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New York Lt. Gov. Benjamin charged

By Natasha Vaughn-Holdridge Columbia-Greene Media

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Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin

ALBANY — Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin was arrested and indicted Tuesday on federal charges related to campaign finance fraud.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York held a press conference Tuesday afternoon outlining the investigation into a $50,000 state funds grant Benjamin allegedly obtained through abuse of his power.

U.S. Attorney Damian Williams answered questions

about the investigation and indictment.

“Today, we announced that Brian Benjamin, the lieutenant governor of the state of New York, has been indicted for bribery and related offenses,” Williams said. “Mr. Benjamin surrendered to law enforcement this morning.

This is a simple story of corruption.”

Benjamin participated in a scheme from at least about 2019 and up to about 2021, to gain campaign contributions from a real estate developer

in exchange for Benjamin’s agreement to use his official authority and influence as a New York state senator to obtain a $50,000 grant of state funds for a nonprofit organization controlled by the developer, according to the federal indictment.

“In an exchange, Benjamin received tens of thousands of dollars of campaign contributions,” Williams said. “Those contributions were directed both to Benjamin’s State Senate Campaign Committee and to Benjamin’s New York City

Comptroller campaign. Taxpayer money for campaign contributions.”

Benjamin repeatedly lied to cover up the bribery scheme, Williams said, including falsifying campaign forms, misleading city regulators and lying on the vetting forms he filled out before he was appointed lieutenant governor.

“That’s a cover-up,” Williams said. “Now public corruption erodes people’s confidence and faith in government. But the Southern See CHARGED A11

Cohotate Preserve targeted for investment, upgrade

By Ted Remsnyder Columbia-Greene Media

CATSKILL — Greene County is aiming to renovate the Cohotate Preserve in Athens as part of a project that is seeking $100,000 in state grants.

During a special County Resources Committee meeting Monday night, the Greene County Legislature unanimously approved a resolution to submit an application for state funding that would allow the county to upgrade the preserve.

State Sen. Michelle Hinchey, D-Saugerties, had encouraged the county to identify projects that could qualify for the State and Municipal Facilities Capital Program and the county chose the Cohotate Preserve

infrastructure improvement project for a potential state grant.

As part of the resolution that the Legislature’s County Resources Committee unanimously approved Monday, the county is committing $250,000 to the project, while the Greene County Soil and Water Conservation District has also approved a $400,000 contribution to the project from the organization’s special projects account.

The proposed work would encompass $750,000 in infrastructure improvements, with renovations including upgrades to the site’s heating and cooling, electric system, bathrooms and water supply.

The Cohotate Preserve encompasses 52 acres of countyowned land in Athens.

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Greene County is hoping to renovate the Cohotate Preserve in Athens as part of a project that is seeking $100,000 in state grant funding.

Lawmakers debate Hunter Transfer Station hours

By Ted Remsnyder Columbia-Greene Media

CATSKILL — The Greene County Legislature debated the possibility of returning to a six-day schedule for its Hunter transfer stations during its Public Works Committee meeting on Monday night.

Greene County Legislator Daryl Legg, D-Hunter, was the strongest advocate of expanding the hours.

The county has four transfer stations in operation, including Catskill, Coxsackie, Hunter and Windham, with each open five days per week.

The county set new hours of operation May 3, 2021, setting a five-day schedule for each station.

“What happened was that COVID hit and all of the transfer

stations used to run six days per week,” Greene County Legislature Chairman Patrick Linger, R-New Baltimore, said following Monday’s meeting. “But they would use employees from facilities around the county who would move to a different facility at least one day a week and sometimes two days a week.

When COVID hit, we didn’t want to mix employees in different facilities. So what we did was that we knocked everything down to five days and left everybody in their assigned facility.”

At a February legislature meeting, Legg asked Greene County Highway and Solid Waste Department Superintendent Scott Templeton if the county was considering moving the Hunter station back to six days per week. The issue was

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Greene County Highway and Solid Waste Department Superintendent Scott Templeton discussed the possibility of the county’s transfer stations expanding their hours during a legislature meeting on Monday.

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Greene County Legislator Thomas Hobart, R-Coxsackie, raised questions Monday about the staffing required to expand the station schedule to six days per week.

“What does that look like with manpower?” Hobart asked Templeton during Monday’s meeting.

“We would have to hire additional employees to staff that for the additional sixth day,” Templeton replied.

The superintendent noted that it would cost an estimated $200,000 per year to hire additional staff to return Hunter to a six-day per week schedule.

“It would require additional

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In a normal year, up to half of Christine Jarboe’s first-graders start school knowing how to tie their shoelaces.

But thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, school hasn’t been normal for more than two years. So when Jarboe welcomed a fresh crop of Virginia first-graders to her classroom this fall for their first full year of in-person learning, she made a disturbing discovery.

“You’d say, ‘OK, can you show me how to tie your shoes?’ and most of them would just kind of look at me, like, really confused,” Jarboe said. “They really weren’t sure even where to start.”

It was one of many “missing skills” that Jarboe discovered among her students over the course of the semester. She expected them to show up behind where they should be in academic categories such as reading. But what she hadn’t counted on was that her children would prove unable to do things such as cutting along a dotted line with scissors. Or squeeze a glue bottle to release an appropriately sized dot. Or simply twist a plastic cap off and on.

In interviews with The Washington Post, teachers around the country shared that they were confronting similar problems, dealing with prekindergartners, kindergartners and elementary-school students - as well as some middle-schoolers - who arrived unprepared for the school environment. Online learning left children, on average, four months behind in mathematics and reading before this school year, according to a McKinsey and Company study released in early April.

But children of the pandemic also are missing a more basic tool kit of behaviors, life skills and strategies, including tying their shoelaces, taking turns on the playground slide and sitting still in their chairs for hours at a time.

“There’s a huge gap that goes beyond the academics, it has to do with social and emotional components and just how to behave in school,” said Dan Domenech, the executive director of the American Association of School Administrators. “That is something young kids have not learned.”

As these issues persist well into the 2021-2022 school year, frazzled teachers - who know they must address basic behavioral challenges before they can begin to make up academic losses - are becoming creative.

A New York City elementary school imported “non-traditional” seats, including squishy red beanbags, that allow children to wriggle and squirm during lessons. Staffers at an elementary school in Oakland, Calif., weary of conflicts during recess, are training fourth- and fifth-graders as “safety leaders” to mediate between peers. And in Philadelphia, two teachers created a “literacy buddy room” in which fifth-graders and kindergartners pair off to read together, building literacy and relational skills at the same time.

In Virginia’s Fairfax County, Jarboe has kicked off a weekly shoelace tying contest. She provides laces to students who wear Velcro or slip-on footwear, and hands out small hourglass sand timers so children can time themselves.

Since Jarboe began the competition two months ago, improvement has been rapid: As

WASHINGTON POST PHOTO BY MATT MCCLAIN

Lucy Massey, 6, ties her shoelaces as part of a weekly competition held by teacher Christine Jarboe for her first-graders in Virginia’s Fairfax County.

WASHINGTON POST PHOTO BY MATT MCCLAIN

Some nights, Jill Norris has spent up to two hours answering her student’s letters.

WASHINGTON POST PHOTO BY MATT MCCLAIN

Christine Jarboe prepares her students for a shoelace-tying contest.

of early April, 17 of her 20 students have learned to fashion and dismember double knots with aplomb.

On a recent Thursday morning, 6-year-old Lucy Massey, wearing a pink headband, pulled a foot up to the seat of her plastic chair. She bent over a pink Converse and gripped the two ends of a hot pink lace.

“Count me off,” she told two friends, and the girls began reciting, “One ... two ... three ... “ Lucy’s fingers flew: First the left shoe, then the right. She blew a strand of hair from her forehead. Her friends chanted, “20 ... 21 ... 22 ...”

“Twenty-four!” cried Lucy, triumphant, pointing to two perfect double knots and raising both hands for a star athlete’s fist pump. “Pretty good, huh?”

Jenna Spear first noticed problems during story time.

Spear works as a teachernaturalist for the Harris Center for Conservation Education in New Hampshire, visiting K-5 public schools in the state’s Monadnock region to educate students about nature. After a pandemic-imposed hiatus, she began visiting classrooms again this school year, offering lessons on topics as varied as birding and cartography.

Early on, she was watching a second-grade read-aloud when children began crushing forward, competing to be closest to the book. Spear sat back, feeling sad.

“Normally, when you read a story in second-grade, kids know to sit down so everyone can see the pictures,” Spear said. “But you’d have kids

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standing in front, like right in front, of everybody.”

As the year continued, she observed other patterns. Children easily grew frustrated with one another in group settings. They struggled with the concept of taking turns, pushing each other out of the way to see a caterpillar she was holding in her palm. And, when Spears walked the children into the woods for her traditional “quiet minute challenge,” they were unable to stay still and silent for even 30 seconds.

Frank Keil, a Yale professor of psychology who studies how children interpret the world, said these kinds of issues are to be expected after the nation’s youngest students were deprived of more than a year of in-person instruction. “A huge part of early schooling in the U.S. is being socialized, learning to sit still and listen quietly,” he said.

Being away from other children affected students from all socioeconomic backgrounds, Keil added: “Even affluent children coming from families in which dynamic back-andforth conversations with peers and adults are the norm may need time to learn how to sit still and be more passive learners.”

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Unified School District, principal Roma Groves-Waters said her first weeks and months overseeing Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School this school year were dotted with small troubles.

She said “little bickerings and fights” broke out on the playground far more often than happened before the pandemic. Spats happened in the classroom, too, as children were forced to sit alongside peers for six hours in a row. Hybrid learning, Groves-Waters noted, required 2 1/2 hours of continuous attention at most.

Things were especially difficult for incoming first-graders, she said. For these students, who had never before set foot in a school, the concept of walking in a line between classes - while refraining from touching other children nearby - was wholly foreign.

“Also, the idea of not talking out of turn, it’s like, ‘Wait for your turn! You’ll get a turn!’”

Groves-Waters said. “Those poor teachers, they really felt the effects of the pandemic.”

Things are improving, she said, in part because the school started holding meditation and yoga sessions before and after lunch and recess to help children unwind. And Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary teachers trained fourth- and fifth-graders as safety leaders, instructing them in the principles of mediation.

“They help resolve the student conflicts,” Groves-Waters said, “because kids talk to each other better.”

Behavioral issues, albeit of a different kind, also are arising among older students.

Sean O’Mara, who teaches eighth-grade social studies at Keene Middle School in New Hampshire, said his students this year have no idea how to carry on a class discussion.

Many - more than before the pandemic - prefer to work independently and are reluctant to share their ideas with others, much less venture into a discussion.

O’Mara thinks this is a legacy of online learning.

“During Zoom meetings, a lot of kids would not want to turn their cameras on, so they sort of retreated into anonymity,” he said. “There is still a segment of our students who would prefer to be quiet and [be] observers.”

In response, he devoted class time to explaining how conversations work: What body language signals, what to be thinking about while someone else is talking, how to offer civil disagreement. At the start of the year, he spent up to 20 minutes per class per day on these instructions.

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Wednesday, April 13 n Athens Town Zoning Board of

Appeals 7 p.m. Athens Town Hall, 2 First St., Athens n Athens Village Board 6:30 p.m. Athens Fire Department, 39 Third St., Athens Consult the village website for updates the day of the meeting n Catskill Village Board of Trustees 6:30 p.m. Robert C. Antonelli Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill 518-943-3830 n Jewett Town Board 7 p.m.

Jewett Municipal Building, 3547 County Route 23C, Jewett

Thursday, April 14 n Coxsackie Village Board Bud-

get Work Session 6 p.m. Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie 518-731-2718 n Greene County Legislature finance audit 4 p.m.

Monday, April 18 n Athens Town Board 7 p.m.

Athens Volunteer Firehouse, 39 Third St., Athens 518-945-1052 Changes will be on the Town of Athens web page n Greene County Legislature economic development and tourism; Gov. Ops.; finance and Rep. and Dem. Caucus 6 p.m. Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., Catskill n Greenville Town Board 7 p.m.

Town Hall, 11159 Route 32, Pioneer Building, Greenville

CMH donates medical supplies to Ukraine

By Natasha Vaughn-Holdridge Columbia-Greene Media

HUDSON — Columbia Memorial Health donated $33,000 in medical supplies to Ukraine, hospital spokesman William VanSlyke said in an emailed statement Tuesday.

CMH announced it had donated medical supplies to the people of Ukraine in response to the war, which has created critical shortages of basic supplies essential to providing effective medical care to wounded Ukrainians.

“The world is responding to the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine and we are grateful and proud to have a small role in that response,” CMH Chief Operating Officer Dorothy Urschel said in a statement. “At our core, CMH is a community-centered health care organization, and as we have seen elsewhere with the overwhelming global response to the war, our community in this moment extends to the people of Ukraine.”

CMH donated more than 22,000 items including bleach wipes, face masks and surgical gowns, caps and shoe covers. The supplies were shipped out last Thursday.

The donation was made in response to a request from the Rev. Wolodymir Paszko of Saint Michael’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Hudson.

“I want to thank Columbia Memorial Health for their generous donation,” Paszko said in a statement.

“The supplies are already on their

Tuesday, April 19

Wednesday, April 20 n Catskill Library Board 6:45

p.m. at either the Catskill Library, 1 Franklin St., Catskill or Palenville Library, 3303 Route 23A, Palenville n Catskill Town Board committee 6:30 p.m. Town Hall, 439 Main St., Catskill n Catskill Village Zoning Board of Appeals 7 p.m. Robert C. Antonelli Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill 518-943-3830 n Greene County Legislature meeting No. 4 6:30 p.m. Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., Catskill

Thursday, April 21 n Coxsackie Village Planning

Board and budget work session 6 p.m.; proposed tentative budget public hearing 7 p.m. Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie 518731-2718

Monday, April 25 n Catskill Village Planning

Board 7 p.m. Robert C. Antonelli Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill 518-943-3830

Tuesday, April 26 n Catskill Central School Dis-

trict Board of Education regular business/vote on BOCES annual budget and BOCES board members 6:30 p.m. CHS Library, 341 West Main St., Catskill 518-943-2300 n Catskill Town Planning Board, 6:30 p.m. Robert C. Antonelli Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill

Wednesday, April 27 n Athens Village Board 6:30

p.m. Athens Fire Department, 39 Third St., Athens Consult the village website for updates the day of the meeting n Catskill Town Zoning Board of Appeals 6 p.m. Town Hall, 439 Main St., Catskill n Catskill Village Board of Trustees 6:30 p.m. Robert C. Antonelli Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill 518-943-3830 n Greenville CSD Business & BOCES annual election and budget 5 p.m. District Office, 4982 Route 81, Greenville 518-966-5070

way to Ukraine. I also want to thank the entire community not only for

their donations but also for their understanding of what is happening in

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6:30 p.m. Village Hall, Meeting Room, 2 First St., Athens 518-9451551 n Durham Town Board 7:30 p.m. Town Hall, 7309 Route 81, East Durham n Hunter Town Board 7 p.m.

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Columbia Memorial Health Supply Chain Manager Justin Barnett and the Rev. Wolodymir Paszko of St. Michael’s Church in Hudson.

Ukraine, and how it is a problem for the whole world.”

Columbia Memorial Health has a history of making donations to regional organizations, hospital officials said. The facility has previously made donations of similar supplies in the region to EMS and fire companies.

Van Slyke said the hospital was able to donate from its existing supply and said it retains enough supplies to care for the community.

Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24. Since then, the two local Ukrainian churches in Hudson have worked to raise money and supplies. A bake sale at Saint Nicholas at the end of March raised $7,000 for Ukraine.

On March 8, more than 100 people gathered in support of Ukraine at a candlelight vigil at 7th Street Park in Hudson as a way to pay tribute to the thousands who had been killed.

Local Ukrainian-born residents and their families, elected officials and religious leaders spoke at the vigil.

In March, President Joe Biden authorized $800 million in security assistance to Ukraine, bringing the total committed to Ukraine to $1 billion at the time.

The United Nations estimates 12 million people inside Ukraine will need relief and protection and more than 4 million Ukrainian refugees may need protection and assistance in neighboring countries in the coming months.

Editor’s note: A charge is not a conviction. All persons listed are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Charges can be amended or dismissed.

STATE POLICE n Jessie L. Angel, 31, of Cairo was arrested in Durham on April 8 at 3:50 p.m. and charged with class E felony first degree criminal contempt. She was held in custody. n Brian S. Gammons, 36, of Catskill was arrested in Catskill on April 8 at 8:15 a.m. and charged with class A misdemeanor of assault with intention to cause physical harm, class D felony second degree criminal mischief, class A misdemeanor aggravated harassment by threatening via phone.

He was arrested. n Mathias R. Brightly, 41, of Medusa was arrested in Durham on April 8 at 7:48 p.m. and charged with class U misdemeanor operating a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol content of .08 of 1% first offense, and class U misdemeanor driving while intoxicated first offense. He was issued an appearance ticket. n Samantha F. Maine, 33, of Catskill was arrested in Catskill on April 9 at 2:17 a.m. and charged with charged with class U misdemeanor operating a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol content of .08 of 1% first offense, and class U misdemeanor driving while intoxicated first offense. She was issued an appearance ticket. n Richard F. Labrecque, 56, of Tannersville was arrested in Tannersville on April 9 at 12:16 a.m. and charged with class A misdemeanor criminal obstruction. He was released on his own recognizance. n Leslie A. Melendez, 21, of Athens was arrested in Catskill on April 9 at 1:22 a.m. and charged with class U misdemeanor operating a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol content of .08 of 1% first offense, and class U misdemeanor driving while intoxicated first offense. She was issued an

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appearance ticket. n Kaitlyn Kortekaas, 27, of Cairo was arrested in Catskill on April 10 at 8:40 p.m. and charged with class A misdemeanor fourth degree criminal mischief. She was issued an appearance ticket. n Pamela J. Coloton, 64, of Jewett was arrested in Durham on April 11 at 10:07 p.m. and charged with class U misdemeanor operating a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol content of .08 of 1% first offense, and class U misdemeanor driving while intoxicated first offense. She was issued an appearance ticket. n Anthony Harrell, 32, of

Albany was arrested in Catskill on April 11 at 11:49 a.m. and charged with class E felony aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle with a suspension. He was released on his own recognizance.

CATSKILL POLICE DEPARTMENT n Raymond J. Robles, 41, of Catskill was arrested in Catskill on April 4 at 3:29 p.m. and charged with class U misdemeanor third degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, class U misdemeanor operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license and registration, class U misdemeanor operating a motor

vehicle impaired by drugs or alcohol, and class A misdemeanor second degree criminal use of drug paraphernalia.

He was issued an appearance ticket with a return date of April 28 at 4 p.m. n Antonio L. Jackson, 52, of Catskill was arrested in Catskill on April 5 at 3:19 p.m. and charged with class A misdemeanor petty larceny. He was issued an appearance ticket with a return date of April 28 at 4 p.m. n Cassandra M. Alvarez, 29, of Hudson was arrested in Catskill on April 8 at 11:42 p.m. and charged with driving while ability impaired, class

U misdemeanor first offense driving while intoxicated, refusal to take a breath test, and failure to keep to the right, She was arraigned. n Zachary C. Shaham, 25, of Catskill was arrested in Catskill on April 9 at 1:48 pm and charged with class D felony third degree burglary. He was arraigned. n James P. McCullough, 54, of Neversink was arrested in Catskill on April 10 at 9:22 p.m. and charged with class A misdemeanor third degree unauthorized use of a vehicle, and class D felony third degree grand larceny. He was arraigned.

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Lessons in courage With flashing lights, honking horns and a milelong procession of police vehicles and fire apparatus on Route 23, the people of Jefferson Heights and the rest of Catskill wondered aloud Saturday evening what was going on. Such events are usually reserved, at one end of the spectrum, for a final goodbye to a beloved officer or firefighter or, at the other end of the spectrum, a local sports team returning as champions to a proud hometown.

As we later learned, the motorcade was for a true champion — in every sense of the word.

Nahviya Chapple, a Catskill High School student, received a hero’s welcome on her 18th birthday Saturday as the community came together to honor the courageous

teenager who is undergoing cancer treatments. Nahviya was the guest of honor at a night to remember at the Elks Lodge in Catskill.

Nahviya, you may remember, lost her cell phone when it disappeared Dec. 30 while she received a round of chemotherapy at Albany Medical Center. In January, the Catskill community raised funds to buy a new cell phone for Nahviya when her family could not get the hospital to replace the device.

The money was collected at a Catskill High School basketball game.

The dozens of people who organized and attended Nahviya’s birthday bash did their best to add one more important ingredient — a rite of passage that no teenage girl should be denied.

“The night she was sup-

posed to have her prom in October was the night that she was put on a ventilator,” Catskill High School teacher Wendy Casalino said. “So she wore the gown on Saturday that she was going to wear to prom.”

There are many people in the Catskill community who do good works without seeking the spotlight, and they are to be commended. In the last year, Nahviya Chapple has been through much pain and anguish. But the people who have come together twice to support Nahviya will be rewarded soon. Under Casalino’s tutelage, Nahviya plans to graduate June 24 with her classmates. Thanks to courage and the community, Nahviya is a winner all the way.

ANOTHER VIEW

My mother was dying of covid.

Being poor made it so much worse.

Bobbi Dempsey

are two separate and very different health-care systems My mother died several in this country: one for those weeks ago in the covid-19 with money, resources and “red zone” of a nursing good insurance, and another home in northeastern for those who lack those adPennsylvania, after having vantages. been bounced among three I saw this play out in real public hospitals over the last time during my mother’s three weeks of her illness. covid battle. (Sadly, she was The room in which she died not vaccinated, having belooked as though it had been lieved fantastical tales spread used for storage, with supby an anti-vaccine relative.) plies and unused furniture Ambulances shuffled her in stacked near her bed. No and out of medical facilities phone, no television, no that cited staffing or capacdresser for her belongings. ity issues. At every juncture, She had three roommates, we were told what Medicare one of whom screamed would or wouldn’t allow or nearly incessantly. pay for - and which things, Like many Americans, my such as ambulance service, mother was poor, on Mediwe would have to pay for ourcare, and this was the best selves, sometimes upfront. that could be done for her.

The nursing home that my I’ve read about how the mother ended up in was the pandemic is “winding down” only one in the area willing and the United States is to take her. Her final days moving toward a “living with had some distressing elecovid” approach, doing away ments that are familiar from with mask rules, abandoning the pandemic regardless of social-distancing practices a patient’s social status - she and generally lifting public could receive visitors only health precautions. But the if they donned head-to-toe virus is killing Americans at protective gear and passed a rate of “only” 626 a day, as through zippered, plasticthis was written. That would enclosed tunnels to reach translate to 228,000 covid her. deaths over the next year.

But other grim details At that pace, the U.S. total seemed reserved for the deaths in the pandemic will poor. My mother was suppass 1.2 million. The toll posed to receive hospice has been especially hard on care, but the nursing home the poor, whether because struggled to find a hospice they live in close quarters service that was taking new in areas with low vaccinapatients or would accept a tion rates, have low-wage, covid patient on Medicare. public-facing jobs or receive She had stopped eating or substandard care. They are drinking and was in pain, but likely to die without dignity, our repeated requests that cruelly reminded to the end she receive an intravenous of the poverty that marked drip weren’t acted on, and their lives. the nursing home said the As someone who grew up hospice would handle pain in extreme poverty and spent meds - but she never made much of my life uninsured it into a hospice. Her organs or relying solely on governbegan to shut down, and ment health-care programs, each breath took considerI realized long ago that there able effort. Although she was

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mostly nonresponsive, we did notice that her breathing would quicken each time her roommate screamed.

We couldn’t afford to get her transferred to a facility where she could have a private room, nor was there money to pay for private nurses. The nursing home reminded us that Medicare would not cover the roomand-board portion of her bill, now that she was in hospice status, so we would be responsible for those costs.

I was in the process of trying to get a hospital bed set up in my house so my mother could die there when we ran out of time. I’m haunted to think of how much more peaceful, how much more humane, her final days would have been if she or her relatives had sufficient financial resources.

It’s also disturbing to think of how much outrage some Americans have poured into protesting against pandemic safety measures. I live in a part of eastern Pennsylvania where anti-mask protests have been common and anti-vaccine sentiment strong.

The protesters - many of them by no means welloff - object to those public health measures as attacks on their freedom. But one of the worst enemies of liberty is poverty. If only some of the energy spent on protesting mask mandates had been devoted to insisting that every American have equal access to decent covid care.

I take comfort in knowing that my mother is now at peace and no longer suffering, free of pain and the hardship she endured her entire life.

Bobbi Dempsey is a reporting fellow at the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and an economic justice fellow at Community Change.

Unlikely, but here’s how Illinois could escape its fiscal abyss CHICAGO — Prophecy is optional folly, but predicting a convulsive crisis for the nation’s worst-governed state merely involves understanding its present parlous condition. From 16 stories above the Chicago River, the reformers at the invaluable Illinois Policy Institute have stared into their state’s fiscal abyss and devised solutions.

This libertarian think tank’s ideas might, however, be politically impossible, given the blue-state governance model that has made the mess: the Democratic Party and government employee unions, bound together with hoops of steel.

Illinois is gagging on government, with more units of local government than any other state, and nearly 1,000 more — not counting school districts — than its neighbors Indiana, Iowa and Kentucky combined. Illinois spends five times more on school districts’ general administrative costs than Florida, which has 900,000 more students.

The nationwide, but mostly Democratic, incontinence regarding pension promises for government employees has driven state and local governments’ unfunded commitments to almost $5 trillion. Illinois’ debt, relative to the size of its economy, is the nation’s worst. The unfunded liabilities of state-managed pension systems are $313 billion, which is around 30% of Illinois’ gross domestic product.

Even sustained brisk economic growth would not solve the pension crisis under current law. And current law makes such growth impossible.

