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ATHENS — Sleepy Hollow Lake plans to use state financing to upgrade its sewer plant next year.

Sleepy Hollow Lake is a 2,200-acre residential community that straddles the Athens and Coxsackie town lines and surrounds a two and a half-mile man-made lake.

The community was approved for a short-term loan of $5,245,588 with an interest rate of 1.85% and maturity date of Oct. 23, 2023.

Sleepy Hollow Lake is the

first private community to receive funding from the state’s Environmental Facilities Corporation Clean Water State Revolving Fund Financing.

“The EFC has been a pleasure to work with throughout this process,” Sleepy Hollow Lake Association Manager Laurel Wolfe said in statement Monday. “The community is thrilled to be able to receive funding through this program, especially with all of our redevelopment efforts.

We’re relieved that our wastewater treatment plant will be

A view of the Sleepy Hollow Lake in Coxsackie and Athens from the Sleepy Hollow Lake residential community. SHL is the first private community to receive funding from Environmental Facilities Corporation. The community will use the $5 million to renovate its sewer plant.

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued its five-year report on the dredging project by General Electric to clean up PCBs from the Hudson River, deferring a determination about the effectiveness of the effort. The agency also issued the second

of three mandated certificates of completion for the cleanup.

At the same time, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state Attorney General Letitia James have announced the state intends to sue the EPA for “failing to meet goals” of the PCB-dredging project, and that the remaining contaminants pose a danger to public health and the environ-

ment, according to a statement released by the governor’s office.

PCBs are polychlorinated biphynyls, contaminants that were released into the Hudson River by GE between 1947 and 1977. About 1.3 million pounds of PCBs were estimated to be discharged into the river from two GE manufacturing plants

in Fort Edward and Hudson Falls, about 50 miles north of Albany, according to the Riverkeeper website.

U.S. EPA Region 2 Administrator Pete Lopez said Thursday morning that the agency had made its determination in a years-long effort to “recover from decades of contamination” of the river.

“Today we are announcing two actions. First is the issuance of the five-year review, which includes EPA’s decision to defer determination of the protectiveness of the remedy in the Upper Hudson River until more years of Hudson River fish-tissue data are gathered,” See EPA A2

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The view of Notch Lake at Devil’s Tombstone Campground. The campground will be closed for the 2019 season to undergo renovations.

HUNTER — A popular Greene County campground will be closed for the 2019 season so the state Department of Environmental Conservation can make improvements, officials said.

Devil’s Tombstone, located on Route 214, is home to 24 campsites equipped with picnic tables and fireplaces. There are three restrooms on site, two picnic areas, a playground, a volleyball court, horseshoes, firewood for sale, hiking trails and Notch Lake.

The 2019 season was scheduled to run from May 17 through Sept. 1, but due to the need for improvements, the campground will be shut down.

Campers who have already booked for the season will be accommodated but there will be no amenities, potable water or staff on the grounds, according to newyorkstateparks.

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“As one of the oldest and most popular campgrounds in the Catskill Forest Preserve, Devil’s Tombstone provides a variety of Catskill visitors with overnight accommodations each year,” state Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos said. “To make necessary infrastructure and facility improvements, we’re closing the campground this summer.

We’re excited to get this work done so that visitors can return next year and enjoy the many unique natural resources this site has to offer.”

The plan includes adding electricity to the site, lighting to the restrooms and improving the campground’s water system. The project is estimated to cost $300,000, according to the DEC. Assemblyman Chris Tague, See RENOVATIONSA2

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able to handle any upcoming growth.”

Sleepy Hollow is moving forward with drafting plans for the project, Wolfe said Thursday.

“We hope to start construction in a year,” she said.

The project is expected to take the duration of the loan, Wolfe said.

“New York’s Clean Water State Revolving Fund is a critical component of Gov. Cuomo’s comprehensive plan to overhaul the state’s water infrastructure network by offering communities of all sizes flexible financing options to advance and implement wastewater and water quality improvement projects that

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Lopez said in a media conference call. “Secondly, and in a separate action from the issuance of the five-year review, the EPA is issuing a Certification of Completion of the remedial action to GE for activities it conducted that were components of the remedies for the cleanup of the Upper Hudson River.”

The certificate announced Thursday was the second in a series of three, Lopez said.

The third and final certificate is not expected to be issued for at least 50 years to allow for time to pass as the river’s natural ability to recover takes place.

“The third certification of completion of the work is not being contemplated and is not part of today’s announcement,” Lopez said Thursday.

The Lower Hudson River, which runs between the Twin Counties, from the Troy Dam to New York Harbor downstate, will undergo additional analysis to determine whether more study and cleanup is needed for this portion of the river.

Hayley Carlock, director of environmental advocacy for Scenic Hudson, disagreed with the EPA’s decision.

“Scenic Hudson is deeply disappointed in EPA’s decision to issue General Electric a Certificate of Completion for the cleanup while at the same time admitting that the cleanup has not been successful,” Carlock said. “They issued the Certificate of Completion despite the fact that the goals have not been met and will limit EPA’s ability to get GE back into the river to do PCB removal.”

Lopez said he was aware of opposition to the decision, and said there “has been confusion” about what the agency’s determination means.

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“While I am saddened that Devil’s Tombstone will be closed for this year, modernizing the site will greatly increase the number of people who can enjoy the Catskills,” Tague said.

“The natural beauty of the mountains here is one of the nation’s treasures, and as a member of the Tourism Committee I always fight to invest in them,” Tague said. “So remember, if you’re going up to Hunter that Devil’s Tombstone is closed for the rest of the year.

would otherwise be cost prohibitive,” said Environmental Facilities Corporation President and CEO Sabrina Ty said in a statement. “EFC is proud to partner with Sleepy Hollow Lake to help upgrade this community’s treatment plant and help preserve, protect and improve water quality.”

Responsibility for seeking and obtaining grants funds fell to Sleepy Hollow’s leadership.

“As SHL owns and operates our own sewer treatment plant, it was incumbent upon us to seek funds for this improvement,” said Association of Property Owners President Ken Gifford.

Wolfe said she hopes to get the word out to other private communities that this funding is available.

The outdated infrastructure of the sewer plant is not related to the harmful algae

blooms reported in 2018, Wolfe said.

“We were one of over 100 lakes in the state that had algae blooms,” Wolfe said.

“They are related to weather conditions.”

The heavy rainfall and humidity last summer, in addition to the lake’s low turnover rate, caused the blooms, Wolfe said.

“The rain brings nutrients into the lake which then remain stagnant,” she said.

Sleepy Hollow also received a $10 million line of credit from the Bank of Greene County for infrastructure improvements, some of which will improve water quality, Wolfe said.

“We will be restoring femoral streams that feed the lake,” she said. “They have become eroded and they carry soil in.

We are working to stabilize those channels.”

The improvements will lead to greater recreational opportunities on the lake, Wolfe said.

The sewer plant is segregated entirely from the lake, Wolfe said.

“Our sewer system is pressurized,” she said. “There is no septic system. Residents have grinder pumps at their homes which send their sewage to the plant.”

Sleepy Hollow hired Delaware Engineering as a consultant.

“It has been very rewarding working with SHL on the community’s infrastructure,” said Brock Juusola, senior engineer and partner with Delaware Engineering. “SHL’s stewardship of the environment and fiscal prudence are exceptional and lead to a high quality of life for residents.”

“The EPA finalized the second five-year report assessing the protectiveness of the Hudson River PCB site remedy and will defer a decision on the protectiveness of the remedy until more data can be gathered,” Lopez said.

Additional testing will continue to be conducted on sediment and fish tissue to see if the cleanup that has taken place has been effective, along with allowing the river to naturally recover over many years’ time, Lopez said.

“Since dredging ended in 2015, we only have about two years of post-dredging data,” Lopez said.

The EPA’s first five-year review was issued in 2012 and the second review was slated to be conducted in 2017, but was pushed forward to 2019, Lopez said.

“We deliberately held back action on finalizing the five-year review to allow the agency to consider the extensive public input offered in response to the 2017 proposed five-year review report, and engage in comprehensive consultation with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation,” Lopez said.

Cuomo also announced Thursday the state’s intention of filing suit against the EPA, claiming the cleanup “is incomplete and not protective of public health and the environment,” according to a statement from the governor. Cuomo also targeted the administration of President Donald Trump.

“Time and again the Trump Administration puts corporations and polluters’ interests ahead of public health and the environment,” Cuomo said. “The Hudson River is the lifeblood of communities from New York City to the Adirondacks, but we know PCB levels remain unacceptably high in the riverbed and in fish. Since the EPA has failed to hold GE accountable for

fulfilling its obligation to restore the river, New York state will take any action necessary to protect our waterways and that includes suing the EPA to demand a full and complete remediation. Anything less is unacceptable.”

Riverkeeper President Paul Gallay also opposed the EPA’s decision and said there has not been sufficient remediation in the river.

“EPA’s decision to issue GE a Certificate of Completion for their underachieving Upper Hudson PCB cleanup constitutes a failure of will and an abdication of responsibility,” Gallay said. “EPA acknowledged that an overwhelming amount of testing data shows that GE’s recent cleanup activities will not achieve promised goals, yet EPA failed to take the appropriate next step: order GE to get back into the Hudson and deliver the results they committed to over a decade ago.”

Gallay also supported the state’s decision to file suit against the federal government over the decision.

Carlock said the PCBs that remain have affected fish and fishing in the river for many years, noting that “all fishing is catch and release” in the Upper Hudson River, north of the Troy Dam. In the Twin Counties segment of the river, children and women of child-bearing age are warned not to eat any fish caught in the river, and adult males have set limits on how much fish they should consume, Carlock said.

“Today, after six years of dredging, the fish remain unsafe to eat and PCB levels are at unsafe levels in the fish for human consumption and are too risky for people to eat,” Carlock said.

State’s Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos said in a statement that the EPA has failed to protect the environment.

“EPA is obligated to direct GE to meet the cleanup goals set when the dredging remedy was selected,” Seggos said. “The federal government’s failure to protect New York’s environment and New Yorkers is unacceptable, and we are doing what we must to compel EPA and GE to finish the job and protect public health, the precious and irreplaceable Hudson River environment and the communities that depend on a clean and healthy river.”

The DEC also conducted an analysis of its own, collecting hundreds of new sediment samples, and confirmed that “elevated levels of PCBs remain in the surface sediment of the Hudson River,” according to a DEC statement. The DEC also found concentrations of PCBs in fish found in the river “are not recovering at the rate anticipated by EPA.” Lopez said the report issued by the EPA on Thursday determined that many years have to pass to get a clear determination on the effectiveness of the remediation measures taken by GE and has deferred the decision “since there is not enough data at this time to make a determination.” He added that issuing the second Certificate of Completion does not mean the project is complete.

“The certification does not let GE off the hook, which some people fear,” Lopez said, adding that more testing of fish tissue will continue for decades.

You can go and visit some of the other gorgeous places in the region like Kaaterskill Falls.”

Hunter Town Supervisor Daryl Legg sees the upgrades as a positive development.

“They’re taking a primitive site and upgrading it,” he said.

“People will be more apt to want to camp there. More amenities make it better.”

The closure may have some temporary effect on the number of campers, Legg said. “[Devil’s Tombstone] was used for overflow from NorthSouth Lake,” he said. “It will affect the amount of campers coming in because we won’t have that overflow area.”

North-South Lake, nine miles from Devil’s Tombstone, also offers camping.

DEC suggested Kenneth L. Wilson Campground in Mount

Tremper and Woodland Valley Campground in Phoenicia serve as alternatives during the closure.

The construction will not affect hikers.

Devil’s Path Trail, the campground’s popular 21-mile trail, leads to Hunter Mountain and the highest historic fire tower in the state, according to the campground’s website.

Devil’s Tombstone, which opened in 1926, earned its name because it is rumored that Old Scratch himself frequented Stony Clove, the nearby mountain pass.

DEC will be notifying the 89 reservations and alerting visitors through signage, according to the statement.

The campground’s reopening will be announced once construction is complete.

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CALENDAR Monday, April 15 n Athens Town Board 6:45 p.m. at the Town Hall, 2 First St., Athens n Greene County Legislature economic development and tourism; gov. ops.; finance; Rep. and Dem. caucus 6 p.m. Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., Catskill n Greenville Town Board 7 p.m. at the Town Hall, 11159 Route 32, Pioneer Building, Greenville

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Gov. Cuomo announces $30 million to support modernization of electric grid ALBANY — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced up to $30 million is available to support projects to improve the resiliency, flexibility, and integration of renewable energy resources onto New York’s electric grid. Project proposals will be evaluated based on how they improve overall grid performance, reduce energy costs and support the state’s nationleading clean energy goals to combat climate change.

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“A critical component of the fight against climate change is making smart and efficient investments onto our electric grid,” Governor Cuomo said. “Modernizing New York’s grid will create long-lasting benefits for all New Yorkers through a more reliable and affordable system, while increasing resilience for extreme weather events and adding more renewable energy sources into our system.”

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Concept papers will be reviewed on a continual basis and will be accepted through November 18, 2020, or until funds are exhausted. The request for proposals will have one of five categories: technology feasibility studies, research studies, engineering studies, product development, and demonstration projects. Proposals should include solutions that facilitate connecting clean energy resources to the grid; develop innovative data analytics; advanced planning, operations, and forecasting tools; or develop cybersecurity solutions for the modern grid, and demonstrate how they advance the State’s energy goals including how best to advance the state’s goal to have 70 percent of its electricity to come from renewable energy sources by 2030.

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impact of climate change by supporting green technology and upgrades to our energy infrastructure,” said Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul. “By investing in the future of our electric grid, we are creating jobs and advancing our clean energy goals as part of the Green New Deal.”

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) is administering the initiative through its High Performing Grid program that seeks proposals from electric grid technology companies, New York’s utilities, universities, and researchers, to advance smart grid technologies. These technologies diversify the supply of clean energy generation resources, enhance overall electric grid performance, and enable customers to reduce their energy costs, energy consumption, and environmental impacts.

Through a two-step competitive process, applicants will submit concept papers that undergo a rigorous evaluation process. Based on those evaluations, a select group of projects will be invited to submit full proposals for further evaluation. Awarded

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Since 2016, NYSERDA has awarded approximately $17 million through 34 contracts focused on advancing New York’s electric grid through smart grid technologies aiding in the analysis of solar interconnections and the integration of energy storage, digital solutions, and advanced sensor applications.

This includes a project led by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) to solve technical challenges when connecting clean distributed energy resources to New York’s electric grid.

EPRI’s work was made available to the New York Interconnection Technical Working Group and adopted into policy and procedures across New York. In total, $110 million is dedicated to modernizing New York’s electric grid through 2022.

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Palm Sunday (April 14th) Blessing and Distribution of Palms Saturday Vigil 3:30 pm – Sacred Heart 5:30 pm – St. John the Baptist Sunday – 8:45 am St. John the Baptist 10:45 am – Sacred Heart 12:30 pm – Our Lady of Knock Shrine

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Easter Sunday (April 21st) 8:45 am – St. John the Baptist Church 10:45 am – Sacred Heart Church 12:30 pm – Our Lady of Knock Shrine No Matter where you are on faith’s journey, you are welcome here!

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ICC school board got it right Something incredible happened Tuesday in the Ichabod Crane Central School District. The board of education, the crowd and the attorneys behaved with tact and insight as board members decided the immediate fate of District Superintendent Michael Vanyo.

The Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office charged Vanyo with driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene of a property-damage auto accident Saturday night in Saratoga Springs, and he will answer to the charges when he appears in Wilton Town Court.

That’s the legal side of the story. But Tuesday night his career was in the hands of nine people meeting to administer discipline according to school district rules.

After going into executive session for more than an hour, the school board unanimously passed a resolution allowing Vanyo to take a voluntary unpaid leave of absence effective immediately and until further notice.

Ichabod Crane School Board President Matthew Nelson was right when he said the board’s response was appropriate.

“This is a legal matter that needs to follow its course,” Nelson said. “He is innocent until proven guilty and has a right to due process.”

The board’s action will keep the school free of the distraction until the matter is settled, Nelson said.

Vanyo is scheduled to return to Wilton Town Court at a later date.

To return to school,

Vanyo and the board must reach a mutual agreement, Nelson said.

The board of education will face a choice once Vanyo has his day in court.

The board can take additional disciplinary action against him or they can wipe the slate clean and welcome him back to the fold. The mutual agreement option is already in place for that. But that is for another day.

“The consequence is ongoing,” Nelson said Tuesday. “The end is not yet clear for the individual or us as a district.”

The board’s action Tuesday was fair and just. The board employed rational thinking instead of surrendering to emotion. In other words, the board handled this unsavory episode the right way.

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The solution at the border The Washington Post

Imagine the United States could, from scratch, create an orderly, rational system to cope with asylumseekers at the southwestern border - a regime at once efficient, humane and fair. It would process and adjudicate migrants in the border region relatively quickly (in days or weeks, not months or years), admit those with serious and verifiable claims, and deny and deport those without them. Catch-andrelease would be unheard of; so would years-long processing times.

It would, in other words, look nothing like the status quo, which has bloomed into a crisis that has overwhelmed existing infrastructure and bureaucracy.

Yet building such a system would be possible, and at a fraction of the price President Donald Trump wants to spend erecting a wall that would do nothing to deter asylumseekers.

Unfortunately, neither Trump nor Democrats have advanced a blueprint to address the crisis. The president prefers fulminating, as if the migrant surge might evaporate in the face of his fury. Democrats, goaded into an oppositionist rut by the president’s harsh rhetoric and policies, are now at risk of being plausibly por-

trayed as a party indifferent to porous borders - a stance that is substantively wrong and could invite electoral disaster.

A cogent plan to cope with the tsunami of asylumseeking migrants, mainly Central American families and unaccompanied minors, would start with hundreds more immigration judges to supplement the existing 400 or so whose backlog of roughly 800,000 cases means that hearings are now scheduled for 2021 and beyond. It would mean expanding and constructing detention centers near the border, suitable for families, that could accommodate many multiples of their current capacity while migrants await the adjudication of their cases. And it would probably entail congressional action that would permit authorities to hold families for more than the three weeks that court decrees have set as a limit on detentions that involve children. Crucially, the existence of a functional system would in short order begin to deter migrants without plausible asylum claims from embarking on the risky and expensive journey.

Trump is right that immigration laws are broken and that the country needs meaningful borders. He’s

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wrong, though, to continue pursuing draconian measures such as wrenching children from their families, which officials are now reported to be considering again, in modified form.

That approach, along with threats to close the border, narrow asylum criteria and create artificial bottlenecks to impede asylumseekers from legally entering the country, is doomed - legally, constitutionally and practically.

If Trump were serious about a constructive compromise solution, he has chips he could play. He could offer a deal to legalize “dreamers,” the hundreds of thousands of undocumented migrants brought to this country as children. He could expand legal immigration, which would make sense given historically low unemployment and worker shortages in a range of industries. He could redouble U.S. efforts to improve living conditions in migrantproducing countries rather than cut off their aid, as he recentlysaid he would. Instead, the president signals he will get “tough,” as if addressing the migrant surge were a contest of wills rather than a crisis to be managed with adequate resources and effective policies.

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“’Curiouser and curiouser!’

Cried Alice.”

“May you live in interesting times,” is purported to be an English translation of an old Chinese curse. Some might think (with good reason) that such a curse has been bestowed upon us these days.

