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CATSKILL — Community members voiced their concerns about a proposed hotel for the Catskill Golf Course at the town planning board meeting Tuesday night.

Green Suites Resort, proposed for construction on Brooks Lane in Jefferson Heights, is a four-story, 48-unit hotel.

The project was temporarily halted while golf course owner David Vipler, town planners and village officials discussed how to increase water pressure on Brooks Lane to handle the new

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Community members reviewed the proposed Green Suites Resort that is slated for construction at Catskill Golf Course on Tuesday.

building safely.

Vipler applied for a $8.2 million grant from Empire State Development but will pay the

$179,500 out of pocket to put in 1,920 feet of new water lines if he does not receive the grant. The new water line will benefit 52

homes, Vipler said.

The resort will be partially hidden from many of the homes, Vipler said.

“The hotel will sit fairly close to the road so that we wouldn’t have to disturb any of the woodline that’s in back of the hotel,” he said.

There will be an event space in the hotel for weddings and conferences, Vipler said. Vipler’s development partner, Mark Salomon, said the rooms are designed as suites with full kitchens.

Rich Keil asked if the project involves any changes to the street, such as adding sidewalks.

Salomon said they would not be changing the street.

“The street is big enough See HOTEL A2

Lumberyard hopes to save key program

By Melanie Lekocevic Columbia-Greene Media

CATSKILL — The Lumberyard Center for Film and Performing Arts could be forced to dramatically reduce its operations in Catskill if the organization is unable to raise $1 million by the end of the year.

Lumberyard has launched a fundraising campaign, “Sprint to a Million,” to generate money required to continue the organization’s “signature program,” executive and artistic director Adrienne Willis said.

“One of the reasons we moved to Catskill was for this core program that we have — we are filling this very important need in New York City, for a lot of artists who perform at the big theaters in Manhattan,” Willis

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Lumberyard has announced it will suspend its performing arts program if the company does not acquire $1 million in funding by the end of the year.

Police: Missing Pittsfield inmate found

By Amanda Purcell Columbia-Greene Media

PITTSFIELD — An inmate who allegedly escaped police custody and who police believed may have fled to New York has been found, authorities said Thursday.

Harry Chandler Jr., 33, an inmate at the Berkshire County House of Corrections, escaped custody Monday at around 2:10 p.m. from Berkshire Medical Center, 725 North St., Pittsfield, according to a statement issued by the Berkshire County Sheriff’s Office.

More information was to be released at a news conference at 4 p.m. Thursday, the sheriff’s office said.

Police in Columbia County residents were warned to be on the lookout after the Berkshire County inmate allegedly escaped custody.

“A short time ago, our Anti-Crime Unit, led by Lt. [Glenn] Decker, located and arrested Chandler,” according to a statement issued by the Pittsfield Police Department at around 2:30 p.m.

Chandler, who is highly trained in Japanese martial arts, was being treated for a hand infection at the hospital when he allegedly overpowered a deputy with the Berkshire County Sheriff’s Office and fled on foot, according to police.

He was in custody on drug and assault charges, police said.

Trooper Aaron Hicks, a state police spokesman, confirmed Wednesday that state police and its investigators were assisting in the search for Chandler. It is unclear if Chandler has any See INMATE A2

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said. “All of the new theaters that have been built in New York have been designed to showcase design and technology — lighting, sound, staging — but there is no way for the artists to go from these little rehearsal studios, which is all they have available in New York, to these big theaters without some stop in between where they can play around and really integrate the technology. That is why we built Lumberyard originally.”

Artists do not pay Lumberyard to hold their rehearsals there. Lumberyard covers all of their costs, which can reach thousands of dollars each time.

“We have never had an artist that had pockets deep enough to rent our space and fund it,” Willis said. “The performing arts in the United States has always been a mixture of government, philanthropy and ticket sales.”

So four artists — Wendy Whelan, Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, Elizabeth Streb and David Neumann — banded together to spearhead the fundraising campaign and wrote a letter of support asking individuals and philanthropic organizations to

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Former Doubles II co-owner Sam Aldi agreed.

“I’m happy you’re doing this investment and I think it’s going to be successful,” he said. “I have a lot of nurse friends who’d love to come up here but can’t find accommodations.”

Wynne asked how the hotel will be used in the off-season.

“We will be working in a partnership with Windham Mountain,” Salomon said. “We’re going to be purchasing a shuttle.”

The resort will offer visitors affordable lodging, expose them to Catskill businesses, all while still keeping them connected to the mountaintop attractions, Salomon said.

The resort may also offer cross country skiing on the golf course, Salomon said.

“It’s going to be an amenity hotel,” Vipler said. “And the amenity is not just golf. It’s going to be a pool, it’s going to be wiffle ball and possibly a tennis court.”

Visitors can also walk or bike on trails on the golf course, Vipler said.

Amy Rose expressed concern over golfers coming onto her property.

“They come over to get their

balls,” she said. “I’m worried that with an increase in people staying and playing, it is going to be more of a problem.”

Vipler proposed to add signage to discourage golfers from trespassing.

Meryl Learnihan questioned why the hotel needed to be so large.

“We had options of doing it two ways: to encroach on the property by spreading it out or basically bringing it up,” Salomon said.

The developers also wanted to build something unique, Salomon said.

“If we build your typical motel, it is going to fail,” he said. “It has no pull to any of the clientele that we’re trying to bring in to the area.”

Vipler hopes to break ground on the project next spring, he said.

The project is a nearly $10 million investment, Vipler said.

The planning board ruled the project would not have an adverse effect on the environment and voted to close the public hearing. The board has 62 days to decide on the special-use permit.

contribute money to Lumberyard’s cause.

“Lumberyard is crucial,” Neumann said. “They have quickly recognized what artists need and have provided it. For me and so many of my peers, making new work requires a place to bring together a large group of collaborators and experiment and hash out ideas on a fully equipped stage. And design and technology are essential elements. We need to work through them just as fully as we do the choreography and direction of the performers.

There are whole productions I have chosen to undertake only because Lumberyard exists to make them possible.”

Lumberyard moved to Catskill last year from its former home in Maryland, where the organization was known as the American Dance Institute, taking over the former Dunn Builders and Supply complex on the Catskill waterfront and transforming it into a high-tech rehearsal space.

Since 2011, when the American Dance Institute opened, until today in its Catskill facility, the organization has helped stage 80 productions that premiered in New York City.

The program was originally launched with seed money, but

needs donors to step up to reach the $1 million goal.

“We have not been successful in raising funding from the New York City philanthropic community for this program,” Willis said. “Even though we are in Catskill, it was really a specific program built to serve New York City, and we haven’t been able to raise that money yet.”

But though this component of Lumberyard’s offerings might be curtailed, the venue is staying in Catskill and several of its existing programs will continue, she noted.

“Our commitment to Catskill remains and that is the most important thing to us right now,” Willis said. “We will continue our three community youth programs and we will still be a center for film and television, community events and smaller productions, but it won’t be of this caliber until we can get more people to buy in.”

The organization will not pursue state or federal funding, which Willis said “doesn’t exist.”

Three youth programs will remain in Catskill whether or not the $1 million is raised. They are Lumberyard Young Performers, which works in Catskill schools offering free after-school arts programming; Fresh Start, a program for incarcerated teens

in the area to use performing arts to reduce recidivism rates; and Junior Crew, which trains high school students and others to work on stage crews.

Lumberyard would also continue working with commercial film and theater groups, which can pay for their services.

But if programming at Lumberyard is reduced due to lack of funding, it could have an impact on the surrounding community, Jeff Friedman, president and executive director of the Greene County Chamber of Commerce, said.

Shows staged at Lumberyard are performed at the Catskill venue. The most recent production, by Ephrat Asherie Dance, is being performed in Catskill prior to its fall New York City premiere at the Guggenheim Museum.

“If they are suspending that type of operation it would certainly be a blow to the community, as it would reduce visitors being attracted to the area for their programming,” Friedman said. “It would certainly reduce the number of options for things to do, so certainly it would be a detriment. Obviously they are a draw and they are certainly an important part of attracting other creative businesses to the area.”

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for another 50 cars to be going down it all the time?” Keil said.

“It’s a sleepy neighborhood as far as I’m concerned.”

Guests arriving at the hotel will be checking in late in the afternoon and leaving in the early morning, Salomon said.

“It’s really not going to affect traffic flow,” he said. “It’s a stay and play. They’re going to be playing through the entire day.”

Ann Marie Krieg asked how Vipler was going to manage parking for the guests.

Guests will primarily be parking behind the hotel, Vipler said.

“There’s not going to be a lot of traffic flow because these are permanent overnight guests that are going to be staying,” Vipler said.

Vipler estimates that with the decrease in the number of golfers, if the hotel is at 50% occupancy there will still be less traffic than there was 10 years ago.

Planning Board Chairman Joseph Izzo said the board did not anticipate any traffic issues

because of the project.

The planning board will ask the town board to install No Parking signs along Brooks Lane, Izzo said.

Keil also expressed concern about the hotel’s long-term viability.

“In the event that this fails, is there any way to prevent from having Section 8 housing in there?” he said.

Salomon said he is confident in the business plan.

“We wouldn’t be doing this if we thought it would fail,” he said.

Salomon developed The Falls, a luxury apartment complex in Hudson. Voters named The Falls “Best Wedding Venue” in the 2019 Best of Columbia County Awards.

“Everybody said the same thing, that we were going to fail,” he said. One-hundred-percent occupied with a one-year waiting list.”

Resident John Wynne spoke in favor of the hotel.

“Catskill is changing and you have to accept that,” he said. “I think this is a nice solution to make a failing business successful.”

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WASHINGTON — The House Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved a dozen new subpoenas targeting a who’s who of witnesses cited in Robert Mueller’s report as Democrats sought to elevate their showdown with President Donald Trump over episodes of possible obstruction of justice documented by the special counsel.

The panel also approved a separate group of subpoenas seeking information about the Trump administration’s practice of separating children from their families at the border. And

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ties to New York state, Hicks said.

Berkshire Medical Center is about eight miles from the New York-Massachusetts state line.

“People, keep an eye out for this individual,” Columbia County Sheriff David Bartlett

House Democratic leaders set Tuesday for a full House vote to hold Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in criminal contempt of Congress over their refusal to relinquish documents related to the administration’s efforts to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census.

“The House will not shirk from its oversight of this administration and its malign effort to silence the voices of millions in our democracy,” said Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., the majority leader, referring to fears that a citizenship question would dissuade immigrants from

answering the census.

Among the prominent figures to be subpoenaed by the Democrats are Jeff Sessions, the former attorney general; Rod Rosenstein, his deputy who appointed Mueller, the special counsel; John Kelly, the former White House chief of staff; Jared Kushner, the president’s sonin-law and senior adviser; and Corey Lewandowski, a former Trump campaign manager.

Democrats also authorized a subpoena for David Pecker, who as head of American Media helped Trump during the 2016 presidential campaign buy the silence of a pornographic film

posted on Facebook immediately after Chandler escaped.

“If you think you see this person, call 911 immediately.”

Police issued a description of Chandler, who has blue eyes, blonde or strawberry hair, weighs 175 pounds, and is 5-feet-11-inches tall. He was last seen wearing orange pants, no shoes and no shirt.

He was changing his clothes, without shackles on, when he made his escape, police said.

To reach reporter Amanda Purcell, call 518-828-1616 ext. 2500, or send an email to apurcell@thedailymail.net, or tweet to @amandajpurcell.

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actress and a former Playboy model, both of whom claimed to have had sexual relationships with him.

Despite Republican opposition, Democrats who control the committee were able to push the subpoena authorizations through along party lines — promising to jump-start two of their highest-priority oversight investigations of Trump and his presidency.

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CALENDAR Monday, July 15 n Athens Town Board 6:45 p.m. at the

Town Hall, 2 First St., Athens n Greene County Legislature public works, economic development and tourism, Gov. Ops., finance and Rep. and Dem. caucus 6 p.m. at the Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., Catskill

Tuesday, July 16 n Athens Village Planning Board 6:30

p.m. at Village Hall, 2 First St., Athens

Wednesday, July 17 n Catskill Town Board committee meeting with public hearing 6:30 p.m.

Town Hall, 439 Main St., Catskill n Greene County Legislature CDBG program applications 6:20 p.m.; public hearing progress of GC CDBG program 6:25 p.m.; regular legislature meeting No. 7 6:30 p.m. at the Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., Catskill

Thursday, July 18 n Coxsackie Village Planning Board 7

p.m. Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie

Monday, July 22 n Catskill Village Planning Board 7 p.m. at the Catskill Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill

Tuesday, July 23 n Catskill Town Planning Board 7 p.m.

Town Hall, 439 Main St., Catskill

Wednesday, July 24 n Athens Village Board 6:30 p.m. at

Village Hall, 2 First St., Athens n Catskill Village Board 7 p.m. at the Senior Center, Academy Street, Catskill n Greene County Legislature workshop 6 p.m. at the Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., Catskill

Thursday, Aug. 1 n Cairo Town Planning Board 7 p.m.

at the Town Hall, 512 Main St., Cairo

Monday, Aug. 5 n Athens Town Board 6:45 p.m. at the

Town Hall, 2 First St., Athens n Cairo Town Board 7 p.m. at the Town Hall, 512 Main St., Cairo n Greene County Board of Electrical Examiners 1 p.m.at the Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., 4th Floor, Room 469, Catskill

Monday, Aug. 12 n Catskill Village Planning Board

7 p.m. at the Catskill Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill n Greenville CSD BOE business meeting public hearing district-wide school safety plan 6:30 p.m. MS/HS Library, 4976 Route 81, Greenville

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Students design diagnostic app

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the results of certain tests over the phone with another technician,” Algozzine said in a statement issued

by Marist College. “Now those steps are handled by the application: the tech on-site is able to enter the serial number, or simply search for the device in the system by typing in a name or address. Then they can perform the diagnostics, reset passwords, reset lines, or even reboot or factory-reset the devices without any need to call the technician in the home office.”

GTel is seeing results immediately after the app began running in April, Boscarillo said.

“It is working out very well,” Boscarillo said. “It eliminated a lot of calls and, not only do our techs appreciate that but also the engineers that support the techs. It has been a game changer for us.”

The collaboration between Marist and G-Tel is expected to continue with a new group of students when college resumes in the fall, Boscarillo said.

“We have kind of mapped out some additional enhancements that we would like to see,” Boscarillo said.

Those enhancements would help the company save more time, Boscarillo said.

GTel is looking to expand its network after it was recipient of three grants as part of the New York Broadband Program. The goal of the grants is to provide service to areas that are unserved or underserved by broadband speed internet services.

GTel’s grant award includes 5,000 individual locations, more than 250 miles of fiber optic cabling and represents a total investment of around $12 million, according to the company’s website.

and businesses, then call back to the main office, relay the information, ask for assistance, and discuss

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GERMANTOWN — A new app designed by college seniors will help GTel Teleconnections in Columbia County better serve their customers by working faster and more efficiently.

Graduating seniors at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, designed an online application specifically for GTel, which helps diagnostics and repairing service issues with clients at their homes.

GTel, a regional telecommunications provider based in Germantown, partnered with Marist College to develop the GTel mobile app as part of a Capstone Project, a months-long final project for seniors in collaboration with a private sector company.

G-Tel, formerly Germantown Telephone Company before changing its name in 2007, serves all of Germantown and Clermont, and is in the process of expanding into the towns of Livingston, Gallatin and Taghkanic.

The idea for a partnership came from Devin Overington of Germantown. Overington served as an intern with G-Tel for the last two years before becoming a full-time employee with the company last year. Overington’s advisor at Marist, computer science Prof. Christopher Algozzine, was looking for a senior project for his computer science students.

The result is two-fold: The telecommunications company is streamlining its services and the students are gaining hands-on, practical experience.

The G-TEL Service Automation Application automates tasks for line workers, cutting as much as 15 minutes each time a worker is dispatched and cutting down on calls to its home base, G-Tel general manager Frank Boscarillo said Wednesday.

“Previously, the line workers had

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The G-TEL Service Automation Application designed by Marist graduating seniors automates tasks for line workers, cutting as much as 15 minutes each time a worker is dispatched and cutting down on calls to the home base.

Prof. Christopher Algozzine with student Robert Lynch.

to manually record serial numn bers from networking equipment while on-site at people’s homes n

New York State Parks announces seventh annual free Learn-to-Swim program n n

ALBANY — The Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (State Parks) announced the start of the 7th annual free Learnto-Swim program which will reach up to 3,000 children this summer at 26 State Parks.

State Parks Commissioner Erik Kulleseid said, “This program teaches children a valuable, life-long skill that helps keep them safe, promotes a healthy lifestyle and gives them a connection to the outdoors. Through the support of Governor Cuomo’s Connect Kids initiative and our partners in the Learn-toSwim program, we are taking steps that can save lives.”

Since it began in 2013, the

Learn-to-Swim program has helped nearly 18,000 children learn how to swim with instruction from State Parks lifeguards.

“Learning to swim as early as possible is important for everyone and greatly reduces the future risk of drowning,” said Commissioner Kulleseid. “But it is never too late to learn.”

Each year, there are about 3,500 unintentional drowning deaths across the U.S., with about 700 of those children aged 14 or less, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. For every child who dies, another five require hospital emergency care after a near-fatal incident.

With classes that started n July 1, the Learn-to-Swim season includes hundreds of individual classes taught for n all ages and levels, varying from swim lessons to water safety presentations.

Enrollment for the program n remains open at many participating State Parks.

Programs are free and pren registration is required. For more information on schedn ules and how to sign up, visit the n Learn-to-Swim page.

Space is limited, and programs can fill up quickly.

Each swim program takes 40-45 minutes and particin pants who complete lessons receive a Red Cross Learn-to-Swim Achievement n Booklet and a State Parks

Learn-to-Swim T-shirt.

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Know the enemy in the opioid war As police and counselors place more emphasis on fighting the opioid epidemic in Greene and Columbia counties, we have good reason to be worried.

Columbia-Greene Addiction and Recovery Coordinator Danielle Hotaling presented these updated statistics to the Greene County Legislature on Monday: Since 2010, mortalities from opioid overdoses in Greene County have increased from 8.1 per 100,000 to 23.1 per 100,000 in 2017. In 2016, the number of emergency room visits for overdoses caused by heroin was 78.5 per 100,000.

Hotaling introduced a

valid new weapon to use against the opioid epidemic. First responders in the Twin Counties are using the Overdose Detection Mapping Application Program, or ODMAP, to log overdoses geographically.

The technology allows counselors to discover where spikes occur and develop a response plan.

But concerns over the opioid problems in this area are mounting. So far this year, Greene County has experienced about twice as many overdoses as Columbia County, Hotaling said.

Thirty suspected overdoses were reported in Greene County in 2019 and 16 were reported in Columbia County.

To questions lawmakers asked about the meaning of the word, “suspected,” Twin County Recovery Services Executive Director Beth Schuster said there is often a time lag between a fatal overdose and confirmation of the exact cause of death. Coroners’ reports on overdose cases can take months to more than a year.

Hotaling is wise to find the spatial patterns of overdoses in both counties and smart to place the ODMAP in the hands of first responders who can interpret the data. If the Twin Counties want to get a handle on this insidious crisis, they need to remember the best weapon is knowledge.

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The future we feared is here The Washington Post

Many undocumented immigrants in the United States already refrain from full participation in American life, concerned about the risk of deportation.

But now they have another reason to fear showing their faces - literally.

The Post reported this week that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents asked states to run facial-recognition searches on their driver’s license databases. Federal authorities requesting local information for investigations is not a new phenomenon: The FBI has been turning Department of Motor Vehicles repositories into dragnets for almost a decade, with little transparency. But ICE’s involvement is even more alarming. More than a dozen states and the District of Columbia allow undocumented residents to obtain licenses or driving privilege cards. Now, ICE is using the information those immigrants provide against them.

