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The exterior of the existing Greene County Sheriff’s Office on Bridge Street in Catskill. Greene County Administrator Shaun Groden took full responsibility Monday for incorrectly authorizing an auction of items in the sheriff’s office last month.

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CATSKILL — Greene County Administrator Shaun Groden confirmed Monday that he approved the sale at the former sheriff’s office last month, which he previously referred to as an unauthorized auction. The former jail, at 80 Bridge St., closed in April 2018 after being deemed unfit for operation. Contractors broke ground on a new jail off Route 9W in Coxsackie earlier this month. Along with the jail, the sheriff’s office moved to Coxsackie in February, to a temporary processing center on Mansion Street. The county is leasing the building for three years until the jail, with the new office, is completed. Last week, allegations that items from the former sheriff’s office were being sold arose during a Public Safety Committee meeting. “I actually authorized it in an email I must have read at 80 miles an hour,” Groden said Monday. “In parentheses there was wooden windows and doors that I must not have caught.” The email was sent to Groden from the Greene County Sheriff’s Office, he said. “I responded and told them to proceed,” he said. “I told the board I take full responsibility for it.” The items were posted online on Auction International, Groden said. Five doors were sold for $250, Groden said. Additionally some wood molding was sold but not picked up.

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Greene County Administrator Shaun Groden said Monday he takes full responsibility for incorrectly authorizing an auction at the Greene County Sheriff’s Office.

“We are asking the winners to return the items,” Groden said. “They won fair and square, so it is the purchaser’s option.” The winners were guests at a Catskill Airbnb owned by Pat Ruck. “A lovely couple came to stay at my Airbnb from the upstate area,” Ruck

said. Ruck has not identified the guests or where they are from. “They told me, ‘We won this auction and we’re building a house and want to put in wonderful features,” Ruck said. See AUCTION A8

ASHLAND — A New Jersey man suspected in a hit-andrun accident was charged Saturday night, state police said, as another man was airlifted to Albany Medical Center with a fractured leg. Carl F. Roth, 49, of Leonardo, New Jersey, was arrested at 11:15 p.m. Saturday, state police said, and charged with second-degree vehicular assault and leaving a serious injury accident, both class E felonies; driving while intoxicated, an unclassified misdemeanor; refusing to take a breathalyzer test, moving from a lane unsafely and failure to stop at a stop sign, all infractions. State police responded to a two-vehicle personal injury accident at 9:11 p.m. at the intersection of Route 23 and County Route 17, state police Public Information Officer Steven Nevel said. “Eric Gauthier was lying in a ditch with a broken right leg,” Nevel said. “He was transported by Ashland Ambulance and flown to Albany Med.” Gauthier was driving a blue Suzuki GSXR motorcycle, which was also in the ditch, Nevel said. “The other vehicle had left the scene,” Nevel said. “But a license plate was located.” The plate belonged to a 2011 white Mercedes Benz. “A deputy located the vehicle with the New Jersey plate,” Nevel said. “It had heavy damage to the front of the vehicle. It was disabled off the roadway in Lexington.” Roth failed a field sobriety test and refused to take a breathalyzer, Nevel said. Roth was taken to the state police barracks in Hunter to be processed. He was arraigned in Tannersville Village Court. He is being held in lieu of $2,500 cash bail or $5,000 bail bond. A court date has not been set. Gauthier, 49, of Saint-LinLaurentides, a small city in Quebec, is listed in stable condition following surgery Monday, Nevel said. State police, the Greene County Sheriff’s Office and Ashland Ambulance responded to the scene.

Kinderhook Bank is no more following acquisition By Melanie Lekocevic Columbia-Greene Media

KINDERHOOK — The sale of Kinderhook Bank will cost 25 jobs as customers awoke to a new reality Monday. From now on, they will be taking their business to Community Bank. The Syracuse-based Community Bank N.A. acquired Kinderhook Bank on Jan. 22 of this year and over the weekend Kinderhook Bank branches flipped the switch. No branches have been closed as a result of the acquisition — the 11 Kinderhook Bank branches located across five counties in the Capital District will remain, as Community Bank N.A. branches, including all four in Columbia County. Twenty-five employees of Kinderhook Bank were laid off and 65 were kept on as Community Bank employees. “As we moved through the transition process, we worked hard to retain as many positions as possible,” said Hal Wentworth, senior vice president for retail banking at Community Bank N.A. “However, because of overlapping operational responsibilities

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Beginning Monday morning, customers of the former Kinderhook Bank were doing business at Community Bank following an acquisition earlier this year.

we were faced with the tough decision to eliminate approximately 25

Kinderhook Bank positions. We recognize the contributions of those

impacted and are working to ensure these individuals have access to job retraining, re-employment services and other assistance.” All Kinderhook Bank branches were temporarily closed over the weekend, beginning at 3 p.m. Friday, and remained closed Saturday and Sunday as they transitioned to the new bank, including the removal of old signs, to be replaced with the new Community Bank signs. Branches were back open for business Monday morning. With the purchase of Kinderhook Bank, Community Bank has more than 240 combined customer locations and ATMs across upstate New York, northeastern Pennsylvania, Vermont and western Massachusetts, according to the company’s website. In the acquisition deal made in January, Community Bank System, Inc., purchased the local banking company for $93.4 million in an all-cash transaction. Kinderhook Bank was established in 1853 on the southwest corner of Broad Street and Albany Avenue in See BANK A8

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WASHINGTON — Former special counsel Robert Mueller III and two House panels struck a deal Friday to reschedule his congressional testimony for July 24, an agreement that gives lawmakers more time to question the reluctant witness about his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and possible obstruction of justice by President Trump. Mueller had been scheduled to testify before the House Judiciary and Intelligence committees on July 17 in a muchanticipated public appearance CAROLYN KASTER/AP since he gave a short statement Robert S. Mueller III announces his resignation as special counsel following the conclusion of his on May 29 at the Justice Department. nearly two-year investigation. The former FBI director is per- want to begin an inquiry had briefly in May, saying that he haps the one person lawmak- hoped Mueller’s appearance could neither clear nor accuse ers and the nation have been would spark a fresh wave of Trump of obstructing justice, wanting to hear from most. members endorsing impeach- leaving room for Congress to Instead, Mueller will testify a ment, but the House leaves for make that call and fueling imweek later, the two committees its six-week-long break two peachment demands among announced late Friday, for an days after the hearing, giving some Democrats. The remarks “extended period of time.” proponents little time to rally were his first public comments “This will allow the Ameri- support. Instead, the timing on the case since he concluded can public to gain further in- benefits House Speaker Nancy his investigation. Mueller said sight into the special counsel’s Pelosi, D-Calif., who has resist- that if his office “had confiinvestigation and the evidence ed launching proceedings. dence that the president clearuncovered regarding Russian Trump, speaking to report- ly did not commit a crime, we interference in the 2016 presiers outside the White House on would have said so.” He noted dential election and President Friday, disparaged Congress’s that the Constitution “requires Donald Trump’s possible obpush to get Mueller to testify. a process other than the crimistruction of justice and abuse There’s nothing Mueller “can nal justice system to formally of power,” said Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold say,” Trump said. “He’s writ- accuse a sitting president of Nadler, D-N.Y., and Intelli- ten a report. It said no collu- wrongdoing.” The negotiations over Muelgence Committee Chairman sion, and it said, effectively, no ler’s appearance were influobstruction. They want to go Adam Schiff, D-Calif., in a joint it again and again and again enced by several concerns, said statement. Mueller will testify for three because they want to hurt the a Democratic aide, who spoke hours before the Judiciary president before the election.” on the condition of anonymThe Mueller report said in- ity to describe private talks. panel and then give testimony vestigators found insufficient House Judiciary Committee to the Intelligence Committee for two hours. There will be no evidence to show a conspiracy members wanted their public between the Trump campaign hearing to be long enough to closed-door hearing. Mueller’s long-awaited tes- and Russia to influence the accommodate all 41 members, timony will come as more than 2016 election and reached no which was not going to happen 80 House Democrats have conclusion about whether in a two-hour session, one aide called for opening impeach- Trump obstructed justice - de- said. Many members of the Jument proceedings against spite laying out episodes of the Trump, arguing that he has ig- president apparently seeking diciary Committee were connored the Constitution that he to stymie the investigation. cerned that two hours was took an oath to defend while Mueller’s team wrote that it insufficient time to discuss repeatedly refusing to cooper- was bound by Justice Depart- even half of the 10 areas of poate with congressional investi- ment policy that forbids the tential obstruction of justice by indictment of a sitting presi- Trump identified in the Muelgations. But the new date for the dent from deciding or alleging ler report. Democrats want to highlight hearing could prove problem- - even privately - that Trump each of those 10 episodes in atic for the impeachment cam- had committed a crime. paign. Many lawmakers who Mueller spoke to the public their hearing, well aware that

most of the public has not read the report. The time crunch, however, has made their job difficult, forcing Democrats to prioritize episodes on which they would like to focus. Mueller and his aides, Aaron Zebley and James Quarles, wanted to accommodate the desire of the Justice Department that they not testify and that there be no closed-door session for the Judiciary Committee, the aide said. “They were worried that things would be discussed there that shouldn’t be discussed,” said the aide. The negotiations took place between committee staff and Mueller’s aides and their lawyers. The Justice Department was not a part of the talks, the aide said. The Intelligence Committee on Thursday received five hours of testimony from a member of Mueller’s team, and the panel is negotiating with the Justice Department regarding the appearance of other members of Mueller’s leadership staff in a closed session, said a committee official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss private talks. Over the nearly two-year investigation, the special counsel charged 34 people, including 26 Russian nationals, and secured guilty pleas from seven, including several high-level Trump campaign and administration officials. The investigation concluded in March, and the following month, the Justice Department released the report documenting the work of the special counsel’s office.

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LONDON — Lawmakers and commentators around the world expressed shock and disgust on Monday after President Donald Trump targeted minority congresswomen in a series of tweets over the weekend and told them to “go back” to their countries. On U.S. soil, the tweets prompted outrage, with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi branding Trump’s string of remarks as “xenophobic comments meant to divide our nation,” and Democrats defending those believed to be at the center of Trump’s fury: Ayanna Pressley, Rashida Tlaib, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar. While Republicans remained overwhelmingly silent, lawmakers around the world were not. British politician David Lammy branded Trump’s comments “1950s racism straight from the White House” and called for Boris Johnson, who is in the running to replace Theresa May as prime minister, to condemn the remarks. On Monday, May, who has just days left in office, condemned the series of tweets.

“The prime minister’s view is that the language used to refer to these women was completely unacceptable,” a spokesman for Downing Street said. May’s sharp rebuke of the president has put pressure on other lawmakers, especially Johnson and Jeremy Hunt who are both vying for her job, to condemn the tweets. Both men have been silent so far, however. May’s condemnation comes after a tense week between Britain and the United States with the special (or not-so-special) relationship at a new low. “The President of the United States telling elected politicians - or any other Americans for that matter - to ‘go back’ to other countries is not OK, and diplomatic politeness should not stop us saying so, loudly and clearly,” tweeted First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon. Sadiq Khan, London’s first Muslim mayor who was born and raised in the city and has frequently clashed with Trump, told a British radio station that this is the type of language he’s heard for much of his life - though never from such a source. “I’ve heard it from racists and

fascists. Never from a mainstream politician,” he said. “Here you have the president of the U.S.A. using that same sort of language.” The outrage came from outside Britain as well. “Trump’s racism is sickening. Any European politician who fails to condemn this has questions to answer & should be ashamed of themselves,” wrote Belgian politician Guy Verhofstadt. In Germany, commentators condemned Trump’s remarks on Monday. To rely on “ugly sentiments,” wrote the Sueddeutsche Zeitung daily newspaper, has “long become part of his strategy.” His tweets, the paper wrote, were so “clearly racist, that a debate over their content are a waste of time.” German news outlet Der

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CALENDAR 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

Thursday, Aug. 8 n Coxsackie Village workshop meet-

Historic Cherry Hill names new director ALBANY — The Board of Trustees of Historic Cherry Hill announces the appointment of Deborah EmmonsAndarawis as director of Historic Cherry Hill (HCH). She has been serving as Acting Director since December 2017. Emmons-Andarawis joined HCH as curator in 2008. In that role she managed the 70,000 artifacts and manuscripts housed at the Edward Frisbee Center for Collections and Research and the furnished rooms of the historic house; designed and taught a collectionsbased course for the Public History Department at the University at Albany; oversaw conservation projects; supported the museum’s education department in the development of programs; and facilitated several new initiatives and grant projects. Early in her tenure, she took on the monumental task of safeguarding the 3,000 artifacts typically on display in the historic house in preparation for a multiphase $2 million major restoration project. EmmonsAndarawis has assisted in project oversight throughout the ten-year restoration and has been managing the final phase of work since taking the helm at the end of 2017. As Acting Director, Emmons-Andarawis continued

to oversee curatorial functions while also assuming all administrative responsibilities. She has expertly navigated the serious fiscal challenges HCH has faced, while at the same time steering HCH towards the completion of the restoration, reinstallation of the museum collections, and an anticipated grand re-opening. The Board quickly developed confidence in EmmonsAndarawis in her new role, and concluded that she is the best candidate to fill the position of Director at this very pivotal time in HCH’s history. “I am so impressed with how seamlessly Deborah transitioned to her new leadership role and in her loyalty to and passion for HCH,” said Maryrita Dobiel, President of the Board of Trustees. “In a very short time, she has mounted a Herculean effort to ensure HCH’s successful re-opening, while at the same time keeping the long-term health of the organization in her sights.” In addition to her years of experience at Cherry Hill, Emmons-Andarawis brings to her role an intimate knowledge of the museum field and the Capital Region’s cultural resources. She has served as a panelist and field reviewer for New York State Council on the

Arts and the Institute of Museum and Library Services and has worked with heritage partners through the collaboration Partners for Albany Stories and programmatic initiatives like the Albany History Fair. Emmons-Andarawis previously worked at Schuyler Mansion State Historic Site, where she contributed to the site’s interpretation, developed a program of changing exhibitions, and helped to implement a collaborative school program with Historic Cherry Hill. “This is a very exciting time to be at the helm of Cherry Hill,” said EmmonsAndarawis. “As we look forward to the great ‘unveiling’ of the ‘Yellow House on the Hill,’ we envision a Cherry Hill that is a focal point of heritage tourism as well as a recognized research center. This is a moment of unprecedented opportunity, and we look forward to sharing the wonders of Cherry Hill in a big way.” A native of New York City, Emmons-Andarawis received a bachelor’s degree in English from Barnard College, Columbia University, and a master’s in Public History from the University at Albany. She lives in Clifton Park with her husband and four-year old son.

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n Catskill Village Planning Board 7 p.m. at the Catskill Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill n Coxsackie Village Board 7 p.m. at Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie n Greenville CSD BOE business meeting public hearing district-wide school safety plan 6:30 p.m. MS/HS Library, 4976 Route 81, Greenville

Tuesday, Aug. 13 n Coxsackie Village Preservation

Committee 6 p.m. at Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie

Wednesday, Aug. 14 n Athens Village Board 6:30 p.m. at

Village Hall, 2 First St., Athens

Thursday, Aug. 15 n Coxsackie Village Planning Board

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

Boat inspection and decontamination stations are ready for peak Adirondack boating season PAUL SMITHS — Paul Smith’s College Adirondack Watershed Institute (PSC AWI) is offering free boat inspections and decontaminations at more than 60 locations across the Adirondack region to help the public stop the spread of aquatic invasive species. PSC AWI is implementing the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) Adirondack Aquatic Invasive Species Spread Prevention Program to help the public observe the New York State Aquatic Invasive Species spread prevention law which prohibits invasive plants and animals on boats launching into New York state lakes, ponds and rivers. The program includes decontamination stations and boat inspection locations at popular boat launches throughout the Adirondacks. DEC is spotlighting New York’s newest and highest profile boat inspection and decontamination station at the Adirondacks Welcome Center on Interstate 87 northbound near Exit 18 in Glens Falls. This newly constructed station provides easily accessible services at a

gateway to the Adirondacks and will save boaters time when they arrive at their favorite launch site. PSC AWI staff will inspect boats, educate visitors about aquatic invasive species, and decontaminate any boat to meet the “Clean, Drain and Dry” standard required by New York state. The boat inspection and decontamination stations are funded by New York State’s Environmental Protection Fund, USEPA-Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Lake Champlain Basin Program, numerous Lake Associations, private foundations, and municipalities. Information about inspection and decontamination station locations, aquatic invasive species ecology and steps the public can take to maintain the quality of New York’s waterways is at www. adkcleanboats.org. The mission of the Paul Smith’s College Adirondack Watershed Institute is to protect clean water, conserve habitat and support the health and well-being of the people in the Adirondacks through science, collaboration, and real-world experiences for students.

Art is good for your brain ATHENS — Adventure awaits this summer at the Athens Cultural Center. The center offers free summer programs for first through seventh grade students. Classes are fun and engaging, so it feels like summer vacation. Classes and workshops run 12:30-3:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays through Aug. 15 at the Athens Cultural Center, 24 Second St., Athens. At the Athens Cultural Center, unique opportunities are offered that students in other communities don’t have access to during the summer break. Students are encouraged to use art as a tool to help with problem solving. Organizers say they want to help students make connections that are relevant

in their day-to-day lives. Workshops and classes are taught by professional artists and teachers. The Athens Cultural Center also offers older students and community members an opportunity to participate in evening art classes with the Road Trip to Summer Fun Program. These classes and workshops are open to ages 13 and up, and are perfect for individuals, families, college students and groups. Evening classes run 6:308:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays through Aug. 15. Free to students and seniors, and there is a $10 fee for all others. Visit the website for more information at www. athensculturalcenter.org or to register for summer classes email education@athensculturalcenter.org.