In 2015, a bipartisan pension reform was scuttled by the state Supreme Court’s decision that the Illinois Constitution protects government employees’ pensions from any diminishment — not merely of already accrued benefits but of all potential future benefits for employees already

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WILL in the system. The Illinois Policy Institute’s proposed constitutional amendment — which would require 60% majorities in both houses of the legislature, then ratification by statewide referendum — would allow future pension benefits to be reduced to sustainable levels, while protecting current benefits. The amendment would make possible correcting the following conditions: State and local employees hired before 2011, whose contributions to their own pensions average only 4% to 6% of expected lifetime payouts, will typically receive payouts that exceed — sometimes by a lot — $2 million. The compounding of 3% annual cost-of-living increases, regardless of the inflation rate, doubles pensions after 25 years. Americans’ full Social Security benefits cannot be collected until recipients are 67; Illinois state employees hired before 2011 can retire in their 50s.

The average pension funding rate for the 50 states is alarmingly low, but almost double Illinois’ spending only 42.4 cents for every dollar promised. Illinois’ credit rating has been downgraded 21 times since 2009, and now is near that of junk bonds. Between fiscal 2000 and 2022, spending on pensions grew 584%, 23 times the percent increase in preK-12 spending.

Unlike for cities (e.g., Detroit in 2013), there is no clear legal provision for state bankruptcies. So, imagine the reaction of U.S. senators from the vast majority of

better-governed states when Illinois comes seeking a federal bailout.

Illinois’ northern edge is north of Cape Cod, its southern tip is south of Richmond, and from the Wisconsin border to the Kentucky border, there is support for splitting Illinois into two states — Cook County (Chicago), and the other 101 counties. This will not happen, but it might educate the six members of the 50-member Chicago City Council who are members of the Democratic Socialist Party and are learning Margaret Thatcher’s axiom that sooner or later socialists run out of other people’s money. Chicago’s eight pension funds have more debt than 45 states.

Indigo — beyond blue — Illinois has not voted for a Republican presidential candidate since 1988; Joe Biden carried it by 17 points.

With the nation’s heaviest state and local tax burden on the middle class, the state is, unsurprisingly, in a downward spiral: Sluggish growth accelerates population loss, which increases the per capita tax burden, which further narrows the tax base by driving away businesses.

This injures Democrats’ national prospects: In eight of 10 states — the Great Lakes region, plus Missouri, Iowa and Upstate New York — more than 40% of voters live in working-class towns dependent on manufacturing. In these towns in 2020, Biden did 2 million votes worse than Barack Obama did in 2012. Nine of these 10 states account for 93% of the entire nation’s decline in union membership.

The Illinois Policy Institute’s proposed reforms might save the Democratic Party from the deindustrializing consequences of its blue-model governance. If so, the IPI will accept this unintended consequence philosophically, as redundant proof that no good deed goes unpunished.

George Will’s email address is georgewill@washpost.com.

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GREENE COUNTY SENIOR CITIZENS CLUBS CATSKILL — Some clubs may not have resumed meetings due to COVID-19.

Athens Senior Citizens meet at 1:15 p.m. the second and fourth Monday at Rivertown Senior Center, 39 Second St., Athens, Cairo Golden Agers meet at 1:30 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesday at Acra Community Center, Old Route 23, Cairo.

Catskill Silver Linings meet at 1 p.m. the second Thursday of the Month at the Robert C. Antonelli Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill.

Coxsackie Area Seniors meet at 1 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesday at Van Heest Hall, Bethany Village, Coxsackie.

Senior Citizens of Coxsackie meet at 2 p.m. the first and third Monday at the Town of Coxsackie Senior Center, 127 Mansion St., Coxsackie.

Greenville Golden Agers meet at 1 p.m. the first Wednesday at the American Legion Hall, 54 Maple Ave., Greenville.

Mountain Top Golden Agers meet at 1;30 p.m. the fourth Thursday at Tannersville Fire Hall, Main Avenue, Tannersville.

WAJPL Golden Age Club meet at 1 p.m. the first and third Monday at Windham

Town Building, 371 Route 296, Hensonville.

COFFEE KLATCH HUNTER — The Hunter Public Library, 7965 Main St., Hunter, holds a coffee klatch 10 a.m.-noon April 12 with light refreshments, coffee and tea. The Coffee Klatch is held the second Tuesday of the month.

AARP SMART DRIVER COURSE ATHENS — The AARP Smart Driver Course will be held 1:30-4:30 p.m. April 19 and April 20; April 21 and April 22 at the Rivertown Senior Center, Second and Warren streets, Athens. AARP members, $25; non-members, $30.

To enroll, call Mike Pirrone at 518-945-2122 or 917-656-0425 or email kokomomike@hotmail.com.

Due to a shortage of instructors, classes may be unexpectedly cancelled and rescheduled.

Callicoon. Choice of entrees, $60 per person. For information and reservations, call Mary Louise at 518-622-3397 or Vicky at 518-734-4164.

GREENVILLE GOLDEN YEARS GREENVILLE — The Greenville Golden Years presents Neil and Billy together on stage, Neil Diamond Meets Billy Joel with twin lobsters or prime rib July 28 at the Log Cabin in Holyoke, Mass.

The cost is $79 and includes roundtrip motor coach transportation, twin lobster or prime rib of beef, Neil Diamond and Billy Joel tribute show, meal taxes and gratuities and driver’s gratuities.

Lunch includes twin lobsters or prime rib, hors d’oeuvres, bread, clam chowder, baked potato, corn, dessert, coffee or tea. For reservations, call Phyllis Wissert at 518-943-9028.

Bus pick up at Greenville and Exit 21 in Catskill.

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ALBANY — New York State Office for the Aging has partnered with the Association on Aging in New York and GetSetUp to provide free virtual classes for older adults taught by peers, ask questions, make friends, learn new things and have fun. Classes include Core Fitness, Yoga, Food and Nutrition, Virtual Travel, Restarting your Career. Take classes from the comfort of your home. Go to wwww.getsetup.org/partner/NYSTATE. Use coupon code: NYSTATE. For information and help, call 1-888-5591614 or info@getsetup.io.

CATSKILL — The Catskill Silver Livings will host a bus trip to Philadelphia featuring the Museum of the American Revolution, three days and two nights, Aug. 22 through Aug. 24. The cost is $370 double occupancy and $510 single occupancy. The packages include two nights lodging, 2 breakfasts, 1 dinner, and more.

The group is also hosting a bus trip to the Pioneer Valley of western Massachusetts featuring a fireplace feast at the Salem Cross Inn, four days and three nights, Sept. 19 through Sept. 22. The cost is $595 double occupancy and $860 single occupancy. For information and reservations on both trips, call Georgianna Ramsay at 518-622-3257.

WAJPL GOLDEN AGE CLUB WINDHAM — the WAJPL Golden Age Club will host the following trip, Dancing Dream A Tribute Show to ABBA on May 24 at Villa Roma Resort in

Senior Menu CATSKILL — The following is the weekly nutrition menu offered by Greene County Department of Human Services’ Senior Nutrition Program. Served daily with each meal are: Bread or alternative (roll, bun, etc.) with Promise Spread and low-fat milk. Tartar sauce is served with fish meals. Menu is subject to change based on product availability and circumstance.

The menu will be the meal that is delivered to all Greene County homebound meal clients.

All persons 60 and older can receive a meal. The suggested donation for each meal is $4. Those wishing to receive a meal are required to call the respective location at least a day in advance.

Rivertown Senior Center, 39 Second St., Athens, 9452700.

Senior Service Centers: Acra: Acra Community Center, Old Route 23B, Cairo 622-9898.

Jewett: Jewett Municipal Building, Route 23C, Jewett, 263-4392.

If you wish to pick-up a lunch at the Robert Antonelli Senior Center in Catskill call at least a day in advance, the Rivertown Senior Center to reserve.

APRIL 13 THROUGH APRIL 20 WEDNESDAY: Baked ham with raisin sauce, green bean casserole, sweet potatoes, blueberry pie. Low sodium diet: chicken cutlets with gravy.

THURSDAY: Sloppy joes, cauliflower, corn, fresh fruit.

FRIDAY: Beer battered fish, scalloped potatoes, broccoli, fresh fruit.

MONDAY: Hot dogs with sauerkraut, baked beans, carrots, ice cream sticks. Low sodium diet: Hamburgers.

TUESDAY: Taco Tuesday, whole wheat tortilla bake, corn, Spanish rice, pears.

WEDNESDAY: Beef stew, potatoes, carrots, chocolate birthday cake.

APRIL 20 THROUGH APRIL 27 WEDNESDAY: Beef stew, potatoes, carrots, chocolate birthday cake.

THURSDAY: Meatloaf with gravy, mashed potatoes, Monaco mixed vegetables, fresh fruit.

FRIDAY: Sweet and sour chicken, Oriental mixed vegetables, white rice, mandarin oranges.

MONDAY: Beef chili, California vegetable mix, brown rice, fruit cocktail.

TUESDAY: Lemon pepper fish, au gratin potatoes, butterscotch pudding.

WEDNESDAY: Lasagna, Italian vegetables, applesauce cookies.

APRIL 27 THROUGH MAY 4 WEDNESDAY: Lasagna, Italian vegetables, applesauce cookies.

THURSDAY: Roast pork with gravy, sweet potato, brussels sprouts, fresh fruit.

FRIDAY: Chicken and biscuits with gravy, peas and carrots, mashed potatoes, yogurt parfait.

MONDAY: Barbecue chicken thighs, baked beans, corn, tropical fruit.

TUESDAY: Tortellini marinara with sausage, Italian mixed vegetables, fruit cup with cookie.

WEDNESDAY: Beef battered fish, scalloped potatoes, green beans, pineapple.

MAY 4 THROUGH MAY 11 WEDNESDAY: Beef battered fish, scalloped potatoes, green beans, pineapple.

THURSDAY: Swiss cheeseburger, potato salad, carrots, fresh fruit.

FRIDAY: Baked pork chop

with gravy and applesauce, Monaco vegetable mix, mashed potatoes, fresh fruit.

MONDAY: Macaroni and cheese, 3 bean salad, stewed tomatoes, fruit cocktail.

TUESDAY: Chicken divan, Tuscan vegetables, white rice, pears.

WEDNESDAY: Beef stew, potatoes, green beans, tropical fruit.

MAY 11 THROUGH MAY 18 WEDNESDAY: Beef stew, potatoes, green beans, tropical fruit.

THURSDAY: Eggplant Parmesan, whole wheat penne, spinach, low sodium vegetable juice, pudding.

FRIDAY: Knockwurst, sauerkraut, cold bean salad, macaroni salad, fresh fruit.

Low sodium diet: turkey/ Swiss burger.

MONDAY: Fish Florentine, scalloped potatoes, broccoli, tropical fruit.

TUESDAY: Veal Parmesan, penne, spinach, low sodium vegetable juice, pears.

WEDNESDAY: Meatloaf with gravy, brussels sprouts, mashed potatoes, chocolate cake.

MAY 18 THROUGH MAY 25 WEDNESDAY: Meatloaf with gravy, brussels sprouts, mashed potatoes, chocolate cake.

THURSDAY: Chicken divan, mashed potatoes, Monaco vegetables, fresh fruit.

FRIDAY: Chicken Caesar salad, cold bean salad, macaroni salad, fresh fruit.

MONDAY: Sloppy joes, California vegetable mix, white rice, pineapple.

TUESDAY: Salmon with dill sauce, mashed potatoes, green beans, brownie.

WEDNESDAY: Pork chop with gravy and applesauce, sweet potatoes, peas and carrots, cookies.

About the earnings test and taxation of Social Security benefits

By Russell Gloor, National Social Security Advisor at the AMAC Foundation

SOCIAL SECURITY MATTERS

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Dear Rusty: I’m 63, married and we file a joint tax return. If I claim Social Security now and keep working and earn $7,000 more per year than the annual limit of $19,560, I know I’d have benefits withheld at the rate of $1 for every $2 over the limit ($3,500). But if I were to contribute $7,000 to a conventional (not Roth) IRA and take the deduction, would this reduce my earned income and eliminate the SS benefit withholding? And will such an IRA deduction help avoid taxation of my SS benefits if I am above the $32,000 taxation threshold for married - filing jointly? I’m trying to figure how much I can afford to earn while collecting Social Security benefits.

Signed: Searching for Ways Dear Searching: Contributions to an IRA will not reduce the income tax liability on your Social Security benefits. Taxation of Social Security benefits is determined using something known as Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI), which is your normal AGI on your tax return, plus 50% of the SS benefits you received during the tax year, plus any other non-taxable income you had (which would include contributions to your IRA). As you know, MAGI over $32,000 will cause 50% of your SS benefits received during the tax year to become taxable, but MAGI over $44,000 will up that

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GLOOR percentage to as much as 85% of SS benefits received during the tax year (taxed at your normal IRS tax rate).

For the Social Security earnings limit, which applies to anyone collecting early benefits, your gross income from working is what counts so contributing to an IRA won’t reduce the amount you exceed the limit by - they will use your gross W2 amount, not the Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) from your tax return.

FYI, the 2022 annual earnings limit is $19,560 and if that is exceeded, you’ll pay the penalty ($1 for every $2 over). But claiming mid-year you’ll also be subject to a 2022 monthly limit of $1630 and, if that is exceeded, you aren’t entitled to SS benefits for that month (the monthly limit will only apply for the remaining months of 2022). What will happen is SS will compute the penalty both ways and see which is greater – the one for exceeding the annual limit or the one for exceeding the monthly limit - and they will assess whichever penalty is smaller. As you may know,

the earnings limit goes up by about 2.5 times during the year you reach your full retirement age (FRA) and goes away entirely starting in the month you attain FRA. But there’s something to be aware of also: If you have benefits withheld because you exceeded the earnings limit, when you reach your full retirement age you will be given time credit for the months benefits were withheld, meaning that they will increase your FRA benefit amount according to the number of months you didn’t get benefits before that. So, at least theoretically, you can eventually recover the benefits withheld for exceeding the earnings limit by getting a higher benefit payment starting at your full retirement age. But income tax on SS benefits is different – there is no age cap for assessing federal income tax on your Social Security benefits.

This article is intended for information purposes only and does not represent legal or financial guidance. It presents the opinions and interpretations of the AMAC Foundation’s staff, trained and accredited by the National Social Security Association (NSSA).

NSSA and the AMAC Foundation and its staff are not affiliated with or endorsed by the Social Security Administration or any other governmental entity. To submit a question, visit our website (amacfoundation.org/programs/social-security-advisory) or email us at ssadvisor@amacfoundation.org.

The Alzheimer’s Association announces webinars ALBANY — The Alzheimer’s Association offers community and family education and outreach webinars from the safety of your home.

These virtual programs provide high-quality disease and dementia education for those directly affected by the disease. They are free of charge and include topics such as signs of Alzheimer’s disease, diagnosis, communication, living with Alzheimer’s and caregiving techniques.

Each webinar is held live with time for Q&A. RSVP by calling the 24/7 Helpline at 800-272-3900.

10 Warning Signs of Alzheimer’s: Program will help you recognize common signs of the disease in yourself and others and next steps to take at 3 p.m. April 14.

Recognizing and Coping with Caregiver Stress: Program will help participants identify signs of physical and emotional stress and provide strategies to address stress

effectively at 10 a.m. April 19.

Plan Ahead, Let’s Talk About Transitions: Partnership with Eddy Alzheimer’s Services: Caring for a person with dementia often involves many transitions. This process can be very stressful for caregivers and the person they are caring for, but planning ahead can better prepare you for the future 1 p.m.

April 26.

Understanding Alzheimer’s and Dementia: This program will cover the basics of Alzheimer’s and dementia, including risk factors, treatments, research and Alzheimer’s Association resources at noon May 12.

Effective Communication Strategies: Partnership with MVP Health: How Alzheimer’s and other dementias affect an individual’s ability to communicate at noon May 17.

Understanding and Responding to Dementia-Related Behaviors: Caregiver tips

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and strategies to respond to some common behaviors at 3 p.m. May 18.

Healthy Living for Your Brain and Body: Tips from the Latest Research: Partnership with MVP Health. Learn about research in the areas of diet and nutrition, exercise, cognitive activity and social engagement at noon May 25.

Meaningful Engagement, Activities at Home: Discuss the social needs of people with dementia and how to meet those needs at 10 a.m.

May 26.

10 Warning Signs of Alzheimer’s: Program will help you recognize common signs of the disease in yourself and others and next steps to take at 3 p.m. June 9.

Legal & Financial Planning: This workshop is ideal for anyone who would like to know more about what legal and financial issues to consider when facing dementia and how to put plans in place at 2 p.m. June 21.

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William Mickle Burrows JR April 8, 2022 William (Bill) Mickle Burrows JR, 69, of Ghent, New York passed away peacefully in his home on April 8th.

Bill is survived by his wife Cindy, his son Nathan and his partner Megan, his son Travis and his wife Talia, three grandchildren and his sister Cynthia.

Bill worked for the local phone company for 47 years. He was a skilled craftsman who enjoyed providing his talents to family and friends.

Per his wishes services will be private. Should you wish to honor Bill’s memory please make a donation to Community Hospice at www.communityhospice.org. Condolences may be conveyed at frenchblasl.com

3-year-old dies when current sweeps her over 411-foot waterfall, North Carolina deputies say Mark Price The Charlotte Observer

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A 3-year-old was killed Sunday after being swept over the top of Whitewater Falls in North Carolina, the highest waterfall east of the Rockies, according to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office.

The child was identified as Nevaeh Jade Newswanger of Denver, Pennsylvania, the sheriff’s office said in a news release.

Jackson County Emergency Management received a 911 call around 5:50 p.m. from someone reporting a little girl “had been swept away in the water at the top of the falls” and carried over the edge by the current.

Rescuers from five counties responded

to the site, which is located in a remote area just north of the South Carolina state line.

The waterfall plunges “an amazing 411 feet”and the surrounding area is “difficult (to) access and rugged terrain,” the U.S. Department of Agriculture reports.

“Just prior to night fall on Sunday rescuers located the child deceased and entrapped in an area of the waterfall,” the sheriff’s office said.

“Recovery operations throughout the night and early morning led to the child being recovered from the waterfall around 1 am on Monday, April 11.”

The girl was visiting the waterfall with her family, who is living temporarily in Oconee County, South Carolina, “while working in the area,” officials said.

Jackson County Sheriff’s Office officials noted the deadly accident underscores “the dangers associated with visits to scenic areas such as Whitewater Falls.”

“First and foremost our prayers are with the Newswanger Family as they grieve the loss of this precious young child,” the sheriff’s office said.

“With the onset of spring weather we need to be reminded of the dangers associated with many scenic areas of the region such as waterfalls. While beautiful to view from a safe distance, venturing out closer to the falls for any reason brings tremendous danger. Always remain at a distance, follow safety precautions and warnings which are in place, and view waterfalls from designated viewing areas.”

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William Spaeth April 1, 1934 - April 10, 2022 William Spaeth, 88, of Elizaville, passed away peacefully Sunday April 10, 2022. Born April 1, 1934 in New York City, he is the son of Alfred and Helen Spaeth. Bill served in the United States Navy during the Korean War, and his career was in construction.

Bill was an avid hunter and fisherman, and he enjoyed many trips including Africa, Western United States, and the Yukon.

Bill is survived by his loving wife Linda, daughter Donna and family of Bedford Hills, a son Bill of Carmel, and stepson Russell McSherry of Roxbury, NY. Bill was predeceased by his daughter Karyn.

Francis Warren Bloom April 11, 2022 Francis Warren Bloom, 91, of Palenville passed away, surrounded by his loving family, on Monday, April 11, 2022.

Warren was born in Saugerties, graduated from Catskill High School in 1949. He served in the United States Army during the Korean War. Warren married Aletta “Letty” Rothrock on March 28, 1955. Letty and Warren owned and operated Ray’s Appliance for over 35 years. He was a long time employee of Lehigh Portland Cement in Smiths Landing, NY. Beloved husband of the late Letty Bloom; Father of Aletta Jean French (Tom) of Colonie and Barbara Schloss (Bryan) of Catskill; grandfather of Tom Jr. (Shannon), Heather, Aletta “Ali” (Denis Welch) and Timothy French, Maureen “Mo” (Dan) Kaminski and James “Jay” (Amanda) Biegner; great grandfather of Julia and Michael French, Cody Robinson, Mia and JT Biegner, and Lucas Kaminski; uncle of many beloved nieces and nephews. He is predeceased by his brother Harold (Louise) Bloom of Palenville.

Calling hours will be held on Thursday, April 14th from 4 -7 pm at Millspaugh Camerato Funeral Home, 139 Jefferson Hgts., Catskill. A private graveside service will be held at the Palenville Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Greene County Women’s League, PO Box 341, Round Top, NY, 12473. Messages of condolence may be made to MillspaughCamerato.com.

Understaffed airports and airlines from Australia to Europe are struggling to cope with a fresh rush of travelers, with long queues and flight disruptions expected to persist as the busy Easter weekend approaches.

Passengers checking in at Sydney Airport this week have waited for hours in queues snaking outside terminals. Staff absences are running as high as 50% at Qantas Airways, while the airport’s workforce is little more than half its normal size.

The U.K. has also been hit by disruptions and flight cancellations.

The aviation industry axed hundreds of thousands of workers to get through the worst of the Covid-19 pandemic. That left airports and airlines short of staff to handle an upswing in travel as much of the world drops entry restrictions, while the virus continues to ripple through flight crews and ground workers.

Sydney Airport, Australia’s international gateway, has called the combination of factors a “perfect storm.”

“We just can’t get staff,” Sydney Airport Chief Executive Officer Geoff Culbert said on Australian television Tuesday. “It’s going to be like this for a little while.”

April 11, 2022 Albert J. Kastner Sr., age 81, of Chatham passed away at home peacefully on April 11th 2022, surrounded by his loving family.

Albert was the son of the late Augustus W. Kastner and Mabel Plass.

Albert is survived by his wife of 52 years Judith Kastner(Decker), one son Albert(Skip) P. Kastner, daughter Tiffany Kastner and a grandson Colton James. He was predeceased by his daughter Kathy Ann Decker.

Albert was employed by the Metro North Railroad for 27 years where he retired in 2005 with the nickname “Boo Boo”. He was a life member of 52 years for the City of Hudson Fire Dept where he held position of 2nd Lieutenant and 1st Lieutenant of the C.H. Evans H&L Co. #3.

During his marriage with Judith, they owned their own business in 1970-1971 delivering groceries for the local Hudson Supermarkets. In his younger years, he was an avid bowler and fisherman. His true love was for the time spent in the woods every winter during hunting season with his son Skip. The last few years, Tiffany was his side kick as he taught her the “rules of the woods”.

His surviving siblings include W. Roy Kastner (Christine), Margaret Snyder, Madeline Kastner, Daniel Lackman, Susan VanAlstyne, and several nieces and nephews.

Albert was also predeceased by his siblings, William Kastner, Barbara Gansowski, Ronald Riffenack, Loretta Rideout, Neil Rideout, and Kitty.

Relatives and friends are invited and may call on Tuesday, April 19th, 2022, from 6:00pm-7:00pm at Bates and Anderson Funeral Home, 98 Green Street, Hudson, NY. Albert’s family offers a special thank you to Dr. Christopher Jones and his nurse Tracy, along with nurse Grace Sweet and the entire Community Hospice Staff.

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Culbert said on some days the airport can find itself running at 60% staff capacity while having to process more than 80% of pre-Covid passenger volumes. “The maths leads you to where we are,” he said.

Ahead of the Easter holiday, there’s already nowhere to park at Sydney Airport for those taking a domestic flight.

The rebound in some major markets including the U.S. has caught airlines and airports on the hop. Smaller markets such as Thailand and Singapore that are yet to reopen to the same degree aren’t seeing the same delays.

U.S. airports are “chock-ablock” with travelers, AirAsia Group Bhd founder Tony Fernandes said in an interview

from New York with Bloomberg Television on Tuesday.

He said a similar recovery in air travel in Asia, where restrictions in places such as China remain, was still a few months away.

U.K. holidaymakers face lengthy queues this week.

Almost 4.2 million travelers passed through London’s Heathrow Airport in March, a more than sevenfold jump from a year earlier. Border Force staff from Scotland and Northern Ireland are being deployed to help mitigate queues at the airport, which is racing to hire 12,000 new workers after the U.K. lifted curbs on travel.

Low-cost carrier EasyJet and British Airways both canceled flights Sunday. The same day,

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Travelers walk through the transit area at Changi Airport in Singapore on March 30, 2022.

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak were told by police they’ll be fined for attending rule-breaking gatherings during lockdown, the most damaging development yet in a scandal dubbed “partygate” by the British media.

The country’s two most powerful politicians were informed Tuesday by the Metropolitan Police about the penalties, Johnson’s office said in a statement.

In effect, it means police have decided that Johnson and Sunak broke the rules they set for the public to follow during the pandemic. While ordinary Britons faced severe restrictions on socializing, the premier and his aides, as well as his finance minister, have been found to have partied in government buildings.

Opposition Labour Party Leader Keir Starmer said the fines are a sign the two men had “repeatedly lied to the British public” and called on them to quit.

Johnson told the House of Commons in December that “all guidance was followed completely in Number 10.” In the same month, Sunak told the chamber, “I did not attend any parties,” though he later acknowledged being present at one of the events under police investigation — a gathering for Johnson’s birthday in June 2020.

The question now is whether the fines will reinvigorate

calls from within the ruling Conservative Party for Johnson to resign. The slew of allegations brought his premiership to the brink earlier this year.

But Johnson resisted, calling on MPs to hold fire until the police concluded their investigation. Since then, Russia invaded Ukraine and Johnson’s personal ratings have started to recover, taking much of the sting out of “partygate.”

