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CATSKILL — Officials are compiling data on local solar projects, Deputy Greene County Administrator Warren Hart said. The Economic Development, Tourism and Planning Department is reaching out to municipalities to find out about ongoing solar projects and local solar laws. This information, along with state guidelines, will be converted into an online compository that will be available on the planning department’s website. “We will be collecting

model ordinances with the intent of communicating back to municipalities,” Hart said. Nine towns have local solar laws and none of the villages do, Hart said, adding that the town of Hunter has a moratorium on solar projects. “Ray Ward with Real Property Tax Services will be making maps of the projects,” Hart said. A list of PILOTs, or payments in lieu of taxes, in the county will also be included. “Our hope is to gather best practices and have a sharing of information. That’s our

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In this June 21, 2018 file photo, Hunter Town Supervisor Daryl Legg with board members listen to Mark Richardson, CEO of Solitude Solar, proposing a solar array.

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Outrage over shared photo Ihlan Omar bashes GOP state senator for sharing false “terrorist” photo on Facebook PAGE A2

n NATION A signal of deadly change After years of decline, a spike in air pollution may have taken 10,000 lives over two years PAGE A2

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Four seek seats on Hunter town council EDITOR’S NOTE: Missing photos and profiles are the result of candidates not responding to our requests. HUNTER — Here are the town council candidates who will appear on the ballot in Hunter in the 2019 election. Early voting in New York state begins Oct. 26. The candidates are listed in alphabetical order. Council candidate Ray Legg did not respond to our requests for a questionnaire. Name: Craig Bates Age: 55 Family: Wife, two children Place of residence: Elka Park How long you’ve lived in the county: 46 years Previous residence: Lakewood, New Jersey Occupation: Owner of Mountain Propane Inc. and Craig Bates Trucking &

Excavating, Inc. Incumbent? No P a r t y affiliation(s): Republican Endorsem e n t s Craig Bates received: Hunter Republican Committee Previous elected offices, if any (include years served): None High school: Hunter-Tannersville College: None Military service? None What do you think is the top issue facing your community? What would you do to address this issue if elected? Population and growth in the area. Make the town more

inviting so that more people will live and work in our area and their children would attend Anthony Coiro our school district. If you are the incumbent, what are you most proud of accomplishing? If you are not, what are you looking forward to most about serving your town/city? I would like to see an information sign at the town hall to inform community members of meetings and upcoming events. This would keep taxpayers informed and involved. Name: Anthony Coiro Age: 51 Family: Wife, three sons

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Place of residence: Haines Falls How long you’ve lived in the county: 51 years Occupation: Public school

teacher Party affiliation(s): Democrat. Running on the Independence Party line Previous elected offices, if any (include years served): Board of Assessment Review (10 years), Town Council (5 years), Coalition of Watershed Towns 7 years. High school: Hunter-Tannersville College: Colombia Greene Community College, State University of New York at New

Paltz, University of Phoenix. Military service? None What do you think is the top issue facing your community? What would you do to address this issue if elected? The top issues facing the Town are zoning, visitor protection, community growth and business sustainability. Above all of these issues, is maintaining an affordable tax base where community members can work and thrive. Low taxes are essential for a service based community economy. Recognizing our brand and fighting for all of our residents requires a deep understanding of whom and what we are as a community. We need to protect our values, and challenge those that put personal See HUNTER A8

Growth, taxes top Durham candidates issues in Coxsackie outline top town issues EDITOR’S NOTE: Missing Party affiliation(s): Will be on the ballot on the United & photos and profiles are the Democratic lines result of candidates not reHigh school: Coxsackiesponding to our requests. Athens Central, Class of 1984 COXSACKIE — Here are What do you think is the the town council candidates top issue facing your commuwho will appear on the ballot nity? What would you do to in Coxsackie in the 2019 elecaddress this issue if elected? tion. Early voting in New York Linda In a word, Growth. It’s not state begins Oct. 26. The can- Wilkinson a bad issue to have to deal didates are listed in alphabetwith, but growth ical order. Council presents challenges. candidate Gearoid Whether residenColeman did not retial or commercial, turn a questionnaire growth affects inafter repeated email frastructure, taxes, requests. schools, emergency Name: Rich Miresponse just to rando name a few areas. Age: 53 As a town we need Mike Veeder Rich Mirando Family: Wife, one to try to predict how daughter this growth will occur and try to prePlace of residence: Coxsackie pare our infrastructure and public How long you’ve lived in the coun- services to meet those needs. Growth ty: Approximately 48 years also brings other needs for families. Previous residence: Kingston Needs such as places to get various Occupation: Heavy equipment op- products such as groceries and gas, erator for the New York State Thruway as well as places to be able to go out Authority See COXSACKIE A8 Incumbent? No

by current board EDITOR’S NOTE: in August to fill poMissing photos and sition vacated by profiles are the reCouncilman Jerry sult of candidates Cunningham. not responding to Party affiliation: our requests. Republican DURHAM — Here Endorsements: are the town council Republican Party candidates who will Brenna Joanne Community serappear on the bal- Rustick Schindelheim vice: Past president lot in Durham in the of Oak-Hill Durham Fire Department 2019 election. Early voting in High School: Middleburgh New York state begins Oct. High School 26. The candidates are listed College: None in alphabetical order. CounMilitary service: None cil candidate Joan Breslin did What do you think is the top not respond to repeated reissue facing your community? quests for questionnaires. Abandoned and decaying Name: Scott Hulbert properties Age: 55 What would you do to adSpouse: Becky Hulbert dress this issue if elected? Scott Hulbert Family: Three children, 16, Hold property owners ac19 and 30 countable and enforce existing laws Residence: Born in Greene County, Name: Brenna Rustick lived here for 45 years Age: 19 Previous residence: Schoharie Place of residence: East Durham County for 10 years How long you’ve lived in the counOccupation: Construction Man- ty: 19 years ager at CJB llc See DURHAM A8 Previous elected offices: Appointed

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President Donald Trump calls impeachment inquiry a ‘lynching’ Eileen Sullivan The New York Times News Service

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Utica 55/38

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Ilhan Omar bashes GOP state senator for sharing false ‘terrorist’ photo Tim Elfrink The Washington Post

North Dakota state Sen. Oley Larsen, a Republican, urged his Facebook followers on Monday to share a black-and-white photo of a woman in a headscarf holding a rifle — an image, Larsen wrote, showing Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., at an “Al’ Qaida training camp in Somalia.” “She is trying to get this picture blocked,” he warned, according to a screen grab captured by Grand Forks Herald columnist Rob Port. “Share it everywhere.” The photo was shot in Somalia, but that’s where Larsen’s claims diverged from reality. Viral memes tying Omar to that image have been thoroughly debunked — for one thing, because the picture was taken in Mogadishu more than four years before Omar was born. Larsen eventually deleted the post, as well as a follow-up comment calling Omar a “terrorist,” but he has yet to comment on why he shared the image. Larsen didn’t immediately respond to a message from The Washington Post.

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Rep. lhan Omar, D-Minn., speaks during an informational picket about nurses’ safety and benefits outside of Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis on May 29.

On Monday evening, Omar slammed the Republican and lashed out at Facebook for allowing inaccurate posts to spread. The freshman Democrat, who has released death threats she has received, argued that such falsehoods add fuel to the violent rhetoric she faces. “This is pure propaganda designed to stir up hate and violence coming from a GOP state rep,” she wrote on Twitter. “Facebook’s unwillingness to crack down on hate speech and misinformation is not just threatening my life, but our democracy.”

Omar, a Somali refugee and one of the first two Muslim women in Congress, has become a lightning rod for the right, with President Donald Trump repeatedly targeting her. Trump in July demanded that she and three other freshman Democrats “go back” to the “crime infested places from which they came.” That vitriol has helped a number of false claims to gain traction on social media about Omar, a naturalized U.S. citizen who came to America when she was 12. The photo shared by Larsen

has been among the more popular falsehoods — so much so that the Associated Press issued a fact check in August about the image, which was taken by an AP photographer in the Halane area of Somalia’s capital on Feb. 25, 1978. “Fact checking outrageous claims like this must suck!” Omar tweeted at the time. “It seems like you can make any kind of dangerous, disgusting and disturbing claim against me and have it get traction.” Larsen reportedly left the debunked image up on his page for hours after Port wrote about it on his blog, and appeared to double down on his claims in the comments section. He responded to one critic by writing, “I’m begging to let everyone know she is an elected terrorist.” By late Monday, though, he had deleted the original post and his comment. His Facebook page still includes another post about a GOP candidate challenging Omar, where he wrote, “hope people get off the couch and take time off work to go vote her out.”

Miami 90/79

Monterrey 82/66

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President Donald Trump on Tuesday called the impeachment inquiry into him a “lynching,” using a term associated with the killings of blacks to describe a process set up by the Constitution for Congress. In an early morning tweet, he added that the impeachment inquiry is “without due process or fairness or any legal rights,” and he encouraged Republicans to remember this in the future. Trump’s Twitter outburst comes as pressure builds with the stream of testimony from current and former administration officials about his efforts to use the power of the White House for personal gain. The president regularly uses his Twitter feed to make hyperbolic declarations, but he has not used the term “lynching” in a tweet since 2015, during the Republican WASHINGTON POST PHOTO BY JABIN BOTSFORD primary campaign. The president’s word President Trump listens to Italian President Sergio Mattarella at the White House on Oct choice drew immediate criticism. 16, 2019 in Washington. “You think this impeachment is a Kevin M. Kruse, a history professor at LYNCHING? What the hell is wrong with James E. Clyburn, D-S.C., the House majoryou,” Rep. Bobby L. Rush, D-Ill., a former ity whip, said on CNN on Tuesday. “That is Princeton University, pointed to a similar Black Panther leader, said in a Twitter post. a word that we ought to be very, very careful use of the word “lynching” during the Nix“I know the history of that word,” Rep. about.” on era.

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U.S. air quality was improving, now it’s getting worse Eric Roston Bloomberg

After years of decline, a spike in air pollution may have taken the lives of almost 10,000 additional Americans over two years. Following a 24% drop between 2009 and 2016, particulate matter air pollution in the U.S. increased 5.5% in 2017 and 2018, according to a new analysis of Environmental Protection Agency data by two Carnegie Mellon economists. The working paper published this week by the National Bureau of Economic Research may signal a deadly change in U.S. environmental health. “We have been making such steady progress regarding air quality,” said C. Arden Pope III, a Brigham Young University economist and specialist on pollution’s threat to health. “This progress has resulted in substantial health benefits. It is disturbing to see what may be the beginning of deteriorating air quality in the U.S.” Air pollution is the fifth

leading cause of death around the world. Its primary component is particles smaller than 2.5 millionths of a meter, often referred to as particulate matter or PM2.5. While pollution of this kind varies by region, month and even day, the negative changes observed by the researchers can’t be explained away by such fluctuations, said study co-author Nicholas Muller. Muller and co-author Karen Clay looked at the substances hanging over U.S. cities and found evidence for three potential sources of the pollution rebound: increased economic activity, virulent wildfires and a smaller number of EPA enforcement actions. It is important to note that the pair have not made any causal links between the three suspects and the increase of air pollution. The U.S. economy has picked up steam overall since 2017. More economic activity means more vehicles on the roads, driving more miles and emitting more pollutants. It also

means more factories producing emissions along with consumer goods. Soot is another contributor to the pollution jump. The economists traced a rise in airborne carbon particles in part to wildfire activity in the West since 2016. (Wildfire activity didn’t play a role in the pollution decline through 2016, they said.) Finally, they also looked at pollution and enforcement trends. If polluters for some reason fail to follow Clean Air Act rules, PM2.5 can pick up. Clay and Muller found that EPA enforcement activity has trended down since at least 2009. What does not make sense is why EPA enforcement actions

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CALENDAR Wednesday, Oct. 23 n Athens Town Board budget work-

shop 6 p.m. Town Hall, 2 First St., Athens n Athens Village Board 6:30 p.m. at Village Hall, 2 First St., Athens n Catskill Village Board 7 p.m. Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill n Coxsackie Town Budget workshop 6 p.m. Town Hall, 16 Reed St., Coxsackie n Greene County Legislature workshop 6 p.m. Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., Catskill

Monday, Oct. 28 n Catskill Village Planning Board

7 p.m. at the Catskill Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill

Tuesday, Oct. 29 n Catskill Town Budget Workshop

6:30 p.m. Town Hall, 439 Main St., Catskill

Monday, Nov. 4 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

Tuesday, Nov. 5 n Coxsackie Village Offices closed in

observance of General Election Day

Wednesday, Nov. 6 n Greene County Economic Develop-

ment Corporation 4 p.m. Greene County Economic Development, Tourism and Planning Conference Room (Room 427), 411 Main St., Catskill.

Thursday, Nov. 7

Athens to set course for the future By Sarah Trafton

Columbia-Greene Media

ATHENS — The village has received nearly $10,000 in grant funding to review its 12-year-old comprehensive plan, officials said. Hudson River Valley Greenway is providing the $9,900 matching grand, which will enable the village and town to work on updating its plan. The current plan was written in 2007. The grant award was announced at the Greenway Communities Council meeting Oct. 9 at the FDR Library and Museum in Hyde Park. “The comprehensive plan is a vision for the future, with long-range goals and objectives for all activities that affect local government,” Village Mayor Stephan Bradicich said in a statement. “The 2007 plan is a great foundation but is due for an update because of significant changes in our economic, social and environmental conditions over the past 12 years.” Hudson River Valley Greenway Executive Director Scott Keller said he is pleased to be a part of envisioning Athens’ future. “This project will help to preserve natural and cultural resources and shape future growth and conservation in Athens,” he said. “The Greenway is pleased to make this award to assist in improving the Village of Athens.”

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Hudson River Valley Greenway Communities Council Chairman Barnabas McHenry, left, and Athens Village Trustee Joshua Lipsman.

The village will match Greenway’s contribution in a combination of

n Cairo Town Planning Board 7 p.m. Town Hall, 512 Main St., Cairo n Coxsackie Village workshop 6 p.m. Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie

Monday, Nov. 11 n Coxsackie Village Offices closed in

observance of Veteran’s Day

Tuesday, Nov. 12 n Coxsackie Village Historic Preservation Committee 6 p.m. Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie

Wednesday, Nov. 13 n Athens Village Board 6:30 p.m. at Village Hall, 2 First St., Athens n Catskill Central School District BOE 6:30 p.m. High School Library, 341 West Main St., Catskill n Coxsackie Village Board 7 p.m. Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie

Thursday, Nov. 14 n Windham-Ashland-Jewett CSD

BOE audit finance committee 5:15 p.m. in superintendent’s office; regular meeting 6 p.m. in the School Library, 5411 Route 23, Windham

Monday, Nov. 18 n Athens Town Board 6:45 p.m. at the Town Hall, 2 First St., Athens

cash, in-kind services and volunteer hours, Village Trustee Joshua

Lipsman said. The village has committed to making a $4,000 cash contribution, he added. The village is appreciative of Greenway’s help and looking forward to making the new comp plan a reality, Lipsman said. “We are very grateful to the Hudson River Valley Greenway for this matching grant,” Lipsman said. “We will work with a consultant over the next 10 to 12 months to assure we have the widest and most in-depth participation of people who live in Athens as we craft the update.” The village has not selected a consultant to work with the village, Lipsman said Thursday. The Hudson River Valley Greenway is a state-sponsored program established by the Greenway Act of 1991. More than 84% of municipalities within the Greenway area have designated themselves as Greenway Communities. The program is designed to encourage projects and initiatives related to the intersecting goals of natural and cultural resource protection, regional planning, economic development, public access, and heritage and environmental education. It provides technical assistance and catalytic grant funding for planning, water and land trails and other projects that reinforce these goals, according to hudsongreenway.ny.gov.

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Police: Austerlitz man arrested on child porn charges Staff report Columbia-Greene Media

AUSTERLITZ — A Columbia County man is facing a felony charge after he uploaded child pornography to the internet, police said. Joshua Medina, 63, Austerlitz, was charged Thursday with promoting sexual performance of a child, a class D felony, according to a statement from state police. The Kinderhook and Livingston barracks arrested Medina. In the early morning hours of Oct. 17, police obtained

a search warrant for a home on Route 22 in the town of Austerlitz. With help from the Troop K Computer Crimes Unit, police found Medina had uploaded child pornography to the internet, according to state police. Medina was sent to Columbia County Jail without bail after his arraignment in Livingston Town Court. Medina is next scheduled to appear at 6 p.m. Wednesday in Austerlitz Town Court, in the jurisdiction where the offense is alleged to have occurred.

Tuesday, Nov. 19 n Athens Village Planning Board 6:30

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

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of Savannah, was arrested at 12:32 p.m. Oct. 18 in Coxsackie and charged with second-degree introducing contraband to prisoners and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, both class A misdemeanors. She was released on her own recognizance. n Jason M. Legg, 33, of Catskill, was arrested at 6:11 p.m. Oct. 19 in Catskill and charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a class A misdemeanor. His arrestee status is unknown. n Benjamen Hodzic, 24, of Catskill, was arrested at

3:49 p.m. Oct. 19 in Catskill and charged with operating a motor vehicle while impaired by drugs and driving while ability impaired by drugs or alcohol, both unclassifed misdemeanors. He was issued an appearance ticket.

n Jesse R. Prapolsky-Sauer, 20, of Cairo, was arrested at 2 p.m. Oct. 17 in Cairo and CATSKILL POLICE charged with fourth-degree n Alyssa McIntosh, 21, criminal possession of stolen of Catskill, was arrested at property, a class E felony. He 3:09 p.m. Oct. 15 in Catskill was held in lieu of cash bail. and charged with acting in n Laura R. Johnson, 19, a manner to injure a child, of East Nassau, was arrested a class A misdemeanor, and at 5 p.m. Oct. 17 in Coxsackie second-degree harassment, and charged with seventha violation. She is scheduled degree criminal possession to appear in court Nov. 7 at 5 of a controlled substance, a p.m. class A misdemeanor. She was issued an appearance ticket. n Lamech D. Perieira, 37, of Round Top, was arrested at 6:08 p.m. Oct. 17 in Cairo and charged with fourth-degree criminal mischief, a class A misdemeanor. He was issued an appearance ticket. We feature the latest in n Tracy A. Mevoli, 51, Podiatric Technology... of New Baltimore, was ar• ESWT - a non-surgical rested at 12:04 p.m. Oct. 17 Now A treatment for heel spurs in Ravena and charged with c New P cepting • CRYOSTAR CRYOSURGERY fourth-degree criminal atients ! a minimally-invasive, in-office treatment for possession of stolen propPlantar Fasciitis and Neuromas... in 15 minutes or less! erty, a class E felony; thirddegree identity theft and H U D S O N VA L L E Y third-degree unlawful posF O OT A S S O C I AT E S session of personal identifiW. COXSACKIE • ALBANY RED HOOK • HUDSON KINGSTON cation, both class A misde(518) 731-5444 Toll Free: 1-877-339-HVFA (845) 339-4191 meanors. He was held. www.hvfa.com n Rachel R. Wade, 39,

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With help, rural rebuild can happen As two of our leading national lawmakers so accurately pointed out Monday, not all regions in New York state are created equal, at least in the eyes of the nation’s capital. U.S. Rep. Antonio Delgado, D-19, and U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., hope to bridge the gaps with new proposed legislation called the Rebuild Rural America Act. The proposal calls for an overhaul of the current federal funding model with a $50 billion, multiyear federal grant solely for rural communities across the nation. The grant would address complex rural issues ranging from rural broadband to aging infrastructure to child care. For too long, rural areas

such as Columbia and Greene counties have been sitting on the sidelines and watching critical investment money pass through and into the hands of other communities. In many ways, Greene and Columbia counties have fallen victim to a complex bureaucratic system that requires excessive time, energy, expert staff and finances just to apply for grants and continue to receive them. This has put rural communities without sufficient resources at a disadvantage. In addition, federal grants, already difficult to obtain and sustain, are narrowly defined and extraordinarily rigid. The Rebuild Rural America Act would even the playing field.

A truly flexible process that can simplify grant applications would be an excellent first step, and then Gillibrand and Delgado can gather public comment before the legislation is finalized. Official Washington likes to preach to us about opening up rural broadband, fixing aging infrastructure and better child care — issues Gillibrand and Delgado know are urgent to us in the Twin Counties. Thing is, it’s difficult to get official Washington to put its money where its intentions are. It’s encouraging to see two of D.C.’s independentthinking leaders attempt to open the federal piggybank and help us where we need it.

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Safe zones aren’t actually safe Lionel Beehner The Washington Post

Safe zones are one of the biggest misnomers in international politics. My research on cross-border military operations suggests that the imposition of such a zone creates a security vacuum, not a buffer or humanitarian place of shelter. This power vacuum raises the likelihood of outside powers intervening and actually increases violence. The latest move by Turkey to impose a safe zone in northern Syria, as predicted, has ushered in a wave of violence as Turkish forces look to clear the area of Syrian YPG fighters who until recently had been aligned with the United States in its fight against the Islamic State. A temporary “pause” in the violence, which calls for the Kurdish rebels to give up their heavy arms and solidifies Turkey’s position, looks unlikely to stick. Kurdish groups are already reporting violations of the cease-fire agreement.

