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CATSKILL — An impasse over a new contract for Greene County highway employees continues to rage even though the county and the local reached a tentative agreement to renew their contract after a battle that has lasted for more than four years.

The county’s contract with the American Federation of State, County and Municipality Employees expired Dec. 31, 2014. For years, negotiations between the two parties have stalled because the union rejects high deductibles in their insurance plan, Highway Local President Donald Maben said

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It says in our contract for insurance, they have to provide us something equal to or subsistently better than what we have.

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— Donald Maben, Highway Local President

Thursday.

The Taylor Law prevents the union’s contract from being changed without the approval of both parties, so the old contract remains in effect.

“It says in our contract for insurance, they have to provide us something equal to or subsistently better

than what we have,” Maben said.

The coverage with Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield is not changing, Greene County Administrator Shaun Groden said Thursday.

“The plan itself is not changing,” Groden said. “The change is the introduction of deductibles.”

For example, a single person on the new payment method would pay out of pocket for the first $400 and then pay 20% until they reach $1,000, Groden said.

A plan for two or more, which most employees would need, means paying out of pocket until they reach $2,000, Maben said.

The existing system docks 10, 15 or 20% from an employee’s paycheck depending on which plan they choose, Groden said.

“What they save in premium costs nearly pays for the new deductible,” he said. “They can keep that money in See LOCAL A2

REPUBLICANS OPPOSE PAROLE FOR ELDER INMATES

Maple Hill overcame a 2-1 deficit with five runs in the fifth inning and went on to defeat Catskill, 8-2.

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Lawmakers in the state Assembly and Senate are considering legislation that would make parole possible for inmates age 55 and older who have served at least 15 years of their sentence, but Republicans are having none of it.

The law would not grant the im-

mediate release of the inmates, but would provide for a hearing and leave the final decision to the parole board.

“If the board determines that there is a reasonable probability that, if such person is released, he or she will live and remain at liberty without violating the law and that his or her release is not incompati-

ble with the welfare of society, then the board shall release the person to community supervision even if the person has not served the minimum sentence imposed by the judge,” according to the text of the Assembly bill.

John Woodbury, who was visiting Hudson from Tennessee, said he supports the death penalty and

opposes early release for older prisoners.

“Hardcore criminals should get the death penalty. What good are they to society? Are you going to let them out so they can kill again?”

Woodbury said.

Assemblyman Chris Tague, See INMATES A2

The entrance into the Coxsackie Correctional Facility off Route 9W. A bill is being considered that would give older prisoners a chance at parole, even if they have not yet served their minimum sentence. Contributed photo

Planners table vote on wedding venue permit

By Sarah Trafton Columbia-Greene Media

CATSKILL — Town planners tabled a vote Tuesday to modify a special-use permit for a local wedding venue because the applicant did not give them sufficient information.

The Kaaterskill, an inn located on High Falls Road, was in need of a special-use permit because the business had been hosting weddings illegally without a permit for some time, planners said.

Online reviews for the venue date back to 2010, according to theknot.com.

Owner Belkis Hirsch approached the planning board to start the process in July

when she learned of the issue while working with surveyor Charles Holtz to acquire a liquor license, she said.

The permit was issued in February with a set of conditions, including one that required all music and amplified sound cease at 9 p.m.

Hirsch requested the permit be modified to allow her weddings booked for 2019 to have music until 10 p.m. She said three of her 10 weddings for the year canceled due to the change.

“It’s putting my business in jeopardy,” Hirsch said last month.

Planners requested Hirsch provide them with the dates FILE PHOTO

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Catskill town planners put a vote on the Kaaterskill’s special use permit on hold Tuesday.

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R-102, opposes the legislation.

“Here comes another bill down the pipeline highlighting the Assembly Democrats’ procriminal agenda. Fast-tracking parole to aged inmates over 55 opens the door to all manner of criminals to be released back onto our streets,” Tague said.

“While it doesn’t order their release, it’s a foot in the door for those who commit some of the most heinous crimes to be let loose, even if they haven’t served their minimum sentence. It’s frankly unbelievable.”

The legislation was introduced by state Sen. Brad Hoylman, D-Manhattan, a week before parole was granted to Judith Clark, 69, who served 37 years on a conviction for her involvement as the getaway driver in a deadly armored truck robbery in Rockland County in 1981. Two police officers and a security guard were killed.

Clark was sentenced to 75 years and was paroled April 17.

Hoylman and New York City inmate advocate Jose Saldana said the number of older inmates in state prisons has grown

Maben doesn’t see it that way.

“The other five folded to the county’s demands to pay the high deductibles, which is like not even having insurance,” he said.

The other five unions are comprised of about 500 employees including sheriff’s deputies and corrections officers represented by Council 82, solid waste employees by the Teamsters, nurses in United Public Service Employees Union and probation officers and dispatchers by Civil Service Employees Association 7002 and social services by CSEA 7000.

Groden estimated the unions began making the switch in 2012 or 2013, he said.

When asked what savings the new payment method offers to the county, Groden said health care costs are still increasing.

“It is more of cost avoidance than a cost decrease,”

Groden said.

Maben accused Groden of having a personal agenda at work.

“The county hired a man, a union breaker, and his name is Shaun Groden,” Maben said. “They want to break this union just like they broke the other ones.”

Groden, completing his ninth year as county administrator, denied being antiunion.

“I’m responsible for putting a budget together,” Groden said. “I try to treat all employees fairly and equally.

Some group doesn’t negotiate a better health plan than everybody else.”

Groden said is accustomed to taking the heat for his decisions.

“I always say I’m the most hated guy in county government,” he said. “I have to be the person that says no. But I don’t take it personally.”

dramatically.

The number of inmates aged 50 or older rose by 46 percent, to more than 10,000, according to a 2017 report by state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli on New York’s prison population, but the state’s overall prison population fell by 30 percent.

The cost of incarcerating a growing number of older individuals is rising, according to the report.

Various studies have concluded that costs associated with older inmates are higher due in large part to an increased need for medical care. Overall health care costs for inmates in New York prisons have increased in recent years, reaching nearly $381 million in fiscal year 2015-16.

Jose Saldana is the director of the advocacy group Release Aging People in Prison, based in New York City. Saldana served much of his adult life in prison and said inmates should be judged based on who they are now, not when they were convicted.

“We have to value their worth for who they are today. This provides an opportunity for people who have been given long sentences to have the chance to appear before a parole board to determine if they are fit to return

to society, and will be based on who they are today, not who they were maybe three or four decades ago,” Saldana said. “It’s not automatic — it’s just an opportunity.”

Dave George, associate director of the advocacy group, said the bill offers hope to inmates who have been incarcerated for many years.

“We support the parole bill because we believe in and value redemption, and think it offers hope to people who have been sentenced to die in prison and who have sentences that otherwise don’t allow them a meaningful opportunity for release,” George said. “We think people in prison, and especially those who have served a long time, should have a meaningful opportunity for release based on who they are today, realizing that people grow and change in prison.”

Sherman Lane, of Catskill, said the issue should be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

“If you kill someone, you shouldn’t be let out,” Lane said.

“For minor crimes it could be okay, but not for serious crimes.

Every case is different.”

State Sen. Daphne Jordan, R-43, strongly opposes the bill and wants to see justice for victims of crimes.

“The Senate Majority is determined to give more criminals get-out-of-jail-free cards. Is public safety even a consideration anymore?” Jordan said.

“This ridiculous, criminal-coddling legislation is more political pandering and, even worse, poses a threat to public safety. I do not support this bill. Crime victims deserve justice and that means convicted criminals actually serving their sentences.”

The bill comes immediately after Clark’s release, state Sen. George Amedore Jr., R-46, said, and he called the legislation “ridiculous.”

“Right on the heels of the parole board releasing a cop killer, here comes another bill that does nothing to help keep New Yorkers safe,” Amedore said.

“The idea that an inmate’s age should have anything to do with their parole eligibility is ridiculous — judges set a sentence to fit the crime, and criminals should serve that minimum sentence before being considered for parole.”

Assemblywoman Didi Barrett, D-106, could not be reached for comment Thursday. Assemblyman Jake Ashby, R-107, was not available to comment.

have had very loud music until well after 11 p.m.,” according to the letter. “Please adhere to the 9 p.m. cut off.

Residents are entitled to peace and quiet enjoyment of their property.”

The Lindleys seconded the board’s request for Hirsch to present the contracts and did not believe Hirsch would resume the 9 p.m. deadline after the 2019 weddings.

Residents Harry Greenberger and Elliot Gerber, of Catskill, addressed the board in an email on April 17.

“We and many of our neighbors are concerned that the peace and tranquility of our neighborhood will be impacted adversely by allowing loud music after 9 p.m.,” according to the letter. “Over the past several years, there have been many late evenings when amplified music has prevented us from opening our windows or comfortably using our outdoor space. The families on High Falls Road and High Falls Road Extension deserve the support of local lawmakers to protect the quality of our residential life.

We respectfully request the special-use permit for the Kaaterskill to extend amplified music until 10 p.m. to be denied.”

Hirsch did not attend the

meeting Tuesday, Izzo said.

Hirsch contacted Catskill Town Supervisor Doreen Davis about the issue April 3.

“It’s important to enforce the law but also it’s important that the towns appreciate and help their own businesses in order to have a vibrant, successful community which can help bring down and alleviate the poverty rate that still is very high,” Hirsch wrote.

Hirsch urged the town to speed up the process because her weddings start May 4, she said.

“We need a good word from you on behalf of The Kaaterskill so the town and the planning board are flexible, reasonable and help our business to comply ASAP,” according to the letter.

Because the weddings are capped at 125 attendants, Hirsch lost out on 375 patrons.

“Three weddings lost translates into 375 people that won’t come to the area

nor stay [at] hotels or eat in local restaurants,” Hirsch wrote. “Local wedding planners, caterers, florists, light designers, waiters, bands, djs, etc. will lose their income and contracts.”

The board closed the hearing and no decisions will be made until they receive a response from Hirsch, Izzo said.

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their pockets until they have a medical need.”

Maben said the cost is unaffordable.

“We haven’t had a raise in over a decade,” he said, adding the base salary for highway workers is $34,000.

Maben suggested the county issue credit cards for the deductibles.

“If you don’t use it, it just goes back into the budget,” he said. “We offered many creative alternatives and were turned down.”

The county is unable to move on salaries until the contract is renewed, Groden said.

The recent offer included a raise of 40 cents for the next four years, Maben said, adding that the membership will find the amount laughable.

“They are offering us crumbs

instead of a full meal,” he said. “You could make twice as much in the private sector.”

A tentative settlement was reached last week but both the union membership and the county legislature must ratify the agreement before the contract can be signed, Groden said.

Maben thinks the county can afford to raise highway employee salaries.

“There are 44 of us,” he said. “Our budget is $4 million out of $119 million. To raise our salaries by a couple of dollars, it would raise the budget by less than a quarter million.”

Looking at what the county has left over year to year, Maben thinks there is room to improve salaries.

The general fund’s yearend balance was around $10 million, Groden said.

AFSCME is the last of the county’s six unions to switch the payment plan.

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the contracts were signed at the March meeting, Planning Board Chairman Joseph Izzo said.

Hirsch had been allowed to finish her 2018 season but planners asked her not to book any future weddings until she obtained the proper permit.

“We need to know if she booked them before she came to us for the specialuse permit,” Izzo said. “If it was before, we are for keeping the time limit at 10 p.m. for 2019.”

If Hirsch entered into the contracts after beginning the review process with the board, it will likely impact their decision, Izzo said.

The board held a public hearing for the modification Tuesday.

“No residents came to speak but we did receive two letters from residents wanting us to keep it at 9 p.m.,” Izzo said.

Thomas and Adeline Lindley, of Catskill, addressed the board in an email dated April 17.

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CALENDAR Monday, April 29 n Catskill Town Planning Board special meeting 5 p.m. at Town Hall, 439 Main St., Catskill

Tuesday, April 30 n Coxsackie-Athens Central School District BOE QIII run-off election 6 p.m.

District Office Conference Room, 24 Sunset Blvd., Coxsackie n Greenville Central School District QIII run-off election 5 p.m. District Office, 4982 Route 81, Greenville

Thursday, May 2 n Cairo Town Planning Board 7 p.m. at

the Town Hall, 512 Main St., Cairo

Monday, May 6 n Athens Town Board 6:45 p.m. at the Town Hall, 2 First St., Athens n Cairo Town Board 7 p.m. at the Town Hall, 512 Main St., Cairo

Tuesday, May 7 n Coxsackie-Athens Central School District BOE budget hearing 6:30 p.m.; voter registration 5:30 p.m. Coxsackie Elementary, 24 Sunset Blvd., Coxsackie n Greenville Central School District annual budget hearing 7 p.m. MS/HS Auditorium, 4982 Route 81, Greenville

Wednesday, May 8 n Catskill Central School District BOE

public hearing on budget 6 p.m. in the CHS Library, 341 West Main St., Catskill

Thursday, May 9 n Coxsackie-Athens Central School

District BOE budget hearing 6:30 p.m.; voter registration 5:30 p.m. E.J. Arthur Elementary, 51 Third St., Athens n Coxsackie Village Workshop meeting 6 p.m. at Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie

Monday, May 13 n Catskill Village Planning Board 7 p.m. at the Catskill Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill n Coxsackie Village Board 7 p.m. at Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie n Greenville Central School District BOE business 6:30 p.m. MS/HS Library, 4982 Route 81, Greenville

Tuesday, May 14 n Coxsackie Village Historic Preservation Committee 6 p.m. Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie

Thursday, May 16 n Coxsackie-Athens BOE 6:30 p.m.

High School Library, 24 Sunset Blvd., Coxsackie n Coxsackie Village Planning Board 7 p.m. at Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie n Windham-Ashland-Jewett CSD Board of Education 7 p.m. in the School Library, 5411 Route 23, Windham

Monday, May 20 n Athens Town Board 6:45 p.m. at the

Town Hall, 2 First St., Athens

Tuesday, May 21 n Catskill Central School District BOE

board member and budget/proposition vote 1-9 p.m. in the CHS Gymnasium, 341 West Main St., Catskill n Coxsackie-Athens Central School District BOE annual budget vote 1-9 p.m. at Coxsackie Elementary and E.J. Arthur Elementary schools

NYSERDA and NYSDOT announce funds for innovative solutions to improve the transportation system ALBANY - The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) announced $3 million in available funding for innovative proposals to improve the efficiency of New York’s transportation system while reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. The announcement supports Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s nation-leading Green New Deal and supports the State’s goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions 40 percent by 2030.

Alicia Barton, President and CEO, NYSERDA said, “Reducing carbon emissions from transportation plays an important role in addressing climate change. Governor Cuomo’s leadership in advancing innovative transportation solutions will help transform our communities and provide all New Yorkers with cleaner and safer transportation options.”

NYSERDA and NYSDOT will award the funding as part of a two-step competitive process.

Applicants must first submit concept papers that illustrate proposals with broad application or impact across New York State, demonstrate new technologies, increase access to alternative modes of transportation, or make roads safer.

Concept papers will be accepted through October 30, 2019 and must center on innovative strategies in one of the following areas: Efficient mobility solutions: Projects to reduce transportation congestion and shift travel demand to more energy-efficient modes, such as public transportation, greater bicycle availability, and overall improvements in mobility for people and commercial goods.

Efficient infrastructure, operations, and systems planning: Projects to increase transportation efficiency by optimizing operations, expanding transportation options, or

employing technology-driven program in Ithaca and impleapproaches that can improve menting plans to double the and be integrated into larger percentage of bike use in and infrastructure improvement around the city. initiatives.

Funding planning studNYSERDA and NYSDOT will ies for placing electric vehicle undertake a competitive pro- charging stations in five upcess to identify applicants with state areas along the I-90 corthe best concept papers who ridor. will then be invited to submit In addition to these projects, proposals. Proposals will then New York State has launched be reviewed and selected to numerous initiatives as part of be awarded funding. For more its overall clean transportation information, please visit NY- strategy to reduce greenhouse SERDA’s website. gas emissions and support The transportation sector is the Governor’s nation-leadone of the largest producers of ing clean energy and climate energy related greenhouse gas agenda. These initiatives are emissions in New York State. increasing the number of elecNYSERDA and NYSDOT have tric vehicles and charging stacollaborated on numerous tions in New York on a path projects that support new, in- to achieve Governor Cuomo’s novative technologies and lo- Charge NY goal of 10,000 eleccal initiatives to reduce green- tric vehicle charging stations house gas emissions. These by the end of 2021. In fact New projects include: Yorkers bought more electric Supporting a tri-city com- vehicles in one year than ever muter challenge in Westches- before - more than 16,000 ter county that resulted in electric vehicles were sold in employees in New Rochelle, 2018, about 60 percent more White Plains and Yonkers in- than in 2017. Major transporcreasing their use of public tation initiatives include: transportation and reducing The New York Power Augreenhouse gas emissions. thority’s commitment of up to Providing food truck ven- $250 million through 2025 for dors at two popular Montauk, EVolve NY, an initiative that Long Island beaches with partners with the private secpower directly from the elec- tor and other key stakeholdtric grid using newly installed ers to address market gaps in power pedestals instead of charging infrastructure to acportable diesel or gasoline- celerate EV adoption and depowered generators. ployment of fast chargers in Funding a study to support high-traffic corridors across installing new LED street lights the state. at Central Avenue in Colonie NYSERDA’s Drive Clean (Albany County) to enhance vis0ibility and safety, as well as reduce energy costs. Installations were completed in $6.50 Members & Children February. $7.50 Non Members Funding the Olli Bus, a Matinee Admission, All Seats $6.50 self-driving electric shuttle 48 MAIN ST. CHATHAM NY 12037 that is being tested at the UniNow Showing versity at Buffalo with a goal of replacing a gas-emitting student shuttle in the future.