Monday, Aug. 19 n Athens Town Board 6:45 p.m. at the

Town Hall, 2 First St., Athens

Tuesday, Aug. 20 n Athens Village Planning Board 6:30

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

Monday, Aug. 26 n Catskill Village Planning Board 7 p.m. at the Catskill Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill

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At the 34th annual Employee Recognition ceremony held by the Greene County Legislature, Department of Human Resources employee Maria D’Errico was named as the 2019 Chairman’s Award winner. D’Errico started work with Greene County in 2007 and was nominated for this honor by the Director of Human Resources Karen MacIntosh-Frering. She has a talent for delivering information to employees and retirees that helps them understand concepts, rules and their responsibilities. D’Errico always performs her tasks happily and is always ready and willing to take on more work if it helps someone solve their problems. Pictured, from left, are Greene County Legislative Chairman Patrick Linger (R-New Baltimore), Maria D’Errico and Human Resources Director Karen MacIntosh-Frering.

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Women kick down equal-pay barrier As the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team marched down the Canyon of Heroes in New York City on Wednesday morning, they carried with them more than a trophy and the adulation of proud nation. They brought confidence that a new state law would expand the requirement of equal pay for equal work. Meaningful discussion about the disparity between the earnings of women and their male counterparts started strong and then deteriorated into the dreaded abstract phase about attendance, bonuses, endorsements and percentages. This is a place where the faint-hearted sports fan should not tread. But before the parade, to his credit, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed into law legislation that expands equal pay laws to prohibit unequal pay on the basis of a protected class, as long as similar work is performed. A separate bill signed by Cuomo prohibits employers from asking prospective employees about their salary history. Since the 1960s, the national fight for equal pay has walked hand-in-hand with the fight for equal rights. Yet today, despite the U.S. Women’s Team rock-solid grip on the 2019 World Cup, the battle rages on, with the same irrelevant arguments used to back it up. But the facts about revenue put those arguments on the shelf. Looking only at game revenue, the U.S.

Soccer Federation’s own financial statements make clear that the women’s team has held its own in comparison to the men’s team since fiscal 2016, according to the Washington Post News Service. In fiscal 2016 and 2017, the women’s team generated more cash than expenses, bringing in net revenue of $8 million in 2016 and $1 million in 2017, according to the report. By contrast, the men’s team posted net revenue of only $350,000 in fiscal 2015 and $2.7 million in fiscal 2016. The most recent Men’s World Cup tournaments were played in 2014 and 2018. The last Women’s World Cup tournament, before this year’s, was played in 2015. A recent editorial cartoon showing the legs of male soccer players grappling for the ball featured this caption: “Maybe men can’t play this game after all.” Meanwhile the men’s team that captured the Gold Cup at the same time as the U.S. women were dominating the sports world earned much more than the women’s team. The male-dominated sports world is playing by different, self-serving rules that lock women out of the paydays they deserve. That cartoon caption recalls a similar sentiment expressed by the great Casey Stengel: “Can’t anybody here play this game?” When it comes to equal pay for women, the answer is a resounding no.

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Cuccinelli can’t wish away Trump’s motive Ken Cuccinelli must be grateful for his social safety net. No, not the social safety net for poor Americans that Cuccinelli’s fellow Republicans have been trying to slash for years. Cuccinelli is benefiting from the Trump GOP’s safety net: Thanks to a loophole and a few feisty cable news hits, a failed gubernatorial candidate and failed foe of same-sex rights is now the acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. What a country! Not surprisingly, the White House deployed Cuccinelli on two Sunday talk shows to defend conditions in migrant detention centers and Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s preannounced deportation raids in cities across the country. Like other administration officials, Cuccinelli blamed Congress for the conditions on the border, even though there is no excuse for the U.S. government holding hundreds of people for weeks without basic amenities. (It was telling that when Vice President Mike Pence visited one such decrepit holding center Friday, he stayed for only a moment before leaving.) Cuccinelli also refused to promise that any children picked up in raids, including U.S. citizens, would not separated from their parents - all but admitting that we’ll see more of that particular horror. Then, toward the end of Cuccinelli’s interview on CNN, host Jake Tapper brought up the central contradiction between the two policies Cuccinelli was defending: “If you have such overcrowding in ICE facilities, you’re about to do a raid on 2,000 individuals. Do you have the beds for them? Because you’re not going to be able to pick them up and send them back to Guatemala.” “ICE is prepared for that,” said Cuccinelli.

“There is processing involved,” he continued, “but a lot of that is prepared for on the front end. ICE plans these things superbly.” But if ICE plans these things superbly, why is there such overcrowding in the first place? If ICE can make space for 2,000 more individuals - most of whom, Cuccinelli claims, will be dangerous - then why haven’t ICE and the U.S. Border Patrol done so already to alleviate overcrowding? If, on the other hand, conditions are unavoidably terrible, why is the Trump administration voluntarily adding to the problem with these raids? The truth, of course, is that these deliberately well-publicized raids and the horrible detention conditions do have a common motive, and it’s the same motive that underlies the president telling brown-skin congresswomen to “go back” to the “places from which they came.” This president wants his base to see him treating nonwhite people harshly. Detainees who crossed a border in search of a better life treated worse than death row inmates? Good. Children separated from their mothers and fathers? Well, the parents shouldn’t have brought the kids. Hundreds of American citizens swept up just because ICE mistook them for undocumented immigrants? That’s just the cost of toughness. Even now, there are parts of the media that still shy away from calling out this president’s prejudices, even as they power his White House’s policy. But the fact remains: The president is a racist, and his administration is enacting racist policies. That won’t change as long as this president is in office. James Downie is The Washington Post’s Digital Opinions Editor. He previously wrote for The New Republic and Foreign Policy magazine.

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Beware of geeks bearing AI gifts Last March, McDonald’s Corp. acquired the startup Dynamic Yield for $300 million, in the hope of employing machine learning to personalize customer experience. In the age of artificial intelligence, this was a no-brainer for McDonald’s, since Dynamic Yield is widely recognized for its AI-powered technology and recently even landed a spot in a prestigious list of top AI startups. Neural McNetworks are upon us. Trouble is, Dynamic Yield’s platform has nothing to do with AI, according to an article posted on Medium last month by the company’s former head of content, Mike Mallazzo. It was a heartfelt takedown of phony AI, which was itself taken down by the author but remains engraved in the collective memory of the internet. Mallazzo made the case that marketers, investors, pundits, journalists and technologists are all in on an AI scam. The definition of AI, he writes, is so “jumbled that any application of the term becomes defensible.” Mallazzo’s critique, however, conflates two different issues. The first is the deliberately misleading marketing that is common to many hyped technologies, and is arguably epitomized by some blockchain companies. I am reminded of the infamous Long Island Iced Tea Corp., which saw its stocks soar 289 percent in 2017 after it rebranded itself as Long Blockchain Corp., citing hazy plans to explore blockchain technology. The second issue is that, unlike blockchain, the term AI is indeed both broad and vague - which opens the door to its widespread use as an idiom for “something that solves hard problems.” But this issue far predates the current period of hype, and is best understood by examining the field’s history and intellectual underpinnings. AI was born as a scientific field in 1956, in a summer workshop at Dartmouth College. According to the workshop’s mission statement, in two months the

11 attendees would “make a significant advance” in their task of finding “how to make machines use language, form abstractions and concepts, solve kinds of problems now reserved for humans, and improve themselves.” The scale of the founders’ vision is staggering, so much so that, six decades later, it continues to be a source of inspiration. Admittedly (much) more than two months have gone by and we’re still far from realizing that vision, but it has given rise to a sprawling field of research. Even AI pioneer Marvin Minsky’s sweeping definition of AI - the “science of making machines capable of performing tasks that would require intelligence” if done by humans - doesn’t quite cut it at this point. Take the area of AI known as heuristic search, for example. It started in the 1960s with a team of researchers at the Stanford Research Institute, who were building a robot with the then-revolutionary capability of autonomously moving around and avoiding obstacles. Continuing a trend of imposing nomenclature - evident in their creation’s dignified name, Shakey the robot - the researchers called their first pathfinding algorithm A1. Its successor, the equally illustrious A2, was later renamed A(asterisk). As it turns out, moving from one point to another is similar to getting from an initial configuration of a puzzle to its solution. That makes A(asterisk) an amazingly versatile algorithm; academics consider it to be one of the most fundamental and important tools in the AI arsenal. Yet the algorithm is so simple - it decides which action to take next by adding up two numbers, something that monkeys can do - that it can hardly be seen as a proxy for human intelligence. A similar tale can be told of each of AI’s dozen diverse areas. One is the area of multi-agent systems, which focuses on designing the interaction between

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autonomous software agents such as self-driving cars. Another is automated planning. Yet another is machine learning, which many mistakenly view as being synonymous with AI. The staples of each area don’t quite jibe even with Minsky’s loose definition. Still, these ostensibly disparate areas have much more in common than just history and excessive optimism. As with other mature scientific disciplines, AI has a shared vocabulary, which allows the most compelling ideas and the most powerful techniques to propagate across areas. There’s also the periodic emergence of ambitious, cross-cutting enterprises that build on the synergies between AI’s areas. The 2000s brought us the DARPA Grand Challenge and the DARPA Urban Challenge, which supercharged the development of self-driving cars. In 2011, IBM’s Watson crushed two legendary Jeopardy! champions and fired the public imagination. And in recent years a variety of long-standing research threads have coalesced into a new agenda known as “AI for social good,” which aspires to make tangible progress on some of the biggest problems facing humanity. The moral is that AI is a bit of a misnomer, but it’s an intellectually meaningful term that has always been inclusive. For that reason, it would behoove investors and journalists to demand that startups billed as “AI-powered” explain how their technology fits into the broader AI landscape, instead of jumping to conclusions based on the label itself. It’s a cliché that you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but it’s doubly true in the age of AI - and triply true if the book was generated by AI. Ariel Procaccia is an associate professor in the computer science department at Carnegie Mellon University. His areas of expertise include artificial intelligence, theoretical computer science and algorithmic game theory.

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Anthony “Tony” Scanlon GREENVILLE – Anthony “ToTony is the beloved husband ny” Scanlon, 79, passed away of 51 years of Mary Martin Scanon Sunday, July 14, 2019 at Al- lon; loving father of Margaret bany Medical Center. Tony was Scanlon-Amorin (Marcos), Eiborn in Dingle, County Kerry, leen Helly (Mark), Angela ScanIreland on Sept. 22, 1939, son lon Santarelli, Elizabeth Leahy of the late Padraig and Marga- (Timmy), and the late Patrick ret Driscoll Scanlon. He grew Anthony Scanlon, who died in up in Ireland and spent 5 years 1971 at age 9 months; proud in England before coming to grandfather of Joseph Kelly America in 1963. He lived for (Emily), Padraig and Ciara Leaseveral years in Virginia before hy, Mairead and Fiona Helly, settling in the Bronx. and Zander Santarelli, Tony worked as a paand great-grandfather per handler at the New of Jane Kelly. Tony York Times for many was one of 15 siblings, years, and part-time four of whom survive at the Daily News and in Ireland and Engthe New York Post. Afland, along with many ter marriage and while nieces, nephews and raising their family in cousins. the Bronx, Tony and Relatives and friends Scanlon Mary vacationed in are invited to attend Greene County, evena Memorial Mass on tually retiring in Greenville. Tony Wednesday, July 17th at 11 was a member of the Greenville a.m. in St. John the Baptist American Legion Post 291, and Church, 4987 State Route 81, a former member of the Kerry- Greenville. There are no calling mens Association in the Bronx. hours. Burial of ashes will take Tony had a beautiful singing place privately, and at a later voice, and played the tin whis- date. In lieu of flowers, memotle, as well as many other instru- rial donations to the Alzheimer’s ments. He volunteered at Eden Association, 4 Pine West Plaza, Park Nursing Home in Catskill, Suite 405, Albany, NY 12205, entertaining the residents with or online at www.alz.org will be music, and formerly sang in appreciated. Condolence page the choir at Our Lady of Knock is available at ajcunninghamfh. Shrine in East Durham. com.

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Newly unified House Democrats to vote on condemning Trump’s attacks on congresswomen of color By Jennifer Haberkorn Los Angeles Times

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s racially charged taunt that four congresswomen of color “go back” to the “places from which they came” has unified Democrats just as they were facing one of their most serious fractures since taking control of the House. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Monday that the House will vote on a resolution condemning “the president’s xenophobic tweets.” The resolution is being drafted by House Democrats who were born abroad, including Rep. Tom Malinowski (DN.J.), who was born in communist Poland and moved to central New Jersey when he was 6 years old. “Our caucus will continue to forcefully respond to these disgusting attacks,” Pelosi wrote in a letter to fellow lawmakers. “The House cannot allow the president’s characterization of immigrants to our country to stand.” A group of four high-profile progressive House Democrats and Speaker Nancy Pelosi had been at odds in recent weeks over the direction of the House majority, including a recent border spending bill. For weeks progressives viewed as Pelosi pandering to more politically vulnerable moderates in the caucus. But Trump on Sunday all but put an end to the drama by tweeting that the “’progressive’ Democrat Congresswomen” — all U.S. citizens and three American-born — should return to the countries they “originally came from.” Trump did not directly name the four lawmakers, but House Democrats widely interpreted it as a slam against Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), Ilhan Omar (DMinn.) and Rashida Tlaib (DMich.). The four, all women of color, had dubbed themselves “the squad” and have advocated for more progressive policies. Three of the four Democrats Trump appeared to be referring to over the weekend were born in the United States. Pressley was born in Cincinnati, Ocasio-Cortez in New York and Tlaib in Detroit. Omar was born in Somalia and came to the United States in 1997 as a refugee, later becoming a U.S. citizen. On Monday, Trump continued his attacks on the women,

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tweeting: “If Democrats want to unite around the foul language & racist hatred spewed from the mouths and actions of these very unpopular & unrepresentative Congresswomen, it will be interesting to see how it plays out.” A wide swath of House Democrats over the weekend flooded Twitter to condemn the president’s tweets as racist and come to the women’s defense, including some of the most moderate Democrats with whom the four have tangled. “The offensive comments made this morning about my colleagues are totally unacceptable and wrong,” tweeted Rep. Josh Gottheimer (DN.J.), a leader of the Problem Solvers Caucus, which has squared off against progressives. “There is no place for it (in Congress or anywhere in our country).” Pelosi, while defending the four, lambasted Trump for focusing on “making America white again.” “When @realDonaldTrump tells four American Congresswomen to go back to their countries, he reaffirms his plan to ‘Make America Great Again’ has always been about making America white again,” she tweeted. “Our diversity is our strength and our unity is our power.” Republicans were silent over the weekend, an acknowledgement of the power of the Trump brand ahead of the 2020 election. The few elected Republicans who regularly spoke out against Trump in recent years have

largely left office. The lone elected Republican to chastise the comment was Sen. Pat Toomey, a conservative from Pennsylvania, who on Monday said Trump was “wrong to suggest that four left-wing congresswomen should go back to where they came from.” “Three of the four were born in America and the citizenship of all four is as valid as mine,” he said in a statement. “I couldn’t disagree more with these congresswomen’s views on immigration, socialism, national security, and virtually every policy issue. But they are entitled to their opinions, however misguided they may be. We should defeat their ideas on the merits, not on the basis of their ancestry.” On Fox, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R.-S.C.) declined Monday to criticize the president, saying only that he should “aim higher.” Graham instead attacked the women as communists and anti-American. Whether Trump’s tweets will serve as a permanent reset on the House Democratic caucus has yet to be seen. Pelosi had managed to keep the wide-ranging Democratic caucus on relatively the same page from January through late June, when a dispute over a bill to fund the White House’s emergency border spending bill tore the simmering tension into the open. In coming weeks, House Democrats will have to deal with several policies that could bring those pressures back to the surface, including whether to raise the nation’s

Epstein’s safe had ‘Piles of Cash’ and a fake passport, prosecutors say Benjamin Weiser and Ali Watkins The New York Times News Service

