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Greene gets $473K from opioid settlement By Ted Remsnyder Columbia-Greene Media

ALBANY — New York Attorney General Letitia James announced this week that the state is set to distribute the first round of $1.5 billion in funding that the state has secured from opioid manufacturer lawsuits, and Greene

County will receive $473,167 in the first wave of funding. In 2019, the state filed suit against a host of pharmaceutical companies for their alleged role in exacerbating the opioid epidemic. The drug manufacturers in the complaint include Purdue Pharma, Johnson & Johnson

and Endo Health Solutions. In a series of additional suits and settlements with a cornucopia of drug manufacturers, James’ office has secured at least $1.5 billion from drug companies that will be returned to counties to combat the opioid epidemic. “For years, New Yorkers

have suffered from the dangerous and deadly effects of opioids, but we are distributing more than $5.7 million to support our communities in the Capital Region with prevention and treatment,” James said in a statement. See OPIOID A2

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The opioid overdose treatment drug Narcan. Greene County is set to receive $473,167 in funding as part of the state’s $1.5 billion

settlement with opioid manufacturers.

VIETNAM WAR MEMORIAL TO HONOR 17 LOCAL HEROES By Maura Rosner Columbia-Greene Media GREENVILLE — Seventeen fallen Vietnam War servicemen will be honored with a sculpture of a battlefield cross early this fall, according to the Northeast USA Vietnam

Veterans Memorial Fund. The memorial, announced Thursday, will recognize the ultimate sacrifice of the 17 soldiers, many of whom are from Greene County. The project is expected to be completed by mid-September and placed in Greenville’s

Veterans Memorial Park. The park is located at the intersection of Route 81 and Route 32. A dedication ceremony is planned for Sept. 17. The date was chosen to coincide with National POW/MIA Recognition Day on Sept. 15. Greene County has hosted

the Northeast USA Vietnam Veterans Association’s annual reunion for the last 20 years. A campaign is underway to raise money for the memorial. “Challenge coins are being sold to fundraise and each See HEROES A2

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The Northeast USA Vietnam Veterans Annual Reunion held in Freehold.

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An artist’s rendering of the Battlefield Cross.

Fire companies in dire need of recruits By Bill Williams Columbia-Greene Media

Volunteer fire departments across Columbia and Greene counties are opening their doors to the public this weekend and hoping to increase their membership during the 11th annual RecruitNY weekend. The event is sponsored by the Firemen’ s Association of the State of New York. The recruitment campaign comes at a time when many local fire departments are in dire need of new members. Volunteer membership has suffered over the last few years due to various factors, including the state of the economy, according to the Firemen’s Association. The need for new members is real, Claverack Fire Chief Brendan Keeler said Thursday. “What makes things worse is the lack of volunteers that is

affecting all departments. A fire that used to be put out by one department now requires three or four departments sometimes,” Keeler said. This weekend, several fire departments will conduct tours of their firehouses and fire apparatus, allow visitors to try on turnout gear, and provide visitor activities throughout the firehouse. Members will be available to discuss the volunteer requirements and rewards that come with being a volunteer firefighter, as well as conduct demonstrations, answer questions, and let visitors know how to go about joining their fire department, FASNY said. Each fire department also has many volunteer positions available, that do not require actually fighting fires, said Mellenville fire chief Michael Layman. See RECRUITS A2

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Fifteen area fire departments will be holding open houses this weekend, hoping to recruit new members.

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“With these funds, we will help residents and families recover and rebuild. While no amount of money will ever bring back all that we have lost to this epidemic, we will continue to hold those who peddled these drugs accountable and invest these funds to heal our communities.” Greene County Administrator Shaun Groden said each forthcoming payment the county will receive from the state has its own set of requirements for

the destination of the funds. “We know of three different settlements right now and they’re all structured differently,” Groden said Thursday. “One is a lump-sum payment and one is a payment that goes over 18 years. We are aware of things that are coming in. Much of the money is going to be specific as to how it can be spent. A little bit of it is for the general fund, but most of it has a specific requirement to help address opioid addictions. The underlying theme is that it has to be spent on counseling and those types of services for mental health.” Twin County Recovery Services Administrator Keith Stack

