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Police charge woman in Fla. car theft

By Bill Williams

Columbia-Greene Media

HUNTER — A Pennsylvania woman was arrested following a traffic stop Wednesday on felony charges after she was driving a suspected stolen car from Florida, Steven Nevel, public information officer for state police Troop F said on Friday.

Brittany Danko, 31, of Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, was charged with third-degree criminal possession of stolen property, a class D felony, and two counts of seventh-degree

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A woman from Pennsylvania was arrested on charges related to allegedly being in a stolen car in Hunter on Wednesday.

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criminal possession of a controlled substance, a class A misdemeanor, Nevel said.

Danko was pulled over by state police at about 2:55 p.m.

Wednesday driving an Infinity QX60 on Route 23A in Hunter while talking on a cell phone, according to police.

While speaking with Danko during the traffic stop, the trooper was notified the vehicle was reported stolen from Coral Gables, Florida, Nevel said.

Police did not disclose how Danko obtained the vehicle.

During the stop, troopers also found Danko allegedly had Oxycodone that was not in a container or prescribed to her, Nevel said.

Danko was arrested, arraigned and released on her own recognizance, pending an appearance in Town of Hunter Court on March 2.

She was also ticketed for driving while using a mobile phone.

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Gordon Mosher, Commander of the Athens American Legion and New York State Senator Michelle Hinchey at a veterans resource fair on Thursday at American Legion Post 187 in Athens.

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Cairo veteran George Skraastad gets information on veterans benefits at a veterans resource fair on Thursday at American Legion Post 187 in Athens.

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ATHENS — Greene County veterans converged on the TGM American Legion Post 187 in

Athens on Thursday to learn about all of the government and nonprofit services available to them at a veterans resource fair hosted by New York state Sen. Michelle Hinchey.

The senator has organized four veterans resource fairs

since last fall in the 46th district.

The Athens fair on Thursday was the second in Greene County, following an event at the Cairo Public Library on Nov. 16.

As the event was scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. on Thursday, the legion’s parking lot was already

full, necessitating street parking for the large crowd interested in gathering information on veterans’ programs.

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Greene County Legislator Harry Lennon (center) with Greene County Sheriff Peter Kusminsky and Greene County Legislator Matt Luvera at a veterans resource fair on Thursday at American Legion Post 187 in Athens.

Russian attacks could spike gas prices, officials warn

By Natasha Vaughn-Holdridge Columbia-Greene Media

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has local and state officials concerned about the safety of Ukranians and about its global repercussions.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine this week displaced tens of thousands Ukranians, as a response by President Joe Biden and U.S. officials called for sanctions on Russia.

A local concern involving Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is its potential impact on the local price of oil.

Greene County Administrator Shaun Groden on Friday stressed how oil prices may be affected by Russia’s attacks, causing already inflated gasoline prices to swell higher.

“At a time when we’re moving

domestic oil production down, now [the price of] oil is going to skyrocket,” Groden said. “And the beneficiary of that is going to be Russia because they have some of the word’s largest oil reserves.”

A gallon of gasoline in New York costs $3.70 on average, up nearly 40 cents from an average of $2.64 per gallon this time last year.

Groden stressed the sharp increase in gas prices residents, and their wallets, have recently incurred at the pump.

“When oil was at $45 a barrel, Russia was going bankrupt,” Groden said. “Now, oil is over $100 a barrel and the money [is] ch-chinging.”

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A Ukraine army soldier walks in the town of Schastia, near the eastern Ukraine city of Lugansk, on Feb. 22, 2022, a day after Russia recognized east Ukraine’s separatist republics and ordered the Russian army to send troops there.

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people of color.

Biden’s promise to choose a Black woman was applauded by Black leaders and the civil rights community, while some Republicans complained that the president was applying a racial litmus test. The other two leading candidates were J. Michelle Childs, a federal judge in South Carolina, and Leondra Kruger, a justice on the California Supreme Court.

Along with his selection of Vice President Kamala Harris as his running mate, Biden’s pattern of elevating women and minorities to prominent government posts is now likely to be among his biggest legacies. Biden’s choice could also provide Democrats a political boost by energizing Black voters ahead of November’s midterms. The president’s popularity has been sagging, including among some African American voters who say he has not fulfilled his promises of sweeping change.

More immediately, the nomination will kick off a Senate fight that is likely to be bitter, if recent confirmation battles are any indication. Liberal and civil rights groups are ready to tout Jackson’s qualifications and temperament and push back against any attacks they see as racist or sexist. Republicans and conservatives, meanwhile, have been drawing up plans to dismiss any Biden nominee as radical and outside the mainstream.

Although Jackson won bipartisan support for her D.C. Circuit spot last June, the stakes are significantly higher for a Supreme Court nominee, and there is no guarantee that the three GOP senators who backed her last time would do so

again for the high court.

Jackson was born in Washington, D.C., in 1970 and grew up in Miami in a family that valued public service. Her parents began their careers as public school teachers.

Two uncles were law enforcement officers, including one who became Miami’s police chief.

A high school debate champion and class president, Jackson earned her undergraduate and law degrees from Harvard, where she met her future husband Patrick Jackson, a surgeon. She went on to work as a law clerk for three federal judges, including Breyer.

In eight years on the U.S. District Court, Jackson has presided over hundreds of cases. Republican lawmakers are likely to revive questions about several of her rulings against the Trump administration.

She ordered Trump’s former White House counsel Donald McGahn to comply with a House subpoena, for example, declaring “presidents are not kings.”

Jackson also issued a nationwide preliminary injunction that blocked the Trump administration from expanding its power to deport migrants who illegally entered the United States by using a fasttrack process.

“I know very well what my obligations are, what my duties are, not to rule with partisan advantage in mind, not to tailor or craft my decisions in order to try to gain influence or do anything of the sort,” Jackson told the Senate Judiciary Committee.

The Washington Post’s Ann E. Marimow and Robert Barnes contributed to this report.

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WASHINGTON - President Biden will nominate federal judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to replace retiring Justice Stephen Breyer, according to people briefed on the process, a historic choice that fulfills the president’s pledge to nominate the first Black woman to the Supreme Court.

Jackson, 51, would also be just the third African American in the high court’s 233-year history. A former public defender, she served as a trial court judge in Washington for eight years before Biden elevated her last year to the influential U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. She was confirmed to that court after a relatively uncontentious Senate hearing and with the backing of three Republican lawmakers.

The people who disclosed the plan spoke on the condition of anonymity to talk more freely about a sensitive matter that had not been announced publicly.

Jackson, who would bring a diverse personal and professional background to the high court, would join a significantly diminished liberal wing if confirmed. She was a law clerk for Breyer in 1999, and she helped shape federal sentencing policy on the U.S. Sentencing Commission after stints at private law firms.

At the federal public defender’s office in D.C. for 212 years, Jackson represented indigent clients in criminal cases and detainees held at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.

She would be the first justice since Thurgood Marshall with significant experience as a criminal defense attorney, something often stressed by her backers.

Jackson’s confirmation would not affect the current conservative 6-to-3 supermajority on the court. She would be likely to vote with liberals on the most contentious issues facing the Supreme Court, including affirmative action, abortion, LGBTQ protections and gun rights - but she would be replacing another liberal more than 30 years her senior.

But if Jackson’s Ivy League credentials are similar to other modern justices, the importance of her nomination is singular.

She would be the first Black woman on the nation’s highest court after more than two centuries. And for the first time in history, there would be near-parity on the court, with five men and four women. As recently as 2009, there was only one woman.

Along with Justices Clarence Thomas and Sonia Sotomayor, a third of the court for the first time would be made up of

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WASHINGTON - The chairwoman of the House Oversight Committee is requesting additional information from the National Archives and Records Administration as a part of the congressional investigation into Donald Trump’s handling of White House records after it was revealed that 15 boxes of materials were recovered from the former president’s Mar-a-Lago residence.

Rep. Carolyn Maloney, DN.Y., sent the request for further details ahead of the Feb. 25 deadline set by the Archives for an inventory of the contents of the 15 recovered boxes. The Archives confirmed reporting

by The Washington Post that classified materials were found within the boxes and that tornup records had been transferred to the Archives but not reconstructed by the Trump White House.

In a letter to sent Thursday evening to Archivist of the United States David S. Ferriero, Maloney asked for a “detailed description of the contents of the boxes recovered from Mara-Lago . . . and identification of any items that are classified and the level of classification” by March 10.

She also requested a description of any potential reviews

conducted by other federal agencies of the contents of the recovered boxes, all presidential records transferred to the Archives that Trump “had torn up, destroyed, mutilated, or attempted to tear up, destroy or mutilate,” and communications between the Trump White House and the Archives related to the Presidential Records Act. “I am deeply concerned that former president Trump may have violated the law through his intentional efforts to remove and destroy records that belong to the American people,” Maloney wrote. “This Committee plans to get to the bottom of what happened and assess whether further action is needed to prevent the destruction of additional presidential records and recover those records that are still missing.”

The letter suggests that the House committee headed by Maloney was broadening its efforts to probe the breadth of potential records act violations under Trump, who frequently flouted the legal requirements to safeguard documents produced during his presidency and, at times, seemed intent on destroying records instead.

The letter cited revelations from the Archives that the Trump White House failed to capture presidential records on social medial platforms, and is

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“continuing to search for missing records from the Trump Administration” due to White House staffers who conducted official business “using nonofficial electronic messaging accounts that were not copied or forwarded to their official electronic messaging accounts.”

Maloney asked for all documents and communications between Trump White House officials relating to the use of personal accounts for official business, the destruction of presidential records, the discovery of “paper in a toilet” in the White House or White House residence, and communications with Trump about the Presidential Records Act. Maloney added a request to prioritize from former White House chiefs of staff Mark Meadows, John F. Kelly and Reince Priebus; former White House counsel Donald McGahn and Mark Meadows; former deputy White House counsel Stefan Passantino; and former aides Nicholas Luna, Derek Lyons, Robert Porter and Madeleine Westerhout.

Attorney General Merrick Garland confirmed that the Justice Department has been in touch with the Archives about the discovery of classified material in boxes taken from Mara-Lago earlier this week, but stopped short promising a full

investigation.

“As the archivist said in a letter that was sent to the Congress, the National Archives has informed the Justice Department of this and communicated with it. And we will do what we always do under these circumstances - look at the facts and the law and take it from there,” Garland responded when asked whether the department would investigate how the boxes got to Mar-a-Lago.

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Monday, Feb. 28 n Catskill Village Planning Board

7 p.m. Robert C. Antonelli Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill

Tuesday, March 1 n Durham Town Board workshop

meeting 7:30 p.m. Town Hall, 7309 Route 81, East Durham

Wednesday, March 2

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Snow blowers were pressed into service across Columbia and Greene Counties on Friday.

n Catskill Central School District

Board of Education budget workshop 6:30 p.m. CHS Library, CHS Library, 341 West Main St., Catskill 518-9432300 n Greene County Legislature health services; county resources and public safety 6 p.m. Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., Catskill

Thursday, March 3 n Ashland Town Planning Board

6 p.m. Town Hall, 12094 Route 23, Ashland

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ens Volunteer Firehouse, 39 Third St., Athens 518-945-1052 Changes will be on the Town of Athens web page n Cairo Town Board 7 p.m. Town Hall, 512 Main St., Cairo n Greene County Board of Electrical Examiners 1 p.m. Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., 4th Floor, Room 469, Catskill

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ervation Committee 6 p.m. Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie 518731-2718

Wednesday, March 9 n Athens Village Board 6:30 p.m.

Athens Fire Department, 39 Third St., Athens Consult the village website for updates the day of the meeting n Catskill Village Board of Trustees 6:30 p.m. Robert C. Antonelli Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill 518-943-3830 n Jewett Town Board 7 p.m. Jewett Municipal Building, 3547 County Route 23C, Jewett

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p.m. Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie 518-731-2718

Monday, March 14 n Ashland Town Board 7:30 p.m.

Town Hall, 12094 Route 23, Ashland n Catskill Village Planning Board 7 p.m. Robert C. Antonelli Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill 518943-3830

Tuesday, March 15 n Athens Village Planning Board

6:30 p.m. Village Hall, Meeting Room, 2 First St., Athens 518-945-1551 n Coxsackie Village Election Day 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie 518-731-2718 n Durham Town Board 7:30 p.m.

Town Hall, 7309 Route 81, East Durham n Hunter Town Board 7 p.m. Town Hall, 5748 Route 23A, Tannersville

Wednesday, March 16 n Catskill Central School District

Board of Education regular business 6:30 p.m. CHS Library, CHS Library, 341 West Main St., Catskill 518-9432300 n Catskill Library Board 6:45 p.m. at either the Catskill Library, 1 Franklin St., Catskill or Palenville Library, 3303 Route 23A, Palenville

Thursday, March 17 n Coxsackie Planning Board 6

p.m. Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie 518-731-2718

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ens Volunteer Firehouse, 39 Third St., Athens 518-945-1052 Changes will be on the Town of Athens web page n Greenville Town Board 7 p.m.

Town Hall, 11159 Route 32, Pioneer Building, Greenville

Wednesday, March 23 n Athens Village Board 6:30 p.m.

Athens Fire Department, 39 Third St., Athens Consult the village website for updates the day of the meeting n Catskill Village Board of Trustees 6:30 p.m. Robert C. Antonelli Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill 518-943-3830

Thursday, March 24 n Coxsackie Village Board 7 p.m.

Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie 518-731-2718

Monday, March 28 n Catskill Village Planning Board

7 p.m. Robert C. Antonelli Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill 518943-3830

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Snow plows were a common sight across Columbia and Greene Counties on Friday.

Winter storm drops 6” on area

By Bill Williams Columbia-Greene Media

Residents of Columbia and Greene counties spent Friday digging out from the latest winter storm.

The forecast, which had predicted between 6 to 12 inches of snow, came in on the low end, said Allan Porreca, a local meteorologist.

The first part of the storm, which came in through the Ohio Valley, arrived on schedule, however, the second storm, which formed off the New Jersey coast, didn’t develop as quickly as anticipated, and tracked further east, which cut down on the maximum snow totals, Porreca said.

The area received between 5 and 6 inches, Porreca said.

Area residents awoke Friday morning to between 4 and 5 inches on the ground. The snow became lighter mid-morning and tapered off before noon.

There were some areas that saw a very light accumulations later in the afternoon, Porreca said.

State, county and town road crews were out early Friday morning plowing area roads, sanding and salting.

Driving was dangerous on most roads early Friday morning.

Area police and tow truck operators were kept busy with several dozen car accidents throughout the day. Most of the crashes were fender-bender accidents or cars that slid off the road, with no injuries reported.

Fire and rescue crews were sent to two accidents in Greene County on Friday morning.

The first occurred at about 7:09 a.m. on Route 32 in Greenville when a woman suffered minor injuries after her car slid into a ditch.

The second accident happened about 9:06 a.m. on Green Lake Road in Athens when a

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Many residents needed to dig their cars out of the snow across Columbia and Greene Counties on Friday.

snow plow struck a utility pole.

There were no injuries reported to the 20-year-old male driver.

The recent winter storm did not disrupt electric service to the Twin Counties as the three utilities that serve the area, Central Hudson Gas and Electric, National Grid, and New York State Electric and Gas, all reported no outages Friday afternoon.

Several communities declared snow emergencies or listed restrictions ahead of the storm.

In the Village of Catskill, all vehicles need to be parked on the odd side of the street from 8 p.m. until 8 a.m. Vehicles then need to be moved and parked on the even side of the street from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. Vehicles will continue to observe alternate side of the street parking every 12 hours until the snow emergency is canceled.

Hudson did not declare a snow emergency ahead of the storm, but is asking residents to check its website at cityofhudson.org on Saturday, when the snow removal schedule will be posted.

The Village of Athens’ snow

emergency states vehicles need to be parked on the odd side of the street until 8 a.m. Saturday.

The emergency is scheduled to end at 8 a.m. Saturday.

In the Town of Greenport, the snow emergency runs until noon Saturday. Parking is not allowed on any streets or roads within the town during that time.

The Town of Cairo is asking residents to park on the odd side of the street until 8 p.m. Friday.

After that time, vehicles should be moved to the even side of the street until 8 a.m. Saturday when the emergency will end.

The Village of Chatham’s snow emergency will run until further notice. There is no parking allowed on Austerlitz Street, High Street, Maiden Lane, Kinderhook Street, Cemetery Hill Road, Library Place, Locust Street and Woodbridge Avenue from Hoffman Street to Church Street.

In Philmont, Mayor Brian Johnson has extended the time requirements for sidewalk clearing for this storm only. Residents have the entire weekend to clear sidewalks.

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Snow blowers were a common sight across Columbia and Greene Counties on Friday.

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Crews worked to remove six inches of snow across Columbia and Greene Counties on Friday.

CDC downgrades Greene County COVID alert level

By Ted Remsnyder

as of Feb. 24, with 12 residents hospitalized due to the virus.

Columbia County Department of Health Director Jack Mabb said this week he hoped to see cases reach a level in Columbia this spring where the county could also see its CDC risk level move from the highest level of code red to the current Greene County level of orange.

“I think that we’re going to stabilize around 15 to 20 cases,” he said. “And if we do, it might not be until April that

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CATSKILL — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has downgraded Greene County to a “substantial” level of risk for COVID-19 transmission, down from the agency’s “high” grading the county had received previously.

Columbia County remains under the highest level or risk as defined by the federal agency.

Greene’s status was downgraded by the CDC after the county fell to 86.89 cases per 100,000 residents over the course of the last seven days that statistics were recorded by the agency.

A level above 100 cases per 100,000 residents crosses the threshold for high risk, with Columbia County currently at 129.50 cases according to the CDC. Greene County Administrator Shaun Groden said the CDC status change for the county represented an overall positive trend in the county’s COVID numbers.

“It means something from 30,000 feet,” he said. “What I read this morning (Friday) was that the CDC was going to drop the indoor mask recommendation. So ,that further underscores our letter to the governor to say let our kids breathe free.”

According to reports, the CDC is set to imminently issue

we see that color move, if that continues.”

Under the CDC’s metrics, counties with between 10 and 49.99 new cases per 100,000 residents over seven days would receive a designation of a moderate level of COVID risk, which no county in the state has reached. Greene is joined by Dutchess, Rockland and Westchester counties, as well as the New York City’s five boroughs and Long Island in receiving an orange risk level as defined by the CDC.

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The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has upgraded Greene County to a level of substantial risk of COVID transmission, down from the agency’s designation of high risk.

new guidance that could recommend that masks are no longer necessary in parts of the country with low COVID hospitalizations rates and low case numbers.

The Greene County Legislature sent a letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul on Feb. 16 asking her to drop the school mask mandate in advance of her expected decision on the issue in the first week of March.

According to the CDC, Greene County had a COVID positivity rate of 4.63 percent, as of Feb. 25, while Columbia’s percentage rate stood at 7.46 percent.

The CDC classification, in conjunction with the Greene

County Department of Health’s figures that list the county as having 60 active positive COVID cases, are positive trends after the Omicron variant surge earlier this winter shot daily cases in the county above four figures, Groden said.

“Certainly it’s another statistic, like our own, be it hospitalizations or the percentages, that are getting through,” he said.

“So, hopefully we can get back to life.”

There are currently 10 Greene County residents in hospitals due to COVID-related illnesses.

In Columbia County, there were 26 active COVID cases

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A golden opportunity for students

The Cairo-Durham Central School District, like many others of similar size and rural character, has been experiencing declining enrollment. Cairo-Durham officials have been trying for years, without success, to find a suitable use for the old Durham Elementary School, a victim of that decline.

Quietly on Tuesday, however, Questar III announced it was moving one of its programs, called the Catskill Academy, out of the Catskill Central School District and into ... you guessed it ... the former Durham Elementary School.

Thus, in a single deft stroke, Questar III solved the problems of two school districts. Additional classroom space immediately opened on the Catskill High

School campus and CairoDurham has a new occupant for an old school gone to seed.

The Cairo-Durham Board of Education recently donated the Durham building to Questar. It was Questar’s acquisition of the former Durham building that made three-way exchange possible.

The Catskill Academy soon-to-be-former home is a separate wing of Catskill High School that was built 11 years ago for special needs programs. It will be available for district use for the first time starting this fall, when the Catskill Academy takes up permanent residence in Durham.

The Catskill Academy program is open to students of all school districts in Greene and Columbia

counties. Students in these programs all have individual education plans, so these are specialized programs to meet their needs.

Catskill has already launched an exploratory community survey on its website seeking comment from district residents on how best to utilize the free space that the district will have this fall. Besides six classrooms, the district will have two offices and a large room divided into quadrants for students.

This is an exciting opportunity for Questar III and the Catskill and CairoDurham school districts.

Educators must do all they can to utilize the additional space for the benefit of all students.

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A bill taking aim at online child pornography comes with dangerous trade-offs The Washington Post

Child sexual abuse material is a clear scourge on the Internet - but almost no one can agree on what to do about it. Lawmakers this month advanced the Earn It Act to the Senate, and with it stirred up a whole lot of controversy.

The bipartisan bill, introduced by Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., would push companies to police more thoroughly images, videos and other content exploiting children - almost 85 million of which were reported to the federal clearinghouse for such material this past year. The key to persuading now-negligent firms to start looking harder for the Web’s worst of the worst? Remove sites’ immunity under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act for thirdparty posts involving child sexual abuse material, known by the acronym CSAM. Backers of the bill say the legislation would give the victims of these abhorrent violations the ability to seek recourse in court. That would spur companies to take down CSAM made known to

them, as they’re already required to do. More important, it would give them more incentive to stop CSAM from spreading in the first place.

According to privacy and speech advocates, issues abound. They fear that the bill will encourage companies to abandon end-to-end encryption out of concern that judges will hold their inability to search for certain content against them; they might also over-censor and in doing so squelch legitimate free expression, including by sexual minorities. These advocates also worry this supposed solution could worsen the problem. Widespread searching for CSAM on the mainstream Internet might drive bad actors deeper into the Dark Web. By effectively compelling companies to comb their systems for CSAM, skeptics say, the bill could unintentionally make them into government actors in the eyes of the law, allowing defendants to argue under the Fourth Amendment that they were the subjects of unconstitutional searches.

These objections have

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some merit - the encryption conundrum foremost among them. To scan for CSAM everywhere, firms would have to build a back door into their systems that could be exploited by cybercriminals or prying regimes abroad with little regard for civil liberties.

Lawmakers shouldn’t risk such a momentous change occurring as a byproduct of a separate legislative aim, no matter how noble. At the very least, the language related to encryption needs modifying to reduce this risk.

But legislators should also explore other approaches to scrubbing out CSAM that haven’t been tried: from increasing resources for enforcement to mandating that companies scan the metadata of communications rather than their contents.