But I’m going to go with the “curiouser and curiouser” line from Alice in Wonderland, a book that seems much more in keeping with the current moment, the zeitgeist, don’t you think? Just think of all the Lewis Carroll quotes that seem entirely reasonable these days: “Why sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.”

Just think of President Trump’s Executive Time TV viewing habits followed by tweet storms. Come to think of it, why limit it to six?

“She generally gave herself very good advice, (though she very seldom followed it).” Sort of sounds like Democrats, don’t you think? Who knows what advice Republicans give themselves these days since they hardly ever seem too say what they truly think (at least what I hope they truly think.)

“I know who I was when I got up this morning, but I think I must have been changed several times since then.” That sounds like both Democrats and Republicans. I even think it sounds like me.

“We’re all mad here.” I’ll say.

Have you looked around you?

I could go on, but I won’t.

What has brought me to this particular state of mind at this particular moment in time is Joe Biden. In particular, I’m thinking of … well, you know what, don’t you? No? You’ve been hiding out from the news? I can’t blame you. Simply put, a Nevada politician, Lucy Flores, accused Uncle Joe (or is it grandfather Joe, maybe great grandfather Joe by now) of having touched her in such a way (not sexually, mind you) that made her feel uncomfortable, so uncomfortable that she felt she had to share it with the world. If you look on the internet (not too carefully), you can find lots of pictures of Lucy Flores being touched by one male or another (mostly politicians) and, even, touching others without announcing loudly to the press that she had been made uncomfortable by such loose, inappropriate behavior.

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SALZ be ashamed of yourselves for having invaded her personal space. Don’t you owe her an apology?

Donald Trump, of course (he who doesn’t know the meaning of the word “shame,” much less “propriety”), jumped right in, welcoming Joe to his world, thus making grabbing girls or women by their genitals and touching one’s lips to the back of someone’s head one and the same thing.

And the press jumped right in too, hyperventilating about appropriate and inappropriate behavior. Did he or didn’t he? Was he or wasn’t he? Was it rape? Was it sexually aggressive? Was it assault? Oh, it was just Joe being Joe, whatever that means. He’s a hugger.

Joe, of course, couldn’t/ shouldn’t/mustn’t let the moment pass without public, in person comment (a written press release didn’t pass muster). Thus we were treated to an iPhone looking video (that is to say, a vertical, narrow image) of Joe in his pressed shirt, rolled up sleeves, I’m just one of the guys costume, saying that he’s just an old guy who has to figure out what this new world looks like and how to behave appropriately but he never behaved inappropriately anyway.

And the press, went to town on that, too. He was pitch perfect, he did what he had to do, it was enough, it wasn’t enough, he was right, he was wrong, he should have apologized even if he had nothing to apologize for.

And he’s still leading the Democratic field in the polls.

My own take was the old man part. Joe, to me, looked and sounded like an old guy, a guy out of touch with the cultural moment, the zeitgeist, if you will, just as he said. Sorry, if you haven’t got a sense of the zeitgeist, maybe you shouldn’t be in this thing. He may be in tune with those union guys he

addressed the following day but he’s out of touch with me (and I’m older than he is). I’d like to ban all the old guys in this race. Goodbye, Joe. Goodbye, Bernie. Goodbye, Donald.

You don’t think Donald belongs in this mix? Have you watched him walk lately? He doesn’t walk, he shambles; he thinks he’s strutting. If he was a peacock, his tail feathers would be all spread out to here. As it is, he’s just a crotchety, mean old guy with a stomach that precedes him by a good foot or two. Going back to the Tao of Carroll (otherwise known as Alice in Wonderland), “If you drink much from a bottle marked ‘poison’ it is certain to disagree with you sooner or later.”

But getting down to the really serious stuff, what does all this to you and me and I don’t mean politics. What does it mean for you and me in our daily lives? I’ve asked several of my friends (I actually have one or two) who’ve shaken their heads and said, “I have no idea.” Of course, most of my friends are all my age, give or take 10 or 15 years. Frankly, I have no idea what the rules of engagement are anymore for people who are, say, in their 20s or 30s. Then, again, I’m not sure I knew what they really were when I was that age either. The message from Democratic politicians (our moral exemplars) seems to be “DO NOT INVADE PERSONAL SPACE UNLESS GIVEN PERMISSION TO DO SO), meaning, I think, that handshakes are ok (maybe) but everything else is off limits, unless it isn’t.

Republicans (our other moral exemplars) seem to be telling us that anything is ok if you can get away with it. Donald, for example, is still trying to find out what he can’t get away with.

So, what is the zeitgeist of the current (it’s sure to be different tomorrow) moment?

What are the rules of engagement supposed to be in our personal lives, not yesterday, but today? I have no idea. As Lewis Carroll wrote, “It would be so nice if something made sense for a change.” Good luck with that.

Michael Saltz is an awardwinning, long-time, now-retired Senior Producer for what is now called “PBS NewsHour.” He is a resident of Hillsdale.

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What to do about the Hudson River’s forage fish crisis?

To the editor: I am a constituent of Representative Delgado and president of Northern Catskills Audubon Society, a chapter of National Audubon Society, whose territory is located in the Congressman’s district.

We recently learned that seabird populations have declined by 70 percent since 1950 worldwide. Seabirds are facing habitat destruction, increased pollution, threats from climate change, and decreased availability of food sources. Seabirds primarily eat herrings, menhaden, shad and anchovies — also known as forage fish. These small fish are critical to the health of marine and coastal ecosystems along the Atlantic seaboard, but populations are declining due to ocean

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Unfortunately, the impacts of these population declines go far beyond a healthy ocean ecosystem. While some of these fish breed at sea, River herring, alewives, and shad travel to the Hudson River to spawn in the spring. These spring spawning times are critically important feeding times for birds that call the Hudson River watershed home, like Bald Eagles and Osprey. In order to help our local birds, we must make sure that their food sources are protected throughout their lifecycle. Steps have already been taken locally, in the Hudson River basin to protect shad – that fishery was closed several years ago to allow for replenishment of fish stocks.

We need to develop catch limits for forage fish populations and ensure that they utilize ecological reference points that take into account the needs of birds, whales, and other marine wildlife.

This week, Reps. Debbie Dingell and Brian Mast introduced legislation, “Forage Fish Conservation Act,” which will help restore forage fish populations. I applaud their efforts to support our marine and coastal ecosystems that birds and people depend on, and I encourage Representative Delgado to cosponsor this important piece of legislation.

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Robert T. Abrahamsen Robert T. Abrahamsen, age located on his family’s prop82 years, of Catskill, passed erty, he enjoyed growing his away on April 10, 2019. He was Christmas trees there, and sellborn on August 20, 1936, in ing them to families during the Brooklyn, N.Y. and is the son Christmas season. On April 10, of the late Trygve and Borghild 1964, Robert and Phyllis moved (Johansen) Abrahamsen. Be- to the area from Brooklyn, N.Y. sides his parents, Robert is He is a lifetime member of The predeceased by his Grandson Gino Verdon III. Survivors in- Kiskatom Fire Department, and clude his wife Phyllis C. (Ro- he assisted in building part of meo) Abrahamsen, son Robert the firehouse. Relatives and friends are cordially (Joan), son Kenneth ( invited to attend callCindy), daughter, Paing hours at Richards tricia, daughter ChrisFuneral Home, 29 tine (Joe), son Erik (Jennifer), sister Nellie Bross Street, Cairo, on Rutuelo, 12 grandchilSunday, April 14, 2019 dren Megan and Craig, from 3:00 P.M. – 7:00 Brandon and Amber, P.M. Funeral services Joseph and Zachwill be held on Monday, ary, Lauren, Kaitlyn and Abrahamsen April 15, 2019 at RichHailey , Leif, Emmorsen ards Funeral Home, 29 and Chase, four great Bross St., Cairo, N.Y. at 10:00 grandchildren Aiden, Ashton, Henry and William and several A.M. Interment will follow in nieces and nephews. Robert is the family plot of The Palenville a retired Union carpenter, and Cemetery, Palenville, N.Y. Conduring his retirement , for over tributions in his memory may be the last twenty years he enjoyed made to Juvenile Diabetes or running his family owned busi- Prader Willie Syndrome. Conness - The Abrahamsen Tree dolences may be made at www.

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Powazi, 70, passed away on Joseph is survived by his wife, Wednesday April 10, 2019 at St. Evelyn; his children, Kristen Peter’s Hospital. He was born (Leo, Jr.) Klemke and Joseph in Queens on May 14, 1948 to Powazi; and many cousins who the late Joseph B. Powazi and were like his brothers and sisRegina Linz Peck. After gradu- ters. Joe has been privately creating high school, Joe mated. Calling hours moved to Freehold and will be held on Tuesbegan working at the day April 16th from 4 Post Office. He then to 7pm with a military joined the Army in 1967 honors service at 6pm and fought in Vietnam at the A.J. Cunningin the infantry before ham Funeral Home, being Honorably Dis4898 State Route 81, charged in 1970. He Greenville. A memorial returned to continue service will be held on working at the Post OfWednesday April 17th Powazi ice in Coxsackie as a at 11am at House of letter carrier. He walked 7 to 8 Glory, 11693 State Route 32, miles every day on his route for Greenville, NY 12083. In lieu of 38 years until his retirement. He lowers, donations can be made then worked at Home Depot for to the American Cancer Society, 12 years. Joe was a member of 1 Penny Ln, Latham, NY 12110. the Community Life Church in Condolences can be posted at Catskill. He loved gardening, his ajcunninghamfh.com.

Peter W. Woodward Peter W. Woodward 71, the fullest and raising his chilof West Ghent, passed into dren while being part of their the Lord’s house in the com- youth sports and Independent pany of his children. Born on 4-H. He played various roles March 23, 1948 to William and in contributing to his commuPhyllis (Andriance). He was nity as President of the West a graduate of Ichabod Crane Ghent Fire Company and as class of 1966 and SUNY Co- the Past Commander of the bleskill in 1972. He served in Stuyvesant Falls VFW Post the United States Army for 3 #9593. His favorite job of 31 years doing a tour in Europe years as a US Rural Letter at SHAPE HeadquarCarrier in North Clavters and a tour in erack and Philmont South Vietnam with areas. He was proud the famed 1st Signal to be a West Ghenter.

Tower team. His team In lieu of flowers, dobuilt and retrieved signations can be made nal towers throughto a charity of one’s out South Vietnam. choice. Visiting hours In 1972, he married will be on Saturday his beloved soulmate April 13, 2019 from Corrine (Orbon) who Woodward 10:00-12:00 at the recently passed away on February 19, 2019. Togeth- Sacco-McDonald-Valenti Fuer they had three wonderful neral Home 700 Town Hall children: Linda (Tom) Bloss, Drive Hudson, NY. MemoSteven, Elizabeth and her fi- rial Service will begin at 12:00 ancée JoAnne Ward. Sister noon at the funeral home with Pam (Tom) Mate and brother Fr. George Flemming officiatTimothy (Karen) Woodward, ing. Peter and Corrine’s ashes niece Caitlin Woodward and will be buried together in the nephews Shane and Colin West Ghent Cemetery immeWoodward. He enjoyed life to diately.

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Midwest storm brings extreme weather Ian Livingston The Washington Post

A wild spring storm is walloping parts the Midwest U.S. with extreme temperatures, heavy snow, blizzards and high winds.

It’s already caused mayhem from the Rockies to the Midwest. Thundersnow has been common, and snow totals keep climbing - already up to 18 inches in spots.

High-speed winds, over 70 mph in some areas, have rocked the Plains, sending dust plumes flying.

On the storm’s south side, sweltering heat has set records; in the north, temperatures are more typical of midwinter.

The temperature contrasts over relatively small distances have been extraordinary.

The storm’s intensity has flirted with historically low levels over Kansas, indicating an exceptionally strong storm.

Major temperature contrasts help develop giant storms like this one, which is feeding off unusually chilly air to the north of its center.

On the southern side, it’s been the opposite.

As snow was beginning to paste parts of the Plains and Midwest, record high temperatures were occurring across parts of the Southern Plains and into the MidSouth. Widespread readings well into the 80s, 90s and 100s were common in Texas on Wednesday.

Del Rio in South Texas broke a daily and monthly record with a 107 degree high temperature. This beat the March record of 106 degrees set in 1984 there, and it demolished the daily record of 102 degrees.

A sample of other record highs Wednesday includes 87 degrees in Joplin, Missouri, 88 degrees in Pensacola Florida, and 85 degrees in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Whiteouts and scattered wind damage have been common to the north of the storm center since Wednesday. The blizzard was peaking Thursday.

In South Dakota, public officials are advising residents to avoid travel.

They indicate that a majority of roads and highways are closed across the state as blizzards continue into Thursday afternoon.

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Danny McFadden braves the elements in downtown Minneapolis on Tuesday, April 11, 2019.

In addition to greatly lowered visibility and heavy snow, thundersnow has erupted in this region.

There was even a severe thunderstorm dropping hail in the blizzard warning west of Minneapolis early Thursday. Several reports of hail up to 1 inch in diameter came in, from places with snow on the ground at the same time.

Although the storm intensity has peaked and it is forecast to wind itself down over the next day, additional snowfall of a foot or more is likely in the eastern Dakotas and into western Minnesota.

A larger region surrounding that can still expect at least several more inches along with relentless wind.

To the west, in Denver, 2.5 inches was reported officially but much of the city saw more, with reports of up to 10 inches between there and Cheyenne, Wyoming.

Totals of 5 to 10 inches are also common into parts of Wisconsin and Minnesota, including at least 8 inches in Minneapolis, where this has become the third top 10 April snowstorm in recent years.

Per reports to the National Weather Service, below are the highest snow totals by state thus far: South Dakota: Dupree and Mud Butte, 18 inches Wyoming: Alta, 18 inches

Wisconsin: Osseo, 10.5 inches Colorado: Fort Garland, 10 inches Nebraska: Harrison, 10 inches Minnesota: Lakeville, 9.8 inches North Dakota: Havana, 4 inches Iowa: Dorchester, 3 inches Michigan: Saint Johns, 2.5 inches Kansas: Oakley, 1.5 inches Numbers will continue to grow into early Friday, and some records are likely to be broken.

The worst of the winds were focused on parts of the southern Rockies and High Plains on Wednesday.

Several areas in New Mexico’s plains saw gusts above 70 mph. One observation near Clovis showed a gust to 77 mph.

Across the border, from West Texas into the panhandle, also saw a number of gusts above 65 mph, including a 70 mph report from Anton, northwest of Lubbock. Peak gusts of around 60 mph were also common into western Kansas and eastern Colorado.

In mountainous elevations, a gust to 107 mph was recorded in Colorado, as were numerous others approaching or surpassing 80 mph.

These winds came along with tons of dust; satellite images show a long trail coming off White Sands park in New Mexico.

Son of sheriff’s deputy arrested in connection to 3 black Louisiana church fires, say sources

By Storm Gifford New York Daily News (TNS)

The son of a Louisiana sheriff’s deputy has been arrested in connection to fires at three black churches, say sources.

Two of the Baptist houses of worship — Greater Union Baptist Church, which was destroyed on April 2, and Mount Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church, which burned on April 4 — were located in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish. St. Mary Baptist Church in Port Barre was destroyed on March 26.

The suspect has been identified as Holden Matthews,

according to TV station KATC. “A suspect has been identified in connection with the three church burnings in Opelousas, La., and is in state custody,” said U.S. Attorney David Joseph on Wednesday.

“The U.S. Attorney’s Office, ATF and FBI are working with state and local law enforcement and stand shoulder-toshoulder with the victims and those St. Landry Parish residents affected by these despicable acts.”

All three churches had been in existence for over a century, said pastors. The churches,

which were situated on rural highways, were set ablaze in the early morning hours.

Fire Marshal Butch Browning called the fires suspicious in an April 4 press conference.

He told Mount Pleasant worshipers on April 7 that about 200 officials were working on the investigation.

The FBI also is probing.

Investigators, as well as Browning wouldn’t confirm if race was the primary motive for the burnings.

“I want whoever did it to know we love them,” said the Rev. Harry Richard of Greater

Union Baptist Church on Wednesday. “Sometimes I understand people who are hurting hurt people, but we love them.”

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Trump disavows past enthusiasm for WikiLeaks after Assange’s arrest John Wagner and Felicia Sonmez The Washington Post

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump, who repeatedly praised WikiLeaks for releasing damaging material on Hillary Clinton during the 2016 presidential race, on Thursday sought to disavow his past enthusiasm following the arrest of the organization’s founder, Julian Assange.

“I know nothing about WikiLeaks,” Trump told reporters. “It’s not my thing.

I know there is something to do with Julian Assange.

I’ve been seeing what’s happened with Assange. And that will be a determination, I imagine, mostly by the attorney general.”

Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office during a meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, Trump said he didn’t “really have an opinion” about Assange’s arrest by British authorities in response to a U.S. extradition request. He said the matter was being handled by Attorney General William Barr.

In an indictment unsealed earlier Thursday, Assange was accused of conspiring in 2010 with Chelsea Manning, a U.S. Army intelligence

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analyst then known as Bradley Manning, and others to illegally obtain secret U.S. military and diplomatic documents.

It was WikiLeaks’ later publication of hacked emails damaging to Clinton, Trump’s 2016 Democratic opponent, that drew his repeated praise.

NBC News tallied that Trump had cited WikiLeaks 141 times at 56 events in the last month of the campaign.

“WikiLeaks, I love WikiLeaks,” he said at one such event.

“This WikiLeaks is like a

treasure trove,” he said at another.

“I love reading those WikiLeaks,” he said at yet another event, relaying that he had been delayed in arriving because he had been reading the latest batch of emails that WikiLeaks had released.

WikiLeaks began releasing hacked emails from Clinton’s campaign manager, John Podesta, on the same day in October 2016 as the surfacing of the “Access Hollywood” tape in which Trump bragged about inappropriately grabbing women.

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Your 2018 taxes: What to expect this filing season It’s that time of year again.

Millions of Americans are preparing their 2018 tax returns and grappling with some big changes as a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA). Their impact on you could be significant. Here’s an overview of key tax changes affecting individuals.

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FORM 1040 MAKEOVER The U.S. Individual Income Tax Return — Form 1040 — has a new, streamlined look for 2018. The new form is about half its previous size but is accompanied by various new supplementary schedules that taxpayers must file as required. The IRS anticipates that taxpayers with straightforward tax situations will only need to file the new 1040 with no additional schedules.

DEDUCTIONS The TCJA almost doubled the basic standard deduction for each filing status, to $12,000 for a single filer and

ARMSTRONG $24,000 for married filing jointly. As a result of these changes, fewer households are likely to benefit from itemizing their deductions.

In addition, TCJA eliminated certain itemized deductions and placed new restrictions on others. Most notably: n The deduction for state and local taxes (SALT) is capped at $10,000 ($5,000 if married, filing separately). n Home mortgage interest is still tax deductible. However, for those who buy a property after December 15,

2017, there’s a new limit on the amount of debt that can qualify: generally $750,000 ($375,000 if married, filing separately). n Interest on home equity debt is no longer deductible. n Regardless of your filing status, dependents, or whether you use the standard deduction or itemize, there is no deduction available for personal exemptions in 2018. n The floor applicable to the itemized medical expense deduction is 7.5% of adjusted gross income (AGI). n No itemized deduction is allowed for personal casualty and theft losses unless the loss is attributable to a federally declared disaster. n There is no itemized deduction for unreimbursed employee business expenses and certain miscellaneous expenses that, in total, exceed 2 percent of AGI.

