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Terrorism not ruled out in Russian plane crash 92 believed dead By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and VERONIKA SILCHENKO Associated Press

Sochi, Russia — Backed by ships, helicopters and drones, Russian rescue teams searched Sunday for victims after a Russian plane carrying 92 people to Syria crashed into the Black Sea shortly after takeoff. Investigators said they were looking into every possible cause for the crash, including a terrorist attack. All 84 passengers and eight crew

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members on the Russian military’s Tu-154 plane are believed to have died when it crashed two minutes after taking off at 5:25 a.m. in good weather from the southern Russian city of Sochi. The passengers included dozens of singers in Russia’s world-famous military choir. More than 3,000 rescue workers on 32 ships — including over 100 divers flown in from across Russia — were searching the crash site at sea and along the shore, the Defense Ministry said. Helicopters, drones and submersibles were being used to

help spot bodies and debris. Powerful spotlights were brought in so the operation could continue all night. Emergency crews found fragments of the plane about 1 mile from shore. By Sunday evening, rescue teams had recovered 11 bodies and Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov said fragments of other bodies also were found. Asked if it could have been a terrorist attack, Sokolov said investigators were looking into every possible reason for the crash. Several experts SEE NO MALFUNCTION PAGE A3

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A woman lights a candle Sunday in Moscow at the home of the Alexandrov Ensemble, a well-known military choir, after a plane carrying 92 people, including 64 members of the choir, crashed into the Black Sea minutes after taking off from the resort city of Sochi.

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Caring for dead of congregation and honoring his father’s memory By JUDY BENSON Day Staff Writer

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Stuart Miller is seen at his home Wednesday in Groton.

After criticizing Clinton actions, Trump adopting same behaviors By LISA LERER Associated Press

Washington — Donald Trump spent

the past two years attacking rival Hillary Clinton as crooked, corrupt and weak. But some of those attacks seem to have already slipped into the history books. From installing Wall Street executives in his Cabinet to avoiding news conferences, the ANALYSIS president-elect is adopting some of the same behavior for which he criticized Clinton during their fiery presidential campaign. Here’s a look at what Trump said then — and what he’s doing now:

Goldman Sachs Then: “I know the guys at Goldman Sachs,” Trump said at a South Carolina rally in February, when he was

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R.J. Julia owner preparing to bring the write stuff to Middletown store Independent Madison bookseller to manage Wesleyan University’s downtown bookstore By BRIAN HALLENBECK Day Staff Writer

Nearly five years ago, Roxanne Coady, the force behind R.J. Julia Booksellers, announced she was looking for someone to buy her independent bookstore in downtown Madison. She never found that someone. Instead, she’s doubled down on the business she once wanted to step away from. R.J. Julia is doing well, and Coady’s team is now managing a second bookstore that a friend of Coady’s opened on Long Island in East Hampton, N.Y.

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locked in a fierce primary battle with Texas Sen. Ted Cruz. “They have total, total control over him. Just like they have total control over Hillary Clinton.” Now: A number of former employees of the Wall Street bank will pay a key role in crafting Trump’s economic policy. He’s tapped Goldman Sachs president Gary Cohn to lead the White House National Economic Council. Steven Mnuchin, the Treasury secretary nominee, spent 17 years working at Goldman Sachs and Steve Bannon, Trump’s chief strategist and senior counselor, started his career as an investment banker at the firm. Trump is following in a long political tradition, though one he derided on the campaign trail: If Cohn accepts the nomination, he’ll be the third SEE BEHAVIORS PAGE A7

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This is the fifth of 10 vignettes about the top local stories of the year, as chosen by the staff of The Day. To see all of the top stories of the year, visit www.theday. com/2016inreview. It’s not like the rise in opioid abuse in the region and the country was a secret. But when Lawrence + Memorial Hospital officials on Jan. 28 treated eight suspected heroin overdoses in a single day — a number they called “unprecedented” — the crisis took on a new urgency. In the 11 months that followed, nonprofit Community Speaks Out helped dozens find elusive treatment center beds. Local police formed a regional task force and state police

Groton — Facing death isn’t something many people do voluntarily. But for 64-year-old Stuart Miller, the Judaism that always has been part of his core identity calls him to take on what many would consider the hardest of tasks: helping prepare bodies for burial according to the ancient tradition of his faith. “This is seen as one of the most important and unselfish acts of kindness we can bestow to any human being,” said Rabbi Rachel Safman of Congregation Beth El in New London, where Miller and his wife, Sue, are active members. “This is an activity done completely anonymously, on someone who by definition cannot repay them. It’s the most sincere form of altruism.” For the past eight years, Miller, a retired investigator for the federal government and now a part-time student transportation driver, has been one of a small group in the synagogue’s Chevra Kadisha, or burial society. When a member of the congregation dies, trios of men or women matching the gender SEE STUART MILLER PAGE A3

installed prescription drug take-back boxes at their barracks. Legislators argued for various bills and funding to combat the crisis. In the midst of it all, countless people bravely told their stories so others who struggle, or know someone who struggles, with addiction could benefit. The fight’s not over. While data from the first six months of the year suggest the overall increase in accidental drug overdoses is leveling off, powerful synthetic opioids like fentanyl are increasingly present. According to the same data, deaths from fentanyl-related overdoses could increase by at least 137 percent this year. — Lindsay Boyle

And, in late November, Wesleyan University announced that R.J. Julia will manage the school’s new bookstore at a storefront location in downtown Middletown. While many colleges have turned to corporate operators like Barnes & Noble to run their bookstores, Coady said few have partnered with an independent bookseller. For more than a decade, the City of Middletown had been encouraging Wesleyan to relocate its existing bookstore, Broad Street Books, from Broad Street to Main Street, according to Nathan Peters, the college’s vice president for finance and administration. Coady, 67, said Wesleyan had long been after her to manage its store, which is run by Follett, an outfit that bills itself as the biggest campus

store operator in North America. Finally, the time was right. “We’ll design it, staff it, stock it, run it,” Coady said of the new Middletown store, scheduled to open in May at 413 Main St. “It’s a model we’ve used in East Hampton,” the Long Island village where Book Hampton opened this past Memorial Day. Wesleyan is making “a significant initial investment in the project,” according to Peters. Coady said her February 2012 call for prospective buyers of R.J. Julia elicited more than 30 responses. Eight candidates advanced to a second stage of the vetting process. The eight included some who wanted Coady to stick around to manage the store — “That didn’t SEE MIDDLETOWN PAGE A7

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An athlete dressed as a clown jumps into the Mediterranean Sea on Sunday as he takes part in the Copa Nadal in Barcelona, Spain. Go online at theday.com for a gallery of the day’s best wire photos.

SINGER GEORGE MICHAEL DIES AT 53 George Michael, the British singer who rocketed to fame in the ’80s duo Wham! before embarking on a solo career, died at 53, his publicist confirmed. “It is with great sadness that we can confirm our beloved son, brother and friend George passed away peacefully at home over the Christmas period,” the publicist said in a statement. “The family would ask their privacy be respected at this difficult and emotional time. See story, C3

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WORLD & NATION News in Brief YOUNG PARENTS DIE OF OVERDOSES; BABY DIES OF STARVATION Two young parents died of apparent drug overdoses in a Pennsylvania home about a week ago. Left alone in her bassinet, the couple’s infant died three or four days later. Authorities said 5-month-old Summer Chambers died of dehydration and starvation, the Associated Press reported. She and her parents, Jason Chambers, 27, and Chelsea Cardaro, 19, were all found dead Thursday in a home in the Kernville neighborhood of Johnstown, about 60 miles east of Pittsburgh. Cambria County District Attorney Kelly Callihan told reporters at a news conference Friday that authorities found evidence of drugs inside the home and think that the couple overdosed on heroin. The two probably died within minutes of each other. County coroner Jeffrey Lees said the couple had been dead for about a week when they were found Thursday, the AP reported.

Police shooting case going back to trial Rematch will reflect lessons learned from first court stalemate By DAN SEWELL Associated Press

Cincinnati — Prosecutors and attorneys have some studying ahead as they prepare for a redo of the trial of a former University of Cincinnati police officer accused of murder in a racially charged shooting case. With more than six months after the first trial to prepare for their courtroom rematch, there are potential advantages for both sides. Ric Simmons, an Ohio State University law professor and a former prosecutor, said prosecutors and attorneys

will analyze what seemed to work and what didn’t the first time. “In that sense, both sides can learn from mistakes,” he said. Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters said prosecutors talked to jurors after the Nov. 12 mistrial and a majority were ready to find Ray Tensing guilty on voluntary manslaughter and a few also voted to convict on murder. That persuaded Deters to try again on the same charges, although he said he needs to do better in presenting the case against Tensing. “I think that there were ways I could have couched my arguments differently,” Deters said when announcing his decision. Defense attorney Stewart Mathews

also expects to have some changes. “I think any time you do things twice, you do things differently,” Mathews said after a Dec. 12 pretrial hearing. Simmons said the prosecution benefits from now having seen “the defense theory of the case” laid out in the first trial. Defense attorneys usually go into trials knowing more about how the state will try to prove its case because of pretrial evidence disclosure the defense is entitled to. But Simmons added that second trials can be tougher on prosecution witnesses — defense attorneys can use their testimony from the first trial to point out contradictions as they try to “punch holes” in the state case to create reasonable doubt in jurors’ minds.

Jurors watched Tensing’s body camera video of his July 19, 2015, confrontation with Sam DuBose, but the two sides offered opposing testimony about how it should be interpreted. They probably will consider ways to enhance their interpretations. Tensing’s own appearance on the stand also likely will be deconstructed by both sides to develop different points to make if he testifies again. The Tensing case is among fatal police shooting cases in three states headed toward retrials next year after jurors were unable to reach verdicts. The prosecutors are bucking a tendency by many jurors across the country to give police officers the benefit of the doubt on split-second decisions to shoot. Britain’s Prince Charles and Camilla, The Duchess of Cornwall, lead other members of the Royal family as they arrive Sunday to attend a Christmas Day church service in Sandringham, England. A heavy cold kept Queen Elizabeth II from attending the traditional Christmas morning church service near her Sandringham estate.

MEXICO REPORTS MASS SLAYING, DECAPITATIONS Mexico City — Western Mexico’s plague of violence continued on Christmas Day with the discovery of six decapitated heads in one state and the slaying of seven people in another. The Michoacan state prosecutor’s office said the six heads were found in Jiquilpan, a municipality near the state of Jalisco in a region that has been a battleground between competing drug gangs in recent years. In a brief statement, it said the six men had not yet been identified and their bodies had not been found. Meanwhile state security officials in the neighboring state of Guerrero said gunmen entered a house and shot to death seven people in the municipality of Atoyac de Alvarez. Five were members of one family and two were a married couple.

MASSIVE BOMB DEFUSED IN GERMAN TOWN Frankfurt, Germany — Explosives experts on Sunday defused a large World War II aerial bomb in the southern German city of Augsburg — clearing the way for thousands of evacuated residents to return to their Christmas celebrations at home. City police tweeted that they had “good news at Christmas” just before 7 p.m. local time Sunday. Some 32,000 households with 54,000 residents in the city’s historic central district were forced to leave by 10 a.m. Christmas morning so experts could handle the bomb. The munition’s large size — 1.8 tons — suggested it was a so-called blockbuster of the type dropped by British forces. The bomb was uncovered last week during construction work in the city’s historic central district.

MINNESOTA BEATS THE REST OF COUNTRY IN BANNING GERM-KILLER Minneapolis — Minnesota’s first-in-the nation ban on soaps containing the once ubiquitous germ-killer triclosan takes effect Jan. 1, but the people who spearheaded the law say it’s already having its desired effect on a national level. The federal government caught up to Minnesota’s 2014 decision with its own ban that takes effect in September 2017. Major manufacturers have largely phased out the chemical already. Triclosan once was widely used in anti-bacterial soaps, deodorants and even toothpaste. But studies began to show it could disrupt sex and thyroid hormones and other bodily functions.

EARTHQUAKE HITS CHILE Santiago, Chile — A powerful earthquake shook southern Chile on Sunday, but there were no immediate reports of deaths and only minor known damage. The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude 7.6 quake struck at 9:22 a.m. EST near the southern tip of Chiloe Island, about 25 miles south-southwest of Puerto Quello and at a depth of 22 miles. National emergency director Ricardo Toro told a news conference that some 4,000 people were evacuated for fear of a possible tsunami following the quake, but the alert was eased about 90 minutes after the temblor. “There is no information of loss of life,” Toro said.

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Queen Elizabeth II misses Christmas service due to illness By KIRSTY WIGGLESWORTH and GREGORY KATZ Associated Press

Sandringham, England — A bad cold kept Queen Elizabeth II from attending the traditional Christmas morning church service near her Sandringham estate in rural Norfolk, England, raising some concerns about her health. It’s extremely rare for Elizabeth, now 90, to miss the service, which is a cornerstone of the royal family’s Christmas celebrations and brings the monarch into contact with locals who

gather outside for a glimpse of her. “The Queen continues to recover from a heavy cold and will stay indoors to assist with her recovery,” Buckingham Palace said. “Her Majesty will participate in the royal family Christmas celebrations during the day.” Those festivities included a gala lunch. In past years, the royal family would often go for extended walks in the countryside. Elizabeth has been in generally good health and has maintained an active schedule in the last year despite

traveling less often than in the past. Recently she stepped down as patron for about 20 charities and groups to lighten her workload. Her husband, 95-year-old Prince Philip, also has cut back on his public schedule and his charitable works in the last few years. He also was suffering from a severe cold earlier in the week, the palace said. Philip did attend the Sunday morning Christmas service, waving to well-wishers on his way out of church. Prince Harry spent time talking to

locals after the church service and stopped to pet a dog. There was no sign of his girlfriend, American actress Meghan Markle, who recently visited him in London. Elizabeth and Philip were joined in Sandringham by other senior royals, including Prince Charles. Prince William and his wife, Kate, along with their two children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte, were celebrating Christmas with Kate’s parents at their home in Bucklebury, a village west of London.

Pipeline illustrates broader concerns for tribes Obama actions praised; Trump uncertainties loom By MARY HUDETZ Associated Press

For hundreds of protesters, it was cause to cheer when the Obama administration this month declined to issue an easement for the Dakota Access pipeline’s final segment. But that elation was dampened by the uncertainty of what comes next: a Donald Trump-led White House that might be far less attuned to issues affecting Native Americans. “With Trump coming into office, you just can’t celebrate,” said Laundi Germaine Keepseagle, who is 28 and from the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation, where the demonstrators have been camped out near the North Dakota-South Dakota border. Anxiety over the 1,200-mile pipeline illustrates a broader uncertainty over how tribes will fare under Trump following what many in Indian Country consider a landmark eight years.

President Barack Obama has won accolades among Native Americans for breaking through a gridlock of inaction on tribal issues and for putting a spotlight on their concerns with yearly meetings with tribal leaders. Under his administration, lawmakers cemented a tribal health care law that includes more preventive care and mental health resources and addresses recruiting and retaining physicians throughout Indian Country. The Interior Department restored tribal homelands by placing more than 500,000 acres under tribes’ control — more than any other recent administration — while the Justice Department charted a process approved by Congress for tribes to prosecute and sentence more cases involving non-Native Americans who assault Native American women. Before Obama, a gap in the laws allowed for such crimes to go unpunished. In addition, the federal government settled decades-old lawsuits involving

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Native Americans, including class-action cases over the government’s mismanagement of royalties for oil, gas, timber and grazing leases and its discrimination against tribal members seeking farm loans. “In my opinion, President Obama has been the greatest president in dealing with Native Americans,” said Brian Cladoosby, chairman of the Swinomish Tribe north of Seattle and president of the nonpartisan National Congress of American Indians, based in Washington, D.C. “The last eight years give us hope going forward with the relationships we have on both sides of the aisle.” Trump, meanwhile, rarely acknowledged Native Americans during his campaign. His Interior secretary pick, Republican Rep. Ryan Zinke of Montana, sponsored legislation that he says would have given tribes more control over coal and other fossil fuel development on their lands. But some of Trump’s biggest cam-

paign pledges — including repealing health care legislation and building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border — would collide with tribal interests. In Arizona, Tohono O’odham Nation leaders have vowed to oppose any plans for a wall along the 75-mile portion of the border that runs parallel to their reservation. And the nonprofit National Indian Health Board in Washington says it’s aiming to work with lawmakers to ensure the Indian Health Care Improvement Act remains intact. Some tribal members say they’re unsure how much Trump understands or cares about their unique relationship with the federal government. “I think there was a great hope that we had here in Indian Country with the direct dialogue that President Obama had established with tribal nations,” said Duane “Chili” Yazzie, president of the Navajo Nation’s Shiprock Chapter. “If a similar effort to communicate with us were carried on by the Trump administration, I would be surprised.”

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Mali’s Christians return to church in Muslim town under police protection Gao, Mali (AP) — As the sun starts to fall, the call to prayer at the mosque echoes throughout Gao, a predominantly Muslim town in northern Mali. At that same moment, a small church bell nearby also rings. It’s a reminder that even in a town where just four years ago strict Islamic law was in force, some Christians have returned to rebuild their congregation, which fled the jihadist occupation. This is the first Christmas they’ve been able to hold a service at the Catholic church, which was torched in 2012 by the al-Qaida-linked militants who took over the major towns in northern Mali that year. Yet even as they celebrate, the fear of persecution is still

widespread. Police stood by to protect the church as worshippers met Saturday and they returned again Sunday for the morning service. In a sign of the dangers that lurk, a Swiss aid worker was abducted from her home by armed men on Christmas Eve. The turnout this year at the Saturday night service was only several dozen people. In total, there are now about 125 to 150 Christians who have come back — though that is still only half of what the population once was, says Philippe Omore, president of the Christian community in Gao. “The congregants have been fearful — they don’t want to come to the church yet so we must raise awareness,” he said.

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Russian rescue workers collect wreckage from the crashed plane Sunday at a pier just outside Sochi, Russia. Russian ships, helicopters and drones are searching for bodies after a plane carrying 93 people crashed into the Black Sea. The plane was taking the Alexandrov Ensemble, a military choir, to perform at Russia’s air base in Syria when it went down shortly after takeoff.

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was clear that all on board had died in the crash. “There is no chance to survive in such situation,” he said, according to the Interfax news agency. Before Sokolov spoke to reporters in Sochi, senior Russian lawmakers had ruled out a terror attack, arguing that the military plane was under reliable protection. Security is particularly tight in Sochi, the Black Sea city that hosted the 2014 Winter Games and is regularly visited by Putin, who often receives foreign leaders at his residence there. But some experts said the crew’s failure to report a malfunction pointed at a possible terror attack. “Possible malfunctions ... certainly wouldn’t have prevented the crew from reporting them,” Vitaly Andreyev, a former senior Russian air traffic controller, told RIA Novosti. Vadim Lukashevich, an independent aviation expert, told Dozhd TV that the crew’s failure to communicate an equipment failure and the large area over which the plane’s fragments were scattered raises the possibility of an attack. Alexander Gusak, a former chief of a SWAT team at the main domestic security agency, the FSB, told Dozhd that Russian airports are still vulnerable to terror threats despite security cordons. “It’s possible to penetrate them. It’s a matter of skills,” he said. Russian planes have been brought down previously by terror attacks.