The Met — which was battling scandals on several fronts — initially refused to investigate “partygate” despite intense pressure to do so.

When the force finally started a probe in late January, the timing derailed the full publication of a separate investigation by senior civil servant Sue Gray.

All of which has helped shift the mood in the Conservative Party. Some Tories who previously called for Johnson to step down have since said an international crisis is not the time to change leader.

Still, the fines have brought the issue back into focus. The police probe, which began in late January, has focused on a dozen gatherings in government buildings, including one in the garden of Number 10 at which Johnson was photographed, and another in the cabinet room on his birthday.

The first fines came in March, and earlier Tuesday, the police said they would issue more than 50 further penalties against government staff and officials. They didn’t

identify any individuals, so it’s possible that some people receive more than one fine.

“We are making every effort to progress this investigation at speed,” the Met said in a statement.

Johnson’s wife, Carrie Johnson, will also be issued a fine, her spokeswoman confirmed.

In her preliminary report, Gray slammed “failures of leadership and judgment” at the top of Johnson’s administration and criticized a culture of “excessive” drinking. Her full findings will be disclosed once the police have concluded their probe.

The prime minister has repeatedly said he was assured no rules were broken and that he had thought the gathering in the garden, which he acknowledged attending, was a work event.

But the fine is likely to prompt fresh questions from opposition parties over whether Johnson misled the House of Commons. The key for Johnson is how his Tory MPs react; it would take 54 of them, or 15% of the total, to trigger a no-confidence vote in the premier.

Johnson may be helped by a dearth of plausible candidates to succeed him.

Sunak was long regarded as the premier’s most likely successor — but the disclosure that he too faces a fine comes with his stock already in free fall.

Bloomberg’s Emily Ashton and Jeremy Hodges contributed to this report.

one third of EasyJet services were delayed, according to tracking site FlightAware.

JetBlue Airways Corp. is planning to reduce its summer schedule to avoid flight disruptions due to staff shortages, CNBC reported Sunday. The U.S. airline is offering flight attendants $1,000 bonuses if they don’t miss work from Friday through the end of May, CNBC said.

Qantas has asked unrostered pilots to join three international flights and several domestic services on Wednesday that are critically short of crew, the Sydney Morning Herald reported, citing an internal note from the airline.

Qantas CEO Alan Joyce said Monday that staff absences were running at between 20% and 50% due to Covid infections or isolation requirements.

He said delays were exacerbated because passengers have forgotten what they need to do when they fly.

Sydney Airport security is rescreening 30% of travelers because they’re forgetting to remove items like laptops and aerosols from their bags, Joyce said. Before the pandemic the figure was 10%, he said.

“We’re all rusty,” Joyce said.

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Why is it called Moore’s Bridge, Part 2

By Jonathan Palmer, Greene County Historian For Columbia-Greene Media

This is part two of an article which initially appeared the week of April 3.

So who exactly is the “Moore” of Moore’s Bridge?

Raymond Beecher, writing in Kaaterskill Clove: Where Nature Met Art,” proposes that the significant Moore is none other than Charles Herbert Moore, the celebrated PreRaphaelite painter who called Catskill his home from 1861 through 1871. This would be a perfectly satisfactory explanation were Moore’s bridge to have been conferred its name during the period when the rest of the clove’s scenery was in the 1870s, but this is not the case. The first published use of the name actually doesn’t even seem to occur until December 30, 1887 when the Hunter newspaper Hunter Phoenix wrote a notice picked up by the Catskill Recorder reading: “... Last Saturday a vast mass of rock broke loose from the cliff at the Moore bridge in the Kaaterskill Clove. It weighed many tons and did considerable damage to one of the abutments of the bridge.”

Charles H. Moore first came to the Catskills around 1859 and exhibited a mountain landscape from that visit in 1860 at the National Academy of Design. The painting was well received, but this piece from 1860 and the subsequent works he composed while making his home in Catskill for the next decade relate little to the environs of Kaaterskill Clove. Many contemporaries of Moore, notably John Frederick Kensett, were well established and exhibiting works of Kaaterskill Clove well before Moore had produced his debut Catskill Mountain scene.

This of course begs the question why the second bridge in the Clove would be named for an artist who has little association with its immediate vicinity. The fact that Walton Van Loan’s guide book of 1875 doesn’t care to connect Charles Herbert Moore with the bridge would seem to confirm that the possibility is slim.

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An unattributed stereoview of Moore’s Bridge c. 1865. No extant stereoviews of the bridge from that period actually refer to the place as “Moore’s Bridge,” though many are retroactively titled with that name.

A map held by Greene County Real Property Tax Services dating to 1848 offers a far more plausible alternative for the eponymous Moore. The map in question was prepared by John Van Vechten to illustrate the subdivision of lots one and two of Great Lot Twenty Six of the Hardenbergh Patent. Notably, at the second crossing of Kaaterskill Creek a marking is made showing “Alexander T. Moore’s” lands and his saw mill smack in the heart of the clove within a stone’s throw of Fawn’s Leap. Downstream at Palenville appears the tannery of Gilbert and Jonathan Palen.

All of this industry called the clove home at the same time Thomas Cole and his contemporaries were conveying scenes of Kaaterskill Clove’s allegedly untrammeled beauty to a public eager to witness America’s romantic wilderness. In that era the clove embodied perfectly the broad competition between industry and art - one vying to draw material wealth from its resources, the other convinced that the natural beauty of the place itself was a component of our identity and therefore something worth preserving.

Alexander T. More, correctly spelled with only one “o,” was himself a son of the mountains. Born to Scottish immigrants in Harpersfield before the Revolution, his father John had taken the family to Catskill Landing when Harpersfield was evacuated in 1778. Many of Alexander’s siblings were born at Catskill and John More had himself served in the militia there. A letter from 1834

which John More sent to his friend and fellow veteran Barent DuBois summarized much of the circumstances of the life of the More family and John More’s service in that time.

Returning to Delaware County following the Peace, the More family (which was even at that time quite prolific) settled around Grand Gorge, hence the vicinity’s original name of “Moresville.”

Alexander More’s saw mill in the clove was a relatively short lived venture akin to many of the forest industry operations of that period. Rapidly depleted forests, spring floods, and a turbulent economy made mountain mills a tough prospect, and all trace of the mill was probably gone by the Civil War. The only thing that apparently stuck was the name, and what one generation knew as the “bridge at More’s saw mill” was shortened to the “Moore’s Bridge” of another generation. A photograph from around 1895 shows one of many iterations of the king post bridge at that site with the words “Moors [sic] Bridge” painted in white along one of the trusses. We’re still calling it that today, broadly unaware that the name is one of the last traces of the early industry that competed to draw wealth from the clove by harvesting rather than simply observing its natural resources.

Questions and comments can be directed to Jon at archivist@gchistory.org.

Tobacco-Free Action and Catskill Public Library to host free movie screening CATSKILL — Youth 13-18 are invited to a free screening of the 2021 musical drama film ‘In the Heights’ 5-8 p.m.

April 15 at the Catskill Public Library, 1 Franklin St., Catskill, Adapted from Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical, the film is set in Washington Heights, where bodega-owner Usnavi and his friends are figuring out their futures and finding a sense of belonging in their immigrant community.

Miranda wanted to include hookah in this film adaption of his Broadway musical, but decided not to out of concern that the R-rating would shut out teen viewers and potentially greater revenues.

Warner Bros, which distributed the film, has a policy to reduce or eliminate tobacco

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depictions in any films with a rating under R. Research on the relationship between exposure to tobacco imagery and smoking initiation dates back to 2003.

For nearly 20 years we have known that exposing youth to smoking on screen increases their risk of smoking, and now, vaping. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, giving an Rrating to movies with smoking in them would reduce the number of teen smokers by 18% and prevent one million smoking-related deaths.

While Miranda wasn’t happy about losing complete creative control, Tobacco-Free Action’s Youth Engagement Coordinator Bryan Zimmerman saw an opportunity to share the film with younger

audience members and invite them to weigh in on what may have been gained and/or lost by removing the hookah depiction The screening will includes pizza, popcorn, soft drinks and an interactive In the Heights-themed photo booth.

Register for the event at https://www.signupgenius. com/go/april2022smokefreemovies.

Tobacco-Free Action of Columbia & Greene Counties is a nonprofit organization funded by the NYS Department of Health that advocates for policy change to reduce exposure to secondhand smoke, make tobacco products less visible and accessible, and make tobacco use more expensive, less convenient, and less socially acceptable.

TANNERSVILLE — State Senator Michelle Hinchey will sponsor an Emergency Preparedness Training 6:30-8 p.m. April 13 at the Tannersville Fire Department, 21 Park Lane, Tannersville. Attendees will receive training by the American Red Cross about how to prepare for, respond to and recover from severe weather and fire disasters as well as learn how to provide life-saving hands-only CPR training.

APRIL 14 RED HOOK — Stamptrotters of the Hudson Valley will meet at 7 p.m. April 14 at the at the VFW, 30 Elizabeth St., Red Hook. All ages and experience levels welcome. Call 845-631-9837 for information

APRIL 15 ASHLAND — The Windham Rotary, through their foundation, The Windham Rotary Foundation, is hosting the Cancer Patient Aid Car Show Aug. 14 at the Ashland Town Park, 12187 Route 23, Ashland. Pre-registration is $10 now through April 15.

Day of show registration is $15. The show is will be held rain or shine. For information, call 518-734-7303 ext. 2 or 518-291-0883 or https://www.facebook.com/ events/676104473772374.

Pre-registration forms can be printed off the GCWL website at http://greenecountywomensleague.com/2022/01/ cancer-patient-aid-carshow-2/ GREENVILLE — The Clematis Garden Club, Greenville, is presenting a program on ‘Growing Edible Mushrooms’ at 1 p.m. April 15 at the American Legion Post 291, 58 Maple Ave., Greenville. Speakers Gerry and Carol McDonald of Coeymans Hollow will present a workshop on growing and caring for edible mushrooms. Gerry has been associated with the Botanical Gardens in New York City for years. Gerry and Carol will explain mushroom lifestyle along with a hands on description of how to inoculate logs and wood chips and how to care for an inoculated log including demonstrating cooking and preservation techniques of mushrooms.

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HTC Student of the Month for April 2022 for grade 9 is Kimberly Hernandez .

Kristian Aizstrauts, Grade 12, is a HTC Student of the Month for April 2022.

and National Federated Garden Clubs which provide education, resources, networking and friendship to promote the love of gardening inside and out and is part of the largest volunteer gardening organization in the world. Guests are welcomed to every meeting.

Clematis members are from Greene, Albany and Schoharie counties. For information, callJean Horn 518-966-4260.

St., Kingston. Pre-ordered tickets are $12.50 at www. eventbrite.com/e/one-dropof-kindness-benefit-concerttickets-293864967027 or $15 at the door.

APRIL 23 CATSKILL — The Catskill Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary will host a sub sale fundraiser 4-6 p.m. April 23 at the firehouse, 1 Central Ave., Catskill. Choose from sausage and peppers, meatball and pepperoni. Subs are $10 each.

TANNERSVILLE — The Mountain Top Arboretum present the webinar Plants for Birds: Creating a YearRound Garden Habitat 2-3:15 p.m. April 23. Admission is free. Sign up at www.mtarboretum.org. Each spring and fall, we welcome migrating songbirds back to our yards and parks as they stop to rest and refuel on their long journeys. In a world beset by ongoing habitat loss, pollution, and climate change, many of these migratory bird species are in decline. We can each do our part to support them, however, by choosing the right plants for our yards and gardens. New York City Audubon’s Tod Winston will explore why native plants are so important to this effort, and how to create an enriched habitat for birds during migration, nesting season, and through the winter. For information, call 518-589-3903.

KINGSTON — Internationally acclaimed Tibetan singer-songwriter Yungchen Lhamo will perform a Benefit Concert for the One Drop of Kindness Foundation 2-3:30 p.m. April 23 at the Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall

ALBANY — Capital District Genealogical Society will meet at 1 p.m. April 23 via Zoom. Registration is free and will open to the public on April 16. See www.CapitalDistrictGenealogicalSociety.org under meetings and events.

There is a 100-person limit.

Marian Smith will provide an overview of US Immigration Service correspondence files, 1891-1957, and US Naturalization Service correspondence files 1906-1946, both of which have become more accessible to researchers in recent years. In addition to describing the different file series, she will explain all the old (and new!) finding aids available to identify a specific correspondence file and request it from the National Archives. Throughout, correspondence file examples will demonstrate the breadth and depth of these rich record resources.

APRIL 29 SAUGERTIES — The Katsbaan Ladies Aid Society will hold a Yard Sale & Bake Sale 9 a.m.-3 p.m. April 29 and April 30, rain or shine, in the Katsbaan Reformed Church Hall, 1801 Old Kings Highway, Saugerties. Tables full of household items, books, toys, games, jewelry, etc. and delicious homemade baked goods. Visit church website at http://www.katsbaanchurch. org.

APRIL 30 ASHLAND — The Ashland Fire Department, 12096 Route 23, Ashland, will serve a roast beef dinner on April 30. Take outs start at 4:30 p.m.

Starting at 5 p.m. seating will be available inside. Adults, $15; children 5–12, $6; under 5, free.

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Using data to improve education for all students

By Gladys I. Cruz, district superintendent of Questar III BOCES For Columbia-Greene Media

This spring, students in grades 3-8 are taking statewide tests designed to measure performance in English language arts, math, and other subjects. These tests had become a source of controversy prior to the pandemic, and some questioned their value.

The state also expects to administer a full slate of high school Regents Exams this June for the first time in three years. The 3-8 assessments are designed to measure student progress in attaining the state standards. They provide schools with data that is used to improve education for all students. For example, if your child’s grade was struggling with a particular concept, the staff could adjust how they teach or enhance instruction with additional resources.

Unfortunately, schools are left with an incomplete picture when fewer take the exams.

This is why groups like the National PTA urged parents to allow children to take these assessments in the past. While the state made some changes in response to parent and educator concerns, it is now looking at other ways to assess students beyond traditional multiple-choice tests or essay questions. The New York State Education Department (SED) launched a pilot program to explore how to reimagine the state’s assessment system in a way that fosters high-quality instructional opportunities, provides authentic measures of deeper learning, and better prepares students for college and the workplace. SED is also working with other states on a grade 5-8 science pilot. There are several promising models in which performance-based assessment is a key component that not only provides an authentic measure of student readiness, but also drives curriculum, instruction, and school culture. This includes the career and technical education (CTE) programs offered by Questar III and other BOCES across the state. The 3-8 tests and Regents Exams are often associated with the term assessment, but by definition and practice, it is and should be much broader than this. In public education, we have multiple methods or tools available to measure

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and evaluate the readiness or abilities of students. This is an opportune time to look at how we are using assessments across grade levels. When it comes to looking at our assessments, we should ask ourselves: what do they measure, and how do they help students, parents, and teachers?

If they do not provide a fair measurement or help all three groups, we need to reconsider their appropriateness. This is not about teaching to a test or advocating for more tests, but rather making assessments more meaningful. It is about unleashing the power of data and how we can use them to improve student outcomes and meet learner’s individual needs. Just consider your own personal experience for a moment. If you ever sought to earn a driver’s license you had to pass two different assessments — a multiple choice exam and a performance-based driving test. The first assessment measured your knowledge of rules and situations while the performance-based road test better measured your hands-on skills.

If you failed the road test, you received the feedback needed to learn, practice, improve and try again. Performance assessments are used in CTE programs, music, and physical education – and should be expanded to other content areas. Students in our CTE programs must demonstrate handson skills that closely mirror their chosen trade or profession. Likewise, concerts and games assess the individual or collective performance of students. Performance assessments challenge students to complete a complex task, solve problems and produce/

present findings or solutions.

The learning process is more than just producing the result but showing the process that takes the student there. In the process, this identifies gaps that can be used to strengthen instruction or focus teacher training. We also use performance as a diagnostic tool in project-based learning environments, such as Tech Valley High School based on the SUNY Polytechnic Institute campus in Albany. Projects incorporate real-life challenges that pose meaningful problems and where solutions have the potential to be implemented. Through projectbased learning students must work together to: understand the project’s context, define the roles each team member (or outside collaborator) must play, determine the product or outcome to be produced, study and understand the audience for their work, divvy up tasks and communicate progress, and work within the criteria by which their product or performance will be judged.

This is why these tests are sometimes referred to as “authentic” assessments. After all, they connect what is learned in the classroom to the real world. For some, this connects the learning in a way that a textbook or test simply cannot. Moving forward, we must do more than cover the material; we need to help students feel comfortable with assessments. After all, it is something they’ll face throughout their lifetimes – the road test, college or job entrance exam, post-secondary coursework, certification or licensing tests, performance reviews and so on. It is often said “what gets measured, gets done” in our schools. Today, school leaders speak about using data — from student achievement to climate/culture — to improve outcomes. This is an opportune time to look at what our assessments should look like moving forward.

As John Dewey said: Give the pupils something to do, not something to learn; and the doing is of such a nature as to demand thinking; learning naturally results. If performance assessments were used more in P-12 schools, learning would be a byproduct.

Gladys I. Cruz is the District Superintendent of Questar III BOCES.

Celebrate Earth Day on April 23 in the Albany Pine Bush ALBANY — The Albany Pine Bush Preserve will host its annual Earth Day celebration 9 a.m.noon April 23. The public is invited to volunteer on a variety of conservation projects in the Pine Bush. Projects will take place in different parts of the preserve and all equipment will be provided. All registered participants will meet at their worksite location and receive a commemorative sticker. Dress appropriately for the weather and outside working conditions and bring snacks and water. Space is limited. Reservations can be made at www.albanypinebush.org/ events or by calling 518-4560655. The Albany Pine Bush Earth Day celebration is a free event.

“This is a wonderful day to meet many of our neighbors dedicated to helping the preserve” said Lead Educator, Jackie Citriniti. The event will consist of many different projects such as trash collection and tree planting. “It’s always amazing to see how much we get done in just a few hours! If you’re looking for a great way to contribute to helping a rare ecosystem right here in your backyard, join us on April 23rd to celebrate Earth Day” continued Citriniti.

John McConnell, a peace activist, first proposed Earth Day

at a UNESCO Conference in San Francisco to be celebrated on March 21, 1970, the first day of spring, to honor the earth and the concept of peace. A month later on April 22, 1970 Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin organized a second Earth Day as a national teach-in on the environment. Earth Day is now an annual occasion, a day on which events are held around the world to demonstrate support for environmental protection.

The 3,400+ - acre Albany Pine Bush Preserve (APBP), located in New York’s Capital District, protects one of the best remaining inland pitch pine-scrub oak barrens in the world. This extraordinary fire-dependent ecosystem provides habitat for many plants and animals, including more than 20 percent of New York State’s wildlife Species of Greatest Conservation Need, such as the endangered Karner blue butterfly. The APBP is a National Natural Landmark, Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area Site, National Recreation Trail site, a New York State Unique Area and Bird Conservation Area, and a National Audubon Society Important Bird Area. Characterized by rolling sand dunes and over 20 miles of trails, the APBP offers visitors many recreational opportunities including hiking,

bird watching, cross-country skiing, horseback riding, mountain biking, hunting, fishing and canoeing. The Albany Pine Bush Preserve Commission is a public-private partnership created by the NYS Legislature in 1988 to protect and manage the APBP and provide the public with educational and recreational opportunities. The Management Plan for the APBP guides all aspects of expanding and managing the preserve. The Commission’s goal is a preserve of 5,380 acres.

As the gateway to the Pine Bush, the Discovery Center at 195 New Karner Road, Albany, is a “green” certified interpretive center where visitors come to understand why the Pine Bush is rare and special. A visit to this unique destination is an exciting exploration where learning comes naturally through interactive exhibits, an outdoor Discovery Trail, and numerous programs on the ecology, natural history, cultural history and management of the Pine Bush. Admission to the Discovery Center is free (there is a fee for some programs). The Center is open daily weekdays 9 a.m.-4 p.m. and weekends 10 a.m.-4 p.m.. For more information, visit www.AlbanyPineBush.org or call 518-456-0655.

State agencies announce efforts to support National Work Zone Awareness Week April 11-15 ALBANY — The New York State Department of Transportation, the Thruway Authority and New York State Police today announced a week-long effort by New York State’s transportation and emergency response agencies to promote and support National Work Zone Awareness Week April 11-15. The new effort comes as New York State continues to experience an alarming number of work zone intrusions and highlights the need for motorists to slow down and drive carefully through work zones. During the week, the New York State Police will conduct “Operation Hardhat” enforcement activities with troopers patrolling Department of Transportation and Thruway Authority work zones. Additionally, the DOT will launch a new social media campaign featuring retrostyle graphics with catchy phrases that are meant to grab attention and help spread the message to slow down in work zones. The Thruway Authority will also launch a social media campaign with the theme, “We Are Your Neighbors,” highlighting Thruway staff and the importance of driving safe in a work zone.

Department of Transportation Commissioner Marie Therese Dominguez said, “As New York’s economic recovery gains steam and more people take to the roads, it is imperative that we do whatever we can to raise awareness about the dangers our highway workers face and stress the need for all motorists to drive safely, especially in work zones. Our highway workers often put themselves at risk so that the rest of us can travel safely and New York has zero tolerance for any driver who puts the lives of our dedicated workforce at risk.”

Thruway Authority Executive Director Matthew J. Driscoll said, “The men and women behind the orange cones are parents, children, siblings, friends and family. They are your neighbors.

Please remember this while driving through the work zone. Give them your full attention and help them go home safely to their loves ones at the end of their shift.”

New York State Police Superintendent Kevin P. Bruen said, “Individuals who work on our roadways work in some of the most dangerous conditions and they should be able to do their jobs without fear of harm. Through education and enforcement campaigns like Operation Hardhat, we are working to ensure our highway workers are able to go home to their families at the end of the workday. We encourage all drivers to slow down, move over and put your electronic devices away.”

As construction season

begins, more maintenance and work crews will be performing repairs and improvements to ensure roads are safe for motorists. All travelers should be prepared to reduce speeds and to be alert when passing through work zones. Since 2000, National Work Zone Awareness Week has been recognized by the Federal Highway Administration. This year’s theme is, “Work Zones are a Sign to Slow Down.”

Maintenance crews across the state work alongside fast-moving traffic each day, knowing their lives depend on drivers being alert, patient and cautious. It is critically important that motorists eliminate distractions, pay attention to driving and move over for workers.

During 2021, there were 378 work zone intrusions on New York state roads maintained by the State Department of Transportation and Thruway Authority. A work zone intrusion is defined as an incident where a motor vehicle has entered a portion of the roadway that is closed due to construction or maintenance activity. More than 50 of those intrusions resulted injuries to either a highway worker or vehicle occupant.

In April 2021, a Thruway work zone intrusion was captured on video. The video shows a vehicle entering a work zone located on the Thruway (I-90) in Schenectady at a high rate of speed and crashing into a Thruway maintenance vehicle. The operator of the vehicle was ticketed by State Police. Luckily, the crew was uninjured and had returned to their vehicles less than five minutes before the intrusion.

Also in April of 2021, two DOT employees were hospitalized, one with critical injuries, following a vehicle collision in a work zone along Interstate 87 just north of Albany. Earlier that same day, three contract employees working for DOT needed emergency medical care after they were struck by private vehicle that, as a result of a collision, careened through their work zone.

New York State works yearround to enhance safety for its workforce. Under legislation signed by Governor Hochul, a pilot program will soon be getting under way to establish automated speed violation monitoring systems in work zones. These photo devices will be used to effectively monitor and penalize work zone violations, further supporting initiatives like “Operation Hardhat,” to hold motorists accountable.

Under “Operation Hardhat,” police officers are present within the work zones - dressed as highway maintenance workers - to identify motorists who are distracted

by electronic devices while driving, disobey flagging personnel, speed through the work zone or violate the state’s Move Over Law, which applies to both emergency and maintenance vehicles. A total of 2,336 tickets were issued during Operation Hardhat details in 2021, breaking the previous record of 2,018 tickets set during 2020.

Other events and recognitions during the weeklong campaign include: Work Zone Safety Stand Down Meetings in all four of the Thruway’s Maintenance Divisions (New York, Albany, Syracuse, and Buffalo) to review best practices for the prevention of work zone intrusions and protecting roadside workers.

Thruway and DOT employees to wear orange on Wednesday, April 13 in recognition of “Wear Orange Day.” Civil Service Employees Association President Mary E. Sullivan said, “When people drive carelessly and speed through work zones, they put the lives of workers at risk.

We have seen far too many deaths and injuries of workers who are just doing their jobs making sure our roads and highways are safe for the traveling public. We all have the responsibility to ensure that the men and women who are maintain our roads and bridges go home uninjured at the end of the day.”

Associated General Contractors of New York State President and CEO Mike Elmendorf said, “The men and women working out there on roadways across New York are doing it for our safety— and every New Yorker owes it to them to keep them safe as they do that important work.

They are out there working in often dangerous conditions to make sure we all get home safely to our families; it is the obligation of all motorists to make sure every one of them gets home safely to theirs.

New Yorkers need to pay attention, stay focused, slow down and move over in work zones. AGC NYS commends the efforts of our industry, labor and public agency partners for providing critical awareness of work zone safety through National Work Zone Awareness Week and beyond.”

AAA Northeast Director of Public and Government Affairs and Traffic Safety Services John Corlett noted that April is also Distracted Driving Awareness Month and said, “The dangers our roadside workers face every day is compounded by distracted driving.

The safety of the traveling public and roadside workers has always been a priority for AAA. Drivers need to fully focus on driving, put aside electronic devices, and hang up and drive.”

‘Parks for All People,’ a celebration of the 200th birthday anniversary of Frederick Law Olmstead NEWBURGH — The Garden Club of Orange and Dutchess Counties and The Downing Park Planning Committee are partnering to sponsor an event in Downing Park which celebrates the 200th Birthday Anniversary of America’s father of landscape architecture, Frederick Law Olmsted (FLO).