TAX RATES AND BRACKETS As before, the tax rate

schedules are graduated so that a certain amount of income is taxed at the lowest rate, an amount over that is taxed at the next lowest rate, and so on. The table shows the 2018 tax rates and brackets for each filing status.

The TCJA kept the alternative minimum tax (AMT) in place for individual taxpayers but temporarily increased the AMT exemption amounts ($70,300 for single filers, $109,400 for married, filing jointly) and the income

Ordinary Income Tax Brackets, 2018 Tax rate Single Filers Married, Filing Jointly Heads of Households 10% $0-$9,525 $0-$13,600 $0-$19,050 12% $9,526-$38,700 $13,601-$51,800 $19,051-$77,400 22% $51,801-$82,50 $38,701-$82,500 $77,401-$165,000 24% $82,501-$157,500 $165,001-$315,000 $82,501-$157,500 32% $157,501-$200,000 $315,001-$400,000 $157,501-$200,000 35% $200,001-$500,000 $200,001-$500,000 $400,001-$600,000 37% Over $500,000 Over $500,000 Over $600,000

Capital gains rates remain the same, but there are new income breakpoints for determining when the rates apply. For more information on capital gains rates and other information on capital gains and losses, see the IRS Helpful Facts to Know About Capital Gains and Losses.

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thresholds for phase out of the exemption amounts. As a result, fewer taxpayers are expected to be subject to the AMT. What Else Has Changed for 2018?

Some other important points to keep in mind: n A larger child tax credit of up to $2,000 per child under

age 17 is available, and the income thresholds for phase out of the credit are higher. n Up to 20 percent of qualified business income passed through from partnerships, S corporations, and sole proprietorships may be deductible on owners’ personal tax returns. (Various restrictions apply.)

There’s more to the new tax rules than can be covered in a general overview such as this one. For further information about the law and its impact on your specific tax situation, be sure to secure professional advice.

James J. Armstrong is an Investment Executive and Managing Partner at Hudson Financial LLC with offices at 1 Hudson City Centre in Hudson NY. Comments and questions are always welcome at 518-828-6123 or visit us at www. hudsonfinanicalllc.com.

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MARGARETVILLE — The Fairview Public Library, 43 Walnut St., Margaretville, will host Writing About Your Ancestors, 1-4 p.m. April 13. The workshop will help craft a narrative, for publication or posterity, using genealogical information you have collected. Led by journalist and family history hunter Violet Snow. There is a fee of $5.

CATSKILL — The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive 7:45 a.m.-1 p.m. April 13 at the Catskill United Methodist Church, 40 Woodland Ave., Catskill. To schedule an appointment, visit www. redcrossblood.org, call 1-800RED CROSS or Ernie Moss at

COXSACKIE — The environmental documentary “A Fierce Green Fire” will be shown at 3 p.m. April 13 at the Coxsackie Village Office Complex Building, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie.

There is no charge for attending and all ages are welcomed to attend. For information, find us on face book at Coxsackie Earth Day or by calling 518-478-541 or emailing jhaasrph@aol.com.

APRIL 14 SELKIRK — The Bethlehem Grange 137, 24 Bridge St., Selkirk, will hold the Community Award Ceremony starting at 2 p.m. April 14. Everyone is invited to attend. Several of community members will be

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recognized, including two Veterans, one from WWII and one from Vietnam. The Grange Hall is handicapped accessible and easy parking is available. There will be refreshments.

CONESVILLE — An All-YouCan-Eat Breakfast Buffet will be served 8-11 a.m. April 14 at the Conesville Fire House, 1292 Route 990v, Gilboa. Menu includes pancakes, French toast, eggs, sausage gravy, biscuits, fruit, yogurt, muffins and more.

Free will donations accepted.

All proceeds from the breakfast will benefit the ministries of the Conesville Chapel Church.

TANNERSVILLE — Meet MTHS hike leader, Nancy Allen,

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for a spring walk through the flora waking up to a new season at 1 p.m. April 14 at the Mountain Top Arboretum, 4 Maude Adams Road, Tannersville. The easy walk will be a round trip of about 3 and a half miles going from the Arboretum to the trails on the Hathaway property and back via the marsh. Register by 2 p.m. April 12. MTHS does not require membership

for hike participation however, we encourage you to join as a member or make a donation to the MTHS to support our work.

We do request that you register for each hike. Participants can register on our contacts page or by calling 518-589-6657.

Leave name, phone number and number in party. Schedule subject to change. The latest information is available at http://

www.mths.org.

KISKATOM — The Kiskatom Firehouse, 4838 Route 32, Kiskatom, will serve a pancake breakfast 8 a.m.-noon April 14. All you can eat pancakes, scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, hash browns, toast, orange juice, coffee and tea.

Adults, $8; seniors, $7; children 6-12, $5.

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POUGHKEEPSIE — The 5th annual International Dance Festival will take place on April 12 from 7 p.m. to 9 pm in the Villard Room in Main Building.

The International Dance Festival is an event that’s meant to celebrate diversity through dance! It brings together popular dance groups from Vassar College as well as the Hudson Valley community to share the same stage. For this year’s festival, we have confirmed six on-campus dance groups and three off-campus dance groups, who will bring us 15 amazing dance acts. There will be snacks, performances, and fun.

The event is free and everyone is invited!

Sponsored by the International Studies Program, the Chinese and Japanese Departments, the Asian Student Association, and the Vassar International Student Association.

Vassar College strives to make its events, performances, and facilities accessible to all. Individuals with disabilities requiring special accommodations must contact the Office of Campus Activities at least 48 hours in advance of an event, Mondays – Fridays, at (845) 4375370. Without sufficient notice, appropriate space and/ or assistance may not be available. For detailed information about accessibility to specific campus facilities, search for “campus accessibility information” on the Vassar homepage https:// www.vassar.edu.

Directions to the Vassar campus, located at 124 Raymond Avenue in Poughkeepsie, NY, are available at https://www.vassar.edu/ visit/how-to-get-here/.

Vassar College is a coeducational, independent, residential liberal arts college founded in 1861.

A View From a Bridge Friday, April 12, 8 p.m.

The limits of family bonds and personal honor are tested in this gripping and tragic tale of a middle-aged Brooklyn longshoreman, living with his wife and their 17 year-old niece. After the arrival of his wife’s cousins, illegal immigrants from Italy, the man’s desires to protect his niece become unconscious desires to possess her, bringing devastating consequences. $10 – $22, Friday, April 12, 8 p.m., https://www.brownpapertickets. com/event/3579971 The Ghent Playhouse, 6 Town Hall Place, Ghent, 800-838-3006, www. ghentplayhouse.org

Bridge Street Theatre Casting Notice CATSKILL — Vocal Auditions are Saturday, April 13 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.at Bridge Street Theatre, 44 W. Bridge Street, Catskill Doors open at 9:30. Come then and sign up for a time slot.

Or drop in at any time and we’ll get you in as soon as we can.

Bring a printed picture and resume if you can.

Bring sheet music, a music track on a phone or tablet, or just sing A Capella.

What you sing should show your vocal range.

If you cannot attend these auditions, please send an email to casting@bridgest.org, and we will try to arrange an alternate audition time.

Callbacks are planned for Monday, April 29.

About THE SHAGGS: PHILOSOPHY OF THE WORLD In rural New Hampshire in the late 1960s, a workingclass dad has a vision of rock n’ roll stardom for his three talentless daughters, convinced they’re his fam-

ily’s one-way ticket out of poverty. But his girls have other ideas, and when his ambition turns into an obsession, the price of familial love and obligation becomes all too clear.

“The Shaggs” is a captivating and bravely off-kilter new musical that locates sweet harmony in probably the worst rock band of all time. Based on a true story.

Rehearsals begin June 18, Tuesdays through Sundays, 5-9 pm, performances are July 11-21, Thursdays thru Saturdays at 7:30, Sundays at 2. All Non-Equity performers will receive a stipend of $200 per week.

Casting: Dorothy “Dot” Wiggin: Austin and Annie’s oldest daughter. A good girl who follows the rules. Eager for her father’s affection, and mostly overlooked. Lead guitar and lead vocals for “The Shaggs”. Mezzo F to E flat. Requires skill with close-harmony A Capella singing.

Betty Wiggin: The second oldest daughter. Much

more of a rebel than Dot, chafing against her father’s authority and the confines of the small town in which they live. Rhythm guitar and vocals for “The Shaggs”. Soprano G to E. Requires skill with close-harmony A Capella singing.

Helen Wiggin: The youngest daughter. Her father’s favorite but confused about who she is and where she might fit in the world.

Drummer for “The Shaggs”.

Sometimes mute by choice.

Vocal range Alto B flat to C sharp. Requires skill with close-harmony A Capella singing.

Kyle Nelson: A Fremont High School student. Loves vintage Blues recordings.

A classic nerd. Dates, and later marries, Helen on the sly. Winds up a Vietnam vet (missing an arm) and a firefighter in Fremont, New Hampshire. Tenor C to G. Charley Dreyer/Bobby Herne/Lenny Smalls: Charley is sole proprietor of Third World Records – either a visionary or a huckster. Bobby is a recording engineer at Fleetwood Stu-

dios. Lenny is a Fremont HS student – somewhat of a delinquent and probably a future soldier. Bari-Tenor G to B flat.

Mr. Wilson/Floyd/Russ Hamm/Exeter Talent Show Host/Hank: Mr. Wilson is an English Literature teacher and guidance counselor at Fremont High School. Floyd runs the Fremont Town Hall where The Shaggs play weekly gigs. Russ Hamm is the senior recording engineer at Fleetwood Studios.

Exeter Talent Show Host is an enthusiastic (if fairly lame) emcee. Hank is a firefighter in Fremont, New Hampshire. Bass-baritone Already cast Austin Wiggin: The Shaggs’ father. Possessed by a vision. A cross between King Lear and Mama Rose.

(Steven Patterson) Annie Wiggin: Austin’s wife and The Shaggs’ mother. A housewife, trying her best but beaten down. (Molly Parker Myers)

Nick Lowe at Tarrytown Music Hall TARRYTOWN — Nick Lowe will be at Tarrytown Music Hall on April 12th. The latest incarnation of Lowe’s Quality Rock & Roll Revue, featuring the mask-clad masters of the guitar instrumental, Los Straitjackets, previews new music to be released this year.

A recent career-spanning Rolling Stone profile said this about Lowe: “He helped shape punk rock, produced Elvis Costello and spent quality time with Johnny Cash. But his best role has been as a master songwriter who never takes himself too seriously.

Nick Lowe and Los Straightjackets performing Tarrytown Music Hall.

‘Girl’s Night Out’: A new murder mystery COPAKE — The Two Of Us Productions, the awardwinning theater company based in Columbia County NY, is pleased to present GIRL’S NIGHT OUT, a new murder mystery on Saturday evening, April 13, at The Theater at The Grange in Copake.

GIRL’S NIGHT OUT is set in the fashionable restaurant “A Taste Of Tuscany,” known for its fine selection of authentic Italian cuisine.

The evening starts out innocently enough with four friends having dinner, but

quickly turns more than a little menacing when we learn that each of the girlfriends is harboring strong negative feelings about an un-named someone who has done them wrong. A murder happens in the kitchen of the restaurant and then it is up to you to figure out “who did the deed?”

GIRL’S NIGHT OUT will be performed on the intimate stage of the historic Copake Grange on Saturday evening, April 13. Curtain time is 7 p.m. The comfort-

able & intimate Theater at The Grange is located at The Copake Grange, on Empire Road in downtown Copake NY across from the Clocktower Pub. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at the door or by calling 518-3296293. If you’d like more information The Two Of Us Productions is well known throughout the Hudson Valley for presenting quality theater, both musicals and dramas. Their recent productions of “Young Frankenstein,” “Chicago,”

“Les Miserables,” “Mamma Mia!” and “Jesus Christ Superstar” were all recognized by the Theatre Association of New York State with multiple awards, including outstanding work by the company and outstanding performance by the orchestra.

For more information on The Two Of Us Productions please visit www.TheTwoOfUsProductions.org.

Mountain Brauhaus Paint and Sip April 12 Join us for the irst of many paint and sips at the Mountain Brauhaus, 430 Winter Clove Road, Round Top. Each will include your irst beer or wine as well as a light dinner bufet. The cost is $40 per person. Please call 518622-3751 to make reservations, payment is due upon making your reservation. Please note that each paint and sip is limited to 20 participants, so please reserve early.

Once each event is illed up we will announce another. Looking forward to this fun illed evening.

APRIL 13 The Zach Ferrara and Romario Ferreira Duo @ Mediterranean Bistro @ 394 Main The Zach Ferrara & Romário Ferreira Duo is an acoustic guitar instrumental group from the Hudson Valley Region. The two play exciting takes on classic tunes in the styles of Gypsy swing, Latin jazz, American jazz, and contemporary music. The unique combination of Zach’s pick style playing and Romário’s ingerstyle create a distinctive, lively and spirited sound.

Music Oyster Party BK at West Kill Brew Oyster Party will be back at the West Kill Brewing Taproom Saturday April 13th starting at 1pm!

They will be shucking fresh oysters and serving up lobster rolls!

Athens Cultural Center 16th Annual Members Show Join us Saturday nightJ Arts and Culture Programs and Workshops Performing Arts Music Literary Events Historical Farmers Markets Family Community Events GIRL’S NIGHT OUT, a new murder mystery. Presented by The Two Of Us Productions, the award winning theater company based in Columbia County, in collaboration with The Copake Grange.

Saturday Aoril 13th, 2019 at 7 p.m.

The Theater at The Grange, located at The Copake Grange at 628 Empire Road in downtown Copake.

Tickets are $10 & can be purchased at the door or by calling 518-3296293. For more information please visit www.TheTwoOfUsProductions.org or call 518-329-6293.

Project 142 presents WORLD PIANO SUMMIT An extraordinary evening of superb piano artistry with three world renowned pianists performing in three diferent styles LUIZ SIMAS, Brazilian STEVE SANDBERG, Classical & World Classical ARMEN DONELIAN, Armenian & Jazz Each pianist will feature both known pieces as well as their own original compositions SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 2019, 8 p.m.

Benzaquen Hall at DiMenna Center 450 West 37th Street (9-10 Avenue), 1st loor, New York Tickets $25 / $20 Students, Seniors, Musicians (Cash at the door) Doors open 7:30pm, Street parking after 7:00pm Refreshments & CD Sales following Project 142 is a 501(c)3 NonProit Organization Visit www.project142.org to donate or view concert calendar Tickets $25 / $20 Students, Seniors, Musicians (Cash at the door) Doors open 7:30 p.m., Street parking after 7 p.m.

Refreshments & CD Sales following Project 142 is a 501(c)3 NonProit Organization Visit www.project142.org to donate or view concert calendar 28th Annual Bicycle & Automobilia Auction Saturday, April 13, 9 a.m.

28th Annual Bicycle and Automobilia Auction and Swap Meet will feature bicycles and bicycle, automobile and transportation related

memorabilia, collectibles, signs, art, posters, parts & accessories, ephemera and more!

The Second Annual Transportation Auction (previously scheduled for March 2019) and the 28th Annual Classic & Antique Bicycle Auction have been merged into one spectacular sale. The lots will be dispersed throughout the catalogued auction and NOT separated by category. The consignors of both scheduled auctions and Copake Auction team agreed this can be a successful merge of cross-collectible interests in transportation items into one auction session.

Saturday, April 13, 9 a.m., https:// www.copakeauction.com/ auction/28th-annual-bicycle-andautomobilia-auction-2019-04-13/ Copake Auction, Inc, 266 Route 7A, Copake, 518-329-1142 Spring Craft & Vendor Fair Saturday, April 13, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

1st Spring Craft & Vendor Fair – Over 80 vendors, food, rales, and pictures with the Easter Bunny!

Saturday, April 13, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., https://www.facebook.com/ events/186240078981323/ Columbia Greene Community College, 4400 State Route 23, Hudson, 518-828-4181 www.sunycgcc.edu Eels!

Saturday, April 13, 1 p.m. - 2 ..p.m.

Join us for an exciting event!

American eels hatch in the Sargasso Sea between Bermuda and Puerto Rico and migrate over a thousand miles to estuaries and rivers like the Hudson. As eel populations decline, baseline information is needed on this important species. Volunteers and students from NYC to Troy check specialized nets in the spring to count the number of eels arriving into streams of the Hudson River.

Come learn about the amazing life cycle of the American eel and how you can get involved in eel research! All are welcome to enjoy this fun family event!

Free, Saturday, April 13, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m., https://www.facebook.com/ events/540071603151819/ Mud Creek Environmental Learning Center, 1024 Route 66, Ghent, 518-267-3313 Saturday Sampling Saturday, April 13, 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Join us at the farm every Saturday in April as we sample some of the region’s inest products.

Check out the following vendors: April 13th–our newest vendor: Small Town Cultures, April 20th–Scarpetta traditional Italian sauces April 27th–Hudson’s own Fonte Puro Sunlower Oils.

Saturday, April 13, 2 p.m. - 4 p.m., https://www.facebook.com/ events/2269765456624067/ Love Apple Farm, 1421 State Route 9H, Ghent, 518-828-5048 www.loveapplefarm.com Opening Reception Saturday, April 13, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Fourth Annual Members’ Art Show…..Opening Reception In the galleries: Artworks in various media including painting, sculpture, photography, and collage by Academy members.

Show is 4/13-5/5 Saturday, April 13, 3 p.m. - 5 p.m., https://spencertownacademy. org/current-events/2018/04/4thannual-members-art-show Spencertown Academy Arts Center, 790 NY-203, Spencertown, (518) 392-3693 https://spencertownacademy. org/ Mirror Visions Ensemble Saturday, April 13, 4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Join the Mirror Visions Ensemble for a sung celebration of America– in all its complicated glory. Their songs soar with music from classical American composers, and also from historically marginalized American groups. Those who sing about America have long found causes for cynicism and celebration, parody and patriotism, resistance and reverence. And all of them are saying, in their own way, this land is ours.

Mirror Visions Ensemble was founded 27 years ago with a desire to explore the relationship between music and text, initially through the creation of “mirror visions” — settings of the same text to music by diferent composers.

The group’s passion for storytelling has produced thematic concerts on surprising subjects.

Free, Saturday, April 13, 4 p.m.

- 5:30 p.m., http://www.roejanlibrary.org/complete-calendar/ Roelif Jansen Community Library, 9091 NY-22, Hillsdale, 518-3254101 www.roejanlibrary.org

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Suitcase Junket brings indie-blues to Club Helsinki HUDSON — Matt Lorenz, the Northampton, Massachusetts-based indie blues singer-songwriter who performs under the name The Suitcase Junket, brings his box of creative tricks to Club Helsinki Hudson on Saturday, April 13, at 9 p.m.

The Suitcase Junket is Matt Lorenz: a one-man salvage specialist singing into the hollow of a dumpster guitar, railing on a box of twisted forks and bones, and belting out mountain ballads till the house sings back. Artist, tinkerer, swamp Yankee, oneman band — his is the roadworn voice rising over the grind of a tube-amped dumpster guitar, with wild double pitches of throat singing.