In October 2015, a Russian plane carrying mostly Russian tourists back from vacation in Egypt was brought down by a bomb over the Sinai Peninsula, killing all 224 people aboard. Officials said the explosive device was planted in the plane’s luggage compartment. The local affiliate of the Islamic State group claimed responsibility. In August 2004, two Russian planes were blown up in the skies over Russia on the same day by suicide bombers, killing 89 people. A Chechen warlord claimed responsibility. In the last year, the Russian military has repeatedly flown Russian singers and artists to perform at Hemeimeem, the main hub for the Russian air campaign in Syria. The passenger list released by the Defense Ministry included 64 members of the Alexandrov Ensemble, including its leader, Valery Khalilov. The ensemble is the official choir of the Russian military and also includes a band and a dance company. The choir sang “Get Lucky” at the opening of the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, becoming an online sensation. The damage to the choir was reported to be devastating. Viktor Yeliseyev, head of the rival choir for the Russian National Guard, said “most singers of the choir have died.” Also on board was Yelizaveta Glinka, a Russian doctor who has won wide acclaim for her charity work, which has included missions to war zones in eastern Ukraine and Syria. Her foundation said Glinka was accompanying a medical ship-

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Stuart Miller among those trusted to carry out Chevra Kadisha ritual “God put us here to make the world a better place. I just try to be a good person.” STUART MILLER

Safman said. But that requires those performing the ritual to be able to put their own feelings of discomfort aside, and to conduct the ceremony as though the deceased were present and watching them. “We don’t die beautifully,” she said. “Dying involves the body shutting down, often after an extended period of disease and decrepitude. This is the reality of death. It’s very challenging to face that.” At the funeral home, Miller and the others in the Chevra Kadisha dress in gowns provided by the funeral home, then cover their heads with yarmulkes before beginning the ceremony. Water is poured in a circle around the body, which is then washed and patted dry. “It does become emotional,” Miller said. “I try not to let it overwhelm me. I try to focus.” Difficult as it can be, Miller said he believes the families of the deceased are comforted by the service of the Tahara. “It means their loved one is being taken care of, even in death, that somebody cares,” Miller said. “It’s an important aspect of final closure. It’s important, psychologically, I believe, to know that when I die, my body will be taken care of.”

ory and showing gratitude to God. He and his wife said they raised their two children, now adults, to follow that same ethic. “God put us here to make the world a better place,” Miller said. “I just try to be a good person.” Safman said congregation members specifically are chosen to be part of the Chevra Kadisha, then learn the rituals during an apprenticeship period. “It’s a very demanding job,” she said. “It’s one we don’t entrust to just anybody.” The ritual, she said, expresses the Jewish teaching that the mortal body is God’s first gift to the soul. “It’s the vehicle that carries the soul through life,” she said. The way the body is washed then dressed in white burial shrouds is part of showing the deceased the same dignity, respect and love they should have been shown in life, j.benson@theday.com

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FROM A1 are contacted immediately to gather at a local funeral home within the next 24 hours to perform the Tahara — the ceremony of washing, dressing and praying over the body. Just last Wednesday, he got the call. “It’s drop everything and come,” Safman said. They will be the last ones to see the deceased before the casket is closed for the Jewish funeral, but their identities will remain unknown to the mourners. “You’re giving a gift for which you cannot be thanked,” Miller said. “It’s not an easy thing to do. You have to be respectful. You’re not supposed to turn your back on the body. At the end, we say a prayer asking for forgiveness from the deceased” for any ways they fell short in carrying out the Tahara ritual. Miller grew up in a devout Jewish family in New Haven, inspired by his mother and uncles to remain faithful after his father died when Miller was 7. The acts of charity he’s done throughout his life — from being a regular blood donor to donating to needy families to hosting Navy sailors for Thanksgiving — are his way of honoring his father’s mem-

ment for a hospital in Syria. “We never feel sure that we will come back alive,” she said when Putin presented her with an award earlier this month. “But we are sure that kindness, compassion and charity are stronger than any weapon.” Syrian President Bashar Assad was among numerous foreign leaders who sent their condolences to Putin, saying he received news of the crash “with deep grief and sadness.” In recent years, Russian airlines have replaced their Tu154s with more modern planes, but the military and other Russian government agencies have continued to use them. While noisy and fuel-guzzling, the plane is popular with crews that appreciate its maneuverability and ruggedness. “It’s an excellent plane, which has proven its reliability during decades of service,” veteran pilot Oleg Smirnov said.

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FROM A1 noted factors that suggested a terror attack, such as the crew’s failure to report any malfunction and the fact that plane debris was scattered over a wide area. The plane was taking the Defense Ministry’s choir, the Alexandrov Ensemble, to perform at a New Year’s concert at Hemeimeem air base in Syria’s coastal province of Latakia. Those on board also included nine Russian journalists and a Russian doctor famous for her work in war zones. Russian President Vladimir Putin went on television to declare Monday a nationwide day of mourning. “We will conduct a thorough investigation into the reasons and will do everything to support the victims’ families,” Putin said. The Black Sea search area — which covered about 4 square miles — was made more difficult by underwater currents that carried debris and body fragments into the open sea. Sokolov said the plane’s flight recorders did not have radio beacons, so locating them on the seabed was going to be challenging. The Tu-154 is a Soviet-built three-engine airliner designed in the late 1960s. More than 1,000 have been built, and they have been used extensively in Russia and worldwide. The plane that crashed Sunday was built in 1983, and underwent factory check-ups and maintenance in 2014 and this year, according to the Defense Ministry. Magomed Tolboyev, a decorated Russian test pilot, said it

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in response to a Dec. 19 article “Should older drivers face special restrictions?” readers of theday.com, discussed whether that’s where the problem of unsafe driving really lies.

In our childhood we looked at snow as a day with no school, hot chocolate and bags inside our snow boots to keep our socks dry. Logging in more hours outside than the best day of summer, we looked at our snow-globe world with amazement. As we got older we were allowed to explore the neighborhood to build forts, have snowball ﬁghts, and go ice skating. We hoped that school would be canceled again to continue our play. Now we have aged and look at snow as a nuisance. The roads become impassable, and our busy schedules are interrupted. If we can get out of our driveways we need to ﬁnd a sitter for the young ones. Our days of remembering our childhood delights are far outweighed by the realities of everyday life. In our current society, when that blustery storm does come, the kids don’t go out. They don’t even know what snowboots are or if they do, they have never worn a pair. You see, the kids today only need to have a computer or iPhone or tablet and they will never make a peep. Winter weather does not affect the internet. But if it does, and the web goes down, they may just have to learn the double-glove trick. K. Patrick Passero East Lyme

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“As I drive I-95 and I-395 frequently, I am amazed that there are NOT many more serious car accidents than there already is. Doing 65-70 mph, it is NOT the senior citizens ﬂying by me at about 90 mph and weaving in and out of the cars. It’s our YOUNGER DRIVERS.” —WillyNFD2004

“I think that seniors should probably have to have at least an eye exam and physical at 65 and probably before every license renewal after that. ... it’s just a fact of life that vision and reﬂexes diminish over time. But don’t get the DMV involved. Let their existing doctor / eye doctor provide a form confirming that they meet minimal requirements to drive that can be included with the license renewal form.” —Scatter

“I’m more concerned about drunks, cell phones and habitual speeders than I am of the elderly. Get everyone else in line first and then we can have a discussion about elderly drivers.” —KS1U

More empty excuses from Clinton Dems It doesn’t seem that a day goes by that we don’t hear or read another reason why Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party lost a bid for the White House; that all the way to Election Day was supposed to be, and fronted by the media, a foregone conclusion. The most recent excuse is Vladimir Putin leading the hacking of the Democratic National Committee in an attempt to sway the election toward Donald Trump. I personally didn’t vote for either Trump or Clinton, as to me they are both incapable of doing the job. Two points here. First, does anyone think that the United States has never tried to inﬂuence an election, leadership of a foreign government, or obtain information that is not meant for public view? Who are we kidding? The CIA got caught tapping the phone of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and she’s supposed to be an ally. Second, why does nobody in discussing these hacked emails discuss the facts that the emails actually existed? If your campaign and business is clean, what is the need? Are Clinton supporters upset because information that the Democratic National Committee completely intended to keep secret from the public got out? Anyone else out there remember Watergate? Paul Hill East Lyme

Trump irresponsible on climate change Donald Trump has filled his cabinet with climate change deniers and skeptics, disregarding studies throughout the world showing that man is largely responsible for global warming and climate change. More than 95 percent of the world’s scientists believe that man has contributed significantly to climate change, roughly the percentage of scientists who believe that tobacco smoking causes lung cancer. Trump and his like-minded friends often insinuate that scientists who speak about climate change are left-wingers intent on killing the coal industry. But science and the scientific method are not about liberals or conservatives, but rather about facts and factual evidence. Trump shows a tremendous disrespect or ignorance for the world’s scientists. If he doesn’t believe the scientists, why doesn’t he take a trip and visit the South Pacific Island of Kirbati, which has had to scatter its people throughout the world as rising sea levels submerge that nation. Or how about visiting native Alaskans, whose lifestyle is being completely modified by climate change. If he does not want to travel, why not go to Norfolk, Va., or Miami, Fla., where neighborhoods are now frequently flooded. Not addressing climate change is irresponsible for future generations and will be very costly from a human and financial standpoint. Dr. Robert J. Perry Mystic

“Seniors should be subject to the same rules as the rest of us. if their physician identifies a disability that compromises their driving ability, they should lose their privileges. That ought to be enough. Age discrimination is unnecessary and nobody will benefit from it.” —Justin0741

“Only older men need a physical. They can’t turn their necks far enough to the left to look for oncoming traffic. Older women are good drivers.” — Concerned grandmother

Old, yes, but ideas remain relevant for Democrats By ALBERT R. HUNT

our years before the next presidential election, Democrats have two formidable would-be challengers to Donald Trump. One is a successful governor and the other a popular politician. Both have a problem: In 2020, California’s Jerry Brown will be 82 and Joe Biden will be an ex-vice president nearing 78. The U.S. may be graying, with Trump the oldest newly elected president ever, but not that much. Biden and Brown offer instructive examples for their down-and-out party. Other than President Barack Obama, no Democrat offers a more compelling message and record than these two. I believe Biden would have trounced Trump in November in both the popular vote and Electoral College. (Though I doubt that the vice president, who chose not to run while grieving for his son, Beau, who died of cancer, would have won the

nomination.) Democrats should listen to him as they debate whether they should double down on their success with young voters, members of minority groups, suburbanites and college-educated professionals, or focus instead on winning over some of the working-class whites who went decisively for Trump. Biden argues that this is a false choice — that Democrats need an economic agenda that appeals to both. He has a long progressive record on civil rights and women’s issues. He pushed his boss, President Obama, to support gay marriage. Yet he’s also passionate about helping struggling workers. During the campaign, he complained that Hillary Clinton and other Democrats failed to appeal to middle- and working-class white voters. Biden knew their votes would be needed to carry places like Wilkes-Barre, Pa., a Democratic city that went for Trump. Brown has become one of the

best governors. Although California is more liberal than the U.S. as a whole — Clinton carried the state by almost 4.3 million while losing the rest of the country by 1.4 million — his achievements, too, defy conventional labels. The son of a governor and once a Jesuit seminarian, Brown was California’s boy-wonder governor in 1975 when, at age 36, he began his ﬁrst two-term stint. He’ll reach 80 next year in the ﬁnal of his second two terms, far more successful than before. He rescued California from bankruptcy by restraining spending, persuading voters to approve a tax hike on the wealthy and setting aside a rainy-day fund for the next downturn. A champion of socially progressive causes, he’s a strong environmentalist. He has even warned Trump that California will launch satellites to monitor greenhouse-gas emissions if Republicans end climate-science work by the National

Aeronautics and Space Administration. But he’s been also deﬁed some greens by supporting fracking, and business is thriving under his stewardship. Today’s Jerry Brown is more politically appealing than the 1970s version, having added a sense of humor and abandoned a fondness for the grandiose schemes that inspired the nickname “Governor Moonbeam.” Brown, born to political royalty, and Biden, son of a car salesman, have profoundly different political personas and vantage points. Democrats cannot turn to either one to lead them out of the wilderness in 2020. But these septuagenarians, each with more than four-and-a-half decades in public life, are current and relevant. Democrats should listen to them. Albert R. Hunt is a Bloomberg View columnist.

Blue-state Americans can keep their health coverage y liberal sister, a hospital worker, staunchly supports Obamacare on moral grounds. Marsha believes that no American should go without needed medical attention for lack of money. But does the prospective repeal of the Affordable Care Act worry her personally? Not in the slightest. That’s because Marsha lives in Massachusetts. ‘’We’ll still have Romneycare,’’ she said. Romneycare is the nickname for the statewide system of universal health coverage signed into law by a Republican governor, Mitt Romney, 10 years ago. Recall Romney’s response when Republican rivals in the 2012 presidential race hit him for creating the state-run health plan that became the model for Obamacare. Romney pointed out that it worked quite well in Massachusetts and said he’d leave it to other states — not the federal government — to create their own programs, if they wanted. We are now entering 2017 with the Obamacare vision about to be

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killed or eviscerated nationally but, as we see, not necessarily locally. States with the will and the money can enjoy universal health coverage. The underreported truth is that Obamacare transfers huge amounts of money from blue America to red America. Half of the nearly $33 billion in annual tax credits used to help people pay their health insurance premiums went to residents of just ﬁve states, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. We note without further commentary that four of the ﬁve states — Florida, Texas, North Carolina and Georgia — voted for Donald Trump. The one that didn’t was California. Current plans to cancel Obamacare would deliver a considerable tax cut to the coasts and other well-to-do parts of America. The Republican reconciliation bill now serving as the template for repeal would end the Medicare tax surcharge and a tax on investment

income. Put them together and you have a tax cut totaling $346 billion over 10 years, according to the Congressional Budget Office. Every penny of those tax cuts would go to households making more than $200,000 a year. Should Obamacare go down, states could replace it with a Romneycare-like plan or something more along the lines of single-payer. And the blue states would have more money to do that with because they wouldn’t be subsidizing others as before. California, for one, could adopt its own individual mandates, says Nicholas Bagley, a health care expert at the University of Michigan Law School. The requirement that everyone buy coverage, much despised in most Republican circles, is what keeps the insurance pools stable. California’s exchange is robust, and with a mandate in place, insurers would ﬁnd little reason to leave. That would not be the case in markets where the healthy could easily depart and leave insurers burdened with expensive sick patients.

Blue states like Connecticut, New York, Oregon and Washington would be likely candidates to try a similar strategy, according to Bagley. But what about the struggling people of Appalachia, the South, the Rust Belt? They may have put Trump over the top, but they still greatly need the comprehensive health coverage that the new administration and Republican Congress seem determined to gut. Liberals should resist their natural urge to jump up and solve everyone else’s problems. (I’m sitting on my sister as I write.) Red-state Americans suddenly ﬁnding themselves with little or no health coverage would have to ﬁght for what was taken away from them. If they chose not to, that would be their right. It’s possible that Republicans will come to their political senses and leave Obamacare basically in place with a few useful tweaks. But it’s not Democrats’ job to save them from folly. Blue-state politicians have local needs to attend to. Let them keep the money at home.

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million to a super PAC backing Goldman executive to run the Trump, more than a third of NEC. the money collected by the political action committee.

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Then: “Crooked Hillary. Look, can you imagine another four years of the Clintons? Seriously. It’s time to move on. And she’s totally controlled by Wall Street and all these people that gave her millions,” Trump said at a May rally in Lynden, Washington. Now: Trump has stocked his Cabinet with six top donors — far more than any recent White House. “I want people that made a fortune. Because now they’re negotiating with you, OK?” Trump said, in a December 9 speech in Des Moines. The biggest giver? Incoming small business administrator Linda McMahon gave $7.5

News conferences T h e n : “She doesn’t do news conferences, because she can’t,” Trump said at an August rally in Ashburn, Virginia. “She’s so dishonest she doesn’t want people peppering her with questions.” Now: Trump opened his last news conference on July 27, saying: “You know, I put myself through your news conferences often, not that it’s fun.” He hasn’t held one since. Trump skipped the news conference a president-elect typically gives after winning the White House. Instead, he released a YouTube video of under three minutes. He also recently abruptly can-

celed plans to hold his first post-election news conference, opting instead to describe his plans for managing his businesses in tweets. “I will hold a press conference in the near future to discuss the business, Cabinet picks and all other topics of interest. Busy times!” he tweeted in mid-December.

Family ties Then: “It is impossible to figure out where the Clinton Foundation ends and the State Department begins. It is now abundantly clear that the Clintons set up a business to profit from public office. They sold access and specific actions by and really for I guess the making of large amounts of money,” Trump said at an August rally in Austin. N ow : While Trump has

promised to separate himself from his businesses, there is plenty of overlap between his enterprises and his immediate family. His companies will be run by his sons, Donald Jr and Eric. And his daughter, Ivanka, and son-in-law, Jared Kushner, have joined Trump at a number of meetings with world leaders of countries where the family has financial interests. In a financial disclosure he was required to file during the campaign, Trump listed stakes in about 500 companies in at least 25 countries. Ivanka, in particular, has been caught making early efforts to leverage her father’s new position into profits. After an interview with the family appeared on “60 Minutes,” her jewelry company, Ivanka Trump Fine Jewelry, blasted out an email promoting the

$10,800 gold bangle bracelet that she had worn during the appearance. The company later said they were “proactively discussing new policies and procedures.” Ivanka is also auctioning off a private coffee meeting with her to benefit her brother’s foundation. The meeting is valued at $50,000, with the current top bid coming in at $25,000. “United States Secret Service will be Present for the Duration of the Experience,” warns the auction site. Trump on Saturday said he would dissolve his charitable foundation amid efforts to eliminate any conflicts of interest before he takes office next month.

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instruct my attorney general to get a special prosecutor to look into your situation, because there has never been so many lies, so much deception. There has never been anything like it, and we’re going to have a special prosecutor,” Trump said in the October presidential debate. Now: Since winning office, Trump has said he has no intention of pushing for an investigation into Clinton’s use of a private email server as secretary of state or the workings of her family foundation. “It’s just not something that I feel very strongly about,” he told the New York Times. “She went through a lot. And suffered greatly in many different ways,” he said. “I’m not looking to hurt them.”

Then: “If I win, I am going to

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appeal to me,” she said — and some who wanted to make changes she couldn’t quite countenance. “I was determined to preserve the way it is,” she said of the Madison store. In the end, none of the potential buyers represented a perfect fit. If one had, Coady said, she would have sold. “I was pretty worn down,” she said. Ironically, the prospect of selling caused Coady to take steps that strengthened R.J. Julia, helping persuade her to take it off the market. “I knew that if I really did sell, it would have to be because I knew my team could do it without me,” she said. “So, I started to train people to do what I was doing.” Coady said her store manager, Lori Fazio, “is a better manager than I ever was.” Coady focused on marketing and strategy. The store, she said, started to do better. At about the same time, the climate for independent bookstores in general began to improve. “Borders’ closing helped,” C o a d y s a i d , re fe r r i n g to

the bookstore chain that went bankrupt in 2011. “Then people came to understand that Amazon (the online retailer) is not your friendly neighborhood bookseller,” but rather “an ambitious, greedy corporate titan.” “They don’t donate to your local community, they’re not paying local taxes, they’re not hiring local people,” she said. Coady believes readers also have re-embraced the tactile rewards associated with books and the social aspects of purchasing them. Sales of digital versions, or ebooks, have flattened, she said. “The more high-tech we are, the more high touch we need,” she said. “People who are readers respond to the serendipity of being in a space. You might not know you want to read a Rendering of the future R.J. Julia bookstore in Middletown. book about trees until you come “The new bookstore will and on to the riverfront.” across a book about trees.” enrich and nurture relationWesleyan is working with ‘A valuable resource’ ships between faculty, alumni a developer to create a space Wesleyan, Middletown offi- and students,” Peters wrote in filled with natural light. Some cials and the Middlesex Coun- an email. “It will be a valuable 7,000 square feet of space will ty Chamber of Commerce, resource not only to Wesley- be refurbished on the main headed by Larry McHugh, the an, but to Middletown and the floor and part of a lower area chairman of the UConn Board surrounding area. The select- — more square footage than of Trustees, expect the R.J. ed location builds connections the R.J. Julia store in Madison Julia-run bookstore to help en- to downtown, which will rein- occupies. The store is located about ergize Middletown’s resurgent force the flow of pedestrians downtown. from campus to Main Street six-tenths of a mile from the

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Wesleyan campus, about twice as far away as the existing bookstore. Shuttles will run between the campus and the store at the beginning of each semester, when textbooks are in demand, Peters said. A nighttime shuttle that runs on weekends will stop in front of the store. Coady, who employs 40 people at her Madison store, said she will hire 15 to 20 to staff

the Middletown store. She’s narrowed a list of contenders to operate a café there to three, including the one that runs RJ Café & Bistro at the Madison store. The parties have yet to settle on a name for the new store, but “Wesleyan” and “R.J. Julia” are likely to be part of it, Peters said. b.hallenbeck@theday.com

Craigslist plea leads to news story, Christmas joy By MICHAEL S. ROSENWALD and THERESA VARGAS The Washington Post

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looked tired. Nearby, hanging on the wall, was a sticker that read, “Bless the God Before Us And the Love Between Us.”