NEW YORK — Investigators discovered a safe in Jeffrey Epstein’s Manhattan mansion that held “piles of cash,” diamonds and an expired passport from a foreign country which had what appeared to be Epstein’s photo, but was registered to a fake name and listed his residence as Saudi Arabia. Prosecutors revealed the safe’s contents as they argued in U.S. District Court in Manhattan that Epstein should be denied bail before his sex-trafficking and conspiracy trial because he was a flight risk and a danger to the community. He is accused of abusing dozens of underage girls at his residences in New York City and Palm Beach, Florida. Two women who said they were sexually abused by Epstein also spoke at the hearing, urging Judge Richard M. Berman to deny him

bail. “He’s a scary person to have walking the streets,” said Courtney Wild, one of Epstein’s accusers, who said she was assaulted at age 14. Berman said he would not rule until Thursday about whether Epstein should be granted bail while he awaits trial. Epstein had proposed in court papers that he be allowed to remain under house arrest in his $56 million mansion on the Upper East Side, and pay for 24-hour security guards who would ensure he did not flee. His attorneys say Epstein has been law-abiding for more than a decade. “He didn’t reengage in this activity,” one of his lawyers, Martin Weinberg, told the judge on Monday, adding, “It’s not like he’s an out-of-control rapist.” But prosecutors, citing what they called Epstein’s “yearslong scheme

to sexually abuse underage girls” and his fortune of at least $500 million, have argued that Jeffrey Epstein E p s t e i n would pose a danger to the community and might flee the country if granted bond. The government had also said Epstein might try to obstruct justice if he were given bail. Prosecutors said that last year he wired $350,000 to two people who were potential witnesses against him at a trial. Epstein’s lawyers said Monday that the payment could have been “an act of generosity” to Epstein’s associates and that government lawyers were unable to prove otherwise. Epstein, 66, who faces up to 45 years in prison if convicted on the charges,

has been held since his July 6 arrest in the Metropolitan Correctional Center in lower Manhattan, a highly secure jail that has housed accused terrorists, mobsters and, recently, Mexican drug lord El Chapo. In 2008, Epstein pleaded guilty to two state charges in Florida as part of a secret deal with federal prosecutors to satisfy a potential indictment on similar charges. He ended up serving a 13-month sentence in a local jail and avoided federal prosecution. That deal was brokered by Alexander Acosta, a former U.S. attorney in Miami who resigned last week as President Donald Trump’s labor secretary after public outrage over the Epstein agreement reached a fever pitch. On Monday, defense lawyers for Epstein listed four additional Justice Department officials — two of whom now hold highlevel government positions

— who approved Epstein’s deal at the time. Beyond Acosta, the agreement not to prosecute Epstein was approved by Mark Filip, then the deputy attorney general, and Alice Fisher, who at the time led the Justice Department’s criminal division. Both have since departed the government for private practice. According to Epstein’s lawyers, the deal was also cleared by Sigal P. Mandelker and John Roth, who were both senior officials in the Justice Department. Mandelker is currently an undersecretary for the Department of the Treasury, and Roth serves as the inspector general for the Department of Homeland Security. At the time, Epstein’s lawyers said, government officials acknowledged federal interest in the case but upheld Acosta’s authority to negotiate the deal.

debt limit and spending caps, and the Democratic response to a hearing with former special counsel Robert S. Mueller. Just last week, tensions between Pelosi and some members of the “squad” were high. The speaker, in a closed-door House Democratic caucus meeting, blasted Democrats — and their staff members — for airing publicly their grievances with other Democrats. “As much as we need a prosperous economy, we also need a prosperity of kindness and decency. That civility is something that this caucus should be leading the way on,” she told her fellow Democrats, according to a person in the room. “You got a complaint? You come and talk to me about it. But do not tweet about our members and expect us to think that that is just OK.” Ocasio-Cortez criticized Pelosi in the Washington Post for what she called an “explicit singling out of newly elected women of color.” House Democrats largely rallied to Pelosi’s defense, trying to diffuse a tension that threatens to overshadow the Democrats’ hopes of serving as a check on the president and their conflict with the GOP-controlled Senate. When Ocasio-Cortez’s chief of staff tweeted that Rep. Sharice Davids’ (DKan.) “votes are showing her to enable a racist system,” the House Democrats’ official Twitter account blasted him for “singling out a Native American woman of color.” (c)2019 Los Angeles Times Visit the Los Angeles Times at www.latimes.com Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

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Mid-summer watering: Tricks of the trade By Thomas Christopher For Columbia-Greene Media

One of the most persistent myths in gardening lore is the one about the danger of watering at mid-day. According to this belief, the droplets of water that land on the plant’s leaves will act like lenses to focus the intense mid-day sunlight and “burn” the plants. I was told this in all seriousness by older gardeners I respected when I was a student. It never occurred to me to ask why, then, I hadn’t been tattooed with little burn marks when I ran through a sprinkler as a child, or why the plants seemed to cope just fine with a noon-time shower. I no longer worry about picking up the hose when I see plants flagging in the midday sun. I try not to water then because it is inefficient — especially if you are watering with old-fashioned sprinklers. As much as half the water that comes out

of an overhead, oscillating sprinkler will evaporate before it hits the ground on a hot, breezy day. I try to water in the morning, when the air is likely to be still and cool, and I try to avoid watering in the evening, which leaves the plants wet overnight and so promotes the spread of mildews and other fungal diseases. I haven’t yet gotten around to installing the drip-irrigation system that is sitting in a shipping carton in the garage, but I do make use of soaker hoses, which deliver the water droplets right to the soil, thereby greatly reducing the water wasted through evaporation. I originally began to conserve water through updated irrigation methods when I gardened for a couple of years in central Texas. The water delivered by the city in which I lived then was notably saline, as it often is in that region. If I watered as extravagantly as I had been taught to in the

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Assigning one garden plant as a barometer to indicate water deficiency will inform you if the rest of the garden is approaching dehydration and could do with a boost.

Northeast, I would deliver so much salt to the soil that the plants would be poisoned. As a result, I learned to conserve water, not only with the use of drip irrigation but also by mixing compost into the soil to make it more absorptive and covering it with mulch

COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY ELECTS OFFICERS

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The Greene County American Legion Auxiliary met June 8 in Greenville. The 2019 officers were installed. They are Lucille Mozillo, president; Dolores Rogers, secretary; Helen Hack, treasurer; Helen Dykeman, first vice president; Jacqueline Packham, chaplain and sergeant at arms. Pictured are Marianne Krauss and Virginia Gurley from Prattsville; Jacqueline Packham and Dolores Rogers from Greenville; Helen Hack and Helen Dykeman from Catskill.

Outstanding local high school students selected to perform at Sydney Opera House CATSKILL — Amara Wilson, Caitlin Van Loan and Edward Donahue, Class of 2019 graduates from Catskill High School, have been selected for the 2019 High School Honors Performance Series at Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia. They will perform in August with the Honors Mixed Chorus. Participation in this Honors Ensemble is limited to the highestrated high school performers from across the world. During the summer of 2018, Wilson, Van Loan, and Donahue auditioned for the Honors Performance Series and were accepted after a review by the Honors Selection Board. Acceptance to the elite group is a direct result of the talent, dedication, and achievements demonstrated in their application and audition recording. These students will join other performers from 46 U.S. states, Guam, several provinces of Canada, Australia, Hong Kong, Qatar, and South Korea for a special performance at the world-famous Sydney Opera House, a venue that marks the pinnacle of musical achievement. Edward, Caitlin, and Amara all began their music studies in fourth grade beginning with chorus. Throughout the years, they have expanded their exposure to music. All three students, under the direction of Catskill choral teacher Michelle Storrs, participated in Concert Chorus in high school. In addition, Caitlin and Amara performed with the Treblaires, under the direction of Michelle Storrs. Each of the finalists performed at Carnegie Hall with the Honors

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From left are Amara Wilson, Caitlin Van Loan and Edward Donahue.

Performance Series. Edward performed in February of 2016, Caitlin in February of 2017, and Amara in February of 2018. All finalists have participated locally in the Greene County Music Educators Association All-County Festivals. Caitlin and Edward have performed in the New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA) Zone 9 Area All-State. Additionally, Edward has participated in the NYSSMA All-State festival, the

National Association for Music Education (NAfME) All-Eastern festival, and the NAfME All-National festival. Finalists will have the opportunity to learn from world-renowned conductors, work with other finalists, and get a taste of Sydney. The Honors Performance will take place Aug. 4, and is open to the public. Tickets can be purchased through the Sydney Opera House box office.

to reduce evaporation off its surface. With these measures I was able to greatly increase the length of time the garden could go without supplemental irrigation and so enable it to make do, largely, with the less than frequent local

summer rains. When I did water, I made sure to water deeply, moistening the soil to a depth of eight inches or more, to encourage deeper rooting from the plants so they would be better able to scavenge moisture from the soil even when it was scarce. I still water sparingly; our well can’t supply enough water to irrigate lavishly. Likewise, I try to deliver the water before the plants are stressed. One way to do that is to identify some plant or plants in the garden that are more sensitive to a water deficiency than the rest. When this indicator plant flags, you’ll know the rest of the garden is approaching dehydration and could do with a boost. One thing I don’t take too seriously is when plants flag, letting their leaves droop, at midday when the weather is sunny, hot and dry. Often, such flagging is not a symptom of a lack of moisture in the soil, but simply a sign

that the plant’s roots can’t pump enough water up to the leaves to replace what is being drawn out by the evaporation off their surface. Such plants will usually firm up, standing straight, as evening brings cooler conditions. Of course, if a plant behaves this way consistently, it suggests that you need to relocate it to somewhere cooler and less stressful or replace it with a more drought-resistant specimen. Be-a-Better-Gardener is a community service of Berkshire Botanical Garden, located in Stockbridge, Mass. Its mission to provide knowledge of gardening and the environment through 25 display gardens and a diverse range of classes informs and inspires thousands of students and visitors on horticultural topics every year. Thomas Christopher is the co-author of Garden Revolution and is a volunteer at Berkshire Botanical Garden.

Greene County recognizes outstanding area youth CATSKILL — The Greene County Children, Youth and Community Advisory Board announce their selections for their Youth Awards. A description of the activities and involvement within the community for each youth nominated was submitted to the Advisory Board, portraying a caring, dedicated individual whose efforts and accomplishments should be recognized. Selecting the awardees out of the many excellent nominations was a difficult task, organizers said. However, they are confident the awards are being made to very deserving young members of the county: Justice Brantley, Catskill High School – 2019 Greene County Youth of the Year; Erwin Lampman, Cairo-Durham High School – Children, Youth & Community Advisory Board Chairman’s Choice Award; and Kareel Slager, Tech Valley High School – Greene County Department of Human Services Director’s Choice Award. Justice Brantley is an Honor Roll student and has taken college-level courses. He received a Section 2 Scholar Athlete Award for his outstanding achievement in the classroom, community and basketball. Justice volunteers at the Catskill Soup Kitchen and also delivers meals to the elderly. He can be seen shoveling snow for the elderly and handicapped residents in the Hop-O-Nose Apartments. He

serves as a reading buddy to younger children and mentors to troubled youth in the housing community, and even organized a basketball tournament at Hop-O-Nose. He volunteers with the CYO Basketball League as a coach, referee, timekeeper and practices. Justice has volunteered with Santa’s Helpers and the Walk to End Alzheimer’s Disease. He has worked summers under the Columbia Greene Workforce Program at the Catskill Community Center. Erwin Lampman III is a member of the National Honor Society, an Honor Roll student, Student of the Month winner and has been awarded the RIT Scholarship. He is a Life Scout in Boy Scout Troop 43 and has been named to the Troop Order of the Arrow (Boys Scouts Honor Society). He volunteers at many Scout events including Color Guard in parades, the Greene County Youth Fair, various veterans’ ceremonies and collecting for local food pantries with the Scouts Food Drive. After being injured playing varsity football, he volunteered to serve as sports manager. In the summer of 2018, Erwin started his own wood-milling business (operating under the family business), selling rough-cut lumber to local customers. Over the course of the last summer, Erwin restored, cleaned and reset three Civil

War veterans’ badly damaged and broken headstones. He organized a work detail of 22 people, repaired fallen stones and walls, placed flags and built a large sign to mark the Union Church Cemetery. Kareel Slager has faced many challenges in his life. He was born in the Ukraine and raised in a hospital until age five, when he was adopted by an American family. He has faced challenges to his hearing, speaking and vision, and has undergone numerous surgeries. None of this has slowed him down. He has been an active volunteer with the Coxsackie Area Food Pantry and his presence brightens the day for all there. He is always willing to take on any task and complete it efficiently and cheerfully, inspiring others. He has volunteered with the Albany Fire Department and has taken Red Cross training. He is active with the Youth Leadership in his church, and has traveled with Hope Force International to volunteer after disasters in Texas and Puerto Rico. Other youth receiving acknowledgement are: CairoDurham High School: Eugene Somers; Coxsackie-Athens High School: Aiden Boehm. All of the youth will be honored at opening ceremonies of the Greene County Youth Fair.

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The Columbia-Greene Addiction Coalition launches its website By Claire Parde, Executive Director For Columbia-Greene Media

On July 1, a good thing happened: the Columbia-Greene Addiction Coalition launched its website! After many months of planning, writing and editing, the website was made available to the public and can now be found at https://www. columbiagreeneaddictioncoalition.org. Jointly funded by the Columbia County Board of Supervisors, the Greene County Legislature, and the Healthcare Consortium, and developed with the input of the Addiction Coalition’s many members, the purpose of the website is to provide information about the resources in and around the Twin Counties for preventing, treating and supporting recovery from addiction. For the person who is simply curious and wants to educate themselves, the website offers information about addiction and its impact on our community. It defines the disease of addiction and also directly confronts common myths and misconceptions about it. The website identifies different drugs of abuse and lists numerous signs of addiction, such as changes in personality, mood and behavior, diminished hygiene, appearance, and health, and revealing conduct at school or work. For the person who is concerned about addiction developing in themselves or others, the website offers a great

deal of content on prevention — the term used to describe various activities meant to help people avoid becoming addicted in the first place. The “Prevention” pages identify the factors that put people at risk of addiction, as well as the factors that may protect them from it. They also give guidance to parents and caregivers for communicating about use, abuse and addiction with children and adolescents in ageappropriate ways, and provide links to resources like a Parent Toolkit and a list of “Conversation Starters.” For individuals and their loved ones who are already impacted by addiction, the website offers considerable content devoted to the many “Roads to Recovery,” including licensed inpatient and outpatient treatment clinics, mobile treatment programs, online services, telephone helplines and self-help groups. It provides links to an inventory of services and supports that can be found both in and around the Twin Counties, as well as pamphlets and guides to help individuals navigate the system of addiction services. And finally, for the person who wants to learn and do more about addiction in our community, the website offers information about opportunities to become involved. A

calendar of events notes the many meetings, trainings, celebrations, and other events that are scheduled, and an online form allows individuals to sign-up to receive communications about the topics of greatest interest. Whether a visitor to the website is absolutely new to or well-versed in the issue of addiction, and whether their interest is strictly academic or deeply personal, there is sure to be something of use and value found in this new resource. Please take a moment to explore the website, which is designed for ease of use on both desktops and mobile devices. Any questions, comments or suggestions about the website can be directed to the Columbia-Greene Addiction Recovery Coordinator, Danielle Hotaling, by phone at 518-697-6182 or via email at coordinator@c-gac.org, or submitted through the website on its “Contact Us” page. The Healthcare Consortium is a non-profit organization with a mission of improving access to healthcare and supporting the health and well-being of the residents in our rural community. The agency is located at 325 Columbia St. in Hudson. For information, visit www.columbiahealthnet.org or call 518-822-8820.

Red Cross issues urgent call for blood and platelet donors ALBANY — Following a difficult Fourth of July week for blood and platelet donations and ongoing challenges finding new blood donors, the American Red Cross now faces a blood shortage and has issued an emergency call for eligible individuals of all blood types to give now and prevent delays in medical care. About 450 fewer blood drives were organized by businesses and other community groups last week than during a typical week as people across the country celebrated the holiday with activities and travel. This led to about 17,000 fewer blood donations than needed for patients in a single week, causing the Red Cross to now have less than a three-day supply of most blood types available — and less than a two-day supply of type O blood — for patients. At least a five-day supply is desired. Missing Types sees encouraging response, but all donors needed now In June, the Red Cross launched the Missing Types campaign to encourage donors — especially new donors and those who have not donated in the past years — to give blood or platelets during the challenging summer months. Through the campaign, the letters A, B and O — letters that make up the main blood groups — disappeared from popular brands to symbolize what happens when blood goes missing from hospital shelves during blood shortages. Despite an encouraging response to the campaign, blood donations still fell short of

expectations in June, resulting in more than 24,000 fewer donations than needed, approximately 3050 fewer donations in the New York-Penn Blood Services Region, causing a significant draw down of the Red Cross blood supply. Donors of all blood types, especially type O, are urged to make an appointment to donate using the Blood Donor App, at RedCrossBlood.org or by calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767). Donation appointments and completion of a RapidPass online health history questionnaire are encouraged to help reduce the time it takes to donate. Those interested in hosting a blood drive can learn more and sign up to sponsor a drive this summer by visiting RedCrossBlood.org/HostADrive. Upcoming blood donation opportunities July 9-31

COLUMBIA COUNTY Livingston Pumper Company 1, Route 9, Livingston, 1-6 p.m. July 19.

DUTCHESS COUNTY Moose Lodge 904, 1273 Route 9G, Hyde Park, noon-5 p.m. July 26. Vassar Brothers Medical Center, 45 Reade Place, Poughkeepsie, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. July 12. LaGrange Fire Co No 2, Rt. 55, 504 Freedom Plains Road, Poughkeepsie, 1:30-6:30 p.m. July 12. Poughkeepsie Galleria, 2001 South Road, Poughkeepsie, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. July 20. Orthopedic Associates of Dutchess County, 1910 South Road, Poughkeepsie, noon-5

p.m. July 22. Boardman Road Branch Library, 141 Boardman Road, Poughkeepsie, 2-7 p.m. July 23. Arlington Professional Firefighters, 213 Vassar Road, Red Oaks Mill Fire Co. Station 3, Poughkeepsie, 1-6 p.m. July 25. VFW Post 5913 Wappingers Falls, 8 School St., Wappingers Falls, 2-7 p.m. July 17.