Olmsted’s democratic vision of public spaces are more important today than ever.

Parks have powerful social, environmental, economic, and health benefits, and in good times and times of national crisis, parks give people from all walks of life a place to

connect and to experience the restorative power of nature.

Olmsted’s first public park design was Central Park in New York City. Downing Park was his last design, and he and his partner, Calvert Vaux, contributed their design services as a way of honoring their friend and mentor, Newburgh native Andrew Jackson Downing.

Mayor Torrance Harvey will provide introductory remarks on the importance of Downing Park to Newburgh. Keynote Speaker Anne “Dede” Petri will be presenting “The Olmsted Exhibit,” a presentation

of Olmsted’s legacy to social democracy and the importance of public parks and green spaces. Her appearance on April 23 is part of a nationwide campaign to promote Olmsted’s legacy, and she will be planting several new trees in Downing Park to commemorate the day. Students from The Newburgh Enlarged City School District, San Miguel Academy, and The Storm King School will be joining her in the tree planting ceremony.

“Parks for All People” will take place 2-3:30 p.m. April 23 at Downing Park, 181-141 Carpenter Ave., Newburgh.

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Mount to offer transfer day event on April 20 NEWBURGH — Mount Saint Mary College, 330 Powell Ave., Newburgh, will be hosting a Transfer Day event 10 a.m.-6 p.m. April 20 for students interested in transferring college credits toward a bachelor’s degree. To register, visit www.msmc.edu/TransferDay. Participants can learn more about the Mount’s careerfocused degree programs; have their college credits

evaluated on the spot; apply for free (there’s no application fee for attendees); receive an instant admissions decision with official college transcripts (SATS and high school transcripts are required if you have under 24 credits); talk with an academic advisor to plan your education; and even register for classes when you pay your enrollment deposit.

Whether you are a transfer or adult student, the Mount’s

Transfer Day is the first important step towards completing your degree.

Can’t make it on April 20? Additional Transfer Day events will be hosted on campus on June 7, July 20 and Aug. 9. To register for any of these, visit www.msmc.edu/TransferDay. For more information, visit www.msmc.edu, email Transfer@msmc.edu, or call 1-888937-6762.

Trout Discovery Day at Grafton Lakes State Park GRAFTON — Grafton Lakes State Park is hosting its annual Trout discovery day 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. April 21. As the weather gets warmer it is the perfect time to stock long pond with trout. The DEC will be providing trout and Grafton will be providing activities.

Come on your own or bring out the whole family, Trout Discovery Day is the perfect event for all ages. Enjoy trout shaped treats, crafts, and educational booths highlighting the wonders of trout! Learn about their habitats, school

programs and micro and macro invertebrates.

The cost is $2, cash only, per child; children 5 and younger, free. DEC will bring trout at 11:30 am. Come help to stock our ponds. No pre-registration required.

Grafton Lakes State Park is located off of Route 2, 12 miles east of Troy. Use the park’s main entrance on Grafton Lakes State Park Way for this event. There is no entrance fee for this event. For information, call the park at 518-279-1155.

The New York State Office

of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation oversees more than 250 parks, historic sites, recreational trails, golf courses, boat launches and more, which are visited by 78 million people annually. A recent study found that New York State Parks generates $5 billion in park and visitor spending, which supports nearly 54,000 jobs. For more information on any of these recreation areas, call 518-4740456 or visit parks.ny.gov connect with us on Facebook, or follow us on Instagram.

Gospel Jubilee returns to Proctors SCHENECTADY — Two years after the coronavirus pandemic forced its silence, the critically acclaimed Gospel Jubilee returns to Proctors in Schenectady. Don’t miss the largest highly anticipated gospel celebration in the Capital District at 6 p.m. on April 23.

This uplifting celebration was created from the inspiration of Sara Hill, Executive Producer, to inspire and captivate the spiritual life of all communities in the Capital District. The Gospel Jubilee has reached the hearts and souls of many diverse cultures.

In its 10th year, it will surely be another “Roof Raiser” with special musical guest, gospel artist, Lorraine

Stancil-Lawson. Lorraine has recorded and performed with gospel greats such as: Kurt Carr and The Kurt Carr Singers, Hezekiah Walker, Donnie McClurkin, Walter Hawkins, Le’Andria Johnson, Karen Clark-Sheard, Kirk Franklin and Tamela Mann.

Gospel Jubilee has a strong tradition of giving special recognition to community leaders and past trailblazers like Dr. Georgetta Dix, Rev. Dr. Minnie L. Burns, Annette De Lavallade, Margaret Cunningham and Artis Kitchen, as well as Wes Holloway, and Reverend Albert J. Holman, to name a few.

Keeping with that tradition, the 10th annual Gospel Jubilee will feature a special salute to Capital District’s

beloved, the late Regina “Gina” Parsons (member of Refreshing Springs Church, Schenectady, NY) and Antonia “Toni” Brown (member of Metropolitan New Testament Mission Baptist Church, Albany, NY). Both women were the Capital District’s legendary voices and members of the Gospel Jubilee Mass Choir.

Gospel Jubilee features the Jubilee Mass Choir under the musical direction of the renowned Reverend Dr. Elgin Joseph Taylor, Sr. This annual event will bring immense joy and uplifting music to all in attendance.

Tickets are $25 and are available by calling 518-3466204; https://www.proctors. org/event/gospel-jubilee/

Albany History Fair returns to Cherry Hill on May 1 ALBANY — The Albany History Fair will once again be held at Historic Cherry Hill as an in-person, onsite event noon to 5:00 p.m. May 1. An annual tradition for the past 23 years, the fair went virtual during the COVID crisis but returns this year with a full roster of presentations and activities.

The fair’s 2022 theme is Albany and the Gilded Age. From exuberant architecture and industrial tycoons

to bluebloods, immigrants and labor unrest, it is no secret that the Capital Region is rich in Gilded Age history.

The fair will feature scholar’s talks, special tours, costume installations, period music

by Friends Union, hands-on activities on “Getting Dressed in the Gilded Age,” games and family activities, vendors, and a teaser performance of one scene from Swept Clean, an original play by Krysta Dennis set at Cherry Hill in 1884.

Among the presenters will be music historian Dr. Christopher Brellochs, who consulted on the HBO series by Julian Fellowes; Hon. Jack McEneny, who will discuss immigration, labor, and politics in Gilded Age Albany; City of Albany Historian, Tony Opalka, on Albany’s trolley system; and the duo Julie O’Connor and Lorie Wies, who will share their research on Albany’s 19th-century free Black community.

The fair is a free event.

DEC now hiring for 2022 camping and summer recreation season ALBANY — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced the availability of employment opportunities for the summer recreational season. Individuals looking for seasonal summer employment who enjoy the outdoors are encouraged to learn more about opportunities to work at DEC facilities.

DEC operates 52 public campgrounds and five day use areas throughout the Adirondack and Catskill Parks.

DEC hires more than 500 seasonal employees to provide a variety of services throughout

the summer season. All levels of experience and skill sets are needed, ranging from supervisors, lifeguards, security, maintenance, cleaning staff, and booth workers. Some positions start as early as May, but varying start dates can be accommodated based on school and work schedules.

Individuals at least 16 years old interested in summer lifeguarding positions at DEC facilities must complete the waterfront lifeguard course to be considered for employment and a no-cost waterfront lifeguard course will be

offered April 19–22 in Gloversville, Fulton County. The free lifeguard course includes certification in required lifeguarding and waterfront skills, CPR/AED for professional rescuers, and first aid.

All applicants for seasonal summer employment must be willing to work weekends and holidays. Those interested in summer employment with DEC or looking for more information should visit https://www.dec.ny.gov/ about/726.html, call 518457-2500 Ext. #1, or email campinfo@dec.ny.gov.

Governor Hochul announces $10 million in funding available in round three of $40 million Buildings of Excellence competition ALBANY — Governor Kathy Hochul announced $10 million in funding is now available under Round Three of the $40 million Buildings of Excellence Design Competition, which aims to deliver carbon neutral multifamily buildings for New York State.

Round Three adds a new component to the competition, funding early-stage support for design teams and developers to ensure the most cost-effective solutions are integrated into projects from the start to build healthier and more comfortable multifamily buildings. This one-ofa-kind competition advances Governor Hochul’s new goal to achieve two million climate-friendly homes by 2030 and supports the state’s nation-leading Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 85 percent by 2050 on our way to a carbon-neutral building stock.

“New York is leading the way to deliver clean, safe and affordable housing for future generations,” Governor Hochul said. “Supporting climate friendly new construction is transforming how the building industry identifies and implements climate solutions and helping us deliver tangible results as we transition to a clean energy economy and address the growing impacts of our changing climate.”

The Buildings of

Excellence Competition is administered by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), and with today’s announcement, proposals are being accepted for earlystage design projects that integrate carbon neutral features into pre-schematic and schematic design phases, and construction and completion of exemplary carbon neutral multi-family buildings. In support of the Climate Act’s goal to ensure that at least 35 percent, with a goal of 40 percent of the benefits of clean energy investments support disadvantaged communities, at least half of the funding through this Third Round of the Challenge is targeted for projects that support low-tomoderate income residents.

New York State Energy Research and Development Authority President and CEO Doreen M. Harris said, “NYSERDA is pleased to launch the third round of the Buildings of Excellence Competition in support of Governor Hochul’s goal to achieve two million climate friendly homes by 2030. This program is the first-of-its-kind in the nation, spurring innovative, forward-thinking projects that advance replicable and cost-effective carbon neutral construction that provides healthy living and work-spaces for all New Yorkers.”

Secretary of State Robert J. Rodriguez said, “Community revitalization, climate

change and affordable housing work hand in glove to create sustainable and equitable communities and the Department of State, through its revitalization programs, is proud to be working for a more resilient New York State by supporting new building construction that is carbon neutral for a healthy and energy efficient environment.

We work closely with the Buildings of Excellence competition to support needed climate solutions to create valuable community assets for generations to come.”

Launched in 2019, the Buildings of Excellence competition is providing financial incentives and recognition for the design, construction, and operation of resilient climate friendly buildings that are healthy and energy efficient living spaces that offer predictable revenue and costs. With the support of industry experts, the Competition revolutionizes the new construction and adaptive reuse of multifamily housing and commercial space by showing that carbon neutral buildings can be built costcompetitively to traditional fossil-fuel powered dwellings.

Proposals will be accepted through July 12 by 3 p.m. for the design component and July 14 by 3 p.m. for demonstration projects. For more information on this funding opportunity, visit NYSERDA’s website.

DEC issues annual muddy trails advisory for Adirondacks ALBANY — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today urged hikers to postpone hikes on Adirondack trails above 2,500 feet until high elevation trails have dried and hardened.

DEC advises hikers on how to reduce negative impacts on all trails and help protect the natural resources throughout the Adirondacks during this time.

High elevation trails: Despite recent warm weather, high elevation trails above 2,500 feet are still covered in slowly melting ice and snow.

These steep trails feature thin soils that become a mix of ice and mud as winter conditions melt and frost leaves the ground. The remaining compacted ice and snow on trails is rotten, slippery, and will not reliably support weight. “Monorails,” narrow strips of ice and compacted snow at the center of trails, are difficult to hike and the adjacent rotten snow is particularly prone to postholing.

Hikers are advised to avoid high elevation trails for the duration of the muddy trail advisory for several reasons: sliding boots destroy trail tread, damage surrounding vegetation, and erode thin soils to cause washouts; rotten snow and monorails are a safety hazard even with proper equipment; and high elevation and alpine vegetation are extremely fragile in spring months while starting regrowth after the winter.

Avoid the following high elevation trails until trail conditions have dried and hardened: High Peaks Wilderness - all trails above 2,500 feet specifically Algonquin, Colden, Feldspar, Gothics, Indian Pass, Lake Arnold Cross-Over, Marcy, Marcy Dam - Avalanche - Lake Colden, which is extremely wet, Phelps Trail above Johns Brook Lodge, Range Trail, Skylight, Wright, all “trailless” peaks, and all trails above Elk Lake and Round Pond in the former Dix Mountain Area; Giant Mountain Wilderness - all trails above Giant’s Washbowl, “the Cobbles,” and Owl Head Lookout; McKenzie Mountain Wilderness - all trails above 2,500 feet, specifically Whiteface, Esther, Moose and McKenzie Mountains; Sentinel Range Wilderness - all trails above 2,500 feet, specifically Pitchoff Mountain; and Jay Mountain Wilderness – specifically Jay Mountain.

Until conditions improve, hikers are encouraged to responsibly explore low elevation trails or enjoy other forms of recreation.

Low-elevation and all other trails: Mud and variable conditions are prevalent across all trails in the Adirondacks. Hikers can encounter thick mud, flooding, ice, and deep slushy snow even on low-elevation trails. Hikers should be prepared to

encounter these conditions and know how to reduce their impact to protect surrounding natural resources.

Hikers are advised to walk through the mud, slush, or water, and down the center of the trail. This helps to reduce erosion and trail widening and minimizes damage to trailside vegetation. Waterproof boots, gaiters, and trekking poles are recommended to safely and comfortably traverse these variable trail conditions.

The muddy trail advisory for high elevation trails can last into June as it sometimes takes that long for trails to dry and harden. The advisory may be lifted as soon as May for lower elevation trails.

Hikers are advised to check the Adirondack Backcountry Information webpages for weekly updates on trail conditions, seasonal road closures, and general recreation information for the Adirondacks.

Visit the DEC website for a list of hikes found throughout the Adirondacks that are great alternatives to popular high elevation hikes during this time.

New York State lands belong to all of us, and we all have a responsibility to protect them. Love Our New York Lands this spring by finding alternate forms of sustainable outdoor recreation, always practicing Leave No TraceTM, and giving back through volunteer work and stewardship.

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Attracting beneficial bugs to the garden

By Thomas Christopher For Columbia-Greene Media

When I was learning to garden (admittedly, a long time ago) any insect that we found in our garden was viewed as a threat.

We might give a pass to bees, although we worried about their potential to sting. Likewise, we might take the time to identify the intruder’s species before we reached for the sprays. However, judging from what passed as pest control then — so-called “broad spectrum” insecticides that killed indiscriminately — the general attitude was clearly that a garden devoid of insects was best.

Unfortunately, that attitude still persists in much of commercial horticulture. We still see a reliance by nursery growers and many commercial landscape maintenance crews on neonicotinoid insecticides, nerve toxins that are absorbed by plant roots and turn the whole plant toxic to virtually any creature that may feed on its leaves, nectar, or even pollen.

Recently, though, I spoke to a person who is working hard to change attitudes toward insects, horticulturist Jessica Walliser.

Walliser confesses to a fascination with “bugs.” (A popular term for insects in general that can be a misnomer as, scientifically speaking, only one order of insects qualifies for this name).

Had Walliser delved into insects earlier in her career, she told me, she might have focused on them and become an entomologist rather than pursuing horticulture.

Recently, Walliser has published an updated and revised edition of her award-winning book, whose title bespeaks her enthusiasm: Attracting Beneficial Bugs to Your Garden. The subtitle indicates the pay-off: “A Natural Approach to Pest Control.”

To put things in perspective, Walliser notes in the first chapter that just 1 percent of the insects we come across in the course of our lives are harmful to our plants or us and our pets. The overwhelming majority (99 percent) are benign or actively beneficial to our landscapes, providing such services as pollinating flowers or preying on the insects that want to eat our plants. Of course, all species, including the plant-eaters, have an essential

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Green lacewings are a favorite of horticulturist and author Jessica Walliser. Their larva are predators of garden pests including aphids, whiteflies and thrips.

role to play ecologically. If you want your garden to function in a healthy and sustainable manner, you have to host all of them.

The key, according to Walliser, is to arrange your garden so that it attracts and retains abundant populations of the insects that prey on the plant-eating ones so that their damage is minimized.

This means avoiding, for the most part, the use of insecticides. These are largely counterproductive, Walliser explained to me. To the extent that they kill the plant eaters, they rob the predatory insects of their prey and, if the toxins don’t kill the predators, too, they rob them of their incentive to remain in your garden.

Instead, make sure to provide all the resources the predators need, to keep them abundant in your landscape. Because most of the predators also feed on nectars and pollen at some point in their life cycle, planting appropriate flowers is essential. Walliser includes an in-depth gallery of such plants in her book, with each entry featuring information about what beneficial insects that particular species of flower supports.

An essential characteristic for the gardener who pursues this path, according to Walliser, is patience. That’s because typically when a plant-eating insect population increases — if your roses experience a plague of aphids, for example — it takes time for the population of their predators to increase to a corresponding level and beat back the pests.

Once a natural balance among the insects has been

established in your garden, the need for the gardener’s interference should become minimal.

Although, Walliser adds, this rule applies only to native insects.

Invasive insects that have been introduced from abroad such as Japanese beetles or emerald ash borers have no predators in North America that have evolved to prey on them, so these invasives can proliferate without control. For these, Walliser recommended to me the use of biocontrols, organisms that prey on the introduced pests in their native lands. Such biocontrol organisms must be carefully and extensively screened to make sure that they won’t also prey on native North American insects. If managed properly, though, they can be quite effective and make unnecessary a resort to insecticides. For example, I myself introduced milky spore, a disease of Japanese beetle grubs, into my Berkshire garden and found that an outbreak of those pests was reduced to virtually nothing.

To learn more about Jessica Walliser’s work and her book, Attracting Beneficial Bugs to Your Garden, listen to our conversation on the Berkshire Botanical Garden’s “Growing Greener” podcast at https://www.thomaschristophergardens.com/ podcasts/attracting-beneficialinsects-to-your-garden.

Be-a-Better-Gardener is a community service of Berkshire Botanical Garden in Stockbridge, Mass. Thomas Christopher is a volunteer at the garden and is the author/co-author of more than a dozen books.

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DEC announces start of 15th year of juvenile eel monitoring ALBANY — New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos announced that all along the Hudson River Estuary, teachers, students, and local residents are donning waders and venturing into tributary streams to participate in DEC’s ongoing research on migrating juvenile American eels (Anguilla rostrata).

“New York is home to significant habitat critical to the lifecycles of many migratory fish species,” said Commissioner Seggos. “Now in its 15th year, DEC’s Hudson River Eel Project is an excellent way to connect students and local residents with nature while gathering data to advance the study of American eels and this species’ role in our ecosystem.”

DEC’s Hudson River Estuary Program and Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve initiated the project to gather data for multi-state management

plans for eel conservation.

Eel collection takes place daily at most ites from midMarch to mid-May. Since the project’s inception, volunteers have caught, counted, and released more than one million juvenile eels into upstream habitat. This spring, students, local volunteers, DEC staff, and partner organizations will monitor glass eels at 12 sites on the Hudson River from New York Harbor to the Capital Region.

American eels have one of the most unusual life cycles of any fish. Eels are hatched in the Sargasso Sea north of Puerto Rico, and every spring arrive in estuaries like the Hudson River as translucent, two-inch-long “glass eels.”

DEC and students check 10-foot, cone-shaped nets (fyke nets) specifically designed to catch these small eels during this life stage. Student researchers then count and release the glass eels back into the water and record environmental data on

temperature and tides. Most of the eels are released above dams, waterfalls, and other barriers so that the eels have better access to habitat. Eels will live in freshwater rivers and streams for up to 30 years before returning to the sea to spawn.

Coastal states from Florida to Maine monitor the youngof-the-year migrations of American eels, using Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission protocols. Hudson River eel project participants are trained in these field collection protocols to ensure useful data collection.

New Yorkers interested in volunteering for the eel project, are advised to email eelproject@dec. ny.gov. For more information, visit DEC’s website https://www.dec.ny.gov/ lands/72898.html#Eel, or watch the eel project video on DEC’s YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=ZlvMaQemKwU.

Saratoga Springs Youth Ballet, a pandemic success story BALLSTON SPA — Since its founding in 2020, Saratoga Springs Youth Ballet has reached new heights — expanding its original space, teaching more than 100 students and supporting dancers to participate in prestigious advanced ballet performances and programs.

The ballet school opened its doors on Sept. 14, 2020 with only one studio and offering 50 percent of its classes online only. A year and half later, the school has two studios, all classes are back in person, and more than 100 students enrolled.

SSYB was embraced by local families that have supported its vision of a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization, committed to providing quality professional dance training in a collaborative environment to pre-professional students throughout the

Saratoga area.

The community support allowed SSYB to stage a complete Nutcracker Ballet production within one year of starting its operations.

Eighty-five dancers ages five to 18 years old, eight dancing parents, and three guest artists graced the stage of the Performing Arts Center University at Albany on Dec. 18.

It was a magical in-person event!

On March 13, 13 young dancers from SSYB were selected to perform in “A Midsummer’s Night Dream” with the New York City Ballet at SPAC this summer. With the summer audition season still going, nine advanced level dancers from SSYB have already been accepted to prestigious ballet training institutions: Boston Ballet School; Kaastbaan Ballet Summer Intensive; Rock School of

Dance Education; Joffrey Ballet School; Miami City Ballet; American Ballet Theatre; Bolshoi Ballet Academy.

SSYB’s dance educators are now very busy choreographing for a Spring Concert scheduled for June 4 at Ballston Spa High School.

The Spring Concert will include dancers as young as 3 years old. School founders and artistic directors, Joan K. Anderson and Cristiane Santos, are also finalizing the details for three unique summer dance programs featuring a renowned guest faculty, and open to any interested dance students.

For information regarding SSYB’s programs, visit www. saratogaspringsyouthballet. org.

SSYB is located at 418 Geyser Road, suites 5 & 6. Ballston Spa. For information, call 518-306-4037.

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Michael Driscoll, FBI assistant director in charge of the New York Field Office, said it is legal to accept small donations but illegal to exploit one’s official authority by allocating state funds as part of a bribe to procure those donations.

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The Greene County Soil and Water Conservation District constructed an environmental field station at the site in 1999 at the request of the legislature, and the site hosts ColumbiaGreene Community College classes. The college has expressed a desire to expand its use of the preserve to hold additional programming at the site.

“It’ll give the college an avenue that’s a little bit longer season for them to be able to take students over,” Greene County Legislature Chairman Patrick Linger said after the meeting. “They’ll have bathroom facilities that are inside, so in the winter time they’ll be able to use that. This was one of the projects that Sen. Hinchey had

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people to operate the station,” Templeton said.

“That was also to be incorporated with the other three stations possibly being open six days,” Legg noted.

Templeton replied that expanding staff would allow the Windham and Hunter to open six days per week, but not the Catskill and Coxsackie stations.

Legg said employees had previously volunteered to work overtime shifts to keep the Hunter station open six days per week.

Legg noted that in the current economic climate that workers might be open to overtime shifts for time-and-a-half pay.

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procedures put in place to keep our system fair,” Driscoll said.

“And for all of those reasons he’s facing these charges today.”

The investigation into Benjamin’s finances is ongoing, Driscoll added.

“Public funds that support grants cannot be used as currency to boost a candidate’s fund raising,” said Jocelyn Strauber, commissioner of the New York City Department of Investigation. “And candidates must provide accurate information regarding their contributions and how they are made.

Honesty on these issues is not negotiable.”

At a separate press conference held by Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday afternoon about the New York City subway shooting, she was asked if she would make a comment regarding Benjamin’s arrest.

She said she had not had a chance to speak with him and that she would issue a statement late Tuesday addressing it. Hochul had not immediately made a public statement and her office did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Benjamin was sworn in as lieutenant governor in September of 2021. He was the state

senator representing the 30th Senate District, which includes Harlem, East Harlem and the Upper West Side of Manhattan, he served as chairman of the senate Committee on Revenue and Budget and was senior Assistant Majority Leader.

Hochul had announced her choice for lieutenant governor Aug. 26. Benjamin and Hochul previously worked together on a number of issues such as the fight against the opioid epidemic and boosting addiction recovery programs, supporting MWBE business owners and working to make it easier for New Yorkers to vote.

asked us to come up with some ideas for, the SAM grant. It has fairly strict requirements. This fits within those requirements.”

Rebecca Pinder, associate professor of biological science at Columbia-Greene Community College, said the college is focused on promoting its environmental studies program, which would receive a boost from expanding access to the Cohotate Preserve.

“It’s a really great program that we’re trying to get to stand out,” she told the Legislature on Monday. “Our goal is to make it the best in the state. Greene County is a great place for natural resources and environmental science. The location of the field station on the river really makes us super-unique in our program offerings. Part of this would allow us to expand those offerings for Columbia-Greene students.”

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Administrator Warren Hart informed the legislature that the $750,000 budget for the project is just a preliminary estimate because the full engineering and bid specifications have not been completed for the project.

The county had a deadline of this week to submit the application for the grant.

“It’s a great project,” Hart said during the meeting. “It’s exciting. We haven’t made improvements to it since 1999.

We’d make improvements to the site, as well as the building.

The building itself, the roof, the siding and the windows, everything is in excellent shape. Most of what we would be doing is putting in insulation, heating and a bathroom inside of the building.”

Greene County Legislator Matthew Luvera, R-Catskill, said if the state funding is awarded, the renovations would prove beneficial to the

college.

“I think it expands the opportunities at Columbia-Greene as well, because they can use this building besides just the summertime,” Luvera said during the meeting.

The resolution notes that the county also owns 2.31 acres contiguous to the preserve.

The acreage will be evaluated for potential extension of infrastructure to the adjoining field station.

“They’ve expressed a need and an interest in not only using the building for a longer duration but also offering additional programming there as well,” Hart said of the college. “That’s positive for the college and the county. We all know that it’s in a challenging location, but we’re looking at bringing electric to the site and looking at a couple of alternatives. That’s probably one of the single biggest costs to the project.”

Patricia Handel, R-Durham, expressed her skepticism during the meeting regarding the cost benefits of going back to a sixday schedule.

