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m. The Food Bank is open to anyone from the public in need of pet food or for those wishing to donate food anytime during business hours. All of our cats and kittens are “Furrever Free” with all expenses paid. Spay/neuter clinics for cats are $75 male or female, including a rabies vaccination and a 5-in-1 feline distemper combination vaccination. Nail clipping services are available every Saturday from 10-11 a.m. at the shelter, no appointment necessary, for a donation of $5 for cats and $10 for dogs. Charlene Marchand is the Chairperson of the ColumbiaGreene Humane Society/SPCA Board of Directors. She may be contacted at cghsaaron@gmail. com.

Saint Rose receives national recognition for serving veterans ALBANY — Once again, The College of Saint Rose has been nationally ranked for its service to veterans. The recognition comes just as the college has received a gift of $100,000 to provide financial support to veterans and active military personnel who pursue studies at Saint Rose.

For the eighth consecutive year, Victory Media, publisher of “G.I. Jobs” and other publications for military personnel, has recognized Saint Rose as a “Military Friendly School.”

The college has been ranked No. 1 among “Gold Standard” private colleges with fewer than 10,000 students for the second year in a row.

Another publisher, “Military Times,” recently ranked Saint Rose No. 20 on the 2018 “Best for Vets: Colleges” list, rising 10 spots since last year. Saint Rose was the only Capital Region institution to be named to the listing of 140 four-year U.S. colleges and universities and one of only three schools in New York to make the top 50.

“Those who have given the United States their best, deserve our very best,” said Saint Rose President Carolyn J. Stefanco. “Our Veteran Center, a dedicated space for our veteran students and military family members and a Battle Buddy Center, offers a quiet

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place for study and the opportunity to connect with those who share similar experiences. Our director of veteran enrollment is a retired Army Colonel and three-time combat veteran, who understands the challenges veterans face transitioning to civilian life because he has walked that path himself. We are proud to see that these resources have provided needed support to our veteran students and military family members, and that our commitment to veterans at Saint Rose is among the best nationwide.”

To expand the college’s efforts to support veterans, the Massry family recently made a $100,000 gift to Saint Rose to provide financial support for veterans and active military personnel, bridging any gaps between their military benefits and tuition costs.

With an objective of raising at least $200,000, the Massry family commitment will match other contributions up to $100,000. Donors can call 518-454-5107 or visit www. strose.edu/giveagift and click on “Massry Veteran Scholarship” to give.

“The college is grateful for the Massrys and their passionate support of our students and community through their gifts and their time,” Stefanco

said. “We know this pledge, and those donations that follow in this campaign, will make a difference in the lives of many veterans and active military members as they seek new opportunities through higher education.”

The “Military Friendly School” designation from Victory Media is based on surveys completed by colleges and universities, as well as veterans. The surveys cover academic policies and compliance, admissions and orientation, culture and commitment, financial aid and loan repayment, graduation and career outcomes, and military student support and retention.

The list by “Military Times” is selected using an extensive 150-question survey completed by colleges and universities, as well as statistics gathered from the U.S. departments of Veterans Affairs, Defense, and Education. Saint Rose stood out for staff support, earning the maximum number of stars in the category, and achieved graduation and retention rates for veteran students that were even stronger than institutions that ranked higher on the list (93 percent and 96 percent respectively). To see the full rankings, visit www.militarytimes.com

CATSKILL — The Thomas Cole National Historic Site is now accepting submissions for the first Essay on American Scenery Essay Contest. Many are familiar with Thomas Cole’s majestic landscape paintings, but the artist was also a prolific writer and published author.

We invite audiences to draw inspiration from Cole’s Essay on American Scenery, 1836, and share their own views on how the American landscape is changing today. This is an open call to writers of all ages and backgrounds and an opportunity to become a published author or add to your oeuvre. Submissions will be judged by an expert panel consisting of leading scholars & curators and land conservationists. The panel includes J. Jeffrey Anzevino, Land Use Advocacy Director, Scenic Hudson; W. Douglas McCombs, Chief Curator, Albany Institute of History and Art; Nancy Siegel, Professor of Art History, Towson University; and Allan Wallach, Ralph H. Wark Professor of Art and Art History and Professor of American Studies Emeritus, Professorial Lecturer in Art History, George Washington University. Submissions are due by Saturday, February 24 and the winning entries will be announced on Monday, March 26 and will be published by The Thomas Cole National Historic Site.

Guidelines and Background: Thomas Cole (1801-1848) was an English-born painter who founded America’s first major art movement, the Hudson River School —a group of artists whose paintings paid homage to American wilderness even as it was being dramatically altered by industrialization. Cole wrote about both his appreciation of but also his worry for the American landscape in an

essay called Essay on American Scenery, published in American Monthly Magazine 1 in January 1836. At a time when American natural scenery was commonly thought of as inferior to the beauty of European landscapes, Cole argued that the wilds of America were just as, if not more, beautiful than any other place in the world. Moreover, in the face of mounting industrialization, he pleaded readers to value and preserve its quickly disappearing wilderness.

At the time of his writing, the American landscape was changing rapidly. The advent of railroads, factories, mills, and steamships brought dramatic change to Catskill, New York, where Cole made his home, as well as to much of the Hudson River Valley and later to the United States as a whole. As he observed his beloved town of Catskill and its surrounding environs transformed by industry, Cole wrote, “I cannot but express my sorrow that the beauty of such landscapes is quickly passing away… another generation will behold spots now rife with beauty desecrated by what is called ‘improvement.’”

Today, the American landscape, both physical and cultural, is changing too. We invite writers to reflect on these changes in our ‘Essay on American Scenery’ Contest. Writers may respond, as Cole did, to a changing climate or physical landscape, the changing social and political landscape, or, simply, to changes to their hometowns, neighborhood, block, a single building or natural feature. Essay on American Scenery was a piece of persuasive nonfiction writing, but Thomas Cole, in addition to being an essayist, produced poetry, fiction, and creative work of all kinds in his lifetime. In that spirit,

we welcome nonfiction writing, fiction, and poetry in response to this prompt. Standout entries will be selected by a group of judges made up of writers, art historians, poets, and staff from the Thomas Cole National Historic Site.

Best submissions will be published on our website and the top three essays will be printed in a limited-edition publication.

The prompt How is the American landscape changing? How do you feel about it? Is there something you see, do, or experience now that you hope will be around for future generations?

To read Thomas Cole’s Essay on American Scenery visit our website.

Parameters Essays should be between 1,500-5,000 words. Exceptions to word minimum will be made for poetry.

Submissions may be nonfiction, fiction, or poetry.

While the prompt can be interpreted broadly, essays must address in some way a change to the American landscape (environmental, physical, societal, cultural) and how the author feels about it.

For information, call Madeline Conley at 518-943-7465 ext 108; email submissions to: mconley@thomascole.org or mail to Madeline Conley, c/o Thomas Cole National Historic Site, 218 Spring St., Catskill, NY 12414.

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Questions to ask before buying that thing you’ve always wanted Even if you’re generally comfortable with your finances, you may occasionally worry about how much you’re spending — especially if you consistently have trouble saving for short, or long-term, goals.

Here are a few questions to ask that might help you decide whether a purchase is really worth it: n Why do I want it?

Maybe you’ve worked hard and think you deserve to buy something you’ve always wanted. That may be true, but are you certain you’re not being unduly influenced by other factors such as stress or boredom?

Take a moment to think about what’s important to you.

Comfort? Security? Safety?

Status? Quality? Thriftiness?

Does your purchase align with your values, or are you uncon-

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BARTHOLOMEW sciously allowing other people (advertisers, friends, family, neighbors, for example) to influence your spending? n How will buying this now affect me later?

When you’re deciding whether to buy something, you usually focus on the features and benefits of what you’re getting, but what are you potentially forgoing?

When you factor this into

your decision, what you’re weighing is known as the opportunity cost. For example, let’s say you’re trying to decide whether to buy a new car. If you buy the car, will you have to give up this year’s family vacation to Disney World? Considering the opportunity cost may help you evaluate both the direct and indirect costs of a purchase. Ask yourself how you will feel about your purchase later. Tomorrow? Next month? Next year? n Will this purchase affect your family?

Couples often fight about money because they have conflicting money values. Will your spouse or partner object to your purchasing decision?

And what about your children?

Children learn from what they observe. Are you comfortable with the example you might be setting?

n Do I really need it today?

Buying something can be instantly and tangibly gratifying. After all, which sounds more exciting: Spending $1,500 on the ultra-light laptop you’ve had your eye on, or putting that money into a retirement account?

Consistently prioritizing an immediate reward over a longer-term goal is one of the biggest obstacles to saving and investing for the future. The smaller purchases you make today could be getting in the way of accumulating what you’ll need 10, 20, or 30 years down the road.

Be especially wary if you’re buying something now because “it’s such a good deal.”

Take time to find out whether that’s really true. Shop around to see you’re getting the best price and weigh alternatives.

You may discover a lower-

cost product that will meet your needs just as well. If you think before you spend money, you may be less likely to make impulse purchases and more certain that you’re making appropriate financial choices. n Can I really afford it?

Whether you can afford something depends on both your income and your expenses. You should know how these two things measure up before making a purchase.

Are you consistently charging purchases to your credit card and carrying that debt from month to month? If so, this may be a warning sign that you’re overspending. Reexamining your budget and financial priorities may help you get your spending back on track.

Tim Bartholomew is an invest-

ment representative with Greene Investment Services located at the Bank of Greene County. Please call 518-943-2600 ext. 2153 with your comments or questions.

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New Health Quest COO to oversee hospital operations, strategic planning

Grants from Central Hudson support Dutchess County development

LaGRANGEVILLE — Kerry Eaton recently joined Health Quest Systems as chief operating officer.

“I am excited to work with the leadership teams at Health Quest to continue to advance healthcare in our communities and transform our system into a leading healthcare organization,” Eaton said. “As chief operating officer, my goal is to ensure our facilities offer highquality care for patients and the latest medical technology to support our medical staff.”

A resident of LaGrangeville, Eaton has more than 25 years of leadership experience in healthcare and 14 years of experience as an executive team member outside of Health Quest.

In her role as COO, Eaton is directly responsible for overseeing hospital operations, strategic planning for the system, and system-wide

POUGHKEEPSIE — Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation provided two economic development grants to support business growth in Dutchess County. The first grant was provided to Hudson Valley Lighting, a world leader in the manufacture of decorative lighting, as part of their relocation to the business campus near the Hudson Valley Regional Airport. A second grant was awarded to Dutchess County to support the extension of its municipal water system to the business district in the area of the airport. The projects are expected to create jobs and enhance the local business environment.

“Central Hudson is committed to supporting economic development in our region through projects like these that leverage public and private sector partnerships to enhance our infrastructure and grow employment opportunities,” said Anthony Campagiorni, Central Hudson’s Vice President of Regulatory and Governmental Affairs.

A $200,000 Shovel Ready Hudson Valley Lighting Sites grant was provided to Dutchess County for the ex- new 260,000 square-foot cortension of its municipal wa- porate headquarters. We are ter system to Hudson Valley grateful to Central Hudson Regional Airport and nearby for being a driving force in business district. Expansion our Th!nk Dutchess Alliance of the water infrastructure for Business economic develhas been cited as necessary to opment strategy.”

Central Hudson also proattract and retain employers in that area, and will enable vided Hudson Valley Lightdevelopment at the airport ing with a $100,000 Building by providing sufficient wa- Revitalization grant. The ter resources to meet emer- company relocated to the gency and safety standards. former Southeast Container The project also allows for building near the airport, commercial and industrial and the municipal water indevelopment of more than 12 frastructure upgrade was esunderutilized acres near the sential to their decision. With airport, and enhances water a capital investment of $17.4 service to business campuses million, Hudson Valley Lighting transformed the building in East Fishkill.

Dutchess County Execu- with the installation of a new, tive Marcus J. Molinaro said, energy efficient roof, new “Central Hudson’s economic heating and cooling systems development grants have and a state of the art warehelped to make the water line house and operations center. extension to the Hudson Val- This relocation allowed Hudley Regional Airport a reality. son Valley Lighting to retain This infrastructure is critical 46 jobs, with the potential to to developing this business create additional jobs during corridor and attracting new the next year.

“Hudson Valley Lightbusinesses and investment.

The project is already paying ing, LLC is committed to dividends with the attraction remaining in the Hudson of Hudson Valley Lighting’s Valley. When poised with

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quality and performance improvement.