Funding a community(PG-13) based study to solve parking Starring: problems in the Fruit Belt Brie Larson & Scarlett Johansson Running Time: 181 minutes neighborhood of Buffalo, Showtimes: week of which helped inform the subFriday 4/26 through Thursday 5/2 sequent residents’ parking Fri & Sat 12:00pm, 3:30pm & 7:00pm Sunday 2:30pm(SFS) & 7:00pm permit program.

Monday 7:00pm(CC) Launching a bike share Tuesday through Thursday 7:00pm

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Rebate, a $70 million rebate and outreach initiative that has already provided more than 14,000 rebates to New York residents of up to $2,000 for the lease or purchase of a new electric car.

NYSERDA’s $5 million Charge Ready NY initiative, which provides $4,000 per vehicle charging port for public or private employers, building owners, municipalities and non-profit organizations to install Level 2 charging stations, for a total of 1,250 new charging ports.

The Department of Environmental Conservation’s availability of $300,000 for rebates to municipalities for the purchase or lease of electric vehicles.

NYPA’s initiative with the Thruway Authority to install

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Repairing Notre Dame is important. So is protecting clergy abuse victims Josh Shapiro The Washington Post

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Looking into the ashes Situated along the Hudson River, Greene and Columbia counties know what pollution can do to the environment, and both have known their share.

They have dealt with proposals for nuclear plants in the 1960s, landfills and waste incinerators in the 1970s and 1980s and, more recently, PCB contamination and cement plants.

Often, the problem is the corporate mentality that equates rural with ignorant.

If we want to burn trash or dump construction debris somewhere, these companies ask, why not a place that’s poor and where jobs are scarce? In other words, a community that doesn’t know any better.

Wheelabrator Technologies, a waste-to-energy company, is interested in leasing 158 acres on Route 9W in Smith’s Landing, including

a former quarry owned by Peckham Materials Inc. for hauling ash from its incinerators in Peekskill, Hudson Falls and Poughkeepsie to Catskill, where the metals would be separated from the ash and the ash buried in a landfill. The application, submitted in 2017, is under review by the state Department of Environmental Conservation.

Residents, as you might imagine, are not pleased.

Ash, metals and landfills make people feel nervous.

They are brutal on property values, they could make people sick and they could leak into the Hudson River no matter how tightly Wheelabrator seals the landfill.

Wheelabrator’s proposal could not have come at a worse time. Catskill is turning an economic corner, which includes Greene County having one of the

lowest unemployment rates in the state, and doesn’t need a cloud of ashes hanging overhead. In addition, nearby river towns, including the city of Hudson, Greenport and Germantown would feel the adverse effects of Wheelabrator’s proposal. And the Hudson is not completely devoid of contaminants, so the river certainly can do without the threat of added pollution from a new source.

The good news is that the citizenry of Catskill is standing up to be counted against a potential ecological nightmare. We’re not accusing Wheelabrator of taking advantage of the community’s rural character. After all, we already know what pollution can do to our environment. And knowledge is power.

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Health officials must learn from mistakes before Ebola jumps fence again The Washington Post

When the Ebola virus appeared in Congo last year, the 10th outbreak in four decades, there was some hope of progress against what very often produces a trail of death. The hope was that a new vaccine developed by Merck after the epidemic in 2014-2016 would be effective and contain the outbreak, if enough people could be inoculated. Many months later, the news about the Merck vaccine VSV-EBOV in a clinical trial is promising indeed: It has shown to have an almost 98% efficacy.

But lately, worrisome developments have overtaken the good news. Ebola infections are rising. The reasons offer a window on the dangers when war and insecurity mix with disease. Human fears and ignorance aggravated by military coercion and violence create formidable medical and biological challenges. This same lethal nexus is showing itself in the cholera epidemic in war-ravaged Yemen, and in the attacks on anti-polio campaigners in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Global

public-health authorities need to figure out not only how to save lives with medical treatment but also how to do so in war zones, as is sometimes accomplished, albeit with difficulty, in humanitarian relief.

In the case of Ebola, the primary health care tactic is to contain the virus inside a ring, interrupting transmission, a process that requires several steps: surveillance, case investigation, contact tracing and vaccination. In the 2015 West Africa outbreak, which killed more than 11,000 people, that proved extremely difficult. The success of the new vaccine, with more than 100,000 inoculated so far, has given health care workers and others an important tool to interrupt transmission in the provinces of North Kivu and Ituri. So far, Ebola is largely confined to that one area of Congo and has not spread as widely as the West Africa epidemic.

As of April Monday, there were 1,353 confirmed and probable cases, with 880 deaths.

Yet, lately, case counts have risen to double digits

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The State Department has ruled the area off limits for security reasons, so the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is not on the ground, but many public-health and medical responders from Congo and elsewhere, including nongovernmental organizations and the World Health Organization, are bravely at the front lines and struggling. A WHO epidemiologist was killed in an attack April 19. The WHO response has been far better than its disastrous performance in 2014 but is still $104 million short of what’s needed to fight the outbreak. Everyone needs to wake up to the urgent needs and longterm lessons, before Ebola again jumps the fence.

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The images were heartrending. Flames roaring through Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, its Gothic spire collapsing into the inferno. A gash into the heart of Catholicism, one observer wrote.

As breathtaking as the fire was the response, from Catholics in France, Rome and around the world, united by their resolve to take swift action. French business leaders pledged hundreds of millions of dollars for repairs. President Emmanuel Macron vowed that Notre Dame will be rebuilt within five years. Other countries promised financial aid. Pope Francis himself reached out to Macron to express his “solidarity with the French people.”

The rapid response is appropriate and affirming, as the followers and leaders of one of the world’s great religions come together, united by their humanity to save a monumental symbol of their faith.

But where is the unity and common purpose to protect the human embodiment of that great faith? Where is the sense of urgency and acceptance of responsibility to support the victims and survivors of sexual abuse at the hands of Catholic clergy?

In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, where I am attorney general, a statewide grand jury working with my office led the way last year when it published a groundbreaking report that identified 301 predator priests, more than a thousand victims of sexual abuse and an institutional coverup that stretched all the way to the Vatican.

And yet, after the grand jury released its report, along with a set of recommendations to protect victims and ensure this kind of abuse and coverup never happens again, the response from the

church and its leaders was far less affirming and swift than the response to the Notre Dame fire.

Church leaders — including bishops in the Pennsylvania dioceses where the abuse happened — said most of the abuse occurred in the past. Yet some of the church officials who covered up the abuse are still in leadership positions, and law enforcement authorities at many levels, in many jurisdictions, are investigating new claims of abuse.

Further, it must be said that child abuse is child abuse — whether it happened 20 years ago or today.

The same church officials who claim to have turned a page, treating the grand jury report as a historical document, are now actively blocking the crucial legislative reforms recommended by the grand jurors.

The reforms would, in part, extend both the criminal and civil statute of limitations for sexual abuse claims. Significantly, the reform would also open a civil window to allow victims to sue their abusers and the institutions that covered it up.

While the supporters of rebuilding Notre Dame pledged $900 million within days, the most significant spending in Pennsylvania has been the millions of dollars spent by the church’s lobbying arms and the insurance industry to block the reforms from becoming law.

The church’s reluctance to unite behind the victims of clergy abuse is not specific to Pennsylvania, and sadly, it is not new.

For decades, the victims and survivors of sexual abuse at the hands of priests and clergy throughout the country and around the world have faced denials, stonewalling and evasions as they sought justice. In the Vatican a couple of months ago, a papal summit to address the worldwide crisis

of clergy sexual abuse produced little if anything in the way of concrete reforms.

Despite the church’s inaction, a reckoning is happening. Since Pennsylvania’s grand jury report was released, at least 16 states have opened similar investigations of clergy abuse. More than 1,000 predator priests have been identified in various states, and more than 1,700 people have called a clergy abuse hotline in my state.

As a prosecutor who investigated child abuse in Pennsylvania and who has seen abuse and coverup in other institutions — colleges, prisons, government — I would recommend the Catholic Church take five actions now to protect children.

• Listen to victims and survivors.

• Follow the patterns.

Predator priests and enabling bishops employed the same methods in every part of Pennsylvania.

• Turn over the secret archives. If the church is ready for full transparency, officials should immediately give any records regarding abuse and coverup to law enforcement authorities.

• Talk to law enforcement.

As the church decides how to proceed, involve law enforcement in those conversations. We know how to respond to child abuse.

• Institute a zero-tolerance policy. Any clergy member who abuses a child or covers it up must be removed immediately.

Repairing a religious and cultural symbol such as Notre Dame Cathedral is important. But protecting the many victims and survivors of clergy abuse is, if anything, even more important.

All over the country and all over the world, they wait and hope for a similarly urgent response.

Shapiro is the attorney general of Pennsylvania.

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Allowing refugees ‘was the downfall of Germany,’ Lara Trump says Felicia Sonmez The Washington Post

Lara Trump, President Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law and a senior adviser to his reelection campaign, said Thursday that German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s decision to admit refugees was “one of the worst things that ever happened to Germany.”

In an appearance on Fox Business Network on Thursday morning, Lara Trump was asked by host Stuart Varney about the wave of migrants who have made their way to Germany in recent years. In 2015, the German chancellor welcomed more than 1 million migrants to the country, many of them fleeing war and poverty.

“Angela Merkel let them in.

Open borders. Let them in. Catastrophic,” Varney said.

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“was the downfall of Germany.”

“It was one of the worst things that ever happened to Germany,” she said. “This president knows that. He’s trying to prevent that from happening here.”

The president has argued that the influx of migrants into Europe has thrown the continent into chaos - despite evidence to the contrary.

“For those who want and advocate for illegal immigration, just take a good look at what has happened to Europe over the last 5 years!” he tweeted last year. “A total mess! They only wish they had that decision to make over again.”

In another tweet last year, he argued that it was a “big mistake” for Germany and other European countries to have let in people who “have so strongly and violently changed their culture!”

Biden faces high expectations and risks entering 2020 campaign Sahil Kapur Bloomberg

Joe Biden will have to quickly establish that he can sustain his position at the top of the Democratic presidential field in a political environment that’s changed dramatically since he was last on a ballot.

The former vice president pitched himself in a video Thursday as a leader who would restore the values of the country. He will also have to reconcile some of the contradictions his candidacy represents as he begins campaigning next week in the states that hold the first series of caucuses and primaries.

Currently 76, Biden would be the oldest president ever elected, but he’s running in a party with a voting base that’s becoming younger, less white and more female. He’s a moderate institutionalist in a party tilting leftward and embracing populists who want to upend the system. He has faced allegations of inappropriate contact with women while courting support from the party aligned with the #MeToo movement.

He would be the 45th consecutive male elected as president and the 44th white man in a racially and ethnically diverse Democratic primary field that includes a record number of women.

And yet Biden is the man to beat, boosted by universal name recognition, a reputation in the party as a steady hand, and a nostalgia among many Democrats for the Barack Obama presidency he served in. The packed 2020 field may be an asset to him, starving some of his rivals of the attention they need to rise above the clutter.

“He’ll be very formidable.

He and Bernie Sanders are going to be the front-runners in this race,” said Tad Devine, a veteran Democratic strategist who advised the primary campaigns of Sanders in 2016, John Kerry in 2004 and Al Gore in 2000. “He’s satisfied people on the most important standard they’re going to look to whether or not he can defeat Trump.”

“He’s also going to have to deal with things like the Iraq war vote; or abortion, where he’s been on both sides of that issue in the past; and race, where he has to deal with everything from busing to the crime bill,” Devine said.

Howard Dean, a former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, said Biden’s biggest challenge is age. The party, he said, is shifting to younger people, women and minorities, and they

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Former vice president Joe Biden speaks during the First State Democratic dinner in Dover, Del., on March 16, 2019.

helped Democrats win the House in the midterm elections.

“Joe’s challenge is to reach that new generation that got into politics and was largely responsible for the 40 seats we picked up in 2018,” Dean said on Bloomberg television.

That also may affect Sanders, Biden’s main competitor at this point. Sanders represents the progressive wing of the party that is active and vocal in the primary race, but he’s a year older than Biden, at 77.

While Biden has indicated he’ll lean heavily on his tie to Obama, the former president is holding off making any endorsements at this stage of the primary campaign.

Obama did offer praise for Biden through his spokeswoman Katie Hill, who said he “relied on the vice president’s knowledge, insight, and judgment throughout both campaigns and the entire presidency.” In a statement timed to Biden’s announcement, she said they “forged a special bond over the last 10 years and remain close today.”

Biden told reporters Thursday in Delaware that he asked Obama not to endorse him.

“Whoever wins this nomination should win it on their own merit,” Biden said in remarks broadcast on MSNBC. Devine said Biden has yet to show strength in smalldollar fundraising or an ability to adapt to “a different world than 2012” that’s much faster, where a single gaffe can land on millions of voters’ smartphones in an instant.

The long lead-up to an announcement, with the date shifting several times from what people close to Biden said they expected, also suggests a candidate who may have been conflicted about the race, something that is likely to reveal itself in a campaign.

Biden is one of the few Democratic candidates President Donald Trump has preemptively attacked with a belittling nickname on Twitter -- the others include Sanders

and Senator Elizabeth Warren. Trump took to Twitter Thursday morning to “welcome” Biden to the campaign.

But Biden’s candidacy has caused pangs of anxiety in the president’s orbit.

A Monmouth University national poll of Democratic voters released Tuesday found Biden leading the field with 27 percent support, ahead of Sanders’s 20 percent. Behind them with single digits, in a statistical tie for third place, were South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Sen. Kamala Harris of California, Warren of Massachusetts and former Texas congressman Beto O’Rourke.

Everybody else had 2 percent or less.

“He’s got a lot of very seasoned people around him.

The team understands not to believe the early polls and knows he’s got a hard fight ahead of him,” said Jennifer Palmieri, a former top aide in the Obama White House and Clinton 2016 campaign.

“Being a front-runner comes with a lot of scrutiny and high expectations that are hard to manage, and the Biden team is aware of all that.”

Ideologically, the Democratic field splits into three broad categories - establishment moderates like Biden, Sen. Amy Klobuchar and former Colorado governor John Hickenlooper; dyed-in-thewool progressives like Sanders and Warren; and figures hoping to straddle that divide like Harris, O’Rourke and Buttigieg.

His 36 years as a senator from Delaware, before eight years as Obama’s vice president, include a record he can brag about, such as his authorship of the 1994 Violence Against Women Act, which he calls his proudest accomplishment. He supported gun control laws like the assault weapons ban, which progressives are seeking to revive.

But there’s also a trove of material that makes him vulnerable to attack - like his handling of Anita Hill’s allegations against Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas,

President Donald Trump blames ‘terrible’ Democrats for blocking Hurricane Michael relief Greg Bluestein The New York Times News Service

ATLANTA — President Donald Trump said in an interview that Democrats were actively trying to “hold up” legislation to provide relief to Georgia farmers and other victims of Hurricane Michael six months after the storm slammed into the Southeast.

And the president expressed confidence that he and U.S. Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., a loyal Trump ally also up for a second term in 2020, would carry Georgia next year despite the GOP’s struggles in Atlanta’s suburbs.

“I think it’s in play only for us in the upcoming election, to be honest with you,” Trump said of Georgia, which he won by 5 percentage points in 2016.

“I know David Perdue is going to be running and I’m running, and we’re going to do very well,” he said during the interview Wednesday with Channel 2 Action News. “We have the best economy in the history of our country, so we should do well. And Georgia is doing really great.”

The president’s remarks, which

came while he was in Atlanta to speak at an opioid abuse summit, underscored how the debate over Hurricane Michael relief could stretch into the 2020 campaign.

The Republican accused Democrats who “feel they’re not going to win the farmers anyway” of trying to score more money for Puerto Rico.

“The Democrats don’t care about Georgia. They don’t care about Alabama,” he said. “They don’t care about numerous other states, South Carolina. They don’t care about numerous other states.”

Democrats have turned the blame on Trump, questioning why the White House is objecting to increased aid to Puerto Rico, the U.S. territory devastated by two hurricanes in 2017. Stacey Abrams, a potential presidential and Senate candidate, has criticized Perdue for siding with Trump’s “absurd vendetta.”

“Pitting Americans in Georgia against Americans in Puerto Rico is fundamentally wrong and wholly unnecessary,” she said. “Georgia families and farmers deserve better leadership, and they deserve real relief now.”

The passage of a roughly $14 billion package that Georgia lawmakers have proposed for victims of the October hurricane and other recent disasters has been sidelined by infighting in Washington, and Gov. Brian Kemp and other state leaders have lashed out at the stalemate.

At the root of the dispute is a combination of deep mistrust and an increasingly bitter fight over funding for Puerto Rico that has blocked a bipartisan deal. The finger-pointing has escalated in the months since the storm hammered southwest Georgia, becoming the most powerful hurricane to hit the state since 1898.

Caught in the middle of the fight are thousands of farmers who grew timber, pecans and other crops in southwest Georgia who suffered generational damage. Many warn they could be forced to sit out the growing season, sell off land or leave agriculture for good without help from Washington.