“So everybody else is open five days a week and Hunter wants six days at the cost of $200,000?” she asked. “I’m sorry, Daryl.”

Legg replied that it would cost $150,000 the first year and $100,000 the second to staff the station.

“It’s still insane,” Handel replied.

Legg said he was asking for all of the stations to expand their hours, not just Hunter.

“Catskill is open six days per week, five to the public and six for heavy haulers,” Legg said.

“Hunter is a heavy-hauler station. So it would increase the amount of loads they could take there as well.”

“It just seems like a lot of money for a convenience,” Handel said during the meeting.

Greene County Administrator Shaun Groden noted during the meeting that the county’s overall waste and recycling operations currently run on a budget deficit.

Linger said the transfer stations are not receiving an overwhelming amount of trash now that the stations are open five days per week instead of six.

“I think people just remember seeing it was open six days per week and now it’s not,” he said after the meeting. “So they want to get back to that, but I don’t think that people really understand the whole story and what you’re required to do once you’re moving waste out of there. We used to bring all of the waste to Catskill. This saves

us a lot of money by directly shipping from Hunter to Seneca Meadows. So we save a lot of coin that way.”

The committee meeting ended Monday without a resolution to the issue of expanding hours at the transfer stations.

“We’re shipping waste out of the Catskill facility, which we’ve always done, but we’re now shipping waste out of the Hunter facility,” Linger explained. “Coxsackie is about to be redone to do the same thing.

So Daryl had the request to run a sixth day up in Hunter, but the operation has changed enough to where you can’t just stick one person in the booth and run a facility. Because you can’t have any waste now on the floor, it has to be emptied every day. So that means you have to hire additional people now to keep that floor clean to get a DEC permit.”

13 wounded in Brooklyn subway after gunman in gas mask and construction vest tosses smoke bombs and opens fire Rocco Parascandola, Graham Rayman, Clayton Guse and Thomas Tracy New York Daily News

NEW YORK — A gunman in a gas mask and an orange construction vest tossed smoke bombs on a crowded northbound N train in Brooklyn and opened fire early Tuesday, wounding 13 people, police sources said.

The gunman remained at large.

The mayhem began just before 8:30 a.m. on the N/R line going through Sunset Park.

The gunman was sitting quietly in the train’s second car before he started lighting smoke bombs and pulling a gun, witnesses said.

“I saw the guy in orange,” a 21-year-old college student on the train who wished not to be named told the New York Daily News. “He was sitting there in the back of the car. I didn’t quite pay attention. He was just sitting there and there was luggage with him and he was just holding it next to him. There was a big bang sound and people got scared and there were people laying down and running off and I just followed them.

“I was running, and then laying there, I heard people scream that they got hurt and they need help,” she said.

A 51-year-old man in the same train car described straphangers running for their lives.

“It happened in my car. My clothes smell like gunpowder, man,” he said. “People piled on me trying to get away from the guy who was in the back of the car.”

The number of people shot was unclear. Law enforcement sources said as few as five or as many as 10 had been shot.

When the train reached the 36th Street stop, the doors opened and the wounded commuters collapsed on the platform, terrifying people waiting for the train.

“Either shots or a bomb went off at 36th Street,” witness Roddy Broke wrote on Twitter.

“Scariest moment of my life, man.”

A cellphone video seen by the Daily News shows smoke pouring out of the subway car at the 36th Street station as the

train doors open.

Dozens of people run out of the train car, coughing and gagging from the smoke. A few moments later, at least two people limp out of the smokefilled train car. At least one falls to the ground, bleeding.

Other witnesses reported seeing wounded people, all adults, coming out of the 36th Street station.

“I was heading into 36th Street Station in Brooklyn when a young guy who was bleeding from the legs said people were injured and bleeding,” witness Conrad Aderer said.

Many victims and witnesses jumped onto an R train waiting at the station, which took them to 25th St. Witnesses called 911 about an explosion, with multiple people either shot or hit by shrapnel at both the 36th Street and 25th Street stops, according to preliminary reports.

One of the victims was unconscious and in critical condition, police said.

The gunman was described as wearing a gas mask and an orange construction vest — possibly an MTA vest. He was also carrying construction tools.

When firefighters arrived at the 36th Street station, they found “multiple people shot” and several undetonated smoke bombs in the train, an FDNY source said.

The bombs were determined to be inert.

“There are NO active explosive devices at this time,” the NYPD said on Twitter.

Officers from all over the city, as well as NYPD Aviation units have been called in to help investigate and secure the area. Fourth Avenue between 25th and 36th streets have been shut down.

The MTA shut down D/N/R service through most of Brooklyn and parts of Manhattan, a spokesman said. Major delays on all B/D/F/N/Q/R and W trains were expected throughout Brooklyn as a result.

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U.S. voters are going to blame someone for inflation, Democrats hope it’s not them Mike Dorning Bloomberg

Republicans got fresh ammunition to pummel Democrats on inflation Tuesday, with President Joe Biden’s party having little time and few tools to turn around voters’ sour view of the economy before the midterm election.

The election -- which will decide control of Congress and the fate of Biden’s agenda -- isn’t until November, but the public’s judgment typically hardens during the spring and early summer. Democrats are entering the period with inflation running at a 40-year high and topping the list of voter priorities.

“They have about 90 days,” said Doug Sosnik, who was White House political director for former President Bill Clinton. “In that period the cake will be baked.”

Tuesday’s report showing the consumer price index in March rose 8.5%, the fastest annual gain since 1981, is the latest gloomy marker before campaigns begin in earnest. High inflation is overshadowing bright spots for the economy, including an historically low 3.6% unemployment rate, solid growth and equity gains that have pushed up the benchmark S&P 500 more than 15% since Biden took office.

“Runaway inflation is crushing American families and our economy,” House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy said in a tweet exemplifying Republican attacks. “Under President Biden, prices are accelerating faster than any time in more than 40 years, sucking up paychecks and draining savings.”

The Biden administration has struggled to address inflation since the president took office, initially calling it “transitory” and promising to tackle a supply-chain squeeze that has proved persistent. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine further complicated those efforts, leaving Biden’s advisers to label surging costs for gasoline and other goods as “Putin’s price hike.”

“We will not relax until these price pressures ease and American households don’t have to worry about inflation going forward,” White House economist Jared Bernstein said on Bloomberg Television Tuesday. He cited a raft of measures the administration has taken to address supply-chain bottlenecks and press for living-cost

BLOOMBERG PHOTO BY HANNAH BEIER.

A shopper at Gerrity’s Supermarket in Scranton, Pa., on Feb. 24, 2022.

assistance in areas including drug, healthcare and childcare costs.

Such pledges have yet to assuage the public, or investors -- who have become increasingly concerned that persistently high inflation will force the Federal Reserve to tighten monetary policy so much that it causes a U.S. recession.

The president has released crude oil from the strategic petroleum reserve in an effort to address the crisis, and on Tuesday moved to temporarily allow expanded sales of higher ethanol-content gasoline. But there is little the White House or Congress can do that would have a noticeable impact on price gains in the near term.

Democrats already were heading into the election with the odds stacked against them. Republicans only need to gain five seats to take control of the House, and the Senate is split 50-50. On average, the president’s party has lost more than 25 House seats and about four Senate seats in the 19 midterm elections since World II. Attitudes of voters in America’s suburbs, who

have become the linchpin of U.S. politics, will be particularly important.

Democrats wrested control of the House from the GOP in 2018 when suburbs swung against Donald Trump and the party gained 41 seats -all but three from suburban districts. Biden won 54% of the suburban vote in 2020, a nine-point increase from Democrat Hillary Clinton’s 2016 performance, according to the Pew Research Center.

That played a decisive role in the five states he carried with the narrowest victories.

A Republican comeback hinges on reversing those gains. High on the GOP target list are Democrats such as Reps. Tom Malinowski of Northern New Jersey, Kim Schrier of suburban Seattle and Katie Porter of California’s Orange County, each of whom won House seats four years ago that the GOP had held since the early 1980s.

Suburbs also are crucial in the most competitive Senate races, including communities surrounding Phoenix in Arizona, Las Vegas in Nevada, Atlanta in Georgia, Milwaukee and Madison

in Wisconsin, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania and the Boston-linked southern region in New Hampshire.

Republicans have spent months assailing Biden and Democrats as out of touch on the cost of living and other kitchen-table concerns. Mitch McConnell blasts away at inflation at every opportunity. Florida Senator Rick Scott, head of the Senate GOP’s campaign arm, issues a weekly update on “Biden’s inflation crisis.”

The strategy is playing out across the country.

In January, House Republicans’ campaign arm put up billboards and local television advertisements in the southern New Hampshire district of Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas blaming him for soaring home-heating costs.

“In general there’s an exhaustion in this country that has been fueled by the highest inflation rate in 40 years,” Sosnik said. “These concerns are even more pronounced in the suburbs.”

Democrats’ efforts to deflect blame for high gasoline prices have had some success among suburban residents, with 38% attributing fuel price increases to Biden policies versus 24% citing oil companies and 28% the Russia-Ukraine War, according to a March 24-28 Quinnipiac Poll.

But Biden’s job ratings continue to show more Americans disapproving than approving of his performance.

Even so, the country’s recent travails “kind of unraveled a lot of suburban folks’ notion of what the American Dream was supposed to be,” said Robert Blizzard, a Republican pollster who focuses on suburban voters. “It’s left them rattled and angry and looking for someone to take it out on.”

The average monthly income of Americans after inflation and taxes has been falling since last July, and in February was down 1.9% from a year earlier. Several academic studies have pointed to the trajectory of the indicator -- per capita real disposable personal income -- as a strong predictor of U.S. election outcomes.

“It’s too late” to address issues after the coming several months, said Greg Valliere, chief U.S. policy strategist at AGF Investments, said on Bloomberg Television Tuesday. “You can’t say ‘oh, in September I’m going to make some changes.”’

Bloomberg’s Nancy Cook contributed to this report.

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H.S. BASEBALL:

Howard III sets two records in TH victory

Dibble stars in Clippers’ victory

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CRARYVILLE — Neil Howard III set two school records to highlight Taconic Hills’ 120-2 victory over Hudson in Monday’s Patroon Conference boys track and field meet.

Howard set records in winning the pole vault with a 15-0 effort and the 400-meter dash in :51.3. He also won the 100-meter dash in :11.4 and the 200-meter dash in :22.9.

Results 4x800 relay: Taconic Hills, 11:20; 110m hurdles: Zacarolli (TH), :19.9; 100m: Howard (TH), :11.4; 1600m: Burfeind (TH), 6:44; 4x100 relay: Taconic Hills, :51.8; 400m: Howard (TH), :51.3 (School Record); 400m hurdles: Zacarolli (TH), :76.3; 800m: Russo (TH), 2:13.5; 200m: Howard (TH), :22.9; 3200m: Bhagwandin (TH), 13:45; 4x400 relay: Taconic Hills, 4:16; Shot put: Burns (TH), 36-9; Discus: Johnson (TH), 93-3; Long jump: Robles (TH), 16-3.5; Triple jump: Robles (TH), 35-2; High jump: Robles (TH), 5-0; Pole vault: Howard (TH), See HOWARD B4

H.S. SOFTBALL:

Riders blank Crusaders to remain unbeaten Tim Martin Columbia-Greene Media

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Germantown’s Owen Watson sldies safely in to third base as the Loudonville Christian leaps to retrieve an errant throw during Monday’s Central Hudson Valley League baseball game.

By Tim Martin Columbia-Greene Media

GERMANTOWN — Freshman Dylan Dibble pitched a complete game shutout, scattering five hits and striking out nine to lead Germantown past Loudonville Christian, 10-0, in Monday’s Central Hudson Valley League baseball game.

Logan McDonald had a triple, two singles and an RBI for the Clippers. Evan Hoffman added two singles and two RBI, Jonathan Mollo and Mason Ferrer each had two singles and an RBI, Shawn Lyons had two singles, Dibble and Owen Watson both singled and drove in a run and Mike Stagno and Aidan Shumway each had a single.

PATROON Catskill 4,

Taconic Hills 3 CRARYVILLE — Catskill plated two runs in the top of the seventh inning to overcome a one-run deficit and held on to edge Taconic Hills, 4-3, in Monday’s Patroon Conference baseball game.

Catskill trailed 3-2 entering the top of the seventh, but with one out, Azar Brantley singled, swiped second and third and scored on Nate Shook-Timot’s base hit to tie the score at 3-3.

Eddie Rogers singled, sending Shook-Timot to second and Dan Smith came through with a base hit to plate ShookTimot with what proved to be the decisive run.

Cullen Fulling doubled and drove in a run and Adam See DIBBLE B6

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Freshman Dylan Dibble threw a complete-game shutout with nine strikeouts in Germantown’s 10-0 Central Hudson Valley League victory over Loudonville Christian on Monday.

VALATIE — Ichabod Crane pounded out 22 hits in Monday’s 21-0 Colonial Council softball victory over Catholic Central.

The game was stopped after five innings because of the mercy rule.

Carolina Williams went 4 for 4 with a double for the Riders. Ava Heffner had three singles and four RBI, Makayla Walsh added a double and single with three RBI, Abigail Milazzo had three singles and an RBI, Kari Graziano collected two singles and four RBI, Emma Scheitinger contributed two singles and three RBI, Clare Knapp and Emma Heartquist both had two singles and two RBI, Morgan Ormerod singles and drove in a run and Sophia Saccento singled.

Freshman Kari Graziano threw a two-hit shutout, striking out 10 and walking only one.

“We pounded the ball right from the get go,” Ichabod Crane coach Tracy

Nytransky said. “We really hit the ball hard today. Kari pitched a very good game.

It’s nice when you score a lot of runs in the first inning.

“We gave Kari the run support she needed and we able to keep putting the bat in the ball hard. I’m very excited about the way we have hit the ball the past three games.”

PATROON Chatham 18, Watervliet 0 WATERVLIET — Abby Taylor had two triples, a single and three RBI to highlight a 15-hit attack as Chatham defeated Watervliet, 18-0, in Monday’s Patroon Conference softball game.

The game was stopped after five innings because of the mercy rule.

Emily Mesick had a double, two singles and three RBI for the Panthers. Erin Madsen ripped a triple and single with an RBI, Addi Perry tripled and drove in a run, Emily Scheriff doubled and drove in two runs, Ally Engel See RIDERS B4

H.S. SOFTBALL: Wildcats overcome early deficit to beat Riverhawks Matt Fortunato Columbia-Greene Media

COXSACKIE — The Maple Hill Wildcats softball team started the week off with a 105 Patroon Conference victory over the Coxsackie-Athens Riverhawks on Monday.

The Riverhawks went up early, but the Wildcats batted around in the fifth, and sent nine hitters to the plate in the seventh to secure the win on the road.

Natalee Farrand started on the mound for Coxsackie-Athens, and walked Maple Hill’s Kate Ackerman to begin the top of the first. Ackerman was erased on a fielder’s choice, but two batters later the Wildcats got a runner to third with two outs. Sydney Rogers came up and roped one to center field but directly to Julia Grounds who caught it for out number three.

Ackerman went out to the hill for the Wildcats in the bottom half of the inning, and

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Coxsackie-Athens pitcher Natalee Farand goes into her windup during Monday’s Patroon Conference softball game against Maple Hill.

Kasey Purdy got a leadoff base hit. Bella Bushane grounded one to short, Purdy was out on the force at second but

the throw to first got away.

Bushane tried to grab an extra See WILDCATS B10

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Maple Hill’s Kate Brodzinski (11) swings at a pitch during Monday’s Patroon Conference softball game against Coxsackie-Athens.

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Pro basketball NBA Eastern Conference Atlantic W L Pct Boston 51 31 .622 Philadelphia 51 31 .622 Toronto 48 34 .585 Brooklyn 44 38 .537 New York 37 45 .451 Central W L Pct Milwaukee 51 31 .622 Chicago 46 36 .561 Cleveland 44 38 .537 Indiana 25 57 .305 Detroit 23 59 .280 Southeast W L Pct Miami 53 29 .646 Atlanta 43 39 .524 Charlotte 43 39 .524 Washington 35 47 .427 Orlando 22 60 .268 Western Conference Northwest W L Pct Utah 49 33 .598 Denver 48 34 .585 Minnesota 46 36 .561 Portland 27 55 .329 Oklahoma City 24 58 .293 Pacific W L Pct Phoenix 64 18 .780 Golden State 53 29 .646 L.A. Clippers 42 40 .512 L.A. Lakers 33 49 .402 Sacramento 30 52 .366 Southwest W L Pct Memphis 56 26 .683 Dallas 52 30 .634 New Orleans 36 46 .439 San Antonio 34 48 .415 Houston 20 62 .244 Sunday’s games Brooklyn 134, Indiana 126 Charlotte 124, Washington 108 Cleveland 133, Milwaukee 115 Atlanta 130, Houston 114 Boston 139, Memphis 110 New York 105, Toronto 94 Orlando 125, Miami 111 Philadelphia 118, Detroit 106 Chicago 124, Minnesota 120 Dallas 130, San Antonio 120 L.A. Lakers 146, Denver 141, OT L.A. Clippers 138, Oklahoma City 88 Golden State 128, New Orleans 107 Sacramento 116, Phoenix 109 Utah 111, Portland 80 End of regular season

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Boston Detroit Buffalo Ottawa Montreal

72 45 22 3 2 95 72 28 34 8 2 66 74 26 37 8 3 63 72 26 40 4 2 58 73 20 42 9 2 51 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT SO Pts Carolina 73 47 18 6 2 102 NY Rangers 73 47 20 3 3 100 Pittsburgh 74 42 22 4 6 94 Washington 72 40 22 8 2 90 NY Islanders 71 33 29 3 6 75 Columbus 73 34 33 4 2 74 Philadelphia 72 23 38 7 4 57 New Jersey 72 25 41 2 4 56 Western Conference Central Division GP W L OT SO Pts Colorado 72 52 14 5 1 110 Minnesota 71 44 21 2 4 94 St. Louis 72 42 20 7 3 94 Nashville 72 41 26 3 2 87 Dallas 72 41 27 2 2 86 Winnipeg 74 35 28 7 4 81 Chicago 72 24 37 9 2 59 Arizona 72 22 45 1 4 49 Pacific Division GP W L OT SO Pts Calgary 72 44 19 8 1 97 Edmonton 73 42 25 5 1 90 Los Angeles 74 38 26 6 4 86 Vegas 73 40 29 3 1 84 Vancouver 73 35 28 7 3 80 Anaheim 74 29 33 7 5 70 San Jose 71 29 33 7 2 67 Seattle 72 23 43 5 1 52 Late Saturday’s games Anaheim 5, Philadelphia 3 St. Louis 6, NY Islanders 1 Vancouver 4, San Jose 2 Vegas 6, Arizona 1 Colorado 2, Edmonton 1, SO Sunday’s games Washington 4, Boston 2 Pittsburgh 3, Nashville 2, OT Minnesota 6, Los Angeles 3 Tampa Bay 5, Buffalo 0 Carolina 5, Anaheim 2 Dallas 6, Chicago 4 Winnipeg 4, Ottawa 3 Monday’s game Winnipeg 4, Montreal 2 Tuesday’s games St. Louis at Boston, 7 p.m.

Buffalo at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Anaheim at Florida, 7 p.m.

Carolina at NY Rangers, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Washington, 7 p.m.

Pittsburgh at NY Islanders, 7:30 p.m.

Ottawa at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Edmonton at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

San Jose at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Los Angeles at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

Seattle at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Dallas, 9:30 p.m.

Vegas at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

New Jersey at Arizona, 10 p.m.

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NBA PLAYOFFS PLAY-IN FIRST ROUND Tuesday Eastern Conference Cleveland at Brooklyn, 7 p.m.

Western Conference L.A. Clippers at Minnesota, 9:30 p.m.

Wednesday Eastern Conference Charlotte at Atlanta, 7 p.m.

Western Conference San Antonio at New Orleans, 9:30 p.m.

ML Baseball AMERICAN LEAGUE

PLAY-IN SECOND ROUND Friday Eastern Conference Charlotte/Atlanta winner at Cleveland/Brooklyn loser, TBD Western Conference San Antonio/New Orleans winner at L.A. Clippers/Minnesota loser, TBD FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7) Eastern Conference Miami vs. East Eighth Seed Sunday, April 17: East Eight Seed at Miami, TBD Boston vs. East Seventh Seed Sunday, April 17: East Seventh Seed at Boston, TBD Milwaukee vs. Chicago Sunday, April 17: Chicago at Milwaukee, TBD Philadelphia vs. Toronto Saturday: Toronto at Philadelphia, 6 p.m. ESPN Western Conference Phoenix vs. West Eighth Seed Sunday, April 17: West Eighth Seed at Phoenix, TBD Memphis vs. West Seventh Seed Saturday: West Seventh Seed at Memphis, 3:30 p.m. ESPN Golden State vs. Denver Saturday: Denver at Golden State, 8:30 p.m. ABC Dallas vs. Utah Saturday: Utah at Dallas, 1 p.m. ESPN

WNBA DRAFT First round 1. Atlanta Dream, G Rhyne Howard, Kentucky 2. Indiana Fever, F NaLyssa Smith, Baylor 3. Washington Mystics, C Shakira Austin, Ole Miss 4. Indiana Fever, F Emily Engstler, Louisville 5. New York Liberty, C Nyara Sabally, Oregon 6. Indiana Fever, G Lexie Hull, Stanford 7. Dallas Wings, G Veronica Burton, Northwestern 8. Las Vegas Aces, F Mya Hollingshed, Colorado 9. Los Angeles Sparks, G/F Rae Burrell, Tennessee 10. Indiana Fever, C Queen Egbo, Baylor 11. Las Vegas Aces, G Kierstan Bell, Florida Gulf Coast 12. Connecticut Sun, G Nia Clouden, Michigan State Second round 13. Las Vegas Aces, G Khayla Pointer, LSU 14. Washington Mystics, G Christyn Williams, UConn 15. Atlanta Dream, F Naz Hillmon, Michigan 16. Los Angeles Sparks, G Kianna Smith, Louisville 17. Seattle Storm, C Elissa Cunane, North Carolina State 18. Seattle Storm, F Lorela Cubaj, Georgia Tech 19. Los Angeles Sparks, F Olivia Nelson-Ododa, UConn 20. Indiana Fever, G Destanni Henderson, South Carolina 21. Seattle Storm, G Evina Westbrook, UConn 22. Minnesota Lynx, F Kayla Jones, North Carolina State 23. Las Vegas Aces, G Aisha Sheppard, Virginia Tech 24. Connecticut Sun, G Jordan Lewis, Baylor Third round 25. Indiana Fever, C Ameshya Williams-Holliday, Jackson State 26. Phoenix Mercury, F Maya Dodson, Notre Dame 27. Los Angeles Sparks, F Amy Atwell, Hawaii 28. Minnesota Lynx, C Hannah Sjerven, South Dakota 29. New York Liberty, C Sika Kone, Mali 30. Dallas Wings, G/F Jasmine Dickey, Delaware 31. Dallas Wings, F Jazz Bond, North Florida 32. Phoenix Mercury, F/C Macee Williams, IUPUI 33. Seattle Storm, G Jade Melbourne, Australia 34. Indiana Fever, G Ali Patberg, Indiana 35. Las Vegas Aces, C Faustine Aifuwa, LSU 36. Connecticut Sun, G Kiara Smith, Florida

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East W L Pct GB 3 1 .750 — 3 1 .750 — 2 2 .500 1.0 1 3 .250 2.0 1 3 .250 2.0 Central W L Pct GB Chi. White Sox 2 1 .667 — Cleveland 2 2 .500 .5 Kansas City 2 2 .500 .5 Minnesota 2 2 .500 .5 Detroit 2 2 .500 .5 West W L Pct GB Houston 3 1 .750 — Seattle 2 2 .500 1.0 Oakland 2 2 .500 1.0 Texas 1 3 .250 2.0 LA Angels 1 3 .250 2.0 Sunday’s games Tampa Bay 8, Baltimore 0 Chi. White Sox 10, Detroit 1 Texas 12, Toronto 6 Cleveland 17, Kansas City 3 Minnesota 10, Seattle 4 Houston 4, LA Angels 1 Boston 4, NY Yankees 3 Monday’s games Cleveland 10, Kansas City 7 Detroit 3, Boston 1 Oakland 13, Tampa Bay 2 Toronto 3, NY Yankees 0 Minnesota 4, Seattle 0 Tuesday’s games Boston (Hill 0-0) at Detroit (Alexander 0-0), 1:10 p.m.

Seattle (TBD) at Chi. White Sox (Velasquez 0-0), 4:10 p.m.

Oakland (Oller 0-0) at Tampa Bay (Yarbrough 0-0), 6:40 p.m.

Toronto (Kikuchi 0-0) at NY Yankees (Cortes Jr. 0-0), 7:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay Toronto NY Yankees Boston Baltimore

GF GA 302 214 277 221 239 204

NATIONAL LEAGUE East W L Pct GB 3 1 .750 — 3 2 .600 .5 2 3 .400 1.5 2 3 .400 1.5 1 2 .333 1.5 Central W L Pct GB Chi. Cubs 2 1 .667 — St. Louis 2 1 .667 — Cincinnati 2 2 .500 .5 Pittsburgh 1 2 .333 1.0 Milwaukee 1 3 .250 1.5 West W L Pct GB San Diego 3 1 .750 — Colorado 3 1 .750 — San Francisco 2 1 .667 .5 LA Dodgers 1 2 .333 1.5 Arizona 1 3 .250 2.0 Sunday’s games Washington 4, NY Mets 2 Cincinnati 6, Atlanta 3 Pittsburgh 9, St. Louis 4 Milwaukee 5, Chi. Cubs 4 Colorado 9, LA Dodgers 4 San Francisco 3, Miami 2 San Diego 10, Arizona 5 Monday’s games Pittsburgh at St. Louis, PPD Philadelphia 5, NY Mets 4 Washington 11, Atlanta 2 San Diego at San Francisco), 9:45 p.m.