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coin costs $15,” said Tim Broder, president and vice president of the Northeast USA Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund. “It is the fourth design and highly sought after.” Most people, Broder said, have never seen a coin representing Greene County, specifically a veterans organization. “We have a custom of presenting Challenge coins to Greene County legislators as well as the town board members of Greenville,” Broder said. “Both legislative bodies have supported the Northeast USA Vietnam Reunion Association for the 20 years we have had reunions here.” The overall budget estimate for the monument construction

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Judge Bernard J. Malone Jr. Challenge coins gifted to Greene County legislators and Greenville town board members.

is $103,000. The time of the event is to be determined. The monument will feature a bronze battlefield cross, rifle inside a soldier’s boot and a helmet. The memorial will also include a jet black granite “mini

said the state lawsuits represented a swift victory against the alleged perpetrators of the opioid crisis. “I think it all happened surprisingly quickly,” he said Thursday. “You think about lawsuits going after big pharma, there’s no question that the opioid epidemic has been caused in large part by the availability and overprescribing and promotion of the pain medication by the big pharmaceutical companies. The doctors I think try their best to manage prescriptions. However, since 1996 there has been just an all-out push to get the pain medication out onto the street. The result is addiction,

primarily by a younger population. Then this big crush on the need for treatment and harm reduction and prevention education.” Stack said the opioid epidemic remains a major issue statewide and locally. “It’s a nationwide epidemic and an epidemic in New York State,” he said. “It’s a real problem and issue in both Columbia and Greene counties. We hear of overdoses and death from overdose all of the time. There have been a number already this year in both counties that the community as a whole has to respond to and react to.”

wall” on which the soldiers names will be engraved. The use of black granite is intended to mirror the reflective surface of the National Monument in Washington, D.C. The fallen soldiers are: Marine Cpl. Paul Edward Albano, 22, of Hannacroix; Marine Pfc. William Michael Bagshaw of Catskill; Air Force Airman 1st Class John Irwin Cameron, 22, of Coxsackie; Marine Sgt. Norman Wilbur Clearwater of Catskill; Army 1st Lt. Eugene Jerome Curless Jr., 20, of Medusa; Marine Cpl. John Francis Dedek, 22, of Oak Hill; Marine Pfc. William John Dolan, 19; Marine Cpl. Ronald Francis Hock, 22, of New Baltimore; and Army Pfc. Arnold Melvin Hull, 20, of Oak Hill. Also: Marine Lance Cpl. Paul Lewis, 19, of Saugerties; Army Pfc. James Ronald Oakley, 21, of Grand Gorge; Army Sgt.

Tunis Rappleyea Jr., 21, of West Kill; Army Spc. 4 Michael Joseph Rowcroft, 19; Marine Cpl. Robert Bruce Schampier, 19, of Alcove; Army Warrant Officer Mark Vedder Schmidt, 26, of Leeds; Army Spc. 4 Harry Joseph Sickler, 20, of Lanesville; and Marine Staff Sgt. John Donald Wyszomirski, 28, of Catskill. Delaware Engineering has loaned Northeast USA Vietnam Veterans $17,300 for the purchase of a flagpole. The organization is still in it’s fundraising stage. All VFWs and American Legions within a hundred miles radius of Greenville have been contacted and are collecting on behalf of the project. “The community is supportive of the Vietnam War Memorial Monument project and I look forward September’s event,” Greenville Town Historian Donald Teator said.

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Those positions include: onscene support, drivers, fire police, social members, to assist with fundraisers, junior firefighters (16-18 years old), and Ladies Auxiliary members. “We encourage all residents to stop by the firehouse on Saturday and see the rewarding benefits they can receive, while volunteering for their community,” Layman said. Austerlitz Fire Chief Eric Pilkington is hoping recruitment day goes well for his department and all departments across the state. “Companies have been working hard on recruitment,” Pilkington said. Five fire companies in Greene County are participating in the campaign this weekend. Events are scheduled at both firehouses in Coxsackie on Saturday. Coxsackie Hose Company No. 3 welcomes visitors to their firehouse at 218 Mansion St., from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. D.M. Hamilton Steamer Company at 117 Mansion St., will open their doors from 11:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. The will be offering events for children and will have applications for membership available. Freehold Volunteer Fire Company on Route 32 is hosting their open house Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m., and would love to talk with prospective members, said Freehold fire chief Jim Diperna. Palenville Fire Department is inviting the community to stop by Saturday at the firehouse on Route 32A and see the firetrucks, meet the members, and fill out an application. Their event runs from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. Hunter Fire Company, at 17 Bridge St., will be holding open houses on both Saturday and Sunday. Members of the company will be at the firehouse to answer questions both days from 12:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. Ten fire departments in Columbia County will be opening