Online trolls As they unwrapped the love, Britten suspected the hate was waiting for her on social media and in messages from a GoFundMe page she set up because people were requesting a way to send cash. Online trolls have questioned her parenting ability and demanded she “close her legs.” A friend on Facebook offered support. “Don’t let the devil mess with your head,” she wrote. Others criticized Britten for exposing and embarrassing her family. But the hairdresser and Booker, her longtime boyfriend and a struggling construction worker, don’t hide their financial problems. Anyway, it would be impossible: They’ve moved multiple times and once ran a hose to a neighbor’s home for water. “I’m not exposing my family,” she said in front her children. “I’m exposing how a lot of people have to live. There are people all over this country who have the same problems we have. This is real life.” Now the family is hoping

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this windfall — in addition to Vedder’s check, the GoFundMe page has raised nearly $18,000 — will give them, as Britten put it, “a head start” at securing a stable living situation. The landlord wants them out and is planning to visit them Tuesday, probably marking the end of their Christmas miracle. They have dreams of buying their own home, of not living in the dark and cold in winter to conserve money for rent, of owning cars that don’t require the Lord’s Prayer to start. They have regrets but don’t dwell on them. “We are not perfect people,” Britten said. “We have made mistakes and that’s life, that’s what happens.” And they think that in asking for help, and getting so much of it, they have given their children a present they can all share — a message that, no matter what, life is life and love is love. “I am a proud mother of six,” she said. “I love my children. And I will take care of them, and I will get them what they need, any way I can.”

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< Top shows on the road The top five highest grossing acts currently on tour according to Pollstar are: 1. Guns N’ Roses; $5,258,305; 2. Adele; $3,649,630; 3. Justin Bieber; $2,376,511; 4. Drake; $2,328,301; 5. Red Hot Chili Peppers; $2,052,428.

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S TA F F FAV O R I T E S OF

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“Staff Favorites of 2016” lists The Day’s staff members’ favorite moments in the arts this year, from local exhibits and concerts to new releases on film, in music and print, and on television. Here, we share our favorite books and local exhibits from 2016. Portrait of Jan Beekman by Joe Standart

EXHIBITS Magical History Tour: A Beatles Memorabilia Exhibit; Great Cedars Hotel, Foxwoods Resort Casino If you’re a Beatles nut, chances are you’ve seen a lot of this stuff or material that’s similar. On the other hand, if you’re a Beatles nut, you can never get too much Fab Four. Cleverly laid out in four distinct and chronological sections — all of which are presented from the perspective of the Beatles themselves as they went through their journey together and post-band. The artifacts range from cutesy fan merch to personal items and live/studio gear, and the exhibit-closing piece is a bit of stunning and heartbreaking history that will stay with you for a long time. This show runs through Feb. 7, 2017. Call 1-800-200-2882 for information.

Portrait of Alioune Badu Diop by Joe Standart

you’d feel the visceral power of Jacob Cullers’ paintings that were part of this exhibit. But the backstory adds to the depth of feeling a viewer experiences. Culllers’ pieces were inspired by the artist’s grappling with the death of his — Rick Koster brother, Ari, who was 28 when he was ‘Castles Made of Sand’; The killed while serving in the U.S. Army in Gallery at Three Rivers Community Afghanistan in 2011. College, Norwich Jacob Cullers, who served in the Air Even if you didn’t know the backstory, Force, said, “My work has always been

“Inner Sanctum” by Sarah Stifler Lucas

influenced by my experience and by the loss of my brother. Granted, each picture might not be a direct representation of the experience, but it all — the politics, the abstract nature of war — is in the work.” And what compelling work it is. — Kristina Dorsey

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BOOKS “Homegoing” by Yaa Gyasi Gyasi’s debut, with its unexpected structure and robust storytelling, is compelling. “Homegoing” follows descendants of a Ghanaian family, one line ending up in the U.S. after a woman is sold into slavery and the other remaining in Africa. Each chapter follows a new character — the next in the family line — so that the narrative and history propel everything forward with a carry-the-reader-along rush. — Kristina Dorsey

“Bite Me: How Lyme Disease Stole My Childhood, Made Me Crazy and Almost Killed Me” by Ally Hilfiger

“Boys in the Trees” by Carly Simon This memoir was published in 2015, but I caught up with it when the paperback version came out this year. Simon is stunningly honest about her complicated life, and she is a storyteller extraordinaire, offering telling details and smart insights.

“Razor Girl” by Carl Hiaasen

In Haslett’s hands, a father and son’s battle with mental illness feels very real in this devastating family portrait. — Kristina Dorsey

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— Kristina Dorsey

“Imagine Me Gone” by Adam Haslett

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“End of Watch” by Stephen King

— Kristina Dorsey

Like fellow Floridians Tim Dorsey and Dave Barry, Hiaasen uses the everyday, this-really-happened weirdness of his home state as plot trampolines to hop e’er-higher into the rarified air of comic satire. “Razor Girl” is a sequel of sorts. The hero of Hiaasen’s previous book, “Bad Monkey,” Key West police-detective-busted-to-restaurant-hygiene-inspector Andrew Yancy is back in a starring role — and the brilliant and intertwining narrative threads include the on-the-lam star of a redneck reality TV show, his LA agent, a New York mobster and the title character, Merry, whose scam is to neutralize kidnap victims via automobile fender-benders she causes whilst, ah, shaving her nether regions. Read it and weep — with laughter.

Hilfiger (designer Tommy Hilfiger’s daughter) has written a wry, astute book about her long, debilitating battle against Lyme. Her years-long series of misdiagnoses was followed by “cures” that were, at times, just as devastating as the disease. That might sound like a grueling read, but it’s not, thanks to Hilfiger’s wit and self-deprecation.

agendas, Hawley dips back and forth in time to reveal the histories and motivations of the wealthy and powerful people onboard the plane. The tension becomes unbearable and the answers are stunning.

“Before the Fall” by Noah Hawley

This is the final episode of a remarkable trilogy where aging private detective Bill Hodges explores and refines his suspicions that his incapacitated and longtime foe, Brady Hartsfield — the so-called Mercedes Killer — isn’t nearly as “brain dead” as doctors believe. Indeed, Harstfield is utilizing a burgeoning sort of telepathy/mind-control to escape the shell of his body — but will Hodges figure it out in time to avoid a large-scale civilian attack? The Hodges books are wonderful and captivating, but Hodges himself stands and shines as one of King’s most amazing and complex characters. There are many writers who are celebrated in “literary circles” who will never approach the skill and heart King captures in Hodges. And is it too much to say this novel will break your heart? Don’t cheat, though. Start at the first and enjoy the greatness.

When impoverished painter Scott Burroughs catches a late-night flight on a private jet full of rich Martha’s Vineyard residents, he figures it’s a cheap way to get from the island to Manhattan. The plane crashes in the Atlantic, though, and after Burroughs swims miles to shore with the only other survivor — a small boy — on his back, he begins to wonder whether the crash was an accident. He’s not the only one. Brilliantly plotted and paced, with cautionary elements about the power of social media and media outlets with — Rick Koster

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Book club to discuss ‘I’ll Take You There’

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The Groton Public Library Book Club will discuss Wally Lamb’s newest novel, “I’ll Take You There,” on Wednesday, Jan. 11, at 7 p.m. The book features a grown-up Felix Funicello from “Wishin’ and Hopin’” and the trio of women who have played a part in his life. “I’ll Take You There” centers on Felix, a film scholar, who runs a Monday night movie club at the Garde Arts Center in New London. Copies of “I’ll Take You There” are available at the library, 52 Newtown Road, Groton. The book club is free and open to all. For more information, contact the library at (860) 441-6750.

The Public Library of New London will host “Organizing Your Memorabilia, Honoring Your Memories,” a workshop on getting organized for the New Year, from 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 8. Sandra Wheeler, a member of the National Association of Professional Organizers, with certifications in residential and business organizing, will share tips on how to think about memorabilia. The program is free and registration is not required. The library is located at 63 Huntington St. and can be reached at (860) 447-1411.

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ca.” Starting in New London, he mounted large-scale portraits of the city’s residents throughout the downtown area, creating an outdoor gallery viewed by more than 700,000 people. Lyme photographer Joe A decade later, Standart Standart believes a city is more than its physical build- decided to photograph the ings and statistics; it’s really same people and show the about all the different people new photographs next to the ones he took in 2006. who live and work in it. Folks at New London’s And so, 10 years ago StanLyman Allyn Art Museum dart kicked off the national thought it was a fascinating project “Portrait of Ameri-

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This past April, Ledyard painter Michael McNabney’s newest works in oil were on view at Groton’s Alexey von Schlippe Gallery of Art. Inspired by the local landscape, McNabney’s compositions tend to focus up close, bringing the viewer directly into his color-saturated paintings. But this mesmerizing aspect of his work is actually accidental, due to vision problems he’s had his whole life. “I think it’s about trying to do something within the boundaries of my limitations,” he says. Ten of his 16 paintings in the show revealed his fascination with the pitch pines clinging to the rocks on Lantern Hill in North Stonington. “The tenacity of life and the thought that life will persevere interests me,” McNabney says. “The character in those misshapen trees— you can see the struggle and the will they have to live. Nothing will stop them.” — Amy. J. Barry

‘Inner Sanctum’; Mystic Museum of Art Each year, the artist awarded first place in Mystic Museum of Art’s Regional Juried Exhibition is given a solo show. In 2016 Stonington artist Sarah Stifler Lucas received that honor. Lucas has been painting professionally for more than 40 years, exhibiting regionally and nationally, and has received many honors and awards. She works primarily in oil, combining representational elements with the abstract, and she has taught at the museum since 1988. Lucas named her solo exhibition “Inner Sanctum,” the title of her winning painting in the regional exhibition that was inspired by the Members Club room at The Ocean House in Watch Hill. Lucas is drawn to the peaceful side of the human condition, evoked by both interiors and street scenes. She finds her inspiration everywhere, from Old Lyme to Westerly and in her travels from New York to Paris and beyond, in “the stories that unfold in such places, such as the lone figure walking at night, couples in groups gathered in cafes or the empty but inviting tables and chairs.” — Amy J. Barry

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idea and mounted the exhibition last September, which is on view through Jan. 22. Standart also interviewed and videotaped all of his subjects and made an audio track that plays in the gallery while people are viewing the portraits. “I wanted the viewer to see the person, not the environment, and focus on, as I like to say, their individual dignity,” he said.

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“The Innocents” by Ace Atkins Sometimes I wish Atkins wasn’t a friend. That way, every time I include his always-great novels as a yearend Staff Favorites pick, I wouldn’t have to worry that readers think “the fix is in.” Well, it’s not. Atkins is just that good. This is the latest of his novels starring ex-Army Ranger Quinn Colson, who also happens to be the ex-sheriff of Tibbehah County in rural northern Mississippi. This time out, after a popular former high school cheerleader is found walking down the road engulfed in flames, Colson takes a temporary assignment from the current sheriff, his close friend and series co-star Lillie Virgil. After all, the incident is just one in a series of events from a variety of criminal elements that threaten to cumulatively destroy the whole county. Funny, dark, profane and beautifully structured, “The Innocents” is a remarkable literary crime novel. — Rick Koster

Reagan and you have a story almost too fantastic to be true. Toobin turns what will be a familiar story to many into a page-turner. — Tim Cotter

“Nobody’s Fool.” Donald “Sully” Sullivan, played by Paul Newman on the big screen, takes second billing here to his nemesis, the cop Doug Raymer.

— Tim Cotter

“The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt’s New World” by Andrea Wulf

— Betty J. Cotter

“Delta Lady: A Memoir” by Rita Published late last year and already Coolidge in its 17th printing, this 450-page Coolidge’s memoir does double duty as a history of rock ‘n roll in the ‘70s, as she sang with some of the greats, including Clapton and Cocker, was the inspiration of songs by Leon Russell and Stephen Stills, had relationships with Stills and Graham Nash and, of course, was married to Kris Kristofferson. Coolidge is best when giving readers a behind-the-scenes look at these crazy, drug- and booze-fueled times, but as a memoirist she falls short in self-awareness. — Tim Cotter

“The Last Good Heist: The Inside Story of The Biggest Single Payday in the Criminal History of the Northeast” by Wayne Worcester, Randall Richard and Tim White Having spent my formative years in

“American Heiress: The Wild Saga a suburb of Providence, I consider my of the Kidnapping, Crimes and Trial fascination with The Mob a birthof Patty Hearst” by Jeffrey Toobin right. There was the body covered by The oddly named Symbionese Liberation Army kidnaped the heiress to the Hearst family fortune in 1974 and then things got really weird, even for the ’70s. The SLA demanded that everyone in Oakland and San Francisco be fed for free, and the Hearst family, with the help of the Black Panthers, tried to comply. Riots broke out and people hit each other over the head with frozen turkeys. Patty Hearst, now going by “Tania,” wielded a machine gun during a bank robbery. Who alive at that time will ever forget the iconic image of an armed Patty Hearst? And then throw in Bill Walton, F. Lee Bailey and Ronald

share my fascination.

the cops with a sheet as we passed by on the school bus. And the wise guy whacked on his front steps a few blocks away that made the front page of the paper. So, yeah, I loved this inside story of this inside job. The thieves’ take was in the neighborhood of $30 million in cash, jewelry and diamonds from safe deposit boxes. It’s unclear exactly how much was pilfered because when you’re hiding valuables from the feds you don’t run to the cops when they’re stolen. The authors, all journalists, retell this compelling story largely through the actions and words of career criminal turned rat Robert “Deuce” Dussault. A must-read if you

biography not only chronicles a life like none other, it reminds us about the shelf life of fame. Wulf makes a case that in the mid-19th century, just about the most famous man in the world was the Prussian naturalist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt. And for good reason … not only did he make more scientific and geographic discoveries in South America than all other Europeans before him combined, he developed the very concepts of the ecosphere, of interwoven ecosystems and almost all of our attitudes toward the natural world. Darwin read his books incessantly. John Muir revered him. There are more towns, parks and places named after Humboldt today than any other person. His story is so dramatic, both climbing volcanos in Ecuador and negotiating European politics, when you read Wulf’s vivid book, you’ll be shocked that you know so little of all this. I know I was.

“The Bridge Ladies” by Betsy Lerner The author joins her mother’s bridge club to get closer to the older generation. That the women play a cut-throat game is only one of the surprises in store in this generous memoir. — Betty J. Cotter

Dispelling the myth that mother birds will abandon their babies if they’ve been touched by human hands, Zickefoose took each hatchling out of its nest and into her studio to observe and record their daily development from birth to maturity. This resulted in a hardcover book featuring 400 exquisite watercolor paintings and comprehensive text about bird breeding, biology, growth and cognition. “Rapid development of baby birds is one of the unsung miracles of nature,” she said in an interview — Milton Moore with The Day. “How a morning dove “Baby Birds: An Artist Looks Into goes from a little hatchling the size The Nest” by Julie Zickefoose of your thumb to a flying bird in 10 days is one of the things I can Many books have been written — only witness. I can’t really explain and illustrated — about our feaththe miracle of how they do this. ered friends, but nothing like Julie Drawing things from life in order to Zickefoose’s “Baby Birds: An Artist understand them is something I’ve Looks Into The Nest” has ever been been doing for a really long time.” attempted. Zickefoose, an artist and wildlife — Amy J. Barry rehabilitator, spent 13 years docu“Everybody’s Fool” by Richard menting in words and watercolor Russo drawings the daily development of 17 wild bird species, 16 of which nest Russo takes us on another on her 80-acre wildlife sanctuary in rollicking ride through North Bath, Appalachian Ohio. N.Y., the setting of his 1993 novel,

“Georgia” by Dawn Tripp In prose alternately lyrical and heartbreaking, Tripp gives voice to the artist Georgia O’Keeffe. This novel, based on extensive research, focuses on O’Keeffe’s love affair and marriage to the photographer Alfred Stieglitz, but its true subject is her evolution as an artist. — Betty J. Cotter

“Loon Lore” by Bill Sullivan and Leslie Tryon Sullivan, a Westerly poet, and his cousin Leslie, an illustrator, have produced a beautiful tribute to the bird that winters off Weekapaug. Sullivan’s essays and poems and Tryon’s evocative drawings celebrate the bird’s mystery and sound the alarm for its protection. — Betty J. Cotter

“Leaving Lucy Pear” by Anna Solomon A baby left in a pear orchard forms the center of this engrossing historical novel, set in Cape Ann, Mass., during Prohibition. — Betty J. Cotter

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DEAR ABBY: It has happened again, another stressful, unpleasant Thanksgiving for me. My husband has out-oftown relatives who fly in using frequent flier miles. They get picked up from the airport on arrival and returned to the airport for departure. They spend a week here eating, drinking and being entertained. NEVER ONCE have they offered to buy any food, help with meals or take us out for dinner. If we go out for a meal, it is always our treat. They brag nonstop about how much money they are saving, and they could well afford to be gracious. This has been happening for 15 years. They invite themselves. I do NOT enjoy their company. My husband is aware of how I feel, but has asked me to tolerate them because they are the only blood relatives he’s in contact with outside of our family. I am left to do the laundry and cleaning after they leave. They have a nice vacation, and I feel used and abused. How can I get rid of them and still keep peace in the family? — Fed up with freeloaders

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Monday, December 26, 2016

Daily Bridge Club

Louie’s special glow By FRANK STEWART Tribune Content Agency

“How was Christmas at your house?” I asked Unlucky Louie as the club’s penny game began. “Fine,” he said tersely. “It’s that special once-a-year holiday feeling,” Cy the Cynic told me, “the one that comes from having a maxed-out credit card and a zero bank balance.” Louie was today’s South, trying to recover some of his Christmas expenses, and he and North bid boldly to four spades. West led a trump, and Louie won with the ace, took the A-K of hearts, led a club to dummy’s ace and returned a third heart.

clubs, he bids two diamonds, and you raise to three diamonds. Partner then bids three hearts. What do you say? ANSWER: Partner lacks four cards in hearts (he would’ve bid two hearts at his second turn) but has club shortness and game interest. With J 6, Q 10 4, Q J 8 5, A J 8 5, you would bid 3NT. As it is, bid three spades to show spade tolerance and a preference for suit play. South dealer N-S vulnerable NORTH ♠A6 ♥ 854 ♦ Q J 10 5 ♣A875

DOWN ONE East ruffed — to discard would have done as well — and the defense also got a club, a diamond and another trump. Down one. Louie has the makings of 10 winners. He can win the first trump in his hand and lead a diamond: three, queen, king. If East returns a heart, Louie wins, goes to the ace of trumps and leads the jack of diamonds, pitching his club loser. His fourth heart goes on the high ten of diamonds, and the defense gets only three tricks in all. DAILY QUESTION You hold: ♠ A 6 ♥ 8 5 4 ♦ Q J 10 5 ♣ A 8 7 5. Your partner opens one spade, you respond two

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New London Christmas brunch kept alive By MARTHA SHANAHAN Day Staff Writer

New London — Shawn Cornele had not had grits in a while. Since he moved out of North Carolina in the 1970s, the southern staple hasn’t often been on the menu. “It’s been probably 20 years,” Cornele said Sunday, as he scanned the basement of the former First Congregational Church building on Union Street on Sunday morning, looking for a seat. “But I love grits.” Sunday was the first time the Engaging Heaven Church, which bought the towering stone building in 2014, has hosted the Christmas morning breakfast, complete with made-to-order omelets, bacon, coffee, hash browns and, yes, grits. The Engaging Heaven congregation took over the New London Breakfasts program last year, offering free breakfasts

“It’s the people that’s good. It’s not really the food, it’s the people. That’s what makes it work — it’s the people that care.” BRUNCH GUEST DISHON MORGAN

five days a week to anyone who wants one. They have also kept the tradition of serving brunch on Christmas morning, and were ready Sunday, when more than 150 people showed up to eat and, if they wanted, pray. Beloved Grace Carter, who has led the breakfast program since this spring, said when she started volunteering that she was inspired by Jesus, who she said “fed the multitudes physically so they would be in

a position to receive what he served them spiritually.” Sunday gave Carter the opportunity to celebrate that approach on the same day that Christians across the world were celebrating it with her. As dozens of volunteers rushed around a cramped kitchen and delivered omelet orders to the cooks, including New London Mayor Michael Passero, she raced to match the pace of people coming in for a seat at one of the tables. “It’s all about relationships,” she said later, as the crowd started to thin and the volunteers took a break. “They just want to know that you care.” Behind her, on a small stage at the front of the room, Engaging Heaven pastor Chad Seymour was preaching and offering a chance to pray. He had a hopeful message. “2017 will not be like 2016 was,” he said SEE CHRISTMAS PAGE C4

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Kent Sistare, left, of East Lyme, who assisted in founding the New London Breakfast Program, receives a gift and a hug Sunday from Beloved Carter of New London, a volunteer who presently runs the program at the Engaging Heaven Church in New London.