The Georgetown Law researchers who provided documents covering the years 2015 to 2017 to The Post discovered that ICE

had submitted queries in Utah, Vermont and Washington. They related not only to petty theft and other low-level crimes but also to overstayed visas and information falsification, which is common among undocumented people trying to avoid detection.

ICE’s demands often came not in the form of court orders but in administrative subpoenas requiring no proof of probable cause.

Some were simple paper requests.

Congress has never authorized recognition searches on databases full of innocent people’s faces, and neither have the state legislatures involved. In fact, Vermont officials say they stopped complying with ICE requests two years ago, after complaints that facial recognition violated a state law banning the use of biometric identification technology for license databases - which means the searches might have been illegal while they did occur. In Washington, too, the law has barred facial-recognition searches without a court order since 2012, but the state answered to admin-

istrative subpoenas until 2018. The Department of Licensing says it believes it has been in compliance with the statute.

ICE’s strategy punishes immigrants for complying with the law and securing licenses to drive from place to place, and it will likely scare off others from doing it. It might also scare off loved ones who are here legally but who worry that appearing in a database could put their undocumented family members in danger. Facial recognition’s poor performance among people of color, coupled with toolow accuracy thresholds, can make matters worse.

Advocates have long warned of the dangers of facial recognition left unregulated, but the most potent threats the technology could pose to civil rights are usually expressed as hypotheticals.

This week’s revelations turn those hypotheticals into reality. Congress must pass a law limiting the use of this powerful tool to when it is warranted and necessary. In the meantime, federal agencies must stop using it when it is not.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY ‘One’s art goes as far and as deep as one’s love goes.’

Part One of this series concerned the buzz of criminaljustice reform and the fact that some people are jailed because they can’t pay a fine for minor offenses or, as it has been called, the crime of being poor. It then continued with a story I became engrossed in, the story of Anne Marie Venne, a 16-year-old girl who hung herself six days before she was due to be released from the Albany County jail.

I set out to find what I could about her life and death.

Anne Marie Venne was born on June 13th, 1963, and grew up in Lyon Mountain, NY, officially a hamlet within the larger town of Dannemora in Adirondack Park. As of 2010, the population was 423. It may have been a bit larger when she was born because of the iron ore that was mined there and which was used in building the Brooklyn, George Washington and Golden Gate bridges. The last big iron ore mine closed, I believe, in 1967.

Anne was the sixth and last of Albert and Theresa’s children and, by everybody’s account, was a happy child who loved nothing more than her horse, like many other girls. Things seem to have changed with the onset of puberty. Anne grew wilder, more volatile, more and more difficult to control either by others or by herself. It certainly became too much of a burden for Theresa and Albert, a drinker, who I think was out of work.

In 1977, Anne OD’d (she was 13 or 14) and Theresa asked the courts to declare Anne a PINS, a “person in need of supervision,” and to have the state take over the responsibility of caring for her. There followed a period of placement in six foster homes, two stays in the St. Lawrence Psychiatric Hospital in Ogdensburg, two suicide attempts, placement in George Jr. Republic, and a shelter for adolescent runaways one or two

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SALZ times. There were lots of drugs and lots of sex with several people. There was the possibility of a pregnancy and a miscarriage (it’s not clear if the pregnancy was real and, if so, how it was terminated). There were rumors (never confirmed) that Anne had occasionally earned money by prostituting herself in Albany. There was a boyfriend, Steve Lawrence, whom she had met in 1977 while still living at home. All this happened just in the three or four years before her suicide.

When Anne was arrested she had been with Steve in a car he was driving, a car in which she and Steve had been living. The car had different license plates on the front and back. Maybe Steve thought it was impossible for anyone to see or notice the difference, but the police did notice and stopped the car and asked Steve to get out. When he did so, Anne, who didn’t have a driver’s license, slid into the driver’s seat and sped off. The police gave chase and, having caught up with her, arrested her. Why did she do such a foolish thing? Maybe … well, who knows? She can’t tell us anymore.

On November 23rd, 1977, Anne pleaded guilty and the judge set her fine at $170. She didn’t have any money. Steve couldn’t or wouldn’t put up the money, nor could or would any of her friends. Her mother said that she hoped it would teach Anne a lesson, a lesson that she hadn’t managed to learn since becoming an adolescent, since, perhaps, writing to her mother, “I hate you, you bitch.” Nor would any of the social service agencies that were supposedly responsible for her, presuming the court had let them or any of the foster families she had stayed with know about her

plight.

So, Anne was sentenced to 55 days in jail, originally in Clinton County where she was arrested. Because the jail was overcrowded, she was sent to the county jail in Albany to serve out her sentence. In her time there she had no visitors. She made no telephone calls. She was a well-behaved prisoner.

She reportedly cried a lot. She was scheduled to be released early, on December 26th, the day after Christmas, as a reward for her good behavior. And on the night of the 21st, she killed herself.

Among her belongings was an undated note, perhaps written while she was in George Jr. Or perhaps the year before when she was in Ogdensburg.

“To Whom it May Concern “Steve was the one who helped me first. I was on heavy drugs and always alone with my horse and all wanted from the outside world was booze and drugs. Then I met Steve and he changed my life by wanting to be with people. But then people started using me and I ended up getting hurt. Steve never hurt me and never would so then Steve was added to the list of crutches. 1. Drugs. 2. Beer, alcohol. 3. Steve. Then heavy drugs weren’t my crutch anymore.

And then gradually it was just me and Steve. But when they sent me away I became dependent on people and when I did they used me again. Then I just didn’t want to live because I was just too weak to handle this world. So then I went back to drugs and I loved hurting people and instead of hurting people I was hurting myself.

These are things that flash in my mind and they are jumping off bridge, cutting my wrist, taking pills (OD), trying to hang myself, my grandmother in her coffin, the blood pouring out, when I stabbed Tony, my arm bleeding, the car accident. Seeing Cindy. There’s more, getting a bit hysterical.”

[Written later but on the same page, the handwriting looks different] “Steve please help me. I need you.”

In the next column we’ll learn more about Steve and Anne’s friends.

ANOTHER VIEW

Epstein charges raise grave questions about Acosta The Washington Post

Eleven years later, Jeffrey Epstein’s accusers have another shot at the justice they say they were denied when then-U.S. Attorney - and now Labor Secretary - Alexander Acosta cut him a lenient nonprosecution agreement in a major sex-crimes case. Still left unanswered is why it took so long for the Justice Department to pursue Epstein with the assertiveness his alleged crimes deserve. A Wednesday news conference by Acosta did not adequately explain or excuse the delay.

Federal prosecutors in New York, where the wealthy financier owns a mansion, released a 14-page indictment on Monday alleging

that Epstein engaged in sex trafficking and sex-trafficking conspiracy by creating “a vast network of underage victims for him to sexually exploit.”

Epstein allegedly lured these victims to his homes to perform massages but would then pay them to engage in a range of sex acts. The indictment also alleges that Epstein would pay some of these victims to recruit others, creating a sort of sex pyramid scheme, and that the victims were as young as 14 years old. The allegations are strikingly similar to those Epstein faced when Acosta examined his behavior 11 years ago yet allowed him to plead not to any federal charge, but to state charges of soliciting prostitution, for

which he served 13 months in a county jail.

Acosta insisted on Wednesday that, at the time, “based on the evidence, there was value to getting a guilty plea,” as opposed to “rolling the dice” on a trial. That raises the question of why federal prosecutors appear willing to roll the dice now. Acosta on Tuesday tweeted that “new evidence and additional testimony is available” that would allow “an important opportunity to more fully bring him to justice.”

It is possible that everything that Acosta said is true.

Yet, no matter how wellintentioned, Acosta and the lawyers working under him still made the wrong call.

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Leonard S. Bogucki Jr Leonard S. Bogucki Jr. 58, of Germantown, passed away on July 1, 2019 at Columbia Memorial Hospital. He was born on February 9, 1961 to the late Leonard Sr. and Emma (Simmons) Bogucki. Lenny worked for over 35 years as a laborer with Columbia County. He will be fondly remembered for his love of Dunkin Donuts. He was also an avid outdoorsmen and enjoyed hunting and fishing.

Leonard is survived by his two sons; Leonard III and Donald.

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ers, Stanislaus, Isaac, and Joshua. Also by four sisters; Victoria Stever, Venecia Corbett, Valentina Miller, and Delsia Brink. In addition to many nieces, nephews, and cousins.

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Joseph James Correia FREEHOLD – Joseph James Correia, 71, passed away on Tuesday July 9, 2019 at the Community Hospice Inn at St. Peter’s Hospital. He was born on February 6, 1948 in Attleboro, MA to the late James J. and Gloria I. Wilbur Correia. Joseph resided in Freehold and was a private contractor. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his wife, Darcy Griffin Correia. Joseph is survived by his daughter, Evangeline (Edward) Van Auken; his grandchildren, Alexandria (Lance) Robertson, and Edward, Eliza-

beth, and Sam Van Auken; his siblings, Margaret (Steve) Case, and Richard (Cheryl) and Robert Correia; and many nieces and nephews.

As per his wishes, Joseph has been privately cremated and no services will be taking place. Those wishing to remember him in a special way can make memorial donations to the Columbia-Greene Humane Society, 111 Humane Society Rd., Hudson, NY 12534. Condolences can be posted at ajcunninghamfh.com.

John W. McNally John W. McNally passed away at his home in Hudson, NY on Monday June 17th, 2019. He was 84 years old.

John was born on September 21st, 1934 to John Joseph McNally and Josephine McCormick McNally. Growing up in the farmlands of Chester, NY, John was surrounded by a loving family, including his older brother Bill, his aunt and uncle Mary and Tom Cullen, and a merry gang of cousins. John earned a BA in philosophy from St. Bonaventure University and subsequently served in the United States Army, stationed in Germany. There, he met his beloved wife of 40 years, Kay Greene McNally. They returned to the USA in 1962 and raised two children at their home in Blauvelt, NY. Here, John began a career in architectural building restoration, starting in sales, and moving on to management and consulting. The business helped him pursue what became a lifelong avocation: restoring and revitalizing numerous properties, including four residences in Rockland County and Hudson, NY. He was devoted to his family, taking special interest in the ambitions of his wife, their children

and grandchildren. His sense of humor, warmth and gracious nature inspired friendship in all who knew him. A natural in the kitchen, John loved to cook and entertain, always ready to share his appreciation of life with others, whether it be the scenery of the White Mountains of New Hampshire or a sunset over the Catskills. He was quick to plan a picnic basket to share with friends at Tanglewood, or gather for a concert at Bard College. His great appreciation of music and art were favorite topics of conversation. Eagerly, he would ask, “What do you think of this piece or rendition?” He was always keen to share this appreciation with his two granddaughters. He will be forever missed by his children John and Claire, his daughter-in-law Tia, his granddaughters Katie and Lena, nephews Barry and Pete, and by his many friends.

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Fruit juice linked to higher cancer risk Marthe Fourcade Bloomberg

Drinking soda doesn’t just threaten to make us fat, it could be linked to a higher risk of cancer, judging from a new study.

But here’s the more surprising part: so could fruit juices.

Increased daily consumption of about 3.4 ounces of soda — roughly a third of a can of Coke — was associated with an 18% greater risk of some cancers in a study published in the British Medical Journal.

The likelihood of breast tumors alone rose even more, by 22%. When people drank the same amount of unsweetened fruit juice, they were also more likely to develop cancer, the researchers found.

The research, part of a broader effort carried out in France to investigate links between nutrition and health, is one of the first to find a connection between sweet drinks and cancer. The findings may also taint the image of fruit juices, which are often perceived — and promoted — as healthy.

“All beverages — either with sugar or without — are safe to consume as part of a balanced diet,” the American Beverage Association said in a statement.

Beverage companies are working to provide more choices with reduced or no sugar, smaller package sizes and clear calorie information, according to the industry group.

The researchers tracked 97 beverages and 12 artificially sweetened ones, including carbonated ones, sports drinks, syrups and pure fruit juices.

The correlations they found don’t necessarily mean the beverages alone lead to cancer. The study didn’t seek to understand the reason for the link, though the researchers speculated that sugar’s effect on visceral fat, blood-sugar levels and inflammation may play a role. Additives found in sodas and pesticides in fruit could also have an impact, they wrote.

Water, unsweetened tea and coffee also showed no heightened risk.

Epstein offers mansion and jet as bond to avoid jail before trial Benjamin Weiser The New York Times News Service

NEW YORK — Jeffrey Epstein, the financier facing sex-trafficking charges in New York, has been described by prosecutors as a man of enormous wealth: He owns a $77 million mansion on New York’s Upper East Side; a $12 million estate in Palm Beach, Florida; a private island in the Caribbean and a private jet, they said.

And Thursday, Epstein, 66, asked a federal judge to allow him to use some of his wealth to stay out of jail while he awaits trial, filing a detailed bail proposal with the court.

Epstein asked the court to release him on substantial bond and pledged to put up his palatial Manhattan town house and his private jet as collateral. He also proposed he be allowed to remain under house arrest in his Upper East Side home and said he would agree to electronic monitoring of his location. He said he would surrender his passport and ground his jet.

In addition, his lawyers proposed that Epstein would hire private round-the-clock security guards who would “virtually guarantee” that he would not flee his house and would show up for court.

A handful of superrich defendants have sought and occasionally obtained, over sharp objections from the government, similar bail provisions that allow them to finance a kind of personal jail rather than being held in a government lockup.

Such bail packages have prompted intense debate about their fairness. The judge in Epstein’s case, Richard M. Berman, rejected a similar proposal in 2016 from a wealthy Turkish-Iranian gold trader in a money laundering case.

At the time, Berman wrote that the proposal was “unreasonable because it helps to foster inequity and unequal treatment in favor of a very small cohort of criminal defendants who are extremely wealthy.”

Prosecutors had said

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A group of young protesters holds pictures of Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump outside the Federal Court in downtown Manhattan on July 8, 2019, where Jeffrey Epstein the wealth money manager who was arrested on Saturday was being charged with sex trafficking of minors and conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of minors.

Monday after the charges were announced that they would ask to have Epstein held in jail until his trial. They said in court that he posed “an extraordinary risk of flight and danger” and that he had “nearly infinite means” and “tremendous incentives to use those means to flee prosecution.”

Berman of U.S. District Court in Manhattan is scheduled to take up Epstein’s bail proposal at a hearing Monday.

Epstein was arrested Saturday night aboard a private jet at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey after arriving from Paris. He has been detained at the Metropolitan Correctional Center, a high-security facility in lower Manhattan where accused terrorists, mobsters and, most recently, the Mexican drug lord known as El Chapo, have awaited trial.

If convicted, Epstein faces up to 45 years in prison on sex-trafficking and conspiracy charges. The indictment unsealed Monday by Geoffrey S. Berman, the U.S. attorney in Manhattan, said that between 2002 and 2005, Epstein recruited dozens of girls to engage in sex acts with him, after which he paid them hundreds of dollars in cash.

The indictment also accused Epstein of encouraging some of his victims to recruit other girls that he could then abuse and paying his “victim-recruiters” hundreds of dollars for each girl that they brought to him. “In so doing, Epstein maintained a steady supply of new victims to exploit,” the indictment said.

In the bail memorandum, Epstein’s lawyers made it clear their client would fight the charges and gave a preview of what his defense might be. They argued that even though the government may have witnesses — some younger than 18 at the time — who said Epstein had paid them for sexual massages, prosecutors could not prove he had committed the federal crime of sex trafficking.

They contended that Epstein should have been prosecuted in New York state court.

“There is no indication in the indictment that Mr. Epstein trafficked anybody for commercial profit; that he forced, coerced, defrauded, or enslaved anybody,” the lawyers, Reid Weingarten, Marc Fernich and Margin G. Weinberg, wrote. “No one seeks to minimize the gravity of the alleged conduct, but it is clear the conduct falls within the heartland of classic

Trump turns to executive action to press citizenship question on census Katie Rogers and Adam Liptak The New York Times News Service

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is planning to take another step in his ongoing battle to place a question about citizenship on the 2020 census by announcing an executive action in the Rose Garden on Thursday, according to a senior administration official familiar with the decision.

Trump said on Twitter that he would hold an afternoon news conference on the issues of “census and citizenship” days after his attorney general, William Barr, suggested he thought there could be a legal path to placing the citizenship question on the census after the Supreme Court blocked its inclusion in June.

Trump may not issue an executive order on the citizenship question, according to aides briefed on the plan.

Executive orders attempt to impose a sweeping unilateral change, as the president has done more than 100 times during his presidency, setting up various legal entanglements.

One option, aides said, is a presidential memorandum that is essentially meant to put his administration’s view on the issue into writing. Trump has written over 40 memorandums since the beginning of his presidency to pursue policy changes on issues ranging from rural broadband internet access to the service of transgender people in the military.

The Trump administration has argued that including the question on census forms is an important part of its efforts to protect the voting rights of the nation’s minority residents, but the Supreme Court rejected that justification as a contrived pretext.

Government experts have predicted that asking the question would cause many immigrants to refuse to participate in the census, leading to an undercount of about 6.5 million people. That could reduce Democratic representation when congressional districts are allocated in 2021 and affect how hundreds of billions of dollars in federal spending are distributed.

Whatever action Trump takes will be subject to review in the courts. Last week, Justice Department lawyers acknowledged that the administration remained subject to injunctions barring the addition of the citizenship question.

The administration will presumably have to file motions to lift those injunctions based on Trump’s action.

The new action will almost certainly also give rise to direct legal challenges, and courts may be wary of accepting a new rationale for adding the question when the Supreme Court has already rejected the previous justification as contrived.

There is little doubt, in any event, that the case will again reach the Supreme Court.

That case, against the backdrop of a chaotic litigation strategy and shifting legal arguments, will again test the limits of the court’s deference to executive power.

In some cases, presidential memorandums also have encountered immediate legal challenges. Trump’s presidential memorandum released in August 2017 required all transgender service members to be discharged the following year. That policy encountered a series of legal challenges until January 2019, when the Supreme Court reversed an Obama-era decision that transgender people could serve.

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state or local sex offenses.”

Epstein’s team also argued an agreement Epstein had reached with federal and state prosecutors in Florida in 2008 covered the crimes charged in the new indictment, even allegations that he sexually abused a minor in his Manhattan residence.

In Florida, the then-U.S. attorney in Miami, Andrew Acosta, agreed not to prosecute Epstein on federal sex trafficking charges if he pleaded guilty to two state prostitution charges and to register as a sex offender. Epstein served 13 months in jail but was allowed to leave each day for 12 hours to work, except Sundays.

The lawyers said Epstein understood that agreement to be “a global resolution of any charges arising from the alleged conduct at issue here, including conduct in New York.”

The lawyers accused federal officials in Florida of trying to circumvent that plea agreement by encouraging Epstein’s victims to pursue prosecutions in other districts, including New York.

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Gilboa Historical Society celebrates Gilboafest July 14 GILBOA — The town of Gilboa is back on the map in a big way 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

July 14, when the Gilboa Historical Society celebrates its third annual Gilboa Fest under the Dorothy Cox Juried Pavillion and on the grounds of the Gilboa Museum & Juried History Center, 990V, 122

Stryker Road, Gilboa.

This all-day annual event features crafts and vendors, wine tasting, historic postcards, a dig for fossils, museum tours, a special “Tri-County Beauty Photo Exhibit” by Francis Driscoll, Caleb Jacobus and David Turan, and more. At 1 p.m.,

Assemblyman Chris Tague will present a special proclamation in memory of former Gilboa Historical Society treasurer and beloved Gilboa resident, Wilma Jones.

Music will be provided throughout the day by Mike Herman.

