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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 2019
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A recent string of car breakins might be connected to a nationwide burglary ring known as the Felony Lane Gang, law enforcement officials said Tuesday. Two break-ins occurred on July 31 outside Sweat Exercise Studio in Catskill, followed by two more on Aug. 24 near the Greene County YMCA in Coxsackie. The Felony Lane Gang is believed to be a white-collar crime ring of about 100 people known for identity theft, according to
an FBI website post. An alleged member of the Felony Lane Gang was recently arrested in Ulster CounAbby Brewer ty. The group is known for smashing the windows of parked cars, stealing purses and using the victims’ personal identification and banking information to access their accounts, according to the Saugerties Police Department.
“We think there is a connection [with the gang],” Catskill Police Chief David Darling said Tuesday. “It is still under investigation so I can’t confirm or deny that there is a connection.” There was no security camera footage of the break-ins, Darling said, adding that state police are working on the investigation. Leslie LeFleur is one of the victims in Catskill. After an hour-long Zumba class, students took a brief break before the half-hour toning session began, LeFleur said. “A lady that was not staying came running back because her car had
been broken into,” she said. At that point, the rest of the students went out to check their vehicles. “My driver’s side window was smashed,” LeFleur said. The burglar took LeFleur’s bag from the passenger seat. “My bag was just a gym bag,” she said. “They didn’t get much.” LeFleur tried to make light of the situation in hindsight. “The jerks got my favorite bra,” she said. The person also injured himself in the process, LeFleur said. “There was nasty blood on the
console, which an officer was nice enough to clean up,” she said. LeFleur said she thinks karma was on her side. “They got nothing of value and hurt themselves in the process,” she said. “It serves them right.” For LeFleur, the break-in was an annoyance. “There was glass throughout the entire car,” she said. “It took hours to thoroughly vacuum out.” LeFleur said she hopes her story will make people, See THEFT A8
By Melanie Lekocevic
Law helps farmers get back on their feet
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A bill sponsored by U.S. Rep. Antonio Delgado, D-19, and signed by President Donald Trump on Friday enhances the ability of family farms that have fallen on hard times to restructure their debt. The Family Farmer Relief Act of 2019 eases the process of reorganizing debt through Chapter 12 bankruptcy rules for family farmers, raising the debt cap from $3.2 million to $10 million, meaning up to $10 million in debt can now be covered under Chapter 12. The change reflects the increasing price of land values as well as the growth of the average size of farms, Delgado said. The bill has received broad support from the farming industry. “I think it’s a positive step. It’s one of those things you hope no one will ever have to use, but if they need it, it’s there,” said Eric Ooms, co-owner of A. Ooms and Sons Farm in Kinderhook. “It will give farmers some protection if they need to reorganize under the bankruptcy laws and give them a little more ability to reorganize if they are in a really tough financial situation.” In a media conference call Tuesday, Delgado discussed the bill and how it will help small family farms.
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Catskill, Hudson team up for the arts By Sarah Trafton Sarah Trafton/ Columbia-Greene Media
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The city of Hudson and village of Catskill are joining forces to pursue a cultural grant to benefit both communities. The Our Town grant program is administered by the National Endowment for the Arts. The program is now in its 10th year of integrating arts and culture into communities and capitalizing on that relationship for economic and social benefits. Grants range from $25,000 to $200,000 and require a match by the municipality. “This is a potentially great opportunity to showcase the many and diverse arts and cultural projects throughout the Hudson and Catskill area,”
Cyrena Persaud, 11, of Manhattan, participated in the painting workshop at the Skywalk Arts Festival in Catskill last fall. The city of Hudson and village of Catskill have applied for a national grant opportunity to integrate arts and culture into the area.
Hudson Mayor Rick Rector said. The idea was conceived by Basilica Hudson co-founder and director Melissa Auf der Maur, Catskill author Hudson Talbott said. A requirement of the grant is that the government agency must be partnered with a nonprofit organization. Talbott is serving as the liaison to the Catskill Village Board of Trustees. “The NEA grant goes to sponsor a sense of pride of place,” Talbott said. “Enjoyment and appreciation of one’s hometown.” Catskill Village President Vincent Seeley agreed that the
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WASHINGTON — As the U.S.-China trade war worsens and President Donald Trump rails about economic theft, the United States has a precious commodity on loan from the Chinese less than three miles from the White House. Giant pandas. The National Zoo’s beloved black-and-white bears, which have delighted Washingtonians for generations and have created joyous episodes of pandamania and profit, have been leased from China since 2000. Next year, the lease is up, and the stay of the zoo’s two adults - Mei Xiang, a female, and Tian Tian, a male - is technically over on Dec. 7, 2020. The zoo’s only other giant panda, Bei Bei, who turned 4 on Aug. 22, is slated to be gone within the next few months. By prior agreement with the Chinese, all giant panda cubs born in U.S. zoos must be sent to a breeding program in China once they turn 4. Two of the zoo’s cubs have been shipped to China in recent years, and plans for the transfer of Bei Bei are well underway, the zoo says. The future of the adults, who are present under different terms from their offspring, is not clear. The zoo said it has not started those discussions with the Chinese and could not speculate on an outcome. And the U.S. political landscape by late 2020 is a mystery. The National Zoo is hopeful that China would not leave Washington pandaless and has said that collaboration with Chinese scientists on giant pandas has been highly beneficial for both counties. “Our agreements are based on science surrounding the giant pandas,” zoo spokeswoman Pamela Baker-Masson said. “We’ve accomplished a lot over last 40-plus years. Now both sides have to take look at what the future science goals should be and theygo from there.” Chinese and American giant panda experts get on “exceptionally well,” she said. Should giant pandas be caught up in Chinese-American affairs, it would not be the first time. Milestones in the pandas’ tenure in Washington have been celebrated by top
WASHINGTON POST PHOTO BY JONATHAN NEWTON
Mei Xiang, shown in February, is one of two adult giant pandas at the National Zoo on loan from China. The lease is set to expire in December 2020.
officials from both countries. In 2015, then-first lady Michelle Obama joined the first lady of China, Peng Liyuan, at the zoo for the official announcement of Bei Bei’s name. But panda diplomacy was really born years before. During World War II, China gave two pandas to New York’s Bronx Zoo in gratitude for American war relief. In February 1972, at a dinner in Beijing, first lady Patricia Nixon told Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai how fond she was of giant pandas, the zoo says on its website. Eager for improved relations with the United States, the zoo says, Zhou replied: “I’ll give you some.” The visit by President Richard Nixon and his wife had made worldwide headlines. The United States and Communist China had been bitter geopolitical foes for 20 years. And the offer of the pandas was part of a historic thaw in relations. That April, China gave the United States two young giant pandas, Ling-Ling, a female, and Hsing-Hsing, a male. Both were 18-monthsold. They were a gift, not a loan, the zoo notes, and “ever since their arrival, the pandas have symbolized cross-cultural collaboration between the United States and China.”
In return, the United States sent China two musk oxen, Milton and Matilda, from the San Francisco Zoo. Musk oxen are shaggy natives of the Arctic known for their strong odor. Zoos in or near several cities - San Diego, Chicago, St. Louis and New York - had lobbied to get the Chinese pandas, but Nixon chose Washington. Nixon reportedly disclosed his choice in a telephone call to the old Washington Star newspaper, which had lobbied for the National Zoo. The pandas arrived that April, to be greeted by Patricia Nixon and delirious throngs. The bears were a delight for more than two decades, drawing tens of thousands of visitors, and putting the animal on a par with cherry blossoms as a symbol of Washington. Ling-Ling died in 1992, and Hsing-Hsing died in 1999, leaving the zoo’s giant panda house empty for the first time in 27 years. The pair had several cubs but none survived. In 2000, China sent the zoo Mei Xiang and Tian Tian on a 10-year, $10 million lease. In 2011, a new almost fiveyear agreement was signed, lowering the annual lease price from $1 million to $500,000. And in 2015, another
agreement was reached to keep the giant pandas in Washington until next year. Meanwhile, the zoo has been waiting to see if Mei Xiang is pregnant. The Panda House closed Aug. 7, anticipating that shemight be with cub. Zoo experts said Mei Xiang, 21, started to show changes in her behavior earlier this month that might be a sign she’s pregnant - or having a false pregnancy, which is relatively common in pandas. Mei Xiang had false pregnancies last year, and in 2017, 2011, 2010, and 2009 - possibly in 2008 - and in 2007 and 2004. This year, her levels of progesterone were rising, and she remained indoors, both signs of possible pregnancy. It’s tricky to get a giant panda pregnant. The animals are in estrus for only 24 to 72 hours each year. Typically when a female giant panda is pregnant, she will spend more time sleeping and less time eating. Pregnant pandas also become more sensitive to noise, which is why officials decided to close the Panda House. Mei Xiang is also licking her paws and cradling toys two more signs she could be pregnant. And officials said she has “also started building a small nest of shredded bamboo in her den” and adds to it at night. In March, Mei Xiang was artificially inseminated using semen from Tian Tian. The panda gestation period usually lasts 90 to 185 days. Zookeepers have been doing regular ultrasounds on Mei Xiang for the past month. She is on the older side for giving birth, but officials said there are giant pandas that have successfully given birth when they were older than she is. Mei Xiang, whose name means “beautiful fragrance,” has birthed three surviving cubs: the males Tai Shan and Bei Bei and the female Bao Bao. Tai Shan was born July 9, 2005, and now lives in China. Bao Bao was born Aug. 23, 2013, and was moved to China in 2017. The animals are listed as “vulnerable” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, the zoo said. There are believed to be about 1,800 in the wild and about 500 in captivity worldwide.
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Brazil rejects G-7 Amazon aid. ‘It’s help we did not ask for’ Marina Lopes and Terrence McCoy The Washington Post
SAO PAULO, Brazil — Brazil will reject a donation of $22.2 million to help fight the fires that have swept across the Amazon because it was not involved in the decisionmaking process, the country’s ambassador to France said Tuesday. “We refuse the aid because we see interference. [It’s] help we did not ask for,” Luís Fernando Serra told French national television, adding that the terms of the offer were too “ambiguous.” The decision escalates an international spat between Brazil’s right-wing president Jair Bolsonaro and the European countries led by French President Emmanuel Macron, who have pledged
to fight the Amazon fires but condemned Bolsonaro’s lack of commitment to the environment. On Monday, Bolsonaro - a climate change skeptic - questioned the aid’s “colonial mentality.” “We cannot accept that a President, Macron, issues inappropriate and gratuitous attacks against the Amazon,” he tweeted. “Nor that he disguises his intentions behind an ‘alliance’ of the G-7 countries to ‘save’ the Amazon, as if it were a colony or no man’s land.” Bolsonaro campaigned on a promise to open the Amazon up for business and development. Since his inauguration in January, deforestation and fires in the rainforest have surged.
Brazilian Foreign Minister Ernesto Araújo urged European countries to channel aid through the United Nations Climate Convention instead of creating new initiatives. “It is very clear, that some political channels, are trying to extrapolate real environmental concerns and use them in a fabricated ‘crisis’ as a pretext to introduce mechanisms for foreign control of the Amazon,” he tweeted.
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CALENDAR Wednesday, Aug. 28 n Athens Village Board 6:30 p.m. Village Hall, 2 First St., Athens n Catskill Village Board 7 p.m. Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill
Monday, Sept. 2 n Athens Town Hall closed for Labor
Day n Coxsackie Village Hall closed for Labor Day
Wednesday, Sept. 4 n Greene County Economic Develop-
ment Corporation 4 p.m. Greene County Economic Development, Tourism and Planning Conference Room (Room 427), 411 Main St., Catskill.
Thursday, Sept. 5 n Cairo Town Planning Board 7 p.m. Town Hall, 512 Main St., Cairo n Coxsackie Village Workshop 6 p.m. Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie
Monday, Sept. 9 n Cairo Town Board 7 p.m. Town Hall,
512 Main St., Cairo n Catskill Village Planning Board 7 p.m. Catskill Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill n Coxsackie Village Board 7 p.m. Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie n Greene County Board of Electrical Examiners 1 p.m. Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., 4th Floor, Room 469, Catskill
Tuesday, Sept. 10 n Coxsackie Village Historic Preservation Committee 6 p.m. Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie
Wednesday, Sept. 11 n Athens Village Board 6:30 p.m. Vil-
lage Hall, 2 First St., Athens n Catskill Village Board 7 p.m. Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill
Monday, Sept. 16 n Athens Town Board 6:45 p.m. Town
Hall, 2 First St., Athens
Tuesday, Sept. 17 n Athens Village Planning Board 6:30
p.m. Village Hall, 2 First St., Athens
Wednesday, Sept. 18 n Catskill Library Board 6:45 p.m. at
either the Catskill Library, 1 Franklin St., Catskill or Palenville Library, 3303 Route 23A, Palenville
Thursday, Sept. 19 n Coxsackie Village Planning Board 7
p.m. Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie
CCE hosting ‘Harvest Moon Dinner’, Sept. 14 WEST COXSACKIE — Cornell Cooperative Extension will be hosting its 13th annual fundraising dinner to benefit the programs of CCE Columbia and Greene Counties 6-8 p.m. Sept. 14. This year’s dinner is unique in that it will take place in the barn of the beautiful Lime Kiln Farm in West Coxsackie. Prior to dinner, tastings will be served by two Taste NY Market producers, See & Be Kitchen and Papa’s Best Batch. A delicious meal featuring local ingredients will be prepared by Otto’s of Germantown. There will be Rotisserie Style Chicken w/ lemon and garlic; Roasted Lime Kiln Farm Lamb w/ herbs and butter; Classic Potato Salad w/ dill and mayo; Three Bean & Corn Salad w/ black, pinto & fava beans with lime, parsley, olive oil; Mixed Green Salad w/ watermelon radish, shaved carrots and lemon vinaigrette; Cornbread w/ butter and honey; Apple Crisp w/maple whipped cream and Watermelon. Guests will enjoy live music by Aldo Lavaggi and beverages will be available for sale by Honey Hollow Brewery. There will also be an opportunity to win some wonderful gift baskets and certificates. To date, the following businesses and community members have provided support to the dinner: Farm Credit East ACA, Whitbeck Benedict & Smith LLP, Robin & Martin Smith, Evon & Sydney Antonio, Frisbee Agency, Living Structures Realty, Helmedach & Young Inc., Talco Service Plumbing & Heating, Shook Insurance Agency, Shinglekill Falls B&B, Equine Clinic at Oakenkroft, Hudson River Brewing Company, Sawyer Chevrolet, Bank of Greene County Charitable Foundation, Macko Chiropractic, Five Guys Restaurants, Alicia McCagg, National Bank of Coxsackie, Crickett Hill Farm, Inc., Stewart’s Shops, Joshua Lipsman & Jonathan Sorge, Rip Van Winkle Brewing Company, Willow Springs Charitable Trust, Cathi Annese, Fix Brothers Fruit Farm, Santo Associates, Linda & Robert Levitt, William Gellert, Linda & Bruce Tripp, Massage & Therapies, Big Top Tent and Behn’s Best Perennials. CCE continues to seek sponsors for the event as well as donations of gift certificates. If you are interested, please contact Angela Tallarico amt18@cornell.edu or 518622-9820 x101. The cost of the dinner is $80 per person or $150 per two. Visit Cornell Cooperative Extension of Columbia and Greene Counties’ website at www.ccecolumbiagreene.org for reservation forms or call 518-622-9820 ext. 100 (Acra). Registration and payment may also be submitted online https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/HarvestMoonDinner2019_210. The deadline for reservations is Sept. 9.
RAYMOND C. KENNEDY FOUNDATION PRESENTS GIFTS
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Local organizations accepted checks from the Raymond C. Kennedy Foundation on Aug. 20 for a combined total of $9,037. Pictured from left are Tony Concra, a Raymond C. Kennedy Foundation board member; Robert Galluscio, CPA for Raymond C. Kennedy Foundation; Tami Lacy, a Raymond C. Kennedy Foundation board member; Theresa Lux, Executive Director of Catholic Charities of Columbia and Greene Counties; Kelly Konsul, a Raymond C. Kennedy Foundation board member; and Peter Meyer, founder and executive director of School Life Media. The Raymond C. Kennedy Foundation also presented gifts earlier in the year of $5,000 to Matthew 25 Food Pantry in Catskill and $1,000 to the Greene County Women’s League.
Local history emphasized at Temple auction CATSKILL — When the Temple Israel of Catskill organizing committee started planning for this year’s fundraising auction they wanted to make sure the community was included. So they made a point of including items that would appeal to those who loved Catskill and its surroundings. “We really thought about how fortunate we are to be here,” said co-chair and Temple President Steven Mann. “Catskill has so much history that it seemed like something we should highlight.” The auction, an annual fundraiser, takes place at noon Sept. 15 at Temple Israel, 220 Spring St., Catskill. Refreshments will be available and items will be on view beginning at 10 a.m. that day.
There will be additional preview time 7:30 a.m.-noon Sept. 13. Select pieces will also be shown on the Temple Israel of Catskill Face Book page. There is no entry fee. “A Walking Tour of Catskill” will be offered as part of several items in a Silent Auction. “People love the old architecture of this town, but most don’t know there was a fire in 1851 that destroyed many early buildings,” Mann says. “The town also shifted slightly. For example, the old Masonic Hall on the corner of Franklin and Bridge streets was the original county courthouse. By 1910, a new courthouse was built on Main Street. The Temple itself was originally on Main at 438, the current courtyard of La Conca D’Oro. It burned down
in 1973 and we re-built at our present location.” In addition to the 3-hour walking tour, other packages include “A Tour of the Cemeteries in Jefferson Heights” that will include reflections on personages buried there — settlers, military, merchants and civic leaders, and a “Family History” package that includes a consultation with Mann to help organize family photographs, historic documents and other ephemera for future generations. Of course, the auction will have plenty of artwork, antiques and collectibles for the home and garden as well. To learn more about the event, call the Temple office at 518-943-5758.
Monday, Sept. 23
GREENE COUNTY POLICE BLOTTER
n Catskill Village Planning Board 7
p.m. Catskill Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill
Wednesday, Sept. 25 n Athens Village Board 6:30 p.m. Village Hall, 2 First St., Athens n Catskill Village Board 7 p.m. Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill
Editor’s Note: A charge is not a conviction. All persons listed are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Charges can be amended or dismissed.
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Wednesday, Oct. 2 n Greene County Economic Develop-
ment Corporation 4 p.m. Greene County Economic Development, Tourism and Planning Conference Room (Room 427), 411 Main St., Catskill.
Thursday, Oct. 3 n Cairo Town Planning Board 7 p.m.