Kemp has said the failure of Congress to provide relief to Georgia shows “we have reached a low point as a nation,” but he’s been careful to sidestep criticism of Trump. The

governor said Wednesday that he privately pressed Trump again to push the measure.

“It continues to be beyond me, when we have over a dozen states affected by this storm, we cannot get this done,” Kemp said. “Our folks in South Georgia feel like we’ve forgotten them. I can assure them we have not.”

Other Republicans have been forceful in their criticism of the Trump administration. U.S. Rep. Austin Scott, who represents a stretch of South Georgia, said this month that his calls to White House staff have gone unheeded and “but for one tweet on April 1, it seems the president has moved on.”

In the interview, Trump expressed confidence that a compromise could be brokered.

“It’s a terrible thing that they’re doing,” he said of Democrats, “but we’re going to get it done, and a lot of that money goes to farmers, and that’s what we’re doing. David Perdue is working very hard and I’m working very hard, but they’re trying to hold us up.”

his 2002 vote for the Iraq war, his championing of the 1994 crime bill that exacerbated racial disparities in incarceration, and his 1999 vote to repeal the Glass-Steagall financial regulation law. (He has said in recent years the latter two were a mistake.) He has also faced criticism for his past skepticism of abortion rights and busing to racially integrate schools.

Sean McElwee, a left-wing organizer with the group Data For Progress, conducted a study testing the messages likely to hurt Biden’s support among Democrats and found a potential weakness in his vote for a 2005 bill, backed by banks and credit-card companies, that made it harder for cash-strapped Americans to declare bankruptcy.

“He’s more formidable than many on the left want to admit, but he is absolutely beatable,” McElwee said. “We have to focus on the right attacks: he’s benefited the rich at the expense of working class families.”

Some rival campaigns are preparing to make contrasts with Biden, particularly on his economic record. Devine said they must do so cautiously and substantively without appearing to go negative, arguing that frontal attacks will tarnish their own popularity with voters.

“If anybody goes after Biden overtly they’re going to sink themselves,” Devine said.

The former vice president has yet to stake out a position on issues pushed by various Democratic contenders that are capturing the passions of the party’s liberal base, such as Medicare for All and a Green New Deal. How he handles these questions will likely endear him to some Democratic votes and alienate others.

Bloomberg’s Margaret Talev and Jennifer Epstein contributed.

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Do I need to get a REAL ID when I renew my license?

If you need to renew your driver’s license, you may want to get a REAL ID. The REAL ID Act, passed by Congress in 2005, enacts the 9/11 Commission’s recommendation that the federal government set minimum security standards for state-issued driver’s licenses and identification cards.

Beginning Oct. 1, 2020, residents of every state and territory will need to present a REAL ID-compliant license/ identification card, or another

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BARTHOLOMEW acceptable form of identification (such as a passport), to

access federal facilities, enter nuclear power plants, and board commercial aircraft.

Although implementation has been slow, states have made progress in meeting the REAL ID Act’s recommendations. A majority of states and territories, along with the District of Columbia, have complied with all REAL ID requirements. The remaining noncompliant jurisdictions have been granted a temporary extension from the Department of Homeland Security.1

APRIL 30 COXSACKIE — John Hemmer & The Showgirls, a documentary film presentation, will be shown at 5:30 p.m. April 30 at the Heermance Memorial Library, 1 Ely St., Coxsackie. Singer John Hemmer reunites with his band of showgirls from the famed Lou Walters’ World Famous Latin Quarter nightclub in New York City, and in doing so, finds renewed purpose. The film will be followed by a Q & A session. Admission is free and all are welcome. Registration is required and can be made by calling 518-731-8084. Parking available in rear of building.

MAY 2 COXSACKIE — The Outlaws Youth Baseball team will host a Chicken Barbecue catered

by Frese’s Catering Service 3-7 p.m. May 2 at the Flach Reality Building, 370 Mansion St., West Coxsackie. Dinners include cole slaw, half a chicken, baked potato, corn, rolls, butter and cookies for dessert. Take out only. Tickets are $12.

MAY 3 VOORHEESVILLE — Sally Rogers & Claudia Schmidt perform at 7:30 p.m. May 3 at the Old Songs Community Arts Center, 37 South Main St., Voorheesville. Tickets are $25 for adults; $12 for youth ages 13–18; $5 for children 12 and younger and are available at oldsongs. org or by calling Old Songs at 518-765-2815.

MAY 4 SELKIRK — The Bethlehem Grange 137, 24 Bridge St., Selkirk, will serve a roast pork dinner 4-7 p.m. May 4. Dessert and beverage are included. Eat in or take out. There will also be a basket raffle, tickets are $2 each or 3 for $5. There will be a bake sale to benefit the Bethlehem Junior Grange 115.

CATSKILL — The Ladies

Auxiliary of the Catskill Fire Company will be hosting a Nickel Social May 4 at the firehouse, 1 Central Ave., Catskill.

Doors will open at noon and drawing start at 1 p.m. There will be refreshments and raffles.

candy for the kids. All donations will be used to help the family get back on their feet and pay for clothing and any other necessities they may need until they are able to get themselves back to a semblance of normalcy.

CATSKILL — Amy Hempel will read from her work Sing to It at 7 p.m. May 4 at Bill’s on 335 Main St., Catskill. This will be the first in a new series, Bank Holiday.

PURLING — The Cairo Rotary Club will hold an all you can eat breakfast buffet 8:30 a.m.-noon May 5 at The Bavarian Manor, 866 Mountain Ave., Purling. The menu includes eggs, pancakes, juice, fresh fruit, bacon, sausage, pastry and toast. Adults, $10; children, $5. To benefit the Greene County Youth Fair.

FREEHOLD — The Freehold Church, 3592 Route 67, Freehold, will hold an Antique show 10 a.m.-5 p.m. May 4. For $5 you can bring 1 or 2 items in to have them evaluated and appraised by experts from the Coxsackie Antique Center.

CAIRO — The Cairo-Durham Central School District the second class of Mustang Pride Hall of Fame inductees. Congratulations to the Cairo Rotary Club, Fran Cooke Monahan, Peter Maassmann, Beth Phillips and Bill Zwoboda. The second annual Mustang Pride Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be held at 5 p.m. May 4 at CairoDurham High School. The cost to attend the ceremony is $27, which includes appetizers and dinner. Checks can be sent to the Cairo-Durham Foundation, P.O. Box 598, Cairo, NY 12413 (Attn: Hall of Fame). RSVP to the school as soon as possible at 518-622-8543.

PORT EWEN — Hudson Valley English Country Dance will be held 7:30-10:30 p.m. May 4 at the Reformed Church of Port Ewen, 160 Salem Road, Port Ewen. All dances will be taught and called by Margaret Bary.

Wear comfortable shoes. The workshop at 7 p.m. is important for newcomers to better understand the vocabulary of English Country Dance. For information, call 845-679-8587.

MAY 5 FREEHOLD — A Spaghetti Dinner Benefit For Melissa Larsen and Children will be held 1-5 p.m. May 5 at the Freehold Fire Department Hall, Route 32, Freehold. The cost is $10. There will be DJed music, raffles, Chinese auction and free cotton

state residency (e.g., mortgage statement, utility bill), and Social Security number (e.g., Social Security card, paystub). In addition, if your current name doesn’t match the one on your proof of identity document, you must prove your legal name change (e.g., marriage certificate).

When states first implemented REAL ID recommendations, applicants were faced with delays and long wait times. However, many states have since streamlined

the process by allowing applicants to start the application process online. For more information on applying for a REAL ID, you can visit your state’s department of motor vehicles website or dhs.gov/ real-id.

Tim Bartholomew is an Investment Representative with Greene Investment Services located at the Bank of Greene County. Call 518-943-2600 ext. 2153 with your comments or questions.

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BRIEFS We want to hear from you. To send information to be included in Briefs, email to editorial@thedailymail.net; mail to The Daily Mail, Atten: Community News, One Hudson City Centre, Suite 202, Hudson, NY 12534; fax to 518-828-3870. We would like to receive items at least two weeks in advance.

To obtain a REAL ID, you must apply in person at your state’s department of motor vehicles (or other approved service center). Your picture will be taken and signature captured electronically. You must provide more documentation than you would normally need for a standard driver’s license or identification card. A REAL ID requires that you show (in original or certified form) proof of identity and lawful presence (e.g., U.S. passport, birth certificate),

ALBANY — The Capital Region Jewish Genealogical Society will meet 1-3 p.m. May 5 at the Jewish Federation of Northeastern New York, 184 Washington Ave., Albany. We will be showing “Using Freedom of Information Laws for Genealogical and Archival Research,” a video of a 2017 conference presentation by Brooke Schreier Ganz, founder of the group “Reclaim the Records.” After the presentation, Brooke will join us live via Skype to share the progress that Reclaim the Records has made in the past two years. In addition, Brooke will answer questions from our attendees.

CATSKILL — Temple Israel of Catskill will hold a pre-Mother’s Day plant and gift sale 10 a.m.-1 p.m. May 5 at Temple Israel, 220 Spring St., Catskill. In addition to green house annuals, herbs and some perennials, beautiful hanging baskets will be available for purchase. Prices are reasonable, however only cash or checks will be accepted. Beginning at 1 p.m., the Temple Israel of Catskill Annual Garden Tea will present a hands on demonstration of flower arranging featuring Dennis Anderson. Tea sandwiches, fruit and homemade goodies will be served. Pre-ordered tickets are $20 per person and includes the price of floral supplies. Reservations must be made before May 1. Group seating is available. For information, call 518-751-8986.

Make checks payable to Temple Israel of Catskill, 220 Spring St., Catskill, New York 12414.

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Join the Greene Land Trust for a good old fashioned work party 9 a.m.-1 p.m. May 4 at The Willows at Brandow Point, 480 Route 385, Athens. There are projects for all abilities and interests. This includes carpentry, painting, weeding and brush removal, and easier tasks like raking and stacking bricks. Gardening tools, hammers, work gloves and energy to help us make the Willows shine. Lunch will be served to all volunteers. For information or to volunteer, call 518-731-5544 or email info@greenelandtrust.org.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE MOCK INTERVIEWS AT C-GCC

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All semester long, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice Bill DeLuca’s criminal investigation students have been interviewing witnesses and collecting evidence as part of a “burglary” they have been assigned to investigate. Earlier this month, they interviewed the suspect in the hope of obtaining a confession. Students have been mentored by representatives of state and local law enforcement agencies throughout the semester; pictured here is Catskill Police Lieutenant Ronald Frascello, advising students as they interrogate their suspect, who is being portrayed by Catskill Police Detective Steven Deitz.

KeyBank announces new executive appointments CWC board approves TARRYTOWN — KeyBank announced the promotion of Hudson Valley/Metro New York executives Joseph F. Markey and David W. Lewing to new leadership roles. Markey has been promoted from Hudson Valley/Metro NY Market President to Regional Sales Executive for KeyBank’s East Region. Replacing him as Market President is former Middle Market Team Leader Lewing.

In his new role, Markey will lead Key’s commercial banking and community development activities for six of Key’s markets — Hudson Valley/Metro New York; Eastern Pennsylvania; Albany NY; Connecticut/Western Massachusetts; Maine/Boston; and Vermont. The market presidents and commercial teams in each market will report to him. Since joining Key in 2002, Markey has served in numerous

roles including eight years as a managing director in KeyBanc Capital Market’s corporate and investment banking business, two years as regional credit officer for the East Region and most recently market president and commercial banking sales leader in the Hudson Valley/Metro NY market. His previous experience included positions with Wachovia Securities, The Bank of New York and Daiwa Bank.

Markey holds a B.A. in economics and an M.B.A. from University of Connecticut. He also has an M.A. from St. Joseph’s Seminary, Institute of Religious Studies in Yonkers.

Lewing joined KeyBank in 2014 as an enterprise banker. He was promoted to middle market team leader in 2017. In his new role as market president, Lewing will continue to oversee the delivery of the bank’s commer-

cial banking and capital markets solutions to mid-sized companies in the Hudson Valley and metropolitan New York areas.

He is also accountable for driving collaboration and coordination of business and community activities across all the bank’s lines of businesses serving the Hudson Valley/Metro NY market, and will be the external face and voice of KeyBank in the community. Lewing has more than 30 years of financing experience in various industries.

Prior to Key, he spent 11 years at Wachovia Securities and Wells Fargo Bank in their corporate and investment banking, and commercial banking businesses, respectively. He also held various leadership positions with Toronto Dominion Securities and Chemical Bank. Lewing holds B.A and M.A. degrees from Johns Hopkins University.

loan, stormwater and flood mitigation projects MARGARETVILLE — The Catskill Watershed Corporation (CWC) Board of Directors on April 2 approved a loan to an Ulster County motel, authorized reimbursement of stormwater costs for a Neversink, Sullivan County business, and approved funds to relocate a utility panel above flood level in the Westkill Community Hall in the Town of Lexington, Greene County.

The $650,000 REDI Loan to Starlite Motel LLC will be used to renovate the Kerhonkson motel on Route 209, Town of Rochester.

Owner Alix Umen plans

to upgrade 18 motel units and an adjacent house to take advantage of a growing number of Ulster County/ Hudson Valley tourists.

Sea Mountain Ventures, builder of the new Neversink Dollar General store, was approved for $186,413 in reimbursement for design and implementation of stormwater controls for the store and parking lot on NYS Route 55.

Ben Dates will also be reimbursed an additional $44,350 for stormwater controls required for a subdivision in the Town of Kortright.

The Westkill Community

Hall will relocate an electrical panel from the basement to an upper floor using funds awarded through the Flood Hazard Mitigation Implementation Program. Two Prattsville property owners were also granted $5,000 each to fund floodproofing feasibility studies.

The CWC is a non-profit Local Development Corporation which runs several environmental, economic development and education programs in the New York City West-of-Hudson Watershed.

Visit www.cwconline.org, or call 845-586-1400.

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is coming to the Valatie Community Theatre, April 27 at 8 p.m.

VALATIE — Blues Legend Rory Block to open Valatie Community Theatre’s 2019 Season Award winning, internationally acclaimed, local legend and virtuoso blues artist Rory Block will perform in concert at the Valatie Community Theatre, 3031 Main Street, on Saturday, April 27, at 8 p.m.

Tickets are $25.

Block has been called “the top female interpreter and authority on country blues worldwide,” one of blues music’s “few living legends.” For decades, in concert and iconic CD’s, she has honored and helped preserve the legacy

of twentieth century country blues artists: Skip James, Robert Johnson, Mississippi John Hurt, Sun House, Bukka White, Reverend Gary Davis, Mississippi Fred McDowell, and, most recently, Bessie Smith.

Through the years, she has built a legacy of her own as singer and songwriter and masterful blues guitarist, reaffirming the blues as a deeply lived and deeply living tradition.

For more information about the theater and to purchase tickets online, visit valatiecommunitytheatre.org.

HUDSON HALL PRESENTS NORA BURNS DAVID’S FRIEND April 27, 2019 at 7 p.m.

Tickets: $15 Hudson Hall at the historic Hudson Opera House 327 Warren Street, Hudson, NY 12534 hudsonhall.org/ (518) 822-1438 24-Hour Drone Saturday, April 27, noon — Sunday, April 28, noon Escape the tight hands of time in a long-form, endurance homage to sound. An all-encompassing, immersive event, 24-HOUR DRONE features musicians and sound artists experimenting with sustained tones, creating a full twenty-four hours of unbroken sound.

Droners are free to come and go over the twenty-four hours, but those who make the commitment to this long-duration work will be rewarded with the intangible feeling of meditative contentment, pure bliss, and communal collaboration.

Sound as Experience. Sound as Installation. Sound without the tight hands of Time. To honor sound in a space that enhances it and places it in a long-form time schedule that allows it to expand. Explore. Experiment. Exchange.

Saturday, April 27, noon — Sunday, April 28, noon, https://basilicahudson.org/24-hour-drone/ Basilica Hudson, 110 S. Front Street, Hudson, 518-822-1050 www.basilicahudson.org

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The Fine Sale HUDSON — The Fine Sale, Saturday, April 27, 11 a.m.

Twice a year, Stair endeavors to bring together the finest group of paintings, furniture and objets d’art, culled over many months and offered in a two or three day sale. Our April Fine Sale continues the tradition. Highlights include the near final tranche of works from the Collection of William Kelly Simpson, an eminent Egyptologist and visionary collector, including European and English ceramics, fine art and a selection of Asian works of art. Many of the great works in Simpson’s collection were acquired by descent from the Estates of Abby Aldrich and John D. Rockefeller, Jr. The world of ceramics is represented in a selection of fine porcelain from the extensive collection of Melinda and Paul Sullivan, Hartford, CT.

The Sullivans lived at Eyrie Knoll, an imposing Georgianstyle home, and are world renowned collectors of Du

Paquier. Their book ‘Fired by Passion: Masterpieces of Du Paquier Porcelain from the Sullivan Collection’ is one of

the seminal works on the subject.

Furniture highlights include Property from the Repository of a Distinguished Businessman, a collection we will be offering over the next six months, which includes many fine examples of 18th century English furniture.

In the area of fine art, we will be offering European and American painting and works on paper from the 17th through 19th centuries, including a fine selection of equestrian paintings and distinguished portraits, including a rare Henry Ary view of the Catskills.