All of the above speaks to the dangers of imposing safe zones in the middle of civil wars. Safe zones are sold to locals and the international public as “win-win” solutions - defensive measures aimed at containing or “deescalating” conflicts. Lawmakers are attracted to them because of their apparent strategic (and legal) flexibility, as well as their humanitarian appeal. Recall that back in 2015, even then-candidate Donald Trump promised a “beautiful safe zone” in Syria. Military leaders are less enamored of safe zones. That is because of their legal ambiguity and dual-use nature, which invites abuse in their application. Safe zones tend to be in peripheral (or disputed) areas of limited state control. By simultaneously encouraging the creation of a humanitarian corridor for civilians or refugees to flock to, while also requiring a robust security mission to enforce the zone, this only enhances

the fog of war, creating a blurred front line that puts civilians in harm’s way. Research shows that safe zones are poor mechanisms for protecting refugees or displaced people, whether from military targeting or political persecution. Safe zones were first introduced in the natural sciences, as a way of establishing some kind of unspoiled “green zone” in nature — a barrier to prevent infections (or in this case, rebel violence) from spreading. The trouble with this analogy is it invites collective action issues. The demand for a safe zone arises because of a state failing to provide some public good — in this case, security — to its citizens. So in the case of Syria, Turkey has offered to build homes and provide public services in its proposed safe zone which would stretch over 275 miles wide and 20 miles deep — to attract its 3.5 million refugees.

My father, Paul T. Veillette, passed away in April. I mention this not for sympathy, but because he was a powerful force, a believer in common-sense zoning, and a long-time columnist for The Chatham Courier. Another powerhouse who recently died was Judy Grunberg, a dear friend of my family and this entire town. It’s been a heartbreaking year. Before my father and Judy left this Earth, I promised them that I would do everything in my power to stop this current Town Board from forcing zoning onto us more fitting for Westchester than for our rural, farming community. I take that promise seriously. For all who knew Dad and Judy, you know they were reasonable, well-respected, selfless, and unshakable. Those are qualities public servants should have. How I wish those adjectives described our current Town Board. After months of attending Board meetings, pleading for changes to these proposed zoning laws, Judy stood strong and asked the Board, “I just want to know one thing. Are you listening to us?” It is crystal clear they were not. The Board is in bizarre denial that they work for us. As if it never occurred to them that the record number of almost 300 outraged people who crowded the July 8th Tri-Village Firehouse zoning meeting have rights as property owners and voters. We long ago tired of the Board lamenting, “Where were you before? Why haven’t you joined committees?” Is there an expiration date on when a citizen can get involved? Are we supposed to come out of the womb and head straight to Town Hall? Maybe it’s just us, but wouldn’t the more appropriate response be, “Welcome to the table! How can we work together to improve our zoning and town?”

MY VIEW

JEANNE

VEILLETTE BOWERMAN It took a firehouse full of outraged citizens to make the Board blink and decide to conduct zoning Q&As with the citizens, with a promise these meetings would continue “until no more questions are asked or no one shows up.” Bravo! The citizens showed up for every Q&A and over 100 zoning issues brought up by the citizens, not the Board, were changed. Yet the Board was ready to pass this deficient law on June 20th. The Q&As were productive and polite. We enthusiastically worked together with the Board to great results. Until the Q&As abruptly stopped, and we were yet again dismissed. And now, the Board has violated our trust once more. Just as they posted the “cleaned-up” red-lined version of the proposed zoning law on the town site, they simultaneously filed paperwork with the County Planning Board to review the proposed zoning laws, as is, without even giving us a chance to read them. The filing occurred on September 30th, yet the date Town Supervisor Maria Lull put on the signed document was Oct. 2. How could that not make us suspicious of wrongdoing? They are required by law to discuss issues like this in a public meeting. Yet it was never put on any agenda, never listed in minutes, and not in any video of the Board meetings. This decision, and signing of the paperwork by our Town Supervisor Maria Lull, was done behind closed doors.

That is a violation of Open Meeting Law. If this was on the up-and-up, why was there zero mention of the intent to file? Let’s make this clear, this was not an act of incompetence. This was a deliberate act of deception. Either the Town Board purposely acted in unison to do this, or Maria Lull acted on her own. Either way, it is the most disrespectful action this Board has taken to date. I still hear Judy standing strong, asking, “Are you listening to us?” I am so deeply sorry, my dear Judy, they are not. Instead, they point fingers of blame at anyone who disagrees with them. Dear Town Board, the blame for this zoning mess and divide in our community rests squarely on your shoulders. You choose to disrespect us instead of work with us. I don’t care how many Letters to the Editor they and their friends write or how many back-patting mailers they send out, claiming “Truth Matters.” They have repeatedly betrayed our trust. The truth is, they will do it again. The first time you’re a victim; the second, a volunteer. I will not volunteer to support another four years of this disrespect. My father and Judy may not walk among us today, but they will forever be a part of the heartbeat of our community. In fact, Judy told me many times that for the very first time in her life, she would not be voting the Democrat line. The Board may not have heard Judy, but I did. I will be voting for Donal Collins, Vance Pitkin and Abi Mesick on November 5th. Jeanne Veillette Bowerman is the Editor-in-Chief of Script magazine, Senior Editor of Writer’s Digest, and screenwriter of the narrative adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Slavery by Another Name, with its author, Douglas A. Blackmon, former senior national correspondent of The Wall Street Journal.

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Gary Louis Hillicoss Gary Louis Hillicoss, 56, of Jason and Evan Donnelly, sibCoxsackie NY, died on October lings Deborah, Sharron (Tom), 20th 2019. He was born on July Dennis and Manley Jr. (Patty). In 27, 1963 in Catskill NY to Manley addition, he leaves behind many and Marjorie (Waldren) Hillicoss. nieces and nephews, brothers He attended C-A Central School & sisters-in-law, friends and deand started working for his father voted employees. He was prein 9th grade, where he became deceased by two sisters Linda a partner of the family business, and Delores. Gary’s family meant Manley Hillicoss Excavating. everything to him. No love went Gary was self-employed and unseen. worked tirelessly to build his Please come help us celebrate two businesses Gary’s his life on Saturday OcExcavating and Gary’s tober 26, 2019, from Route 81 Stone Quarry. 10:00A.M. – 1:00 P.M. at He was a pillar of this the W.C. Brady’s Sons, community; always Inc. Funeral Home, 97 willing to give a helping Mansion Street, Coxhand, all you had to do sackie, N.Y. Mass to folwas ask. His generoslow immediately at St. ity knew no bounds. Mary’s R.C. Church, 80 Gary was known for his Mansion Street, CoxHillicoss amazing sense of husackie, N.Y. In lieu of mor, which he retained flowers, please donate all throughout his battle with can- to The Cancer Treatment Center cer. His tenacity and work ethic of America, 1331 E. Wyoming were unimaginable. Gary lived a Ave. Philadelphia, PA, 19124 lot of life in his short 56 years on or to St. Peter’s Hospice, 315 this earth and he passed with no S. Manning Blvd., Albany, N.Y. regrets. He leaves behind his wife 12208. Condolences may be Virginia (Petrigliano), daughter’s made at www.wcbradyssonsinc. Chyenne and Savannah, sons net.

Hundreds of thousands of PG&E customers face yet another blackout David R. Baker and Brian K. Sullivan Bloomberg

Hundreds of thousands of Californians are once again facing the prospect of a deliberate blackout as utility giant PG&E tries to keep its power lines from igniting catastrophic wildfires. The San Francisco-based company is considering a shutoff to about 209,000 homes and businesses this week as hot, dry winds rush in from the northeast starting late Tuesday and running through Thursday afternoon. People in 15 Northern California counties may go dark as a result, the company has said. “Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly,” the National Weather Service said in a report Tuesday. “Outdoor burning is not recommended.” PG&E will decide sometime Tuesday afternoon whether to move forward with the shutoffs, PG&E Chief Executive Officer Bill Johnson said at a news conference Monday. Customers should be prepared for an outage that may last 48 hours, he said. Some parts of the state may see gusts as strong as 45 miles an hour late in the week, the weather service reported. The threat of widespread shutoffs is hitting just two weeks after PG&E and Edison International’s Los Angeles area utility carried out the biggest planned blackout in California history, plunging more than 2 million people into darkness, halting traffic lights and forcing businesses to shut across the Bay Area. The blackout drew outrage from customers and state officials who accused

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Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) employees work above the Caldecott Tunnel in Oakland, Calif., on Oct. 9, 2019.

PG&E of cutting service to more customers than necessary and failing to properly communicate its plans. “More and more of our service area is considered by the state to be high fire risk,” PG&E’s Johnson said. “We’re really dealing with a new reality here. Power shutoffs are one tool to keep the community safe.” Edison, which had said earlier on Monday that it may cut power to 17,300 customers, meanwhile dropped its warning as winds remained light. The risk of fire in Southern California, however, remains: One blaze erupted Monday near the affluent Pacific Palisades coastal enclave, forcing an evacuation of several streets. Los Angeles Fire

Department spokesman Brian Humphrey said the cause of the fire is still under investigation. The neighborhood is served by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, he said. “We’re just determined to not let that happen here,” Johnson said of blazes that have broken out in Southern California. Low humidity will cover California this week, according to the National Weather Service, with temperatures expected to hit between 90 and 95 degrees Fahrenheit (35 Celsius). “The general pattern persists for most of the week, so they could be under the gun for potential fire issues going forward,” said Bob Oravec, a senior branch forecaster at the U.S. Weather

Prediction Center in College Park, Maryland. Inside the high-risk area is the ongoing Saddle Ridge Fire, which has been burning for more than a week and has consumed about 8,800 acres, according to the California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection. It is about 92% contained, Cal Fire reported. Two years of wildfires helped push PG&E, the state’s biggest utility owner, into bankruptcy after its equipment was identified as the cause of devastating blazes that included the Camp Fire in November 2018 that killed 86 people and destroyed an entire town Bloomberg’s Lynn Doan contributed.

Michael Thomas McArdle (Mike) Chatham - Michael Thomas mony will be observed at ComMcArdle (Mike) 35, passed away munity Life Church 20 West Main suddenly on Saturday Oct. 19, Street Catskill, NY 12414. Visiting 2019. and gathering hours will be on He was born on Oct. 27, 1983 Friday Oct. 25, 2019 from 4:00 in Orange NJ, and was pm to 7:00 pm with a the son of Linda McArservice/sharing time at dle of Hudson, NY, and 6:00 pm. In leu of flowers the late Thomas Collins. the family requests that Mike is survived by five charitable donations be aunts, four uncles, ten made towards Opioid cousins, two half-brothAwareness. A basket ers, and one nephew. will be available at the He was an electrician church for contributions and General Contracto help defer some of the tor. In his youth, he enMcArdle funeral expenses. Imjoyed scouting, ice fishing, and fishing. Mike also loved mediately following the service, camping and enjoyed the out- the family has invited you into the doors. He also had a passion for Church Fellowship Hall for coffee cooking. He was a beloved and & refreshments. To leave a mescherished friend to all the children sage of condolence for the family, visit www.CannonFuneral. in his life. A Celebration of Life Cere- com

Priscilla Fournier McLoud Priscilla Fournier McLoud has gone home to be with Jesus after a long illness on October 20, 2019. Priscilla was a spitfire who worked hard for everything she had. She was an employee of the Rutland, VT public school system for many years and demonstrated her love of the students there daily. She loved her garden and couldn’t wait to put her hands in the warm spring dirt to bring forth the reddest tomatoes and the most radiant flowers. What can you say about this tiny person with the huge, infectious laugh that can do her any justice? Her reserve of jokes was enormous and her capacity for finding joy in little moments was endless. She will be missed for who she

was and loved for who she became. She is survived by her parents, Roger and Jeannette Fournier of Copake, NY and a son Michael McLoud along with many loving siblings. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday October 24, 2019 at 11 AM from the Parish of Our Lady of Hope, Route 22 in Copake Falls. Friends are invited and may call also on Thursday from 10:00 -10:45 at the Peck and Peck Funeral Home, Copake NY. Private interment will be in Old St. Bridget’s Cemetery, Copake Falls, NY. In lieu of flowers, any donations may be made to Community Hospice, 47 Liberty Street, Catskill, NY, 12414. To send an online condolence please visit www. peckandpeck.net.

Loughlin and other parents face new charges in college admissions scandal Kate Taylor The New York Times News Service

Federal prosecutors Tuesday brought new bribery charges against actress Lori Loughlin and 10 other parents who have pleaded not guilty in the college admissions case, signaling an effort to increase the potential consequences for parents who intend to fight the accusations. In bringing the new charges against Loughlin and the other parents, prosecutors did not make any new allegations of misconduct. Even so, the new charge, conspiracy to commit federal programs bribery, has the potential to lead to longer sentences if any of the parents are convicted. Loughlin, actress Felicity Huffman and 31 other parents were charged in March in a scheme to cheat on college entrance exams and bribe college coaches. From soon after they were arrested, Huffman and Loughlin’s paths as defendants have diverged. Loughlin and her husband, Mossimo Giannulli, were accused of paying $500,000 to get their two daughters, Olivia Jade and Isabella Giannulli, designated as recruits to the women’s crew team at the University of Southern California even though they were not qualified, ensuring their admission. USC said in a statement from the registrar

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LONDON — British police officers investigating a crash that killed a teenage motorcyclist in Britain in August will travel to the United States to interview the American suspect who claimed diplomatic immunity and fled the country shortly after the accident, police said Tuesday. The development is the latest in a weekslong episode that has engaged Britain and the United States in a diplomatic push and pull as the teenager’s family traveled between the two countries in a search for answers and justice.

The suspect in the case, Anne Sacoolas, 42, is the wife of an American diplomat who worked at a Royal Air Force base that hosts a U.S. Air Force communication station. As such, she was entitled to immunity under a 1995 treaty between Britain and the United States, Britain’s foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, told Parliament on Monday. She is suspected of being the driver of a car that police say was traveling on the wrong side of the road when it collided with a motorcycle ridden by Harry Dunn, 19, on Aug. 27 in Brackley, a town about 60 miles northwest of London.

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Monday that the two were no longer enrolled; the statement declined to give any further information, citing student privacy laws. Huffman, an Emmy winner for her role on “Desperate Housewives,” was among a group of roughly a dozen parents who pleaded guilty early on, and she was sentenced in September to 14 days in prison. Huffman, who acknowledged paying $15,000 to cheat on her daughter’s SAT, reported to a minimum-security prison outside of San Francisco on Oct. 15 and is scheduled to be released Sunday. Lawyers involved in the case said that prosecutors were disappointed with the sentences

that a judge has given to Huffman and other parents who pleaded guilty and that they brought the new charge in part in the hope of increasing sentences. The sentences have ranged from no prison time to five months in prison and have all been less than what prosecutors have asked for. Prosecutors had been warning defense lawyers for weeks that they planned to bring the new bribery charge. They had given some parents a deadline of Monday or a few days before to agree to plead guilty if they wanted to avoid having the charge added. Four parents took them up on the offer and pleaded guilty Monday.

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Although Sacoolas cooperated with local police immediately after the crash, the next day she informed them of her diplomatic immunity, Chief Constable Nick Adderley of Northamptonshire Police told reporters Tuesday. This effectively halted their communication with Sacoolas. Adderley said Tuesday that Sacoolas had agreed to be interviewed in the United States and that the file of evidence police submitted to the Crown Prosecution Service was incomplete without an account from her about the crash. He said British officers would

travel to the United States once their visas were approved. British and American officials have said that Sacoolas’ claim of immunity is no longer relevant since she has returned home. A spokesman for the Crown Prosecution Service said in an email Tuesday that it would decide its course of action once all the evidence from the police investigation had been gathered. A spokesman for Harry Dunn’s family, Radd Seiger, said Tuesday that the family had not been told of Sacoolas’ agreeing to a police interview in the case.

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Debate over Civil War monuments continues

By David Dorpfeld, Greene County Historian n For Columbia-Greene Media

The controversy over Confederate Civil War monun ments in the south rages on. Today I am writing about a monument in the north n — Oak Bluffs on Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. I n discovered it last year while vacationing with my family. Like the monuments in the n it also became controsouth, versial. Because of its uniqueness it flew under the radar for na long time. Following is the history of the monument and why it became a thorn in n many residents’ sides. At first glance the monument itself is not unusual. It n even has a Union soldier on top, similar to the one we have in Catskill’s Thompson Street Cemetery. It was erected in 1891 n with money Charles Strahan, a former Confederate soldier, had raised. He had n moved to Martha’s Vineyard after the Civil War and was the publisher of the local newspaper, “Martha’s Vineland Herald.” Strahan wanted to reconcile deep divisions over n the war that still lingered. Charles Strahan (1840– 1931) n enlisted in May of 1861 with Company B, 21st Virginia

Infantry Regiment. He was wounded in the Battle of Seven Pines near Richmond, Virginia, and also fought at the Battle of Gettysburg. In 1925 two plaques were placed on the monument. It is these plaques that have caused the controversy. Recent newspaper accounts indicate Strahan had a role in placing the plaques and was still alive at the time. The first reads: “The chasm is closed. In memory of the restored Union this tablet is dedicated by the Union veterans of the Civil War and patriotic citizens of Martha’s Vineyard in honor of Confederate soldiers.” The second plaque installed at the foot of the monument details the statue’s history and says it was erected as “a gesture of conciliation.” The monument became a point of overt contention in 2018 when residents descended on a meeting of the Oak Bluffs Board of Selectmen to ask that the two plaques be removed. Erik Blake, president of the local NAACP, described the plaques as “hurtful” and said of the statue, “it is unnecessary for it to be there.” At the same time, some veterans opposed the

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A Civil War monument at Oak Bluffs on Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts.

move. Several meetings followed and in the end a compromise was reached. In May, 2019 Oak Bluffs selectmen voted to remove the plaques. They were donated to the Martha’s Vineyard Museum where their history could be better explained. The “Martha’s Vineyard Times” reported: “Below the plaques is a temporary panel explaining the history of the plaques and why they were removed. Museum staff, working with representatives from the NAACP and the Island’s veterans’ organizations, plan to replace the panel with an interactive touchscreen to

explain the plaques in depth.” This next step of getting the parties to agree on how the plaques will interpreted may also be contentious. Hopefully they can reach agreement.

NEWS AND NOTES: A NEW FEATURE The Greene County Historical Society’s Vedder Research Library is proud to host a free blog featuring articles by Greene County historians. Currently available are three articles by Deputy Greene County Historian Jonathan Palmer, the most recent of which is excerpted below. You can view the other articles at vedderresearchlibrary.

org/gc-historians-blog. “The Grave of Ezra Ramsdell” “The graveyard is a difficult place to describe, as it (perhaps more than any other work by human hands) is vested with a power entirely divested of the sum of its parts. A description of a graveyard will always begin with paths, stones and grass, but the description invariably transcends what can be observed with the senses. Cemeteries evoke all manner of things and awaken within us a unique philosophical and spiritual awareness. Our little corner of the Catskills is well endowed with this particular variety of muse. Three hundred graveyards of every order of magnitude dot the hills and valleys of this place, each one collectively serving as an epitaph to different, distant, and more superstitious times. The anonymity of the graveyard is one of its startling features, with row upon row of stones bearing silent witness to a moment when the remains entombed below were the subject of not only great and immediate lamentations, but also prolonged sorrows that often endured as long as anyone remained

who knew the departed in life. Gravestones are overtly a refutation of the passage of time and a symbol of our desire to endure, but in the end these weathered and crooked markers up bearing witness to a separate truth - that History is merely a reconciliation of the past with our feeble powers of memory; it is an imperfect and weighted truce at best. This was a subject of no small significance to Augusta Hallock, a girl only 18 years old when her friend and neighbor Ezra Ramsdell passed at the age of 25. In a composition book she kept while attending Greenville Academy she devoted two separate entries to the occasion of his passing. The themes she confronts are universal, and Ezra’s passing was something she took several months to process on the pages of her journal...” Read the rest here: https://vedderresearchlibrary.org/gc-historiansblog/2019/10/1/the-graveof-ezra-ramsdell To reach columnist David Dorpfeld, e-mail gchistorian@gmail. com or visit him on Facebook at “Greene County Historian.”

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THANKSGIVING DINNER WINDHAM — Hope Ren toration Church, 117 Route 296, Windham, 21st annual Thanksgiving dinner will be n held 4:30-7:30 p.m. Nov. 1. The gourmet chefs are ready to serve a full course turkey dinner. Reservations will not be n necessary. Take outs are for shut-ins only.

BAKE SALE CATSKILL — The Greene County Department of Human Services will host a Halloween-themed bake sale will be held 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 25 in the second floor lobby of the Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., Catskill. All proceeds benefit the Greene County Senior Angels Program.

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groups provide many benefits to those who are grieving. Those who are experiencing grief early on can connect with others in the group who have successfully managed their grief and are further along on their road to feeling happy once again. More information can be found at the face book page at Coxsackie Grief Support Group and also by contacting Jeffrey Haas at 518-478-5414 or jhaasrph@aol.com. CATSKILL — The Alzheimer’s Association holds support group meetings at 3 p.m. the first Wednesday of the month at The Pines, Jefferson Heights, Catskill. COXSACKIE — The Alzheimer’s Association holds support group meetings at 6 p.m. the third Thursday of the month at Heermance Memorial Library, 1 Ely St., Coxsackie. CATSKILL — The Pines at Catskill and Columbia Memorial Health will host a Stroke Survivor and Caregiver monthly support group at 3 p.m. the second Wednesday of the month at The Pines at Catskill Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation, 154 Jefferson Heights, Catskill. For information, call 518-943-5151.