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Freehold Fire Company will be holding an open house this Saturday, hoping to recruit new members.

their doors this weekend. On Saturday Valatie Fire Department at 3619 Mechanic St.,will open their doors from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. They’re inviting the community to stop by and ask questions. There will be refreshments available and activities for the children, said fire chief Joe Loeffler. The Lebanon Valley Protective Association, at 523 Route 20, will be holding their open house and cookout on Saturday from 12:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. The company is celebrating their 100th anniversary this year. A.B. Shaw Fire Company, at 67 Route 23 in Claverack are hoping to meet community members, who would like to know more about joining their department. They will have firefighters available on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. Mellenville Volunteer Fire Company on County Route 9 will be holding their open house Saturday from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office will be there offering child car seat safety checks, and refreshments will be available. Austerlitz Volunteer Fire Company at 11603 Route 22 will include an informal session entitled “An introduction to Fire and EMS Services as part of their open house on Saturday, from 9= a.m., until 1 p.m.

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Churchtown Fire Company No. 1 at 2219 county Route 27 has scheduled its open house for Saturday from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. The event includes tours of the firehouse and equipment, and refreshments. Stockport Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 at 128 county Route 25, is looking forward to meeting members of the community, and prospective new members, at its firehouse Saturday from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. Chatham Fire Department at 10 Hoffman St., will make several members available to speak with the public Saturday from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. On Sunday, the Canaan Protective Fire Department on Route 295 will have several firefighters available to speak with prospective members from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. Also on Sunday, the Niverville Fire Department will hold open houses at both their stations from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. The stations are on Main Street and

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

Tuesday, April 26 n Catskill Central School District

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 518943-3830 n Greenville CSD Business & BOCES annual election and budget 5 p.m. District Office, 4982 Route 81, Greenville 518-966-5070

Monday, May 2 n Athens Town Board 7 p.m. Ath-

ens Volunteer Firehouse, 39 Third St., Athens 518-945-1052 Changes will be on the Town of Athens web page n Cairo Town Board 7 p.m. Town Hall, 512 Main St., Cairo n Greene County Board of Electrical Examiners 1 p.m. Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., 4th Floor, Room 469, Catskill

Tuesday, May 3 n Durham Town Board workshop

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Wednesday, May 4 n Catskill Central School District

Board of Education public hearing on budget 6 p.m. CHS Library, 341 West Main St., Catskill 518-943-2300

Thursday, May 5 n Ashland Town Planning Board 6 p.m. Town Hall, 12094 Route 23, Ashland n Coxsackie Village workshop meeting 6 p.m. Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie 518-731-2718

Monday, May 9 n Ashland Town Board 7:30 p.m.

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Legislature weighs solar fee rate law By Ted Remsnyder Columbia-Greene Media

CATSKILL — The Greene County Legislature is considering a local law that would establish a set fee rate for developers who want to build solar projects in the county. During the Legislature’s regular meeting Wednesday, lawmakers unanimously approved a resolution to set a public hearing for a proposed solar energy system law on May 4. At the legislature’s Government Operations Committee meeting April 18, Greene County Director of Real Property Tax Services Ray Ward said he had been working on crafting a local law with Greene County Attorney Edward Kaplan pertaining to solar energy payment-inlieu-of-taxes programs in the county. “We started negotiating PILOTs back in 2017,” Ward told the Legislature. “At that time, NYSERDA’s (New York State Energy Research and Development Authority) recommendation was to negotiate PILOTs at roughly 3% of the revenue generated by the energy created by the facility. We were able to negotiate PILOT payments upwards of 3.5%, and in addition to that a community host agreement that escalated it even further above 3.5%. Since 2017, we’ve been noticed on 20 projects and currently we’re aware of approximately 26 projects going on around the county.” Ward said negotiations have been completed for four of the projects, while four additional projects are in negotiations with the Greene County Industrial Development Agency and another seven are in various schedules of negotiation. “What we’re finding is that there’s been a change in the landscape with solar and renewables as a whole in the last two years, and really going back four years,” Ward said. According to the state

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Greene County Director of Real Property Tax Services Ray Ward at the Greene County Legislature’s Government Operations Committee meeting on April 18. The Legislature is weighing a local solar law.

