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CATSKILL — Community members are fighting to keep Howard Street Park clean, after talk of removing the park’s benches arose recently. The park and its four benches are maintained by Cultivate Catskill. By day, residents enjoy the grounds during lunch hours but by night the park is home to littering and criminal activity, residents say. “The park is a great asset of the village,” Cultivate Catskill member Hudson Talbott said. “It gets abused by other people, especially
at night. Possibly even drug situations or exchanges occur there. There is a huge amount of litter. Volunteers are constantly cleaning up.” Howard Street’s problem is relatively unique, Talbott said. “At Leggio Park there’s benches and we don’t have this problem,” he said. The village board proposed to eliminate the benches to discourage loitering, Talbott said. “In some cases, our pocket parks are not being treated with the respect they deserve,” Village President Vincent Seeley said.
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Residents are working to clean up Howard Street Park.
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By Melanie Lekocevic Columbia-Greene Media
THE DAY WE WATCHED IN AWE TH 8-10s top Albany Albany National 8-10 year-old All-Star Isiah Bickley slides safely in to third base. PAGE B1
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NASA via The New York Times
In a photo provided by NASA, Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin stands on the surface of the moon on July 20, 1969. Saturday is the 50th anniversary of the moon landing.
‘Send her back’ repudiated Nervous Republicans urge President Trump to disavow the “send her back” chant in N.C. PAGE A2
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NASA via The New York Times
In a photo provided by NASA, Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin stands on the surface of the moon on July 20, 1969. Though Neil Armstrong took many photos during the moonwalk, he appears in only a handful, such as this one, where he is reflected in Aldrin’s visor.
NASA via The New York Times
In a photo provided by NASA, the Apollo 11 lunar lander Eagle, carrying Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin after a walk on the moon, returns to the command module Columbia carrying Michael Collins, who took this photo, for the journey back to Earth on July 21, 1969.
It was exactly 50 years ago today that the world reached a watershed moment — when astronauts set foot on the moon and changed the way we view the universe forever. On July 20, 1969, the Apollo 11 mission completed what some thought would never be possible when astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin safely landed on the moon and planted the flag of the United States as the third member of the crew, Michael Collins, orbited above them in the command module Columbia. For many, it was a moment they will never forget. “At that time, I was in college in Indiana and we all stayed up to watch it,” Greene County Historian David Dorpfeld recalled. “It was after midnight and it was a thrilling thing. I can’t think of anyone who wouldn’t stay up to watch that.” Dorpfeld said living through an event as monumental as the moon landing was something he will never forget. “We sat on lawn chairs and gazed up at the moon and we were just in awe thinking someone was landing on the moon,” Dorpfeld said. “It was an incredible event. It was unbelievable. Everybody was on the lawn looking up at the moon and dashed into the house to watch on TV when they actually touched down.” Hudson Mayor Rick Rector remembers watching the astronauts and being in awe. “I was a high school student attending a summer program at Illinois State University and I was glued to the television for one of the most fascinating aspects of my young life. I still See AWE A8
Tobacco age bill gets green-lighted By Melanie Lekocevic Columbia-Greene Media
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed legislation raising the age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21. The new law applies to both traditional tobacco products and e-cigarettes. “New York is taking aggressive action to stamp out smoking among teens and children, but tobacco and e-cigarette use still persists thanks to irresponsible corporate marketing campaigns targeting young people,” Cuomo said. “By raising the smoking age from 18 to 21, we can stop cigarettes and e-cigarettes from getting into the hands of young people in the first place and prevent an entire generation of New Yorkers from forming costly and potentially deadly addictions.” The bill will take effect in November, and makes New York the 17th state in the
nation to raise the age to 21. Smoking is the leading cause of preventable deaths in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. E-cigarette use, in particular, is rising among young people, with 20.8% of them using e-cigarettes, compared to 8.1% using traditional cigarettes, according to the CDC website. A study by the U.S. Surgeon General indicated e-cigarette use among high school students rose 78% from 2017 to 2018. Tobacco-Free Action of Columbia-Greene Counties Community Engagement Coordinator Lisa Heintz said e-cigarettes and vaping have seen a sharp rise in use among teenagers. From 2014 to 2018, there was a 160% increase in high school students using ecigarettes. Young people between the
ages of 18 and 21 purchasing tobacco products for younger teens in many cases help them start the habit, Heintz said. “Too many younger teens get cigarettes and vapes from older students who buy them legally,” Heintz said. “This law will go a long way to stopping that, especially in schools.” Assemblywoman Didi Barrett, D-106, voted for the legislation, but said she wants to see more done to combat the skyrocketing rates of vaping. “Raising the age to purchase tobacco products to 21 is an important step in keeping tobacco away from young people, and I was proud to support the legislation to do so this year,” Barrett said. “However, we still must do more to combat the epidemic of teen vaping. These products, with their candy-like flavors and marketing, have significantly See TOBACCO A8
Caroline Tompkins/The New York Times
The age to purchase both traditional cigarettes and e-cigarettes is being raised from 18 to 21 after Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the Tobacco 21 law this week.