She most recently worked for Sacred Heart Health System, a member of Ascension Health, the nation’s largest Catholic, nonprofit health system, and the recently formed Gulf Coast Health Care System, both in Pensacola, Fla.

During her time at Gulf Coast Health Care, which includes four hospitals, a large multispecialty provider group and a skilled nursing facility, Eaton held the position of COO and was responsible for integrating operations across all locations to achieve improved clinical and financial outcomes.

She also served as the COO for St. Vincent’s Medical Center, also a member of Ascension Health, in Bridgeport, Conn.

During this time, she made significant contributions to patient safety/quality, emergency department operations and patient experience.

Eaton earned her master’s degree in nursing administration from the University of Connecticut in Mansfield.

Outside of the office, Eaton is an avid painter and enjoys spending time with her husband, Brian, at their vacation home in Maine.

University at Albany president appointed new co-chair of CREDC ALBANY — The Capital Region Economic Development Council (CREDC) announced that Dr. Havidán Rodríguez, president of the University at Albany (UAlbany), has been appointed co-chair of the Council. Dr. Rodríguez succeeds Dr. James R. Stellar, UAlbany provost and senior vice president for Academic Affairs, who served as the school’s interim president from September 2016 to September 2017.

Dr. Rodríguez will serve as academic co-chair, joining James J. Barba, president and CEO of Albany Medical Center, as the CREDC continues its efforts to support and promote economic growth across the eight-county Capital Region.

“Dr. Rodríguez brings to the table more than 25 years as a leader in higher education and a deep understanding of diverse populations and we are excited to welcome him as academic Co-Chair to the Capital Region Economic Development Council,” said Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul, Chair of the Regional Economic Development Councils. “We have

an ambitious agenda ahead of us as we continue to transform the Capital Region into a leader of technology, creativity and ingenuity.”

CREDC Co-Chair and UAlbany President Dr. Havidán Rodríguez said, “I am looking forward to serving the region and the state alongside Jim Barba as CREDC Co-Chair. I want to thank Governor Cuomo for his leadership through this visionary approach to economic development, and for appointing me to serve on behalf of the University at Albany. I also wish to thank Jim Stellar for his very hard work as co-chair for Round VII and for supporting the ongoing success of the Council.”

UAlbany Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. James R. Stellar said, “It has been my privilege to serve as CREDC Co-Chair and to help continue the momentum that the Council has gathered across the Capital Region. I am thrilled that President Rodríguez is taking the reins to maintain UAlbany’s critical role as an anchor institution and economic driver

for our communities.”

Dr. Rodríguez, who took office in September, serves as the 20th president of UAlbany.

Prior to joining UAlbany, he was the founding provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV). Dr. Rodríguez also served as interim president and provost and vice president for academic affairs at the University of Texas Pan-American, which consolidated with the University of Texas at Brownsville to become UTRGV. Dr. Rodríguez has also held faculty and administrative positions at the University of Delaware and the University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez, and served as Director of the Minority Affairs Program for the American Sociological Association.

Through six rounds of the REDC initiative, the Capital Region has secured $436.9 million in State funding to support more than 600 projects. The CREDC is composed of Albany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Warren and Washington counties.

Landscape architect Stancliffe joins Chazen Companies POUGHKEEPSIE — The Chazen Companies recently welcomed Linda Stancliffe, RLA, LEED® AP as senior landscape architect and project manager in the Land Development Group.

She has more than 25 years of experience in site

design, streetscape and roadway design, storm water management systems, environmental planning and state environmental quality review (SEQR) documentation.

She has managed design teams for a wide variety of

projects throughout northeast New York and is a registered landscape architect in New York, Vermont, Maine and Pennsylvania.

Stancliffe lives in Brunswick and received her Bachelor of Landscape Architecture degree from the

College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse.

Most recently she worked for Creighton Manning Engineering as their primary landscape architect and project manager.

“Linda is an experienced

landscape architect with a wealth of knowledge in our profession,” said Andy Rymph, Principal, Director, Landscape Architecture, The Chazen Companies.

“We are excited that Linda has joined our Chazen team.”

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opportunities to relocate, Central Hudson, along with others, demonstrated a commitment to retention of existing businesses,” David Littman, Chairman, Hudson Valley Lighting, LLC. “We are pleased to offer these grants to help promote the economic well-being of the Mid-Hudson Valley and to support companies and municipalities that bring investment into the region,” said Campagiorni.

The Shovel Ready and Building Revitalization grants are funded through Central Hudson’s Economic Development programs, to help attract businesses and employers to the Mid-Hudson Valley. Central Hudson offers a suite of economic development incentives to current and prospective businesses to help retain and develop new employment opportunities. For more information on Central Hudson’s Economic Development programs, visit www.

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Family tragedy requires mental health professional young adults rarely — if ever — “snap” out of I have a 14-year-old daughter I have raised nowhere. Because you are concerned about alone. Her father has never been in her life, the level of stress your daughter is experiencnor has he been in the lives of his other children with other women. He has a long history ing, please waste no time in scheduling some of criminal behavior and mensessions for BOTH of you with a licensed mental health protal illness. Although he hasn’t DEAR ABBY been part of her life, I have fessional. If this will create fidone everything in my power nancial hardship, contact the to keep her in touch with her department of mental health siblings. in your community because I just learned via the news through it you may be able to and social media that her find a therapist who charges brother who is also 14 (and on a sliding financial scale. lives nearby with his grandMy beloved husband died parents), is being charged with JEANNE in 1993 from an AIDS-related two counts of capital murder. cancer. He contracted the disHe reportedly shot both his grandparents. He had no other ease from a blood transfusion previous issues, and there during surgery. I elected to tell were no warning signs. only close family members about his HIV. I I am torn inside trying to figure out how was still quite young when he died. to break the news to my daughter. She’s goNow when people ask me why I didn’t reing through her own teenage issues, and I’m marry, I don’t know how to reply. I didn’t conafraid the news will crush her. I need to figure tract the disease from him, but people are still this out ASAP, before she hears about it at fearful of the word AIDS. I have never dated school or from social media. My other major or sought a relationship with a man since my concern as a parent is, could their father have husband’s passing. I still love him and have no passed along to her his mental illness? regrets, but I don’t know what to say. Please Scared in the South help.

Longtime Widow This kind of awful news travels via televiYou are under no obligation to tell your life sion, social media and word of mouth faster than lightning. By the time this letter is pub- story to someone who asks that question casulished, your daughter will have already learned ally. To someone like that, all you should say about this family tragedy. is what you wrote to me, “I still love him, and Rarely, if ever, does this kind of acting out I have no regrets.” The rest is nobody’s busihappen in a vacuum. Healthy children and ness.

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By STELLA WILDER Born today, you believe in the strength and longevity of the ordinary, and for this reason you are not compelled to seek out any kind of unusual success or attention. You are perfectly happy going about your business, day in and day out, for the long haul — confident that your ideals are sound and that your daily efforts will pay off in ways that really matter to you, your friends and your family. You see no reason to travel far from home to be the best that you can be; what you do in and around the house is most often, to you, the most important thing you can accomplish. You are a solid and straightforward individual, you engage in no-nonsense talk about things that matter, and you trust those who prove themselves trustworthy. The simple things in life matter most to you, and sharing them with friends and family gives you an inner contentment unlike anything else.

You are not one to heed the warnings of those who do not live your kind of life, nor are you the kind to judge those whose lives you do not fully understand. You are perfectly happy to live and let live, so long as no one tries in any way to trample on your independence and freedom.

You have a rather unusual sense of humor.

Also born on this date are: Adam Brody, actor; Don Johnson, actor; Tim Conway, actor and comedian; Dave Clark, drummer; Gustave Eiffel, engineer and designer of the Eiffel Tower; Helen Slater, actress; Jeff Chandler, actor; J. Paul Getty, oil tycoon and philanthropist.

To see what is in store for you tomorrow, find your birthday and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday star be your daily guide.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16 SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Your first impulse will be to charge at a problem head-on today — but take care! There are hidden dangers you

must navigate.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — A warning comes to you from an unusual source — but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t take it seriously. It contains good information.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — You’re not likely to devise any easy solutions to the problems you are facing today, but once one is solved, the others follow suit.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — You’re in over your head by now but aren’t aware of the danger that poses. Listen to a friend, who truly has your best interests at heart.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — You’ve been hearing much the same things from most people, but someone may touch you in an unusual way by saying what no one else has.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — You’re standing by to hear what one person says while also waiting to tell a third party what it is they need to hear. Untangle this knot!

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — You’re not the kind to keep your opinions to yourself, especially when you feel someone is being wronged. But what if that someone is you?

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

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

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Freshman level 1. The largest North American freshwater lake by surface.

2. Lake shared solely by Ontario and New York State.

3. The southernmost of the Great Lakes.

Graduate level 4. A Great Lake shared solely by Ontario and Michigan.

5. Mostly in Vermont and New York but partially in Quebec.

6. It separates a small land area of Minnesota from the rest of the U.S. Ph.D. level 7. Named after Clare of Assisi and shared solely by Ontario and Michigan.

8. Lake Memphremagog is shared by Quebec and this state.

9. A 360-square-mile lake between Ontario and Minnesota.

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Greenville senior guard Cole Ackerman is all smiles with his coaches Wednesday night receiving his commemorative 1,000th point basketball after hitting the mark against Rensselaer in the second quarter.

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Greenville senior guard Ava Fitzmaurice is all smiles with her coaches pregame after being presented with her commemorative 1,000th point basketball after becoming the first Greenville girl’s basketball player to achieve the feat on Dec. 1 against Coxsackie-Athens.

Triple Threat: Spartans honor Ackerman, Fitzmaurice, Cullen GREENVILE — Greenville has three student-athletes that are setting records this season and all three were honored on Wednesday night at the high school.

In boys basketball, Cole

Ackerman passed the 1,000 point mark on Wednesday, becoming the second male athlete to achieve the milestone.

Ava Fitzmaurice surpassed the 1,000 point mark as well earlier this season, becoming

the first female basketball player to hit enter quadruple digits in points scored.

On the wrestling mat, Aiden Cullen earned his 100th win recently and he’s only a sophomore.

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Greenville scorches Rensselaer HUDSON GIRLS STRIKE DOWN CATSKILL GREENVILLE — Greenville’s star guard Cole Ackerman shot his way into the Greenville record books Wednesday night scoring his 1,000th career point in the second quarter of Greenville’s 94-48 victory over Rensselaer.

“Against Catskill I had 34 to go and it was like ‘oh he might get it tonight,’ no one expected me to score 34, but it was a possibility, but I scored ten so alright I’ll get it next game,” Ackerman explained. “Then I had a pretty good game, 16 is not bad, but I was short again, but I was like ‘Alright finally today is the day,’ it’s eight points, if I don’t score that it’s sad.”

Both teams started the first quarter slow, however, Greenville limited its turnovers and were far more consistent from the field than the Rams.

Keenan Mulholland was a difference maker coming off the bench in the first quarter, draining back-to-back triples to give Greenville a 16-2 lead. The Rams finished strong, though, with Motasam Alshami connecting on the team’s first basket and Zach Mackey burying a buzzer-beating half-court heave to cut the deficit to 11, 18-7.

Prior to Alshami’s bucket with 23.2 left in the quarter, Rensselaer was 0-for-16 from the field.

In the second quarter, needing eight points, Ackerman connected on his first bucket with 5:24 remaining in the half. The senior guard followed that up with another bucket to help give the Spartans a 27-11 lead and cut his chase toward 1,000 points to four.

With 3:15 remaining in the quarter and the Spartans up 35-11 Ackerman took an

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Spartans’ sophomore wrestler Aiden Cullen stands with coaches Gene Rodriguez and Peter Cullen during a plaque presentation ceremony honoring Cullen for capturing 100 wins on the mat.

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Keyes listed on Browns’ injury report

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Greenville’s Liam Krasney goes up for a shot against Rensselaer on Wednesday night in Patroon Conference varsity boys basketball action.

outlet pass and went on a one-man fastbreak to the bucket in and sunk the lay-up for his 1,000 career point.

Once Ackerman notched his 1,000th point, the game was paused and Greenville athletics director Denise Wickham presented Ackerman with a plaque to honor his accomplishment.

“The only good thing about not doing it at Taconic Hills was to be able to do it here and everyone was really excited, saying congrats,” Ackerman said. “It’s an achievement I’ve been working for since I was a freshman.”

Ackerman torched Rensselaer for 10 points in the second quarter to help lead the Spartans to a 50-20 halftime lead.

The Spartans’ leading

scorer at the half was Paul Mitchell with 11 points.