More modest steps, admittedly, would produce more modest results - perhaps an unsatisfactory resolution to a grotesque problem. Yet further study of how this digital plague of abuse might be prevented without inviting new harms is essential.

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Ahmaud Aubery’s racist killers are grotesque, but their ‘hate crimes’ prosecution was a show trial WASHINGTON — If fractious Americans can agree on anything nowadays, it should be that the punishment of thought crimes is the odious essence of totalitarianism.

So, consider the constitutionally dubious conviction of Ahmaud Arbery’s three murderers for having committed “hate crimes.”

The criminal justice system has now correctly concluded that his murderers were racists whose racism manifested itself in their actions. This conclusion, however, does not justify complacency about deciding that because the killers’ gross acts reflected grotesque thinking, the thinking merits its own punishment.

The killers chased Arbery — a Black jogger in a White neighborhood — and killed him with a shotgun. For this violation of Georgia’s law against murder, a state court sentenced them to life imprisonment. Then this week, they were convicted in a federal court of violating a federal law that punishes those who violate a person’s civil rights “because of” their “race, color” etc. For this they can again be sentenced to life in prison.

But as Jacob Sullum, senior editor of Reason, notes: It is therefore “equally true that the defendants were convicted ‘because of’ their benighted beliefs. Condemning them as bigots was the whole point of this exercise, since they had already been condemned (and punished) as murderers.”

This misuse of judicial proceedings was, Sullum says, possible because of two regrettable Supreme Court conclusions: The killers’ “second, symbolic prosecution did not amount to double jeopardy, because the state and federal crimes, defined by two different ‘sovereigns,’ are not ‘the same offense.’” And prosecutions of hate crimes are deemed consistent with the First Amendment, even if they impose added punishment for speech that, however scabrous, is nevertheless constitutionally protected.

So, the government can

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WILL conduct trials for the purpose of virtue signaling — to announce, however redundantly, that it condemns particular frames of mind. A bigot’s shabby mental furniture is, however, not a crime. Were it, what other mentalities might government decide to stigmatize by imposing special punishments? Arbery’s killers had expressed their racism in speech (texts, social media posts, remarks) that no jurisdiction can proscribe. But their federal punishment will be imposed precisely because their speech demonstrated their bigotry.

Proving the intent behind a criminal act is crucial. And no principle should prohibit ever making punishment proportional to the motive for a criminal act. However, deciding that an actor’s heinous behavior is made more heinous because they had a bad attitude is dangerous. It is one thing for the law to hold individuals responsible for controlling their minds, which presumably control their bodies. It is quite another thing for government to inventory an individual’s mind for the purpose of declaring how admirable the government’s mind is, and perhaps by doing so to improve the public’s mind.

This impulse melds with what C.S. Lewis called the remedial theory of punishment, whereby government detains offenders until they are cured, as determined by government’s “official straighteners.” Another totalitarian temptation.

Only an engaged judiciary vigorously applying constitutional protections prevents the woke from greasing this nation’s slide into something

like Europe’s increasingly minute supervision of speech — and of the mentalities speech reflects. The European Court of Human Rights says governments may “sanction or even prevent all forms of expression which spread, incite, promote or justify hatred.” By “even prevent,” the ECHR evidently extends permission for preemptive censorship and punishment. Based on what?

In today’s America, “hate speech” has become an elastic concept stretched to encompass any expression of ideas — e.g. opposition to race-based affirmative action or saying marriage should be between a man and a woman — that offends any of the plethora of easily offended factions. So, various colleges and universities have proscribed speech that might “annoy or otherwise inconvenience” anyone, and certain “attitudes,” and “verbal harm” from injurious “assumptions” or “implications.” They have guaranteed “freedom from indignity of any type” and protection from “patronizing remarks.”

Congressional grandstanding includes the promiscuous multiplication of federal crimes, many of them duplicative of state crimes. From Congress’s bottomless moral pork barrel comes proposals for niche hate crime legislation: The latest, the Covid-19 Hate Crimes Act to protect Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, was signed into law May 20 last year.

Government is failing conspicuously at many basic things — budgeting, preserving the currency’s value, maintaining infrastructure, educating children, etc.

Surely government should economize its exertions by not conducting show trials for the purpose of highlighting — perhaps for the public’s moral improvement — that it is offended by certain thinking that can precede certain behaviors that are already criminalized and forcefully punished.

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Taking the pandemic seriously To the editor: One would never guess that there have been 900,000 COVID deaths in this country along with 50,000,000 COVID cases.

Incredibly, we lead the world in those statistics despite the fact that we spend more on healthcare than any other country in the world.

So why are so many Americans refusing to take the pandemic seriously? Instead of banding together, we have decided to create a partisan division on the issue. Instead of leaders, we have sycophants who want to play to the prejudices of their constituencies.

The internet has somehow become “the most trusted source of information”. As a result, misinformation is running rampant.

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Another segment of the population that one has difficulty understanding are those who have refused to wear a mask or get a vaccination. We know that masks can help, and we know that vaccinations provide a high level of protection.

This loss of freedom argument is ridiculous. Every day, we give up a level of freedom and that helps protect our fellow citizens and ourselves. For years, our children have been required to have various vaccinations before they can participate in the educational process. I worry that now the anti-medical, antiscience, antivaxxers will want us to give up and abandon the health of our loved ones.

It is equally comical to see so many politicians discount the decisions of our medical and

scientific communities. Medical and educational leaders have been threatened, simply for encouraging measures designed to get this virus under control. Are we collectively losing our minds?

Let’s remember that our efforts help protect our relatives, our seniors, our children, friends and neighbors as well as ourselves. Your participation is simply an attempt to prevent another 900,000 dead. Can we, please, get back to a normal world where people at least try to be rational and caring? Let’s pray that this nightmare is concluding and that we will be better prepared both mentally and physically for the next health crisis.

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Three cards shy of a full deck, but good entertainment anyway

By Dick Brooks For Columbia-Greene Media

I became an elementary school teacher back in the days when male teachers were handed their diploma and a paint brush in the same ceremony. Low pay and the need to eat regularly combined with a long summer vacation meant that you automatically became a neighborhood handy man.

My best friend and fellow teacher partnered up.

As a team we were still about three cards shy of a full deck so we became the Laurel and Hardy of home repair. We wallpapered and painted interiors during the winter and painted exteriors and mowed lawns during the summer months. Our skill level wasn’t all that high but neither were our prices so we were in demand. My partner, we’ll call him “Norton” to disguise the fact that his real name was “Gary” was a little on the impatient side, he didn’t like picky things like painting trim but could paint like a house afire on the broad flat areas.

I’m the artistic type, patient, slow and not one who enjoys sweating.

We made the perfect team, Norton painted the house and I did the trim and we usually finished at the same time. We did a great job and didn’t even charge for the entertainment we provided for much of the neighborhood we were painting in. On one job, our ladder didn’t reach high enough to paint the peak, so we invented

WHITTLING AWAY

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BROOKS a 10 foot paint brush by taping a paintbrush to the end of a pole. It worked great, even if it was a little clumsy, until the brush ran out of paint, how do you dip a 10 foot paint brush into the paint pail? We solved the problem with Norton on the top of the ladder with the brush and me with the paint pail on the ground. So much paint dripped on me in the process that I looked like I had spent the day under a seagull convention but it worked.

We hired a helper one summer. An exceptionally bright young man who was planning on attending college in the fall and could use more money than he was scheduled to make working for the town in the summer park program became our third team member. He was the perfect foil for all our foolishness. He was as serious as a funereal and extremely conscientious. We soon discovered that he had a fear of heights and wouldn’t go more than two rungs up on the ladder before he froze. He spent the summer painting all the low parts.

One house we were

working at had an ankle nipping yappy little dog that took a dislike to our helper and he’d sneak up behind him and bark, startling him into making some amazingly artistic stripes in unusual locations. It became such a ritual that to continue the fun (for us), we replaced his drinking cup at the water cooler with a little kid’s sippy cup in the shape of a puppy. He was very happy when we finished and moved to our next job. Norton waited until he was painting two rungs up and zoned in on the job at hand before sneaking up behind him and yarking at him in a remarkably accurate imitation of his small canine nemesis. Norton and I both thought the half pail of white paint on the evergreen bushes added a much needed bright spot that increased the sidewalk appeal of the house.

I am afraid that we may have carried the teasing and fun with our helper too far.

We both loved him like a son and we’re sorry for the psychological damage done to him during that summer. He went to college, graduated and became a lawyer. We still blame ourselves.

Thought for the week — You can tell how big a person is by what it takes to discourage him.

Until next week, may you and yours be happy and well.

Reach Dick Brooks at Whittle12124@yahoo.com.

Sen. Michelle Hinchey receives prestigious Clean Water Award from the New York Water Environment Association ALBANY — The New York Water Environment Association (NYWEA), a statewide non-profit organization of leaders in water quality management, presented Senator Michelle Hinchey with the esteemed Nelson A. Rockefeller Award for her commitment to advancing clean water initiatives and to modernizing and investing in New York State’s aging water infrastructure on Feb. 10.

“I am incredibly humbled and honored that the New York Water Environment Association has seen in me a level of work on water quality issues that they deem worthy of the prestigious Nelson A. Rockefeller Award,” said Senator Michelle Hinchey.

“Water is the most precious resource we have on Earth, which is why I’ve made protecting it a top priority in my office because no one should struggle with something that is guaranteed as a human right in New York. This work is personal to me. I started my career as a grassroots organizer for Environment New York and became enamored with that work thanks almost entirely to my father who was a leading voice in this fight.

I’m dedicated to continuing the generations of important work of those who came before me and I am deeply grateful to NYWEA for this award. I will continue to advance real, meaningful improvements to New York’s aging systems until everyone across our state has access to clean water.”

Patricia Cerro-Reehil, Executive Director, NY Water Environment Association, said, “NYWEA is honored to award Senator Michelle Hinchey with the Nelson A. Rockefeller Award. This Award commemorates

Nelson A. Rockefeller’s insightful leadership when he proposed, promoted and implemented the State Pure Waters Program and encouraged the Federal government to follow suit, this action culminated in the 1972 Clean Water Act. This is tremendously meaningful for us to give this award to the Senator on the 50th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act. Presenting her with this award has additional historical meaning to NYWEA, as her father received this same award in 2001. This award is one of NYWEA’s most prestigious awards and given to an elected official who has made substantial and meaningful contributions to advancing effective water quality programs.”

CLEAN WATER INITIATIVES CREATED AND SUPPORTED BY SENATOR HINCHEY INCLUDE: Introducing the Safe Water Infrastructure Action Program to provide municipalities with a steady funding stream to finance water system upgrades and repairs. (S3968A) Leading a Bipartisan Legislative Forum Focused on Clean Water Infrastructure Funding Reform to identify clean water issues burdening municipalities and solutions to fix New York’s aging water systems.

Passing legislation to expand water testing for lead and other contaminants in schools, making school drinking water safer and cleaner for students and staff. (S2122A) Passing legislation to establish New York’s first list of emerging contaminants, requiring every water utility across the state to test for those contaminants and notify the public if dangerous levels are found. (S1759A)

Working with advocates to stop a pumped storage facility from being built on the Ashokan Reservoir and threatening the New York City Watershed.

Championing the Green Amendment, which adds the right to clean air, clean water, and a healthful environment in the New York State Constitution.

Working with her colleagues to secure a record $300 million for the Environmental Protection Fund (EPF), which supports a range of local environmental projects, from protecting farmland to conserving our watershed areas.

Securing $4.5 million for climate-resilient farming programs and $18 million for farmland protection.

Reinstating the $3 billion Environmental Bond Act for November 2022 voter approval, which would allow the state to reduce pollution, upgrade water and wastewater infrastructure, preserve open space, and help our communities build resilience to extreme weather.

Sponsoring the Soil Health and Climate Resiliency Act (S4722A) to reduce carbon emissions and help farmers expand healthy soil practices.

Delivering the first-ever funding stream for Catskill Park, putting it on par with the Adirondacks, as well as an additional $100,000 to expand the number of Catskill Park Stewards.

Introducing legislation to establish the first-ever position of Catskill Park Coordinator (S6421) within the Department of Environmental Conservation to address natural resource and public access concerns throughout the Catskill ecosystem.

Mud and maple season

By Bob Beyfuss For Columbia-Greene Media

I would like to begin this week’s column with a belated Happy Birthday wish to George Story, founder of Story’s nursery in Freehold, Greene County and a continuing inspiration to several generations of horticulturalists, including me! George turned 102 years old on Feb. 22 and is still active and fit, as I write this. His love of plants and horticulture in general, is as contagious as the Omicron strain of COVID, but people who acquire this affliction are beneficiaries and not victims at all. If you are feeling a bit stressed out as we enter March, the longest month of the year by at least two weeks, I suggest you visit Story’s nursery, or some other garden shop that features freshly grown plants.

Day lengths are now noticeably longer, even if the weather is not noticeably nicer this month. March is the month of Pisces and like our astrological sign, we Pisceans have a hard time making up our minds! We get a tease of nice weather followed by a smack in the face of nasty weather, almost every week now. Early birds, such as red wing blackbirds are returning to the marshes, but snowbirds, like me, are waiting until spring really does arrive in the mountains before we return home.

Maple syrup season is well under way, as buckets and blue plastic tubing appear almost like connected tree i.v’s along roadsides and in sugar maple forests, cryptically called “sugar bushes”.

I have never quite understood the term “bush” as applied to mature forest trees, but I have heard that it is of Canadian origin, where the people have funny language foibles to begin with, at least to me. I have learned that it

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BEYFUSS is perfectly acceptable to finish any English sentence with “Eh?” in Ontario. Maple trees need to be far more than “bushes” before they should be tapped. Twelve inches in diameter, at four feet above the ground, is a minimum size for a maple tree to tap according to research at Cornell and elsewhere. “Elsewhere” is most likely Quebec, Canada where about 90% of the world’s maple syrup is produced, amounting to more than 6.5 million gallons a year. Vermont is the largest producer in the US with about half a million gallons in a good year.

“A good year” is not a misnomer, because like many agricultural crops, weather plays a huge role in determining whether or not sap will flow. It was not until relatively recently that scientists finally figured out what, exactly, causes sap to either flow, squirt or leak out of holes that are drilled in the tree trunks. The culprit is that gas called carbon dioxide, which everyone is so concerned about these days.

It has been long recognized that sunny, warm days, followed by cold nights trigger the best flow (runs) of sap each spring, but no one knew why, exactly. Carbon dioxide gas dissolves much more readily in cold water than warm water, which is just the opposite of oxygen gas. Cold nights allow CO 2

gas to dissolve in wood tissue cells, called xylem. When the sun comes up and the wood warms, the gas comes out of solution and literally pushes the liquid out under pressure. Picture a can of carbonated soda that is sitting in the sun versus a can that is in the refrigerator.

The warm soda practically explodes when the can is opened compared to opening a can of refrigerated soda due to expanding gas. So, March’s mercurial weather affects much more than just our Piscean nature in nature, as well as astrology.

One thing we can be certain of however, is that March will be a muddy month as the snow and ice melt and soil particles also dissolve in the resulting water. That is one phenomena that is not seen in desserts or places that have very sandy soils, like many places here in Florida, no matter how much it rains. Sand particles (grains) are too big to dissolve and enter into solution, so mud is a factor of soil texture. The more clay that is present in your garden soil, the more mud you can expect to see each year.

The problem with mud, is that it can act like glue as it dries, leaving a hard crust of impenetrably welded together soil that is hard to till.

This is especially an issue if the clay gets compacted by weight. Even walking on muddy garden soil or muddy lawns can result in compacted soil that does not allow air or water to penetrate.

So, this week’s lesson is to stay the heck off your garden or lawns until mud season passes, as it surely will in a month or two!

Reach Bob at rlb14@cornell.edu.

Grant application opens for NYS Canal System tourism infrastructure and events WATERFORD — The New York State Canal Corporation, through the Reimagine the Canals initiative, and the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor have launched a new competitive grant program to support tourism and recreation along canal waterways and trails. The grant program includes two funding categories: Event Support, with an award range of $500 to $15,000, and Tourism Infrastructure & Amenity Support, with an award range of $5,000 to $24,000.

Counties, municipalities, units of local government, not-for-profit organizations and federally recognized Native American tribes may apply for one or both categories using an online grants portal. Interested applicants are invited to attend an

informational Q&A session at 10 a.m. March 3.

Applications are due on April 1.

For details, Q&A registration, and application, visit: www.eriecanalway. org/resources/grants/ The New York State Canal Corporation, a subsidiary of the New York Power Authority, oversees the operation and promotion of the New York State Canal System. The Canal Corporation’s mission is to operate and maintain a premier waterway and trail system that honors the historic legacy of the Erie Canal and offers unique recreational and tourism opportunities, while also promoting sustainable economic development throughout the canal corridor. For more information on the New York State Canal System

and the Canal Corporation, visit www.canals. ny.gov.

Nearly 200 years after its construction, the Erie Canal remains an iconic symbol of American ingenuity and determination.

The Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor works to preserve the Nation’s extraordinary canal heritage, promote the Corridor as a world-class tourism destination, and foster vibrant communities connected by more than 500 miles of waterway.

It achieves its mission in partnership with the National Park Service, New York State agencies, nonprofit organizations, local residents, and more than 200 communities across the full expanse of upstate New York. www.eriecanalway.org.

Sunmark Credit Union announces $85,000 for community projects in 2022 LATHAM — Sunmark Credit Union announced during the recent Super Bowl 56 broadcast that the credit union is celebrating 85 years of building brighter financial futures by committing $85,000 to community projects throughout 2022 as part of its “Make Your Mark” giving program.

Sunmark has created a dedicated website at www.

Sunmark85.com to track giving progress and share stories of the local organizations that have received funds as part of this commitment. Individuals and organizations

are encouraged to visit www.

Sunmark85.com to nominate community organizations that would benefit from receiving a share of the funds, or to make a donation to the Sunmark Charitable Community Foundation, which will disburse the funds throughout the year.

“At Sunmark Credit Union we are committed to being a trusted financial partner that is small enough to know our members, but big enough to serve all of their financial needs with technology and personal service. By contributing an additional $85,000

to community projects, we can build something so much bigger than just a credit union,” said Sunmark Credit Union President and CEO Frank DeGraw.

In addition to committing $85,000 to support local organizations throughout Sunmark Credit Union’s 14-county charter area, Sunmark employees are also dedicating a combined 850 hours of volunteer time in support of community causes. To learn more, visit www.Sunmark85.com.

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Nicole C. Jacobs-Montgomery February 11, 1970 - February 18. 2022 Nicole C. Jacobs-Montgomery 52, of Philmont, New York, passed away peacefully at home on February 18. 2022. Born February 11, 1970 in Hudson, New York, she was the daughter of Diane and Lee Turon.

Nicole will be greatly missed by her husband, Duane, sons John, Jason, and daughter Aaliyah. She is also survived by her grandchildren Joshua, Jaeliana, Jazlynn, Jasper, Elijah, and Envy.

As per Nicole’s wishes there will be no services, and private cremation took place. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Richards Funeral Home, Athens, New York.

There will be a celebration of Nicole’s life in the future, to be announced by her family.

May she enjoy eternity and peace.

Gail E. (Canniff) Smith July 30, 1943 - February 20, 2022 Gail E. (Canniff) Smith, 78, passed away peacefully at home, with her husband Edmund L. Smith, Jr. by her side, on February 20, 2022. Gail was a lifelong resident of Catskill, NY, having been born here on July 30, 1943, to William and Doris (Kochendorffer) Canniff.

After graduating from Catskill High School, Gail attended SUNY Plattsburgh, where she received her teaching degree.

She returned to the area and began her teaching career in the Cairo School District. After six years she moved to the Catskill School District, where she taught for 31 years, and remained until her retirement in 2001.

Gail was a beloved teacher and many Catskill residents passed through her 5th grade classroom in the Irving School.

Later, she became Catskill’s first Enrichment teacher, a position she loved, where she challenged her students, encouraged creativity, and pushed them to the next level.

Besides teaching, Gail’s passions included being a diehard Yankee fan, a lover of wildlife, a voracious reader, attending shows at Proctor’s Theatre and keeping in touch with many of her former students. She delighted in hearing what they were currently doing and was always quick to say, “they were one of my students!”

Gail was predeceased by her mother, father, and brother, Richard Canniff. She is survived by her husband of 47 years, Edmund L. Smith, Jr., his daughter, Heather (Smith) Schindler and her husband Edward Schindler and their children Nicholas, Reid and Sophie Schindler.

Donations can be made in Gail’s memory to: Greene County Senior Angels, 411 Main St., Catskill, NY 12414 or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Funeral arrangements by Millspaugh Camerato Funeral Home, 139 Jefferson Hgts., Catskill. Messages of condolences may be made at www.MillspaughCamerato.com.

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Cynthia Magyar February 7, 2022

A girl gave her teacher a note pleading for help. At her home, police found a child’s body in a freezer.

Jaclyn Peiser The Washington Post

When a Las Vegas mother sent her daughter to elementary school on Tuesday morning, she slipped the girl a stack of sticky notes to give to her teacher. The messages, police said, were a cry for help.

The mother wrote that her boyfriend was holding her against her will and that she feared her 4-year-old son, whom she hadn’t seen for months, was dead, according to her attorney.

After the school reported the letter to law enforcement, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officers arrived at the house and arrested the boyfriend, 35-year-old Brandon Toseland. He was charged with two counts of kidnapping.

The following day, as detectives searched the home, they found a freezer in the garage.

Inside, authorities said, were a child’s remains. Family members later identified him as the 4-year-old boy, the mother’s attorney, Stephen Stubbs, told The Washington Post.

Toseland now also faces a murder charge, police said.

Scott Coffee, Toseland’s public defender, said in an interview with The Post that he will seek a mental health evaluation for his client and that it is “too early in the case to know what happened.” He also accused law enforcement of being too quick to determine the facts of the case and said he has not yet reviewed the evidence against Toseland.

“His criminal history is minimal,” Coffee added.

Toseland was arrested in 2018 and charged with two counts of domestic battery, court records show. He pleaded no contest the following year. Coffee said that “domestic violence is not an uncommon charge” and “if what the state is alleging is true, it is certainly out of [Toseland’s] character.”

During interviews with detectives, the mother said that Toseland had abused her and that “she was not allowed to leave the house alone or enter the garage,” according to a Wednesday news release from Las Vegas police.

The mother last saw her 4-year-old son in December, she told detectives. She feared he was dead and could not get a straight answer from Toseland, Stubbs said.

After the child’s body was found in the freezer this week, detectives discovered a large hole in the backyard, the police department confirmed to The Post. Lt. Ray Spencer told the Las Vegas Review-Journal his team believes Toseland planned to use the 8-foot-deep hole to bury the boy. Spencer also told the newspaper that police found dirt in a U-Haul parked in the driveway.