ROTARY PLANTS TREES IN MEMORY OF PAST MEMBERS

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ONGOING CAIRO — Cairo Public Library, 15 Railroad Ave., Cairo, hosts Make It! Crafts, Beading and Building for children 4 and older, 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Tuesdays. This is a drop-in program; no preregistration required but caregivers should plan to attend with children under 8. Children under 10 must have caregiver on premises. For information, call Cairo Public Library at 518-622-9864.

CAIRO — Cairo Public Library, 15 Railroad Ave., Cairo, presents Game On! Learn to play classic board games – and to design your own for children 5 and older, 1-2 p.m.

Wednesdays. This is a dropin program; no preregistration required but caregivers should plan to attend with children under 8. Children under 10 must have caregiver on premises. For information, call Cairo Public Library at 518-622-9864.

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The Cairo Rotary Club recently planted trees in memory of past members in Angelo Canna Park.

The Rotary Club has a long tradition of planting trees throughout the world to help improve the environment, the air we breathe, as well as to continue to promote biodiversity. Paul Harris the founder of Rotary International was a huge tree planting advocate. Beginning in 2018 each Rotarian was challenged to plant a tree by Ian H.S. Riseley, the then president of Rotary International.

Throughout the world various Rotary Clubs have taken on this challenge. The Cairo Rotary Club has taken on a similar project, planting trees in The Angelo Canna Park in memory of members as they pass. This tradition dates back to 1974 when the first tree was planted for Joseph A. Vanacore, a truly charitable man, devoted to his community. The trees planted on June 4 were in memory of Mario Cucich; Maria Castellano and Suzanne Oldakowski.

CAIRO — Cairo Public Library, 15 Railroad Ave., Cairo, presents Shake, Rattle, and Read 10:30-11:30 a.m. Fridays. Join Miss Alex for an hour of music, dance, fingerplays, stories, and open play.

Designed for children 4 and younger with their caregivers.

Drop-in program. No preregistration required. For information, call 518-622-9864.

JULY 13

Hunter-Tannersville Middle/High School fourth quarter honor roll TANNERSVILLE —HunterTannersville Middle/High School announces the fourth quarter honor roll for the 2018-2019 school year.

GRADE 12

GRADE 11 Megan Paradis.

GRADE 10 Tanner Clemente, Marlee Via, Keyana Wheeler.

Kristen Dunn-Cappellino, Zane Lewis.

GRADE 9 Kristian Aizstrauts, James

Griffin, Jayden Lewis, Mackenzie Radcliffe, Zachary Wolny.

GRADE 7 Anastasia Agosto, Owyn Boyle-Haines, Melody Burke, Connor Schiefer, Trinity Vital.

CATSKILL ROTARY INSTALLS OFFICERS

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Representing the Rotary District Governor, Roger Lane officiated at the installation of officers for the coming Catskill Rotary year. Pictured from left are Past President Bob Gaus; Sergeant at Arms Joe McCarthy; Treasurer Carole Pouliot; Secretary Heather Bagshaw; President David Fitch; and Roger Lane.

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CATSKILL — Catskill Second Saturdays held 4-8 p.m. July 13 in the village of Catskill. There will be music, crafts for kids, food, drink and more. For information, go to welcometocatskill.com.

CATSKILL — The Greene County Federation of Sportsmen Annual Youth Fishing Derby & Activity Day will be held July 13 at Historic Catskill Point. Sign up runs from 8-9 a.m. and the Fishing Derby runs from 9 a.m.-noon. Activities will start at noon and end at 3 p.m. Event is for children 5-15 accompanied by an adult. Free food and drink will be available and prizes will be awarded for the smallest fish, biggest fish and the most fish.

Bait will be provided so bring a fishing pole and enjoy a fun day. For additional information, contact Tom Holleufer at 518-772-2173 or Han Coons at 518-943-0644.

COXSACKIE — Greene Land Trust will host a program and walk on dragonflies and damselflies at 10 a.m. July 13 behind the Serta plant, Route 9W, Coxsackie.

Dragonflies and damselflies are some of the prettiest and oldest insects around. As both damselflies and dragonflies spend a portion of their early life in water, loss of wetland habitat has reduced their populations in parts of the world. The walk will be led

by Greene Land Trust board member Larry Federman at the ponds behind the Serta plant. The program is free, but registration is required.

Call 518-731-5544 or info@ greenelandtrust.org to register or for more information.

JULY 14 COXSACKIE — Downtown Horns perform 6-8 p.m. July 14 at Coxsackie Riverside Park, Betke Boulevard, Coxsackie. Admission is free.

ALBANY — The GermanAmerican Club of Albany, 32 Cherry St., Albany will host their Old-Time Picnic beginning with the parking opening at noon July 14. Enjoy German food, drink and music.

Tasty German and domestic food and drink are available for purchase. Live music provided by Greg’s Brauhaus

Band. Admission is $3. All events are open to the public.

HAINES FALLS — A Rock Walk Platte Clove with NYS Geologist, Dr. Charles Ver Straeten will be held at 10 a.m.

July 14. Meet in the KRT parking lot at the MTHS campus in Haines Falls to carpool to the Catskill Center property in Platte Clove. Ver Straeten will share some of his extensive knowledge about the rocks of the Catskills on this hike to the quarries in the Devil’s Kitchen area and on to Codfish Point.

Pack water and a lunch. This is a moderate hike of about 5 mile round trip with an elevation change of approximately 1000 feet. We will not be descending into Platte Clove.

Most of the hike is along the trail toward Overlook Mountain and visiting the quarry at Codfish Point with a possible bushwhack to a quarry on Plattekill Mountain. MTHS does not require membership for hike participation however, we encourage you to join as a member or make a donation to the MTHS to support our work. We do request that you register for each hike.

Participants can register on our contacts page or by calling 518-589-6657. Leave your name, phone number and number in your party. Schedule subject to change. The latest information is available on our web site http:// www.mths.org. Notification of changes, including cancellations due to weather will be made on the web site up to the day of any given hike.

JULY 18 CATSKILL — The Catskill Fire Company will host a chicken barbecue 4-7 p.m.

July 18 in the parking lot in front of Beer World, 170 West Bridge St., Catskill. Full chicken dinner, $13.

JULY 19 EAST JEWETT — The seventh annual Ice Cream Social and Christmas in July will be held 3-7 p.m. July 19 at the East Jewett United Methodist Church, 2252 Route 23C, East Jewett. Old fashioned gas engine ice cream maker, make your own sundae bar, bake sale with homemade pies, Santa lunch with hot dogs and chips. A spaghetti supper will be at 5:30 p.m., free will offering.

JULY 20 TANNERSVILLE — Mountain Top Arboretum hosts Story Time in the Shade 10:30-11:30 a.m. July 20 at the Mountain Top Arboretum, 4 Maude Adams Road, Tannersville. Join library staff for a story-filled hour of reading aloud in the Fairy Garden and Outdoor Amphitheater. After the stories get creative with a themed craft to match what was read. In case of inclement weather, story time will be held inside the Arboretum’s Education Center. Admission is free. For information, call 518-589-3903.

COXSACKIE — The Coxsackie Village wide yard sale will be held 9 a.m.-3 p.m. July 20 and July 21.

JULY 21 COXSACKIE — The Lustre Kings with Mark Gamsjager perform 6-8 p.m. July 21 at Coxsackie Riverside Park, Betke Boulevard, Coxsackie.

Admission is free.

CATSKILL — Temple Israel of Catskill, 220 Spring St., Catskill, will hold their annual rummage sale 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. July 21. Furniture, household goods, leather goods, garden supplies, and brand new shoes and clothing will be available at incredible prices. Also on July 21, a pancake breakfast will run concurrently with the tag sale. Delicious plain, chocolate chip, or blueberry pancakes will be served from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. The cost of the breakfast for adults is $7 and $4 for children 10 and younger. For information, call 518-943-5758.

JULY 24 CATSKILL — Hearthstone

Care, 1187 Route 23A, Catskill, will hold an open house 10 a.m.-2 p.m. July 24. Gather to celebrate the nation and honor parents with games, music and more.

PALENVILLE — The Palenville Fire Ladies Auxiliary will hold a sub sale 5-7 p.m. July 24 at the Palenville Fire Department, 719 Route 32A, Palenville. Meatball or pepperoni with sauce and cheese, $8.

Combo, $9. For information, call 518-678-3311.

JULY 26 WOODSTOCK — The Woodstock Shakespeare Festival this summer presents “Pericles, Prince Of Tyre” every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from July 26 through Sept. 1. A romantic odyssey with an evil queen, pirates and goddesses rarely produced today, “Pericles” was one of the Bard’s most popular plays in his lifetime. It will be presented on the festival’s outdoor Elizabethan stage, 45 Comeau Drive, Woodstock.

Show time is 5:30 p.m. Bring a chair, bring a blanket, bring a picnic, bring a friend. There is no charge for admission, but donations are encouraged.

JULY 27 LEXINGTON — The 18th annual Thunder in the Mountains Car Show sponsored by the West Kill/Lexington Community Improvement Association, will be held 9 a.m.-3 p.m. July 27, rain or shine, on the grounds of the Lexington Municipal Building, 3542 Route 42, Lexington. Vehicles 1995 or newer will have their own class. Trophies will be awarded. There will be a 50/50 raffle, Chinese Auction, food and beverages. Contact Mary at 518-989-6813 if you need more information. Proceeds benefit the WKLCIA. DELMAR — Five Rivers Environmental Education Center, 56 Game Farm Road, Delmar, will offer “It’s Easy Being Green,” a free event highlighting creative ways to be environmentally friendly 10 a.m.noon July 27. Five Rivers staff and volunteers will provide you with some easy (and fun!) ways to be better consumers.

There will be educators from DEC as well as the Museum of Innovation and Science (MiSci) who will present methods for composting, raising insects, recycling paper, and more. Space is limited. Call Five Rivers at 518-475-0291 by July 24 to register.

JULY 28 COXSACKIE — Rick Surrano and 145 perform 6-8 p.m.

July 28 at Coxsackie Riverside Park, Betke Boulevard, Coxsackie. Admission is free.

JULY 30 GREENVILLE — St. John the Baptist Church, 4987 Route 81, Greenville, will be hosting an Ice Cream Social 4-7 p.m. July 30 at St. John’s Hall. A free-will offering will be accepted.

AUG. 4 TANNERSVILLE — The fifth annual Walter G. Gallagher Memorial BBQ presented by Rip Van Winkle Lions Club will be held 2-7 p.m. Aug. 4 at the Tannersville Lake Pavilion, Rip Van Winkle Lodge, Tannersville. The Party at the Lake is held to benefit the Mountain Top community. Entertainment by DJ Frankieokie with barbecue by J&K Dileo. Tickets are $30.

AUG. 10 WINDHAM — The Patchworkers Quilt Show will be held 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Aug. 10 and 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Aug. 11 at the WAJ Central School, 5411 Main St., Windham. On site parking west of school.

Admission, $3; complimentary refreshments. Proceeds to benefit the food pantries.

Show and sale quilts, special exhibit of award winning quilts, auction dream baskets, raffle quilt, vendor section featuring local artisans, patchwork boutique and notions.

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‘GREASE’ continues at Mac-Haydn CHATHAM — The MacHaydn Theatre presents the Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey fan favorite “Grease,” running through July 21.

The household favorite returns to take you down memory lane with the gang at Rydell High! This time the producers are adding all the hits from the film to make this new “Grease” even more memorable. “Hopelessly Devoted,” “Greased Lightnin’” and “You’re the One That I Want” are just a few of the record-breaking hits that make this show a rockin’ good time!

Making his Mac-Haydn debut this summer, Anthony DaSilva steps into the leading role of Danny Zuko. Anthony is a rising junior musical theatre major at Montclair State University. His previous credits include Riff (“West Side Story”), Durdles (“Drood”) and Melchior (“Spring Awakening”).

Emma Flynn returns for her second summer in the resident company and plays opposite DaSilva as Sandy Dumbrowski.

Audiences loved Flynn in 2018 as Holly in “The Wedding Singer.” Flynn is a recent graduate from the Hartt School of Music where she earned her BFA in musical theater.

Also returning for his second summer in Chatham is Jonah Hale, starring as Kenicke. Jonah

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recently graduated from Wagner College with a B.A. in theatre performance and a minor in dance. Past Mac-Haydn credits include “Damn Yankees” (Smokey), “Cabaret” (Max), “The Wedding Singer” (Sammy), “The Real Story of Little Red Riding Hood” (Wolf), and “Wendy’s Shadow” (Curly).

Angie Colonna continues her debut season at Mac-Haydn as Betty Rizzo. Colonna holds a B.A. in dance from USF and

her regional credits include Bebe/Associate Choreographer (“A Chorus Line”), Cha Cha (“Grease”) and ensemble (“Aida”).

Rounding out the “Burger Palace Boys” are Joe Hornberger as Roger, Gino Cardoni as Sonny, and Kylan Ross as Doody.

The “Pink Ladies” will also feature Maya Cuevas as Frenchy, Elizabeth D’Aiuto as Marty, and Zoey Bright as Jan. Grease is directed and

choreographed by Berkshire Theatre Award winning choreographer Sebastiani Romagnolo and music directed by David Maglione, with costume design

by Alison Zador, lighting design

by Andrew Gmoser, props by Joshua Gallagher, sound design

by Corbin White and scenic design by Kevin Gleason.

For tickets and details please visit www.machaydntheatre. org or call the box office at (518) 392-9292.

Biennale program in Italy. Smith has been a distinguished visiting artist, critic and professor, at NYSS, Bard College, Boston University, Brandeis University and more. He will be researching and exhibiting in Athens, Greece at the important National Archeological Museum.

ALSO ON VIEW- a selection of works by gallery Artists including: Michael Lindsay-Hogg, Musho Rodney Alan Greenblat, Richard Butler, Barbara Friedman, Julian Opie, Dan Welden, Emil Alzamora, Meg Atkinson, Emily Gui, Lucio Pozzi, Sasha Chermayeff -and othersGallery hours: Thursday – through - Sunday 12-6pm, and by appointment.

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COPAKE — The Hidden History of the Roe Jan Region at the Roeliff Jansen Historical Society Museum 8 Miles Road, Copake Falls Show runs thru September 2, 2019 This summer, the Roeliff Jansen Historical Society’s annual exhibition will unearth and explore forgotten places, well known faces, and in some cases, the unlawful and salacious – all once part of what’s now known as the Roe Jan Region. Among these, the insular and illusive

“Bushwacker” basket makers of Taghkanic; the campus of a world-renowned college, erased without a trace; the first feature film of a celebrated filmmaker, partially shot in the Hamlet of Copake; frequent visits to the area by baseball legend Babe Ruth; shunpikes and moonshiners; and why an illegal prizefight at Boston Corner lost Massachusetts an entire town to the State of New York.

Not to mention, the hidden history of the area’s namesake, Roelif

Annual Afternoon Tea & Fashion Show fundraiser to be held July 14 C.A.N. renders emergency assistance to residents in need.

Guests will enjoy a light “Afternoon Tea” consisting of finger sandwiches, scones and other baked goods, fresh fruit, and tea. The tea is being supplied by Casana T House, which enhances imported tea with fruit and herbs grown on their property in Copake.

The highlight of the day is the fashion show, with models showing off outfits from the collection of Mirror Mirror Clothing Shop. Their makeup is applied by professional makeup artist, Frederique Abramovici. Hair styling is fashioned by Trudette Crimi,

Drop in Hudson!

Friday, July 12, 9 a.m. - noon Ever wonder what kinds of fish live in the Hudson River? Are you interested in learning how to fish but do not know where to start?

Are you looking for something FREE and FUN to do with your family?

Come fishing this summer!

Just bring yourself and organizers will handle the rest. They run a fully stocked fishing program and will also have a fish display tank where you can observe some of the Hudson River’s finned residents!

This is a drop-in program, so no reservations are required. All children 18 and under must be accompanied by an adult to fish.

Everyone is welcome to attend!

Free, Friday, July 12, 9 a.m. - noon, https://www.facebook.com/ events/1822522187849334 Nutten Hook, Ice House Road, Stuyvesant Artist Opening Reception Friday, July 12, 5 p.m. - 7 p.m.

“Watercolors by OTTO” Otto Miranda, a local artist from Stuyvesant, has been painting watercolors for over 20 years. This exhibition represents his many different interests including flowers, landscapes, birds, and historical venues. A previous OTTO exhibit at the library of the 63 watercolors of bridges from the 1800’s to the present that pass over the Hudson River from New York City to the river’s beginning in the Adirondack Mountains at Lake Henderson’s Tear of the Clouds will also be available for viewing.

The exhibit will be open from July 1 through August 31 Friday, July 12, 5 p.m. - 7 p.m., http://hudsonarealibrary.org/ calendar/ Hudson Area Library, 51 North Fifth Street, Hudson, 518-828-1792 www.hudsonarealibrary.org

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HILLSDALE — Mirror Mirror Clothing Shop announces their popular fundraiser, the Afternoon Tea & Fashion Show, to be held at the Hillsdale Fire Company on July 14 from 1-4PM. This event benefits the Taconic Hills Elementary School Backpack Program, and C.A.N. (Churches Assisting Neighbors). The BackPack Program is designed to meet the needs of hungry children at times when other resources are not available, especially on weekends. The program provides backpacks filled with food that is child-friendly, shelfstable, and easily-consumed.

JULY 12 Tales of Europe Film Series Friday, July 12 - Thursday, July 18 Tales of Europe 2019 returns to Chatham for the second year, with five feature-length and seven short award-winning films, each of which screened at major international film festivals in 2019. Each of the five feature-length films will be screened twice during the weeklong event.

Tickets: Regular Admission prices apply Start: Friday, July 12 End: Thursday, July 18, https://crandelltheatre.org/ tales-of-europe-2/ Crandell Theatre, 48 Main Street, Chatham, 518-392-3549 www.crandelltheatre.org

‘In the Achaean shadow’ — new work by ED SMITH From July 13- through Aug. 24 , BCB ART will exhibit “In the Achaean shadow”- new work by ED SMITH. Drawing from imagery and tales of The Trojan Wars - Smith has created a new and unique perspective with bronze sculptures and drawings reflecting on ‘the art and causes of war’.

These works recall and reflect upon the nature of human struggle from the great Homeric tradition to modern issues which play out upon the world stage.

Ed Smith is a National Academician, a member of the National Academy of Design, a Fellow at The Royal British Society of Sculptors, a Guggenheim Fellow and more. He is currently a professor at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, NY., and directs the Marist College Venice

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owner of Trudy’s Beauty Shop in Hillsdale. Owner Lynne Chmurzynski says, “Our volunteer models really enjoy the experience of being pampered and wearing stylish clothes!”.

Adding to the ambiance, the Trad Ensemble of Berkshire Strings will perform at the start of the event while guests mingle and browse through the items to be raffled. Local businesses and individuals have been very generous in the past, so guests can expect many items to bid on. The décor will be punctuated with floral arrangements throughout the hall, with flowers donated by residents from their own gardens.

Chmurzynski acts as hostess and director, ensuring that all of the action unfolds smoothly.

Keeping the runway going is Master of Ceremonies, Tim Stookesberry.

The Hillsdale Fire Company is located at 9387 Route 22, Hillsdale. Advance tickets for the Afternoon Tea & Fashion Show are $15 when purchased at Mirror Mirror Clothing Shop at 2666 Route 23 ($5 for children under 12). At the door, tickets will be $20. Inquiries can be directed to Lynne Chmurzynski at 518-325-4000 or Lynne@ mirrormirrorclothingshop. com

Sip & Stroll: Invasive Species Awareness Week Friday, July 12, 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Learn more about Invasive Species during Invasive Species Awareness Week at our first Sip & Stroll of the year. We’ll enjoy beverages and refreshments, then take a short walk around the site.

Free, Friday, July 12, 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., https://clctrust.org/event/sipstroll-invasive-species-week/ High Falls Conservation Area, 540 Roxbury Road, Philmont Stephen Petronio Company Friday, July 12, 7 p.m.