Town Hall, 512 Main St., Cairo
Monday, Oct. 7 n Athens Town Board 6:45 p.m. Town
Hall, 2 First St., Athens n Cairo Town Board 7 p.m. Town Hall, 512 Main St., Cairo
Wednesday, Oct. 9 n Athens Village Board 6:30 p.m. Vil-
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Tuesday, Oct. 15 n Athens Village Planning Board 6:30
p.m. Village Hall, 2 First St., Athens
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n Ramiesha E. Williams, 26, of Troy, was arrested at 12:30 p.m. Aug. 23 in Coxsackie and charged with second-degree introducing contraband into a prison and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, both class A misdemeanors, and unlawful possession of marijuana, a violation. She was released on her own recognizance. n James W. Wagner, 25, of Oak Hill, was arrested at 9:34 p.m. Aug. 23 in Durham and charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a class A misdemeanor; operating a motor vehicle while impaired by drugs, an unclassified misdemeanor; and unlawful possession of marijuana, a violation. He was issued an appearance ticket. n A 16-year-old male of Hurley was arrested at 12:21
p.m. Aug. 23 in Catskill and charged with second-degree obstruction of governmental administration and seventhdegree criminal possession of a controlled substance, both class A misdemeanors. He was issued an appearance ticket. n Pam Castle, 64, of Cementon, was arrested at 6:10 p.m. Aug. 23 in Catskill and charged with second-degree obstruction of governmental administration and thirddegree hindering of prosecution, both class A misdemeanors. She was issued an appearance ticket. n Shaun A. Zeininger, 30, of Livingston Manor, was arrested at 9:50 p.m. Aug. 24 in Cairo and charged with operating a motor vehicle with a blood-alcohol content greater than 0.08% and driving while intoxicated, both unclassified misdemeanors. He was issued an appearance ticket. n Donald E. White, 56, of Hunter, was arrested at 10:31 a.m. Aug. 24 in Hunter and charged with petty larceny, a
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CATSKILL POLICE n Mary T. Monahan, 60, of Catskill, was arrested at 4:26 p.m. Aug. 24 in Catskill and charged with operating a
motor vehicle while impaired by drugs, an unclassified misdemeanor. She is scheduled to appear in court Sept. 12 at 5 p.m. n Miguel A. Rodriquez, 45, of, Catskill, was arrested at 7:30 a.m. Aug. 23 in Catskill and charged with thirddegree criminal mischief, a class E felony; third-degree burglary, a class D felony; and petty larceny, a class A misdemeanor. He was held. n Shannon Elbreth, 47, of Athens, was arrested at 11:18 a.m. Aug. 25 in Catskill and charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a
controlled substance, a class A misdemeanor; second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, an unclassified misdemeanor; and operation of a motor vehicle by an unlicensed driver, an infraction. She is scheduled to appear in court Sept. 12 at 5 p.m. n Jennaro J. Neal, 49, of Catskill, was arrested at 6:26 p.m. Aug. 23 in Catskill and charged with third-degree criminal trespass, a class B misdemeanor, and resisting arrest, a class A misdemeanor. He is scheduled to appear in court Sept. 12 at 5 p.m.
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You’re invited to the party of the year The party of the year begins today and, like the best parties, it offers a boatload of fun for everybody. The 179th Columbia County Fair runs through Labor Day in Chatham with perennial favorites, entertainment for all ages, animal exhibits, food, a midway and grandstand and, of course, the demolition derby. Headlining the fair this year are country-rock sensation Frankie Ballard and rising pop star Moriah Formica of Latham, known for her winning appearances on NBC’s “The Voice.” On Friday, the New York Truck Pulling circuit rolls into the grandstand for an exciting night of diesel, 4WD modified and enhanced gas competitors, produced by Shootout Productions. The fan favorite, year in and year out, is the demoli-
tion derby, which will be run Wednesday and Thursday nights. Labor Day means Rodeo Day at the fair. Professional cowboys from across the country will compete for cash prizes and a chance at the year-end trophy buckle at the Painted Pony Rodeo. The Monster Tractors will once again pull their heavy loads, testing fairgoers’ eardrums and intestinal fortitude with their Godzilla roars and tyrannosaur power as their drivers earn points toward the circuit championship. The spotlight will shine on local heroes as they march for pride and compete for awards in the Firefighters Parade, which steps off at 11 a.m. Saturday with Columbia County fire departments and companies of first responders.
A county fair can’t be a county fair without animals, crafts, exhibits, farm products, food and contests. Back for 2019 are the crowdpleasing competitions of livestock, talent, beveragemaking, domestic arts and crafts, antique tractors, quilts, photography, schoolgirl queen, flowers, scouting, watermelon and ice cream eating, 4-H and Grange. Add the midway rides, games of chance and food vendors galore and the Columbia County Fair has something for everyone. The fair runs for six days, plenty of time to take in the sights and sounds, and the weather forecast looks sunny and comfortable. Enjoy Columbia County’s greatest party. For more details, visit columbiafair.com.
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Government’s ‘unsustainable’ avalanche of secrets The Washington Post
President Donald Trump got a letter recently that he and Congress ought to pay attention to. Mark Bradley, director of the Information Security Oversight Office of the National Archives and Records Administration, repeated a worrisome warning he delivered to the president last year and that has been echoed by others for more than a decade: The current system for managing the nation’s secrets and for declassifying them is being overwhelmed in the digital age. As Bradley put it, current users inside and outside the government believe it is “unsustainable and desperately requires modernization.” The simple problem is that the government classifies too much and doesn’t declassify enough. The process for managing secret information is still largely based on when it applied to paper documents and was carried out by individuals. Meanwhile, classified digital information has exploded; individuals can no longer keep up. As Bradley told the president, the U.S. government has failed to invest in new applications to support more precise, consistent and accurate classification decisions, or for processes to
prepare mountains of information for declassification and public access. This is shortsighted. It threatens a basic building block of democracy - the ability of government to preserve secrets that need to be protected, while declassifying that which does not need to be kept secret in a systematic and credible way so the public can be informed and officials held accountable for policies and actions. As the Public Interest Declassification Board stated in a 2012 report, the system “keeps too many secrets, and keeps them too long; it is overly complex; it obstructs desirable information sharing inside of government and with the public.” In his Aug. 16 letter to the president, Bradley said the current system for handling classified national security information “relies on antiquated policies from another era that undercut its effectiveness today.” Many government officials are learning how to exploit artificial intelligence, machine learning and other tools for their main tasks, but these advanced methods are “untapped” for handling the nation’s secrets, he says. Bradley did not make specific recommendations for
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spending but called attention to the overall problem of underinvestment. The 2012 report noted that the government was then classifying petabytes of information annually. A petabyte is a million gigabytes, or by one estimate, 20 million four-drawer filing cabinets filled with double-spaced text on paper. Bradley estimated the government is now creating petabytes every month of classified data and a lower category, “controlled unclassified data.” The besieged staffers who process this avalanche of classified data should be free to focus on the most important decisions about secrecy, and use technology and streamlined procedures for the rest. But the agencies have generally not wanted to invest in modernization when they have other urgent needs for scarce resources. Trump and Congress should prioritize this investment. The nation can’t wait until the backlog of classified information becomes so forbiddingly large that no one will ever be able to process it. That is not a good way to manage the nation’s secrets, nor its history, nor its democracy.
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CMH must keep medical care in Hudson If you want a sustainable community, a community that is sustainable for all the people in the community not just for some, then let Columbia Memorial Hospital know that you want to see full medical care for women that includes the ability to have a child in the community. If you think women and children should have full medical care in your community, then let CMH know that delivering a child is part of that service. I live in Hudson and went to Columbia Memorial Hospital for my first prenatal checkup for my first child and was stunned to learn I’m not allowed to have a baby in Hudson. CMH decided pregnant women and babies are a low priority, with a low value since they are the targets of healthcare elimination. Women in Hudson and Catskill are expected to deliver their children an hour away in Albany and if they don’t own a car, there’s always the bus. The reality is that your child will be delivered by someone who has no knowledge of you, your child or issues…. what could possibly go wrong with that? You do have the option of moving out of the area — if you can afford it or driving really fast if you have a car or take the bus if it’s running. (Hospital’s implied message — don’t worry about prenatal care — we don’t care) This is a trend to strip the region of medical services based on the direction of accountants. It started with the closure in Catskill facility and consolidation to Hudson and now services being stripped out of Hudson putting CMH on its way to be a
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YU glorified urgent care facility. Healthcare is being decided based on the persons economic value. In their eyes if you have no economic standing you have no value and get no healthcare or at best reduced quality and no service- therefore babies have no value at CMH. The term “healthcare equality” is about social justice not just dollars. Green and Columbia counties have for decades concentrated the poor into either Catskill or Hudson with well-intentioned housing projects. (Note: Furthest points from the proposed OB delivery services in the region are these communities) These people supported the manufacturing base when it existed and service industries now. The US Census shows minorities in each county are concentrated in these two communities. If you get sick or go to a nursing home these are the people that take care of you or the people you see working in the services, in the offices, plazas’ and malls. These are the working people who happen to be poor or trying to get to the middle class or stay in the middle class. CMH focused on the most vulnerable people, pregnant women and infants and put
them further at risk by offering them lower quality OB prenatal care, and disconnected delivery services. Before the child is born, he or she is already two steps back because they have been marked by the medical system as being of less valuable by the management of the medical elite. Starting in October 2019 children will no longer be born in Hudson, they are forced out of the community by accountants, and if you happened to be working poor women expecting to have a child you are not really welcome in this community. They can try to leave and lose their employment forcing them into poverty by the medical system or split up their family and put them and their child’s life further at risk. If you are pro-Life, will you fight the hospital to allow us to have babies born in Hudson? If you are prochoice will you fight for a woman’s choice to have a baby in our community? Why did they target Pregnant women and infants, especially poor women and children? They don’t expect anyone to say anything because we are just considered pregnant women. Human Dignity and human rights should be part of healthcare, even for women; even those women who are pregnant. Lei Yu is a resident of Hudson. She has a Master of Law from Washington University Law School, received her first law degree in China and an MBA in France. She worked in international and commercial banking for more than 10 years. She is married and starting a family here in Hudson.
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Trump gives stunning display of incoherence at G-7 The Washington Post
On Friday, President Donald Trump called President Xi Jinping of China an “enemy,” said “we don’t need China” and told U.S. companies they were “hereby ordered” to end their operations there. Over the next 72 hours, he cited a 1977 emergency powers law to back up his threat to end U.S. economic relations with Beijing; announced he did not intend to invoke the law; and, on Monday, declared Xi to be “a great leader” and “a brilliant man” with whom his administration would probably soon strike a trade deal. It was, all in all, a stunning display of incoherence - even by Trump’s standards - that encapsulated his performance at the Group of Seven summit. Trump’s conflicting statements on China were far from the only puzzlements of his stay in Biarritz, France. He repeatedly touted what he said was a trade deal with Japan, only to be contradicted by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the Japanese foreign ministry, which said the negotiations were at a preliminary stage. He said there was
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a speech Monday that he was open to negotiations, so perhaps something will come from Macron’s initiative. But there was no way to judge from Trump’s remarks whether he was seriously contemplating a change of tack on Iran — just as it was anyone’s guess whether he had second thoughts about the trade war he started with China, as he suggested Sunday, or merely wished he had raised tariffs even higher, as his staff later said. The one subject on which Trump’s intentions appeared unambiguous was his plan to steer the next G-7 summit, which the United States is due to host, to his own Doral golf resort near Miami — thereby injecting a huge stimulus into what has been a struggling business. When asked whether he was trying to use the presidency to enrich himself, Trump responded with the ludicrous claim that the presidency had cost him $3 billion to $5 billion. His scheme cries out for congressional intervention; if the emoluments clause of the Constitution means anything, it must forbid such blatant self-dealing.
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Edith M. Van Dyke Edith M. Van Dyke, age 94, of Catskill, died Sunday, August 25, 2019 at Greene Meadows in Catskill. Edith was born August 11, 1925 in Lake Placid, New York, the daughter of the late Archbald Collins and Maude Leggett. Edith was an employee of Catskill Central School Dis-
trict for many years prior to her retirement. She was a long-time member of the Catskill United Methodist Church. Edith was predeceased by her husband, Lawrence R. Van Dyke Sr. on May 10, 2006. Edith is survived by two daughters, Sharon (Jim) Kampfer of Ellicott City, MD; and
Alicia (Vinnie Maggio) Van Dyke of Wellington, FL; a son, Lawrence R. Van Dyke Jr. of Catskill; six grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren who were the pride of her life; and an extended family of many relatives, cousins, nieces and nephews. Relatives and friends may
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Jeffrey Epstein’s victims, denied a trial, vent their fury at a hearing Benjamin Weiser, Ali Watkins and Amy Julia Harris The New York Times News Service
NEW YORK — One by one, the women walked up to a podium in a federal courtroom in Manhattan on Tuesday, finally given the opportunity to speak in a formal proceeding about the man they said abused them. The man, Jeffrey Epstein, was not there, having killed himself in jail two weeks ago. Yet more than a dozen of his accusers showed up at a hearing on dismissing the indictment to tell their stories, to talk about the distress they had endured and a criminal justice system that they said had failed them. Many said they were angry that Epstein’s suicide robbed them of the chance to confront him in court. “For that, he is a coward,” said one of his accusers, Courtney Wild. “I feel very angry and sad,” Wild said. “Justice has never been served in this case.” Several of Epstein’s accusers spoke about how they had been coerced at a young age into having sex with him for money, then were pressured to continue seeing him. “These are things that so many girls can relate to,” said
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one of the women, speaking anonymously. “Change needs to happen.”
Another woman, who spoke anonymously, said Epstein had victimized her a second
time by taking his own life. “It felt like new trauma all over again,” she said. Others, like actress Anouska De Georgiou, said they were appearing in court out of a spirit of solidarity. “I am every girl he did this to, and they are all me,” she said, “and today we stand together.” Several of the women turned to prosecutors during their remarks and urged them to continue investigating Epstein’s employees and associates who they said had helped lure them into Epstein’s scheme. Prosecutors assured the court the investigation would continue into others who are believed to have aided Epstein in his longrunning sex-trafficking scheme, helping to procure dozens of teenage girls and women. Judge Richard M. Berman scheduled the hearing Tuesday after federal prosecutors wrote to him last week saying that in light of Epstein’s death they planned to drop the criminal charges against him — a decision that requires a judge’s approval. Noting the intense public interest in the case, he invited victims to speak.
Cyberattack ‘crippling’ for Georgia courts Trump complains of Bill Rankin The New York Times News Service
ATLANTA — Courthouses across Georgia are still reeling from the cyberattack early this summer that infiltrated the state judicial system’s computer network. With no electronic access to criminal cases and traffic citations, some clerks are having to keep track the old-fashioned way — with paper records. Many courts are having to reschedule court dates. All the while, they are negotiating with private vendors to buy the online case management systems they so desperately need. “It’s been crippling,” said Julie Stephens, clerk of Trion’s municipal court in northwest Georgia. “We lost all our information.” Using paper records, the city has been able to manage its caseloads. “But it’s not the same,” she said. “It’s awful.” The June 28 hack of the state Administrative Office of the Courts computer system caused extensive damage, Cynthia Clanton, the office’s director, said. On Friday, she provided the update to the Judicial Council of Georgia during its quarterly meeting in Macon. “The state of Georgia is under attack,” Clanton said gravely. “The cyberattack caused a major disruption,” she said. “... The breach to our system was short-lived, but it was very extensive.” Gov. Brian Kemp said the state has to do more to prevent such attacks from occuring. He has already ordered cybersecurity training twice a year for all state employees. “It’s bad and it’s just something in today’s world we have to battle daily,” the governor said in an interview. “It can happen to anybody if they’re not ready. So we got to get ready. And it costs a lot of money too. The state’s done a good bit and we’ve got to do a good bit more.” All told, 30 Magistrate Courts and 23
Municipal Courts were using systems victimized by the cyberattack, Bruce Shaw, the AOC’s spokesman, said. Seventeen Probate Courts were also impacted. Shaw said that, for security reasons, the office is not disclosing which courts had been impacted. Officials couldn’t say how much the fixes would cost. During her briefing, Clanton disclosed that the attack by the hackers came from outside the U.S. Also, they demanded a ransom by using a ransomware identified as Defray777, but it was never paid. “The FBI recommends that governments not pay the ransom because it funds the next attack,” Clanton said. “And there’s no guarantee that once you get the data it’s worth looking at or if it’s clean.” She added, “Our agency represents the judicial branch, and we don’t pay criminals. Computer hacks have been wreaking havoc on numerous systems across the state. Operations in the city of Atlanta, including its court system, were hobbled by a March 2018 hack. Two Iranian citizens were later charged by federal authorities for the attack. They had asked Atlanta for a $51,000 ransom, which the city refused to pay; a confidential report estimated the cost to fix the damage at $17 million. More recently, the Georgia Department of Public Safety, the Lawrenceville Police Department and Henry County’s computer networks were attacked. The trouble began for the AOC after someone with a compromised account used the office’s jury services program, Clanton said. When the attack was discovered, the FBI, GBI and Georgia National Guard became involved in the investigation. The FBI has handled all communications with the hackers and its investigation is ongoing, Clanton said. The hack became far-reaching because dozens of courts were using the office’s
Traffic Information Processing System — or TIPS — for the disposition of traffic tickets. Numerous courts also used the AOC’s jury management system. Kim James, clerk of Chattooga County Superior Court, said she got lucky. Chattooga has jury trials twice a year and, shortly before the cyberattack, she’d used the system to get a pool of prospective jurors for the upcoming trials. “Had I not done that it would have been a big ordeal,” James said. “It would have been terrible.” The jury management and TIPS systems will not be restored, meaning municipal and county courts that used them must get new ones from private vendors. The AOC’s Magistrate Court information system also could not be restored. “I know this places a significant hardship on the courts that have used these systems for 10, 20, some of them almost 30 years,” Clanton said. In Floyd County, the Superior Court lost about five months of case information, dating back to February when it began using the AOC’s eCourt case management system, court administrator Phil Hart said. The county’s Juvenile Court lost several years’ worth of information, he added. It has taken an estimated 12,000 manpower hours to re-enter data from the lost misdemeanor and felony files, as well as those for adoptions and civil filings, Floyd Superior Court Clerk Barbara Penson said. “It’s been extremely stressful,” she said. “We’ve had a lot of hurdles to overcome.” The AOC still cannot access information in some parts of its computer system, Clanton said. “We learned that none of the data that we held on our network was exported, it was just encrypted so we couldn’t get to it,” she said. “We’ve saved it all in a secure state with hopes the FBI will one day send me a decryption code. The ones they’ve sent so far don’t work.”