Lyme Land Trust to be featured on PBS’ ‘Visionaries’ series Jan. 14 By KIMBERLY DRELICH Day Staff Writer

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Preschool teacher Mary Gionet works with students Jillian Van Vught, center, and Marissa Evans Friday in her class in the STARS program at Gallup Hill School in Ledyard.

Ledyard STARS program gets youngest students ready for school By NATE LYNCH Day Staff Writer

Ledyard — On a recent Friday in the lower level of the Gallup Hill School, three classrooms were bustling with activity. Students in Mary Gionet’s class were learning how to spell new words like “giraffe” using an iPad educational game, while Marissa Eva, 4, and Gillan Jilel, 4, played bakery in a little shed in the corner of the room and wrote out words like “pancake

turner.” Students in Dawn Yonush’s class arranged their chairs and dolls into the shape of a train, and shared sleigh bells. But in the background, Gionet and Yonush were meticulously keeping checklists in their head: who might be developing leadership skills, for example, or who needs some help writing, and who learned a new word like “bugle.” These are students in the early

childhood education initiative in Ledyard. It is made up of a combination of programs to help students over the age of 3 with special educational needs, as well as a preschool-age class for kids who are going into kindergarten. Programs like these, Ledyard administrators and teachers say, have multiple effects on a child’s education: allowing them to make the transition to school more easily and build better social connections

with their peers, and preparing them for the academic language of the school system. Ledyard’s school readiness program, known as “STARS” for Students That Are Ready for School, selects a total of 36 students in town by a lottery to enroll in one of two classrooms in Gallup Hill Elementary School and Gales Ferry Elementary School. The full-day, weeklong class is SEE STARS PAGE C4

Artist crafts sculpture from Stonington Vineyards scraps By AMANDA HUTCHINSON Day Staff Writer

Stonington — As the wind blew across the field earlier this month, Robert Greene wanted to make sure he could put the finishing touches on his sculpture at Stonington Vineyards before the cold snap set in later in the week. The onset of the New England winter, however, eventually will become part of his art installation at the vineyard.

Greene, who grew up in East Hampton and now lives in Ledyard, is an assistant professor of sculpture at Eastern Connecticut State University. He constructed “Ephemeral” using vines and other cuttings from the vineyard on Taugwonk Road. The 30-foot figure, designed to look like a female form lying on her side, is suspended across the rows of grapevines. The idea first came to him a few

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years ago while drinking a glass of wine at the vineyard, where his wife works part time. “I was looking out here, just looking out at the vines when they were green, and I thought, ‘How interesting would it be to create one of my outdoor installations,’” he said, “‘but using the negative space and creating from the very vines they were clipped from and creating this female form.’”

CENSUS: CONNECTICUT LOSES POPULATION FOR THIRD STRAIGHT YEAR Hartford — Estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau show Connecticut losing population for the third year in a row. The Hartford Courant reports the state, with about 3.6 million residents, lost 0.2 percent of its population from July 2015 to July 2016. Nearly 30,000 more people left Connecticut during that period than moved in. According to the Census Bureau estimates, the state was among eight that lost population in 2016. Neighboring Massachusetts saw a population gain of 0.4 percent, while New York showed a slight loss. — Associated Press

The vineyard, which houses another sculpture of Greene’s in the tasting room, was supportive of his idea and clipped all the vines he would need. For the actual construction, he gave most of the credit for the project to fellow faculty member Allison Conley and students in the visual arts club at Eastern. The students were at the vineyard Dec. 10 to set up about three-quarters of the SEE ARTIST PAGE C4

Lyme — Local vistas and stories that explore the history of the Lyme Land Conservation Trust, and what its future could hold, soon will reach a national audience. The Lyme Land Conservation Trust, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, will be featured on PBS’ “Visionaries,” a series hosted by Sam Waterston. In Connecticut, the segment on the Land Trust will air at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, on Connecticut Public Television. Film crews interviewed land trust members last winter and then filmed the Lyme Consolidated School’s Earth Day Celebration and Tour de Lyme, the land trust’s annual bicycling fundraiser. Land trust members said it was a great opportunity to tell the story of their town, which they revere for its rural beauty, quiet atmosphere and the people within the community. “It was the greatest gift for all of us to be able to tell a story about the town we love and feel really positive about,” said Lyndon Haviland, a volunteer with the land trust.

A 50-year history of conservation The Lyme Land Conservation Trust began 50 years ago under the vision of a small group of residents who moved from Fairfield County to Lyme. They were hoping to escape the urbanization that was taking place in Fairfield County and wanted to protect Lyme’s historical, agricultural and rural atmosphere, said George Moore, the land trust’s executive director. First Selectman Ralph Eno said that at the time the whole state was being developed aggressively in a suburban fashion, and most people weren’t thinking about the consequences of that phenomenon, which over time impacted the way the state looks today. “So these folks were pretty unique in having that perspective of proSEE LAND PAGE C4

RETIRED NUKE PLANT CLEANUP MAY BE SPED UP

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Vernon, Vt. — The company that is looking to buy the closed Vermont Yankee nuclear plant says it hopes to demolish it and clean up the site more than 30 years sooner than its current owner had planned. NorthStar Group Services Inc. recently told state regulators it hopes to finish the job by 2026, more than 30 years sooner than current owner Entergy Corp. NorthStar and Entergy Corp. say NorthStar and its partners have experience in decommissioning projects and can handle the job efficiently. NorthStar told regulators it can demolish the Vernon reactor for about $430 million less than Entergy Nuclear’s estimate of $1.24 billion, the Rutland Herald reported. “In short, a company like Entergy is the right owners for an operating nuclear plant, but NorthStar is the right owner for a decommissioning plant,” Scott State, the CEO of NorthStar, said in testimony filed at the board. NorthStar said it expects the costs to include $511.1 million for demolition and cleanup, $287.8 million for the handling and storage of the high-level radioactive fuel waste, and $12.6 million for returning the Vernon property to “green field” status. — Associated Press

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DAILY BRIEFING POLICE LOGS Groton City Akeem Morris, 39, of 42 Spring St., New London, was charged Friday with driving with a suspended license and speeding.

Groton Town Jason R. Kowalski, 44, of 219 Candlewood Road was charged Friday with failure to drive right and driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Michael J. Marchand, 59, of 68 Hynes Ave., Apt. 3, was charged Saturday with driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs and failure to drive in the proper lane.

Scholars team up to dispel 400-year-old ‘fake news’ about U.S. Crystal Ave. was charged Saturday with breach of peace and second-degree assault. Samantha Elci, 35, of 23 Franklin St. was charged Saturday with interfering with police. Michael Brown, 53, of 61 Franklin St., Apt. 2, was charged Sunday with breach of peace. Alexandra Aponte, 27, of 69 Branford Ave., Groton, was charged Sunday with breach of peace.

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Lorraine Spath, 61, of 13 Kamaha St., New London, was charged Saturday with first-degree criminal trespass and sixth-degree larceny.

Dennis Nolan, 28, of 98 Buddington Road, Groton, was charged Saturday with driving without a license, evading responsibility and failure to drive right. Nelson Luciano, 37, of 40

Police logs reflect arrests, not convictions. Visit www.jud2. ct.gov/crdockets/SearchByDefDisp.aspx to learn the outcomes of criminal and motor vehicle arrests.

Inmate forced to take drugs will represent himself at trial By PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press

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Boston — Fake news, quadricentennial edition: America’s early settlers were all pious. The native people were savages. Freedom and liberty were available to all from Day One. As the U.S. gears up to mark the 400th anniversary of its roots as a nation, leading scholars from around the globe are teaming up to dispel myths and challenge longheld assumptions about how the country was settled. Their group, New England Beginnings, is using phone apps and searchable online archives to help set the record straight about the early 1600s — and fill in some important knowledge gaps. “All many people know is that the Pilgrims landed in Plymouth in 1620, Boston was started in 1630, and then in 1776 we had a revolution,” said Rose Doherty, president of the Partnership of Historic Bostons, a group devoted to the 17th-century history of the city and the much-older Boston in Lincolnshire on the east coast of England. Doherty’s organization is among 19 prominent groups that comprise New England Beginnings. Others include the American Antiquarian Society, the General Society of Mayflower Descendants, the New England Historic Genealogical Society, Rhode Island’s Tomaquag Museum, Britain’s History of Independence Project and the Leiden American Pilgrim Museum in the Netherlands. Together, they see an opening as the U.S. prepares in 2020 to mark the 400th anniversary of the Pilgrims’ arrival in 1620. “There’s a lot of attention being paid right now to how you distinguish between real

news and fake news. But this is something historians grapple with all the time,” said Francis Bremer, a professor emeritus of history at Pennsylvania’s Millersville University and the coordinator of New England Beginnings. A key focus, Bremer said, is presenting a much more complete and accurate picture of how the early settlers interacted with Native Americans. Underscoring the gulf between how natives and white Americans see history, on every Thanksgiving since 1970, members of New England tribes have gathered in downtown Plymouth for a solemn National Day of Mourning observance that recalls the disease, racism and oppression the settlers brought. “It’s an important part of the story that’s really taken a back seat for a long time. You just can’t bury history,” said Paula Peters, a writer and activist and a member of Massachusetts’ Wampanoag tribe. “People don’t know how quickly it became repressive for the Wampanoags. Ship after ship after ship arrived, and they came with laws and deeds. You really have to put yourself in the moccasins of the people who were enduring that.” Peters’ pet peeve: “This myth of the friendly Indians and the grateful Pilgrims who met in Plymouth by the grace of God and everyone lived happily ever after.” New England Beginnings is turning to technology to remedy such misapprehensions — and highlight the crucial role the 1600s played in shaping what would become the U.S. One member, the Boston-based Congregational Library and Archives, has launched a new app — “Puritan Boston Tests Democracy”

— that sheds light on colonial hypocrisy. (Example: The settlers’ first legal guarantee of individual liberty adopted in 1641 also condoned slavery.) Another member, the Colonial Society of Massachusetts, is preparing an online edition of Plymouth Gov. William Bradford’s history, “Of Plymouth Plantation,” with notes reflecting Native American perspectives. A third, the Massachusetts Historical Society, soon will release a searchable online version of “The Winthrop Papers,” a trove of material on early New England. Scholars hope they can fi-

nally turn the page on folklore suggesting that all 102 Mayflower passengers were Pilgrims (only about 40 were) or that Puritan piety was as omnipresent as the Almighty (the word “fornication” peppers many early accounts). “There’s a very human record in church documents of people getting in fights, abandonment, sexual abuse,” said Peggy Bendroth, director of the Congregational Library and Archives. “They were very complicated people full of paradoxes and subtleties,” she said. “It was just as much of a struggle for them as for us.”

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Hartford — Should Connecticut compensate a prison inmate who was injected with psychotropic drugs against his will? A trial set for January, in which the inmate is representing himself, will decide. The inmate, Kacey Lewis, was taken from his cell, shackled and subdued with pepper spray for some of the 42 injections he received from the medical staff at Northern Correctional Institution in Somers, according to court records. U.S. District Judge Vanessa Bryant found the prison staff violated Lewis’ rights to due process and ordered the civil trial, scheduled for the first week of January, to determine whether he is entitled to financial damages or other relief. The trial also will determine whether medical staff violated Lewis’ rights against cruel and unusual punishment by being deliber-

ately indifferent to his medical needs and through the suffering caused by the injections. Lewis, who is acting as his own attorney, has been imprisoned since 2009 on a 15-year sentence for the assault and kidnapping of his girlfriend. A panel made up of the three doctors at the Northern Correctional Institution determined after a hearing 2011 that the drugs were needed to treat a mental health condition they had diagnosed. In a letter to The Associated Press, Lewis insisted that he is not mentally ill and that the doctors “used false information and a bogus diagnosis to rationalize and justify” forcing him to be medicated. An advocate was appointed to represent Lewis’ interests at the 2011 hearing. But that advocate, Dr. Mark Frayne, was the supervising psychologist who had been treating Lewis at the prison.

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kes, 87, of Niantic died Friday, Dec. 23, 2016, at Lawrence + Memorial Hospital in New London. He was born in Middletown on Sept. 28, 1929, the son of Charles and Margaret (Begley) Wilkes. He was a graduate of East Hampton High School and received a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Connecticut in 1951. He received his master’s degree from the University of Southern California in 1977. He retired from the Electric Boat division of General Dynamics as an electrical engineer project manager in 1989. Mr. Wilkes was an active member of St. Agnes Church in Niantic. He was the first Parish Council president of St. Agnes Church, a daily communicant, Lector, Eucharistic Minister and volunteer at Bride Brook Health and Rehabilitation Center. In October of 1955, he married Eleanor (Barone) Wilkes, who survives him. He is also survived by three children, Galen D. Wilkes of Van Nuys, Calif., Steven D. Wilkes of Niantic, and Laura Wilkes Denison and son-in-law, Jeffery Denison, of Niantic. He has three grandchildren, Sydney, Mariah and Vianna Denison; a sister-in-law, Angie and her husband, Peter Galera; a brother, Donald E. Wilkes of Daytona Beach, Fla. He was predeceased by his parents and a brother, Rodney G. Wilkes of Pittsburgh, Pa. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 29, at St. Agnes Church. Interment at St. Mary Cemetery will be private. There are no calling hours. Please visit www.neilanfuneralhome.com to leave a condolence message for the Wilkes family.

IN MEMORIAM In Loving Memory Of

LORETTA SANDS Dec. 26, 1967 - Sept. 29, 2016

I know your with Jesus this year on your birthday, but I miss you more and more every single day. Love Your Fiance Jim _________________________

IN MEMORIAM In Loving Memory Of

MARY W. GRANDCHAMP Sept. 29, 1942 - Dec. 26, 2003

Donna Kriksciun Montville — Donna Kriksci-

74, of Groton, the beloved wife of Richard D. Lafferty, entered into rest peacefully on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016. She was born in Phillipsburg, Pa., on Oct. 19, 1942, beloved daughter of the late Jack and Isabelle Waite. Nancy was a homemaker who enjoyed movies and going to shows. She loved spending time with her family and friends, especially her cherished grandchildren and great-grandson. Nancy will be sadly missed by all and will remain forever in our hearts. He loving family in addition to her husband, Richard, includes her caring daughter, Stefanie Lafferty, her beloved grandchildren, Cameron Lafferty and Brianna Lafferty and her cherished grandson, Lorenzo. Nancy was predeceased by her brother, Frank Lafferty. A funeral service in celebration of Nancy’s life will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016, in the Chapel of Miller-Ward Funeral Home, 260 Bank St., (Route 67, across from Klarides Village) Seymour, with interment to follow at Mt. St. Peter Cemetery, Derby. Friends and relatives may call at the funeral home from 4 until 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016. Memorial gifts in Nancy’s memory may be made to The American Diabetes Association, 2275 Silas Deane Highway, First Floor N-Unit 9, Rocky Hill, CT 06067. To light a virtual candle and leave online condolences, please visit www.millerwardfuneralhome.com

un, 61, of Oakdale entered eternal life on Dec. 17, 2016, in the comfort of her loving family. She was born July 21, 1955, in Bridgeport, the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Carr) Miller. She was united in marriage to Robert Kriksciun on Jan. 26, 1978. Mrs. Kriksciun was an LPN in the Alzheimer’s Care Unit at the former Hamilton Pavilion in Norwich for many years. Besides her beloved husband of nearly 39 years of marriage, she is survived by six children, Jay Cortina and wife, Pam Carr, Sara Rodriguez and husband, Andrew, Kelsey Kriksciun, Kimberly Kriksciun, Kristine McMahon and husband, Kevin, Matthew Kriksciun and wife, Deb; three sisters, Marlene Gannis, Lori Phillips and Jill Weber; her 13 grandchildren, who affectionately called her “Nany”; and many nieces and nephews who called her “Aunt Cokey.” She was predeceased by a brother, Joey Miller. A memorial service will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016, at the Harvest Christian Fellowship Church, 5 Freedom Way, Niantic. Interment is private. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to Alzheimer’s Association of CT, 200 Executive Blvd., Suite 4B, Southington, CT 06489.

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I own my part in troubled times The burdens placed on others’ lives Procrastinated processing this year Most likely rooted in this fear Still grounded in recovery Guiding me to question me My Chosen life has run its course Transitioned to a Branded force

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Praying you guide me on this path Until we once again can laugh With a mother’s insight from Above Please share your strength, your faith, your love

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London — George Michael, who rocketed to stardom with WHAM! and went on to enjoy a long and celebrated solo career lined with controversies, has died, his publicist said Sunday. He was 53. Michael died at his home in Goring, England. His publicist, Cindi Berger, said he had not been ill. No other details were released. He enjoyed immense popularity early in his career as a teenybopper idol, delivering a series of hits such as “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go,” “Young Guns (Go For It)” and “Freedom.” As a solo artist, he developed into a more serious singer and songwriter, lauded by critics for his tremendous vocal range. He sold well over 100 million albums globally, earned numerous Grammy and American Music Awards, and recorded duets with legends like Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Luciano Pavarotti and Elton John. Throughout his career, his drug use and taste for risky sex brought him into frequent brushes with the law, most famously in 1998 when he was arrested for public lewdness in Los Angeles. Yet, he managed to turn the incident into fodder for a popular song that poked fun at his behavior, and his acknowledgment of his homosexuality at that time made him even more popular with his fans. Michael, with startling good looks and an easy stage manner, formed the boy band WHAM! with his school friend Andrew Ridgeley in the early 1980s. Helped by MTV, which was an emerging music industry force at the time, the cheerful duo easily crossed the Atlantic to become popular in the United States with Michael, as lead singer, usually the focal point. He started his solo career shortly before WHAM! split, with the release of the megahit single “Careless Whisper,” making a seamless transition. Critics generally viewed his WHAM! songs as catchy but disposable pop and gave his solo efforts far higher marks. His first solo album, 1987’s “Faith,” sold more 20 million copies, and he enjoyed several hit singles including the raunchy “I Want Your Sex,” which was helped immeasurably by a provocative video that received wide air play on MTV. The song was controversial not only because of its explicit nature, but also because it was seen as encouraging casual sex and promiscuity at a time when the AIDS epidemic was deepening. Michael and his management tried to tamp down this point of view by having the singer write “Explore Monogamy” on the leg and back of a model in the video. At the time, Michael had not disclosed his homosexuality, and much of his chart success was based on his sex appeal to young women. His look was raw and provocative, with tight jeans, tight T-shirts, black leather jackets and designer stubble, and his videos pushed the accepted limits with many lingerie-clad models vying for Michael’s attentions on screen. But Michael’s situation

changed abruptly in 1998 when he was arrested for lewd conduct in a public toilet in Los Angeles after being spotted by a male undercover police officer. The arrest received international media attention, and seemed for a brief time to jeopardize Michael’s stature as a top recording artist. But instead of making excuses for his behavior, he went on to release a single and video, “Outside,” that made light of the charges against him and mocked the Los Angeles police who had arrested him. Like all of his efforts at the time, it sold in prodigious numbers, helping him put the incident behind him. The arrest also prompted him to speak openly about his sexual orientation. These years represented the height of Michael’s commercial success, which at times was marred by a protracted legal dispute with his record company Sony. He remained a strong musical force throughout his career, releasing dozens of records and touring to adoring crowds despite a growing number of run-ins with police, many of them stemming from a series of driving-under-theinfluence-of-drugs incidents, including several crashes. Michael was an admitted user of marijuana and prescription sedatives and several times was found slumped over his car’s steering wheel after using both at the same time. His driver’s license was finally revoked for five years in 2010 after Michael drove his Land Rover into the side of a Snappy Snap photo shop with so much force that his vehicle dented the wall. A passer-by remembering Michael’s early career wrote the word WHAM on the spot his SUV had hit. He was also arrested a second time in public toilets — this time in North London in

2008 for drug use, an incident that prompted him to apologize to his fans and promise to get his life in order. He also offered an apology to “everybody else, just for boring them.” A year earlier, he had told a television interviewer that his problems stemmed from a self-destructive streak and his attention-seeking nature. He said at a press conference in 2011 that he felt he had let young people down with his misbehavior and had made it easier for others to denigrate homosexuals. Despite these personal setbacks, Michael’s musical performances remained strong even as his material moved farther from the teen tunes that first brought him to stardom. The Telegraph newspaper in 2011 described a London concert appearance as an impressive event, calling his voice, “A rich, soulful instrument, it’s capable of serious emotional heft, expertly matching the confessional tone of his own material.” Michael, with strong Greek-Cypriot roots, was born Georgios Panayiotou in England. He and schoolmate Ridgeley formed a ska band called the Executive when they were just 16 before moving on to form WHAM! “I wanted to be loved,” said Michael of his start in the music field. “It was an ego satisfaction thing.” Michael was active in a number of charities and helped raise money to combat AIDS, help needy children, and support gay rights. He had a longterm relationship with Kenny Goss, but announced onstage in August 2011 that the two had broken up.