In the second half, the Spartans continued to pour it on the Rams despite a dominant third quarter from forward Zach Mackey who scored all 16 of his points in the stanza.

However, Ackerman continued to put distance between the teams with nine points at the end of the quarter to give Greenville a 72-36 lead heading into the fourth.

In the final period, Ryan McAneny and Joe Nicosia finished off the Rams, combining for 10 points to help Greenville capture the victory.

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CLEVELAND — Columbia County product Josh Keyes was listed on the Cleveland Browns injury report this week.

The former Chatham Panther, and current NFL linebacker, was listed with a wrist injury, though he competed fully at practice on Thursday.

The Browns (0-13) look for their first win of the season on Sunday when they host the Baltimore Ravens at 1 p.m.

Keyes has played in five games with Cleveland this season and has recorded two solo tackles and an assist.

For his three-year career, which includes stints with the Tampa Bay Bucanneers, Kansas City Chiefs, Atlanta Falcons and Los Angeles Chargers, Keyes has racked up four solo tackles and three assists while playing in 13 games.

Keyes has shown what he can do on the field when given the opportunity, especially in the preseason when he has played the majority of the snaps during games.

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Pro basketball Eastern Conference Atlantic W L Pct Boston 24 6 .800 Toronto 18 8 .692 New York 14 13 .519 Philadelphia 14 13 .519 Brooklyn 11 15 .423 Central W L Pct Cleveland 20 8 .714 Milwaukee 15 11 .577 Indiana 16 12 .571 Detroit 14 13 .519 Chicago 7 20 .259 Southeast W L Pct Washington 15 13 .536 Miami 13 14 .481 Charlotte 10 16 .385 Orlando 11 18 .379 Atlanta 6 21 .222 Western Conference Northwest W L Pct Minnesota 16 12 .571 Denver 15 13 .536 Portland 14 13 .519 Oklahoma City 13 14 .481 Utah 13 15 .464 Paciic W L Pct Golden State 22 6 .786 L.A. Clippers 11 15 .423 L.A. Lakers 10 16 .385 Sacramento 9 18 .333 Phoenix 9 21 .300 Southwest W L Pct Houston 21 4 .840 San Antonio 19 9 .679 New Orleans 15 14 .517 Dallas 8 20 .286 Memphis 8 20 .286 Tuesday’s games Cleveland 123, Atlanta 114 Denver 103, Detroit 84 New York 113, L.A. Lakers 109, OT Brooklyn 103, Washington 98 Dallas 95, San Antonio 89 Philadelphia 118, Minnesota 112, OT Sacramento 99, Phoenix 92 Wednesday’s games Oklahoma City 100, Indiana 95 L.A. Clippers 106, Orlando 95 Washington 93, Memphis 87 Boston 124, Denver 118 Portland 102, Miami 95 Chicago 103, Utah 100 New Orleans 115, Milwaukee 108 Toronto 115, Phoenix 109 Charlotte at Houston, 9:30 p.m.

Thursday’s games Detroit at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

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

L.A. Lakers at Cleveland, 8 p.m.

Sacramento at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

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

Today’s games Miami at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Portland at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Washington, 7 p.m.

Utah at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Brooklyn at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.

Atlanta at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Chicago at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

New Orleans at Denver, 9 p.m.

San Antonio at Houston, 9:30 p.m.

NHL GB — 4.0 8.5 8.5 11.0 GB — 4.0 4.0 5.5 12.5 GB — 1.5 4.0 4.5 8.5 GB — 1.0 1.5 2.5 3.0 GB — 10.0 11.0 12.5 14.0 GB — 3.5 8.0 14.5 14.5

Eastern Conference Atlantic Division GP W L OT SO Pts Tampa Bay 30 22 6 1 1 46 Toronto 32 20 11 0 1 41 Boston 28 15 9 3 1 34 Montreal 31 13 14 3 1 30 Florida 31 12 14 3 2 29 Detroit 31 11 13 6 1 29 Ottawa 30 10 13 3 4 27 Bufalo 31 8 17 5 1 22 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT SO Pts Columbus 31 19 11 0 1 39 Washington 32 19 12 1 0 39 New Jersey 30 17 9 2 2 38 NY Islanders 31 17 11 2 1 37 NY Rangers 31 16 12 1 2 35 Pittsburgh 32 16 13 2 1 35 Philadelphia 30 12 11 5 2 31 Carolina 30 12 11 4 3 31 Western Conference Central Division GP W L OT SO Pts St. Louis 32 21 9 2 0 44 Winnipeg 31 18 8 5 0 41 Nashville 29 18 7 1 3 40 Dallas 32 18 13 0 1 37 Minnesota 30 16 11 2 1 35 Chicago 31 15 11 4 1 35 Colorado 30 14 14 1 1 30 Paciic Division GP W L OT SO Pts Los Angeles 32 20 9 3 0 43 Vegas 30 19 9 0 2 40 San Jose 29 16 10 2 1 35 Calgary 31 16 12 1 2 35 Anaheim 31 13 11 3 4 33 Vancouver 31 14 13 2 2 32 Edmonton 31 13 16 1 1 28 Arizona 33 7 21 4 1 19 Tuesday’s games Bufalo 3, Ottawa 2 New Jersey 5, Los Angeles 1 Philadelphia 4, Toronto 2 Washington 5, Colorado 2 Edmonton 7, Columbus 2 Tampa Bay 3, St. Louis 0 Minnesota 2, Calgary 1, SO Chicago 3, Florida 2, OT Carolina 3, Vegas 2, SO Wednesday’s games Ottawa 3, NY Rangers 2 Dallas 5, NY Islanders 2 Boston 3, Detroit 2, OT Nashville at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

Thursday’s games Washington at Boston, 7 p.m.

Bufalo at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

NY Islanders at Columbus, 7 p.m.

New Jersey at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.

Anaheim at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Toronto at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Chicago at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.

Florida at Colorado, 9 p.m.

San Jose at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Nashville at Edmonton, 9 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Arizona, 9 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Vegas, 10 p.m.

GF GA 113 74 108 92 81 77 85 99 92 108 83 102 82 103 67 104 GF GA 88 80 100 93 94 92 110 105 101 92 94 104 87 88 83 93 GF GA 104 81 107 87 95 84 96 92 89 88 93 84 94 100 GF GA 98 73 105 94 79 69 89 96 83 91 82 90 93 101 75 114

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Pro football NFL American Football Conference East W L T Pct PF New England 10 3 0 .769 368 Bufalo 7 6 0 .538 240 Miami 6 7 0 .462 236 N.Y. Jets 5 8 0 .385 266 South W L T Pct PF Jacksonville 9 4 0 .692 329 Tennessee 8 5 0 .615 273 Houston 4 9 0 .308 312 Indianapolis 3 10 0 .231 212 North W L T Pct PF Pittsburgh 11 2 0 .846 320 Baltimore 7 6 0 .538 318 Cincinnati 5 8 0 .385 226 Cleveland 0 13 0 .000 197 West W L T Pct PF L.A. Chargers 7 6 0 .538 298 Kansas City 7 6 0 .538 329 Oakland 6 7 0 .462 264 Denver 4 9 0 .308 229 National Football Conference East W L T Pct PF Philadelphia 11 2 0 .846 404 Dallas 7 6 0 .538 316 Washington 5 8 0 .385 285 N.Y. Giants 2 11 0 .154 199 South W L T Pct PF New Orleans 9 4 0 .692 370 Carolina 9 4 0 .692 300 Atlanta 8 5 0 .615 294 Tampa Bay 4 9 0 .308 264 North W L T Pct PF Minnesota 10 3 0 .769 309 Detroit 7 6 0 .538 338 Green Bay 7 6 0 .538 285 Chicago 4 9 0 .308 224 West W L T Pct PF L.A. Rams 9 4 0 .692 396 Seattle 8 5 0 .615 314 Arizona 6 7 0 .462 231 San Francisco 3 10 0 .231 228 Week 15 Thursday’s game Denver at Indianapolis, 8:25 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Chicago at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.

L.A. Chargers at Kansas City, 8:25 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Houston at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.

Baltimore at Cleveland, 1 p.m.

Green Bay at Carolina, 1 p.m.

Miami at Bufalo, 1 p.m.

Cincinnati at Minnesota, 1 p.m.

N.Y. Jets at New Orleans, 1 p.m.

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

Arizona at Washington, 1 p.m.

L.A. Rams at Seattle, 4:05 p.m.

New England at Pittsburgh, 4:25 p.m.

Tennessee at San Francisco, 4:25 p.m.

Dallas at Oakland, 8:30 p.m.

Monday’s game Atlanta at Tampa Bay, 8:30 p.m.

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PA 250 290 318 311 PA 202 294 335 343 PA 251 246 271 335 PA 225 289 304 315 PA 250 294 344 321 PA 263 262 261 312 PA 235 329 302 274 PA 265 252 317 314

Baseball American League Minnesota Twins - Signed RHP Michael Pineda to a two-year, $10 million contract.

Seattle Mariners - Acquired RHP Shawn Armstrong from the Cleveland Indians for international slot money. Acquired LHP Anthony Misiewicz from the Tampa Bay Rays for cash considerations.

National League Chicago Cubs - Signed LHP Drew Smyly to a two-year, $10 million contract. Signed RHP Brandon Morrow to a two-year, $21 million contract.

Miami Marlins - Released RHP Edinson Volquez.

Football National Football League Arizona Cardinals - Added WR Carlton Agudosi to the practice squad.

Cincinnati Bengals - Added DB Robenson Therezie to the practice squad.

Cleveland Browns - Added T Laurence Gibson and G Ian Silberman to the practice squad.

Cut DE Tyrone Holmes and WR Bryce Treggs.

Signed LB Lavar Edwards, G Geof Gray, and WR Matt Hazel. Waived NT T.Y. McGill.

Detroit Lions - Acquired DT Rodney Coe of waivers from the Seattle Seahawks. Waived DE Kasim Edebali.

Green Bay Packers - Added WR Colby Pearson to the practice squad.

Houston Texans - Added DB Ibraheim Campbell to the practice squad.

Indianapolis Colts - Added WR Kolby Listenbee to the practice squad.

Kansas City Chiefs - Added G Kaleb Johnson to the practice squad.

Los Angeles Rams - Activated DB Isaiah Johnson from the practice squad. Added DB Marcus Sayles to the practice squad.

New England Patriots - Placed T Marcus Cannon on IR. Signed WR Kenny Britt to a two-year contract. Signed DT Ricky Jean Francois. Waived LB Jonathan Freeny and WR Bernard Reedy.

New Orleans Saints - Cut T Bryce Harris.

New York Jets - Activated RB Akeem Judd from the practice squad. Added QB Joel Stave and RB Jahad Thomas to the practice squad. Placed QB Josh McCown on IR. Oakland Raiders - Activated NT Darius Latham from the practice squad. Added DE Joby Saint Fleur to the practice squad. Placed LB Cory James on IR.

LOCAL SPORTS CALENDAR Friday, Dec. 15 GIRLS BASKETBALL: Cairo-Durham at Rensselaer, 5:30 p.m.; Chatham at Albany Leadership, Coxsackie-Athens at Catskill, Greenville at Maple Hill, Hudson at Taconic Hills, Lansingburgh at Ichabod Crane, 7 p.m.

BOYS BASKETBALL: Catskill at Coxsackie-Athens, Maple Hill at Greenville, Taconic Hills at Hudson, Cairo-Durham at Rensselaer, Ichabod Crane at Lansingburgh, 7 p.m.

Associate head coach Chris Dailey sharing in Auriemma’s milestone

By Paul Doyle The Hartford Courant

HARTFORD, Conn. — When they arrived in 1985, Geno Auriemma and Chris Dailey did not envision Storrs as a longterm home.

Auriemma was taking over as coach of the UConn women’s basketball team after serving as an assistant at Virginia. Dailey was his top assistant after spending two years as an assistant at her alma mater, Rutgers.

Connecticut would be a steppingstone.

“We thought we’d be there for a couple of years, we’d go from the bottom to the middle and then go somewhere really good where we’d have a chance to win the whole thing,” Dailey said. “We had no idea when we started that it would be here.”

Eleven national titles later, Auriemma and Dailey are in their 33rd season at the helm of the program they’ve built into a dynasty. On Tuesday, UConn will face Oklahoma in the Hall of Fame Holiday Showcase at Mohegan Sun Arena as Auriemma bids for his 1,000th career victory.