Saturday, April 27, 11 a.m., https://www.stairgalleries. com/stair-auctions/april-27fine-2/ Stair Galleries, 549 Warren Street, Hudson, 518-751-1000, www.stairgalleries.com

Sheep shearing weekend scheduled at Hancock Shaker Village HANCOCK, Mass. — Hancock Shaker Village’s Baby Animals Fest continues with Sheep Shearing Weekend on Saturday and Sunday, April 27-28 from 10 am-4 pm. The entire family will delight in watching sheep get their annual haircuts. Throughout the weekend, follow the wool from sheep to cloak with demos of sheep-shearing (led by champion shearer Fred DePaul), spinning, dying, and weaving. Visitors will see rarelydisplayed Shaker-made woolen items (including the famous Shaker cloak), meet regional fiber artisans, and get involved in hands-on activities, including making a wooly sheep in the Discovery Barn and learning

how to spin and weave.

Discover how a sheep’s fleece becomes a sweater — and meet the new spring babies, too! On Saturday, bring needles and yarn and join a Sit ’n’ Knit.

All activities are included with admission.

ABOUT HANCOCK SHAKER VILLAGE Hancock Shaker Village, a living history museum on 750 acres in the heart of the Berkshires, is located at 1843 West Housatonic Street, Pittsfield, MA. A National Historic Landmark, the property includes twenty historic Shaker buildings dating back to 1783, and the oldest working farm in the Berkshires with heritage breeds and

heirloom gardens. The museum is home to more than 22,000 artifacts including furniture, textiles, hymnals, and everyday goods, making it one of the premier Shaker collections in the world. Simply stated, Hancock Shaker Village exists to provide an historic context to the Shaker story, to preserve the site and all it contains for future generations, and to bring this narrative to life in compelling ways.

Shaker Mercantile offers a unique selection of goods made simple, beautiful and with purpose. Museum admission is not required. 413.443.0188 x246 / shop.hancockshakervillage. org. Seeds Market Cafe highlights the spirit and nature of the

Shaker’s authentic living heritage. Seasonal menu items offer Shaker-inspired, neighborhood-sourced lunch and snacks daily, as well as special event dinners. Museum admission is not required. 413.418.9100.

Hancock Shaker Village is open for the season April 13– November 11. Hours through June 30 are 10 am–4 pm (open until 5 pm on Thursdays through May 2) and 10 am–5 pm July 1–November 11. Admission is $20/adults ($18 for seniors, AAA members, MTA cardholders, and active and retired US military), $8 youth (ages 13-17), and FREE for children 12 and under, courtesy of Berkshire Bank.

Monthlies!!!!!!!!!!Peter Bonner, The Plains, New Paintings: John Davis Gallery

The fence in the Lady 72dpi oil on linen (31 x 23 inch) 2019

HUDSON — Peter Bonner The Plains, New Paintings On Saturday, April 27th, there will be an exhibition of paintings

by Peter Bonner. The work will be on display through May 19th with a reception for the artist on Saturday, April 27th from 6 until 8 p.m.

The Fence in the Lady, 2019, oil on linen, 31 x 23 inches “Over the past few years, I’ve been thinking about “The Plains”, by Gerald Murnane, and the psychological landscape that exists as an inseparable conflation of mind, place and the tensions that time creates.

These tensions evolve slowly, imperceptibly at times as they do in my paintings. In my paintings I watch as these tensions form, watching for the suggestive potentials of space, of narrative, of presence.

For me the process I employ to do this doesn’t beat about the bush, it’s

intentionally rough, primitive even, and direct. It reveals and exposes those things I notice, like light, and half-formed memories of places or tiny details of interactions I never knew I’d witnessed. I think about the edges and how they dictate this psychological landscape where land and mind are one, and how this comes into existence in a space that’s flat and deep at the same time, a sort of elliptical space, like the lens in one’s eye.”

Peter Bonner Gallery hours are Thursday through Monday, from 11:00 till 5:00 p.m. For further information about the gallery, the artists and upcoming exhibitions, visit www. johndavisgallery.com or contact John Davis directly at 518.828.5907 or via e-mail: art@ johndavisgallery.com.

La Fonda Saturday, April 27, 7:30 p.m.

HRC SHOWCASE THEATRE WILL PRESENT A STAGED READING OF LA FONDA, BY SUZANNE TRAUTH. La Fonda was developed at Luna Stage and received public staged readings at the Jersey City Theatre Center, presented by Writers Theatre of New Jersey; at the Bickford Theatre presented by Luna Stage; and at Nora’s Playhouse in New York City. La Fonda was named a semi-inalist in the Premiere Stages Play Festival.

Playwright Suzanne Trauth describes herself as a novelist, playwright, screenwriter, and noniction writer.

HRC Showcase Theatre’s Artistic Director, Barbara Waldinger, will direct a cast consisting of Lora Lee Ecobelli, Jack Garrity, Jerry Greene, Richard Herron, and Norah Hogan.

The narrator will be Mary Egan. $15, Saturday, April 27, 7:30 p.m., http://hrc-showcasetheatre.com/ First Reformed Church, 52 Green Street, Hudson Saturday Sampling Saturday, April 27, 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 27th–Hudson’s own Fonte Puro Sunlower Oils.

Saturday, April 27 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm https://www.facebook.com/ events/2269765456624067/ Love Apple Farm, 1421 State Route 9H, Ghent, 518-828-5048 www.loveapplefarm.com Cat Rescuers & Kit-Tea Party Saturday, April 27, 2 p.m.

The Cat Rescuers, a featured documentary by award winning ilmmakers Rob Fruchtman (SISTER HELEN) and Steven Lawrence (SARABAH), will be shown.

The documentary had its world premiere at the Hamptons International Film Festival where it won the Zelda Penzel Giving Vioce to the Voiceless Award.

The ilm will be followed by a KITTEA PARTY from 3:30pm-5pm featuring refreshments by Harney Tea and delicious sweets by local volunteers. (Kittens and cats will be available for viewing and adoption.) $10 – $25, Saturday, April 27, 2 p.m., https://kitteaparty.brownpapertickets.com/ Ancram Opera House, 1330 County Route 7, Ancram, 518-329-0114 www.ancramoperahouse.org Rory Block Saturday, April 27, 8 p.m. - 10 p.m.

Internationally acclaimed acoustic blues artist, Rory Block, will be sharing her repertoire of traditional acoustic blues standards, country blues and original music .

Saturday, April 27 8 p.m. - 10 p.m. https://www.brownpapertickets. com/event/4217915?fbclid=IwAR 1ZSN4ozRWyDvipn59cV5Bc5pngdqEGQ2gYneKdb9yAmSBLi6r-CR FV5GA Valatie Community Theatre, 3031 Main Street, Valatie, 518-758-1309 www.valatiecommunitytheatre. org Artist Reception Saturday, April 27, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Peter Bonner – The Plains, New Paintings “Over the past few years, I’ve been

thinking about “The Plains”, by Gerald Murnane, and the psychological landscape that exists as an inseparable conlation of mind, place and the tensions that time creates. These tensions evolve slowly, imperceptibly at times as they do in my paintings. In my paintings I watch as these tensions form, watching for the suggestive potentials of space, of narrative, of presence.

For me the process I employ to do this doesn’t beat about the bush, it’s intentionally rough, primitive even, and direct. It reveals and exposes those things I notice, like light, and half-formed memories of places or tiny details of interactions I never knew I’d witnessed. I think about the edges and how they dictate this psychological landscape where land and mind are one, and how this comes into existence in a space that’s lat and deep at the same time, a sort of elliptical space, like the lens in one’s eye.”

Peter Bonner On display 4/27 – 5/19/19 Saturday, April 27, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m, http://johndavisgallery.com/ upcoming-exhibitions-2018/ John Davis Gallery, 362 1/2 Warren Street, Hudson, 518-828-5907 http://johndavisgallery.com/ Enjoy wine and cheese on the porch Exhibition Preview Party, Saturday, April 27 from 4 to 6 p.m.

Thomas Cole National Historic Site, Catskill, New York You’re invited to clebrate the new exhibition, Thomas Cole’s Refrain: The Paintings of Catskill Creek, that explores the mysteries of Cole’s Catskill Creek paintings.

THE ORCHESTRA NOW PRESENTS U.S. PREMIERES OF JOACHIM RAFF’S PSALM 130: DE PROFUNDIS AND LERA AUERBACH’S DE PROFUNDIS AT BARD COLLEGE’S FISHER CENTER APRIL 27 & 28, 2019 Guest Soloists are Violinist Vadim Repin and Soprano Elizabeth de Trejo De Profundis: Out of the Depths Saturday, April 27, 2019 at 8 p.m.

Sunday, April 28, 2019 at 2 p.m.

Tickets: $25–35, available online at theorchestranow.org or ishercenter.bard.edu; by calling the box oice at 845.758.7900; or in person at the Fisher Center box oice in the lobby of Sosnof Theater.

The Fine Sale Saturday, April 27, 11 a.m.

Twice a year, Stair endeavors to bring together the inest group of paintings, furniture and objets d’art, culled over many months and ofered in a two or three day sale. Our April Fine Sale continues the tradition. Highlights include the near inal tranche of works from the Collection of William Kelly Simpson, an eminent Egyptologist and visionary collector, including European and English ceramics, ine art and a selection of Asian works of art.

Saturday, April 27, 11 a.m., https:// www.stairgalleries.com/stairauctions/april-27-ine-2/ Stair Galleries, 549 Warren Street, Hudson, 518-751-1000 www.stairgalleries.com 24-Hour Drone Saturday, April 27, noon - Sunday, April 28, noon Escape the tight hands of time in a long-form, endurance homage to sound. An all-encompassing, immersive event, 24-HOUR DRONE features musicians and sound artists experimenting with sustained tones, creating a full twenty-four hours of unbroken sound.

Droners are free to come and go over the twenty-four hours, but those who make the commitment to this long-duration work will be rewarded with the intangible feeling of meditative contentment, pure bliss, and communal collaboration.

Sound as Experience. Sound as Installation. Sound without the tight hands of Time. To honor sound in a space that enhances it and places it in a long-form time schedule that allows it to expand.

Explore. Experiment. Exchange.

Saturday, April 27, noon Sunday, April 28, noon, https://basilicahudson.org/24-hour-drone/ Basilica Hudson, 110 S. Front Street , Hudson, 518-822-1050 www.basilicahudson.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

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Tales of the Majestic Hudson – Lecture Sunday, April 28, 2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

The Hudson River has been compared to the Rhine in both beauty and in the variety of vistas. Come join us for this special presentation where Capt. Stan will explore some of the often unknown and unique features of the Hudson Valley and uncover a mystery or two. You will ind out how a glacier shaped the valley and turned the river into an estuary, the fate of Henry Hudson, the search for Blackbeard’s pirate gold and so much more!

Capt. Stan has been on the river for over 30 years and holds a Coast Guard Masters License. He serves as Senior Captain on the Spirit of Hudson and is co-author of Capt. Stan’s Hudson River Book which will be available for purchase. He teaches “Hudson River Boating and Seamanship” at Columbia-Greene Community College each winter and is guest speaker on American Cruise Lines.

Signed copies of Captain Stan’s book

will be available after the lecture.

This event occurs at the Clermont Cottage Free – $10, Sunday, April 28, 2 p.m.

- 3:30 p.m., https://www.eventbrite. com/e/tales-of-the-majestic-hudsonlecture-tickets-55345857951 Clermont State Historic Site, 1 Clermont Avenue, Germantown, 518537-4240 www.FriendsofClermont.org Concerts in the Village Sunday, April 28, 2 p.m.

SONGS WITH FRIENDS Singers of Bard Including works of Schubert, Brahms, Debussy, Luzzaschi, Roussel, Shaw, and others Paulina Swierczek, soprano SeolAh Yoo, soprano SarahAnn Dufy, Mezzo-soprano Sun-Ly Pierce, mezzo-soprano Brad Testerman, barritone Hsin-Chiao Liao, piano $20, Sunday, April 28, 2 p.m., https:// www.concertsinthevillage.org/ Van Buren Hall, 6 Chatham Street, Kinderhook

MAY 3 Open Poetry Meeting Friday, May 3, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.

April is National Poetry Month, when the legacy and awareness of the importance of poetry in our lives is high-

lighted in schools and institutions everywhere. The Copake Grange will mark the culmination of this important literary celebration by inviting community members of all ages.

Novices and experienced enthusiasts of the art of poetry are invited to take the stage at the Grange theater to read an original poem they may have been inspired to write, share a selection from their favorite poet or anthology, or simply listen and relect as the poetic voices of others come alive.

Copake resident, singer-songwriter and poet Slink Moss and Great Barrington poet Janet Hutchinson will preside over this free event, which requires no advance reservations.

Friday, May 3, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m., https://www.copakegrange.org/ events/2019/5/3/open-poetryreading The Copake Grange, 628 Empire Road, Copake, 518-329-5932

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Saturday, May 4, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., https://hudsonchildrensbookfestival. com/ Hudson High School, 215 Harry Howard Ave, Hudson, 518-828-4360 www.hudsoncityschooldistrict.com The Chancellor’s Sheep & Wool Showcase Saturday, May 4, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

FILL THE CAR UP WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS FOR A DAY OF SHOPPING AND FUN! The Chancellor’s Sheep & Wool Showcase is a family festival that celebrates historic iber arts, culture, and craft. We host a shopping concourse featuring over 30 skilled artisans and local craftspeople.

As the irst of the wool festival season, we are the place to get over your cabin fever with brilliantly colored yarns, roving, and hand-woven scarves. Craft guilds will demonstrate

spinning and weaving throughout the day. Herding and sheep shearing—using three diferent historic techniques!—form the centerpiece of the action. Find crafts for kids, 18th century reenactors, and live traditional music all in one beautiful location! $10, Saturday, May 4, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., https://www.friendsofclermont.org/ sheep-wool Clermont State Historic Site, 1 Clermont Avenue, Germantown, 518537-4240 www.FriendsofClermont.org National Register Celebration Saturday, May 4, 11 a.m.

In 2001, Copake Grange #935 was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.

That distinction is being commemorated, the historic marker, funded by the William G. Pomeroy Foundation®, will be unveiled. New York State Senator Daphne Jordan and Assembly member Didi Barrett will both be on

hand to mark the occasion.

Built in 1902-1903, the Copake Grange is the only Grange Hall left in Columbia County which still operates as an active Grange. In the past two years, the Copake Grange has seen a surge of membership as it has regained its place in the community. One of the goals of the Copake Grange is to maintain its historic meeting place.

“We are grateful to the William G. Pomeroy Foundation for funding this historic marker,” said Copake Grange President Chris Quinby. “The Copake Grange holds a special place in the history of the Hamlet of Copake, and we are happy that this marker will memorialize the historical signiicance of this 116 year old building.”

Saturday, May 4, 11 a.m., https://www.facebook.com/ events/355193588536150/ The Copake Grange #935, 628 Empire Road, Copake, 518-329-4279

Hudson Children’s Book Festival Saturday, May 4, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

The Hudson Children’s Book Festival, established in 2009, is held each year in the historic city of Hudson, NY, and strives to create, sustain, and nurture a culture of literacy in partnership with our community and schools.

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Check-in & Continental Breakfast...8:30am Shotgun Start....................................9:30am Lunch at the Turn Coarc Presents a SDMNY Information Session Mixer (Cash Bar)...............................2:30am Awards Banquet...............................3:30am Coarc Presents a SDMNY Information Session Supported Decision Making as an Alternative to Guardianship Supported Decision-Making is an alternative to guardianship for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Supported Decision Making empowers persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities to make their own decisions in the ways they prefer and with the support of people they trust. This information session is appropriate for Individuals, Family Members and Support Providers.

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Maple Hill baseball rallies to defeat Catskill Columbia-Greene Media

CATSKILL — Maple Hill overcame a 2-1 deficit with five runs in the fifth inning and went on to defeat Catskill, 8-2, in Wednesday’s Patroon Conference baseball game at Ricky Cramer Field.

A walk to Erik Burns and singles by James Miller and Christian Beber loaded the bases to start the Wildcats’ fifth inning rally. Sean LaFalce walked to force in the tying run, then after a strikeout, Kyle Tedford singled to put Maple Hill on top, 3-2. One out later, Freshman Gavin Van Kempen cleard the bases with a double to center field to boost the Wildcats’ lead to 6-2.

Beber and Miller finished with two singles apiece to highlight Maple Hill’s six-hit attack. LaFalce had two RBI. Addison Allen, Ben Sullivan, Justice Brantley, DAn Paquin and Josh Buffa each had a single for the Cats (6-3). Paquin knocked in two runs.

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Catskill’s Jeremy Bulich (left) and Ben Sullivan avoid a collision while chasing after a foul ball during Wednesday’s Patroon Conference baseball game against Maple Hill at Ricky Cramer Field.

Wildcats’ bats erupt late in win over Cats Columbia-Greene Media

CATSKILL – Maple Hill’s Paige Bleau went 4 for 4 and Lizzie Brahm went 4 for 6 to help lift Maple Hill over Catskill, 15-3, in Wednesday’s Patroon Conference softball gam..

Bleau contrinuted four runs and four RBI to the Wildcats’ attack. Brahm had a double, three singles and two RBI, Alysa Houtaling a double and two singles with two RBI, Makaila Miller three singles and an RBI and Emma Dugan two singles.