Matt Lorenz The latest album from The Suitcase Junket, “Mean Dog, tory, a sort of cross between Trampoline,” is populated by Led Zeppelin and Tom Waits, characters in various states of on a collection of original reverie: leaning on jukeboxes, loitering on dance floors, ly- rock anthems, mountain baling on the bottoms of empty lads, blues manifestos and dance-hall festivities, played swimming pools in the sun.

Lorenz’s previous album, on instruments built of broken “Pile Driver,” found The Suit- bottles, twisted forks, dried case Junket staking claim to bones, gas cans, shoes, saw new heavy blues-rock terri- blades, a toy keyboard, and

an overhead compartment’s worth of luggage.

Matt Lorenz learned to sing by copying his sister Kate. (The siblings are twothirds of the touring trio Rusty Belle.) Lorenz graduated from Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts, in 2004, and on moving day, pulled his

guitar, filled with mold and worse for wear, from a dormitory Dumpster. He fixed it up and started pulling songs out of it. That was the beginning.

As NPR said, “With 1950s amps and his guitar salvaged from a Dumpster - plus an old oversize suitcase he plays with his heel as a bass drum, a baby shoe (his baby shoe) hitting a gas can, a cooking pot, a circular saw blade, and a box of bones and silverware for added percussion - Lorenz creates a sound like no other.

All that, and he writes clever, memorable songs, too.”

The Suitcase Junket is filling rooms and drawing festival crowds all over his native New England and beyond.

He caught the attention of National Public Radio, which chose his video session for “Earth Apple” from his 2015 album, “Make Time,” as one of the year’s favorite sessions.

For reservations in The Restaurant or in the club call 518828-4800. For the most up-todate concert information, visit www.helsinkihudson.com.

16th annual Athens Cultural Center Members Exhibition ATHENS — The Athens Cultural Center is proud to announce the 16th annual Members Exhibition opening Saturday, April 13, with an artist’s reception from 6-8 p.m.

This exhibition showcases the work of emerging and established Hudson Valley artists in the gallery’s turn-of-the-century former mercantile space. Over 100 works range from watercolors, oils, pastels, photographs, wood sculptures and more.

The winner of 2018 Curator’s Choice, Cecelia Sinclair, of Hudson, a self-taught artist, spends her free time painting the landscapes of the Hudson Valley. Primarily in oils, her signature nocturne scenes are created with mysterious atmospheres and illuminating light effects. Sinclair will be exhibiting her works in the Glass Gallery.

During the opening reception at 7 p.m., four awards will be presented: Director’s Award with a cash prize of $100; the coveted Curator’s Choice Award with the prize of a solo exhibition in the Glass Gallery during the 2020 Members Show; Best Landscape in the Show and Best in Show,

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each with one-year free membership. The exhibition, co-curated by Lucy Michener and Diane Michener, runs through May 12, with weekend hours from 1-4 p.m.

For more information about exhibi-

tions, workshops, and programs, please visit the website at www.athensculturalcenter.org.

Murder at the Speakeasy, a comedy, murder-mystery, comes to Hudson Valley Distillers for one performance.

CLERMONT — Hudson Valley Distillers, a family owned destination that makes spirits from local fruits and grains, presents Murder Café’s original comedy-musical, “Murder at the Speakeasy,” written by Frank Marquette and directed

by Jim Keenen.

Since 2017, this scripted mystery has played to sold-out crowds at The Vanderbilt House in Philmont, Dutch’s Spirits in Pine Plains, Meadowbrook Lodge in New Windsor, the Pride of the Hudson in Newburgh and the Saratoga Casino.

“Murder Café has been performing for our guests for four years and I thought I had seen it all. They hit a homerun with this show!.”

– Bob Mansfield, Vanderbilt House “Murder at the Speakeasy”

The cast of ‘Murder at the Speakeasy.’

was performed at Rockefeller Center in December 2017.

The plot, as described by author Frank Marquette, is as follows: “Bootlegger Dutch Schultz

has opened a new speakeasy to give girlfriend Lu Lu a place to sing, but flapper Rosie isn’t having it. You’ll swing and sway to period songs sung live and gulp

the best hooch anywhere until tempers flair, bullets rain and the law shows up. One body will fall and it doesn’t look like the Charleston did it.”

This event will include a three course dinner provided by Hudson Valley Trendsetters, whiskey tasting and the interactive show. Guests will be asked to guess “whodunit” and they’ll be eligible for prizes.

On Saturday, April 13, doors open at 6 p.m. The cost is $49 per person and tickets can be purchased by visiting www. hudsonvalleydistillers.com or by calling 518-537-6820.

Murder Café is in its 21st year of bringing original comedymusical murder mysteries to venues throughout the tri-state area, charity events and company parties. For information visit www.murdercafe.net.

‘The Subject Was Roses’ ALBANY — Theater Voices will present a staged reading of “The Subject Was Roses,” Frank D. Gilroy’s awardwinning play about an idealistic young soldier who returns home to discover that he’s left the battlefields of Europe only to become a prisoner of his parents’ war of regret and recrimination.

Directed by Brian Sheldon, performances will be held on Friday, April 12, at 8 p.m.; Saturday, April 13, at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m.; and Sunday, April 14, at 3 p.m. All performances are at Steamer No. 10 Theatre, 500 Western Ave, Albany. Admission is free.

For more information, please contact info@theatervoices.org.

Nettie (Debra Bercier) looks on in disapproval as Timmy (Ryan Gillotti) and his father John (Dennis Skiba) share a drunken laugh. Photo

by Katria Foster.

CALENDAR LISTINGS APRIL 13 Exhibition Double Cross John and Linda Cross Dates: Now - May 18, 2019 Location: Kaaterskill Fine Arts Gallery, Hunter Village Square, 7950 Main Street, Village of Hunter Gallery Hours: Friday, Saturday & Monday, 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Sunday 11 a.m.-4 p.m.More Information: 518 263 2060 Work courtesy of Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson Girls’ Night Out Saturday, April 13, 7 p.m.

Join us for a night of mystery and mayhem with Girls’ Night Out. Four women, on their way to an evening at the theatre, stop for dinner at the establishment owned by the ex-husband of one of them. Between the salad and entrée, he ends up dead. Each has a reason to wish him dead; perhaps one did more than wish. Perhaps it was one of the other guests.

Only unwinding the plot will tell which on e is the murderer. $10, Saturday, April 13, 7 p.m., http://stephensanborn.tripod. com/thetwoofusproductions/ The Copake Grange, 628 Empire Road, Copake, 518-3295932 A View From a Bridge Saturday, April 13, 8 p.m.

The limits of family bonds and personal honor are tested in this gripping and tragic tale of a middle-aged Brooklyn longshoreman, living with his wife and their 17 year-old niece.

After the arrival of his wife’s cousins, illegal immigrants from Italy, the man’s desires to protect his niece become unconscious desires to possess her, bringing devastating consequences. $10 – $22, Saturday, April 13, 8 p.m., https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3579971 The Ghent Playhouse, 6 Town Hall Place, Ghent, 800-8383006 www.ghentplayhouse.org Mark Gamsjager & The Lustre Kings Saturday, April 13, 8 p.m.

For more than 20 years, Capital District-based Mark Gamsjager and The Lustre Kings have kept the sound of early rockabilly alive—in the region, across the U.S., and around the world. The group draws from a deeper well than most roots rock acts, giving their music a breadth and depth while still keeping the bar hopping and the dance floor filled. They bring an immediacy to the joyful music with a dark underbelly that has compelled performers like Wanda Jackson, the Queen of Rockabilly, as well as Bill Kirchen, Eddie Angel, and Robert Gordon to draft them into the service of rock ‘n’ roll revivalism.

A swing dance lesson by Jason Fenton will be offered at 7:00pm prior to the concert. Jason Fenton is a dance instructor/choreographer/performer at The Arts Center of the Capital Region in Troy and an event organizer for Albany Swing Dancing. $10 – $20, Saturday, April 13, 8 p.m., https://spencertownacademy.org/currentevents/2018/04/the-lustrekings Spencertown Academy Arts Center, 790 NY-203, Spencertown, (518) 392-3693 https://spencertownacademy. org/

APRIL 14 The Lions Club of Germantown would like announce their annual pancake breakfast on April 14th from 8am-12pm. The breakfast will take place in the Kellner Community and Youth Activity Building on Palatine Park Road. The breakfast consists of “all you eat” pancakes, eggs, and sausage. Adults eat for $6.00. Toddlers (Ages 5 & Under) eat for $3.00. There will also be a raffle with some great prizes!

Our 50th Annual Easter Egg Hunt!

Come join us for our fun filled 50th Annual Family Event this Sunday, April 14th. Make memories and bring your camera! Our egg hunt runs continuously for 2 hrs, from 1:00pm - 3:00pm, so all children may participate. Enjoy seed planting, face painting, egg dyeing and a coloring contest while you wait! Browse

our store for great specials on Easter plants and many in store specials! Lots of food samples to try and fresh baked goods to bring home! Come find out about our special CSA and sign up while you are visiting!

Admission cost $1 and 1 non perishable food item to donate to the local food pantries! All monies will be donated to the food pantries.

A View From a Bridge Sunday, April 14, 2 p.m.

The limits of family bonds and personal honor are tested in this gripping and tragic tale of a middle-aged Brooklyn longshoreman, living with his wife and their 17 year-old niece.

After the arrival of his wife’s cousins, illegal immigrants from Italy, the man’s desires to protect his niece become unconscious desires to possess her, bringing devastating consequences. $10 – $22, Sunday, April 14, 2 p.m., https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3579971 The Ghent Playhouse, 6 Town Hall Place, Ghent, 800-8383006 www.ghentplayhouse.org Concerts in The Village Sunday, April 14, 3 p.m.

Concerts in the Village presents the Requiem (Ein deutsches Requiem) of Johannes Brahms, with the Broad Street Chorale and Orchestra, and soloists Heather Green and Richard Byrne. $20, Sunday, April 14, 3 p.m, https://www.concertsinthevillage.org/ Kinderhook Reformed Church, 21 Broad Street, Kinderhook, 518-758-6401 www.kinderhookreformedchurch.com Cooking Class “A Tour of Valencia” at West Kill Brewing Main Course Catering will be hosting an Interactive Cooking Class in the West Kill Brewing taproom Sunday April 14th starting at 4 p.m.. The evening’s cooking theme will be “A Tour of Valencia” starting with aged manchego and blistered padron peppers as opening appetizers. Then moving on to fixing an Ensalada Mixta and Traditional Pan con Tomate. We will learn how to prepare Traditional Spanish Paella with Murray’s Organic Chicken, chorizo, Long Island Clams, Braised Pork, Winter Vegetables, and Woodland Mushrooms. Accompanied by Gambas al Ajillo and assorted croquetas. And finishing with a Family Style Desert of Hand Made Churros with spiced chocolate ganache!

APRIL 19 Easter Egg Hunt Friday, April 19, 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Easter Egg Hunt, free petting zoo, playground, refreshments, prizes and giveaways!

Friday, April 19, 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., https://www.facebook. com/LoveAppleFarmNY/ Love Apple Farm, 1421 State Route 9H, Ghent, 518-828-5048 www.loveapplefarm.com

APRIL 20 Easter Egg Hunt Saturday, April 20, 11:00 am Bring your own basket or bag for collecting eggs……. eggs contain candy and great prizes!!

Upon arrival, please enter the park building for further instructions and chances at winning raffles!

The Easter Bunny will be arriving to greet all and take pictures after the egg hunt, Saturday, April 20, 11 a.m., http://townofcopake.org/ event/copake-memorial-parkeaster-egg-hunt-2/?instance_ id=34185 Copake Memorial Park, 230 Mountain View Road, Copake, 518-329-1234 www.townofcopake.org

APRIL 28 Enjoy German food, drink, & music on Sunday, 28 April 2019, at the German-American Club of Albany, 32 Cherry Street, Albany when we host our Spring Dinner Dance.

Doors open at 1 pm. Dinner choices are Rouladen or Chicken Cordon Bleu at $23 p/p. Live music provided by Paul Slusar.

For reservations please call 518-396-5421. All of our events are open to the public.

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Hudson tennis edges Chatham to remain unbeaten Columbia-Greene Media

CHATHAM — Hudson swept both doubles matches to pull out a 4-3 victory ovr Chatham in Wednesday’s PAtroon Conference tennis battle of unbeatens.

Chatham (6-1) won three of five singles matches, but Hudson’s Jarrett Crast and Mutassim Fuad won their match, then the Bluehawks’ second doubles team of Rihat Miah and Thomas Allie won by forfeit to give Hudson its sixth victory without a loss.

Results: Singles: Keon Armstrong (C) defeated Rifa Hoq 6-0, 6-0; Rukon Hussain (H) defeated Alex Schwab 6-2, 4-6, 7-6(7-5); Kenneth Fay (C) defeated Rifat Hoque 6-7(6-8), 6-3, 7-6(11-9); John Miles (C) defeated Jahid Hassan 7-6(7-5), 2-6, 6-4; Fahim Ahmed (H) won by forfeit.

Doubles: Jarrett Crast

& Mutassim Fuad (H) defeated Jonah Gray & Jack Bryant 6-2, 6-1; Rihat Miah & Thomas Allie (H) won by forfeit.

Maple Hill 5, Taconic Hills 1 CRARYVILLE — Maple Hill posted a 5-1 victory over a short-handed Taconic Hills squad in Wednesday’s Patroon Conference tennis match.

“We were missing our No. 2 and No. 3 players so our other players had to move up two spots,” Taconic hills coach Tom Russo said. “In the end, it was too much to overcome. Maple Hill doesn’t have a big team, but they have a lot of solid players.”

Results Singles: Tim Wochinger (MH) defeated Hunter Gardner 6-2, 6-4; Evan Fink (MH) defeated Christopher Russell 6-0, 6-1; Landon Flach (MH)

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TH boys, girls post Patroon victories

By Tim Martin Columbia-Greene Media

CRARYVILLE — The Taconic Hills boys and girls track teams earned victories over Coxsackie-Athens on Wednesday.

The TH boys posted a 96.5-44.5 victory, while the Titan girls defeated the Indians, 84-52.

BOYS Taconic Hills 96.5, Coxsackie-Athens 44.5 4x800 relay: Taconic Hills 11:19; 110 hurdles: New (TH) 16.6; 100m: Cruz (CA) :12.1; 1600m: Russo (TH) 5:11; 4x100 relay: CA :49.4; 400m: Colwell (TH) :56.6; 400 hurdles: New (TH) 65.2; 800m: G. Howard (TH) 2:15; 3200m: Russo (TH) 12:09; 4x400 relay: Taconic Hills 4:01; Long Jump: New (TH) 20’; Triple Jump: Hotaling (TH) 36-0; High Jump: New (TH) 5-6; Pole Vault: Hotaling (TH) 9-6; Discus: Gaylord (TH) 104-5.

GIRLS Taconic Hills 84, Coxsackie-Athens 52 4x800 relay: Coxsackie-Athens 11:20.04; 100 hurdles: Howard (TH) :17.1; 100m: Bonci (TH) :13.1; 1500m: Snyder (TH) 5:54.4; 4x100 relay: Taconic Hills :55.5; 400m: Crown (CA) 1:06.9; 400 hurdles: Howard (TH) 1:12.7; 800m: Snyder (TH) 2:47.6; 200m: Stackhouse (TH) :30.1; 3000m: Sparacino (TH) 12:09; 4x400 relay: Taconic Hills 4:36.7; Shot Put: Keller (CA) 26-7; Triple Jump: Russo (TH) 32-9; Pole Vault: Russo (TH) 7-6; Long Jump: Russo (TH) 15-11; Discus: Gajtkowski (TH) 88-7; High Jump: Matter (CA) 4-6.

BOYS

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Chatham 88, Hudson 52 4x800 relay: Chatham (To. Jeralds, Ti. Jeralds, Case, B.Oles) 10:55; 110 hurdles: H. Mufti (Hud) 19.9; 100m: Kastner (Chat) 12.4; 1600: Tobias Jeralds (Chat) 5:18.6; 4x100 relay: Chatham (Kastner, Ford, Holsapple, Newton) :49.2; 400: Ali (Hud) 59.5; 400 hurdles: Ti. Jeralds (Chat) 70.1; 800: To. Jeralds (Chat) 2:19.3; 200: Goldstien (Hud) 24.7; 3200: Ti. Jeralds (Chat) 11:49.7; 4x400 relay: Chatham (To. Jeralds, C. Jeralds, Newton, Roberts) 4:05.7; Discus: Jeune (Hud) 81-3; Shot: Himmel (Chat) 35-4; High Jump: Williams (Chat) 5-4; Triple Jump: Chowdury (Hud) 367; Long Jump: Kastner (Chat) 18-6; Pole Vault: B. Oles (Chat) 8-6.

GIRLS Hudson 81, Chatham 51 4x800 relay: Chatham (Phelps, Powers, Brennan, Gregg) 16:02.7; 100 hurdles: Barlow (Chat) 19.2; 100: Hurst (Hud) 14.3; See VICTORIES B6

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Taconic Hills’ Trevor New competes in the long jump during Wednesday’s Patroon Conference meet against Coxsackie-Athens at Taconic Hills High School.

Maines helps Hudson hand Chatham first loss

By Tim Martin Columbia-Greene Media

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Taconic Hills pitcher Emily Mottoshiski goes into her windup uring Wednesday’s Patroon Conference softball game against Cairo-Durham.

Mottoshiski leads TH softball to victory

By Logan Weiss Columbia-Greene Media

CLAVERACK — Taconic Hills defeated Cairo-Durham, 7-1, in Wednesday’s Patroon Conference softball game.

Cairo-Durham started off strong, scoring in the first inning, but Taconic Hills pulled away in the third with two runs, then added two in the fourth and three more in the fifth.

Emily Mottoshiski had a commanding game for the Lady Titans on the mound, striking out nine and allowing four hits and one run.

Offensively for the Titans, Brooke McComb, Kyra Shetsky and Morgan Hoose all doubled, Macayla Sparacino, McComb, Mottoshiski, Autumn Sachs, Sara Leipman, Cassie Weaver and Samantha Klima all scored a run. McComb, Kyra Shetsky and Klima each had two RBI. Cairo-Durham went

through two pitchers during the game. Jolie Poulsen pitched five innings and had eight strike outs, while allowing seven runs and eight hits. Kaitlyn Garcia-Martinez pitched one inning for the Mustangs.

Amber Powell had a single and an RBI for the Mustangs.

Poulsen, Powell, Xxaria Makely and Kaitlyn GarciaMartinez all had a hit.

Chatham 21, Hudson 4 HUDSON — Chatham remained unbeaten with a 21-4 victory over Hudson in Patroon Conference softball action on Wednesday.

Shirley Harvey and Adryanna Jennings led Chatham in hits with 3 each, while Jenna Skype scored four runs. Sydney Putnam had three RBI. Putnam and Haley Pulver both had a double.

Brooke-Lyn Doyle had a triple and Jennings blasted a See SOFTBALL B6

HUDSON — Freshman Isaiah Maines scattered five hits and didn’t allow an earned run in five-plus innings on the mound to lead Hudson to a 7-3 victory over previously unbeaten Chatham in Wednesday’s Patroon Conference baseball game.

Maines struck out nine, walked three and surrendered three unearned runs in 5 2/3 innings. Sophomore Matt Bowes came in and closed the show, allowing two hits over 1 1/3 innings.