Iran rejects meeting with President Trump unless U.S. sanctions are lifted Erin Cunningham The Washington Post
ISTANBUL — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday dashed hopes of a potential meeting with his U.S. counterpart in the foreseeable future, saying the United States should lift all sanctions before Iran agrees to talks. Rouhani’s remarks came just one day after he had signaled an apparent willingness to meet with President Donald Trump, urging Iranians to support diplomacy to resolve their country’s crises. “We will not witness any positive development unless the United States abandons its sanctions and corrects the wrong path it has chosen,” Rouhani said Tuesday.
The Trump administration reimposed sanctions on Iran in the fall, after withdrawing from the nuclear pact that Iran struck with the United States and other world powers in 2015. Trump on Monday raised the prospect of meeting Rouhani, whom he called a “great negotiator,” at the Group of Seven summit in the French resort town of Biarritz. His comments followed a flurry of diplomacy engineered by French President Emmanuel Macron, who has sought to mediate between Iran and the United States. But on Tuesday the chances of a Trump-Rouhani summit appeared less likely, with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif calling
the idea “unimaginable.” Hard-line opponents of Rouhani and Zarif, both moderates, were critical of the push for diplomacy in recent days. While Rouhani has some influence over domestic and foreign affairs, the final say on all matters of the state lies with Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who is wary of negotiating with the West. “A meeting between Rouhani and Trump is unimaginable,” Zarif told reporters Tuesday, the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency said. “What American and French officials say concerns themselves,” he continued. “But I told them in Biarritz that no meeting will be held.” Rouhani said Tuesday that
without any concrete moves from Washington, a summit would be nothing more than a photo op. “We’re not interested in photos. If someone wants to have their photo taken with Hassan Rouhani, it’s not possible,” he said in a televised address.
‘yet another big storm’ as Puerto Rico comes under hurricane watch John Wagner The Washington Post
WASHINGTON — With Puerto Rico under a hurricane watch on Tuesday, President Donald Trump complained about “yet another big storm” heading toward the U.S. territory and lamented how much aid Congress had previously allocated for recovery, using an inflated figure. “Wow! Yet another big storm heading to Puerto Rico. Will it ever end?” the president wrote on Twitter. “Congress approved 92 Billion Dollars for Puerto Rico last year, an all time record of its kind for ‘anywhere.’” As he has in the past, Trump dramatically overstated how much money Congress has allocated for recovery in the wake of Hurricane Maria in 2017. As of June 30, Congress had allocated $42.7 billion, with less than $14 billion reaching the island. The larger figure cited by Trump is an estimate of potential storm-related liabilities over the next 20 years. Trump’s tweet came after a hurricane watch had been issued for Puerto Rico ahead of Tropical Storm Dorian. The island was already under a tropical storm warning, with the threat of heavy rainfall and potential flash flooding and mudslides constituting the biggest concerns for the island of 3.2 million people. Trump repeatedly feuded
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Wild animals in Greene County in the early 19th century n
By David Dorpfeld, Greene n County Historian For Columbia-Greene Media
When I drive along the roads n in Greene County’s mountain towns, I often wonder what it was like for the n living there in the early folks days of the county and earlier. They had a real pioneering n Many were miles from spirit. their nearest neighbor and had to pretty much subsist on nwhat they had until the next time they made a trip to a store where they could buy n or trade for supplies. To top this off, they had to deal with wildnanimals, which were not only a threat to any livestock they might have, but a threat to them as well. n Wolves were perhaps the biggest problem they faced. Even before the creation of Greene County, the New York n Legislature passed a law State that gave a bounty of 3 pounds sterling for every grown wolf n or panther killed. This bounty increased over the years. According to “Beers History of
Greene County New York,” by 1820 the bounty was $20 for grown animals and $10 for cubs. Between 1800 and 1820 the county paid out bounties for 96 wolves and 5 panthers. Some of the early stories about how these pioneers dealt with wolves, panthers or mountain lions and bears have always fascinated me. In the past I recounted a couple of stories about wolves on the mountain top. In one, a lad of 15 was traveling home at night by horseback when he found himself in Jewett Heights being stalked by a pack of wolves. Only by starting a fire did he stave off his antagonists until daylight, when they gave up their quest. In “Beers,” the following incident occurring in about 1808 was attributed to Zadock Pratt when he was 18 years old and living in Jewett: “… the wolves came one night and killed some of David Johnson’s sheep, it having snowed that night about 18 inches
deep. We, that is, Z. Pratt, Miles Johnson, and Chaffee, packed up some eatables, and with our guns … took after wolves at about 8 o’clock in the morning. The three wolves started for Hog Mountain. We soon learned to keep Indian file as did they. Full of hope, we crossed East Kill, and at every turn hoped to get a shot to call them to account for killing Uncle David’s sheep. Eating our luncheon on the chase at 2 o’clock P.M. we were full seven miles on and over the mountain. The wolves intuitively crossed their path all ways, so we lost it, and taking the back track at midnight, a little the worse for tiring the wolves, were glad to get an extra lunch at home.” So, those crafty wolves won that round. “Beers” also reports that as late as 1829 wolves were a problem in settling the town of Halcott. “They would come to the pastures in the day-time and make their own selections of
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lamb or mutton. When pursued by a dog the depredator would retreat over the log fence that separated the forest from the field, and beyond that the dogs had learned better than to follow…Once into the brambles, a single yelp brings a pack to the rescue and the dog’s only hope is in his hasty retreat.” Another story I like was related by Jessie Van Vechten Vedder in a book called “Old Times Corner.” Mrs. Vedder says: “In 1824 Robert Turney of Windham, found his cows one morning doing battle with a large black bear. The cows did not seem to be much concerned in the matter, trusting to their sharp horns to keep bruin in his proper place, and when Mr. Turney arrived on the scene with an axe the bear started for the mountain side. On the way, so the story goes, he turned to take a last lingering look at the Windham turnpike then being built, reflecting no doubt on the changes which would
follow its completion, making the country unsafe for bears.” That may still be true, but from what I read in the papers the bear population may be increasing in the 21st century. What about mountain lions or panthers, as they were called? Stories about them are a little harder to find. These animals are more wary of humans and were never as common as wolves and bears in the Catskills, but they were definitely around as the bounties paid in the early 19th century prove. In his book “The Catskill Mountains and the Region Around,” the Rev. Charles Rockwell relates a story about a panther told to him by Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Taylor. In 1802 the Taylors were visiting her father, who lived about a mile east of Cairo. Following is a condensed version of the Taylor’s story as related by the Rev. Rockwell: “They found that the night before a panther had driven her father’s young cattle from the woods,
and, having climbed a whiteoak tree near the house, was so shot… He measured nine feet and seven inches from his nose to the end of his tail, a huge monster of his kind. His body was thick and large, and his legs of the size of a man’s arm.” Today there are still predators like foxes and coyotes that prey on small agricultural and domestic animals in Greene County, but the threat to humans from wild animals is almost nonexistent. At the same time, we have to come to understand, appreciate and respect the role these animals play in nature. In some parts of the country wolves are being reintroduced to areas where they once roamed to reduce overpopulation by other species and preserve the balance of nature. Reach columnist David Dorpfeld at gchistorian@gmail.com or visit him on Facebook at “Greene County Historian.”
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geological past of particular interest. A mere 16,000 years ago glaciers advanced down the Schoharie Creek Valley and sculpted much of what is Pratt Rock today. Following the presentation, there will be a guided hike at Pratt Rock in Prattsville. (518) 828-1616 Ext 2415Titus Robert and Johanna are authors of “The Catskills: A Geologic Guide” and the upcoming “The Catskills in the Ice Age.”
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existing coverage is “creditable” and if it is, you can delay enrolling in Medicare until such time as that other coverage ends and thus avoid a late enrollment penalty for not enrolling in Medicare Part B during your IEP. When your employer coverage ends, you’ll enter a “special enrollment period” during which you can enroll in Medicare Part B (and Part D, which is prescription drug coverage) without incurring a late enrollment penalty. Medicare Part A (hospitalization coverage) is free if you are also eligible for Social Security benefits (you don’t have to be collecting SS, only eligible). Medicare Part B provides coverage for doctors and outpatient services and there is a premium associated with it ($135.50 for 2019). If you have other creditable coverage you can avoid paying the Part B
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ATHENS SENIOR CITIZENS ATHENS — The Athens Senior Citizens meet at 1:15 p.m. the second and fourth Monday of the month at the Rivertown Senior Center, 39 Second St., Athens.
CAIRO GOLDEN AGERS CAIRO — The Cairo Golden Agers meet at 1:30 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesday of the month at the Acra Community Center, Route 23, Acra.
CATSKILL SILVER LININGS SENIORS CATSKILL — The Catskill Silver Linings Seniors meet at 1 p.m. the second Thursday of the month at the Robert C. Antonelli Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill.
COXSACKIE AREA SENIORS COXSACKIE — The Coxsackie Area Seniors meet at 1:30 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesday of the month in Van Heest Hall, Bethany Village, 800 Bethany Village, West Coxsackie.
SENIOR CITIZENS OF COXSACKIE COXSACKIE — The Senior Citizens of Coxsackie meet at 1:30 p.m. the first and third Monday of the month at the Coxsackie Senior Center, 127 Mansion St., Coxsackie.
GREENVILLE GOLDEN YEARS CLUB GREENVILLE — The Greenville Golden Club meet at 1:30 p.m. the first Wednesday of the month at the American Legion Hall, 54 Maple Ave., Greenville. The Ice Cream Social will be at the Sept. 4 meeting.
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WATERCOLOR CLASSES ATHENS — Watercolor classes taught by Regine Petrosky will be held 1-3 p.m. six Tuesdays Sept. 17 through Oct. 22 at the Rivertown Senior Center, 39 Second St., Athens. Sign up at the center for classes. Maximum 12 people. Supplies will be provided.
SUPPORT GROUPS COXSACKIE — A grief support group will start meeting at 6 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at the Bethany Village in Coxsackie. While the loss of a loved one is a common source of grief other reasons include the loss of a job, the death of a beloved pet, experiencing a major health challenge such as cancer and the ending of a relationship. Grief is a very personal and individual emotion. Support groups provide many benefits to those who are grieving. Those who are experiencing grief early on can connect with others in the group who have successfully managed their grief and are further along on their road to feeling happy once again. More information can be found at the face book page at Coxsackie Grief Support Group and also by contacting Jeffrey Haas at 518478-5414 or jhaasrph@aol. com. CATSKILL — The Alzheimer’s Association holds support group meetings at 3 p.m. the first Wednesday of the month at The Pines, Jefferson Heights, Catskill. COXSACKIE — The Alzheimer’s Association holds support group meetings at 6 p.m. the third Thursday of the month at Heermance Memorial Library, 1 Ely St., Coxsackie.
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CATSKILL — The Pines at Catskill and Columbia Memorial Health will host a Stroke Survivor and Caregiver monthly support group at 3 p.m. the second Wednesday of the month at The Pines at Catskill Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation, 154 Jefferson Heights, Catskill. For information, call 518-943-5151.
HENSONVILLE — The WAJPL Golden Agers meet at 1:30 p.m. the first and third Monday of the month at
CATSKILL — The Greene County Department of Human Services offers a shopping
MOUNTAIN TOP GOLDEN AGERS TANNERSVILLE — The Mountain Top Golden Agers meet at 1:30 p.m. the fourth Thursday of the month at Tannersville Village Hall, 1 Park Lane, Tannersville.
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premium by not enrolling during your IEP. If your existing plan also provides creditable prescription drug coverage, you can also defer enrolling in a Medicare Part D plan until your employer coverage ends, at which time you will have 63 days to take a Part D plan without incurring a late enrollment penalty. FYI, you must be enrolled in Medicare Part A to collect SS benefits after you are 65 years old, and since Part A is free for anyone eligible for Social Security, there is little reason to not enroll in Part A at age 65 (unless you have a Health Savings Account (HSA), in which case there are special rules to consider). Although you enroll in Medicare via Social Security, they are two very separate and distinct programs. Normally, if you are collecting Social Security benefits your Medicare
Part B premium is automatically deducted from your Social Security benefit. But if you wish to delay collecting Social Security and want to enroll in Medicare Part B, you can do so and request alternate Medicare Part B premium payment arrangements, for which there are several options. As for the timing of your claim for Social Security benefits, you should evaluate your need for the money, your current health and your expected longevity. If you don’t need the money now and expect to live to at least average life expectancy (about 87 for women and 84 for men), then delaying your claim for SS as long as possible will yield you the highest monthly benefit amount as well as the most in lifetime SS benefits. For each year you delay claiming Social Security beyond your full
retirement age you’ll get an additional 8% on your monthly benefit, and you could get as much as 32% more (depending on your FRA) at age 70. Age 70 is when your benefit would reach maximum so you shouldn’t wait beyond age 70 to claim Social Security. This article is intended for information purposes only and does not represent legal or financial guidance. It presents the opinions and interpretations of the AMAC Foundation’s staff, trained and accredited by the National Social Security Association (NSSA). NSSA and the AMAC Foundation and its staff are not affiliated with or endorsed by the Social Security Administration or any other governmental entity. To submit a question, visit our website or email us.
Senior Menu bus to Greene County residents 60 and older, living in the towns of Ashland, Athens, Cairo, Catskill, Coxsackie, Greenville, Hunter, Jewett, Prattsville and Windham. Seniors are picked up at their door, driven to Catskill for shopping and then have lunch at a local senior center before returning home. Special trips are scheduled periodically. Monday: Mountain Top/ Catskill (Windham, Ashland, Prattsville, Jewett and Hunter). Tuesday: Cairo/Greenville/ Catskill. Wednesday: Athens/Coxsackie. The Shopping Bus does not run on the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Election Day (November), Veterans Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas. The trip to Colonie Center will be Dec. 20. The following is the 2019 trips to Colonie Center. Trips are the third Thursday of the month. The cost is $10. Payment is due at time of departure/boarding. Sept. 19, Oct. 17, Nov. 21, Dec. 19. Reservations must be made no later than 3 p.m. of the Wednesday before the trip. In addition, during snow or ice storms, it may be necessary for us to close our senior service centers because of hazardous driving conditions. When we close the centers, we also cancel our transportation services for the day, which includes the Shopping Bus. Advance notice/reservation required for all shopping bus transportation. For information or to reserve a seat, call Janet at 518-719-3559.
COMMUNITY THANKSGIVING DINNER ATHENS — The Senior Angels’ fourth annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner will be held Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 28 at the Rivertown Senior Center, 39 Second St., Athens. Open to all seniors 60 and older. Doors open 11 a.m.; lunch served noon-2 p.m. There will be music, door prizes and conversation over coffee and pie 2-4 p.m. For information, or to donate to help offset costs, contact the Department of Human Services at 518-7193555 and ask to speak to Ken.
CATSKILL — The following is the weekly nutrition menu offered by the Greene County Department of Human Services’ Senior Nutrition Program. Served daily with each meal are bread or alternative with Promise Spread; low fat milk, coffee or tea. All persons 60 and older and their spouses are invited. The suggested donation for each meal is $4. The menu will be the meal that is delivered to all Greene County home bound meal clients. Those wishing to receive lunch at a center are asked to call the respective location at least a day in advance. Rivertown Senior Center, 39 Second St., Athens; 518945-2700. Acra Community Center, Old Route 23B, Cairo; 518622-9898. Jewett Municipal Building, Route 23C, Jewett; 518-2634392. Washington Irving Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill; 518-943-1343. Town of Coxsackie Senior Center, Mansion Street, Coxsackie; 518-731-8901.
AUG. 28 THROUGH SEPT. 4 WEDNESDAY: Swedish meatballs, buttered noodles, red cabbage, tropical cake. THURSDAY: Chicken divan, brown rice, summer squash, fresh peaches. FRIDAY: Cold salad plate, chef’s salad, carrot raisin salad, banana. MONDAY: Closed
TUESDAY: Sausage and tortellini with tomato sauce, spinach, chocolate mousse. WEDNESDAY: Roast turkey, gravy, mashed potatoes, mixed vegetables, dressing, peaches.
SEPT. 4 THROUGH SEPT. 11 WEDNESDAY: Roast turkey, gravy, mashed potatoes, mixed vegetables, dressing, peaches. THURSDAY: Seafood salad on lettuce, cole slaw, potato salad, yellow cake. FRIDAY: Chef’s choice, broccoli, fresh fruit. MONDAY: Macaroni and cheese, three bean salad, stewed tomatoes, fruit cocktail. TUESDAY: Herb baked fish, red parsley potatoes, California mixed vegetables, pears. WEDNESDAY: Meatloaf, gravy, cauliflower, sweet potatoes, ambrosia.
SEPT. 11 THROUGH SEPT. 18 WEDNESDAY: Meatloaf, gravy, cauliflower, sweet potatoes, ambrosia. THURSDAY: Lemon chicken, fresh salad, green beans, au gratin potatoes, oatmeal cookies. FRIDAY: Sweet and sour pork, brown rice, broccoli, lemon mousse. MONDAY: Mushroom and Swiss quiche, green beans, hash brown potato, peaches. TUESDAY: Fresh ham, gravy, brussels sprouts, mashed potatoes, apple crisp. WEDNESDAY: Beef pot pie, boiled potato, carrots,
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SEPT. 18 THROUGH SEPT. 25 WEDNESDAY: Beef pot pie, boiled potato, carrots, birthday spice cake. THURSDAY: Salmon with dill sauce, brown rice pilaf, broccoli, butterscotch pudding. FRIDAY: Roast chicken with gravy, green salad, braised cabbage, sweet potato, fresh farm apples. MONDAY: Chili con carne, brown rice, wax beans, lemon whip. TUESDAY: Chicken and biscuits, cold beet salad, parsley boiled potatoes, California mixed vegetables, pineapple delight. WEDNESDAY: Beef burgundy, buttered noodles, broccoli, fruit cocktail.
SEPT. 25 THROUGH OCT. 2 WEDNESDAY: Beef burgundy, buttered noodles, broccoli, fruit cocktail. THURSDAY: Meatloaf with gravy, mashed potatoes, spinach puff, fresh pears. FRIDAY: Baked ziti with cheese, fresh green salad, Italian mixed vegetables, fruited gelatin. MONDAY: Herbed fish, roasted red potatoes, carrots, mandarin oranges. TUESDAY: Chicken divan, brown rice, hot beets, low sodium V8, chocolate mousse. WEDNESDAY: Turkey with gravy, mashed potatoes, stuffing, Parisienne vegetables, poke cake.