Kiora Christiana ripped a double and drove in a run for Catskill. Maci Mosher and Alex Espel both had a single and an RBI and Angelina Colon, Aaliyah Shook, Brianna Santoro and Brianna Newkirk all singled.

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Brooklyn Nets center Jarrett Allen (31) in action at Barclays Center.

Overachieving Nets could discover the price of success Kelly Whiteside The New York Times News Service

PHILADELPHIA — As Brooklyn Nets center Jarrett Allen stood at his locker in a pink Sonic the Hedgehog T-shirt, his teammate Jared Dudley was across the room dishing on him.

“To be honest with you, Jarrett Allen is probably the key to this franchise moving forward,” Dudley told reporters Tuesday night after the Nets were handily eliminated by the Philadelphia 76ers, 4-1, in the first round of the NBA playoffs.

Earlier that night, as the clock wound down on what would be a 122-100 Nets loss

and the final game of their season, Dudley told Allen about his time in Milwaukee in 2014-15, when the Bucks went 41-41 and lost in the first round. The Bucks’ star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, with a pre-Greek Freak physique, was 20 years old and in his second season in the league. Allen, in his second season now, turned 21 on Sunday. In the five playoff games this season, he averaged 11 points and 6.8 rebounds.

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GERMANTOWN — Aurora Lighthart has been drawn to athletic competition for as long as she can remember.

It’s that competitive drive that helped her become a star athlete at Germantown High School and later at ColumbiaGreene Community College.

On Saturday, Lighthart’s competitive spirit will be put to the test once again when she takes part in her first strongman show at the Lift For Autism in Wallkill. She will be competing in the Women’s Novice Open Division.

A 1997 graduate of Germantown, Lighthart was a threesport athlete for the Clippers, playing three years of varsity field hockey, four years of varsity basketball and softball.

She was named scholar-athlete and was the CHVL Female Athlete of the Year her senior year.

From there she went to Columbia-Greene Community College, where she played soccer and softball, receiving MVP recognition for both sports and earning the Female Athlete of the Year Award in

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1999.

In the Fall of 1999, Lighthart started playing professional women’s tackle football. She

played three seasons with the New York Sharks, helping the team win its first Super Bowl championship in Ashland,

Oregon, then went on to play two seasons with the Empire State Roar and one season with the New York Nemesis.

She still plays in a competitive women’s softball league.

Lighthart is excited about competing in her first Strongman show and explained how it all came about.

“I signed up for my first competition in October 2013 and competed in the Festivus Games where I came in eighth place,” Lighthart said. “Then in April 2014, I competed in my second Festivus Games in New Jersey and I came in fourth place. I missed a podium spot by 3 seconds. I kept doing CrossFit off and on and then eventually bought my own equipment so that I could workout at home and around my crazy schedule.

“Then in January 2019, LumberJack Athletics opened up in Hudson and I saw that they were going to offer a Strongman class, and it was pretty much a done deal. I was going to go that route. Start training and hopefully find a competition. I have always watched the Strongman shows See LIGHTHART B3

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Baseball American League East W L Pct GB Tampa Bay 16 9 .640 — NY Yankees 13 10 .565 2.0 Toronto 11 14 .440 5.0 Baltimore 10 16 .385 6.5 Boston 10 15 .400 6.0 Central W L Pct GB Minnesota 13 9 .590 — Cleveland 13 10 .565 0.5 Detroit 12 11 .522 2.0 Chi. White Sox 9 14 .391 5.0 Kansas City 8 17 .320 7.0 West W L Pct GB Houston 15 9 .625 — Seattle 16 11 .593 0.5 Texas 12 11 .522 2.0 Oakland 14 13 .519 2.0 LA Angels 9 15 .375 5.5 Wednesday’s results Kansas City 10, Tampa Bay 2 Oakland 6, Texas 5 Baltimore 4, Chi. White Sox 3 Boston 11, Detroit 4 Houston 7, Minnesota 1 NY Yankees (Sabathia 1-0) at LA Angels (Bedrosian 1-1), 10:07 p.m.

Thursday’s games Detroit (Zimmermann 0-3) at Boston (Porcello 0-3), 7:10 p.m.

Cleveland (Bauer 2-1) at Houston, 8:10 p.m.

NY Yankees (Tanaka 2-1) at LA Angels (Cahill 1-2), 9:07 p.m.

Texas (Sampson 0-1) at Seattle (Gonzales 4-0), 10:10 p.m.

National League East W L Pct GB NY Mets 13 11 .541 — Philadelphia 13 11 .541 — Atlanta 12 11 .522 1.0 Washington 11 12 .478 2.0 Miami 7 17 .292 6.5 Central W L Pct GB St. Louis 15 9 .625 — Pittsburgh 12 10 .545 2.0 Chi. Cubs 12 10 .545 2.0 Milwaukee 13 13 .500 3.0 Cincinnati 9 14 .391 5.5 West W L Pct GB LA Dodgers 15 11 .577 — San Diego 14 11 .560 0.5 Arizona 14 11 .560 0.5 San Francisco 11 14 .440 3.5 Colorado 11 14 .440 3.5 Wednesday’s results St. Louis 5, Milwaukee 2 Colorado 9, Washington 5 Atlanta 3, Cincinnati 1 Arizona 11, Pittsburgh 2 Philadelphia 6, NY Mets 0 Chi. Cubs 7, LA Dodgers 6 Thursday’s games Arizona (Greinke 3-1) at Pittsburgh (Taillon 1-2), 12:35 p.m.

LA Dodgers (Stripling 1-1) at Chi. Cubs, 2:20 p.m.

Atlanta (Teheran 2-2) at Cincinnati (Castillo 2-1), 6:40 p.m.

Miami (Smith 2-0) at Philadelphia (Nola 2-0), 7:05 p.m.

Interleague Wednesday’s results Cleveland 6, Miami 2 San Diego 1, Seattle 0 San Francisco 4, Toronto 0

Golovkin splits with longtime trainer Abel Sanchez Lance Pugmire Los Angeles Times

LOS ANGELES — As Gennady Golovkin transitions to a new platform for his fights and prepares for the June 8 resumption of his career, the former long-reigning middleweight champion is parting with his longtime trainer, Abel Sanchez.

Golovkin (38-1-1, 34 knockouts) made the announcement he termed a “major decision” Wednesday in a statement emailed to reporters.

“I want to build on what I have already achieved and continue to better myself,” Golovkin wrote. “Therefore, I will not be training with Abel Sanchez. This was not an easy decision for me and it is not a reflection of Abel’s professional abilities. He is a great trainer, a loyal trainer and a Hall of Fame trainer.”

The parting separates perhaps the sport’s most well-known fightertrainer bond behind the on-again pairing of Manny Pacquiao and Freddie Roach. During one stretch, Golovkin posted 23 consecutive

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Boxer Gennady Golovkin, right, with trainer Abel Sanchez in El Segundo, Calif., on March 11.

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In his Big Bear compound, Sanchez constructed Golovkin into a

record reigning middleweight champion who builds endurance running the San Bernardino Mountains in all

Islanders’ Long Island logo comes with history and pride Mark Herrmann Newsday

Pro hockey NHL PLAYOFF GLANCE Conference Quarterinals (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Eastern Conference Columbus 4, Tampa Bay 0 Wednesday, April 10: Columbus 4, Tampa Bay 3 Friday, April 12: Columbus 5, Tampa Bay 1 Sunday, April 14: Columbus 3, Tampa Bay 1 Tuesday, April 16: Columbus 7, Tampa Bay 3 Carolina 4, Washington 3 Thursday, April 11: Washington 4, Carolina 2 Saturday, April 13: Washington 4, Carolina 3, OT Monday, April 15: Carolina 5, Washington 0 Thursday, April 18: Carolina 2, Washington 1 Saturday, April 20: Washington 6, Carolina 0 Monday, April 22: Carolina 5, Washington 2 Wednesday, April 24: Carolina 4, Washington 3 (2OT) Boston 4, Toronto 3 Thursday, April 11: Toronto 4, Boston 1 Saturday, April 13: Boston 4, Toronto 1 Monday, April 15: Toronto 3, Boston 2 Wednesday, April 17: Boston 6, Toronto 4 Friday, April 19: Toronto 2, Boston 1 Sunday, April 21: Boston 4, Toronto 2 Tuesday, April 23: Boston 5, Toronto 1 NY Islanders 4, Pittsburgh 0 Wednesday, April 10: NY Islanders 4, Pittsburgh 3, OT Friday, April 12: NY Islanders 3, Pittsburgh 1 Sunday, April 14: NY Islanders 4, Pittsburgh 1 Tuesday, April 16: NY Islanders 3, Pittsburgh 1 Western Conference Colorado 4, Calgary 1 Thursday, April 11: Calgary 4, Colorado 0 Saturday, April 13: Colorado 3, Calgary 2, OT Monday, April 15: Colorado 6, Calgary 2 Wednesday, April 17: Colorado 3, Calgary 2, OT Friday, April 19: Colorado 5, Calgary 1 Dallas 4, Nashville 2 Wednesday, April 10: Dallas 3, Nashville 2 Saturday, April 13: Nashville 2, Dallas 1, OT Monday, April 15: Nashville 3, Dallas 2 Wednesday, April 17: Dallas 5, Nashville 1 Saturday, April 20: Dallas 5, Nashville 3 Monday, April 22: Dallas 2, Nashville 1, OT San Jose 4, Vegas 3 Wednesday, April 10: San Jose 5, Vegas 2 Friday, April 12: Vegas 5, San Jose 3 Sunday, April 14: Vegas 6, San Jose 3 Tuesday, April 16: Vegas 5, San Jose 0 Thursday, April 18: San Jose 5, Vegas 2 Sunday, April 21: San Jose 2, Vegas 1, 2OT Tuesday, April 23: San Jose 5, Vegas 4, OT St. Louis 4, Winnipeg 2 Wednesday, April 10: St. Louis 2, Winnipeg 1 Friday, April 12: St. Louis 4, Winnipeg 3 Sunday, April 14: Winnipeg 6, St. Louis 3 Tuesday, April 16: Winnipeg 2, St. Louis 1, OT Thursday, April 18: St. Louis 3, Winnipeg 2 Saturday, April 20: St. Louis 3, Winnipeg 2 Conference Semiinals (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Eastern Conference Boston vs. Columbus Today: Columbus at Boston, 7 p.m.

NY Islanders vs. Carolina Friday: Carolina at NY Islanders, TBA Western Conference San Jose vs. Colorado Friday, April 26: Colorado at San Jose, TBA St. Louis vs. Dallas Today: Dallas at St. Louis, 9:30 p.m.

Pro basketball PLAYOFF GLANCE Conference Quarterinals (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Western Conference Golden State 3, L.A. Clippers 1 Saturday, April 13: Golden State 121, L.A. Clippers 104 Monday, April 15: L.A. Clippers 135, Golden State 131 Thursday, April 18: Golden State 132, L.A. Clippers 105 Sunday, April 21: Golden State 113, L.A. Clippers 105 Wednesday, April 24: L.A. Clippers at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. x-Friday, April 26: Golden State at L.A. Clippers, TBA x-Sunday, April 28: L.A. Clippers at Golden State, TBA Portland 4, Oklahoma City 1 Sunday, April 14: Portland 104, Oklahoma City 99 Tuesday, April 16: Portland 114, Oklahoma City 94 Friday, April 19: Oklahoma City 120, Portland 108 Sunday, April 21: Portland 111, Oklahoma City 98 Tuesday, April 23: Portland 118, Oklahoma City 115 Houston 4, Utah 1 Sunday, April 14: Houston 122, Utah 90 Wednesday, April 17: Houston 118, Utah 98 Saturday, April 20: Houston 104, Utah 101 Monday, April 22: Utah 107, Houston 91 Wednesday, April 24: Houston 100, Utah 93 x-Friday, April 26: Houston at Utah, TBA x-Sunday, April 28: Utah at Houston, TBA Denver 3, San Antonio 2 Saturday, April 13: San Antonio 101, Denver 96 Tuesday, April 16: Denver 114, San Antonio 105 Thursday, April 18: San Antonio 118, Denver 108 Saturday, April 20: Denver 117, San Antonio 103 Tuesday, April 23: Denver 108, San Antonio 90 Thursday, April 25: Denver at San Antonio, 8 p.m. x-Saturday, April 27: San Antonio at Denver, TBA

weather while studying old fight tapes of Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. in the seclusion of the quiet, fully embracing Sanchez’s demanding old-school lessons.

The relationship elevated an unknown Kazakhstan talent to an HBO main-event fighter who participated in strongly performing pay-per-view bouts the last two years against Canelo Alvarez.

Sanchez was Golovkin’s boldest defender, criticizing the judging that led to the 2017 draw with Alvarez and the positive drug test by Alvarez that delayed a rematch won by Alvarez by majority decision.

But the loss and extended time off gave Golovkin time to reflect on how he wants to control the new threeyear, six-fight deal that he has with DAZN. He returns to the ring June 8 at Madison Square Garden against obscure Steve Rolls and is hopeful to meet Alvarez for a third time in September.

“I will be announcing my new trainer at a later date,” Golovkin wrote.

“But today I want to thank Abel for the lessons he taught me in boxing.”

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Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard (0) drives on Oklahoma City Thunder forward Paul George (13) in game five of the first round of the 2019 NBA Playoffs at Moda Center.

Lillard and teammates carry out the Blazers’ blueprint for success Dan Woike Los Angeles Times

Damian Lillard calmly dribbled, one of the NBA’s best three perimeter defenders staring right at him. He stepped back and to the right, launching a shot that will be replayed as long as there’s professional basketball in Portland, Ore., the ball swishing through the basket while Lillard calmly and coldly waved goodbye to the Oklahoma City Thunder bench.

It was the biggest three points of the game, three points that have the Portland Trail Blazers moving on to the conference semifinals, three points that have the Thunder evaluating their future, three points that cemented Lillard as one of the NBA’s best coldblooded shot-makers of all time.

It was a moment of individual greatness, one player rising above the pressures of a moment to deliver in the clutch. It also was validation for the organization and its willingness to stick with a plan that got put in place four years ago when the team was at a crossroads.

LaMarcus Aldridge, their star, left in free agency and, partly by plan and partly by accident, Portland began to assemble a group of players all on the same developmental arcs as Lillard and CJ McCollum. For the last four seasons, role players such as Al-Farouq Aminu and Maurice Harkless have flanked the Trail Blazers’ stars, and although Lillard’s big shot ended the series, the play of Aminu and Harkless was a big reason Portland won it.

It’s an advantage the Trail Blazers have over virtually every team in the West, save for the Golden State Warriors — a consistent core that has been given time to mature together. And because of it, the Trail Blazers have been able to handle the biggest setbacks

imaginable, such as getting swept out of the 2018 playoffs as a favorite only to see your center suffer a late-season injury the next season during another playoff push.

But instead of breaking the Trail Blazers, it helped them figure out ways to play some of their best basketball.

“I think (our experience together) does show up when adversity comes because you know you’re in a locker room with guys that aren’t going to turn on each other. We don’t finger-point. Everybody has the same intentions. Everybody wants to do the same thing. Everybody wants to win,” Lillard said last week in Oklahoma City.

“A lot of teams go through ups and downs, and not just with wins and losses — this guy said this in the media, these two aren’t getting along.

With how consistent we are over the past four seasons, it’s just been always finding a way.

Over the 82 games, it’s always finding a way to get the job done. I think it shows up in that.”

The first complementary piece to come on board was Aminu, signed in the first seconds of free agency July 1, 2015. A former lottery pick (selected by Portland’s general manager Neil Olshey when he ran the Clippers), Aminu has matured into a pretty good perimeter shooter to go along with defensive versatility and a knack for rebounding that followed him from the Clippers to New Orleans (he was part of the trade for Chris Paul) and to Dallas.

After shooting worse than 30 percent from three-point range in four of his first five seasons, Aminu has become a terrific spot-up three-point shooter. Among players who have taken 150 or more threepoint shots in the postseason, Aminu has the seventh-best percentage (42.7) all-time and second only to Kawhi Leonard among active players.

Against the Thunder, he averaged 10.6 points and 6.8 rebounds. Harkless, acquired by Portland in a salary dump by the Orlando Magic, is another first-round pick that has found new life in the Pacific Northwest.

Another defense-first player, Harkless made two big free throws in the last two minutes of Portland’s closeout victory in Game 5. In the series, he averaged 11.0 points and 7.0 rebounds.

“We’ve learned how to play together. We’ve grown together. We were a young core and we overachieved some. And I think people think the process should be a little faster than it was. ... Now we’re just hitting our stride,” Aminu said.

“It feels good to have seen it all the way through. ... You’re going to need contributions from everyone. You need your stars to be stars. You need your role players to be role players and be strong in the playoffs.”

After being swept by New Orleans in 2018, the Trail Blazers could’ve crumbled.

Coach Terry Stotts could’ve been shown the door. Olshey could’ve panicked and overhauled the roster. Instead, they chose to value consistency and continuity, a gamble that paid off Tuesday night when Lillard stepped his way back into basketball lore.

As the Virginia men’s basketball team worked its way through the NCAA tournament field on their way to a championship one year after being the first No. 1 seed to lose in the first round, Trail Blazers staffers couldn’t help but make the connection.

It helped reinforce what they decided to do, the path they decided to stay on.

“I think it’s helped us out a lot, man,” Aminu said. “Everybody has grown from the situation. We’ve been together.

We’ve been able to stay together. We kind of all share the same story.”