Charles Goodermote doubled and had two singles for Hudson (4-2), Vic Gorman had a double and single with two RBI, Jack Moon a double and single with an RBI, Maines two singles and an RBI and Matt Cowan and Bowes a single each.

Kaleb Taylor doubled and drove in two runs for Chatham (4-1). Grayson Van Wie, Curtis Buchan and Ryan Doyle added two singles apiece.

Taylor started on the mound for the Panthers and turned in five innings, striking out five and allowing 10 hits and five runs (four earned).

Garner Boshart (3bb,2r) and Eddie Tice (1k,1h) finished up.

“Big team win for us today,” Hudson coach Ken Ward said.

“Isaiah Maines pitched a great game and the defense played great as well. Bats finally came alive. Was nice to put some runs on the board against a good Chatham team. All around team effort today.

The two teams meet again in Chatham on Friday at 4:15 p.m.

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Taconic Hills pitcher Donovan Mier delivers a pitch to the plate during Wednesday’s Patroon Conference baseball game against Cairo-Durham.

Taconic Hills 12, Cairo-Durham 3 CRARYVILLE — Four Taconic Hills pitchers combined to limit Cairo-Durham to four hits as the Titans earned a 12-3 Patroon Conference baseball victory on Wednesday.

Donovan Mier (1k,1bb,2r,1h), Devon Charron (5k,3bb,1h), Joel Preusser 1r,2h) and Kolby Clegg (1k,2bb) all pitched for Taconic Hills (4-1).

Zack Weaver had two singles and two RBI and Schuyler Krzeminski added two singles

and an RBI for the Titans. Mier and Ryan Nowak each had a single and two RBI, Clegg and Charron had a single and an RBI apiece, Mason Nack singled and Preusser drove in a run.

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Major League Baseball AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division Tampa Bay New York Baltimore Toronto Boston

W 10 5 5 4 3

L 3 7 7 8 9

Detroit Cleveland Minnesota Chicago Kansas City

W 8 7 6 3 2

L 4 4 4 8 9

Seattle Houston Oakland Los Angeles Texas

W 12 8 8 6 5

L 2 5 8 6 6

Pct .769 .417 .417 .333 .250

GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away — — 8-2 W-4 5-2 5-1 4.5 2 4-6 L-3 2-4 3-3 4.5 2 4-6 L-2 1-5 4-2 5.5 3 3-7 W-1 3-4 1-4 6.5 4 2-8 L-1 0-1 3-8

Central Division Pct .667 .636 .600 .273 .182

GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away — — 7-3 W-1 4-1 4-3 .5 — 7-3 L-1 5-1 2-3 1 — 6-4 L-1 2-1 4-3 4.5 3.5 3-7 L-5 1-5 2-3 5.5 4.5 1-9 L-9 2-6 0-3

West Division Pct .857 .615 .500 .500 .455

GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away — — 9-1 W-5 5-1 5-1 3.5 — 7-3 W-6 6-0 2-5 5 1 5-5 W-2 6-2 2-4 5 1 5-5 W-5 5-1 1-5 5.5 1.5 5-5 L-4 4-2 1-4

NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division Philadelphia New York Atlanta Washington Miami

W 7 7 7 6 3

L 4 4 4 5 9

Milwaukee Pittsburgh St. Louis Cincinnati Chicago

W 8 6 7 3 3

L 4 4 5 8 8

Los Angeles San Diego Arizona San Francisco Colorado

W 8 8 6 4 3

L 5 5 5 9 9

Pct .636 .636 .636 .545 .250

GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away — — 6-4 L-2 6-3 1-1 — — 6-4 W-1 2-3 5-1 — — 7-3 W-3 5-1 2-3 1 1 6-4 W-2 2-3 4-2 4.5 4.5 3-7 L-3 2-5 1-4

Central Division Pct .667 .600 .583 .273 .273

GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away — — 7-3 L-2 5-2 3-2 1 .5 6-4 W-1 4-2 2-2 1 .5 6-4 W-4 4-2 3-3 4.5 4 2-8 W-2 3-4 0-4 4.5 4 2-8 L-1 1-1 2-7

West Division Pct .615 .615 .545 .308 .250

GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away — — 6-4 L-3 5-2 3-3 — — 6-4 W-1 4-3 4-2 1 1 6-4 W-1 3-1 3-4 4 4 3-7 L-1 2-4 2-5 4.5 4.5 1-9 L-5 0-5 3-4

American League Tuesday’s games Cleveland 8, Detroit 2 Toronto 7, Boston 5 Tampa Bay 10, Chicago White Sox 5 Oakland 13, Baltimore 2 Houston 6, N.Y. Yankees 3 Seattle 6, Kansas City 3 Wednesday’s games Detroit 4, Cleveland 1 Tampa Bay 9, Chicago White Sox 1 Oakland 10, Baltimore 3 Houston 8, N.Y. Yankees 6 Seattle 6, Kansas City 5 Thursday’s games Oakland (Brooks 1-1) at Baltimore (Bundy 0-0), 12:35 p.m.

Cleveland (Bieber 0-0) at Detroit (Turnbull 0-1), 1:10 p.m.

Seattle (Leake 2-0) at Kansas City (Lopez 0-1), 1:15 p.m.

Toronto (Sanchez 1-1) at Boston (Eovaldi 0-0), 7:10 p.m.

Friday’s games Chicago White Sox at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.

Baltimore at Boston), 7:10 p.m.

Oakland at Texas, 8:05 p.m.

Detroit at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m.

Cleveland at Kansas City, 8:15 p.m.

Houston at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

National League Tuesday’s games Cincinnati 14, Miami 0 Washington 10, Philadelphia 6, 10 innings St. Louis 4, L.A. Dodgers 0 Atlanta 7, Colorado 1 San Francisco 7, San Diego 2 Wednesday’s games Atlanta at Colorado, ppd.

San Diego 3, San Francisco 1 Cincinnati 2, Miami 1 Washington 15, Philadelphia 1 St. Louis 7, L.A. Dodgers 2 Pittsburgh 5, Chicago Cubs 2 Thursday’s games Miami (Lopez 1-1) at Cincinnati (Gray 0-2), 12:35 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Buehler 1-0) at St. Louis (Wacha 0-0), 1:15 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Matz 0-0) at Atlanta (Gausman 1-0), 7:20 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Musgrove 1-0) at Chicago Cubs (Quintana 0-1), 8:05 p.m.

San Diego (Avila 0-0) at Arizona (Godley 1-1), 9:40 p.m.

Colorado (Gray 0-2) at San Francisco (Samardzija 0-0), 9:45 p.m.

Friday’s games Pittsburgh at Washington, 7:05 p.m.

Philadelphia at Miami, 7:10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at Atlanta, 7:20 p.m.

San Diego at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.

Milwaukee at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.

Colorado at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.

Interleague Tuesday’s games Minnesota 14, N.Y. Mets 8 Arizona 5, Texas 4 L.A. Angels 11, Milwaukee 8 Wednesday’s games N.Y. Mets 9, Minnesota 6 Texas at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.

Milwaukee at L.A. Angels, 10:07 p.m.

Friday’s games L.A. Angels (Skaggs 1-1) at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m.

Pro basketball

Today: Carolina at Washington, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday: Carolina at Washington, 3 p.m.

Monday, April 15: Washington at Carolina, 7 p.m.

Thursday, April 18: Washington at Carolina, 7 p.m. x-Saturday, April 20: Carolina at Washington, TBA x-Monday, April 22: Washington at Carolina, TBA x-Wednesday, April 24: Carolina at Washington, TBA #3 Boston vs. #5 Toronto Today: Toronto at Boston, 7 p.m.

Saturday: Toronto at Boston, 8 p.m.

Monday, April 15: Boston at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, April 17: Boston at Toronto, 7 p.m. x-Friday, April 19: Toronto at Boston, TBA x-Sunday, April 21: Boston at Toronto, TBA x-Tuesday, April 23: Toronto at Boston, TBA #4 NY Islanders 1, #6 Pittsburgh 0 Wednesday: NY Islanders 4, Pittsburgh 3 (OT) Friday: Pittsburgh at NY Islanders, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday: NY Islanders at Pittsburgh, Noon Tuesday, April 16: NY Islanders at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m. x-Thursday, April 18: Pittsburgh at NY Islanders, TBA x-Saturday, April 20: NY Islanders at Pittsburgh, TBA x-Monday, April 22: Pittsburgh at NY Islanders, TBA Western Conference #1 Calgary vs. #8 Colorado Today: Colorado at Calgary, 10 p.m.

Saturday: Colorado at Calgary, 10:30 p.m.

Monday, April 15: Calgary at Colorado, 10 p.m.

Wednesday, April 17: Calgary at Colorado, 10 p.m. x-Friday, April 19: Colorado at Calgary, TBA x-Sunday, April 21: Calgary at Colorado, TBA x-Tuesday, April 23: Colorado at Calgary, TBA #6 Dallas 1, #2 Nashville 0 Wednesday: Dallas 3, Nashville 2 Saturday: Dallas at Nashville, 6 p.m.

Monday, April 15: Nashville at Dallas, 9:30 p.m.

Wednesday, April 17: Nashville at Dallas, 8 p.m. x-Saturday, April 20: Dallas at Nashville, TBA x-Monday, April 22: Nashville at Dallas, TBA x-Wednesday, April 24: Dallas at Nashville, TBA #3 San Jose vs. #7 Vegas Wednesday: Vegas at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

Friday: Vegas at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

Sunday: San Jose at Vegas, 10 p.m.

Tuesday, April 16: San Jose at Vegas, 10:30 p.m. x-Thursday, April 18: Vegas at San Jose, TBA x-Sunday, April 21: San Jose at Vegas, TBA x-Tuesday, April 23: Vegas at San Jose, TBA #5 St. Louis 1, #4 Winnipeg 0 Wednesday: St. Louis 2, Winnipeg 1 Friday: St. Louis at Winnipeg, 9:30 p.m.

Sunday: Winnipeg at St. Louis, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, April 16: Winnipeg at St. Louis, 9:30 p.m. x-Thursday, April 18: St. Louis at Winnipeg, TBA x-Saturday, April 20: Winnipeg at St. Louis, TBA x-Monday, April 22: St. Louis at Winnipeg, TBA

NBA Eastern Conference Atlantic W L Pct Toronto 58 24 .707 Philadelphia 51 31 .622 Boston 49 33 .598 Brooklyn 42 40 .512 New York 17 65 .207 Central W L Pct Milwaukee 60 22 .732 Indiana 48 34 .585 Detroit 41 41 .500 Chicago 22 60 .268 Cleveland 19 63 .232 Southeast W L Pct Orlando 42 40 .512 Charlotte 39 43 .476 Miami 39 43 .476 Washington 32 50 .390 Atlanta 29 53 .354 Western Conference Northwest W L Pct Denver 53 28 .654 Portland 52 29 .642 Utah 50 31 .617 Oklahoma City 49 33 .598 Minnesota 36 45 .444 Paciic W L Pct Golden State 57 25 .695 L.A. Clippers 47 34 .580 Sacramento 39 42 .481 L.A. Lakers 37 45 .451 Phoenix 19 63 .232 Southwest W L Pct Houston 53 29 .646 San Antonio 48 34 .585 Memphis 33 49 .402 New Orleans 33 49 .402 Dallas 33 49 .402 Tuesday’s games Charlotte 124, Cleveland 97 Detroit 100, Memphis 93 Boston 116, Washington 110 Miami 122, Philadelphia 99 New York 96, Chicago 86 Toronto 120, Minnesota 100 Golden State 112, New Orleans 103 Dallas 120, Phoenix 109 Oklahoma City 112, Houston 111 Portland 104, L.A. Lakers 101 Wednesday’s games Indiana 135, Atlanta 134 Brooklyn 113, Miami 94 Orlando 122, Charlotte 114 Detroit 115, New York 89 Philadelphia 125, Chicago 109 Memphis 132, Golden State 117 Oklahoma City 127, Milwaukee 116 San Antonio 105, Dallas 94 Minnesota at Denver, 10:30 p.m.

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

Sacramento at Portland, 10:30 p.m.

End of regular season

GB — 7.0 9.0 16.0 41.0 GB — 12.0 19.0 38.0 41.0 GB — 3.0 3.0 10.0 13.0 GB — 1.0 3.0 4.5 17.0 GB — 9.5 17.5 20.0 38.0 GB — 5.0 20.0 20.0 20.0

Pro hockey NHL PLAYOFF SCHEDULE Conference Quarterinals (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Eastern Conference #8 Columbus 1, #1 Tampa Bay 0 Wednesday: Columbus 4, Tampa Bay 3 Friday: Columbus at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.

Sunday: Tampa Bay at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, April 16: Tampa Bay at Columbus, 7 p.m. x-Friday, April 19: Columbus at Tampa Bay, TBA x-Sunday, April 21: Tampa Bay at Columbus, TBA x-Tuesday, April 23: Columbus at Tampa Bay, TBA #2 Washington vs. #7 Carolina

Auto racing MONSTER ENERGY CUP SERIES TOYOTA OWNERS 400 WHERE: Richmond Raceway; Richmond, Va. DISTANCE: 400 laps, 300 miles around a .75-mile D-shaped oval TV: Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET (Green lag approx.

7:43 p.m. ET) – Fox (Radio: Motor Racing Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90).

THIS WEEK: The ninth of 36 races on the season, the Cup series is at one of its most storied tracks. Richmond Raceway, technically a short track, is lat and wide enough for high speeds and plenty of passing based on skill more than courage. ... Kyle Busch won his third race of the season last week at Bristol. ... Busch won this race last year and then won again in the fall race. ... This will be the 126th race at Richmond, a track irst opened in 1948 and run on under NASCAR sanction since 1953. ... Chevrolet still hasn’t won a race this season. ... Busch won back-to-back last month at Phoenix and Fontana, and has inished no worse than 10th all year. He has a second-place inish and two third-place inishes to go with his three wins in eight races.

One man’s NBA awards ballot Stefan Bondy New York Daily News

The playoffs may indeed turn predictable — that is to say, the Warriors three-peat and James Harden chokes — but the NBA regular season was a bit erratic.

The Nuggets and Bucks emerged from middling to the top, while LeBron James’ Hollywood story turned into a tragedy.

The Wizards and T-Wolves were disasters. The Clippers and Nets were pleasant surprises.

On Monday, I filed my votes for the NBA’s postseason awards, and detailed them below for consumption and debate. The overall winner of Bondy’s ballot: Giannis Antetokounmpo. The loser: Russell Westbrook, who averaged a triple-double but didn’t garner one of my votes.

MVP 1. Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bucks 2. James Harden, Rockets 3. Kevin Durant, Warriors 4. Nikola Jokic, Nuggets 5. Damian Lillard, Blazers Harden will get some firstplace votes but Antetokounmpo was my no-brainer because he elevated Milwaukee on both ends of the floor. Harden is an offensive dynamo who needs the ball in his hands. Durant won’t get many votes as high as third because at times his play was lackluster — even if the final stats only again reflect greatness — but he was the best player on a dominant team. Other players considered: Paul George (Thunder), Steph Curry (Warriors).

Most Improved Player 1. Pascal Siakam, Raptors 2. De’Aaron Fox, Kings 3. D’Angelo Russell, Nets Siakam was the obvious choice — the guy went from a bench player averaging 7 points to a leading contributor on one of the best teams in the NBA. Picking Fox over Russell was difficult, but ultimately Sacramento’s yearto-year leap was a little more impressive. Other players considered: Nikola Vucevic (Magic), Danilo Gallinari (Clippers), Montrezl Harrell (Clippers).

Defensive Player of Year 1. Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bucks 2. Myles Turner, Pacers 3. Rudy Gobert, Jazz Antetokounmpo is a versatile rim-protecting monster anchoring the best defense in the NBA, while Turner edges Gobert as the league’s No. 1 shot blocker. Other players considered: Paul George (Thunder), Joel Embiid (Sixers)

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Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) controls the ball against the Philadelphia 76ers at Wells Fargo Center.

Rookie of the Year 1. Luka Doncic, Mavericks 2. Trae Young, Hawks 3. DeAndre Ayton, Suns Young made a late surge for the top spot but Doncic’s lead was insurmountable. Doncic recorded his eighth triple-double Wednesday night, and is averaging 21.2 points, 7.8 boards and 6 assists. He has efficiency issues and is a poor defender, but, still, a darn impressive rookie season.

Other players considered: Marvin Bagley (Kings), Shai GilgeousAlexander (Clippers).

Coach of the Year 1. Mike Malone, Nuggets 2. Mike Budenholzer, Bucks 3. Nate McMillan, Pacers A tough call between Malone and Budenholzer, but the Nuggets contended with a lesser cast for the best record in the stacked Western Conference. It’s a culmination of a four-year rebuild from Malone with steady progress each season. Leaving off Doc Rivers (Clippers) and Kenny Atkinson (Nets) from the list felt wrong, but there are only three spots.

Sixth Man of the Year 1. Lou Williams, Clippers 2. Domantas Sabonis, Pacers 3. Derrick Rose, Timberwolves The only choice for No. 1 was Williams, who’ll capture this award for the third time. Sabonis is certainly deserving of No. 2, but giving Rose a third-place vote was painful since he only played 51 games. There just weren’t many worthy candidates. Montrezl Harrell (Clippers) will get

consideration but I couldn’t justify voting for players in this category from the same team. There can only be one Sixth Man per bench. I also considered Brooklyn’s Spencer Dinwiddie.

All-Rookies Teams First Team: Luka Doncic (Mavericks), Trae Young (Hawks), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Clippers), Marvin Bagley (Kings), DeAndre Ayton (Suns) Second team: Jaren Jackson Jr. (Grizzlies), Mitchell Robinson (Knicks), Kevin Huerter (Hawks), Collin Sexton (Cavaliers), Landry Shamet (Clippers).

The Knicks get their lone representative on my ballot in Robinson, who impressed as a finisher and protector around the rim once given a steady opportunity.

Despite his heavy usage, Kevin Knox does not make the cut because of his poor defense and overall inefficiency offensively.

Other players considered: Wendell Carter (Bulls), Rodions Kurucs (Nets), Jalen Brunson (Mavericks), Mikal Bridges (Suns).

All-Defense Teams First Team: Myles Turner (Pacers), Rudy Gobert (Jazz), Giannis Antetokounmpo (Bucks), Marcus Smart (Celtics), Klay Thompson (Warriors) Second Team: Joel Embiid (Sixers), Paul George (Thunder), Kawhi Leonard (Raptors), Kyle Lowry (Raptors), Eric Bledsoe (Bucks) Guards were a tough call and I wish there was a way to get George on first team but couldn’t replace Turner, the anchor to

one of the NBA’s very best defensive teams. Leonard and Embiid have dropped in multiple categories because they missed so many games, including those to ‘load management.’ Other players considered: P.J. Tucker (Rockets), Pascal Siakam (Raptors), Derrick White (Spurs), Patrick Beverly (Clippers).

All-NBA First Team: Kevin Durant (Warriors), Giannis Antetokounmpo (Bucks), Nikola Jokic (Nuggets), James Harden (Rockets), Damian Lillard (Blazers) Second Team: Paul George (Thunder), Kawhi Leonard (Raptors), Joel Embiid (Sixers), Steph Curry (Warriors), Kyrie Irving (Celtics) Third Team: Blake Griffin (Pistons), LeBron James (Lakers), Rudy Gobert (Jazz), Donovan Mitchell (Jazz), DeMar DeRozan (Spurs).