Don’t miss your chance to see Stephen Petronio Company where they will perform two pieces by Merce Cunningham and an original work by Stephen Petronio. $40, Friday, July 12, 7 p.m., https:// hudsonhall.org/stephen-petroniodance-company/ Hudson Hall, 327 Warren Street, Hudson, (518) 822-1438 http://hudsonhall.org/ Agatha Christie’s Witness for the Prosecution Friday, July 12, 8 p.m. - 10 p.m.

by Agatha Christie Leonard Vole stands accused of murdering a rich widow. The stakes are high with shocking witness testimony, impassioned outbursts from the dock and a young man’s fight to escape the hangman’s noose. Generally regarded as one of Christie’s most accomplished plays, this suspenseful thriller keeps audiences guessing until the very end. $29.00, Friday, July 12, 8 p.m. - 10 p.m., https://www.thetheaterbarn. org/witness-for-the-prosecution The Theater Barn, 654 Route 20, New Lebanon, 518-794-8989 www.thetheaterbarn.org The Tricky Part Friday, July 12, 8 p.m.

The Tricky Part tells the true story of sexuality, spirituality and the mystery of human experience.

Between the ages of 12 and 15, the author had a sexual relationship with an older man, a counselor he met at a Catholic boys camp. Now an established New York actor, Mo-

ran has transformed his story into a riveting, often funny and always surprising journey throughout the complexities of Catholicism, desire and human trespass. Performed the world over—most recently, in much anticipated NYC revival— Ancram Opera House offers one last chance to see this highly heralded solo performance.

Playwright/Performer: Martin Moran $37, Friday, July 12, 8 p.m., https:// www.ancramoperahouse.org/thetricky-part Ancram Opera House, 1330 County Route 7, Ancram, 518-329-0114 www.ancramoperahouse.org Grease Friday, July 12, 8 p.m.

This household favorite returns to take us down memory lane once more with the gang at Rydell High!

This time we are adding in all of the hits from the film to make this new Grease even more memorable.

“Hopelessly Devoted,” “Greased Lightnin,” and “You’re the One That I Want” are just a few of the record breaking hits that make this show such a rockin’ good time! $15 – $39.50, Friday, July 12, 8 p.m., http://www.machaydntheatre.org/ grease-2019/ Mac-Haydn Theatre, 1925 NY-203, Chatham, 518-392-9292 http://www.machaydntheatre.org/ Acoustic Grunge Friday, July 12, 9 p.m.

Singer-songwriter Otan Vargas brings his original, acoustic grungerock to Hudson. Vargas’s candid, melancholy songs are likened to those of Pearl Jam and Alice in Chains. $18 – $22, Friday, July 12, 9 p.m., https://helsinkihudson.ticketfly. com/e/otan-vargas-56498708157/ Club Helsinki, 405 Columbia Street , Hudson, 518-828-4800 www.helsinkihudson.com

JULY 13 Afternoon on a Hill: Actors Read Millay Saturday, July 13, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Edna St. Vincent Millay’s historic home will be open to visitors for self-guided tours of the house, gardens, and grounds; docents will provide information and answer questions about Millay’s colorful life, her work, and the history of Steepletop. At 2pm actors Tyne Daly, Roberta Maxwell, and Amanda Nichols will present a reading of Millay’s work, accompanied by musician Wendy Eisenberg, followed by a wine and cheese reception. $50, Saturday, July 13, 10:00 am 4:00 pm, millay.org Edna St. Vincent Millay’s Steepletop, 440 East Hill Road, Austerlitz, 518-392-3362 www.millay.org Mohawk Trail Concerts presents A Night at the Opera, with Tundi Productions, on Saturday, July 13th at 7:30 pm.

The concert will be in the air-conditioned and accessible Federated Church of Charlemont, at 175 Main St (Rte 2), Charlemont.

Tundi, short for ‘Tristan und Isolde’, is an opera production company based in Southern Vermont dedicated primarily, but not exclusively, to the operas of Richard Wagner.

The first half of this concert will be a preamble to their ‘Tristan und Isolde’ to be presented in Brattleboro in August of this year.

The second half of this concert will feature opera gems by Verdi, Bizet, and Puccini.

The performers will be Jenna Rae and Roseanne Ackerley, sopranos, Alan Schneider, tenor, Charles Martin, baritone, and pianist/director Hugh Keelan.

For tickets and information please visit our website, www.mohawktrailconcerts.org/home Tickets, $25, are also available at the door, cash and checks only. Those 16 and under are admitted free.

American Girl Day At Clermont Saturday, July 13, 10:30 a.m. - noon Bring your favorite 18-inch-tall fashion doll for a fun, history-filled adventure at Clermont! American Girl fans and their grownups will go on a special tour of the mansion, meet dolls styled to represent real girls who lived at Clermont, enjoy a tea party, and make doll-sized crafts.

This program is for children ages 5 and up and children must be accompanied by an adult. Space is limited and reservations are required–don’t miss your chance to participate in this great new event at the mansion! $12, Saturday, July 13, 10:30 a.m.

- noon, https://www.friendsofclermont.org/events Clermont State Historic Site, 1 Clermont Avenue, Germantown, 518-537-4240 www.FriendsofClermont.org

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Equis Art Gallery new works

Surviving by Kimberly Kelly Santini Homecoming by Elaine Juska Joseph

Chaos and Collection by Kate Dardin

REDHOOK — It is just past the Fourth of July and summer is in full heat and humidity outside. Inside the Equis Art

Gallery there is new artwork and air conditioning! New paintings have arrived by Kimberly Kelly Santini, Kate Dardine and Elaine Juska Joseph. And some of them have already sold!

Organizers have decided to extend the Vintage Native American PopUp through

the summer to offer everyone an opportunity to see and purchase from this collection of jewelry, artwork and objects.

Email the gallery if you would like to see some photos of what they have for sale.

As always, gallery owners welcome any who wish to plan a trip to visit the gallery in person are happy to help provide information on accomodations and lists of places to visit and dine in the Mid-Hudson Valley.

Bridge Street Theatre’s First Summer Musical, THE SHAGGS, Coming July 11-21 CATSKILL — Coming this summer to Catskill’s adventurous Bridge Street Theatre – its first attempt at producing a full-scale summer musical!

But, true to form, it’s a pretty off-beat one: Joy Gregory and Gunnar Madsen’s acclaimed Off-Broadway hit, “The Shaggs: Philosophy of the World.”

Based on the true story of three sisters from rural new Hampshire whose father forced them to form a rock band and who recorded an album back in 1969 which has since become a cult classic, “The Shaggs” will play for eight performances only, Thursdays through Sundays, July 11-21, in BST’s intimate 84-seat Mainstage.

Featured in the cast are Steven Patterson as Austin Wiggin; Molly Parker Myers as his wife, Annie; and Julian Broughton as Mr. Wilson/Floyd/Russ/Exeter Talent Show Host/Hank.

Also starring in the production are five students from the Catskill Central School District – Alexa Powell, Amara Wilson, and Meeghan Darling as The Shaggs themselves – Dot, Betty,

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and Helen – Magnus Bush as Kyle Nelson, and Edward Donahue as Charley Dreyer/Bobby/Lenny Smalls. John Sowle directs and designs, assisted

by Musical Director Michelle Storrs, Choreographer Marcus McGregor, Costumer Michelle Rogers, Sound Consultant Carmen Borgia, and Production Stage Manager Joshua Martin.

“The Shaggs: Philosophy of the World” is recommended for audiences ages 13+ and plays Thursdays through

Saturdays at 7:30pm and Sundays at 2:00pm from July 11 – 21, 2019 at Bridge Street Theatre, 44 West Bridge Street, in Catskill, NY, just a block and a half west of Main Street across the Uncle Sam Bridge, which spans Catskill Creek. Eight performances only. General Admission is $25, Students 21 and under are only $10. Discounted advance tickets are available at shaggs.brownpapertickets. com or by calling 800-8383006. Tickets will also be sold at

the door one half hour prior to each performance on a space available basis. “Pay What You Will” performances will be held on Thursday July 11 and Sunday July 14 (“Pay What You Will” tickets are available only at the door one half hour prior to those performances).

Schedule your summer vacation around this one – book your lodgings now! For more information, visit the theatre online at BridgeSt.org.

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performance venues and workshop stages, along with entertainment for children and families. In all, more than 175 performances are scheduled over the festival’s four days, from Thursday through Sunday (camping gates open early on Wednesday, July 17).

The lineup is always eclectic and on the cutting edge, a “Who’s Who of Bluegrass” that offers something for everyone.

Bands this year also include the

Earls of Leicester, I’m With Her (Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz, and Aoife O’Donovan), Tim O’Brien, Balsam Range, Steep Canyon Rangers, Molly Tuttle, the Gibson Brothers, Sierra Hull, and host band Dry Branch Fire Squad. The Travelin’ McCourys will present “A Grateful Ball,” a collaboration of the music of The Grateful Dead.

GIVING BACK: Sunday is unique at Grey Fox. Admission is free with a donation to local

food banks upon arrival. The day starts at 10:00am with the annual gospel show by host band, Dry Branch Fire Squad, followed by the 21st Annual Grey Fox Bluegrass Academy for Kids. Over 100 young students aged 8-17 will be performing music they have learned during the festival from some of the top instructors in the business.

Donations of non-perishable pantry items or cash go to Community Action of Greene County who distributes food and supplies to area food banks.

Grey Fox invites residents and visitors alike to enjoy Sunday’s musical performances and help feed needy local families. Acceptable pantry items are listed at https://cagcny.org/fooddonations.

For tickets, information and a complete list of all the bands, visit the Grey Fox website at http://greyfoxbluegrass.com.

Roeliff Jansen Community Library (RJCL) Benefit Golf Tournament - July 21 COPAKE — The 11th annual Roeliff Jansen Community Library (RJCL) Benefit Golf Tournament tees off on Sunday, July 21 at the Undermountain Golf Course in Copake. Undermountain Golf Course is enjoyable for both experienced and less experienced golfers.

Entrance fee is $80 per golfer ($65 for Undermountain Course members). Golf carts are available for an additional fee. Golfers will enjoy a round of golf, win prizes, and feast on tasty,

JULY 13 Equine Advocates Open Day Saturday, July 13, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

COME SPEND A FEW HOURS WALKING AROUND AND MEETING OUR 85 HORSES, PONIES, DONKEYS AND MULES, MOST OF WHOM WERE RESCUED FROM SLAUGHTER, ABUSE AND/OR NEGLECT. ALL ARE NOW HAPPILY ENJOYING THEIR NEW LIFE AT THE SANCTUARY. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PICNIC AT OUR POND WHICH IS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AND SERENE SPOTS AT THE SANCTUARY. WE HAVE GRAPHICS POSTED AT EACH PADDOCK SO YOU CAN LEARN ABOUT WHERE EACH ANIMAL CAME FROM AND WHY THEY NEEDED TO BE RESCUED. THIS HELPS MAKE YOUR VISIT A MUCH MORE PERSONAL AND EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL VISITORS WILL NEED TO SIGN A RELEASE FORM UPON ARRIVAL. SORRY NO PETS ALLOWED. EQUINE ADVOCATES IS A NATIONAL NON-PROFIT 501(C)(3) CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO THE PROTECTION OF HORSES, PONIES, DONKEYS & MULES. Saturday, July 13, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., https://www.equineadvocates. org/2019openday/ Equine Advocates, 3212 State Route 66, Chatham, 518-245-1599 www.equineadvocates.org Umbrella Sky Hudson Saturday, July 13, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

A curated outdoor pop up market featuring local artists, makers, and music.

Hours: Weekends until October Saturday, July 13, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., https://www.instagram.com/helloumbrellasky Umbrella Sky Hudson, 411 Warren Street, Hudson, https://www.instagram.com/helloumbrellasky

AMAZING STRINGS ATTACHED: GREY FOX BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL KICKS OFF IN JULY OAK HILL — Superstar phenom Billy Strings returns as artist-in-residence, joining 40+ award-winning bluegrass acts including the Del McCoury Band, Leftover Salmon, Tommy Emmanuel and many more at the 2019 Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival from July 18-21.

Always a deep and wide mix of Grammy, IBMA, CMA and AMA winners and nominees, Grey Fox presents the best of bluegrass and acoustic music.

In its 35th year, Grey Fox is the largest and most established bluegrass festival in the Northeast, featuring traditional, contemporary, and progressive bluegrass to old-time, Americana, jamgrass, Celtic, and dance music.

The festival is a homecoming every summer for campers from more than 30 states and at least a dozen countries. Held on the Walsh Farm in the bucolic Catskill Mountains, the festival has six stages, with shaded

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homemade foods (light breakfast, lunch, snacks, and BBQ chicken dinner). Non-golfers may attend the dinner for $20. A portion of every entry fee will be donated to the Roe Jan Community Library.

This year’s tournament will feature a Putting Contest. For a $5 donation, anyone may participate in the Putting Contest, even if not registered for the tournament or the dinner. Putters will be available or use your own. Prizes will be awarded at

the dinner.

Details and entry forms for the Tournament are available at the Roe Jan Library, online from the RJCL website at www. roejanlibrary.org — then click on Events/Programs, and at the Undermountain Golf Course (518-329-4444). Golfers should indicate their preference for an 8:30 am or a 1:00 pm start time.

Entry forms and checks must be received by Undermountain Golf Course on or before July 17.

Roeliff Jansen Community

Library, which is chartered to serve Ancram, Copake and Hillsdale, is located at 9091 Route 22, approximately one mile south of the traffic light at the intersection of Routes 22 and 23.

For information on hours and events, call 518 325-4101 or visit the library’s website at http:// www.roejanlibrary.org and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/roejanlibrary.

Entry forms and checks must be received by Undermountain Golf Course on or before July 17.

Hudson-Athens Lighthouse Tour Saturday, July 13, 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., noon - 1:30 p.m.

1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Set sail to visit the beautiful Hudson-Athens Lighthouse and enjoy the outdoors as you cruise along the Hudson River! $5 – $25, https://hudsoncruises. com/lighthouse-tour/ Henry Hudson Riverfront Park, Water Street (behind Amtrak Station) l, Hudson Poetry Marathon Reading Saturday, July 13, 1 p.m.

Join Shaker Museum | Mount Lebanon and the Mt. Lebanon Residency in the vault of the historic Great Stone Barn for this day full of poetry!

Reading all day and dancing into the night, all while enjoying snacks, craft beer, and good company – that is what this community event is all about. Bring your friends and come hang out with us!

Free, Saturday, July 13, 1 p.m., https://shakerml.org/calendar/ poetry-marathon-reading-at-thegreat-stone-barn-61900989526/ Shaker Museum/Mount Lebanon, 202 Shaker Road, New Lebanon, 518-794-9100 x220 www.shakerml.org Artists on Olana: Alexis Elton Saturday, July 13, 3:00 pm Aromatic Olana: Following the Fragrant Landscape with Alexis Elton Let your sense of smell be your guide. Take a moment to slow down and tune into the natural world. Join artist Alexis for a series of aromatic plants experienced during a participatory scent-walk specific to the landscape and history of Olana’s artist-designed carriage roads.

$10 – $15, Saturday, July 13, 3 p.m., https://www.olana.org/programsevents/ Olana, 5720 State Route 9G, Hudson, 518-828-1872 www.olana.org Agatha Christie’s Witness for the Prosecution Saturday, July 13, 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.

by Agatha Christie Leonard Vole stands accused of murdering a rich widow. The stakes are high with shocking witness testimony, impassioned outbursts from the dock and a young man’s fight to escape the hangman’s noose. Generally regarded as one of Christie’s most accomplished plays, this suspenseful thriller keeps audiences guessing until the very end. $29.00, Saturday, July 13, 4 p.m. - 6 p.m., https://www.thetheaterbarn. org/witness-for-the-prosecution The Theater Barn, 654 Route 20, New Lebanon, 518-794-8989 www.thetheaterbarn.org The Tricky Part Saturday, July 13, 8 p.m.

The Tricky Part tells the true story of sexuality, spirituality and the mystery of human experience.

Between the ages of 12 and 15, the author had a sexual relationship with an older man, a counselor he met at a Catholic boys camp. Now an established New York actor, Moran has transformed his story into a riveting, often funny and always surprising journey throughout the complexities of Catholicism, desire and human trespass. Performed the world over—most recently, in much anticipated NYC revival— Ancram Opera House offers one last chance to see this highly heralded solo performance.

Playwright/Performer: Martin Moran $37, Saturday, July 13, 8 p.m., https://www.ancramoperahouse. org/the-tricky-part Ancram Opera House, 1330 County Route 7, Ancram, 518-329-0114 www.ancramoperahouse.org Grease Saturday, July 13, 8 p.m.

This household favorite returns to take us down memory lane once more with the gang at Rydell High!

This time we are adding in all of the hits from the film to make this new Grease even more memorable.

“Hopelessly Devoted,” “Greased Lightnin,” and “You’re the One That I Want” are just a few of the record breaking hits that make this show such a rockin’ good time! $15 – $39.50, Saturday, July 13, 8 p.m., http://www.machaydntheatre.org/grease-2019/ Mac-Haydn Theatre, 1925 NY-203, Chatham, 518-392-9292 http://www.machaydntheatre.org/

JULY 14 Umbrella Sky Hudson Sunday, July 14, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

A curated outdoor pop up market featuring local artists, makers, and music.

Hours: Weekends until October Sunday, July 14, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., https://www.instagram.com/helloumbrellasky Umbrella Sky Hudson, 411 Warren Street, Hudson https://www.instagram.com/helloumbrellasky Afternoon Tea and Fashion Show Sunday, July 14, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Fashions from the collection of Mirror Mirror/Hillsdale and Teas selected and provided by Casana T House/Hillsdale. $5 – $20, Sunday, July 14, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m., https://hillsdaleny. com/2019/07/3rd-annual-afternoon-tea-fashion-show/ Hillsdale Fire Company, 9387 NY22, Hillsdale, 518-325-4721

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JULY 4–21

JULY 25–AUGUST 4

AUGUST 8–18

AUGUST 22–SEPTEMBER 1

JUNE 28–29, JULY 5–6 & 12–13

Exciting musicals for children of all ages.

Introduce your youngster to the magic of live theatre!

JULY 19–20 & 26–27

AUGUST 2–3, 9–10 & 16–17

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C-A 10-12s edge TH for District 15 AAA title

By Tim Martin Columbia-Greene Media

CLAVERACK — One year after losing the District 15 10-12 year old AAA baseball championship to Taconic Hills, Coxsackie-Athens returned the favor on Wednesday night at Claverack Town Park.

C-A broke up a 6-6 tie with two runs in the fifth inning, then held off a late TH rally to earn a hard-fought 8-7 victory and claim the District 15 title.

The new champs got off to a strong start, scoring four runs in the first inning. After two walks, Brendan Woytowich ripped an RBI single to right field, with a second run scoring on the throw in from the outfield. After Jackson Purdy singled and Gideon Hughes walked, Cameron Roe came through with a two-run single to make it 4-0.

Taconic Hills got one back in the second when Jacob Hunter singled, stole second, went to third on a wild pitch and scored on Gavin Halstead’s single.

C-A padded its lead with two runs in the third. Rich Perino tripled and scored on a wild pitch. Roe singled, T.J.

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Coxsackie-Athens captured the 2019 District 15 AAA 10-12 year-od baseball championship on Wednesday with an 8-7 victory over Taconic Hills at Claverack Town Park.

Shutter doubled and Isaac Lasher stroked an RBI single to make it 6-1.

Storm earn HRCBL victory over Bucks Columbia-Greene Media

GREENPORT — The Hudson River Collegiate Baseball League had the second and third place teams going toe to toe on Tuesday at Greenport Park. The Bucks challenged the second place Storm looking to gain ground in the standings.