GREENE COUNTY Catskill Elks Lodge Hall, 45 North Jefferson Ave., Catskill, noon-6 p.m. July 15. American Legion Post 291, 54 Maple Ave., Greenville, 2-7 p.m. July 30. Sgt. James F. Carty, D.S.C. VFW Post 1545, 5565 State Route 23, Windham, 2-6 p.m. July 26.

ULSTER COUNTY Town of Gardiner, 2340 Route 44/55, Gardiner, 1-6 p.m. July 15. Mid Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union, 1099 Morton Blvd., Kingston, 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. July 24. Grace Community Evangelical Free Church, 160 Seremma Court., Lake Katrine, 1-6 p.m. July 30. Pinnacle Learning Center, 1508 Route 9W, Marlboro, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. July 13. Saint Francis De Sales, 109 Main St., Phoenicia, 1-6 p.m. July 16. Saugerties Knights of Columbus Council 4536, 19 Barclay St., Saugerties, 1-6 p.m. July 26. Woodstock Rescue Squad, 226 Tinker St., Woodstock, noon-6 p.m. July 31.

Not so cool news you don’t want to hear Summer is finally here and if the past few days are any indication, it’s going to be a hot one. And there’s nothing better than sitting down on a hot summer night, spoon in hand with a pint of your favorite ice cream. It’s creamy, cold, delicious, irresistible and comforting, and before you know it, the container is empty! You try to convince yourself that ice cream is healthy; after all it’s made from milk. But is ice cream really bad for you? Yes! And it’s important to know what you’re putting in your body; so here’s the ugly truth about your favorite creamy treat. Warning — this post might be depressing for all you ice cream lovers! We all know the main ingredient in ice cream is milk, but what you need to know is what’s in the milk. Factory-farmed milk comes from cows injected with bovine growth hormones (BGH), which increases milk production. In cows, BGH causes foot problems, mastitis and reproductive disorders. And BGH is far more dangerous to humans as it may lead to higher levels of the cancercausing hormone IGF-1. And that’s not all — most factorymade ice cream comes from

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SCHOEPE factory-farmed milk that contains carcinogenic poisons such as glyphosate, polysorbate 80, carrageenan, ethyl acetate and other toxic ingredients. Here’s more depressing news. Research from Georgia State University found that emulsifiers like polysorbate 80 and carrageenan cause cancer in mice. Emulsifiers help improve shelf life of food and prevent oil/fat in products from separating from other water-based ingredients. Polysorbate 80 is a golden colored, vicious liquid which gives ice cream its creamy texture. And it also causes gut inflammation, which increases your chance of developing high blood pressure, high blood sugar, excess body fat and abnormal cholesterol levels. Carrageenan (which is extracted from red seaweed),

is used as a thickening agent and stabilizer (gives ice cream a smooth consistency) in ice cream as well as many other food products. Even though the FDA considers carrageenan to be “natural,” according to a 2016 report released by the Cornucopia Institute it causes gut tumors ulcers, digestive disorders, IBS and may even trigger colon cancer in animals. Ethyl acetate is a chemical used to give pineapple flavor in your ice cream and is also used for cleaning leather and textiles. Its vapors can cause liver, lung and heart damage. Diethyl glycol is used as a paint solvent, antifreeze and paint removers. It’s used as a cheap substitute instead of eggs in ice cream. According to the FDA, this substance in any amount is not suitable for use in toothpaste. So why is it allowed in ice cream? So the next time you’re tempted to pick up ice cream, here’s what you need to know. It should be certified organic, flavored naturally with vanilla bean, lemon, cinnamon, cocoa, and made with whole-food ingredients like those found in your kitchen, not in a lab. Reach Mary Schoepe at fitnessconcepts001@gmail.com.

Columbia-Greene Hospital Foundation announces new board appointments HUDSON — James Lapenn of Hillsdale and Richard Byrne of Kinderhook have been named new members of the Columbia-Greene Hospital Foundation board of trustees, the philanthropic arm of Columbia Memorial Health. Lapenn has served on the Columbia Memorial Health Board of Trustees since 2009 and is currently treasurer of the board. Lapenn also serves on the board of directors of Kaaterskill Commons, Inc., the Columbia Economic Development Corporation and the Workforce Development Board of Columbia and Greene Counties. Lapenn spent 35 years with the international law firm LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae (including predecessor and successor firms), specializing in municipal and project finance. Byrne enjoyed a long career as an operatic soloist with more than 600 performances in the United States, Europe, South America and Asia. He sang for seven seasons at the Metropolitan Opera and 18 seasons at New York City Opera and also appeared with the opera companies of Washington, Houston, Dallas, Minneapolis, New Orleans and other major cities. In 1995 he

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made his European debut in Nice and went on to perform in Geneva, Marseille, Vienna, Toulouse, Dublin, Tokyo, Santiago, Chile, Hong Kong and cities throughout the world. He has also performed with the London and Chicago Symphony Orchestras. Byrne has been involved as a volunteer with the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church, God’s Love We Deliver, and the Alliance for Positive Health. He moved to Kinderhook full time three years ago and has recently sung with the Broad Street Chorale and Broad Street Orchestra. He is currently a licensed realtor with Gary DiMauro Real

Estate, Inc. Columbia-Greene Hospital Foundation Chairperson Patti Matheney said, “It’s critical that we engage people from every walk of life to fulfill our mission of supporting Columbia Memorial Health’s comprehensive network of community-based care. James Lapenn and Richard Byrne will bring invaluable energy, creativity, expertise and perspective to our Board, ensuring that CMH can continue to provide the care we need close to home. We are most grateful to James and Richard for their commitment, thoughtfulness and generosity.”

Informational fair for seniors July 17 at Hudson Area Library HUDSON — The Greene & Columbia Counties Task Force for the Prevention & Education of Elder Abuse announces a series of informational fairs at local libraries and senior centers. Representatives from community agencies including Common Ground, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Columbia & Greene Counties, Depts. of Aging, Community Action, St Peter’s Health Partners Violence Prevention

Educator, Albany Medical Center, Health Care Consortium, and the Attorney General’s Office, elder law attorneys and other organizations will be available for questions. Free material will be available on ways to protect yourself and your loved ones against financial exploitation, fraud, bullying and other forms of abuse. Attendance is free to the public. Free raffle drawings include $10 gift cards from

Stewart’s Shops and other free favors from participant vendors. The informational fairs will be held 1-3 p.m. July 17 at the Hudson Area Library, 51 North Fifth St., Hudson; 10 a.m.noon July 23 at the Roeliff Jansen Community Library, 9091 Route 22, Hillsdale. For information, call Common Ground at 518-943-0523 or email dwallant@commongroundinc.org.

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Church Briefs FOOD AND FELLOWSHIP LUNCHEON NEW BALTIMORE — The Food and Fellowship Luncheon Program at the New Baltimore Reformed Church, Route 144 and Church Street, New Baltimore, will be holding their monthly luncheon noon-2 p.m. Jan. 9. The menu (subject to change) is the ‘Blue Plate Special’ which includes meatloaf, mashed potatoes, gravy, corn, Italian bread and butter and Black Forest cupcakes. Following the meal there will be a presentation by Ron Gabriele, who will be telling us about the History of War Dogs including two from World War I. This luncheon is open to all members of the community. To facilitate planning, reservations are encouraged by the Sunday before the luncheon. To make reservations, call the church at 518-756-8764 or email them at nbrchurch@aol.com. Include your name, contact number, and the number of reservations you are making for this meal. If you need

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transportation or physical assistance, leave that information as well. Dining space is limited to 60 seats. Free will offerings are graciously accepted to offset food costs.

PARENTS NIGHT OUT KINDERHOOK — Parents Night Out 5:30-8:30 p.m. Jan. 12 at the Kinderhook Reformed Church, 21 Broad St., Kinderhook. Free child care for kids 3 and older with dinner provided. Fun evening of age appropriate crafts, storytime and movie in a safe and nurturing environment. Preregistration required. For information and to register, call 518-758-6401.

FRIDAY FREE COMMUNITY MEAL KINDERHOOK — First Friday Free Community Meal on Jan. 4 at Kinderhook Reformed Church, 21 Broad St., Kinderhook. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. with dinner at 6 p.m. Join us for a delicious meal and fellowship. All are welcome. For information, call 518-7586401 or kinderhookreformedchurch.com.

SOUP AND SANDWICH LUNCH STUYVESANT — The Stuyvesant Reformed Church, Route 9J and Church Street, Stuyvesant, will serve a free soup and sandwich lunch 11 a.m.-1 p.m. the first Saturday of the month through April.

SRC STITCHERS STUYVESANT — The Stuyvesant Reformed Church, SRC Stitchers are gathering up their tools and supplies and getting their sewing machine dusted off for a new season of mending and simple clothing repairs. The simple things members of the community need taken care of. The Stitchers meet 10 a.m.-noon the third Saturday of the month through April in the basement of the Church at the corner of Church Street and Route 9J in Stuyvesant. The Stitchers will be prepared to do simple repairs, (hems, zippers etc) while you wait. More involved repairs may need more time and we would tell you if we need more time. The fee will be by donation.

Teaching Baby Boomers how to be Seniors The Baby Boomer Generation is now officially senior citizens. These aren’t the senior citizens of the past, no rocking chairs on the porch, no time to bake cookies for the grandkids, there’s skiing, yoga, travel, mountain biking, kayaking, waterskiing and salsa dance classes to go to. These are the healthy life style, gym going young acting old poops. I figure there’s a fortune to be made here. I’m going to start a center for these novice seniors teaching them how to act their age. I think I’ll call it “The Brooks Senior Training Center and Saloon.” It’s got a nice ring to it. We will offer classes, training and equipment to help ready these Boomer folks for seniorhood. One of the big fears of seniors is that of falling. We will offer classes in falling safely. After being outfitted with helmets, knee pads, elbow pads and football hip pads, we will learn basic falls onto mats and mattresses. Starting with knee rolls both left and right onto mats, we will work our way up to standing body flops onto mattresses. This will be followed immediately by the next class, Getting Up From a Prone Position. With proper training, no more shall we hear, “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up.” We need a class in annoying noises. We will train our students in the art of whistling loudly or clearing their throats continually. This is a useful skill since frequently flatulence is a problem due to a diet of fiber and prune juice. The annoying noise can be used to cover the puttputt sounds and it’s kinder than blaming it on the dog all the time. A class in scheduling would be handy since there will be a lot of things to keep track of; Doctor appointments, medication times and early bird restaurant specials just to name a few. An introduction to lip reading might be another course

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BROOKS possibility and could include a good list of phrases to use when you’re not really sure of what you were just asked. These could range from the popular “Yes, Dear” all the way through the ever useful “Huh?”. For those into aerobic exercise, a class in sock wrestling could provide a good workout. For the more advanced student, we could provide the added challenge of panty hose and orthopedic stockings. We could have on the premises

a Pro Shop where you could purchase polyester clothing such as leisure suits with larger than usual pockets for the storage of rolls and sugar packets during restaurant visits and a stylish selection of plastic lined large bags for buffets. Speed parts for walkers and power chairs could do well. We will include a wide selection of the hard to find Velcro sneakers and shoes. I think this would be a popular place and serve the useful purpose of teaching the Boomers how to act like proper senior citizens or maybe I’ll just dust off my mountain bike and try to keep up with the rest of the pack. Thought for the week — We could certainly slow the aging process down if it had to work its way through Congress. — Will Rogers Until next week, may you and yours be happy and well.

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The Rev. Godfrey Daniel Forbes, of Holy Temple in Hudson and Galilee Church in Poughkeepsie, receives the ‘Bishop O.M. Kelly Church Statesman Trophy” and the ‘Bishop’s Board Service of Distinction Award” on Dec. 8 at the inn at New Hyde Park in Long Island, at a Gala Celebration hosted by the Church of God In Christ, 3rd Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction of Eastern New York. Rev. Forbes was honored for his dedicated volunteer service, spanning for more than 58 years, within the Hudson Valley area. Rev. Forbes is one of the district superintendents within the Jurisdiction, assists ministries in the region, along with presently pastoring the two churches which are a part of the Church of God In Christ denomination.

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Ebola outbreak reaches major city in Congo, renewing calls for an emergency order Denise Grady The New York Times News Service

The 1-year-old Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo has reached the city of Goma, which has a population of nearly 2 million, an international airport and ferries and buses that fan out over much of the region. Goma is also just 1 kilometer, or about half a mile, from the border with Rwanda. Just one infected man reached the city over the weekend, but it is a development that health officials have long dreaded. “The identification of the case in Goma could potentially be a gamechanger in this epidemic,” said Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of the World Health Organization, speaking on Monday in Geneva at a high-level United Nations meeting about the outbreak. He called Goma “a gateway to the region and the world.” Because of the Goma case, Tedros said he would once again convene a WHO committee to decide whether it is time to declare the epidemic a “public health emergency of international concern,” which could draw more international help to the region. This would be the fourth meeting of the committee, which has declined three times to declare an

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The guests told Ruck their winning bid was $700. “They spent two days in the building [the sheriff’s office] taking doors off,” Ruck said, adding that a deputy watched over them. The guests stayed with Ruck from June 8-10. A deputy was posted at the sheriff’s office June 10. Ruck’s guests arrived in a compact car, so they stacked the doors and were planning to come back for them, she said.

emergency and has drawn sharp criticism from many public health experts. The last refusal to declare an international emergency occurred even after the disease had reached Uganda, where there were three cases in people who had crossed the border from Congo. Uganda has experience with Ebola and containment measures, and no more cases have been detected there. South Sudan, which also borders Congo, is considered far less capable of controlling an outbreak, and there is great concern about the possibility of the disease spreading there. A major argument against declaring an emergency is that it could lead to restrictions on travel and trade that could harm countries in the region and hamstring efforts to get more people and supplies into epidemic zones. In his speech on Monday, Tedros also said that two health workers responding to the outbreak had been murdered in their home in Beni. The epidemic region, in the northeastern part of the country, is a conflict zone with many armed militias, and deep distrust of the government and outsiders. Since January, there have been 198 attacks on treatment centers and health workers, killing seven.

“They were going to come back with a flatbed to take the staircase out,” she said. “And they said they were going to need helpers to take all they bid on.” Funds from the sales were deposited at the Greene County Treasurer’s office, Groden said. The items did not have to be surplused by the county Legislature because the value was under $10,000, Groden said. Kitchen equipment was also sold for $5,000. Jail Superintendent Michael Spitz has a key to the former sheriff office, Groden said. “They have some equipment there,” Groden said.

The outbreak, the second largest in history after the one in West Africa in 2014 and 2015, has infected 2,489 people, and 1,665 of them have died. Nearly a third of the cases have been in children, and slightly more than half in women. Some public health experts believe the outbreak could last into next year. People in the affected communities have sometimes rejected or avoided treatment or vaccination, out of unfamiliarity with the disease, distrust of foreign health workers and even fear that outsiders have brought the disease. There is also resentment over all the attention given to Ebola when the impoverished region has other severe health problems, like a measles outbreak that has killed 2,000 children, as well as cholera outbreaks, endemic malaria and high rates of women dying from childbirth. Tedros said people in the street in Congo have asked him, “‘Are you here to help us, or to prevent this thing from coming to you? Are you doing this for us, or for yourself?’ It embarrasses me.” He said people in the region needed to be reassured that the international assistance would stay long after Ebola was gone. “We should not appear to be seen

“They have a right to keep the key.” The jail, which opened in 1905, is a historical asset to the community, local historic preservationist Meg Nowack said last month. “The east side of the village is a nationally registered historic area,” Nowack said. “That is nothing to sneeze at.” When the buildings were constructed, people were relying on horsepower, Nowack said. “To ignore that legacy is irresponsible, in a sense, and it’s really sad,” she said. “They worked really hard to build those buildings and we’re just going to ignore that. It’s

as if we are parachuting in and out because of Ebola,” he said. Speakers at the U.N. meeting on Monday said there was an urgent need for more money from member countries to fight the outbreak. If nations do not open their coffers now, the situation will only spiral further out of control and cost far more in the long run, warned Mark Lowcock, the U.N. undersecretarygeneral for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator. He said that $2 billion had been spent on the West African outbreak. So far, more than 161,000 people have been vaccinated, with a Merck vaccine that is considered highly effective. Other companies have also produced Ebola vaccines, and health experts had hoped to deploy those as well, but Congo’s health ministry has said it will use only Merck’s vaccine, because it has taken tremendous efforts to gain the community’s acceptance of that one. “We need to close the debate,” said Congo’s health minister, Dr. Oly Ilunga. “We have a vaccine that is highly effective, accepted by the population after a period of mistrust.” He added: “We don’t want contradictory messages going out, or contradictory schemes. We have

disrespectful.” The village’s historic assets have decreased over time, Nowack said. “To take another one down seems backwards to me,” Nowack said. The Legislature will discuss the fate of the old jail at a workshop meeting on July 24 at 6 p.m. The county’s plan is to demolish the sheriff’s office and jail but leave the historic carriage house on the property intact, Deputy Greene County Administrator Warren Hart

an effective weapon. Let’s focus on that.” Ilunga also urged the participants at the U.N. meeting to refrain from talking too much about money, because perceptions that the response was bringing cash into the region had led to “rare cases of hostages being taken.” He said, “Let’s not talk about figures too much, to not put the teams on the ground in danger.” The man who brought the disease to Goma was a pastor who had preached and laid his hands on the sick in seven churches in Butembo, a hot spot in the outbreak. He first had symptoms on July 9 and was treated at home by a nurse, but boarded a bus to Goma on July 12. He passed through three health checkpoints on the bus ride without any symptoms being detected, and gave a different name at each checkpoint, apparently hoping to avoid being detained, according to local health authorities. He was ill by the time he reached Goma, and he went to a clinic, where Ebola was diagnosed. Because of precautions already in place to help control the epidemic, health officials had the names of 18 other bus passengers and the driver, and were to start vaccinating them on Monday.

said. Five hundred thousand dollars has been set aside for the demolition. Due to the historic significance of the property, the county must get permission from the state Historic Preservation Office and the village planning board for demolition, Nowack said. Birchwood Archaeology evaluated the old jail property for significant artifacts and found nothing of importance, Hart said in June. “Now they are looking at the

structure itself,” he said. The county does not have firm plans for the property at this time, Hart said. “At the least, we ‘re going to use it for parking,” he said. Sale of the property has to be approved by the Legislature, Hart said. A criminal justice museum for research opportunities and vocational training and a safe space for recovering addicts, the homeless and people in need of transitional housing have been suggested as future uses.