Auriemma will become the third women’s coach with 1,000 wins, joining Tennessee’s Pat Summitt (1,098) and Stanford’s Tara VanDerveer (1,017 and counting).

Yet as Auriemma points out, Dailey shares the records and the milestones. The associate head coach has served as an ideal complement to Auriemma, providing balance at the top of the program.

That hasn’t changed in over 33 seasons, even as a new crop of freshmen adjust to life in Storrs.

“To have somebody like CD by your side who does different things ... they match together so well,” senior Kia Nurse said.

Dailey and Auriemma have lots of experience processing

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Connecticut Huskies head coach Geno Auriemma (R) and associate head coach Chris Dailey (L) watch from the sideline against the Ohio State Buckeyes during a December 2016 game at XL Center.

milestones and achievements.

There was a winning streak that reached 90 games and another that extended to 111 games.

The program has won so many titles and sent so many players to long professional careers, evident by the banners that hang in the practice facility on campus.

Does Dailey spend much time pondering what she’s played such a big role in building? Not really, but she does

remind the players of the legacy they are inheriting.

“I think that we have always tried to make sure that we as coaches and our players understand where we came from, and that there were people before our current players that allowed them to have what they have now,” Dailey said. “When these sorts of milestones come up, you think about the people that all had a hand in what’s an amazing accomplishment,

something that when we started we never thought that it was even a possibility. Not a thought, not a possibility. We just wanted to win more games than some other teams in our conference.”

The goal, indeed, was to boost the program into the upper half of the Big East. When Auriemma and Dailey arrived, they were the only full-time coaches on staff. There was a part-time assistant coach and a graduate assistant, and the program drew few fans.

“You think about all those people and their input and their willingness to take a chance on two coaches that really weren’t proven,” Dailey said. “Just to see how far we’ve come, it’s ... all those cliches, they all come to mind. But I can’t think of anything else to describe it, except that it’s been an amazing, amazing experience and it turned into a career that I never expected.”

Dailey, 58, grew up in New Jersey and thought she would become a teacher/coach in high school. Once in college coaching, she had her sights set on a head coaching job.

Instead, she found a home at UConn and never left. And while she doesn’t spend much time dwelling on the past, Dailey does appreciate how life has unfolded over the past three decades.

“What we’ve done — in men’s and women’s basketball at UConn — is amazing,” Dailey said “A small college town that now is so different from when we started. When all this started happening, there were a lot of people that had to take a chance on what our vision was and what it was going to become. And we didn’t even know what it was going to become, but we were fortunate to get people to buy in to what we thought we could do here.”

NASCAR

Which drivers make the playoffs in ’18?

By Brendan Marks The Charlotte Observer

Think about those stores that are unnecessarily early with their holiday decorations.

The ones that put out Christmas trees in October and Halloween candy in August? Well, consider this the NASCAR version of those stores.

The thing about those shops — and this piece — is that they do what they do for a reason.

In the premature-decoration realm, that’s to drum up business from people who get excited about the holidays. Here, it’s to drum up attention from people excited for the 2018 NASCAR season — specifically, the 2018 NASCAR playoff push.

Which drivers will get in

again next season? Which ones will miss out, and which ones will take their places? Happy (way, way too early) holidays: Definitely In Martin Truex Jr., Kyle Busch, Brad Keselowski, Kevin Harvick, Jimmie Johnson, Denny Hamlin, Kyle Larson None of these guys is missing out. It’s just that clear.

Truex, Busch and Larson were dominant all season, and even in what he considered an off year, Johnson won three races. Keselowski, Harvick and Hamlin all came on strong at the end of the season and through the playoffs, and each of them had a reasonable shot at a championship. There’s no way any of these seven finish

outside the top 16 and they’re all capable of multiple wins before the postseason.

Probably In Ryan Blaney, Ryan Newman, Austin Dillon, Chase Elliott The surprising name here is Chase Elliott, who finished fifth in the final standings this season and was on the cusp of qualifying for the championship race at Homestead.

Problem is, he didn’t, and he still hasn’t won a race (despite coming in second seven times).

He’ll almost certainly get his first win next year, but then again, people said that about the season that just ended. As for the other three, they don’t figure to dominate in 2018, but they’re competitive enough

that they should either steal a win or get in on points.

Miss the Cut Kurt Busch, Matt Kenseth, Kasey Kahne, Jamie McMurray, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kenseth and Kahne don’t have rides for next year, so that’s an easy two. The hardest one to count out was Stenhouse Jr., who won two restrictor-plate races in 2017. He’s too irregular to be counted on, and while he’s a solid driver, there are others who barely missed out in 2017 that figure to hop him. As for Kurt Busch and McMurray, neither was ever a real threat in the playoffs, and it’s just as likely different fringe drivers will make it in ahead of them.

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Paying athletes would break college sports?

By Kevin B. Blackistone The Washington Post

“It’s mind-boggling when some people claim that compensating college athletes would break the system.” - Ed O’Bannon in his upcoming book, “Court Justice: The Inside Story of My Battle Against the NCAA” The thought dawned on Ed O’Bannon after he bumped into Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany in June 2014 outside an Oakland, California, courtroom, where O’Bannon’s lawsuit demanding the NCAA pay athletes for using their images was being heard. Delany reiterated under oath that day his belief that paying college athletes such as O’Bannon, who starred playing basketball at UCLA, would result in the ruination of college sports.

At the time, Delany made a little more than $2 million running the conference Maryland migrated to that same year.

“But it gets better,” O’Bannon writes in the galleys I was provided. “Since the Big Ten has been rolling in TV dollars in recent years, Delany in 2017 earned an additional $20 million in bonus payments. $20 million. For a guy who doesn’t play. For a guy who . . . disingenuously warned journalists that my case threatened to make college sports unprofitable for schools.”

I generally don’t sound the pay-the-players call as a reform to college athletics. It’s too narrow a focus. Instead, I’ve argued for years that, more broadly, college athletes in the revenue-generating sports of football and men’s basketball should be treated like what they are: Employees. They exchange blood and sweat for some sort of compensation,

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that. They beat us twice last year when I thought we should have beaten them, but they got us both times, so we definitely had payback in mind tonight,” said Greenville coach Dane Carpenter.

Ackerman scored 22 points in the final three quarters of action to lead the Spartans.

The senior guard is now 21 points away from the school record of 1,035 points.

Freshman guard Damien Fiducia was second on the team in scoring with 16 points and McAneny added 13, scoring 12 in the second half.

With the win Greenville snaps their three-game skid and improves to 3-4 overall.

Prior to the second game of the evening, Aiden Cullen, Ava Fitzmaurice and Ackerman were all recognized for their achievements in their respective sports.

Cullen was honored for capturing 100 wins on the mat as a sophomore and Fitzmaurice and Ackerman were presented with commemorative basketballs honoring their 1,000th point achievement.

PATROON GIRLS BASKETBALL Greenville 64, Rensselaer 49 GREENVILLE — The second game of the evening was a turnover riddled battle featuring two undefeated teams atop the Patroon Conference with the Lady Spartans coming away with the 64-49 victory behind Ava Fitzmaurice’s 16-point fourth quarter.

The two teams combined for over 40 turnovers on the evening and it started in the first quarter with the Lady Spartans struggling from the field.

For the Rams, Tianna Dewer scored 10 of her team’s 20 first quarter points, helping the Lady Rams claim a 20-4 lead.

Fitzmaurice was 0-for-6 from the field and held scoreless, however, that changed in the second quarter with the senior guard sparking a 13-0

which we call a scholarship, just like a worker in an apparel plant makes their jerseys for a wage and benefits.

But the background against which O’Bannon’s book is being released cannot be ignored. It is a garish image of modern-day robber barons, disguised as commissioners, athletic directors, coaches and television executives, in the multibillion-dollar college athletic industrial complex. It cries for nothing less than full financial relief for athletes in top-tier college athletics, those who play the games we pay to watch on ESPN, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC and other major broadcast outlets.

To be sure, look at the firing and hiring of college football coaches the past few weeks that we in the media have reduced to a fun game we call the coaching carousel. It isn’t just the hiring of one coach at a record sum such as the $75 million over the next 10 years that Texas A&M gave Jimbo Fisher to leave Florida State. It is that so many of the hires are coupled with tens of millions of dollars in buyouts to make room for new hires.

Texas A&M paid its coach of the last several seasons, Kevin Sumlin, more than $10 million to clear out his office for Fisher. Arizona State stuffed $12.3 million into Todd Graham’s pockets to make him disappear before signing Herm Edwards as Graham’s replacement for $2 million a season over the next five years.

And so it went. At Tennessee. Arkansas. UCLA. Nebraska. Smaller schools such as East Carolina and Charlotte.

Yet colleges would have us believe they can’t find enough money under their seat run when she converted two of three free throw attempts after being fouled on an attempted 3-pointer.

Fitzmaurice accounted for seven of the 13 points on the run and helped cut the deficit to four, 25-21, entering the half.

Fitzmaurice led the scoring charge for the the Lady Spartans with seven and Isabella Trostle was the second-leading scorer with four.

Dewer led all scorers at the half with 13.

The third quarter was a back-and-forth affair between the two undefeated squads with the Lady Rams trying to hold onto their lead, yet Trostle had different plans.

The freshman guard carried the Lady Spartans’ offense until the final two minutes of the quarter, scoring nine points and cutting the deficit to four, 36-32, with 3:31 remaining in the quarter.

After Trostle cut the deficit, the combination of Fitzmaurice, Kasey Pfleging and Victoria Rauf helped Greenville capture their first lead of the game, with the Lady Spartans ending the third on an 8-2 run to take a 40-39 lead.

The fourth quarter was the Fitzmaurice show.

Up only one, the senior guard vaulted her team to victory scoring 16 points in the quarter and doing it in 4:36, before being pulled with the Lady Spartans up 62-39.

Greenville outscored Rensselaer 43-25 in the second half.

Fitzmaurice entered the fourth quarter with just nine points before her 16-point explosion, finishing with a gamehigh 25 points. Trostle was also impressive on the evening scoring 17 points on the night.

After a strong first half scoring 13 points, Dewer scored just five second-half points and finished with 18.

With the win Greenville improves to 5-0 on the season and claims sole possession of first place in the Patroon Conference. The Lady Rams fall to 4-1.

GREENVILLE (64): A. Fitzmaurice 8-6-6-25 (3); M. Kennedy 2-0-4-4; N. Krasney 2-0-4; K. McGuinness 2-0-14; K. Pfleging 2-0-2-4; V. Rauf

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cushions to pay salaries to the athletes who generate all that loot. Actually, they can. And did. A couple years ago, guiltridden as could be, the NCAA started paying travel expenses for the families of every athlete who makes it to a Final Four or college football playoff game.

More than enough money is there.

“I think we’re going in the direction opposite of what would seem to be the moral and equitable thing to do in terms of a fair market,” Derek Van Rheenen, a Ph.D and former professional soccer player, told me from his Cal-Berkeley office where he directs its cultural studies of sport in education program. “That’s the trend.”

We’re accustomed to the exploitative nature of big-time college sports. It was confessed by the architect of the current

college economic model, the late longtime NCAA executive director Walter Byers, in his mid-1990s memoir, immodestly titled, “Unsportsmanlike Conduct: Exploiting College Athletes.”

We can calculate it after understanding that college football and basketball players are human capital who produce not only value but, as Karl Marx observed 150 years ago in his seminal economics text, “Das Kapital,” surplus value.

It is that additional profit college athletes generate between what their scholarships cost their schools and what their labor is really worth. A 2011 Drexel University study led by Professor Ellen Staurowsky, who went on to testify in the O’Bannon trial, hypothesized, for example, that “the fair market value of the average FBS [major division] football

and basketball player to be $120,048 and $265,027.”

That was over half a decade ago. What might their value be going into this football bowl season, particularly those players on the four teams that will earn more than $6 million for their conferences by competing in the championship playoff that didn’t exist when Drexel crunched those numbers?

That’s why it isn’t enough that the richest schools - those in the so-called power five conferences of the Big Ten, Big 12, Southeastern, Atlantic Coast and Pac-12 - decided just a couple years ago to boost their athletic scholarships to cover the full cost of attendance. (And you thought an athletic scholarship did that all along, didn’t you?) It cost those athletic departments between half a million dollars

1-0-2-2; I. Trostle 6-3-6-17 (2); S. Van Fleet 1-2-2-4; Total: 2411-64 (5).

RENSSELAER (49): M. Brown 1-0-2-2; N. Bynum 2-02-4; M. Cancer 4-0-8; T. Dewer 8-2-4-18; C. LaPorta 3-3-4-9; A. Maxian 1-0-2-2; D.Spence 1-03 (1); A. Vogel 0-3-4-3; Total: 20-8-18-49 (1).