The Storm got the job done with a 6-2 victory over the Bucks.

Storm Manager Ed DuPont gave the ball to Aidan Jackson, who now attends Hudson Valley Community College. Jackson pitched seven complete innings, striking out two Bucks, walking four and only giving up three hits with one unearned run.

Danny Miller, who has committed to ColumbiaGreene Community College, entered but only pitched to two batters in the eighth inning, walking both. DuPont called the bullpen to get Union College lefty and the Storm’s

very reliable closer Adam Hall.

“I told Adam to attack the hitters,” DuPont said.

Hall pitched two innings, getting three strikeouts with one walk, one hit allowed and most importantly did not give up a run.

Bcks Manager Dave Bestle started Ethan Caiazza, who pitched seven complete innings. Caiazza struck out five, walked four and gave up eleven hits and five runs, four of which were earned. Chris Kordziel from HVCC pitched one inning, getting one strikeout and walking one while allowing one hit and one unearned run.

The Storm’s offense was alive and well, getting 12 hits. SUNY Cortland’s Joe Dwy went 3 for 4 with a single, a double, a triple and two RBI. Fairfield University’s Matt Ferriero went 3 for 3 with three See STORM B3

Taconic Hills finally got its bats going in the bottom of the fourth, plating five runs to

tie the the score at 6-6. Gavin Hartka’s two-run double was the key hit in the rally. Logan

Fink, Hunter and Halstead each had an RBI single.

The score remained

deadlocked until the fifth when C-A took the lead for good. Rich Perino doubled to start the inning and came around to score on roe’s double. Roe eventually scored on Brayden Confrad’s sacrifice fly to center.

Taconic Hills mounted one last rally in the bottom of the sixth when Jacob Alvarez singled, advanced two bases on wild pitches and scored on Fink’s single. TH got a runner as far as third with two outs, but C-A reliever Joe Perino got the final out on a fly ball to right to preserve the victory.

Roe finished with a double, two singles and three RBI to lead C-A’s 12-hit attack. Rich Perino added a triple and double, Conrad had a triple, single and an RBI, Lasher two singles and an RBI, Woytowich a single and an RBI, Shutter a double and Purdy a single.

Fink was a perfect 4 for 4 for TH with two RBI. Halstead had two singles and two RBI, Hunter two singles and an RBI, Hartka a double and two RBI and Alvarez and Charlie Schrader a single each.

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Sage honors Richardson at athletic banquet

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Ellis Richardson, a 2017 Hudson High graduate, was named Gator of the Year for the second straight season in men’s track and field at Sage College.

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ALBANY — The Sage Colleges’ Department of Athletics recently honored a number of Sage student-athletes in conjunction with the annual Athletic Award Banquet. New this year, Sage created a Female and a Male Rookie of the Year, while also handing out Gator of the Year awards in all 17 sports as well as a Male

and Female Athlete of the Year.

Sage awarded sophomore Ellis Richardson, a 2017 Hudson High graduate, as the Gator of the Year for the second straight season in men’s track and field.

Sage’s head track and field coach, David Taranto said of Richardson, “Ellis has been an invaluable member of the track team this spring.” Taranto noted, “As

one of the leaders of the sprints group, he was part of four school record teams this spring, while also breaking two individual records in the 400 meter run and the 800 meter run and competing as a member of the 4 x 100 meter relay and the 4 x 400 meter relays. He was a leader as a member of See BANQUET B3

Syndergaard in demand as Mets discuss possible trades Tim Healey Newsday

NEW YORK — More than halfway through their season, the Mets have little choice but to face their reality: They aren’t very good. And when you aren’t very good — 40-50 and second-to-last in the National League — teams will call about your players.

That is what is happening to the Mets, who have talked about Noah Syndergaard with at least a half-dozen teams recently, a source said.

Multiple sources indicated no deal of Syndergaard or any of the Mets’ several other trade candidates is close to completion, but consider it an unofficial start to what should be an interesting three weeks leading up to the July 31 trade deadline.

As the Mets resume their season with a series against the Marlins starting Friday, they enter an awkward phase familiar to any losing team, when the facing of their grim reality takes different forms in the front office and on the field.

For general manager Brodie Van Wagenen and his staff, it means having already begun to privately prepare to be trade-deadline sellers, a pivot they likely will make public in the coming days. This is usually the spot in which comment from Van Wagenen is inserted — where the Mets stand in the buyer/seller debate, how dramatic of a deadline season it might be for

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New York Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard (34) at Citi Field.

them, what he wants to see from his club in the second half — but he has avoided publicly

discussing the state of the team in recent weeks.

He is scheduled to meet with reporters Friday

afternoon in Miami.

For Michael Conforto and his teammates, it means still busting it on the field every day, trying to win even as they realize some of them can and will be sent to another team any day now.

“Obviously, we had high hopes starting the year. We haven’t played up to our potential,” Conforto said Sunday. “We’ll see what happens. Hopefully we don’t lose too many guys.

It’s the nature of the game. We’ve been through it. It sucks losing guys you start the year with, but we put ourselves in that position. We have to start the second half hot and get into a better position.”

MLB.com reported that the Padres, Astros and Brewers have checked in on Syndergaard, who has a career-worst 4.68 ERA and is under team control through the 2021 season.

Although Van Wagenen preaches open-mindedness — never say never — there is minimal urgency for the Mets to make a trade for Syndergaard unless they get wowed by an offer. As always with complicated potential trades, July talks sometimes serve as groundwork for deals consummated in the offseason. Zack Wheeler, Todd Frazier and Jason Vargas highlight the other Mets who could be moved this month.

This is the third summer in a row — every See METS B3

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Baseball AMERICAN LEAGUE East W L NY Yankees 57 31 Tampa Bay 52 39 Boston 49 41 Toronto 34 57 Baltimore 27 62 Central W L Minnesota 56 33 Cleveland 50 38 Chi. White Sox 42 44 Detroit 28 57 Kansas City 30 61 West W L Houston 57 33 Oakland 50 41 Texas 48 42 LA Angels 45 46 Seattle 39 55 Monday’s games No games scheduled Tuesday’s game American 4, National 3

Pct GB .648 — .571 6.5 .544 9.0 .374 24.5 .303 30.5 Pct GB .629 — .568 5.5 .488 12.5 .329 26.0 .330 27.0 Pct GB .633 — .549 7.5 .533 9.0 .495 12.5 .415 20.0

NATIONAL LEAGUE East W L 54 37 47 42 47 43 40 50 33 55 Central W L Chi. Cubs 47 43 Milwaukee 47 44 St. Louis 44 44 Pittsburgh 44 45 Cincinnati 41 46 West W L LA Dodgers 60 32 Arizona 46 45 San Diego 45 45 Colorado 44 45 San Francisco 41 48 Monday’s games No games scheduled Tuesday’s game American 4, National 3 Atlanta Washington Philadelphia NY Mets Miami

Pct GB .593 — .528 6.0 .522 6.5 .444 13.5 .375 19.5 Pct .522 .516 .500 .494 .471

GB — .5 2.0 2.5 4.5

Pct .652 .505 .500 .494 .461

GB — 13.5 14.0 14.5 17.5

Interleague Monday’s games No games scheduled Tuesday’s game American 4, National 3

Transactions BASEBALL American League Houston Astros - Sent RHP Joe Smith on a rehab assignment to Corpus Christi (TL). Signed LF Roilan Machandy to a minor league contract.

Seattle Mariners - Signed RHP Michael Limoncelli.

National League Cincinnati Reds - Optioned LF Josh VanMeter to Louisville (IL).

Los Angeles Dodgers - Activated SS Corey Seager from the 10-day IL. Optioned 1B Matt Beaty to Oklahoma City (PCL).

Miami Marlins - Sent 1B Martin Prado on a rehab assignment to Jupiter (FSL).

Milwaukee Brewers - Sent LHP Gio Gonzalez on a rehab assignment to Carolina (CAR).

FOOTBALL National Football League Oakland Raiders - Signed RB Josh Jacobs to a four-year, $11.9 million contract.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers - NFL suspended CB Ryan Smith four games for violating the league’s performance-enhancing substances policy.

NCAA Football Georgia Southern - Named Kevin Whitley cornerbacks coach.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association Boston Celtics - Waived PF Guerschon Yabusele.

Charlotte Hornets - Signed F Robert Franks to a two-way contract.

Dallas Mavericks - Re-signed PF Maxi Kleber to a four-year, $35 million contract. Signed SG Seth Curry to a four-year, $32 million contract.

Golden State Warriors - Waived PG Shaun Livingston.

LA Clippers - Acquired SF Paul George from the Oklahoma City Thunder for PG Shai GilgeousAlexander, SF Danilo Gallinari, four unprotected first-round draft picks (2021,2022,2024 and 2026), a protected 2023 first-round draft pick and the right to swap first-round draft picks in 2023 and 2025. Re-signed C Ivica Zubac to a four-year, $28 million contract. Signed SF Kawhi Leonard to a three-year, $103 million contract.

Signed F Amir Coffey to a two-way contract.

Memphis Grizzlies - Signed PG Tyus Jones to a three-year, $28 million offer sheet.

Miami Heat - Signed SG Tyler Herro to a fouryear contract.

Oklahoma City Thunder - Signed PF Mike Muscala.

Philadelphia 76ers - Signed SF Tobias Harris to a five-year, $180 million contract. Signed C Al Horford to a four-year, $109 million contract.

Sacramento Kings - Signed SG Justin James.

Washington Wizards - Signed PG Isaiah Thomas to a one-year, $2.32 million contract.

HOCKEY National Hockey League Boston Bruins - Re-signed C Danton Heinen to a two-year, $5.6 million contract.

Columbus Blue Jackets - Re-signed C Justin Scott to a one-year, two-way contract.

Los Angeles Kings - Re-signed LW Alex Iafallo to a two-year, $4.85 million contract extension.

New York Islanders - Signed G Jared Coreau to a one-year contract.

Pittsburgh Penguins - Announced C Matt Cullen has retired.

Vancouver Canucks - Signed LW Micheal Ferland to a four-year, $14 million contract.

Washington Capitals - Signed C Aliaksei Protas to a three-year, entry-level contract.

Auto racing MONSTER CUP SERIES POINTS LEADERS Through Sunday 1. Joey Logano, 700 points 2. Kyle Busch, 682 3. Kevin Harvick, 625 4. Brad Keselowski, 613 5. Martin Truex Jr., 597 6. Denny Hamlin, 588 7. Chase Elliott, 585 8. Kurt Busch, 564 9. Alex Bowman, 534 10. Aric Almirola, 512 11. Ryan Blaney, 508 12. William Byron, 498 13. Jimmie Johnson, 474 14. Kyle Larson, 473 15. Clint Bowyer, 444 16. Ryan Newman, 443 17. Daniel Suarez, 440 18. Erik Jones, 430 19. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., 398 20. Paul Menard, 390 21. Chris Buescher, 369 22. Austin Dillon, 366 23. Ty Dillon, 310 24. Daniel Hemric, 293 25. Matt DiBenedetto, 276 26. Ryan Preece, 235 27. Michael McDowell, 222 28. Darrell Wallace Jr., 218 29. Corey LaJoie, 213 30. David Ragan, 208 31. Matt Tifft, 181 32. Reed Sorenson, 51 33. Quin Houff, 43 34. JJ Yeley, 29 35. Jamie McMurray, 19 36. Stanton Barrett, 2 37. Casey Mears, 1

XFINITY SERIES POINTS LEADERS Through Sunday 1. Tyler Reddick, 718 points 2. Christopher Bell, 642 3. Cole Custer, 637 4. Austin Cindric, 599 5. Justin Allgaier, 573 6. Noah Gragson, 526 7. John Hunter Nemechek, 504 8. Justin Haley, 501 9. Michael Annett, 500 10. Chase Briscoe, 498 11. Brandon Jones, 438 12. Ryan Sieg, 435 13. Gray Gaulding, 343 14. Brandon Brown, 310 15. Jeremy Clements, 299 16. Ray Black II, 250 17. Garrett Smithley, 244 18. Josh Williams, 235 19. Stephen Leicht, 220 20. BJ McLeod, 200 21. Matt Mills, 189 22. David Starr, 189 23. Jeffrey Earnhardt, 187 24. Zane Smith, 187

Jim Bouton, author of tell-all baseball memoir dies at 80 Bruce Weber The New York Times News Service

Jim Bouton, a pitcher of modest achievement but a celebrated iconoclast who left a lasting mark on baseball as the author of “Ball Four,” a raunchy, shrewd, irreverent — and best-selling — player’s diary that tainted the game’s wholesome image, died Wednesday at his home in the Berkshires in Massachusetts. He was 80.

He died after a long struggle with vascular dementia, said his wife, Paula Kurman. Bouton had a stroke in 2012 and in 2017 revealed he had a brain disease called cerebral amyloid angiopathy.

When it was published in 1970, “Ball Four,” which reported on the selfishness, dopiness, childishness and mean-spiritedness of young men often lionized for playing a boy’s game very well, was viewed by many readers, approvingly or not, as a scandalous betrayal of the so-called sanctity of the locker room.

But the book, which was Bouton’s account of the 1969 baseball season, seven years after his big-league debut with the New York Yankees, had a larger narrative — namely his attempt, at age 30, to salvage a once-promising career by developing the game’s most peculiar and least predictable pitch: the knuckleball.

The pitch, which is optimally delivered with no spin, requires finesse, fingertip strength and a good deal of luck; without spin, the ball is subject to the air currents on the way to the plate, causing it to move erratically, making it difficult for the hitter (not to mention the catcher and the umpire) to track, and just as difficult for the pitcher to control.

In the book, the pitch becomes an apt metaphor for Bouton’s view of himself as an eccentric fellow in a baseball society of conservative goalongs, stubbornly following his own path and yet dependent on the whimsy of outside forces.

In the 1969 season, Bouton played for an American League expansion team, the Seattle Pilots (now the Milwaukee Brewers), who demoted him for a time to the minor league affiliate in Vancouver and eventually traded him to the Houston Astros, then in the National League. The book, originally published with the subtitle “My Life and Hard Times Throwing the Knuckleball in the Major Leagues,” was, in many ways, a chronicle of the insecurities of an athlete, a onetime star, approaching the end of the line.

“Not only did I have some tenderness in my elbow today, but Sal told me I’ll be pitching in the exhibition game Sunday,” Bouton wrote early in spring training, referring to the Seattle pitching coach, Sal Maglie.

“The tenderness will go away, but how am I going to pitch on Sunday? I’m not ready. I haven’t pitched to spots yet. I haven’t thrown any curveballs at all. My fingers aren’t strong enough to throw the knuckleball right. I’ve gone back to taking two baseballs and squeezing them in my hand to try to strengthen my fingers and increase the grip.”

Some astute reviewers recognized the ardor and the poignant tension in Bouton’s tale; in The New Yorker, for instance, Roger Angell described “Ball Four” as “a rare view of a highly complex public profession

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Former major league pitcher Jim Bouton signs copies of his book, “Ball Four: The Final Pitch,” on November 27, 2000, in Schaumburg, Ill.

seen from the innermost inside, along with an even more rewarding inside view of an ironic and courageous mind. And, very likely, the funniest book of the year.”

But for most readers Bouton’s personal predicament was overwhelmed by what he revealed about life in the major leagues.

In Bouton’s telling, players routinely cheated on their wives on road trips, devised intricate plans to peek under women’s skirts or spy on them through hotel windows, spoke in casual vulgarities, drank to excess and swallowed amphetamines as if they were M&Ms. Mickey Mantle played hung over and was cruel to children seeking his autograph, he wrote. Carl Yastrzemski was a loafer. Whitey Ford illicitly scuffed or muddied the baseball, and his catcher, Elston Howard, helped him do it.

Most coaches were knotheads who dispensed the obvious as wisdom when they weren’t contradicting themselves, and general managers were astonishingly penurious and dishonest in dealing with players over their contracts.

At the time, the reserve clause, a part of every contract that bound players nearly irrevocably to their teams, was still in effect; free agency, which multiplied the earning power of players by many orders of magnitude, was still in the future.

Bouton signed a contract with Seattle for $22,000, and his account of the annual petty wrangling over three- and four-figure sums, discomforting at the time, seems incredible today when the major league minimum salary is $555,000 and players are earning an average of more than $4 million a year.

Overall, Bouton portrayed the game — its players, coaches, executives and most of the writers who covered them — as a world of amusing, foible-ridden, puerile conformity. Not surprisingly, the baseball establishment frowned on Bouton, his collaborating editor, Leonard Shecter, and the book.

The commissioner at the time, Bowie Kuhn, called Bouton in for a reprimand; some players shunned him for spilling the beans to players’ wives about what players did on road trips. (Bouton himself was no exception; his first wife, Bobbie, wrote her own book after their divorce.)

A few players, including Elston Howard, claimed Bouton was a liar. And many of an

older sportswriting generation felt Bouton had done irreparable damage to the game out of his own self-importance and desperation.

“I feel sorry for Jim Bouton,” Dick Young wrote in the Daily News. “He is a social leper. His collaborator on the book, Leonard Shecter, is a social leper.

People like this, embittered people, sit down in their time of deepest rejection and write.

They write, oh hell, everybody stinks, everybody but me, and it makes them feel much better.”

In a follow-up book, “I’m Glad You Didn’t Take It Personally,” which was largely about the reaction to “Ball Four,” Bouton thanked Young and Kuhn for stirring the controversy that made the book a success.

And a success it was, even though Bouton wasn’t the first athlete to publish an insider’s account of the professional sporting life. “Instant Replay” a personal chronicle of the 1967 National Football League season by Green Bay Packers guard Jerry Kramer, had preceded it. Bouton wasn’t even the first baseball player to keep and publish a diary; Jim Brosnan, who pitched for four major league teams, published “The Long Season” in 1960.

Still, not only was “Ball Four” an instant and enduring best seller, it also earned widespread recognition as a seminal text of sports literature: In 2002, Sports Illustrated placed it at No. 3 on its list of the top 100 sports books of all time. Perhaps more notable, in 1995, as the New York Public Library celebrated its centennial, it included “Ball Four” as the only sports book among 159 titles in its exhibit “Books of the Century.”

James Alan Bouton was born in Newark, New Jersey, on March 8, 1939, to George Bouton, a business executive who was selling pressure cookers at the time, and the former Trudy Vischer. The family lived in the New Jersey suburbs Rochelle Park and Ridgewood until Jim was in his teens and his father took a job in Chicago.

Jim played American Legion ball — he threw a knuckleball from time to time even then — and graduated from Bloom High School in Chicago Heights, Illinois. He spent a year at Western Michigan University before he was signed by the Yankees in December 1958.

He made it to the big leagues in 1962.

It was “Ball Four” that established Bouton’s public reputation as a rebellious flouter of

baseball decorum, but he was an odd duck within the game from the beginning. His career had a strange arc. As a Yankee in the early 1960s, he enjoyed brief stardom as a hard-throwing right-hander with a fastball and curveball that he delivered straight overhand, a violent motion that caused him frequently to lose his hat, an idiosyncrasy that became a trademark.

Even as a young player, he had a pugnacious wit and a willingness to speak his liberal mind, most notably to reporters, whom other Yankees made a habit of disdaining, and on subjects like the war in Vietnam, student protests on campus and civil rights, which raised hackles of teammates and Yankees executives.

“After two or three years of playing with guys like Mantle and Maris,” Bouton recalled in “I’m Glad You Didn’t Take It Personally,” “I was no longer awed. I started to look at those guys as people and I didn’t like what I saw. They were fine as baseball heroes. As men they were not quite so successful. At the same time I guess I started to rub a lot of people the wrong way. Instead of being a funny rookie, I was a veteran wiseguy. I reached the point where I would argue to support my opinion and that didn’t go down too well either.”