Fall 2019 Smart Driver course CATSKILL — The fall 2019 Smart Driver course will be held at various locations in Greene County. The cost is $20 for AARP members; $25 for non-members. Drivers must possess a valid state driver’s license. Attendance both days is mandatory. The class meets
1-4:30 p.m. both days. Rivertown Senior Center 39 Second St., Athens, Sept. 4 and Sept. 5; Oct. 23 and Oct. 24. Town of Coxsackie Senior Center, 127 Mansion St., Coxsackie, Sept. 18 and Sept. 19; Oct. 30 and Oct. 31. Acra Community Center,
Old Route 23, Acra, Sept. 26 and Sept. 27. Town of Jewett Municipal Building, 3547 County Road 23C, Jewett, Oct. 2 and Oct. 4. For information and to enroll, call the instructor, Mike Pirrone at 518-945-2122; cell 917-656-0425 or kokomike@ hotmail.com.
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especially women, more aware and vigilant. “People think things like that won’t happen to them, especially not in broad daylight,” LeFleur said. Wendy Casalino was teaching the class that day. The second victim had the rear window of her vehicle broken and her purse was stolen from the floor of the backseat, Casalino said. “One of her credit cards was used in Westchester and the FBI contacted her,” Casalino said. “She thought it was a joke.” The woman, who Casalino declined to identify, was able to track the location of her phone. The phone was located in Catskill on Allen Street, Casalino said. “They probably tossed it,” she said. PiYo teacher Melissa Donovan had a similar experience
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grant is a promising opportunity to work together with Hudson. “It is important that we collaborate more with our neighboring communities to ensure we are aligned in getting the most out of our assets and working on challenges together,” Seeley said. “The Our Town project is a big step in the right direction to open up lines of communication and brainstorm ideas to bridge any perceived gaps between our towns. We look forward to working with our new partners and waking up some of the old ones.” The grant seems like a good way to continue the work the Twin Counties are already doing together, Talbott said. “To me, it feels like an expansion outward of the skywalk,” he said. The Hudson River Skywalk was designed to connect Olana State Historic Site and Thomas Cole National Historic Site. A Skywalk Arts Festival is held annually. The third will be Sept. 22. In addition to coordinating more events together, the grant
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Aug. 24 when one of her students had their vehicle broken into in front of the Greene County YMCA, she said. A second vehicle at the rear of the building was also burglarized. “Both had their purses stolen,” Donovan said. Security footage from the front of the building was available, but the plates were too far away to make out, Donovan said. “The camera from the front of the YMCA shows a blue Dodge pulling up,” she said. “Someone jumps out, sneaks along the side of her car, smashes the window and steals her bag. It happens in seconds. Clearly they were watching the car.” The Greene County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Coxsackie break-ins. “We are looking at a couple different avenues but have not ruled [the gang] out,” Lt. Adam Brainard said. The security footage provided the department with some leads, Brainard said. The Felony Lane Gang is not
would help promote the region’s image, Talbott said. “A large part of it will go toward PR and marketing,” he said. “We want to develop the identity of the area and make it an attractive place for cultural tourism.” As part of the application process, Talbott and Auf der Maur had to secure letters of support from both local governments, which they did successfully. “Now we are waiting to see if we get it,” Talbott said. Grants are announced in December, he said. “This would be a great new venture for both sides of the river,” he said. “We have more to offer than the some of our individual parts.” Auf der Maur has called the project “Shared Shores,” Talbott said. Talbott said he believes the municipalities have a proven track record of putting grants to good use, such as with the skywalk and with the Thomas Cole House, he said.
new to the area, according to Saugerties police. “The Felony Lane Gang has been very active throughout New York State this past year,” according to a statement issued by the police department. Saugerties police arrested alleged gang member Abby C. Brewer, 26, of Mechanicville, on Aug. 22 in Saugerties and charged her with fourth-degree grand larceny, a class E felony, second-degree forgery, a class D felony and fifth-degree criminal possession of stolen property, a class A misdemeanor. Brewer attempted to use a stolen driver’s license and Ulster Savings Bank debit card at Ulster Savings Bank on Aug. 6. The items were reported stolen Aug. 2 in Lagrangeville, according to Saugerties police. Tammy Dunn of Catskill had an run-in with the group in November 2018, she said. Dunn stopped at Atelier’s during a Paint & Sip event to speak with her employer briefly, she said. “I didn’t bring my pocketbook
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“This legislation will lift the cap for Chapter 12 bankruptcy provisions from $3.2 million to $10 million, which, given how expensive farmland is now, makes it more possible for farmers to be eligible for Chapter 12,” Delgado said. “During a down farm economy, with tariffs and with the trade war escalating, it is one of those things that is critically important so we can provide real relief for our farmers.” The legislation means the option of declaring bankruptcy — and potentially holding on to their farm — will be accessible to more familyowned farms, Delgado said. New York Farm Bureau spokesman Steve Ammerman said his organization supported the bill because it will help struggling small farms.
with me,” Dunn said, adding that she left her car unlocked. Dunn noticed a black SUV pulled in around the same time as she did, with two passengers. After she found the back door was locked, Dunn went around to the front and spoke with her boss for a few minutes. Dunn drove to Cairo afterward, and that was when she noticed her pocketbook was gone, she said. “I had a message from Catskill police that they found my cellphone by Catskill high school,” Dunn said. Dunn made sure to cancel all her credit cards. She then received a call from the manager at Pizza Hut in Catskill, who found Dunn’s purse and another woman’s purse in the dumpster. “She also saw a black SUV pull behind Pizza Hut,” Dunn said. The other woman was from Red Hook, Dunn said. “Everything was in [my pocketbook] except $30,” Dunn said. “I was lucky I had just gone shopping.”
“This will provide farmers with another tool if they need to go through debt restructuring to keep the family farm in business and productive,” Ammerman said. “The bill expands the debt limit threshold for farms to claim bankruptcy.” There had previously been a similar law on the books, but the new legislation raises the cap, and will make more farms eligible, reflecting the changing nature of farming, Ammerman said. “Farms have grown in size and bankruptcy laws needed to grow as well to adapt,” Ammerman said. “This legislation recognizes the changing face of family farms and helps them avoid foreclosure by giving them the opportunity to declare bankruptcy rather than going into foreclosure. It helps them get back on their feet.” Between 2012 and 2017, 2,100 farms closed in New York state, reflecting a 9% loss,
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according to the New York Farm Bureau. The 2012 agricultural census conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the most recent figures available, indicate the Twin Counties have experienced a similar loss of farms. In Greene County, there were 286 farms in 2007, and 273 in 2012, a 5% decline. In Columbia County the numbers were more problematic — in 2007 there were 554 farms, and 494 in 2012, a decline of 11%, according to the USDA. The bill will help small farms stay afloat, Ooms said. “It doesn’t solve all their problems, but I don’t think it’s meant to,” Ooms noted. “It’s meant to give people flexibility, and that’s what it does.” The farming industry has gone through tough times in recent years, said American Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall. “After several consecutive
years of a trying farm economy, updating Chapter 12 bankruptcy eligibility to the current scale and credit needs of U.S. agriculture is a necessity,” Duvall said. “This action will ultimately help family farmers and ranchers avoid extremely difficult bankruptcy proceedings, giving them a better chance to get back on their feet and keep farming.” There are just under 5,000 farms in the 19th Congressional District, and the overwhelming majority of them — 96% — are family owned, Delgado said. The 19th is one of the most rural congressional districts in the nation. On the national level, Delgado said the trade war with China initiated by President Donald Trump has hurt the farming industry, which was already dealing with a challenging economic landscape due to plummeting prices and other factors.
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WASHINGTON — Russian government officials have barred two American senators critical of the Kremlin from visiting the country as part of a bipartisan congressional trip, according to the two lawmakers. Sens. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., and Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn., both members of the Foreign Relations Committee, planned to visit Russia next week with Sen. Mike Lee, RUtah, to meet with government officials and U.S. businesses in the country. But both Johnson and Murphy said they were denied visas. Murphy accused Russian officials of “further isolating their country by blocking the trip.” Both lawmakers have been outspoken in their criticism of Russia’s annexation of Crimea and have called for sanctions on Moscow over the construction of an offshore pipeline to counter Russia’s efforts to consolidate its position in the natural gas market in Eastern Europe. Murphy also has supported a series of measures in the Senate that would impose stiff sanctions on Moscow over its interference in the 2016 presidential election. The Russian Embassy said Monday that Johnson “did not inform about his plans to visit” and accused him of comporting himself “in his usual Russophobic manner.”
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CLAVERACK — Taconic Hills defeated Hudson by a single stroke in Tuesday’s Patroon Conference golf match at Columbia-Golf and Country Club. The final score was 6-6, but Taconic Hills had 328 total strokes to Hudson’s 329. Madison Bentley led the Titans with a 45. Matt Bowes shot a 46 for Hudson. Brady McDonald and Dan Zito each had a 49. Maple Hill 10, Catskill 2 CATSKILL — Maple Hill earned a 10-2 victory over Catskill in Tuesday’s Patroon Conference golf match.
Results: John Russell (MH) 2 points (sectional qualifying score) defeated Cats Dylan Osswald 0; Kyle Tedford (MH) 2 points defeated Ricky Edwards 0; Bella Maruce (MH) 2 points defeated Mike Jubie 0; Markham Daly (MH) 2 points defeated Ryan Prasenski 0; Storm Hicks (Cats) 2 points defeated Tyler Dorn 0; Jack Wildermuth (MH) 2 points defeated Xavier Engelin 0. “Maple Hill is a well coached team, and continues to build upon their success from last year,” Catskill coach Brian Smith See GOLF B3
Mets have a chance to make a move in wild-card race Anthony Rieber Newsday
NEW YORK — Gone are the days when the Mets and Cubs were NL East rivals. “Second wild-card spot rivals” doesn’t have the same ring to it, but that’s what will be on tap as Chicago visits Citi Field for the first of a three-game series. The Mets and Cubs were both swept in three-game series over the weekend, the Mets by the Braves and the Cubs by the Nationals. The difference is the Cubs still hold the second NL wild-card spot while the Mets are on the outside looking up. Going into Monday night’s games, the Mets were tied with the Brewers two games behind Chicago. The Phillies were 1½ games back. So the Mets have to take care of business against the Cubs, but also they have to keep one eye on the scoreboard to see what the other
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New York Mets manager Mickey Callaway (36) pitches batting practice prior to a recent game against the Cleveland Indians at Citi Field.
Yankees wouldn’t mind an October return to Dodger Stadium Pete Caldera The Record
SEATTLE — Standing on second base at Dodger Stadium this past weekend, Brett Gardner took a moment to absorb the electric feel of the Yankees-Dodgers series. “A great atmosphere,” Gardner said. “A playoff-like atmosphere.” And during a break in the action Saturday, “I told these guys... good luck the rest of the way and hopefully we can come back here.” Gardner was talking about October, and the possibility of a 12th World Series matchup between the Yankees and Dodgers, the first since 1981. And after the Yankees flaunted their power in winning two of three games in this interleague series – played before three straight sellout crowds of over 50,000 – the truth could be told. “I think if we all, if we’re being honest, looked forward to this series,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said of the matchup between clubs with the best records in the AL and NL. “(We) knew there’d be all the eyeballs (on us). “Even though it’s a regular season (series), it felt big.” Judge got a jolt out of his first series at Dodger Stadium, belting a home run in each of the three games – including something of a called shot on Sunday night for John Brown, the father of Yankees coach Jason Brown. To put it mildly, Judge was fired up about Yanks-Dodgers.
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New York Yankees center fielder Brett Gardner (11) runs to third on an error committed by the Los Angeles Dodgers during Sunday’s game at Dodger Stadium.
“They’re the best team in the National League and this was a big matchup for us,” Judge said. “That was a good test, (playing) one of the best teams in the game and that was a fun
series.” In their two wins, the Yankees took down the Dodgers’ two best starters, hitting three homers apiece off lefties Hyun-Jin Ryu and Clayton
Kershaw. And they neutralized MLB’s home run leader, Cody Bellinger, who went 1-for-10 with a walk and six strikeouts in the series. “He’s obviously one of the best players in the league, having an MVP season,” Boone said. “You get a little nervous every time he steps up there, especially in a situation with some runners on. “Just from a game plan standpoint and the execution of that, our guys pitched him really well.” And the Dodgers’ pitching didn’t rise to that moment against Judge. “The bigger the stage, he loves that,” Boone said of Judge. “And you can tell he enjoyed being a part of these games. “It’s just good to see him... really starting to lock it in and putting together a lot of quality at-bats,” Boone added. “And when he’s doing that, the damage is going to follow.” A packed house with plenty of transplanted and visiting New Yorkers created a special dynamic, underscored by the “Let’s Go Yankees!” chants filling the pause after “Let’s Go Dodgers!” “You could tell from the crowd, the fans were loving it,” Gardner said. “A lot of emotion. It was fun.” In the outfield and at the plate, “you could feel the playoff atmosphere in the game, in the See YANKEES B3
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Baseball American League East W L Pct GB NY Yankees 85 47 .644 — Tampa Bay 76 56 .576 9.0 Boston 70 62 .530 15.0 Toronto 53 80 .398 32.5 Baltimore 43 88 .328 41.5 Central W L Pct GB Minnesota 79 51 .608 — Cleveland 76 55 .580 3.5 Chi. White Sox 60 70 .462 19.0 Kansas City 46 86 .348 34.0 Detroit 39 89 .305 39.0 West W L Pct GB Houston 85 47 .644 — Oakland 75 55 .576 9.0 Texas 64 68 .485 21.0 LA Angels 63 70 .474 22.5 Seattle 56 75 .427 28.5 Saturday’s results Baltimore 7, Tampa Bay 1 Houston 5, LA Angels 2 Minnesota 8, Detroit 5 Cleveland 4, Kansas City 2 Texas 4, Chi. White Sox 0 Toronto 7, Seattle 5 Sunday’s results Baltimore 8, Tampa Bay 3 Kansas City 9, Cleveland 8, 10 innings Houston 11, LA Angels 2 Chi. White Sox 2, Texas 0 Minnesota 7, Detroit 4 Seattle 3, Toronto 1 Monday’s games Oakland 19, Kansas City 4 NY Yankees (Happ 10-8) at Seattle (Wisler 1-0), 10:10 p.m. Tuesday’s games Cleveland (Plutko 5-3) at Detroit (Turnbull 3-12), 7:10 p.m. Tampa Bay (Morton 13-5) at Houston (Verlander 15-5), 8:10 p.m. Minnesota (Pineda 9-5) at Chi. White Sox (Giolito 14-6), 8:10 p.m. Oakland (Fiers 12-3) at Kansas City (Montgomery 2-4), 8:15 p.m. Texas (Minor 11-7) at LA Angels (Heaney 3-3), 10:07 p.m. NY Yankees (Tanaka 9-7) at Seattle (Kikuchi 5-8), 10:10 p.m. National League East W L Pct GB Atlanta 80 53 .602 — Washington 73 57 .562 5.5 Philadelphia 68 62 .523 10.5 NY Mets 67 63 .515 11.5 Miami 47 83 .362 31.5 Central W L Pct GB St. Louis 72 58 .553 — Chi. Cubs 69 61 .531 3.0 Milwaukee 67 64 .511 5.5 Cincinnati 61 69 .469 11.0 Pittsburgh 55 76 .419 17.5 West W L Pct GB LA Dodgers 86 46 .652 — San Francisco 65 65 .500 20.0 Arizona 65 66 .496 20.5 San Diego 60 69 .465 24.5 Colorado 59 73 .447 27.0 Saturday’s results Washington 7, Chi. Cubs 2 Philadelphia 9, Miami 3 Pittsburgh 14, Cincinnati 0 Milwaukee 4, Arizona 0 Atlanta 9, NY Mets 5 St. Louis 6, Colorado 0 Sunday’s results Miami 3, Philadelphia 2 Atlanta 2, NY Mets 1 Pittsburgh 9, Cincinnati 8 Arizona 5, Milwaukee 2 St. Louis 11, Colorado 4 Washington 7, Chi. Cubs 5, 11 innings Monday’s results Colorado 3, Atlanta 1 Philadelphia 6, Pittsburgh 5 (11) St. Louis 12, Milwaukee 2 Cincinnati 6, Miami 3 Arizona (Young 5-3) at San Francisco (Beede 3-7), 9:45 p.m. LA Dodgers (May 1-2) at San Diego (Lauer 6-8), 10:10 p.m. Tuesday’s games Pittsburgh (Brault 3-3) at Philadelphia (Smyly 1-1), 7:05 p.m. Cincinnati (Castillo 12-5) at Miami (Smith 8-7), 7:10 p.m. Chi. Cubs (Darvish 4-6) at NY Mets (Stroman 1-0), 7:10 p.m. St. Louis (Mikolas 7-13) at Milwaukee (Houser 6-5), 7:40 p.m. Arizona (Leake 0-2) at San Francisco, 9:45 p.m. LA Dodgers (Buehler 10-3) at San Diego (Quantrill 6-4), 10:10 p.m. Interleague Saturday’s results LA Dodgers 2, NY Yankees 1 Boston 5, San Diego 4 San Francisco 10, Oakland 5 Sunday’s results San Francisco 5, Oakland 4 San Diego 3, Boston 1 NY Yankees 5, LA Dodgers 1 Tuesday’s games Baltimore (Brooks 1-4) at Washington (Corbin 10-5), 7:05 p.m. Atlanta (Soroka 10-2) at Toronto, 7:07 p.m. Boston (Porcello 11-10) at Colorado (Marquez 12-5), 8:40 p.m.
Transactions BASEBALL American League Cleveland Indians - Sent RHP Danny Salazar on a rehab assignment to Akron (EL). Sent CF Bradley Zimmer and RHP Jefry Rodriguez on a rehab assignment to Columbus (IL). Los Angeles Angels - Announced 2B Ty Kelly has retired. Oakland Athletics - Designated LF Nick Martini for assignment. Placed RF Stephen Piscotty on the 10-day IL, retroactive to Aug. 25. Selected the contract of 1B Seth Brown from Las Vegas (PCL). National League Atlanta Braves - Activated SS Dansby Swanson from the 10-day IL. Optioned LF Adam Duvall to Gwinnett (IL). Sent LF Austin Riley on a rehab assignment to Gwinnett (IL). Colorado Rockies - Placed LF Raimel Tapia on the 10-day IL, retroactive to Aug. 24. Placed RHP German Marquez on the 10-day IL, retroactive to Aug. 23. Recalled RHP Joe Harvey and LHP Phillip Diehl from Albuquerque (PCL). Miami Marlins - Activated RHP Pablo Lopez from the 10-day IL. Optioned LHP Jose Quijada to New Orleans (PCL). Sent RHP Jose Urena on a rehab assignment to New Orleans (PCL). Milwaukee Brewers - Released RHP Jhoulys Chacin. Philadelphia Phillies - Activated RF Bryce Harper from the paternity list. Optioned 3B Maikel Franco to Lehigh Valley (IL). Sent RHP Edubray Ramos on a rehab assignment to Clearwater (FSL). St. Louis Cardinals - Sent LF Tyler O’Neill on a rehab assignment to Springfield (TL). Sent RF Jose Martinez on a rehab assignment to Springfield (TL).