Toseland and the mother met through her late husband, who died in January 2021 from an unspecified respiratory illness, Stubbs said. After the death, Toseland allegedly comforted her, and the two grew close. They started dating

in March 2021, according to Stubbs.

That same month, the mother and her two children moved in with Toseland and “little by little, [he] started exercising more and more control,” Stubbs said.

The mother told Stubbs that Toseland sexually, physically and emotionally abused her for months. Stubbs said Toseland alienated the mother from her family, confiscated her phone and car keys, controlled her social media and quit her job on her behalf. Toseland also allegedly installed padlocks, video surveillance and motion sensors he could monitor on his phone, according to Stubbs.

“It just got worse to the point where, finally, in December, there was one day she tried to exit a room and it was locked,” Stubbs said. “And from then on, she was held captive.”

Toseland allegedly kept the mother restrained and threatened to kill her children if she tried to leave.

“From the time she was held captive in December to when she was rescued, there was never a time when she could have fled the home with her daughter,” Stubbs said. “He made sure of that.”

Coffee, Toseland’s attorney, said he could not comment on the abuse allegations because he has not yet received documents from the investigation.

“I certainly understand why she’d want to get in front of the investigation,” Coffee said,

referring to the mother. “Until we get a chance to look into things, everything is a possibility.”

The mother started planning her escape weeks ago, when, during weekday trips with Toseland to drop off her 7-year-old daughter at school, she found a pad of sticky notes and a pen in Toseland’s car, according to Stubbs. During the minute it took Toseland to walk the girl to the crossing guard, the mother, while allegedly handcuffed in the car, would quickly jot down notes.

Monday night was the mother’s first chance to act on her plan, according to Stubbs.

“For some reason, the daughter was allowed to sleep in the same bed as [her] mother,” Stubbs said. “Then the mother coached her daughter on what to do. And on the day that they were rescued, the mother was able to hide the notes on her daughter’s person.”

When the 7-year-old got to school, she handed her teacher the notes, police said.

The mother and daughter, though dealing with the trauma of their experience, are “grateful to school officials and the law enforcement that rescued them,” Stubbs added.

Law enforcement officials have not yet identified the boy’s cause of death. An autopsy is being conducted by the Clark County Coroner’s Office, police said.

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February 23, 2022 Eva Marie Rosato of Coxsackie, N.Y. passed away on February 23, 2022, on her birthday, at the age of 94.

She was born in Trenton, N.J. to Carl and Mary Lawrence.

In 1946 she met and married the love of her life, Nicholas Rosato, and they moved to Coxsackie, N.Y. where they raised their children, Peggy Prostler, John Rosato (Mary Ellen), and Barbara Rosato. She is also survived by her beloved grandchildren, Patricia Rosato, Marty Rosato (Kristy), Sean (Sarah) Craft, and Jessica (Dan) Pakatar, her cherished great grandchildren, Natalie and Katie Pakatar and Silvi Rosato.

She is also survived by her sisters, Gloria (Bob) Elliott, Donna Lee, and sister in law Bea Lawrence, as well as many nieces and nephews.

Besides her parents, Eva is predeceased by her sisters Lucille Lawrence, Virginia Ross and her brothers Carl and Roy Lawrence.

When first coming to Coxsackie, Eva worked at the G-E Factory in Coxsackie, and then later became a school bus driver and bus aide for School Transit Company in the Coxsackie-Athens School District for over forty years. Eva is also a member of the Coxsackie/Ravena Columbiettes.

Relatives and friends are cordially invited to attend visitation at The St. Mary’s R.C. Church, 80 Mansion Street, Coxsackie, N.Y. 12051, on Thursday, March 3, 2022, from 9:30 A.M. – 10:00 A.M., with Mass of The Christian Burial to be celebrated at 10:00 A.M. at the church.

Interment will follow in the family plot of The St. Mary’s Parish Cemetery, Coxsackie, N.Y. The family would like to extend their deep gratitude for the compassion and care provided to Eva by the staff at the Home of The Good Shepherd In Malta and The Grand Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Guilderland.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of The W.C. Brady’s Sons, Inc. Funeral Home, 97Mansion Street, Coxsackie, N.Y. 12051.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Eva’s memory may be made to St. Mary’s Memorial Society, 80 Mansion Street, Coxsackie, N.Y. 12051, or to a charity of your choice. Condolences may be made at www.wcbradyssonsinc.net.

Son Burton Magyar and wife Linda of PA and beloved grandchildren.

She is predeceased by her sister Beverly Magyar and her brother the late Louis Magyar Jr and Gerard Miller of Hudson, NY. Graveside service, Monday, February 28, 2022, 1pm at Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery.

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Hillsdale- Cynthia Magyar, 77, passed unexpectedly on Monday, February 7, 2022. Born in New Rochelle, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Anna Magyar.

Cynthia was a graduate from Fashion Institute of Technology of N.Y and was Self Employed with Cruise Kids that designed and manufacturer of Children’s Clothing.

She is survived by Kenneth Sabin of Hillsdale, Daughter Beverly Magyar Shultis and Husband David Shultis of South Carolina,

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TRANSFIGURATION SUNDAY GERMANTOWN — The congregations of the Reformed Church of Germantown, 20 Church Ave., Germantown and the Mt. Pleasant Reformed Church, 33 Church Road, Hudson, will be observing Transfiguration Sunday on Feb. 27.

Pastor Dave Tipple will use scripture selections from 2 Corinthians 3 and Luke 9 in his sermon entitled ‘Veiled and Unveiled.’ The Germantown congregation meets at 9 a.m. for for worship and the Mt. Pleasant congregation at 10:30 a.m.

DINNERS HUDSON — State Street A.M.E. Zion Church, 201 State St., Hudson, will serve a barbecue ribs and fried or bake chicken lunch or dinner 11 a.m.-5 p.m. March 3. Menu includes half a chicken, green beans and diced carrots, baked or mashed potatoes with gravy and cake for dessert. Chicken, $14; ribs, $17; combo, $20. For information and to order a dinner, call Cleveland Samuels at 518-7556052 or the church at 518-8280718. Delivery for $42 or more.

SOUP SHARING CATSKILL — The Catskill United Methodist Church, 40 Woodland Ave., Catskill, will host ‘Soup Sharing’ 4-7 p.m.

March 5. Choose from a variety of homemade soups to bring home and enjoy. A goodwill offering will be collected to benefit local missions. Call 518-2913130 for more information.

CORNED BEEF AND CABBAGE DINNER COXSACKIE — The First Reformed Church, 285 Mansion St., Coxsackie, will be serving corned beef and cabbage dinners with dessert 4:30-6 p.m.

March 17, take out only, until

sold out. Tickets are $15. Advance ticket purchase preferred. Call 518-731-7503 to order tickets. www.firstreformecoxsackie.com.

CRAFT FESTIVAL SEEKING APPLICANTS RICHMOND SPRINGS — Applications are currently being accepted for the 41st Annual Friendship Craft Festival sponsored by the Church Of Christ Uniting in Richfield Springs. It will take place 9 a.m.3 p.m. June 11 in Spring Park on Scenic US Route 20.

For information and an application, go to www.rschurchofchristuniting.com, email friendshipcraftfestival@ yahoo.com or call Carla at 315858-1451.

LENTEN SERVICES HUDSON — The Tri-County Lutheran Parish announces Ash Wednesday worship service schedule.

At noon March 2 at Emanuel/St. John’s Lutheran Church, 20 South Sixth St., Hudson, with Pastor Tonya Enza; 4 p.m. March 2 at Zion Lutheran Church, 102 North Washington St., Athens, with Vicar Nathan Pratt; at 7 p.m. March 2 at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, 1010 Kinderhook St., Valatie with Pastor Beth George.

The Tri-County Lutheran Parish pastoral staff will be imposing ashes on March 2 at the following locations: 8-10 a.m. at Broadstreet Bagel in Kinderhook; 10 a.m.-noon at Main Street Goodness in Chatham; noon-2 p.m. at 7th Street Park in Hudson; 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Park & Ride, Route 9 and 150 in Castleton. St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, 1010 Kinderhook St., Valatie, will be hosting a worship service starting at 6 p.m. every Wednesday during Lent starting March 9 through April 13 in person or via Zoom with the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2529435520.

Visit the TCLParish.org website for location, directions,

worship schedules and Zoom live streaming worship service link. Contact the administrative office at 518-758-6526 for pastoral services inquiries or any further information.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

SOUP KITCHEN OPEN CATSKILL — The Camp Grace Inc. Soup Kitchen, located at the First Reformed Church of Catskill, 310 Main St., Catskill, is open noon-1 p.m. Tuesday through Friday.

For information, call Director

Lamont Taylor at 518-2497009.

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

ST. MARK’S SECOND EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH HUDSON — St. Mark’s Second Evangelical Lutheran Church, 8 Storm Ave., Hudson, worships 9:30 a.m. Sunday.

Communion is celebrated on the first Sunday of every month with Pastor Stan Webster. Child care is offered during the service and Sunday school after the service ends. For information, call the Church office at 518-828-9514.

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

CHRIST CHURCH EPISCOPAL HUDSON — Christ Church Episcopal, 431 Union St., Hudson, worships at 9 a.m. Sundays in person and live online. Social distancing and face masks required. Live broadcast at 9 a.m. on facebook.com/ChristChurchEpiscopalHudson or at christchurchepiscopalhudson. org. Midweek Eucharist is held at 12:15 p.m. Wednesdays in the church. For information, call 518-828-1329 or email christchurch1802@gmail.com.

SAINT PAUL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH KINDERHOOK — St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 8 Sylvester St., Kinderhook, Holy Communion in person at 8 and 10 a.m. Sundays. Face masks and

distancing required regardless of vaccination status. For information and news, www.saintpaulskinderhook.org/ or follow us on Facebook. Subscribe to our newsletter: http://eepurl. com/cG4YSv; 518-758-6271 or saintpaulskinderhook@gmail. com. Office open 1:30-4:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday and by appointment.

KINDERHOOK REFORMED CHURCH KINDERHOOK — The Kinderhook Reformed Church, 21 Broad St., Kinderhook, will have in person and live online Sunday worship at 9:30 a.m.

Face masks and social distancing required. Live broadcasts at 9:30 a.m. on https://www. facebook.com/KinderhookReformed Church or https:// www.youtube.com/channel/ UCCTUNikeMHshkf_mqhMNxCw. For information, call 518-758-6401 or kinderhookreformedchuch.com.

CLAVERACK REFORMED DUTCH CHURCH CLAVERACK — The Reformed Dutch Church, 88 Route 9H, Claverack, worships at 9:30 a.m. Sundays in the sanctuary. For information, call 518-851-3811.

GHENT REFORMED CHURCH WEST GHENT — The Ghent Reformed Church, 1039 County Route 22, West Ghent, worships at 9 a.m. Sundays.

Sunday School begins at 10:15 a.m. Sunday for pre-school to middle school aged children. In accordance with the New York state mandate, masks will be required. Cleaning is as diligent as always. At present, we feel safe enough to have reinstituted coffee time after service.

TRI COUNTY LUTHERAN PARISH VALATIE — The following is the worship schedule for the Tri County Lutheran Parish.

Visit TCLParish.org website for weekly Zoom worship schedule and link.

Columbia County: Emanual Lutheran Church, 506 County

Road 46, Stuyvesant Falls, worships at 8:30 a.m. Sunday. St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, 1010 Kinderhook St., Valatie, worships at 10:30 a.m. Sunday with Sunday School also at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday. Emanuel/St. John’s Lutheran Church, 20 South Sixth St., Hudson, worships at 11 a.m. Sunday.

Greene County: Zion Lutheran Church, 102 North Washington St., Athens, worships at 9 a.m. Sunday. St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, State Route 81, Oak Hill, worships at 11 a.m.

Sunday.

Rensselaer County: Trinity Lutheran Church, 68 Green Ave., Castleton, worships at 9 a.m. Sunday. St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church, 751 County Route 7, East Schodack, worships at 11 a.m. Sunday.

GRACE BIBLE FELLOWSHIP CHURCH RHINEBECK — Grace Bible Fellowship Church, 6959 Route 9, Rhinebeck, worships at 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday. Sunday School for all ages meets at 9:30 a.m. Women’s bible study and Grace Bible Institute meets at 7 p.m. Mondays.

Mid-week prayer meeting is at 7 p.m. Wednesdays. For information, call 845-876-6923 or cdfcirone@aol.com.

LUTHERAN PARISH OF SOUTHERN COLUMBIA COUNTY GERMANTOWN — Lutheran Parish of Southern Columbia County is planning, for now, to continue in person worship.

If the COVID situation changes, plans will be posted on Facebook, the blog, by phone message and the communication tree within each church. In Person Worship at St. Thomas’s Church will be suspended due to high COVID case numbers in the county. We hope to resume on Ash Wednesday, March 2 and continue 11 a.m. services on March 6, with Communion.

Christ Church folks will join folks at St. John’s Church in Manorton (Elizaville) at 9 a.m. this month.

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

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

Also Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 8:30-9 a.m. Wed, Thurs Food Pantry Hours: Tues & Fri 10–11 a.m. and Wed 6–7 p.m.

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implement a law prohibiting all drivers from talking on a hand-held cellphone while driving.

Forty-eight states and the District of Columbia have since implemented some type of cell phone restrictions while driving, according to national data.

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very first Veterans Resource Fair and it was new. So, I think we’ve been spreading the word.

We’ve also been in Saugerties and Altamont, and now here in Athens I think people are seeing it. Word spreads and people are showing up. The organizations that are here are really incredible. So, I think people are hearing that when they go they can actually get help and resources.

It’s definitely growing, which is good to see and we’ll do more.”

Hinchey’s father, the late U.S. Rep. Maurice Hinchey, D-26, 22, was a U.S. Navy veteran, making the event a personal perspective for the senator.

“We have a big responsibility to our veterans and to the people who have dedicated their time and skills and much of their lives to protecting our country so the rest of us can live in freedom,” she said. “We do not do, as a country, a good enough job of making sure that our veterans are supported

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largest Ukrainian populations outside of the country, Gov. Kathy Hochul said late Thursday.

“We’re proud of this,” the governor said in a statement.

“We’re proud of their diversity and what they bring to all of us, but now they have family members and are deeply concerned about what’s going on in their home country.”

The state is on heightened alert with respect to cybersecurity and our own defenses, Hochul said.

Russia’s invasion of eastern Ukraine constitutes a grave violation of international law and is an affront to Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, U.S. Rep. Antonio Delgado D-19 said in a statement late Tuesday when the attacks first began. The invasion is a

New York Penal Law defines third-degree “criminal possession of stolen property as knowingly possessing stolen property, with intent to benefit themselves or a person other than an owner thereof or to impede the recovery by an owner thereof, and when the value of the property exceeds $3,000.”

A conviction on the charge calls for a minimum sentence of one to three years in prison, with maximum sentence as high as seven years.

Seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance is defined as when a person knowingly and unlawfully possesses a controlled substance, according to New York Penal Law. The charge is the lowest level of drug possession crime in the state.

A conviction on the charge of seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance calls for a sentence to be up to one year in jail and a fine up to $1,000.

and protected when they come home. Ones who serve abroad and those who stay here. So it’s really important for me, coming from a military family, that we offer more and show our veterans, very clearly, that we support them and we’re here to help them.”

Kevin Hicks, the service officer of American Legion Post 983 in Cairo, served 29 years in the U.S. Army and noted that fostering a sense of community among veterans was critical after they leave the service.

“This is important because it seems like once a service member transitions from the service, they lose that sense of connection and camaraderie they had,” he said of the fair.

“The whole time they were in the service, they have a buddyteam system and there’s a chain of command. There’s always some way to get support.

Once they transition, it’s really difficult for a lot of veterans to figure out where the support networks are. So, events like this highlight all of the organizations in the local community that a veteran two blocks away

might not have had any idea about.”

Adam Schnopp, case manager with Soldier On, a program that combats veteran homelessness and promotes home ownership among those who’ve served their country, manned a booth at the fair.

“We help veterans who are homeless or who are at risk of becoming homeless,” he said.

“I think this is a good place to reach veterans, maybe not homeless veterans, specifically, but the veteran community is very well-connected and a lot of it is word of mouth. So, if any veteran in here finds someone who happens to be homeless, I believe they would reach out and let them connect with any of the services here.”

George Skraastad, of Cairo, served from 1964 to 1987 in the U.S. Navy and perused the booths at Thursday’s fair.

“Maybe I can find something that will help me out,” he said.

“Most of it I’m too old for now, but this is really a good thing, especially for the younger veterans.”

With his staff running late to

dangerous new escalation in Russia’s efforts to destabilize Ukraine, he added.

“We cannot afford inaction,” Delgado said. “We must work with our allies in NATO and the European Union to impose severe, robust sanctions on the Russian government. Putin’s actions have already galvanized Western governments, reinvigorated NATO, and strengthened the resolve of democracies in Eastern Europe. While the coming weeks will be difficult, we must hold Putin and the corrupt oligarchs around him accountable.”

Russia’s attack Thursday, included airstrikes and shelling, sent civilians fleeing for shelter abroad or in subway stations, according to reporting from the Los Angeles Times.

Ukraine’s government said Russian tanks and troops had crossed its border from the east, north and south in a “full-scale war.” Ukrainian authorities described ground invasions in

the event, Greene County Administrator Shaun Groden set up the county’s booth at the fair and noticed the impact of the event immediately.

“I had two vets come to me right away with issues with red tape with the federal administration,” he said. “So, I think the significance is that by the community outreach, they can go to somebody and hopefully they can get their cause championed. Plus while they’re there, there’s 13 other agencies they can get services from. So, the collection of the number of service levels there was as equally important as to what the individual agency could provide them.”

Officer Beatrice Urciuoli, of the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, presented veterans with literature about potential employment opportunities in the prison industry.

“We’re just here recruiting for corrections officers and parole officers, civilian jobs and health care opportunities,” she said.

Urciuoli added that it was a

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Russian army military vehicles are seen in Armyansk, Crimea, on Feb. 25, 2022.

multiple regions. European authorities declared the country’s airspace an active conflict zone.

A number of local people who have family and friends living in Ukraine, Hudson City Mayor Kamal Johnson said Friday.

“I think it’s a very scary situation for our nation,” Johnson

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A traffic stop Wednesday on Route 23A in Hunter led to the arrest of a woman from Pennsylvania for allegedly being in possession of a stolen car.

said. “Who knows where the future is headed. [We are] worried about our Ukraine population and I know they have deep fears as they have family and friends back in the Ukraine. We as a city just want to support them as much as possible.”

Local organizations will likely try to help those impacted

priority to employ veterans in the correctional sector.

Greene County Legislator Harry Lennon, D-Cairo, attended the fair and was impressed with the robust turnout, which filled the Athens hall.

“You can look around and see that the attendance is overwhelming,” he said. “I think it’s very important for our veterans.

We can never forget the service that they gave to our country.”

Lennon said he was hopeful the veterans event was the second of many to come in the county.

“I understand there’s one in the works for Coxsackie and I think there will be others in Greene County, too,” Lennon said. “I thank Sen. Hinchey for bringing this forward.”

Michael and Jolee Hicks conversed with veterans about their program #HicksStrong Inc., which honors their late son Macoy Hicks.

“Our mission is to save military lives,” Michael said. “The reason we’re here is that we lost our son in 2019. He was active duty in the Navy and he took his own life. We realized how much

need there was in our military and their families. So what we do is we link them with therapists and we cover the costs of 25 sessions.” #HicksStrong Inc. is based in Clifton Park, but the organization provides services to soldiers nationally.

Gordon Mosher, commander of the Athens American Legion post, said another resource fair is already being planned for the Athens American Legion this summer at a date to be determined.

“We have to get the information out to veterans,” he said.

“We’ve spread the word out around the county to get people here. It’s a good turnout, which is very nice.”

Greene County Legislator Daryl Legg, D-Hunter, said the fair was a welcome gesture of support for the local veteran community.

“The best part about it is that the veterans know that they’re appreciated,” he said. “It’s a nice kind of payback for them, to know that they can get something from our community that they helped protect.”

in the coming weeks, Johnson said.

“It’s a time for us to come together, [and share] our thoughts and prayers with the people of Ukraine,” Johnson said. “It’s already been a rough two years as is, and I think we need to be laser-focused on what our future is going to look like.”

Local officials spoke about the impact the situation could have on the Twin County area.

“I think its a horrible situation that one country would try to take over another country,” Columbia County Board of Supervisors Chairman Matt Murell said. “Obviously, [Russian President Vladimir] Putin is a tyrant.”

Murell did not know of any specific local organizations working to send aid to Ukraine, but said groups will likely make plans in the near future as Russia’s attacks in Europe persist.

“I think it’s impactful, not just for the Ukraine, but it’s

going to impact our economy,” Murell said. “It’s going to impact the European economy.

So, I think we need to keep a close eye on what’s going on.”

The situation in Ukraine, as a whole, does not look good, Claverack Supervisor Clifford Wiegelt said.

“To be honest with you, I think it stinks,” Wiegelt said. “I just don’t want to see it snowball, and I think it’s going to snowball — that’s what I’m afraid of. It doesn’t look good to me.”

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky cut diplomatic ties with Moscow and declared martial law Thursday.

“The unprovoked invasion of and attacks on Ukraine by Russia are unacceptable and abhorrent,” New Lebanon Supervisor Tistrya Houghtling said.

“We must stand united against these types of aggression.”

Tribune News Service contributed to this report

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Gerrit Cole (45) of the New York Yankees pitches against the Los Angeles Angels during the first inning at Yankee Stadium on August 16, 2021.

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In this photo from November 3, 2019, runners are seen crossing the 59th street bridge during the 2019 TCS New York City Marathon in New York City.

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NEW YORK — After a canceled race in 2020 and a halved field in 2021 because of the pandemic, the New York City Marathon is returning at full force this November.

The race welcomed over 50,000 starters from 2013 to 2019, the field size organizers said would take the line in November.

“This race is the strongest proof of New York’s unrelenting spirit and determination, and we are proud to announce that,

this year, we’ll be back at full capacity,” Mayor Adams said in a statement. “With 50,000 runners competing in November, the city that never sleeps will be where champions are made.”

Around 25,000 people finished last year’s race. In 2019, over 54,000 started, with 53,639 finishing.

For the first time, the marathon will require proof of vaccination. The New York Road Runners announced in December that full vaccination would be required for

all of its 2022 races. Adams said on Wednesday that he is anticipating unwinding various vaccine requirements in the city soon.

Over five decades, the marathon steadily grew to the world’s largest. The 2019 race was the largest marathon ever run.

The fully restored race includes the return of entertainment on the five-borough course, which starts on the VerrazzanoNarrows Bridge from Staten Island and ends in Central Park. The 2022 edition is scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 6.