Still, the first three seasons he pitched for Yankees pennant winners, as the team — with stars like Mantle and Maris and Ford — completed a streak of five American League titles in a row.

In 1963 he went 21-7, pitched a scoreless inning in the All-Star Game and, in the World Series, lost a 1-0 decision to Don Drysdale and the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 3 of the Dodgers’ sweep. In 1964, he was 18-13 and won two games against the St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series (although the Yankees lost that Series, too).

Those were the glory days.

Arm trouble bit him after that; he was 4-15 in 1965 as the Yankees slipped to sixth place. And by 1968 he was expendable; the Yankees sold him to the Seattle Angels, then a minor league team that would graduate (as the Pilots) to the big leagues the following year.

In addition to his wife, Bouton, who lived in western Massachusetts, is survived by two sons, Michael and David (who was adopted from Korea as a boy and was called Kyong Jo at the start of “Ball Four”); two stepchildren; and six

grandchildren: Alexandria Bouton, Jack Bouton, Georgia Kurman, Annabel Kurman, Skyler van der Hoeven and Aspen van der Hoeven. A daughter, Laurie, was killed in a car crash in 1997.

(STORY CAN END HERE. OPTIONAL MATERIAL FOLLOWS.) The notoriety earned by “Ball Four” propelled Bouton to several other episodes in the public eye. For a time he was a sportscaster for network affiliates in New York. He was a delegate from New Jersey for George McGovern at the 1972 Democratic National Convention. He appeared as a crafty killer who gets his comeuppance in Robert Altman’s 1973 sardonic crime drama, “The Long Goodbye,” an updating of the Raymond Chandler novel starring Elliott Gould as Philip Marlowe. And he appeared in a short-lived television series based on “Ball Four” — it lasted just five episodes in 1976.

With Eliot Asinof, best known as the author of “Eight Men Out,” an account of the Black Sox scandal of 1919, Bouton wrote “Strike Zone” (1994), a plot-heavy and melodramatic novel about an umpire on the horns of a moral quandary: He must decide whether to affect the outcome of a game in order to help a man who once saved his life and is now in trouble with gangsters.

Bouton also wrote a book, “Foul Ball” (2005), about his quixotic effort to save an old ballpark in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. That inspired him to help form and promote the Vintage Base Ball Federation, which organizes games played according to 19th century rules by baseball-fan versions of Civil War reenactors.

“Ball Four” was published during the 1970 season while Bouton was with the Astros, but he was having a poor year, and after being demoted to the minors, he retired.

But Bouton wasn’t kidding in “Ball Four” that it was miserable being unable to scratch the competitive itch. So he played semipro ball for several years, and, attempting an unlikely comeback, persevered through stints with minor league teams in Durango, Mexico; Knoxville, Tennessee; Savannah, Georgia; and Portland, Oregon, where he became the first investor in Big League Chew, shredded bubble gum in a pouch, in emulation of chewing tobacco, invented by a bullpen-mate, Rob Nelson.

Finally, in September 1978, Ted Turner, then the owner of a then-hapless team, the Atlanta Braves, brought Bouton to his big-league roster, where, at the age of 39, eight years after his first retirement, he started five games and actually won one (he lost three others), pitching six innings and giving up no earned runs against the San Francisco Giants.

He finished his career (finally) with a record of 62-63 and a creditable cumulative ERA of 3.57. By then he had also proved the validity of the final line of “Ball Four,” perhaps the best-known and most resonant sentence in the book, an explanation of why he would put up with the frustration and lunacy he had written about, and a pithy encapsulation of the tug of sport on an athlete.

“You see,” he wrote, “you spend a good deal of your life gripping a baseball, and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around all the time.”

Robot umpire aid debuts in minors as MLB watches closely Field Level Media

Robots in baseball?

That was the case Wednesday night in the Atlantic League All-Star Game, putting them one step closer to the big time.

The plate umpire in the game at York, Pa., wore an earpiece that would relay whether a pitch was a ball or strike based on computer evaluation.

The umpire then relays the call to the players and fans in attendance, just as always. The umpire can also override the call.

“I think once people actually see this happening, they’re going to realize it’s not that big a deal,” Atlantic League president Rick White told the Washington

Post.

White said the system will be deployed across his league in the coming weeks.

The independent Atlantic League and Major League Baseball have an official partnership as the lower league rolls out new rules, innovations and equipment for MLB to study.

The strike zone system, provided by MLB, was created by Trackman, a sports data firm. Software in the press box relays the call to a smart phone, which relays to the bluetooth earpiece the umpire wears.

A square array well behind home plate monitors the strike zone.

MLB’s executive vice president of economics and operations Morgan Sword

told ESPN it was “an exciting night for MLB.” “One of our focuses is not to replace the umpire,” Sword said. “In fact, we’re trying empower the umpire with technology. The home plate umpire has a lot more to do than call balls and strikes, and he’s going to be asked to do all of that.

We’re in touch with our umpires’ union, and this is the first step of the process.”

Many umpires see the move to a robotic help as a matter of time, and MLB has reportedly already experimented with it at two stadiums.

“I have seen this coming. It’s inevitable,” Atlantic League umpire Derek Moccia told the Post. “The game is changing.

Baseball needs to speed up to keep up with the world. And if you want to be on board with this, you have to keep up. The game is bigger than you, bigger than any player.”

Among other new rules to be tested in the Atlantic League? Allowing a player to steal first base. As can now be done when a third strike is not caught cleanly, the new rule allows the batter to try and take first on any count if a pitch is not caught cleanly.

All of this comes ahead of the negotiation of a new collective bargaining agreement in 2021, when MLB owners and players will have to agree to any such rules changes.

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What happens off the field defines the ESPYs legacy Storm Michael Ordona Los Angeles Times

LOS ANGELES — Since 1993, ESPN has handed out the fanvoted ESPY Awards for excellence in athletic performance, becoming the most-watched sports awards show on television. (This despite three consecutive years of steep ratings declines.) But the ESPYs’ influence lie more in their noncompetitive interludes than the awards proper: Do you remember who won last year’s ESPY for best game? By contrast, even casual fans discuss the broadcast’s viral moments at the water cooler — from last year’s appearance by more than 140 survivors of sexual abuse by former gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar to the one that started it all, coaching legend Jim Valvano’s speech in the first ESPYs telecast.

When the ailing Valvano (“Jimmy V”) used his receipt of the first Arthur Ashe Courage Award to announce the launch of his and ESPN’s V Foundation for cancer research, he began a trend of social relevance that has been central to the ESPYs’ identity throughout their 27-year run.

Actor and comedian Tracy Morgan, this year’s host, said

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season since they lost in the 2016 NL wild-card game — that the Mets find themselves looking to subtract instead of add. This time, though, it’s more difficult to blame a large quantity of injuries for the Mets’ issues.

Hurting the Mets relative to expectations are Van Wagenen’s primary offseason offensive additions, a trio of

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the relays and as a role model for his teammates.”

Only a sophomore, Richardson holds the school record now in the 800 meter run, which he set as a rookie in 2018. He broke it three times this year and holds the mark with his current time of 2:04.74, which he posted while competing at the UAlbany Invitational. In the 400 meter run, he holds the record with a time of 51.53.

He was the anchor on the 4 x 100 relay team which posted the record time at the UAlbany Invitational in 45.00 this spring and was the lead off runner on the school’s 4 x 400 relay team (3:36.82), also set at the UAlbany Invitational. The Gators just missed the 4 x 100 mark

Valvano’s cause, rather than the chance to meet his sports idols, attracted him: “The athletes get honored for all the magical things that they do. But for me, it’s about fighting cancer. I get an opportunity to do my part.

Help people that need help. So it’s bigger than sports for me ....

I’ve got family members and people close to me who’ve died of cancer. I don’t want anyone to forget Jimmy Valvano, when he made that speech.”

It would be hard to do. The recipient of the Ashe Award often delivers the night’s most memorable, and moving, speech. See Stuart Scott, longtime anchor of ESPN’s flagship sports news broadcast, “Sportscenter,” who referred to Valvano’s speech and the V Foundation when he accepted the award shortly before he died in 2014. Or former ESPN sportscaster and now “Good Morning America” host Robin Roberts, who received the Ashe Award in 2013 after winning a Peabody Award for covering her own bone marrow disease.

“Still can’t believe I was standing backstage when Jim Valvano accepted the first Arthur Ashe Award for Courage,” Roberts said, noting that ESPN has raised nearly $100 million

for cancer research through the ESPYs. “I was in awe watching him give an inspiring speech that touched so many, and still does ... the night I accepted my award, I was emotional knowing that I was standing on that stage 20 years after Jimmy V. “I felt so blessed to accept the award, and felt that it was in part due to everyone who responded to his challenge, because of all the support and research provided by many donations, that mine was one of the lives that has been saved.”

In a similar vein, the ESPYs have long displayed a sense of social consciousness. They’ve honored Muhammad Ali not for his championships, but for his activism; Michael Sam, the first openly gay player to be drafted by the NFL; and Caitlyn Jenner, for her very public gender transition.

The 2016 ceremony opened with a somber speech from four of the NBA’s most prominent players (Dwyane Wade, Chris Paul, Carmelo Anthony and LeBron James) calling for athletes to increase their activism, especially concerning police brutality against blacks.

And the 2018 show featured one of the most stirring moments in the awards’ history,

when survivors of sexual abuse by former Michigan State and U.S. Olympics doctor Larry Nassar took the stage en masse to accept the Ashe Award.

Multiple Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast Aly Raisman delivered one of the group’s speeches that night.

“I was on a bit of a roller coaster the whole evening trying to keep my thoughts and feelings in balance, because I was really nervous to speak,” she said. “When you consider the statistics of how common sexual abuse is, I realized that the Army of Survivors were probably not the only ones in the room who have dealt with abuse, plus the number of people watching on TV, so I wanted people to know that they are not alone.”

Reigning NFL MVP Patrick Mahomes, a nominee this year for both best NFL player and best male athlete, grew up with the awards: “To watch the ESPYs pretty much my whole entire life ... to get to go to my first ESPYs award show and actually be nominated is an amazing feeling.”

Skier Lindsey Vonn couldn’t quantify whether the ESPY wins translated to financial benefits.

30-somethings who have underwhelmed at best: second baseman Robinson Cano, who is slashing .240/.287/.360 after coming over in the Mets’ marquee winter move, a trade with the Mariners; catcher Wilson Ramos, who has been OK at the plate but has struggled defensively and lately has lost playing time to backup Tomas Nido; and infielder Jed Lowrie, who has not played because of various leg injuries.

More than anything, the Mets’ bullpen has weighed down the rest of the team. Bad seasons from closer Edwin

Diaz (5.50 ERA) and closerturned-setup-man Jeurys Familia (7.50 ERA) have ruined manager Mickey Callaway’s ideal late-inning scenarios.

The Mets have gotten 294 innings from their bullpen, fourth-fewest in the managers. But that unit has a 5.63 ERA, third-worst in the majors.

“That’s the frustrating part: The part you don’t lean on a ton hurts you,” Callaway said Sunday. “I feel these guys will turn it around. I believe in each one of them.”

While Van Wagenen & Co.

go to work on improving the 2020 Mets, the 2019 Mets will hang on to the moment.

“I don’t think anybody is thrilled with how our first half went,” Jacob deGrom, who along with Pete Alonso and Jeff McNeil represented the Mets at the All-Star Game, said this week in Cleveland. “Obviously to get back in this thing, have a chance at going to the playoffs and competing in October. That’s the main goal. If you went and asked anybody in the locker room, they’d say the same thing.”

while competing at this year’s Empire 8 Spring Outdoor

Championships after taking sixth in the race in 45.51.

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singles and a walk, South Carolina Charleston-bound Kyle Caccamise went 2 for 2 with two singles, St John Fisher College’s Kurt Forsell went 1 for 3 with a double and two walks, Nyack College’s Chris Colotti was 1 for 4 with a single and an RBI, Jeremiah Ernst went 1 for 3 with a single and Vassar Colleges Christian Baaki was 1 for 5 with a single.

It was a quiet night for the

Bucks as they managed just four hits. Ethan Lounsbury from Salve Regina University’s and JL Cianciolo from New Haven University both went 1 for 4 with a single.

Chris Kordziel was 1 for 2 with a double and two walks and Dan Bullock went 1 for 1 with a single.

The Storm are one game behind the Rattlers in the standings. The Storm and Rattlers play their final headto-head match on Saturday morning at 10 a.m. at Greenport Park in a game that could decide who wins the division.

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FAB Home and Beauty LLC filed Art. Of Org. W/the SSNY on 5/31/19. Office location Columbia Cty. SSNY designated as agent for svc of proc and shall mail to: 41 Danski Rd Hudson NY 12534. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Fastlanes Dent Service LLC, Art. of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/4/19.

Off. loc.: Columbia Co. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served & shall mail proc.: 87 Summit St., Hudson, NY 12534. Purp.: any lawful purp.

FERGUSON ENTERPRISES, LLC Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/10/19. Office location: Greene Co. LLC formed in Virginia (VA) on 3/31/19. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporate Creations Network, Inc. 15 North Mill ST Nyack, NY 10960.

VA address of LLC: 12500 Jefferson Ave Newport News, VA CITY OF HUDSON, 23602. Arts. Of Org. filed with VA Secy. of NEW YORK ZONING BOARD OF State, P.O. Box 1197, Richmond, VA 23218.

APPEALS NOTICE OF PUBLIC Purpose: any lawful activity.

HEARING

Greenville Central School District District-Wide School Safety Plan Notice is hereby given that the Board of Education of the Greenville Central School District will be holding a public hearing at 6:30 p.m. on August 12, 2019 in the MS/HS Library for the purpose of allowing the public to comment on the District-Wide School Safety Plan prior to its adoption.

The Plan is available on our website at www.greenvillecsd.org and at our office located at 4982 State Route 81, Greenville, New York. You may call the number below or email questions or comments to pearsond@greenvillecsd.org.

Daphane Pearson, District Clerk 966-5070 EXT 501 INVITATION TO BID The Town of Lexington Highway Department is soliciting bids for a new truck. Request for quote are as follows: 5500 Regular cab 4wd-Diesel Engine Min. GVW 19,000 lbs. Power windows, locks, & mirrors - Keyless entry - Running Boards Traction rear tires Snow Plow Prep-Aux. SwitchesEngine Block Heater- Spare Traction Tire/Wheel - 9 ½ ft. V Blade Stainless Plow - 9 ft. Steel Dump Body - Electric over Hydraulic – 1 Coal Chute Center Strobes - Dump Bed & Front Grill - Full Cab Shield -Tarp/Roller – H D Hitch Plate - 4D Rings Welded in Body for Sander The bids must be received by the Town Clerk at 3542 Route 42, by 4:00 PM on July 18, 2019, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud. The bid will be awarded at the Regular Town Board Meeting on August 6, 2019 at 6:00 PM. The Town of Lexington may reject any and all bids. By order of the Superintendent of Highways, Frank Hermance July 1, 2019 JBunce Properties LLC Arts. of Org. filed w/ SSNY 5/7/19. Off. in Greene Co. SSNY desig. as agt. of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, PO Box 171, Windham, NY 12496.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

LTDream Entertainment, LLC. Filed 5/13/19.

Office: Greene Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 1111 Sunny Hill Rd, Freehold, NY 12431.

Purpose: General.

Physician services for the period of September 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020. RFPs must be submitted by 12:00 Noon on August 2, 2019. For more information, or to request a proposal packet, please contact Susan McNamee by phone (518) 325-2814 or email smcnaLEGAL NOTICE m e e @ t a c o n i c COUNTY OF COLUM- hills.k12.ny.us BIA Melissa Layman NOTICE TO VENDORS District Clerk PLEASE TAKE NO- July 10, 2019 TICE that sealed bids will be received for LEGAL NOTICE Non-Food/Paper Prod- The Taconic Hills Cenucts at the office of tral School District is Columbia County Cen- seeking Requests for tral Services, 401 State Proposals for Athletic St., Hudson, New York Training services for 12534 until 2:00 P.M., the period of SeptemWednesday, August ber 1, 2019 through 14, 2019. Bids shall be June 30, 2020. RFPs contained in a sealed must be submitted by envelope, clearly 12:00 Noon on August marked "Non- 2, 2019. For more inFood/Paper Products formation, or to reBid". Bids will be pub- quest a proposal packlicly opened and read et, please contact Suat the Columbia san McNamee by County Office Building, phone (518) 325-2814 Committee Room, 401 or email smcnaState Street, Hudson, m e e @ t a c o n i c New York, at 2:15 hills.k12.ny.us P.M., Wednesday, Au- Melissa Layman gust 14, 2019.

District Clerk Bid packages can be July 10, 2019 obtained by any bidder at the Columbia Little Red Productions County Department of LLC, a domestic LLC, Central Services, 401 filed with the SSNY on State Street, Hudson, 2/27/19. Office locaNew York, and shall be tion: Columbia County. prepared in accor- SSNY is designated as dance with the forms agent upon whom procontained in the bid cess against the LLC may be served. SSNY package.

No bid may be with- shall mail process to drawn for a period of 361 Fingar Road, Hudforty-five (45) days son, NY 12534. Purfrom the date of the pose: produce creabid opening.

The tive products, provide County of Columbia creative services and reserves the right to general business purposes. reject any and all bids.

Bid#: 19-012 Mile Marker Funding Dated: July 12, 2019 LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of LEGAL NOTICE The Taconic Hills Cen- NY (SSNY) 5/9/2019. tral School District is Cty: Columbia. SSNY seeking Requests for desig. as agent upon Proposals for School whom process against Kings Mountain Holding LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 06/18/19. Off. Loc.: Greene Co. SSNY desig. as agt. upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 1393 Rte. 296, Jewett, NY 12444.

General Purposes.

may be served & shall mail process to Barak Levy, 2 Foxwood Rd., Great Neck, NY 11024.General Purpose.

MONDAY MEDIA MARKETING LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 6/12/19. Office in Columbia Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to The LLC 99 Wall ST #690 New York, NY 10005. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

New York Canna Science LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 5/29/2019. Cty: Columbia. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to Lee Hymowitz, 900 Leesville Ave., Rahway, NJ 07065. General Purpose.

NOTICE John Faso Consulting Services, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 6/1/2019 Cty: Columbia. SSNY desig. As agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail Process to the LLC PO Box 474 Kinderhook NY 12106.

General Purpose.

Notice of Formation of 169 Spring Street LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/3/19. Office location: Greene County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 3312

CMYK

Friday, July 12, 2019 B5

COLUMBIA-GREENE MEDIA Clarks Ln., Apt C, Baltimore, MD 21215.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

against PLLC to 146 Central Park West, 1D, NY, NY 10023. Purpose: any lawful act.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF A DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC) The name of the LLC is MCMANN PROPERTIES, LLC. The Articles of Organization of the LLC were filed with the New York Secretary of State, under Section 203 of the Limited Liability Law of the State of New York on November 21, 2018. The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. The office of the LLC is to be located in Greene County.

The latest date on which the company may dissolve is November 8, 2118. The Secretary of State is designated as the agent of the LLC upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

The address to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC is P.O. Box 460, Greenville, New York, 12083.

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY FIRST: The name of the Limited Liability Company is SIMPLE SOUL, LLC. SECOND: The Articles of Organization of the Company were filed with the Secretary of State on April 29, 2019.

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

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF A DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC) The name of the LLC is GRAPEVILLE AGENCY ASSOCIATES, LLC. The Articles of Organization of the LLC were filed with the New York Secretary of State, under Section 203 of the Limited Liability Law of the State of New York on December 7, 2018.

The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. The office of the LLC is to be located in Greene County.

The latest date on which the company may dissolve is December 5, 2018. The Secretary of State is designated as the agent of the LLC upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

The address to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC is P.O. Box 460, Greenville, New York, 12083.