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Monday was the first day customers were able to use Community Bank locally. The bank acquired the former Kinderhook Bank earlier this year.

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Kinderhook. On Dec. 28, 1858, the bank’s first president, William Tobey, purchased its first property for $5,250. The bank occupied the property May 1, 1859. Prior to the Community Bank acquisition, Kinderhook Bank had total assets of nearly $640 million, deposits of $560 million and 11 banking offices across a five-county area, including Kinderhook, Chatham, Valatie and Greenport. The combined company will have approximately $11.3 billion in assets, according to the announcement made in January. “Kinderhook Bank has a rich tradition of community banking and serving its local communities, and that tradition will continue,”

Wentworth said. “Community Bank is pleased to expand its footprint into the Capital Region and is committed to its new employees, customers and the communities in which they live and work.” F. Michael Tucker, president and CEO of the Columbia Economic Development Corporation, acknowledged that there will be a transitional period, but welcomed the new bank. “With 115 years of tradition and service to the community by Kinderhook Bank, there is an adjustment that needs to be made, but this is a natural partnership between these two institutions that will better serve their customers and the community,” Tucker said. “We look forward to working with them in the future.” Community Bank was founded in 1866, according to the company’s website. Jeffrey Hunt, president

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Care of holiday gift plants I hope that you had a lovely Christmas Holiday, or whatever Winter Solstice Holiday you happen to celebrate. If you were fortunate to receive a beautiful Poinsettia plant, or buy one for yourself, here is how to take care of it. First of all, remember that this is a decoration first and a houseplant second! Put it somewhere that it is on display where you can enjoy looking at it! These plants are pretty tough and can take a week or more without any direct sunlight at all. It will need to be watered though. Use lukewarm water as soon as the soil surface dries out to your touch and try to avoid getting the leaves wet. Add enough water so that it runs out of the bottom on the pot and let it drain in the sink. Don’t leave the plant near any cold or drafty areas. Most windowsills are too chilly and you should also avoid hot spots near heaters, woodstoves, etc. Rapid dropping of leaves may indicate exposure to a draft or, if the soil is soggy in the pot, it may indicate root rot. Too much water is as bad as not enough. Cut holes in, or remove the foil covering the pot to ensure that water drains completely. Poinsettias will usually not initiate new growth for weeks unless the leaves are pinched back. It is probably best to not pinch, since it is hard to provide enough sunlight for them once they commence growing once more. If you have a really sunny window they may be placed nearby and may survive as a houseplant all winter, as long as it is at least 65 degrees, or warmer. A diluted application of liquid fertilizer

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BEYFUSS every two weeks will also be helpful. If the plant seems to be covered with moving confetti, after a week or so, these are whitefly and it would be wise to discard the plant, or risk having them spread to other houseplants. You could try using a systemic houseplant insecticide to get rid of them. Your local garden center can advise and sell you a product that should work. Contrary to popular myth, poinsettias are only mildly toxic to pets and humans, so there is very little risk of killing your kitty cat or puppy should they happen to eat some leaves. Drooling and vomiting are about the worst that can happen, so no need to rush your pet to the Vet ER room if it should nibble on some leaves. If you manage to keep the plant alive and healthy until June, you can plant it, outside, pot and all, in a shady spot in your perennial garden, where it can grow quite large over the summer. You can make cuttings on it in August, which will root pretty easily, but you will need to make sure the rooted cuttings get at least 12 hours of darkness each evening by covering the pots with a cardboard box or putting them in a dark closet every

night from mid-September until mid-December. This dark period is necessary to get them to bloom once more, but they will never look as good as the ones you buy from your local garden center! Poinsettias grow wild down here in Florida, but you would hardly recognize them with their tiny 2 to 3 inch red bracts that top the tall plants. Other gift plants, such as spring flowering bulbs and cyclamen should likewise be enjoyed as long as they look good and then discarded without guilt! Two notable exceptions are Christmas cactus and Amaryllis bulbs. Christmas cactus make great houseplants and will bloom pretty reliably for years and years with just a little care and effort. Amaryllis flowers should be cut off as they fade and the foliage can be allowed to gradually dry out by March. The dormant bulb may be stored in a cool area for a few months and brought back to life in September by resuming watering and exposing it to full sunlight. Keep it in a small pot as these bulbs bloom best when root bound. Your Christmas tree should also last for weeks and weeks if properly hydrated. Pines are the longest lasting, while spruce tend to drop their needles fastest. Recycle the tree by putting it outside near a bird feeder, where it will provide cover for the songbirds for much of the winter. If you don’t have a bird feeder, the tree branches can be cut off and used to mulch your perennial beds.

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Old Chatham Quaker Meeting to present screening of RUMBLE OLD CHATHAM — Indie Lens Pop-Up, presented by ITVS, Independent Lens, WMHT Public Media, and Old Chatham Quaker Meeting will present RUMBLE: The Indians Who Rocked the World, an electrifying look at Native American influence in popular music, despite attempts to ban, censor and erase Indigenous culture. As the film reveals, early pioneers of the blues such as Charlie Patton had Native as well as African American roots, and one of the first and most influential jazz singers, Mildred Bailey, had a voice trained on Native American songs. As the folk-rock era took hold in the ‘60s and ‘70s, Native Americans such as Peter La Farge and Buffy SainteMarie helped to define its evolution, and Native guitarists and drummers like Link Wray, Jimi Hendrix, Jesse Ed Davis, and Randy Castillo forever changed the trajectory of rock and roll. Directed by Catherine Bainbridge (Reel Injun), codirected by Alfonso Maiorana, executive produced by legendary rock guitarist Stevie Salas (Apache) and Tim Johnson (Mohawk), and produced by Christina Fon, VP and

Executive Producer of Rezolution Pictures, RUMBLE: The Indians Who Rocked the World premieres at midnight Jan. 21 on Independent Lens on WMHT Public Media. RUMBLE brings the music and musicians to life using innovative re-creations, archival concert footage, and interviews. Their stories are told by some of the music legends who knew them, played with them, and were inspired by them, including Robbie Robertson (Mohawk), George Clinton, Taj Mahal, Slash, Jackson Browne, Taboo (Shoshone/Mexican), Buddy Guy, Quincy Jones, Derek

Trucks, Tony Bennett, Iggy Pop, Steven Tyler, and Stevie Van Zandt. Also featured are Native American poet and activist John Trudell, rock critic David Fricke, director Martin Scorsese, and many more. The screening will be held Jan. 12 with a potluck at 6 p.m. followed by the film at 7 p.m. in the Old Chatham Quaker Meetinghouse, 539 County Route 13, Old Chatham. The screening is free and following by a community discussion about the importance of diversity and Native American culture. For information and to RSVP, call Bob Elmendorf at 518766-2992.

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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, 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 a.m. or a 1 p.m. start time. Entry forms and checks must be received by Undermountain Golf Course on or before Wednesday, July 17. LOGAN WEISS/COLUMBIA-GREENE MEDIA

Chatham 11s fall in Section 2 South Tournament Columbia-Greene Media

TROY — District 15 champion Chatham’s journey through the Section 2 South 11-year old baseball tournament came to an end on Saturday afternoon after falling to District 14 champ Twin Town, 14-2, at the Williams Road Recreation Area. Chatham had dropped a 9-3 decision to Twin Town in the opening round of the tournament on Thursday, but came back to defeat District 17 winner Wappinger, 15-2, on Friday. Saturday’s winner would move on to the championship series against Tri-Village and Twin Town took control early, grabbing the lead and never looking back. Chatham collected seven hits, with Connor Madsen’s

two singles leading the way. Owen Wilbur, Brayden Steltz, Aidan Madsen, Bronson Haner and Jackson Carl each had one single. On Friday, Cooper Steltz had a big game, going 3 for 3 with five RBI. Connor Madsen had a double and two RBI, Zach Ellis and Brayden Steltz two singles and an RBI apiece, Owen Wilbut two singles, Landon Van Alstyne a single and two RBI and Bronson Haner a single. Ellis was the wining pitcher, striking out seven, walking four and allowing three runs and three hits before the game was stopped in the fourth inning because of the 10-run rule. Tri-Village won the tournament on Sunday with a 6-2 victory over Twin Town.

Coxsackie-Athens 10-12 year-old All-Star Cameron Roe drives a ball to the outfield during a recent game against Taconic Hills. C-A, coming off a 13-3 loss to Albany National on Friday, returns to action today at 5:45 p.m. when it visits Albany American in the Section 2 South AAA Tournament.

Novak Djokovic, in a heart-stopper Christopher Clarey The New York Times News Service

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Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer following the men’s singles final on day 13 of the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon on Sunday in London, England. Djokovic defeated Roger Federer 7-6, 1-6, 7-6, 4-6, 13-12 to win his fifth Wimbledon championship.

WIMBLEDON, England — As Novak Djokovic steeled himself again to face Roger Federer and the crowd, Djokovic tried to imagine all the scenarios that could come to pass on Centre Court. But men’s singles finals at Wimbledon have a way of surpassing everyone’s expectations. Add Sunday’s tightly wound classic to the list as Djokovic defeated Federer 7-6 (5), 1-6, 7-6 (4), 4-6, 13-12 (3). “Thank you very much for staying all the way to the end,” Djokovic, the No. 1 seed and defending champion, said to Prince William and Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge as he clutched the trophy with his 4-year-old son, Stefan, by his side. It was Djokovic’s fifth Wimbledon singles title, and he secured it by saving 2 match points on the 37-year-old Federer’s serve and then prevailing in the fifthset tiebreaker at 12-12, the first of its kind in a Wimbledon final. “I thought most of the match I was on See DJOKOVIC B3

Yanks’ Severino is cleared to start throwing program … again Kristie Ackert New York Daily News

NEW YORK — Luis Severino has been cleared to throw — again. The Yankees’ right-hander will begin his third rehab throwing program this week, Aaron Boone announced Sunday. There is no time table or plan for when Severino will be able to return, the Yankees manager added. “Sevy has been cleared to start throwing Monday. He and Dellin (Betances) will start their throwing program Monday,” Boone said before Sunday’s series-finale against the Blue Jays at the Stadium. “I am excited about that and hopefully that will start their way back.” Before you break out those No. 40 jerseys for the second half, however, take a deep breath. Severino is at least six to seven weeks away from being able to return as a full, contributing starter in the Yankees rotation, even if he has a smooth rehab this time. The first step in a rehab throwing program for both Severino and Betances, who is also coming back from a shoulder issue that turned into a strained lat, is usually 25 throws on flat ground at 60 feet and then a day to see how the body reacts. “Now, it’s the steps of obviously getting built back up and getting into long toss and flat ground and getting on a mound obviously,” Boone said. “Then you see where you are from the scheduling and the time stand point. They are in a good place to get going on this throwing program.”

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New York Yankees starting pitcher Luis Severino (40) throws during a game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field on Monday, July 23, 2018 in St. Petersburg, Fla. Severino will begin his third rehab throwing program this week.

For both, this is the third time they have begun a throwing program. Initially, Severino was diagnosed with inflammation in his right rotator cuff. After he began throwing again, he suffered a strained (partially torn) lat muscle. After

being shut down for six weeks, Severino began throwing again only to be shut down because he was not 100% healed. GM Brian Cashman admitted that it was a mistake to have Severino, who the Yankees

signed to a four-year, $40 million extension before the season, begin throwing without having an MRI on the lat to make sure it was fully healed. This time, Boone said that Severino and Betances were both given MRIs before being cleared to throw. “I think we’re confident in where they’re at as far as their recovery and we feel like they are in position to be ready to start this step,” Boone said. “Now their feedback and how they feel and bounce back is always a major part of the evaluation in continuing to lay out the program, but I think there is kind of a protocol now that’s followed and they are in position to graduate at this point.” Considering neither have thrown a pitch in a MLB game this season, there are certainly questions about if and how they can contribute to this season. “I haven’t begun to put a timeline on it or what it’s going to take to have him built up being a starter for us or any kind of option for us,” Boone said. Last week, Cashman said he was “very comfortable and confident” the Yankees will have at least an “abbreviated version” of Severino this season. That obviously implied the 25-year old could be used in the role of an opener or possibly for multiple innings out of the bullpen. “I think there are a number of things that are potentially on the table,” Boone said. “Just See SEVERINO B3

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Who’s up, who’s down after a thrilling Quaker State 400 Mark Story Lexington Herald-Leader

Who is up and who is down after a scintillating Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway: Checkered flag: Kurt Busch. A week ago at Daytona, an act of God — a lightning bolt seconds after Busch had pitted from the lead under caution — essentially cost the driver of the No. 1 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series victory. In the course of one week, what the racing gods took away, they gave back. With six laps to go in Saturday night’s Quaker State 400 Presented by Wal-Mart at Kentucky Speedway, it appeared Busch, 40, was destined to finish fourth in a race Joey Logano had in the bag. Then, a Bubba Wallace spin brought out a caution flag and changed everything. If they run Cup races for a full century at Kentucky Speedway, odds are good there will never be a better finish than the green-white-checker that saw Logano and the brothers Kurt and Kyle Busch battle it out for the win. As the race leader, Logano chose to start on the final restart outside on the front row. Running second, Kyle Busch was to his inside. In fourth place, Kurt Busch started behind Logano. A bad restart for Logano turned into a paint-trading, two-lap shootout between the Busch brothers — Kurt, 40, and Kyle, 34. The narrow victory for Kurt Busch was the kind of finish that is NASCAR at its best. The two brothers had flown to the Kentucky race together. Said younger brother: “No hard feelings. That was fun. That was good. (Kurt’s) got to find his own way home. I’m not waiting on him.” Said older brother: “We’re going over to (Kyle’s) house tomorrow, actually, for a little gettogether on a Sunday off — and I am going to plop the trophy down right on his kitchen counter.” Black flag: Joey Logano. On Friday, the reigning Cup Series champion laughingly predicted he would be

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Chase Elliott (9), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, leads a line of cars down the front stretch during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Quaker State 400 on Saturday at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Ky.

the driver who broke the choke hold that Brad Keselowski (three wins), Kyle Busch (two wins) and Martin Truex Jr. (two wins) have had on the Quaker State 400. “Yeah, there’s gonna be a different winner — I am going to win,” he said. On Saturday night, Logano was walking the talk. The driver of the No. 22 Penske Racing Ford was six laps from victory with an insurmountable lead — when a Bubba Wallace spin brought out the yellow flag. Then came the regrettable restart for Logano. “I just got stopped on the left rear tire,” Logano said. “Kyle got into me. It is what it is.” After finishing seventh in a race that he had seemed certain to win, Logano was asked about his frustration level. “Yeah, it was frustrating. When you are fast enough to win and you don’t win, it’s frustrating,” he said. Checkered flag: Kentucky Speedway’s championship pedigree. In nine Quaker State 400s, the winner of every race either: A.) went on to win their first Cup Series championship in the same year after first winning in

Sparta; B.) had already won a Cup Series championship. Kurt Busch was the 2004 Cup Series champ. Black flag: Brad Keselowski and Martin Truex Jr. Of the three drivers who have dominated Cup Series racing at Kentucky, only Kyle Busch (race-high 72 laps led) was a major factor in 2019. After starting third, Keselowski led only three laps and finished 20th. Truex Jr. took a costly late-race penalty for speeding on pit road and finished 19th. He led no laps. All-time in Cup racing at Kentucky Speedway, the top five lap leaders are now: 1. Kyle Busch 621; 2. Keselowski 524; 3. Truex Jr. 373; 4. Jimmie Johnson 206; 5. Kurt Busch 137. Checkered flag: Kentucky Speedway jukeboxes. The decision in 2015 to award Crosley jukeboxes to winners of major races at Kentucky Speedway is one of the best public relations moves the track has made. Drivers who win them uniformly express excitement. After earning a top-of-theline Crosley Slimline jukebox (retail value: $8,995.95) for winning the Cup race, Kurt Busch

beamed. “I love it. I love it when there are special trophies from our series and from the different tracks and states where we race,” he said. Busch said he envisioned installing the jukebox in his personal race shop. “I have tons of cool cars,” he said. “To me, (the jukebox) belongs with my ‘69 Chevy Camaro. It belongs with my ‘65 Cobra. I’ve got a ‘70 Challenger. (The jukebox) to me, just reminds me of that era.” Black flag: Kentucky Speedway victory circle. It turns out, victory circle in Sparta is the most dangerous area of the track. After winning the 2016 Quaker State 400, Keselowski had to go to the infield care center for stitches after cutting his hand trying to open a bottle of champagne. This year, following Cole Custer’s win in the Xfinity Series Alsco 300, the Stewart Haas Racing driver literally fell off his car onto his back while celebrating in victory circle. At least in this case, Custer hurt nothing other than his pride. “I didn’t look too good, falling off the car like that,” he said.