FOOTBALL National Football League Arizona Cardinals - Signed DE Siupeli Anau and DT Clinton McDonald. Buffalo Bills - Acquired LB Jeff Holland off waivers from the Arizona Cardinals. Waived P Cory Carter. Cleveland Browns - Waived DB Jhavonte Dean. Denver Broncos - Cut DE Zach Kerr and LB Dekoda Watson. Waived WR Nick Williams. Detroit Lions - Activated LB Steve Longa from the physically unable to perform list. Signed RB Justin Stockton to a one-year, $495,000 contract. Waived WR Deontez Alexander. Green Bay Packers - Cut DB Josh Jones. Signed DB Jackson Porter. Waived DB Mike Tyson. Houston Texans - Placed RB Lamar Miller and T David Steinmetz on IR. Waived DB CB Deante Burton and CB Derrick Jones. Indianapolis Colts - Signed DB Micah Abernathy and DB Jacob Thieneman to a one-year, $495,000 contract. Waived DB Matthias Farley. Jacksonville Jaguars - Waived RB Roc Thomas. Los Angeles Rams - NFL fined LB Troy Reeder $10,527 for unnecessary roughness. Miami Dolphins - Cut S T.J. McDonald and WR Saeed Blacknall. Waived G Will Holden. Minnesota Vikings - Activated DB Mike Hughes from the physically unable to perform list. New England Patriots - Cut DL Mike Pennel Jr.. Placed DE Keionta Davis and WR Maurice Harris on IR from waivers. Waived RB Robert Martin. New Orleans Saints - Activated DT Sheldon Rankins from the physically unable to perform list. Cut T Chris Clark. Placed TE Garrett Griffin on IR. San Francisco 49ers - Placed DB Tim Harris on IR. Signed DB Jordan Holland to a three-year, $1.75 million contract. Waived DB Greg Mabin. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Cut DT Shane Bowman. Placed DE Kahzin Daniels on IR from waivers. Tennessee Titans - NFL fined RB Dion Lewis $28,075 for unnecessary roughness. NCAA Football Tennessee - Suspended DB Bryce Thompson indefinitely for his role in an off-field incident.
Golf PGA Money Leaders Through Monday Trn 1. Brooks Koepka 21 2. Rory McIlroy 19 3. Matt Kuchar 22 4. Patrick Cantlay 21 5. Gary Woodland 24 6. Xander Schauffele 21 7. Dustin Johnson 19 8. Justin Thomas 20 9. Jon Rahm 20 10. Webb Simpson 21 11. Justin Rose 17 12. Tony Finau 25 13. Paul Casey 22 14. Adam Scott 18 15. Rickie Fowler 20 16. Marc Leishman 21 17. Tommy Fleetwood 18 18. Chez Reavie 28 19. Patrick Reed 25 20. Shane Lowry 14 21. Kevin Kisner 25 22. Francesco Molinari 15 23. Hideki Matsuyama 24 24. Tiger Woods 12 25. Bryson DeChambeau 21 26. Brandt Snedeker 27 27. Charles Howell III 27 28. Corey Conners 28 29. Ryan Palmer 21 30. Sung-Jae Im 35 31. Sung-Hoon Kang 27 32. Abraham Ancer 27 33. Scott Piercy 24 34. Jim Furyk 21 35. Jason Day 21 36. Lucas Glover 26 37. Louis Oosthuizen 19 38. J.T. Poston 29 39. Phil Mickelson 20 40. Andrew Putnam 23 41. Keith Mitchell 26 42. Rory Sabbatini 26 43. Cheng-Tsung Pan 25 44. Jason Kokrak 24 45. Kevin Tway 26 46. Kevin Na 19 47. Si Woo Kim 28 48. Billy Horschel 26 49. Ian Poulter 18 50. J.B. Holmes 25 51. Jordan Spieth 23 52. Max Homa 25 53. Adam Hadwin 24 54. Nate Lashley 21 55. Byeong-Hun An 22 56. Joel Dahmen 29 57. Rafael Cabrera Bello 19 58. Keegan Bradley 25 59. Ryan Moore 22 60. Sergio Garcia 15 61. Collin Morikawa 9 62. Emiliano Grillo 23 63. Vaughn Taylor 27 64. Cameron Champ 26 65. Graeme McDowell 20 66. Adam Long 27 67. Kiradech Aphibarnrat 20 68. Kevin Streelman 26 69. Dylan Frittelli 24 70. Jhonattan Vegas 23 71. Bubba Watson 19 72. Harold Varner III 26 73. Troy Merritt 21 74. Danny Lee 27 75. Tyrrell Hatton 17 76. Cameron Smith 23 77. Charley Hoffman 24 78. Joaquin Niemann 28 79. Matt Every 16 80. Chesson Hadley 26 81. Henrik Stenson 15 82. Luke List 22 83. Matthew Wolff 8 84. Branden Grace 22 85. Brian Harman 29 86. Brian Stuard 29 87. Michael Thompson 22 88. Danny Willett 19 89. Wyndham Clark 27 90. Adam Schenk 31 91. J.J. Spaun 26 92. Russell Henley 25 93. Russell Knox 22 94. Kyle Stanley 25 95. Sam Burns 26 96. Pat Perez 21 97. Bud Cauley 25 98. Scott Stallings 26 99. Chris Stroud 26 100. Carlos Ortiz 28 101. Talor Gooch 17 102. Kyoung-hoon Lee 30 103. Sam Ryder 23 104. Aaron Wise 21 105. Cameron Tringale 21 106. Patrick Rodgers 18 107. Brian Gay 28 108. Matt Jones 27 109. Mackenzie Hughes 25 110. Brice Garnett 28 111. Roger Sloan 27 112. Nick Watney 26 113. Scott Brown 27 114. Patton Kizzire 25 115. Ryan Armour 28 116. Sebastian Munoz 26 117. Sepp Straka 25 118. Jason Dufner 25 119. Denny McCarthy 28 120. Alexander Noren 18 121. Kelly Kraft 31 122. Aaron Baddeley 18 123. Nick Taylor 28 124. Andrew Landry 25 125. Martin Kaymer 14 126. Peter Malnati 26 127. Martin Laird 26 128. Wes Roach 21 129. Richy Werenski 27 130. Peter Uihlein 29 131. Jonas Blixt 26 132. Austin Cook 23 133. Bronson Burgoon 20 134. Shawn Stefani 25 135. Robert Streb 28 136. Seamus Power 27 137. Ted Potter Jr 23 138. Ryan Blaum 28 139. Zack Sucher 10 140. Daniel Berger 20 141. Bill Haas 23 142. Martin Trainer 25 143. Jim Herman 21 144. Roberto Castro 22 145. Dominic Bozzelli 24 146. Josh Teater 24 147. Hank Lebioda 23 148. Beau Hossler 27 149. Scott Langley 27 150. Harris English 28
Money $9,684,006 $7,785,286 $6,294,690 $6,121,488 $5,690,965 $5,609,456 $5,534,619 $5,013,084 $4,990,110 $4,690,572 $4,358,849 $4,344,380 $4,257,040 $4,084,541 $3,945,810 $3,886,577 $3,853,651 $3,660,909 $3,593,844 $3,490,098 $3,489,144 $3,467,143 $3,335,137 $3,199,615 $3,186,232 $3,122,936 $3,039,049 $2,919,864 $2,873,315 $2,851,135 $2,801,650 $2,688,625 $2,679,915 $2,669,938 $2,637,480 $2,613,965 $2,539,183 $2,461,215 $2,440,221 $2,439,137 $2,405,360 $2,382,298 $2,362,399 $2,330,213 $2,300,050 $2,257,309 $2,191,808 $2,187,249 $2,162,306 $2,147,065 $2,124,192 $2,063,606 $2,039,012 $2,030,287 $1,990,033 $1,949,958 $1,926,935 $1,902,797 $1,838,788 $1,793,027 $1,754,890 $1,752,115 $1,723,910 $1,695,748 $1,671,523 $1,648,007 $1,630,072 $1,588,881 $1,576,974 $1,566,910 $1,558,014 $1,553,149 $1,531,143 $1,524,125 $1,517,396 $1,504,820 $1,468,855 $1,434,519 $1,413,148 $1,405,633 $1,397,370 $1,391,408 $1,390,433 $1,373,185 $1,342,778 $1,320,637 $1,307,816 $1,286,737 $1,278,721 $1,257,158 $1,205,977 $1,133,773 $1,132,825 $1,117,604 $1,117,312 $1,103,240 $1,090,018 $1,080,451 $1,075,552 $1,073,962 $1,067,089 $1,061,457 $1,060,735 $1,052,507 $1,049,106 $1,046,838 $1,029,440 $1,024,852 $1,022,080 $1,019,594 $1,015,661 $1,008,964 $999,457 $995,340 $955,467 $946,666 $934,894 $926,364 $925,155 $913,446 $905,681 $904,982 $892,663 $887,405 $877,761 $864,496 $863,054 $860,264 $851,329 $842,991 $838,271 $837,788 $814,674 $798,831 $796,525 $773,976 $757,721 $755,802 $753,782 $742,340 $730,806 $692,155 $678,185 $674,250 $668,449 $663,570 $656,802 $645,795 $635,883 $628,922
LPGA Money Leaders Through Monday Trn 1. Jin Young Ko 17 2. Jeongeun Lee 18 3. Sung Hyun Park 15 4. Lexi Thompson 17 5. Brooke Henderson 20 6. Minjee Lee 21 7. Ariya Jutanugarn 21 8. Nelly Korda 16 9. Sei-Young Kim 19 10. Lizette Salas 19 11. Hyo Joo Kim 14 12. Carlota Ciganda 19 13. Shanshan Feng 18 14. Hannah Green 16 15. Danielle Kang 17 16. Moriya Jutanugarn 21 17. Eun Hee Ji 17 18. Nasa Hataoka 16 19. Amy Yang 18 20. So Yeon Ryu 15 21. Celine Boutier 21 22. Yu Liu 22 23. Inbee Park 13 24. Angel Yin 17 25. Mi Hyang Lee 21 26. Bronte Law 19 27. Azahara Munoz 19 28. Ally McDonald 19 29. Jessica Korda 13 30. Mi Jung Hur 16 31. Brittany Altomare 19 32. Morgan Pressel 19 33. Megan Khang 18 34. Mirim Lee 17 35. Thidapa Suwannapura 21 36. Jenny Shin 19 37. Caroline Masson 20 38. Jennifer Kupcho 11 39. Gaby Lopez 20 40. Su-Hyun Oh 20 41. Jing Yan 18 42. Annie Park 20 43. Nicole Broch Larsen 16 44. Marina Alex 18 45. Lydia Ko 17 46. Charley Hull 16 47. Ashleigh Buhai 20 48. Anna Nordqvist 19 49. Chella Choi 19 50. I.K. Kim 10 51. Kristen Gillman 18 52. Stacy Lewis 17 53. Melissa Reid 17 54. Wei Ling Hsu 20 55. Katherine Kirk 21 56. Jaye Marie Green 19 57. Cydney Clanton 7
Money $2,618,631 $1,861,132 $1,472,229 $1,404,575 $1,274,199 $1,203,124 $1,038,393 $1,007,422 $997,786 $969,071 $950,028 $925,429 $874,716 $784,519 $746,252 $727,915 $716,047 $705,911 $696,834 $690,266 $689,204 $661,003 $659,342 $653,913 $572,696 $535,929 $529,518 $527,313 $521,426 $520,893 $512,973 $500,237 $443,520 $423,367 $420,108 $404,301 $398,686 $388,163 $379,875 $376,754 $373,437 $363,123 $341,407 $340,590 $339,626 $338,955 $336,453 $333,502 $324,781 $320,864 $314,552 $314,163 $290,860 $281,642 $280,822 $277,550 $275,373
58. Amy Olson 59. Pornanong Phatlum 60. Gerina Piller 61. Alena Sharp 62. Jodi Ewart Shadoff 63. In-gee Chun 64. Tiffany Joh 65. Pajaree Anannarukarn 66. Xiyu Lin 67. Nanna Koerstz Madsen 68. Madelene Sagstrom 69. Austin Ernst 70. Georgia Hall 71. Haru Nomura 72. Sakura Yokomine 73. Cristie Kerr 74. Ryann O’Toole 75. Sarah Schmelzel 76. Charlotte Thomas 77. Ayako Uehara 78. Linnea Strom 79. Jeong Eun Lee 80. Anne Van Dam 81. Pavarisa Yoktuan 82. Paula Creamer 83. Jennifer Song 84. Maria Torres 85. Mariajo Uribe 86. Aditi Ashok 87. Lauren Stephenson 88. Sarah Kemp 89. Maria Fassi 90. Caroline Hedwall 91. Jane Park 92. Na Yeon Choi 93. Brittany Lang 94. Mariah Stackhouse 95. Lindy Duncan 96. Daniela Darquea 97. Angela Stanford 98. Haeji Kang 99. Emma Talley 100. Giulia Molinaro 101. Tiffany Chan 102. Hee-Young Park 103. Pernilla Lindberg 104. Mina Harigae 105. Elizabeth Szokol 106. Wichanee Meechai 107. Dana Finkelstein 108. Marissa Steen 109. Stephanie Meadow 110. Lauren Kim 111. Sandra Gal 112. Alison Lee 113. Gemma Dryburgh 114. Pei-Yun Chien 115. Kim Kaufman 116. Katherine Perry 117. Cheyenne Knight 118. Jacqui Concolino 119. Louise Ridderstrom 120. Alana Uriell 121. A. Tanguay 122. Kendall Dye 123. Brittany Lincicome 124. Kris Tamulis 125. Christina Kim 126. Mo Martin 127. Isabell (Isi) Gabsa 128. Karine Icher 129. Daniela Holmqvist 130. Youngin Chun 131. Dottie Ardina 132. Ruixin Liu 133. Lee-Anne Pace 134. Brianna Do 135. P. Thanapolboonyaras 136. P.K. Kongkraphan 137. Clariss Guce 138. Lee Lopez 139. Luna Sobron 140. Sarah Burnham 141. Kelly Tan 142. Jaclyn Lee 143. S. Santiwwtthnaphng 144. Muni He 145. Sarah-Jane Smith 146. Karrie Webb 147. Lindsey Weaver 148. Suzuka Yamaguchi 149. Klara Spilkova 150. L. Gonzalez Escallon
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$271,728 $263,289 $249,698 $248,319 $245,192 $243,146 $233,045 $219,911 $218,464 $216,159 $198,629 $193,135 $191,119 $186,559 $182,725 $175,013 $172,798 $172,151 $168,368 $165,456 $164,600 $158,557 $154,493 $150,858 $145,472 $143,396 $142,115 $141,334 $141,055 $138,248 $128,796 $126,619 $124,590 $123,028 $121,352 $117,379 $117,338 $117,121 $115,645 $114,508 $110,401 $108,859 $107,129 $106,559 $100,876 $100,054 $99,347 $96,847 $95,621 $93,442 $86,782 $84,700 $83,616 $83,552 $80,788 $76,648 $74,130 $73,639 $69,050 $66,392 $64,410 $62,736 $62,030 $60,178 $59,780 $59,023 $58,453 $57,349 $53,739 $52,842 $52,608 $51,271 $50,397 $48,939 $46,589 $43,433 $43,391 $42,703 $41,935 $39,872 $34,447 $30,675 $28,467 $28,229 $27,396 $26,991 $26,873 $26,819 $25,685 $24,341 $22,872 $22,617 $22,327
CHAMPIONS TOUR Money Leaders Through Monday Trn 1. Scott McCarron 17 2. Jerry Kelly 15 3. Steve Stricker 9 4. Scott Parel 18 5. Bernhard Langer 14 6. David Toms 14 7. Kevin Sutherland 16 8. Retief Goosen 14 9. Kirk Triplett 16 10. Ken Tanigawa 18 11. Woody Austin 18 12. Billy Andrade 17 13. Paul Broadhurst 16 14. Brandt Jobe 15 15. Paul Goydos 17 16. Miguel Angel Jimenez 15 17. Tom Lehman 14 18. Colin Montgomerie 17 19. Marco Dawson 15 20. Kent Jones 16 21. Tim Petrovic 16 22. Fred Couples 9 23. Jeff Maggert 15 24. Tom Pernice Jr. 17 25. Lee Janzen 17 26. Duffy Waldorf 16 27. Stephen Ames 17 28. Bob Estes 11 29. Joe Durant 18 30. Steve Flesch 17 31. Jay Haas 12 32. Darren Clarke 15 33. Doug Garwood 14 34. Kenny Perry 11 35. Doug Barron 2 36. Corey Pavin 15 37. David Frost 16 38. Vijay Singh 10 39. Olin Browne 16 40. Mark O’Meara 12 41. Gene Sauers 17 42. Ken Duke 14 43. Tom Byrum 16 44. Wes Short Jr. 17 45. Rocco Mediate 15 46. David McKenzie 15 47. Jeff Sluman 17 48. Billy Mayfair 17 49. John Daly 13 50. Willie Wood 12 51. Stephen Leaney 9 52. Glen Day 17 53. Bart Bryant 17 54. Fran Quinn 12 55. Esteban Toledo 15 56. Chris DiMarco 17 57. Scott Hoch 10 58. Jesper Parnevik 9 59. Tommy Tolles 11 60. Tom Gillis 13 61. Carlos Franco 10 62. Mark Calcavecchia 17 63. Michael Bradley 10 64. Tommy Armour III 16 65. Michael Allen 13 66. John Riegger 4 67. Cliff Kresge 13 68. Gibby Gilbert 14 69. John Huston 12 70. Steve Jones 9 71. Sandy Lyle 11 72. Tom Watson 6 73. Mike Goodes 9 74. Jerry Smith 15 75. Dudley Hart 12 76. Shaun Micheel 9 77. Scott Verplank 12 78. Joey Sindelar 12 79. Larry Mize 13 80. Ian Woosnam 5 81. Tsuyoshi Yoneyama 1 82. Jose Maria Olazabal 8 83. Roger Chapman 3 84. Paul Lawrie 5 85. Dan Forsman 11 86. Dan Olsen 5 87. Steve Pate 8 88. Prayad Marksaeng 4 89. Fred Funk 10 90. Gary Hallberg 7 91. Mark McNulty 3 92. Loren Roberts 9 93. Clark Dennis 4 94. Skip Kendall 11 95. Russ Cochran 13 96. Jeff Gallagher 1 97. Scott Dunlap 4 98. Mark Brown 2 99. Taichi Teshima 1 100. Bob May 5 101. Mark Brooks 9 102. Phillip Price 3 103. Thaworn Wiratchant 2
Money $2,112,165 $1,544,862 $1,534,327 $1,248,046 $1,228,496 $1,218,635 $1,186,464 $1,157,868 $1,146,192 $1,010,263 $972,515 $933,711 $917,600 $819,227 $784,375 $758,106 $757,545 $697,169 $652,296 $590,843 $583,101 $576,249 $558,329 $540,829 $540,320 $518,787 $485,317 $462,696 $449,638 $446,301 $438,459 $433,677 $406,235 $381,604 $380,460 $374,659 $370,452 $368,354 $366,761 $360,401 $359,650 $351,732 $340,704 $327,864 $307,496 $296,299 $290,283 $283,266 $282,230 $265,285 $236,296 $234,402 $228,165 $228,002 $227,117 $211,185 $202,239 $195,884 $189,303 $174,705 $173,629 $150,252 $148,320 $144,004 $139,030 $138,430 $132,236 $131,490 $129,520 $123,759 $121,683 $121,502 $112,021 $111,780 $108,104 $101,070 $100,790 $97,472 $86,553 $81,542 $80,000 $79,301 $78,666 $76,270 $73,838 $70,053 $61,563 $57,815 $55,450 $53,458 $50,547 $50,013 $48,650 $48,575 $47,504 $46,359 $45,910 $45,204 $43,333 $42,484 $41,643 $41,615 $38,267
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Serena Williams shakes hands with Maria Sharapova after their first round match on day one of the 2019 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.