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into the mic. “(It will be) a year of blessing, a year of change.” Dishon Morgan sat in front of a plate of eggs for several minutes, only digging in once he had hugged a couple of friends and chatted with other diners. “It’s the people that’s good,” he said. “It’s not really the food, it’s the people. That’s what makes it work — it’s the people that care.” Toward the end of the meal, Kent Sistare, a lifelong mem-

ber of First Congregational who helped run the weekday breakfast program for many years, walked in. He managed to stay under the radar for a few minutes, but as soon as Seymour took the stage, any chance at anonymity went out the window. Seymour sang Sistare’s praises for several minutes, and encouraged the former New London Breakfasts volunteer to come to the front of the room, where he got a round of applause.

Dressed in a Dallas Cowboys-themed apron and a Santa hat with leopard pattern trim, Carter gave Sistare a hug, then went back to making sure latecomers to the breakfast got fed. “I’m taking the day off tomorrow,” she said. But other volunteers said they would help make sure New London Breakfasts would be up and running the next day at 5 a.m., just like any other Monday. m.shanahan@theday.com

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sculpture. Greene finished the last details on Dec. 16. In constructing “Ephemeral,” Greene wanted to explore the use of space by elevating the sculpture instead of having it sit on the ground. The sculpture is a half-relief with no base other than the posts of the grapevine rows, which creates negative space and a bit of a gravitational challenge with the weight and density of the piece. Vines are woven together to look like a partial profile view of a woman’s head, shoulder and hips when viewed from afar. Over the next few months, trail cameras will take photos of the sculpture every 10 minutes, which will be put together in a documentary to capture the process of decay. “I’ve done a few other of these types of sculptures where they basically are impermanent and they’re made to kind of thrive for a while and then die off, being reclaimed by nature,” he said. “We get some heavy winds here, and it’ll be interesting to

tecting small, rural communities,” he said. The original vision of the land trust was to serve as a vehicle through which people voluntarily could protect their own land, said trust President John Pritchard. Later, the leadership of the land trust realized that it wasn’t enough and they would have to be more proactive and buy property coming on to the market to prevent it from being developed. The relationship between the land trust and the town also grew over time. The land trust used to hold land set aside during the subdivision process, until the town empowered the conservation commission to hold land in the late ’80s or early ’90s. Around the same time, the town created the Open Space Committee, which enhanced the conservation ethic in town, and the amount of land protected in partnership skyrocketed, Eno said. The land trust’s history also includes stories of grass-roots campaigns among residents to preserve land. During the program, Volunteers Lyndon Haviland and Penny Smyth, a former board member, tell the story of the campaign among neighbors 10 years ago to save the meadow next to the Grassy Hill Congregational Church, an iconic image often captured in paintings of Lyme. The group received more than 200 donations, from people as far away as the West Coast and France. In addition to the PBS program and to celebrate its 50th anniversary, the Land Trust raised money to produce a video focusing on the founders and pioneers of the land trust, Moore said.

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Ledyard resident Robert Greene weaves vines into “Ephemeral,” a sculpture mimicking the figure of a woman lying on her side, on Dec. 14. It was constructed at Stonington Vineyards out of vines and other cuttings from the vineyard.

watch.” As an abstract figurative sculptor who works primarily with wood, Greene said he draws a lot of inspiration from the human condition, especially the power of the brain. His temporary outdoor installations, which aren’t designed to last, are a reminder of human mortality. Some of his pieces are influenced by his father’s battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also called ALS

Lyme’s children added their voices to the television program, as crews filmed the Lyme Consolidated School’s Earth Day celebration, in which students learn outdoors about fish ladders and the environment. The celebration also includes an assembly and lessons with the students in the classroom.

needs, such as individualized plans to help them with development. All students over the age of 3 with special educational needs are eligible for public education. Genova works with area day cares like Ivy Cottage and the United Methodist church to identify these students if parents have questions. Blacker headed up the early childhood program when it began at the school decades ago, and said it has transformed as thinking changed on early childhood education. When she began, every student had to have an individualized education plan, and the program ran a half-day. Since then they’ve broadened into other special education, and moved away from a language-based program to a developmental and cognitive one, focused on “whole kids.” People forget, she said, kids at this age learn best through play and working with physical objects. In Yonush’s class, during writing lessons she starts the week with wooden rectangles that can form a letter of the alphabet. Students will work through the week at assembling each part of the letter until they learn it, or color in the outlines of pictures and then work their way up to the shape of a letter. “Our strength is being developmentally appropriate ... we don’t want to be ‘little kindergarten,’ we want to be appropriate education for your

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Moore said he hopes viewers watching the program in Lyme will feel a sense of pride about the town they live in and what has been accomplished by the land trust. “I’m hoping it will also inspire people to play a more active role in the land trust,” he said. He added that the land trust is becoming a role model to other land trusts, as almost half of the households in town are members of the land trust. About half of the land in town has been preserved, with the help of the land trust, along with the state, town, Nature Conservancy and federal government, Moore said. Bill Mosher, the executive producer and founder of “Visionaries,” said his team had been looking to feature a nonprofit working on the local level that might have a replicable model that could be adopted in communities across the country. “Lyme Land Conservation Trust turned out to be much more than we had imagined,” Mosher said by email. “It is an extraordinary example of the power individuals have to create positive change when they think and act locally.” “I hope the viewer will take away the realization that true change is a generational endeavor often requiring years of dedicated action,” he added. k.drelich@theday.com

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For the past four years, the land trust has been partnering with the school, said parents Eliza Sharp and Emily Bjornberg, who volunteers as a fish ladder coordinator and steward with the land trust. The land trust began the partnership with the school in recognition that it should engage young people in the effort to conserve land. “Ultimately, we can set aside all the land we want, but unless we teach the next generations that they also need to fight to protect it, and the reasons why they need to fight to protect it, then our mission rings hollow,” Bjornberg said. Sharp said children today, in general, are conservation-minded and regard the earth and land as something important. Nolan Smyth, 21, Penny’s son, who grew up in Lyme and now attends college in New York, said he thinks the younger generation will be able to build on what the land trust has established so far. “Going out into the world and coming back, it’s been really great to see what Lyme is able to accomplish,” Nolan Smyth said. “Growing up, I used to walk in the woods every day and go exploring. I think that’s something that was really special in my childhood, and an organization that is willing to protect that is really important.”

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TEAMMATES FOR LIFE Stonington girls donate uniforms to support basketball team in Arua, Uganda By VICKIE FULKERSON Day Scholastic Sports Editor

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The Stonington High School girls’ basketball team, under coach Paulla Solar, donated an old set of uniforms to a team in Arua, Uganda, nearly 7,000 miles away. The donation was facilitated by an organization called “Teammates for Life,” of which Solar is the secretary. Former Stonington all-state player and state championship coach Vianna McGugan is the president of the “Teammates” program and is spending the holiday season in Uganda teaching beginning players the basics of the sport. Visit www.theday.com for a video presentation.

Stonington — The first thing you notice is the smiles that take up the entire photograph, beaming, laughing expressions of the most perfect joy. The next thing is the uniforms, white with brown numerals anwd the letters which read, “BEARS.” The team wearing the jerseys is the Javon Lady Phenoms from Arua, Uganda, an East African country which is one of the poorest in the world. The donation of the jerseys came from the Stonington High School girls' basketball team, nearly 7,000 miles away, facilitated by head coach Paulla Solar through one of her former players, Vianna McGugan, who is the president of an organization called “Teammates for Life.” Solar has become the group's secretary and while courts are being built and basic dribbling skills taught to the young women of Uganda, the veteran Stonington coach has used the humanitarian effort as one of the life lessons in which she likes to immerse her athletes. “It feels really cool that there's these people across the world and we can help,” Stonington senior forward Cameron Dreher said. “People are people, across the world or in Pawcatuck, Conn. (Seeing the Ugandan players in Stonington uniforms) gives everyone a new outlook on it. “They're happy just being on the court. They're happy just to hold a basketball. It's definitely something to be proud of.” The “Teammates for Life” mission is “to establish global partnerships with individuals who support improving disadvantaged communities using mentoring and educational activities, resulting in their ability to become self-sustaining.” The organization's web site goes on to say that the lack of access to quality education is of epic proportions for girls in Uganda. “We choose to begin our mission with a sports theme because sports is an international language that even those without adequate education can understand. One of our goals is to provide basketball instruction and necessary equipment to young SEE STONINGTON PAGE D4

Celtics enjoy holiday treat with victory over Knicks

Wild card first step for Giants Associated Press

East Rutherford, N.J. — At least now the Giants don't have to root for the Cowboys. After Tampa Bay lost to New Orleans on Saturday, New York advanced to the playoffs. Had the Bucs won, the Giants would have needed their archrival from Dallas to beat Detroit on tonight to secure a postseason berth. Instead, the Giants (10-5) are in the playoffs for the first time since 2011, when they won the Super Bowl. They must wait until after the season finales to find out where they will head on Jan. 7 or 8 for a wild-card game. "There is a process in progressing to your ultimate objective," said coach Ben McAdoo, who replaced SEE GIANTS PAGE D3

By BRIAN MAHONEY Associated Press

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Isaiah Thomas reacts after sinking a 3-pointer during the Celtics’ 119-114 win over the Knicks on Christmas Day in New York.

New York — When the Knicks tried to make a Christmas comeback, the Celtics' response was strong and Smart. Isaiah Thomas scored 27 points, Marcus Smart made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 47 119 seconds left after Celtics 114 Boston blew a late Knicks lead, and the Celtics beat New York 119-114 on Sunday. The Knicks wiped out a late ninepoint deficit with an out-of-nowhere 11-2 run in a little more than a minute, but Smart answered with his shot and Avery Bradley and Al Horford made big defensive plays afterward. "We did a good job of just being

calm and gutting out the win," Thomas said. Jae Crowder and Kelly Olynyk each had 16 points for the Celtics, who won for the fifth time in six games. Carmelo Anthony scored 29 points and Derrick Rose had 25 for the Knicks, who fell to 22-29 in their NBA-record 51 Christmas appearances. "You don't want to lose at all but to lose today, it was a tough loss," Anthony said. Crowder made three straight 3-pointers in the second quarter as Boston took a 56-48 halftime advantage. The Celtics rarely built the lead much bigger in the second half, but also never let the Knicks make much of a dent in it, always coming up with SEE CELTICS PAGE D4

Chicago Cubs' World Series title voted top Associated Press sports story of 2016; death of Ali finishes second Everything changed for the Chicago Cubs on a rainy November night. A century-plus worth of heartache washed away by a wave of pure joy. There were hugs, cheers and tears — and bottles and bottles of booze, sprayed everywhere from Cleveland to the shadow of Wrigley Field. Lovable losers, no more. The story of so many lifetimes is The Associated Press' Sports Story of the Year. "The burden has been lifted," manager Joe Maddon said. The Cubs' first World Series title since 1908 is the runaway winner for top sports story of 2016, collecting 48 of 59 first-place votes and 549 points in balloting by AP members and editors. The death of Muhammad Ali after a long battle with Parkinson's disease was second with 427 points, and LeBron James leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to the franchise's first NBA title took third with 425 points.

In a year that seemed to be more about what we lost (Ali, Arnold Palmer, Gordie Howe, Pat Summitt, Jose Fernandez and the plane crash that killed most of the Brazilian club soccer team Chapecoense) than the winners on the field, the Cubs provided a feel-good moment that warmed at least the north side of Chicago well into the city's notoriously brutal winter. They drew huge ratings throughout the playoffs, with much of the country tuning in to see if it finally was the year. It was. "I think a lot of casual fans were initially drawn to the Cubs in the postseason because of the 108year drought and the curse narrative," president of baseball operations Theo Epstein said. "But when they tuned in, they saw a talented team full of young, exciting players who are also team-first, high-character people." As baseball stories go, the 2016 Cubs had it all. One last stand for David Ross, a retiring catcher

who became a key figure in Chicago's clubhouse. Loads of bright young stars, with Kris Bryant turning in an MVP performance. An eccentric personality in Maddon, who cemented his status as one of the game's best managers. There was history, for the franchise and its front office, with Epstein helping end two of baseball's biggest droughts. See Boston Red Sox, 2004. That would have been enough to make it one of the top sports stories of any year, but an epic finish only added to the luster of the franchise's third championship. The Cubs dropped three of the first four games in the World Series against the Indians, and then rallied to force Game 7 in Cleveland. After Chicago blew a 6-3 lead in the finale, outfielder Jason Heyward got his teammates together during a short rain delay before the top of the 10th. The Cubs caught their breath, and then finished off the famed Billy Goat Curse

with an 8-7 victory that will live on in the bars of Wrigleyville for many years to come. "The players-only meeting during the rain delay was emblematic of this team," Epstein said. "Instead of lamenting the blown lead or pointing fingers, the players rallied around one another and picked each other up." Ali was mourned all over the world after his death in June at age 74. President Barack Obama called his wife, Lonnie, to express his condolences, and a public memorial in the boxer's hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, drew an eclectic mix of celebrities, athletes and politicians. It was quite a year for James, who powered Cleveland to its own comeback from a 3-1 deficit against Golden State for the city's first major professional sports championship since 1964. He tried to cheer the Indians to a second title for Cleveland, but they fell just short. — Associated Press

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SUMMARY Maryland, BC rewarded for their turnaround seasons By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer

Detroit — Maryland and Boston College are meeting in the Motor City after quite a turnaround. The Terrapins (6-6) and the Eagles (6-6) bounced back with relatively strong seasons after slumping to 3-9 records last season. While a trip to Detroit in the winter may not seem like much of a reward in college football’s bowl-filled postseason, both programs seem thankful they did enough to earn a spot in the Quick Lane Bowl. “It’s a measuring stick for the amount of success in a year,” said Boston College’s Steve Addazio, who joined Jack Bicknell as the only coaches in school history to lead the team to a bowl game in three of their first four seasons. Maryland also is in the postseason for the third time in four years, this time with first-year coach DJ Durkin. Durkin started seven true freshmen at some point this season, but he credited his outgoing players with helping the program win again. “I’m pleased with the amount of buy-in from our seniors,” he said. “They’ve been through a lot of adversity in their career and they stayed the course.” Here are some things to watch when the Terrapins and the Eagles play this afternoon with a chance to cap their season with a victory that would give them a winning record: COACHING CONNECTION: Addazio and Durkin were on the same staff in 2010 at Florida. Addazio went on to become a first-time head coach in 2011 at Temple, where he won 13 games over two seasons before being hired by Boston College. Durkin stayed with the Gators through the 2014 season before leaving to be Michigan’s defensive coordinator and reuniting with Jim Harbaugh, with whom he coached at Stanford. “I genuinely love DJ, and I genuinely think he’s one of the finest coaches out there,” Addazio said. “I think Maryland is extremely lucky and smart to have hired him.” The feeling is mutual. “Steve’s a guy I look up to (in) this profession,” Durkin said. STINGY D: The Eagles gave up just 311 yards of offense and 107 yards rushing on the ground per game, ranking seventh in the nation in both categories. They’ll be prepared for Maryland’s offense because of playing teams such as Clemson in the ACC. “They’re a high-flying, fast-tempo,” Addazio said. “I’m just hoping they don’t score 9,000 points.” UNDER CENTER: Maryland quarterback Perry Hills connected on a Big Ten-best 66 percent of his passes and ranked second in pass efficiency. Like his team, he recovered following a poor season. Hills threw 10 touchdown passes and just three interceptions after throwing more interceptions (13) than touchdowns (eight) last year. “He’s been a really good player for us this year when he’s been healthy,” Durkin said. “We’ve had some ups and downs based on his health. He was back for us the last game of the year. He’s back healthy now.”

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EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts Montreal 34 21 9 4 46 Ottawa 34 20 11 3 43 Boston 36 18 14 4 40 Tampa Bay 35 17 15 3 37 Florida 35 15 14 6 36 Toronto 33 14 12 7 35 Detroit 34 15 15 4 34 Buffalo 33 12 13 8 32 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts Columbus 32 23 5 4 50 Pittsburgh 35 22 8 5 49 N.Y. Rangers 36 23 12 1 47 Washington 32 20 8 4 44 Philadelphia 36 20 12 4 44 Carolina 33 15 11 7 37 New Jersey 34 13 14 7 33 N.Y. Islanders 33 13 14 6 32 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts Chicago 36 22 9 5 49 Minnesota 33 21 8 4 46 St. Louis 35 18 12 5 41 Nashville 33 15 13 5 35 Dallas 35 14 14 7 35 Winnipeg 36 16 17 3 35 Colorado 33 12 20 1 25 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts San Jose 34 21 12 1 43 Edmonton 36 18 12 6 42 Anaheim 35 17 12 6 40 Los Angeles 34 17 13 4 38 Calgary 36 18 16 2 38 Vancouver 35 14 18 3 31 Arizona 34 11 18 5 27 NOTE: Two points for a win, one overtime loss. Sunday’s Games No games scheduled Today’s Games No games scheduled Tuesday’s Games Ottawa at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m. Washington at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m. Pittsburgh at New Jersey, 7 p.m. Boston at Columbus, 7 p.m. Buffalo at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Minnesota at Nashville, 8 p.m. Winnipeg at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. Dallas at Arizona, 9 p.m. Calgary at Colorado, 9 p.m. San Jose at Anaheim, 10 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Carolina at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Toronto at Florida, 7 p.m. Montreal at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. Philadelphia at St. Louis, 8 p.m. Los Angeles at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

GF GA 104 76 88 89 85 87 100 98 85 97 97 95 83 96 71 91 GF 110 121 119 87 110 88 80 90 GF 102 102 98 94 89 95 67

GA 65 100 89 69 108 90 102 102 GA 86 66 103 94 106 105 106

GF GA 87 75 105 97 96 99 87 84 94 103 86 109 75 108 point for

Scoring Leaders Through Saturday GP G C. McDavid, EDM 36 13 Evgeni Malkin, PIT 35 14 Sidney Crosby, PIT 29 24 V. Tarasenko, STL 35 16 Artemi Panarin, CHI 36 15 Cam Atkinson, CLS 32 15 Jakub Voracek, PHI 36 11 Phil Kessel, PIT 35 11 Patrick Kane, CHI 36 10 Tyler Seguin, DAL 35 11 Brent Burns, SJ 34 13 Joe Pavelski, SJ 34 12 4 tied with 31 pts.