MLB needs to curb skyrocketing home-run rates Larry Stone The Seattle Times

I would never presume to speak for the chicks of America, but one man’s opinion: I no longer dig the long ball. Furthermore, I sense that I’m not alone in experiencing Dinger Fatigue. Remember when the Mariners homered in their first 20 games this season, and it seemed like this wondrous, unique achievement? Well, not so much any more. Now we know that home-run records are getting cheaper by the dozen — which is one fewer than the number of blasts the Diamondbacks and Phillies combined to hit in one game in June, a new mark. That’s just one of an ongoing, never-ending series of homer records that have been shattered this season. The Yankees homering in 30 straight games? The Mariners having a home run in every single game this year (by themselves or an opponent), extending the old record by 26 games and counting? The most homers, MLB-wide, ever hit in April, followed in May by the most home runs ever hit in any calendar month in history, followed in June by the highest home-run rate in history? All that has happened this season, and too many other tater accolades to list here. When the Mariners hit 264 home runs in 1997, it was a major league record that stood for 21 years until the Yankees broke it last season with 267. Well, this season, four teams (including the Mariners) are on pace to shatter the Yankees’ record from last season, and four other

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teams could get there with a bit of a surge. The Twins are on a 311-homer pace, which would mark a Bob Beamonesque escalation of the record. And so it goes. Fourteen teams — nearly half — are headed toward their ballclub’s single-season home run record (and that total, too, could rise). More players are on pace to hit 30 and 40 home runs than ever before And the stat that ties it all together, courtesy of The Athletic’s Jayson Stark: MLB is on a pace for 6,591 homers this year, which not surprisingly would be the most in history — more

than 1,000 ahead of last year (5,585), and roughly 2,400 more than were hit just five years ago (4,186). There still is an intrinsic thrill in seeing a player put together the perfect swing that results in the ball being sent on a majestic arc out of the ballpark. It has always been the ultimate achievement in baseball, and one of the signature events in the entire sporting world. But when they happen so frequently, and so universally, by the behemoths and the scrawny, by No. 4 hitters and No. 9 hitters, the accomplishment is

greatly cheapened — and ultimately devalued. And when every baseball game is dominated, as I’ve talked about before, by home runs, strikeouts and walks — none of which result in the ball being put in play — it’s a huge, growing problem. The last time we had such aberrational results, of course, was during the steroids era that began in the 1980s. I’m not naive enough to say categorically that no players are juicing, but with stringent testing now in place, I don’t think that’s the core of the problem. No, virtually everyone agrees what is at the root of what Ken Rosenthal has dubbed “Bludgeon Ball.” It’s not the focus on “launch angle,” and it’s not the increased velocity of pitchers that are causing the ball to go farther in the other direction. Those are ancillary factors, but not the main one. The culprit, quite clearly, is the baseball itself. All the proof you need is that the Class AAA minor leagues this year are using MLB baseballs for the first time, and their homer totals have increased precipitously across the board. Homers are up by a staggering 50% in the Pacific Coast League. In the lower minor leagues, with no change in baseballs, there is no change in home-run rate. Justin Verlander caused a major stir at the All-Star Game last week when he accused MLB of intentionally doctoring the baseball in order to ramp up the power. He pointed out that MLB last year purchased Rawlings — the company that produces the balls.

CHICAGO — Jerome Holtzman, the Hall of Fame baseball writer from Chicago who invented the save rule 60 years ago, decided late in life he wanted to sell his archives and declutter his Evanston home. Holtzman, nicknamed “The Dean” by his fellow scribes, had a few thousand books in his third-story library, including many he wrote. They were meticulously catalogued by name and author on index cards and filed in alphabetical order. Late in the 2007 season, Jerome informed me of his plan to sell his collection and asked me to pick a book from the library before he packed it up for the sale. So I went to his home, climbed the skinny staircase to the third floor and began looking over the many titles. After an hour of perusing, I finally made my choice, pulling a book off the shelf and showing it to The Dean. “I’ll take this one,” I said. Jerome’s face sank when he saw the book I selected. He never could hide his emotions. “ ‘Ball Four’?” he said. “Halberstam. Updike. Red Smith. All these great writers to choose from, and you want ‘Ball Four?’ “ “Ball Four,” which came out in May 1970, was a tell-all written by major league pitcher Jim Bouton, detailing his 1969 season with the Seattle Pilots and Houston Astros. Bouton, who died Wednesday after battling a brain disease for years, basically committed career suicide at age 31 by revealing the inner secrets of the baseball clubhouse, destroying the myth of All-American boy Mickey Mantle and discussing the proliferation of “greenies,” or amphetamines. The book became a bestseller and made Bouton famous, tearing the cover off the sport during the turbulent early ‘70s. I told Jerome I had read “Ball Four” as a kid and really enjoyed it but would pick another one if he wanted. Jerome insisted I keep it since that was the one I chose, even as he made it clear it was absolutely the wrong choice. When we got downstairs, I asked his wife, Marilyn, to take a photo of us and the book. Jerome still couldn’t hide his disgust that I selected a book written by a baseball player instead of an actual writer. He died in 2008, and every time I look at the photo, it reminds me how disappointed he was. When I got home that day, I opened the book and saw a handwritten message from Bouton: “Best wishes to Jerry Holtzman — a helluva writer and a great guy.

One of the truth sayers. ‘Smoke ‘em inside.’ “ No, it wasn’t David Halberstam, John Updike or Red Smith. “Ball Four” was salacious and funny, and it exposed players as human, which is why Bouton became a pariah with some of his peers. A common mantra in clubhouses is “What’s said here stays here.” But Bouton’s book, reported in secret and written in diary form, broke all the rules. It was so controversial, Commissioner Bowie Kuhn tried to get him to sign a statement saying the book was fiction. He refused, of course. But as the years went on, “Ball Four” eventually was acknowledged as one of the greatest sports books ever, and the New York Public Library even named it as one of the best books, period, of the 20th century. Since “Ball Four” there have been many tell-all books from sports figures, including Jose Canseco’s “Juiced,” a raw account of the steroid era that named names and left him with the reputation as baseball’s biggest snitch. Even Commissioner Bud Selig has written a tell-all, “For the Good of the Game,” which was released this month and includes private conversations with owners and other executives who surely never thought they would wind up in a book, much less one written by Selig. It’s not nearly as juicy as “Juiced” or as interesting as “Ball Four.” But it proves that the adage “What’s said here stays here” no longer applies when someone feels the urge to cash in on old stories for a memoir. Bouton’s book changed the way a 12-year-old kid looked at ballplayers, but it didn’t make me dislike them or the game. If anything it made the game and its players more interesting. After three decades of covering baseball, I know firsthand that players are no different than the rest of us, albeit much richer. Perhaps one of today’s players will one day write his own version of “Ball Four,” though it probably wouldn’t have the same impact as the original. Nothing can really shock us about athletes now, even as they try to shape their image on Instagram and The Players’ Tribune. They’re still human. Some are jerks in private while maintaining a nice-guy persona, like Mantle and others depicted in “Ball Four.” Bouton, the game’s first real “truth sayer,” made us realize the idea of the perfect baseball player was a myth. That’s just as true now as it was 50 years ago.

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Williams thwarted again in quest for 24th slam title Christopher Clarey The New York Times News Service

WIMBLEDON, England — It was late in the first set of Serena Williams’ latest Grand Slam letdown when a British fan seated high in Centre Court, perhaps worried about getting full value for the price of his ticket, yelled, “Serena, wake up!” Williams heard the shout. “I definitely wasn’t asleep,” she said. But there was no changing the one-way flow of the Wimbledon women’s singles final against Simona Halep, who was playing as if in a dream. Halep went on to a 6-2, 6-2 victory Saturday, managing the moment brilliantly to become the first Romanian to win a singles title at Wimbledon, the oldest of the four Grand Slam tournaments. “I’m very sure that was the best match of my life,” said Halep, a former No. 1 and last year’s French Open champion. Williams finished with 26 unforced errors. Halep, astonishingly, finished with just three, and not because she was routinely shying away from risk. “I always have been intimidated a little bit when I faced Serena,” said Halep, who had won only one of her previous 10 matches against Williams. “She’s an inspiration for everyone and the model for everyone. Today I decided before the match that I’m going to focus on myself and on the final of a Grand Slam, not on her. That’s why I was able to play my best, to be relaxed and to be able to be positive and confident against her.” That is certainly an easier mental challenge to conquer at this stage. Several years ago, Saturday’s result would have sent a major tremor through tennis. Williams is a seven-time Wimbledon singles champion and one of the most dominant figures that this mind game of a sport has seen with her blend of power, court coverage and mental toughness. But the dynamic has changed now, perhaps for good. Williams is undoubtedly the best player of this era and one of the greatest of all time, but at age 37, she is no longer a reliable closer: something Halep said had given her confidence. Saturday’s defeat was Williams’ third straight in a major final. All of them have come in straight sets in the past year as she has tried and failed to tie Margaret Court’s record of 24 major singles titles. She has played infrequently this season, largely because of pain in her left knee, and has been unable to win a title of any kind since she returned to the circuit in March 2018. That was six months after she had given birth to her daughter, Olympia Ohanian, and experienced post-delivery complications that she has said were life-threatening. “I feel like I’m still incredibly competitive or else I wouldn’t really be out here,” Williams

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the back foot,” Djokovic said. “I was defending. He was dictating the play. I just tried to fight and find a way when it mattered the most, which is what happened.” After breaking Djokovic at 7-7 in the fifth with a forehand passing shot, Federer served for the championship at 8-7 and took a 40-15 lead with two consecutive aces. Federer was one point away from winning his ninth Wimbledon singles title and becoming the oldest man to win a major singles title in the Open era. The vast majority of the crowd appeared to want that outcome nearly as much as Federer did. Numerous spectators in Centre Court pointed skyward with their index finger in anticipation of that final point (while holding their drinks in the other hand). But Djokovic, long accustomed to Federer being a crowd darling, had other plans — and the skills and nerves to make them a reality. On the first match point, Federer missed an inside-out forehand after a deep secondserve return. On the second match point, Federer decided to hit a topspin forehand and rush the net. Federer has hit much more convincing approach shots in his life, and Djokovic capitalized by coolly flicking a forehand passing shot winner crosscourt. It was deuce, and 2 points

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Simona Halep defeated Serena Williams, right, in the women’s final at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn and Tennis Club in London on Saturday. Halep won, 6-2, 6-2.

said. “For the most part, I feel like I’m on the right track.” Just being out there with a championship at stake is a major achievement with all that Williams has been through. But she also has been unable to manage her nerves and control her shots when she needs to most. Halep was the portrait of focus and positive energy Saturday — just as Angelique Kerber, another gifted counterpuncher and defender,

was in last year’s Wimbledon final, when she dominated Williams, 6-3, 6-3, making just five unforced errors. But that score line, like this year’s, was also a reflection of Williams’ shaky performance. After firing 19 aces in her reassuring semifinal rout of Barbora Strycova on Thursday, Williams hit just two aces against Halep, both in the second set after the final was already tilting heavily in Halep’s favor.

Instead of truly testing Halep’s nerves — not typically the strength of her game — Williams allowed her to build a serious head of steam and belief. Halep won the first four games in just 12 minutes. Yes, Halep served uncommonly well and reached shots and serves that other women whom Williams played at the All England Club were unable to reach. But Williams also surrendered point after key point with quick errors: some on the run or stretch, but plenty more from positions of genuine strength. Halep, 27, now has two major singles titles after losing in her first three Grand Slam finals. She was deflated when she did not defend her French Open title last month, losing in the quarterfinals with the draw opening up. But the defeat also played a role in her Wimbledon success. “Something clicked after losing at the French Open,” said Virginia Ruzici, Halep’s longtime manager, who won the 1978 French Open. “It was like something woke up inside her, the ambition.” Halep’s previous victory over Williams came in round-robin play at the 2014 WTA Finals in Singapore, where she won, 6-0, 6-2. It was one of the most lopsided defeats of Williams’ career, but Williams roared back to defeat her, 6-3, 6-0, in the final of that same event. Their recent duels have been much closer, including Williams’ three-set victory in the round of 16 at this year’s Australian Open. But as at Wimbledon last year, Williams was unable to raise her level quickly when she faced a well-established leading player in the final after navigating a relatively weak draw. Last year, Williams faced no top-10 players until playing Kerber. This year, she faced no top-15 players until playing Halep, who was seeded seventh but will be ranked No. 4 after her victory. “Today, I just went for it like in Singapore: I had that image in my head,” Halep said of her 2014 victory. “I really believed there is the chance to do the same thing. I knew I have to stay there every ball, otherwise when she comes back, she’s very powerful.” But there would be no comeback, and in the final stages of the match, Williams seemed more resigned than ferocious. Halep converted four of five break points against Williams’ normally fearsome serve. She also did what she and her coaching team knew she needed to do: put a lot of first serves into play (76%) to keep Williams from attacking Halep’s vulnerable second serve too often. “I definitely knew that she was just playing her heart out,” Williams said. “I felt like, ‘OK, what do I need to do to get to that level?’” Williams never did find a way to match her inspired opponent’s A game. There is not the slightest dishonor in that, but it has happened too often in the last year on the game’s biggest stages for it to be a coincidence.

what he gets to and we’ll see where we’re at as he builds himself up.” Betances, who is a one-inning set-up man, could potentially be ready sooner since he

does not need to be stretched out. Another possible secondhalf helping hand is quietly making progress in Tampa. Jordan Montgomery, who was

shut down for two weeks last month in his rehab from 2018 Tommy John surgery, has resumed throwing. “He’s throwing again. He threw (batting practice) the

other day. He’s doing well after being shut down with the shoulder,” Boone said. “It wasn’t much more than that. I know when he was (in New York), he expressed to me that

he felt good and strong.” Boone says “it’s possible” that Montgomery could return and be a contributor this season.

later after two Federer forehand errors on the move, Djokovic completed the break of serve and evened the fifth set at 8-8. Federer’s best chance for victory was gone, even if the match and the tension were far from finished as Djokovic had to boldly save two final break points at 11-11 at the net before getting into the final tiebreaker. Asked later where it went wrong, Federer answered glumly, his baritone voice a little lower than usual. “One shot I guess,” he said, referring to the match points. “Don’t know which one to pick. Your choice.” It was one of the biggest tennis mood swings imaginable for Federer, who also lost to Kevin Anderson in the quarterfinals of Wimbledon last year after holding a match point. Beating Djokovic to win Wimbledon at age 37 after having defeated his other greatest rival, Rafael Nadal, in the semifinals, could have been considered the greatest achievement of Federer’s career. But on the brink of elation, his moment pivoted to deflation. “I just feel like it’s such an incredible opportunity missed, I can’t believe it,” he said. Djokovic has had other great escapes against Federer: saving two match points in the semifinals at the U.S. Open in 2010 and in 2011. But neither of those occasions had the historical heft

of Sunday’s final, although Djokovic said he did draw strength from the memories. “It was kind of a flashback,” he said. “But look, in those kind of moments, I just try to never lose self-belief, just stay calm, just focus on trying to get the ball back, return, which wasn’t serving me very well today.” Still he scrapped and improvised like a champion: rebounding from a 3-5 deficit in the first-set tiebreaker, diving to hit a volley winner at 5-5 in the fifth set and absorbing Federer’s pace and taking big risks of his own. Djokovic did it all with the crowd against him, and he coped by imagining that they were chanting “Novak” instead of “Roger,” just as he had when he won the 2015 U.S. Open over Federer and an even-more partisan crowd. Despite the stakes and their edgy rivalry, Federer and Djokovic showed surprisingly little emotion Sunday, often avoiding eye contact. Djokovic did get a code-of-conduct violation for striking an on-court microphone with his racket late in the match. But poker faces, not howls or shouts, were much more the rule, as if both knew they needed to channel all their energy into the points themselves. The fifth-set tiebreaker was introduced by Wimbledon this year to avoid ultramarathon matches, like the 26-24 fifth set between Kevin Anderson and John Isner in the semifinals last year. But this was still the longest men’s final in the tournament’s history at 4 hours, 57 minutes. The

fifth set alone lasted 2 hours, 2 minutes. Djokovic had to fight even longer to defeat Rafael Nadal in the 2012 Australian Open final: a five-set match that lasted 5:53. But he said Sunday’s duel with Federer was probably “the most mentally demanding match” of his career. The fifth-set tiebreaker rule was so new that Djokovic was actually confused about the timing, asking the chair umpire, Damian Steiner, deep into the fifth set if it would happen at 10-10. But when it finally did arrive, at 12-12, Djokovic was well prepared to peak, just as he had in tiebreakers all afternoon. Federer was the more consistently brilliant and aggressive player overall. He hit 94 winners and made 61 unforced errors. Djokovic finished with 54 winners and 52 unforced errors and struggled with his rhythm in the second set, which he lost in only 25 minutes. He didn’t break Federer’s serve until the fourth set, nearly three hours into the match. But what matters most in tennis is winning the most important points. Djokovic is the first man to win a men’s singles final at Wimbledon after saving match point since 1948, when Robert Falkenburg of the United States came back to defeat John Bromwich of Australia after saving 3 match points. Federer, who will turn 38 next month, remains a beloved champion worldwide and is having another

excellent season. He has won more tour singles matches than any man in 2019. But Djokovic continues to have his number. Sunday’s victory was his fifth straight over Federer and also his fifth straight in Grand Slam play. The last time Federer defeated Djokovic in one of the four major tournaments was in the semifinals of Wimbledon in 2012. Since then, Djokovic has been able to resist Federer’s quick-strike skills and defeat him in three Wimbledon finals: 2014, 2015 and now 2019. Federer has experienced no shortage of joy at the All England Club since he arrived as a junior and won the boys title in 1998. But he has now played three classic finals at Wimbledon and lost two of them. Rafael Nadal defeated him 9-7 in the fifth set in 2008 in a match that finished in fading light and was widely acclaimed as one of the best in tennis history. In 2009, Federer bounced back by winning a serving duel with Andy Roddick, prevailing 16-14 in the fifth set. Asked to compare this Wimbledon final to 2008, he saw parallels, too many parallels. “This one is more straightforward maybe in some ways because we didn’t have the rain delays, we didn’t have the night coming in and all that stuff,” he said. “But sure, epic ending, so close, so many moments. I mean, sure there’s similarities. But you’ve got to go dig, see what they are. I’m the loser both times, so that’s the only similarity I see.” Djokovic, 32, was in a

midcareer funk as recently as the spring of 2018, struggling for consistency and motivation and still finding his form after minor elbow surgery. But he has now won four of the last five Grand Slam singles titles, running his career total to 16. He is two behind Nadal’s 18 and four behind Federer’s men’s record of 20. Sunday’s victory may end up weighing heavily in the final margins between the Big Three when all have finished their careers. “It seems like I’m getting closer, but they’re also winning Slams,” Djokovic said. “We’re kind of complementing each other. We’re making each other grow and evolve and still be in this game. I think those two guys are probably one of the biggest reasons I still compete at this level. The fact that they made the history of this sport motivates me as well, inspires me to try to do what they have done, what they’ve achieved, and even more.” The Big Three have won the last 11 major singles titles, with Djokovic now taking the lead. His only loss in the last five Grand Slam tournaments came in a windswept semifinal at the French Open last month, when Dominic Thiem defeated him in five sets over two days. If not for that narrow defeat, the tennis world might not just be talking about Djokovic’s fifth Wimbledon singles title and one of tennis’ best major finals, but also about him chasing a true Grand Slam.