Tuesday’s games Chi. Cubs (Smyly 0-0) at Pittsburgh (Quintana 0-0), 4:12 p.m.

NY Mets (Megill 1-0) at Philadelphia (Wheeler 0-0), 6:45 p.m.

Washington (TBD) at Atlanta (TBD), 7:20 p.m.

San Diego (Darvish 0-0) at San Francisco (Cobb 0-0), 9:45 p.m.

Interleague Sunday’s games Oakland 4, Philadelphia 1 Monday’s games Baltimore 2, Milwaukee 0 Colorado 6, Texas 4, 10 innings Miami at LA Angels, 9:38 p.m.

Tuesday’s games Cleveland (Bieber 0-0) at Cincinnati (Mahle 1-0), 4:10 p.m.

Milwaukee (Lauer 0-0) at Baltimore (TBD), 7:05 p.m.

Miami (Luzardo 0-0) at LA Angels (Sandoval 0-0), 7:07 p.m.

LA Dodgers (Heaney 0-0) at Minnesota (Archer 0-0), 7:40 p.m.

Kansas City (TBD) at St. Louis (Hicks 0-0), 7:45 p.m.

Colorado (Kuhl 0-0) at Texas (TBD), 8:05 p.m.

Houston (Garcia 0-0) at Arizona (Gallen 0-0), 9:40 p.m.

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Mets bullpen melts down against Phillies Deesha Thosar New York Daily News

PHILADELPHIA — The Mets were without their starting pitcher after just two innings against the Phillies, spelling disaster for the bullpen to cover the remaining seven frames.

Despite David Peterson carrying the load, his strong effort in relief went from a turning point to a spoiled performance.

Taijuan Walker exited his first start of the year after two perfect innings with what the Mets are calling right shoulder irritation. Then Peterson, who entered in the third, ate the middle innings and dominated the Phillies lineup. But it wasn’t enough. For the second-straight day, an ugly eighth inning and a late rally sealed a Mets loss.

Once Trevor May became the second Mets pitcher on KYLE ROSS/USA TODAY Monday night to leave his New York Mets pitcher David Peterson (23) throws a pitch in the fifth inning against the Philadelphia outing with a physical issue, Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on Monday. the bullpen could not stop the bleeding. J.T. Realmuto Schwarber both times he faced scoreboard in one inning of leading to that pain popping cranked a two-run home run him, stifling one of the biggest work, but Mets manager Buck up in his pitching shoulder. But off left-hander Joely Rodriguez. threats in the Phillies order. Showalter asked May to pitch shoulder and arm injuries are Then Rhys Hoskins and Didi The southpaw escaped a jam one more, something the right- never a good sign.

Shoulder issues aside, Gregorius collected back-to- in the fourth, with runners on hander never did in 2021. After back RBI doubles to complete first and second, thanks to a walking his first batter of the Walker’s stuff looked terrific a five-run rally and hand the key double play and impressive eighth, May left the game with on Monday as he retired all six batters he faced, including Mets a 5-4 loss in the series defense from second baseman an apparent injury.

The sudden bout of shoulder strikeouts to Kyle Schwarber, Luis Guillorme. opener at Citizens Bank Park.

It was all coming up roses irritation is a troubling devel- Bryce Harper, Nick CastellaPeterson’s four scoreless innings were, at least, one bright for Peterson, who looked like a opment for Walker, who also nos and Didi Gregorius. Walker spot of Monday’s bullpen melt- different pitcher than the Mets had an early exit from his last went to his splitter almost just start of spring with right knee as much as he used his fastball down. The left-hander threw saw last year.

But the same could not be soreness. It’s possible Walker, and slider. It worked, as Phillies four scoreless innings and allowed just three hits against a said for May, who took the ball while trying not to put weight hitters swung and whiffed at all tough Philly lineup. Peterson from Peterson in the seventh. on his knee, wound up putting seven splitters Walker offered struck out leadoff hitter Kyle He kept the Phillies off the too much pressure on his arm, on Monday.

MLB roundup: Bundy sharp as Twins salvage split with Mariners Field Level Media

Dylan Bundy allowed one hit over five shutout innings as Minnesota earned a split of its season-opening, four-game series against Seattle with a 4-0 victory in Minneapolis on Monday.

Luis Arraez went 3-for-4 with a run and an RBI, Byron Buxton had two doubles and scored twice and Jorge Polanco added a single, a double and two RBIs for Minnesota, which finished with 10 hits.

Bundy (1-0) allowed just a two-out ground double over the third base bag to Eugenio Suarez in the second inning. Chris Flexen (01) took the loss, giving up three runs on five hits and three walks over 4 1/3 innings. He fanned three.

Tigers 3, Red Sox 1 Javier Baez hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the eighth inning and host Detroit defeated Boston.

Austin Meadows led off the inning with a single against Austin Davis (0-1). Ryan Brasier replaced Davis on the mound, and Baez hammered a 2-2 fastball for his first homer with the Tigers. Baez signed a six-year, $140 million contract with Detroit as a free agent during the offseason.

Meadows had two hits and scored two runs while Miguel Cabrera supplied two hits and an RBI for Detroit. The Red Sox were limited to four hits, two from Rafael Devers, in the opener of a three-game series.

Nationals 11, Braves 2 Left-hander Josh Rogers, a late substitute starter for the Nationals, pitched visiting Washington to a win over Atlanta in the opener of a three-game series.

Rogers (1-0) pitched 5 1/3 innings and allowed only two hits and one run. The Washington offense was led by Maikel Franco, who went 4-for-5 with a homer and five RBIs. The Nationals amassed 15 hits and seven walks.

Braves starter Huascar Ynoa (0-1) lasted only three innings and yielded five runs on seven hits and two walks with four strikeouts.

Guardians 10, Royals 7 Steven Kwan established a major league

live-ball record by reaching base safely for the 15th time over his first four games, including a bases-clearing triple in the eighth inning, as Cleveland won at Kansas City.

The two teams split the season-opening, four-game series. Kwan, who had five hits on Sunday, broke the record (for play since 1901) with two walks earlier Monday before his triple broke open the game.

Oscar Mercado homered and knocked in three runs for the Guardians. Andrew Benintendi went 3-for-3 with a homer, three RBIs, two runs and a pair of walks for the Royals.

Athletics 13, Rays 2 Elvis Andrus went 3-for-5 with one of Oakland’s four homers, starter Paul Blackburn fired five shutout innings and the A’s prevailed in St. Petersburg, Fla., to hand Tampa Bay its first defeat of the season.

Andrus popped a three-run home run for an 8-0 lead during a four-run second inning.

In the Oakland first, Seth Brown hit a threerun blast and Chad Pinder followed with a solo shot. Blackburn (1-0) cruised from there, giving up just three hits and a walk while striking out seven.

Rays starter Luis Patino (0-1) left in the top of the first after tossing just 13 pitches and getting two outs. The club’s No. 4 starter squatted in pain and was removed with what was diagnosed as a left oblique strain. Chris Mazza relieved and allowed seven hits and eight runs – six earned – over three frames, including three long balls.

Orioles 2, Brewers 0 Cedric Mullins drove in two runs and Bruce Zimmermann and four relievers combined to toss a six-hit shutout as Baltimore celebrated its home opener with a win over Milwaukee.

Milwaukee is off to a 1-3 start after dropping two of three games over the weekend to the Chicago Cubs. The Brewers left nine men on base and went 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position.

Anthony Santander had two hits and reached base four times for Baltimore, which earned its first win after losing three straight in its season-opening series against the Rays.

Rockies 6, Rangers 4 (10) Connor Joe and C.J. Cron homered and finished with two hits each, Jose Iglesias had four hits and Colorado beat Texas in 10 innings at Arlington, Texas.

Jose Iglesias hit the go-ahead single in the 10th, and Joe followed with a homer.

Kris Bryant and Elias Diaz had two apiece and Ashton Goudeau picked up his first career save for Colorado, which has won three straight.

Willie Calhoun homered and Adolis Garcia had two hits and two RBIs for Texas, which lost its home opener. Cron’s solo homer in the top of the ninth – his second of the season – made it 4-3, but Calhoun tied it with a two-out home run off Daniel Bard (1-0).

Angels 6, Marlins 2 Michael Lorenzen pitched six strong innings while Brandon Marsh and Jo Adell each had a home run and an RBI double to lift Los Angeles to a victory over Miami in Anaheim, Calif.

Lorenzen (1-0) retired 18 of the 20 batters he faced, giving up only a double to Joey Wendle in the second inning and a solo home run to Jesus Sanchez in the fourth. The 30-year-old right-hander struck out seven and did not walk a batter while making 89 pitches.

Marlins starter Elieser Hernandez (0-1) wound up yielding four runs on five hits and three walks in 4 2/3 innings. He struck out six.

Padres 4, Giants 2 Manny Machado drove in the go-ahead run with a grounder back to the pitcher, Pierre Johnson stranded the bases loaded with a one-run lead in the eighth inning and visiting San Diego posted a victory over San Francisco.

The Padres, who lost 11 of 19 to the National League West champion Giants last season, won their fourth straight by overcoming an early 1-0 deficit with single runs in the fourth, fifth, seventh and ninth innings.

Alex Wood worked 4 1/3 innings, allowing two runs and five hits for the Giants.

Alek Manoah, George Springer lead Blue Jays to win over Yankees Field Level Media

Alek Manoah pitched six innings of one-hit ball and George Springer homered and drove in three runs as the Toronto Blue Jays recorded a 3-0 victory over the New York Yankees in the opener of a fourgame series Monday night at Yankee Stadium.

Springer collected three hits and hit a two-run homer off Jameson Taillon (0-1) before getting an RBI double in the seventh as the Blue Jays won

for the fifth straight time in New York.

Manoah (1-0), who made his major league debut in New York on May 27, 2021, allowed only a single to Joey Gallo in the second. He struck out seven, withstood four walks and threw 52 of 89 pitches for strikes for his 10th career win and second against the Yankees.

Santiago Espinal and Teoscar Hernandez collected three hits apiece and also made key defensive plays in the seventh.

Taillon produced the longest outing by a New York starter in the early going, allowing two runs on five hits in five innings.

In his first start since offseason ankle surgery, Taillon struck out six and walked none.

Toronto went ahead in the third when Springer hammered an 0-1 slider down the left field line after Espinal singled. As he rounded the bases, Springer pointed towards fans in the left field seats who were heckling him for being part of

the 2017 Houston Astros.

After Springer’s homer, Manoah encountered his most significant trouble before getting help from his infield defense.

Manoah walked Marwin Gonzalez with two outs and loaded the bases by also walking Anthony Rizzo and Aaron Judge.

Manoah then ended the third by retiring Stanton on a groundout to shortstop Bo Bichette.

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Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette (11) throws past a sliding New York Yankees center fielder Aaron Hicks (31) to complete an inning ending double play in the seventh inning at Yankee Stadium on Monday.

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Masters champion Scheffler starts his turn as golf’s Next Big Thing Jim Souhan Star Tribune AUGUSTA, Ga. — Scottie Scheffler raised two questions as he raised the Masters trophy on Sunday: — Will he become golf’s Next Big Thing?

— If he does, what does that mean in 2022?

There are so many talented golfers in the world that it’s unrealistic to expect anyone to break Jack Nicklaus’ record of 18 major titles, for anyone to dominate the golf world the way Tiger Woods did from 1999-2008.

Many have tried. Many have failed.

Rory McIlroy looked like the Next Big Thing when he won four majors from 2011 to 2014. He hasn’t won one since.

Jordan Spieth won three from 2015-2017. He hasn’t won one since.

Brooks Koepka won four majors from 2017 to 2019, and once said he expected to catch Woods in major titles. Woods has 15. Koepka still has four.

Jon Rahm, as the top-ranked player in the world to start the year, seemed to open his own window of dominance when he won the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines last year. He finished third at the British Open and 27th at the Masters — quality outings, but not what he was hoping for, and not performances that elevate his profile.

Scheffler, 25, appears to have a chance to be the best of the Next Big Things, even if he doesn’t challenge Jack and Tiger.

He was a prolific winner as a junior, demonstrating that he can handle his nerves and think and perform under pressure.

In golf speak, he “owns” his swing, meaning he’s not constantly tweaking his mechanics,

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Scottie Scheffler reacts to making a birdie on the third hole during the final round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on Sunday in Augusta, Georgia.

that he has grooved his idiosyncrasies and can rely on his swing under pressure.

His stock shot is a powerful fade — same as Nicklaus, Woods at his best, Lee Trevino, Ben Hogan and Sam Snead. Fades tend to hit fairways and land softly on slick, championship greens. He can also work the ball, as he demonstrated with his power draw 5-iron into the 15th green on Sunday, and he is comfortable

The dominance of Tiger Woods inspired so much excellence, it’s hard to follow Chuck Culpepper The Washington Post

You’re busy, and you like sports but aren’t a golf freak - so you’re in the majority - but now your addled attention span must learn Scottie Scheffler and Collin Morikawa and Jon Rahm and Hideki Matsuyama and Bryson DeChambeau and Dustin Johnson and Brooks Koepka and Justin Thomas and Viktor Hovland and Patrick Reed and Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele and, oh, Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth and now Cameron Smith and Sungjae Im and Will Zalatoris and ...

Then, every once in a while, you’re tuning in to a major and there’s Gary Woodland winning at Pebble Beach and Shane Lowry winning in Northern Ireland and 50-yearold Phil Mickelson in South Carolina, so at least that one’s easy.

And to think your addled attention span used to get by with Tiger and a little Phil now and then.

Your old ways weren’t a complete picture of those old days, but it does take more diligence to follow golf nowadays. It’s an age of parity, as people kept saying Sunday at the Masters. Since Tiger Woods won at Augusta National in 2019, the ensuing 11 major titles have gone to 10 different guys, another of the binges of equality that have marked chunks of golf history. (Between 2009 and 2012, there were 15 different winners across 15 majors.) Rahm - the 2021 U.S. Open champion, the No. 3 player in the world and a terrific spokesman for his sport gave it a go.

“I think maybe the last seven years of golf since 2015 with Jordan, Jason Day, Dustin, Rory, Brooks, myself, Justin Thomas if I didn’t say him, many other great players, now with Cameron and Scottie,” he said, straining to name everyone because everyone strains to name everyone,

“it’s a perfect example of the Tiger effect. All of us are close in age, and we all - Dustin being a little bit older, but the rest of us, we’re all within five years, and we all grew up watching Tiger.

“We all grew up wanting to be him, and we all grew up with the dream of being major champions.

With the advancement in golf, in all of us thinking of ourselves as athletes, you can see the difference.

Everybody can reach a new level. It’s really hard to stay up there for a long time. Some players have been able to do it, but it’s just the next guy comes up, gets hot and there you go.”

That guy has been Scheffler since February, but ...

“Patrick Cantlay, too,” Rahm said. “I forgot him.

He played pretty good last year, too.”

Wait ...

“And Bryson.”

He didn’t get to Morikawa, but everyone understands, surely including Morikawa. “Look, there’s always going to be this young guy,” said Morikawa, the only player since Woods’s 2019 Masters title to win two majors. “There’s always going to be guys my age,” which now is 25.

Follow if you can: 2022 Masters champion Scheffler, a Texan, was 9 months old when Woods won the 1997 Masters by 12 strokes at 21. Morikawa, a Californian, was 2 months old. Rahm, a Spaniard from the Ballesteros-Olazabal coast, was 2. Matsuyama, Japanese from Ehime prefecture, was 5. DeChambeau, a Californian, was 3.

Thomas, Schauffele and Spieth, from Kentucky, California and Texas, were straining toward 4.

Koepka in Florida was 6, and Johnson in South Carolina was a grizzled 12. Tyrrell Hatton over in Buckinghamshire in England was 5. Hovland in Oslo in Norway, nowadays No. 4 in the world, hadn’t even joined us yet.

adjusting his trajectory depending on wind.

Scheffler married young and has a large, loyal family behind him, reducing the chances that he’ll deal with off-the-course problems that can derail a career.

He has already made history, becoming the first player since Arnold Palmer in 1960 to win three tour events before winning the Masters in one season. He’s also the only player other

than Woods to win four events in a season, with the wins including a World Golf Championship event and a Masters.

He handled the pressure of entering a major as the top-ranked player in the world, and playing to preserve a lead on Saturday and Sunday. He laughed frequently on the course and during interviews this week, even though he revealed Sunday night that he felt anxious when away from the course.

Scheffler’s short game will play anywhere.

He has exceptional touch with his wedges, and, with the exception of his nervous and irrelevant four-putt on the 72nd hole, his putter.

Winning even one major is a remarkable accomplishment. Think of all the players who didn’t or haven’t: Colin Montgomerie, Lee Westwood, Tony Finau, Paul Casey, Xander Schauffele, Rickie Fowler, Patrick Cantlay.

Early this week, someone called Scheffler “Xander” and he laughed. Schauffele is a wonderful player, yet there is no guarantee he will ever win a major.

There is also a long list of players who won one major and never repeated, including Jason Day, Tom Lehman, Justin Leonard, David Duval, Paul Azinger, Tom Kite and Fred Couples.

This week, Scheffler was challenged by Charl Schwartzel, who won the Masters in 2011. Since then, he has finished in the top 10 of five majors — including his 10th-place finish on Sunday — but has also gone through horrific slumps that even he doesn’t understand.

Golf is hard.

To become the new Next Big Thing, Scheffler will find himself dueling with a lot of former Next Big Things every time he plays in a major.

Aaron Boone: Gallo is off to a good start ‘at-bat wise’ Kristie Ackert New York Daily News

Joey Gallo is off to a good start ‘at-bat wise’: Aaron Boone Kristie Ackert New York Daily News Jake Diekman needed just four pitches to finish off the Yankees Sunday night.

The Red Sox lefty faced Joey Gallo and got the Bombers left fielder to strike out on just four pitches to cap Boston’s 4-3 win at the Stadium. It was the fourth time in 10 at-bats he struck out this season. He has one hit in the first three games.

Despite Gallo’s rough start to his time in pinstripes after coming over to the Yankees last July at the trade deadline, Aaron Boone isn’t worried about him not finding any results.

“I would suggest he’s off to, at-bat-wise, a good start,” Boone told reporters after the game. “Controlling the zone. Getting on base. Smoked a couple of balls. Tonight, I thought, he had really good at-bats where he just missed the ball.

“He’s getting to pitches that he wasn’t getting to last year,” the Yankees manager said, pushing back against a question that suggested Gallo was struggling. “Just missed a ball to center. Hit a ball the other way hard to left. Smoked a ball to right. Another walk.

Look at what he’s doing and I think we’re seeing a lot of good at-bats in a guy that, for me, has a lot more coverage right now.”

Gallo did hit some strikes hard Sunday, recording exit velocities of 113 and 110 miles per hour on outs.

The issue is that Gallo did struggle once he came to the Yankees last year. Gallo slashed .160/.303/.404 with a .707 OPS but did have 13 home runs in a Yankees uniform. He struck out 88 times in his 188 atbats as a Yankee.

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New York Yankees left fielder Joey Gallo (13) at Yankee Stadium.

That is who the 28-year-old outfielder is as a hitter. In the past, his walk rate and power numbers made his high strikeout rate tolerable.

Boone, however, sees improvement from last year.

“I just feel like he’s putting good swings and good at-bats together right now,” Boone said.

Like Sunday night, Gallo was certainly not the only offensive issue last season. That resulted in the Yankees shaking up Boone’s staff and promoting Dillon Lawson from minor league hitting coordinator to big league hitting coach.

So far, the Yankees offense has not looked drastically different. They are in the middle

of the pack with 13 runs scored through three games with the majority of that coming on home runs. The Bombers have hit seven homers this season.

Boone saw a lot of encouraging signs though.

“Just looking at the at-bats as a whole in the series,” Boone said, “I feel like we put a lot of good at-bats up. Even hit some balls on the screws today for outs. We want to create those opportunities. We couldn’t get that big one to really break anything open today. That’s part of it. But overall I like the way we’re swinging the bats and the at-bats the guys are having.

“We just keep giving ourselves that opportunity.”

Mets to unveil Tom Seaver statue on Friday Field Level Media

The New York Mets will unveil a statue commemorating legendary pitcher Tom Seaver before their home opener on Friday.

The ceremony begins at 10:30 a.m. in advance of the game at Citi Field against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Among those on hand will be Seaver’s widow, Nancy, and their daughters, Sarah and Anne.

Seaver died on Aug. 31, 2020, at age 75.

The statue was created by sculptor William Behrends, who immortalized Willie Mays in a statue that stands outside Oracle Park in San Francisco and Tony Gwynn in a monument at Petco Park in San Diego. The 3,200-pound artwork shows Seaver in motion and stands 10 feet high and 13 1/2 feet wide.

“This is a wonderful way to honor Dad’s legacy, and to celebrate his wonderful years in New York,” Sarah Seaver said in a news release. “The Mets have been working on this for years, and to see William Behrends’ vision come to fruition

is so exciting and very touching. We are thrilled to share this with all the fans who supported Dad throughout his career.”

Seaver pitched from the Mets from 1967-77 and was the dominant National League pitcher of the era, winning the league Rookie of the Year and

the Cy Young Award three times. He was a key member of the Mets 1969 World Serieswinning team, finishing 25-7 with a 2.21 ERA.

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Dream select Kentucky’s Rhyne Howard No. 1 overall in WNBA draft Field Level Media

** EDITORS NOTE: update 2: adds agate with all 36 picks ** The Atlanta Dream selected Kentucky guard Rhyne Howard with the first overall pick in the 2022 WNBA Draft on Monday evening in New York.

Howard was a three-time first-team All-American during her time with the Wildcats. She averaged 20.5 points, 7.4 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.4 steals as a senior.

“I’m shaking right now,” Howard said on the ESPN telecast. “It’s a sigh of relief.

It’s a dream come true, and I’m glad it’s real.”

Howard has also been named first-team All-Southeastern Conference four times and helped Team USA win three gold medals in FIBA competitions.

The Washington Mystics originally won the No. 1 pick via the WNBA draft lottery.

The Dream, who finished second-to-last in the WNBA last season at 8-24, acquired the top pick from Washington last Wednesday in

exchange for the Nos. 3 and 14 picks. The Mystics also got the right to swap 2023 firstround picks as part of the deal.

The Indiana Fever, owners of the league’s worst record at 6-26, had a WNBA-record four first-round selections.

With their initial pick, No. 2 overall, the Fever drafted Baylor forward NaLyssa Smith, who averaged 22.1 points and 11.5 rebounds last season. As a junior in 2020-21, Smith won the Wade Trophy, awarded to the best player in women’s college basketball.

Picking third after their trade with Atlanta, the Mystics selected Ole Miss center Shakira Austin, who averaged 15.2 points, nine rebounds a 2.1 blocks per game last season.

The Fredericksburg, Va., native previously played for Maryland before transferring to Ole Miss.

“Let’s go,” Austin said.

“I’m coming home, baby.”

The Fever selected Louisville forward Emily Engstler at No. 4, Stanford guard Lexie Hull at No. 6 and Baylor center Queen Egbo at No. 10.

Engstler helped the Cardinals reach the Final Four and averaged 11.9 points, 9.4 rebounds and 2.7 steals in 2021-22. Hull put up 12.5 points and 5.1 rebounds per game as a senior and dropped 36 points in a second-round NCAA Tournament game against Kansas.

Egbo averaged 11 points and 8.4 rebounds per game last season for the Bears.

Oregon big Nyara Sabally went fifth overall to the New York Liberty. The Germany native’s older sister, Satou Sabally, went second overall in the 2020 WNBA Draft to the Dallas Wings.

The Wings picked Northwestern guard Veronica Burton at No. 7. Burton was a three-time winner of the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year award.

Colorado forward Mya Hollingshed went No. 8 to the Las Vegas Aces after averaging 13.8 points, 7.3 rebounds, 1.1 steals and one block per game in her fifth season of college basketball.

The Los Angeles Sparks chose Tennessee guard/forward Rae Burrell with the ninth pick. Burrell averaged

16.9 points and 4.6 rebounds as a junior in 2020-21 and posted 12.3 points and 3.9 boards per contest last season after returning from a leg injury.

The Aces were back on the clock at No. 11 and chose Kierstan Bell, a guard from Florida Gulf Coast. Bell averaged 23.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.1 steals and 1.9 blocks for a mid-major that spent part of the season ranked in the AP Top 25 poll.

The Connecticut Sun, who had a league-best 26-6 record last season, concluded the first round by drafting Michigan State guard Nia Clouden, a two-time All-Big Ten first teamer. Clouden averaged 20 points and scored a program-record 50 points in a double-overtime loss to Florida Gulf Coast on Dec. 20.