Serena crushes Sharapova at the U.S. Open Christopher Clarey The New York Times News Service
NEW YORK — On the night Serena Williams returned to Arthur Ashe Stadium, scene of last year’s traumatic U.S. Open final, could there have been a more reassuring opponent than Maria Sharapova? So much had changed in tennis and beyond since Williams last faced Sharapova, in January 2016. But one thing clearly had not. Sharapova remains Williams’ most reliable tennis muse, bringing out the very best in Williams’ power game on a metronomic basis. Their first-round match at the Open on Monday night was very much a throwback: Williams, as usual, crushed the suspense early by, as usual, timing her shots beautifully. “I just feel like her game really matches up well against mine,” Williams said, sounding close to apologetic. “I always said her ball somehow lands in my strike zone. I don’t know. It’s just perfect for me.” This 6-1, 6-1 victory required just 59 minutes and was Williams’ 19th straight triumph over Sharapova, who has beaten Williams only twice in 22 meetings and not since 2004. They had never faced each other in the U.S. Open. Monday’s dominant performance, one of Williams’ finest since she returned to the tour in March 2018 after giving birth to her first child, also opened up some intriguing possibilities for her in the near future. If she can remain healthy and continue to strike the ball this well and remain this securely in the zone, Williams is likely to go very deep again at Flushing Meadows. “Amazing level,” said Conchita Martínez, the former Wimbledon champion who is now a coach. “Serena was moving so well, and she can only hit the ball that well when she is moving that well.” Movement has often been a problem for the 37-year-old Williams this year as she has struggled to compete because of injuries. Knee problems severely curtailed her play in the first five months of the season, and after reaching the final of the Rogers Cup earlier this month, she
retired in the first set against Bianca Andreescu because of back pain. But Williams soon resumed training, after deciding to skip her next scheduled event. Her coach, Patrick Mouratoglou, confidently pronounced her fit for the Open, and Williams went out and proved it by serving convincingly and returning ferociously, saving five of the six break points she faced and converting all five of her break points. Sharapova also failed to win a single point on her second serve against Williams (she was 0 for 10). Sharapova, a former No. 1 and U.S. Open champion, served a 15-month suspension for a doping violation after testing positive for the recently banned substance meldonium at the 2016 Australian Open, which until Monday was the most recent where she had played Williams. Sharapova returned to the tour in April 2017 but has failed to consistently hit the same high notes, experiencing numerous injuries of her own. At age 32, she is down to No. 87 in the rankings and was unseeded here, but she still sounds ready to keep chasing better days and results. “Bottom line is I believe in my ability,” she said. “You can write me off. There are many people that can write me off, especially after going down 6-1, 6-1 in the first round of the U.S. Open. As long as it’s not the person that’s inside of you, you’ll be OK.” Williams’ dominant victory came on the same day that the U.S. Open unveiled a statue honoring Althea Gibson, one of Williams’ tennis role models and the first African American player to win a singles title in this tournament. “I think it sends a great message to me in particular, knowing her story, knowing Althea, what she went through,” Williams said of the statue, which is just outside Ashe Stadium. “It’s a different age and a different time. I read her book. I read about her having to sleep in cars because they wouldn’t allow her to be in the hotels. Even finding doubles partners was difficult for her. It’s just different times. It’s obviously hard to imagine being in that position, but it’s also really important to be thankful and to
know what she went through.” Williams went on, “No matter what color you are, you can definitely learn a lot about her story.” You can learn plenty from Williams’ story, as well. Twenty years ago, she won her first Grand Slam singles title at the U.S. Open. She has won five more at Flushing Meadows but also experienced plenty of mixed emotions here. Last year’s final against Naomi Osaka was perhaps her most distressing moment at the Open as she clashed with the chair umpire, Carlos Ramos, who called her for three code-of-conduct violations, penalizing her a point and then a game in her straightsets loss. Osaka, in what should have been a celebratory moment, ended up in tears at the awards ceremony as the crowd booed and jeered the umpiring and the result. Ramos is back as a chair umpire at the Open, but tournament organizers have said they will not assign him to any of Williams’ matches this year, in an attempt to avoid creating a distraction. Williams was asked for her reaction to that policy. “Yeah, I don’t know who that is,” she responded, referring disingenuously to Ramos. What is undeniable is that 50 weeks later, there was nothing resembling a meltdown. Williams was greeted with loud applause as she walked into the packed stadium with her headphones and her game face firmly in place. As she warmed up, a young woman posed courtside for photos wearing a T-shirt with the inscription: “I don’t cheat to win. I’d rather lose.” That was what Williams said to Ramos after he penalized her for receiving illegal coaching after spotting her coach, Mouratoglou, making hand signals in the stands. Mouratoglou, back in the box on Monday night, kept his arms folded for most of this match, and the eighth-seeded Williams never seemed remotely in need of outside intervention to close out this victory. But then nobody seems to inspire her quite like Sharapova. Next challenge in the second round: the 17-year-old American Caty McNally.
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Participation in high school sports declines nationally By Eric Sondheimer Los Angeles Times
LOS ANGELES — High school sports received a double dose of bad news on Monday when the annual participation survey by the National Federation of State High School Associations showed a decline in sports participation for the first time in 30 years for the 201819 season. Leading the decline was another drop in football participation, with 11-man football dropping by 30,829 to 1,006,013, the lowest mark since the 1999-2000 school year. It’s the fifth consecutive year of declining football participation. Overall sports participation was 7,937,491, a decline
of 43,395 from 2017-18. “We know from recent surveys that the number of kids involved in youth sports has been declining, and a decline in the number of public school students has been predicted for a number of years, so we knew our ‘streak’ might end someday,” said Karissa Niehoff, NFHS executive director, in a statement. “The data from this year’s survey serves as a reminder that we have to work even harder in the coming years to involve more students in these vital programs – not only athletics but performing arts programs as well.” The California Interscholastic Federation gave a preview of Monday’s survey
earlier this month when its survey showed that football participation in California had declined for the fourth consecutive year. More than 12,000 students no longer play football Ron Nocetti, in his first year as executive director of the CIF, said, “When we look at our football numbers, we want to break that trend and see them go back up. I would be more concerned if our overall participation levels were going down by the same amount. Our student athletes aren’t leaving sports. They’re choosing other sports.” No one in the CIF knows for sure the reason for the football participation decline. They believe part of
it is the attention that has been given to concussion concerns, but there’s also speculation on the growing trend of athletes focusing on a single sport. “We need to find ways to keep students involved in the game because it provides so many benefits,” Nocetti said. Ed Croson, the veteran football coach at West Hills Chaminade, said the “privatization of youth sports and people wanting parents to spend money year round on club teams” is impacting high school football. “Coaches want kids all the time,” he said. “One of the problems is you send them to other sports and they don’t come back.”
Croson said he tries to encourage students to play multiple sports but the current state of affairs is not encouraging. “With the rise of social media and all the contraptions kids have — cellphones, the internet — kids are sedentary,” he said. “When we were young, our parents threw us out of the house to play. The world was more physical.” To help with safety concerns, schools have improved concussion protocols, passed rules to limit hitting in practices and put together clinics to teach better tackling skills. Added Niehoff: “While we recognize that the decline in football participation is due,
in part, to concerns about the risk of injury, we continue to work with our member state associations, the nation’s high schools and other groups to make the sport as safe as possible. Every state has enacted rules that limit the amount of contact before the season and during practices, and every state has concussion protocols and laws in place, so we continue to believe that the sport is as safe as it has ever been.” Nationally, combined basketball participation was down 23,944. The girls’ basketball total of 399,067 is the lowest since 1992-93. Much of the drop is attributed to a decline of 25,000 in Texas. Track added 5,257 participants.
In Zachary Svajda, U.S. men see a glimmer of hope David Waldstein The New York Times News Service
NEW YORK — Court 5 at the U.S. Open overflowed with spectators Monday, many standing on their tiptoes, craning their necks and waiting in lines at the small side court to get a glimpse of a teenager who holds some hope for the future of American men’s tennis. Zachary Svajda is only 16, but until full-body cramps overtook him early in the third set against veteran Paolo Lorenzi, he was the better player. Ultimately, Svajda could barely serve because of the cramping, and he was reduced to limping across the court. Lorenzi came back to win, 3-6, 6-7 (5), 6-4, 7-6 (4), 6-2, in 4 hours 20 minutes, much to the dismay of the oversize crowd. “For sure, he is much better than I was at age 16,” the 37-year-old Lorenzi said. Svajda, who is from San Diego, was one of three young American men who impressed Monday, alongside Reilly Opelka and Jenson Brooksby. Opelka, 21, scored one of the upsets of the day, beating No. 11 Fabio
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wild-card contenders are up to. “It’s huge,” J.D. Davis said of the series against Chicago. “It’s going to be one of the more important series coming up. If we could have won the series against Atlanta or at least scratched (Sunday) for one, it would have been huge for us.” After sweeping a threegame series against the Indians, the Mets lost three close games to the Braves: 2-1 in 14 innings on Friday, 9-5 on Saturday after Pete Alonso’s franchise record-tying three-run homer had given them a 5-4 lead, and 2-1 on Sunday when Joe Panik grounded out with the tying and go-ahead runs on base for the final out. “That one big hit — just short,” Davis said. “Tough atbat for JoJo up there. Tuesday
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said. “Although the outcome doesn’t show it, many of the matches were close in their final scores. We are extremely young, but have shown a lot of progress from last year’s overall play.” Taconic Hills 8, Greenville
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moment,” Judge said. “Even before the first pitch, they were getting rowdy and you just love that as a player. “That’s why we play. It was a fun atmosphere.” And this was only August. “If it lines up that way, yeah, it would be great to see them,”
Fognini, 6-3, 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-3, on Court 17. Brooksby, an 18-year-old from Sacramento, California, beat Tomas Berdych, 6-1, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4, in another match between a teenager and a tour veteran. Berdych, 33, is playing through a spate of injuries and considering retirement. Brooksby, on the other hand, is trying to decide whether to attend Baylor University or turn professional. With wins in three qualifying matches at the U.S. Open, and a first-round victory Monday, Brooksby is guaranteed $100,000 if he wants to cash the check instead of playing in college, which he said is still an option, though perhaps a fading one. “The more I win here, obviously, the more likely it could go in the other direction,” he said. Opelka is scheduled to play German qualifier Dominik Koepfer in the second round, and Brooksby will play No. 17 Nikoloz Basilashvili. They will go on without Svajda, who said that despite his cramping — it was so bad his fingers froze in awkward positions and he could not properly grasp his racket — he will play in
the junior draw. That will allow more fans a chance to see his strong ground stokes, deft drop shots and uncanny athleticism on overhead smashes, all of which seem to come despite his 5-foot-9, 130-pound frame. During Svajda’s match against the 135th-ranked Lorenzi, fans who were unable to find space on his court went to the stands of nearby Court 6 and watched from there. Many times the fans chanted his last name — which is pronounced SVAI-da — and also chanted, “Let’s go Zach.” “I’ve never experienced any of that,” he said. “I loved it.” Many U.S. tennis fans are eager to discover the country’s next man who can lift a Grand Slam trophy, which would end a drought that started after Andy Roddick won the U.S. Open in 2003. “Not desperate,” Brooksby said, “but I know that I’m American and they want Americans to do well.” John Isner, 34, is the top-ranked American male player, at No. 14. There are three other American men in the top 45, including No. 26 Taylor Fritz (who lost to Feliciano López on Monday), No. 42 Opelka and No. 45 Frances
he can come up with the big hit. Just got to regroup, get some rest and get ready for Tuesday.” Atlanta left town with a sixgame lead over the Nationals in the NL East. The Mets were 12 games back. So other than the three games left against the Braves on the schedule – the final three of the regular season – the Mets don’t have to worry about Atlanta for a while. That’s good news since the Mets are 5-11 against the Braves. “If we had taken just one in that series, you leave these six games 4-2,” Mickey Callaway said. “Instead, we’re 3-3. So we need to figure the Braves out, that’s for sure.” The Mets split a four-game series with the Cubs at Wrigley Field in June. “We played well in Chicago,” Davis said. “There were some hiccups that kept us from winning the whole series, but we’re confident.”
Marcus Stroman is scheduled to open the series against righthander Yu Darvish. Stroman left his last start after four innings with a tight hamstring, but the righthander has vowed to make Tuesday’s start. Callaway said on Sunday that Stroman was “very likely” to be OK to pitch. After the Cubs series, the Mets go on the road to Philadelphia and Washington. After that, 17 of their final 23 games will be at Citi Field, where the Mets are 37-24. Of course, they were 37-21 before Atlanta stormed through Flushing. “We’ve had series like that before this year,” Callaway said. “It is frustrating in the moment, but we have to let it go like we’ve done a great job with everything else this year and focus on the next game. You do get frustrated in the moment right after the game. You’ve got to regroup on the off day and understand who the opponent is coming in and get the job done there.”
4 Madison Bentley carded a 45 to lead Taconic Hills to an 8-4 victory over Greenville in Monday’s Patroon Conference golf opener. Low score for Greenville was Trey Smith with 2-overpar, 38. Greenville hosts Chatham today, while Taconic Hills takes on Catskill on Friday. Chatham 10,
Cairo-Durham 2 VALATIE — Chatham defeated Cairo-Durham, 10-2, in Patroon Conference golf at Winding Brook golf course on Monday. Zach Gregg shot a sectional score of 43 for Chatham. Brendan Feeney had the low score for Cairo- Durham with a 59. Chatham plays Greenville and Cairo-Durham takes on Catskill today.
Judge said of an October rematch. “They’re a great team and anything can happen in the postseason. “But, yeah, it would be exciting to have that opportunity.” On the heels of being swept three games at Oakland, the Yankees’ L.A. arrival had a rejuvenating effect. “The guys were excited to play here against a great team,
at a great venue,” Boone said. “They love these environments. “And to see our guys going out, like in the London Series (a two-game sweep of the rival Red Sox in June),” it re-established a personality trait about the 2019 Yankees for Boone. “When you put your best foot forward, when it feels a little bigger, it’s always good to see.”
Tiafoe. All are 21. Brooksby was ranked 394th coming into the tournament, and Svajda has just one ATP point, giving him a ranking of 1,415. But he qualified for the U.S. Open main draw by winning the national championships in Kalamazoo, Michigan, a tournament he almost did not enter. Svajda has played very few junior tournaments, by design. His father, Tom Svajda, is a tennis coach, and he said that his son did not have fun playing a junior tournament when he was younger. Instead, Zachary has played a limited number of tournaments, mostly professional futures and challenger events against men in their 20s, which he enjoys more. “We give him advice,” Tom Svajda said, “but he makes the decisions about his career.” One important piece of advice Tom Svajda gave his son was to play the Kalamazoo junior tournament, which Tom played in 1982 and called a memorable experience. Zachary agreed and proceeded to win the tournament, which earned him a wild card to the U.S. Open. He also learned that he could play
with top players by practicing with his mentor, Isner, and also with Roger Federer in Indian Wells, California, in March. There were indications that Zachary was gifted as far back as when he was 3, his father said. That is when Tom Svajda offered to pay a professional coach, Matt Hanlin, to hit with a toddler. Hanlin hesitated, but after 30 minutes on the court, he told Tom that he wanted to work with Zachary. They have been together ever since. In helping guide Svajda’s rise, Hanlin was on board for the strategy of having Svajda skip the junior circuit in order to train, feeling that the defensive style many players favor would not help Svajda’s game. “He can hit out and play big,” Hanlin said. “The only thing I can’t do anything about is his size. He’s still got a 16-year-old’s body. But as soon as his legs are up to par with these other guys, he can do some great things out here.” Svajda may want to find out quickly how he fits into the future of U.S. tennis, though. He has a younger brother, Trevor, who is 13 and might be even better.