Yup, LeBron James’ 11-year streak as a first team selection is finished. I don’t even have him on the second team. The most glaring omission from this list is Russell Westbrook, who will average a triple-double but was a horrific shooter this season and largely a stat compiler.

Other players considered: Kemba Walker (Hornets), Bradley Beal (Wizards), Klay Thompson (Warriors), LaMarcus Aldridge (Spurs), Karl-Anthony Towns (Timberwolves), Ben Simmons (Sixers).

Take 5: NBA pre-postseason winners and losers Dave Del Grande Field Level Media

Here are the winners and losers even before the opening tip of the 2019 NBA playoffs: BIG WINNER: The NBA. Without LeBron James around anymore, the Eastern Conference playoffs are actually unpredictable. Imagine that. Well, starting with the second round, anyway. When the Boston Celtics passed the Indiana Pacers late in the regular season, it increased the chances of the East’s Big Four – the Milwaukee Bucks, Toronto Raptors, Philadelphia 76ers and Boston – getting together for some pretty great basketball in early May. And a potential Houston Rockets-Golden State Warriors semi in the West? More must-see TV. Coming soon.

BIG LOSER: Dwyane Wade.

Gotta say: Tuesday night was an all-timer in the NBA, highlighted by the going-away parties for Wade and Dirk Nowitzki. It was a shame they had to share the national stage, and that’s on Wade. If he’d been inspired to put on more dazzling displays like his grand

finale and fewer like the lackluster effort in the February home blowout loss to the Detroit Pistons that in the end cost the Heat a playoff spot, we’d be seeing a potential sevengame Wade vs. Giannis extravaganza starting this weekend.

SMALL WINNER: Neil Olshey.

Did anyone notice that the Portland Trail Blazers actually got better just when their season appeared to blow up when Jusuf Nurkic and CJ McCollum got hurt late in the tightly contested Western playoff battle? Credit Olshey, the Portland general manager who had the foresight to add another big quality man (Enes Kanter) and another scorer (Rodney Hood) before things got desperate. Now it’s Kanter vs. Oklahoma City’s Steven Adams in a true rarity – a classic battle of big men – in a powerful first-round duel of former teammates.

SMALL LOSER: Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Yes, it could have been Giannis vs. Wade.

Or Giannis vs. the entertaining Brooklyn Nets, against whom he had a triple-double and averaged nearly 30 points a game. Even Giannis vs. the Charlotte Hornets’ Kemba

Walker would have been better than ... Giannis vs. the Pistons. Ugh. The Bucks dominated their Central Division rival this season, sweeping the four-game series, even though Detroit coach Dwane Casey found a way to suck the life out of the MVP candidate, twice holding Giannis to 15 points. Do yourself a favor: When Bucks-Pistons Game 1 comes on television this weekend, switch over to the Masters. Even a replay if need be.

LOSERS WHO’LL SOON BE WINNERS: Kevin Durant, Kawhi Leonard, Kyrie Irving.

The curtain closed on the regular season with Anthony Davis getting booed by his home (former) fans, even though he’s still under contract with the New Orleans Pelicans.

You got LeBron on the sideline and Magic Johnson out of work, and it’s all interrelated.

And don’t think it ends now that the playoffs are here. The over/under is 24: the number of hours between the season-ending loss and the announcement that Durant, Leonard and Irving are out of here. Who will be the first to get the Davis treatment on his way out the door? Somewhere, odds are being posted.

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As Nike trial looms, we’re on doorstep of the next chapter in college hoops scandal Sam Mellinger The Kansas City Star

We will begin with the optimistic view of the next trial set to rock college basketball, but maybe we should first pause to define optimism. Because there are no purely positive outcomes left.

The sport has been stained in a new way. That’s not coming back.

My desire all along has been for the most dishonest structure in any major American sport to catch some religion. For far too long the NCAA has pushed fiction and made billions because of a willing naivete from fans, media, and customers.

The cracks began to appear through last year’s Adidas trial in New York. An FBI investigation essentially found what everyone in the sport has known forever: Top basketball talents, prohibited by rule from being paid even a fraction of their value by schools, are often bought and influenced by such third parties as shoe companies, agents and financial advisors.

The trial kick-started some NCAA investigations, including at Kansas.

“That’s the NCAA doing what they have to do,” said one longtime Division I coach. “Adidas came first and they should all be looked into. But now when Nike’s on trial, what is the NCAA willing to do when they find out everybody’s doing the same thing? How do you go after everybody?”

So, the optimistic outcome here — my optimistic outcome, anyway — is that enough evidence shows enough programs and enough shoe companies and enough agents violating enough antiquated rules that the NCAA is publicly pressured into modernizing the system into something more sustainable and honest.

I don’t know exactly what that is, but possibilities abound. Let athletes profit off their likeness, even if schools (fairly, I would argue) get a cut.

Or instead of salaries, let athletes “earn” money based on talent and academic progress. The cash can be accessed after college.

Or stop the demonizing of agents and shoe companies and recognize them for what they truly are: integral parts of the ecosystem with a vested financial and professional interest in prospects turning into successful pros.

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Let those prospects take no-risk loans — paid off upon entering the NBA, or forgiven if a pro career doesn’t take. That would transfer the risk from teenagers to adults, and allow those who are already working in this space to more freely and honestly invest in legitimate businesses.

Anyway. That’s the optimistic view.

Here’s the pessimism: “There’s no proof,” the same coach said. “As much as you and I and anyone else might know this stuff happens there’s no definitive proof with anything on Adidas and there won’t be definitive proof that Nike did anything. I’m telling you right now: Nike is much smarter than Adidas, so there won’t be even as much proof on them as there was on Adidas.”

In other words: it’s not what you think, or even what you might know. It’s what you can prove, and a notable example exists in the most

potentially explosive bit from the Adidas trial.

This is the moment that’s been short-handed to the Zion wire tap. It was a conversation between longtime Kansas assistant coach Kurtis Townsend and then-Adidas consultant Merl Code, who told Townsend that Zion Williamson’s father was looking for a job, money, and housing.

Townsend’s response: “I’ve got to just try to work and figure out a way. Because if that’s what it takes to get him for 10 months, we’re going to have to do it some way.”

Now, never mind that this was in a transcript read by the defense but not approved as admissible evidence. And never mind that the sound bite proves nothing — there is no exchange of money, no paycheck stubs from a phony job, no evidence that Townsend attempted to do anything.

There is not even proof that Code — who was sentenced to six months on conspiracy and

fraud charges — was telling the truth. He could have made up the claim, an effort to get money for himself or to ensure that Williamson’s family would be indebted. Heck, could’ve been both.

Focus instead on the fact that Williamson went to Duke. 247 Sports’ projection had Clemson as an 87 percent favorite to land Williamson, with Kentucky and South Carolina also as finalists.

KU wasn’t there, so if Code’s demand was even vaguely true, then Duke “figured out a way.”

So what does the NCAA do with all of that?

Particularly if it’s true that Nike is more careful of how it does things — a contract for “consulting” work, for instance, instead of street agents taking payments from Adidas and skimming off the top.

That’s the frustrating part for those of us who’d like to see real change in the sport. One interesting theory that’s emerged from several coaches since the Adidas trial: there is more money being exchanged than ever but fewer instances of schools doing it.

Shoe companies pay AAU coaches, who use that money to run teams. It’s all an unapologetic guise to buy the influence of top talent — everything from travel expenses to direct payments.

Those AAU coaches, shoe companies, and agents then have more influence on college choices.

So by the time a college coach sees a top prospect he doesn’t need to pay anything because someone else already has. They can’t buy players because they’re already bought.

In a better world, one where the NCAA’s selfinterest in protecting profits didn’t conspire with the general public’s active desire to keep with the status quo, we’d already have enough to make major changes.

We’d see a system that pushed out slimy middleman street agents to turn a black market white, keeping money in the hands of those who generate interest or otherwise provide a worthwhile service. That’s still possible, and we can still hope.

But if the FBI and NCAA are unable to prove direct misdeeds by schools in connection with Adidas, they’re a big underdog against the smarter structure of Nike.

This year’s tournament signals a new era for NCAA basketball Marcus Fuller Star Tribune

MINNEAPOLIS — College basketball fans leaving U.S. Bank Stadium enamored with the Final Four games were witnesses. Right before their eyes, they saw outstanding games in Minneapolis. And they also caught a glimpse into what likely is the future of the sport.

Experienced players rising to the top, not one-and-done freshmen already sliding toward the NBA draft.

Great defenses, not just highscoring offenses.

First-time champions, not just blue-blood programs adding more drapery to their rafters.

This describes the past, to some degree, of college basketball, and it also describes what could be next.

The play on the court during the Final Four — and the coaching, and the atmosphere — was as entertaining as ever.

We didn’t need superpowers (Duke, Kentucky, etc.) and we didn’t need superhype (Zion Williamson).

We should soon expect to see

less Zions — sure-fire, soon-tobe No. 1 pick — in the college game. In as soon as 2021, the NBA is expected to again allow high school players to commit to the draft. The Dukes and Kentuckys of today, the one-anddone programs, could start to resemble the throwback Dukes and Kentuckys of decades ago, with returning players.

We can also expect more parity in the game. Instead of having just a handful of programs and styles with a legitimate chance at a national title, Virginia and Texas Tech proved in this Final Four that the race to win it all will probably be more wide open in 2020 and beyond.

“Everyone has the dreams and the goals,” said Virginia coach Tony Bennett, who won his school’s first national title in men’s basketball Monday in an 85-77 overtime win over Texas Tech. “Sometimes you get your foot in the door and then your shoulder, and then you can bust through.”

The Cavaliers were not the favorites in the ACC despite only losing one game in the league a year ago. They were also the

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Virginia’s Kyle Guy (5) celebrates along with teammates Braxton Key (2) and De’Andre Hunter (12) as the buzzer sounds on Virginia’s win in the NCAA Tournament championship at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.

slowest team in adjusted pace in the country. The Red Raiders didn’t play much faster and were projected seventh in the Big 12. Both Bennett and Texas Tech coach Chris Beard surpassed expectations not only for defensive-oriented teams, but for two teams that had never been to the title game before.

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Michigan State was the team with the highest scoring freshman in the Final Four, but Aaron Henry wasn’t a one-anddone candidate. Texas Tech, Virginia, Michigan State and Auburn reached Minneapolis mostly led by players who had experience — both in playing together and just simply playing period (as in the case of Red Raiders graduate transfers Matt Mooney and Tariq Owens).

If you’re looking for sleeper teams destined to make an NCAA Tournament run next year, it would be smart to bet on veteran-laden squads.

“College basketball is the best education I think you can get,” Beard said on the value of players returning to school. “It teaches you how to get along with people and how to work for a goal and how to handle success and how to handle really, really tough times like we’re experiencing now.”

In the end, though, the Cavaliers showed having all sorts of star power is still a major factor. Juniors Ty Jerome and Kyle Guy, who was the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player, were clutch performers. Still, Virginia wouldn’t have cut down the nets without sophomore De’Andre Hunter, who picked the best time to play the game of his life, with 22 of his 27 points in the second half and overtime Monday night. His 3-pointer with 12.9 seconds left sent the game into overtime.

Hunter’s not Zion nor even rated as highly as Duke’s other talented freshmen (RJ Barrett

and Cam Reddish), but he’s still a potential lottery pick — and now more equipped to handle pressure at any level. Two-anddones, such as Hunter and Texas Tech’s Jarrett Culver, could be the new one-and-dones.

“He saved his best for last,” Bennett said of Hunter. “That tells you there’s something in that young man. He’s got more.

He’s scratching the surface.”

Experience was simply the supreme ingredient this tournament. Top-rated teams in years to come that feel like finding a cave in which to hide after an upset can now use Bennett’s squad as an example of striving for redemption. After suffering the embarrassment and pain of the historic 1-16 upset to Maryland-Baltimore County last year, the Cavs might have been the most motivated team of the 68.

College basketball is far from out of the woods with recruiting scandals and investigations, but what happened in Minneapolis made it clear that the game not only will be fine, but it might just be on the rise.

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LEGAL NOTICE 2019-2020 Transportation Services K-12 Student Daily Runs The Catskill Central School District requests sealed bids for 2019-2020 District Transportation Services K-12 Student Daily Runs.

Pursuant to Section 156.12 the Board of Education intends to award the bid based upon an evaluation of proposals in accordance with the established criteria: a. The previous experience of the contractor in transporting pupils: 6% b. The name of each transportation company of which the contractor has been an owner or manager: 2% c. A description of any safety programs implemented by the contractor: 5% d. A record of accidents in motor vehicles under the control of the contractor: 15% e. The driving history of employees of the contractor: 15 % f. Inspection records and model year of each of the motor vehicles under the control of the contractor: 15% g. Maintenance schedules of the motor vehicles under the control of the contractor: 15% h. A financial analysis of the contractor: 3% i. Documentation of compliance with motor vehicle insurance requirements: 4% j. Total cost of the proposal: 20% Sealed bids should be submitted to the Transportation Coordinator, William Muirhead, Catskill Central School District, 347 West Main Street, Catskill, New York 12414 until 10:00 a.m. on Monday, May 6, 2019 at which time and place they will be publicly opened and read.Specifications may be obtained from the Business Office by calling 943-2300 ext.

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4. To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting pursuant to the Education Law of the State of New York.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required to fund the School District's budget for the 2019-2020 school year, exclusive of public monies, may be obtained by any taxpayer in the District during the fourteen days immediately preceding the Annual Meeting except Saturdays, Sundays or holidays, at District school buildings between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., prevailing time and also at said District Election. A report of tax exemptions, showing how much of the total assessed value on the final assessment roll or rolls used in that budgetary process is exempt from taxation, shall be annexed to the budget document.

The election and budget vote shall be by machine or absentee ballot. The hours during which the polls shall be kept open shall be from noon to 9:00 p.m. prevailing time or for as long thereafter as necessary to enable qualified voters who are in the

polling place at 9:00 p.m. to cast their ballots.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education shall be filed with the District Clerk at the District Clerk's office in Craryville, New York, not later than April 22, 2019 at 5:00 p.m., prevailing time. Each petition must be directed to the District Clerk, must be signed by at least twenty-five (25) qualified voters or 2% of the voters in the previous annual election, whichever is greater, of the District and must state the name and residence of the candidate. A copy of such petition may be obtained at the Office of District Clerk during regular school hours.

The petition shall describe at least the length of the term of office and contain the name of the last incumbent, must state the name and residence of each signer, and must state the name and residence of the candidate.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to a rule adopted by the Board of Education in accordance with §2035 and 2008 of the Education Law, any referenda or propositions to amend the budget, otherwise to be submitted for voting at said election, must be filed with the District Clerk of the Board of Education at the Taconic Hills Central School District on or before April 18, 2019 at 5:00PM prevailing time; must be typed or printed in English, must be directed to

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AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that applications for absentee ballots will be obtainable between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, except holidays, from the District Clerk. Completed applications for absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk at least seven (7) days prior to the vote if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election, if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter.

Absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk not later than 5:00 p.m. on May 21, 2019.

A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued will be available in the office of the District Clerk from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. prevailing time on each of the five days prior to the day of the election, except weekends, and on the day set for the election. Any qualified voter may challenge the acceptance of the ballot of any person on such list, by making his/her challenge and reasons therefore known to the Inspector of Election before the close of the polls.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that personal registration of voters is required either pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law or Article 5 of the Election Law. If a voter has heretofore registered pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law and has voted at an annual or special district meeting within the last four (4) calendar years, he or she is eligible to vote at this election; if a voter is registered and eligible to vote under Article 5 of the Election Law, he or she is also eligible to vote at this election.

All other persons who wish to vote must register.

The Taconic Hills Central School District adopted personal continuous voter registration and may register on any school business day between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. at the office of the District Clerk.

No person shall be permitted to register to vote after May 15, 2019. Upon submission of proof of District residency and age, any person shall be entitled to have his or her name placed upon such register provided that he or she is known or proven to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the School District Meeting for which such register is prepared.

Please take further notice that the register prepared pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law shall be filed in the Office of the District Clerk at Craryville, New York; that such register shall be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District on each of five days prior to the day of the election, except Sunday, May 19, 2019, and that the hours during which such register shall be open for inspection shall be from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday and on Saturday, May 18, 2019 between the hours of 10:00AM and 12:00 PM prevailing time.

Dated: March 29, April 12, April 26, & May 3 Craryville, New York Melissa Layman, District Clerk Taconic Hills Central School District Madass Management 8 LLC Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 9/18/2018.

Cty: Greene. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 8 N. Franklin St., Athens, NY 12015. General Purpose.

Notice is hereby given that a license, number 2160460 current Meth-

od of Operation: Restaurant serving beer cider and wine has applied for by the undersigned* a class change for license # “pending” new Method of Operation: Summer On Premise Liquor (with wine beer & cider) at retail in a restaurant/golf club establishment under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 274 Under Mountain Road, Ancram NY 12502 for on premises consumption. *Patricia S. MacArthur, President Undermountain Golf Course Inc. NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF GREENE, NATIONAL BANK OF COXSACKIE, Plaintiff, vs. CHARLES HENDERSON A/K/A CHARLES D. HENDERSON, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly filed on January 8, 2019, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Greene County Courthouse, 320 Main Street, Catskill, NY on May 9, 2019 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 218 Cedar Lane, Greenville, NY 12083. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Greenville, County of Greene and State of New York, Section 13.00, Block 3 and Lot 13. Approximate amount of judgment is $136,510.05 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 17-819.

Michael C. Howard, Esq., Referee Schiller, Knapp, Lefkowitz & Hertzel, LLP, 200 John James Audubon Parkway, Suite 202, Amherst, New York 14228, Attorneys for Plaintiff NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF GREENE Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as trustee, on behalf of the holders of the WaMu Mortgage PassThrough Certificates, Series 2005-AR8, Plaintiff AGAINST the Estate of Virginia Hershberger, Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated 2-26-2019 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Greene County Courthouse, 320 Main Street, Catskill, NY on 5-13-2019 at 10:00AM, premises known as 295 Game Farm Road, Catskill, NY 12414. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Catskill, County of Greene and State of New York, SECTION: 153.00, BLOCK: 1, LOT: 7.2.

Approximate amount of judgment $684,400.48 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #0079/2017. Veronica M. Kosich, Esq., Referee Frenkel Lambert Weiss Weisman & Gordon, LLP 53 Gibson Street Ba y Shore, NY 11706 01-072790-F00 62640 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY FIRST:The name of the Limited Liability Company is HV FLAG, LLC (hereinafter referred to as the "Company") SECOND:The Articles of Organization of the Company were filed with the Secretary of State on March 20, 2019.

THIRD: The County within the State of New York in which the office of the Company is located is Columbia.

FOURTH: The Secretary of State has been designated as agent upon whom process against the Company may be served. The post office address to which the Secretary of State shall mail process is 261 West 22nd Street, Apt. 31, New York, NY 10011 FIFTH: The Company is organized for all lawful purposes, and to do any and all things necessary, convenient, or incidental to that purpose.