HYDE Us PARKMake — BecomeYour a Let Life EZ-er... SHOPPING BUS Certified Volunteer OmbudsCATSKILL — The Greene man with the benefit of flexCounty Department of Huible weekly schedule. Volman Services offers a shopunteers are being sought in ping bus to Greene County Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Orange, Sullivan and Ulster residents 60 and older, living counties. Learn how to ad- in the towns of Ashland, Athvocate for the rights, quality ens, Cairo, Catskill, Coxsackof life and quality of care for ie, Greenville, Hunter, Jewett, seniors residing in long term Prattsville and Windham. Seniors are picked up at care facilities in your county. their door, driven to Catskill Long Term Care Commufor shopping and then have nity Coalition Ombudsman lunch at a local senior center Program is offering a free Cerbefore returning home. Spetification Training. cial trips are scheduled periReserve your seat for Octoodically. ber 2019 training. For inforMonday: Mountain Top/ mation and to reserve, call DiCatskill (Windham, Ashland, ane at 845-229-4680 ext. 104 Prattsville, Jewett and Huntor diane@ltccc.org. er). SUPPORT GROUPS Tuesday: Cairo/Greenville/ COXSACKIE — A grief sup- Catskill. port group will start meetWednesday: Athens/Coxing at 6 p.m. the second and sackie. fourth Tuesdays of each The Shopping Bus does not month at the Bethany Village run on the following holidays: in Coxsackie. New Year’s Day, Martin LuWhile the loss of a loved ther King Jr. Day, Presidents’ one is a common source of Day, Memorial Day, Indegrief other reasons include pendence Day, Labor Day, the loss of a job, the death of Columbus Day, Election Day a beloved pet, experiencing a (November), (518) 828-1616Veterans Ext 2415Day, major health challenge such Thanksgiving and Christmas. as cancer and the ending of a The trip to Colonie Center will be Dec. 20. relationship. The following is the 2019 Grief is a very personal and individual emotion. Support trips to Colonie Center. Trips

are the third Thursday of the month. The cost is $10. Payment is due at time of departure/boarding. Nov. 21, Dec. 19. Reservations must be made no later than 3 p.m. of the Wednesday before the trip. In addition, during snow or ice storms, it may be necessary for us to close our senior service centers because of hazardous driving conditions. When we close the centers, we also cancel our transportation services for the day, which includes the Shopping Bus. Advance notice/reservation required for all shopping bus transportation. For information or to reserve a seat, call Janet at 518719-3559.

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The Lexington Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary held their dinner meeting on Oct. 8 at the Chicken Run Restaurant in Windham. Attending were, seated from left, Rose Williams, Jannel Mellott, Louise Van Etten, Carol Constable. Standing from left, Kathy Jordan, Chris Dwon, Helen Kerr, Betty Hapeman, Linda Van Etten, Bette Knapp, JoEllen Schermerhorn.

ATHENS — The Senior Angels’ fourth annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner will be held Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 28 at the Rivertown Senior Center, 39 Second St., Athens. Open to all seniors 60 and older. Doors open 11 a.m.; lunch served noon-2 p.m. There will be music, door prizes and conversation over coffee and pie 2-4 p.m. For information, or to donate to help offset costs, contact the Department of Human Services at 518-719-3555 and ask to speak to Ken.

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Governor issues proclamation declaring October Breast Cancer Awareness Month ALBANY — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced that One World Trade Center, the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge, the Kosciuszko Bridge, the George Washington Bridge, the Goethals Bridge, the Bayonne Bridge, SUNY Plaza, the State Education Building, the Alfred E. Smith Building and the New York State Fair Exposition Building will light up pink to commemorate Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and the second leading cause of cancer deaths among women in New York State. Each year, approximately 16,000 women in New York are newly diagnosed with breast cancer and approximately 2,500 die from the

disease. “Raising awareness about early detection and preventive services is our biggest weapon against breast cancer,” Cuomo said. “We will continue to make it a priority and make it easier for every woman in New York to be screened.” “We are continuing our efforts to promote breast cancer screenings statewide and building on our investments to help New Yorkers access the heath care they need,” said Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul. “During Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we are speaking out about the importance of getting screened and the life-saving services available across the state. We want to make sure that mammograms and cancer

screenings are available for all New Yorkers to help save lives.” In New York, women getting screened for breast cancer has increased from 80.3% in 2017 to 82.1% in 2018. The new data comes from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), a statewide telephone survey that annually collects data from New York State women between the ages of 50 and 74 who report having had a mammogram within the past two years. This increase in screening rates means that approximately 50,000 more women were screened in 2018 compared to 2017. New York State Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker said, “This screening estimate is the highest

we’ve seen in many years and we hope to see this upward trend continue. Our incredibly comprehensive breast cancer screening programs and robust educational initiatives in New York State are key factors in helping more women get access to necessary screening to promote early detection.” The United States Preventive Services Task Force recommends that women between 50 and 74 years of age get a mammogram every two years; other women, including those who are between 40 and 49 years old, those with a family history or other risk factor for breast cancer, and those who have any symptoms or changes in their breasts, should talk to their doctor about what screening

schedule is right for them. New York state can attribute increased screening rates to multiple initiatives designed to improve access to breast cancer screening and preventive health care services. Through New York’s Cancer Services Program, women can access screening information and services from peer outreach and education programs, a patient navigation program, and a mobile mammography program currently serving 40 counties. New laws that extend hours for screening and offer employer-paid time off for screenings for public employees are making it easier for women to get screened. Additionally, in August, Governor Cuomo signed Shannon’s Law, requiring

large group insurers to cover medically necessary mammograms for women aged 35 to 39. All New Yorkers are encouraged to join in related activities during this monthlong observance to help raise support and awareness. Breast cancer screening is covered by most health plans, including Medicaid and health plans participating in the New York State of Health. The NYSDOH’s Cancer Services Program (CSP) offers screening to eligible uninsured men and women in every county and borough in NYS. To find a CSP near you, call 1-866-442-CANCER (2262) or visit http://www. health.ny.gov/diseases/cancer/services/community_resources/.

New organelle that helps prevent cancer discovered inside our cells

Genetic testing to learn about your risk of breast and ovarian cancer

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Scientists at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have discovered a strange new organelle inside our cells that helps to prevent cancer by ensuring that genetic material is sorted correctly as cells divide. The researchers have connected problems with the organelle to a subset of breast cancer tumors that make lots of mistakes when segregating chromosomes. Excitingly, they found their analysis offered a new way for doctors to sort patient tumors as they choose therapies. They hope these insights will allow doctors to better personalize treatments to best benefit patients — sparing up to 40% of patients with breast cancer, for example, a taxing treatment that won’t be effective. “Some percentage of women get chemotherapy drugs for breast cancer that are not very effective. They are poisoned, in pain and their hair falls out, so if it isn’t curing their disease, then that’s tragic,” said researcher P. Todd Stukenberg, PhD, of UVA’s Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics and the UVA Cancer Center. “One of our goals is to develop new tests to determine whether a patient will respond to a chemotherapeutic treatment, so they can find an effective treatment right away.”

Genetic counseling and testing can help you understand your risk of some kinds of cancer. Genetic tests can show whether you were born with mutations (changes) in certain genes that increase your risk of cancer. If you were born with certain mutations in the BRCA1 gene or the BRCA2 gene, you are at higher risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer. You may also be at higher risk of developing other types of cancers. Talk with your doctor about genetic testing to learn about your risk of breast and ovarian cancers if you have: n A family member who had breast cancer before age 50 n A family member who had cancer in both breasts n A family member who had both breast and ovarian cancer n A male family member who had breast cancer n Two or more family members who had breast cancer n Eastern European (Ashkenazi) Jewish heritage You may also want to ask

THE DISAPPEARING ORGANELLE The organelle Stukenberg and his team have discovered is essential but ephemeral. It forms only when needed to ensure chromosomes are sorted correctly and disappears when its work is done. That’s one reason scientists haven’t discovered it before now. Another reason is its mind-bending nature: Stukenberg likens it to a droplet of liquid that condenses within other liquid. “That was the big wow moment, when I saw that on the microscope,” he said. These droplets act as mixing bowls, concentrating certain cellular ingredients

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to allow biochemical reactions to occur in a specific location. “What’s exciting is that cells have this new organelle and certain things will be recruited into it and other things will be excluded,” Stukenberg said. “The cells enrich things inside the droplet and, all of a sudden, new biochemical reactions appear only in that location. It’s amazing.” It’s tempting to think of the droplet like oil in water, but it’s really the opposite of that. Oil is hydrophobic – it repels water. This new organelle, however, is more sophisticated. “It’s more of a gel, where cellular components can still go in and out but it contains binding sites that concentrate a small set of the cells contents,” Stukenberg explained. “Our data suggests this concentration of proteins is really important. I can get complex biochemical reactions to occur inside a droplet that I’ve been failing to reconstitute in a test tube for years. This is the secret sauce I’ve been missing.” While it’s been known for about eight years that cells make such droplets for other processes, but it was unknown that they make them on chromosomes during cell division. Stukenberg believes these droplets are very common and more important than previously realized. “I think this is a general paradigm,” he said. “Cells are using these non-membranous organelles to regulate much of

their work.”

BETTER CANCER TREATMENTS In addition to helping us understand mitosis — how cells divide — Stukenberg’s new discovery also sheds light on cancer and how it occurs. The organelle’s main function is to fix mistakes in tiny “microtubules” that pull apart chromosomes when cells are dividing. That ensures each cell winds up with the correct genetic material. In cancer, though, this repair process is defective, which can drive cancer cells to get more aggressive. He has also developed tests to measure the amount of chromosome mis-segregation in tumors, and he hopes that this might allow doctors to pick the proper treatment to give cancer patients. “We have a way to identify the tumors where the cells are mis-segregating chromosomes at a higher rate,” he said. “My hope is to identify the patients where treatments such as paclitaxel are going to the most effective.” Having looked at breast cancer already, he next plans to examine the strange organelle’s role in colorectal cancer. Stukenberg and his colleagues have described their latest findings in the scientific journal Nature Cell Biology. The research team consisted of Prasad Trivedi, Francesco Palomba, Ewa Niedzialkowska, Michelle A. Digman, Enrico Gratton and Stukenberg.

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about genetic testing if you’ve already had breast or ovarian cancer. If genetic tests show that you’re at higher risk of developing breast or ovarian cancer — or of getting cancer a second time — you and your doctor can discuss options for managing your risk. Genetic counseling can help you understand the testing process and your results. The Affordable Care Act requires most health insurance plans to cover genetic counseling and testing for women at higher risk. Depending on your insurance plan, you may be able to get genetic counseling and testing at no cost to you. Check with your insurance provider.

WHAT DO I ASK THE DOCTOR? Visiting the doctor can be stressful. It helps to have questions written down ahead of time. Print these questions and take them with you when you visit the doctor. You may also want to ask a family member or close friend to go with you to take notes. n What is my risk of developing breast or ovarian cancer? n Are there warning signs I can look out for?

n Based on my health history and my family history, would you recommend genetic testing to learn more about my risk? n What are the benefits and risks of genetic testing? n What are my chances of having a mutated (changed) gene that could increase my risk for cancer? n What would a positive or negative test result mean for me? n If I have a mutated gene, what are my options for managing my risk? n If I have a mutated gene, what would it mean for my children’s health? n If I have a mutated gene, what does that mean for other members of my family? n If I get geneting testing, who will be able to see my test results? n Besides mutated genes, what other things increase my risk for breast and ovarian cancer? n If I decide not to do genetic testing, what types of cancer screening tests are recommended to check for breast and ovarian cancer? n Is there information I can take with me about genetic testing?

How to prevent cancer or find it early Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Cancer Control and Prevention

Cancer is a term used for diseases in which abnormal cells divide without control and can invade other tissues. Cancer cells can spread to other parts of the body through the blood and lymph systems. Cancer is not just one disease, but many diseases. There are more than 100 kinds of cancer. For more information, visit the National Cancer Institute’s

What Is Cancer?

SCREENING TESTS Getting screening tests regularly may find breast, cervical, and colorectal (colon) cancers early, when treatment is likely to work best. Lung cancer screening is recommended for some people who are at high risk.

VACCINES (SHOTS) Vaccines (shots) also help lower cancer risk. The human papillomavirus (HPV)

vaccine helps prevent most cervical cancers and several other kinds of cancer. The hepatitis B vaccine can help lower liver cancer risk.

HEALTHY CHOICES You can reduce your risk of getting cancer by making healthy choices like keeping a healthy weight, avoiding tobacco, limiting the amount of alcohol you drink, and protecting your skin.

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gain above that of the greater good. If you are the incumbent, what are you most proud of accomplishing? If you are not, what are you looking forward to most about serving your town/ city? As a former council member, some of the most important work that I accomplished with the board was to represent the community with honesty and integrity. I demanded that our actions as a board operated in

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would mean working on a comprehensive plan to support getting these businesses into Coxsackie and that plan should include steps that will help them be successful so they can be a part prosperous and businessfriendly Coxsackie. If you are the incumbent, what are you most proud of accomplishing? If you are not, what are you looking forward to most about serving your town/ city? Things that I would look forward to the most are being a part

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Occupation: Student Incumbent? No Party affiliation(s): Democrat Endorsements received: New York State Young Democrats Previous elected offices, if any (include years served): NA High school: Cairo-Durham High School College: The College of Saint Rose (currently a junior)

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objective,” Hart said. Hart said he believes the inventory will help municipalities when evaluating solar projects, he said. In addition to traditional solar arrays, the county recently received two applications for battery storage sites, Hart said. One of these projects, developed by Glidepath, an alternative energy company based in Illinois, was unveiled to the public last month. The 20-megawatt project involves siting 40 battery storage containers on 10 acres near the intersection of Route 9W and Route 23 in Catskill. Batteries help make the grid more stable, especially when used with renewable sources of energy, Glidepath Chief Development Officer Peter Rood said. Greene County Legislator Michael Bulich, R-Catskill, asked why solar projects are becoming so popular in the area.

COLUMBIA-GREENE MEDIA • THE DAILY MAIL the light of day, and that our constitutional oath spoke clearly to the honor of representative government. As a Board member some of the accomplishments I am most proud of are: Meeting with DEC Commissioner Martens to make improvements at Kaaterskill Falls (The result: Viewing platform, Stone stairway to the bottom of the falls, expanded parking lot, and a bridge across the stream to enhance visitor safety). Other accomplishments are not raising taxes, writing laws to protect business and homeowner investment and setting the table for Zoning by updating the Town’s Comprehensive Plan.

Name: David Kukle Age: 65 Family: Partner, Darlene Colandrea; daughter Amanda Kukle Place of residence: Town of Hunter How long you’ve lived in the county: 43 years Previous residence: Dumont, New Jersey Occupation: Manager at Hunter Mountain Ski Bowl Inc. Incumbent? Yes Party affiliation(s): Democrat. Endorsements: Democratic Party and Independence Party. Previous elected offices, if any (include years served):

Second four-year term as a member of the Hunter Town Board; President of HunterTannersville School Board (15 Years), President of the Greene County School Boards Association (6 Years) and a member of the Greene County and Hunter Town Planning Boards (5 years). High school: Dumont High School, Class of 1971 College: Paterson State College, Bergen Community College, Culinary Institute of America (Greystone) Military service? U.S. Army, National Guard What do you think is the top issue facing your community? What would you do to address

this issue if elected? Health care/opioid and drug addiction solutions; more efficient transportation for our residents as well as tourists; affordable housing for our local residents; organized growth and development of our beautiful area; overuse of our Catskill Park. If you are the incumbent, what are you most proud of accomplishing? If you are not, what are you looking forward to most about serving your town/ city? It was through joint lobbying and meetings at the DEC offices that we were able to bring about investment in Kaaterskill

Falls, a new stone staircase, viewing platform and Bridge over Spruce creek. These investments also served to complete the KRT from the Mountain Top Historical Society to Kaaterskill Falls and North Lake. Endorsed, financed and formally adopted our new Comprehensive Plan which was last updated almost 20 years ago. Two new ambulances and a barracks was recently constructed to make it easier to attract ambulance staff. For more information on the candidates, visit hudsonvalley360.com

of a team that continues to strive to make Coxsackie businessfriendly, particularly for small businesses. Also, to work on new ideas to grow the community and make Coxsackie a place that families can have fun and be safe. Name: Michael Veeder Age: 58 Family: Wife, two children Place of residence: Earlton How long you’ve lived in the county: 53 years Previous residence: Andover, Maine Occupation: HVAC business owner/HVAC teacher Incumbent? Yes Party affiliation(s): Republican

Endorsements received: Republican Party Previous elected offices, if any (include years served): None High school: Coxsackie-Athens College: Alfred University Military service? No What do you think is the top issue facing your community? What would you do to address this issue if elected? I think that the ongoing issue is taxes. I have fought hard since I have been on the council to keep taxes in check. I look at it as if it were my business and try to keep unnecessary expenses out of the budget. One issue that will be coming up in the years to come will be replacing outdated

highway equipment. Rather than wait for it to break beyond repair during a snowstorm or during the busy summer when the town needs it, we need to create a 10 or 15 year plan so when we need to replace it the money will be there. If we don’t do this we may have to unexpectedly replace equipment with money the town does not have. If you are the incumbent, what are you most proud of accomplishing? If you are not, what are you looking forward to most about serving your town/ city? I am proud to be a part of bringing the new Coxsackie town offices to reality. It was a

long process that had started over 30 years ago. Finally with all the hard work and budgeting, the offices, courthouse, and town garage were all built. I also helped secure a $500,000 grant through George Amedore to help offset some of the expenses to the taxpayers. Name: Linda J. Wilkinson Family: Carlton Wilkinson, husband; Karen Pautz, daughter; Brian Wilkinson. Residence: 80 Saco Mill Road, Coxsackie. Occupation: Retired from State Telephone Co., Coxsackie, after 20 years. Currently 50-year active member of Earlton Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary and an

active member and treasurer of the Senior Citizens of Coxsackie Incumbent: Yes Party affiliation: Republican Endorsements: Republican and Conservative parties Previous office: Coxsackie tax collector for nine years High School: Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk High School If you are the incumbent, what are you most proud of accomplishing? If you are not, what are you looking forward to most about serving your town/ city? Continue serving all the residents of my community. For more information on the candidates, visit hudsonvalley360.com

Military service? NA What do you think is the top issue facing your community? What would you do to address this issue if elected? I think the top issue facing our community is trying to get the younger generations to stay and live/work in Durham. One way I would try to address this issue is by reaching out to people my age and ask them what changes they would like to see. I would also ask the students that attend the board meetings what they like and don’t like about Durham, that way the

board has things to work with and know what they can improve on to increase the rate of people who want to continue living here. Name: Joanne Schindelheim Age: 66 Family (spouse): Rosemary O’Brien Place of residence: Owned home in Oak Hill for 30 years How long you’ve lived in the county: 30 years Occupation: Advertising/ Marketing Incumbent? No

Party affiliation(s): Democrat Endorsements received: Democratic Party Previous elected offices, if any (include years served): None High school: Midwood High School, Brooklyn College: Fordham University Military service? No What do you think is the top issue facing your community? Lack of economic development resulting in the community’s frustration trying to keep things the same. Official statistics indicate our young people

are leaving and our population is getting older. Younger people must choose to leave for better opportunity or stay and live with less. Other consequences include things like closure of our elementary school, loss of social and community activities, struggles for tourism and hospitality which for decades have been the key driver of the local economy. What would you do to address this issue if elected? Develop a list of real action items like modernize the town website, community centers for

youth and seniors. And immediately begin to move forward with the list. If you are the incumbent, what are you most proud of accomplishing? If you are not, what are you looking forward to most about serving your town/ city? Bringing Durham into the 21st century while preserving all the things myself and other truly cherish. For more information on the candidates, visit hudsonvalley360.com

“[The availability of] land in proximity to the grid,” Hart said. Bulich questioned if there is a way to determine when an area has become “saturated” with solar. “It is up to the municipality and local laws to decide how much and where it is appropriate,” Hart said. For solar projects larger than 25 megawatts, it is ultimately up to the state siting board. Gov. Andrew Cuomo passed a law in 2011 granting this authority. “Article 10 provides for the siting review of new and repowered or modified major electric generating facilities in New York state by the Board on Electric Generation Siting and the Environment in a unified proceeding instead of requiring a developer or owner of such a facility to apply for numerous state and local permits,” according to dps.ny.gov. The siting board is to consist of seven members: CEO of the state Department of Public Service John B. Rhodes, Chair of the state Energy Research and Development Authority Richard

L. Kauffman, President and CEO of Empire State Development Eric Gertler, Commissioner of the state Department of Health Howard A. Zucker, Commissioner of the state Department of Environmental Conservation Basil Seggos and two members of the public from the municipality in which the project is proposed, according to dps.ny.gov Bulich said he has reservations about solar power. “Solar costs three times more than other sources of electricity,” he said. “That’s why electricity costs keeps going up.” Legislature Chairman Patrick Linger, R-New Baltimore, said he believes the projects consume more land than necessary, he said. In his Green New Deal, the governor outlined an aggressive goal of having 100% carbon-free energy by 2040. Hart expects the county will upload its findings in early November at www.greenegovernment.com The website will be updated on a continual basis as new projects and ordinances emerge, Hart said Monday.