Nash lured Dragic to the Nets, just like he lured him to the NBA Kristian Winfield New York Daily News

NEW YORK — Goran Dragic never envisioned calling Steve Nash “coach.”

The two had a mentor-mentee relationship from 2008-10 in Phoenix, where Nash — a Hall of Fame-bound point guard — had the Suns’ starting job on lock, and Dragic — a wet-behind-theears rookie — was soaking in as much as he could.

An on-the-court mentor is different from a mentor shouting from the sidelines. In a way, Dragic conceded, this is all a bit weird.

“We are friends, but it’s all business,” the Slovenian point guard and new Nets addition said on Wednesday. “He’s coach, he’s been my mentor and he’s my mentor again.”

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Steve Nash (13) and Goran Dragic (2) of the Phoenix Suns during the NBA game against the Portland Trail Blazers at US Airways Center on Dec. 10, 2010, in Phoenix, Arizona.

In a week defined by long, ultimately fruitless meetings, Thursday’s 1 p.m. negotiation session between Major League Baseball and the Players’ Association was over by 5:00 p.m. By all accounts, it was yet another day of little to no progress, and things ended earlier than usual because both sides felt like they had reached a dead end, per ESPN reports.

There was a newcomer at the table as Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner made his first appearance at Roger Dean Stadium, the spring training home of the Marlins and Cardinals where each of this week’s daily meetings have taken place. The group of active players in attendance increased as well, with reports stating that Astros’ pitcher Lance McCullers and Marlins’ infielder Miguel Rojas joined the fun on Thursday. Mets’ starter Max Scherzer has been the most prominent player at the meetings, as well as Gerrit Cole, Fransico Lindor, Andrew Miller, Paul Goldschmidt and Jameson Taillon, among others.

Steinbrenner was part of a bargaining session with Dick Monfort and Ron Fowler — owners of the Rockies and Padres, respectively — plus deputy commissioner Dan Halem. Much like they’ve done all week,

the players’ side met in the stadium’s parking lot before heading into the stadium for the real thing. Per the Associated Press, Players Association executive director Tony Clark and chief negotiator Bruce Meyer headed the parking lot brigade.

The first meeting between the league and the players ended after roughly an hour and 45 minutes, according to a report from The Athletic.

After an intermission, and both sides meeting on their own in separate caucuses, Halem and MLB senior vice president Patrick Houlihan spent about half an hour with the players’ contingent.

Service time manipulation — or the practice of teams purposefully keeping players in the minor league past a certain date so they can gain an extra year of club control over them — seems to have been the topic du jour. The new service time manipulation proposal from the players was, reportedly, a concession on their part. Previous ideas that they offered would have granted somewhere in the neighborhood of 29 players a full year of service time, thus getting them a year closer to the big payments that come in free agency.

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Cindric rewards Roger Penske’s confidence in Daytona 500 David Goricki The Detroit News

Longtime NASCAR owner Roger Penske didn’t seem overly concerned when Rochester Hills native Brad Keselowski announced he was leaving Team Penske at the end of the 2021 season to become owner/driver for Roush/Fenway/Keselowski Racing.

After all, Penske had confidence 23-year-old Austin Cindric would do just fine replacing Keselowski in the No. 2 Ford Mustang.

That’s saying a lot, since Keselowski won 34 races in his 12-year career with Team Penske, earning Penske his first NASCAR Monster Cup series title 10 years ago.

Penske watched Cindric grow up. Cindric’s father, Tim Cindric, has been president of Team Penske since 2006 and team strategist of Josef Newgarden in the IndyCar series.

Racing is in Austin Cindric’s blood. His grandfather, the late Jim Trueman, was car owner for Bobby Rahal when he won the 1986 Indianapolis 500.

Cindric showed why Penske had confidence in him by winning the Daytona 500 on Sunday in the famed No. 2 that Rusty Wallace made faMIKE DINOVO/USA TODAY mous in the ‘90s, winning the Super Bowl race NASCAR Cup Series driver Austin Cindric (2) reacts after winning the Daytona 500 at Daytona of the series, something Keselowski wasn’t able International Speedway on Sunday. to do.

“It’s a dream come true, a race that every- front of a sellout crowd, on Roger’s (85th) birth- race in the 2 car with Discount Tire, I couldn’t body wants to win, and to be able to do it in day and my family there, and obviously my first think of a more perfect day,” said Cindric, who

won the Xfinity Series championship in 2020 and finished second in the series last season.

“Mr. Penske’s confidence in me has really been a catalyst for my career. He surrounds me with great people and that’s what it takes in this sport to really be successful, so I’m just grateful for that confidence and being able to execute in the moment, that’s what it’s really about. I’ve obviously known him my entire life and to be able to deliver for him in the faith he’s put in me it’s certainly gratifying.”

Back to that “being able to execute in the moment, that’s what it’s really about,” moment.

The Daytona 500 had multiple wrecks in the final 10 laps, which Cindric had to maneuver each time to reach Victory Lane.

In fact, when NASCAR went to overtime to end the race with a two-lap shootout, Cindric was in the lead with Team Penske teammate Ryan Blaney right behind him and Keselowski and Bubba Wallace in contention as well.

“It’s your race to lose and at the same time you have to be on absolute defense understanding when the runs are going to come and how to defend them,” Cindric said. “I was in a fortunate position and able to work with Ryan Blaney and being able to coordinate the restart to where we could both be in first and second and give ourselves both a shot to win the race for Roger coming off of Turn 4 on the final lap.

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Pro basketball NBA Eastern Conference Atlantic W L Pct Philadelphia 35 23 .603 Boston 35 26 .574 Toronto 32 25 .561 Brooklyn 31 29 .517 New York 25 34 .424 Central W L Pct Chicago 38 21 .644 Milwaukee 36 24 .600 Cleveland 35 24 .593 Indiana 20 40 .333 Detroit 14 45 .237 Southeast W L Pct Miami 38 21 .644 Charlotte 29 31 .483 Atlanta 28 30 .483 Washington 27 31 .466 Orlando 13 47 .217 Western Conference Northwest W L Pct Utah 36 22 .621 Denver 33 25 .569 Minnesota 31 28 .525 Portland 25 34 .424 Oklahoma City 18 41 .305 Pacific W L Pct Phoenix 49 10 .831 Golden State 42 17 .712 L.A. Clippers 30 31 .492 L.A. Lakers 27 31 .466 Sacramento 22 38 .367 Southwest W L Pct Memphis 41 19 .683 Dallas 35 24 .593 San Antonio 23 36 .390 New Orleans 23 36 .390 Houston 15 43 .259 Thursday’s games Detroit 106, Cleveland 103 Boston 129, Brooklyn 106 Phoenix 124, Oklahoma City 104 Atlanta at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Memphis at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Golden State at Portland, 10 p.m.

Denver at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

Friday’s games Toronto at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Houston at Orlando, 7 p.m.

San Antonio at Washington, 7 p.m.

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

Philadelphia at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

New Orleans at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Dallas at Utah, 9 p.m.

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

Saturday’s games Boston at Detroit, Noon Toronto at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

Washington at Cleveland, 8 p.m.

San Antonio at Miami, 8 p.m.

Memphis at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Brooklyn at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.

Sacramento at Denver, 9 p.m.

GB — 1.5 2.5 5.0 10.5 GB — 2.5 3.0 18.5 24.0 GB — 9.5 9.5 10.5 25.5 GB — 3.0 5.5 11.5 18.5 GB — 7.0 20.0 21.5 27.5 GB — 5.5 17.5 17.5 25.0

Pro hockey NHL Eastern Conference Atlantic Division GP W L OT SO Pts GF GA Florida 52 35 12 2 3 75 215 157 Tampa Bay 50 33 11 2 4 72 174 142 Toronto 51 33 14 3 1 70 182 142 Boston 50 29 17 2 2 62 145 139 Detroit 52 23 23 5 1 52 149 181 Ottawa 50 19 26 4 1 43 134 159 Buffalo 52 16 28 7 1 40 138 186 Montreal 52 12 33 7 0 31 121 197 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT SO Pts GF GA Carolina 50 35 11 4 0 74 176 121 N.Y. Rangers 51 33 13 3 2 71 155 128 Pittsburgh 53 31 14 3 5 70 174 146 Washington 53 28 16 7 2 65 172 149 Columbus 51 27 23 0 1 55 173 186 N.Y. Islanders 46 19 20 3 4 45 116 128 New Jersey 51 18 28 1 4 41 152 183 Philadelphia 51 15 26 6 4 40 129 180 Western Conference Central Division GP W L OT SO Pts GF GA Colorado 51 37 10 3 1 78 204 145 St. Louis 50 30 14 4 2 66 179 138 Minnesota 49 31 15 0 3 65 187 150 Nashville 51 29 18 2 2 62 159 147 Dallas 50 28 20 1 1 58 146 147 Winnipeg 51 22 20 5 4 53 147 153 Chicago 52 18 26 6 2 44 126 176 Arizona 51 13 34 0 4 30 116 189 Pacific Division GP W L OT SO Pts GF GA Calgary 49 30 13 6 0 66 169 114 Vegas 51 29 18 3 1 62 169 150 Los Angeles 51 27 17 5 2 61 150 143 Edmonton 51 28 20 3 0 59 171 166 Anaheim 53 25 19 5 4 59 160 161 Vancouver 52 24 22 3 3 54 140 148 San Jose 50 22 22 4 2 50 134 158 Seattle 53 16 33 3 1 36 137 190 Wednesday’s games Dallas 3, Winnipeg 2, OT Tampa Bay 5, Edmonton 3 Montreal 4, Buffalo 0 Colorado 5, Detroit 2 Los Angeles 3, Arizona 2 Thursday’s games Toronto 3, Minnesota 1 Columbus 6, Florida 3 N.Y. Rangers 4, Washington 1 New Jersey 6, Pittsburgh 1 Dallas at Nashville, 8:30 p.m.

Calgary at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

Boston at Seattle, 10 p.m.

Friday’s games Columbus at Carolina, 7 p.m.

Buffalo at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

New Jersey at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

Winnipeg at Colorado, 9 p.m.

Vegas at Arizona, 9:30 p.m.

Los Angeles at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

Saturday’s games Edmonton at Florida, 12:30 p.m.

Washington at Philadelphia, 12:30 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh, 3 p.m.

Montreal at Ottawa, 7 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Nashville, 7:30 p.m.

Toronto at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Colorado at Vegas, 10 p.m.

Boston at San Jose, 10 p.m.

Minnesota at Calgary, 10 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

Top 25 roundup: Oregon caps sweep of No. 12 UCLA Field Level Media

De’Vion Harmon’s gamehigh 17 points and a late, 13-3 run powered Oregon to a 6863 win and a season sweep of No. 12 UCLA on Thursday in Eugene, Ore. The Ducks (18-10, 11-6 Pac-12) came into Thursday’s matchup having lost three of their previous four to complicate their NCAA Tournament at-large bid prospects.

Jacob Young scored 14 points for Oregon, and Eric Williams Jr. and Will Richardson finished with 11 apiece.

Tyger Campbell and Cody Riley each scored 12 points for UCLA (20-6, 12-5), which saw its three-game winning streak end. The Bruins played the entire second half without Johnny Juzang, who sustained an ankle injury.

No. 1 Gonzaga 89, San Francisco 73 Chet Holmgren totaled 21 points, 15 rebounds and six blocked shots to lead the Bulldogs to their 17th straight win, with the host Dons becoming the latest victim.

Andrew Nembhard finished with 17 points and six assists, Drew Timme totaled 20 points, nine rebounds and eight assists, and Julian Strawther had 15 points and seven rebounds for the Bulldogs (24-2, 13-0 West Coast Conference).

Khalil Shabazz led San Francisco (22-8, 9-6 WCC) with 17 points while Jamaree Bouyea and Yauhen Massalski each had 14.

No. 2 Arizona 97, Utah 77 Kerr Kriisa became the first Arizona player in 18 years to log a triple-double, leading the Wildcats past the Utes in Salt Lake City.

Kriisa scored 21 points – all in the first half, including a 45-foot swish at the halftime buzzer. He also had a gamehigh 10 assists, and he reentered the game in the final two minutes and grabbed his 10th rebound, making him the first Arizona with a tripledouble since Andre Iguodala in 2004.

Azuolas Tubelis scored a game-high 23 points for the Wildcats (25-2, 15-1 Pac-12), who won their ninth straight game. Gabe Madsen scored 15 points for Utah (11-17, 4-14), which had its twogame win streak snapped.

No 22 Ohio State 86, No. 15 Illinois 83 Malaki Branham scored 31 points and E.J. Liddell added 21 as the Buckeyes overcame a 13-point first-half deficit then held on to defeat the Illini in Champaign, Ill.

Branham made 10 of 14 from the floor for the Buckeyes (18-7, 11-5 Big Ten) after the freshman scored 27 points vs. Indiana on Monday.

Alfonso Plummer went 8-for-10 on 3-point attempts for 26 points, Jacob Grandison chipped in with 14 and Kofi Cockburn scored 12 points for the Fighting Illini (19-8, 12-5) before fouling out with 4:33 to play.

No. 16 Southern Cal 94, Oregon State 91 (2 OT) Drew Peterson scored 23 points to lead five USC players in double figures as the Trojans moved into second place in the Pac-12 with a double-overtime win over the Beavers in Corvallis, Ore. Peterson also grabbed 10 rebounds, and Isaiah Mobley added 19 points and 10 boards for USC (24-4, 13-4 Pac-12).

Oregon State (3-23, 1-15) forced overtime when Dashawn Davis, who scored a career-high 31 points, drained a pullup 3-pointer with 3.4 seconds left in regulation. Davis then banked home a shot in the lane with 19 seconds remaining in the first overtime to set up another extra period.

No. 19 Murray State 76, Belmont 43 KJ Williams scored 20 of his 30 points in the second half as the Racers steamrolled the Bruins in Murray, Ky. Tevin Brown added 15 points, eight rebounds and three steals as the Racers (27-2, 17-0 Ohio Valley Conference) won their 17th consecutive game and clinched the league’s regular-season title. Murray State will look to post the sixth unbeaten conference record in OVC history when it closes the regular season at Southeast Missouri State on Saturday.

Will Richard had 10 points and seven rebounds for the Bruins, who had a 10-game winning streak snapped. The Bruins shot just 32.1 percent and were a porous 5 of 26 from behind the arc.

No. 23 Saint Mary’s 60, San Diego 46 Logan Johnson scored 14 points to help the visiting Gaels beat the Toreros for the 16th straight time.

Kyle Bowen added 12 points and six rebounds and Matthias Tass contributed 10 points and nine rebounds as Saint Mary’s (23-6, 11-3 WCC) clinched the No. 2 seed in the upcoming league tournament.

Jase Townsend was the only double-digit scorer for San Diego (14-14, 7-8), which lost for the fifth time in six games.

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Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0) goes up for a shot while being defended by Brooklyn Nets center Andre Drummond (0) during the first half at Barclays Center on Thursday.

NBA roundup: Tatum drops 30 as Celtics pound Nets Field Level Media

Jayson Tatum scored 30 points to lead seven Boston players in double figures as Boston cruised to a wire-towire 129-106 win over host Brooklyn on Thursday.

Tatum hit 30 points for the 18th time this season by making 10 of 20 shots. Jaylen Brown added 18 points and six assists before appearing to injure his wrist with about 5 1/2 minutes left. Marcus Smart hit five of the Celtics’ 17 3-pointers and contributed 15 points.

Seth Curry scored 22 points for the Nets, who lost for the 13th time in 15 games. Bruce Brown added 15 points.

Timberwolves 119, Grizzlies 114 D’Angelo Russell scored 23 of his season-high 37 points in the fourth quarter, including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:23 remaining, as the Minnesota Timberwolves edged the Memphis Grizzlies 119-114 on Thursday in Minneapolis.

Karl-Anthony Towns had 22 points and 11 rebounds for Minnesota, which has won eight of its past 11 games.

Malik Beasley finished with 17 points and Patrick Beverley added 13. Russell dished out a game-high nine assists.

Jaren Jackson Jr. put up 21 points and 11 rebounds for Memphis. Rookie Ziaire Williams tied a career high with 21 points, Ja Morant added 20 points and eight rebounds and Desmond Bane had 14 points.

Memphis has lost two straight following a six-game winning streak.

Bulls 112, Hawks 108 DeMar DeRozan converted the go-ahead three-point play with 15.1 seconds remaining as part of a 37-point scoring effort to give Chicago a win over visiting Atlanta.

DeRozan was 15 of 21 to

extend his NBA record of scoring at least 35 points and shooting 50 percent or better to eight consecutive games.

He also hit 30 points for the ninth straight game, moving within two of the franchise mark set by Michael Jordan during the 1986-87 season.

Zach LaVine scored 20 points as Chicago won its sixth straight game.

Bogdan Bogdanovich scored a season-best 27 points and Danilo Gallinari scored a season-high 26 points and equaled his season best of nine rebounds for Atlanta. Trae Young had 14 points and 10 assists and Clint Capela added 14 points and 17 rebounds as the Hawks had a two-game winning streak snapped.

Warriors 132, Trail Blazers 95 Stephen Curry complemented his 18 points with a season-best 14 assists as Golden State came out of the All-Star break at Portland with one of its best offensive performances of the season.

Klay Thompson tied Curry for team-high scoring honors with 18 points and Jonathan Kuminga came off the bench for 17 more as the Warriors, who had lost four of five, put up their second-highest point total of the season.

Anfernee Simons poured in a game-high 24 points for the Trail Blazers, who went into the break on a fourgame winning streak.

Suns 124, Thunder 104 Devin Booker recorded 25 points and 12 assists as visiting Phoenix pulled away from Oklahoma City to win an eighth straight game.

Cameron Johnson and Mikal Bridges each scored 21 points for the Suns, who have won 19 of their past 20.

They played without Chris Paul, who fractured his right thumb in Phoenix’s final game before the All-Star

break.

In his first game since Jan. 28, Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 32 points on 13-of-22 shooting.

But the Thunder lost for the seventh time in eight games.

Oklahoma City also got 15 points, nine rebounds and six assists from Josh Giddey.

Nuggets 128, Kings 110 Will Barton scored a season-high 31 points, Nikola Jokic barely missed a tripledouble and Denver earned its fourth straight win, beating host Sacramento.

Jokic amassed 25 points, 12 rebounds, nine assists and four steals as the Nuggets prevailed for the sixth time in seven games. Denver led almost throughout, trailing only by a basket early into the first quarter.

Despite playing from behind most of the way, Sacramento remained within striking distance behind game highs of 33 points and 14 rebounds from Domantas Sabonis. The double-double was Sabonis’ fourth in five games since joining the Kings in a trade from Indiana before the All-Star break.

Pistons 106, Cavaliers 103 Hamidou Diallo scored 21 points and Cade Cunningham made four pivotal free throws in the final minute as host Detroit topped Cleveland.

Cunningham finished with 17 points, six rebounds and six assists. Marvin Bagley III and Jerami Grant had 16 points apiece for Detroit, which won its second game in a row after an eight-game skid.

Lauri Markkanen led the Cavaliers, who have lost three straight, with 22 points.

Brandon Goodwin had 15 points while Evan Mobley and Rajon Rondo tossed in 12 points apiece.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL Grambling State - Named Art Briles offensive coordinator.

Wisconsin - Promoted tight ends coach Mickey Turner to recruiting scout.

PRO FOOTBALL National Football League Atlanta Falcons - Named Ryan Pace senior personnel executive.

PRO HOCKEY National Hockey League Columbus Blue Jackets - Recalled RW Emil Bemstrom and D Jacob Christiansen from Cleveland (AHL).

Dallas Stars - Acquired RW Marian Studenic off waivers. Recalled LW Riley Tufte from Texas (AHL). Waived C Tanner Kero.

Detroit Red Wings - Recalled LW Taro Hirose from Grand Rapids (AHL), assigned him to Grand Rapids (AHL).

New Jersey Devils - Waived RW Marian Studenic.

New York Rangers - Recalled D Zac Jones from Hartford (AHL).

Ottawa Senators - Assigned C Mark Kastelic to Belleville (AHL).

Seattle Kraken - Placed LW Jared McCann on IR. Recalled RW Kole Lind from Charlotte (AHL).

Toronto Maple Leafs - Assigned D Rasmus Sandin to Toronto (AHL). Recalled D Brennan Menell, D Kristians Rubins, and LW Kyle Clifford from Toronto (AHL).

Washington Capitals - Assigned RW Brett Leason to Hershey (AHL).

Sports Flashbacks BASKETBALL 1961 — Wilt Chamberlain pours in 58 points as the Philadelphia Warriors register a 129-120 win over the Cincinnati Royals.

1962 — Chamberlain scores 67 points for the Philadelphia Warriors, but New York’s Richie Guerin scores 50 and the Knicks notch a 149135 victory.

1964 — Chamberlain tallies 52 points as the San Francisco Warriors post a 117-108 win over the Cincinnati Royals.

1977 — Pete Maravich scores a career-best 68 points as the New Orleans Jazz roll to a 124-107 victory over the New York Knicks.

1986 — The NBA bans four-time All-Star guard Micheal Ray Richardson for life after a third failed drug test. Richardson is reinstated two years later but never plays in another NBA game.

NHL roundup: Islanders fall on Zdeno Chara’s record night Field Level Media

Logan Couture scored in regulation and added the lone goal in the shootout as the San Jose Sharks snapped a sevengame losing streak by edging the visiting New York Islanders, 4-3.

New York’s Zdeno Chara played in his 1,652nd game, breaking a tie with Chris Chelios for the most games played by a defenseman in NHL history. The 44-yearold veteran saw 16:26 of ice time and also became the oldest player ever to earn a fighting major when he tussled with Jeffrey Viel – who was born nine months before Chara made his NHL debut in 1997.

The Sharks also received goals from Alexander Barabanov and Jasper Weatherby, and Tomas Hertl had two assists.

San Jose goalie James Reimer made 47 saves in regulation and overtime - including 18 in the third period and the extra session – and he wasn’t beaten in the shootout.

Brock Nelson, Zach Parise and Adam Pelech scored for the Islanders, who have lost nine of 14 (5-7-2). Parise’s tally was the 400th of his career. New York goalie Ilya Sorokin made 25 saves.

Rangers 4, Capitals 1 Igor Shesterkin made 36 saves and Alexis Lafreniere and Mika Zibanejad

each had a goal and an assist as New York collected a win over visiting Washington.

Barclay Goodrow and Chris Kreider also scored for the Rangers, with Kreider collecting his 34th goal of the season to remain near the NHL lead. The Rangers are 5-0-1 in their last six games, a hot streak that has carried New York to second place in the Metropolitan Division.