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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

COLUMBIA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION NOTICE OF MEETING Please take notice that there will be a meeting of the Columbia Economic Development Corporation Loan Committee held on July 23, 2019 at 1:00pm at 4303 Route 9, Hudson, NY 12534 for the purpose of discussing any matters that may be presented to the Committee for consideration. Dated: July 16, 2019 Sarah Sterling Secretary Columbia Economic Development Corporation It’sClimbTime, LLC. Articles of OrganizaCOOK CONSULTING tion filed with the LLC Articles of Org. SSNY on 6/21/2019. filed NY Sec. of State Office: Greene County. (SSNY) 6/19/19. Office SSNY designated as in Columbia Co. SSNY agent of the LLC upon design. Agent of LLC whom process against upon whom process it may be served. may be served. SSNY SSNY shall mail copy shall mail copy of proof process to the LLC, cess to The LLC 143 County Route 51, 18Willoughby Ave Coxsackie, NY 12051. Brooklyn, NY 11205. Purpose: Any lawful Purpose: Any lawful purpose. activity. Danian Realty II LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 5/10/2019. Cty: Columbia. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 876 Columbia St., Hudson, NY 12534.General Purpose. DEGRAW STREET COMMON SPV LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 4/01/19. Office in Columbia Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to The LLC 81 Prospect ST Brooklyn, NY 11201. Purpose: Any lawful activity. D.O.G. Board N’ Train, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 6/25/2019. Cty: Columbia. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 120 Lower Post Rd., Ghent, NY 12075. General Purpose. NK Apparel LLC. Filed 08/22/18. Office: Columbia Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: Karlis Medins Jr. 818 Route 217, Hudson, NY 12534. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: THE FROZEN SPOON, LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 03/05/2019 Office location: 497 Mountain View Rd. Freehold, NY 12431 Greene County. The Secretary of State of New York has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The Secretary of State of New York shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, at 497 Mountain View Rd. Freehold, NY 12431 Purpose: For any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of 4257 ROUTE 66 LLC. Articles of Organization filed with NY Secy. of State on 06/06/2019. Office location: Columbia County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 4225 State Route 66, Malden Bridge, NY 12115. No registered agent. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. Flint Law Firm P.C., 75 Main Street, P. O. Box 363, Chatham, NY 12037, (518) 392-2555

LEGAL NOTICE OF ESTOPPEL The bond resolution, summary of which is published herewith, has been adopted on July 10, 2019, and the validity of the obligations authorized by such resolution may be hereafter contested only if such obligations were authorized for an object or purpose for which the County of Columbia, New York, is not authorized to expend money, or if the provisions of law which should have been complied with as of the date of publication of this notice were not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the date of publication of this notice, or such obligations were authorized in violation of the provisions of the Constitution. A complete copy of the resolution summarized herewith is available for public inspection during regular business hours at the Office of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors for a period of twenty days from the date of publication of this Notice. Dated:Hudson, New York, July 11, 2019. Kelly S. Baccaro,Clerk of the Columbia County Board of Supervisors BOND RESOLUTION DATED JULY 10, 2019. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN ADDITONAL $385,000 BONDS OF THE COUNTY OF COLUMBIA, NEW YORK, TO PAY COSTS OF CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE COLUMBIA COUNTY SEWER DISTRICT NO. 1 IN AND FOR SAID COUNTY. Objects or purposes: Increase and improvement of Columbia County Sewer District No. 1, consisting of the installation of a transmission line from an existing commerce park sewer plant along NYS Route 66 to the Town of Greenport wastewater treatment plant along with pump stations within the Columbia County Sewer District No. 1) Aggregate Maximum estimated cost: $9,197,000 Period of probable usefulness: F o r t y years Amount of obligations to be issued: $385,000 additional bonds; $8,812,000 previously authorized Notice of Formation of Kumoi Jishi Investors, LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State

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ANT TO SECTION 203 OF THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY LAW Notice of formation of Peter Melewski, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with Sec'y of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/04/2019. Exist date: 06/04/2019. Perpetual existence. Office Location: Greene County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: P.O. Box 117, 936 Route 144, New Baltimore, NY 12124. any lawful Notice of Formation of Purpose: LUCINDA BEAKMAN purpose. MANAGEMENT LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY Notice of Formation of (SSNY) on 06/26/19. SWM LAND DEVELOffice location: Colum- OPMENT LLC. Articles bia County. SSNY of Organization filed designated as agent of with NY Secy. of State LLC upon whom pro- on October 4, 2018. cess against it may be Office location: Columserved. SSNY shall bia County. SSNY desmail process to c/o ignated as agent of Corporation Service LLC upon whom proCo., 80 State St., Alba- cess against it may be ny, NY 12207, regd. served. SSNY shall agent upon whom and mail process to: 50 at which process may Rossman Circle, #14, be served. Purpose: Hudson, NY 12534. No Any lawful activity. registered agent. PurNotice of Formation of pose: Any lawful purMARTIN LAWN & pose. Flint Law Firm LANDSCAPE LLC. Ar- P.C., 75 Main Street, ticles of Organization P. O. Box 363, ChatNY 12037, filed with NY Secy. of ham, State on May 13, 2019. (518) 392-2555 Office location: Columbia County. SSNY des- Notice of Formation of LLC. ignated as agent of TREGARDOCK LLC upon whom pro- Arts. Of Org. filed with cess against it may be SSNY on 7/11/19. Ofserved. SSNY shall fice location: Greene mail process to: 326 SSNY desg. as agent Rigor Hill Road, Chat- of LLC upon whom ham, NY 12037. No process against it May registered agent. Pur- Be Served. SSNY Mail to Eleven pose: Any lawful pur- Process pose. Flint Law Firm Times Square, Room P.C., 75 Main Street, 301, New York, New P. O. Box 363, Chat- York, 10036. Any lawham, NY 12037, ful purpose. (518) 392-2555 NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE OF FORMA- SUPREME COURT TION OF PETER ME- COUNTY OF COLUMLEWSKI, LLC PURSU- BIA

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COLUMBIA-GREENE MEDIA 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: GREENE COUNTY. GOSHEN MORTGAGE LLC AS SEPARATE TRUSTEE FOR GDBT I TRUST 2011-1, Pltf. vs. FRANCIS A. MAURO A/K/A FRANCIS MAURO A/K/A FRANCIS A. MAURO SR. A/K/A FRANCIS MAURO SR., et al, Defts. Index #14-1154. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale dated May 16, 2019, I will sell at public auction at the Greene County Courthouse, 320 Main St., Catskill, NY on Aug. 6, 2019 at 9:00 a.m., prem. k/a 9806 Route 23A, Hunter, NY a/k/a 9806 Route 23A, Jewett, NY a/k/a Section 146.00, Block 1, Lot 60.1. Said property located in the Town of Jewett, County of Greene and State of New York, bounded and described as Lot 3-D on map entitled. "Nolden Subdivision Filing No. 4, a Replot of Lot 3-B Nolden Subdivision Filing No. 3" which map is filed in the Greene County Clerk's Office on 1/6/95 as Map 111 of Drawer 219. Approx. amt. of judgment is $432,238.14 plus costs and interest. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. PAUL M. FREEMAN, Referee. THE MARGOLIN & WEINREB LAW GROUP LLP, Attys. for Pltf., 165 Eileen Way, Ste. 101, Syosset, NY. #97276 PUBLIC HEARING TOWN OF GERMANTOWN Notice is hereby given that the Town Board of the Town of Germantown will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, August 13, 2019 on Alternate Members to the Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals (Local Law No. 2 of 2019) at 6:30pm to be followed by a regular Board Meeting at 7:00pm held in the Germantown Town Hall, 50 Palatine Park Road, Germantown, New York.

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK - COUNTY OF COLUMBIA U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER PA R T I C I PAT I O N TRUST, V. LUIS A. VEGERANO, SR., ET AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated April 16, 2018, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Columbia, wherein U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER PA R T I C I PAT I O N TRUST is the Plaintiff and LUIS A. VEGERANO, SR., ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the COLUMBIA COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 401 UNION STREET FRONT LOBBY, HUDSON, NY 12534, on August 16, 2019 at 12:00 PM, premises known as 187 ROUTE 9J, HUDSON, NY 12534: Section 72.2, Block 1, Lot 6: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE TOWN OF STOCKPORT, COUNTY OF COLUMBIA, AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 6401/2013. James J. Brearton, Esq. - Referee. RAS Boriskin, LLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff.

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

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK - COUNTY OF COLUMBIA NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC, V. DONALD C. GIGLIO A/K/A DONALD GIGLIO; ET AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated April 6, 2018, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Columbia, wherein NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC is the Plaintiff and DONALD C. GIGLIO A/K/A DONALD GIGLIO; ET AL. are the Defendants. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the COLUMBIA COUNTY COURTHOUSE, FRONT LOBBY, 401 UNION STREET, HUDSON, NY 12534, on August 5, 2019 AT 10:00 AM, premises known as 17 FARM ROAD, COPAKE, NY 12516: Section 176.3, Block 4, Lot 52: ALL THAT PARCEL OF LAND IN TOWN OF COPAKE, COLUMBIA COUNTY, STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 009222/2015. Kathryn Barber, Esq. Referee. RAS Boriskin, LLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. 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.

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 Bidders, on the Bid Form bound within the Project Manual. 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 Oneal's Construction LLC, Art. of Org. filed with SSNY on 3/14/19. Off. loc.: Greene Co. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served & shall mail proc.: 50 New St., Coxsackie, NY 12051. Purp.: any lawful purp. Please Take Notice The Greenport Town Planning Board will be holding a Public Hearing on the Robert & Denise Galluscio Minor Sub-division application to sub-divide a 14.05 acre parcel at end of Burgi Road into three parcels of 1.5, 2.0 and 10.55 acres. (Tax parcel #129-114.1) Said public hearing will be held on Tuesday, July 23th, 2019 at 7:35 p.m. in the Greenport Town Offices located at 600 Town Hall Drive, Hudson, NY. All interested persons will be given the opportunity to be heard. By Order of the Greenport Planning Board Laurie Smith Secretary PUBLIC HEARING TOWN OF GERMANTOWN Notice is hereby given that the Town Board of the Town of Germantown will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, July 23, 2019 on Ethics Law (Local Law No. 3 of 2019) at 7:00pm to be followed immediately by a Special Board meeting held in the Germantown Town Hall, 50 Palatine Park Road, Germantown, New York.

Please Take Notice The Greenport Town Planning Board will be holding a Public Hearing on the TRG Property Management & Greenport Land Partners' Site Plan Review application to establish a new McDonalds Restaurant, an ALDI supermarket and two other unidentified retail stores at 161 Fairview Avenue, Hudson, NY. (Tax parcel #110.6-310.1) Said public hearing will be held on Tuesday, July 23th, 2019 at 7:50 p.m. in the Greenport Town Offices located at 600 Town Hall Drive, Hudson, NY. All interested persons will be given the opportunity to be heard. By Order of the Greenport Planning Board Laurie Smith Secretary PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Mayor of the City of Hudson, New York, following a public hearing held on July 10, 2019, approved the following Local Law which was adopted by the Common Council on June 18, 2019: Local Law No. 2 of 2019 - Amending the City Zoning Code with Regard to Off-Street Parking Requirements in the City of Hudson. Complete text of the above law is on file and may be examined at the City Clerk's Office, City Hall during regular office hours. The law may also be viewed on the city website www.cityofhudson.org Tracy Delaney City Clerk PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF FORMATION OF A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC) The name of the LLC is Casa Neapolis LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on May 17, 2019. New York office location: 68 Lakeside Drive, Town of Catskill, County of Greene and the State of New York. SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is: Casa Neapolis LLC; 68 Lakeside Drive, Catskill, New York 12414. Purpose/Character of business: Any lawful business purpose permitted under the New York Limited Liability Company Law. This notification is made pursuant to Section 206 of the Limited Liability Company Law. ROSENSTRACH RENOVATIONS LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 06/07/19. 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, 3093 County Route 21, Kinderhook, NY 12106. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 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 Oc-

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Why regression for Mahomes and the Chiefs’ offense isn’t as simple as recent history Sam Mellinger The Kansas City Star

The most anticipated Kansas City Chiefs team in decades, and maybe ever, will assemble for training camp in less than two weeks. The success or failure will depend on a million variables. Some, like Tyreek Hill’s availability, are out of the team’s control. Others, like the health of Patrick Mahomes, are subject to whims of the football gods. The plan here today, and throughout the days remaining before the 2019 Chiefs officially begin their season in Jacksonville, is to examine the factors within their control. The Chiefs’ hopes have largely been framed as so: Can a wretched defense get the hell out of the way enough for Mahomes and coach Andy Reid to boss around the league again? We’ll talk plenty about the defense, even some in this column, but first, another way of viewing this: Can the offense possibly repeat what was basically a season-long magic carpet ride to within a coin flip of the Super Bowl? Is statistical regression after a record-setting season inevitable, and if so, what can the Chiefs do to minimize the effect? Let’s do this in four parts. 1. The gauntlet of history. The Chiefs scored 565 points last year, the third-highest total in league history. Of the NFL’s all-time 10 highest-scoring teams before last season, only the New England Patriots repeated. They actually have three straight seasons — 201012 — in the all-time top 10. Of the other seven, each scored at least 86 fewer points the next season and averaged 122 fewer. That’s more than a touchdown per game. Beginning in 2008, 10 teams have been first or second in both yards and points. Only the 2008 New Orleans Saints repeated the feat. Five of the 10 fell out of the top five in one or both categories the next season. Four fell out in both categories. Mahomes led the NFL with 50 touchdown passes and an 8.6% TD rate. Since 2012, every quarterback to lead the league in TD rate threw at least 12 fewer touchdowns the next season. Here’s another way to do it. Mahomes completed the 11th season in NFL history of at least 4,500 yards and 40 touchdowns. Three missed significant chunks of their follow-up season with injury, so let’s throw them out. The remaining seven averaged 463 fewer passing yards and 13 fewer touchdowns. What’s more, none improved upon either number. With the exception of Matthew Stafford, these are all legends, too: Peyton Manning (twice), Drew Brees (twice), Aaron Rodgers and Dan Marino. Brees is the only quarterback to top 4,500 yards and 40 touchdowns in consecutive seasons. The explanations are varied, starting with the obvious: These are outlier seasons. By definition, of course they are difficult to repeat, and Mahomes’ standard is even more ridiculous. Manning is the only other man to throw for 5,000 yards and 50 touchdowns in a season. If Mahomes were able to continue that level of production, he would be making a mockery of a difficult sport. It would be a little like what Babe Ruth did to home run marks in the 1920s and ‘30s. It’s worth mentioning that statistical regression does not mean actual regression. Quarterbacks are the most influential athletes in American team sports, but they are still just one of 22 on the field. But the facts are clear: If history is a guide then regression is not just possible but almost certain. 2. OK, but history doesn’t include this team. Why might this team regress? Let’s start with the schedule. Last year, according to Football Outsiders, the Chiefs’ defensive opponents ranked within 1% of league average. This season, they play each of

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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) is sacked by Indianapolis Colts cornerback Kenny Moore in the fourth quarter during an AFC Divisional game on Jan. 12, 2019 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.

last year’s top five defenses and have 10 games against the top 10. Of last year’s bottom 10, only the Oakland Raiders are on the Chiefs’ schedule. The NFL is famously balanced, with team performances often volatile from year to year. So last season’s results don’t necessarily mean this season’s schedule is as difficult as it appears. But, still. That’s something. Also, the NFL was simply not ready for the marriage of Mahomes and Reid. This is easy to forget now, but the Chiefs finished fifth in offense in 2017, when Alex Smith started 15 games and threw for 4,042 yards while leading the league in passer rating. Smith is a representative top-half-of-themiddle-third sort of quarterback, but the jump in Mahomes’ talent caught everyone off-guard — Chiefs officials included. They expected rookie moments interspersed with superstar moments. Mostly, we only saw the superstar. The NFL has never been tilted more toward quarterbacks, but even so, the league is too complicated and balanced to be shredded apart like Madden rookie mode. Defensive coordinators will have had eight months to think, and the most common brainstorm has almost certainly been What the H can we do to slow Mahomes? If I knew the answer I would not be writing a newspaper column, but here are two guesses: First, overwhelm with blitzes and pass rushers without letting Mahomes escape to his right and one of two things will happen. He’ll find a way to kill you with a Superman play, or you’ll catch him greedy or loose with his mechanics and maybe you can take advantage.