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NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF GREENE M&T Bank, Plaintiff AGAINST Lynda McNeur-McCarthy, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated 6-19-2019 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Greene County Courthouse, 320 Main Street, Catskill, NY on 9-4-2019 at 9:00AM, premises known as 27 Clum Hill Road, Haines Falls, NY 12436. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hunter, County of Greene and State of New York, SECTION: 182.07, BLOCK: 2, LOT: 5.1. Approximate amount of judgment $38,240.46 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #829/2017. Ian L. Crimmins, Esq., Referee Frenkel Lambert Weiss Weisman & Gordon, LLP 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706 01-080272-F01 64651
AGAINST HARVEY J. TRUESDELL, DENISE CASARES AS HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF DIANA NUNEZ AS ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE OF DIANA NUNEZ, ALEXIS NUNEZ AS HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF DIANA NUNEZ, LUIS NUNEZ AS HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF DIANA NUNEZ, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated July 26, 2019 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Lobby of the Greene County Courthouse, 320 Main Street, Village of Catskill, on September 30, 2019 at 10:00AM, premises known as 50 DON IRWIN ROAD, PRATTSVILLE, NY 12468. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Prattsville, County of Greene and State of New York, SECTION 90, BLOCK 1, LOT 28. Approximate amount of judgment $314,604.18 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment for Index# 2018-587. DAVID E. WOODIN, ESQ., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221
NOTICE OF SALESUPREME COURT- COUNTY OF GREENE BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., Plaintiff, AGAINST CAROL E. ENGELMANN AKA CAROL E. NIEVES, et al. Defendant(s) Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale duly entered on April 3, 2019. I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the Greene County Courthouse, 320 Main Street, Catskill, NY 12414 on September 23, 2019 at 12:00 PM premises known as 4 Snyder Lane, Cairo, NY 12413. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Village of Cairo, Town of Cairo, County of Greene and State of New York. Section 101.5, Block 1 and Lot 6. Approximate amount of judgment $121,738.63 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment. Index #17-78. Matthew P. Foley, Esq., Referee, Aldridge Pite, LLP - Attorneys for Plaintiff 40 Marcus Drive, Suite 200, Melville, NY 11747
Town of Austerlitz Columbia County New York Please take notice that the Town of Austerlitz will host an informational session on Enhanced Driver’s Licenses featuring Columbia County Clerk Holly Tanner, September 19, 2019, beginning at 6:00 p.m. at the Austerlitz’ Town Hall, 816 State Route 203, Spencertown, NY. During the regular Town Board meeting following, Joyce Thompson will be speaking concerning senior issues and opportunities in Columbia County. Be sure to join both discussions.
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SECTION 00020 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS 8 . 1 9 00020-1 316.034.001
Red Barn Fcr, LLC. Filed with SSNY on 4/18/2019. Office: Columbia County. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: C/o Devine Snyder & Bruno LLP 52 Corporate Circle Ste 207 Albany NY 12203. Purpose: any lawful
Sealed bids for the furnishing of all labor and material necessary for the Greene County Highway Department & Solid Waste Management Catskill Transfer Station Modular Scale House Replacement Project will be received by Amy Block, Business/Office Manager, Greene County Highway Department & Solid Waste Management, P.O. Box 485, 240 West Main Street Catskill, NY 12414 until 2:00 P.M. local time September Tuesday, 10, 2019 at which time and place they will be publicly opened and read aloud. Sealed envelopes should be clearly marked “Bid for Catskill Transfer Station Modular Scale House Replacement Project.” Bids will be received for the following Contracts: Contract No. 1A: Entire removal of existing scale house and site elements associated with scale house, and installation of new prefabricated modular scale house facility. Contract No. 1B: Mechanical systems for a new pre-fabricated scale house. Contract No. 1C: Electrical systems for a new pre-fabricated scale house. Contract Documents, including Advertisement For Bids, Information For Bidders, Labor and Employment, Additional Instructions, Bid Documents, Agreement, General Conditions, General Requirements, Specifications, Contract Drawings and any Addenda, may be examined at no expense at the office of Barton
& Loguidice, D.P.C., 443 Electronics Parkway, Liverpool, New York 13088. Contract Documents will be provided electronically on compact disc (CD) in pdf format and may be obtained at the office of Barton & Loguidice or by faxing a request to (315) 4575200, Attn: Joanne Felber. The CD does not need to be returned by any plan holder. ALL HANDLING COSTS (MAIL, DELIVERY SERVICES, ETC.) SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BIDDER. Each bid must be accompanied by security in an amount not less than five percentum (5%) of the amount of the bid in the form and subject to the conditions provided in the Information for Bidders. No Bidder may withdraw his bid within forty-five (45) days after the actual date of opening thereof. There will be no formal Pre-Bid Meeting held but any Contractor may visit the Catskill Transfer Station site, Route 385 Catskill, NY 12414 during hours of operation. Hours of Operation are Monday through Tuesday and Thursday through Saturday 7:30 A.M. – 3:30 P.M. SECTION 00020 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS 8 . 1 9 00020-2 316.034.001 This is an exempt capital improvement project, and Bidders shall not include in their bid sales and compensating use taxes on the cost of materials which are to be incorporated into the work and which are to be separately sold by the Con-
tractor to the Greene County Highway Department & Solid Waste Management prior to incorporation into the work of the Contracts. The attention of Bidders is particularly called to the requirements as to conditions of employment to be observed and minimum wage rates to be paid under the Contracts. The right is reserved to waive any informalities in the Bid and to reject any or all Bids. Project Contacts: Zachary Comstock, R.L.A. Barton & Loguidice, D.P.C. Tel: (315) 457-5200 Scott Templeton, Deputy Superintendent Greene County Highway Department & Solid Waste Management Tel: (518) 943-4600 TOWN OF COPAKE PUBLIC NOTICE Please take notice the Town Board of the Town of Copake will be accepting letters of interest/resumes for the following position: Court Clerk Information and job descriptions can be obtained from the Court at (518)329-1234 ext. 3. Letters/resumes must be received at the Copake Town Clerk's Office by 2:00 pm on Tuesday, September 3, 2019 Lawrence O. Proper Town Clerk Touring Teachers LLC. Filed 3/14/19. Office: Greene Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 35 Elm St, Coxsackie, NY 12051. Registered Agent: United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Ave Ste 202, Bklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: General.
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COLUMBIA-GREENE MEDIA SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK - COUNTY OF GREENE DITECH FINANCIAL LLC, V. NORAH RADLER A/K/A NORAH R. RADLER, ET AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated June 20, 2019, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Greene, wherein DITECH FINANCIAL LLC is the Plaintiff and NORAH RADLER A/K/A NORAH R. RADLER, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the GREENE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 320 MAIN STREET, CATSKILL, NY 12414, on September 18, 2019 at 9:00AM, premises known as 2928 COUNTY ROUTE 20 A/K/A 2928 ROUTE 20, DURHAM A/K/A CORNWALLVILLE, NY 12418: Section 48.02, Block 2, Lot 3: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, SITUATE IN THE TOWN OF DURHAM, COUNTY OF GREENE, AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 18-0196. Robert J. White Jr., Esq. Referee. RAS Boriskin, LLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. The Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of Hillsdale will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, September 3, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. at the Hillsdale Town Hall to consider the following: An application by Kevin & Cassie Hindes for a Special Permit Application to operate a coffee shop on 32 Anthony Street, Hillsdale, NY. All interested parties are urged to attend. TINE VOGUE COMMUNICATIONS LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 6/18/19. Office in Columbia Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to The LLC 211 E 31st ST Apt 2A New York, NY 10016. Purpose: Any lawful activity. SUMMONS AND NOTICE Supreme Court of New York, GREENE County. BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., Plaintiff, -against- AULII LIMTIACO, THOMAS LIMTIACO, BOARD OF
DIRECTORS OF CRYSTAL POND HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION INC. and "John Doe" and/or "Jane Doe" # 1-10 inclusive, the last ten names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons, corporations or heirs at law, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises described in the complaint,, Index No. 2018-809 We are attempting to collect a debt, and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. To the above-named defendants: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the plaintiff's attorneys within twenty (20) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service ( or within thirty (30) days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York) or within (60) days after service of this summons if it is the United States of America; and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT - This is an action to foreclose a mortgage lien on the premises described herein. The object of the above captioned action is to
foreclose a Mortgage to secure $216,000.00 and interest, recorded in the Office of the County Clerk of Greene County on June 13, 2005 in Book 2089, Page 246, covering premises known as 274 CRYSTAL POND ROUTE 6 29, WINDHAM, COUNTY OF GREENE, STATE OF NEW YORK 12496, AKA 274 COUNTY ROUTE 65, WINDHAM, NY 12496 A/KIA #15 COUNTY ROUTE 65, WINDHAM, NY 12496 (SECTION 96.33, BLOCK 3 AND LOT 1). The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above. The Plaintiff also seeks a deficiency judgment against the Defendants, AULII LIMTIACO AND THOMAS LIMTIACO, for any debt secured by said Mortgage which is not satisfied by the proceeds of the sale of said premises, unless discharged in bankruptcy. FRIEDMAN VARTOLO, LLP 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff.
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Columbia-Greene Media has an immediate opening for an assistant district manager in our circulation department. The candidate will work closely with our circulation manager to maintain an effective independent contractor delivery team to distribute our news products while meeting the department’s delivery and financial objectives. This is Monday-Friday night-time position that begins at about midnight. PRIMARY ROLE •Assisting with delivery of newspaper routes •Organizing and distributing paperwork •Staging newspapers for delivery by independent contractors •Ensuring previous delivery issues are addresses and resolved in a timely fashion •Communicate and collaborate with management and internal staff SKILL REQUIREMENTS •Reliable transportation, valid driver’s license and current insurance •Basic computer and mobile technology skills •Ability to manage multiple tasks on a daily basis •Excellent time management and communication skills Please send resume including 3 references to: cgmjobs@columbiagreenemedia.com. No phone calls please.
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A new season begins with famous QBs in new places Mark Bradley The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Last season began with the nation’s three top-ranked teams — Alabama, Clemson and Georgia — in the throes of a quarterback duel. Only Clemson announced its starting quarterback ahead of opening day, and that starter (Kelly Bryant) didn’t make it through September as No. 1. A year later, those three teams no longer have such an issue. Of the six quarterbacks who were Nos. 1 and 2 at Bama, Clemson and Georgia in August 2018, five are scheduled to start for a team ranked in the Associated Press top five. (Bryant is again the exception.) Scroll down the AP rankings, and you’ll find that teams No. 6 and 7 — Michigan and LSU — are working with transfer QBs. So is No. 13 Washington, where the new starter is the former Georgia starter Jacob Eason. UCF, loser of one game in two years, has a new quarterback in Brandon Wimbush, who began last season as Notre Dame’s No. 1. Of the nation’s top 17 teams, six — that’s 35% — will have a starting quarterback who signed with a different program. This is not, we concede, breaking news. The past two Heisman winners were transfers who landed at Oklahoma — Baker Mayfield from Texas Tech, Kyler Murray from Texas A&M. Cam Newton began at Florida and conquered at Auburn. Georgia began consecutive seasons under different coaches with Greyson Lambert, who couldn’t hold the No. 1 job at Virginia, as its quarterback. The time of a gifted quarterback waiting for the incumbent to leave seems so last-century, although technically that’s what D.J. Shockley at UGA at the onset of this century. No longer, though. College quarterbacks strung together their own waiver wire, and the arrival of the transfer portal accelerated everything. Note the divergent paths of the two Georgia quarterbacks who couldn’t beat out Jake Fromm: two winters ago, Eason transferred to Washington and didn’t file a waiver claim that might allow him to play immediately, believing it would be rejected; last January, Justin Fields entered the portal and
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Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Jacob Eason (10) before the 2018 CFP national championship college football game against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
had his waiver granted before Valentine’s Day. Two former Bulldog quarterbacks will make their debut for a ranked team other than Georgia this weekend. Barely a year into its existence, the transfer portal has become the sport’s hot-button issue. What “hardships” allow, in the NCAA’s eyes, a waiver to be granted? Simply not being able to play because the other guy is better? Tate Martell was slated to replace Dwayne Haskins as Ohio State’s starter. Then Fields arrived in Columbus. Martell entered the portal and zapped himself to Miami. His waiver was granted. Update: Martell didn’t become the Hurricanes’ starter, either; the job was claimed by Jarren Williams, a redshirt freshman from Central Gwinnett. Against Florida on Saturday, Martell was mostly deployed as a receiver. The NCAA doesn’t deign to give grounds
for its waiver decisions. It just stamps “granted” or “not granted.” Said Alabama coach Nick Saban at SEC Media Days: “We’ve gotten very liberal in giving people waivers. When we do that, it becomes free agency, which I don’t think it’s good for college football.” Certainly it’s bad for coaches. Do you dare signing high-profile quarterbacks in consecutive classes, knowing the one who isn’t starting could leave? (Recent case study: Washington coach Chris Petersen named Eason his starter on Friday; on Saturday, backup Jake Haener announced he was transferring.) On the other hand, the NCAA has been pushing to give players more control over their careers. But is this what it wants? When does individual control devolve into a communal free-for-all? So many waivers were granted this offseason that it was shocking when one wasn’t
— like Luke Ford’s. The Georgia tight end transferred to Illinois to be closer to an ailing relative. For reasons unknown, the NCAA said no. Such instances lead to the inevitable plaint: “Why does that guy get to play right away and I can’t?” Nobody has a good answer. Things have gotten so twisted that Tom Mars, the Arkansas/Atlanta lawyer who’d become the players’ go-to guy for waivers — he assisted Fields with his — has, as AJC colleague Chip Towers reports, has been asked by the NCAA “to join its enforcement staff as part of the specially formed Complex Case Unit.” When Towers asked about Brenton Cox, the linebacker booted from Georgia’s team who transferred to Florida, Mars said, “Unless there’s some well-kept secret that would qualify him for a waiver, I’d say chances of Brenton Cox getting a waiver are approximately zero.” Ah, sweet clarity. From Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher at Media Days: “I think you have to get consistency on how you rule things and when guys are eligible or not eligible. That’s what we’re searching for: What is the rule?” As often happens, the NCAA finds itself dealing with unintended consequences. It wanted to help players, but not at the expense of the credibility of its biggest sport. In June, it announced four “minor adjustments” to the waiver guidelines, which seemed an admission that it had gone too far. That said, anyone expecting the portal to be dismantled is living in false hope. It’s here. It’s not going away. The new reality is that last year’s quarterback at a big-time program might be next year’s quarterback at another big-time program. Jalen Hurts couldn’t beat out Tua Tagovailoa at Alabama; Hurts is the new No. 1 at Oklahoma. Fields of Georgia is now Fields of The Ohio State University, while Fromm stands unchallenged in Athens. Bryant lost his Clemson job to Trevor Lawrence at Clemson; today Bryant is the starter for Missouri. This time last year, those six were competing for three jobs. Today all six are No. 1 somewhere. Funny old world, isn’t it?
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Pirates icon Steve Blass winding down a 60-year baseball adventure Dom Amore The Hartford Courant
Five days after getting all 27 outs to win Game 7 of the World Series, jumping again and again, making for a series of memorable snapshots, Steve Blass woke up in his hometown: Falls Village. He walked past the shops on that sunny autumn Friday, his picture in all the windows, past the World War I doughboy memorial, the bunting, his neighbors handing out buttons and smiling back at him. “It was almost like a Norman Rockwell setting,” Blass says. At 3 p.m., after a motorcade through the town, where kids were let out of school early, he got up on a podium in front of the old Canaan railroad depot — the last passenger trains had stopped there just a few months before — looked out at more than 4,000 townsfolk in the square and said, “The World Series was the most fantastic thing I’ve ever been through, but, I’ll tell you, they could put me in a box tomorrow and I wouldn’t feel I’d been cut short.” Blass, then 29, still wishes he had talked longer, told his neighbors more of what was, and still is in his heart. Just a couple of weeks ago, he walked those same streets, had breakfast at Collin’s Diner, still across from the surviving portion of the depot where he spoke on Steve Blass Day, Oct. 22, 1971. He’s proud that one of his sons, David, chose to settle in Falls Village, where he runs an excavation business. “We go once a year, because I can’t stay away from Falls Village,” Steve Blass says. “I go to all the places where I grew up. I sold vegetables and flower seeds. I sold red raspberries. I sold apples. I mowed everybody’s lawn in Falls Village. I was like Tom Sawyer.” Blass’ first pitches were with a tennis ball against his family’s barn. Eventually, he threw five no-hitters for Housatonic Regional High, as scouts flocked to the Northwest Corner of the state. “One game, we stepped up a grade and played Torrington,” Blass says. “There were 15 scouts there. I walked one batter for each one of them, but I also struck out one batter for each one of them, and at the end of the game, the only scout left was the Pirates scout.” His favorite team, the Cleveland Indians, offered $2,500; the Pirates scout, Bob Whalen, offered $4,000. “I said, ‘Give me a pencil,’” Blass remembers. So it was in June 1960, Blass became a “Pirate For Life,” to borrow the title of his 2012 autobiography. As a pitcher, he knew the highest of highs, two wins in a World Series, cover of
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Steve Blass (28) of the World Series Champion 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates throws out the first pitch before the game against the Baltimore Orioles on June 21, 2011 at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pa.