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What exactly is the Mets’ managerial game plan? David Lennon Newsday

The Mets had a good idea they weren’t bringing back Mickey Callaway by late May. It was likely at 90% certainty by the All-Star break, then cemented when the team’s second-half playoff push fell short. That’s a long time to figure out who their next manager should be. Or at least develop a feel for what type they’d prefer to be Callaway’s successor. The Angels knew they wanted Joe Maddon, even before the Cubs announced he wasn’t coming back or they dumped their own manager, Brad Ausmus — after one season, with two more left on his contract. Closer to home, in the Mets’ same division, the Phillies made it clear they wanted a proven winner with experience, so they brought in Joe Girardi, Buck Showalter and Dusty Baker. After Girardi’s second interview Monday, reports out of Philadelphia insist he’s now the favorite. That would be unfortunate for the Mets, because Girardi was the candidate that checked all the boxes for them, the slam-dunk choice.

But as the Mets’ process dragged on, that decreased the odds of him coming to Flushing, in our view. Especially with the Phillies making an aggressive push, because they’ve shown more of a willingness to spend, and maybe could get the closest to the $4 million salary Girardi was making in his last season in the Bronx. When the Mets officially fired Callaway on Oct. 3, both GM Brodie Van Wagenen and COO Jeff Wilpon pledged a thorough search for the next manager, looking in a “variety of different buckets.” Based on the known list so far, they’ve kept their word. But looking at this group, and all the time it’s taken the team to get here, do the Mets even know what they want in a manager? We’ve already mentioned Girardi, and aside from throwing coffee on a Wilpon during lunch, he could have been hired on the spot, based on his resume and success on the other side of town. Sure, he was a bit intense on the other side of town, but he can handle the media responsibilities fine, and I’m

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C-A field hockey falls to Onteora Columbia-Greene Media COXSACKIE — Coxsackie-athens dropped a 1-0 decision to Onteora in Friday’s Mid-Hudson Athletic League field hockey match. The lone goal came in the 2nd period with 17:17 left on the clock. Eva Leonard scored during a penalty corner. C-A goaltender Madison O’Callaghan had six saves on seven shots. Onteora goalie Arlona Wood had 0 saves on 0 shots. Coxsackie-Athens closes out its season 2-7-1 in league play and 4-10-1 overall.

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Taconic Hills 3, Rensselaer 2 CRARYVILLE — Taconic Hills earned a 3-2 victory over Rensselaer in a recent Patroon Conference girls volleyball match. For the Titans, Morgan Monty had 3 aces, 13 assists and 11 digs; Hailey Ward 2 aces, 6 kills, 4 digs and 4 blocks; Amya Bridgham 2 aces and 10 digs; Sara Leipman- 7 kills and 13 digs.

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Shurmur on Jones: ‘You have to learn and you have to win games’ Pat Leonard New York Daily News

NEW YORK — The pressure is on. Pat Shurmur clarified Monday, for anyone who thinks the Giants are content with losing while Daniel Jones develops, that there is no organizational patience for defeats like Sunday’s to the Arizona Cardinals. The expectation is for Shurmur, Jones and the 2019 Giants to demonstrate improvement and win some games, even if it’s accepted Jones will take some rookie lumps. The expectation, as John Mara said in August, is to demonstrate that “this franchise is headed in the right direction.” Shurmur acknowledged this on Monday when asked if he would consider a quarterback change back to Eli Manning should Jones’ costly mistakes continue. “No,” Shurmur said. “I think Daniel’s gonna learn from everything that is going on, just like all the other rookies that are playing are going

to learn from what’s happening. But you have to learn and you have to win games. And I’m well aware of that. I’m totally well aware of that.” Shurmur is saying this because, as players acknowledged in the locker room, Sunday was a different kind of loss than their previous two to contenders in the Vikings and Patriots. This was a loss in a game the Giants needed to win at this juncture to reinforce the progress they were making, one player admitted. Another said the Giants “earned” the disappointing defeat. And while there is hard work happening to correct their shortcomings, it’s reasonable to wonder if any amount of work will be able to overcome the team’s personnel gaps with tests upcoming against the Detroit Lions, Dallas Cowboys and Jets prior to a Week 11 bye. Winning isn’t even a fair expectation for Shurmur this season, really, considering GM Dave Gettleman’s See SHURMUR B5

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VALATIE — The Section II boys and girls soccer playoff pairings were announced on Monday and the Ichabod Crane boys are the No. 1 seed in Class B. The Riders will host No. 16 seed Hoosick Falls on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. Also in Class B, No. 3 Greenville will host No. 14 Coxsackie-Athens on Thursday at 3 p.m., No. 7 Hudson entertains No. 10 Catskill on Thursday at 6 p.m. and No. 15 Cairo-Durham travels to No. 2 Mechanicville on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. Boys Class B quarterfinal round action will be held on Saturday, semifinals will be on Oct. 30 at Mohonasen and finals on Nov. 2 at Colonie. In Class C boys action, No. 3 Maple Hill hosts Fort Plain or Bishop Gibbons on Thursday at 3 p.m. Class C boys quarterfinals will be held on Saturday, semifinals on Oct. 30 at Gloversville and finals on Nov. 2 at colonie. In Class D, the Germantown boys are seeded No. 7 and will host No. 10 Bishop Maginn on Wednesday at 3 p.m. Class D boys quarterfinal round action will be held on Friday. The semifinals will be on Tuesday at Mohonasen and the finals on Nov. 2 at Colonie.

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Hudson’s Bashar Hotbani (11) controls the ball in front of a Tamarac player during a recent match. The Bluehawks are seeded No. 7 in the Section II Class B boys soccer playoffs and will host No. 10 Catskill on Thursday at 6 p.m.

League co-champion New Lebanon is the No. 1 seed in Class D. The Tigers will host Spa Catholic or Heatly on Monday in a quarterfinal round match. CHVL co-champ Germantown is the No 5 seed and will travel to No. 4 OESJ on Monday at 3 p.m. Class D girls semifinal action will be held on Oct. 31 at

Fonda, with the finals slated for Nov. 6 at Mechanicville. In Class B, No. 6 Greenville will host No. 11 Hoosick Falls on Thursday at 3 p.m. Elsewhere, No 7 Catskill plays host to No. 10 Johnstown on Thursday at 3 p.m. Class B quarterfinals will be held on Saturday, semifinals on Oct. 29 at Lansingburgh and finals on Nov. 1 at

Lansingburgh. In Class C, No. 6 Maple Hill hosts No. 11 Hoosic Valley on Friday at 3 p.m. and No. 9 Chatham goes to No. 8 Duanesburg on Friday at 3 p.m. Class C quarterfinals will be played on Oct. 29, with semifinals on Nov. 4 at Mechanicville and finals on Nov. 6 at Mechanicville.

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B2 Wednesday, October 23, 2019 Crowder 4-26, Dm.Thomas 3-42, Rb.Anderson 1-10, L.Bell 1-6, R.Griffin 1-1, Berrios 1-1.

Pro hockey

(Sunday’s games)

NHL Eastern Conference Atlantic Division GP W L OT SO Pts Buffalo 9 7 1 1 0 15 Boston 8 5 1 1 1 12 Toronto 10 5 3 1 1 12 Montreal 9 4 3 1 1 10 Tampa Bay 8 4 3 1 0 9 Florida 8 3 2 1 2 9 Detroit 8 3 5 0 0 6 Ottawa 8 1 6 0 1 3 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT SO Pts Washington 10 6 2 2 0 14 Pittsburgh 9 6 3 0 0 12 Carolina 9 6 3 0 0 12 NY Islanders 8 5 3 0 0 10 Columbus 9 4 3 2 0 10 Philadelphia 7 3 3 0 1 7 New Jersey 8 2 4 0 2 6 NY Rangers 6 2 4 0 0 4 Western Conference Central Division GP W L OT SO Pts Colorado 9 7 1 1 0 15 St. Louis 9 4 2 2 1 11 Winnipeg 10 5 5 0 0 10 Nashville 8 4 3 0 1 9 Dallas 11 3 7 0 1 7 Chicago 6 2 3 1 0 5 Minnesota 8 2 6 0 0 4 Pacific Division GP W L OT SO Pts Edmonton 9 7 1 0 1 15 Anaheim 9 6 3 0 0 12 Vegas 10 6 4 0 0 12 Calgary 10 5 4 1 0 11 Vancouver 8 5 3 0 0 10 Arizona 7 4 2 1 0 9 San Jose 8 3 5 0 0 6 Los Angeles 8 3 5 0 0 6 Sunday’s games Vancouver 3, NY Rangers 2 Minnesota 4, Montreal 3 Washington 5, Chicago 3 Winnipeg 1, Edmonton 0, SO Calgary 2, Anaheim 1 Monday’s games Columbus 4, Toronto 3, OT Philadelphia 6, Vegas 2 St. Louis 3, Colorado 1 Dallas 2, Ottawa 1 Tuesday’s games Toronto at Boston, 7 p.m. San Jose at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Pittsburgh at Florida, 7 p.m. Arizona at NY Rangers, 7 p.m. Vancouver at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Anaheim at Nashville, 8 p.m. Edmonton at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Los Angeles at Winnipeg, 8 p.m. Vegas at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. Washington at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Bills 31, Dolphins 21 GF GA 34 21 22 18 38 35 34 30 29 27 26 31 19 28 17 29 GF GA 36 31 32 23 30 25 21 20 22 29 21 21 19 31 17 22 GF GA 36 24 27 30 28 33 32 31 23 32 18 20 18 32 GF GA 31 21 23 16 34 27 26 27 25 17 21 13 21 28 24 32

First Quarter BUF—Hauschka 39 yard field goal, 10:54. BUF—Hauschka 43 yard field goal, 3:48. Second Quarter MIA—Ballage 3 yard rush (J.Sanders kick), 14:49. BUF—Hauschka 45 yard field goal, 10:06. MIA—D.Parker 12 yard pass from R.Fitzpatrick (J.Sanders kick), 5:51. Fourth Quarter BUF—Jo.Brown 20 yard pass from Js.Allen (Js.Allen rush), 13:50. BUF—Beasley 3 yard pass from Js.Allen (Hauschka kick), 6:31. MIA—R.Fitzpatrick 11 yard rush (J.Sanders kick), 1:45. BUF—M.Hyde 45 yard kickoff return (Hauschka kick), 1:38. A—68,340. TEAM STATISTICS MIA BUF First Downs 24 17 Total Net Yards 381 305 Rushes-Yds 30-109 23-117 Passing 272 188 Sacked-Yds Lost 1-10 2-14 Comp-Att-Int 23-35-1 16-26-0 Punts 4-49.0 3-42.3 Punt Returns 1-19 3-22 Kickoff Returns 1-12 1-45 Interceptions Ret. 0-0 1-0 Penalties-Yards 6-55 9-83 Fumbles-Lost 3-1 0-0 Time of Possession 33:31 26:29 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING-MIA, M.Walton 14-66, Drake 6-21, R.Fitzpatrick 6-13, Ballage 3-7, Haack 1-2. BUF, Gore 11-55, Js.Allen 4-32, Singletary 7-26, DiMarco 1-4. PASSING-MIA, R.Fitzpatrick 23-35-1-282, A.Wilson 0-0-0-0. BUF, Js.Allen 16-26-0-202. RECEIVING-MIA, Pr.Williams 6-82, D.Parker 5-55, Gesicki 4-41, Hurns 3-53, Drake 3-37, A.Wilson 1-22, M.Walton 1-(minus 8). BUF, Jo.Brown 5-83, Beasley 3-16, Da.Knox 2-22, McKenzie 2-11, DiMarco 1-27, Dh.Williams 1-23, Gore 1-11, L.Smith 1-9. MISSED FIELD GOALS-MIA, None. BUF, None

Arizona N.Y. Giants

NBA Today’s games New Orleans at Toronto, 8 p.m. L.A. Lakers at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m. Wednesday’s games Chicago at Charlotte, 7 p.m. Detroit at Indiana, 7 p.m. Cleveland at Orlando, 7 p.m. Minnesota at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m. Memphis at Miami, 7:30 p.m. Boston at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m. Washington at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. New York at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. Oklahoma City at Utah, 9 p.m. Sacramento at Phoenix, 10 p.m. Denver at Portland, 10 p.m.

NFL PA 48 91 156 211 PA 138 164 112 148 PA 156 131 154 186 PA 150 165 136 141 PA 124 186 187 176 PA 147 133 185 223 PA 139 123 105 160 PA 64 176 164 192

Patriots 33, Jets 0 New England N.Y. Jets

0 14 0 7 — 21 6 3 0 22 — 31

Cardinals 27, Giants 21

Pro basketball

American Football Conference East W L T Pct PF New England 7 0 01.000 223 Buffalo 5 1 0 .833 121 N.Y. Jets 1 5 0 .200 63 Miami 0 6 0 .000 63 South W L T Pct PF Indianapolis 4 2 0 .667 143 Houston 4 3 0 .571 185 Tennessee 3 4 0 .429 121 Jacksonville 3 4 0 .429 144 North W L T Pct PF Baltimore 5 2 0 .714 214 Pittsburgh 2 4 0 .333 123 Cleveland 2 4 0 .333 120 Cincinnati 0 7 0 .000 114 West W L T Pct PF Kansas City 5 2 0 .714 202 Oakland 3 3 0 .500 127 Denver 2 5 0 .286 112 L.A. Chargers 2 5 0 .286 140 National Football Conference East W L T Pct PF Dallas 4 3 0 .571 190 Philadelphia 3 4 0 .429 171 N.Y. Giants 2 5 0 .286 132 Washington 1 6 0 .143 90 South W L T Pct PF New Orleans 6 1 0 .857 164 Carolina 4 2 0 .667 166 Tampa Bay 2 4 0 .333 173 Atlanta 1 6 0 .143 145 North W L T Pct PF Green Bay 6 1 0 .857 184 Minnesota 5 2 0 .714 192 Chicago 3 3 0 .500 112 Detroit 2 3 1 .417 149 West W L T Pct PF San Francisco 6 0 01.000 156 Seattle 5 2 0 .714 181 L.A. Rams 4 3 0 .571 190 Arizona 3 3 1 .500 161 Week 7 Thursday, Oct. 10 Kansas City 30, Denver 6 Sunday’s games L.A. Rams 37, Atlanta 10 Buffalo 31, Miami 21 Jacksonville 27, Cincinnati 17 Minnesota 42, Detroit 30 Green Bay 42, Oakland 24 Indianapolis 30, Houston 23 Arizona 27, N.Y. Giants 21 San Francisco 9, Washington 0 Tennessee 23, L.A. Chargers 20 New Orleans 36, Chicago 25 Baltimore 30, Seattle 16 Dallas 37, Philadelphia 10 Monday’s game New England 33, N.Y. Jets 0 Week 8 Thursday’s game Washington at Minnesota, 8:20 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20 Seattle at Atlanta, 1 p.m. Tampa Bay at Tennessee, 1 p.m. Arizona at New Orleans, 1 p.m. Cincinnati vs L.A. Rams, at London,, 1 p.m. N.Y. Jets at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. Philadelphia at Buffalo, 1 p.m. L.A. Chargers at Chicago, 1 p.m. N.Y. Giants at Detroit, 1 p.m. Denver at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. Carolina at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. Oakland at Houston, 4:25 p.m. Cleveland at New England, 4:25 p.m. Green Bay at Kansas City, 8:20 p.m. Monday, Oct. 28 Miami at Pittsburgh, 8:15 p.m.

Miami Buffalo

17 7 2 7 — 33 0 0 0 0 — 0

First Quarter NE—Michel 3 yard rush (Nugent kick), 6:13. NE—Nugent 34 yard field goal, 3:49. NE—Dorsett II 26 yard pass from Brady (Nugent kick), 0:09. Second Quarter NE—Michel 1 yard rush (Nugent kick), 9:18. Third Quarter NE—Darnold penalty in end zone, 7:41. Fourth Quarter NE—Michel 1 yard rush (Nugent kick), 12:32. A—78,523. TEAM STATISTICS NE NYJ First Downs 22 12 Total Net Yards 323 167 Rushes-Yds 34-74 20-81 Passing 249 86 Sacked-Yds Lost 0-0 1-13 Comp-Att-Int 31-45-1 11-32-4 Punts 7-37.3 5-46.2 Punt Returns 2-24 3-14 Kickoff Returns 2-45 3-67 Interceptions Ret. 4-14 1-3 Penalties-Yards 7-92 8-60 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 3-2 Time of Possession 38:27 21:33 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING-NE, Michel 19-42, Edelman 3-20, Dm.Harris 4-12, Bolden 1-2, J.White 5-0, Stidham 2-(minus 2). NYJ, L.Bell 15-70, T.Montgomery 2-9, Powell 1-3, Darnold 2-(minus 1). PASSING-NE, Brady 31-45-1-249. NYJ, Darnold 11-32-4-86. RECEIVING-NE, J.White 7-59, Edelman 7-47, Meyers 5-47, Bolden 4-39, Dorsett II 3-46, B.Watson 3-18, E.Tomlinson 1-1, Michel 1-(minus 8). NYJ,

14 3 7 3 — 27 0 14 0 7 — 21

First Quarter ARI—Edmonds 20 yard rush (Gonzalez kick), 8:14. ARI—Edmonds 20 yard rush (Gonzalez kick), 4:15. Second Quarter ARI—Gonzalez 47 yard field goal, 13:30. NYG—Ellison 28 yard pass from Dn.Jones (Rosas kick), 11:28. NYG—E.Penny blocked punt return (Rosas kick), 9:52. Third Quarter ARI—Edmonds 22 yard rush (Gonzalez kick), 6:05. Fourth Quarter NYG—S.Barkley 7 yard rush (Rosas kick), 8:13. ARI—Gonzalez 35 yard field goal, 2:09. A—73,577. TEAM STATISTICS ARI NYG First Downs 18 21 Total Net Yards 245 263 Rushes-Yds 38-156 22-107 Passing 89 156 Sacked-Yds Lost 2-15 8-67 Comp-Att-Int 14-21-0 22-35-1 Punts 5-33.8 3-37.3 Punt Returns 1-3 1-17 Kickoff Returns 1-0 4-87 Interceptions Ret. 1-14 0-0 Penalties-Yards 10-85 6-75 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 3-2 Time of Possession 29:59 30:01 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING-ARI, Edmonds 27-126, K.Murray 10-28, Dv.Johnson 1-2. NYG, S.Barkley 18-72, Dn.Jones 4-35. PASSING-ARI, K.Murray 14-21-0-104. NYG, Dn.Jones 22-35-1-223. RECEIVING-ARI, P.Cooper 4-29, Edmonds 2-24, Isabella 2-8, Fitzgerald 1-12, Clay 1-12, Ke.Johnson 1-6, Mx.Williams 1-5, Sherfield 1-4, Byrd 1-4. NYG, G.Tate 6-80, Fowler 4-35, Latimer 4-33, S.Barkley 3-8, Ellison 2-33, Slayton 2-28, Engram 1-6. MISSED FIELD GOALS-ARI, None. NYG, Rosas 1

Auto racing MONSTER ENERGY CUP SERIES Hollywood Casino 400 Sunday At Kansas Speedway Kansas City, Kan. Lap Length: 1.50 miles 1. (23) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 277 laps, 0.0 rating, 53 points, 6 playoff points 2. (14) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 277, 0.0, 50, 0 3. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 277, 0.0, 41, 0 4. (15) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 277, 0.0, 33, 0 5. (25) William Byron, Chevrolet, 277, 0.0, 39, 0 6. (11) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 277, 0.0, 46, 0 7. (20) Erik Jones, Toyota, 277, 0.0, 32, 0 8. (21) Clint Bowyer, Ford, 277, 0.0, 31, 0 9. (40) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 277, 0.0, 33, 0 10. (12) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 277, 0.0, 27, 0 11. (16) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 277, 0.0, 26, 0 12. (28) Ryan Preece, Chevrolet, 277, 0.0, 25, 0 13. (26) Chris Buescher, Chevrolet, 277, 0.0, 24, 0 14. (5) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 277, 0.0, 23, 0 15. (27) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, 277, 0.0, 22, 0 16. (19) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 277, 0.0, 22, 0 17. (29) Joey Logano, Ford, 277, 0.0, 34, 1 18. (22) Paul Menard, Ford, 277, 0.0, 22, 0 19. (4) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 277, 0.0, 23, 0 20. (9) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 277, 0.0, 17, 0 21. (3) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 277, 0.0, 29, 0 22. (24) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 276, 0.0, 15, 0 23. (13) Aric Almirola, Ford, 274, 0.0, 14, 0 24. (6) Michael McDowell, Ford, 274, 0.0, 13, 0 25. (17) Matt Tifft, Ford, 273, 0.0, 12, 0 26. (2) David Ragan, Ford, 273, 0.0, 11, 0 27. (33) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 272, 0.0, 0, 0 28. (31) Corey LaJoie, Ford, 272, 0.0, 9, 0 29. (32) Parker Kligerman, Toyota, 271, 0.0, 0, 0 30. (36) JJ Yeley, Ford, 271, 0.0, 0, 0 31. (1) Daniel Hemric, Chevrolet, Accident, 270, 0.0, 6, 0 32. (8) Daniel Suarez, Ford, Accident, 270, 0.0, 13, 0 33. (34) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, 268, 0.0, 4, 0 34. (35) Garrett Smithley, Ford, 267, 0.0, 0, 0 35. (10) Darrell Wallace Jr., Chevrolet, Accident, 263, 0.0, 2, 0 36. (37) Josh Bilicki, Ford, 262, 0.0, 0, 0 37. (30) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, Vibration, 203, 0.0, 0, 0 38. (39) Joey Gase, Toyota, Accident, 107, 0.0, 0, 0 39. (38) Timmy Hill, Chevrolet, Too Slow, 95, 0.0, 0, 0 40. (7) Ryan Newman, Ford, Accident, 72, 0.0, 1, 0 Race statistics Average Speed of Race Winner: 136.491 mph Time of Race: 3 hours, 2 minutes, 39 seconds Margin of Victory: 0.128 seconds Lead Changes: 15

ML Baseball WORLD SERIES (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Houston vs. Washington Tuesday: Washington at Houston, 8:08 p.m. Wednesday: Washington at Houston, 8:07 p.m. Friday: Houston at Washington, 8:07 p.m. Saturday: Houston at Washington, 8:07 p.m. x-Sunday, Oct. 27: Houston at Washington, 8:07 p.m. x-Tuesday, Oct. 29: Washington at Houston, 8:07 p.m. x-Wednesday, Oct. 30: Washington at Houston, 8:08 p.m.