The former means a touchdown that would probably come anyway, and the latter might be the break you need. With a talent like Mahomes leading a juggernaut offense, the downside of the defense taking a risk is diminished while the upside is amplified. Second, sell out for coverage. Bill Belichick, then defensive coordinator for the New York Giants, formulated a game plan against the Buffalo Bills for Super Bowl XXV so genius it is on display at the Hall of Fame. He guaranteed victory if Thurman Thomas rushed for more than 100 yards, sacrificing linebackers for defensive backs and punishing receivers over the middle. Times have changed. Receivers can’t be hit the same way, and sub-packages are the norm. But a similar approach against the Chiefs would be logical, particularly with the solid Damien Williams replacing the often spectacular Kareem Hunt at running back and a possible suspension for star receiver Tyreek Hill. 3. Enough with your negativity, tough guy! Why might the Chiefs not regress? This is actually fairly straightforward, and goes beyond Mahomes being part unicorn and part rocket ship. Because defenses can come up with whatever they want, but the truth is we still haven’t seen a weakness significant enough to exploit. According to Pro Football Focus, Mahomes had more “big-time throws” under pressure than anyone else and was the most accurate passer into tight windows. But, because of Reid’s scheme and the surrounding talent, he also threw the lowest

percentage of passes into tight windows, according to the NFL’s Next Gen Stats. Like, what do you do with that? Mahomes’ first season as a starter bumped up against a glass ceiling of what quarterbacks have previously been capable of producing, but don’t we usually assume players get better as they gain experience? Mahomes, Hill, Mecole Hardman, and Demarcus Robinson are each 25 or younger. Travis Kelce, Sammy Watkins and Williams are 29 or younger. The offensive line has been mostly together for years now. The oldest core member of the offense is lineman Mitchell Schwartz. Lineman usually age well, and besides. Schwartz only turned 30 last month. You will hear some make the point that Mahomes’ and the team’s numbers dipped a bit after Hunt was released. And that’s true. But some context: The Chiefs’ running backs averaged 4.61 yards per carry with Hunt, and 4.59 without. It was a drastic change to the offense made on the fly, literally two days before a game, and what’s often lost here is the time of year. Compared to the first 11 games with Hunt, Mahomes’ completion percentage, yards per attempt, yards per game, touchdowns per game and passer rating all decreased. But league wide, as injuries and weather and tape tend to make things more difficult for everyone, yards per attempt dropped 10%, yards per game dropped 13%, and passer rating 7%. Mahomes’ decreases were generally in line statistically, and that doesn’t account for perhaps his two hardest games coming without Hunt: Baltimore Ravens at home, and at Seattle on a Sunday night. But the other part of history is that offenses have shown to be more consistent year-to-year than defenses. The only thing Mahomes has done in the league is dominate, and the only thing the Chiefs have done with Mahomes is score at a dizzying pace. Their core is young, their offensive line improving and they used their first pick on another receiver. If you allowed yourself to focus just on the facts and not on what logic would deem possible, you might actually expect the Chiefs to improve. And what has Mahomes’ career been so far if not exceeding what logic would deem possible? 4. So ... will they regress? As much as anything, the answer might depend on something we haven’t talked about yet here and haven’t seen discussed much elsewhere, either. We know the defense must improve. We know the personnel is vastly different and the coaching staff virtually entirely turned over. That’s usually framed as hope the defense can be un-awful enough that the offense can score 31 against the Patriots in the second half and actually win. But think about it this way. The Chiefs led the league in points while ranking 25th in possessions. The seven teams with fewer possessions ranked an average of 17th in points. Only the Rams ranked in the top seven. The Chiefs faced 110 more plays on defense than snaps by the offense. Some of that is the offense’s efficiency, but the defense was eighthworst on third down and tied for third-worst on fourth downs. The offense is so good that the standard for the defense is this low: get off the field just one more time per game, giving the offense just one more chance. A year ago, the Chiefs averaged 3.1 points per possession. Another 3.1 points per game would’ve made the Chiefs the highest-scoring team in league history, and another possession sure would’ve been helpful in the AFC Championship Game.

The crowd roars for Federer, and Djokovic tunes out the noise Kurt Streeter The New York Times News Service

WIMBLEDON, England — Yes, Novak Djokovic stared down the deepest of holes in a championship match for the ages on Centre Court on Sunday, coming back after Roger Federer held two match points while serving for the title. And, yes, Djokovic did indeed emerge victorious, 7-6 (5), 1-6, 7-6 (4), 4-6, 13-12 (3), in the longest Wimbledon singles final, and the first to end in a fifth-set tiebreaker with the score tied at 12-12. But amid all the marveling about the tense moments and the miraculous shots, it shouldn’t be overlooked that the vast majority of Centre Court fans frothed for Federer from the first ball to the last. Crowds always respond to him with that kind of backing, but the nearly existential fervor is only growing as he continues to challenge for major titles at 37. “Let’s go Roger!” and “C’mon, Roger, you can do it, Roger!” echoed so loudly and with such strident urgency that it is probably still ringing through the Wimbledon air. When Federer at long last pushed the match to the brink, gaining a match point as he served at 8-7 in the fifth set, the crowd seemed ready to shake

Centre Court to its studs. But Djokovic simply would not back down. It was a mental feat as much as a physical one. This match showed vividly what separates Djokovic from the pack. Once again he proved that, when it comes to guts and gumption, when it comes to pure ability to handle crunchtime, he is as unwavering as any player in tennis history. “It was probably the most demanding match I was ever part of,” he said. “Mentally, this was a different level.” Djokovic noted that he had come prepared. He’d visualized maintaining a state of inner steadiness, prepped himself to face the pro-Federer frenzy. “One thing that I promised myself coming on to the court today,” he said, “was that I need to stay calm and composed. I knew that the atmosphere will be as it was.” You could sense what Djokovic would face two hours before the final, when fans lined up underneath an overhead walkway that leads from a players’ lounge to Centre Court, hoping to catch even a glimpse of tennis royalty. “He just walked past us, he did,” one man in the crowd said. “Roger!” Never mind that actual royalty, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, were

in attendance Sunday. When the championship match began, it was beautiful to watch. The aggressive Federer and the counterpunching, never-give-an-inch Djokovic were reminiscent of Ali against Frazier. There were drop volleys that spun low at seemingly impossible angles. There were screaming groundstrokes that touched the lines. There was Djokovic, still standing after being bludgeoned, particularly in a 6-1 second-set loss in which he looked out of sorts. Djokovic had a smattering of supporters. His family, coaches and friends sat in a small corner of the court. A woman sat at another corner, with a printout of the flag of Serbia, Djokovic’s homeland, in her hand. She rose with it on occasion after he won points, chanting his name. Since the start of the 2011 season, Djokovic has been the dominant force in men’s tennis, even in the context of the Big Three. He holds a 21-10 record over Nadal in the past nine seasons. When last they played in a Grand Slam final, at the Australian Open in January, Djokovic painted a masterpiece, winning, 6-3, 6-2, 6-3, in a little more than two hours. His record against Federer in that

stretch 20-9. Still, the records don’t count when it comes to public sentiment. Nadal and Federer are beloved. Djokovic, before this match and even after it, is simply respected. His head-to-head record against Federer now includes three wins in the Wimbledon final, where Federer has claimed a record eight men’s titles. It also include three memorable wins at the U.S. Open, saving match points in the 2010 and 2011 semifinals and winning the 2015 final. Unlike the atmosphere at that final in New York, where the fevered, proFederer audience verged on boorish, the crowd at Wimbledon did not seethe with nastiness. The spectators were polite to him, granting him applause throughout, though it was often muted, restrained and grudging. When he made an error, there was applause. When Federer made an error, there were groans. “Of course, if you have the majority of the crowd on your side, it helps, it gives you motivation, it gives you strength, it gives you energy,” Djokovic said. “When you don’t, then you have to find it within.” In the final set, Federer seemed weary. But with the crowd urging him on, he edged ahead, breaking Djokovic

with a crosscourt forehand pass. History was about to be made. Another title was about to be won for by Federer, his ninth at Wimbledon, which would have tied Martina Navratilova’s record. The crowd went apoplectic. One man could be heard muttering to no one in particular, and to everyone: “Oh my God, my God, we are going to see him win. Roger is going to win.” There it was again. Bedlam in the stands. And the chants: “Roger! Roger! Roger!” After the match, Djokovic revealed some of the secrets behind his will to win. He said he had a mental trick. “When the crowd is chanting ‘Roger,’ I hear ‘Novak,’” he said, before flashing a smile. “It sounds silly, but it is like that. I try to convince myself that it’s like that.” Federer went up 40-15 and had his two match points. On the second, he pressed forward. Djokovic took two solid strides to his right and rocketed a dipping forehand pass for a winner. Two points later, he evened the match. They played eight more games and then a winner-take-all tiebreaker. Djokovic won when Federer shanked a forehand that fell well out.

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Husband refuses to discuss important questions My husband and I have been married for three years. He’s 26, and I’m 28. We have a good life, and he loves my 9-year-old daughter like his own child. My husband is originally from Turkey and comes from DEAR ABBY a good family. However, I have yet to meet my in-laws. He avoids talking about my meeting them. I have talked to his younger sister and things are well and his family knows about us. But anytime I try to talk to him about money, meeting his family or starting a family, he refuses to discuss it. I have spoken to him calmly and rationally. We have a lot in common, but anything stressful he avoids like the plague. If we get into an argument, he shuts down and walks out of the house. Recently, we got into a fight and he threw his phone at me because I shut our bedroom door. I don’t yell at him. Every other subject we talk about — hobbies, music, dates, etc. — is fine, but the important ones are in the back of my mind constantly. He cooks, cleans, helps with anything I ask and is a great husband. Please give me some advice on what to do. Clueless In Iowa

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That your husband refuses to discuss meeting his family, won’t talk about money with you, throws his phone at you when he’s angry and clams up when you try to talk about starting a family are serious red flags. Because you have established a relationship with his sister, start asking her why her brother behaves the way he does. You may have better luck getting

answers from her. Although you say you have a “good life” with this man, if nothing changes, will you feel that way in years to come as your biological clock ticks away? From where I sit, your description of the man you’re living with seems more like a houseman than a husband. Counseling might help you to improve the level of communication in your marriage, IF you can get him to agree to it. Something is very wrong here. I recently took a friend out to dinner as a thank-you. We are both retired, and she knows my budget is limited. At lunch she ordered a very expensive glass of wine, two full meals, the most expensive dessert on the menu and coffee. I ordered my meal and a glass of water. Of course, no one could consume that much food for lunch. She left with three bags of leftovers, and I was left with an extremely large bill and a bad taste in my mouth. Is it just me or do you agree this is bad manners? If I truly thought she needed this food to get through the week, there’d be no problem. But this person is wealthy. Ticked Off In Texas

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Your wealthy acquaintance took advantage of you. What happened proves the truth of the adage that because people have money doesn’t guarantee they have class. The next time she does you a favor and you want to repay her, buy her a nice card. And if you have a meal together, ask for separate checks.

Gene mutation won’t stop potential plasma donation When my mother discovered she has a factor V mutation, everyone in the family decided to be tested as a precaution. This is a hereditary item, which I am sure you know. It was determined that I carry the gene. This was discovered TO YOUR over 10 years ago and is listed GOOD HEALTH on all my charts. I would like to donate plasma for extra money. I am not on any type of blood thinners except for a baby aspirin every morning. I take a statin for cholesterol control. Can I donate my plasma?

I must admit that I sit on the throne (toilet) for too long for my morning (or evening) constitutional, maybe 15 minutes or so. But I am busy with my crossword puzzles — it’s about the only time I can carve out for my little obsession. The problem is, my legs almost always fall deeply asleep. This happens frequently. I’m wondering if I should cease this practice. Could I be doing damage to my nervous system? The tingling goes away after I walk around a bit, and there are no lasting effects.

Factor V is a blood clotting factor made in the liver. A common mutation in the gene, called factor V Leiden, confers a small increased risk to developing blood clots. People with factor V Leiden and who have never had a blood clot are generally not started on medication to prevent one; however, they may need more aggressive prophylactic treatment to prevent clot at a time of surger People with factor V Leiden may donate blood, platelets or plasma safely, as long as they are not on an anticoagulant such as warfarin. Only a very few medicines prevent people from donating blood. In addition to anticoagulants, these include medicines that can cause serious birth defects (such as Accutane; finasteride and dutasteride, and Aubagio, a treatment for multiple sclerosis) and those which might cause infection risk (human-derived growth hormone).

I’d recommend finding a different place to do your crossword puzzles. I don’t recommend anyone sit on the toilet too long. Pressure in the colon from prolonged sitting increases the risk of colon problems, both common (diverticulosis, outpouchings in the colon wall) and rare (volvulus, a twisting of the colon that is a surgical urgency). When you have the urge to go, you should take yourself to the bathroom and do so. If you are straining, it’s time to add more fruits, vegetables and fiber to your diet. The numbness in your legs is not uncommon. The position of a toilet seat may put extra pressure on the nerves of the leg, especially the sciatic nerves. This pressure is what is causing the numbness. I would argue this is your body telling you not to stay in that position. Find a comfortable chair in which to do your crosswords, and ignore the world for a little while.

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Horoscope By Stella Wilder Born today, you are highly intelligent and often engage in flights of the imagination that are virtually impossible to describe to others. You enjoy mixing and mingling only with those who seem to understand you — or, at the very least, who tolerate you — and you do not suffer fools gladly. You are not all that adept at explaining yourself to those around you, nor do you appreciate having to take the time to explain ideas or concepts that, to you, are fundamental. You do not always take into account that your brainpower is often far above that of those you encounter in either work or play, and so you can become quite impatient with such people. With friends and family members you are not the impatient and often irascible person so many others know you to be; rather, you are warm, generous and at times easily reduced to tears when emotions get the better of you. Also born on this date are: Will Ferrell, actor and comedian; Barry Sanders, football player; Corey Feldman, actor; Joe Jackson, baseball player; Ginger Rogers, actress and dancer; Orville Redenbacher, popcorn mogul; Roald Amundsen, explorer. 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. WEDNESDAY, JULY 17 CANCER (June 21-July 22) — You may feel your self-control slipping away as the day progresses, but you must do all you can to keep yourself from lashing out. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — You have been making many small changes lately, and not everyone is going to be supportive. It’s time to deal with the naysayers.

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SUPER QUIZ

THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek Get the free JUST JUMBLE app • Follow us on Twitter @PlayJumble

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

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.

Nobel prizes Level 1

(e.g., The Nobel prizes are awarded annually in this country. Answer: Sweden.) Freshman level 1. Which president won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009? 2. Which scientist won the Nobel Prize in physics in 1921? 3. Pearl S. _____ was the first American woman to win the prize for literature. Graduate level 4. This author of “Caesar and Cleopatra” won the literary prize in 1925. 5. F.W. de Klerk shared the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize with this man. 6. In 1983, Lech ____ was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. PH.D. level 7. Alfred _____ is credited with inventing dynamite. 8. Linus ____ was the first person to win two individual Nobel prizes. 9. Sinclair ____ was the first American to win the prize for literature.

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

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SUPER QUIZ ANSWERS 1. Barack Obama. 2. Albert Eistein. 3. Buck. 4. George Bernard Shaw. 5. Nelson Mandela. 6. Walesa. 7. Nobel. 8. Pauling. 9. Lewis. 18 points — congratulations, doctor; 15 to 17 points — honors graduate; 10 to 14 points — you’re plenty smart, but no grind; 4 to 9 points — you really should hit the books harder; 1 point to 3 points — enroll in remedial courses immediately; 0 points — who reads the questions to you?

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Monday’s Puzzle Saturday’s PuzzleSolved Solved

Non Sequitur

38 Wizard 39 From Istanbul 41 Unruly crowd 42 Final 44 Wearing a disguise 45 Christmas tree glitter 47 Actress Burke

7/16/19 7/15/19

48 Shady bunch 49 Escort 50 Commanded 52 Farm outbuilding 53 Vanquish 54 Take __; subtract 55 Overdue 59 Profit

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