Sports Illustrated, the All-Star Game; and the lowest of lows, losing the ability to throw a strike, prompting “Steve Blass Disease” to enter baseball’s glossary. And then he became a broadcaster — colorful, crusty, sometimes controversial. When this season ends, Blass, 77, will retire, wrapping up a 60-year association with the Pittsburgh franchise. One long, remarkable ride it has been, and Pittsburgh and the Northwest Hills of Connecticut are the two places on the map that matter. “All I ever wanted to do was play baseball,” Blass says. “I couldn’t have gotten into college. My hair was on fire. The Pirates gave me a chance to live that dream when I was 18 years old, and for that, they’ll have my loyalty for the rest of my life.” Blass married his high school sweetheart, Karen Lamb, whose brothers, Art and John, also signed with the Pirates, as did her cousin, Tom Parsons, part of coach Ed Kirby’s powerhouse small-school program in the late 1950s. In May 1964, Karen answered the phone in their apartment, but refused to wake her husband, who was sleeping after a long minor league bus trip back to Columbus, Ohio. “She said, ‘Listen Mister, my husband’s a professional athlete. He’s tired, and I’m not going to wake him up,’” Blass says, “and he said, ‘Young lady, my name is Joe L. Brown. I’m the general manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates and we want him to come up to Pittsburgh.’ And the next thing you heard in that apartment was, ‘Get your butt out of bed. We’re going to the big leagues.” Blass out-dueled Don Drysdale 4-2 in his first major league start. From 1968 through ‘72, Blass was 78-44 with 50
complete games. He started Game 3 of the ‘71 Series with the Orioles ahead two games to none, and won, 5-1. Bob Blass, a plumber and former semipro pitcher, stole the postgame show. “I pitched the game of my life,” Blass says. “I was being interviewed by Tony Kubek on NBC, and my father broke through security, jumped off a 10-foot roof over the dugout and got in the interview with us.” Steve Blass leaps into the arms of first baseman Bob Robertson (7) after completing a 2-1 victory over the Orioles in Game 7 of the 1971 World Series. Two weeks later, he was back home in northwestern Connecticut, where thousands gathered outside the rail depot in Canaan to honor him, and hear his short talk. The great Roberto Clemente hit .414 in the Series, homering in Game 7 to give Blass the lead, and Blass completed a fourhitter to win, 2-1. By then, Blass and Clemente had become warm friends. “As young players, we were on pins and needles just to talk to him because we all had him on this pedestal,” Blass says. “You felt you had to validate yourself as good enough to be on a team with him. When I won a few games, I finally went over to his locker, and I said, ‘Listen, if I ever get traded, I’m going to pitch you inside, because everybody pitches you away and you hit .350 every year.’ And he said, ‘Blass, you pitch me inside I will hit the ball to Harrisburg.’ We evolved into good friends. It was such an honor to watch him play. He had the ability to take a 10-year major league veteran and turn him into a 10-year-old kid — you couldn’t take your eyes off him.” Steve and Karen Blass were
hosting a New Year’s Eve party at the end of 1972 when they got a call from a Pirates executive with word of the plane crash in Puerto Rico that took Clemente’s life. “That morning, the shoulders of the city of Pittsburgh slumped,” Blass says. “It struck the city so hard.” Blass was asked to give the eulogy at Clemente’s funeral in Carolina, Puerto Rico. “The most difficult thing I’ve ever done in my life,” he says. Spring trainings, Opening Days, would never be the same. Blass, who had his best season, 19-8, in 1972, suddenly lost his ability to throw strikes, walking 84 in 88 innings in 1973, pitching only once more in the majors in 1974. “I don’t know what caused it,” he says. “I went through everything. I didn’t have a sore arm. It was the worst two years of my life. It was embarrassing, humiliating, everywhere I went in the minor leagues. I knew I shouldn’t be out there because people were paying good money to buy tickets, but I couldn’t stop, because I didn’t want to wake up when I was 80 years old and say, ‘What if I tried that?’ It was tough on my kids. In school, kids who the year before wanted their father’s autograph now were saying, ‘Your father’s a bum.’ But we circled the wagons, and we survived it as a family.” After a few years in other businesses, Blass accepted an invitation to sit in for a few Pirates games on radio and TV, and it became a full-time thing in 1986. He scaled back to a home-only schedule in 2005, and decided last January it was time to complete the transition to retirement. Blass’ riffs on modern baseball and current players have occasionally drawn criticism, but he sticks to his beliefs.
Carli Lloyd is ready for the NFL if the NFL is ready for her Cindy Boren The Washington Post
When Carli Lloyd turned up at the Philadelphia Eagles’ practice last week, it was mostly as a fan. But the lark turned serious when she pulled her right leg back and sent a kick sailing 55 yards through the uprights. It might have been an audition for the first female NFL player. Lloyd, the 37-year-old star of the U.S. Women’s World Cup championship teams in 2015 and this summer, grew up an Eagles fan in New Jersey and spent her day off from Sky Blue of the National Women’s Soccer League at the Eagles’ joint practice with the Baltimore Ravens. After practice, she worked with Eagles kicker Jake Elliott and Ravens kicker Justin Tucker, and video quickly went viral, drawing serious speculation about whether she could kick in the NFL. “When we got in the car, it was unbelievable. The texts, the videos, everything going viral. I had no idea. It was insane. It still is insane,” she told Pro Football Talk’s Peter King. “I could not believe the attention on social media. I just had a conversation with Randy [Brown, a Ravens assistant special teams coach], actually. The
coaches and his GM, they all saw the video. They were like, What is she doing next week? I’m laughing about it, but the more I think about it, this has the chance to be sort of a pioneering moment for women.” The video captured the attention of Hall of Famer Gil Brandt. “Honestly, I don’t think it will be long before we see a woman break through this NFL barrier,” Brandt, the Dallas Cowboys’ vice president of player personnel from 1960 to 1988, tweeted. Brandt wasn’t kidding, especially given what a dreadful season 2018 was for kickers. Mason Crosby of the Green Bay Packers missed five kicks in one game (four field goals and one extra point); Week 11 was a record-setting day for missed extrapoint attempts. And perhaps no team had a more ignominious experience than the Chicago Bears, whose “double-doink” disaster occurred when Cody Parkey’s potential game-winner from 43 yards out was tipped at the line, then hit the left upright and the crossbar. The Bears lost that first-round playoff game to the Eagles, 1615. “I’d give her an honest tryout,” Brandt added, “if I were, say, the Bears.” It was pointed out to Brandt that Lloyd wasn’t facing pressure and took too many approach steps, which caused Brandt to
counter, “I heard the same kind of things when I was bringing in track athletes and soccer players back in the ‘60s.” A two-time FIFA women’s world player of the year, Lloyd said that in the days since the kick and Brandt’s tweet “there’s been some interesting chatter about it.” “I think anything is possible,” she said. “It’s been really interesting because, for me, I’m just an athlete, I’m a competitor. But for so many other people, I think they’re starting to think will there ever be a female in the NFL at some point,” she told Sports Illustrated’s Planet Futbol TV. “And I think we’re kind of at that crossroads as far as equality and just women empowerment, so you’re kind of being in the crosshairs of that. “I’ve definitely got some inquiries; I’ve definitely got some people talking. Anything is possible. But right now, I’m strictly a soccer player, and we’ll see what the future holds.” Her trainer told Fox Sports that an NFL team had called Monday, offering to let her kick in a preseason game Thursday. Lloyd couldn’t make it work, though, because the national team plays Portugal that night, the last for preseason NFL games before the regular season opens.
Andrew Luck won’t play this season, and coach Frank Reich wants his Indianapolis Colts locker room to rally behind new starting quarterback Jacoby Brissett. “On one hand, we can respect and honor the player and the teammate (Luck) was,” Reich said. “At the same time, we can share an excitement and an enthusiasm about the team we have going forward and the journey ahead of us.” Luck’s shocking retirement at age 29 on Saturday passed the proverbial baton to Brissett (5-12 as a starter). He was 4-11 with Indianapolis in 2017 when Luck missed the season with a shoulder injury. –Tom Brady turned 42, signed a new contract and enters his 20th season in the NFL. In other words, he doesn’t entirely relate with Luck’s decision to retire before 30. “It is his life. Everyone has the right to choose what he wants to do,” Brady said on his WEEI radio spot. “He had a great career, and he was a great player. Everybody wishes they could be healthy all the time.” Brady rebounded from a torn ACL in 2008, but his injury toll doesn’t match Luck’s. The former No. 1 overall pick had a lacerated kidney, an 18-month shoulder injury requiring surgery that cost him the 2017 season, and a leg-ankle issue that preceded his retirement. –In an interview with Maxim, Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott said he wants to be a Dallas Cowboy for life. “I love playing for the Dallas Cowboys, I love the organization, my teammates. I do want to be a Cowboy for the rest of my life and hopefully that’s a possibility,” Elliott told the magazine. Elliott is currently holding out for a renegotiated contract and training on his own in Cabo, Mexico. It was reported recently that Dallas offered to make him the NFL’s second-highest paid running back. –Companies are lining up to protect Antonio Brown with a custom-built helmet he’d be paid to wear, agent Drew Rosenhaus said of the Oakland Raiders wide receiver. Rosenhaus said Brown was “going to move on” after a second grievance over his preferred – but no longer NFL-approved – headwear was denied. The plan for moving on could include an endorsement with a company offering to craft a helmet to Brown’s preference. –Washington Redskins coach Jay Gruden said he feels “very strongly” that the team will not trade seventime Pro Bowl left tackle Trent Williams. Williams, 31, is in the midst of a holdout due to reported dissatisfaction with the organization.
NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported Williams is healthy after surgery to remove a growth on his head earlier this year. –A source told NFL Network’s Ian Rapaport that the league fined Titans running back Dion Lewis $28,075 for unnecessary roughness and lowering his helmet in Tennessee’s Aug. 17 preseason game against the Patriots. Despite Lewis going unpenalized on the play, the eighth-year veteran will still be docked big money despite players only receiving minimal preseason pay – reportedly $2,000 weekly for NFL veterans from the start of training camp through the week before the regular season starts. –Patriots safety Patrick Chung pleaded not guilty to a felony charge of cocaine possession and waived his arraignment scheduled for Wednesday, according to a New Hampshire Supreme Court spokesperson. His next court appearance is scheduled for Nov. 8 at Belknap County Superior Court in Laconia, N.H. Chung, 32, was indicted earlier this month after police allegedly found cocaine at his home near Lake Winnipesaukee on June 25. The Class B felony charge carries a potential prison term of 3 1/2 to seven years. –The Kansas City Chiefs are signing quarterback Matt Moore after losing Chad Henne to a fractured ankle in Saturday’s preseason game against San Francisco, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported. Henne, 34, is scheduled to have surgery Tuesday and is not out for the season. Moore, 35, made his NFL debut with Carolina in 2007 and spent seven seasons with Miami (2011-17). –Atlanta Falcons rookie offensive lineman Kaleb McGary, returning from a heart procedure, went through his first full practice and could play in the team’s final preseason game on Thursday. McGary, the 31st overall pick in the 2019 draft, mostly worked with the second team at right tackle early in camp before undergoing cardiac ablation on July 31, a procedure designed to correct heart rhythm issues. –The Minnesota Vikings activated cornerback Mike Hughes from the physically unable to perform list. The 2018 first-rounder has worked his way back from a torn left ACL sustained in Week 6 against Arizona. Hughes finished his rookie season with 22 tackles and an interception he returned for a touchdown. –The Cardinals signed defensive tackle Clinton McDonald, per a tweet from the player’s agent. McDonald, 32, played in 15 games with Oakland last season, posting 31 tackles and two sacks.
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Man is intrigued by invitation to a threesome I am a single male in my early 50s. A married couple approached me and expressed their desire for me to become intimate with them as a couple. They are only acquaintances. I was surprised but interested when they told me they have DEAR ABBY an open marriage and would like me to participate with the wife. They are into threesomes, swinging and swapping. I have never participated in such activities, although I admit that I am now very curious. They know I am a religious person and told me that they don’t consider it to be adultery or coveting since they are willing participants and there are no secrets or desire to break up their marriage. I told them I’d think about it and get back to them. When I discussed it with my married brother, he was all for it. I am a clean-cut boy-next-door type of person. I don’t flirt with women, and I’m discreet about my personal life. I would appreciate your thoughts. Curious In California
Six years ago, I retired to care for my wife of 34 years. She was on multiple meds and wheelchair-bound, suffering from high blood pressure, alcohol and nicotine addiction, chronic depression, morbid obesity, advancing kidney failure, severe arthritis and worsening dementia. Throughout the remainder of her difficult life, I was her only caregiver. Her son and daughter were “too busy” to help, although they live only a few minutes away. (During the final year of my wife’s struggle, not once did they visit her. After she died, they spread the word on social media that she died because I didn’t take care of her. I don’t know if it was to deflect criticism from themselves or to assuage a guilty conscience. What kills me is they told that same lie to my grandchildren, and I can’t call and tell them the truth. My son-in-law threatened the kids that if they spoke to me, he would take away their phones. It has been a year and a half, and this mess still breaks my heart. Any suggestions? Unhappy Grandpa
I’m glad to oblige. Because you are a religious person, look up the definition of adultery. My dictionary defines it as having sex with someone other than your spouse. Covet means to lust after. This swinging couple appears to have their own definition of those terms, which do not mesh with reality. That said, being in your sixth decade, you are a big boy, and the decision whether to participate is strictly up to you.
Unless there is a chapter missing from your letter, what your children have done is not only inexplicable but also despicable. To alienate you from your grandchildren is heartless. However, what’s done is done. You know you did everything you possibly could for your late wife. Now go, live your life to the fullest and stop looking back because you richly deserve every GOOD thing life brings your way.
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Is it appropriate to give your physician a personal gift? We are very fond of our family doctor. I was in and elevate my legs as much as possible. to see him the other day, and it came up in conI recently read a recommendation to take versation that he was going to be horse chestnut seed extract getting married this summer. (Aesculus hippocastanum) We would like to acknowledge TO YOUR and to look for products that this event in his life with either a GOOD HEALTH have had the toxic substance lovely card or a small gift. I know esculin removed. I discussed the old-school way of thinking this with my cardiologist’s is to never do things that are so physician assistant, and she personal when it comes to your saw no reason not to try it. physician. Do you think that still What do you think? holds true today?
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Physicians are human beings, and a thoughtful card is always appreciated. Gifts can sometimes be OK, but the American Medical Association has some guidelines for physicians on accepting gifts. I agree with them and you might find them helpful: — Be sensitive to the size of the gift: Inappropriately large gifts should not be accepted. — Do not let a gift influence patient care. — Decline a gift that would present an emotional or financial hardship to the patient’s family. — Consider suggesting a charitable contribution in lieu of a gift. I am a 75-year-old male who was diagnosed two years ago with superficial venous insufficiency. Venous ablation was considered, but my cardiologist informed me that it most likely would not improve my condition. Therefore, the best treatment is to wear compression socks
Some years ago, I saw a well-done study showing that horse chestnut extract is an effective treatment for the swelling associated with venous insufficiency. The dose usually studied has been 300 mg of the extract, standardized to 50 mg of escin, twice daily. The side effects noted in studies have been both infrequent and mild, and I have had several patients try it. Unfortunately, my patients’ experiences have not been successful. I don’t know whether that was just bad luck that I had patients who didn’t respond, or whether they did not get an effective medication. One big problem with herbal treatments in the U.S., which are sold as dietary supplements, is that the purity and standardization cannot be guaranteed. They are not well regulated, as compared with pharmaceuticals. There is no brand I feel comfortable recommending. Nonetheless, I think it is reasonable to try, especially in combination with standard therapy.
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Horoscope By Stella Wilder Born today, you believe firmly in the old French saying “chacun a son gout” — or, “to each his own.” Indeed, just as you will not criticize another for his or her own likes and dislikes, so you will not be criticized for yours — and, in fact, you revel in the fact that different people have different tastes. Not so much of the world agrees, alas, and you will therefore encounter perhaps more than your share of difficulty when you run up against those who believe that all people should live a certain way, love a certain way, eat and drink a certain way, etc. You are not one of those, and you know deep in your heart that not only is variety the spice of life, but that the world is certainly big enough for everyone, no matter what his or her tastes may embrace. You are not to be satisfied in your room alone with your thoughts; you want to be out and about, among the living, exploring all you can of this big, wide world. You are determined to build a life that allows you to travel — and you may, indeed, see all corners of the Earth in your lifetime. While you may not ever marry, you will certainly enjoy many lasting and often fiery love affairs! Also born on this date are: Shania Twain, singer; LeAnn Rimes, singer; Armie Hammer, actor; Jason Priestley, actor; Daniel Stern, actor; David Soul, actor; Luis Guzman, actor; Charles Boyer, actor. 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. THURSDAY, AUGUST 29 VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — After discovering some common ground, you’ll forge an alliance today with someone whose principles are diametrically opposed to your own. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — You may receive
news from a family member that has you making plans very quickly today — or changing those that you have already made. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Travel is in the picture, but you may want to consider taking a different route from that recommended by those who have taken the trip before. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — You may not fully understand just how your behavior of late has affected others. Today is a good day to consider making changes. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Try to do things out of order today and you’re not likely to get them done at all. You must be able to follow a certain established protocol. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — You don’t want anyone else to speak for you, and yet you don’t feel ready to speak on your own behalf. You must compromise in some way. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — You’ll be able to work well with those who do not think the way you do, but only for a short time. Efficiency is the key to success today. ARIES (March 21-April 19) — You’ve been avoiding reaching out to someone who seems to be critical of your current methods — but he or she can help you immensely. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — You are likely to be remembered not for what you do today, but for what you don’t do — and this is not at all a bad thing! GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — There are those who have a major decision to make, and they can’t do it before hearing what you have to say. Don’t make them wait too long! CANCER (June 21-July 22) — You are not immune from the kind of emotional pain that can come from feeling detached from like-minded individuals. Seek them out today! LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — You’ll find yourself caught between a rock and a hard place today, and only by careful maneuvering will you be able to extricate yourself. COPYRIGHT 2019 UNITED FEATURE SYNDICATE, INC.
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(e.g., In which mountain range is the Columbia Icefield? Answer: Rockies.) Freshman level 1. Which range forms the backbone of South America? 2. Which range has many of the highest peaks, including Mount Everest? 3. On which continent are the Atlas Mountains? Graduate level 4. Noah’s Ark is said to have come to rest on this mountain. 5. The Ural Mountains separate which two continents? 6. Mount Olympus is the highest mountain in which European country? PH.D. level 7. The highest peak outside of Asia is Aconcagua, in which mountain range? 8. What is the highest mountain in Great Britain? 9. Which range forms the backbone of Italy?
SUPER QUIZ ANSWERS 1. Andes. 2. Himalayas. 3. Africa. 4. Mount Ararat. 5. Asia and Europe. 6. Greece. 7. Andes. 8. Ben Nevis. 9. Apennine Mountains. 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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Crossword Puzzle Mother Goose & Grimm ACROSS 1 Middle of simile 5 Julia Child, for one 9 One of the Maverick brothers 13 Deadbeat 15 Make well 16 In concert 17 Tomato __; marinara ingredient 18 Cures 20 __ lift; slope transport 21 Sever 23 Sellers and Fonda 24 Spinnaker & jib 26 Tap gently 27 Felt sorry for 29 Awning 32 2nd U.S. president 33 Has nothing to do with 35 Ruby or maroon 37 Elected officials: abbr. 38 Square one 39 Lunch spot 40 Tic __; breath mint 41 Remains 42 Soldier’s gun 43 Envelope contents 45 Most certain 46 Battery size 47 Money hoarder 48 Like a piercing scream 51 “__ a Wonderful Life” 52 Napoleon’s title: abbr. 55 Car’s rear illumination 58 “Sesame Street” fellow 60 Likewise 61 __ as a pin 62 __ on; attaches
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63 Thirst quencher 64 Birthstones 65 Bump into DOWN 1 European range 2 Marinate 3 Help 4 Profit 5 British fellows 6 Kind of party 7 Chow down 8 Disrespectful 9 Very drunk 10 Formality 11 At any time 12 Actress Harper 14 __ on; has confidence in 19 __ list 22 As __ as the hills 25 Targets 27 History 28 Just right 29 Mongrels 30 First choice 31 Shrieks
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33 Celebrity 34 Alfalfa, for one 36 Try to lose 38 Shoplifting 39 Crucial; urgent 41 Drag one’s feat 42 Baking potato 44 Suit alterer 45 Take a load off
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