NEW YORK — Regardless of where they are playing the rest of their home games, the Islanders are Long Island’s team, maybe as much as they ever have been. It says so right on the front of every player’s jersey, in one of the most distinctive logos anywhere.

The Islanders are the only team in the four major sports with a crest that contains a map or any kind of geographical entity. A carefully detailed drawing of Long Island stands for something, and fans simply would not stand for management’s long-ago decision to replace it with a fisherman.

“It’s unique, certainly.

Most teams have modern ferocious-looking animals on their crest, and here we are,” said forward Cal Clutterbuck, the Ontario native who lives on the Island year-round now. “But I like it. It’s classic. It has that Montreal Canadiens-logo feel.

It’s really well done.”

Unlike some teams, which stitch the logo into the carpet in the locker room, the Islanders have theirs in a lighted mosaic on the ceiling. The logo will be painted onto the ice at Barclays Center for the second-round playoff games, a reminder of where home really is.

Defenseman Scott Mayfield said, “I love it.

I think the logo is great.

You see the four lines in it for the four Stanley Cups, you’ve got the little subtle things, you’ve got the Island going through it. I love orange and blue, too.

My minor team growing up was orange and blue.”

Mat Barzal, the team’s center and most dynamic young star, said, “I don’t think too much about it, but I think it looks good.

I like the colors. It’s pretty cool. I mean, it’s the same as it has been for 40 years, right?”

Not quite. The crest, like the franchise, has a winding and resilient saga.

It was unveiled at a portentous news conference on Feb. 15, 1972, the same event at which Bill Torrey was introduced as general manager and the name of the team was revealed.

There had been speculation that they would be

called the Long Island something-or-others, but founding owner Roy Boe thought (correctly) that there was more stature in choosing as he did.

At the time, Boe told Newsday’s Joe Donnelly, “The ‘New York’ is for Queens and Brooklyn fans, whom we also hope to draw.”

Brooklyn, of all places.

In any event, if a franchise were to devise a trademark look today, it would do months of pricey market research. Back then, the logo was done in a rush by John Alogna, owner of a Garden City advertising agency.

“They had a press conference scheduled on Monday, and they told me on Thursday,” Alogna said in a 1995 Newsday interview. “Things were done crazy back in those days.”

Islander fans thought the craziest thing of all was replacing the crest with a “mariner” logo in 1995. When the seafarer turned out to be a spitting image of the fisherman on Gorton’s frozen food packages, the team and its followers were in for a ton of ridicule. Under pressure, management relented and brought back the original crest. Fans at Nassau Coliseum chanted, “No more fish sticks!”

During the break in the playoff schedule, Mayfield has been reading Nicholas Hirshon’s new book about the episode, “We Want Fish Sticks.”

When the Islanders moved to Brooklyn, executives at Barclays Center reportedly wanted to dump the logo again but were overruled by thenowner Charles Wang. It remains an integral part of the team’s fabric. It was there during the glory years. It was there during the lean seasons when sly writers looked at the logo’s disk, situated south of Great Gun Beach, and said it was geographically incorrect because the Islanders couldn’t put the puck in the ocean.

The crest is still on Islanders’ chests, and in people’s hearts, especially now.

“I’ve seen it more around town lately,” Clutterbuck said. “A lot less Rangers stuff, a lot more Islanders stuff.”

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on TV and often thought about how cool it would be to do that type of lifting.” *Saturday’s show will feature the following events (in order): *Log clean & press away: 75 lbs. *13-inch deadlift: 250 lbs. *Carry and Drag 50 feet each way: 100lbs/150lbs *Yoke walk 60 feet: 300 lbs *Sandbag toss over bar: 15/20/25lbs “The definition that my gym has for strongman is: True functional strength focused on lifting heavy, awkward objects (like those encountered in life) and getting them from point A to B,” Lightart said.

Lighthart has been a teacher in the Germantown Central School District since 2005.

She teaches seventh and 12th grade health and eighth grade Family and Consumer Science, Food and Culture and Nutrition and Fitness. She is also the Safety Committee Chairperson.

At one time she coached the Clippers’ girls varsity volleyball and girls modified basketball teams, was assistant head coach for girls varsity basketball (2017-2018) and the girls modified and varsity softball teams.

In 2009, she graduated from the Zone 14 Police Academy and worked for the Greenport Police Department part-time while teaching full-time.

Even with such a busy schedule, Lighthart always

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Aurora Lighthart will be competing in her first Strongman show on Saturday at the Lift for Autism in Wallkill.

finds the time and motivation to workout.

“I’m a very competitive person,” Lighthart said. “Sometimes, others would say too competitive. I’ve been an athlete all my life and I love the thrill and rush that I get from competing. Other than the physical and mental health benefits from working out, I’d say that as I’ve gotten older I have become more intrinsically motivated than extrinsically motivated.

“While I am competing against others, I really am competing with myself more.

I know where I am regarding weights/reps/times, etc. So in

my mind, I want that one more rep, I want to lift just 5 lbs more than last time. My main extrinsic motivator is my son.

He keeps me going. I always tell him that when things get difficult, assess the situation, take a deep breath and keep at it. I want to be a role model for him and lead by example.”

Lighthart said her training regiment varies from week to week.

“This truly varies because every week is different,” she said. “I have to plan my gym/ training regiment around my work schedule and my son’s school/practice/game schedules. It gets crazy at times, but

that’s when having equipment at home really makes it easier.

Typically, I was doing strongman classes 2-3 days per week, plus running 2-2.5 miles a few times per week and then training on my own at my house.

In total, I’d say that I workout 4-5 times a week. I try to follow a three days on/one day off type of training, but again, sometimes life gets in the way of that.”

This being her first strongman show, Lighthart isn’t sure what to expect, but has set a few goals for herself.

“My number one goal is to finish the event, injury free,” Lighthart said. “My second goal is to crush it. There are 15 women total in my category, so I’d like to finish within the top 5. That’s my goal as far as finishing. I’ve been training hard for this and I’m going to give it my all. Once the adrenaline starts flowing, I’ll just get into my zone, try to tune out everything around me and just take each event one at a time.”

As for future shows, Lighthart isn’t ruling it out.

“I will see how this one goes and I’ll go from there,” she said. “I know that I will continue to do the training/lifting for Strongman, but as far as participating in another show, I’ll wait and see.”

Lighthart said a strong support group helped her get ready for Saturday’s show.

“I’d like to thank my son and my boyfriend for being so supportive of me throughout this,” Lighthart said. “I would also like to thank my amazing coaches and fellow Lumberjack athletes for pushing me and encouraging me. Let’s get some!!!

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Catskill’s Addison Allen delivers a pitch to the plate during Wednesday’s Patroon Conference baseball game against Maple Hill at Ricky Cramer Field.

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Beber turned in a complete-game performance on the mound for Maple Hill

(8-3), striking out one, walking two and allowing two runs and five hits.

Allen (9k,5bb,6r,5h) pitched five innings and Paquin (2r,1h) threw two for the Cats.

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Houghtaling had nine strike outs and allowed three runs and seven hits in going the distance for the win.

Angelina Colón pitched all seven innings for Catskill, striking out seven and allowing 20 hits, 15 runs and seven walks.

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discussed the offseason work ahead in the weight room.

“Four years ago, when I played with him, to now.”

Allen and his spindly limbs had spent plenty of time splayed on the floor throughout the series with Philadelphia, courtesy of Joel Embiid’s sharp elbows and semitruck frame.

“I need to get stronger,” Allen said with a smile. “The whole world knows I need to get stronger.”

There is definitely something growing in Brooklyn, after the team’s first seven seasons in the borough, three under coach Kenny Atkinson.

Those in the locker room can feel it. That’s what makes this summer a pivotal time for the franchise, and especially critical for Allen, if he is indeed the future of the Nets.

At the season’s start, few expected the Nets to have a winning record, let alone reach the playoffs. They were considered a rebuilding team without a star. Instead, a castoff became an All-Star (D’Angelo Russell). The team recovered from a devastating November injury to its best player (Caris LeVert). Joe Harris, who led the N.B.A. in 3-point shooting this season at 47.4 percent, won the 3-point contest during All-Star weekend. Allen and Rodions Kurucs were invited to play in the Rising Stars game that weekend.

Allen is as unassuming as a 6-foot-11 player with a signature mushroom cloud of an Afro can possibly be. In that way, he is a prototypical Net, and a reason the team became easy to root for during its unexpected 42-40 season.

At a time when the league’s postgame news conferences

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Maple Hill first baseman Matt Jung catches a pop-up in foul territory during Wednesday’s Patroon Conference baseball game against Catskill at Ricky Cramer Field.

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have become a fashion showcase, the Nets are more gym rat than runway. After Game 5, Allen wore his video game tee, which had only slightly more flair than the long-sleeved white T-shirts worn by Harris and LeVert.

Allen plans to spend his offseason in the weight room, gaining muscle and girth, and on the court, improving his 3-point shooting to become more of an offensive threat rather than just a back-tothe-basket big. His ability as a shot blocker is already well established. Early in a December game against the Los Angeles Lakers, he became a meme when he rejected LeBron James’ one-handed tomahawk slam.

Allen’s reaction after that game typified his egoless approach to his position. “If you go up and you block it, you’re going to be on the highlight,” he said. “You get dunked on, you’re going to be on the highlight. So just go up and protect the rim.”

Though the team has

Catskill’s Kiora Christiana connects with a pitch during Wednesday’s Patroon Conference softball game against Maple Hill.

already picked up Allen’s option for next season, it’s unclear who will be on the floor with him in 2019-2020.

Russell will be a free agent this summer, and though he would like to stay, he knows that it’s a business. He could become a casualty if the team chases one of the league’s top free agents, such as Kevin Durant, Jimmy Butler, Kyrie Irving, Tobias Harris or Kawhi Leonard.

“I don’t know what’s going to happen with the roster, but we have a great group of guys,” Harris said. “We mesh really well together. You can see that with the way we play, the unselfish play, how competitive we are, how much we give for one another. I’m hopeful that we can maintain it.

“It’s sort of a low-maintenance group where guys generally care for one another.

You’ve seen that all season long, with our bench celebrations, the high-fives, the way we interact with one another, the continuity off the floor.

You don’t typically get that

with a lot of NBA teams,” Harris added. “It’s more aligned with what a college atmosphere is like. That’s what makes this team a little bit unusual. That’s what makes this team special, and that’s the reason we improved as much as we did and had the success that we did.”

Dudley, who will be a free agent this summer, has the perspective one might expect of a veteran with six teams and 12 NBA seasons behind him.

“Brooklyn has to do what’s best for them,” Dudley said. “If I’m them, I’m going big-game hunting for the big fish.”

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Catskill’s Ian Alexander tracks down a fly ball during Wednesday’s Patroon Conference baseball game against Maple Hill at Ricky Cramer Field.

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FREEMAN HOWARD, P.C. CATSKILL CENTRAL 441 East Allen Street SCHOOL DISTRICT P.O. Box 1328 343 West Main Street Hudson, New York Catskill, New York 12534 12414 NOTICE OF PUBLIC Notice is hereby given HEARING ON BUDthat an order entered GET/ANNUAL MEETby the Supreme Court, ING/BOARD OF EDUColumbia County, on CATION ELECthe 22nd day of April, TION/BUDGET VOTE 2019 , bearing Index BE IT RESOLVED, that Number 13966-19, a the Board of Education copy of which may be of the Central School examined at the office District of the Town of of the clerk, located at Catskill, Greene 560 Warren Street, County, New York, Hudson, NY, grants hereby authorizes and me the right to assume directs the Board Clerk the name of Bill Hu- to give notice to the ston. The city and qualified voters of the state of my present School District of the address is Hudson NY; Annual Public Hearing the month and year of on the Budget and the my birth are June Annual Meeting includ1965; the place of my ing District Election birth is North Tarry- and Vote, as follows: town, NY; my present NOTICE OF PUBLIC name is William M. HEARING ON BUDHuston.

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ING/BOARD OF EDUCATION ELECTION/BUDGET VOTE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Board of Education of the Catskill Central School District, Greene County, New York, will hold the Annual Public Hearing on the Budget on Wednesday, May 8, 2018, at 6:00 p.m. in the Catskill High School Library for the presentation of the 2019-2020 Budget of the Catskill Central School District and Catskill Public Library.

NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN, that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required for School District purposes during the ensuing year (the Budget), as prepared by the Board of Education, may be obtained by any resident of the District during the fourteen (14) days immediately preceding the Annual Meeting, commencing Thursday, May 2, 2019, except Saturdays, Sunday or holidays, during regular school hours 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M., at the Office of the Superintendent of Schools, 343 West Main Street, Catskill, New York, at each school building and at each free association and public library in the District. The Budget and attachments will also be available on the District's website. The real property tax exemption report will be annexed to any tentative/preliminary budget as well as the final adopted budget of which it will form a part; and shall be posted on District bulletin board(s) maintained for public notices, as well as the District's website.

NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN, that the following items will be presented to the qualified voters of the Catskill Central School District at the Catskill Senior High School Gymnasium on Tuesday, May 21, 2019, when the polls will be open from 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. for the purpose of voting, by voting machine: A. BOARD MEMBER CANDIDATES To elect four members to the Board of Education: Seat 1: 3 year term + 1 month and 8 days (May 22, 2019 through June 30, 2022) Seat 2: 3 year term (July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2022) Seat 3: 3 year term (July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2022) Seat 4: 1 year term + 1 month and 8 days (May 22, 2019 through June 30, 2020)

B. THE BUDGET Shall the Board of Education of the Catskill Central School District, Greene County, New York, be authorized to expend the sums of money, which will be required for School District purposes for the 2019-2020 school years, in the amount of $42,640,929 (The Budget), and to levy $18,894,778 against the taxable real property in the School District?

C. CATSKILL PUBLIC LIBRARY BUDGET FOR 2019-2020 FISCAL YEAR Shall the sum of $801,928, separate and apart from the Catskill Central School District budget, for the support and maintenance of the Catskill Public Library for calendar 2020 and that the necessary tax be levied to pay the same. For detailed Library budget information contact the library d i r e c t o r , 518-943-4230.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that the District has walk-in voter registration and any person can register to vote with the School District from 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM Monday through Friday on days when the District Offices are open, at the Board Clerk's Office, 343 West Main Street, Catskill, New York, until May 8, 2019 for the Annual Meeting on May 21, 2019.

Any person shall be entitled to have his/her name placed upon the register provided that he/she personally appears and is known or proven to the satisfaction of the Board Clerk to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the School District Election and Budget Vote. No person shall be entitled to vote whose name does not appear either on the register of this District or on the appropriate election district register of the Greene County Board of Elections.

The register of voters so prepared shall be filed in the Board Clerk's office and shall be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District on weekdays between the hours of 8:00 AM and 3:00 PM, prevailing time, on each of the five days prior to the Annual School District Election and Vote and in the polling place during the Annual School District Election and Vote.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that application for absentee ballots may be obtained at the Office of the Board Clerk, 343 West Main Street, Catskill, New York.

Applica-

tions for absentee ballots must be received by the Board Clerk at least seven (7) days prior to the election and vote (by May 10, 2019) if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter or the day before the election (May 20, 2018) if the ballot will be picked up personally by the voter at the Office of the Board Clerk.

All qualified voters who meet the criteria for "permanently disabled" and are so certified by the Greene County Board of Elections will receive absentee ballots by mail.

Absentee ballots must be received in the Office of the Board Clerk not later than 3:30 P.M. on the day of the Election and Vote, May 21, 2019. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued will be available for inspection to qualified voters of the District at the Office of the Board Clerk during regular office hours, 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM, until the day of the Annual District Election & Vote.

BY THE ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CATSKILL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT Judy Kusminsky Board Clerk 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 LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING, BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a Public Hearing on the proposed 2019-2020 Budget for the Taconic Hills Central School District shall be held in the Board of Education Room of the Taconic Hills Central School, Craryville, New York, on Tuesday, May 8, 2019 at 6:30 p.m., prevailing time. The budget will be available for review on May 1, 2019, at the District Office.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the annual meeting of the qualified voters of the Taconic Hills Central School District will be held on Tuesday, May 21, 2019 between the hours of noon and 9:00 p.m., prevailing time, in the Veterans Community Room of the Taconic Hills Central School, Craryville, New York, at which time the polls will be opened to vote by voting by machine and ballot on the following items: 1. To adopt the annual budget of the Taconic Hills Central School District for the fiscal year 2019-20 and to authorize the requisite portion therefore to be raised by taxation on the taxable property on the District.

2. To elect two (2) members of the Board of Education: two (2) members for five (5) year terms, commencing on July 1, 2019 and expiring on June 30, 2024, to succeed Nadine Gazzola and William Arp, whose terms expire on June 30, 2019; and one twoyear unexpired term commencing on or about May 21, 2019 and expiring on June 30, 2021 to succeed Joseph Costa.

3. Purchase of School Buses:

Shall the Board of Education be authorized to: (a) acquire two (2) buses at a maximum aggregate cost of $250,000; (b) expend such sums for such purpose from unallocated fund balance; and (c) levy the necessary tax therefore, to be levied and collected in such amounts as may be determined by the Board of Education taking into account state aid received?

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

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COLUMBIA-GREENE MEDIA time; must be typed or printed in English, must be directed to the Clerk of the School District and signed by at least (100) qualified voters of the District; and must state the name and residence of each signer. However, the School board will not entertain any petition to place before the voters any proposition the purpose of which is not within the powers of the voters to determine, or any proposition which fails to include a specific appropriation where the expenditure of monies is required by the proposition.