Department of Taxation and Finance, the 2021-22 state budget established a process for the agency to craft a standard appraisal model for solar and wind energy systems with a capacity equal to or greater than one megawatt. Ward said the state model has lowered the valuation of solar projects by approximately 33% to 50% what the county believed the parcels were worth. Ward said that as a result, the seven new solar projects that are negotiating with the county are arriving with low PILOT terms, with the developers looking to pay between $3,000 and $5,000 to the county per megawatt. Ward informed the legislature that during negotiations with a company that is building four solar projects in New Baltimore that it took six weeks of negotiations to secure a rate of $8,000 per megawatt for the county

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“I think they only did it because they wanted to get to construction,” Ward said. The local law would put the county’s proposed solar fee of $8,750 per megawatt of capacity on the record for any developers interested in establishing a PILOT project in Greene. “It’s about the consistency so that we don’t have different rates for different projects,” Greene County Administrator Shaun Groden said Thursday. “These things aren’t taxed like a commercial property is, but they have a requirement to pay taxes. There’s many of these things springing up because of the type of major power lines that run through the county. Part of the decision-making to place a (solar) field is the proximity to a major distribution line. Because the farther you get away from the main lines, there is a loss of the power as it transmits. So you want to be as close as possible to major lines. Greene has got major

lines, which is why we have so many of them.” Groden said the county has become an attractive destination for developers looking to build large-scale solar energy systems. “There’s a lot of big ones,” Groden said of the county’s solar fields. “The two in Athens-Coxsackie, these things are hundreds of acres large. The state is continuing to relax requirements on taking decision-making away from us and local zoning applications because the state has a push for this type of (solar) power. There’s always concerns about functional obsolescence with these fields. What happens with these fields when they’re 20 years old? Who’s responsible for decommissioning them? What do you do with the panels? I don’t think a landfill is where they should go. So there’s a lot of issues here other than just taxes.”

During Monday’s meeting, Greene County Legislator Thomas Hobart, R-Coxsackie, asked Ward if there was a downside in the county setting a solar fee. “What if they come up with a different rate and ours is lower?” Hobart said. “If the state finally wakes up and wants to share some information, they’re telling you where to go but they’re not giving you any guidance or giving you any information to help the counties.” “I’m going with it based on my experience over the past five to six years in doing this,” Ward replied. Ward said during Monday’s meeting that the only caveat for the proposed law is that it is limited to the county. Greene school districts would have to pass their own resolutions and towns would need to pass local laws to reap the benefits of the program. “If they don’t, they’ll be off on their own,” Ward said. “The way Ed (Kaplan) and I have changed some language, we would only be getting our share of that $8,750. It’s not the county getting $8,750, that’s the pot of money for the county, town and school.”

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Fossil fuels and outrageous prices. Arctic ice shelves in meltdown. Climate change wreaking havoc. Welcome to Earth Day 2022. It’s quiet in this region, but other parts of the world are upside down. Wildfires are devouring California and we continue to consume precious natural resources at an alarming rate. Weather in sections of the globe is incomprehensibly ferocious. Mother Nature is having the last laugh. A classic weather proverb, “Red sky at night, sailor’s delight; red sky in morning, sailor’s warning,” is the oldest in our culture. It carries a variety

of interpretations, but today red skies can mean the ominous glow of a raging wildfire or the hues of dangerous pollution in our atmosphere. We take a great many things for granted in our modern social-media world, but we got a serious reality check with the onset of COVID-19, flooding rains and snow and ice storms. Then consider the abuses our forests, wetlands and ecosystems take from natural occurrences and, most dangerous of all, man. But the erosion of the world’s environment is also a reminder that many people are trying many things to make our home — the

Earth — a better place. Greene County is set to move ahead with a proposed recycling center in Catskill that would create the first single-stream recycling site in the county. Hudson’s waterfront is a target for restoration that would enhance its attractiveness. The Cohotate Preserve in Athens will be upgraded to ensure its status as a scientific and environmental research hub. This is just a small sample of things to come. Thanks to all the people working to save the planet for us and for future generations. The Earth is still here. And still ours.