A 29 25 14 22 21 20 24 23 24 22 19 20

PTS 42 39 38 38 36 35 35 34 34 33 32 32

Friday At Tokyo, Naoya Inoue vs. Kohei Kono, 12, for Inoue’s WBO junior bantamweight title; Akira Yaegashi vs. Wittawas Basapean, 12, for Yaegashi’s IBF junior flyweight title; Ryota Murata vs. Bruno Sandoval, 10, middleweights. Saturday At Kyoto, Japan, Jonathan Guzman vs. Yukinori Oguni, 12, for Guzman’s IBF super bantamweight title; Kazuto Ioka vs. Yutthana Kaensa, 12, for Ioka’s WBA World flyweight title. At Tokyo, Jezreel Corrales vs. Takashi Uchiyama, 12, for Corrales’ WBA Super World super featherweight title; Ryoichi Taguchi vs. Carlos Canizales, 12, for Taguchi’s WBA World light flyweight title. 2017 Jan. 13 At Hialeah (Fla.) Park Racing & Casino (Spike), Erislandy Lara vs. Yuri Foreman, 12, for Lara’s WBA Super World-IBO junior middleweight titles; Anthony Dirrell vs. Norbert Nemesapati, 10, super middleweights. Jan. 14 At Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y. (SHO), James DeGale vs. Badou Jack, 12, for Jack’s WBC World super middleweight title and DeGale’s IBF World super middleweight title; Jose Pedraza vs. Gervonta Davis, 12, junior lightweights; Ievgen Khytrov vs. Immanuwel Aleem, 10, middleweights. Jan. 20 At Bally’s Atlantic City (N.J.) Hotel and Casino (SHO), Adam Lopez vs. Danny Roman, 10, super bantamweights. Jan. 28 At the MGM Grand, Las Vegas (SHO), Carl Frampton vs. Leo Santa Cruz, 12, for Frampton’s WBA Super World featherweight title; Dejan Zlaticanin vs. Mikey Garcia, 12, for Zlaticanin’s WBC World lightweight title; Lee Selby vs. Jonathan Victor Barros, 12, for Selby’s IBF featherweight title; Jorge Lara vs. Oktay Takalak, 10, featherweights. At Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, Calif. (HBO), Francisco Vargas vs. Miguel Berchelt, 12, for Vargas’ WBC World super featherweight title; Takashi Miura vs. Miguel Roman, 12, junior lightweights. Feb. 11 At TBA, United States (SHO), Gary Russell Jr. vs. Oscar Escandon, 12, for Russell’s WBC World featherweight title; Jermell Charlo vs. Charles Hatley, 12, for Charlo’s WBC World junior middleweight title; Adrien Broner vs. Adrian Granados, 10, junior welterweights. Feb. 25 At Ford Center, Frisco, Texas (PPV), Guillermo Rigondeaux vs. Moises Flores, 12, for Rigondeaux’s WBA Super World super bantamweight title; Miguel Cotto vs. James Kirkland, 12, super welterweights. March 4 At O2 Arena, London, Tony Bellew vs. David Haye, 12, heavyweights. At New York (SHO), Keith Thurman vs. Danny Garcia, 12, for Thurman’s WBA Super World and Garcia’s WBC World welterweight titles; Erickson Lubin vs. Jorge Cota, 12, junior middleweights. March 18 At Madison Square Garden, New York (PPV), Gennady Golovkin vs. Daniel Jacobs, 12, for Golovkin’s WBA Super World/WBC World/IBF/IBO middleweight titles. April 29 At Wembley Stadium, London, Anthony Joshua vs. Wladimir Klitschko, for Joshua’s IBF and the vacant WBA heavyweight titles.

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College/Hockey East Overall L T 6 1 5 3 7 2 6 2 6 2 5 2 6 6 12 2 8 3 6 3 7 4 9 3

W L T Pts GF GA W Boston Coll. 8 1 1 17 40 22 13 UM-Lowell 6 3 1 13 31 21 10 New Hamp. 5 1 1 11 31 17 8 Notre Dame 5 3 1 11 28 20 9 Vermont 5 3 1 11 24 22 10 Boston U. 4 2 2 10 19 16 10 UConn 4 3 2 10 23 22 6 UMass 2 7 1 5 21 36 4 Merrimack 1 4 3 5 17 27 6 Providence 1 4 2 4 17 23 7 Northeastern 1 6 2 4 21 31 6 Maine 1 6 1 3 17 32 7 Wednesday’s Game Merrimack vs. Colorado College at Estero, Fla., 7:30 p.m. Thursday’s Games Merrimack vs. Northern Michigan or Cornell at Estero, Fla., 4 or 7:30 p.m. Boston College vs. Quinnipiac at Pittsburgh, 4:30 p.m. Friday’s Games UMass-Lowell vs. Colgate at Hanover, N.H., 4 p.m. Boston College vs. Ferris St. or Robert Morris at Pittsburgh, 4:30 or 7:30 p.m. Ala.-Huntsville vs. UMass at Minneapolis, 5 p.m. St. Cloud St. vs. UConn at Prescott Valley, Ariz., 6 p.m. Clarkson at Northeastern, 7 p.m. Maine vs. New Hampshire at Manchester, N.H., 7 p.m. Denver at Providence, 7:05 p.m. Bentley at Vermont, 7:05 p.m. Saturday’s Games Bentley at Vermont, 3 p.m. UMass-Lowell vs. Army or Dartmouth at Hanover, N.H., 4 or 7 p.m. Alaska at Notre Dame, 4:05 p.m. UMass vs. Mercyhurst or Minnesota at Minneapolis, 5 or 8 p.m. Denver at Providence, 5:05 p.m. UConn vs. Brown or Arizona St. at Prescott Valley, Ariz., 6 or 9 p.m. Sunday’s Game Alaska at Notre Dame, 2:05 p.m.

1908 — Jack Johnson becomes the first black man to win the world heavyweight boxing title, with a 14th-round knockout of Tommy Burns in Australia. 1917 — Toronto’s Harry Cameron becomes the first defenseman to score four goals in a game, leading the Maple Leafs past the Montreal Canadiens 7-5. 1943 — Sid Luckman throws five touchdown passes to lead the Chicago Bears to a 41-21 victory over the Washington Redskins for the NFL championship. 1946 — The United States wins the Davis Cup with a 5-0 sweep of Australia, the worst defeat for a defending champion. 1954 — Otto Graham scores three touchdowns and passes for three more to lead the Cleveland Browns to a 56-10 rout of the Detroit Lions for the NFL title. 1955 — The Cleveland Browns intercept six passes, one of which is returned 65 yards for a touchdown by Don Paul, in a 38-14 victory over the Los Angeles Rams for the NFL championship. Otto Graham of the Browns passes for two touchdowns and scores two more. 1960 — The Philadelphia Eagles come from behind twice on a 35-yard pass to Tommy McDonald from Norm Van Brocklin and a 5-yard run by Ted Dean to beat the Green Bay Packers 17-13 for the NFL title. 1964 — Wray Carlton and Jack Kemp each score touchdowns and Pete Gogolak kicks two field goals to give the Buffalo Bills a 20-7 victory over the San Diego Chargers in the AFL championship. 1965 — The Buffalo Bills win their second straight AFL championship with a 27-0 victory over the San Diego Chargers. The Chargers are able to get inside Buffalo’s 25-yard line only once. 1999 — Mike Vanderjagt’s 21-yard field goal with four seconds left gives the Indianapolis Colts a 29-28 win over the Cleveland Browns. Indianapolis, which went 3-13 in 1998, makes NFL history by winning 10 more games than they did the previous season. 2001 — Steve Nash scores 27 points and makes a 3-pointer with 0.6 seconds remaining in overtime as the Dallas Mavericks overcame a 53-point effort by Tim Duncan and beat the San Antonio Spurs 126-123.

FOOTBALL National Football League AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF y-New England 13 2 0 .867 406 Miami 10 5 0 .667 349 Buffalo 7 8 0 .467 389 N.Y. Jets 4 11 0 .267 245 South W L T Pct PF y-Houston 9 6 0 .600 262 Tennessee 8 7 0 .533 357 Indianapolis 7 8 0 .467 387 Jacksonville 3 12 0 .200 298 North W L T Pct PF y-Pittsburgh 10 5 0 .667 372 Baltimore 8 7 0 .533 333 Cincinnati 5 9 1 .367 298 Cleveland 1 14 0 .067 240 West W L T Pct PF x-Oakland 12 3 0 .800 410 Kansas City 10 4 0 .714 319 Denver 8 6 0 .571 299 San Diego 5 10 0 .333 383 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF y-Dallas 12 2 0 .857 366 x-N.Y. Giants 10 5 0 .667 291 Washington 8 6 1 .567 386 Philadelphia 6 9 0 .400 340 South W L T Pct PF y-Atlanta 10 5 0 .667 502 Tampa Bay 8 7 0 .533 337 New Orleans 7 8 0 .467 437 Carolina 6 9 0 .400 353 North W L T Pct PF Detroit 9 5 0 .643 301 Green Bay 9 6 0 .600 401 Minnesota 7 8 0 .467 289 Chicago 3 12 0 .200 269 West W L T Pct PF y-Seattle 9 5 1 .633 329 Arizona 6 8 1 .433 374 Los Angeles 4 11 0 .267 218 San Francisco 2 13 0 .133 286 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division Thursday, Dec. 22 Philadelphia 24, N.Y. Giants 19 Saturday, Dec. 24 New England 41, N.Y. Jets 3 Jacksonville 38, Tennessee 17 Washington 41, Chicago 21 Green Bay 38, Minnesota 25 Cleveland 20, San Diego 17 Atlanta 33, Carolina 16 Miami 34, Buffalo 31, OT Oakland 33, Indianapolis 25 New Orleans 31, Tampa Bay 24 San Francisco 22, Los Angeles 21 Arizona 34, Seattle 31 Houston 12, Cincinnati 10 Sunday’s Results Pittsburgh 31, Baltimore 27 Denver at Kansas City, late Monday’s Games Detroit at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 1 New England at Miami, 1 p.m. Cleveland at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. Carolina at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. Dallas at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. Houston at Tennessee, 1 p.m. Buffalo at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m. Chicago at Minnesota, 1 p.m. Baltimore at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. Jacksonville at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. Seattle at San Francisco, 4:25 p.m. New Orleans at Atlanta, 4:25 p.m. Kansas City at San Diego, 4:25 p.m. Arizona at Los Angeles, 4:25 p.m. Oakland at Denver, 4:25 p.m. N.Y. Giants at Washington, 4:25 p.m. Green Bay at Detroit, 8:30 p.m. End of Regular Season

PA 236 345 348 399 PA 304 361 372 376 PA 303 294 305 425 PA 361 274 258 386 PA 258 274 364 318 PA 374 353 416 385 PA 285 364 297 361 PA 269 356 350 455

Steelers ....................... 31 Ravens ......................... 27 Baltimore Pittsburgh

3 3 11 10 — 27 7 0 3 21 — 31 First Quarter Pit—Grimble 20 pass from Roethlisberger (Boswell kick), 7:12. Bal—FG Tucker 41, 5:50. Second Quarter Bal—FG Tucker 38, :18. Third Quarter Bal—S.Smith 18 pass from Flacco (S.Smith pass from Flacco), 13:26. Pit—FG Boswell 36, 9:35. Bal—FG Tucker 46, 1:28. Fourth Quarter Bal—FG Tucker 23, 14:18. Pit—Bell 7 run (Boswell kick), 11:41. Pit—Bell 7 pass from Roethlisberger (Boswell kick), 7:16. Bal—Juszczyk 10 run (Tucker kick), 1:18. Pit—Brown 4 pass from Roethlisberger (Boswell kick), :09. A—66,276. Bal Pit First downs 22 23 Total Net Yards 368 406 Rushes-yards 26-122 22-127 Passing 246 279 Punt Returns 2-25 0-0 Kickoff Returns 1-19 3-59 Interceptions Ret. 2-42 1-0 Comp-Att-Int 30-44-1 24-33-2 Sacked-Yards Lost 2-16 0-0 Punts 3-36.3 3-45.7 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards 7-95 4-45 Time of Possession 34:37 25:23 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Baltimore, Dixon 12-57, West 10-27, Campanaro 1-23, Juszczyk 2-15, Koch 1-0. Pittsburgh, Bell 20-122, Rogers 1-6, Roethlisberger 1-(minus 1). PASSING—Baltimore, Flacco 30-44-1-262. Pittsburgh, Roethlisberger 24-33-2-279. RECEIVING—Baltimore, Pitta 8-75, S.Smith 7-79, Wallace 4-21, Perriman 3-32, West 3-28, Juszczyk 2-10, Waller 1-11, Boyle 1-5, Dixon 1-1. Pittsburgh, Brown 10-96, Rogers 4-84, James 4-49, Bell 3-15, Grimble 1-20, Ayers 1-9, Hamilton 1-6. MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.

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Texans ......................... 12 Bengals ....................... 10 Cincinnati Houston

0 3 0 7 — 10 0 0 3 9 — 12 Second Quarter Cin—FG Bullock 43, :00. Third Quarter Hou—FG Novak 25, 9:05. Fourth Quarter Hou—FG Novak 22, 13:31. Cin—LaFell 86 pass from Dalton (Bullock kick), 10:45. Hou—Blue 24 run (kick blocked), 8:41. A—71,836. Cin Hou First downs 15 17 Total Net Yards 294 250 Rushes-yards 19-50 24-95 Passing 244 155 Punt Returns 7-15 4-32 Kickoff Returns 4-107 0-0 Interceptions Ret. 0-0 1-0 Comp-Att-Int 28-41-1 18-29-0 Sacked-Yards Lost 3-24 4-21 Punts 8-45.8 8-46.4 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-0 Penalties-Yards 6-60 3-25 Time of Possession 28:54 31:06 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Cincinnati, Burkhead 12-42, Hill 7-8. Houston, Blue 21-73, Savage 1-11, A.Hunt 1-6, Prosch 1-5. PASSING—Cincinnati, Dalton 28-41-1-268. Houston, Savage 18-29-0-176. RECEIVING—Cincinnati, Core 8-39, LaFell 6-130, Uzomah 5-28, Burkhead 4-25, Boyd 2-25, Hewitt 1-8, Wright 1-8, Erickson 1-5. Houston, Fiedorowicz 4-42, Blue 4-17, Hopkins 3-43, Fuller 3-39, A.Hunt 2-28, Mumphery 2-7. MISSED FIELD GOALS—Cincinnati, Bullock 43.

College Bowl results, schedule Saturday, Dec. 17 Celebration Bowl Grambling State 10, NC Central 9 New Mexico Bowl New Mexico 23, UTSA 20 Las Vegas Bowl San Diego State 34, Houston 10 Camellia Bowl Appalachian State 31, Toledo 28 Cure Bowl Arkansas State 31, UCF 13 New Orleans Bowl Southern Miss. 28, Louisiana-Lafayette 21 Monday, Dec. 19 Miami Beach Bowl Tulsa 55, Central Michigan 10 Tuesday, Dec. 20 Boca Raton (Fla.) Bowl Western Kentucky 51, Memphis 31 Wednesday, Dec. 21 Poinsettia Bowl BYU 24, Wyoming 21 Thursday, Dec. 22 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Idaho 61, Colorado State 50 Friday, Dec. 23 Bahamas Bowl Old Dominion 24, Eastern Michigan 20 Armed Forces Bowl Louisiana Tech 48, Navy 45 Dollar General Bowl Troy 28, Ohio 23 Saturday, Dec. 24 Hawaii Bowl Hawaii 52, Middle Tennessee 35 Today’s Games St. Petersburg (Fla.) Bowl Mississippi State (5-7) vs. Miami (Ohio) (6-6), 11 a.m. (ESPN) Quick Lane Bowl Detroit Boston College (6-6) vs. Maryland (6-6), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN2)

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Independence Bowl Shreveport, La. NC State (6-6) vs. Vanderbilt (6-6), 5 p.m. (ESPN2) Tuesday’s Games Heart of Dallas Bowl Army (7-5) vs. North Texas (5-7), Noon (ESPN) Military Bowl Annapolis, Md. Wake Forest (6-6) vs. Temple (10-3), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) Holiday Bowl San Diego Minnesota (8-4) vs. Washington State (8-4), 7 p.m. (ESPN) Cactus Bowl Phoenix Boise State (10-2) vs. Baylor (6-6), 10:15 p.m. (ESPN) Wednesday’s Games Pinstripe Bowl Bronx, N.Y. Northwestern (6-6) vs. Pittsburgh (8-4), 2 p.m. (ESPN) Russell Athletic Bowl Orlando, Fla. Miami (8-4) vs. West Virginia (10-2), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN) Foster Farms Bowl Santa Clara, Calif. Indiana (6-6) vs. Utah (8-4), 8:30 p.m. (FOX) Texas Bowl Houston Kansas State (8-4) vs. Texas A&M (8-4), 9 p.m. (ESPN) Thursday’s Games Birmingham (Ala.) Bowl South Florida (10-2) vs. South Carolina (6-6), 2 p.m. (ESPN) Belk Bowl Charlotte, N.C. Virginia Tech (9-4) vs. Arkansas (7-5), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN) Alamo Bowl San Antonio Oklahoma State (9-3) vs. Colorado (10-3), 9 p.m. (ESPN) Friday’s Gams Liberty Bowl Memphis, Tenn. Georgia (7-5) vs. TCU (6-6), Noon (ESPN) Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas North Carolina (8-4) vs. Stanford (9-3), 2 p.m. (CBS) Music City Bowl Nashville, Tenn. Tennessee (8-4) vs. Nebraska (9-3), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) Arizona Bowl Tucson, Ariz. Air Force (9-3) vs. South Alabama (6-6), 5:30 p.m. (ASN) Orange Bowl Miami Gardens, Fla. Florida State (9-3) vs. Michigan (10-2), 8 p.m. (ESPN) Saturday’s Games Citrus Bowl Orlando, Fla. LSU (7-4) vs. Louisville (9-3), 11 a.m. (ABC) TaxSlayer Bowl Jacksonville, Fla. Kentucky (7-5) vs. Georgia Tech (8-4), 11 a.m. (ESPN) CFP Semifinals Peach Bowl Atlanta Alabama (13-0) vs. Washington (12-1), 3 p.m. (ESPN) Fiesta Bowl Glendale, Ariz. Clemson (12-1) vs. Ohio State (11-1), 7 p.m. (ESPN) Monday, Jan. 2 Outback Bowl Tampa, Fla. Florida (8-4) vs. Iowa (8-4), 1 p.m. (ABC) Cotton Bowl Arlington, Texas Western Michigan (13-0) vs. Wisconsin (10-3), 1 p.m. (ESPN) Rose Bowl Pasadena, Calif. Penn State (11-2) vs. Southern Cal (9-3), 5 p.m. (ESPN) Sugar Bowl New Orleans Oklahoma (10-2) vs. Auburn (8-4), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) Monday, Jan. 9 College Football Championship Tampa, Fla. Semifinal winners, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct 21 8 .724 18 13 .581 16 14 .533 7 22 .241 7 22 .241 Southeast Division W L Pct Charlotte 17 13 .567 Atlanta 15 15 .500 Washington 13 16 .448 Orlando 14 18 .438 Miami 10 21 .323 Central Division W L Pct Cleveland 23 6 .793 Milwaukee 14 14 .500 Indiana 15 16 .484 Chicago 14 16 .467 Detroit 14 18 .438 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct San Antonio 25 6 .806 Houston 22 9 .710 Memphis 20 12 .625 New Orleans 11 21 .344 Dallas 9 21 .300 Northwest Division W L Pct Oklahoma City 18 12 .600 Utah 18 13 .581 Portland 13 19 .406 Denver 12 18 .400 Minnesota 9 20 .310 Pacific Division W L Pct Golden State 27 5 .844 L.A. Clippers 22 9 .710 Sacramento 13 17 .433 L.A. Lakers 11 22 .333 Phoenix 9 21 .300 Sunday’s Results Boston 119, New York 114 Cleveland 109, Golden State 108 San Antonio 119, Chicago 100 Minnesota at Oklahoma City, late L.A. Clippers at L.A. Lakers, late Today’s Games Memphis at Orlando, 7 p.m. Milwaukee at Washington, 7 p.m. Charlotte at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m. Cleveland at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Atlanta at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Dallas at New Orleans, 8 p.m. Indiana at Chicago, 8 p.m. Phoenix at Houston, 8 p.m. Toronto at Portland, 10 p.m. Denver at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Sacramento, 10:30 p.m. Tuesday’s Games Memphis at Boston, 7:30 p.m. Oklahoma City at Miami, 7:30 p.m. Houston at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Utah at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Charlotte at Orlando, 7 p.m. Indiana at Washington, 7 p.m. Milwaukee at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. New York at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Brooklyn at Chicago, 8 p.m. L.A. Clippers at New Orleans, 8 p.m. Phoenix at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. Minnesota at Denver, 9 p.m. Sacramento at Portland, 10 p.m. Toronto at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. Toronto Boston New York Philadelphia Brooklyn

GB — 4 5½ 14 14 GB — 2 3½ 4 7½ GB — 8½ 9 9½ 10½ GB — 3 5½ 14½ 15½ GB — ½ 6 6 8½ GB — 4½ 13 16½ 17

BOSTON (119) Crowder 5-9 3-4 16, Johnson 3-6 3-4 9, Horford 7-13 0-0 15, I.Thomas 9-23 6-8 27, Bradley 5-12 0-0 11, Green 3-6 0-0 8, Brown 0-1 0-0 0, Jerebko 1-5 0-0 2, Olynyk 7-9 0-0 16, Smart 5-9 3-4 15. Totals 45-93 15-20 119. NEW YORK (114) Anthony 9-24 9-9 29, Porzingis 9-16 2-2 22, Noah 3-4 2-3 8, Rose 10-19 5-6 25, Lee 4-9 1-2 11, Kuzminskas 1-3 0-0 3, L.Thomas 1-3 1-1 3, O’Quinn 3-4 0-0 6, Hernangomez 0-0 0-0 0, Jennings 0-2 0-0 0, Holiday 1-3 4-4 7. Totals 41-87 24-27 114. Boston 22 34 32 31 — 119 New York 28 20 34 32 — 114 3-Point Goals—Boston 14-36 (Crowder 3-6, I.Thomas 3-13, Olynyk 2-3, Green 2-3, Smart 2-4, Bradley 1-1, Horford 1-3, Jerebko 0-3), New York 8-23 (Porzingis 2-4, Lee 2-6, Anthony 2-7, Kuzminskas 1-2, Holiday 1-2, Jennings 0-1, L. Thomas 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds— Boston 39 (Horford 7), New York 49 (Porzingis, Noah 12). Assists—Boston 25 (Smart 7), New York 11 (Rose 3). Total Fouls—Boston 20, New York 23. Technicals—Horford, Lee, Anthony, O’Quinn. A—19,812 (19,812).