“Today was the first game this year I was a little disappointed,” Catskill coach Chris Quinn said. “I thought our execution was getting better, but tonight we just didn’t have it.

We’ve been working hard in practice to handle pressure. A couple of times when we broke it, we threw the ball away. We weren’t composed. that’s the growing pains we’re going to have. I was hoping tonight we’d turn the corner a little bit, that didn’t happen.

“Credit Hudson. Brice has the girls playing hard. Obviously, Hudson can take you out of things, but to be honest I think tonight it was more of what we didn’t do. We just need to clean up our execution. Defensively, in the halfcourt it was out worst effort.

We were a little erratic. That being said, I think we’re close.

If we can clean up our execution, I think we’ll be a tough team to beat. We have spots in our games where we look pretty good, now we just have to put three and a half to four quarters together.”

Hudson won the junior varsity game, 62-31. Aaliyah Jones led Hudson with 21 points.

Up next for Hudson (4-1) is a road game against Taconic Hills tonight.

“Taconic Hills looks good,” Ivery said. “I went to see them play against Chatham, they beat a good Cairo team that beat us. We take very team the same. You can’t sleep on them.

They’re looking good and I think they’re a lot better than people thought they would be. The league is balanced this year. we were strong the last couple of years, I think we’re strong this year. Like I told the girls before the game, we control our destiny. Game by game, we can win the conference again. That’s our goal.”

Catskill (0-5) plays host to Coxsackie-Athens tonight.

HUDSON (64): J. Robinson 5-4-17, K. Jepsen 2-1-5, Clark 4--2-14, Walters 6-2-18, Coppersmith 5-0-10. Totals 22-964.

3-pointers: Walters 4, Clark 4, Robinson 3.

CATSKILL (31): Brantley 2-1-6, E. Darling 1-0-3, L. Darling 2-2-6, Glass 1-0-2, Quick 1-0-3, C. Robinson 1-9-11.

Totals 8-12-31.

3-pointers: Brantley, E. Darling, Quick.

Hudson 64, Catskill 31 CATSKILL — Hudson girls basketball coach Brice Ivery knew it was only a matter of time before his team started consistently knocking down its outside shots. Unfortunately for Catskill, the time came during Wednesday night’s Patroon Conference game.

The Bluehawks connected on 11 shots from beyond the three-point line en route to a 64-31 victory over the Cats.

“After the first quarter we settled down,” Ivery said. “Silly fouls, throwing the ball away.

We shot the ball well,though.

On the way over here tonight I told coach (Warren Sheldon), we make them in practice, sooner or later we’re going to start making them in a game.

We shot well and the defense played well. We’re a defensive team. It all starts with the defense.”

Hudson led just 9-8 after the first quarter, but started to warm up from the file din the second quarter, hitting four three-pointers in the stanza — three by Emily Clark — to open up a 29-18 lead.

The Bluehawks hit five more treys in the third period in outscoring the Cats, 17-9, to take a 46-27 advantage into the final eight minutes of play.

Mykal Walters was Hudson’s top scorer with 18 points.

Jenya Robinson added 17, Clark had 14 and Shayna Coppersmith 10, eight of which came in the final quarter.

Ivery was the pleased with the balanced scoring attack.

“We have a good seven, eight, maybe nine players that help every game,” Ivery said.

“We have out core, our seniors are stepping up. Took us a little longer to get where we want to be, but I think things are starting to click. We’re coming on strong.

Clinique Robinson paced Catskill with 11 points.

Maple Hill 32, Chatham 26 CHATHAM — Lydia Chittenden scored nine points to help Maple Hill edge Chatham, 32-26, in Patroon Conference girls basketball action on Wednesday.

The game was close throughout, with the first two quarters deadlocked at 9-9 and 17-17. Maple Hill pulled away in the second half, outscoring Chatham, 6-4 in the third quarter and 9-5 in the fourth.

Lauryn Smith added seven points to the Wildcats’ cause.

Hannah Taylor topped Chatham with eight points.

MAPLE HILL (32): Bleau 1-13, Chittenden 3-3-9, Coyne 0-1-1, Gerrain 1-0-2, Haller 1-1-3, Smith 3-1-7, Strock 1-02, Utter 1-0-3, Vanapeldoorn 1-0-2. Totals 12-7-32.

3-pointers: Utter.

CHATHAM (26): Allen 3-06, Bradley 1-1-3, Doyle 2-2-6, Skype 1-1-3, Taylor 3-2-8. Totals 10-6-26.

Albany Leadership 62, Coxsackie-Athens 40 ALBANY — CoxsackieAthens fell to Albany Leadership 62-40 in Patroon Conference varsity girls basketball Wednesday night.

No further information was available.

CHVL BOYS BASKETBALL Hawthorne Valley 72, Heatly 43 HEATLY — Owen Braly scored 22 points to lift Hawthorne Valley to a 72-43 victory in CHVL varsity boys basketball Wednesday night.

Aryell Schaffer chipped in with 10 points for the Wildcats while Gabe Lopez and Chris Davis had nine apiece and John Drisbow and Jonas Davis each had eight.

For the Hornets, Devin Lazzaro notched a doubledouble with 28 points and 11 rebounds.

HAWTHORNE VALLEY (72): C. Davis 4-0-9 (1); J. Drisbow 4-0-8; J. Davis 3-0-8 (2); O. Braly 9-2-3-22(2); A. Schaffer 5-010; G. Lopez 3-0-9 (3); C. Hertle 1-0-2; P. Ruiz 1-0-2; S. Ham 1-0-2; Totals: 31-2-3-72 (8).

and $1.5 million - a drop in the bucket - to do so. Their combined revenues are upward of $100 million.

That paying college athletes would kill college sports as we know them is a hysteria with which we should be familiar. It is not unlike what was warned of implementing Title IX, which assures women have the same athletic opportunities as men. It was said to be a law that would gut men’s sports. But almost 50 years later, football and men’s basketball are awash in money, and there are more teams than ever and more people not playing the game realizing benefits from their development. The financial excesses of big-time college sports are undeniable.

“We have to decide where we’re going,” Van Rheenen said. “If we’re going to continue down the road of commercialization and profit making in college sports, then we have to embrace that and basically say, ‘We acknowledge that we have a farm system here, we acknowledge that we are running this business that is encapsulated in higher ed,’ and really just stop claiming in any way shape or form that we are actually adhering to this amateur notion.

“Amateurism and the principal and the philosophy behind it have been gone so long in these big-time programs that it’s hollow for the NCAA, or the institutions, to talk about the amateur athlete.”

And it is absolutely insulting for the people who run this enterprise to suggest after another multimillion-dollar buyout of a coach’s contract that they can’t take care of the athletes like the athletes take care of them.

HEATLY (43): J. Sedgwick 1-0-2; R. Boyd 4-4-6-13 (1); D. Lazzaro 12-4-5-28; Totals: 178-11-43 (1).

PATROON BOWLING Cairo-Durham 5, Taconic Hills 0 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Cairo-Durham knocked off Taconic Hills 5-0 in Patroon Conference varsity bowling on Wednesday at The Cove in Great Barrington, Massachusetts.

Chris Morse led the Mustangs with a 208-507 as Phil Decker had a 220-629.

For the Titans, Darrel Henderson shot a 156-398 and Connor Henderson added a 144 high game.

PATROON VOLLEYBALL Hudson 3, Chatham 0 HUDSON — Hudson blanked Chatham 3-0 in Patroon Conference volleyball action this week by set scores of 25-23, 25-23 and 25-21.

Corey Topple led the Bluehawks with 15 kills, 13 assists, six service winners and one block; Noah Taylor had 16 kills, 13 assists, one service winner and two blocks; Charles Goodermote had 10 kills and two service winners; Maison Goldstien five kills and three service winners; Emmett Fairbairn seven points; and Nick Bernockie three points.

“It was not a complete game for Hudson. The boys played with intensity throughout the match,” Hudson coach Chuck Peters said. “I thought that Charles (Goodermote) played a smart match with strong spikes and off-speed shots all night. Corey (Topple) and Noah (Taylor) are controlling the tempo of the match with smart decisions as setters.”

Chatham’s Ryan Alderdice had 10 kills; Garner Boshart five service points; Connor Case five service points and seven digs; Dylan Madsen five service points, 12 assists and two blocks; Hunter Sheriff seven kills, five assists and five blocks.

“Tonight was uncharacteristic for us,” Panthers coach Matt Torrey said. “Too passive, too indecisive. We couldn’t hold a lead. Hudson played well.”

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Changing nickname seems like seismic shift, but it’s rarely a Mammoth deal

By Thomas Boswell The Washington Post

Recently, I discovered that I am now a Mammoth. Perhaps a wooly one.

The emotional wrench - as my alma mater, Amherst College, switched this year from being the Lord Jeffs to the Mammoths - wasn’t nearly as painful as I thought it would be. Especially because our old nickname, taken from an 18thcentury British general named Lord Jeffery Amherst, is now identified with Native American genocide and our new nickname, along with a fierce new logo, isn’t tainted at all.

Perhaps followers of Washington’s NFL team, whose nickname and logo were altered for a while Wednesday to “Redhawks” by activists who created web pages resembling prominent news site, could take a lesson from my experience.

No matter how long you have been emotionally attached to a nickname, even if you have cheered that name, sung the fight song hundreds of times and played a sport in that uniform, you’d be amazed how easy it is to change, to adopt a new nickname and mascot and be reasonably happy about it. If there is a good reason.

In 2016, Amherst College dumped its unofficial school sports nickname because scholars had studied letters

from General Amherst in 1763 to others in the British military in which he endorsed giving blankets infected with smallpox to the Native Americans to cause an epidemic and “extirpate this execrable race.”

Earlier this year, Amherst College adopted a new and official nickname with Mammoths trouncing the likes of Purple and Gold, Valley Hawks, Wolves and (groan) Fighting Poets. Luckily, “Hamsters” was routed in the semifinals.

Some will say, “Oh, that isn’t like ‘Redskins.’” Wrong. It is exactly like “Redskins.” For more than 50 years, I’d been a Lord Jeff, right down to a picture on my wall of me on the freshman baseball team in an Amherst uniform. It doesn’t matter if your school nickname is goofy.

You identify with it. Some of us, a lot. You wouldn’t have gotten far telling my late mother that she wasn’t a Blue Devil.

At Amherst, I thought it odd for an American school to go by a nickname drawn from a British general. Didn’t we have a revolution to throw those folks out? Also, attaching “Lord” to yourself, in a nation allergic to royalty, was stuffy.

But I’d learned that you sometimes live with ridiculous or offensive team nicknames.

Long ago, my parents told me the NFL team in Washington, which I adored, had “a bad nickname.” But, someday, that would change, they said. So,

don’t worry about it. You’re just a kid. We all sang “Fight for old D.C.” We assumed that adults with a sense of decency would fix the name in due time.

However, different people define “due time” differently.

For example, Amherst College defines it as: When you find out that you are wrong, fix it.

For D.C.’s NFL team, in a brief 26-year slump, owner Daniel Snyder defines it as: Never, ever.

On Wednesday, the team issued a statement: “This morning, the Redskins organization was made aware of fraudulent websites about our team name. The name of the team is the Washington Redskins and will remain that for the future.”

There is, however, another approach. Time, and new information, change perspectives. In the French and Indian War, General Amherst treated his French enemies with gallantry. But, he wrote, “you will

do well to try to inoculate the Indians, by means of blankets, as well as to try every other method that can serve to extirpate this execrable race.”

Was such germ warfare carried out? Not germane. Lord Jeff was all for it.

Were the corpses of smallpox victims catapulted over the walls of barricaded fortresses in medieval times? Yes. But I don’t want to be nicknamed the Catapults.

Amherst College, named after the town of Amherst, not after the general, felt no need to charge its identity. But the nickname Lord Jeffs, adopted when Amherst was just thought of as a long-ago war hero, was specific to the general.

From the time I learned that I was a Mammoth and no longer a Lord Jeff, it took a long time for me to adjust: about five minutes. I googled a list of every college and pro nickname.

There are dozens of Eagles. Only one Mammoths. Then I realized the menacing mammoth logo, with enormous curled tusks (and no wool in sight), was far better than the Amherst logo for the previous 196 years ,which was, as far as I can remember, nothing at all. What’s a Lord Jeff (or a Hoya)?