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Why the male contraceptive pill remains a dream Susanna Schrobsdorff The Washington Post

Women didn’t exactly rush into the streets to celebrate the news last month that an improved contraceptive pill for men is in the works. We’ve been waiting for men to help solve this problem for decades, so please forgive our skepticism. First, we laughed at the idea of men taking any kind of medication that causes temporary infertility. And then we cried because we remembered that men will never be good at birth control until they can get pregnant. Certainly, there has never been a better time for people with testes to step up and take some responsibility for contraception. According to a recent U.N. report, half of all pregnancies on our overcrowded planet are unintended. A male contraceptive could, if approved, reduce abortions and child poverty. And in the United States, a pill for men should have more relevance now that access to abortion is being rapidly curtailed in many states. The new male contraceptive works by targeting a specific protein important for cell growth, including sperm formation. Inhibiting this protein dramatically reduces sperm counts, and reportedly it is 99 percent effective. And while the compound has only been tested on mice, there are no observable side effects so far. Four to six weeks after the mice stopped receiving the compound; they were able to father pups again. Human trials are planned for this fall.

Until that occurs, we have time to tackle a foundational issue or two. Let’s start with the big one: What exactly could entice the average guy to take a daily pill that does something mysterious to his sperm? This might be the world’s greatest advertising challenge. “Temporary sterility” will never be an easy sell to an audience that is accustomed to being served up all kinds of marketing hustles for trucks, beverages and screen time that play to their masculinity. The only way you’d get guys to take that contraceptive pill, a male friend remarked, is if it also gives them an erection. The belated emergence of an oral contraceptive for men is further evidence of a pernicious double standard in reproductive health care. Men, as medical researchers put it, have a very “low threshold” for side effects. Earlier versions of the male pill, for example, worked by reducing a man’s testosterone but came with side effects that included reduced libido, weight gain and depression. People who take female oral contraceptives have been putting up with the same kinds of symptoms for decades, plus an elevated risk of severe health issues, including blood clots and some cancers. As you may recall, the female pill works by mimicking pregnancy in the body, stopping ovulation and/ or implantation of an embryo. So, yes, to keep from getting pregnant, women take hormones that make them feel pregnant. Often,

for years. It’s hard to imagine men opting for an equivalent biochemical commitment in exchange for birth control. But let’s say this new non-hormonal pill for guys makes it to market, and men are willing to try it. Can we really expect them to take a pill every day? If he forgets his pill pack on vacation, you’re rolling the dice. Even habitual use of condoms is a challenge for most guys: a 2016 study of 51 males found that men were “less likely” to wear a condom when they judged a potential partner to be attractive or in good health. Until they can suffer the consequences of an unintended pregnancy, men aren’t likely to reliably take responsibility for birth control. Still, all is not lost. German scientist Rebecca Weiss won the James Dyson Award last fall for inventing an “ultrasoundbased, reversible and hormone-free” form of male contraception. Users simply put their testicles into a custom-fitted device filled with heated water before intercourse and ultrasound temporarily stops the sperms’ motility so they can’t fertilize an egg. That might be even more awkward than some female birth control devices we won’t mention. But surely the folks who design space rockets can give this contraption a super-manly astronaut vibe. Until then, contraception equality is just a dream - a dream in which men are not the only ones who can turn to a sexual partner at the critical moment and say: “We’re good, right?”