Leaders PTS 953 891 843 805 849 865 701 802 657 709 757 730 619 634

NFL Favorite DALLAS

Points (O/U) 6 1/2 (45)

Underdog Detroit

3 (41) Houston 6 (45) NY JETS 3 (39) Baltimore 7 1/2 (44) NY Giants 2 1/2 (46.5) Green Bay 6 (49) Jacksonville 3 1/2 (44) PHILADELPHIA 6 (40.5) Chicago 4 (48) Carolina 13 1/2 (46) Cleveland 6 1/2 (56) New Orleans 7 (44.5) MIAMI 6 1/2 (41.5) LOS ANGELES 1 1/2 (45) SAN DIEGO 9 1/2 (44) SAN FRANCISCO 5 1/2 (43) Oakland

College Football Bowl Games Favorite

Points (O/U) Underdog St. Petersburg Bowl At St. Petersburg, Fla. Mississippi St 14 1/2 (58.5) Miami-Ohio Quick Lane Bowl At Detroit Maryland 2 1/2 (44) Boston College Independence Bowl At Shreveport, La. North Carolina St 6 (45) Vanderbilt

Tuesday Heart of Dallas Bowl At Dallas, Tex. Army 11 (48.5) North Texas Military Bowl At Annapolis, Md. Temple 12 (41) Wake Forest Holiday Bowl At San Diego Washington St 10 1/2 (61) Minnesota Cactus Bowl At Phoenix Boise St 7 1/2 (67) Baylor

Wednesday Pinstripe Bowl At Bronx, N.Y. Pittsburgh 5 1/2 (65.5) Northwestern Russell Athletic Bowl At Orlando, Fla. Miami-Florida 2 1/2 (57) West Virginia Foster Farms Bowl At Santa Clara, Calif. Utah 7 (54.5) Indiana Texas Bowl At Houston Texas A&M 2 1/2 (57.5) Kansas St

Thursday Birmingham Bowl At Birmingham, Ala. South Florida 10 1/2 (63) South Carolina Belk Bowl At Charlotte, N.C. Virginia Tech 7 (61.5) Arkansas Alamo Bowl At San Antonio Colorado 3 (62) Oklahoma St

Friday Liberty Bowl At Memphis, Tenn. Pick’em (48.5) Tcu Sun Bowl At El Paso, Tex. 2 (54) North Carolina Arizona Bowl At Tucson, Ariz. 13 1/2 (57) South Alabama Music City Bowl At Nashville, Tenn. 6 (59) Nebraska Orange Bowl At Miami Gardens, Fla. 6 1/2 (52.5) Florida St

Georgia

Stanford

Air Force

Tennessee

Michigan

Saturday Citrus Bowl At Orlando, Fla. Lsu 3 1/2 (59.5) Louisville Taxslayer Bowl At Jacksonville, Fla. Georgia Tech 3 1/2 (62) Kentucky College Football Playoffs Peach Bowl At Atlanta Alabama 14 1/2 (54) Washington Fiesta Bowl At Glendale, Ariz. Ohio St 3 (59) Clemson

Monday, Jan. 2, 2017 Outback Bowl At Tampa, Fla. 3 (40) Cotton Bowl At Arlington, Tex. Wisconsin 8 1/2 (53) Rose Bowl At Pasadena, Calif. Southern Cal 6 1/2 (60) Sugar Bowl At New Orleans Oklahoma 3 (63.5)

AVG 31.8 29.7 29.1 27.8 27.4 27.0 27.0 25.9 25.3 24.4 24.4 24.3 23.8 23.5

BASKETBALL College men

Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017 TENNESSEE Buffalo CINCINNATI WASHINGTON DETROIT INDIANAPOLIS Dallas MINNESOTA TAMPA BAY PITTSBURGH ATLANTA New England Arizona Kansas City Seattle DENVER

Florida

Iowa

W. Michigan

Penn St

Wednesday’s Game Houston at UConn, 3 p.m. (XL Center) Friday’s Games Conn College vs. UMass Dar tmouth at Springfield Invite, 1 p.m. Coast Guard vs. Roanoke at Roanoke Invite, 6:30 p.m. Saturday’s Games UConn at Tulsa, 2 p.m. Coast Guard at Roanoke Invite, TBA Conn College at Springfield Invite, TBA

College women Wednesday’s Game UConn at Maryland, 6 p.m. Thursday’s Game Coast Guard at DePauw, 5 p.m. Saturday’s Game Coast Guard vs. Millikin at DePauw, 3 p.m. Sunday’s Game UConn at Central Florida, 1 p.m.

High School boys Tuesday’s Games NFA at Darien, 5:30 p.m. Wilcox Tech at Norwich Tech, 6 p.m. Danbury at New London, 7 p.m. Montville at Plainfield, 7 p.m. Art Kohs Holiday Classic At Xavier Ledyard vs. Glastonbury, 5:30 p.m. Xavier vs. Wethersfield, 7:15 p.m. Westerly Holiday Tournament Stonington vs. Chariho (R.I.), 6:15 p.m. Exeter-West Greenwich vs. Westerly, 8 p.m. ECC/Shoreline Tournament At Fitch Valley Regional vs. Old Saybrook, 5:30 p.m. Fitch vs. Waterford, 7 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Art Kohs Holiday Classic At Xavier Consolation, 5:30 p.m. Final, 7:15 p.m. Bristol Central Christmas Tournament East Lyme vs. South Windsor, 6 p.m. Bristol Central vs. Conard, 7:30 p.m. Thursday’s Games Griswold at Montville, 7 p.m. Wheeler at Norwich Tech, 7 p.m. Westerly Holiday Tournament Consolation, 6:15 p.m. Final, 8 p.m. ECC/Shoreline Tournament At Fitch Consolation, 5:30 p.m. Final, 7 p.m. Friday’s Games Westbrook at Old Lyme, 2 p.m. Fitch at Bassick, 2 p.m. New London at Hartford Public, 5 p.m. NW Catholic at Ledyard, 6 p.m. NFA at Hall, 7 p.m. Putnam at Wheeler, 7 p.m. Bristol Central Christmas Tournament Consolation, 6 p.m. Final, 7:30 p.m.

High School girls Tuesday’s Games Norwich Tech at Cheney Tech, 6 p.m. St. Bernard at Terryville, 6 p.m. Plainfield at Montville, 6 p.m. Parish Hill at Wheeler, 7 p.m. Morgan at Waterford, 7 p.m. Woodstock Holiday Tournament Ledyard vs. Pittsfield (Mass.), 2 p.m. Woodstock vs. Windsor, 3:30 p.m. Shelton Holiday Tournament Sacred Heart-Hamden vs. East Hartford, 5:30 p.m. East Lyme vs. Shelton, 7 p.m. Appalachian Holiday Tournament At Notre Dame-Fairfield New London vs. Hand, 6 p.m. Notre Dame-Fairfield vs. Thomaston, 7:30 p.m. Sheehan Holiday Tournament Fitch vs. Ellington, 5 p.m. Sheehan vs. Lewis Mills, 7 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Wilton at NFA, 3 p.m. Westerly Holiday Tournament Stonington vs. Chariho (R.I.), 6:15 p.m. Westerly vs. Exeter-West Greenwich (R.I.), 8 p.m. Thursday’s Games St. Bernard at Old Lyme, noon Norwich Tech at Wheeler, 7 p.m. Woodstock Holiday Tournament Consolation, 2 p.m. Final, 3:30 p.m. Shelton Holiday Tournament Consolation, 5:30 p.m. Final, 7 p.m. Appalachian Holiday Tournament At Notre Dame-Fairfield Consolation, 6 p.m. Final, 7:30 p.m. Sheehan Holiday Tournament Consolation, 5 p.m. Final, 7 p.m. Friday’s Games E.O. Smith at NFA, 3 p.m. Old Lyme at Westbrook, 7 p.m. Tourtellotte at Montville, 7 p.m. Westerly Holiday Tournament Consolation, 6:15 p.m. Final, 8 p.m.

HOCKEY

Auburn

NBA Favorite Points (O/U) Underdog a-ORLANDO OFF Memphis WASHINGTON 5 (213) Milwaukee Cleveland 4 1/2 (207.5) DETROIT Charlotte 7 (216) BROOKLYN NEW ORLEANS 4 1/2 (199) Dallas HOUSTON 12 1/2 (230) Phoenix b-Atlanta OFF MINNESOTA CHICAGO 4 (204) Indiana c-PORTLAND OFF Toronto d-SACRAMENTO OFF Philadelphia a-Orlando Guard E. Fournier is questionable. b-Atlanta Center D. Howard is questionable. c-Portland Guard D. Lillard is questionable. d-Sacramento Forward R. Gay is questionable.

Over/Under in Parentheses Home Team in CAPS

AP YEAR-END STORY 2016 Story of the Year Voting

Celtics ....................... 119 Knicks ....................... 114

Through Saturday Scoring G FG FT Westbrook, OKC 30 313 269 Davis, NOR 30 318 236 Cousins, SAC 29 288 215 DeRozan, TOR 29 290 212 Harden, HOU 31 249 258 Lillard, POR 32 280 223 Thomas, BOS 26 217 205 Durant, GOL 31 284 176 James, CLE 26 243 125 Butler, CHI 29 220 236 Curry, GOL 31 246 147 Leonard, SAN 30 240 194 Irving, CLE 26 229 99 Wall, WAS 27 229 144

LOCAL

Total points based on five points for a firstplace vote through one point for a fifth-place vote: (First-place votes in parentheses) 549 (48) — Cubs win World Series, first since 1908 427 (4) — Muhammad Ali dies 425 (3) — LeBron James leads Cavs to first NBA title 223 — Broncos win Super Bowl in Peyton Manning’s last game 215 (1) — Colin Kaepernick anthem protest 188 — Arnold Palmer dies 177 (1) — Olympics-Michael Phelps, Katie Ledecky lead U.S. swimmers 126 — Olympics-Usain Bolt wins 100, 200 and 4x100 golds for third time 124 — Olympics-Simone Biles leads U.S. women’s gymnastics 116 (1) — Leicester City wins English Premier League soccer title 113 — Olympics-Ryan Lochte controversy 95 (1) — Alabama wins NCAA football title 85 — Villanova wins NCAA men’s basketball title 59 — Jimmie Johnson wins NASCAR Winston Cup championship 56 — Gordie Howe dies 55 — Olympics-Russia doping 48 — UConn wins fourth consecutive NCAA women’s basketball title 40 — US wins Ryder Cup 38 — Brazilian soccer club Chapecoense plane crash 35 — Olympics-Dirty water, logistical problems, crime 18 — Penguins win Stanley Cup 9 — Openly gay Derrick Gordon leads Seton Hall to Big East basketball title 6 — NFL TV ratings decline 6 — Warriors set NBA record with 73 wins 5 — Tom Brady ends Deflategate appeal 4 — Nico Rosburg wins Formula 1 title, retires 2 — Former Tennessee women’s basketball coach Pat Summit dies 1 — Dustin Johnson wins U.S. Open golf championship

College men Friday’s Games Conn College vs. UMass Boston at Codfish Bowl Tournament (Boston), 1 p.m. UConn vs. St. Cloud at Desert Classic (Prescott City, Ariz.), 6 p.m. Saturday’s Games Conn College at Codfish Bowl Tournament, TBA UConn at Desert Classic (Prescott City, Ariz.), TBA

College women Sunday’s Game Conn College at William Smith, 1 p.m.

High School Tuesday’s Game Eastern CT Eagles at Sheehan, 3 p.m. Wednesday’s Game NFA (Co-op) Redhawks at East Haven, 7 p.m. Friday’s Game NFA (Co-op) Redhawks at Eastern CT Eagles, 5 p.m. Saturday’s Game Mt. Everett (Mass.) at Eastern CT Eagles, 2 p.m.

INDOOR TRACK High School Tuesday’s Meets East Lyme, Ledyard, New London, NFA, Waterford at Jack Long Invite (Floyd Little Athletic Center, New Haven), 9:30 a.m. Fitch at Rhode Island Classic, 2 p.m.

WRESTLING High School Tuesday’s Meet East Lyme, Fitch, Waterford at Joe Beler Duals (Law), 9 a.m. Wednesday’s Meets NFA at Ledyard, 6 p.m. Montville at St. Bernard/Norwich Tech, 6:30 p.m. Thursday’s Meet East Lyme, Bacon at Griswold, 6 p.m. Friday’s Meets Ledyard at Trumbull Duals, 10 a.m. East Lyme, Fitch, Waterford at Whippet Duals (Windham), 10 a.m. Saturday’s Meets NFA at Southington Duals, 9 a.m. Montville at Westerly Invite, 9 a.m.

GYMNASTICS High School Tuesday’s Meet Stonington, Mercy, H-K/Hale-Ray/Morgan at Valley Regional, 10 a.m.

ON THE AIR TODAY Basketball 7:30 p.m., YES, WFAN (660-AM) — NBA: Charlotte Hornets at Brooklyn Nets. 8 p.m., NBA TV — NBA: Indiana Pacers at Chicago Bulls. 10:30 p.m., NBA TV — NBA: Denver Nuggets at Los Angeles Clippers.

Football 11 a.m., ESPN — NCAA: Miami (Ohio) vs. Mississippi State in St. Petersburg Bowl from Florida. 2:30 p.m., ESPN — NCAA: Maryland vs. Boston College in Quick Lane Bowl from Detroit. 5 p.m., ESPN2 — NCAA: North Carolina State vs. Vanderbilt in Independence Bowl from Shreveport, La. 8:30 p.m., ESPN, WCBS (880-AM) — NFL: Detroit Lions at Dallas Cowboys.

Soccer 7:30 a.m., NBCSN — Premier League: Crystal Palace at Watford. 10 a.m., CNBC — Premier League: Bournemouth at Chelsea. 10 a.m., NBCSN — Premier League: Sunderland at Manchester United. 12:10 p.m., NBCSN — Premier League: Manchester City at Hull City.

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Monday, December 26, 2016

Stafford comes home, looking to clinch playoff berth for Lions By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer

Arlington, Texas — Matthew Stafford doesn't dwell on Detroit's loss to his hometown Dallas Cowboys in the playoffs two years ago. The Lions quarterback focuses on the good memories as he prepares for another homecoming tonight, knowing his team can clinch a postseason berth with a victory. “I really like coming home and playing in Dallas,” Stafford said. “It's where I grew up. I played a lot of football in the state of Texas and in Dallas in my life. It's a lot of fun going home, seeing friends and family, but at the same time just trying to win a ballgame against a really good team.” The Cowboys (12-2) have clinched the NFC East title and home-field advantage in the playoffs. Dallas did it

without playing thanks to Philadelphia beating the New York Giants on Thursday. Detroit (9-5) got a similar boost on Christmas Eve with Tampa Bay's loss to New Orleans. The Lions can't clinch the NFC North. That will have to wait until the finale at home against Green Bay. But they're in the playoffs for the second time in three seasons under coach Jim Caldwell if they beat Dallas for the third straight time in the regular season. Caldwell said before the Bucs lost that none of the scores would affect his team's approach. “That's the short answer,” he said. “We're going to go out and prepare like we normally prepare and play like we normally play.” Stafford will play at the $1.2 billion home of the Cowboys a little more

than a week after his high school, Dallas Highland Park, celebrated on that field after winning its first state title since Stafford led the way 11 years ago. Highland Park's quarterback is John Stephen Jones, the grandson of Cowboys owner Jerry Jones. While Highland Park binds Stafford and the Jones family, the quarterback said he doesn't know the younger Jones and hadn't reached out to his dad, Cowboys executive vice president of personnel Stephen Jones. “Obviously proud and happy for him and the team, but my relationship with the Jones family is just very limited,” Stafford said. “We know each other, obviously live in the same area, but that's about it.” The last time he was on that field, Stafford had to watch one of Dallas quarterback Tony Romo's signature

celebratory moments — face down on the turf, arms outstretched in exuberance after throwing an 8-yard touchdown pass late in the fourth quarter in the Cowboys' 24-20 win. The loss dropped Stafford to 0-2 in the playoffs, but he's 2-0 against Dallas in the regular season, averaging 364 yards per game. One of the best moments for the No. 1 overall pick in 2009 was leading the Lions 80 yards in 50 seconds, capped by his 1-yard sneak with 12 seconds remaining for a 31-30 win over the Cowboys in 2013. Detroit had trailed by 10 points in the final four minutes. “Anybody wants to play better because they're from somewhere around there or because it's the holidays, that's a good reason to play good, we're all for it,” offensive coor-

dinator Jim Bob Cooter said. “We're all for our guys playing better. So whatever it takes we're good with.” Stafford didn't play in the Cowboys' retractable roof stadium in high school because it opened four years after he graduated. His Jones-owned “home” field was old Texas Stadium, and he remembers playing there as a 15-year-old sophomore. Now, the 28-year-old Stafford credits those days for helping him handle being a walk-in starter as a top recruit for Georgia. “Playing against Ennis and a bunch of really good football teams, a bunch of cameras on you after the game,” Stafford said. “I think that kind of puts you in the spotlight early and lets you understand what it's all about.” Now it's about clinching the playoffs with his Lions.

Lunge lifts Steelers to division title Brown’s TD with nine seconds left rallies Pittsburgh past rival Ravens By WILL GRAVES Associated Press

Pittsburgh — The clock ticking and a season filled with promise evaporating, Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger took the snap, turned to his left and put the AFC North title in the hands of Antonio Brown. The star wide receiver caught the ball at the Baltimore 1 and waited for the hit he knew 31 was coming. Steelers 27 When it ar- Ravens rived from Ravens safety Eric Weddle and linebacker C.J. Mosley, Brown ducked his head and stretched the ball across the goal line for a playoff-clinching touchdown that symbolized his team's considerable resilience. Reeling in November. Heck, reeling early in the fourth quarter at home on Christmas against an archrival that's more than had their number in recent years, the Steelers are heading to the playoffs anyway. Brown's lunging 4-yard score with 9 seconds left lifted Pittsburgh to a gripping 31-27 victory and a second division title in three years, delivering just as Steelers running back Le'Veon Bell predicted Brown would. "Over there by the heaters before the final drive, he said 'AB, you got to go down there and get the game winner," Brown said. It was a play Brown's teammates have seen many times, just never with so much on the line. "That's AB," wide receiver Damarcus Ayers said. "He does it so much in practice, it doesn't 'wow' you in a game. In this particular moment it's like, 'he's done it again.'" Baltimore (8-7) was eliminated from contention. Brown finished with 10 receptions for 96 yards to join

FRED VUICH/AP PHOTO

Pittsburgh wide receiver Antonio Brown (84) lunges and reaches the football ball across the goal line for a touchdown with nine seconds left to rally the Steelers to a 31-27 victory over the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday at Heinz Field. Pittsburgh clinched the AFC North title with the win and eliminated the Ravens from playoff contention.