2022 WNBA Draft results First round 1. Atlanta Dream, G Rhyne Howard, Kentucky 2. Indiana Fever, F NaLyssa Smith, Baylor 3. Washington Mystics, C Shakira Austin, Ole Miss 4. Indiana Fever, F Emily Engstler, Louisville

5. New York Liberty, C Nyara Sabally, Oregon 6. Indiana Fever, G Lexie Hull, Stanford 7. Dallas Wings, G Veronica Burton, Northwestern 8. Las Vegas Aces, F Mya Hollingshed, Colorado 9. Los Angeles Sparks, G/F Rae Burrell, Tennessee 10. Indiana Fever, C Queen Egbo, Baylor 11. Las Vegas Aces, G Kierstan Bell, Florida Gulf Coast 12. Connecticut Sun, G Nia Clouden, Michigan State Second round 13. Las Vegas Aces, G Khayla Pointer, LSU 14. Washington Mystics, G Christyn Williams, UConn 15. Atlanta Dream, F Naz Hillmon, Michigan 16. Los Angeles Sparks, G Kianna Smith, Louisville 17. Seattle Storm, C Elissa Cunane, North Carolina State 18. Seattle Storm, F Lorela Cubaj, Georgia Tech 19. Los Angeles Sparks, F Olivia Nelson-Ododa, UConn 20. Indiana Fever, G Destanni Henderson, South Carolina 21. Seattle Storm, G Evina

Westbrook, UConn 22. Minnesota Lynx, F Kayla Jones, North Carolina State 23. Las Vegas Aces, G Aisha Sheppard, Virginia Tech 24. Connecticut Sun, G Jordan Lewis, Baylor Third round 25. Indiana Fever, C Ameshya Williams-Holliday, Jackson State 26. Phoenix Mercury, F Maya Dodson, Notre Dame 27. Los Angeles Sparks, F Amy Atwell, Hawaii 28. Minnesota Lynx, C Hannah Sjerven, South Dakota 29. New York Liberty, C Sika Kone, Mali 30. Dallas Wings, G/F Jasmine Dickey, Delaware 31. Dallas Wings, F Jazz Bond, North Florida 32. Phoenix Mercury, F/C Macee Williams, IUPUI 33. Seattle Storm, G Jade Melbourne, Australia 34. Indiana Fever, G Ali Patberg, Indiana 35. Las Vegas Aces, C Faustine Aifuwa, LSU 36. Connecticut Sun, G Kiara Smith, Florida

Lakers fire coach Frank Vogel after season burdened by injuries and turmoil Dan Woike Los Angeles Times

The Lakers fired coach Frank Vogel on Monday just two years after he led the team to its 17th NBA championship and first since 2010.

In the seasons since, Vogel’s teams have been decimated by injuries to LeBron James and Anthony Davis, the Lakers losing in the first round of the 2021 playoffs before missing the postseason in 2022. It culminated with a 49-loss season during which the Lakers were never more than three games over .500 and in which Vogel used 40 starting lineups.

In three seasons with the team, Vogel went 127-98. In 11 seasons of professional coaching, he’s 431289.

The Lakers hired Vogel in 2019 after a wild coaching search that linked the team to Tyronn Lue and Monty Williams, who took jobs with the Clippers and Phoenix Suns, respectively, and then met in last season’s Western Conference finals. Vogel ended up taking the job, agreeing to work with Jason

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15-0 (School Record).

GIRLS Taconic Hills 88, Hudson 39 Results 4x800 relay: TaconicHills (Bosko, Arre, Halla, Nunez), 12:42; 100m hurdles: Olson (TH), :19.5; 100m: Ingram (TH), :14.0; 1500m: Halla (TH), 7:20; 4x100 relay: TH (Beck, Carrasquillo, Ingram, McGlynn), :58.8; 400m: Bosko (TH), 1:05; 400m hurdles: Olson (TH), 1:26; 800m: Bosko (TH), 2:54; 200m: Ingram- (TH), :29.3; 3000m: Halla (TH), 16:02; 4x400 relay: Hudson (Goldstein, Payton, Mann, Carr), 4:57.3; Shot put: Goldstien (H), 28-5.25; Discus: Kraus (TH), 56-9.75; High jump: Mann (H), 4-4; Long jump: Ingram (TH), 148; Triple jump: Payton (H), 29-10.5; Pole vault: Olson (TH), 6-6.

BOYS Catskill-92 Cairo-Durham-38 Results 4x800 relay: Catskill (Kubicek, Engelin, Ogden, Carter), 13:04.9; 110m hurdles: Hayden (Cats), :20.9; 100m: Hill (Cats), :12.3; 1600m:

Kidd as his top assistant.

On Sunday night after a seasonending win in Denver, guard Malik Monk praised Vogel for his coaching and demeanor this season.

“He kept his cool the whole time.

Didn’t talk about no problems like that. Didn’t talk about anything like that, man. He came in and worked and always gave us a great game plan,” Monk said. “... He was always about us. It was never really about him. And I praise him for that, man. I know that was pretty hard on him, but he never talked about it. He never changed his demeanor. He stayed cool, and yeah man, kudos to Frank.”

The Lakers developed one of the NBA’s top defenses while undergoing one of the most traumatic seasons in league history.

In Vogel’s first month with the team, the Lakers were caught in an international controversy, scheduled to play games in China right as then-Houston Rockets general manager Darryl Morey voiced support for Hong Kong’s pro-democracy demonstrators in a tweet.

Then on Jan. 26, one day after James passed Kobe Bryant for third place on the NBA’s all-time scoring list, Bryant and his daughter Gianna were among nine people who died in a helicopter crash.

That March, with the Lakers among the best teams in the NBA, the league shut down because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The team would later to travel to Orlando, Fla., where it spent more than 100 days inside a bubble, to finish the NBA season and defeat Miami for the NBA championship, the Lakers’ record-tying 17th title.

“I’m so proud of that,” Vogel said that night about the Lakers’ defensive dominance. “Our guys, look, you can have a defensive — you can have a talented team, even a defensive-talented team, but if everybody is not working together and everybody is not bought in and seeing the value of being able to suffocate an opponent and take away their strength, you’re not going to reach that level.”

Despite the shortest offseason in NBA days — 71 days between

the Finals and the start of training camp — the Lakers were the favorites to win another title. The team was 21-6 when Davis suffered an Achilles injury that cost him 30 games. Next, James would miss 26 of 28 games following a severe ankle sprain.

Both players would return late in the season, the Lakers earning a spot in the playoffs by beating the Golden State Warriors in the NBA’s postseason play-in tournament.

They would go on to lead the eventual conference champion Suns 2-1 before groin and knee injuries knocked Davis out of the series.

After trading for Russell Westbrook and signing a cast of former stars such as Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Howard and Rajon Rondo, the Lakers were again the favorites in the Western Conference.

The team went winless in the preseason and struggled to find continuity after early-season injuries to Trevor Ariza, Kendrick Nunn and Talen Horton-Tucker. James would miss 10 of the Lakers’ first 19 games because of ankle and abdominal

injuries, while Davis suffered a serious knee sprain in mid-December as the Lakers were dealing with a significant COVID-19 outbreak.

Davis would return and get reinjured right before the All-Star break, suffering a mid-foot sprain when he landed on Rudy Gobert’s heel. Davis missed another 18 games, the Lakers left to fight for the final spot in the play-in tournament.

Those hopes effectively ended March 27 when the Lakers, who led by more than 20 in the first half, lost in New Orleans when James, who missed games late in the season because of a sore left knee, sprained his ankle.

The Lakers were officially eliminated from postseason contention Tuesday, when they lost in Phoenix and the San Antonio Spurs won in Denver.

The Lakers would lose eight games in a row before winning against Oklahoma City in the home finale at Crypto.com Arena.

two singles and an RBI, Emma Braley singled and drove in a run and Jillian Silver and Abby Prevratil both had an RBI. Mesick struck out 11, didn’t walk a batter and allowed just three hits for the Panthers.

Taconic Hills 17 Catskill 5

CRARYVILLE — Kersten Keeler smacked a double and single with four RBI and Grace Alvarez had two doubles and an RBI as Taconic Hills defeated Catskill, 17-5, in Monday’s Patroon Conference softball game.

Kylie Johnson tripled and

drove in a run for the Titans.

Marissa Ensign doubled and drove in three runs, Aubrey Proper had a double and single with two RBI, Michaela Masten and Ava Skabowki both singled and knocked in two runs and Elle Atwood and Kailey Proper each had an RBI.

Ava Edmond had a huge day at the plate for the Cats, blasting two runs and driving in three runs. Jayda Mower added a double and single, Madison Jones had a double and single with an RBI and Aaliyah Shook and Mairin Apjohn both singled.

Ensign was the winning pitcher, allowing five runs and eight hits with four strikeouts and one walk.

Apjohn took the loss, striking out two, walking 14 and allowing 17 runs and 10 hits.

Dinh (CD), 5:30.0; 4x100 relay: Catskill (Hill, Fitzmaurice, McCann, Henry), :48.8; 400m: Dinh (CD), :59.1; 400m hurdles: McCabe (CD), 1:14.5; 800m: Dinh (CD), 2:34.3; 200m: Henry (Cats), :25.1; 3200m: Henry (Cats), 15:20.8; 4x400 relay: Catskill (Leibowitz, Turczyn, Hayden, Carter), 4:10.2; High Jump: Henry (Cats) 5-8; Long jump Henry (Cats)m 18-7.5; Triple jump Guerreri (Cats), 35-2; Shot put Darling (Cats) 39-6; Discus: McCann (Cats) 121-0.

GIRLS Cairo-Durham 94, Catskill 33 Results 4x800 relay: Cairo-Durham (Sherburne, MacGiffert, Brandow, Neves), 13:34.2; 100m hurdles: Allen (Cats), :19.8; 100m: O. MacGiffert (CD), :13.7; 1500m: A. MacGiffert (CD), 6:15.8; 4x100 relay: Cairo-Durham (MacGiffert, Zecca, Houghtaling, James), :55.3; 400m: James (CD), 1:14.2; 400m hurdles: Allen (Cats), 1:25.2; 800m: Brandow (CD), 3:51.3; 200m: O. MacGiffert (CD), :28.9; 3000m: A. MacGiffert (CD) 13:38.8; 4x400 relay: Cairo-Durham (James, Zecca, Brandow, Sherburne), 5:29.0; High jump: Baeckmann (CD), 4-0; Long jump: Allen (Cats) 14-4.5; Triple jump:

Baeckmann (CD), 26-8; Shot put: Hawley (CD), 26-4; Discus: Hawley (CD), 50-3.

BOYS Chatham 87, Coxsackie-Athens 54 Results 4x800 relay: Chatham (Jeralds, Jeralds, Haner, Wood), 9:15.7; 110m hurdles: Chatham, :18.3; 100m: Chatham, :11.5; 1600m: Chatham, 4:57; 4x100m: C-A (Lazzara, Francese, Morehouse, Perino), :48.7; 400m: VanHoesen (CA); 400m hurdles: Baneni (Chat); 800m: Chatham, 2:13.5; 200m: Chatham, :25.2; 3200m: Chatham, 11:57.4; 4x400 relay: Chatham (Haner, Jeralds, Baneni,Sitzer), 3:47.3; Long jump: Morehouse (CA), 18-6; High jump: Williams (CA), 5-0; Pole vault: Rausch (CA), 7-0; Shot put: Moore (CA), 37-1.5; Discus: Chatham, 86-1.5.

GIRLS Coxsackie-Athens 106, Chatham 35 Results 4x800 relay: C-A (Vizzie, Hubert, Hubert, Mattraw Johnson), 11:47.8; 100m hurdles: Williams (CA), :17.9; 100m: DeLeon (CA), :13.4; 1500m: Hubert (CA), 5:59; 4x100 relay: C-A (StromWarren, Chimento, DeLeon, Wolbert), :55.1; 400m: Chatham, :64.8; 400m hurdles: C-A, :73.9; 800m: Crown (CA),

2:42.2; 200m: DeLeon (CA), :28.4; 3000m: Hubert (CA), 13:06.4; 4x400 relay: C-A (Hubert, Crown, Briski, Soto), 4:41.0; Long jump: Hays (Chat, 14-2;> Triple jump: Chatham, 29-6.5; High jump: Squier (CA), 4-8; Shot put: McManus (CA), 23-10.75; Discus: Wolbert (CA) 75-11.5; Pole vault: Inzerillo (CA), 7-0.

TENNIS COLONIAL Ichabod Crane 5, Cobleskill 2 COBLESKILL — Ichabod Crane won four of five singles matches and earned a 5-2 victory over Cobleskill-Richmondville in Monday’s Colonial Council tennis match.

Results Singles: Ean Lantzy (Ichabod Crane) defeated Lucas Pryor, 6-0, 6-2; Brett Richards (Ichabod Crane) defeated Luke Yorke, 6-1, 6-1; Liam Curry (Ichabod Crane) defeated Brae Dunham, 6-4, 6-3; Holden Reynolds (Ichabod Crane) defeated Frank Liardo, 6-3, 6-0; Jacob Trendell (Cobleskill) defeated Joseph Meyer, 7-6(7-5), 6-4.

Doubles: Anthony Doria & Quinn Rapport (Ichabod Crane) defeated Chloe Batchler & Lucas Mahar, 6-1, 4-6, 6-4; Benjamin Yorke & Cooper Van Wie (Cobleskill) defeated Evan Schieren & Ryan Antalek, 3-6, 6-1, 10-8

PATROON Maple Hill 5, C-A 2 COXSACKIE — Maple Hill earned a 5-2 win over Coxsackie-Athens in Monday’s Patroon Conference tennis match.

Results Singles: Landon Flach (Maple Hill) defeated Leo Woytowich, 6-3, 7-5; Gavin Hanse (Coxsackie-Athens) defeated Julian DelFavero, 6-4, 6-1; Luke Hoffman (Maple Hill) defeated Matt Clark, 6-3, 6-2; Luca Flach (Maple Hill) defeated Gage Decker, 6-2, 6-3; Nathan Sober (Maple Hill) defeated Matt Burch, 6-1, 6-2.

Doubles: Shane McGarvey & Colin Cartwright (Maple Hill) defeated Charlie Petramale & Caleb McIlroy, 6-2, 6-2; Asa Decker & Nathan Rausch (Coxsackie-Athens) defeated Adam Cogliandro & Hayden Landry, 6-2, 7-5.

Chatham 4, Waterford 3 CHATHAM — Chatham posted a 4-3 victory over Waterford in Monday’s Patroon Conference tennis match.

Results Singles: John Miles (Chatham) defeated Benji Mills, 6-3, 6-3; Christopher Hayes (Chatham) defeated Ace Padilla, 6-1, 6-2; Ethan Halpin (Chatham) defeated Gage Moran, 6-1, 6-4; Pax Cooper (Chatham) defeated Jon

Malo, 6-0, 6-0; Dylan Pallozzi (Waterford) defeated Mason Levy, 6-1, 6-1.

Doubles: Nate Bauer & Michael Curtis (Waterford) won by forfeit; Connor Clune & Nate Bauer (Waterford) won by forfeit.

Taconic Hills 7, C-D 0 EAST DURHAM — Taconic Hills defeated Cairo-Durham, 7-0, in Monday’s Patroon Conference tennis match.

Results Singles: Connor Gruppo (Taconic Hills) defeated Kingston Czajkowski, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1; Sebastian Camacho (Taconic Hills) defeated Brenden Feeney, 6-1, 6-2; Bryce Atwood (Taconic Hills) defeated Alex Gouza, 6-0, 6-0; Benjamin Hunter (Taconic Hills) defeated Anthony Brooks, 6-0, 6-1; Jacob Hunter (Taconic Hills) defeated Axl Agustin, 6-1, 6-0.

Doubles: Madeleine Dennis & Wyatt Pewtherer (Taconic Hills) defeated Thomas Rohan & Christian Agustin, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4; Lizzette Flores-Gomes & Anthony Genovese (Taconic Hills) defeated Drew Warner & Gavin Warner, 6-1, 6-0.

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Pairing Tom Brady and Sean Payton was the Dolphins’ big plan Dave Hyde South Florida Sun-Sentinel

In late January, as the Miami Dolphin slowcooked their coaching hire, a team source was asked about the strangely sluggish pace.

“Just wait, this will be big,” the source said.

The Dolphins hoped to land Super Bowl winners Tom Brady as quarterback and Sean Payton as coach, the South Florida Sun Sentinel confirmed. Their yearlong plans were undone in part by former coach Brian Flores’ discrimination lawsuit against the NFL that involves Dolphins owner Steve Ross.

All of which puts the Dolphins’ offseason spending splurge and perhaps their future in a different context. The hope was to marry Super Bowl winners like Payton and Brady with big-name free agents like receiver Tyreek Hill and tackle Terron Armstead and — voila! — become instant contenders.

Instant box-office hits, too. Brady? Payton?

Their young players and free-agent buys? As one source said: “You’d have needed to add security at the ticket window.”

Instead, the Dolphins hired a first-time coach Mike McDaniel and endorsed Tua Tagovailoa as quarterback. But their what-mighthave-been file over the past two decades of missed players and mistimed decisions adds perhaps its most seductive chapter of all.

Their chase of Brady and Payton, as first reported by Pro Football Talk and The Boston Globe, was real and would have been spectacular. All the timelines confirm the source and national reports. Payton resigned as New Orleans Saints coach on Jan. 25 but said he planned to coach again.

Brady stepped away from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Feb. 1, but didn’t say he was retired or file retirement paperwork with the NFL. The Dolphins planned to introduce Brady in team management before the Feb. 13 Super Bowl, Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio reported.

He’d initially be given an executive/ownership role similar to Derek Jeter had with the Marlins, Ben Volin of The Boston Globe reported, before deciding to play quarterback.

The role involved the specter of ownership,

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In this photo from October 13, 2013, head coach Sean Payton of the New Orleans Saints shakes hands with quarterback Tom Brady (12) of the New England Patriots following the Patriots’ 30-27 win at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts.

the Sun Sentinel confirmed, and grew out of Ross and owner-in-waiting Bruce Beal’s relationship with Brady. It also involved two deteriorating relationships: Ross with Flores, and Brady with Tampa Bay coach Bruce Arians.

Brady, as in New England, showed up each Tuesday morning with a game plan for the following Sunday, a source said. He expected coaches to do the same. Arians, busy with other work, wasn’t ready at that early point in a work week to complete a full game plan. It became representative of small-ish but significant problems between them.

Meanwhile, the Dolphins’ recruitment of Brady was supposed to be a three-pronged effort: Ross, who is the biggest donor to the University of Michigan, Brady’s alma mater; Beal, who is social friends with Brady and his wife, Gisele Bundchen; and Flores, who was a New England Patriots defensive assistant for 15

years when Brady was there.

The big picture could have included former Vic Fangio, considered to be one of the league’s top defensive coordinators, and Mike Westhoff, who was a legendary special teams coach with the Dolphins and New York Jets before working for Payton in New Orleans.

Ross and Beal did their part. Flores, though, wanted to trade for Houston quarterback Deshaun Watson, who remains involved in a civil suit for sexual misconduct allegations and has since been traded to Cleveland.

As Flores wrote in his lawsuit, Ross “began to pressure,” Flores to recruit “a prominent quarterback in violation of league tampering rules.”

The quarterback, who sources identified as Brady, arrived at a marina where Ross invited Flores to lunch Super Bowl Week in 2020 in Miami. It was the same week Brady attended a Beal party on Star Island. Ross and Dolphins

legend Dan Marino also attended the party.

Flores said that marina incident and, more significantly, his refusal to lose games in 2019 were reasons that led to his ouster on Jan. 10, the first day after the season.

On Feb. 1, the same day Brady retired, Flores announced his lawsuit against the NFL. The Dolphins’ coaching interviews had noticeably stopped in days leading to that. They announced they would have second interviews the following week with two coaches no other teams were chasing in McDaniel and Dallas offensive coordinator Kellen Moore.

“A little bit of a hiatus,” NFL Network’s Ian Rappaport said of the Dolphins’ interviews when they interviewed Moore again on Feb. 4.

The reason for the delay is clear: The plan was for Payton to provide a winning partnership with Brady. Payton was still under contract with New Orleans. Dolphins general manager Chris Grier said New Orleans was asked for permission to talk to Payton but was denied.

Payton’s coming was contingent on Brady.

“Flores’ lawsuit stopped it all,” a source said.

Why? Well, one allegation is Ross offered $100,000 to Flores to lose games. If that gamefixing charge is proven true, Ross could be forced to sell the team by the league. That would put all ownership in question — including Brady’s stake.

All of which leaves us where? Well, if that marina visit involved tampering charges, as Flores suggested in his lawsuit, this big plan to get Brady and Payton raises more issues. The question is how much Payton and Brady knew about being pursued. It’s hard to imagine these plans went anywhere without Brady’s approval.

The Dolphins hired McDaniel on Feb. 7, endorsed Tua and ... well, there’s a new angle of pressure on each to perform with the big pieces once considered for Brady and Payton.

If the Dolphins don’t win this year, will Ross turn attention again to Payton and Brady?

Brady turns 45 in August. He’s building a lavish home on Indian Creek in Miami Beach. His contract hasn’t been re-done yet in Tampa.

Until it is — if it is — the question will be out there around the Dolphins like some political ticket: Brady and Payton in 2023?

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Germantown’s Shawn Lyons conects with a pitch during Monday’s Central Hudson Valley League baseball game against Loudonville Christian.

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Germantown pitcher Dylan Dibble throws during Monday’s Central Hudson Valley League baseball game against Loudonville Christian.

Germantown catcher Logan McDonald returns the ball to his pitcher during Monday’s Central Hudson Valley League baseball game against Loudonville Christian.

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Carlson doubled for the Cats.

Smith and Shook-Timot both had two singles and an RBI, Aiden Leipman added two singles and Rogers and Brantley singled.

Brandon Rossano had two singles for the Titans. Troy Super and Gaetano Hamilton both had a single and an RBI and Aaron Bonci, Ryan Nielsen and Tyler Peck all singled.

Leipman (4k,3bb,3r,6h) and Demetrio Morales (6k,3bb,1h) shared mound duties for Catskill.

Rossano went the distance for Taconic hills, striking out three, walking two and allowing four runs and 10 hits.

Chatham 16, Watervliet 3 WATERVLIET — Tate Van Alstyne went 4 for 5 with two doubles and four RBI and Matt Thorsen homered and drove in two runs as Chatham rolled to a 16-3 victory over Watervliet in Monday’s Patroon Conference baseball game.

Kyle Jackson had two doubles and and Jameson Balich doubled and drove in a run for the Panthers. Matt Radley had a single and an RBI and Jake Taylor, Vinnie Marasco and Jason McKay all singled.

Van Alstyne (9k,1bb), Anthony O’Dell (2k,1bb,3r,4h) and Gavin Tanner (1k,2bb) all pitched for Chatham.

“Tate Van Alstyne was the star today,” Chatham coach Scott Steltz said. “ He started the game with a double to right field. Moved up on a wild pitch and scored on a fielder’s choice. Tate ended up going 4 for 5 with two doubles, four runs and four RBI. “Kyle Jackson also did some damage at the dish going 2 for 3 with 2 doubles and three runs scored. Matt Thorsen added a home run (2) and Jameson Balich a double and Jason McKay, Vinnie Marasco, Jake Taylor and Matt Radley all had hits.

“Tate also turned in a solid start on the mound. He hurled three innings of hitless baseball, striking out 9 and walking one. Gavin Tanner and Anthony O’Dell got their first chance on the mound and did a good job.

“Proud of how the team stepped up against their ace.

We came out swinging and put

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A Loudonville Christian baserunner sranbles back to first base as Germantown first baseman Aidan Nedwick taks the pick-off throw during Monday’s Central Hudson Valley League baseball game.

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Germantown first baseman Aidan Nedwick catches a pop-up in foul territory during Monday’s Central Hudson Valley League baseball game against Loudonville Christian.

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Germantown second baseman Shawn Lyons awaits a throw from his catcher as a Loudonville Christian baserunner slides in to second base during Monday’s Central Hudson Valley League baseball game.

together good at-bats. When we string together quality atbats, we can compete with everyone.”

Hudson 17, Cairo-Durham 1 HUDSON — Jake Hromada drilled two doubles and drove in five runs to back a solid pitching performance by Jordan Moon as Hudson defeated Cairo-Durham, 17-1, in Monday’s Patroon Conference baseball game.

Moon struck out six, walked only one and allowed five hits before the game was stopped

in the fifth inning because of the 10-run rule.

Matt Antonelli doubled and drove in two runs for the Bluehawks. Isaiah Maines and Connor Tomaso each had two singles, Moon singled and drove in two runs, Jon Bernockie, Brian Curran and Gabe Case all singled and drove in a run and Jeremiah Wilburn singled.

Zach Russell had two singles for Cairo-Durham. Jacob Young singled and drove in a run and James Young and Alberto Rivera both singled.

Jacob Young, James Young and Rivera all pitched for the Mustangs, combining for eight strikeouts and four walks while allowing 17 runs and 12 hits.

Maple Hill 12, Coxsackie-Athens 1 CASTLETON — Gavin Van Kempen fired a five-inning no-hitter with 15 strikeouts as Maple Hill defeated Coxsackie-Athens, 12-1, in Monday’s Patroon Conference baseball game.

Jack Wildermuth homered and drove in two runs

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Germantown first baseman Riley Jennings (11) tags a Loudonville Christian baserunner on a pick-off attempt during Monday’s Central Hudson Valley League baseball game.

in support of Van Kempen.

Aidan Loszynski had a double and single with two RBI, Sam Gamello added a double and single with an RBI, Van Kempen doubled, Andrew Lensink stroked two singles and knocked in three runs, Jerry

Stalker collected two singles and an RBI and Brody Rogers singled and drove in a run.

Andrew Sager and Blaine Apa combined on the mound for C-A, striking out six, walking five and allowing 12 runs and 12 hits.

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Germantown’s Mason Ferrer (9) slides home on a wild pitch ahead of the tag by the Loudonville Christian pitcher during Monday’s Central Hudson Valley League baseball game.

Germantown’s Jonathan Mollo (12) is greeted by Clippers’ coach Brett Holmes after making it to third base during Monday’s Central Hudson Valley League baseball game against Loudonville Christian.

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Germantown’s Jonathan Mollo dives safely back to fist base on a pick-off attempt during Monday’s Central Hudson Valley League baseball game against Loudonville Christian.

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Lakers’ next move: Doc Rivers is right choice to replace Frank Vogel as coach Bill Plaschke Los Angeles Times

He covered up the Lakers banners. Get over it.

He ridiculed the Lakers’ appropriation of the Minneapolis championships. Ignore it.

He has hassled the Lakers from down the hall and across the country for years, which would make this proposal seem so outrageous if it didn’t make so much sense.

No coach engenders the animosity of Lakers fans like Doc Rivers.

Yet no coach would be more perfect to lead them.