Canucks 7, Flames 1 J.T. Miller scored two goals, including one on a penalty shot, and Bo Horvat also scored twice to highlight a five-goal second period as host Vancouver snapped Calgary’s franchise-record-tying 10-game winning streak with a blowout victory.

Miller also had two assists, Elias Pettersson had two goals and an assist and Conor Garland also scored for Vancouver, which won for the fourth time in its last five games.

Brock Boeser and Quinn Hughes each added two assists for the Canucks, who closed within three points of Edmonton for the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference. Thatcher Demko finished with 29 saves. Andrew Mangiapane scored for Calgary, which lost for the first time since a 5-1 setback to St. Louis on Jan. 27.

Devils 6, Penguins 1 Jesper Bratt had two goals and an assist and rookie Nico Daws made 37 saves as visiting New Jersey clobbered Pittsburgh.

Nico Hischier added a goal and two assists, Yegor Sharangovich, Dawson Mercer and Damon Severson also scored and Jack Hughes added three assists for the Devils, who had lost two in a row, nine of 11, and were coming off an eight-day layoff.

Predators 2, Stars 1 (SO) Mikael Granlund scored the lone goal in the shootout to give Nashville a win against visiting Dallas.

Philip Tomasino scored in regulation for the Predators, who won their second straight game. Juuse Saros made 27 saves, including all four in the shootout.

Jason Robertson scored for Dallas, and Jake Oettinger made 19 saves.

Prior to the game, the Predators raised retired goaltender Pekka Rinne’s No. 35 to the rafters. He is the first player in franchise history to have his number retired.

Bruins 3, Kraken 2 (OT) Jake DeBrusk scored his second goal of the game 33 seconds into overtime to lift visiting Boston past Seattle.

David Pastrnak also scored, Charlie McAvoy had two assists, and Linus Ullmark made 25 saves for the Bruins in the opener of a six-game road trip. Boston earned its third consecutive victory.

Blue Jackets 6, Panthers 3 Patrik Laine extended his points streak to 11 games and Boone Jenner had the go-ahead tally as Columbus stunned Florida in Sunrise, Fla. Florida still leads the NHL in home wins (23-5-0), and the Panthers rank No. 1 in the NHL in goals scored. However, they have lost two straight home games.

Columbus won its fourth straight game and beat the Panthers for the first time in nine tries. Gabriel Carlsson, Cole Sillinger, Justin Danforth and Oliver Bjorkstrand (empty-netter) added thirdperiod goals for Columbus.

Maple Leafs 3, Wild 1 Auston Matthews scored his second goal of the game midway through the third period to end a tie, and Toronto defeated visiting Minnesota.

Alexander Kerfoot also scored for the Maple Leafs, who had lost their previous three games. Mitchell Marner added two assists and Petr Mrazek made 29 saves for Toronto.

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Ben Simmons ‘complements what Nets have and don’t have,’ says Celtics coach Kristian Winfield New York Daily News

NEW YORK — Boston Celtics head coach Ime Udoka believes Ben Simmons will have a significant impact for the Nets on both ends of the floor when he joins the roster -- provided they maximize their small window of time to develop chemistry with the new players they acquired in the James Harden trade.

Udoka was on the Nets’ staff last season, when Brooklyn fell just short of the NBA Finals after injuries to both Harden and Kyrie Irving in their second-round playoff series against the Milwaukee Bucks.

“We were a rolled ankle or a toe on the line away from a championship, in our opinion here last year,” he reminisced on Thursday. “So it wasn’t far off.”

Udoka was also an assistant on ex-Philadelphia 76ers coach Brett Brown’s staff in the 201920 season -- the year Simmons made First Team All-Defense, Third Team All-NBA and the 2020 NBA All-Star Game.

Ahead of his Celtics’ matchup against the Nets on Thursday, Boston’s head coach stopped short of saying who won the trade that sent Simmons, Seth

Curry and Andre Drummond to the Nets, but praised Simmons’ fit in a star-studded Nets rotation that also features superstar scorers Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving.

“He complements what they have and what they don’t have: a guy that’s a one-man fast break, and then you add the scorers and shooters all around him,” the ex-Nets assistant said.

“Obviously that’s gonna be formidable, but another guy that can switch and do what they want to do defensively. Obviously one of the elite defenders, as well, so (a) huge complement to that group.”

He also lauded the additional acquisitions of Curry and Drummond, two players who fill immediate needs for a Nets team that forewent a complete roster for superstar power.

“Ben, and not just Ben, (it’s) all around -- the addition of Curry, the addition of Drummond -- some of those guys, it’s multiple pieces,” Udoka said.

“So they’ve checked a lot of boxes in terms of backups and depth, and obviously adding Ben to the mix.”

Simmons has yet to make his Nets debut, and head coach Steve Nash said conditioning

is the sticking point for the 25-year-old forward who spent the entire season away from the Sixers before his trade to Brooklyn. Durant also has not played since spraining the MCL in his left knee on Jan. 15, and Irving is only part-time and available to play on the road until New York City repeals its COVID-19 vaccine mandate.

Time is not on Brooklyn’s side. Thursday’s matchup against the Celtics marks their 23rd remaining game in the regular season, and Nash said he doesn’t expect Durant or new veteran guard Goran Dragic to play Saturday against the Milwaukee Bucks, either.

Udoka believes the addition of Simmons makes the Nets one of the strongest teams in all of basketball, but it’s the NBA’s worst kept secret that they might not have enough time to string it all together.

“When they’re healthy, regardless of Ben or not, you’ve got a few of the best players in the world off top,” the Celtics coach said. “So they’re gonna be formidable, but adding him to the mix is gonna be good.

“It’s just -- we’ll see if they have the time to get it to jell more so than anything.”

Novak Djokovic will no longer hold No. 1 ranking after loss in Dubai Cindy Boren The Washington Post

Playing in his first tournament since missing the Australian Open, Novak Djokovic lost in a quarterfinal match in Dubai on Thursday, and his reign as the world’s top-ranked men’s tennis player will end after more than two years.

Jiri Vesely, a tournament qualifier from the Czech Republic, beat Djokovic, 6-4 7-6 (7-4), in a match that lasted 1 hour 59 minutes in the Dubai Tennis Championships. Russia’s Daniil Medvedev, who lost

to Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open final, will be the No. 1 player when the Association of Tennis Professionals releases its new rankings next week.

“It’s great for tennis to have somebody new at world number one again,” Vesely said.

“Tennis needs, of course, new number ones. A new generation is coming through. I think it’s just great.”

The 26-year-old Medvedev, the 2021 U.S. Open winner who was also the Australian Open runner-up in 2021, will become the 27th man to reach

No. 1 and the first other than Djokovic, Roger Federer, Nadal or Andy Murray since Feb. 1, 2004. Djokovic, who has been No. 1 since Feb. 3, 2020, has spent 361 total weeks atop the rankings during his career, the most among male players since computerized rankings began in 1973.

Djokovic remains unvaccinated and has no plans to change that even if it jeopardizes his ability to enter tournaments, including the French Open and Wimbledon.

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Ben Simmons (10) of the Brooklyn Nets and Kevin Durant (7) of the Brooklyn Nets look on against the Washington Wizards during the second half at Barclays Center on Feb. 17.

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UEFA moves Champions League final from Russia to Paris, as sports world grapples with conflict Cindy Boren The Washington Post

The Union of European Football Associations announced Friday that it would move the Champions League final out of Russia in response to the nation’s attack on Ukraine.

European soccer’s governing body said it would relocate the May 28 final, the biggest club soccer match in the world, from Gazprom Arena in St. Petersburg to Paris.

The game will be played at Stade de France in St. Denis.

“UEFA wishes to express its thanks and appreciation to French Republic President Emmanuel Macron for his personal support and commitment to have European club football’s most prestigious game moved to France at a time of unparalleled crisis,” UEFA said in a Friday statement. “Together with the French government, UEFA will fully support multi-stakeholder efforts to ensure the provision of rescue for football players and their families in Ukraine who face dire human suffering, destruction and displacement.”

The committee also decided that Russian and Ukrainian clubs and

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same, even if their location has changed: to win as many games as possible and be the last team standing at the end of the season.

Dragic is going to play a critical role in the Nets’ ability to improve their seeding and claw out from the grasp of the NBA’s play-in tournament. If the playoffs started today, the Nets would be one win shy of securing the seventh seed but two losses away from missing the playoffs altogether.

Their odds decline significantly in games Kyrie Irving (unvaccinated) doesn’t play — he’s ineligible to play at Barclays Center under New York City’s existing vaccine mandate.

Dragic, a former All-Star and All-NBA guard who has started 60% of his games, projects to support the Nets significantly in games Irving is unavailable. His role is imperative, just like Nash’s role in bringing him to Brooklyn.

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“The way he was able to execute that and play his role to perfection and be able to kind of put us both in position, and for me it was at that point just managing lanes, so it was best case scenario.”

Cindric was running second, behind Ricky Stenhouse and ahead of Blaney, Keselowski and Wallace when the caution came out following a multi-car wreck with 10 laps remaining.

When racing resumed with six laps left, Cindric was running on the inside with Blaney pushing hard behind him, and the two pushed by Stenhouse and Keselowski, who were working on the outside, for the lead.

Keselowski pushed Stenhouse’s rear bumper hard on the outside, resulting in Stenhouse losing control of his No. 47 machine and starting another multi-car pileup.

The two-lap overtime watched Cindric take the lead,

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players.

The players also are pushing for the creation of a lottery that would determine the first seven picks of the draft. They’ve altered other elements of their plans to reform tanking, though. A Washington Post reporter tweeted that chief among those alterations was a

national teams competing in UEFA competitions will be required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice, the statement said.

On Thursday, UEFA released a statement saying it “strongly condemns the ongoing Russian military invasion in Ukraine. . . . We remain resolute in our solidarity with the football community in Ukraine and stand ready to extend our hand to the Ukrainian people.”

Amid calls to move this spring’s Champions League final from St. Petersburg in response to Russia’s attack on Ukraine, UEFA said Thursday that its executive committee would meet to evaluate the situation.

The move of the May 28 final is the most significant development so far as governing bodies of international sports consider their responses to the escalating situation in Eastern Europe.

“As the governing body of European football, UEFA is working tirelessly to develop and promote football according to common European values such as peace and respect for human rights, in the spirit of the Olympic Charter,” UEFA said in an additional statement Thursday. “We remain resolute in our

state-owned energy corporation, who also is the former president of club Zenit St. Petersburg and the current president of the Russian Football Union.

Zenit St. Petersburg’s Europa League match against Real Betis was played in Spain as scheduled Thursday. German club Schalke 04, which is sponsored

by Gazprom, announced that it would remove the company’s logo from its jerseys.

Chelsea, which beat Manchester City in last year’s Champions League final, is owned by Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich. Abramovich’s background was discussed in British Parliament on Thursday, when Chris Bryant, a member of the Labour Party, said in the House of Commons that he has documents dating back from 2019 that show “illicit finance and malign activity” by Abramovich, who has owned Chelsea since 2003.

“Surely Mr. Abramovich should no longer be able to own a football club in this country?” Bryant said.

Elsewhere, the Ukrainian Premier League suspended operations for 30 days, citing in a statement President Volodymyr Zelensky’s decision to

solidarity with the football community in Ukraine and stand ready to extend our hand to the Ukrainian people. We are dealing with this situation with the utmost seriousness and urgency. Decisions will be taken by the UEFA Executive Committee and announced [Friday].”

Support for moving the match coalesced in the United Kingdom, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson among those who have called for the match to be relocated. Four English clubs - Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United - are among the final 16 teams in the Champions League competition.

“A Russia that is more isolated, a Russia that has pariah status - [there is] no chance of holding football tournaments in a Russia that invades sovereign countries,” Johnson said this week in the House of Commons.

Complicating matters is the fact that UEFA and several major European soccer clubs have significant Russian ties.

The UEFA executive committee includes Alexander Dyukov, the chief executive of Gazprom, a Russian

impose martial law. A group of Brazilian players based in Ukraine posted a video on social media in which they called for support from Brazilian authorities.

“Really the desperation is high,” Shakhtar Donetsk defender Marlon Santos wrote in Portuguese in an Instagram post accompanying the video, in which the players appeared with their families. “We are living in chaos. We are getting support from our club. But the desperation is agonizing. And we expect support from our country.”

Upcoming World Cup qualifiers also could be disrupted. Russia is set to host Poland in Moscow on March 24, and Ukraine is set to play in Scotland that day. Sweden plays the Czech Republic on the same date, and the winner of that match is lined up to face the Russia-Poland winner in another qualifier March 29. On Thursday, the football associations of Poland, Sweden and the Czech Republic issued a joint statement saying they would not travel to Russia to play there and called on FIFA, the sport’s global governing body, and UEFA to “present alternative solutions.”

“When you recruit you never give away your secrets,” Nash said.

Dragic spent most of this season more than 4,000 miles away from his new home in Brooklyn — at his home in Slovenia after stepping away from the Toronto Raptors in November.

The Miami Heat traded him to the Raptors in August as part of the deal that sent AllStar point guard Kyle Lowry to South Beach, making Dragic the elder statesman on a roster with only one active player boasting more than four years of NBA experience. Due to his age, the Raptors only played their veteran guard in five games.

“It’s been a unique situation this year for me,” he said.

“Unfortunately, we couldn’t get along in Toronto. They said they want to go young and they didn’t see me to be part of that team. In the end, they were really correct towards me.”

Dragic harbors no ill will toward Raptors management.

The front office, led by president of basketball operations

Masai Ujiri, was candid and forthright with their intentions after acquiring the veteran guard in the Lowry deal.

“We talked and they said, ‘Look, we’re gonna trade you and do what’s best for your career,’ and we kind of agreed that I go home to be with my family, with my kids until everything resolves, and it did,” Dragic said. “They told me what they were going to do, and they did. I wish them all the best.”

Yet, Dragic’s timeline to actually take the floor in Brooklyn remains up in the air.

In Slovenia, the Nets’ new guard was around his family and loved ones, but not the NBA competition needed to keep him in tip-top shape.

Dragic said he practiced every day and played pickup games twice a week, but the NBA is a different animal.

Pick-up games in European rec centers pale in comparison to the pace of pro basketball in the United States.

“Of course I’ve still got to get in game shape,” Dragic conceded. When asked if he’s close to game-time conditioning

after Wednesday’s practice, he responded: “I don’t know.

We’re still discussing that.

We’ll go day by day. Today I felt well. Of course I’m tired because I had to wake up early and everything. But I think in the next few days we’re going to make a decision.”

Dragic also said his decision to go to the Nets wasn’t easy.

He said there were six teams vying to add him to their roster, and all of them were championship contenders, including the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Clippers. Had it not been for the relationship between Nash and Dragic, he would have picked Milwaukee or Los Angeles, per Hoopshype’s Michael Scotto.

“I chose Brooklyn because I think they have a really good chance to win a championship, especially to play alongside Kevin Durant3/8, Kyrie, Ben Simmons, LaMarcus3/8 Aldridge,” Dragic said. “Those are the guys who have already played in big games, and because of Steve, of course. Steve was my mentor. It’s only fitting that when I came to the league I played with him and,

you never know, to finish my career with him would be awesome.”

Dragic would sit next to Nash on the plane as a young player, learning how to be a professional. He noticed how Nash would be the first player in the building every morning, how he would take care of his body, how he would go through the same reps every single day, perfecting his craft.

Dragic took note of how eating healthy helped Nash play late into his career. It’s why the Slovenian guard was one of the most sought-after buyout market candidates this season, even at age-35.

Dragic’s arrival in the NBA would have been further delayed if another NBA team owned his draft rights.

“That’s why at that time I made that decision I was going to come from Europe to the NBA. Only because of Steve,” he said. “If that were some other team, I probably would have stayed in Europe another two or three years.”

History repeats itself, and Nash has lured his mentee away from the opposition all

the way to Brooklyn, where the Nets desperately need point guard help.

Irving is part-time, James Harden is gone and Patty Mills’ natural role is as a sixth man scoring off the bench.

Dragic is a natural fit. He can start in Irving’s absence, support Mills off the bench and be an extension of Nash in all the minutes he’s on the floor.

“I think our relationship, his IQ, and his experience: Those are all reasons why it’s gonna be simpler for him to understand what we do,” Nash said.

“Now he might not look like himself for a while because he hasn’t played basketball in many months, but there’s no doubt that he’ll get up to speed as quickly as possible, and his understanding and ability to fit into the group will be about as easy as it gets.”

As for the Raptors? Well, Dragic has them circled on his calendar.

“We’re going to play against them twice in the next week,” he said. “So it’s gonna be interesting.”

then make a late block on Blaney, squeezing Blaney into the outside wall, and beating Bubba Wallace to the finish line by less than a car length.

No doubt, Blaney wanted the win just as badly as Cindric, just like Team Penske teammates Keselowski and Joey Logano were going for the Daytona 500 win last year when Logano, who was holding the lead on the final lap, blocked Keselowski sending them into a wreck and opening the door for Michael McDowell to reach Victory Lane.

“Well, I can tell you it was the same situation as Brad and Joey last year, but I think as a team, as an organization, as drivers we certainly learned from that and I’d say that was at the top of my mind heading into the weekend, to prevent that from ever happening again,” Cindric said. “Being able to execute that that well and finding a way to pull it off, I think that shows what type of teammate Ryan is because what happened last year shouldn’t happen. It’s just a perfect way to cap things off.

“Obviously, he wants to win the race just as bad as I do, and

so does everybody else who was behind me on the last lap, so you know coming off of Turn 4 we both had a shot to do it and I was able to hold off the run he had at the end.”

Cindric became the first rookie to win the Daytona 500 since Trevor Bayne won it for the Wood Brothers back in 2011.

Cindric said the majority of the No. 2 team remained the same after Keselowski’s departure, with him learning things on the go.

“I thought Jeremy (crew chief Bullins) did a great job giving me the information I needed. Doug Campbell, my spotter, was on it all day and it certainly showed, so just proud to do my part, but that’s what it takes at the Cup series level. You can’t just outdrive and outthink your competition, you have to be able to execute and without those three pieces it’s not possible.

It’s so much fun to be able to do that, especially kind of my first try with that group, definitely shows the strengths of the team.”

“The 2 crew pretty much remained unchanged other

than the driver. I’m definitely the guy in that work environment. We had some testing in the Next Gen car to get familiarized, but just a lot of talking before the year to getting to know each other before putting ourselves in a race situation, not a whole lot to go off

of, but Jeremy has been doing this for a long time.

“He’s a pro, so for me to integrate within that team is pretty important getting that information down and obviously I’d say that first attempt was an overwhelming success, but there’s still going to be

challenges and things to learn with new people, still a great way to start things off.”

The NASCAR Cup series will continue Sunday with the running of the Wise Power 400 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California.

reduction in their originallyproposed penalties for small market teams that are just simply getting beat a lot rather than actively trying to lose.

From the outside, it seems as though the players and the league went into each day of meetings this week with a specific topic on their mind. On Monday, it was the pool of money that would get divided up between prearbitration eligible players.

On Wednesday, it was an argument over what the minimum player salary should be.

That midweek meeting also gave us the harrowing news that MLB is fully prepared to cancel games (which would not be made up or provide any salary for the players) if no deal is reached by Feb. 28.

All Thursday did was introduce new topics but get us no closer to meeting that deadline. The league and the players were scheduled to meet again on Friday, bringing what we can only hope is not a fifth straight day of spinning their wheels in the mud.

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Announcements Attention Germantown CSD Residents:

It is now time to register your child for Pre-Kindergarten & Kindergarten for the 2022/23 school year.

Kindergarten: Residents of the Germantown Central School District who have a child who will turn five (5) bv December 1,2022, should register their child for Kindergarten as soon as possible. Note: Children presently enrolled in our PreK Program do not need to register for Kindergarten in the Germantown Central School District.

Pre-Kinderearten: Residents of the Germantown Central School District who have a child who will turn four (4) bv December 1.2022. should register their child for PreKindergarten as soon as possible.

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Full-time Health Insurance Navigator The Healthcare Consortium is seeking a full-time (35 hrs/wk) Navigator to provide in-person assistance to individuals and families in Columbia and Greene Counties applying for health insurance through the New York State of Health Marketplace.

Minimum qualifications include a high school diploma, basic computer skills, and a valid driver’s license; no knowledge of or previous experience with health insurance is required, as extensive training will be provided.

The ideal candidate will be curious and willing to learn, be able to work both independently and as part of a team, and be motivated to provide excellent customer service, both in person and by phone. Preference will be given to individuals who speak Spanish and/or Bangla.

The Healthcare Consortium’s offices, where this individual will spend some of his/her/their time, are located in an ADA-compliant facility and observe COVID-related workplace health and safety protocols. The candidate must also be able to work at alternate worksites, including his/her/their home, and on some evenings and weekends (with ample advance notice). The job entails local travel to a variety of work settings (e.g. libraries, town halls, churches, etc.) using one’s own personal vehicle; mileage expenses will be reimbursed at the federal rate ($.585 in 2022).

The starting wage for this non-exempt position is $17.00/hour (firm), with a rich benefit package.

For a complete Position Description and Employment Application Form, visit http://www.columbiahealthnet.org.

Please respond with a completed Application Form, resume, and cover letter to: Ashling Kelly, Office Manager The Healthcare Consortium 325 Columbia Street, Suite 200 Hudson, NY 12534 Email: ccchc@columbiahealthnet.org Applications will be evaluated and applicants interviewed on a rolling basis until a suitable candidate is found.

The Healthcare Consortium is an equal opportunity employer and values having a diverse staff. Employment opportunities are based upon individual capabilities and qualifications without regard to race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic as established under law.

VACANCY Germantown Central School 123 Main Street Germantown, NY 12526 Phone: (518) 537-6281, Fax: (518) 537-6283 Provisional Clerk Typist/ Secretary to Special Education Department (*Requires successful completion of Columbia County Civil Service Exam) If interested, please email application and resume to:

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PERSONS APPEARING AS OWNERS OF CERTAIN UNCLAIMED PROPERTY HELD BY THE COLUMBIA COUNTY TREASURER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Pursuant to Section 601 of the Abandoned Property Law of the State of New York that: The undersigned as Treasurer of the County of Columbia has on deposit or in his custody, certain monies and property paid or deposited in actions or proceedings in the several courts in said County.

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ACTIONS # 797 NAME: HSBC Mortgage Corp vs. Mohammed H. Kabir, et al.

Address unknown ACTIONS # 801 NAME: KeyBank, N.A. s/b/m to First Niagara Bank, N.A. vs. Charles Mang aka Charles Robert Mang, et.al TAKE FURTHER NOTICE THAT (A) A list of names contained in this notice is on file and open to Public inspection at the office of the County Treasurer.