Dated: March 21, 2019 FREEMAN HOWARD, P.C. 441 East Allen Street P.O. Box 1328 Hudson, New York 12534

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF GREENE NOTICE OF SALE INDEX NO.: 2018-666 RJI NO.: 19-18-0242 Hon. Lisa M. Fisher MORTGAGED PROPERTY: 465 Big Woods Road Freehold, NY 12431 COUNTY: Greene SBL #: 35.00-3-30 TRUSTCO BANK Plaintiff - against ESTATE OF JOSEPH P. MANZO BY PETER J. MARKOU, ADMINISTRATOR Defendants Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale entered in the Greene County Clerk's Office on February 27, 2019, I, the undersigned, the Referee named in the judgment, will sell at public auction at the Greene County Courthouse, 2nd Floor, in Catskill, New York, on May 15, 2019, at 11:00 A.M., the premises directed by the judgment to be sold, which are described in Schedule A (Description) attached hereto. The premises are known as 465 Big Woods Road, Freehold, New York 12431.

DATED: March 13, 2019 /s/ Monica Kenny-Keff

NOTICE VILLAGE OF ATHENS ALTERNATIVE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING LOCATION PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that an additional remote location for attendance at the Village of Athens Board of Trustees meeting dated April 23, 2019 at 6:30 shall be and hereby is established as the Marriott Marquis Hotel located at 1535 Broadway, New York, NY. Such attendance shall be by Skype or other similar electronic format. Any person wishing to attend the above-referenced meeting at such additional remote location may do so.

By Order of the Athens Village Board of Trustees M.Wynne, Clerk-Treasurer Dated: April 10, 2019

MONICA KENNYKEFF Referee OVERTON, RUSSELL, DOERR & DONOVAN, LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff 19 Executive Park Drive Clifton Park, New York 12065 NOTE:WE ARE A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. SCHEDULE "A" "ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Greenville, County of Green and State of New York, bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a point in the center of Big Woods Road, said point being S 14º 20' 34" W 275.00 feet from a point marking the northwest corner of the lands now or formerly of Sinkway and the northeast corner of other lands to be conveyed to Manzo by deed recorded simultaneously herewith; running thence from said point of beginning N 86º 56' 16" W 571.68 feet to a stone wall, said course running through an iron pin set 25.00 feet from the center of Big Woods Road; running thence along said stone wall the following courses and distances: S 72º 03' 34" W 77.30 feet; N 89º 31' 34" W 286.99 feet to an intersecting stone wall; running thence along said intersecting stone wall N 06º 11' 36" W 374.01 feet to a point on the southerly boundary of the lands now or formerly owned

by O'Hara, said point also being the northwesterly corner of other lands to be conveyed to Manzo; running thence along the lands of O'Hara the following courses and distances: N 84º 39' 43" W 312.99 feet; N 84º 17' 46" W 583.62 feet to a found angle iron set at the lands now or formerly owned

by Simoni S 02º 15' 48" E 687.24 feet to a found angle iron set at the point of an interesting stone wall; running thence along said intersecting stone wall the following courses and distances: S 86º 34' 21" E 465.27 feet to a found angle iron; S 87º 56' 11" E 829.37 feet to an angle iron set at the end of said stone wall; running thence S 75º 43' 44" E 166.67 feet to a point; running thence S 89º 33' 26" E 54.70 feet to a point; running thence partially along a stone wall N 81º 47' 29" E 69.97 feet to a point, continuing then partially along said stone wall S 89º 45' 04" E 179.30 feet to the center of Big Woods Road, said course running through an iron pin set 25.00 feet from the center of the road; running thence along the center of Big Woods Road N 14º 20' 34" E 318.56 feet to the point or place of beginning, containing 20.0 acres of land be the same more or less."

WHITE FLEECE TREATS, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 3/29/2019. Office in Greene Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to PO Box 178, Hunter, NY 12442. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

SOMETHING HOLISTIC LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 2/25/19.

Office in Columbia Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to The LLC 303 East 57th ST Apt 33G New York, NY 10022. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

NOTICE OF BOND RESOLUTION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the resolution published herewith has been adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Greenville, Greene County, New York on the 6th day of March, 2019. The period of time has elapsed for the submission and filing of a petition for a permissive referendum and a valid petition has not been submitted and filed. The validity of the obligations authorized by such resolution may be hereafter contested only if such obligations were authorized for an object or purpose for which the Town of Greenville is not authorized to expend money or if the provisions of law which should have been complied with as of the date of publication of this notice were not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty (20) days after the date of publication of this notice; or if such obligations were authorized in violation of the provisions of the Constitution of New York.

Jackie Park, Town Clerk Town of Greenville BOND RESOLUTION DATED MARCH 6, 2019 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SIDEWALK REPLACEMENT AND EXTENSION PROJECT IN AND FOR THE TOWN OF GREENVILLE, NEW YORK, AT AN ESTIMATED MAXIMUM COST OF $982,500, THE ISSUANCE OF SERIAL BONDS OF THE TOWN OF GREENVILLE, GREENE COUNTY, NEW YORK IN AN AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $982,500 PURSUANT TO THE LOCAL FINANCE LAW TO FINANCE A PORTION OF THE COST THEREOF, PROVIDING THAT THIS RESOLUTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A PERMISSIVE REFERENDUM, AND DELEGATING CERTAIN POWERS IN C O N N E C T I O N THEREWITH TO THE TOWN SUPERVISOR Objects or purposes: The Bond Resolution authorizes the construction of a sidewalk replacement and extension project at New York Route 32 and New York Route 81 in the Town of Greenville, Greene County, New York, including incidental improvements and expenses required for such purpose, at an estimated maximum cost of $982,500. The aforesaid purpose constitutes a Type I action as defined under the State Environmental Quality Review Regulations, 6 NYCRR Part 617, which has been determined un-

der SEQRA not to have a significant impact on the environment.

Period of Probable Usefulness: Ten (10) years, pursuant to subdivision 24 of paragraph a of Section 11.00 of the Local Finance Law. The obligations authorized by the Bond Resolution will be in excess of five years from the original date of issuance of such obligations.

Maximum Amount of Obligations to be issued: The Town Board plans to finance the cost of said purpose by the issuance of serial bonds of the Town in an amount not to exceed $982,500, hereby authorized to be issued therefor pursuant to the Local Finance Law. A portion of the project cost is expected to be reimbursed from the proceeds of a Federal TAP Grant, DOT PIN 1760.83, in the amount of 80% of eligible project costs.

Delegation: The power to authorize bond anticipation notes in anticipation of the issuance of the serial bonds authorized by this resolution, determine the form and terms of said serial bonds, and take certain other actions is delegated to the Town Supervisor, as Chief Fiscal Officer.

A complete copy of the Bond Resolution summarized above is available for public inspection during normal business hours at the office of the Town Clerk, located at the Greenville Town Hall, Route 32, Greenville, New York 12083 Dated: April 10, 2019 Greenville, New York

Real Estate Houses for Sale 209

Columbia County

OPEN HOUSE, April 13 and 14, 2019. 1-3 PM, 312 Union St, Hudson, NY. Queen Anne style, 3 bdr, 2 1/2 bath, beautiful condition, professionally landscaped lawn & garden with many perennials, turnkey, partially furnished, $595,000. 507-271-9181.

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Lots & Acreage

4BR/3BA Home on 17.47+/Acres in Shaftsbury, VT. Foreclosure Auction: April 11 @ 2PM. 2,529 ±SF, 2 Fireplaces, 2-Bay Barn, Pond on Property. THCAuction.com 1-800-634-7653

Sebastian, Florida (East Coast)Beach Cove is an Age Restricted Community where friends are easily made. Sebastian is an "Old Florida" fishing village with a quaint atmosphere yet excellent medical facilities, shopping and restaurants.

Direct flights from Newark to Vero Beach. New manufactured homes from $114,900. 772-581-0080; www.beach-cove.com

Rentals Apartment for Rent 295

Columbia County

STOCKPORT- 2 bdr, 1 ba, wash/dry/garbage/water included. $850/mo, 914-4380039.

Apartment for Rent 298

Greene County

ATHENS- 2 bdr., heat included, $950, references, no pets, Call 518-622-3849 or 646-830-7591, smoke1410@verizon.net

Mobile Homes 345

for Rent

TAGHKANIC, 2 BDR, no smoking,. no pets, $850 plus util. a mo., plus sec. dept. Call 518-851-2389, 518-965-6038.

Expanding High End Custom Cabinet Shop seeking a career driven Delivery Driver and Entry level woodworker.

Requirements: - Clean driver's license CDL not required - Reliable - Must be able to lift heavy cabinets - Overtime JEM Woodworking provides: -Paid sick, personal, and vacation time -Great Benefits - medical, dental, vision -Paid training - 401K Qualified applicants should call 518-828-5361 or stop by and fill out an application at 250 Falls Rd., Hudson, NY 12534.

JOB OPPORTUNITY $18 P/H NYC * $15 P/H LI * $14.50 P/H UPSTATE NY If you currently care for your relatives or friends who have Medicaid or Medicare, you may be eligible to start working for them as a personal assistant. No Certificates needed. (347)4622610 (347)565-6200

Professional 435

CHENANGO VALLEY CSD Anticipated Vacancies for 20192020 Elementary Teacher - Director of Pupil Services - FACS Teacher School Counselor - School Registered Nurse - Social Studies Teacher Social Worker - Special Education Teacher - Teaching Assistant Technology Teacher Visit www.cvcsd.stier.org for applications Application due 4/17/19 EOE Physical Education Teacher Wellsville CSD is seeking a NYS Certified Physical Education Teacher.

For position details, log on to: www.caboces.org "BOCES & District Vacancies" Deadline: 2/27/19 EOE Wallkill Central School District Special Education Substitute Teacher Certification required: Students with Disabilities 1-6 or Students with Disabilities 7-12 Generalist Submit Substitute Teacher Application and completed reference forms (available at www.wallkillcsd.k12.ny.us), to Mr. Anthony White, P.O. Box 310, Wallkill, N.Y., 12589.

(845) 895-7104

Services

Want to Rent

CATSKILL 1 bdr apt for 2 seniors on the 1st floor (if possible) (518)697-8060.

Employment 415

General Help

AIRLINE CAREERS Start Here -Get trained as FAA certified Aviation Technician. Financial aid for qualified students. Job placement assistance. Call AIM for free information 866296-7094

Hunter-Tannersville CSD is hiring a full-time Food Service Worker for the Hunter Elementary School cafeteria. Salary & benefits commensurate with the Support Staff contract.

Please send a letter of intertosvickest ers@htcschools.org and also complete the online application at https://sites.google.com

Services Offered

A PLACE FOR MOM has helped over a million families find senior living. Our trusted, local advisors help find solutions to your unique needs at no cost to you. Call: 1-800-404-8852, 1- 844-258-8586 COMPUTER ISSUES? FREE DIAGNOSIS by GEEKS ON SITE! Virus Removal, Data Recovery! 24/7 EMERGENCY SERVICE, Inhome repair/On-line solutions . $20 OFF ANY SERVICE! 844-892-3990, 855385-4814 DIVORCE $349 - Uncontested divorce papers prepared. Only one signature required. Poor person Application included if applicable. Separation agreements. Custody and support petitions. 518-274-0380

BUYING- ANTIQUES and anything old.

Trunks, Lamps, vintage clothing, furniture. Old store displays and more.

Attics, barns, basements, complete house contents. 845-430-7200.

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Flea Markets

VENDERS WANTED. PICKER'S NATION 4th annual outdoor Flea Market, Sat June 1st. 9a-5p at 2530 Rt 9W, Ravena. (Ravena town wide sale) Antiques plus!

Contact 518-495-9225.

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Attention: Oxygen Users!

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No more heavy tanks and refills! Guaranteed Lowest Prices! Call the Oxygen Concentrator Store: 866-941-2913 DIRECTV & AT&T. 155 Channels & 1000s of Shows/Movies On Demand (w/SELECT Package.)

AT&T Internet 99 Percent Reliability. Unlimited Texts to 120 Countries w/ AT&T Wireless. Call 4 FREE Quote - 1-888-534-6918.

DISH TV $59.99 For 190 Channels $14.95 High Speed Internet. Free Installation, Smart HD DVR Included, Free Voice Remote.

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IF YOU own a home, you need Homeowners Insurance.

Protect your house, belongings, valuables & more. Call now for a free quote. Don’t wait! 844-338-3881

RIDING LAWN mower 48" cut, runs good, $695. 2300 watt generator, $175, 40 inch drop seeder spreader $35, All OBO . (518)6108248.

Spectrum Triple Play! TV, Internet & Voice for $29.99 ea. 60 MB per second speed. No contract or commitment. More Channels.

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Pets & Supplies

TOY POODLE- 1 6mo female, shots & dewormed, housebroken, loves children $600. Call (518)610-5940

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BATHROOM RENOVATIONS. EASY, ONE DAY updates! We specialize in safe bathing. Grab bars, no slip flooring & seated showers. Call for a free in-home consultation: 888-6579488.

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CASH FOR CARS! We buy all cars! Junk, high-end, totaled- it doesn't matter! Get free towing and same day cash! Newer Models too!

Call 1-833-839-3981.

Donate your car to Wheels For Wishes, benefiting Make-A-Wish. We offer free towing and your donation is 100% tax deductible. Call 518-650-1110 Today!

Give Away FREE FIREWOOD. We have logs cut from 4 or 5 large pine and other types of wood. These can be used in an outdoor fire pit or grill. Free to anyone that can use them. Located between Ancram & Copake.

Call 917-538-4196

For Emergency

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Medical Aides 550

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Bulk Carrier looking for CDL-A Drivers. Will train on modern Specialized Equipment. Local positions Buffalo to Elmira.

Excellent Pay/Benefits. Email for application: cscott@Lynnhscott.com or call 888-339-2900 x12

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Privacy Hedges -SPRING BLOWOUT SALE 6ft Arborvitae Reg $179 Now $75 Beautiful, Nursery Grown.

FREE Installation/FREE delivery, Limited Supply! ORDER NOW: 518-536-1367 www.lowcosttreefarm.com

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LUNG CANCER? And Age 60+? You And Your Family May Be Entitled To Significant Cash Award. Call 866951-9073, 877-915-8674 for Information. No Risk. No Money Out Of Pocket.

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DENTAL INSURANCE. Call Physicians Mutual Insurance Company for details. NOT just a discount plan, REAL coverage for 350 procedures.

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Get caught, and you could be paying around $10,000

Garage Sales ATHENS, 3236 Sleepy Hollow Rd. Moving sale, Sterling silver, Lenox China set. BR, Dr furniture, silver coins, antiques, collectibles and useful items! Fri-Sat, 4-12, 4-13, 9-3 pm.

ESTATE SALE! 4 Birch Rd., Valatie, Fri. & Sat., April 12 & 13, 9-3. For pics go to estatesales.net.

Sale by Hammertown Estate Sales, 518-965-5229

in fines, legal fees and increased

insurance rates.

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B6 Friday, April 12, 2019

Victories From B1

1500: Gregg (Chat) 5:48.3; 4x100 relay: Hudson (Box, Brown, Woods, Hurst) 56.5; 400: Ordonez (Hud) :72.6; 400 hurdles: Barlow (Chat) 79.9; 800: Keil (Hud) 2:41.3; 200: Woods (Hud) 30.1; 3000: Gregg (Chat) 12:33.5; 4x400 relay: Hudson (Keil, Squires, Ordonez, B. Jones) 4:58.4; Discus: Carius (Hud) 75-9.5; Shot: Carius (Hud) 29-0; High Jump: Woods (Hud) 4-2; Triple Jump: Carius (Hud) 30-1; Long Jump: Carius (Hud) 14-1.

BOYS Maple Hill 129, Greenville 11 3200 m Relay: Maple Hill (Fl etcher,Marra,Charlebois,Alba nese) 9:22.8; 100m hurdles: Jacobs (MH) 16.2; 100m: Steffek (MH) 11.8; 1600m: Albanese (MH) 5:01.3; 400m relay: Maple Hill

Sprinters from Hudson and Chatham compete in the 100-meter dash during Wednesday’s Patroon Conference meet at Chatham High School.

(Kulpa,Roberts,Steffek,Pomykaj) 45.5; 400m: Beber (MH) 55.3; 400m hurdles: Jacobs (MH) 1:02.5; 800m: Charlebois (MH) 2:19.3; 200m: Roberts (MH) :23.6; 3200m: Albanese (MH) 11:03.9; 1600m relay: Maple Hill (Kulpa,Jacobs,Charlebois,Fletc her) 3:48.1: Long Jump: Kulpa (MH) 19-6; Triple Jump: Roberts (MH) 407; High Jump: Deyoe (MH) 5-4; Pole Vault: Pomykaj (MH); Shot Put: Deyoe (MH) 35-2; Discus: Percy (MH) 82-2.

GIRLS Maple Hill 125, Greenville 20 3200m relay: Maple Hill (Basile,Tut tle,Pusateri,Misiaszek) 11:30.7; 100m hurdles: Smith (MH) 18.7; 100m: Padilla (MH) :14.3; 1500m: Fitzmaurice (G) 5:19.9; 400m relay: Maple Hill (Be nnett,Smith,Padilla,Pearsall) :55.0; 400m: Pearsall (MH) 1:05.1; 400m: Jacobs (MH) 1:18.4; 800m: Tuttle (MH) 2:44.4; 200m: Smith (MH) :30.1; 3000m: Fitzmaurice (G) 11:03.3;

1600m relay: Maple Hill (Tuttle, Bennett,Pearsall,Malchow) 4:49.3; Long Jump: Pugliese (MH) 15-7.5; Triple Jump: Hirschoff (MH) 31-0; High Jump: Pugliese (MH) 4-10; Pole Vault: Pugliese (MH) 5-6; Discus: Tacy (MH) 66-6; Shot Put: Tacy (MH) 27-4.5.

BOYS Catskill 111, Windham 7 4x800: Catskill ( Wheeler, Fisher, Riordon, Davies) 10:30.5; 110 hurdles: Garcia (Rens) :28.6; 100m: Harris (Rens) :11.6; 1600m: Goca (Rens) 4:57.7; 4x100: Rensselaer (Dethomasis, Sullivan I, Garcia, Walker) :48.0; 400m: Kent (Cats) :58.2; 800m: Goca (Rens) 2:02.7; 200m: Kyi (Rens) :24.4; 3200m: Goca (Rens) 10:32.7; 4x400: Catskill (Bording, Hayden, Leibowitz D, Davies L) 4:30.4; High jump: Darling (Cats) 5-0; Triple jump: Kent (Cats) 33-4.5; Long jump: Kent (Cats) 15-9; Discus: Garcia (Rens) 730; Shot put: Sullivan (Rens) 293.75.

Maines From B1

Joey Arp collected a double and single for the Mustangs.

Noah Warner had a single and an RBI, Jake Hall singled and Alek Wagor knocked in a run.

Hall (6k,6bb,12r8h) and Wagor (3k,3bb,1h) shared mound duties for Cairo-Durham.

Maple Hill 23, Green Tech 1 CASTLETON — Matt Jung pitched three-hit ball over four innings and his teammates backed him up with a 19-hit attack as Maple Hill defeated Green Tech, 23-1, in Wednesday’s Patroon Conference baseball game.

The game was stopped after five innings.

Jung struck out 10, walked just one and surrendered one run before exiting. James Miller finished up, fanning two.

Christian Beber went 4 for 4 with a double and three RBI for the Wildcats, who has won five in a row after opening the season with a loss to Taconic Hills.