College football AMWAY COACHES POLL Record Pts Prv 1. Alabama (44) 7-0 1,602 1 2. Clemson (10) 7-0 1,511 2 3. LSU (3) 7-0 1,486 3 4. Ohio State (8) 7-0 1,461 4 5. Oklahoma (0) 7-0 1,408 5 6. Penn State (0) 7-0 1,283 7 7. Notre Dame (0) 5-1 1,160 8 8. Florida (0) 7-1 1,151 9 9. Georgia (0) 6-1 1,099 10 10. Auburn (0) 6-1 1,071 11 11. Oregon (0) 6-1 1,011 12 12. Utah (0) 6-1 858 14 13. Wisconsin (0) 6-1 824 6 14. Baylor (0) 7-0 730 18 15. Texas (0) 5-2 722 15 16. Minnesota (0) 7-0 631 20 17. SMU (0) 7-0 609 19 18. Cincinnati (0) 6-1 461 21 19. Iowa (0) 5-2 373 22 20. Michigan (0) 5-2 369 16 21. Boise State (0) 6-1 308 13 22. Appalachian State (0) 6-0 300 24 23. Wake Forest (0) 6-1 181 NR 24. Arizona State (0) 5-2 131 17 25. Memphis (0) 6-1 101 NR Others receiving votes: Iowa State 83, Virginia 61, San Diego State 45, Navy 24, Pittsburgh 18, Washington 16, Texas A&M 8, Tulane 8, Louisiana Tech 7, Central Florida 6, Temple 3, Virginia Tech 2, Utah State 1, UAB 1, Indiana 1.

The ‘Aura of Altuve’ powers the Astros David Waldstein The New York Times News Service

HOUSTON — Gerrit Cole was covered in Champagne and beer Saturday night and puffing on a victory cigar as he recounted the inside story of how Jose Altuve sent the Houston Astros to a second World Series. While Minute Maid Park was gripped by the tension of a tie game in the ninth inning of Game 6 of the American League Championship Series, Cole, the Astros’ ace, peeked inside the video room near the Astros’ dugout. There was Altuve, calmly studying tape of Aroldis Chapman, the New York Yankees often-impenetrable closer, as if it were an afternoon in May instead of one of the biggest moments of the season. A few minutes later Altuve stepped into the batter’s box and crushed a two-run home run off Chapman, ending the series in Houston’s favor. As the stadium heaved in celebration, Altuve coolly ran the bases, at first with his head down, giving an understated hand-slap to first-base coach Don Kelly — also as if it were just a routine game in May — until he reached home plate, where his teammates pounced on the player they love so much. For Cole, it was another example of Altuve’s two essential characteristics: his hard work and his immeasurable determination. In a quieter moment on the field about 45 minutes after the game, Cole shed light on something else he feels about Altuve, a player so special that Cole sought more divine reasons for his success. “He’s been touched by the big man, for sure,” Cole said. “Look, he had to beg for a professional contract, and now he’s taking us to the World Series. I hope they put him in the Hall of Fame. I’m already excited to tell my grandkids about him.” There will be a lot to tell, like how Altuve won the 2017 American League Most Valuable Player Award, or how he had four consecutive 200-hit seasons, or the fact that he reached 1,000 hits in 786 games — more than 100

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Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve (27) works out one day before the 2019 World Series at Minute Maid Park.

games faster than any other Astro (Cesar Cedeno did it in 889) — and always seems to be in the hub of the most important moments. But there is so much more that makes Altuve, 29, so popular among his teammates, including his playful and infectious personality, his charisma, his modesty and even his clubhouse and dugout karaoke performances. Scott Boras, his agent, calls it the Altuve Aura. “I said that to him once and he asked, ‘What’s that?’ “ Boras said. “I told him, it works in the clubhouse, it works in the dugout, it works on the airplane and it works in the batter’s box. He laughed, but he is really one of the greatest stories about how you handle success. He is so humble and is always looking to get better. He just instills confidence in everyone around him.” Whether there is, as Cole suggested, any spiritual component to Altuve’s remarkable success may not be quantifiable. But there is no doubt that the 5-foot-6 second baseman has a knack for big moments, and that his outsized presence is genuinely cherished on the team, from the clubhouse attendants to the owner’s box. “Altuve is just amazing,” said Jim Crane, the owner of the Astros. “He just continually does things you don’t imagine he can do, and then there he is again. He does it with grace. He doesn’t like the attention and he doesn’t talk

much. But he just delivers, and we all love him.” As Cole noted, Altuve essentially had to convince scouts that he could succeed despite his size, and the Astros finally signed him for $15,000 out of Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, before his 17th birthday. A little more than four years later, he was in the major leagues, and now is Houston’s longest-serving player and unofficial captain. But when Altuve joined the Astros, they were about to embark on the first of three consecutive 100-loss seasons, the so-called tank period that allowed them to rebuild the roster and add great pieces around Altuve. They slowly crawled out of the gutter of the standings before winning the World Series in 2017, the year Altuve batted .346 with a .410 onbase percentage, 24 home runs and 39 doubles. Altuve said the hardship of his first few seasons helped forge his and the team’s championship mettle. Last year, they lost to the Boston Red Sox in the ALCS, and perhaps it is not a coincidence that Altuve was playing through a knee injury during that series and required surgery immediately after the season ended. Carlos Correa, who plays shortstop alongside Altuve, has a locker next to him and seems to be his baseball soul sibling, also played with a sore back in that series. But 2018 was Houston’s third consecutive 100-win season. “I still remember when we lost

100 games three years in a row,” Altuve said. “It seems like we were in the very, very bottom. So the only hope I have was to keep working hard because everybody keeps telling me, ‘Yeah, we’re going to win a championship, we’re going to be a really good team.’ “I wanted to be a part of that. It was hard to believe, but it happened. We couldn’t be here without being there.” Even many among the sport’s old guard, like Craig Biggio, revel at Altuve’s talent and charisma. Biggio, a Hall of Famer, was the second baseman on the last Astros team to make the World Series before this decade, and suggested that Altuve was on his way to becoming the best Astro of all time, and perhaps the most popular, too. Biggio added that right now, Altuve is among the two or three best players in baseball. “Absolutely,” Biggio said. “When he’s healthy, there nothing that he can’t do. He can beat you in so many different ways: his glove, his speed his power. He’s 5 foot 6 and he hit 31 home runs this year. Incredible. I think the best thing about Jose is just, it’s Jose.” Altuve has had a number of dramatic October moments, including his epic sprint from first to home on Correa’s ninth-inning double that gave the Astros the win in Game 2 of the 2017 ALCS. against the Yankees. There is also his three-run home run in Game 5 of that year’s World Series off Kenta Maeda, which was the conclusion of a great at-bat, and his 10th-inning home run in Game 2 of the same series. His game-winner off Chapman was his 13th home run in 43 postseason games, and will be added to some of the best moments in playoff history. It ended the Yankees’ season and cemented the legacy of the Aura of Altuve. “The game could have gone either way,” Houston general manager Jeff Luhnow said. “But we had Altuve and they didn’t, and that ended up being the difference.”

Before Nationals reached World Series, Senators reached new depths Martin Fennelly Tampa Bay Times

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The World Series begins Tuesday. In Washington, the clocks, if not impeachment inquiries, have stopped. The city’s lostand-found baseball team, the Nationals, are in the Fall Classic for the first time in 86 years. And in Northern Virginia, not far from the District, Frank “Hondo” Howard, the iconic Senators slugger, 6 feet, 7 inches of beloved launch pad, 48 homers one season, “The Washington Monument,” is a happy man. “Young fellow, this does a heart good,” Howard said. “People up here deserve this. All of us who played here can share in it.” And to think the Nationals did it without Bryce Harper, who fled to Philadelphia for mega-millions before the season. Wonder where Harper is watching the Series. The Nats did it despite a 19-31 start that had people wondering exactly when Dave Martinez, the ever-friendly former Rays bench coach, would get fired. Instead, people are fired up. Finally, something Washington politicians agree on. When the Nationals clinched the National League pennant by sweeping St. Louis, they weren’t alone. There were generations rejoicing, once-lost generations of National fans who went 70 years without winning, who then went 32 years without so much as a team, from 1972 to 2004, until baseball moved the failing Montreal Expos to D.C. Washington never gets its due as a near lovable loser. Boston and Chicago’s baseball losers were adored, celebrated. The Senators, probably because of all the interruptions — they were there, gone, there — never quite got lead billing. They just lost. They sank to the foggy bottom. Nobody knows the trouble Nats fans have seen. To Rays fans worried about their team eventually leaving, National fans would tell a tale that would send their story packing. The District lost its baseball team twice. In 11 years. Try that one. After the 1971 season, the Senators, with a promising young basher named Harmon Killebrew, departed for Minnesota, where they would make the World Series five years later. Then the expansion Senators beat it to Texas in 1972. Beat that, Tampa Bay. Until this week, hapless Washington had not made the Series since 1933. They won a single championship, in 1924, on a bullpen

day, with a starter turned closer in Game 7 (name: Walter Johnson) to beat the New York Giants. The next year, a Senator named Roger Peckinpaugh made eight errors in a single Series as Washington lost to Pittsburgh. The troubles had begun. “Here’s a fun fact,” said Rick Vaughn, former Rays vice president of communications, who grew up a Senators fan in Alexandria, Va. “They made the Series in ‘24, ‘25 and ‘33. They couldn’t even have champagne to celebrate. It was during Prohibition. That’s how long it’s been.” My friend and former co-worker Chris Harry grew up near D.C. and was a Senators fan until baseball cut his heart out with the Senators’ move to Texas. He’s now back with the Nats. He thought of his late father, Ralph. “My dad was born in 1930,” Harry said. “He started comprehending baseball when he was, say, about 5. So, after the last World Series in 1933, and until he died, they had five winning seasons for the rest of his life, the rest of his life.” The Senators were so bad for so long that the slogan was: “Washington: first in war, first in peace, and last in the American League.” Washington was so bad for so long that there was an entire 1955 musical about it, Damn Yankees, about a mythical player named Joe Hardy who makes a deal with the devil to rescue his Senators and win the pennant over mighty New York. The production ran 1,019 performances on Broadway. The real Senators show ran on and off for a good portion of the 20th century, with intermissions. The devil always won. Washington and baseball were so cursed that the city couldn’t even give the Senators a proper decent burial. Instead, in the final game of the 1971 season, before the Senators shuffled off to Arlington, Texas, a riot broke out at RFK Stadium with two outs in the ninth inning and the Senators leading the Yankees. Fans stormed the field. It was Sept. 30, 1971. Harry, who was 10 at the time, was at the game, sitting with his family in box seats along first base. Also present was Dick Bosman, Washington’s starting pitcher that night. Bosman, 75, a longtime Rays pitching coordinator who retired last year, won the American League ERA title in 1969, the season the Senators awoke from a deep slumber for an actual winning season under manager Ted Williams, only to have miserly owner Bob Short scuttle the team, pull the plug and move the franchise. Bosman found out late

in the season. He takes it from there: “It was tough. After ‘69, our hopes had risen. We got a taste of winning. We almost drew a million fans. There were a lot of exciting things going on. I had many, many friends there. I married my wife there. “I found out on TV. We were sitting in my wife’s folks house over there in Fairfax. They come on there and say the owners had voted to let Short move the club to Texas. And that was it. “Something was going on that last game. You could tell. I hadn’t yet learned to separate my emotions from the task at hand. I learned that later. I was too emotional about it. We had to warm up in the bullpen down left field because there was so much going on around the dugout. “Walking in from the bullpen I had tears in my eyes. I was having a hard time. It was over. I didn’t pitch well. I dearly wanted to get the last win there.” Howard hit his 26th home run. The Senators, who would finish the 1971 season 63-96, led 7-5 with two outs in the top of the ninth inning. Bosman said, “I was in the dugout. I wanted to be there for the last out. It was pretty apparent that something was going to happen. It was like 10-cent beer night in Cleveland, that riot, which I also pitched in, incidentally. “There was no security. And the ones that we did have, they couldn’t get out of their own way, much less stop somebody. It was absolute chaos, people all over the field. I remember Del Unser coming in from center field without his uniform top. People were trying to dig up home plate and the mound. Guys were trying to take the numbers off the scoreboard. It was wild. You could tell this was not going to end pretty.” An announcement: This game has been forfeited to New York. Bosman said, “And that was it. After, I sat in the clubhouse with Hondo and Don Mincher and we drank all the beer until everybody left, just sat there and drank National Bohemian. We were melancholy. Frank and I especially. Frank had his greatest years there. Frank Howard, next to my dad, is the greatest man I know. He came over from the Dodgers and taught us how to be big leaguers. He taught us how to carry ourselves when we got beat, and Lord knows we got beat a lot. We had our cars parked underneath. We got in and went home.”

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At World Series, old school meets new in how Nationals, Astros approach analytics Dave Sheinin The Washington Post

HOUSTON — At each of the six American League Championship Series games, from crisp nights in the south Bronx to air-conditioned, indoor comfort on the eastern edge of downtown Houston, a quintet of scouts from the National League champion Washington Nationals quietly settled into their seats at Yankee Stadium or Minute Maid Park and did what scouts have been doing for decades: pointing radar guns at the mound, observing, noting. Meanwhile, at each of the four games of the NLCS in St. Louis and Washington, the Houston Astros — who would wind up playing that series’ winner in the World Series that starts Tuesday night — had zero scouts present. Of all the ways in which the Nationals and Astros are eerily similar - from their orientation around two of the best starting rotations in recent history, to their rosters constructed around homegrown stars, to their relentless lineups that each led its respective league in ratio of walks to strikeouts — it is the one fundamental difference between the organizations that makes this World Series so fascinating on a deeper level: the stark philosophical divide between the Astros’ reliance on analytics and the Nationals’ trust in old-fashioned scouting. It is a story line that can be taken too far, particularly when the divergent philosophies have brought the teams to the same pinnacle of the sport via similar paths of roster construction. Nobody needed much data, or much scouting for that matter, to see that signing Max Scherzer or trading for Justin Verlander was a really good idea. And this much is also true: Analytics vs. scouting is not an either/or proposition for either team.

“We’re sneaky analytical,” Nationals General Manager Mike Rizzo said Monday on the eve of Game 1. “And they’re sneaky scouting. We have an eight-person analytics department — that we don’t talk about very much. And they know what they’re doing with scouting. I know — because we’ve tried to make trades with them, and they know our personnel up and down.” Jeff Luhnow, Rizzo’s Houston counterpart, used the same adjective — “sneaky” — and voiced the same high regard for the Nationals. “They’re sort of sneaky in what they do,” Luhnow said. “They don’t talk about it a whole lot, but they have good capabilities. We watch their moves. They’re a smart organization, and they’ve got a lot of good people over there. And so do we. We’re sneaky the other way. People label us an analytical organization, but we’ve got really good evaluators, and they use their eyes and their guts. We’re more similar than people think.” But the fact remains, on any objective list of baseball’s most analytically oriented organization to its least, the Astros and Nationals might just rank first and 30th, respectively. The fascinating part is how those diverging paths have intersected on the sport’s biggest stage, suggesting there is still room for both philosophies in the modern sport and that in the end it is simply the team that performs best that will win. “The application of game-planning and [the process of] knowing where you’re going to exploit hitters or where your best weapons are — there’s great knowledge that’s been deployed to these players, more so than ever,” Astros Manager A.J. Hinch said. “[But] once you get out on the field, we want our guys to compete. They’re not analysts out there on the mound.”

At one time, the Astros - who hired Luhnow, a former consultant for McKinsey & Co. who has an MBA from the Kellogg School at Northwestern, in December 2011 — were far and away the most data-driven organization in the game, their methods scrutinized and criticized across the industry. But thanks largely to their success on the field — a playoff appearance in 2015, a World Series title in 2017, a third consecutive 100-win season in 2019 — the Astros’ gap over the rest of the industry has been reduced in recent years, through the rapid spread of the analytics movement across the game’s front offices, the majority of which are now run by executives with Ivy League degrees and backgrounds in finance and business administration. That has left the Nationals as the outlier in a sport that has moved away from traditional scouting. The Astros are one of many teams to have fired the vast majority of their scouts — including eight as recently as 2017 — and replacing them largely with dataand video-based analysts. At the time, Luhnow called the culling of scouts a “reconfiguring,” telling MLB.com the “overall number of people in the scouting department [will] be roughly the same, if not increased.” Other teams have followed the Astros’ model in cutting loose their traditional scouts and replacing them with nontraditional ones, including most recently the Baltimore Orioles, whose GM, Mike Elias, is a former Luhnow lieutenant with the Astros. Rizzo, a longtime scout who rose through the front office ranks largely on the basis of his astute talent evaluation, insisted he has no more animosity toward the Astros than he did for the teams the Nationals have already beaten this month — the Milwaukee Brewers, Los Angeles Dodgers and St.

Louis Cardinals — just because they have turned away from traditional scouting. But it is also true that others in the scouting fraternity, including some of Rizzo’s own guys, would love nothing more than to take down the Astros and, in their minds, win one for the scouts. And at the very least, the Nationals believe their tried-and-true method still works. “I’m not saying we’re more oldschool than [the Astros] are, but I’m saying we trust our guys’ eyes that have seen millions and millions of pitches and at-bats and defensive positionings and outfield arms,” Nationals pitching coach Paul Menhart said. “So we trust these [scouts] and what they tell us. We still have video and data. We use them both. We’re not exclusive with either. And when you have the talent we have on our pitching staff, giving them the right information and not having them overthink it is key.” During the ALCS, the Nationals had two special assistants, Bob Boone and Ron Rizzi, assigned to the Yankees, and two others, Dan Jennings and Bob Schaefer, assigned to the Astros, with advance scout Jim Cuthbert — whose job all season was to scout the teams the Nationals would play next and file reports in advance of that series — doing his regular work on both teams. Two more video-based advance scouts, who travel with the Nationals, worked behind the scenes. Cuthbert eventually peeled off from the ALCS to meet individually with Aníbal Sánchez, Stephen Strasburg and Patrick Corbin before their starts against the Cardinals. Then he was back in Houston to see the Astros advance against the New York Yankees. The Astros, by contrast, do almost all of their advance scouting through data and video and, according to one

Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander differ away from mound Chelsea Janes The Washington Post

HOUSTON — Justin Verlander was polite about all the Max Scherzer questions. Scherzer was polite about the question he got about Verlander, too. As the Washington Nationals’ starter for Game 1 of the World Series on Tuesday, Scherzer had to endure only one quick round of questioning at a lectern before the Nationals worked out Monday afternoon. Verlander, who will start Wednesday’s Game 2 for the Houston Astros, was glued to a table for 45 minutes while reporters wandered by, asking the same questions, about the same guy, over and over. Future Hall of Famers don’t just stumble into World Series collisions like this every day, so even though they won’t match up if pitching schedules hold, the fact that they are sharing this stage at all qualifies as historic. But for two pitchers generally generous with words and insight, neither man seemed to want to talk about that collision much. “It’s been years,” Verlander said, deftly sidestepping a reporter’s request for funny anecdotes about Scherzer, his teammate with the Detroit Tigers from 2010 to 2014. “I can’t think of any off the top of my head.” When asked what he learned from Verlander, Scherzer also avoided specifics. “In Detroit, I learned so much from everybody, and especially from Ver, of just how to go about it, attack the lineup, how you take a ball every fifth day,” Scherzer said. “Just all the little things that go into being a major league pitcher. He was at the forefront of that, and we all developed together, and it was a fun time.” Scherzer and Verlander will always be linked. Their legacies will almost certainly fall sideby-side in the record books, where they will be remembered as two of the most durable, most decorated and most powerful pitchers of their generation. Verlander signed the biggest extension for a starter in major league history, a five-year

pact with the Tigers in 2013 that meant he would get $180 million over seven seasons, including after he was traded to the Astros in 2017. Scherzer signed a seven-year deal worth $210 million with the Nationals in 2015. They are both right-handers whose early success depended on power fastballs. They have both learned to maneuver with more finesse. They have both proven more durable than most of their peers. And they share five seasons of history in Detroit, where they were part of one of the more vaunted (and ultimately, most disappointing) rotations of the past decade - a group that lost the 2012 World Series and never got back. Seasons such as those might as well be mini-lifetimes, and they can foster lifelong bonds, but Scherzer and Verlander haven’t shared one. They are closer with many other former teammates than they are with each other. They don’t talk much off the field - colleagues but not friends. “I think there’s a lot of similarities but a lot of differences as well,” Verlander said. “I think on the field, there’s a lot of similarities. Then off the field, there’s a lot of differences in how we go about things as well.” Verlander has always been more of a red-carpet, celebritytype. He married model Kate Upton. He is vocal and opinionated on Twitter. He dresses sharply and has shot non-baseball magazine covers. He is a traditional star who embraces the spotlight. Scherzer, meanwhile, once walked out of the clubhouse in cargo shorts, a T-shirt, flip-flops and a backward hat - with a Cy Young Award he had left in the clubhouse under his arm. He isn’t much of a tweeter. He still talks trash on a group text with his old college buddies. And he never stops talking trash with his teammates - unless, of course, he’s explaining the differences between American and European weather modeling, which he is happy to do as well. “They’re totally different,” said Nationals right-hander

Aníbal Sánchez, who was also a part of that Tigers rotation. “Max is more electric. Verlander is more calm. I’m not going to say one is better to the other one, but you can see they’re different on the mound in that way.” Verlander and Scherzer are both dogged in their preparations, but they differ there, too. Verlander is known as one of baseball’s most relentless creatures of habit, particularly on days he pitches - “all about business,” said Brayan Peña, who caught both Scherzer and Verlander for a year in Detroit. “Scherzer was a little bit looser. He was kidding around. He was goofing around the clubhouse. But when it was time to get serious, he was 100% committed.” Scherzer is quirky. Verlander is polished. Scherzer grunts and punches his glove and foams at the mouth. Verlander is less demonstrative. Jim Leyland, their old Tigers manager, said he never paid much attention to what effect their differences had on their personal relationship. Sánchez and Peña said they pushed each other, but then again, everyone pushed each other on that team. “I’m sure they probably fed off each other a little bit,” said Leyland, who did say his pitching coach, Jeff Jones, always felt a rivalry existed between them. “All of them are full of pride. There’s no question,” Leyland said. “I don’t think you can be that good unless you have it.” Now, as they prepare to take their turns on the World Series stage, their parallel careers still diverge in one particularly relevant way: Both Scherzer and Verlander started games the Tigers lost in their unsuccessful World Series appearance in 2012. At the time, on that team, both seemed destined to get at least another chance or two. Verlander did. He won his title with the Astros in 2017. Scherzer, who allowed three runs in 6 1/3 innings in a decisive Game 4, never got a second World Series chance. His comes Tuesday.

team official, did not employ a traditional, on-site advance scout during the regular season or postseason. “I don’t really care where [the information] comes from,” said Nationals reliever Daniel Hudson, who has pitched for teams that are heavily oriented toward analytics and teams that are not. “If you can tell me what I should do in a certain situation with a certain pitch against a certain hitter, yeah, obviously I’m going to take all that info and interpret it my own way. And I’m also going to feel my way through a game, not just based on numbers — because if I get beat in a spot where you told me to throw a certain pitch, I’m going to be pissed off.” The Nationals’ belief in traditional scouting was reaffirmed during the NLCS, after their advance scouts believed they detected patterns in the actions of the Cardinals’ hitters during the division series that made them susceptible to certain pitches in certain situations — information the Nationals’ pitching staff used to limit the Cardinals to six runs, a .130 batting average and a .374 on-base-plus-slugging percentage during a four-game sweep. On Monday, as the Nationals went through a workout at Minute Maid Park, Jennings and Schaefer, who had scouted the Astros in person for much of the past 10 days, were preparing the reports they would present to the coaching staff later that night and the coaches would then disseminate to the players. In the other clubhouse, the Astros were doing versions of the same thing, but through different methods and different means. And the only arbiter that will matter, between who was right and who was wrong, would be the scoreboard.