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 LEGAL NOTICE The bond resolution, a summary of which is published herewith, was adopted on the 11th day of March, 2019, subject to a permissive referendum and 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, and 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 Village of Coxsackie, New York is not authorized to expend money or if the provisions of the 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 days after the date of publication of this notice, or such obligations were authorized in violation of the provisions of the Constitution.

Nikki M. Bereznak Village Clerk The following is a summary of said bond resolution: 1. The title of the bond resolution is: BOND RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE OF COXSACKIE, GREENE COUNTY, NEW YORK, ADOPTED MARCH 11, 2019, AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION OF A FIRE-FIGHTING VEHICLE, INCLUDING APPURTENANCES RELATING THERETO, STATING THE ESTIMATED MAXIMUM COST OF SAID ACQUISITION, TOGETHER WITH CERTAIN COSTS PRELIMINARY AND INCIDENTAL THERETO IS $494,449, APPROPRIATING SAID SUM THEREFOR AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF UP TO $494,449 SERIAL BONDS OF THE VILLAGE TO FINANCE SAID APPROPRIATION. 2. The resolution, among other things, authorized the Village of Coxsackie, New York (the "Village") to acquire a motor vehicle for fighting fires (the "Fire-Fighting Vehicle"), including appurtenances relating thereto, stating the estimated maximum cost of said acquisition, together with certain costs preliminary and incidental thereto is $494,449, appropriating said sum therefor and authorizing the issuance of up to $494,449 serial bonds of the Village to finance said appropriation.

3. The estimated maximum cost of the FireFighting Vehicle, including preliminary costs and costs incidental thereto and the financing thereof, is $494,449 and said amount was appropriated therefor in the bond resolution. To finance said appropriation, serial bonds of the Village are authorized to be issued in the aggregate principal amount of up to $494,449 pursuant to, and in accordance with, the provisions of the Local Finance Law, constituting Chapter 33-A of the Consolidated Laws of the State of New York (the "Law").

4. The period of probable usefulness of the specific objects or purposes for which the bonds authorized by the resolution are to be issued is twenty (20) years, within the limitation of Section 11.00(a)(27) of the Law. The bond resolution summarized hereby is available for public inspection during normal business hours at the office of the Village Clerk, 119 Mansion Street in the Village of Coxsackie, New York, Greene County, New York.

Notice of Qualification of HECATE ENERGY GREENE COUNTY 3 LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/11/19. Office location: Greene County.

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

SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, DE Div. of Corp., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

LEGAL NOTICE The supplemental bond resolution, a summary of which is

published herewith, was adopted on the 22nd day of April, 2019 and 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 Village of Coxsackie, New York is not authorized to expend money or if the provisions of the 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 days after the date of publication of this notice, or such obligations were authorized in violation of the provisions of the Constitution.

Nikki M. Bereznak Village Clerk The following is a summary of said supplemental bond resolution: 1. The title of the bond resolution is: "SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL BOND RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE OF COXSACKIE, GREENE COUNTY, NEW YORK, ADOPTED APRIL 22, 2019, APPROPRIATING THE ADDITIONAL SUM OF $3,136,155 TO UNDERTAKE A CERTAIN PROJECT CONSISTING OF THE ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPPING OF PORTIONS OF THE VILLAGE'S SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM, STATING THE ESTIMATED MAXIMUM COST OF SAID ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPPING TOGETHER WITH CERTAIN COSTS PRELIMINARY AND INCIDENTAL THERETO (AS HEREBY SUPPLEMENTED) IS $17,236,155, APPROPRIATING SAID SUM THEREFOR AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF UP TO $17,236,155 SERIAL BONDS OF THE VILLAGE TO FINANCE SAID APPROPRIATION." 2. The supplemental bond resolution, among other things, authorized the Village of Coxsackie, New York (the "Village") to acquire, construct, reconstruct and equip portions of the Village's Sanitary Sewer System, as more fully set forth in the Engineering Report prepared by Delaware Engineering, D.P.C., as such report has been revised and amended (the "Project").

3. The estimated maximum cost of the Project, including preliminary costs and costs incidental thereto and the financing thereof, was increased in the resolution by $3,136,155 to $17,236,155 and said amount was appropriated for the Project. To finance said appropriation, serial bonds of the Village were hereby authorized to be issued in the aggregate principal amount of $17,236,155 pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of the Local Finance Law, constituting Chapter 33-A of the Consolidated Laws of the State of New York (the "Law").

The supplemental bond resolution also authorized the Mayor and the Treasurer, each acting alone or together, to apply for one or more grants or loans or a combination thereof from the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation ("EFC") to finance all or a portion of the costs of the Project and certain costs and fees of EFC relating to the grants or loans.

4. The period of probable usefulness of the Project is forty (40) years, within the limitation of Section 11.00(a)(4) of the Law, except to the extent such items relate to replacement of equipment, machinery or apparatus, in which case, the period of probable usefulness is thirty (30) years and to the extent (if any) such items relate to the sealing of sewer lines (including inspection and testing procedures), the period of probable usefulness is fifteen (15) years, within the limitation of Section 11.00(a)(4) of the Law. The proposed maturity of the bonds authorized by this resolution will exceed five (5) years.

5. The supplemental bond resolution is not subject to a permissive referendum.

The supplemental bond resolution summarized hereby is available for public inspection during normal business hours at the Village Clerk's Office located at 119 Mansion Street, Coxsackie, Greene County, New York 12051.

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 COLUMBIA, TRIBECA LENDING CORPORATION, Plaintiff, vs. VICTOR CORNELIUS, Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly filed on January 4, 2007, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Columbia County Courthouse, 401 Union Street, Hudson, NY 12534 on May 30, 2019 at 11:00 a.m., premises known as 223 Wire Road, Livingston, NY. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Livingston, County of Columbia and State of New York, Section 149, Block 1 and Lot 89. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 06-223.

Melissa Aiezza-Carpinello, Esq., Referee Berkman, Henoch, Peterson, Peddy & Fenchel, P.C., 100 Garden City Plaza, Garden City, NY 11530, Attorneys for Plaintiff Notice of Qualification of HECATE ENERGY GREENE 1 LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/11/19. Office location: Greene County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 07/11/16.

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

SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, DE Div. of Corp., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of HECATE ENERGY GREENE 2 LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/11/19. Office location: Greene County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 07/12/16.

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

SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, DE Div. of Corp., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

LEGAL NOTICE The supplemental bond resolution, a summary of which is published herewith, was adopted on the 23rd day of April, 2019, and the validity of the obligations authorized by such resolution may be hereafter contested only if such obligations were authorized for an object or purpose of which the Town of Catskill, New York 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 days after the date of publication of this notice, or such obligations were authorized in violation of the provisions of the constitution. /s/Elizabeth Izzo Catskill Town Clerk The following is a summary of said supplemental bond resolution: 1. The title of the supplemental bond resolution is: "SECOND S U P P L E M E N TA L BOND RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN OF CATSKILL, GREENE COUNTY, NEW YORK, ADOPTED APRIL 23, 2019, APPROPRIATING THE ADDITIONAL SUM OF $880,000 TO UNDERTAKE A CERTAIN PROJECT CONSISITING OF THE ACQUISITON AND CONSTRUCTION OF A SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, BUILDINGS, LAND, RIGHTS IN LAND AND ORIGINAL FURNISHINGS, EQUIPMENT, MACHINERY AND APPARATUS RELATING THERETO, IN THE LEEDS AND JEFFERSON HEIGHTS SEWER DISTRICT IN SAID TOWN, STATING THE ESTIMATED MAXIMUM COST OF SUCH ACQUSITION AND CONSTRUCTION, TOGETHER WITH CERTAIN COSTS PRELIMINARY AND INCIDENTAL THERETO (AS SUPPLEMENTED HEREBY) IS $13,409,846, APPROPRIATING SAID SUM THEREFOR AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF UP TO $13,409,846 SERIAL BONDS OF THE TOWN TO FINANCE SAID APPROPRIATION." 2. This second supplemental bond resolution supplemented bond resolutions adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Catskill, New York on January 6, 2015, the original bond resolution, and July 14, 2016, the first supplemental bond resolution, which, among other things, authorized the acquisition and construction of a sanitary sewer system including, without limitation, buildings, land, rights in land and original furnishings, equipment, machinery and apparatus relating thereto (collectively, the "Improvements"), in the Leeds and Jefferson Heights Sewer District in the Town of Catskill 3. The estimated maximum cost of the acquisition and construction of the Improvements, including preliminary costs and costs incidental thereto and the financing thereof, was increased in the second supplemental bond resolution by $880,000 to $13,409,846, and said amount was appropriated therefore in the second supplemental bond resolution. To finance said appropriation, serial bonds and bond anticipation notes of the Town were authorized to be issued in the aggregate principal amount of up to $13,409,846 pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of the Local Finance Law, constituting Chapter 33-a of the Consolidated Laws of the State of New York (the "Law").

4. The period of probable usefulness of the Improvements is forty (40) years, within the limitation of Section 11.00(a)(4) of the Law. The supplemental bond resolution summarized hereby is available for public inspection during normal business hours at the Town Hall, 439 Main Street, Catskill, New York 12414.

PUBLIC NOTICE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS TOWN OF GREENPORT, COLUMIBA COUNTY, NEW YORK Notice is hereby given to the enrolled Republican voters of the town of Greenport that a caucus for the purpose of nominating candidates for the Town Offices at the General Election to be held on November 5, 2019 will be held at the Greenport Town Hall, 600 Town Hall Drive, on Tuesday May 7, 2019. Sign in will begin at 5:30 pm and the caucus will be held at 6:00 pm.

Town Offices are 1 Supervisor- 2 year term: 2 Town Council Members-4 year term each: 1 Superintendent of Highways-2 year term: 1Town Justice-4 year term FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Fisher Chairperson, Town of Greenport Republican Committee 1 Christy Street, Hudson, New York 12534 (Town of Greenport) Notice to Bidders The Town of Hillsdale is seeking a web designer and developer to update its WordPress website.

A detailed request for proposal is available by email: HillsdaleRFP@gmail.com, or for pick-up from the Town Clerk, located at The Hillsdale Town Hall, 2609 State Route 23, Hillsdale NY 12529, on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, from 10:00 am - 1:00 pm.

Sealed bids must be received by mail or delivered by hand to the Town Clerk at Hillsdale Town Hall, PO Box 305, 2609 State Route 23, Hillsdale, NY 12529 by 1:00pm, May24th, 2019.

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.

Sammy Nico Realty, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 3/22/2019.

Cty: Columbia. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 18-09 26th Ave., Long Island City, NY 11102.General Purpose.

NOTICE is hereby given, that sealed bids or proposals for stream restoration work in the Town of Jewett, NY will be received at the Greene County Soil and Water Conservation District (GCSWCD), 907 Greene County Office Building, Cairo, NY 12413 until 12:00 PM, local time on June 5, 2019, and will be publicly opened and read aloud at that time.

Bids shall be submitted in sealed envelopes, addressed to James Buchanan and shall bear on the face thereof, the name and address of the bidder and the appropriate contract title: "East Kill Streambank Stabilization near CR78 Bridge".

The GCSWCD will conduct a Pre Bid Conference and site showing on May 10, 2019 at 10:00 AM. Attendance at the site showing is Mandatory and Contractors shall meet at the project site at Greene County Route 78 (Colgate Road) bridge, located 640 ft. east of the intersection of Greene County Route 23C and Greene County Route 78, in East Jewett, New York, 12424.

The work consists of the restoration of approximately 800 linear feet of stream channel, and will include excavation and fill to create a new aligned stream channel as well as construction of rock and log structures.

Work items also include the installation of various bioengineering practices and the creation of riparian and wetland areas and various plantings.

Bid Documents may be examined and issued free of charge on compact disc (CD) at GCSWCD office, 907 Greene County Office Building, Cairo, NY 12413. Paper copies of the Project Manual can be obtained upon receipt of a non-re-

fundable deposit of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) and Contract Drawings can be obtained for Fifty Dollars ($50.00) on April 26, 2019. The checks should be made payable to the Greene County Soil and Water Conservation District. Addenda, if any, will be issued only to those persons whose name and address are on record as having obtained the contract documents.

It is the Contractors' responsibility to verify and obtain any and all issued Addenda. It is requested that bid packages be picked up prior to the Pre Bid Conference date.

A certified check or bank draft, payable to the order of the Greene County Soil and Water Conservation District, negotiable United States Government Bonds (at par value), or a satisfactory Bid Bond executed by the Bidder and an acceptable surety, in an amount equal to at least ten (10%) percent of the Base Total Bid shall be submitted with each Bid. The GCSWCD is exempt from paying sales and compensating use taxes of the State of New York and of cities and counties on all materials to be incorporated into the work.

The successful Bidder, to whom a Contract is awarded, will be required to execute a good and sufficient bond of indemnity of a duly authorized surety company, equal to the full amount of the Contract, as security for the faithful performance on the part of the Contractor of all the covenants and agreements contained in said Project Manual and Contract Drawings.

Bid selection will be made to the lowest, qualified, responsible bidder. The GCSWCD reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive any informalities therein, and to select the Bid, the acceptance of which, in its judgment, will best assure the efficient performance of work.

Bids may be held by the GCSWCD for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days from the date of the opening of bids, for the purpose of reviewing the bids and investigating the qualifications of Bidders prior to awarding the Contract. All inquiries in reference to the project shall be directed to James Buchanan at the GCSWCD, at (518) 622-3620.

By Order of the GCSWCD, Jeff Flack, Executive Director.

TOWN OF DURHAM NOTICE Notice is hereby given pursuant to Article 3, Section 29, Subdivision 10-a of Town Law of the State of New York, that a copy of the Town of Durham Supervisor's Report for the year 2018 has been filed in the office of the Town Clerk, Janet Partridge, and available for inspection at the Town Building on Route 81 in Oak Hill during normal business hours.

Janet Partridge, Durham Town Clerk April 23, 2019 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.

STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT: COUNTY OF GREENE WELLS FARGO BANK, NA Plaintiff, vs.

JAMES LEPARD, et al., Defendants NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT In pursuance of a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the office of the County Clerk of Greene County on February 28, 2019, I, Shelley A. Bower, Esq., the Referee named in said Judgment, will sell in one parcel at public auction on May 30, 2019 at the Greene County Courthouse, 320 Main Street, Village of Catskill, County of Greene, State of New York, at 10:00 A.M., the premises described as follows: 5 Miles Road a/k/a 296 Ryan Road, Jewett, NY 12444 SBL No.: 130.00--3-2 ALL THAT TRACT OF PARCEL OF LAND situate in the Town of Jewett, County of Greene and State of New York The premises are sold subject to the provisions of the filed judgment, Index No. 1700732 in the amount of $68,862.85 plus interest and costs.

Jennifer T. Abenhaim, Esq. Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP Plaintiff's Attorney 700 Crossroads Building, 2 State St. Rochester, New York 14614 Tel.: 855-227-5072

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF GREENE U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CBASS MORTGAGE LOAN ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-SC1, Plaintiff against- DENNIS T. HEINES; DANA HEINES, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered herein and dated July 18, 2016, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Greene County Courthouse, 320 Main Street, Catskill, NY on May 31, 2019 at 1:30 p.m. premises situate, lying and being in the Village and Town of Athens, County of Greene and State of New York, bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point marked by the most westerly corner of a brick building located on the parcel herein described, said point of beginning also being the intersection of the northeast side of Second Street with the southeast side of North Warren Street; RUNNING THENCE, North East 88.00 feet, RUNNING THENCE, South East 30.45 feet; THENCE continuing along lands of Michael G. and Carl John Black the following three courses: South West, 54.00 feet; RUNNING THENCE, South East, 5.00 feet and South West, 33.65 feet; RUNNING THENCE along the northeasterly side of Second Street to and along the southwesterly face of the brick building located on the parcel herein described; THENCE North West, 35.45 feet.

Said premises known as 62 SECOND STREET, ATHENS, NY Approximate amount of lien $256,485.91 plus interest & costs.

Temporary Farm Laborer (2). Manoff Market Gardens 3157 Comfort Rd New Hope PA, 18938. Bucks County.

Pruning fruit trees, harvest seasonal fruit, tractor work, grading, and preparing fields. Start May 3, 2019 end January 31, 2020. Hourly wage $13.50. Monday-Saturday 8am-5pm. Work guaranteed 3/4th total work day.

Equipment provided no cost to workers. Transportation to worksite and subsistence reimbursed upon completion of 50 percent of work contract. Housing provided at no cost for workers who cannot return to permanent residence at end of work day. Apply online at http://www.pacareerlink.pa.gov job number 12845346, or call local SWA PA Careerlink Bucks County at Bristol (215) 781-1073, or email manoffmarketgardens@gmail.com

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B6 Friday, April 26, 2019 Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment and Terms of Sale.

Index Number 1001/2011.

RAKESH N. JOSHI, ESQ., Referee Dorf & Nelson LLP Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 555 Theodore Fremd Avenue, Rye, NY 10580 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 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."

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Fox Sports’ Joel Klatt on crying in the booth, his Tiger Woods tweet and his new role at the US Open Teddy Greenstein Chicago Tribune

Most college coaches want their quarterbacks buried in the playbook. But while at Colorado, Gary Barnett advised Joel Klatt to take up golf.