In the wake of the firing of Frank Vogel on Monday, the Lakers need to leave that seat vacant, take a deep breath, tune into the NBA playoffs, and hope for a chance to call Doc. Rivers is the current coach of the Philadelphia 76ers, with a contract that reportedly stretches out three more years, but two things could happen to change that situation.

First, his team could lose before the NBA Finals. Second, he could then get fired. Both things are distinct possibilities, which would make him available for a job he’s always wanted, in a city he’s always loved, with a team that might just shut up and listen to him.

That’s what the players eventually wouldn’t do for Vogel, and it cost him dearly. He’s a good coach, a good man, and led them to a championship in his first pandemic-shortened season, but in the end, he lost them, mostly because he never had them.

At the first sign of hard times, Vogel didn’t have the credibility to withstand the turmoil. At the first appearance of a divisive personality, he didn’t have the chops to quell a mutiny.

Russell Westbrook showed up, the chemistry went into the tank, and Vogel was cooked.

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Philadelphia 76ers head coach Doc Rivers gestures to his team during a game against the Detroit Pistons on Sunday in Philadelphia.

The Lakers need to think about this fractured equation when searching for Vogel’s replacement. They need to peer into the depths of a locker room that tuned him out. They need to realize that even though he is gone, the problem is still here.

James isn’t going anywhere, Anthony Davis probably isn’t going anywhere, and Westbrook might not go anywhere.

The heart of the roster is not going to change, so the pedigree of the coach must change.

So, yeah, if possible, they should call Doc, the anti-Vogel, the former Clippers boss who will be the ideal curator for what will essentially be the museum of James’ final NBA seasons.

Rivers has won a championship and coached superstars.

They’ll listen to him. Rivers respects greatness and allows it to be great. He’ll listen to them.

Rivers spent seven years coaching in the heart of Los Angeles. In spending so much time trolling the Lakers, he gained a deep understanding of them.

He knows their market. He gets their culture.

He is one of the league’s most engaging personalities who will thrive as the face of its most celebrated franchise. He will win every news conference. He will woo every Lakers fan. You hate him now, but that won’t last.

You view him as a Clippers’ shill, but you’ll soon forget.

You still have questions. Of course, you have questions.

Rivers couldn’t win a title with Lob City, so how he is going to win with Sob City? That’s the beauty of all this. He doesn’t have to win a title, nobody is going to expect this mess of a team to contend for another championship until James and his franchise chokehold are long gone.

Rivers will keep them competitive. He won’t let them embarrass themselves. He will lead them back to the postseason.

That will be enough.

But then there’s also this: He’s the only coach to blow three separate three-to-one leads in playoff series, so how are they going to trust him in

the postseason? Hey, at least he gets to the postseason, failing to qualify only four times in 22 full seasons as a head coach. If any James-led Lakers team can manage to get a three-gamesto-one lead on anyone, Lakers fans should be thrilled enough to take their chances on the coach.

Yeah, if possible, the Lakers should just call Doc. Of course, there are no guarantees the Lakers would ever call Doc. Given the hall of confusion that stretches through the Lakers’ front office, the search for a new head coach will likely resemble an Easter egg hunt.

Lots of running in haphazard

directions. Lots of grabbing and juggling and dropping. Lots of broken eggs.

They’ve already started the process in bush league fashion when news of Vogel’s firing appeared on a website Sunday night before he’d been told.

The man guided the Lakers to a championship. He deserved better then to have to read about his future on a smartphone. It was surprising, yet not surprising at all.

The last time the Lakers held a coaching search, they were thoroughly embarrassed by the two leading candidates who went elsewhere to become two of the league’s best coaches.

The Lakers chased Tyronn Lue, but Rob Pelinka or Kurt Rambis or Linda Rambis or James wouldn’t promise him enough security and insisted on populating his coaching staff, so Lue said nah.

The Lakers also chased Monty Williams, who took one look at Rob and Kurt and Linda and LeBron and had no idea who was in charge and said, nah, me neither.

So they lost both, and guess who met in last year’s Western Conference finals? Of course.

Lue and his Clippers against Williams and his Phoenix Suns.

That they were forced to settle on Vogel as their third choice seemed like a lucky break when he won that title in his first season but, face it, everyone knew he was doomed from the start.

Rivers would be the closest thing to a lock. Other early reported candidates don’t quite measure up.

Quin Snyder has Lakers ties and a strong Utah resume, but he’s never won a title, and if he’s having trouble keeping Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert happy, how’s he going to handle this grumpy group?

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While questions remain surrounding the death of NFL star Dwayne Haskins, who was struck and killed by a dump truck Saturday on I-595 near Fort Lauderdale airport, one thing is clear: a young life cut short is a loss that runs deep.

Haskins, the 24-year-old quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers, was remembered by teammates and coaches as a “selfless” man who “always had a smile on his face.”

A man who said he was driving on I-595 that morning after dropping off his daughter at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Airport told NBC6 Miami that “he made an immediate call to 911 to report a man who was walking on the westbound lanes of the highway alone. Chris Stanley said he believes the man he saw may have been Haskins.

Stanley told NBC6 that he made a call to 911 at 6:31 a.m., just six minutes before the crash that killed Haskins.

“I did not see any vehicle nearby that may have belonged to the man3/8,” said Stanley. “I was more concerned with him because he was already making his way onto the road system.

He was about halfway, to a quarter way in the right lane already onto the highway and I was already concerned that somebody was going to strike him right there at that moment.”

Stanley told NBC6 that he “saw the man’s arms raised up a little bit” as the man began to cross into the travel lanes. Stanley said he told 911 “this man is going to have a major accident if no one gets to him,” according to NBC6.

According a statement from the Florida Highway Patrol issued Saturday, Haskins was walking on the highway “for unknown reasons” and was “attempting to cross the westbound lanes of Interstate 595 when there was oncoming traffic. Unfortunately, he collided with an oncoming dump truck.”

Haskins died at the scene.

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Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins (3) warms up before he game against the Detroit Lions at Heinz Field on Nov. 14.

The agency declined to answer further questions Sunday citing the ongoing investigation.

Steelers wide receiver Chase Claypool, who was training with Haskins in South Florida, shared an emotional tweet following Haskins’ death.

“I spent your final moments with you and I can’t help but think about how selfless you were in those moments,” Claypool said. “All you cared about was making sure that everyone around you was okay and I can’t thank you enough for that. You are what I strive to be.”

Claypool, overcome by emotion, later tweeted out a video of himself in tears.

Haskins had been in South Florida working

out with with fellow Steelers teammates ahead of the upcoming NFL season.

Haskin’s agent couldn’t be reached for comment Sunday, but the company representing him, Goal Line Football, of Miami, put out a statement mourning the loss Saturday: “We mourn the tragic loss of our GL family member Dwayne Haskins. There are no words to define this grief. Our prayers and condolences go out to his family and the Steelers family.

Rest in power Dwayne.”

His agent, Cedric Saunders, told ESPN that Haskins was training with other teammates.

Haskins appeared to be in South Florida this week with fellow quarterback Mitch Trubisky,

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running back Najee Harris and tight end Pat Freiermuth, the Associated Press reported.

“I am devastated and at a loss for words with the unfortunate passing of Dwayne Haskins,” Pittsburgh head coach Mike Tomlin said in a statement. “He quickly became part of our Steelers family upon his arrival in Pittsburgh and was one of our hardest workers, both on the field and in our community. Dwayne was a great teammate, but even more so a tremendous friend to so many. I am truly heartbroken.

He spent the past season as a backup for the Steelers and had signed a one-year restricted contract with the team in March.

Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, who retired in January after 18 years with the team, spent his last season sharing a locker room with Haskins and said Haskins made an immediate impact despite their short time together.

“I only had the privilege to know him for a short time, but in that time I got to meet a young man that didn’t seem to ever have a bad day,” Roethlisberger said in a statement. He came to work everyday with a smile on his face and energy and love in his heart.”

“I really enjoyed his passion and his love for the game and wanting to learn and be the best.

His smile and zeal for life will be missed!”

Prior to the NFL, Haskins starred at Ohio State, highlighted by a stellar season in which he threw 50 touchdowns and led the Buckeyes to a 13-1 season. Former Ohio State coach Urban Meyer said on Twitter he was “heartbroken” to hear of Haskins’ death.

“One of the greatest QB’s in Ohio State history, but an even better son, teammate, and friend. God Bless!!”

The Florida Highway Patrol described the case as an “open traffic homicide investigation” and said no further information would be released until it was completed. Traffic homicide investigations can take several months.

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Coach K’s 42 years with Duke basketball produced many memories Chip Alexander The News & Observer

After 42 years at Duke, what will Mike Krzyzewski remember most?

The players, the national championships? Coaching against Dean, Jimmy V, Lefty, Roy and outlasting them all?

A night at an Atlanta Denny’s in 1983?

His last game?

There were the dark days in 1995 when he had to step aside as head coach, done in by the after-effects of back surgery and exhaustion, maybe unsettled by thoughts of how Jim Valvano, the father of three daughters, once had it all as a college coach and won a national championship with N.C. State and was dead of cancer at 47, gone too soon.

Coach K came back. He won three more national titles and finished with more than 1,200 career wins. He and his wife Mickie and their three daughters and 10 grandchildren had a lot to celebrate, including one last ACC regular-season title in 2022 and one last Final Four appearance.

While hard to pick and choose Coach K’s most memorable moments, here are a few: The introduction of Coach K Wait a minute, say that again. Was that “Kree-shef-ski”? With two z’s in it?

Tom Butters, the Duke athletic director, was introducing his new basketball coach and that’s the way he said it. That had to be right, most thought, and the new coach even smiled and spelled out his name that day for the media. And about that 9-17 record at

Army that season ...

It was March 18, 1980. Bill Foster was gone after coaching the Blue Devils to the 1980 ACC title and the Bob Knight protege was the new guy at Duke. “There is no doubt in my mind that Mike is the brightest young coaching talent in America,” Butters said at the press conference.

Who could have known that when the new guy, then just 33, retired at Duke he would be the old guy. That’s K-R-Z-Y-Z ... The shot from Christian Laettner There was bedlam all around the Duke huddle in the Philadelphia Spectrum when Krzyzewski calmly collected his players at the bench during a timeout, looked them in the eyes, and told them they were going to win.

Then, showed them how.

Grant Hill would make a long inbounds pass to Christian Laettner.

That part of the mission completed, Laettner would catch, turn, shoot and score. Duke would win. That simple.

No one called it The Shot, not then on March 28, 1992. That hype would come later. But Laettner’s shot fell and so did the Kentucky Wildcats in the NCAA tournament. Duke, with the 104-103 overtime win, was on its way to the 1992 Final Four to secure a second straight national championship.

One thing they teach cadets at West Point: poise under pressure. The head coach, West Point ‘69, had it in that moment, which was as important to the Blue Devils in that huddle as Laettner’s shot proved to be. The game

vs. UNLV for a title No one was going to beat UNLV. That was the prevailing thought before the 1991 Final Four. Duke was there but the Runnin’ Rebels, who rolled into Indianapolis undefeated, had rudely disposed of the Blue Devils in the 1990 title game.

But Duke’s Brian Davis made a prophetic point in the days before the Final Four. In ‘90, he said, the Blue Devils had one day to prepare for UNLV after winning in the semifinals. “Give Coach K a week to get a game plan ready ...” he said, a glint in his eyes, in an N&O interview before leaving for Indy.

“This Duke team works harder and is tougher,” Davis said. “We’re not afraid to put our hearts on the line.”

The Blue Devils were ready and the Runnin’ Rebs crumbled in a close game. Laettner was the Duke star but Davis had a huge three-point play late in the 79-77 victory. Krzyzewski had gotten the better of UNLV coach Jerry Tarkanian on the sport’s biggest stage and two nights later Duke had its first national championship.

Eight years after a 109-66 loss to Virginia in the ACC tournament in Atlanta, the cause of a late-night jaunt to Denny’s, the Blue Devils were on top of college basketball, holding up the trophy. The book about leadership Donald T. Phillips had authored books on the leadership skills of such figures as Martin Luther King Jr. and Abraham Lincoln. But a college basketball coach?

It was April 1999 when Phillips met

Krzyzewski for the first time. “There were two things he said to me that first day I’ll never forget,” Phillips told the N&O in 2001. “He said, ‘I’m a teacher and a coach,’ and ‘I think of my mom every day of my life.’ That told me a lot about the man.”

They met for the next six weeks as Coach K talked for hours at a time as he recovered from hip-replacement surgery. The book was “Leading with the Heart: Coach K’s Successful Strategies of Basketball, Business, and Life” and the work on it was therapeutic, Mickie Krzyzewski said in a 2001 interview with the N&O. “Writing the book, thinking of what he stood for, what leadership was all about, only reaffirmed why he was a coach and why he wanted to continue to coach,” she said. “It was reaffirming.

It’s as if Mike inspired himself.”

Said Phillips: “The book almost seemed like a process of renewal for him. I remember thinking, ‘Once this man is fully healthy, he’s going to be on fire.’ “ The letter to a lifelong friend They were so close they might have been the brotherhood before there was the Brotherhood at Duke. The Columbos, as they called themselves, were the neighborhood Polish kids in Chicago. “Mickey,” as they called Krzyzewski, and the others once played and roamed the schoolyard at Christoper Columbus Elementary until their moms called them home.

While living their own lives, they never drifted too far apart, remaining life-long friends as decades passed.

They also marveled at how Mickey went to West Point and became one of the nation’s best coaches.

Krzyzewski, in an N&O interview, once told the story of how the Columbos liked to wrestle. Mickey might play the heavy of say, a Killer Kowalski. Larry “Twams” Kusch might be a Buddy Rogers and Dennis “Moe” Mlynski would be Antonino Rocca. They even made championship belts for the winners like the pro wrestlers of the times.

After Duke won its first title, Krzyzewski’s office was flooded with letters.

One, in particular, caught his eye, he said. And put a tear in his eye.

It read: “You probably don’t know what your notoriety has meant to the people back home, to the Columbos.

Your exploits have served as a focal point to which we all are drawn. It’s a chance to put our nose-to-the-butt lives on hold and to rekindle old friendships while rooting for Mickey. ... So with six seconds left before your first national championship, I turned toward the rest of our group and realized the tears of joy in their eyes were mirroring my own. What’s clear is that after all these years, even though we have gone in different directions, we’re all still pulling for one another.”

After reading the letter aloud, Krzyzewski smiled. “It’s signed, ‘Columbos forever,’” he said. “And there’s a P.S.: ‘Porky wants to set a cage match — your trophy against our belts.’

Folding the letter, Mickey said, “Friendships are the best.” The farewell from the Final Four.

Wildcats From B1

base on the overthrow but she was tagged out on the return throw to second.

Emily Coffey and Sam Manning got on to start the top of the second, giving Farrand her first sign of trouble so far.

Emma O’Donnell grounded one back to Farrand who threw to third base to get the lead runner for the first out.

Olivia Mueller got up and hit a ground ball to Purdy at third base, who fielded it, stepped on third for the force, and fired to first just in time for the double play.

The Riverhawks got the bases loaded in the bottom of the second with two outs. Olivia Montanye came up and worked a walk after falling behind in the count 0-2, and Coxsackie-Athens took a 1-0 lead.

Farrand had a 1-2-3 inning in the third, capped off by Julia Grounds getting a great jump on a ball hit squarely by Kate Brodzinski, to make a difficult catch on the run to end the top half. Coxsackie-Athens got a runner to third base with two outs for Farrand. She poked a short pop-up that drifted over the shortstop position and was dropped by Maple Hill as another run came across to make it 2-0 Riverhawks.

Ahead in the top of the fifth, Brodzinski came to the plate with two on and one out.

Brodzinski singled to center field to plate two runs and tie the game 2-2, advancing to third base on a few throwing mistakes by the RIverhawks.

Maple Hill got RBI singles from Emma Dugan, Manning, and O’Donnell, and scored a fourth run on a wild pitch to take a 6-2 lead in the inning.

With two outs in the bottom half of the fifth, Riley Sitcer and Farrand kept the inning alive with base hits, and they got to second and third on throwing miscues by the Wildcats. Sitcer crossed the plate on a wild pitch and Leigha Wiley slapped an RBI single up the middle to cut the lead to 6-4.

Wiley went to the mound for the Riverhawks in relief of Farrand in the top of the sixth and retired the Wildcats in order.

Coxsackie-Athens got runners in scoring position after making two outs initially, but Bushane flew out to left field to end the inning.

Dugan ripped a ball down the third base line to start off the top of the seventh with a double.

Soon Maple Hill had runners on the corners with two outs, O’Donnell blooped a single for an RBI. Then Bridget Soden smacked a two run

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Maple Hill pitcher Kate Ackerman throws during Monday’s Patroon Conference softball game against Coxsackie-Athens.

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Coxsackie-Athens’ Riley Sitcer throws the ball to her catcher during Monday’s Patroon Conference softball game against Maple Hill.

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Coxsackie-Athens’ Patience DeRose at bat during Monday’s Patroon Conference softball game against Maple Hill.

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Coxsackie-Athens’ Riley Sitcer waits on a pitch during Monday’s Patroon Conference softball game against Maple Hill.

single and Olivia Mueller came around to score after the throw to third on her stolen base went into left field. The Wildcats sent nine players to the box in the inning and had a 10-4 going to the bottom of the seventh.

Sitcer and Farrand made two quick outs for CoxsackieAthens and their last out came down to Leigha Wiley. Wiley tattooed a pitch high and deep to center field, over the fence for a solo homerun to keep the Riverhawks’ comeback hopes alive. However, Amaya Rulison sent a routine ground ball to second base and was thrown out to end the game, giving Maple Hill a 10-5 win over Coxsackie-Athens.

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Coxsackie-Athens pitcher Leigha Wiley goes into her windup during Monday’s Patroon Conference softball game against Maple Hill.

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Coxsackie-Athens’ Olivia Montanye in action during Monday’s Patroon Conference softball game against Maple Hill.

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Husband makes connection as marriage teeters Dear Abby, I have been married for 17 years with three great kids. My wife and I have struggled on and off during those 17 years. I often feel like maybe I don’t love her. We are complete opposites. I’m adventurous, daring and extroverted. She denies me sex a lot. This last DEAR ABBY time was for four months.

During that time, I met someone who has the same adventurous spirit as I do.

We have hung out and we text often. She’s currently getting a divorce. I’m falling for her and I have expressed it to her. She likes me, but she doesn’t want a relationship right now because she isn’t sure what she really wants.

She’s also afraid we both won’t really leave our spouses if we start something.

I stopped texting her, but she said she will wait for me. How do I manage this because I’m hurting in my marriage and hurting by not texting her?

Torn In Ohio

JEANNE PHILLIPS

Inform your wife that the current status of your marriage is no longer acceptable. Denying marital relations appears to be her way of punishing you, which is unfair, so offer her the option of marriage counseling. If she refuses, I hope you will go alone to help you decide rationally which, if any, next steps you want to take.

If you decide to leave your marriage, there is no guarantee the woman you have been seeing will follow through with her divorce, but let her know what your plans are. I should add that for many people, the first relationship after a divorce does not lead to marriage, if you’re contemplating jumping from the frying pan into the fire.

Dear Abby,

I was a birth mom 45 years ago. My mother forced me to give up my child at birth.

Not one person supported my wish to keep my child. My heart and mind screamed, “No, don’t do it!” Now, the birth father says he’s sorry because he’s having serious health problems and thinks he could be dying.

I have forgiven everyone involved, over and over. But I’ve lived with depression, PTSD, etc., all these years and I cry about it still. The older I get, the more loss I feel.

I found my adult child 15 years ago. It started out OK and went downhill from there. My heart aches so much to have a connection with this child of mine. I’m shutting down inside while still waiting. I’m too tired to keep going on. My dreams are gone. My hopes are shattered. I’m ready to curl up and die. What can I do?

Destroyed In Washington I am sorry for your overwhelming pain.

What you need to do — and quickly, before you shut down further — is summon the strength to seek help from a licensed mental health professional.

Forty-five years ago, attitudes about out-ofwedlock births were far different than they are today. Neither you nor the father of that child were equipped to properly care for the baby.

Because you have forgiven everyone else over and over, it is time to find a way to forgive yourself and put a stop to your endless grieving.

Pickles

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Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

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By Stella Wilder Born today, you are both a thinker and a doer, the kind of person who can first imagine something far-fetched and subsequently work hard and do whatever is necessary to make it real. It is this ability to combine thought and action that sets you apart. Your penchant for thinking and doing things that really matter will likely keep you alive in the memories of others long after your time on Earth has expired. You are naturally curious.

You know how to communicate well with all manner of individuals, from the most erudite to the most common — and, indeed, it is among the latter group that you may actually attain a sort of cult status as a leader and role model.

This, it must be said, is not something you’ve intentionally sought, of course! You are far more down to earth than that.

Also born on this date are: Thomas Jefferson, U.S. president; Al Green, singer; Ron Perlman, actor; Tony Dow, actor; Hunter Pence, baseball player; Rick Schroder, actor; Don Adams, actor and comedian; Samuel Beckett, playwright.

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, APRIL 14 ARIES (March 21-April 19) — You may have to work harder than expected today to get the answers to your questions — particularly where expenses are concerned.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — Take what’s yours today — but only what’s yours. If you try to lay claim to anything else, you’ll likely have a lengthy fight on your hands.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — You may run afoul today of someone who is expecting you to

follow a different set of rules from the ones you usually follow to the letter.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Carelessness is likely your worst enemy today, as you may find yourself unable to focus as you should and protect yourself from costly errors.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — You want everything to add up just so today, but you’re not likely to be satisfied right away. You may have to make numerous minute adjustments.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — You can satisfy someone’s needs today in an unexpected but most welcome fashion. See if you can make this a regular thing!

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — A clandestine meeting may be uncovered today, throwing the light of suspicion squarely on you. You must explain yourself in detail.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Showering another in praise will only solve part of a nagging problem today. You must be willing to discuss things on a deeper level.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — You may want to challenge authority today but, in the end, you’ll follow the rules. Don’t try to mount a challenge that won’t pay off.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — You’re not going to avoid all obstacles today, but if you’re creative, you can use any delay to your advantage as you plan for the future.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — You may have to prove that you’ve done what you have said you’ve done — but you can be sure that many others will be willing to support you.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — You are in a position that affords you a new opportunity — but if you cannot see it clearly, you may not benefit.

Keep eyes and ears open.

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NO ESCAPE Both vulnerable, North deals NORTH ♠K832 ♥ K 10 ♦ A Q 10 7 ♣ 10 7 5 WEST ♠ Q 10 ♥ Q65 ♦ 983 ♣Q9632

EAST ♠A974 ♥ J9832 ♦ 64 ♣J4 SOUTH ♠J65 ♥ A74 ♦ KJ52 ♣AK8

EAST Pass

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WEST All pass

Opening lead: Three of ♣ Many modern players, who play that a two no trump response to a minor-suit opening shows 11-12 points, play that a three no trump response shows 13-15. Traditionally, however, it

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The bidding:

NORTH 1♦

showed 15-17 points with a two no trump response showing 12-14.

South played low from dummy on the opening club lead and captured East’s jack with the ace. A diamond to dummy’s queen was followed by a spade to the jack, losing to West’s queen. West continued with the 10 of spades, ducked all around. West exited with a diamond to dummy’s ace.

Two more rounds of diamonds saw East discard two hearts and West a club. South had a very good picture of the opponents’ distribution by this point. He led a heart to dummy’s king, a heart back to his ace, and a third heart. West won with his queen but had to lead a club.

South rose with dummy’s 10 for his ninth trick.

You might think that West could have prevented this by playing his queen of hearts under declarer’s ace, but South was in complete control. Had West done that, declarer would have cashed his king of clubs, extracting East’s last club, before leading a third round of hearts.

East would win with his jack, but then he would have to give dummy the king of spades. Nine tricks either way after a beautifully played hand!

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3 __ it; understand 4 Upper room 5 “So long!”

6 Tie together 7 Panhandles 8 “The King and I” star 9 Not as fresh 10 “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. __” 11 __-eyed; observant 12 Gull’s cousin 13 Respiratory bug 18 Where to see pyramids 20 Walk with heavy steps 23 Ripens 24 Huck Finn’s float 25 Word with pop or fountain 26 Stringed instrument 27 __ phone 28 Not doable DOWN 29 Chowder & broth 1 Hastens 31 TV’s “__ ’70s 2 Is __ with; doesn’t Show” recognize 32 Actor Linden

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Non Sequitur

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34 Hunted animal 36 Highly selfsatisfied 37 Smack 39 Black piano key 40 Sow chow 42 Turbulent 43 Out of business 45 Part of USAF 46 Cast a ballot

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47 Rosary prayers, for short 48 Move like a frog 49 Bed size 50 Bamboo shoot 52 Actor __ Patrick Harris 53 Thirst quencher 55 Small digit 56 Lend a hand to

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

Ans. here:

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ACROSS 1 Embrace 4 Talkative 9 Quick drink of liquor 13 __ arts; painting, music, etc.

14 Parting word 15 Work at a keyboard 16 Departed 17 Chief troublemaker 19 Populous nation: abbr.

20 Nudges 21 Astronaut John 22 Stag party attendees 24 Bread variety 25 Faucet 27 Women’s pants 30 Lubricated 31 Property crime 33 Janitor’s implement 35 Lecturer’s platform 36 Commandment verb 37 Cowboy boot spike 38 Spanish girl’s name 39 Petite 40 Skier’s surface 41 “Put up __ up” 43 Elegant 44 Luggage ID 45 Fiascoes 46 Bravery 49 Group of scouts 51 Once __ blue moon 54 Subdues 56 Son of Adam 57 49ers or 76ers 58 Beatrice, to Prince Charles 59 Nastase of tennis 60 See at a distance 61 Stopped 62 __ Monte; canned food brand

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