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B4 Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Long lost father is found, but then quickly lost again accept that this estrangement will be permanent and find a way to cope with the loss. If you have a religious adviser, start there.

Dear Abby, I grew up not knowing who my biological father was. When I met him for the first time, I was 18. When we met, I felt I had found a piece of who I was. I loved him immediately, as if I had known him my whole life. We talked and hung out for the next four months until I moved in with him to escape DEAR ABBY an abusive relationship. I was pregnant at the time and spent half my pregnancy living with him, my stepmother, half-brother and stepbrother. I moved back in with my mom a few months later. Since then, my father has cut me off. I have been trying so hard to get him to talk to me. He hasn’t met my son yet, rarely responds to my texts and never answers my calls. I have invited him to every birthday party, sent him cards for every holiday, begged him to see me and my son. It’s been four years now, and I’m heartbroken. I miss him so much. I feel like a piece of my heart has been ripped out. My grandmother told me that because my older half-sister left with her kids without saying goodbye to him, it broke his heart, and he is afraid I will do the same. What should I do? Missing My Dad In New York

Dear Abby, My roommate loves watching documentaries about serial killers, psychopaths and other criminals. I don’t like them. To me it feels like a glorification of a person who did evil. On the flip side, I watch tons of spy movies, superhero movies and action films that depict violence. But the distinction lies in that what I watch is fiction. Usually the good guys win, and if they don’t, it’s temporary. My roommate gets really mad when I watch or even talk about the movies I watch, but becomes really defensive when I compare them to what she watches. My roommate is very fragile emotionally and cries, withdraws and shuts down when I do this. I need to know how to bring up that how she responds to the things I like hurts me, and communicate that I have nothing against what she watches, even if it’s not my taste. How can I communicate my feelings without feeling like I’m being insensitive for asking her to stop berating me? Just A Movie In The Midwest

Not knowing your father, it’s hard to guess his reason for distancing himself from you and his grandchild. It does appear that he is punishing you for something. Could he have been hurt or angry that you chose to live with your mother rather than stay with him and your stepmother? Because it has been four years, you may have to

The most diplomatic solution would be for the two of you to agree that certain subjects of conversation should be avoided — this being one of them. And if you can’t agree to respect each other’s viewing habits without being judgmental, you should find other roommates as soon as your lease is up.

JEANNE PHILLIPS

Registered dietitian nutritionist helps you choose best foods In a recent column, you wrote “nearly everyone can reduce their heart disease risk by having a diet with very little meat but high in vegetables, legumes and nuts, along with whole grains and fruits.” Because of poorly functioning kidneys, my kidney doctor has told me I need to stick to a diet low in potassium, which means avoiding legumes, nuts and whole grains. I do eat lots TO YOUR of vegetables and fruits, but I do GOOD HEALTH have to eat meat to get protein. I also have diabetes. What advice have you for me?

DR. KEITH ROACH

Your best bet is the personalized advice that will come from a visit with a registered dietitian nutritionist, who has training and expertise to work with you on foods you like that are both low in potassium and appropriate for a person with diabetes. Your kidney doctor can help guide how much potassium you can take in. Some fruits are very high in potassium. Apricots, bananas, mangos and oranges are among the fruits higher in potassium. You should avoid them or eat them sparingly. Apples, berries and cherries are lower in potassium. Among nuts, choices that are lower in potassium include pecans, macadamia nuts and walnuts, and these can be eaten in modest amounts by most people. I have been concerned I might have a medical condition. When looking up specific diseases on the internet, there is usually a site that will state

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — You may get more than you bargain for today when you ask questions of those who are on the periphery. They’ve been paying attention, clearly! SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — You may have to travel farther than expected today in order to gather what you need to make things happen

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the 10 or so symptoms or signs of that particular ailment. Should I be concerned if I have two or less of these particular symptoms? Does that mean I definitely don’t have that condition? There are a variety of online tools to help people understand their symptoms. Some of these, usually called symptom checkers, are pretty Hagar the Horrible thoughtful, and can make a reasonable list of possibilities to be concerned about. However, they don’t replace a skilled doctor. Communication isn’t always so easy as asking a single question and being satisfied with the answer. Often a doctor needs to ask the question a couple of different ways, or use language more appropriate to a person’s background. There is a great deal of information that needs to be collected and interpreted to help a doctor formulate a “differential diagnosis,” a list of the Zits most likely conditions the doctor thinks you might have. From there, a physical exam and appropriate lab testing can help narrow down the correct diagnosis. Internet symptom checkers are particular helpful with less-common conditions that a doctor may not think about immediately, but they frequently give possibilities that are very unlikely, and sometimes miss the correct diagnosis entirely. Take them for what they are worth.

Horoscope By Stella Wilder Born today, you have certain ways of doing things, and you’re not likely to change — at least not very often. There are those who say you do things in an old-fashioned way, and those who say that your approach to life is quite modern and adventurous; both are, in fact, true! You do have quite an affinity for oldfashioned manners, old-fashioned motives, old-fashioned mores and old-fashioned style; indeed, there are times when it may seem that you’ve stepped out of a different decade — or century, even — altogether. However, you’re never one to shy away from a new way of doing something. You can be rather standoffish, especially with those you don’t know well. But this is a product of your particular “style” — for you are not one to assume any kind of familiarity or intimacy with those you do not know well, so you will maintain an almost “cold” demeanor when interacting with strangers. Also born on this date are: “Weird Al” Yankovic, singer and satirist; Pele, soccer player; Michael Crichton, writer; Johnny Carson, TV talk-show host; Ryan Reynolds, actor; Ang Lee, filmmaker; Lincoln Peirce, cartoonist. To see what is in store for you tomorrow, find your birthday and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday star be your daily guide. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24

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Baby Blues back home. Schedule wisely! CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — You’re in the midst of preparing for something that is as yet unclear. Answers to questions lead to more questions, but they’ll be answered. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — You don’t have a lot of time to spare today — nor are you overflowing with resources. You must be economical on both counts. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — You’ll have the chance to show someone what you’re capable of doing, and you’re likely to shine under pressure. You attract new fans. ARIES (March 21-April 19) — You may not want to respond in kind when someone reaches out to you today; there are elements at play that require a different touch. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — You are capable of wielding some serious force today, but you must take care that you’re not doing anything out of proportion. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — What you say and do in response to some surprising queries are likely to impress the powers-that-be today. An offer may be forthcoming. CANCER (June 21-July 22) — It may be more difficult than usual today to prepare for something that you thought was merely routine. A few surprises wait for you, surely. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — What you know will prove valuable to you and to those around you today — but what you don’t know may be more important in a stranger sense. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — You may be on the verge of something that can grow very quickly once you’ve begun in earnest. Don’t hesitate to ask questions of the experts. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — You may be required to navigate some unusual ground today; the footing may be stable, but the geography presents a number of surprises. COPYRIGHT 2019 UNITED FEATURE SYNDICATE, INC.

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SUPER QUIZ

THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

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

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

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

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10/23/19 Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit, 1 to 9. For strategies on how to solve Sudoku, visit

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Each answer contains “rose” or “roses.” (e.g., A nickname for the Kentucky Derby. Answer: The Run for the Roses.) Freshman level 1. What line precedes: “Violets are blue, sugar is sweet, and so are you”? 2. Nickname “Charlie Hustle.” 3. This conflict was between two different British royal houses. Graduate level 4. This song begins: “Hold me close and hold me fast, the magic spell you cast.” 5. Title of the 1980 debut novel by Italian author Umberto Eco. 6. The name of this rock band is often abbreviated to GNR. PH.D. level 7. This 1962 film depicts the downward spiral of a couple who succumb to alcoholism. 8. This Tennessee Williams play is about an Italian-American widow in Mississippi. 9. Title of a Pulitzer Prize-winning 1964 play written by Frank D. Gilroy.

SUPER QUIZ ANSWERS 1. Roses are red. 2. Pete Rose. 3. The War of the Roses. 4. “La Vie En Rose.” 5. “The Name of the Rose.” 6. Guns N’ Roses. 7. “Days of Wine and Roses.” 8. “The Rose Tattoo.” 9. “The Subject Was Roses.” 18 points — congratulations, doctor; 15 to 17 points — honors graduate; 10 to 14 points — you’re plenty smart, but no grind; 4 to 9 points — you really should hit the books harder; 1 point to 3 points — enroll in remedial courses immediately; 0 points — who reads the questions to you?

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Crossword Puzzle Mother Goose & Grimm ACROSS 1 One of the Beatles 5 “The Beehive State” 9 Slender 13 Large stiff collars 15 Window glass 16 Skimpy skirt 17 Author Harriet Beecher __ 18 Comedians’ partners 20 Little child 21 Compete 23 Abhor 24 Build 26 Whopper 27 Pet bird 29 Arranges 32 In the know 33 __ in; inundated by 35 Capture 37 Not bananas 38 Damages irreparably 39 Farm building 40 Moral transgression 41 After-dinner candies 42 __ about; praised highly 43 Oppressive ruler 45 Place to buy bread & pie 46 Two months ago: abbr. 47 Be indecisive 48 Like a piercing scream 51 Small bill 52 Knight’s title 55 Mentor 58 Innocent 60 Suffix for suit or wash 61 Huge amount, slangily 62 Hell’s ruler 63 Three-__ sloth 64 Argument 65 “Auld Lang __” DOWN 1 In __; jokingly 2 Mr. Preminger 3 Folk singers’ gathering

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Notice of formation of a Limited Liability Company. Unique Nutrition LLC. Articles of organization were filed ATTENTION HAMLET OF NEW BALTIMORE RESIDENTS As in past years, the Highway Department will pick up LEAVES this fall. PLEASE NOTE: Leaves must be BAGGED in biodegradable bags and LEFT AT CURBSIDE. Bags will be picked up MONDAYS, October 21- November 25. Do not rake or deposit leaves into drainage ditches or culverts. We appreciate your cooperation regarding this matter. Alan VanWormer, Highway Superintendent, Town of New Baltimore with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 9/23/2019. Office location: Columbia County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 197 Morner Rd, Rensselaer, New York 12144. Purpose: The Limited Liability Company is formed for any Notice of Formation of lawful purpose or pur167 BILLINGSWOOD poses. POINT, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of NOTICE OF FORMAState of NY (SSNY) on TION OF A LIMITED 09/27/19. Office loca- LIABILITY COMPANY tion: Greene County. Notice of formation of SSNY designated as Ambrosiaand, LLC, a Limited agent of LLC upon domestic whom process against Liability Company LLC it may be served. Article of Organization SSNY shall mail pro- filed with the Secretary State on May cess to: the Company, of 167 Billingswood 24,2019, New York ofPoint, Athens, NY fice location: 99 Wash12015. Purpose: any ington Ave. Albany, NY Secretary of State is lawful activities. designated as Agent upon whom process Notice of Formation of against the LLC may 20 GREENSBURGH be served. Secretary of POINT, LLC. Arts. of State shall mail a copy Org. filed with Secy. of of any process against State of NY (SSNY) on the LLC served upon 09/26/19. Office loca- him/her to 164 Elliot tion: Greene County. Rd. East Chatham, NY SSNY designated as 12060. Purpose: Any agent of LLC upon lawful activity. whom process against it may be served. SARAH CONSTANSSNY shall mail pro- TINE, PH.D., PSYcess to: the Company, CHOLOGIST, PLLC, a 20 Greensburgh Point, Prof. LLC. Arts. of Org. Athens, NY 12015. filed with the SSNY on Purpose: any lawful 09/20/2019. Office loc: activities. Columbia County. SSNY has been desigNOTICE OF Formation nated as agent upon of 233 BILLINGS- whom process against WOOD POINT, LLC. it may be served. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY shall mail proSecy. of State of NY cess to: The LLC, 1091 (SSNY) on 09/24/19. Longview Drive, ChatOffice location: Greene ham, NY 12037. PurCounty. SSNY desig- pose: To Practice The nated as agent of LLC Profession Of Psyupon whom process chology. against it may be served. SSNY shall NOTICE OF FORMAmail process to: the TION OF Company, 233 Bil- DOMCOMM PROPERlingswood Point, Ath- TIES, LLC ens, NY 12015. Pur- A DOMESTIC LIMITED pose: any lawful ac- LIABILITY COMPANY tivities. (LLC)

CAMHALDEN LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 09/10/19. 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, 4301 Route 9G, Germantown, NY 12526. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York on September 20, 2019. New York Office Location – Greene County. Secretary of State of the State of New York is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. Secretary of State of the State of New York shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her at: c/o LLC, 613 Rudolph Wier Road, Earlton, NY 12056. PURPOSE: To engage in any lawful act or activity. Notice of Formation of EJSIB LLC filed w/Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 09/12/19 Columbia County NY, SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 40 partridge Lane Ghent NY 12075. Purpose: any lawful activity Notice of Formation of GP House LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 9/17/19. Office location: Greene County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 117 Gypsy Point Rd, Athens, NY 12015. Purpose: any lawful activity. PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF FORMATION OF A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC) The name of the LLC is Farmstead Hudson Valley LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on September 23, 2019. New York office location: 200 Station Road, Town of Stockport, County of Columbia 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: Farmstead Hudson Valley LLC; 200 Station Road, Hudson, New York 12534. 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.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Greene County Legislature shall meet on the 4th day of November, 2019 at the Catskill High School Auditorium, 341 West Main Street, Catskill, New York @ 6:00 p.m. for the purpose of holding a Public Hearing on the Tentative Budget, which contains the Exemption Impact Report - Real Property Tax Law, Section 495, of said County for the fiscal year beginning January 1st, 2020. FURTHER NOTICE is hereby given that copies of the Tentative Budget, which contains the Exemption Impact Report - Real Property Tax Law, Section 495, are available at the office of the Clerk of the Greene County Legislature at the County Office Building, 411 Main Street, 4th Floor, Catskill, New York, where they may be inspected and procured by any interested person during regular business hours. Pursuant to Section 359 of the County Law, the maximum salaries that may be fixed and payable during said fiscal year to members of the Greene County Legislature and to the Chairman thereof, respectively, are hereby specified as follows: Members of the Legislature (each) $ 15,000 Chairman, Greene County Legislature $6,750 Tammy L. Sciavillo Acting Clerk Greene County Legislature

NOTICE TO BIDDERS Robert J. Van Valkenburg, Greene County Highway and Solid Waste Superintendent, pursuant to Section 103 of the General Municipal Law will receive sealed bids for the following item. (1) 2019 OR NEWER ONE TON FOUR WHEEL DRIVE CAB AND CHASSIS WITH UTILITY BODY Specifications may be obtained at the offices of the Greene County Highway and Solid Waste Department, 240 West Main Street, Catskill, New York between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Sealed bids should be clearly marked with the item bid. Bids will be received until 10:30 a.m. on Friday, November 1, 2019, at which time they will be opened and publicly read. Notice Of Public Hear- Greene County reing On Tentative 2020 serves the right to reCounty Budget ject any and all bids

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF COLUMBIA PHH Mortgage Corporation, Plaintiff -againstMichael Phillips a/k/a Michael E. Phillips, Lauren Phillips, Internal Revenue Service-United States of America, New York State Department of Taxation and Finance-Civil Enforcement- CO- ATC, New York State Department of Taxation and Finance-Tax Compliance Division-C.O.ATC, Jamie S. Weldon, Williams Lumber Inc., The National Union Bank of Kinderhook, Kinderview Road Homeowner’s Association, John Doe (Name Refused), Defendant(s) Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale entered on August 29, 2019 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at, 401 Union Street, HUDSON, NEW YORK on October 30, 2019 at 10:00 AM premises known as 52 Kinderview Road, Kinderhook, NY 12106. ALL those pieces or parcel of land situate on Old Post Road in the Town of Kinderhook, County of COLUMBIA, State of New York. Section: 63. Block: 1 Lot: 75 Approximate amount of lien $255,614.75 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment Index # 11657-17 Monica Kenny-Keff, Esq., REFEREE STEIN, WIENER AND ROTH, L.L.P., ATTORNEYS FOR THE PLAINTIFF ONE OLD COUNTRY ROAD, SUITE 113 CARLE PLACE, NY 11514 DATED: September 23, 2019 FILE #: KONDAUR 63540 The Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of Hillsdale will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. at the Hillsdale Town Hall to consider the following: An application by Steven Bluestone (Hillsdale Mercantile LLC) for an Area Variance (height restriction, solar panels) on 161 Old Town Road (Hillsdale Town Highway Garage), Hillsdale, NY. All interested parties are urged to attend. NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF COLUMBIA, KEYBANK, N.A., Plaintiff, vs. CHRISTOPHER L. MILLER

A/K/A CHRISTOPHER MILLER, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly filed on September 23, 2019, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Columbia County Supreme Courthouse, 401 Union Street, Hudson, NY 12534 on November 20, 2019 at 11:00 a.m., premises known as 88 Royal Road, Stuyvesant, NY 12173. 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, Section 72.4, Block 2 and Lot 23. Approximate amount of judgment is $167,487.41 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 13043-2018. Yorden Huban, Esq., Referee Schiller, Knapp, Lefkowitz & Hertzel, LLP, 200 John James Audubon Parkway, Suite 202, Amherst, New York 14228, Attorneys for Plaintiff

The Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of Hillsdale will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. at the Hillsdale Town Hall to consider the following: An application by Anne & Christopher Stosiek for a Special Permit application for a home occupation on 177 Old Town Road, Hillsdale, NY. All interested parties are urged to attend.