Tyler Hanrahan had a double, two singles and four RBI. John Russell added three singles and two RBI, Gavin Van Kempen and Erik Burns two singles and two RBI apiece, Miler two singles and three RBI and Austin Ohl a single.

Da’Ron Simmons blasted a solo homer for Green Tech.

Bryant Williams doubled and Ky’Juan Stanfield singled.

Ny’Zair Sheldon and Shaqueece Mathis combined for the loss, striking out four, walking six and allowing 22 runs (five earned) and 19 hits.

Catskill 7, Greenville 2 CATSKILL — Devon Haye tossed a five-hitter and four of his teammates had two hits apiece as Catskill defeated Greenville, 7-2, in Wednesday’s Patroon Conference baseball game.

Haye struck out seven, walked four and allowed two

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defeated Caleb Miller 6-2, 6-3; Joshua Zimmerman (MH) defeated Edwing Flores-Gomez 6-4, 6-3; Claudia Cantarero

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Sprinters from Chatham and Hudson head compete in the 200-meter dash during Wednesday’s Patroon Conference meet at Chatham High School.

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Taconic Hills’ Kolby Clegg runs the bases during Wednesday’s Patroon Conference baseball game against Cairo-Durham.

GIRLS Catskill 72, Windham 35; Emma Willard 78.5, Rensselaer 44.5; Emma Willard 103, Windham 16 4x800: Emma willard (Daily, Zhanleuter, Nguyen, Lagomarsino) 10:45; 100m hurdles: Page(REns) :16.7; 100m: Graham (Rens) :13.7; 1500m: Quist (Emma Willard) 5:52.8; 4x100: Emma Willard (Turner, Raji, Everett, Bonsa) :54.6; 400m: Mangione (Rens) :66.9; 400m hurdles: Bulich (Cats) :78.7; 800m: Zoe Nguyen (EW) 2:51.2; 200m: Raji (EW) :27.9; 3000m: Dailey (EW) 11:14.7; 4x400m: Emma Willard (Quist, Vazques, Lagomarsino, Albert) 4:42; Shot put: Schindler (Cats) 28-8.25; Discus: Schindler (Cats) 744; Long jump: Raji (EW) 15-5; Triple jump: Raji (EW) 31-1.5; High jump: Bonsa (EW) 4-10.

COLONIAL COUNCIL BOYS Ichabod Crane 81, Ravena 60

runs in the third inning and Drew Coelho and Lucas Pusz made them stand up as the Mighty Warriors edged Ichabod Crane, 2-1, in Wednesday’s Colonial Council baseball game.

Coelho started and pitched five innings for Mohonasen, striking out four, walking five and allowing 1 run and two hits. Pusz pitched the last two innings, fanning one, walking one and allowing one hit.

Rama Culver had two of Ichabod Crane’s three hits, collecting a doule and single.

Ethan Saxby added a single.

Dominick Depiero had two singles for the Might Warriors.

Johnathan Cafarella and Coelho each had a single.

Losing pitcher Austin Walsh struck out six, walked three and surrendered two runs and four hits.

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runs and five hits i six innings on the mound. Justice Brantley relieved and pitched a scoreless seventh.

Brantley, Ian Alexander, Jeremy Bulich and Ben Sullivan all had two singles for the Cats. Bulich had two RBI and Alexander one. Addison Allen doubled and Eddie Rogers, Josh Buffa, Dan Paquin and Haye all had a single.

Clifton Drollette doubled

for Greenville. Ryan McAneny, Jack Motta, Travis Wilson and Cole Flannery all singled.

Wilson pitched a complete game for the Spartans, striking out four, walking four and allowing seven runs and 13 hits.

Mohonasen 2, Ichabod Crane 1 ROTTERDAM — Mohonasen plated two unearned

Coxsackie-Athens 10, Johnstown 7 COXSACKIE — Gill Bell had three singles and Patrick McManus added a double and three RBI to spark CoxsackieAthens to a 10-7 non-league baseball victory over Johnstown on Wednesday at McQuade Park.

McManus also started on the mound for the Indians (62), striking out five, walking one and allowing seven runs -none earned -- and three hits in 3 1/3 innings. Joe Notabartolo (1k,1bb,1h) and Killian Schrader (4k,2h) also had a turn on the mound.

Austin Schlenker added three RBI to C-A’s attack. Notabartolo had a single and two RBI, Michael Petramale a single and an RBI and Ethan Foster singled.

Connor Diviyak doubled and singled an drove in a run for the Sir Bills.

Diviyak, Noah Bowne and Ethan Wager combined for two strikeouts and six walks, while allowing 10 runs and seven hits.

(TH won by forfeit.

Doubles: Justin Sober & Derek Rossetti (MH)defeated Josh Sena & Carmen Morales 7-5, 6-4.

Greenville 6, Waterford 1 HALFMOON — Greenville won three singles matches by forfeit en route to a 6-1

Patroon Conference tennis victory over Waterford on Wednesday.

Singles: Bergen Criswell (G) won by forfeit; James Mitchell (G) won by forfeit; Jarred Revell (G) won by forfeit; Ben Gorneau (G) defeated Chris Dehler 7-6(7-1), 6-0; Kate

Dushane (G) defeated Campbell Finley 6-4, 6-4.

Doubles: Miles Weiss & Angelina Rini (G) defeated Jaycen Janusz & Owen Bills 7-6(7-5), 6-3; Logan Burniche & Michael Baker (W) defeated Swarajiit Debnath & Hailey Cummings 6-1, 4-6, 7-5.

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Hudson pitcher Isaiah Maines didn’t allow an earned run in 5 2/3 innings of work as Hudson defeated Chatham, 7-3, Wednesday.

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Athletes from Hudson and Chatham compete in the girls 100-meter dash during Wednesday’s Patroon Conference meet at Chatham High School.

4x800: ICC; 110m hurdles: T. Boham (IC); 100m: B. Seabury (IC); 1600m: T. Cavagnaro (IC); 4x100: Ravena; 400m: D. Brown (IC); 400m hurdles: Castillo (R); 800m: Schwabrow (R); 200m: B. Seabury (IC); 3200m: J. Kirby (IC); 4x400: ICC; Pole Vault: Craft (R); High Jump: Scheurman (R); Triple Jump: Dakhari (R); Long Jump: B. Bellenchia (IC); Shotput: J. Race (IC); Discus: J. Race (IC)

GIRLS Ichabod Crane 72, Ravena 63 4x800: Ravena; 100m hurdles: A. Boham (IC); 100m: A. Boham (IC); 1500m: E. Wall (IC); 4x100: ICC; 400m: Pagnotta (R); 400m hurdles: A. Boham (IC); 800m: Tourrangeau (R); 200m: A. Boham (IC); 3000m: Oligny-Legget (IC); 4x400: Ravena; Pole Vault: Waddingham (R); High Jump: Reville (R); Triple Jump: C. Lentz (IC); Long Jump: C. Lentz (IC); Shotput: Uba (R); Discus: Uba (R).

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Taconic Hills’ Kirsten Shumsky dives back to third base, while Cairo-Durham’s Giovanna Manoli applies the tag during Wednesday’s Patroon Conference softball game.

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home run. Chatham scored 11 runs in the fourth inning.

Skype pitched a complete game for the Panthers, striking out seven and allowing four runs and eight hits.

Hudson went through two pitchers. Olivia Plaia threw 3.1 innings for the Bluehawks, striking out three and allowing 11 hits and 12 runs.

Gabby Cozzolino pitched 1.2 innings and allowed 9 runs and 5 hits, including a home run.

Abby Jepsen led Hudson with three hits. Deja Beauford collected two RBI. Emily Frederick, Nicole Conte, Katie Jepsen and Abby Jepsen all scored a run for Hudson.

“I was very pleased with the way we swung the bat today,” Chatham coach J.B. Brantley said. “We had some big hits and was able to capitalize on some mistakes. I was glad to see some young players make some small changes, which resulted in some nice swings, especially sophomore Adryanna Jennings, who hit her first varsity home run.”

Greenville 12, Catskill 0 CATSKILL — Greenville shut out Catskill, 12-0, behind a strong pitching effort from Melody Kappel in Wednesday’s Patroon Conference softball game.

Kappel had 12 strike outs and only allowed three hits in going the distance for the win.

Jazzmin Gibson led Greenville with three hits. Emma Haller, Kasey Pfleging, and Caila Benning all led the team with three runs. Molly SanEmeterio lead the team in RBIs with six, which included a grand slam.

Catskill’s Angelina Colón pitched the five innings for the Cats and had five strike outs and allowed 12 hits and 12 runs.

Catskill only had two hits, one from Colón and one from Maci Mosher.

COLONIAL COUNCIL Mohonasen 5, Ichabod Crane 1 ROTTERDAM — Mattison Muller fired a three-hitter and Michaela Arcate had a home, double and single with three RBI to power Mohonasen to a 5-1 victory over Ichabod Crane in Wednesday’s Colonial Council softball game.

Muller struck out three and walked three in her route-going performance.

Emma Rafferty doubled for the Mighty Warriors.

Emily Brazee and Amanda O’Connor each had a single and an RBI and Natalie Blackstone singled.

Mackenzie Wendelken singled and drove in a run for the Riders. Cali Ringwood and Jenna downey each had a single.

Marissa Wheeler pitched well in defeat, striking out eight, walking two and allowing five runs (two earned) and eight hits.

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Drunk friend reveals cause of parents’ separation My parents were separated for four years while I was in high school and college. It was an incredibly difficult time, and it strained my relationship with my dad. I was told they had “grown apart” but got back together, although we never discuss the reason for it.

DEAR ABBY I was out with my sister’s friends last night, and one of them got drunk and told me the reason my parents split up was Dad had been seeing another woman and accidentally texted my sister instead of this other woman, and everyone in my family knew about it!

Dad and I barely saw each other or spoke about the separation, and we are finally in a good place. I’m hurt that he intentionally did something that broke up my family. It wasn’t because they drifted apart.

I don’t want to ask my sister and bring up painful memories for her. My parents have never talked about their separation since they got back together. What should I do?

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JEANNE PHILLIPS

When infidelity happens there is usually a reason, and those reasons can vary from couple to couple. It’s possible that your parents, who understandably don’t want to relive that painful chapter, were having problems before the affair began. What is important now is that your family is back together.

My advice is to allow them their privacy. However, if you feel you cannot do that, then tell them TOGETHER what your sister’s friend told you.

I was wondering what the rule of etiquette is when it comes to unwanted children’s gifts. It’s one thing if my husband and I receive gifts we

don’t want and get rid of them, but I’m not sure what to do with gifts for our kids.

We live in a small apartment and sometimes get large-ticket items we don’t have room for.

We’ve asked our family to keep the items small, but some of them ignore our request. A few times we’ve sold the items and put the money into our child’s bank account.

Also, what do we do when family sends our children stuff we don’t want them to have?

Some may be inappropriate, broken or junk.

My in-laws have little to no interaction with our kids, and this is the only way they’ve chosen to make their presence known. We are reluctant to discard the only attention our kids get from their grandparents. What is the right thing to do?

No More Gifts In California

DR. KEITH ROACH

Classic Peanuts

Because you have made your wishes known to the grandparents and they are ignored, you and your children should thank them for their gifts — and you should continue repurposing items that are too large for your dwelling or unusable. Do not feel guilty for doing so because someone else may be better able to put them to use.

I recently played both sides during a sticky and challenging time. Now I have a friend who is really upset with me, and I don’t know what to do. I thought I was doing the right thing, but in my effort to not hurt my friend, I have done more damage. I’m not sure this can be repaired.

What should I do?

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Garfield

Apologize to your friend. And if the friendship cannot be repaired, LEARN from it.

Quest to get off PPIs leads reader to a different diagnosis I read your recent article on proton pump inhibitors, and I wanted to chime in about my own quest to get off the medications. Over 20 years ago, I was diagnosed with a hiatal hernia and placed on a PPI because of extreme heartburn symptoms. I followed all of the rules: nothing to eat for several hours before bed, avoid TO YOUR trigger foods and beverages, GOOD HEALTH etc. Nothing helped except for the PPI. Recent reports of too many risks from taking PPIs led me to a doctor who determined that I have achalasia, not a hiatal hernia. He sent me to a local, nationally known surgeon who explained that the muscle at the top of my stomach was not opening and closing properly, resulting in food being trapped in my esophagus. The end result is enlargement of the esophagus. Left untreated, the esophagus becomes so large that no food can be passed into the stomach and the esophagus would need to be removed.

Surgery was my only option, and that has been completed. Three weeks after my surgery I am a new person. No more heartburn. The surgeon said achalasia is fairly rare but can have major consequences if left untreated. I wanted to share my story so people don’t assume they have the run-of-the-mill heartburn and

Family Circus

Blondie

self-medicate. Find the cause to prevent major issues later in life.

I appreciate your taking the time to write. Achalasia is a disease of the nerves of the esophagus, which prevents the muscles from performing the coordinated movement needed to swallow.

Achalasia is uncommon and diagnosed most often in young adulthood to middle age. Dysphagia, the sensation that food is not being swallowed properly (for both liquids and solids), is more suspicious for achalasia than for GERD. Achalasia may be treated with botulinum toxin injections, or may be done endoscopically or surgically. The most appropriate treatment depends on a person’s exact circumstances.

I certainly agree that there are times to do a more thorough evaluation for the cause of heartburn. People with symptoms that don’t get better with a PPI, those with vomiting, and those who don’t want to take long-term PPIs should see an ear, nose and throat specialist. This is both to make sure of the diagnosis as well as to discuss other treatments for GERD.

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Readers may email questions to ToYourGoodHealth@med.cornell.edu.

Horoscope

By Stella Wilder Born today, you are tenacious, consistent and dedicated; you will follow through on anything so long as there is even the smallest chance that you will eventually succeed. It doesn’t matter how long something takes to accomplish. You have a great many interests and fascinations — some may even say obsessions — that you could find it difficult to stick to one line of work for a long period of time. You want to explore as much as possible of the world and its inhabitants because, ultimately, doing so allows you to answer questions you have about yourself. You believe self-knowledge is the result of a process — even though the stars bestowed a great deal upon you to begin with.

You are often eager to escape into a world of your own thoughts, and not everyone you know will understand this or react well to your occasional need to do so. It is your responsibility to offer assurances to others. You know you have a good reason for disappearing now and then, and that it is only temporary, but you are going to have to explain this to others time and time again.

Also born on this date are: Vince Gill, singer; David Letterman, late-night TV host; Shannen Doherty, actress; Jennifer Morrison, actress; Tiny Tim, singer and comedian; Claire Danes, actress; David Cassidy, actor and singer; Beverly Cleary, author.

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

SATURDAY, APRIL 13 ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Certain feelings leave you somewhat bewildered today; they are not unfamiliar in and of themselves, but the timing is strange to you.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — You may be

matched today with someone who complements you in many ways. Together you bring out the best and worst in each other.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — You may decide that a certain key relationship is actually quite toxic, and you know there is only one thing to do if that is so.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — You can demonstrate your expertise today. Not everyone is going to give you the attention you desire, but someone important is watching.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — One or two very small adjustments transform a mediocre idea into one that can really take off very soon. Be ready to get to work.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — The unexpected and the expected work together today to keep you wary and attentive. What happens during the evening confirms a suspicion.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Things are not shaping up exactly as you had planned, but if you watch a little longer, you’ll see they may turn out much better.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — While caring for someone in need today, you’ll have to step away on at least two occasions and tend to your own urgent business.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — You’re far too concerned with words like “should” and “shouldn’t” to make a real impact. Free yourself up and opportunities beckon.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — You know how to wake someone up and focus his or her attention on the issues at hand, so why not do so right away? Both will benefit.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Something is amiss at home, but you may not be sure just what it is.

Keep doing what you are doing, and certain signs will soon be clear to you.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — A meeting of the minds spawns a plan that can be put into motion almost immediately, but you must accept a certain responsibility.

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SUPER QUIZ

THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

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

Get the free JUST JUMBLE app • Follow us on Twitter @PlayJumble

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

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Female national leaders Level 1

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Name the country led by the given woman. (e.g., Margaret Thatcher: prime minister 1979-1990. Answer: U.K.) Freshman level 1. Golda Meir: prime minister 1969-1974 2. Isabel Peron: president 1974-1976 3. Indira Gandhi: prime minister 1980-1984 Graduate level 4. Corazon Aquino: president 1986-1992 5. Benazir Bhutto: prime minister 1988-1990 and 1993-1996 6. Angela Merkel: chancellor 2005-present PH.D. level 7. Yulia Tymoshenko: prime minister 2007-2010 8. Julia Gillard: prime minister 2010-2013 9. Dilma Rousseff: president 2011-2016

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

Print your answer here: Yesterday’s

(Answers tomorrow) Jumbles: LIMBO OFTEN IODINE TROPHY Answer: While strolling with a friend, Robert Frost recited his new composition. It was — POETRY IN MOTION

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Solution to Thursday’s puzzle

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

For strategies on how to solve Sudoku, visit

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sudoku.org.uk © 2019 The Mepham Group. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency. All rights reserved.

SUPER QUIZ ANSWERS 1. Israel. 2. Argentina. 3. India. 4. Philippines. 5. Pakistan. 6. Germany. 7.

Ukraine. 8. Australia. 9. Brazil.

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

Mutts

Dilbert

Pickles For Better or For Worse

Get Fuzzy

Hi & Lois

Crossword Puzzle Mother Goose & Grimm ACROSS 1 __ down; make a note of 4 Syrup flavor 9 Failure 13 Asian desert 14 Reserved 15 __ up; form a row 16 Ready, willing and __ 17 Disgust; aversion 19 Fraternity letter 20 Gave a job to 21 External 22 Magnificent 24 Took first place 25 Biblical book 27 Samples 30 “__ of Old Smokey” 31 Report card mark 33 Big kahuna, for short 35 Cool one’s heels 36 Hollandaise, for one 37 __ at; taunt 38 Give it __; make an attempt 39 __ mignon 40 Game of chance 41 “You __, you lose” 43 Exhaled audibly 44 Deli purchase 45 Buoyant wood 46 Means of communication 49 Follow stealthily 51 Eggy drink 54 Spreadable sausage 56 “__ in the Life”; Beatles song 57 Go __; review 58 Shed crocodile tears 59 Bit of bacteria 60 Declare untrue 61 Famous; eminent 62 Sullivan & others DOWN 1 Steve of Apple Inc. 2 Duty 3 Man’s accessory 4 Singer Carey 5 On the ball

Bound & Gagged

Created by Jacqueline E. Mathews

6 Leo XIII or Pius X 7 Deafening 8 File drawer, perhaps 9 Display pompously 10 Dryer residue 11 All at __; suddenly 12 Look through a keyhole 13 Opening 18 Lasso loop 20 Stack 23 Hilarious person 24 Get one’s feet wet 25 Neighbor of Nebraska 26 Pantyhose dings 27 Diplomacy 28 Fair; impartial 29 Military attack 31 Storm wind 32 Regret 34 Nudge 36 Clothing label info 37 Irish dances 39 Entrance hall 40 Cheat out of

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Thursday’s Puzzle Solved

Non Sequitur

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42 Cantankerous 43 Like canned peanuts, usually 45 Keep a cooking turkey moist 46 Trudge 47 Bee colony 48 Hotpoint appliance

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49 Japanese wrestling form 50 Horse’s canter 52 Rowers’ items 53 School building 55 Actress Ming-Na __ 56 Grow old

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