(B) Any such unclaimed monies or other property will be paid or delivered by him/her, on or before the 31st of March 2022, to persons establishing to his/her satisfaction, their right to receive the same; and (C) In the succeeding month of April, on or before the 10th day thereof, such unclaimed monies, or other property still remaining will be paid or delivered to the Comptroller of the State of New York and the undersigned shall thereupon cease to be liable thereof.

Dated: February 17th 2022 Paul J, Keeler Jr. Columbia County Treasurer Columbia County, New York

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2022 NFL mock draft (Version 2.0): Here’s what each team should do in the first round C.J. Doon Baltimore Sun

With the NFL scouting combine kicking off next week in Indianapolis, get ready for the deluge of mock drafts.

While most mocks aim to predict where each player will fall -- like The Baltimore Sun’s Version 1.0 -- this one is a little bit different. Instead of pairing players and teams based on buzz on best fit, this is how things would shake out if this writer were the general manager for each franchise.

Here’s what each team should do with its first-round pick when the draft begins April 28 in Las Vegas: 1. Jacksonville Jaguars: Evan Neal, OT, Alabama If the Jaguars are going to make a Bengals-like leap next season, they need to surround quarterback Trevor Lawrence with a better supporting cast.

The 6-foot-7, 350-pound Neal entered the 2021 season as the No. 1 athlete on Bruce Feldman’s annual Freaks List and should post some eye-popping numbers at the combine to solidify his status as the top lineman in the draft.

2. Detroit Lions: Aidan Hutchinson, EDGE, Michigan The 6-6, 265-pound Hutchinson is the perfect prospect for the tough, blue-collar team coach Dan Campbell is building in Detroit. After a dominant 14-sack senior season, the Michigan native can be a building block for a defense that ranked 29th in the league in Football Outsiders’ DVOA in 2021.

3. Houston Texans: Kyle Hamilton, S, Notre Dame The Texans need help just about everywhere, which means they should stick to the “best player available” mindset.

The 6-4, 220-pound Hamilton is a unique chess piece who can play linebacker, safety or slot corner and make his presence felt at all levels of the field.

4. New York Jets: Ikem Ekwonu, OT, North Carolina State With right tackle Morgan Moses hitting free agency and questions swirling about left tackle Mekhi Becton’s long-term viability, the Jets could use another piece on the offensive line.

The 6-4, 320-pound Ekwonu can play tackle or kick inside to guard to help solidify a unit that will be vital to young quarterback Zach Wilson’s success.

5. New York Giants: Kayvon Thibodeaux, EDGE, Oregon This would be a dream scenario for the Giants, who land a player many considered the best overall prospect heading into the 2021 season. According to Pro Football Focus, the 6-5, 258-pound Thibodeaux posted one of the highest pass-rush win rates in the nation last season,

beating his blocker within 2.5 seconds on 23.1% of his passrushing snaps.

6. Carolina Panthers: Malik Willis, QB, Liberty The Panthers might very well make a play for a veteran quarterback like Russell Wilson, Jimmy Garoppolo or Kirk Cousins, but they should still take a swing on a high-upside player like Willis. The 6-1, 215-pound Auburn transfer has an electric combination of rushing ability and arm strength that’s worth betting on.

7. New York Giants (via Chicago Bears): Derek Stingley Jr., CB, LSU While fixing the offensive line remains a top priority for the Giants, it’s hard to pass up a special talent like Stingley -- especially if New York decides to move on from cornerback James Bradberry. The 6-1, 195-pound Stingley put together one of the best freshman seasons in college football history to help LSU win the national title in 2019. He hasn’t met high expectations the past two years, but an elite athlete of his caliber is worth a top-10 pick.

8. Atlanta Falcons: Ahmad Gardner, CB, Cincinnati “Sauce” could end up being the top cornerback off the board after a dominant college career in which he didn’t allow a touchdown pass playing more than 1,100 coverage snaps. The 6-3, 200-pound Gardner would form one of the best young cornerback tandems in the league with A.J. Terrell to give the Falcons some much-needed stability on defense.

9. Denver Broncos: David Ojabo, EDGE, Michigan Star pass rusher Von Miller just won a Super Bowl in Los Angeles and Bradley Chubb has struggled to stay on the field in recent seasons. The 6-5, 250-pound Ojabo is still raw and is somewhat of a liability defending the run, but he has the type of high-level athletic traits worth taking a chance on for a Broncos team in desperate need of pass-rushing help.

10. New York Jets (via Seattle Seahawks): Drake London, WR, USC After upgrading the offensive line, the Jets get their No. 1 wide receiver. Pairing the 6-5, 210-pound London, a contested-catch monster, with Corey Davis and Elijah Moore would give the Jets one of the most exciting wide receiver rooms in the league. We saw what that could do for Joe Burrow and the Bengals. Now it’s time to see if Wilson can take advantage.

11. Washington Commanders: Desmond Ridder, QB, Cincinnati After trading for Alex Smith, using a first-round pick on Dwayne Haskins and trotting out journeymen like Taylor

Heinicke and Ryan Fitzpatrick, the Commanders need to try and develop a real franchise quarterback. The 6-4, 215-pound Ridder is the most pro-ready of this year’s class with his quick processing, pocket movement and impressive speed in the open field. He has the potential to be a differencemaker for a franchise in need of a spark.

12. Minnesota Vikings: George Karlaftis, EDGE, Purdue In this scenario, the Vikings are committed to building around quarterback Kirk Cousins in hopes of finally breaking through in a wide-open NFC. The 6-4, 275-pound Karlaftis is a powerful bull rusher who can play anywhere on the defensive line, giving Minnesota a solid one-two punch alongside star defensive end Danielle Hunter.

13. Cleveland Browns: Treylon Burks, WR, Arkansas After parting ways with Odell Beckham Jr., the Browns might be saying goodbye to fellow wide receiver Jarvis Landry, too. In steps the 6-3, 225-pound Burks, an enticing vertical threat who can break tackles and pick up yards after the catch. With a physical profile similar to that of San Francisco 49ers star Deebo Samuel, Burks caught 18 touchdown passes and averaged more than 16 yards per catch in his final two college seasons.

14. Baltimore Ravens: Charles Cross, OT, Mississippi State The Ravens like to stick to the “best player available” mantra, which could lead to a heated discussion in the draft day war room. Would a stud defender like linebacker Nakobe Dean, cornerback Trent McDuffie or defensive lineman Travon Walker be the best option?

What about a potential gamebreaking receiver like Jameson Williams to pair with Rashod Bateman, Marquise Brown and Mark Andrews? Is all-world center Tyler Linderbaum really worth a top-15 pick? In the end, solidifying the offensive line trumps everything after a season in which the Ravens allowed 57 sacks, second-most in the NFL. The 6-5, 310-pound Cross allowed just 16 pressures on 719 pass-blocking snaps in 2021, according to PFF. He’d be a solid bookend to Pro Bowl left tackle Ronnie Stanley and provide valuable insurance if Stanley can’t stay healthy.

15. Philadelphia Eagles (via Miami Dolphins): Nakobe Dean, LB, Georgia The Eagles have long ignored linebackers in the first round, but we won’t do that here.

Don’t be fooled by the 6-foot, 225-pound Dean’s small frame.

He’s an elite sideline-to-sideline athlete who can diagnose plays in an instant and tackle in open space. He’d breathe new life into an Eagles defense that fell to

25th in DVOA in 2021.

16. Philadelphia Eagles (via Indianapolis Colts): Trent McDuffie, CB, Washington Darius Slay needs some help in the Eagles’ secondary, especially with fellow starting corner Steven Nelson hitting free agency. The next in a long line of star Washington defensive backs, McDuffie is outstanding in zone coverage and versatile enough to play in the slot or out wide.

He’s not afraid to get dirty in run defense, either.

17. Los Angeles Chargers: Jameson Williams, WR, Alabama This has quickly become a popular pairing for many mock drafters, and it’s easy to see why.

The 6-2, 189-pound Williams suffered a torn ACL during the national championship game, but the injury doesn’t diminish an outstanding season in which he caught 15 touchdown passes and averaged 20 yards per reception. Pairing his speed with Justin Herbert’s arm is a match made in heaven.

18. New Orleans Saints: Garrett Wilson, WR, Ohio State If the Saints can find a way to re-sign quarterback Jameis Winston after his strong start to the 2021 season, they might be a darkhorse contender to win the NFC. The retirement of coach Sean Payton will sting, but keeping longtime offensive coordinator Pete Carmichael Jr. means the transition will be as smooth as possible under new coach Dennis Allen. The 6-foot, 192-pound Wilson is a shifty route-runner with a big catch radius who can give the Saints the big-play threat they’ve been missing.

19. Philadelphia Eagles: Chris Olave, WR, Ohio State The run on wide receivers continues with the 6-1, 188-pound Olave, who some believe is better than his former Ohio State teammate. Heisman Trophy winner DeVonta Smith put together a solid rookie season in Philadelphia, but the play of former first-round pick Jalen Reagor leaves a lot to be desired.

For quarterback Jalen Hurts to take the next step as a passer, he needs another weapon like Olave.

20. Pittsburgh Steelers: Bernhard Raimann, OT, Central Michigan The Steelers have been heavily linked to quarterbacks like Malik Willis and Kenny Pickett, but the bet here is that Pittsburgh lands an established veteran to take over for Ben Roethlisberger. In that scenario, fixing the offensive line becomes the top priority. The 6-7, 305-pound Raimann is a fast riser, transforming from a freshman tight end into one of the most dominant tackles in the country.

21. New England Patriots: Andrew Booth Jr., CB, Clemson

Whether or not the Patriots bring back star cornerback J.C. Jackson, the secondary could use an upgrade. The 6-foot, 195-pound Booth has limited experience, but the former five-star prospect has the size, strength and versatility to be a snug fit in almost any defense.

22. Las Vegas Raiders: Travon Walker, DL, Georgia The Raiders need help just about everywhere on defense, and the line is a great place to start. The 6-5, 275-pound Walker wins with top-end strength and explosiveness and has shown the versatility to play with his hand in the dirt or as a stand-up edge rusher. He’s even been asked to drop into coverage on occasion at Georgia. If he can refine his pass-rushing technique, Walker could be an impact player for a defense that really needs one.

23. Arizona Cardinals: Tyler Linderbaum, C, Iowa One of the biggest questions of the draft is where Linderbaum ends up. The 6-3, 290-pound mauler is the best center prospect PFF has graded since it started evaluating prospects in 2014, yet it’s hard to justify picking an interior lineman so early in the draft. In Arizona, he would help solidify an offensive line that struggled run blocking in 2021.

24. Dallas Cowboys: Devin Lloyd, LB, Utah Could NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Micah Parsons take on a bigger pass-rushing role in 2022? With defensive end Randy Gregory and linebackers Leighton Vander Esch and Keanu Neal hitting free agency, the Cowboys could unleash Parsons on the edge while having the 6-3, 225-pound Lloyd patrol the middle. The Utah star can blitz, cover and shed blocks with the best of them, giving Dallas another versatile player to build around.

25. Buffalo Bills: Devonte Wyatt, DT, Georgia There aren’t too many holes on this Bills roster, which means they have the luxury of targeting just about any position they want. One area that should be addressed, however, is the defensive interior, especially if veteran Harrison Phillips is not re-signed. The 6-3, 315-pound Wyatt is an explosive athlete who flashes rare quickness and bend for someone his size. Wyatt, Ed Oliver, Gregory Rousseau and A.J. Epenesa would be a tough defensive front to deal with, to say the least.

26. Tennessee Titans: Jermaine Johnson II, EDGE, Florida State Offensive line and tight end are more glaring needs, but the Titans shouldn’t pass on a chance to upgrade their pass rush, especially with star outside linebacker Harold Landry

III hitting free agency. The 6-5, 262-pound Johnson is a hard edge-setter who stood out at the Senior Bowl after recording 14 sacks in 2021.

27. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Jordan Davis, DT, Georgia Even before quarterback Tom Brady retired, the Bucs were facing a mass exodus of players like wide receiver Chris Godwin, tight end Rob Gronkowski, defensive lineman Ndamukong Suh and edge defender Jason Pierre-Paul in free agency. While there are impact positions to upgrade like receiver, cornerback and pass rusher, the idea of the 6-6, 340-pound Davis playing alongside Vita Vea, Shaquil Barrett and Joe Tryon-Shoyinka is way too fun to pass up.

28. Green Bay Packers: Jahan Dotson, WR, Penn State All bets are off here if quarterback Aaron Rodgers and wide receiver Davante Adams don’t return in 2022. But even if they do come back, the Packers need another weapon. What the 5-11, 184-pound Dotson lacks in size, he more than makes up for with strong hands, elusiveness after the catch and silky-smooth route-running.

29. Miami Dolphins (via San Francisco 49ers): Trevor Penning, OT, Northern Iowa After allowing a league-leading 235 pressures last season, according to PFF, the Dolphins need to do everything they can to fix the offensive line. The 6-7, 321-pound Penning, a Senior Bowl standout after dominating FCS-level competition, would be a great start.

30. Kansas City Chiefs: Arnold Ebiketie, EDGE, Penn State With Melvin Ingram hitting free agency and Frank Clark’s future in Kansas City uncertain thanks to his bloated salary, the Chiefs need pass-rushing help. The 6-3, 256-pound Ebiketie racked up eight sacks and 52 pressures in his lone season at Penn State after transferring from Temple, beating blockers with flexibility and excellent hands.

31. Cincinnati Bengals: Kenyon Green, G, Texas A&M After quarterback Joe Burrow was sacked 19 times during a stunning Super Bowl run, the Bengals’ draft strategy should be pretty simple: “best offensive lineman available.” The 6-4, 325-pound Green projects as a standout guard, but he could fill in at tackle for a team that desperately needs to fix the right side of its line.

32. Detroit Lions (vis Los Angeles Rams): Jaquan Brisker, S, Penn State There are still some big-name quarterbacks on the board like Kenny Pickett, Matt Corral and Sam Howell, but the Lions are more than a quarterback away from contending.

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Mom-friends take different paths in providing for kids Dear Abby, I met my friend “Ashley” and her daughter three years ago. Our daughters are 9 years old. Ashley makes good money and is married. I’m a single mom. I do well as a registered nurse, but I’m not on her level when it comes to money.

DEAR ABBY We all get along great and have a lot in common. However, Ashley buys her daughter, “Mimi,” a lot. Every time we go out, she buys Mimi something. If I buy a gift for my daughter for her birthday, Christmas, etc., Ashley buys the same thing for Mimi. I got my daughter into ice skating three years ago.

Ashley then proceeded to buy her daughter professional ice skates, accessories, skating costumes, private lessons and entered her in skate club, shows and competitions.

Needless to say, my daughter is sometimes jealous of all the things Mimi gets. For me, it’s not about the money. It’s the principle that I’m not going to spoil my daughter like that. I remind my daughter she’s still more fortunate than a lot of other children and she should appreciate what she has.

Should I cut ties with Ashley? Should I mention my concerns to her? Or are my daughter and I overreacting?

Doing Well Enough

JEANNE PHILLIPS

I don’t think you or your daughter are overreacting. In life, you — and she — will always encounter people who have more material things than you. (The reverse may also be true.)

Because this is happening regularly, I can see why your daughter feels as she does.

If it happened occasionally, I might respond differently, but you wrote that this is a frequent occurrence. A conversation with Ashley is in order. If your relationship survives the conversation, consider socializing with her but doing your gift-buying privately.

Dear Abby, My mother and I have never had the

best relationship. It has only gotten worse since my dad passed in 2020, followed by my brother, who passed in 2021. My uncle, Mom’s younger brother, also passed in 2021. My problem is that Mom acts like I have no right to grieve. This is all HER grief and HER pain — she has actually told me as much. She has said, more than once, that she doesn’t know why I bother to get so upset. I’m seeing a counselor, but I’m having a hard time forgiving her behavior. I lost my father and my brother! Worse, she tells her friends I don’t care about these losses.

Please advise.

Grieving And Heartbroken Continue talking with your counselor not only about your deep sense of grief over the loss of your dad and your brother, but also about your relationship with your mother. Not knowing her, I cannot decide whether she is deep into her own grief or simply so deep into HERSELF that she can’t relate to you. I am sorry you didn’t mention your age or whether you live with her, but it’s important that you work on becoming, at the very least, emotionally independent from her.

Dear Abby, I don’t trust the woman I’m with. She flirts with other guys and says disrespectful things about me when she talks to other people. We are also not on the same page sexually. I feel obligated to her because we have been together for 15 years. I don’t want counseling.

What should I do?

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What you should do is tell your longtime girlfriend exactly what you have told me and end the relationship. If you do, you will be doing both of you a favor. Trust me.

Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

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Horoscope

By Stella Wilder Born today, you are honest, straightforward, hardworking, diligent and always on the lookout for an opportunity to prove yourself to others — mentally or physically. You have been endowed with a quick mind and a strong body, and you are never more content than when you are able to use both in conjunction to get something you want, solve a problem for yourself or another or simply show off to someone who might be impressed by you.

You can be quirky and unconventional at times, and you don’t always like to do the same things over and over again. You enjoy exploring any and all options available to you — so long as you are able to be your honest, genuine self while doing so. You will always turn away from anyone or anything that expects you to be different from who you are.

Also born on this date are: Johnny Cash, singer and songwriter; Erykah Badu, singer; Michael Bolton, singer; Jackie Gleason, actor and comedian; Fats Domino, musician; Victor Hugo, author; Buffalo Bill Cody, Wild West showman.

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

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 27 PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — You needn’t be at the center of the action today to influence events — but not everything is likely to turn out to your liking.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — It’s time to promote your latest idea, but in order to ensure that your efforts are paying off you’ll want to enlist the help of a new partner.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — You’re in no

mood to do nothing today, and fortunately you can fill your day with all manner of activities that feed your mind — and soul.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Your personal evolution will continue today in a surprising fashion. What happens is a result of paying too much attention — and not enough.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — You may think that circumstances are conspiring against you, but you are facing much better odds than your closest competitor.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Those who share your interests will seem to come out of the woodwork today, and you may have your hands full steering them in the right direction.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — You can expect your work to come under some scrutiny today, and you must take care that criticism doesn’t make you defensive. Listen and learn!

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — You’ll learn a great deal today by getting your hands dirty. There’s only so much you can learn by watching others do what you want to do.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — You may have to say something more than once today — even, perhaps, three or four times — before the message sinks in. Be patient!

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — You’re on the verge of making a big discovery that can increase your own productivity considerably. Feel free to share with others.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — You are likely to have precious spare time today, so you’ll want to fill it with something that is truly restorative — or not at all!

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — You may have to go around in circles today before you are finally free to head off in the direction of your choosing. Some sparks may fly.

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

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

Answers Monday) Tuesday (Answers Jumbles: EVENT APPLY SUMMER STRICT Answer: The gorilla spent so much time with his girlfriend because she was his — “PRIME-MATE”

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Christopher Walken on ‘Severance,’ the importance of dancing and why he speaks in

THAT WALKEN WAY

Dark origin of kids fable Original ‘Bambi’ was not a children’s story, says a folklore expert

By RICHARD CHIN Star Tribune

John Turturro, left, as Irving and Christopher Walken as Burt in “Severance.” Apple TV Plus

By STUART MILLER Washington Post

hristopher Walken is renowned for his unique take on characters who are charismatic but also menacing, haunted yet off-kilter, or sometimes, all of the above.

Which is why watching “The Deer Hunter” actor as an industrious and dedicated worker named Burt who shyly reveals a sweet side as he falls for his co-worker Irving (John Turturro) in the new show “Severance” feels like a new side to Walken.

The Apple TV Plus series stars Adam Scott as Mark, a man who voluntarily splits his consciousness between his work and home life. Patricia Arquette also stars, while Ben Stiller serves as executive producer and directed six of the nine episodes.

But the show is also notable for Walken because, despite more than 120 film credits, the Oscar-winning actor has rarely ventured into the television scene outside of a few TV movies and “Saturday Night Live” (more cowbell, anyone?).

It will be his second time being a regular on the small screen, as he was the biggest name in Stephen Merchant’s British dramedy, “The Outlaws,” which premiered across the pond in October and will premiere on Amazon Prime stateside

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Christopher Walken stars as Burt in “Severence.” Apple TV Plus

at a future date.

There, Walken plays a more familiar type: a smooth talking ex-con, oozing charm to cover his lies and manipulate friends and family until circumstances force him to mend his ways — at least a little.

Walken, 78, recently spoke by phone with The Washington Post about both roles, the importance of dancing both in

life and on-screen, and what it’s like to constantly be impersonated.

Q: What drew you to finally sign on for a TV series?

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In show business, very often your career has to do with playing a certain type of part.

‘Severance’ was something different and that was appealing.”

CHRISTOPHER WALKEN Oscar-winning actor with more than 120 film credits

The novel on which the Disney movie was based dealt with loss, loneliness and racism.

If you thought it was rough to see Bambi’s mother die in the 1942 Disney film, you should read the original story.

Before it became an animated classic movie for children, “Bambi” was a 1922 novel by Austrian writer and journalist Felix Salten. According to a new translation by Jack Zipes, it’s a dark story of brutality, loss and, ultimately, loneliness.

As anthropomorphic tales of animals go, it’s less “Charlotte’s Web” and more “Animal Farm.”

Zipes, a University of Minnesota emeritus professor of German and a leading authority on fairy tales and folk literature, said the story isn’t an animal rights fable or an early ecological parable. “Bambi,” he said, is an allegory of how badly humans can treat fellow humans.

Salten was a Jew who saw his books banned and burned by the Nazis and fled Austria to live in Switzerland.

In Bambi, he created “a brilliant and profound story of how minority groups throughout the world have been brutally treated, even when they try to live peacefully in their own environment,” Zipes wrote in an introduction to his translation. “Read in the original language and in its sociohistorical context, ‘Bambi’ is, if anything, dystopic and sobering, for it reveals the cutthroat manner in which powerless people are hunted and persecuted for sport.”

Zipes explained in an interview, edited for space and clarity, how the original Bambi more closely reflects Salten’s melancholic life than a happily-ever-after Disney film. Like Bambi, Salten survived the violence of the wilderness, but ended up exiled and alone.

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Black artists have been sidelined in country music for decades

The Black Opry is here to change that

By EMILY YAHR Washington Post

Holly G, a writer and flight attendant from Virginia, has experienced a lot of surreal situations in the 10 months since she launched Black Opry, an organization and online community for Black country music artists and fans. But one particular moment stands out.

In December, the Black Opry hosted a show at Exit/In, a renowned club in Nashville. At the end of the night, singer-songwriter Allison Russell — who had just received three Grammy

nominations in the Americana and American Roots categories — invited all of the singers in the room to join her, whether they performed or not.

Suddenly, there were about 20 artists of color onstage, a celebratory scene Holly never thought she would witness in an overwhelmingly White genre that often glosses over its lack of diversity.