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Preliminary Budget of the Town of Clermont for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2020, has been completed and filed in the Office of the Town Clerk, 1795 Route 9, Clermont, where it is available for inspection by any interested persons, during regular Town Clerk hours. Further notice is given that the Town Board of the Town of Clermont will hold a public hearing at 6:45 P.M. on Monday, November 4, 2019 prior to the regular Town Board meeting. At the public hearing, any person may be heard in favor of or against any item or items therein contained. Pursuant to Town Law, the proposed salaries are hereby specified as follows: Supervisor, $5,500; Town Council (4) $2,500; Town Clerk, $7,000; Town Justice (2) $5,600 ea.; Tax Collector, $4,600; Superintendent of Highways, $51,543; Code Enforcement Officer/Building Inspector, $11,000; Assessor, $15,270. By Order of the Town Board. Mary Helen Shannon Town Clerk The Village of Catskill Housing Authority Board of Commissioners will be holding their monthly meeting on Wednesday, October 30, 2019 at 4:15pm. The meeting will be held at 32 Bronson Street, Catskill, NY. by Order of Board of Commissioners, Catskill Housing Authority Sealed bids will be received as set forth in instructions to bidders until 10:30 A.M. on

Thursday, November 21, 2019 at the NYSDOT, Contract Management Bureau, 50 Wolf Rd, 1st Floor, Suite 1CM, Albany, NY 12232 and will be publicly opened and read. Bids may also be submitted via the internet using www.bidx.com. A certified cashier's check payable to the NYSDOT for the sum specified in the proposal or a bid bond, form CONR 391, representing 5% of the bid total, must accompany each bid. NYSDOT reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Electronic documents and Amendments are posted to w w w. d o t . n y. g o v / d o ing-business/opportunities/const-notices. The Contractor is responsible for ensuring that all Amendments are incorporated into its bid. To receive notification of Amendments via e-mail you must submit a request to be placed on the Planholders List at w w w. d o t . n y. g o v / d o ing-business/opportunities/const-planholder. Amendments may have been issued prior to your placement on the Planholders list. NYS Finance Law restricts communication with NYSDOT on procurements and contact can only be made with designated persons. Contact with non-designated persons or other involved Agencies will be considered a serious matter and may result in disqualification. Contact Robert K i t c h e n (518)457-2124. Contracts with 0% Goals are generally single operation contracts, where subcontracting is not expected, and may present direct bidding opportu-

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COLUMBIA-GREENE MEDIA nities for Small Business Firms, including, but not limited to D/W/MBEs. The New York State Department of Transportation, in accordance with the Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally-assisted programs of the Department of Transportation and Title 23 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 200, Title IV Program and Related Statutes, as amended, issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all who respond to a written Department solicitation, request for proposal or invitation for bid that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability/handicap and income status in consideration for an award. Please call (518)457-2124 if a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the letting. Region 08: New York State Department of Transportation 4 Burnett Blvd., Poughkeepsie, NY, 12603 D264095, PIN 881383, Columbia, Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Ulster, Westchester Cos., Where and When Structures Repair, Various Locations, Bid Deposit: 5% of Bid (~ $75,000.00), Goals: MBE: 12.00%, WBE: 18.00% Trespassing, hunting and fishing are strictly forbidden on all properties owned by Sunnyview Farm LLC. Property is patrolled and violators will be prosecuted.

VILLAGE OF COXSACKIE, NEW YORK NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF A BOND RESOLUTION SUBJECT TO A PERMISSIVE REFERENDUM NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Coxsackie, Greene County, New York (the “Village Board”) at a meeting thereof held on the 15th day of October 2019 duly adopted a bond resolution an abstract of which follows, which bond resolution is subject to the permissive referendum provisions provided in Article 9 of the Village Law. Resolution No. 142019: The bond resolution authorizes the Village of Coxsackie (the “Village”) to acquire one 2019 International HV 507 SFA 4x4 with a dump body and plow equipment provided and installed by Viking (the “Public Works Truck”), including appurtenances relating thereto, stating the estimated maximum cost of said acquisition, together with certain costs preliminary and incidental thereto is $164,001.00, appropriating said sum therefor and authorizing the issuance of up to $164,001.00 serial bonds of the Village to finance said appropriation. It was also resolved that the foregoing bond resolution was adopted subject to a permissive referendum. The Village Board determined in the resolution, among other things, that the maturity of such bonds would exceed five (5) years and that the period of probable usefulness of the Public Works Truck, as set forth in the Local Finance Law, is fifteen (15) years. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that said bond resolution shall take effect thirty (30) days after its adoption, unless there shall be filed with the Village Clerk in the manner and time provided by the Village Law a petition protest-

ing against the resolution and requesting that the matter be submitted to the electors of the Village for their approval or disapproval at a referendum as provided in the Village Law. A complete copy of the bond resolution is available for inspection in the Village Offices, located at 119 Mansion Street in the Village of Coxsackie, New York during regular business hours. By order of the Board of Trustees Of the Village of Coxsackie, New York Nikki M. Bereznak, Village Clerk Dated October 17, 2019

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Klay Thompson is unlikely to play this season, Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr told NBC Sports Bay Area. Thompson will be nine months removed from a torn left anterior cruciate ligament in April, at which point the Warriors aren’t comfortable risking re-injury by playing the All-Star guard before he’s 100 percent healthy. “It’s unlikely that he’s going to play this year,” Kerr said. “So we

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betting he’ll be a little more patient with younger players in this second go-round, too. Maybe Girardi is the one slow-playing the Mets, either using them as leverage with the Phillies or trying to make his Flushing working conditions as agreeable as possible. If I were him, I’d get a few things in writing: more clubhouse autonomy than Callaway got from Van Wagenen,

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belated half-rebuild is the root of why this roster remains in no-man’s land. Gettleman’s refusal to draft a pass rusher the last two years, for example, is why fans at MetLife Stadium were watching Arizona Cardinals edge rusher Chandler Jones on Sunday thinking: “I wonder what it’s like to have a player like that.” The offensive line isn’t good enough. Fixing that line was Gettleman’s top job when he was hired in Dec 2017. He hasn’t come close to doing that.

have to understand that.” Thompson had surgery July 2 and said he is targeting a return after the NBA All-Star break in February. Kerr knows where Thompson stands having suffered the same injury while in college. “You have to look at it realistically,” Kerr told NBC. “I had an ACL (tear) in college, and I missed a whole season. Generally, an ACL for a basketball player is a full-year recovery, and if it’s a full year for Klay, that puts them out for the season. “We’ve kind of left the door open

in case the rehab goes perfectly and the doctors say he can go. But the reality is, on April 1, that’s the ninemonth mark. ... April versus nine months post-op for an ACL. We have to prepare our young guys to fill that role behind him, and when he gets back, whenever that is, hopefully these young guys now are developed and in the rotation and ready to really be contributors on a playoff team and we can get better.” The Warriors no doubt have considered the backlash from allowing Kevin Durant to play in the NBA

Finals with a calf injury, only to see him tear his Achilles. While Durant said he takes ownership of the decision to play, current Brooklyn Nets teammate Kyrie Irving put the blame on the Warriors for letting an injured star put himself in that position. Durant is not expected to play during the 2019-20 season. He said recently on Serge Ibaka’s Bleacher Report show that he didn’t spend any time thinking about his injury after it happened. “I felt like my whole basketball

life flashed before my eyes,” Durant told Ibaka. “I thought about everything I did from like the first time I played until then. That was the first time that something like that ever happened to me on the court. I guess it just relaxed me a bit as I thought about it because I’m like, ‘Man, I’ve been through everything and this is something else I’ve got to get over, so let me get my ass up, walk to the locker room and figure out what’s next.’”

and less frequent office visits from the Wilpons. You could also see the Phillies being more attractive to Girardi for the simple reason they don’t share a city with the Yankees. Girardi has a World Series ring from his decade-long stay in the Bronx, but based on how that relationship ended, could his ego handle managing in the Yankees’ shadow? He’d be more willing to if his other options were in Pittburgh or Kansas City, so the Phillies may be the tipping point here. Girardi has a second interview scheduled

with the Mets, but are they just stalling to have the decision made for them? In the past, the Mets have acted quickly when they wanted to. They hired Art Howe on Oct. 24 in 2002 after Fred Wilpon famously said he “lit up the room.” He lasted two seasons. Two years ago, the Mets hired Callaway on Oct. 22 but waited two more days to introduce him at Citi Field to be mindful of the World Series. Both Callaway and the Red Sox’s Alex Cora were the two first-time managers off the board. If the Mets don’t get

Girardi, they can throw the rest of the candidates in the same bucket. Carlos Beltran’s return to Flushing would be a great story, and we’ve repeatedly lauded him for his high baseball IQ, but he’s still a considerable risk as a first-timer. ESPN analyst Eduardo Perez would give the Mets wanting their very own Aaron Boone, but with the benefit of experience on a big-league coaching staff and also managing in Puerto Rico as well as for Team Colombia team in the WBC. Luis Rojas, the Mets’ quality control coach, is an

up-and-comer in the organization, but it shouldn’t be his time yet. As for the others — Derek Shelton, Tim Bogar, Skip Schumaker, Mike Bell — we’ll assume those were information-gathering interviews for maybe the next opening that pops up. The last time anyone with the Mets spoke on the record about their managerial search was the day of Callaway’s firing. That’s when Van Wagenen emphasized the importance of “collaboration” and someone to keep the “team unified” with a “voice to keep their

clubhouse culture.” If we learned anything from Callaway’s doomed two-year tenure, the Mets need an experienced ingame manager that can communicate clearly and handle two news conferences a day in a professional — preferably engaging — manner. “I think when we put the formula all together,” Van Wagenen said at the start of this search, “the goal is to have the best person regardless of his resume.” It’s often the Mets’ definition of “best” that tends to be the problem.

Meanwhile, Indianapolis Colts GM Chris Ballard has assembled a powerful O-line and a winning team despite the Colts being 4-12 in 2017, having head coach candidate Josh McDaniels strand Indy at the altar a year ago, and seeing QB Andrew Luck retire this August. Shurmur and Gettleman, though, seem tied at the hip in the decision-making for this regime. Shurmur, after all, was the one puffing his chest out at Jones’ doubters and claiming that the Giants were right for drafting him after a preseason win in Cincinnati. “You can ask me all you want about why I like him,” Shurmur said in August. “I think it’s time to start asking

the people that didn’t like him what they think, quite frankly.” Shurmur also is the offensive play-caller, quarterback whisperer and head coach. He is the one who continues to defend his indefensible in-game management. And Shurmur is the man — this is a big one — who benched Manning after just two games. That was a major decision, one I agreed with. Shurmur stuck his neck out believing Jones was the better player at this time, for this team. It wasn’t just a move looking to the future. It was a move to help this year’s team win more games than it could with Manning. That’s what Shurmur believed would happen. Sunday’s loss provided a

wake-up call, though, that Jones’ presence may not elevate this team much further this season. Frankly, while Manning wouldn’t have beaten the Buccaneers in Week 3, he probably would have beaten lowly Washington in Week 4. So the Giants, because of the QB switch, are 2-5 instead of 1-6. That’s a minimal jump. No one is declaring Jones a bust right now. No one is judging his entire career based on five games. The Giants still are evaluating their leadership and direction constantly, however. And this is a highstakes business. And there are only two teams in the NFC with a lower winning percentage than the Giants (.286): the Atlanta

Falcons (1-6, .143), whose coach Dan Quinn is on the hot seat, and Washington (1-6, .143), whose coach Jay Gruden already was fired. Giants’ veteran edge rusher Markus Golden had a solid perspective on how to approach this dire situation. He recognizes how disappointing Sunday’s loss was and believes there is a high level of urgency from the Giants to turn this around immediately. But he also is naturally even-keeled, and Golden said it’s important to stress to young teammates that there is a way to attack improvement constructively without panicking. “You can’t freak out, you can’t panic,” Golden said Monday. “There is nothing

wrong with having urgency. But there’s a difference between urgency — and being hard on yourself (to improve) — instead of panicking. And this is the NFL. I’d rather there be urgency than playing with guys who don’t care at all.” The Giants care. Oh, they care a great deal. They are a team, however, that expects to win without being built to win, and with a coach and quarterback who are costing the team points and wins. You heard Shurmur say it himself: “you have to learn and you have to win games.” Jones isn’t learning from his mistakes, and Shurmur isn’t winning games. So the pressure, naturally, has turned up.

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With room at the top of the East, the 76ers could soar The New York Times News Service

The Toronto Raptors lost Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green, the Philadelphia 76ers lost Jimmy Butler, the Boston Celtics lost Kyrie Irving and Al Horford, and the Milwaukee Bucks lost Malcolm Brogdon. There is still plenty of talent on the Eastern Conference’s top teams — and there is the looming threat of how great the Brooklyn Nets can become once Kevin Durant returns, most likely next season. But a series of high-profile offseason moves caused enough chaos that it could take all season to figure out which teams best repositioned themselves for the NBA’s most wide-open season in recent memory. Taking a look, team by team, reveals a conference where there are a few top contenders, a large middle class, and a small group bordering on irrelevance.

ATLANTIC DIVISION Philadelphia 76ers Key additions: Al Horford, Josh Richardson. Key subtractions: Jimmy Butler, J.J. Redick. Draft: Matisse Thybulle, Marial Shayok. Ben Simmons’ hitting a 3-pointer in the preseason set off waves of jubilation in Philadelphia. Al Horford’s signing meant that one of Joel Embiid’s nemeses in the Eastern Conference was now playing alongside him. With Kawhi Leonard out of the East, the Sixers have reason to be optimistic, given how close they came last season to knocking off the eventual champions. But … Horford showed signs of slowing down last season. And the Sixers are very tall. Will spacing be an issue on the offensive end? And Philadelphia will be without Jimmy Butler, although Josh Richardson is a solid replacement. If Simmons starts hitting jumpers, the Sixers will instantly have two top-10 players and will be finals favorites. If Simmons is essentially the same player as last year, Philadelphia won’t advance. The Sixers are not deep. Toronto Raptors Key additions: Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, Stanley Johnson. Key subtractions: Kawhi Leonard, Danny Green. Draft: Dewan Hernandez. No matter what happens this season, the Raptors will be the defending NBA champions until June. It’s hard to argue with a straight face that losing Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green, while adding little to replace them, won’t hurt, but it’s probably not time to panic, either. Pascal Siakam is already a star and could get

even better. Kyle Lowry is still a terrific player. And some vital cogs in the title run (Marc Gasol, Fred VanVleet, Serge Ibaka) are still around. Brooklyn Nets Key additions: Kyrie Irving, Kevin Durant, DeAndre Jordan, Taurean Prince, Wilson Chandler. Key subtractions: D’Angelo Russell, Jared Dudley, Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, Ed Davis, Allen Crabbe. Draft: Nicolas Claxton, Jaylen Hands. Can a team be the biggest winner of the offseason and not improve much in the season that follows? The Nets seem to have accomplished just that by signing Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, while accepting that the costs would be having the injured Durant sit out this season and losing a young All-Star in D’Angelo Russell, as well as a number of solid veterans who were integral to the team’s surprising playoff run last season. The Nets may already be better this season, but Irving must be engaged and healthy and mesh with Spencer Dinwiddie in the backcourt; Caris LeVert will have to keep improving; and coach Kenny Atkinson will have to find the right balance of minutes at power forward and center for DeAndre Jordan, Jarrett Allen, Taurean Prince and Wilson Chandler. A .500 record would probably get Brooklyn into the playoffs; in a season without Durant, that would probably be the most realistic goal. Anything on top of that is gravy, as the Nets set their sights on dominating in 2020-21. Boston Celtics Key additions: Kemba Walker, Enes Kanter, Vincent Poirier. Key subtractions: Kyrie Irving, Al Horford. Draft: Romeo Langford , Grant Williams, Carsen Edwards, Tremont Waters. Replacing Irving and Horford with Kemba Walker and Enes Kanter is less of a downgrade on offense than it might seem at first, but more of a downgrade on defense than can adequately be explained here. There’s an argument that chemistry will improve with Irving gone, but coach Brad Stevens has to find the right mix of minutes among three positions for Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Gordon Hayward, Marcus Smart, Romeo Langford and Grant Williams. New York Knicks Key additions: Julius Randle, Marcus Morris, Bobby Portis. Key subtractions: Emmanuel Mudiay, Mario Hezonja. Draft: R.J. Barrett, Ignas

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Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid (21) shoots a foul shot against the Washington Wizards during a recent NBA preseason game at Wells Fargo Center.

Brazdeikis. The Knicks should again focus far less on wins than on development. It’s not that wins should be avoided — the Process is not the only way to build a team — but this season should be judged largely on whether R.J. Barrett thrives, Kevin Knox and Frank Ntilikina figure out what’s gone wrong for them and Mitchell Robinson adds more to his game than blocks and dunks. Julius Randle will look like a star — at least on offense — but it’s hard to see the Knicks being good.

CENTRAL DIVISION Milwaukee Bucks Key additions: Robin Lopez, Kyle Korver, Wesley Matthews, Dragan Bender. Key subtraction: Malcolm Brogdon. Draft: None. As long as Giannis Antetokounmpo is around, the Bucks will be a top team in the East, but losing Malcolm Brogdon is quite a blow to the team’s offensive versatility. Soaking up Brogdon’s minutes with a combination of Wesley Matthews and Kyle Korver is not ideal, but Milwaukee still has one of the deepest rotations in the conference and should be considered a legitimate contender for a finals appearance. Indiana Pacers Key additions: Malcolm

Brogdon, Jeremy Lamb, T.J. Warren, Justin Holiday. Key subtractions: Thaddeus Young, Bojan Bogdanovic, Cory Joseph, Kyle O’Quinn, Darren Collison. Draft: Goga Bitadze. The Pacers were set to improve just because of Victor Oladipo’s return from an injury, but they scored a potential breakout star in Malcolm Brogdon, who had a 50-40-90 season as a starter for Milwaukee last year. Brogdon, who turns 27 in December, is on the older side for a fourthyear player, but he seems to fit well in Indiana’s culture. With good health, this team should be in for 50 wins and a decent playoff run. Detroit Pistons Key additions: Derrick Rose, Markieff Morris. Key subtractions: Ish Smith, Wayne Ellington, Jon Leuer. Draft: Sekou Doumbouya. It was a bit of a triumph for Detroit to make the playoffs last season with a roster that doesn’t seem particularly modern, no matter how many 3-pointers the team attempts. Andre Drummond and Blake Griffin have found ways to work together in the frontcourt, and Reggie Jackson finally found some stability (only for the team to sign Derrick Rose to compete with him). But while the Pistons

once again seem capable of a seventh or eighth seed, it is worth questioning the value of maintaining a roster that seems capable of little more than that. Chicago Bulls Key additions: Thaddeus Young, Tomas Satoransky, Luke Kornet. Key subtraction: Robin Lopez. Draft: Coby White, Daniel Gafford. If they can stay healthy — a big if — both Lauri Markkanen and Zach LaVine could be AllStar-level players. Kris Dunn is looking like a bust, and expecting Wendell Carter Jr. to stay healthy in long stretches seems rash. But given how Otto Porter Jr. thrived after a midseason trade from Washington, there are reasons for a little optimism in Chicago. Cleveland Cavaliers Key departures: Channing Frye, Marquese Chriss. Draft: Darius Garland, Dylan Windler. The Cavaliers were a moving target last season, using 27 players over the season, but all of the combinations they tried were bad. Hope for this season depends on better health for Kevin Love, more development from Collin Sexton and Cedi Osman, and a belief that Cleveland snagged something special in Darius Garland. Considered by some to be a Stephen Curry-like game changer in terms of shot selection, accuracy and ballhandling, Garland steps into a confusing backcourt with Sexton just as Curry did alongside Monta Ellis a decade ago.

SOUTHEAST DIVISION Miami Heat Key additions: Jimmy Butler, Meyers Leonard. Key subtractions: Josh Richardson, Hassan Whiteside, Dwyane Wade. Draft: Tyler Herro. Jimmy Butler is an upgrade from Josh Richardson, at least in the short term, but is he an upgrade from Richardson, Hassan Whiteside and a firstround draft pick? Miami better hope so as it tries to build into something new in the post-Dwyane Wade era. Beyond Butler’s intensity, Miami should be intriguing based on how the team uses the versatile Justise Winslow, how it maximizes the shooting impact and brash confidence of the rookie Tyler Herro, and how much Bam Adebayo develops in his third season. Atlanta Hawks Key additions: Evan Turner, Allen Crabbe. Key subtractions: Dewayne Dedmon, Kent Bazemore, Taurean Prince. Draft: DeAndre Hunter, Cam Reddish, Bruno Fernando. The Hawks already had a

promising young core with Trae Young, John Collins and Kevin Huerter, and they added to that by trading for the versatile Evan Turner and drafting one of the safer players in this year’s draft (DeAndre Hunter) along with one of its biggest boom-or-bust prospects (Cam Reddish). Things could take some time to come together, but Atlanta has the start of what could be a terrific team for a long time. Orlando Magic Key addition: Al-Farouq Aminu. Draft: Chuma Okeke. It seems clear what to expect from most of Orlando’s roster, with Nikola Vucevic being the best of the bunch while Aaron Gordon and Evan Fournier provide versatility and consistency. The thing to watch will be the development of players like Mo Bamba and Jonathan Isaac, and also of the reclamation project Markelle Fultz, the former No. 1 pick, who has struggled from his first day in the NBA. Orlando’s picking up a contract option on Fultz, who has not appeared in a game since Nov. 19 of last year, was a bit of a surprise, but the Magic believe they were handed a lottery ticket in him and seem determined to find out if the numbers hit. Charlotte Hornets Key additions: Terry Rozier. Key subtractions: Kemba Walker, Jeremy Lamb. Draft: P.J. Washington, Cody Martin, Jalen McDaniels. The Hornets tried to justify throwing a king’s ransom at Terry Rozier by insisting that he would be a lottery pick if he were in this year’s draft. Debate that point all you want, but most lottery picks aren’t 24 and they don’t come with a price tag of just under $57 million for three seasons. The choice to not step up and pay Kemba Walker will most likely result in a fourth consecutive year of missing the playoffs in Charlotte, with no real optimism in the near future. Washington Wizards Key additions: Isaiah Thomas, Ish Smith, C.J. Miles. Draft: Rui Hachimura, Admiral Schofield. Otto Porter Jr. was traded away during the last season, and John Wall is expected to miss all or most of this season with an Achilles tendon injury, so Washington will live or die by Bradley Beal. Rui Hachimura is an intriguing prospect to watch, and he should bring plenty of attention Washington’s way as the highest-drafted player ever born in Japan. But the new Wizards front office may take a few years to sort out the mess Ernie Grunfeld left.