Unsettled governance and political loathing are as French as brie

WASHINGTON — This jest has serious implications: French libraries file their nation’s constitutions under periodicals. There have been 14 of them (and five republics) since the revolutionary year of 1789. So, unsettled governance is as French as brie. As is its menu of extremisms, which includes extreme animosities among France’s factions. In the April 10 first round of presidential voting — the two-candidate runoff is Sunday — Marine Le Pen finished second to President Emmanuel Macron. In third and fourth place, respectively, were the ferociously leftwing Jean-Luc Mélenchon and Éric Zemmour, a media performer whose highoctane xenophobia helped Le Pen by making her seem comparatively decorous. These “Three Moscowteers,” as they have been called, are anti-European Union, antiNATO, anti-American extremists who praised Vladimir Putin until that became awkward. (Zemmour on Putin: “the last bastion against the hurricane of the politically correct which, starting in America, has destroyed all the traditional structures of family, religion and nation.”) These three won 52% of the first-round vote. Adding the votes for lesser left or right zanies brings the extremist vote to at least 57%. In the first round, Le Pen handily defeated Macron 56% to 44% among voters 18 to 24. Today, 39% of voters think Le Pen is a plausible president, up from 21% in 2017. Le Pen, who has called NATO a “warmongering organization,” opposed sanctions on Russia when it seized Crimea. She vows to withdraw French forces — the most formidable among the 27 nations of the European Union — from NATO’s integrated command. In 2017, Le Pen said, “The policies that I represent are the

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WILL policies that are represented by Mr. Trump. They’re represented by Mr. Putin.” A Le Pen victory Sunday would embolden Putin, and Putin’s admirer brooding on his Palm Beach Elba. The Le Pen slogan “Give the French back their country” resonates among millions who subscribe to the belief that they are victims of a “replacement” by immigrants. She wants to end birthright citizenship, and to deny naturalization of children born in France to foreign-born parents. Population pessimism is a facet of Le Pen’s politics of cultural despair. Muslim immigrants have a high birthrate; the “birth dearth” among native French women of childbearing age is well below the replacement level of 2.1 children. Le Pen and others speak of saving “eternal France” from the dilution, and perhaps the disappearance, of “Christian culture.” That ship has, however, sailed. Church attendance is about 10%. Between 1961 and 2012, the percentage of French Catholics saying they went to Mass every Sunday declined from 38 to 7, and probably has declined further. Between 1980 and 2005, the percentage of children born to unmarried women rose from 11.4 to more than 50. Macron was 39 when in 2017 he became the youngest president in French history, and the nation’s youngest head of state since Napoleon at age 30 in 1799. What Macron lacked in

seasoning he has made up for with abundant self-approval. When his popularity underwent the secondquickest plunge in French presidential history, one of his advisers, asked what mistakes the government had made, answered loftily: “We were probably too intelligent, too subtle.” By making neither mistake, the adviser provided a distillation of Macronism, and an example of the vanity from which many Le Pen supporters are recoiling. But, then, the loathing of the French left and right for one another is as French as the brief, blood-soaked Paris Commune (March 18 to May 28, 1871). Historian Modris Eksteins tells (in “Rites of Spring: The Great War and the Birth of the Modern Age”) what happened in the 1870-1871 Franco-Prussian War when Otto von Bismarck’s army triumphed, and recriminations in Paris over the humiliating defeat set the left and right to butchering one another: “More people were killed in one week of street fighting in May 1871 than in the whole of the Jacobin terror, and more of the city was damaged than in any war before or after.” In a perpetually changing world, the limitless capacity of France’s political factions’ mutual detestation is a constant. In 2019, when a few wealthy people offered to help finance the restoration of fire-damaged Notre Dame cathedral, this became for many an occasion not for gratitude but for regretting the existence of the wealthy. “Liberté, égalité, fraternité”? Many of the French are opposed to the first if it diminishes the second, which makes the third elusive. So, Sunday’s election is as unpredictable as it certainly will be consequential.