“The whole reason I started doing this was because I did not see people in country music — and that includes the fans, the executives and the artists — that looked myself,” Holly said

in a recent interview. “It was one of those moments where it just felt historic, and like something important was happening.”

Holly started Black Opry from her bedroom last April, as an attempt to heal her relationship with the genre.

She grew up loving country music, but in recent years, she increasingly felt that a lot of people in the industry probably didn’t share the same values she did. She wondered whether some singers would even want her to attend their concerts. With a few exceptions, country music has long

sidelined Black artists, with labels and songwriting rooms filled with mostly White singer-songwriters.

Last year, a study by musicologist Jada Watson found that over the past two decades, a mere 1.5% of singers with songs on country radio were Black or Indigenous artists of color.

So Holly created a website where she could write about artists of color and help boost their profiles and perhaps connect with other country music enthusiasts. Within two weeks, she was inundated with messages from singers and fans who wanted to

participate and support the group, and quickly became a sounding board for aspiring Black artists eager for a community. She got so many requests for concerts that she had to hire a booking agent, which is how she put together the Black Opry Revue, a tour that will stop in Washington on Feb. 17.

The lineup for the D.C. show, a writers round-style event where the artists share the stories behind the songs, includes Jett Holden, a See BLACK C2

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Ben Stiller’s mother and father [Anne Meara and Jerry Stiller] and worked with Ben in a play and the movie “Envy.”

In show business, very often your career has to do with playing a certain type of part.

“Severance” was something different and that was appealing — to do something people don’t usually ask you to do.

And a big part of “Severance” was going to work with John [Turturro] every day.

We’re old friends — I’ve been in three or four of the movies he wrote and directed — and I find when you work with someone you’re close to, it shows. You don’t have to talk about anything. I guess it’s what they call chemistry.

Q: On “The Outlaws,” you play a scheming rogue — much more of a Christopher Walken-type, especially since you also dance in two scenes.

Did being a dancer inform you as an actor?

A: Absolutely it does. With dancers, rehearsal is called repetition — you just do it over and over until the moves become a part of your muscle memory. The whole discipline and the physical aspect is not unlike being an athlete: It hurts and you have to do it and you get sore.

I’ve always approached being an actor the same way.

I find my rhythm in what the character is saying and just do it till it sounds convincing. It’s not a conventional way of doing it.

Q: Does dancing now make

you feel your age or does it evoke some of that freedom of youth?

A: I don’t go out dancing.

I only dance if it’s part of a role. Sometimes I think maybe I’ve done it one too many times on-screen and maybe I should cool it for a while. But when it’s in a scene, I think to myself that at my age it’s pretty nice that I can still do it at all.

And even though I don’t dance much anymore, you carry being a dancer with you for your whole life. I exercise every day. Not a big deal. But I do it every day for about an hour.

I’m sure it’s because I was a dancer. If I don’t do it for some reason, I feel lousy. That’s part of being a dancer, you get into that groove and your body tells you what to do. There’s a physical mind at work.

Q: What else have you been doing during the pandemic?

A: I always have little projects: I like to read all sorts of stuff and I’ve tried a little bit of writing. I have yellow pads full of notes.

I like to cook. When you get to be my age you just try and stay healthy, and take care of myself. I live in a nice, quiet place. It’s just me and my wife and our cat.

I don’t like to travel. I don’t like to get on airplanes. I don’t play golf or tennis. I don’t even like to drive. Mostly I just stay home.

I’ve gotten all the travel I need from my roles. A lot of my favorite memories about the movies have to do with where we went. Making “The Deer Hunter” in Bangkok and Thailand was absolutely fascinating. But it doesn’t have to be that far away. I made

The first episode of the TV series “Severance,” about office workers whose memories have been surgically divided between their work and personal lives, airs today on Apple TV Plus. Apple TV Plus

“Homeboy” with Mickey Rourke in Asbury Park in New Jersey, where Bruce Springsteen is from, and that’s just down the road from Connecticut. It was winter and there was nobody there, and it was just the ocean and clean, cold winds, and that was beautiful.

Going to Bristol for “The Outlaws” was a fun change of pace during the pandemic.

When I was young, I worked at university repertory theaters at places like Yale and Harvard quite a lot, and I always enjoyed the campus atmosphere. Bristol is a university town and they have theater there so I really enjoyed that.

Q: Your distinctive speaking style is irresistible to impressionists. Where does it

come from?

A: It’s nothing I ever did intentionally, but I obviously have a way of speaking that’s easy to imitate. I thought a lot about it and the only answer I’ve come up with is that I grew up in Queens, where at the time the whole neighborhood was full of people who had come from somewhere else and English was not their first language.

In my father’s bakery, everybody spoke German, and usually a few other languages. The guy next door, the butcher, he was Polish. And the grocery guy was Italian. In the street and at friends’ houses, you heard other languages spoken all the time.

When people spoke in English there was kind of a

searching for words. I grew up hearing people who spoke broken English with those rhythms and it affected the way I speak English.

Q: That style is very evident in “The Outlaws” but mostly muted in “Severance.”

There’s one moment, though, the brief final line of Episode 5, where you dial it up. Was that conscious?

A: No. With that scene there were probably six different ways I said that in different takes.

If I wasn’t a performer, I think I might like to be an editor. You take all the stuff and rearrange and put it together and the choices can make an enormous difference. Whenever I see something I’ve done,

even if I think I knew what was going on, I’m always surprised because of the way they’ve put it together.

Q: You’ve embraced your persona, even doing an “SNL” skit, “Meet the Family,” where everyone — Bill Hader, Amy Poehler, Andy Samberg — played a Walken and did their impression.

Were you wary of people becoming distracted by this in your movies?

A: There are certain things in life you can’t do anything about. If that’s what it is for me, well, actors realize pretty quickly that they’re lucky to be working. Most actors are not working. So, if I was welcome in the business, then that’s all that mattered.

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A scene from the Black Opry Revue show at Exit/In in Nashville in December 2021. Will Payne Harrison

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“powerhouse” voice; Tyler Bryant, a Texas native whom Holly recruited after seeing him on YouTube; Autumn Nicholas, who has been hosting songwriter events in Nashville; Roberta Lea, who was initially hesitant to sing country music but Holly said has “blossomed”; and Frankie Staton, founder of the Black Country Music Association in the 1990s.

“Even though everyone connected online, to see it in person really strikes you in a different way, and it kind of makes all of it real,” Holly said.

“Every time we go to a show, it leaves me speechless because I just didn’t ever think I would see people like me making the music that I like.”

Although the events and early success of the Black Opry made Holly feel like a kid joyously running around a toy store — she still can’t believe some of her favorite singers have become her friends — there have been challenges.

Plenty of people don’t like being reminded that country music has a race problem. Holly doesn’t use her last name in media interviews because of death threats she’s received for pointing out the racism — and those who turn a blind eye to it — that is still prevalent in the country music industry,

even after some Nashville organizations pledged to improve diversity during the nationwide response to George Floyd’s death in police custody in 2020.

The group formed text threads and Instagram group chats; members planned cowriting sessions and recorded songs together, in addition to performing shows across the country. Many bonded during AmericanaFest in Nashville last fall, where they got together in a rented house and joked that it felt as if they were on a sitcom, because every time someone knocked on the door, it was another singer wanting to join in the fun.

Holden, who had all but given up on a music career when the coronavirus pandemic hit, said that as a Black and gay man, he was often told by country music executives that he wasn’t “marketable.” Then Holly found him on Instagram and urged him not to quit, bringing him into the Black Opry fold.

“I didn’t know I needed it until I had it, and now I can’t imagine being without it,” he said. “It’s the most welcoming environment. We don’t care who you are or what you look like, what your sexuality or race is, it doesn’t matter. We’re there to all share music.”

So far he has been part of several Black Opry Revue lineups. “People try to pigeonhole Black artists in the genre to try to make it seem like we’re all

the same, but we all have our own niches,” he said. “It’s a very diverse show.”

The website features profiles on artists who have seen mainstream success such as Darius Rucker, Jimmie Allen and Mickey Guyton, though mostly includes singers starting to make a breakthrough, including Breland, Brittney Spencer and Blanco Brown.

The site also features Rissi Palmer, who released her debut country album in 2007 but left her label and Nashville when she found it soul-crushing to navigate the industry as a Black woman who was constantly under scrutiny.

Holly was first inspired to create the Black Opry when she discovered Palmer’s work as the radio host of Apple Music’s “Color Me Country,” which launched in fall 2020 and focuses on the Black, Indigenous and Latino roots of country music. In addition, Palmer gave out grants to other artists of color, all the while working on her own music career.

“It feels unfair to me that the artists don’t get to just make their art. They have to do all of this extra work to be seen as a dignified human being before anybody even gets to their art,” Holly said. “I don’t have any, like, musical art to share, so I feel like it’s less of a burden for me to do it. And it takes some of the burden off of them if I’m helping create that space.”

In early January, the Grand

Ole Opry posted a photo of Morgan Wallen making a surprise appearance alongside his friend, the singer-songwriter Ernest. The two sang their new duet, “Flower Shops” prompting criticism from artists and fans who were disappointed and angry to see the Nashville institution participating in Wallen’s redemption tour after he was caught on video last year saying the n-word.

Holly publicly posted a letter that she sent to the Grand Ole Opry (“A stage that was once a dream destination for many Black artists has now cemented itself as one of the many Nashville stages on which we know we are not respected.”), which circulated on social media and included in a wave of news coverage about the incident. Part of the reason the story got so much attention, she theorized, is that Black performers in Nashville felt comfortable speaking out, leading to a backlash that was hard to ignore.

“The industry has survived so long by keeping us separated. Some of the Black artists that have been doing this for a very long time will tell you that when they started, [executives] would pit the Black artists against each other,” she said. “By creating that division, there was never community. Well, now we have community. And when you have community, your voice is a lot stronger. And when your voice is stronger, people hear you.”

Q: What led you to take on a translation of Bambi?

A: The beginnings were somewhat of a serendipity. I was at the Modern Language Association meeting about two or three years ago. And two different editors came up to me and said, “2022 will be the 100th birthday of ‘Bambi.’ Would you like to do a translation?”

I had some memories from my childhood, I guess, of Bambi and had seen over the years Bambi books by the Disney corporation and so on. So I said “I don’t think so. Why should I be interested in Bambi?” When I came back to Minneapolis, I began thinking maybe I should look into this. Bambi is pretty famous. And maybe there’s a story there of some kind.

I realized, after doing some research, that I was quite stupid, because “Bambi” is really an amazing book. Nobody knows the author of “Bambi.” And nobody really knows the true story. I read in German the original “Bambi.” And I said, “Oh, my God, this is entirely different from what Disney showed.”

Q: Disney made other films out of fairy tales, which you also have translated. What made Bambi different?

A: Well, Bambi is not really a fairy tale. It’s a fable, an animal story. And what really interested me to a great extent was how morphologically Salten really wants to portray the difficulty I think that he had as an Austrian Jew. He dealt with a great deal of anti-Semitism, both open and sometimes very subtle. And so I think I came to realize, as I was doing my research, that what Salten was trying to do was try to work out his contradictory allegiance to his Jewishness.

Q: So there’s a big difference between Salten’s story and the Disney movie?

A: The differences are drastic between the film and his novel.

I mean, we’re talking about a very somber, almost existentialist view of the world. And it does parallel Salten’s own life. He spent the last three years of his life — he died in 1945 — lonely, like just like the stag (the adult Bambi at the end of the book), very lonely, disregarded, nobody knew about him anymore.

He was not living in his own country, and he was desolate.

Illustrations by Alenka Sottler from “The Original Bambi: The Story of a Life in the Forest,”

by Felix Salten, published by Princeton University Press in a new translation by Jack Zipes.

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Q: Did Salten see the movie?

A: When “Bambi” came out as a film in 1942, he was in Switzerland. He escaped the Nazis in 1938. He was living in Zurich and his wife had just died. He went to the movie theater by himself, and made only one short remark about the film. I think he was too old at that time to get into any type of controversy.

Q: In your translation, you include a warning: “ ‘Bambi’ is a sad but truthful novel. It was never intended for children.” Who did Salten write it for?

A: His intention was for a general adult audience. He was portraying, to a certain extent, his own life, his own difficulties of existing as a Jew, in an antiSemitic climate.

Q: And he used a story about intelligent animals to talk about humanity?

A: In the ‘20s and ‘30s, for both for adult literature and children’s literature, there’s a slew of animal stories that were published. And there’s no doubt in my mind that these various authors are using the animals to step back and tell a story about human beings. And it’s fascinating to read those words.

Q: What do you hope people will get out of reading your translation of the original “Bambi”?

A: I think that it’s going to be a more truthful display of how difficult it is to be a minority. When I talk about Jews, you can talk about other minority groups. ... So I think the message is to be aware of how we treat minority groups, no matter what the minority is, so that we can become a more compassionate people.

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Break out of your menu monotony Weeknight side dishes can be both simple and satisfying

By DANIEL NEMAN St. Louis Post-Dispatch

In the fourth quarter of 2020, Campbell’s sales rose 52% compared to the previous year, though they have since retreated closer to pre-pandemic levels. Dreamstime/TNS

It’s a weeknight. You already know what you’re making for the main course — something simple but satisfying.

But what about a side dish? You could steam some green beans, again. You could steam some asparagus, again. You could bake a potato, again.

But you have been there and you have definitely done that.

You want a vegetable side dish that does justice to your entree. But it’s a weeknight, so you want it to be simple. Simple but satisfying.

After perusing perhaps 200 vegetable recipes, I can definitely state that, according to them, there is one consistent, no-fail method to sprucing up your vegetables: See SIDE C6

Cold-weather cure-all A star chef’s best bet is a simple tomato soup

By KATE KRADER Bloomberg News

In the dark days of winter, the feel-better food you want to eat is a steaming bowl of soup.

This is a food with a long history of comfort; no less an expert than Campbell Soup Co. traces its roots back to 20,000 B.C., the approximate date of a soup bowl found in China. (The pottery fragments had scorch marks on them, a sign that the soup had been hot.)

More recently, the aura of nourishment and convenience that soup provides was spotlighted during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the fourth quarter of 2020, Campbell’s sales rose 52% compared to the previous year, though they have since retreated closer to pre-pandemic levels.

Traditionally, chicken soup has been considered the de facto cureall. But Alon Shaya believes that tomato soup, dotted with plump grains of rice, registers even higher on the comfort scale. The acclaimed New Orleans-based chef, whose most recent opening is Miss River in the Four Seasons, addressed the issue in his 2018 cookbook, “Shaya, An Odyssey of Food, My Journey Back to Israel: A Cookbook” (Knopf; $35).

The book features a recipe for his tomato and rice soup. “People call chicken soup with rice ‘the Jewish grandmother’s prescription,’ a cure for whatever ails you,” he writes in the recipe’s headnote. “This vegetarian version may be even more so; it just makes you feel good.”

Shaya’s tomato soup recipe comes courtesy of his grandmother, Matilda Gerassi. Growing up

in the suburbs of Philadelphia, he would fake a high temperature so she would make it for him.

“I would stick the thermometer in the radiator and then run down and show it to her. I’d say: ‘Look, I can’t go to school, can you make me that soup?’” She also made chicken soup, “but this was the one I craved.”

The vegan soup employs the standard ingredients you would expect: onions, garlic, and tomatoes, which, at this time of the year should be good-quality canned ones. (If you happen to live in a zone with ripe, fresh ones, go for it.)

Where his soup becomes a work of genius is the inclusion of caramelized tomato paste, which Shaya calls his secret weapon. Spoonfuls of the paste are stirred around with the sauteed onions and olive oil to caramelize and magnify the sweet tomato pop.

He also throws a couple

unconventional spices into the pot: Syrian Aleppo chile flakes, which have a sharp, bright heat, and star anise. The tastes bounce around in your mouth. “I always want to keep the flavors rolling; a good way to do that is with spices,” says Shaya.

“You might not know exactly what you’re tasting, you just know that it’s interesting.”

As a final soothing touch, there’s the rice, suspended in the thick soup.

Shaya has never served the hot soup at any of his restaurants; he prefers to make it for friends at home. He does offer a chilled version at Miss River, made with Creole tomatoes, tomato paste, and olive oil. This sounds lovely, but it’s not what you crave on a chill winter day.

Easy vegetable side dishes lined up from front to back, green beans with mustard sauce, mushroom rice with turmeric, three bean salad and roasted parsnips. Hillary Levin/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/TNS

The following recipe is adapted from “Shaya, An Odyssey of Food, My Journey Back to Israel: A Cookbook,” by Alon Shaya.

Tantalizing words can spur meatless dining Terms such as ‘slow-roasted’ and ‘caramelized’ trigger taste for non-meat options too

By LESLIE KAUFMAN Bloomberg

Canning —as well as cooking — destroys some of the vitamin C and fiber that you get from fresh tomatoes, but if you plan to cook with them anyway, you can save yourself a bit of trouble by buying canned. Pexels

TOMATO SOUP WITH RICE Two 28-ounce cans whole tomatoes, or 4 pounds very ripe tomatoes, cored 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for serving 1 large yellow onion, thinly sliced 1 clove garlic, thinly sliced 1 tablespoon Morton kosher salt 1 dried bay leaf

1 star anise pod 1 teaspoon Aleppo pepper 1 tablespoon sweet paprika 1/4 cup tomato paste 2 cups water 1/3 cup jasmine rice, or other long grain rice

Serves 6 to 8 Put the tomatoes in a blender or food processor and puree; work in batches, if necessary. (If using fresh tomatoes, cut out the cores and coarsely chop them first.)

Put the olive oil in a large, heavy-bottomed pot over medium heat. Once it’s warm, add the onion, garlic, and salt. Stir occasionally so the onion slices sweat and soften, but don’t let them build any color. When the vegetables are translucent and soft, add the bay leaf, star anise, Aleppo, and sweet paprika. Give everything a good stir, and toast the spices for a minute or two until they’re super-fragrant. Add the tomato paste and stir to combine, letting it toast and build flavor for another couple of minutes.

Add the pureed tomatoes and water, and turn the heat high. Bring everything up to a boil, skim off any foam (being careful not to strain out the spices), and decrease the heat to medium-low. Cook for 10 minutes until it’s just starting to thicken. Meanwhile, rinse the rice in a sieve until the water runs clear. (Be thorough here, or the starch can gum up the soup.) Once the soup has thickened a bit, add the rice to the pot and let it simmer away, stirring occasionally, until the rice is cooked — 20 to 30 minutes. Before you serve the soup, fish out the spices (or make it a game, and see who finds them in the bowls). Finish each bowl with a drizzle of olive oil.

Let’s talk about dinner and reducing greenhouse-gas emissions. But let’s do it carefully, because, as it turns out, picking words matters.

Since this is a climate newsletter, perhaps you are already bracing for a lecture about beef. And, yes, meat-eating is having an impact on the planet. Forests are being mowed down to make more space for grazing cattle. Each year a single cow can belch up to 220 pounds of methane, a particularly potent greenhouse gas. The business sector is attempting to remedy the problem by creating credible alternatives, like Impossible Burgers, and even lab-grown meat.

But a new working paper from the World Resources Institute, a Washington-based nonprofit, suggests that in the short term there might be an easier way to modify behavior and reduce meat consumption: a simple prompt on a menu. (The average American eats out several times a week, See WORDS C6

A burger containing a plant-based patty stands on display. Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg

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Last week’s puzzle answers

Horoscope

By Stella Wilder Born Sunday, you are honest, straightforward, hardworking, diligent and always on the lookout for an opportunity to prove yourself to others — mentally or physically.

You have been endowed with a quick mind and a strong body, and you are never more content than when you are able to use both in conjunction to get something you want, solve a problem for yourself or another or simply show off to someone who might be impressed by you.

You can be quirky and unconventional at times, and you don’t always like to do the same things over and over again. You enjoy exploring any and all options available to you — so long as you are able to be your honest, genuine self while doing so. You will always turn away from anyone or anything that expects you to be different from who you are.

Also born on this date are: Johnny Cash, singer and songwriter; Erykah Badu, singer; Michael Bolton, singer; Jackie Gleason, actor and comedian; Fats Domino, musician; Victor Hugo, author; Buffalo Bill Cody, Wild West showman.

To see what is in store for you Monday,

find your birthday and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday star be your daily guide.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 27 PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — You needn’t be at the center of the action today to influence events — but not everything is likely to turn out to your liking.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — It’s time to promote your latest idea, but in order to ensure that your efforts are paying off you’ll want to enlist the help of a new partner.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — You’re in no mood to do nothing today, and fortunately you can fill your day with all manner of activities that feed your mind — and soul.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Your personal evolution will continue today in a surprising fashion. What happens is a result of paying too much attention — and not enough.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — You may think that circumstances are conspiring against you, but you are facing much better odds than your closest competitor.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Those who share your interests will seem to come out of the woodwork today, and you may have your

hands full steering them in the right direction.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — You can expect your work to come under some scrutiny today, and you must take care that criticism doesn’t make you defensive. Listen and learn!

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — You’ll learn a great deal today by getting your hands dirty. There’s only so much you can learn by watching others do what you want to do.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — You may have to say something more than once today — even, perhaps, three or four times — before the message sinks in. Be patient!

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — You’re on the verge of making a big discovery that can increase your own productivity considerably. Feel free to share with others.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — You are likely to have precious spare time today, so you’ll want to fill it with something that is truly restorative — or not at all!

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — You may have to go around in circles today before you are finally free to head off in the direction of your choosing. Some sparks may fly.

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add cream. I don’t care what the vegetable is, dousing it in a gallon or two of heavy cream is going to make it taste better.

If you have an exceptional metabolism or are a boxer trying to step up a class in weight, I recommend it. Otherwise, you might be happier trying these other four vegetable dishes that I recently made. Each one is quick, simple and unfussy.

Mushroom Rice With Turmeric, for instance, is a vast improvement on ordinary rice. For that matter, it is an improvement on mushrooms, and also turmeric.

The rice is cooked with mushrooms, onion and garlic, and flavored (and colored) with turmeric. Instead of water it is cooked with chicken broth, which is a surefire way to make your rice more flavorful, and it is mostly cooked in the oven instead of on the stove top.

I don’t know why that would make a difference, but it certainly did not hurt.

Next up was Green Beans With Mustard Sauce. I love green beans, but it is more for the low cost and the ease with which they are made than for the flavor. But that is only because I had not previously considered making them with

a mustard sauce.

Do not be daunted by the thought of a mustard sauce.

That term is far too fancy for what this sauce is. It’s just a mixture of olive oil, lemon juice and a bit of Dijon mustard. But that mixture, which is just the simplest of vinaigrettes, does magical things to a plate of hot green beans.

A basic vinaigrette also provides the necessary balance to an Italian favorite, Three Bean Salad.