Notice of Formation of Camp Sharon Tannersville LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/3/19. Office location: Greene County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 3312 Clarks Ln., Apt C, Arlington, MD 21215.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: Nielsen Custom Builders, LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on June 11, 2019.

Office location: Columbia County.

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

SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC to Mark P. Cawley, Esq., 175 Hunt Road, Hillsdale, New York 12529.

Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILTY COMPANY. NAME: Windham MT Real Estate Building and Development.

5339 Main Street Windham Ny, Greene County Ny is designated SSNY on 10/01/2018 agent of LLC. General purpose mailing address Po box 311 Tannersville Ny 12485.

NOTICE of formation of Snowflake Sister LLC. On March 20 2019. Office location: Greene County. United States Corporation Agents Inc. 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228 is the Registered Agent.

The address is 53 Evergreen Lane, Maplecrest, NY 12454. The New York Secretary of State is named as the agent for service of process. The purpose is to provide sports education workshops.

NOTICE OF FORMATION of THE LAW OFFICES OF WADE M. GERMAN, P.L.L.C. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/23/2019. Office location: Columbia County. SSNY designated agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY FIRST:The name of the Limited Liability Company is Hudson Hat Co. LLC (hereinafter referred to as the "Company").

SECOND:The Articles of Organization of the Company were filed with the Secretary of State on May 17, 2019.

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

FOURTH: The Secretary of State has been designated as agent upon whom process against the Company may be served. The post office address to which the Secretary of State shall mail process is 717 Columbia Street, Hudson, New York 12534.

FIFTH: The Company is organized for all lawful purposes.

DATED: May 17, 2019 GUTERMAN SHALLO & ALFORD, PLLC 21 North Seventh Street Hudson, New York 12534 (518) 828-5400 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY FIRST:The name of the Limited Liability Company is MiaCat Enterprises LLC (hereinafter referred to as the "Company").

SECOND:The Articles of Organization of the Company were filed with the Secretary of State on May 21, 2019.

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

FOURTH: The Secretary of State has been designated as agent upon whom process against the Company may be served. The post office address to which the Secretary of State shall mail process is 334 County Route 24, East Chatham, New York 12060.

FIFTH: The Company is organized for all lawful purposes.

DATED: May 21, 2019 GUTERMAN SHALLO & ALFORD, PLLC 21 North Seventh Street Hudson, New York 12534 (518) 828-5400 NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF COLUMBIA MADISON REVOLVING TRUST 2017, Plaintiff AGAINST BASIL R. PRESTIPINO, JOANNE PRESTIPINO, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated May 13, 2019 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Front Steps of the Columbia County Courthouse, 401 Union Street, City of Hudson, on July 24, 2019 at 10:00AM, premises known as 12 CHURCH STREET, NIVERVILLE, NY 12130. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Village of Niverville, Town of Kinderhook, County of Columbia and State of New York, SECTION 23.15, BLOCK 1, LOT 34. Approximate amount of judgment $160,052.49 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment for Index# 13637-18.

JAMES ERIC KLEINBAUM, ESQ., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221 NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF COLUMBIA

Specialized Loan Servicing LLC, Plaintiff AGAINST Tanya Hall a/k/a Tanya M Hall; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated May 24, 2019 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Columbia County Courthouse, Hudson, New York on August 16, 2019 at 8:30AM, premises known as 11524 Route 22, Austerlitz, NY 12017. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Austerlitz, County of Columbia, State of NY, Section 88. Block 2 Lot 27.

Approximate amount of judgment $186,374.97 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 12632-18.

Craig M Crist, Esq., Referee Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 430-4792 Dated: June 12, 2019 #97210 NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF GREENE JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff AGAINST JEFFERY J. WOOD A/K/A JEFFREY J. WOOD, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered 5-1-2019 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Greene County Courthouse, 320 Main Street, Catskill, NY on 8-12-2019 at 9:30AM, premises known as 73 MOORES ROAD, CORNWALLVILLE, NY 12418. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Durham, County of Greene, and State of New York, Section: 48.00, Block: 4, Lot: 32.

Approximate amount of judgment $125,220.21 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #1037/17.

Monica Kenny-Keff, Esq., Referee Fein, Such & Crane, LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff 1400 Old Country Road, Suite C103 Westbury, NY 11590 XCHNY174 63616

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF GREENE, DITECH FINANCIAL LLC F/K/A GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC, Plaintiff, vs.

MENTOR NIMANI, IF LIVING, AND IF HE BE DEAD, ANY AND ALL PERSONS UNKOWN TO PLAINTIFF, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly filed on May 9, 2019, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Greene County Courthouse, 320 Main Street, Catskill, NY on August 6, 2019 at 3:00 p.m., premises known as 110 Skyview Drive, Greenville, NY. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Greeneville, County of Greene and State of New York, Section 12.15, Block 3 and Lot 3. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 325/2013.

John T. Hilscher, Esq., Referee Berkman, Henoch, Peterson, Peddy & Fenchel, P.C., 100 Garden City Plaza, Garden City, NY 11530, Attorneys for Plaintiff Notice of the formation of EvelynLee LLC. Articles of Incorporation filed with SSNY 4/09//2019. Location: Columbia County.

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

SSNY shall mail copy of process to The Balance Sheet Inc 1100 Route 295 Po Box 148 East Chatham, NY 12060. Purpose: General purpose.

NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed bids for the College Newsletter for 2019-2020 (bid No. 241) will be received at the Office of the VP & Dean of Administration of Columbia-Greene Community College, Route 23, Greenport, New York (or by mail: 4400 Route 23, Hudson, New York 12534) at or before 2:00 p.m. on Monday July 22,2019 at which time they will be publicly opened and read. The words College Newsletter for 2019-2020 must be printed on the envelope containing the bid.

Specifications are available at the Office of the VP & Dean of Administration during regular business hours Monday through Thursday (8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.). The college NOTICE OF SALE reserves the right to SUPREME COURT reject any and all bids.

COUNTY OF GREENE NEW PENN FINAN- The Taconic Hills, GerPawling, CIAL LLC D/B/A mantown, SHELLPOINT MORT- and Ichabod Crane GAGE SERVICING, Central School Districts cooperatively rePlaintiff quest sealed bids for AGAINST ATTILA C. VOLGES, et milk products for the 2019-2020 school al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judg- year. ment of Foreclosure Specifications and bid and Sale duly dated forms may be obtained May 22, 2019 I, the un- at the office of the Disdersigned Referee will trict Clerk of the TaHills Central sell at public auction at conic the Lobby of the School District, Route Greene County Court- 11A, Craryville, NY house, 320 Main 12521, any day except Street, Village of Cats- Saturdays, Sundays or kill, on July 31, 2019 at holidays, between the 10:00AM, premises hours of 9:00 A.M. and known as 18 MOUN- 3:00 P.M. (EDST).

TAIN TURNPIKE Pursuant to General ROAD, CATSKILL, NY Municipal Law 103-d a 12414. All that certain completed statement plot piece or parcel of of non-collusion in land, with the buildings bids and proposals is and improvements required to be aterected, situate, lying tached to each bid. sealed bids and being in the Town These of Catskill, County of must be in the hands Greene and State of of the District Clerk be12:00 Noon New York, SECTION fore 170.03, BLOCK 1, LOT (EDST). Sealed bids 10.

Approximate will be publicly opened amount of judgment and read aloud at $131,770.48 plus inter- 12:00 Noon (EDST) on est and costs. Premis- August 2, 2019 at the es will be sold subject Taconic Hills Central to provisions of filed School District Office, Judgment for Index# County Route 11A, Craryville, New York.

2017-298.

ANGELO F. SCATUR- The Board of Education reserves the right RO, ESQ., Referee to reject any or all bids Gross Polowy, LLC or to waive any inforAttorney for Plaintiff 1775 Wehrle Drive, malities in the bidding.

Melissa Layman Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221 District Clerk Dated: July 10, 2019 NOTICE The next meeting of Pursuant to Section the Columbia County 206 of the New York Local Early Interven- State Limited Liability tion Coordinating Company law, FAIRE, Council (LEICC) will be LLC Articles of Org. held July 17, 2019 filed with NY Sec. of from 1:00-3:00pm, at State on 4/18/19, ofthe Human Services fice location: 356 WarBuilding, (1st floor ren St., Hudson, Coboard room) located at lumbia County.

NY 325 Columbia Street, Sec. of State designatHudson, NY. This ed as agent of the LLC meeting is open to the upon whom process public. All persons against it may be wishing to learn about served.

NY Sec. of services for children State shall mail copy with a disability or de- of process to the LLC, velopmental delay are c/o Paul A. Culler, encouraged to attend. 5508 Landmark Place, For more information Fairfax, VA. 22032. call Jan Nieto at 828- Purpose: Any lawful 4278 ext. 1340. purpose.

Take Notice, that pursuant to an order of Hon. Lisa M. Fisher dated January 7, 2019 entered in an action pending in Greene County Supreme Court, “Mary Catherine Palmer vs.

Eileen Prior” (Index #17-0729) for partition of real property located in Palenville, New York, as described in a deed recorded in the Greene County Clerk’s Office at Liber 1084 of Deeds at Page 224 and more fully described below, each person not a party to the action who, at the date of the order, had a lien upon any undivided share or interest in the property,is hereby required to appear before David E. Woodin, Esq., as referee, at 285 Main Street, PO Box 433, Catskill, New York 12414 on or before August 9, 2019 at 1:30 p.m. to prove his or her lien and the true amount due or to become due to him or her by reason thereof.

The description of said property is as follows: “All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Palenville, Town of Catskill, Greene County, New York, known, numbered and distinguished on a certain map entitled ‘Map of Lands of the Palenville Land Development Company, Saugerties, N.Y.’ and filed in the Office of the Clerk of said County of Greene, as Lot No. 10; which said Lot No. 10 is bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a point on the northerly side of Malden Turnpike distant eighteen hundred and forty-six feet westerly from an iron pin sunk in the ground at the southeast corner of the tract of land heretofore conveyed by Maximo Poellath of Palenville Land Development Company by deed dated February 28, 1913, recorded November 24, 1913 in Liber 203 of deeds at page 378, as shown on said map, on a course of North 40 degrees 40' West, and running thence along the northerly side of said Malden Turnpike North 40 degrees 40' West 100 feet to the southeast corner of Lot No. 9, as shown on said map; thence northerly along the easterly bounds of said Lot No. 9 200 feet to the southwest corner of Lot No. 38 as shown on said map; thence easterly along the southerly bounds of said Lot 38, 100 feet to the northwest corner of Lot No. 11 as shown on said map, and thence southerly along the westerly bounds of said Lot No. 11, 200 feet to the place of beginning; reference being hereby made to said map for a more particular location of the lot of land hereby described. EXCEPTING and RESERVING the right of way, if any, over twenty feet and no more on the westerly side of said Lot No. 10 for its entire depth of 200 feet, running northerly from said Malden Turnpike as shown on said map for use as a part of the roadway.

BEING THE SAME PREMISES described in a deed dated August 17, 1993 from Ethel Krauss to Richard R. Krauss, which deed was recorded in the Greene County Clerk’s Office on September 9, 1993 in Liber 800 of Deeds at Page 182.”

Request for Proposals for Occupational and Physical Therapy Educational Services The Hudson City School District, in Columbia County, NY, is accepting proposals from qualified individuals and agencies interested in providing Occupational and Physical Therapy Educational Services to selected students of the District, grades K through 12, commencing fiscal year July 1, 2019.

Specifications can be requested from the Business Office by calling (518) 828-4360 ext. 2100 or emailing c o o n s l x @ h u d soncsd.org Proposals must to be submitted by July 24, 2019 at 1 p.m. to Hudson City School District Sharifa Carbon, School Business Administrator 215 Harry Howard Avenue Hudson, NY 12534

STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT : COUNTY OF COLUMBIA NOTICE OF SALE IndexNo.12664-18 SANDRA C. BRISCOE as Executrix of the ESTATE of LEAH B. HUNTER, Plaintiff, - against KEVIN J. HANLON and CASEY HANLON, LR CREDIT 11, LLC, COLLEEN KERVIN, FIRST INVESTAMERICAN MENT COMPANY, LLC as assignee of HSBC Union Priviledge, MIDLAND FUNDING LLC, Defendants.

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale made in the above captioned action and, entered on June 13, 2019 in this matter, Brian W. Conley, Esq., the Referee in said Judgment, will sell at public auction at the Main Lobby of the Columbia County Courthouse, Union Street, Hudson, New York, on the 2nd day of August, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. in the forenoon of that day the premises directed by said Judgment to be sold therein described as follows: (See Schedule A annexed hereto.)

Dated: June 17, 2019 Yours, etc.

Ralph C. Lewis, Attorney for Plaintiff Office & P.O. Address 287 Main St., P.O. Box 383 Catskill, New York 12414 518-943-6667 SCHEDULE A (a) ALL that certain lot, piece or parcel of land located in the Town of Kinderhook, County of Columbia and State of New York more particularly bounded and described as follows: Beginning at an iron pipe located as the northwesterly comer of lands now or formerly of Percy E. Newcomb and Gladys G. Newcomb, his wife, and proceeding on a course of S 87 degrees 10" E a distance of two hundred twenty-three and four hundredths feet (223.04') to a point; thence S 85 degrees 06' E a distance of seventy-two and forty hundredths feet (72.40') to a point; thence S 85 degrees 38'E a distance of four and twenty-eight hundredths feet (104.28') to a point; thence S 7 degrees 05' E a distance of one hundred thirty-two and eighteen hundredths feet (132.18') to an iron pipe passing en route an iron pipe; thence N 86 degrees 07' W a distance of four hundred one and sixty-two hundredths feet (410.62') to an iron pipe; thence along the easterly line of a town road on a course bearing N 6 degrees 24' a distance of one hundred thirty feet (130.00') to the point or place of beginning, containing an area of 1,2+acres.

Being the same premises conveyed to Kevin J. Hanlon and Casey Hanlon by Deed from Sandra C. Briscoe, Executrix of the Estate of Leah B. Hunter dated and recorded in the Columbia County Clerk's Office.

PUBLIC NOTICE TOWN OF TAGHKANIC Sole Appointed Assessor The Town of Taghkanic, in Columbia County, is seeking a part-time qualified individual to serve as Sole Assessor for the term of October 1, 2019 to September 30, 2025. Candidate must meet minimum qualification standards as set by New York State Rules and Regulations.

State Certified Assessor preferred. Position includes collection and valuation of all real property located within the Town of Taghkanic, processing exemptions and special district administration, and direction and oversight of office staff.

Candidates should have excellent computer skills and a working knowledge of the New York State Real Property System Version 4 and Excel.

Please send resume and salary expectations no later than August 1, 2019: Cheryl E. Rogers, 483 County Route 15, Elizaville, N Y 12523, or email to c r o g ers42857@gmail.com.

Cheryl Rogers Town Clerk Dated: July 12, 2019

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Town of Livingston is seeking applications for the position of sole appointed assessor. The term will begin October 1, 2019 and run for 6 years. Salary is dependent upon experience and qualifications. Livingston has approximately 2000 parcels.

Successful candidate must be certified by the State of New York, have good knowledge of real property valuation, be able to process transfers and review deeds for accuracy, administer real property tax exemptions mandated by NYS, attend grievance hearings, SCAR hearings, testify in court regarding assessments, and any related work as required. The ability to work well with the public is a must. Send letter of interest and resume to Town of Livingston, PO Box 65 Livingston, NY 12541

by July 17th, 2019 Tammy Molinski Town Clerk SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TUESDAY JULY 30, 2019 6:00 p.m.

There will be a workshop at the Tracy Memorial Hall 77 Main Street Chatham NY 12037 at 6:00 p.m. to review the proposed zoning changes for the Village of Chatham.

The workshop will be for the Board of Trustees; Attorney Ken Dow; and the Zoning Review Committee Members.

The public is welcome to attend the workshop. We ask any individuals attending the meeting to write down questions, concerns, or comments which they can present during the Public Hearing that will be planned in either August or September, 2019.

Debra Meyers Village Clerk Village of Chatham Public Notice Republican Caucus Town of Taghkanic, Columbia County, New York Notices hereby given to the enrolled Republican voters of thelown of Taghkanic, New York, that a caucus for the purposes of nominating candidates for town offices at the general election on November 5, 2019 will be held on Friday, July 19, at 6 PM, at the Town hall, 909 State Route 82. Open offices are two (2) town board members, four year terms each. Larry Porreca, Chair, Town of Taghkanic, Republican Committee, 1799 County Route 27, Craryville, New York, 12521 Please take notice that the Town of Coxsackie Planning Board will conduct a Special meeting on Thursday, July 18, 2019 at 7:00 pm at 56 Bailey Street, Coxsackie, NY. The purpose of the meeting is to review the Shooting Range of North Country Armory LLC located at 10680 Rte. 9W Coxsackie, NY. Interested parties have the right to attend.

By Order of the Planning Board, Bruce Haeussler, Chairman.

Upstream Resources, LLC. Filed 5/13/19. Office: Columbia Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: Managing Member, Upstream Resources, Po Box 349, Beacon, NY 12508.

Registered Agent: John K. Friedman, Esq., 230 Warren St 3rd Fl, Hudson, NY 12534. Purpose: General.

NOTICE TO BIDDERS The Board of Education of the Hudson City School District hereby invites the submission of sealed bids on: 2016 District Wide Renovations Phase III. The Work of the project will be let in 2 Contracts as follows: Contract No. SW.1

Contract

No.

AS-1

Site Work Asbestos Abatement Sealed bids will be received at the Office of the Purchasing Agent, Hudson City School District 215 Harry Howard Avenue, Hudson, New York, 12534 until 3:30 p.m. (local time) on July 25, 2019 at which time the bids will be opened and read aloud immediately thereafter. Bids received after that time will not be accepted.

It is deemed the responsibility of all prospective bidders to ensure that bids are delivered to the location indicated herein.

The Work shall be completed and available for occupancy according to the Milestone Schedule contained in the Contract Documents.

Complete digital sets of Bidding Documents, drawings and specifications, may be obtained online as a download at w w w. u s i n g l e s s p a per.com under 'public projects. The cost to obtain digital sets is the responsibility of the bidder.

Complete black and white printed sets of Bidding Documents, Drawings and Specifications, may be obtained from REV Printing, 330 Route 17A, Suite #2, Goshen, New York 10924 Tel: (845) 978-4736, upon depositing the sum of Fifty dollars ($50.00) for each combined set of documents. Checks or money orders shall be made payable to Hudson City School District. Plan deposit is refundable in accordance with the terms in the Instructions to Bidders to all submitting bids. Any bidder requiring documents to be shipped shall make arrangements with the printer and pay for all packaging and shipping costs.

Nonbidders, including materialmen and subcontractors, will not be eligible for refund.

Bid and Contract Documents may be examined at no charge upon appointment at the Hudson City School District Business Office at 215 Harry Howard Avenue, Hudson, New York and Rhinebeck Architecture & Planning PC, 21 East Market Street, Rhinebeck New York.

Bid and Contract Documents may also be examined at the following locations: McGraw-Hill Construction 6 Wembley Court Albany, NY 12205-3859 Phone: 518.869.5374 Fax: 518.869.3630 Construction Contractors Association 330 Meadow Avenue Newburgh, NY 12550 Phone: 845.562.4280 Fax: 845.562.1448 Eastern Contractors Association, Inc. 6 Airline Drive Albany, NY 12205-1095 Phone: 518.869.0961 Fax: 518.869.2378 Prospective bidders may request clarification of the bid documents addressed to Rhinebeck Architecture, attention John Sharkey via e-mail (jsharkey@rhinebeckarchitecture.com). No interpretations of the meaning of the plans, specifications or other contract documents will be made to any bidder orally.