I realized how often I’d typed “a mammoth win.” Why not “a Mammoth win”?

My wife immediately said, “Mammoths are extinct.”

To which I responded, “And Lord Jeffery Amherst, General Genocide, is alive?”

Personally, I don’t cringe at the word “Redskins” more than, maybe, 10 percent of the time. But then, generally, I’m kind of insensitive and, specifically, I’m not a Native American. If I were, I suspect that General Amherst, and his enthusiasm for smallpox blankets as peace offerings, would remind me of the origins of the infamous expression “the only good redskin is a dead redskin.”

Until Christopher Columbus arrived, smallpox had never existed in North America. Because the disease comes from living in proximity to livestock, Europeans had built up some immunity over centuries.

Native Americans were defenseless. Smallpox epidemics now are considered one of the reasons that Columbus met so little sustained resistance in

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the New World. The locals were too busy dying.

Nicknames such as the Lord Jeffs and the Redskins are two illustrations of the same issue. In the beginning, no one means any harm. Team owner George Preston Marshall was a racist, but it’s more likely that, as a flashy promoter, he wanted an excuse to put teepees and a marching band in headdresses on his field.

But once you know better, and don’t change, that’s when the harm starts. Especially to you, as others see your true nature. So, I’m one happy Mammoth.

I don’t expect the Washington owner to change the name any more than I expect him to hire and keep an excellent general manager or learn how to identify and sign long-term a top-dozen quarterback when he has one in his hands.

But someday he might visit the Natural History Museum and see the mighty skeleton of Mammuthus, which still draws crowds 11,000 years after its demise. Now there’s a nickname that’s almost unique in sports, used by only one Division III school. Those big tusks sure would look good on a burgundy-and-gold helmet.

At the least, it would be a mammoth improvement.

FITNESS

NFL has a woman problem, and vice versa Let the Holiday SquatBy Felix Gillette Bloomberg

For years, the National Football League has tried to sell more tickets, pretzels, and apparel to female fans. But allegations about the league’s emissaries and their behavior toward women keeps getting in the way.

This week, the NFL Network, which is owned by the league, announced it was suspending Marshall Faulk, Ike Taylor, and Heath Evans — ex-players turned onair commentators — while company officials investigate claims of sexual harassment made against them and others by one of their former colleagues. (Agents for Faulk, Taylor and Evans didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment).

In a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, Jami Cantor, a former wardrobe stylist at the NFL Network, alleged that she was routinely harassed on the job. Among other things, she claimed that Faulk groped her breasts, that Taylor sent her a video of himself masturbating in the shower, and that Evans lewdly propositioned her on multiple occasions. She also described harassment by Eric Weinberger, then the network’s executive producer.

None of this seems likely to enhance women’s affinity for the league and its players.

“With the NFL it often feels like it’s one step forward and

three steps back,” says Laura Ries, a branding expert in Atlanta. (A spokesperson for the NFL didn’t respond to an interview request).

The allegations hit the league in one of its biggest vulnerabilities. Women make up almost half of the NFL’s current customer base, and moms hold enormous sway over whether their children are allowed to play the sport.

Commissioner Roger Goodell has been scrambling for years to burnish the league’s appeal to female fans.

Breast cancer awareness has become the NFL’s most visible, charitable cause. The league has promoted youth sports for girls, launched outreach campaigns in magazines like Marie Claire, and made CoverGirl the “official beauty sponsor of the NFL.” In 2016, it began hosting an annual women’s summit during the week of events leading up to the Super Bowl. The first iteration featured a keynote address by former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

Jane Skinner Goodell, the wife of the commissioner, helped with pre-summit hype.

“If you think about it, 45 percent of the fan base of the NFL is women, that’s growing, so it kind of makes sense to me,” Jane Goodell told USA Today at the time. “It’s an opportunity for the league to listen to what their fans want, to focus more on women.”

The sexual-harassment

allegations at the NFL Network, though, remind female fans of the league’s problems with sexism, which have been a regular area of concern at least since the infamous harassment of Lisa Olson, a sports reporter at the Boston Herald, in the New England Patriots’ locker room in 1990.

The league has since weathered one high-profile scandal after another. Recent allegations have pointed to Greg Hardy, Ben Rothlisberger and Brett Farve. In September 2014, TMZ released a video of Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice beating his then-fiancé. The NFL had already suspended Rice for two games related to the incident, a punishment that Goodell later admitted was too light. The National Organization for Women called for Goodell to resign, and 16 female U.S. senators sent a letter to the NFL, questioning the league’s policies regarding violence against women.

In response, Goodell announced that the league would deal more severely with allegations of domestic violence. That decision hasn’t been universally popular, either. In August of this year, the NFL suspended Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott for six games following an investigation into allegations of domestic violence. Elliott denied them, and Cowboys owner Jerry Jones criticized the punishment -- a stance

that did little to diminish the appearance that some team owners still care more about winning on the field than any potential damage to women off of it.

Then, in October, during a post-game press conference, Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton responded dismissively to a question from a female reporter, saying it was “funny to hear a female talk about routes.” The media wasn’t amused. Sample headline via Splinter: “Cam Newton’s Sexist Garbage Shows How Women Covering Sports Just Can’t Win.” At a time when NFL sponsors are under fierce pressure from fans who are angry about players participating in national anthem protests, the NFL Network has managed to stay out of the crossfire -- until now. Collectively, the allegations in Cantor’s suit make the NFL’s nationally distributed media outlet seem lessthan-welcoming to women.

Sponsors who are already skittish about their support of the league now have another issue on their plate.

Jenny Dial Creech, the president of the Association for Women in Sports Media and a sports columnist for the Houston Chronicle, said that the organization has periodically met with the NFL to discuss gender-related issues.

The league isn’t ignoring the problem, she said, and some progress has been made.

a-Thon commence

By Leslie Barker The Dallas Morning News

I spotted this Holiday Squat-a-Thon — also known as a squat challenge — on Facebook and joined right up.

It was started by Stephanie Pollard, an online health and fitness coach in Savannah, Texas.

By the time you read this, others in the Squat Squad are ahead of you. But there’s no time like the present to join.

My suggestion, until you catch up a bit, is to divide your squats into sections. On a 60-squat day, for instance, do two sets of 20 in the morning and two of 10 in the afternoon.

They’re good for your butt, your core, your balance, your glutes. Plus, they’re good for easing guilt if you’ve been sloughing off during the holidays (unless you’re drinking eggnog as you do them).

Here is the whole challenge listed: Dec 1 - 20 Squats

Dec 2 - 25 Squats Dec 3 - 30 Squats Dec 4 - 35 Squats Dec 5 - 40 Squats Dec 6 - 45 Squats Dec 7 - 50 Squats Dec 8 - 55 Squats Dec 9 - 60 Squats Dec 10 - REST Dec 11 - 65 Squats Dec 12 - 70 Squats Dec 13 - 75 Squats Dec 14 - 80 Squats Dec 15 - 85 Squats Dec 16 - 90 Squats Dec 17 - 95 Squats Dec 18 - 100 Squats Dec 19 - 100 Squats Dec 20 - 50 Squats Dec 21 - 55 Squats Dec 22 - 60 Squats Dec 23 - 100 Squats Dec 24 - 65 Squats Dec 25 - 70 Squats Dec 26 - 100 Squats Dec 27 - REST Dec 28 - 80 Squats Dec 29 - 85 Squats Dec 30 - 90 Squats Dec 31 - 100 Squats

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Mets, RHP Swarzak agree to two-year deal The Sports Xchange The New York Mets agreed to a two-year, $14 million contract with reliever Anthony Swarzak, multiple outlets reported.

Swarzak bolstered Milwaukee’s bullpen down the stretch last season and finished with a 6-4 mark with two saves, a 2.33 ERA and 1.03 WHIP in 70 relief appearances with the Chicago White Sox and Brewers.

The 32-year-old right-hander will join Jeurys Familia, A.J. Ramos and Jerry Blevins in the Mets’ bullpen.

“We wanted to acquire an extra bullpen arm, we felt that was a relative strength to begin with,” general manager Sandy Alderson told the New York Post. “We were able to successfully acquire that extra arm. I think we will probably be looking elsewhere on the team for our next acquisition.”

Swarzak spent the first five seasons of his major league career with the Minnesota Twins before pitching with the Cleveland Indians and New York Yankees. He owns a 23-30 career mark with a 4.22 ERA in 287 appearances.

ATHLETICS ACQUIRE OF PISCOTTY FROM CARDINALS The Oakland Athletics

Schrock, 23, hit .321 with seven homers and 46 RBIs in 106 games last season at Midland.

TWINS, RHP RODNEY AGREE TO ONE-YEAR DEAL The Minnesota Twins and closer Fernando Rodney agreed to a one-year contract, multiple outlets reported on Thursday.

SiriuxXM reported that the deal is worth $4.5 million, with incentives that could raise its value to $6 million.

Rodney, who recorded a 5-4 mark with a 4.23 ERA, converted 39 of 45 save opportunities last season with the Arizona Diamondbacks. The three-time All-Star tossed 10 2/3 hitless innings while striking out 16 from May 26-July 2.

The 40-year-old Rodney has 300 career saves and a 44-63 mark with 3.73 ERA in 14 major league seasons with eight teams. He led the American League in saves in 2014 when he had 48 for the Seattle Mariners.

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Milwaukee Brewers relief pitcher Anthony Swarzak (37) pitches against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the seventh inning at PNC Park.

acquired outfielder Stephen Piscotty from the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday for minor league infielders Yairo Munoz and Max Schrock.

Piscotty batted .235 with

nine homers and 39 RBIs in 107 games last season with the Cardinals. He is signed to a sixyear, $33.5 million contract through the 2022 season.

The trade also brings the

26-year-old Bay Area native and Stanford star closer to home. Piscotty missed time last season to spend with his family after his mother, Gretchen, was diagnosed with

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ALS. Munoz, 22, batted .300 with 13 homers and 68 RBIs in 112 games split between Double-A Midland and Triple-A Nashville last season.

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New Browns GM Dorsey ridicules previous regime

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Buffalo Bills running back LeSean McCoy (25) runs the ball for a touchdown to win the game in overtime against the Indianapolis Colts at New Era Field.

Bills hope to freeze Dolphins’ playoff hopes

By Walter Villa The Sports Xchange

The Miami Dolphins and Buffalo Bills, rivals in the AFC East, have yet to play each other this season but will battle twice over the final three weeks of the regular season.

Buffalo (7-6) will host Miami (6-7) on Sunday in a game with playoff implications.

The Dolphins will host the Bills in the season finale, but if Miami loses this Sunday, its slim playoff chances will all but vanish.

The matchup figures to be even, although the Bills are more familiar with what should be brutal weather for many Dolphins player. The forecast is a high of 36 degrees, a low of 2 degrees, and snow.

Quarterback play should be another key.

While Jay Cutler is coming off his best performance of the season in the Dolphins’ 27-20 upset win over the New England Patriots on Monday night, the Bills aren’t exactly sure who will be behind center.

Rookie Nathan Peterman, a fifth-round pick out of Pitt, has started twice this season, including last week in Buffalo’s 13-7 overtime win over the Indianapolis Colts in snowy conditions.

However, Peterman left that game with a suspected concussion, and he had practiced this week

only on a limited basis through Wednesday. He has a few more tests to pass to gain medical clearance and is highly questionable for Sunday.

Bills veteran quarterback Tyrod Taylor, who has started 11 games this season but sat out Sunday due to a knee injury, looked a lot more mobile during this week’s practices.

Taylor believes there is a good chance he will play this week, which is very good news for the Bills because their only other option is Joe Webb, who has thrown just seven passes this year.

“It feels good – it’s just pain tolerance,” Taylor said when asked about his injury. “Since this happened, I haven’t had any setbacks.”

The Bills, as of now, hold one of two AFC wild-card playoff spots. The other spot is currently held by the 8-5 Tennessee Titans.

Miami is one game behind Buffalo but would also have to hurdle the Baltimore Ravens (7-6) and the Los Angeles Chargers (7-6). In addition, the Oakland Raiders have the same 6-7 record as Miami.

That’s a lot of traffic for the Dolphins to weave through if they want to make the playoffs for the second consecutive year.

On the other hand, the win over first-place Patriots and star quarterback Tom Brady gave the Dolphins a boost of

confidence.

“It seems like guys are walking around different,” Miami coach Adam Gase said.

“It seems like they feel good about what we’ve got going on.”

Among those good things on Monday were holding the Patriots to 25 rushing yards and pitching a shutout while defending New England on third downs, as the Patriots were 0-for-11.

