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Rapper’s killer to be sentenced

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CHVL baseball Clippers earn victory over Eagles PAGE B1

CATSKILL — Carlos Graham is scheduled to be sentenced Thursday in the death of aspiring Catskill rapper Brandyn Dayne Foster. Graham, 32, of Catskill was found guilty of second-degree murder by a jury Feb. 15 following a two-week trial. Graham was convicted of killing his former neighbor and romantic rival, Foster, for money, marijuana and jewelry Jan. 27, 2017. Foster, a 31-year-old

aspiring rapper and son of renowned jazz drummer Al Foster was shot twice in a bedroom of his ex-girlfriend Sade Knox’s home at 124 Tool House Road, Catskill, and was buried in nine inches of concrete under the floor in January 2017, police said. Foster’s story was reported in the May 14, 2018, issue of XXL, a magazine dedicated to rap and hip-hop culture. Police charged Ashton Adams, Knox and Graham in connection with the killing. Adams, Graham and Knox

drove Foster’s Cadillac Escalade to a casino in Connecticut to make it appear Foster drove there and Carlos Graham disappeared, prosecutors said. Graham has a criminal history, including convictions for third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance in Columbia County, petty larceny in Athens and attempted petty

larceny in Catskill. The jury also found Graham guilty of all the other charges against him, including second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, a class C felony; third-degree criminal possession of a weapon and third-degree grand larceny, both class D felonies; concealment of a corpse and two counts of tampering with physical evidence, both class E felonies. Greene County District Attorney Joseph Stanzione said on the day of Graham’s

conviction that he would pursue the maximum sentence, life in prison, for Graham. Meanwhile, Adams and Foster’s ex-girlfriend Knox, pleaded guilty in March to their roles in the murder plot. They each could serve around half a decade or more in state prison. Murder charges against Knox and Adams were dropped as part of a plea deal. Stanzione did not immediately respond to calls for See RAPPER A2

Durham grieves a year after deadly fire

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The home at 2753 Route 145 in East Durham was too damaged for investigators and fire officials to pinpoint the exact cause and nature of the fire. The cause remains officially undetermined one year later.

Arkville’s interpretive center gets new identity PAGE A3

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EAST DURHAM — Friends, family and community members gathered Tuesday at a candlelight vigil to remember two grandparents and their

three grandchildren who died in a fire that devastated the small town last year. Candles were lit at Our Lady of Knock Shrine, 2052 Route 145, for each of the siblings, Jonathen N. Mammano, 10;

Jayden A. Caffrey, 8; and Sophia G. Mammano, 7; and their grandparents, Nicholas and Mary Mammano, both 68, who all perished in a fire at See FIRE A2

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The community gathered Wednesday to remember Jonathen N. Mammano, 10; Jayden A. Caffrey, 8; Sophia G. Mammano, 7, who perished in a house fire on April 2, 2018 in East Durham.

Delgado pushes universal health care option By Melanie Lekocevic Columbia-Greene Media

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U.S. Rep. Antonio Delgado, D-19, has reintroduced the Medicare-X Choice Act in Congress. If adopted, the bill would create a public option health plan for purchase on individual and small business exchanges. Delgado held a conference call with local media Wednesday morning to discuss the legislation and how it would affect residents in the 19th Congressional District. “I am very excited about the bill,” Delgado said. “We spent a lot of time over the last couple of years meeting with constituents in upstate New York and since being elected, I have done 11 town halls in 11 weeks, and at just

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U.S. Rep. Antonio Delgado has announced legislation he has reintroduced to provide a universal health care option modeled on Medicare.

about every single town hall, no matter the county, no matter the party affiliation, individuals have asked about

our health care crisis and what we are going to do about rising prescription costs, rising premiums, rising

deductibles and a lack of quality care,” Delgado said. The legislation combines Medicare physician networks and reimbursement rates with coverage standards from the Affordable Care Act — such as protections for pre-existing conditions — providing a new public option available to people of all ages, Delgado said. The bill would also enable workers with employer-provided insurance to maintain their coverage. Delgado is joined by U.S. Reps. John Larson, D-1, of Connecticut, and Brian Higgins, D-26, in presenting the bill. “By building on the successful framework of the Medicare system, Medicare-X creates an additional See DELGADO A2

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