The three beans in question are cannellini beans (or any white beans), garbanzo beans and lentils. Because this is a weeknight dish, all are served fresh out of the can — but only if you can find canned lentils.

I bought mine at a health food store, but if that is inconvenient you can always cook your own dried lentils. They don’t take long, especially if you use red lentils.

Beans, of course, are noted for their earthiness, so they need something to enliven them. That’s where the vinaigrette comes in. The mixture here of olive oil, white wine vinegar and lemon juice perks up the flavors and brings the dish to life.

Amazingly, it only takes a few minutes to make something that tastes this good.

My last weeknight vegetable side dish is the easiest of all.

And to many Americans, it is

Green beans with mustard sauce, an easy vegetable side dish.

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and in most years, the average family spends more than $3,000 a year — or nearly $60 a week — on restaurant food, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.)

WRI asked 6,000 U.S.based, meat-eating study participants to pick between entrees in a simulated online ordering scenario. Most participants received one of 10 prompts. These nudged them to eat more plants or less meat, emphasizing various benefits such as improved health and a more sustainable planet.

In a subsequent phase of the trial, the 10 prompts were winnowed down to five.

The most successful prompt resulted in twice as many plant-based menu orders as the unprompted control group’s: 25% as opposed to 12%. It read: Each of us can make a positive difference to the planet.

Swapping just one meat dish for a plant-based one saves greenhouse gas emissions that are equivalent to the energy used to charge your phone for two years. Your small change can make a big difference.

The suggestive power

comes from two parts of the prompt, according to Edwina Hughes, head of the Cool Food Pledge at WRI, who will seek to put the findings into action.

First, she said, “we know complying with social norms can be a powerful motivator.” Social research has already demonstrated that well-timed, polite reminders of socially responsible behavior can meaningfully reduce everything from energy use to littering to towel use in hotels.

Part two, she said, was giving readers “a personal outcome they could relate to by making it an equivalent in their life.

People do understand the idea of charging a phone.”

The next step will be to try the messages not just on human lab rats but on people putting money down and ordering actual dinner or lunch.

In the study, researchers also found that it helps to describe vegetables with evocative, appetite-provoking language usually reserved for meat, such as “slow roasted.”

Menu readers responded to words that emphasize flavor in vegetarian options, like “caramelized” and “richly spiced.”

But Hughes says it’s important to tread lightly when categorizing meatless options.

Meat eaters can be turned off when there is too much emphasis on terms like “vegetarian” or “vegan.” “Immediately, they think, ‘Oh, that’s not us, that’s not our tribe,’” she said.

So menu writers: Stick to caramelization.

Leslie Kaufman writes the Climate Report newsletter about the impact of global warming.

the least familiar.

Parsnips are a forgotten vegetable in this country, despite being quite delicious. A root vegetable, they are in the same family (Apiaceae) as carrots, and also parsley. Celery, too, as well as dill and chervil, but when you see parsnips you are going to think of carrots.

Their taste is probably closer to carrots than anything else, but the flavor is actually unique.

They are earthy, but a little sweet. And if you roast them, they become sweeter still.

To roast parsnips, all you have to do is peel them and cut them into pieces. Toss the pieces in olive oil, salt and pepper, and cook them in the oven.

What could be simpler?

MUSHROOM RICE WITH TURMERIC Yield: 4 to 6 servings 3/4 pound mushrooms 1 1/2 tablespoons butter 1/2 cup finely chopped onion 1 clove garlic, finely minced 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric 1 cup uncooked rice 1 bay leaf 1 1/4 cups chicken broth Salt and pepper 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

2. Remove the stems from the mushrooms. Cut the mushroom caps into ¼-inch cubes. There should be about 2 cups.

3. Heat butter in an ovenproof saucepan with a tight-fitting lid and add the onion and garlic. Cook about 2 minutes and add the mushroom. Cook about 5 minutes, frequently stirring. Sprinkle with turmeric and add the rice and bay leaf. Stir until the rice is coated and add the chicken broth, and salt and pepper to taste. Cover and bring to a boil on top of the stove.

4. Once boiling, move to oven and bake for exactly 17 minutes. Remove the cover and discard the bay leaf. Fluff rice with a fork.

Mushroom rice with turmeric, an easy vegetable side dish. Hillary Levin/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/TNS

Per serving (based on 4): 251 calories; 5 g fat; 3 g saturated fat; 13 mg cholesterol; 7 g protein; 45 g carbohydrate; 3 g sugar; 1 g fiber; 885 mg sodium; 16 mg calcium Adapted from “Craig Claiborne’s The New York Times Cook Book” by Craig Claiborne and Pierre Franey

cholesterol; 2 g protein; 7 g carbohydrate; 3 g sugar; 2 g fiber; 431 mg sodium; 29 mg calcium Recipe from “Craig Claiborne’s The New York Times Cook Book” by Craig Claiborne and Pierre Franey

GREEN BEANS WITH MUSTARD SAUCE

1 (15.5-ounce) can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed 1/2 (15-ounce) can lentils, drained and rinsed, see note 1/2 (15.5-ounce) can garbanzo beans (chick peas), drained and rinsed 1/2 cup olive oil 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 bunch fresh chives, chopped

Yield: 6 servings 1 pound green beans 1/2 tablespoon Dijon mustard Juice of 1/2 lemon 2 tablespoons olive oil Salt and pepper 1. Trim ends of the beans, but leave beans whole. Let stand in cold water until ready to use. Steam in a vegetable steamer or boil until crisptender, about 4 minutes.

2. As the beans cook, whisk together mustard, lemon juice and olive oil until thoroughly combined. Stir in salt and pepper to taste. Drain the beans when cooked. Add the mustard sauce to the beans and toss to coat well. Serve piping hot.

Per serving: 70 calories; 5 g fat; 1 g saturated fat; no

THREE BEAN SALAD Yield: 6 servings

Note: Canned lentils are available at specialty stores, health food stores and international markets. If you can’t find them, you can cook a small amount of dried lentils yourself, or substitute ½ (15-ounce) can of black beans.

Place the cannellini beans, lentils and garbanzo beans in a large bowl and drizzle with the olive oil. Combine the vinegar and lemon juice, season with salt and pepper, and add

to the salad. Sprinkle with the chives and toss lightly. Serve immediately.

Per serving: 395 calories; 20 g fat; 3 g saturated fat; 0 mg cholesterol; 15 g protein; 42 g carbohydrate; 1 g sugar; 9 g fiber; 331 mg sodium; 75 mg calcium Recipe from “The Silver Spoon”

ROASTED PARSNIPS Yield: 4 servings 4 large parsnips, peeled, quartered lengthwise, then quartered crosswise 2 tablespoons olive oil Salt and pepper Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Place parsnips on a baking dish or sheet. Drizzle with oil and toss to coat. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Roast parsnips uncovered until tender, about 35 minutes.

Per serving: 160 calories; 7 g fat; 1 g saturated fat; no cholesterol; 2 g protein; 24 g carbohydrate; 6 g sugar; 7 g fiber; 13 mg sodium; 48 mg calcium Recipe from “Bon Appetit Fast Easy Fresh Cookbook” by Barbara Fairchild

Cheap kitchen tools we use all the time

By BECKY KRYSTAL Washington Post

Doing what I do means my kitchen is stocked with a variety of big-ticket pieces of equipment, whether that be my beloved stand mixer or colorful enameled cast-iron Dutch ovens. But as any cook will tell you, some of the best, most functional tools are the ones that cost a fraction of the price.

I do get a thrill out of kitchen gadgets whose usefulness is inversely proportional to the amount of money I spent on them. Makes you feel like you’ve outsmarted the system, you know?

Here’s another roundup of some of The Washington Post food team’s favorite inexpensive tools, which we’ve capped at $15. n Serrated paring knife. I used my Victorinox serrated paring knife so much that I bought a second one — and it’s still not enough. This little blade slices with ease through almost anything you can throw at it. I use it most for prepping fruit for my son.

It’s also perfect for slicing tomatoes and dividing sandwiches in half. ($6.99) n Magnetic whiteboard. A while back, I decided I need to bring a little order and awareness about everything going on in my kitchen. I bought a whiteboard sheet to stick to the side of the fridge, where we can jot down ingredients we need to buy as soon as we realize we’re out (and before I forget). It’s also handy for keeping track of what’s in the freezer. Or use it to share the week’s menu, assign chores, anything you want. (Prices vary, generally $15 or less) n Glass prep bowls. We have a whole shelf of these in our Food Lab, and my colleague Aaron Hutcherson reminded me I should really have them at home, too. Prep bowls (sometimes called pinch or finger bowls) come in a variety of sizes and are great for prepping

Our favorite cheap kitchen tools include a Victorinox serrated paring knife, small prep bowls, a magnetic white board, funnels, deli containers, squeeze bottles and a ceramic ginger grater. Rey Lopez/Washington Post

ingredients. We especially like to have them filled for quick-cooking recipes such as stir-fries when you want all your items — spices, garlic, ginger, etc. — ready as soon as you need them. I also like to portion salt and pepper into them when dealing with raw meat to avoid crosscontamination in the larger containers. (Individual bowls from $1 to $2, with sets around $10 and up.) n Deli containers. You may not need to buy this favorite of assistant recipe editor Olga Massov if you get takeout, especially soup, with any regularity. They’re clear, lightweight and stackable. Pint and half-pint sizes are helpful. You can store just about anything you want in them. Many bakers like them for sourdough starters or discard, as long as you puncture the lid with a few holes to allow the container to ventilate — and prevent it from exploding. I use mine to freeze batches of cooked beans or soup. Just be sure

to leave a little head space to allow for expansion. (Free if you re-use what you have, or multi-packs starting around $6.) n Ceramic ginger grater.

Food editor Joe Yonan has for years sung the praises of this tool from Kyocera.

If you’re consistently frustrated by grating ginger on a rasp-style grater (i.e. Microplane), having to clean it in particular, you may appreciate the ceramic grater. It helps you get the parts of the root you want and not the fibers you don’t. (About $15.) n Funnel sets. Decanting can be a messy business, whether it’s for dry or wet ingredients. A narrow-mouth funnel is ideal for filling spice or other small bottles.

Joe, who is an avid fan of Mason jars, also recommends metal canning funnels that can be used to fill regularand wide-mouth jars. When you have a neat pantry of jars filled with rice, beans and other dry goods, you’ll appreciate their utility.

(Starting at about $13.) n Y peeler. Olga has a specific favorite among this style of vegetable peelers, the Kuhn Rikon Original Swiss Peeler. She sings the praises of its finger divots, which, combined with the fairly slim handle, make it comfortable to hold for even those with smaller hands.

She notes that the carbon steel blade stays sharper longer. One of her biggest reasons for going with a Y peeler as opposed to the swivel style is the wider strips of food you can remove with the blade. ($5.) n Squeeze bottles. They’re not just for ketchup and mustard! Ann Maloney likes to stash salad dressing in hers. Or take a page from the many chefs who keep cooking oil in squeeze bottles for quick, easy and neat transfer to a hot skillet. They come in various sizes, and smaller ones are ideal for drizzling melted chocolate or piping thin icing onto cookies.

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Books & authors

What can we learn from Iceland?

A lot, says a new book about that country’s women

By JANE SMILEY Washington Post

Secrets of the Sprakkar: Iceland’s Extraordinary Women and How They Are Changing the World

By Eliza Reid Sourcebooks. 288 pp. $26.99

Hard-knock life Gary Paulsen, writer of survival stories for kids, is an author worth remembering

By CHRISTOPHER BORRELLI Chicago Tribune

It’s a shame that you don’t know Gary Paulsen, that his name was never as recognizable as a Beverly Cleary (“Ramona the Pest”) or an Eric Carle (“The Very Hungry Caterpillar”), all of whom wrote books for children and all of whom died last year.

At least, I’m assuming you’ve never heard of Gary Paulsen. It’s a big assumption. His books sold more than 35 million copies, and if you came of age in the past four decades and had a thing for survival stories, chances are good you read him. Either way, your children will know him, and their children will know him. His best books appear timeless.

Still, now’s a good time to catch up.

January in Chicago, February in Chicago, mud season, ice season, the doldrums of another pandemic winter, the settling depression of a fresh chance at normality already slipping away. A lake so slate and overcast you don’t know where the sky begins. You just want to stay in and read stories about people who made calm out of chaos, and here you go. Paulsen grew up in Chicago, then crafted meaning out of hopelessness.

I’m whining about icy sidewalks.

This guy escaped into the Minnesota woods along the Canadian border and flourished. Sometimes literally, certainly spiritually, he rarely left.

He was often compared with Ernest Hemingway, who was also fond of the wilderness, wrote brisk sentences full of violence, and wore a white beard and weathered face; but Chicago can’t claim two Hemingways, and I suspect Paulsen would have found Papa Hemingway kind of soft. After all, he once told NPR that Jack London — whose “Call of the Wild” and “White Fang” were obvious forerunners to Paulsen’s work — was a great writer but he “didn’t know what he was talking about.” London had a modest childhood, though compared with what Paulsen lived, none of us know what we’re talking about.

Paulsen was a soldier, a truck driver, a paperboy, an actor, an alcoholic (sober for the last 50 years of his life).

He was an animal trapper, and sometimes a farmworker. He also made cheese, and was a writer for the original TV series of “Mission: Impossible.”

As an adult, he lived in the Minnesota woods for nearly 20 years, deeply impoverished. You’ve only dreamed of leaving home to join the circus. At 14 years old, Paulsen did it.

Read enough of Gary Paulsen and you’ll think: Well, of course he did that, too.

He did everything.

Mostly though, he wrote. He wrote a lot. He wrote many, many adventure tales, most of which were culled from the details of his own life. He was so prolific that sometimes it seemed we would reading something new by Gary Paulson indefinitely. He wrote more than 200 books, for young adults, and grown-ups, though that line was fuzzy.

The children he wrote about were like himself, forced to grow up quickly. Indeed, he before he left Chicago, he had lived a childhood so harsh and cruel, Dickens would have paused. He left and faced down nature, then as an

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adult, he sought out adventure.

He died of cardiac arrest last fall at his home in New Mexico. He was 82.

But he finished one last book, which plays like the culminating words of a life stuffed with incident. “Northwind” reads in an elemental, backto-basics register. It is about a Nordic boy who escapes a cholera outbreak in a wooden canoe, setting off for the Pacific Northwest. In an author’s note, Paulsen describes this setting as a “mythical frontier, inspired by the North American coast I traveled as well as the Norwegian coast of my ancestors.” Though it reads quite close to a fable or ancient Nordic legend, Paulsen then mentions that, oh, most of what happens to the boy in this, it also happened to him. For instance: “Once, in the middle of the night in bad weather where the Columbia River comes slashing out to the sea, I had been caught up in dodging half-sunken logs pushed out of the river into open water — many boats have been sunk by them over the years — and I accidentally moved between what I found to be a large male orca and his family pod.”

That’s a footnote in the life of Gary Paulsen.

To be honest, read enough of him, some stories blur together. Last month I wrote a brief, year-end eulogy: His greatest hits are unmissable.

He had three honors from the Newbery awards for children’s literature, for “Dogsong” (1985), “The Winter Room” (1989) and “Hatchet” (1986), his beloved classic, about the young survivor of a plane crash in the Yukon who learns to navigate the woods with only a hatchet. Which did not happen to Paulsen. Still, he wrote in 30th anniversary edition of the book, it came from “the darkest part of my childhood,” and when his character refuses to leave the fire he built behind, you suspect it’s more out of rare comfort than pragmatic survival. Paulsen often wrote straight memoir. If “Northwind” feels like a return to the core of Paulsen’s craft, “Gone to Woods,” which came out a year ago, read like a summation of his life and what he has learned. It was a third-person memoir, with Paulsen identifying himself only as “the boy.”

As I wrote last month: It recounted how he accompanied his mother to local bars, where she danced and flirted with strangers, who, in turn, would buy Paulsen fried chicken dinners so they could be alone with his mother.

If no one was noticing her, he would stand on bar stools and sing for attention. That was the routine. She worked in a munitions factory, then took her son to local bars, daily. Eventually, she pinned a note on his shirt and put him on a train to Minnesota, to live with relatives in the North Woods.

I repeat that here because it helps explain why someone would escape into a forest. Paulsen once explained: “The woods were the first place I knew I belonged, where I was capable and I felt competent.” It’s also a harrowing image of World War II-era Chicago. All of that singing and flirting — often in a dive bar cynically named The Cozy Corners — was how Paulsen’s harddrinking mother fed her son. So he left for his extended family, many of whom

were Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, the classic Midwestern immigrants who populate his novel “The Winter Room.” He would describe himself as “the cousin who showed up” at relative’s farms. He flitted about, rarely living in one place for long. Eventually his parents — his father was on General Patton’s staff during the war — returned to get him. After which, things got worse. They drank, fought.

Paulsen told Terry Gross that: “I would go down to the basement and hide from them. And around back of the furnace, there was an old easy chair with wires sticking up through the springs and a singe light hanging from the ceiling ... I’ll never forget that corner.”

Then again, he didn’t forget much.

His grandmother was a cook for a crew building roads into Canada.

That’s the backbone for his novel “The Cookcamp.” In “Gone to the Woods” there’s a story so hard to shake you don’t even mind you already read it in his 1993 memoir, “Eastern Sun, Winter Moon.” He and his mother took a ship to the Philippines to visit Paulsen’s father who was stationed there, and on their way, they witness a plane crash in the ocean and its passengers attacked by sharks. He writes: “It took a long time for my eyes to close and stay closed and not make the pictures of the boats and the sharks and the screams and the woman putting her baby on the wing again and again while the sharks hit her.”

He wrote a number of times about the Iditarod dog-sledding races though Alaska, because Paulsen himself ran it a number of times. He liked to describe it as “primitive exaltation,” an experience so close to nature that he started to feel like a cave painting.

He told interviewers that his publisher, expecting a new book on the races, once asked him to quickly finish the latest manuscript, since they didn’t expect him to survive long.

Yet he lived long enough to write Westerns, and mysteries, books of humor and books about farm life, even several historical adventures. “Woods Runner” (2010) took his prototypical self-reliant 13-year-old and set the action during the Revolutionary War. He began writing novels in the mid1960s, and it was slow burn; not until the mid-1980s was Gary Paulsen anything like a success. Even then he was never an ostentatious one, preferring, as his New York Times obituary noted, to live “simply — if not off the grid, then right at its edge.” He was, if nothing, consistent. He wrote of his adoptive Minnesota relatives treating him as a man, never a child, and his books continued that.

He repaid that gift.

He was given a library card when he seemed headed for a life of TV repair, and he never stopped forgetting, writing about the difficulty of surviving childhood with clarity, candor and hope. Read Gary Paulsen.

“Northwind” is a good place to start.

“Gone to the Woods,” too. Ask any kid who reads: “Hatchet” is hard to put down. Don’t worry if you’re an adult.

Just read him. These are smart novels about cold, fire, hunger, exhaustion, being in over your head, then the realization, you are everything you need.

On the back deck of our house in California, we have a hot tub. When it is cold, raining or sleeting, I call that deck “my own private Iceland,” because it reminds me of the hot baths I took when I was in Iceland on a Fulbright scholarship in the winter of 1977.

Maybe reading Eliza Reid’s book, “Secrets of the Sprakkar,” in the hot tub is part of why I enjoyed it so much, but it’s also true that Reid’s style is amusing, her thoughts are honest, and the issues she discusses are becoming more important by the day.

Reid, who was born in Canada, has been the first lady of Iceland since 2016.

She is 45 years old, married and has four young children.

She would, and often does, say that she is privileged, and she shows that she understands this by structuring her book around interviews with other women, mostly in Iceland, who have set out to do what they wanted to do and have succeeded. Many of these “sprakkar” (an ancient Icelandic word meaning extraordinary or outstanding women), she explains, “fly under the radar, but their lived experiences nevertheless help portray a society that values the ambition of gender equality.”

Because she is knowledgeable about her adopted and in some ways unique country, what interests Reid most is how her interviewees understand their own success.

She intersperses her conversations with brief glimpses of powerful women in Iceland’s history, among them, Hallgerdur Long-Legs, from the Njals Saga (one of my favorites); Olof Loftsdottir, in the 14th century, who “bought and sold property in her own name and led sailing missions”; and Vigdis Finnbogadottir, a former president of Iceland who, during her tenure from 1980 to 1996, hosted the 1986 summit between Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev.

But Reid is more interested in regular women who understand their circumstances and do the best they can.

My favorite is Ragnheidur Eiríksdóttir, who “has been a nurse, journalist, sexual health and self-confidence instructor, and, of all things, knitting tour operator.”

How do knitting and sex connect? Ragnheidur remarks, “They’re quite similar in my mind. In both cases, I am trying to make people braver and encourage creativity.” Reid openly takes up the more complicated issues of open sexuality: “Does all the casual sex and partner swapping lead to moral decay or decreased outcomes on some quantifiable lifestyle indicators? Not at all.”

She does acknowledge that there are dangers, including of infection and assault, but she insists that these

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problems will not be solved by tradition, but rather by increased education. I would agree.

Maybe the most important chapter, for Americans, is “Claiming the Corporate Purse Strings” — about how female entrepreneurs and inventors can work to claim what they have invented and be in charge of how it is produced, and who gets the money. This also brings up the issue of motherhood in a public and corporate setting.

Was there an Icelandic woman who ran for the office of president, took two weeks off to give birth, and then went back on the road with her newborn? There was — she finished second out of six.

The saddest chapter is toward the end, when Reid goes on a United Nations mission to a Syrian refugee camp in Jordan and meets with women in shelters at the camp. One of them, Zaad al-Khair, has lost her brother in a bombing, and his last words to her were about not giving up her education. She works in a shelter, an “oasis,” where women feel safer and more empowered than they do in the rest of the encampment. When Reid returned from her trip, she was determined to raise funds for more oases, and she succeeded.

It is evident that in Iceland, gender parity is not the hot button issue that it is in the United States, unfortunately, but Reid has some advice: “To achieve gender equality, we cannot leave anyone behind, including immigrant women, women of color, women with disabilities, and queer women. We need to work with the many male allies here, who also benefit from increased balance and who recognize that gender equality serves everyone.”

I understand how far Americans have to go to get things together on these issues of equality, and I also know that even to bring up these issues in the United States is more dangerous than doing so in Iceland (even though a third of Icelanders own guns, to get one, a person must go through a rigorous process that includes getting a license, undergoing training and seeing a mental health specialist).

But Reid writes in hopes that the rest of the world might see Iceland as a model, and, in addition to agreeing with her, I also recommend her short, well-written, amusing and detailed book.

Jane Smiley is the author of numerous novels, including “A Thousand Acres,” which won the 1992 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Her most recent book, “Perestroika in Paris,” came out in paperback in December.

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