In addition, Miami won the turnover battle 2-0 and hit or sacked Brady eight times.

“It was a good win for us,” Gase said, “but if we lose (to the Bills), nobody is really going to (care).”

Buffalo has its own issues.

Besides the question mark at quarterback, Bills wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin aggravated his knee injury in last week’s game. He tried to practice this week but was very limited, and his absence would be a major loss.

The Bills could look to get more passes to tight end Charles Clay, the ex-Dolphin who has made 34 grabs for 389 yards and two touchdowns this season.

Buffalo’s biggest weapon, however, is running back LeSean McCoy, who has rushed for 1,007 yards, five touchdowns and a 4.2-yard average this season. He has also caught 48 passes for 304 yards and one touchdown.

It was McCoy’s 21-yard run

in overtime on a third-and-2 play up the middle that beat the Colts last week. McCoy had 156 yards rushing in that game, averaging 4.9 yards despite snowy conditions.

Taylor, if he is healthy, is another running threat with 334 yards and three touchdowns this season.

Miami, which found its short-passing game on Monday, will be challenged to move the chains if the weather becomes an issue.

Cutler owns a 6-5 record as a starter this season, completing 64.1 percent of his passes.

He has thrown for 18 touchdowns while getting intercepted 11 times.

His main receiving targets are possession receiver Jarvis Landry (88 catches, 745 yards, eight touchdowns) and deep threat Kenny Stills (50 catches, 751 yards, six touchdowns). Running back Kenyan Drake has emerged since Jay Ajayi was traded, rushing for 120 and 114 yards the past two weeks.

The Sports Xchange New Cleveland Browns general manager John Dorsey didn’t wait long to take a shot at the previous regime.

Dorsey took the Sashi Brown-led regime to task on Thursday, saying the group led by the former head of football operations failed to give coach Hue Jackson players that could lead the team to victory.

“You know what? You gotta get a guy like that players.

And you know what, I’ll come straight out with it, the guys who were here before and that system, they didn’t get real players,” Dorsey said in an interview on 850 WKNRAM, via Cleveland.com.

Dorsey became the ninth general manager since the club was resurrected in 1999 when he was hired last Friday, one day after the team fired Brown.

Dorsey made it no secret that he respected Jackson, who has seen the Browns post an 0-13 mark this season and 1-28 record under his watch.

“I think as Bill Parcells would always say, you are your record. And you know what, there it is. That’s the truth teller in this whole thing. And I’m going to do my darnedest to get Hue players,” Dorsey said. “And that’s all I can ask for, and that’s all I can do. I like the man.”

Dorsey, however, had no issue with releasing wide receiver Kenny Britt, even going so far to say that it was an “easy” decision.

“I have no problem making that decision. From a cultural standpoint, I don’t think he fits in the prototypical character point of what I’m looking for, in terms of a leader,” Dorsey said. “He did not live up to his expectations as a player. He may have a higher opinion of himself than I have of him as a player.

I thought that was easy.”

Britt, who signed with the New England Patriots on Wednesday, has 18 receptions for 233 yards and two touchdowns this season.

The 29-year-old Britt was a disappointment in his one season with the Browns after

establishing career highs of 68 catches and 1,002 yards last season for the Los Angeles Rams.

GIANTS PLACE G PUGH ON SEASON-ENDING INJURED RESERVE New York Giants guard Justin Pugh will be placed on season-ending injured reserve, interim coach Steve Spagnuolo announced Thursday.

Pugh, who has missed five games with a back ailment, met with Dr. Robert Watkins of the Watkins Spine Group in California to seek a second opinion.

The 27-year-old was prescribed rest and rehab and will avoid surgery, although that diagnosis won’t prevent him from landing on injured reserve for the first time in his career.

Pugh has started all 63 games in which he has appeared since being selected with the 19th-overall pick of the 2013 draft.

The 6-foot-5 Pugh will join center Weston Richburg and guard D.J. Fluker in being unrestricted free agents this offseason.

NFL PLAYER PROTESTS HURTING CHICKEN-WING SALES Sanderson Farms Inc., one of the biggest U.S. chicken producers, is blaming the recent player-protest controversy in the National Football League for slower sales of chicken wings.

Wing prices had a banner year for much of 2017, boosting profits at processors like Sanderson. But spot prices slumped in each of the last three months and are now 14 percent lower than a year earlier, according to one U.S. government measure. Amid the NFL dispute, it’s unclear where prices are headed from here, Joe F. Sanderson Jr., chief executive officer of the namesake company, said Thursday on a conference call to discuss earnings.

“The only thing puzzling me right now is wings,” he said. “We’ve been talking to our wing customers and they’re the ones that are telling us that they’re seeing less traffic in their stores. They attribute that to the NFL.”

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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17 Holiday Pop-Up at Empire Farm 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Empire Farm, 556 Empire Road, Copake 518-329-3276 www.farmonfoundation.org 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!

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CHATHAM — The entire community is invited to celebrate Chatham Winterfest at Ellen Lynch Photography on Saturday, December 16 from 1 to 4 p.m. Please join us for holiday treats and music performed by the Adirondack Baroque Consort and pianist Susan Gaustad.

1 P.M. THE ADIRONDACK BAROQUE CONSORT The Adirondack Baroque Consort (known as the ABC) was formed over fifty years ago in 1962 by the late Dr. Maurice C. Whitney, who was Director of Music for the Glens Falls City Schools. ABC presents programs of medieval to modern music played on instruments such as recorders, krummhorns, viola da gamba, violin, Glastonbury pipe, keyboard and various percussion.

The ABC has an active schedule of concertizing and musical lectures at historic houses, schools, colleges, libraries, churches, senior residences and organizational gatherings. Among the venues in the Albany area are the Troy Music Hall, Saint Paul’s of Troy, the “Tuesdays at Noon” Concert series, the Medieval Fair at Albany’s All Saints Cathedral, Schuyler Mansion, East Greenbush Library, and “First Night” celebrations in Albany and Saratoga.

2 P.M. SUSAN GAUSTAD Pianist Susan Gaustad will offer traditional Christmas Carols plus classical music selections. Trained in Vienna, Gaustad has worked in New York with the opera company Bel Canto, the Gilbert & Sullivan group, Savory Singers and many individual artists. A donation basket will be available with proceeds benefitting Equine

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Advocates, where Susan graciously sponsors four horses.

3 P.M. HOLIDAY PIANO RECITAL A selection of holiday and classical music will fill the gallery from 3:00-4:00pm.

Ellen Lynch Photography is located at

34A Main Street, Chatham NY 12037. For information, please call 208-390-9088 or visit EllenLynch.com.

Gallery hours for Ellen Lynch Photography are Friday and Saturday, 12 – 6 and Sunday, 12 – 3.

Shaker Museum | Mount Lebanon brings its collections online NEW LEBANON – In 2016 Shaker Museum | Mount Lebanon received a $750,000 grant from the Henry Luce Foundation to fund a wide-ranging project to bring its collections online.

The Museum has retained the New York City-based web design firm Studio Analogous to create a website that highlights the museum’s collection of Shaker material culture, including objects, publications, and archives.

Two full-time project staff have been working with existing museum staff and Boston-based freelance photographer John Mulligan to create digital records for the entire collection and to photograph a portion of the objects.

The resulting website will allow users to explore the collection in depth and discover connections between objects, archival material, photographs, individual Shakers and the various Shaker communities.

“We are honored and excited to collaborate with Shaker Museum | Mount Lebanon. The Shakers were the original makers and an amazing window into business, technology, and social

justice. They couldn’t be more relevant today and everyone deserves to experience their story,” said Fanny Krivoy, founder and creative director at Analogous.

Studio Analogous has worked with the InterAmerican Development Bank, the Museum of the City of New York, Maimonides Medical Center, Real Simple, National Immigration Forum, and a number of other notfor-profit, cultural, retail and financial services clients. They are leaders in the emerging field of inclusive strategy and design, a practice that seeks to make technology accessible and engaging for people with the widest set of abilities.

“Inclusion was a core value of the Shakers, who sought to create equal opportunities for their fellow believers regardless of gender, race, class or physical ability. Shaker Museum | Mount Lebanon is proud to partner with a firm that incorporates this value into their business practices,” said Lacy Schutz, the Museum’s executive director.

The website is expected to launch in Spring 2018 and will be added to and enhanced as the project continues.

The Bolshoi Ballet – Live in Cinemas – The Nutcracker 1 p.m.

Time & Space Limited, 434 Columbia Street, Hudson 518-822-8100 www.timeandspace.org A holiday tradition for the whole family. The Nutcracker sweeps the Bolshoi stage for two hours of enchantment and magic. Along with Tchaikovsky’s cherished score and some of the Bolshoi’s artists, The Nutcracker remains a treasure not to be missed! $15 - $20 Winter Market and Medicinal Plant Craft 2 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Churchtown Dairy, 357 County Route 12, Hudson 518-851-2042 www.churchtowndairy.org With Jean-David Derreumaux.

Caroling to the Cows at 5pm.

Free Candlelight Tours of Clermont 3 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Clermont State Historic Site, 1 Clermont Avenue, Germantown 518-537-4240 www.FriendsofClermont.org Tableaux Vivant of Christmas traditions through the ages, glittering decorations, and wassail and traditional holiday goodies served in the historic kitchen. $5 - $12

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Examples of some of the Shaker crafts that will be online when the new website launches in Spring 2018.

Hedda Lettuce Brings Holiday Cabaret to Helsinki Hudson HUDSON — Hedda Lettuce, the self-described “world’s first and premiere eco-friendly drag queen,” brings her annual holiday show, “Lettuce Rejoice!,” featuring her patented blend of poised characters, startling satire and original music, to Club Helsinki Hudson on Sunday, December 17, at 7pm. Hedda will be accompanied by pianist Paul Leschen.

Hedda’s holiday cabaret

Breakfast with Santa and Mrs. Claus 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

6629 Route 23A, Tannersville 518-589-5560 www.washingtonirving.com Have breakfast with Santa and Mrs. Claus at the Washington Irving Inn! Adults eat for $15 each, and kids (10 and under) eat for $7. Live music TBA by Rad Femme Records. Choose from pancakes, french toast, or bacon and eggs, with coffee, tea or juice. Includes fruit and a homemade cookie from Mrs. Claus!

Reservations only - call 518589-5560 to save your seats.

includes such favorites as “Here Comes Tranny Clause,” about a mean tyrant that ruins Xmas; the classic song, “Sleigh Ride,” turned into a gay man’s quest for sex on Grinder; and “Do You Hear What I Hear” rendered as “Do You Think That He’s Queer,” about a fag hag desperately seeking a sexual relationship with a gay man.

Hedda Lettuce aka Steven Polito is a six-time Drag Queen

of the Year award-winner from HX Magazine. She has appeared with the likes of Tyra Banks, Madonna, and Sarah Jessica Parker on such TV shows as “Project Runway,” “Sex and the City,” the “Tyra Banks Show” and “Ugly Betty,” and has appeared at such top city venues as Caroline’s on Broadway and the Metropolitan Room.

Hedda Lettuce studied fashion illustration at the Fashion

Institute of Technology in New York City, and was awarded the coveted Antonio Lopez Award for her artistic efforts.

This program is a co-presentation with GayHudson. com.

For reservations in The Restaurant or in the club call 518.828.4800. For the most upto-date concert information, visit www.helsinkihudson. com.

The Last Minute Jazz Ensemble 3:30 p.m.

Ellen Lynch Photography, 34A Main Street, Chatham 208-390-9088 www.ellenlynch.com JAZZ! It’s alive and well in Columbia County. With a playlist including ballads, bossa nova, bebop and swing, The Last Minute Jazz Ensemble is well versed in all the luid forms of this original American musical style. The ensemble has played together for over a decade and includes Chris Ferrone, saxophone; Richard Green, guitar; Peter Skaller, piano, Stephen Dieteman, bass; and Bob Vaca, drums.

“New people and venues change the dynamic and raise the level in different ways.

Even when we play the same songs, it’s always different.” – Chris Ferrone.

This is a free event. Part of a pop-up series running through the end of December in celebration of the arts and community. Learn more at www.

EllenLynch.com.

Messiah Sing 4 p.m.

Hudson Hall, 327 Warren Street, Hudson 518-822-1438 www.hudsonhall.org Led by recitalist and conductor Gwen Gould, Messiah Sing has been a Hudson holiday

tradition for over twenty years.