Hall of Famer Marvin Harrison as the only players with four straight 100-catch seasons. Roethlisberger shook off a pair of third-quarter interceptions to finish with 279 yards passing and three touchdowns. Bell ran for 122 yards and a score and hauled in another on an ad-libbed play by Roethlisberger as Pittsburgh rallied from a 10-point deficit to win its sixth straight. The Steelers (10-5) host during wild-card weekend on either Jan. 7 or 8, heady territory considering they were 4-5 after falling to Dallas on Nov.

13. As New Year's nears, they haven't lost again. "I think today showed some resolve," Roethlisberger said. "I think we showed some fight, no quit." The Ravens took the lead on Kyle Juszczyk's 10-yard burst up the middle with 1:18 remaining. But Roethlisberger calmly led the Steelers 75 yards in 10 plays to eliminate Baltimore (8-7), the last 4 yards on a play that could live on in team history — depending on how far Pittsburgh's momentum can carry it. Joe Flacco passed for 262

yards, including a pretty 18-yard dart to Steve Smith that put Baltimore up 14-10 early in the third quarter. Smith ended up with seven receptions for 79 yards, but the Ravens crumbled late. Their defense put up little resistance as Roethlisberger clinically got his team in position to get back to the playoffs. "We didn't want (Roethlisberger) to have a good game," Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs said. "We didn't want (Brown) and (Bell) to kind of put their imprint on the game, or their stamp on the game,

and they did that. They're a good team. They're well deserving. They won the division, we'll applaud them, but we'll be back." It's a destination that seemed to be disappearing right in front of Pittsburgh's eyes in the third quarter. Roethlisberger threw a pair of interceptions deep in Pittsburgh territory — both poorly thrown balls to heavily covered targets — that helped the Ravens take control. "It's pretty special the way we won it," Roethlisberger said. "Especially after feel-

ing the way I felt at a certain point in that game and feeling like you let guys down and you blew it." Instead it's the Ravens who will spend a long offseason wondering how their mastery over the Steelers — and a potential postseason berth — dissolved in the final 12 minutes. Baltimore will miss the playoffs for the third time in four seasons. "With everything you work for and you don't reach your goal, it's just somber," Weddle said. "It's down. Give them credit. Ben got it rolling."

Houston’s Savage looks to improve before the postseason By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer

Houston — Houston's Tom Savage wasn't great in his first career start in place of Brock Osweiler. But he didn't make any major mistakes, and the Texans got a 12-10 win over Cincinnati on Saturday night thanks to a missed field goal as time expired. Houston clinched a second straight AFC South title. Savage and the Texans know he'll need to improve if they hope to make a run this postseason. “I think we can build, and obviously I think it's a good thing that we protected the

ball — not put the defense in a tough situation,” Savage said. “I think just going out there and ... and keep executing what we need to do, and it's good to go out there and get some experience for sure.” Savage threw for 260 yards last week to help Houston rally for a 21-20 win over Jacksonville in his first regular-season action since 2014. Osweiler was benched that game after throwing interceptions on consecutive possessions in the second quarter. Coach Bill O'Brien decided to leave Osweiler on the bench and stick with Savage this week, and early on against the Bengals it

looked like a mistake. Savage completed two passes for 13 yards in the first half and the Texans trailed 3-0 at halftime. The third-year player was much better in the second half and he finished with 176 yards passing to help Houston win. He completed 18 of 29 passes and has not turned over the ball after Osweiler threw more interceptions (16) than touchdown passes (14) in his 14 starts. “We went to no-huddle and he was able to get rid of the ball a little bit quicker,” O'Brien said. “The no-huddle helped our pace, our rhythm, and it was just a good job by the offensive staff of getting

him into a rhythm.” Though the Texans (9-6) moved the ball better after halftime, they still struggled in the red zone. Houston had first downs inside the 10-yard line twice in the second half Saturday night and settled for field goals on both of those trips. “We still are not very good in the red area; that's going to come back and bite us here if we don't improve that,” O'Brien said. “We're going to keep trying to improve it.” Though the Texans have already secured the division title, next week at Tennessee will be important for Savage to get more experience before the

playoffs begin. They're looking for more this year after an embarrassing 30-0 home loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in the first round last January. “We got a resilient group and it's exciting,” Savage said. “Going forward offensively we've got to just be a little bit better — make some plays, obviously work on the red area.” After losing star defensive end J.J. Watt to a season-ending back injury after three games, and seeing Osweiler benched after signing that huge $72 million contract, Houston certainly took time to celebrate overcoming adversity to reach the playoffs. But the

Texans also are quick to note that they have bigger goals, especially with the Super Bowl taking place in their stadium in February. “The goal is to win it all, but this is the first step,” owner Bob McNair said. “If we don't accomplish this, we have no chance. Now it's a new game and we'll have a chance to go after the brass ring.” The Texans are looking to pick up that elusive 10th win after going 9-7 in each of O'Brien's first two seasons. The Titans will be without quarterback Marcus Mariota after he broke his leg in a loss to the Jaguars on Saturday.

Giants take the first step by earning first NFC playoff berth since 2011 FROM D1

Tom Coughlin this year. "This is the next step in the process. But each step requires focus on the task at hand, and our focus right now is on learning from Thursday night's (loss at Philadelphia) and moving on and getting better. "It's all in front of us, and we are still working toward playing our best, most complete game." This will be the Giants' 32nd postseason appearance, tying them with

Dallas for the most in NFL history. The Packers will also participate in their 32nd postseason should they qualify. New York could face Green Bay, which it lost to on Oct. 9, or Detroit, which it beat on Dec. 18. It could also be at Atlanta or Seattle, neither of which it played this season. The Giants need their offense to come alive. Eli Manning has been inconsistent, often rescued by the super pass-catching and tackle-avoid-

ing skills of Odell Beckham Jr. The running attack has improved recently, but it was so weak for much of the schedule that it had nowhere else to go but up. Offensive line is the weakest spot on the roster, forcing Manning to throw too many times before he has wanted. But as in their 2007 and 2011 championship seasons, the Giants have developed a dynamic pass rush, even without star DE Jason Pierre-Paul.

Their secondary, a question mark when the season began, has become a strength as safety Landon Collins blossomed into a Pro Bowler and cornerbacks Janoris Jenkins and Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie have performed well. The Giants certainly won't fear the Cowboys, whose only two losses this season were against New York. But they haven't been much of a road team, going 3-4, with one victory a "home game" for the Rams in Lon-

don. And barring a bevy of upsets, they won't be playing any postseason games at MetLife Stadium as the No. 5 seed in the NFC. In wild-card matches, the Giants are 6-4. Two of those wins came in their most recent Super Bowl years. As for McAdoo, he is the fourth coach in Giants history to lead the team to the playoffs in his first season, joining Allie Sherman (1961), Dan Reeves (1993) and Jim Fassel (1997).

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girls with hopes of encouraging them to stay in school and prevent early pregnancy.” It is not the first charitable cause in which Solar's team has become involved. Traditionally, the Stonington girls dedicate each season to a cause and each player solicits sponsors, who donate $1 or more for each Bears victory. In the past, the players have raised money for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Outreach for Haiti through the Diocese of Norwich and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Last year's effort raised money to sponsor the education of two Ugandan girls for one year. This year, each Stonington player has the object of raising $20 to donate one basketball to a girl in the Uganda program. Solar refers to the Ugandan beginners as Stonington's “sisters.” “I'm a big fan of John Wooden and I always have been; he inspired me,” said Solar, in her 25th season overall in two separate coaching stints at Stonington, speaking of the former UCLA men's basketball coaching great. “There's more to basketball than X's and O's. “When I started coaching the second time around, around Christmastime we started to exchange presents. It seems like the kids have enough. I said, 'Why don't we make a donation?' The kids love doing things like this. It's an extension of the classroom. … It's going to get kids to think outside their own gymnasium. The girls over there are thrilled.” ••••• McGugan, a 1980 Stonington High graduate, is a member of the Connecticut Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. She was a member of the Bears' 1980 Class M state championship team, the program's first, and later went on to coach at her alma mater for seven seasons, winning the 1994 Class M title, as well, during that run. A scientist for Pfizer Global Research & Development, McGugan is presently in the midst of a monthlong stay in Uganda, posting videos regularly to the “Teammates for Life” Facebook page. Last week, she explained to the girls the value of a bounce pass inside the key and coached them through a fast break drill, which was capped by a spot-on bank shot from a girl wearing a skirt. “The (Stonington) uniforms went to northern Uganda in the West Nile Region, a town called Arua, bordering Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a rough wartorn area recovering from years of turmoils,” McGugan, whose coaching complements that of a regular lineup of Ugandan coaches, said in an email. “But I assure you, in a few years, Geno (Auriemma, UConn women's basketball coach) will be looking at these girls I'm training. Remember I said that. … We are really going strong now!” McGugan said her association with Uganda began 16 years ago through her church, Calvary Episcopal Church in Stonington and its Uganda Mission Team. “I coached Vianna and we wonderfully stayed connected for all of these

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Stonington coach Paulla Solar, right, talks to her team at halftime of a game at home against Wheeler on Dec. 16. The Stonington girls’ basketball team has a “sister team” in Uganda, where they have donated uniforms and shoes. The team has also held fundraisers to “adopt” two Ugandan players, educating them for a year.

years,” Solar said of McGugan, who approached her former coach with the “Teammates” project. “It's so exciting. It's a reality. They are in a Bears uniform,” Solar said. “I think it's important. We get used to things in the U.S. We're giving them uniforms that possibly don't fit them, maybe the ball is flat. … I would love to go (to Uganda). I've talked to Vianna and seen them in pictures; the girls are so excited to learn the drills.” Other schools in Connecticut which have participated in donating to “Teammates” are the St. Bernard School, Lyman Memorial High School, Mystic Middle School and Platt High School. As part of her senior project, Lyman's Sophia Anderson helped collect donations at the team's preseason jamboree on Dec. 3, “The Bulldog Bash,” with Westbrook High School and Parish Hill High School also participating, according to coach Jeff Gaucher. “If I could promote anything, I wish more schools would get involved (in donating old uniforms, sneakers or other equipment),” Solar said. “We'll go pick them up.” ••••• The new Stonington girls' basketball team room features a display of John Wooden's famed Pyramid of Success in one corner — the foundation of the pyramid consists of industriousness, friendship, loyalty, cooperation and enthusiasm and builds upward to the top block, competitive greatness — and late Tennessee women's basketball coach Pat Summitt's Definite Dozen not far from that. With Solar, there always seems to be a life lesson lurking somewhere.

PHOTO COURTESY OF TEAMMATES FOR LIFE

Earlier in the year, Stonington High School girls’ basketball coach Paulla Solar enlisted her family and friends to donate $20 each to purchase balls for players in Uganda. This season, the Bears’ yearly charitable fundraising efforts will go to provide more equipment to the Ugandan players.

Stonington sophomore Izzy Yarnall said she doesn't mind that concept at all. The Bears (4-1) begin playing in the Westerly Community Credit Union Holiday Tournament on Wednesday, facing Chariho (R.I.) “I think (the lessons) are really important because not all of us are

going to go on. The majority of us are not going to play basketball in college; that's not a lot of peoples' goals. But these life lessons, like the Pyramid of Success, all these things can be applicable into our everyday lives and into workplace scenarios and to everything in life. “It's just really important that

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NBA ROUNDUP Cavaliers 109, Warriors 108

FROM D1 some stops and points whenever it got within a couple of possessions. Suddenly Anthony and Kristaps Porzingis scored all the points in the run that tied it at 112 on Anthony's layup with 1:06 to play, but Boston wasn't rattled. "They had the crowd behind them on a very special day and this team just did a really good job of making sure when they punched us we punched right back," said Smart, whose mouth was bloodied earlier when Rose crashed into him on a drive to the basket. The Celtics worked it around to Smart for his 3, and Bradley forced Anthony to turn it over on New York's next possession. Thomas hit a free throw to make it a four-point game and it stayed that way when Horford blocked Porzingis' shot. "I thought our guys really battled and the response was great when they did tie it up," Celtics coach Brad Stevens said. The Knicks have lost their last four Christmas games. Their last victory on the holiday was in 2011 over the Celtics in what was the NBA season opener following a lockout. "We just couldn't finish it at the end, but that's not only the end part, it's throughout the whole game that we can be better," Porzingis said.

With another clutch shot, Kyrie Irving took the Warriors on a trip down memory lane. Irving dropped a short, turnaround jumper over Klay Thompson with 3.4 seconds left as the Cleveland Cavaliers rallied just the way they did in June’s NBA Finals to defeat Golden State 109-108 on Sunday in a marquee Christmas matchup that more than lived up to the hype. Down by 14 early in the fourth quarter, the Cavs chipped away and then put the ball in the hands of Irving, whose step-back 3-pointer over Stephen Curry on June 19 helped seal Game 7 and gave Cleveland its first major pro sports championship since 1964. This time, Irving went deep in the lane before spinning and making his shot over Thompson, one of the league’s best defenders. “The kid is special,” LeBron James said of his teammate. “It was never in doubt.” Golden State had one last chance but Kevin Durant, who led all scorers with 36 points in his first game in the league’s hottest rivalry, lost his balance coming off a screen and couldn’t get off a shot as time expired. Durant felt he was fouled by Richard Jefferson. “I was trying to make a move,” he said. “I didn’t fall on my own.” James scored 31 points with a season-high 13 rebounds, Irving added 25 points and Kevin Love 20 for the Cavs, who were down 3-1 in the Finals before storming back to stun a Warriors team that won 73 games during the regular season, but came up one victory short of winning their second straight title. Thompson added 24, Draymond Green 16 and Curry 15 — on 4 of 11 shooting — for the Warriors, who had their winning streak stopped at seven and fell to 9-1 against Eastern Conference teams.

Spurs 119, Bulls 100 LaMarcus Aldridge had a season-high 33 points and San Antonio held on to beat Chicago Sunday after nearly blowing a hot start. Kawhi Leonard added 25 points, 10 rebounds and four assists. Tony Parker had 13 points and eight assists. Chicago rallied from a 20-point deficit to lead by three points midway through the third quarter but could not sustain the push, taking its third straight loss. Parker had nine points in the final quarter while San Antonio improved to 9-4 at home after losing three of its first four at the AT&T Center. Dwyane Wade led the Bulls with 24 points, including 10 in the final quarter. Jimmy Butler added 19 points, and every Chicago starter except Rajon Rondo scored in double figures. Rondo was held to six points and two assists in 30 minutes. The Spurs shot 82 percent while taking a 36-25 lead through one quarter. San Antonio doubled its lackluster 17-point opening quarter in its first meeting with Chicago on Dec. 8.

it's not just about basketball here in Stonington. It's about making us better people. … I think it's really great that we're giving back to the community because they all support us as basketball players. It's really great to give back and support everyone, as well.”

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SETH WENIG/AP PHOTO

Al Horford (42) dunks over the Knicks’ Derrick Rose during the Celtics’ 119-114 victory on Christmas Day in New York City.

Boston beat New York for the fourth straight time. ... Anthony shot 9 for 24 and felt short of the 34.3 points he was averaging on Christmas, which was tops among active players.

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1 H-2

bmw

BMW of New London ....................... R-2

buick

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B-3 E-3

Brustolon Buick GMC Truck ..............H-9 Route 1, Mystic, CT 860-536-2626 www.brustolon.com

E-4

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Saybrook Buick GMC ...................... L-4b Old Saybrook Auto Mall 225 Middlesex Tpke., Old Saybrook, CT 860-388-2100

cadillac

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chevrolet

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F-8b F-8c

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F-8d

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chrysler

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Girard Nissan.................................. F-8d

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volvo

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5-day coastal outlook for Southeastern Connecticut and adjacent Rhode Island

TODAY

Thickening cloudiness and cool. High 44

Becoming mostly cloudy. High 39

TONIGHT: Cloudy with rain, milder overnight. Low 44

TONIGHT: Periods of rain, milder overnight. Low 39

TUESDAY

Five-day forecast for shoreline and inland areas

Early showers, some afternoon sunshine.

Mostly sunny and very cool.

High 56 Low 31

High 41 Low 27

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

Southern New England temperatures

Springfield 32/31

Chance for snow early, periods of rain, windy.

Partly sunny and chilly.

High 44 Low 33

High 39 Low 25

New Haven Old Saybrook 44/43 43/43 Bridgeport 43/43

MARINE FORECAST Long Island Sound Wind: East then turning south at 10 knots. Visibility: 10 miles or more. Wave heights: 1 to 2 feet. Water temp: 44.

TIDES Today

High Tide

Watch Hill Westerly Stonington Noank New London Millstone Point Saybrook Point

Tomorrow Watch Hill Westerly Stonington Noank New London Millstone Point Saybrook Point

Low Tide

6:24 a.m. 6:38 p.m. 6:54 a.m. 7:19 p.m. 6:43 a.m. 7:08 p.m. 6:53 a.m. 7:18 p.m. 7:15 a.m. 7:40 p.m. 7:24 a.m. 7:49 p.m. 8:26 a.m. 8:51 p.m.

a.m. 12:44 p.m. 1:13 a.m. 1:57 p.m. 12:29 a.m. 1:13 p.m. 1:02 a.m. 1:46 p.m. 1:10 a.m. 1:54 p.m. 1:11 a.m. 1:55 p.m. 1:55 a.m. 2:39 p.m.

High Tide

Low Tide

7:03 a.m. 7:17 p.m. 7:35 a.m. 8:00 p.m. 7:24 a.m. 7:49 p.m. 7:34 a.m. 7:59 p.m. 7:56 a.m. 8:21 p.m. 8:05 a.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:07 a.m. 9:32 p.m.

12:31 a.m. 1:25 p.m. 1:55 a.m. 2:36 p.m. 1:11 a.m. 1:52 p.m. 1:44 a.m. 2:25 p.m. 1:52 a.m. 2:33 p.m. 1:53 a.m. 2:44 p.m. 2:37 a.m. 3:18 p.m.

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WEDNESDAY

Showers end, turning partly sunny.

Mostly sunny and chilly.

High 53 Low 28

High 40 Low 23

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

Chance for snow early, periods of rain, breezy.

Partly sunny and quite chilly.

High 42 Low 28

High 36 Low 20

R.I. Westerly 41/41

New London 44/44

Block Island 44/44

ALMANAC Statistics through 4 p.m. yesterday for Groton

Stamford 43/43 Port Jefferson 46/46

New York City 44/44

Block Island waters Wind: East then turning south at 5 to 15 knots. Visibility: 10 miles or more. Wave heights: 2 to 3 feet. Water temp: 50.

Conn.

Danbury 41/40

Providence

Plainfield 34/33

Hartford 33/33

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U.S. CITIES today City Hi Albany, NY 44 Albuquerque 43 Anchorage 28 Atlanta 60 Atlantic City 51 Augusta 31 Baltimore 48 Billings 25 Birmingham 25 Bismarck 13 Boston 38 Buffalo 53 Burlington 39 Charleston, SC 65 Chicago 50 Cleveland 61 Concord 34 Dallas 65

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A warm front lifting northward across the Northeast will cause thickening clouds, while a cold front crossing the Great Lakes region will produce showers from western New York southward to the southern Plains and lower Mississippi Valley. A storm in southern Canada will cause light snow and lake effect snow showers in northern portions of the upper Midwest and the upper Great Lakes. A front offshore will bring snow to the Cascades and showers in the Pacific Northwest.

5-day inland outlook for Southeastern Connecticut and adjacent Rhode Island

Mass.

Torrington 36/36

Waterbury 37/36 Meriden 38/37

INLAND

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WEDNESDAY

Temperatures High / low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52,35 Normal high / low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40,26 High / low last year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64,48 Record high . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 in 2015 Record low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -4 in 1980 Highest Humidity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97% Lowest Humidity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45% Precipitation 24-hour total ending 4:00 p.m.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.00” Total month-to-date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.75” Normal month-to-date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.25” Total year-to-date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.38” Normal year-to-date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46.80” Record for today . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.84” in 2005 December record high precipitation . . . . . . . . 7.87” in 1972 December record low precipitation . . . . . . . . 0.33” in 1955 Heating Degree Days Index of energy consumption indicating how many degrees the day's mean temperature was below 65.

Yesterday. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Month to date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 643 Season to date. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1385 Normal season to date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1695 SUN AND MOON Sunrise ....................7:13 a.m. Sunset .....................4:25 p.m.

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