“He basically said: ‘You need to pick up the sport. It will be good for you not only personally but professionally for the rest of your life,’ “ Klatt recalled.

Wise move. Klatt never made the NFL despite setting 19 school records in his first season as a starter. But he’s putting that golf knowledge to work.

In a yet-to-be-announced move, Fox Sports will use Klatt, its lead college football game analyst, during its coverage of the U.S. Open, Women’s U.S. Open and U.S. Senior Open, the latter coming to the Warren Course in South Bend, Ind., on June 27-30.

Klatt’s main responsibility will be conducting post-round interviews.

The Chicago Tribune caught up with him for a Q&A. Chicago Tribune: True you’ve never been to the Masters? What gives?

Joel Klatt: Two things.

My boys are 7, 5 and 2, and I travel enough (for football).

It’s hard to say, “Hey, babe, I’m gonna leave just for fun.”

Two, last year I planned to go.

I’m decent buddies with Brendan Steele. I was thinking I’ll just go next year, but then he didn’t get in. It will happen at some point.

CT: I saw your tweet about Tiger Woods. You legit cried?

JK: I did, yes. Not ashamed of it. Keep in mind now: If you were to put on highlights of the Broncos’ Super Bowl XXXII win and show John Elway jumping in the air, I’m still going to cry. I cry at exhilarating sporting events. It’s how I’m built. Also it was really the first sporting event where my sons were cheering. And Tiger was hugging his son. That was more of it.

CT: Ever come close to

crying in the booth?

JK: A couple of times, which is why I’m glad I work with Gus (Johnson). I’ll hit mute and say: He’s got this. The one time I actually said I need to take a break was when we stayed live at Iowa last year during the Wisconsin game and showed the wave. When they turned toward the children’s hospital, I was basically weeping in the booth.

CT: Do you check Twitter mentions? There was a bit of a backlash on the Tiger stuff. Do you care?

JK: No, not at all. I love to engage with people, but as far as the backlash, people didn’t understand my meaning. My sentiment was not for Tiger, but it was of being with my boys and seeing him hugging his son. It was an incredible sports moment for me as a father. I wasn’t crying because I love Tiger Woods. That nuance will always get lost on Twitter.

CT: I read in Colorado Avid Golfer that Gary Barnett is one of your golf buddies.

JK: We only get to play about once a year, but he’s the one who suggested I pick up the sport. He’s a junkie just like I am. And, listen, any time you can beat your coach at anything, that’s the way to go.

CT: You give him some shots?

JK: He’s between a 5 and 7 (handicap index).

CT: What’s your number these days?

JK: Right now it’s a 1.

CT: Wow. That can get expensive.

JK: Giving a lot of shots, it’s tough to win money.

CT: Where do you play around your home in Southern California?

JK: I’m a member at Shady Canyon. It’s awesome. It’s challenging. And it’s easily the best golf facility, from a practice standpoint, maybe in all of Orange County. I’ll go for three hours just to work on my game.

CT: You did online coverage

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In a 2005 file image, Joel Klatt of the Colorado Buffaloes runs with the ball against Missouri at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado.

Klatt is now a commentator on the rise with Fox Sports.

for Fox Sports during the 2016 U.S. Open at Oakmont?

JK: All of our U.S Opens. I was the host of our 360 online show at Chambers Bay (in 2015). The next year I did featured groups. I’ve done that the last three years online.

CT: And now you’re moving up to TV coverage.

JK: I could not be more excited. I could not love the sport any more. Outside of college football, golf is 100 percent the thing I talk about and pay attention to. (My wife) is laughing at me now. Golf Channel is on all the time.

CT: What is your comfort level with interviewing golfers after rounds?

JK: Judging by the fact I’ve watched a million, I think good. Bottom line for me, I feel like golf fans want to get taken back into the round.

Where was the turning point?

What did they struggle with?

Is there anything that jumpstarted the round or took it off the rails?

CT: One of the reasons I like covering golf: “How did you play today?” is a perfectly

normal question. It’s the only sport you can ask that and not get your head taken off.

JK: One hundred percent.

Not all 70s are created equal.

Some guys will be thrilled with it and some frustrated. I’ll try to avoid the broad answers.

Let’s go to the eighth hole ... why was this key to your round?

CT: Does the fact that the men’s Open is at Pebble Beach make it even more special?

JK: No doubt. The U.S. Open has some iconic venues, and that is the most iconic. If this championship has a venue where everyone knows the shots and holes, this is it. This is the closest the U.S. Open gets to that Masters-esque feel. I think it will be phenomenal. I can’t remember a point in the sport where it has been this exciting, where so many great players are playing so well, including arguably the greatest of all time going back to a venue where he played the greatest golf ever (Woods won by 15 shots in the 2000 U.S. Open). The storylines are so rich. It’s the perfect storm for

one of the most incredible U.S. Opens we’ve ever seen.

CT: What is your best score at Pebble?

JK: I actually have not played it. I think I will in late May. I’ll tell you what I shot after that.

CT: Are you friends with anyone on tour other than Brendan Steele?

JK: I’m acquaintances more. Being out at the last four U.S. Opens has helped tremendously. Every time they see me, they start talking college football. When I see Zach Johnson, it’s all about Iowa football. Or Billy Horschel, it’s the (Florida) Gators. Or Horschel will give me crap on Twitter about my opinions about the SEC. I am their avenue to not talking about golf.

CT: Sticking with football, I’m seeing mock drafts where Ohio State’s Dwayne Haskins is slipping and I’m surprised.

JK: We say he’s slipping, but none of that is official. There definitely has been a lot of rumors. When you get down to it, people get nervous about his lack of experience. Dwayne was a one-year starter. When you study every quarterback that has won a Super Bowl, you see they started about 33 (college) games and attempted over 1,100 passes. Having said that, I don’t think you’re drafting him to be your outof-the-gate Day 1 starter. He is a developmental quarterback with a really high ceiling.

If you’re in a position where you can develop him, it’s a nobrainer selection. He played his best football at the end of the season. He was more confident, more accurate, better on his feet and more of a leader. If he does fall out of the top 10, someone is getting a huge value.

CT: How about Northwestern’s Clayton Thorson?

JK: I would call him a thirdday prospect. It won’t be about quarterback need at that point. The Patriots have shown a propensity to draft guys on the third day at the

quarterback position. So it’s hard to label a good targeting spot. I’d say if you’re drafting him, it’s because he takes zero time away from you. You don’t have to hand-hold him. He can sit in the room and learn the offense and be fine from Day 1. He is a ready-made backup with the potential to start down the road. He is very smart, more athletic than you would think and accurate with a strong arm. But he has to develop his anticipatory skills. I don’t know if he will be a topline starter, but I think he can have a long career.

CT: You don’t see Penn State’s Trace McSorley as an NFL quarterback, do you?

JK: Not necessarily, but he possesses value as a really competitive athlete. You can put him at wildcat; he provides a lot of different options as an offensive threat.

CT: Looking ahead to next season, what kind of a prospect is Shea Patterson?

JK: I might be in the minority on this, but I think Shea will have his hands full keeping his own job (at Michigan) this year. (Dylan McCaffrey and Joe Milton) are talented behind him. I don’t want to knock him, but the way he played late (in the season) gives you (concerns) ... plus they’re changing the entire offense, doing a lot of different things. He could be a middleof-the-draft prospect, but he has to play well. And rather than thinking about the NFL, he has to think about maintaining his position as a starter at Michigan.

CT: Every year we say the same thing: If Jim Harbaugh can’t beat Ohio State this year, he never will. Well, next year it’s really true, considering Ohio State won’t have Urban Meyer or Haskins and the game is in Ann Arbor.

JK: The “no Urban” aspect presents some serious challenges for Jim. If he doesn’t beat Ryan Day, guh, this will be a tough one.

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Affair that led to a long marriage remains a secret Many years ago, I had an affair with a married man. We eventually married and have had a long, happy life together. It was love at first sight for me. Both of us had children with our former spouses.

Since no one knows about our affair, I’m wondering DEAR ABBY what I should do with our love letters and the poems we wrote to each other over those five years. Neither of us wants to hurt our children or grandchildren nor be remembered negatively after our deaths. It would certainly shock them all. However, there is much information in these letters that might give insight into why we both wanted divorces so we could marry. We are getting along in years, so please advise.

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JEANNE PHILLIPS

I see nothing to be gained by sharing these letters and poems. You and your husband have had a long and happy union. Because nobody knows about the affair and no questions have been raised about your earlier marriages, I see nothing positive about disclosing that information after your death.

We recently received an invitation to a party for our child’s fifth-grade graduation class.

The host is charging $15 per adult and $10 per fifth-grade child (“children under 5 are free”).

The invitation also states that spaces are limited and we need to book our attendance with a payment method in advance.

My husband and I think this is very tacky.

In addition to that, we find it poor form that this is being billed as the “party of the year” with “limited seating” for our child’s class.

What are we teaching our children these days? Is it a popularity contest? Is it that the kids from economically challenged homes are not welcome in our homes? What do you make of this?

Uneasy In Maryland I think the amount is excessive. What I make of it is that the entire class is being invited to celebrate the occasion, but the parents who are organizing the event have decided to turn it into a profit-making venture. If this doesn’t sit well with you, skip the party and plan to do something privately with your child.

I work in a branch of a large company that puts out a candy dish for our customers. A woman from another building (different company not related to us) often cuts through our office to get to the main street and other businesses. When she comes through, she ransacks our candy dishes, looking for a couple of specific types of candy. It happens on a daily basis! We even gave her a “Christmas gift” hoping to satisfy her candy cravings. She brought the gift container back to us (empty) for next Christmas! How do we stop this behavior without being rude?

Sweet Tooth In The East

DR. KEITH ROACH

I suspect you had vitamin D deficiency due to the gastric bypass surgery, which prevents your body from absorbing it efficiently.

Without vitamin D, your bones cannot take up calcium as effectively. The parathyroid hormone often will increase in this situation, and this is called “secondary hyperparathyroidism.”

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It is not rude to draw the line when someone crosses it. The next time the woman raids the candy dish, the person nearest to it should tell her plainly it is intended for customers only! As for that candy container she returned, toss it.

Giving her a present for “stealing” was a mistake, so don’t perpetuate it.

Vitamin D deficit after gastric bypass takes time to normalize I am a 72-year-old woman in fair health. I had strong bones until I had gastric bypass surgery. Within two years, I developed osteoporosis. In 2016 my parathyroid hormone level was found to be elevated. However, it has TO YOUR come down over the past year GOOD HEALTH or two from 97.76 to 68.95 pg/ mL. The endocrinologist now has me on 8,000 IU of vitamin D-3 per day. My calcium was 9.3 and ionized calcium was 5.0.

Meanwhile, the rheumatologist treating my osteoporosis has prescribed Reclast infusions once per year. I just received my second one this month.

This summer I broke a toe on my right foot with no known trauma. In October I sustained a stress fracture of my left heel bone, again without any known trauma. I am very worried about what all this means to my future bone health.

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It’s important to note that both your total and ionized calcium levels are normal. Ionized calcium is the active form — some calcium binds to albumin, a major protein in blood. In secondary hyperparathyroidism, the calcium is never high. A high calcium and high parathyroid level always means primary hyperparathyroidism, which almost always comes from a tumor of the parathyroid gland.

Unfortunately, I have seen people whose doctors have confused this point and missed the diagnosis.

With replacement of your vitamin D (at a high-enough dose, you can absorb enough), the PTH level is settling back down to normal, and it would be expected that your bone strength would start going up as well. I would expect your endocrinologist or rheumatologist to follow your bone density through a DEXA scan.

The Reclast (zoledronic acid) is an intravenous bisphosphonate, and it slows down reabsorption of your bone. Between the higher vitamin D and the Reclast, your bones should get better and your risk of fracture will decrease, but it will take time.

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Horoscope

By Stella Wilder Born today, you like to forge your own path, whether in your personal life or your professional affairs — though when it comes to your work you can, with far more facility, get along with others, follow instructions and work in tandem with those around you than you can in your personal life. Indeed, you may seem to some to be different people so different is your approach at times. At work, you can be conventional and even quite conservative, flying under the radar most of the time. In your private life, you are much more colorful and much less willing to follow the rules that others have set or adhere to the kinds of morals and mores that have been established by society as a rule.

You are drawn to what others would call “mysticism” — of all kinds. If it is unknown, uncertain or mysterious, you’re going to want to explore it fully to see what it may add to your already full, varied and complex life. You want to experience as much as possible in the time you have on Earth — and the more unusual it is, the better.

Also born on this date are: Jet Li, actor; Carol Burnett, actress and comedian; Bobby Rydell, singer; Marcus Aurelius, Roman emperor; Duane Eddy, guitarist; I.M. Pei, architect.

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 27 TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — The trouble you’ve had in recent days should not occur today.

Things are looking up, especially where a certain relationship is concerned.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — You must give yourself more time to get updated on something

that will be very important in your life in just a few days.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Your close friends are concerned about you right now, but for reasons that don’t seem to make sense to you. Are you really hearing them?

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — You feel that you are nearing the finish line at last, but you still have to pass a rival who is giving it more and more as you close the gap.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — One promise is broken today while another is fulfilled. You can count this as a good day, as you emerge unscathed from a difficult situation.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Now is the time for you to give your all to something about which you’ve been somewhat reluctant recently. You can shed all doubts today.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — You know what your responsibilities are, but you may not know when you are supposed to swing into action. Follow another’s lead.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — You feel that you’re in a rut, but in fact you’re just lying low until you have what it takes to mount a very successful comeback.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — You can work well with someone else or on your own, but know that working on your own today will prove very draining. Options are many.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — You must think things through carefully before putting a plan into motion. Once the train has left the station, there’s no stopping it.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — You’ve waited long enough; now is the time to do the one thing that will make your day — no matter what anyone else may say. Take the risk.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Once again, you’re looking at things today from a perspective that is somewhat skewed. It’s important to recognize that not all is as you expect it to be.

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SUPER QUIZ

THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

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

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

U.S. tourist sites in films Level 1

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

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Yesterday’s

Jumbles: GUAVA HUMOR BAKERY DRAGON Answer: The tugboat operator was not very forgiving and known to — HARBOR A GRUDGE

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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.

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Identify the U.S. tourist site shown in the film. (e.g., King Kong fell to his death from this building in the 2005 film. Answer: Empire State Building.)

Freshman level 1. An astronaut finds its remains in “Planet of the Apes.” (1968) 2. Cary Grant made a daring rescue here in “North by Northwest.”

3. After Las Vegas, a couple quarrel at this site in “Lost in America.”

Graduate level 4. James Bond defends this site in “Goldfinger.”

5. In “The Rock,” San Francisco is threatened by rockets from this site.

6. In “The Warriors,” a showdown between gangs takes place here.

PH.D. level 7. An alien UFO lands here in “Close Encounters of the Third Kind.”

8. In “Escape From Tomorrow,” a man encounters two underage girls here.

9. In “Pee-wee’s Big Adventure,” he learns this site has no basement.

SUPER QUIZ ANSWERS 1. The Statue of Liberty. 2. Mount Rushmore. 3. Hoover Dam. 4. Fort Knox.

5. Alcatraz. 6. Coney Island. 7. Devils Tower, Wyoming. 8. Disney World. 9. The Alamo.

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

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Pickles For Better or For Worse

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Hi & Lois

Crossword Puzzle Mother Goose & Grimm ACROSS 1 Damone or Tayback 4 Shining 9 Brief haircut 13 One of the Three Bears 14 Piece of garlic 15 Ceremony 16 Game broadcaster 17 Remorse 19 Name for 13 popes 20 Recluse 21 Correct 22 Cheese variety 24 “Ready, __, go!”

25 Shrubs 27 Explosions 30 Kitchen tearjerker 31 Short-tailed weasel 33 Wheel center 35 Curved bones 36 Charley horse, e.g.

37 In this place 38 Org. for Eagles & Ravens 39 Part of USMC 40 Funeral hymn 41 Annually 43 Onetime 44 “The butler __ it!”

45 Shakespearean lover 46 Lake near Reno 49 Steeple 51 Behold 54 Valuing too highly 56 Stick around 57 Critical; urgent 58 Contrary to fact 59 Prince Louis’ mum 60 Chances 61 Cornered 62 “__ a jungle out there!”

DOWN 1 Bouquet holder 2 Out of the question 3 __-do attitude; positive mind-set 4 Come __; find 5 Secluded valleys 6 Easy gait

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7 “One Flew __ the Cuckoo’s Nest” 8 Actress Ming-Na __ 9 Characteristics 10 Engagement symbol 11 Reason to use calamine lotion 12 Track-and-field event 13 Singer Tormé 18 Actor Williams 20 Claim against property 23 TV’s “__ the Boss?”

24 Grand __; batter’s delight 25 “__ Free”; film about a lioness 26 Bring together 27 Supervisor 28 Temperature regulator 29 Sudden increase 31 Light-footed 32 Touch lightly 34 Foam-topped drink

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Thursday’s Puzzle Solved

Non Sequitur

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36 Auctioneer’s cry 37 Give a job to 39 Weeper 40 Capitol roof 42 Venerates 43 Signed another’s name 45 Dishwasher cycle 46 Commotion

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47 Passionate 48 Group of cattle 49 Betelgeuse, e.g.

50 Stack 52 Dines 53 Needle’s hole 55 Fore and __ 56 Word before lift or boots

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