Eat, Pray, Kevin Love Alex Wong The New York Times News Service

After an offseason in which it seemed like the NBA never took a break, The New York Times talked to a few of the league’s stars about some of the other important things in their lives — anything but basketball. Kevin Love swears he was a cowboy in a previous life. During a summer that turned his Instagram feed into a traveler’s dream, Love said his favorite place to photograph was Jackson Hole, Wyoming, where he was teleported to the era of his favorite genre of film: spaghetti westerns. He did his best to show off ensembles that made him look like an extra in “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.” “The colors, the aesthetics and the feel of it,” Love said of Jackson Hole, “it still has the essence of the Wild West.” After four consecutive NBA finals appearances, Love and the Cleveland Cavaliers — without the departed LeBron James — finished last season with a 19-63 record. For the first time in half a decade, Love got to enjoy an extended offseason in the NBA. The extra time off presented an opportunity to catch up on a growing travel to-do list. When the celebrity chef and travel documentarian Anthony Bourdain died by suicide in June 2018, Love was competing in the NBA

Finals. The two had never crossed paths, but Love had Bourdain on a short list of people he had wanted to meet. Love said he had always admired Bourdain’s open-mindedness as he explored the world on TV programs such as “No Reservations” and “Parts Unknown.” “The great thing I learned from him was to be relentlessly curious and without fear of prejudice,” Love said. Having taken a recent interest in photography that led him to buy a new camera and two new lenses, Love set out to capture the photogenic essence of each location he visited this summer. While there were clear benefits to having and sharing beautiful photos with his 3.1 million Instagram followers, Love also had a simpler reason for curating his experience this summer. “I think people have to walk that fine line of living in the moment and also capturing the moment as well,” Love said. “That’s what I hoped to gain out of it. Just documenting the happy times.” His travels with his girlfriend, Kate Bock, started in Phuket, Thailand, and ended in Jackson Hole. In between, the 31-year-old Cavaliers forward took a trip back home to Portland, Oregon, took his dog, Vestry, along with him to explore the Cascade Mountains in British

Columbia, and made a brief stop at Antelope Canyon in Arizona. When Love and Bock arrived in Phuket, they sought out locals for recommendations. “It was an endless summer where we chased experiences,” Love said. In Thailand, the two visited the Elephant Sanctuary, the Big Buddha, and also came across a newto-them culinary world at the Sunday street market. A coconut sorbet sourced from a local town was a highlight. “Some people eat to live,” Love said. “Some people live to eat. I live to eat.” As the photos of his journey overtook his social media feeds, Love started getting travel tips. While visiting British Columbia, Love received a direct message from someone there offering him a helicopter trip. Love was able to visit glaciers and hot springs that few tourists get to explore. Some might point to his social media presence this summer and say it was less about being an openminded traveler than living the life of a celebrity, but for Love, his destinations held personal meaning, like his connection to the Wild West in Jackson Hole, or spending a majority of time outdoors in British Columbia, which reminded him of his sense of adventure growing up in Portland. “We always saw rain,” Love said.

“When you have that type of climate, especially when the summer comes around, we were always outside.” Love also traveled to Aspen, Colorado, to join San Antonio Spurs guard DeMar DeRozan and the performance psychologist Michael Gervais at the Aspen Ideas Festival for a panel discussion on mental health. Last year, in an essay for The Players’ Tribune, Love described a panic attack he had shortly after halftime of a game against the Atlanta Hawks. He spoke in detail about his mental health issues, joining DeRozan as the two most outspoken NBA players on the topic. “It’s been healing for a lot of people,” Love said. “But it’s been healing for me as well. It’s been liberating. It’s made me feel more evolved. I just feel more comfortable in my own skin. I don’t have to be anybody else but myself. By doing this, I’ve laid all my cards out there.” From his own experience and hearing from others, Love has made finding a balance in his day-to-day life a priority. “I’ve continued to try to be a voice in this and to listen to other people’s stories and learn,” Love said. “Because the numbers say we’re trending in the wrong direction. There’s still so much ambiguity in what people are dealing with. There’s so many layers to treatment

for mental illness. I just want to continue to keep learning and inspiring people to live healthy lives.” That is why he took the time to get away over the past few months and take his mind off basketball. “Having the summer to get away from it,” Love said, “I know I’m better off having done so.” Still, Love acknowledged that finding the balance doesn’t mean altogether shutting off being a professional athlete, even if he wants to. In Thailand and other places, Love was keenly aware of managing his body, which meant 90-minute workouts every morning and a swim in the evening. “I know that being able to help people out with mental health, being able to afford to travel, none of it happens without basketball,” he said. Love will begin his 12th season in the NBA this week, but he has already started researching with Bock their next adventure. At the top of the list: Africa for a safari. Asked to provide a tip for curious travelers, Love suggested they get off the beaten path, let go of the script and allow themselves to discover something entirely new, about the place they’re in and about themselves. “Life isn’t meant to be lived in black and white,” Love said. “It’s meant to be lived in beautiful colors.”

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The center of the NBA universe moves to Los Angeles Oklahoma City has solid young prospects in Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Darius Bazley and a metric ton of draft picks to get better in the near future. This season may be rough, but as Paul nears the twilight of his career, being around a team of fun youngsters could extend his relevance.

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It has been six years since a team other than the Golden State Warriors won the Western Conference, and eight since a team other than the Warriors or the San Antonio Spurs won it, but that appears almost certain to change. The Los Angeles Clippers added Kawhi Leonard and Paul George to a playoff team, and the Los Angeles Lakers traded for Anthony Davis to complement LeBron James. In a far riskier move, the Houston Rockets reunited James Harden and Russell Westbrook in a backcourt that could be more productive than anything the league has ever seen — or a disaster for both players. But even after those moves, there is still a sense that the conference, and the NBA in general, is wide open. The stranglehold the Warriors had on the entire league has been released, and in the resulting power vacuum, at least four or five teams have emerged that could easily rise to the top of the West.

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PACIFIC DIVISION Los Angeles Clippers Key additions: Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, Maurice Harkless. Key subtractions: Danilo Gallinari, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Draft: Terrance Mann. Everyone knows about Kawhi Leonard (NBA champion, defensive maestro) and Paul George (perennial All-Star, defensive maestro), and there is no question that their joint arrival in Los Angeles this summer instantly vaulted the Clippers into the realm of bona fide contenders. More often overlooked is that the Clippers did not need to trade away half their roster — cough, Lakers, cough — to attain their two new stars. Consider the players who are returning from the team that went to the playoffs last season and even pushed the Warriors to six games in a firstround series: Lou Williams, Patrick Beverley, Montrezl Harrell, Landry Shamet. That is a decent core to build around. George will miss the early part of the schedule as he continues to recover from shoulder surgery, and there are always chemistry questions when new players come to town. But Leonard and George fit the blue-collar, roll-up-your-sleeves attitude that the team came to embrace last season, and it would be a huge surprise if the Clippers do not position themselves as one of the teams to beat in the Western Conference. Los Angeles Lakers Key additions: Anthony Davis, Jared Dudley, Danny Green, Dwight Howard, Quinn Cook. Key subtractions: Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, Josh Hart. Draft: None The Lakers are trying to reboot for the second season of the LeBron James Experience: new coach, new supporting cast and loftier expectations after nearly everything that could have gone wrong last season went wrong. James, after missing a big chunk of last season with a groin injury, watched the playoffs from home for the first time since the 2004-05 season, when he was a second-year forward with the Cleveland Cavaliers. No one expects the Lakers to finish with another losing record after they (finally) traded for perennial All-Star Anthony Davis over the offseason. They also added much-needed shooting by signing Danny Green and Jared Dudley. But the Lakers lack depth — they shipped a fleet of promising young players to the New Orleans Pelicans to acquire Davis — and an injury to one of their front-line stars would likely doom their championship aspirations. Underestimate James at your own peril, though, even at age 34 and after a preseason full of geopolitical distractions stemming from the team’s recent trip to China. James has a chance to make his mark yet again in a wide-open conference. Golden State Warriors Key additions: D’Angelo Russell, Willie CauleyStein, Omari Spellman, Glenn Robinson III, Marquese Chriss. Key subtractions: Kevin Durant, Andre Iguodala, Shaun Livingston, DeMarcus Cousins, Quinn Cook, Alfonzo McKinnie, Jordan Bell. Draft: Jordan Poole (No. 28), Alen Smailagic (No. 39), Eric Paschall (No. 41) After five consecutive trips to the NBA finals and three championships, the Warriors were radically remade through the combination of

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Dallas Mavericks guard Tim Hardaway Jr. (11) defends against Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard (2) during a recent NBA preseason game at Rogers Arena.

Kevin Durant leaving for Brooklyn, Andre Iguodala being traded, Shaun Livingston retiring and Klay Thompson being sidelined indefinitely with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his knee. The Warriors did their best to salvage the offseason, acquiring D’Angelo Russell, a 23-yearold All-Star point guard, in a sign-and-trade for Durant. But even that move could limit them, as it put them under a hard cap for salaries for the season, meaning the team they have on Day 1 is likely to be the team they have all season, beyond the roster fillers at the end of the bench. Golden State still has one of the game’s most devastating offensive weapons in Stephen Curry, and its most versatile defender in Draymond Green. When Thompson returns they would be the only team in the NBA that could put a lineup on the floor with four players who had made an All-Star team in the last two seasons. But there is no question that the team’s championship-level defense has been gutted. Sacramento Kings Key additions: Dewayne Dedmon, Trevor Ariza. Key subtractions: Willie Cauley-Stein. Draft: Justin James (No. 40), Kyle Guy (No. 55), Vanja Marinkovic (No. 60) If coach Luke Walton deploys the offense that most people expect from him, then Buddy Hield, De’Aaron Fox and Bogdan Bogdanovic should all be taking even more shots from 3-point range. The team invested a chunk of change in retaining Harrison Barnes, who is familiar with Walton from their time together in Golden State, but a playoff spot in the West typically requires some defense. Beyond the signing of an aging Trevor Ariza, it’s hard to see how Sacramento plans to improve in that regard. Phoenix Suns Key additions: Ricky Rubio, Dario Saric, Frank Kaminsky, Aron Baynes. Key subtractions: T.J. Warren. Draft: Cameron Johnson (No. 11), Ty Jerome (No. 24) Drafting in the lottery each year means Phoenix gets its fair share of interesting young prospects, but in recent history that hasn’t led to the team getting any better. This year’s roster, however, has some compelling additions. Ricky Rubio is a solid veteran who has experience winning, Dario Saric has had flashes of brilliance, and Aron Baynes adds toughness to a team used to getting beaten up. Even the draft was interesting, as Cameron Johnson is more of a high-end complementary player than a potential superstar, which could make him an ideal fit on the floor with Devin Booker and Deandre Ayton.

NORTHWEST DIVISION Denver Nuggets Key addition: Jerami Grant. Draft: Bol Bol (No. 44). The Nuggets have something almost none of the NBA’s other contenders have: continuity. They are bringing back last year’s starting five, and Nikola Jokic looked like he was only getting better at the FIBA World Cup. They have a few lottery tickets in the forms of Michael Porter Jr., who

missed last year because of injury, and Bol Bol, a center who fell in the draft but could provide serious upside if he can keep himself on the court. It’s easy to be taken in by the big names of the Los Angeles teams, but the Nuggets, figuring to get off to a more seamless start, are a threat to finish as the No. 1 seed in the West. Portland Trail Blazers Key additions: Pau Gasol, Hassan Whiteside, Kent Bazemore, Mario Hezonja. Key subtractions: Al-Farouq Aminu, Maurice Harkless, Seth Curry, Evan Turner, Enes Kanter, Meyers Leonard and Jake Layman. Draft: Nassir Little (No. 25). The combination of Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum makes Portland dangerous every season, and while the Blazers seem intrigued by what they may be able to get on both ends from Hassan Whiteside, it is hard to look at the players who left and the ones who came in and think the team didn’t either tread water or get worse. When you consider what the rest of the teams in the West’s playoff picture did, that could push Portland down into the 8-10 seed range. Utah Jazz Key additions: Mike Conley, Bojan Bogdanovic, Jeff Green, Ed Davis, Emmanuel Mudiay. Key subtractions: Ricky Rubio, Derrick Favors, Jae Crowder, Kyle Korver, Grayson Allen. Draft: Jarrell Brantley (No. 50), Justin Wright-Foreman (No. 53), Miye Oni (No. 58). Apparently sick of being a good but not great team, the Jazz blew things up, surrounding Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell with a series of upgrades. None is larger than Mike Conley, a veteran guard who could simultaneously unlock the best of Mitchell and hit a new level with his own game. Minnesota Timberwolves Key additions: Jake Layman, Shabazz Napier, Jordan Bell, Noah Vonleh and Treveon Graham. Key subtractions: Dario Saric, Derrick Rose, Tyus Jones, Anthony Tolliver, Taj Gibson, Luol Deng, Jerryd Bayless. Draft: Jarrett Culver (No. 6), Jaylen Nowell (No. 43). The Timberwolves don’t inspire a lot of confidence, but the team’s starting lineup is far from terrible. Karl-Anthony Towns is legitimately great, Robert Covington is a beast when healthy, Jarrett Culver is intriguing, and Jeff Teague is ... fine. The wild card is Andrew Wiggins, who keeps saying he’s going to play up to his draft position and contract but never seems to get there. Minnesota doesn’t figure to be a very good team, but it shouldn’t be awful. Oklahoma City Thunder Key additions: Chris Paul, Danilo Gallinari, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Key subtractions: Russell Westbrook, Paul George, Jerami Grant. Draft: Darius Bazley (No. 23). The Thunder’s transaction column this offseason saw a likely Hall of Famer come in and two likely Hall of Famers go out. No one is sure how long Chris Paul will stick around with a team that is reworking itself, but before he pushes too hard for a trade he may want to consider that

Houston Rockets Key additions: Russell Westbrook, Tyson Chandler, Thabo Sefolosha. Key subtractions: Chris Paul. Draft: None. Well, the Houston Rockets had a quiet summer. It’s not like they blew up their team and made a risky trade for Russell Westbrook, or that the executive who pulled the trigger on that deal unwittingly set off an international incident. But on to basketball: Whatever the pairing of Westbrook and James Harden will be, it will not be boring. But if it’s going to work, Westbrook needs to be able to hit a respectable amount of jumpers. He’ll likely get a lot of open looks, the most of his career. He can’t shoot 29% from out there, otherwise teams will load up on Harden in the paint. The Rockets aren’t deep and just lost Gerald Green to a broken foot for a significant amount of time. If Houston works, it’ll be because Westbrook and Harden jibe: Westbrook’s explosiveness combined with Harden’s isolation dominance will work better than people are predicting. San Antonio Spurs Key additions: DeMarre Carroll, Trey Lyles. Draft: Luka Samanic (No. 19), Keldon Johnson (No. 29), Quinndary Weatherspoon (No. 49). Of the West’s playoff teams, San Antonio is the only one that can rival Denver in stability. While that likely does not bring them back to the heights they were reaching a few years ago, it’s reasonable to expect improvement this season from last, as Dejounte Murray is healthy and Derrick White and Jakob Poeltl are still developing. New Orleans Pelicans Key additions: J.J. Redick, Derrick Favors, Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, Josh Hart. Key subtractions: Anthony Davis. Draft: Zion Williamson (No. 1), Jaxson Hayes (No. 8), Nickeil AlexanderWalker (No. 17), Marcos Louzada Silva (No. 35). Losing Anthony Davis hurts, but a major fact remains: The Pelicans never won anything with him no matter how good the big man was. Given the task of building something entirely new, David Griffin, a general manager with an NBA title on his résumé, got lucky by scoring the No. 1 pick and using it on Zion Williamson. The start of Williamson’s career is complicated some by a knee injury that will keep him out at the start of the season — and it’s reasonable to wonder if his weight and violent body movements will be a long-term issue — but Griffin complemented the Williamson pick with two more potential stars in Jaxson Hayes and Nickeil Alexander-Walker. He also gave in to Davis’ trade demand, but not before extracting a king’s ransom from Los Angeles. The Pelicans are still young and raw, but they have everything they need to be great — and it may not take that long for them to get there, provided Williamson’s knee gets back to 100%. Dallas Mavericks Key additions: Delon Wright, Seth Curry. Key subtractions: Dirk Nowitzki. Draft: Isaiah Roby (No. 45). Beyond the expected, yet depressing, retirement of Dirk Nowitzki, there wasn’t much movement for Dallas in the transaction column. But the Mavericks should be a far different team with the return from injury of Kristaps Porzingis and the continued development of Luka Doncic, last season’s Rookie of the Year Award winner. Dallas will go as far as that pair takes it, and while it won’t be instant, it’s easy to see why the Mavericks made a series of painful moves to get to this place. Memphis Grizzlies Key additions: Jae Crowder, Tyus Jones, Andre Iguodala. Key subtractions: Mike Conley, Justin Holiday. Draft: Ja Morant (No. 2), Brandon Clarke (No. 21). The Grizzlies admitted enough was enough, and traded away Mike Conley, the last piece of the Grit and Grind era. This team now belongs to Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson. They’ll get some help from veterans like Jonas Valanciunas and Jae Crowder, but there will probably be a lot more sinking than swimming, at least in the early going.

NBA notebook: Zion out 6-8 weeks after knee surgery Field Level Media

New Orleans Pelicans rookie forward Zion Williamson will be sidelined up to two months after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his right knee on Monday. The Pelicans said Williamson was diagnosed with a torn lateral meniscus and the timetable for his return is 6-8 weeks. Williamson, the first overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, underwent tests on the knee on Friday when soreness persisted. He shot 71.4 percent while averaging 23.3 points and 6.5 rebounds in the preseason. He is the new face of the Pelicans after disgruntled All-Star Anthony Davis was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in the offseason. Based on the schedule laid out by the team, Williamson will likely make his NBA debut in mid-December or close to the start of 2020. –Pascal Siakam is staying with the NBA champion Toronto Raptors, officially signing a four-year contract extension reported to be worth $130 million.

The fourth-year forward posted career-high averages for points (16.9), rebounds (6.9) and assists (3.1) last season and is viewed as the focal point of a team searching to rebuild its identity on the fly after Kawhi Leonard helped the franchise win the title last season. Siakam reportedly will earn $29 million in 2020-21, $31.32 million in 2021-22, $33.64 million in 2022-23 and $35.96 million in 2023-24. He is due to make a base salary of $2.35 million in 2019-20, according to Spotrac. –Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown agreed to a four-year, $115 million contract extension, his agent told ESPN. The extension, confirmed by agent Jason Glushon, keeps Brown in Boston through the 2023-24 season at an average of $28.75 million per season. The No. 3 overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft, Brown was entering the final year of his rookie contract. Brown, who turns 23 on Thursday, averaged 13.0 points and 4.2 rebounds in 74 games (25 starts) last season. –Domantas Sabonis signed a

four-year, $77 million contract extension with the Indiana Pacers, according to multiple reports. Sabonis, who was reportedly on the trade block, becomes a part of the core along with Malcolm Brogdon, Myles Turner and Victor Oladipo. ESPN reported Sabonis can push his total earnings over four years to $85 million, citing information from agent Greg Lawrence. The 23-year-old Sabonis was acquired along with Oladipo from Oklahoma City in 2017 in the Paul George trade. Sabonis averaged 14.1 points, 9.3 rebounds and 2.9 assists last season and led all NBA bench players with 27 double-doubles. He’s expected to be in the starting lineup this season. –Sacramento Kings guard Buddy Hield has agreed to a four-year contract extension, multiple outlets reported. The Athletic reported that the extension includes $86 million in guaranteed money and $20 million in incentives – about $10 million of which should be readily attainable, according

to reporter Sam Amick. Hield will start at $24 million in 2020-21, with the salary decreasing 8 percent per year. Hield, 26, is a key piece on a young team. The fourth-year pro averaged career-highs with 20.7 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists last season while starting all 82 games and shooting 42.7 percent from 3-point range. –San Antonio Spurs point guard Dejounte Murray signed a four-year, $64 million extension. Murray, 23, can earn up to $70 million under terms of the new deal if he achieves all bonuses, agent Rich Paul told ESPN. He is entering his third season after missing the entire 2018-19 campaign with a torn ACL. The 29th pick in the 2016 draft, Murray became the youngest ever All-NBA Defensive Team selection in 2017-18. He started 48 games that season, averaging 8.1 points, 2.9 assists and 1.2 steals. –Taurean Prince agreed to a twoyear contract extension with the Brooklyn Nets. The deal is worth up to $29 million, ESPN reported.

Prince was acquired from the Atlanta Hawks in July as part of the massive roster overhaul that included big names Kyrie Irving, Kevin Durant and DeAndre Jordan. Prince, 25, averaged a team-high 16.8 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 22.4 minutes per game with the Nets in the preseason. –The Detroit Pistons waived seventime All-Star Joe Johnson, multiple media outlets reported. The veteran shooting guard, who parlayed his time in the BIG3 league capped by an MVP award into a deal with the Pistons in September, failed to earn the final roster spot. Power forward Christian Wood is being kept to provide frontcourt depth. Johnson, 38, was named the 2019 MVP of the BIG3 league, which pits former NBA players in games of 3-on3. He last played for the Utah Jazz and Houston Rockets in the 2017-18 season. The 16-year veteran has averaged 16.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.9 assists in his NBA career.

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