Every question for such interpretations shall be in writing using the correct form, and shall be received one (1) week prior to bid date A pre-bid meeting will be held at the MC Smith Elementary School auditorium at 102 Harry Howard Avenue, Hudson, New York on July 18 at 1:00 p.m. Attendance by bidders is recommended, but not required, for submitting a bid.

Each bid shall be prepared and submitted in accordance with the Instructions to Bid-

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Bidders shall be required to certify on the Bid Form that Bid prices have been arrived at without collusion.

Bid Security in the amount of five percent (5%) of the Bid must accompany each bid in accordance with the Instruction to Bidders.

One hundred percent (100%) Labor and Material Payment Bond and one hundred percent (100%) Performance Bond will be required of the successful bidder prior to signing the contract.

The Owner reserves the right to consider all Bids for a period of forty five (45) days following the bid opening before awarding the Contract, and reserves the right to waive any informalities or to reject any and all Bids.

Attention of bidders is particularly called to the requirements as to equal employment opportunity, prevailing wages, and all other Federal, New York State and local requirements.

Sharifa Carbon Purchasing Agent

WHITE STAG FARMS LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 06/17/19. Office: Columbia County.

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

SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, c/o Stuart J. Flum CPA & Associates, 1400 Old Country Road, Westbury, NY 11590.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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Lots & Acreage

LOT FOR sale in Greenport, 308 Anthony Ave 117X80" $35,000.

Call 518-8213208

VACANT LAND for Sale.

Ready to Build on Sleepy Hollow Lake, $5,000, call 518-945-1659.

Rentals 295

Apts. for Rent Columbia Co.

CLAVERACK, Unfurnished 1st floor, 1 bdr., $800/mo. $800 sec dep. reqd. Mo. to mo. lease. NO PETS, NO SMOKING. Quiet cul de sac area. NO 3RD PARTY REIMBURSEMENT. ref req. Avail Aug 1st. 518-851-7062/ 914474-5176

KINDERHOOK AREA- 2 bdr. Town House. starting at $975/mo. 1 yr lease, no pets. Call 518-758-1699

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Apts. for Rent Greene Co.

ATHENS, 5 large rooms. upstairs. 3 bdr., kitch. & DR. No pets, Very good condition. Call 518-945-1659

Employment 415

General Help

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

CARPENTERS helper & laborer full time self starter.

Clean driver's license a must. Apply in person at John A. Alvarez & Sons, Inc. 3572 US RT 9 Hudson, NY .

For Emergency

Dial 911

Farm Laborer - Ag. Equipment Operator - 3 fulltime temporary jobs available on 07/25/19 - 11/10/19.

Kinderhook Creek Farm Enterprises, LLC, 5168 S. Stephentown Rd Stephentown, NY 12168. Manually harvest, inspect, clean, and prepare vegetables/produce for market. Handle bales of hay. Fix fence and feed cattle. Conditions: Lifting requirement 75 lbs., frequent stooping, repetitive movements. 6-month verifiable experience. $13.25/hr., ¾ guaranteed contract; tools and supplies, housing, transportation expenses provided at no cost to worker. Transportation, subsistence paid to worker upon 50% completion of contract. Please contact employer 518-733-5137 or call 877-466-9757 to locate nearest State Workforce Agency office and apply using NY1303839.

JOB OPPORTUNITY $18.50 P/H NYC $15 P/H LI $14.50 P/H UPSTATE NY If you currently care for your relatives or friends who have Medicaid or Medicare, you may be eligible to start working for them as a personal assistant. No Certificates needed. (347)4622610 (347)565-6200 The U.S. Census Bureau is now recruiting thousands of Census Takers in your area.

Nobody knows your community better than you! Visit 2020census.gov/jobs to learn more!

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Professional & Technical

COLUMBIA-GREENE Media Corp. is seeking a full time Newspaper and Digital Advertising Sales Account Representative. Come join our multi-media sales team serving Columbia and Greene Counties. Join our team of professionals who assist local businesses with their marketing goals utilizing the latest digital solutions as well as traditional print. Qualified candidate should possess excellent verbal and written communication skills and have a proven successful sales record.

Media sales experience preferred. Candidate should be self-motivated, goal oriented and assertive. We offer base pay plus commission, 401K, health insurance, vacation and sick days. Valid clean NYS Driver's License required. Please send resume with 3 references to gappel@columbiagreenemedia.com or cgmjobs@columbiagreenemedia.com

COLUMBIA STREET DENTAL GROUP is now accepting resumes for a part-time Dental Assistant.

Position is Thursday and Friday in a busy multi discipline practice in Hudson, NY Candidates must be positive, motivated team players with at least 2 years experience of chairside assisting. Working knowledge of Dentrix and Dexis a must.

Hours: Thurs 9a-5p, Friday 9a-4p Position available for immediate start. Salary based on experience. Please email resumes to: toni.carcione@columbiastreetdentalgroup.com

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Position is in a busy multi discipline practice in Hudson, NY

Candidates must be positive, motivated team players able to work long hours and stay for emergency patients when needed. Working knowledge of Dentrix or other dental software and Microsoft office a must.

Hours: Tues 9a-5p, Wed 9a-5p, Thurs 9a-5p, Friday 9a-4p and every other Saturday 8a-1p starting in September.

Position available for immediate start. Salary based on experience. Please email resumes to: toni.carcione@columbiastreetdentalgroup.com

LOOKING FOR an assistant service manager/service advisor. Would prefer that the applicant has automotive knowledge. Individuals must have good communication, computer, and social skills. We offer a customer and employee friendly work environment. we also offer very competitive pay plan with hourly rate,O.T hours over 40, and monthly bonus. Please apply to Crossroads Ford in Ravena 518-756-4000.

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Medical & Dental Help Wanted

COLUMBIA STREET DENTAL GROUP is now accepting resumes for a front desk clerical position.

Buying diamonds, gold, silver, all fine jewelry and watches, coins, paintings,

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Services Offered

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better furs, complete estates. We simply pay more!

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Reliable High Speed Fiber Optic Technology. Stream Videos, Music and More! Call Earthlink 1-855-970-1623, 1-888586-9798

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

Farm & Garden

Craryville- 523 Manor Rock Rd., Sat-Sun., July 13-14, 7a-3p. Rain or shine. Estate Sale- Too much to list!

PALENVILLE MOVING/ yard sale! 22 Hidden Forest Court (Pine Hollow Estate) July 12, 13 & 14. Collectibles, military items, milk glass & brick-nbrack, etc. (518)678-1083

ST. JOHN'S Lutheran Church. 159 Rt 26A, Stuyvesant. Tag, Bake Sale & Lunch. July 12 & 13. 9a-2p.

Inside & Outside.

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

Some restrictions apply. 1800-943-0838 Get DIRECTV! ONLY $35/month! 155 Channels & 1000s of Shows/Movies On Demand (w/SELECT All Included Package.) PLUS Stream on Up to FIVE Screens Simultaneously at No Additional Cost. Call DIRECTV 1-888-534-6918 GOLF CART- 1994 Yamaha, electric, needs new batteries, good condition, $1200, (518)697-5186

Spectrum Triple Play! TV, Internet & Voice for $99.97/mo. Fastest Internet.

100 MB per second speed.

Free Primetime on Demand.

Unlimited Voice. NO CONTRACTS. Call 1-855-9777198 or visit http://tripleplaytoday.com/press

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Farm Machinery & Implements

BALE GRABBER and spear. Call 518-732-2021

Miscellaneous for Sale

Wanted to Buy

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

Denied Social Security Disability? Appeal! If you're 50+, filed for SSD and denied, our attorneys can help get you approved! No money out of pocket! 855-4782506 Finally, affordable hearing aids!! High-quality Nano hearing aids are priced 90% less than other brands. Buy one/get one free! 60-day free trial. 866-251-2290

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Automobiles for Sale

DODGE STRATUS- 2006, 4 dr sd, well maintained, about 137,000 miles, asking $900.

518-672-4020.

DONATE your car to Wheels For Wishes, benefiting Make-A-Wish. We offer free towing and your donation is 100% tax deductible.

Call (914) 468-4999, (585)507-4822 Today!

FORD FOCUS 2004- ZTS, 4 cyl, 5 spd, ac, 4 dr, 116k miles, beautiful condition, $1995, call (518)758-6478

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Trucks for Sale

1968 CHEVY C-10 Pickup restored, runs excellent 6cyl, 3 speed, new wood bed, new tires, asking $18500. Call 518-567-4556

Pets & Supplies

NEWFOUNDLAND PupsBlacks, 6 females, 5 males.

Vet checked, 1st shots & wormed. AKC reg. w/pedigrees. $1200. (315) 655-3743.

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Coxsackie-Athens 10-12 year-old All-Star pitcher Cameron Roe throws Wednesday’s District 15 AAA 10-12 year-od baseball championship game against Taconic Hills at Claverack Town Park.

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Coxsackie-Athens 10-12 year-old All-Star Brayden Conrad slides home safely as Taconic Hills’ Jacob Hunter awaits the late throw from the backstop during Wednesday’s District 15 AAA 10-12 year-od baseball championship game at Claverack Town Park.

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for C-A and pitched four innings, striking out five, walking three and allowing six

runs and nine hits. Joe Perino pitched the final two frames, striking out five, walking one and surrendering a run and two hits.

Hunter pitched the first inning for Taconic Hills, giving

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Coxsackie-Athens 10-12 year-old All-Star Isaac Lasher at-bat during Wednesday’s District 15 AAA 10-12 year-od baseball championship game against Taconic Hills at Claverack Town Park.

up four runs and three hits with two strikeouts and four walks. Halstead came on in the second and pitched five strong innings in relief, striking out five, walking one and allowing four runs and nine hits.

Coxsackie-Athens returns to action on Friday when it plays at Albany National at 5:45 p.m. Taconic Hills hosts Hudson Valley Little League of Ravena on Saturday at 10:30 a.m.

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Coxsackie-Athens 10-12 year-old All-Star Brendan Woytowich rips a single during the first inning of Wednesday’s District 15 AAA 10-12 year-od baseball championship game against Taconic Hills at Claverack Town Park.

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Taconic Hills 10-12 year-old All-Star Gavin Halstead swings at a pitch during Wednesday’s District 15 AAA 10-12 year-od baseball championship game against Coxsackie-Athens at Claverack Town Park.

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Shop owner reluctant to fire employee in personal crisis I own a small retail shop. One of my employees (I’ll call her Sara) has been with us for a number of years. Until recently she’s been a stellar employee. She has been through several traumas during the past year, including the DEAR ABBY death of her father, unexpected injuries and medical bills, and finding out that her husband had molested her teenage daughter and other girls as well. It has been enough to drive anyone over the edge of emotional stability, and she has been noticeably struggling.

Sara has seen a doctor and is seeing a therapist for this, but she’s still having a difficult time. These things don’t heal overnight. I understand that.

Brick-and-mortar retail pretty much runs on presenting a cheerful face, happily engaging with customers and answering their questions — something Sara has been emotionally unable to do. Customers have begun complaining to me about her moodiness and saying she has been ignoring them. I’ve talked to her about this a couple of times now, and each time she says she’ll do better, but she hasn’t.

Abby, she’s been through so much, I’m reluctant to add to her trauma by letting her go, but I feel I’m being backed into a corner here.

Is there a solution I’m not seeing or something I can say that will help resolve this without having to let her go? There isn’t any work currently available that doesn’t require customer interaction, or else I’d ask her to do that.

Bad For Business

JEANNE PHILLIPS

You are a caring employer — more than most would be, considering the shape that retail is in these days. Talk to Sara again. Explain that you

are receiving complaints from customers and what they have been saying. Give her another chance to improve. If one of your other employees can cover for Sara for a week or two, let Sara have a brief leave of absence to regroup. However, if the complaints persist, let her go, because what’s going on isn’t about her or you, it’s about the health of your business.

My husband is 67 and at least 45 pounds overweight. His breasts could fill a C-cup bra, and his belly looks nine months pregnant. Problem is, he wears running shorts around the house and no shirt.

Everything hangs out regardless of whether we’re alone or have family visiting. It’s embarrassing.

When I ask him to dress or at least put on a shirt, he says it’s his home, he can dress any way he wants, and if someone disapproves, they can leave. That’s exactly what I am ready to do. I am disgusted seeing him look like this.

Also, when we are alone, he tends to skinny dip in our swimming pool.

I’m afraid our 18-year marriage is over. For the last five years we have lived like roommates with separate bedrooms. Do you agree I should leave? He flat-out refuses any counseling for us.

Looking The Other Way

TO YOUR

I probably agree with your GOOD HEALTH daughter the nurse more than I do with your doctor in this case.

Most routine blood testing does not require fasting. There is controversy about whether cholesterol testing is best done fasting or not: Most recent evidence suggests that fasting is not necessary. However, many physicians still continue to use fasting levels, as that is what they are used to. Nonfasting numbers may reflect the true state of risk to the arteries more so than fasting levels.

A few seldom-ordered tests, such as insulin levels, may need to be drawn precisely a certain period of time after feeding to be able to interpret them. In most cases, your daughter is probably right that prolonged fasting is unnecessary. I still recommend following your doctor’s orders.

Your daughter is providing you with up-todate medical knowledge. Any nurse or doctor should do the same.

DR. KEITH ROACH

Classic Peanuts

Garfield

You are asking me a question I can’t answer for you. Because your husband refuses counseling doesn’t mean you couldn’t benefit from talking to someone, in light of the fact that you are contemplating such a life-changing decision.

Please go, because the answer to your question lies within yourself.

Nurse daughter is right on the money with fasting advice My daughter is a registered nurse, and tells me that when getting blood tests, it is not necessary to fast eight to 12 hours even though my doctor says to do so. Four hours is enough, she claims. Is this true, or is my daughter trying to be a doctor, if you know what I mean?

Family Circus

Blondie

Can hypnosis bring a person out of depression?

There is limited evidence that hypnosis, or hypnotherapy, is a potential treatment for depression.

A 2010 study of 84 patients showed that approximately equal benefit of hypnotherapy compared with cognitive behavioral therapy, which is an accepted treatment for depression. I did not find a study comparing hypnotherapy with medication treatment. However, it may be worth considering hypnotherapy in someone with mild depression and no good response to other treatments or who is unwilling to use medication. I would not recommend hypnotherapy for severe depression.

For someone interested in this kind of therapy, finding a qualified therapist for hypnosis may not be easy. One suggestion is to look for membership in the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis or the Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis.

Hagar the Horrible

Zits

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

Horoscope

By Stella Wilder Born today, you succeed, on the one hand, at controlling many of life’s unpredictable developments better than most and using what happens to you as a source of inspiration and, ultimately, creative fuel. On the other hand, however, you can be swept this way and that by the winds of fate — usually with regard to personal issues that you cannot understand or control as well as other areas of your daily life.

Indeed, you may actually set traps for yourself at times, and if you fall into them you can expect them to be all-consuming for some length of time and quite difficult to get out of.

Like many Cancer natives, you can be quite secretive when it comes to your innermost feelings; you certainly do not wear your heart on your sleeve! You do, however, have a way of getting others to open up to you and reveal to you the things they would normally keep hidden. Is this fair? Perhaps not, and it is a skill you must never abuse!

Also born on this date are: Topher Grace, actor; Richard Simmons, fitness guru; Cheryl Ladd, actress; Erik Per Sullivan, actor; Kristi Yamaguchi, Olympic figure skater; Christine McVie, musician and singer.

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

SATURDAY, JULY 13 CANCER (June 21-July 22) — You’ve been working on a plan that may, if everything falls out just right, be put into motion before the day is out.

Don’t force it!

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Surprises abound today, but only one is likely to get close to home. You can deal with it in your usual energetic way.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — You have been assigned a task that seems to go against the grain.

Nevertheless, there are those who are depending on you to get it done.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — You can afford to give yourself something of a treat today — and, if you handle it just right, you can include a special friend as well.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — That which you most desire is nearer to you today than it has been at any time in the past — but that doesn’t mean it’s within reach just yet.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Any adjustments you make today are sure to remain for quite some time, despite another’s efforts to undo what you have done.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — A smile and a wave can work wonders today; keep things light, and let your penchant for good humor save the day whenever possible.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Something feels not quite right today, but you’re in a position that doesn’t allow you to address the problem — yet.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — What little you know about a certain difficult situation is likely to get you into trouble if you aren’t careful; keep it under wraps for now.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — What happens early in the day will have a tremendous effect on what goes on later — but in the middle, you’ll have to improvise a bit.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — Someone is ready to admit that a recent error was not your doing, but it’s not likely to matter since you’ve hit on a way to correct the problem.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — You can get someone’s attention today by doing something very much out of the ordinary — or perhaps it’s the timing that does the trick.

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Baby Blues

Beetle Bailey

Pearls Before Swine

Dennis the Menace

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SUPER QUIZ

THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

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

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

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

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Best Actor films Level 1

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(e.g., She was one of the founders of United Artists. Answer: Mary Pickford.)

Freshman level 1. Humphrey Bogart: “The African _____” 2. Kevin Spacey: “American _____” 3. Roberto Benigni: “Life is _____” Graduate level 4. Jeremy Irons: “Reversal of ____” 5. Gene Hackman: “The French ____” 6. Sidney Poitier: “Lilies of the ____” PH.D. level 7. Lee Marvin: “Cat ______” 8. Jon Voight: “Coming ____” 9. Eddie Redmayne: “The Theory of ____”

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

Answer here: Yesterday’s

(Answers tomorrow) Jumbles: GROUT PRINT DOCKET OUTFIT Answer: The Major League Soccer scout’s effect on the team was — “PRO-FOUND”

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Solution to Thursday’s puzzle

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

For strategies on how to solve Sudoku, visit

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

SUPER QUIZ ANSWERS 1. Queen. 2. Beauty. 3. Beautiful. 4. Fortune. 5. Connection. 6. Field. 7. Ballou. 8. Home. 9. Everything.

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

Mutts

Dilbert

Pickles For Better or For Worse

Get Fuzzy

Hi & Lois

Crossword Puzzle Mother Goose & Grimm ACROSS 1 Close-fitting 5 Swat 9 Reverberate 13 Sharpener 15 Singer Perry 16 Exhibition 17 Join forces 18 Turbulence 20 Neighbor of Calif.

21 Mario __ Peebles 23 Inclines 24 Royal decree 26 Stolen 27 Singer & songwriter King 29 Someone else listed in a will 32 Theater walkway 33 Greek letter 35 Janitor’s item 37 Camembert kin 38 Swimming spots 39 Egg on 40 Place 41 Mr. Castro 42 Kind of ID 43 Bundle of energy 45 __ up; arranged in twos 46 Frazier foe 47 Jeer at 48 Husband or wife 51 Billboards 52 “Silent night, holy night, __…”

55 Friendly 58 Man’s name 60 Waggish 61 Bean curd 62 Waterbirds 63 Track-and-field event 64 On the __ with; not speaking to 65 Busy buzzers DOWN 1 Have nothing to do with

Bound & Gagged

Created by Jacqueline E. Mathews

2 Zero 3 Brown or Rice 4 Comprehend 5 Very little 6 Yule fuel 7 French friend 8 Sniping remarks 9 Manor & the land around it 10 Facial feature 11 Owl’s comment 12 Just bought 14 Rail against 19 Luau greeting 22 Part of a blackjack 25 __ out; distribute 27 Uber alternatives 28 Televised 29 Jailbird’s room 30 Significance 31 Way to go?

33 Hoopla 34 Gardening tool 36 Poke at roughly

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Thursday’s Puzzle Solved

Non Sequitur

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38 Olive stuffing 39 Cowboy wear 41 Quiz answer 42 Stopped for a bit 44 Nothingness 45 Cushion 47 Anklebone 48 Con job

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49 Tiny skin opening 50 __ in a while; periodically 53 Take to 54 Fewer 56 Debtor’s note 57 Nautical term 59 Stroke

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