This year, Classics on Hudson and Hudson Hall collaborate to present Messiah Sing for the irst time in Hudson Hall’s newly restored, grand performance hall, the oldest surviving theater in NYS. Messiah Sing provides the audience with an opportunity to enjoy Handel’s splendid Messiah and to sing one of four parts, accompanied by soloists from the bard Conservatory Graduate Vocal Arts Program and the Tecchler Quartet from the Bard Conservatory of music (scores are provided). $10 - $15 Eighth Annual Celebration of Lessons & Carols 4 p.m.

Kinderhook Reformed Church, 21 Broad Street, Kinderhook 518-758-6401 www.kinderhookreformedchurch.com A Gift to the Community.

Readings & Music of the Season……..choral & organ works of Sweelinck, Bach, Ord, Rutter, Smith, Morley, Vittoria, and others. David Smith, music director.

The eighth annual Celebration of Lessons and Carols in Kinderhook begins at 4:00 p.m., Sunday, December 17th, at the Kinderhook Reformed Church, 21 Broad Street (US Route 9), Kinderhook.

This event has proven very popular throughout the region, drawing attendees from the Capital District, the Berkshires, and Dutchess and Greene Counties, in addition to Columbia County. Included are readings, congregational singing, and choral and organ music of the Christmas season. Last year’s Celebration of Lessons & Carols was very enthusiastically received, with over 350 attending.

Nine readers from throughout the larger community will be joined by a choir of nearly forty experienced singers under the musical direction of David Smith. Assisting will be Justan Foster, organist of the Old Dutch Church in Kingston.

Pastor Rudy Visser will preside.

Arrival by 3:45 p.m. is recommended, when the preludes to this year’s Celebration of Lessons & Carols will begin.

Throughout the service all will be invited to sing traditional hymns and carols. Choral offerings will include works from the 17th through the 21st centuries, by Rutter, Vaughan Williams, Vittoria, Sweelinck, Smith, Shaw and others. This year’s preludes will include a Frenchstyle free improvisation based on Christmas tunes.

David Smith notes that the Celebration of Lessons & Carols is “open to all, regardless of faith or denomination.

Although its format is based upon that used at King’s College in Cambridge, England, it has been appropriately adapted for use in Kinderhook. This seems just the thing for a late afternoon in the Christmas season.

I am especially delighted that so many ine singers from past years, including members of the Broad Street Chorale, will be returning once again.”

Pastor Rudolph Visser observes that “The Kinderhook Reformed Church has been serving the community for over three centuries. Now with boldness we are enjoying a fourth century in the life of this historic church. We pray that our annual Celebration of Lessons and Carols will once again be a blessing for all in the community and bring joy to many.”

The church is handicapped accessible and parking is available.

Free Hedda Lettuce: Holiday Cabaret 7 p.m.

Club Helsinki, 405 Columbia Street, Hudson 518-828-4800 www.helsinkihudson.com Hedda Lettuce, the self-described “world’s irst premiere eco-friendly drag queen,” brings her annual show, “Lettuce Rejoice!,” featuring her patented blend of poised characters, startling satire and original music to Club Helsinki.

Hedda will be accompanied by pianist Paul Leschen. $20

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Everett Bradley’s Yuletide-themed event

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Everett Bradley’s Yuletide-themed event features original holiday songs as well as loose, funk-infused adaptations of Tchaikovsky, “Frosty the Snowman,” “Little Drummer Boy,” “Twas the Night Before the Funk”.

HUDSON — The brainchild of Grammy Award-nominated singer-songwriter, producer, actor, dancer and Bruce Springsteen sideman Everett Bradley, Holidelic puts a fresh spin on holiday cheer, through lively holiday party tunes, outrageous costumes, and a theatrical stage show worthy of George Clinton’s PFunk. And it all kicks off at Club Helsinki Hudson for two nights in a row of funktacular party music on Friday, December 22 and Saturday, December 23, both nights at 9pm.

Everett Bradley’s Yuletide-themed event features original holiday songs as well as loose, funk-infused adaptations of Tchaikovsky, “Frosty the Snowman,” “Little Drummer Boy,” “Twas the Night Before the Funk,” those nasty “Sugar Rump Fairies,” and the like. Watch your fellow partygoers all leap to their feet and populate the dance floor once Bradley and his 12-piece outfit take the stage at Helsinki and drop the bass while lifting your spirits. Check out this video on YouTube to give you a sense of what it’s like.

Everett Bradley - aka Papadelic -- was the first American to perform with and direct the British percussion sensation “STOMP.” He was also the co-writer, coarranger, Theatre World Award winner and star of the hit musical, “SWING,” which won a Tony Award and was nominated for a Grammy for Best Broadway Cast Recording. Bradley has toured and recorded with giants like Bobby McFerrin, Jon Bon Jovi, David Bowie, and Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. He is currently a member of the cast of the Broadway musical, “After Midnight,” which celebrates the glamor and exuberance of Harlem’s Golden Age. Let Holidelic take you for a “New York Sleigh Ride” at Club Helsinki Hudson.

Christmas will never be the same.

Remember - for reservations in The Restaurant or in the club call 518-8284800.

For the most up-to-date concert information, always visit Club Helsinki Hudson.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 18 Free - Kids Performing Arts Classes Every Monday!

LUMBERYARD Contemporary Performing Arts is pleased to present LUMBERYARD Young Performers, a FREE weekly after-school program in the performing arts, in collaboration with the Catskill Community Center. Greene County School District students ages 9-16 can learn about all different types of performance with LUMBERYARD’s Melanie George and a roster of professional performing artists from New York City! Come try clowning, contemporary dance, puppetry, acting, African dance, and more!

• 4-4:50pm for ages 13-16 • 5-5:50pm for ages 9-12 LUMBERYARD Young Performers get to try a new form of performing arts every Monday afternoon throughout the

school year. The program will culminate in an optional showing of student choreography for friends and family in June.

Sign up online or at the Catskill Community Center!

Announcing Auditions for Upstage Productions’ Presentations of Disney’s Aladdin and 13!

6 p.m. sign-in, auditions start promptly at 6:30 p.m.

Columbia Elite Allstars, 300 Fairview Ave, Hudson Performers ages 18 and under are welcomed to audition. If needed, callbacks will be held December 20 - callbacks start promptly at 6:30 p.m.. Please prepare 32 bars from either a Disney or a contemporary musical and bring a MP3 version of your audition song. There will be no dance auditions.

Email auditions@upstageproductions.org if you have any questions.

Bettye LaVette Live at the Cohoes Function or form: Music Hall ‘Utilitarian’ art exhibit at Erpf Gallery

ARKVILLE - The second annual exhibit, “Function or Form: Utilitarian Art,” will be on display in the Erpf Gallery through Jan. 6.

The exhibit features functional items by 15 local artists.

The gallery, located at 43355 Route 28 in Arkville, is open Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Many of the products we use every day are not only useful, but beautiful. Homemade furniture, clothing, pottery, quilts… so many items we depend on for everyday use could be on display for their beauty. In 2016 the Catskill Center’s Erpf Gallery hosted the first “Utilitarian” show to celebrate local people that create art with both function and beautiful form.

The show has become an annual event around the holidays. This year’s show will feature some returning artists and several new artists.

Several of this year’s functional pieces were created by

furniture and woodworkers, including Joe Muehl, born and raised in Oneonta. He spent 20 years in the Boston area as a cabinet and furniture maker.

In 1997 he returned to Oneonta to be closer to family and retired this year.

All his work is of original design and he works primarily with woods that are native to this area.

“I love tropical woods, but for environmental reasons, I try not to use them unless I can find out that they are ecologically sourced,” Muehl noted.

“I prefer to stick with native hardwoods” such as birdseye and curly maple, walnut and curly cherry.

The show will also include works in pottery, window coverings, textiles and more.

“Function or Form: Utilitarian Art,” is on display through Jan. 6. The Erpf Gallery is located at 43355 Route 28 in Arkville. For more information, contact the Catskill Center at 845-586-2611, or visit www.catskillcenter.org.

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An end table created by Joe Muehl, one of many pieces on display through Jan. 6 at the Erpf Gallery.

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The exhibit “Liquid Light” will be a survey of Betsy’s works in watercolor, focusing on her luminous landscapes and botanicals.

Experience Liquid Light through January 2018 RHINEBECK — On display through January 22, 2018, Betsy Jacaruso has been selected for the 2017 Solo Show in Locust Grove’s Transverse Gallery. The exhibit “Liquid Light” will be a survey of Betsy’s

works in watercolor, focusing on her luminous landscapes and botanicals. The works encompass the feeling and natural beauty of the Hudson Valley. All exhibition sales are through Locust Grove.

Giving the gift of art – and time spent together Looking for a unique gift?

How about giving the gift of art – and time spent together.

Treat yourself and a loved one to a day of world-class art.

This holiday season, you can give the gift of art with bus trip tickets to the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.

Home to the foremost collection of modern art in America, trip participants will visit some of the world’s best-loved artists, including Monet, Picasso and Van Gogh.

Also included in the trip is entry to MoMA’s first fashion exhibition in over 70 years

– “Items: Is Fashion Modern?”

Tickets are offered by the Schenectady County Historical Society. The trip will take place Wednesday, Jan. 24, and the bus will depart at 7:30 a.m. from First Reformed Church, on Union and Church streets.

There is also a bus leaving

from Crossgates Mall near Macy’s at 8:30 a.m. The bus will return that evening to the mall at 8 p.m. and to the church at 8:30 p.m.

Tickets are $85 and are available at www.schenectadyhistorical.org/bustrip.

COHOES — Bettye LaVette is no mere singer. She is an interpreter of the highest order. Whether the song originated as country, rock, pop, or blues, when she gets through with it, it is pure R&B. She gets inside a song and shapes and twists it to convey all of the emotion that can be wrought from the lyric. Her career began in 1962, at the age of 16, in Detroit, Michigan. Her first single, My Man – He’s A Lovin’ Man, was released on Atlantic Records.

She recorded for numerous labels, including Atco, Epic, and Motown, over the course of the 1960s through the 1980s. She also worked alongside Charles “Honi” Coles, and Cab Calloway in the Tony Award winning Broadway musical, Bubbling Brown Sugar in the role of Sweet Georgia Brown.

The 2000’s started what she calls her “Fifth Career”.

Her CD, A Woman Like Me won the W.C. Handy Award in 2004 for Comeback Blues

Album of the Year. She was also given a prestigious Pioneer Award by The Rhythm & Blues Foundation. She recorded 4 CDs for indie label ANTI- Records over the course of 8 years, 2 of which received Grammy nominations. Although still not a household name, fans, critics and artists have nothing but high praise for her live show and her interpretive vocal skill. She is one of very few of her contemporaries who were recording during the birth of soul music in the 1960s and is still creating vital recordings today.

Tickets are $52, $47, $42 and by Phone at 518-4654663. Tickets are also available in person at the Palace Theatre Box Office (19 Clinton Ave. Albany) or online at palacealbany.org. Tickets can be purchased Day Of Show at the Cohoes Music Hall Box Office (58 Remsen St. Cohoes, NY). Cohoes Music Hall Box Office opens 2 hours prior to show time.

Region’s All-Stars pay tribute to Traffic at Helsinki Hudson HUDSON — An all-star group of regional rock ‘n’ roll talent will pay tribute to the legendary English jam-rock band Traffic at Club Helsinki Hudson on Saturday, December 16, at 9pm. Traffic, led by Steve Winwood and Dave Mason, is best known for its early 1970s albums “John Barleycorn Must Die” and “The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys” and the Dave Mason-penned rock standard, “Feelin’ Alright.

The musicians paying tribute to Traffic with renditions of familiar songs and deep catalog cuts include drummer/vocalist Randy Ciarlante, keyboardist Bruce Katz, woodwinds player Bill Harris, vocalist Joey Eppard, bassist Scott Petito, and guitarist/vocalist Andy Stack.

Randy Ciarlante was a member of the post-”Last Waltz” version of the Band and currently plays with the Weight Band. Bruce Katz has toured with the Allman Brothers, the Greg Allman Band, and Delbert McClinton. Bill Harris has lent his saxophone and flute to performances by Sheryl Crow, Keith Urban, Norah Jones, Jakob Dylan, Chaka Khan,

Joss Stone, Stevie Wonder, Bruce Springsteen, Dr. John, and Natalie Merchant. Joey Eppard was a founder of 1990s progressive-rock outfit Three, and Scott Petito has played bass with James Taylor, Garth Hudson, the Fugs, Jack DeJohnette, and many others. Andy Stack is founder of Americana rock group Buffalo Stack.

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