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Recycling is the best Earth Day gift We all know how it feels to see a local beach or park filled with litter. But the eyesore is just the tip of the iceberg. Consider a littered can. Aluminum is made from bauxite ore. Bauxite is harvested from open-faced strip mines. The process of harvesting the ore kicks up a cloud of red dust that kills nearby vegetation, ruining the livelihood of farmers in countries like Malaysia and Indonesia. After the bauxite is harvested, it needs to be processed to form the can. The aluminum production process releases PFCs – gasses with a global warming potential up to 9,200 times stronger than

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BOWERS carbon dioxide. Aluminum can production also emits twice as much carbon dioxide as a plastic bottle. According to Keep America Beautiful’s litter survey, aluminum cans are littered nearly five times

as often as plastic water bottles. If that littered can never sees the inside of a recycling bin, all that pollution will have been generated for one single beverage. But, if the can is properly recycled, it can be reshaped to live another life. With recycling, single-use products are actually multiuse. Ensuring that every can or bottle is recycled is the best gift you can give the planet this Earth Day. James Bowers is the managing director of the Campaign for Recycling Awareness (RecyclingFacts.com).

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Around the County RABIES CLINICS CAIRO — The 2022 Rabies Clinics are drive-up only clinics at the Angelo Canna Town Park, Joseph D. Spencer Lane, Cairo. All clinics are held 5-7 p.m. May 18, June 15, Aug. 17, Sept. 14. Call to pre-register at 518-719-3600. This is a DRIVE-UP ONLY clinic; you must wear a face mask and remain inside your vehicle at all times. Bring a record of the pet’s previous vaccination for a 3-year certificate; if no record is present, the pet will be given 1-year certificate. Public Health Law requires all cats, dogs, and ferrets to be vaccinated for rabies starting at 12 weeks old. If you are feeding a stray, please bring them to be vaccinated.

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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 Year-Round 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 singersongwriter 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 St., Kingston. Preordered tickets are $12.50 at www.eventbrite.com/e/onedrop-of-kindness-benefitconcert-tickets-293864967027 or $15 at the door. 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 24 HUDSON — Hudson Rocks for Ukraine 1-4 p.m. April 24 at St. Michael’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church, 59 Partision St., Hudson. Donate money for medical assistance for Ukraine. Concert includes Tommy Stinson, Cowboys in the Campfire, Tony Kieraldo, Foggy Otis, Rick and Marilyn, Brad Berk, Dust Bowl Faerie Duet, The Sweetlife Music Project featuring Carla Page; also a hudge community food fair.

APRIL 28 CAIRO — The Cairo Public Library, 15 Railroad Ave., Cairo, will hold Botanical Drawing with Ruth Leonard 4:30-6:30 p.m. four Thursdays beginning April 28. Materials will be provided. Admission is free. For information and to register, call 518-622-9864.

APRIL 29 GREENPORT — Congregation Anshe Emeth, 240 Joslen Blvd., Greenport, the regular Shabbat Service will be held at 7 p.m. April 29. It will include a special guest speaker, Robert W. Linville, who will be appearing in conjunction with Holocaust Remembrance Day. Linville was educated at Haverford College and later graduated from Columbia University. He was Counsel to UNDP economic development missions in Ghana and Kyrgyzstan. From 1998 to 2013 Linville was a private attorney in general practice in New York and Massachusetts. In addition, during those years he was the public defender in Columbia County managing a legal office of eight attorneys and four support staff. Following the Shabbat Service, Linville will be remembering his late father who was assigned by the United States Treasury Department to track down

and locate stolen Nazi assets following World War II. 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. CAIRO — The Greene County Women’s League Cancer Patient Aid will host their first Cancer Patient Aid Mother’s Day Craft Fair 10 a.m.-3 p.m. April 30 at the Red Rooster Restaurant, 851 Main St., Cairo. More than 24 handcraft vendors, chance auction, 50/50 and food available. Admission is free. For information, email greenecountywomensleague@gmail.com.

MAY 1 ATHENS — The West Athens-Lime Street Fire Company, 933 Leeds Athens Road, Athens, will hold an all you can eat breakfast 8 a.m.-noon May 1. All proceeds will benefit the family of deceased West Athens-Lime Street Firefighter William K. Kohler Jr. Freewill offering accepted.

MAY 3 CAIRO — The Greene County Women’s League Cancer Patient Aid (GCWL) will meet at noon May 3 at Red Rooster, 845 Main St, Cairo. Greene County Women’s League (G.C.W.L.) is a 501(c)(3) notfor-profit organization whose mission is to provide Greene County Cancer patients (men, women and children) with assistance in paying medical expenses resulting from the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. For information, call 518-819-1249, visit GCWL at www.greenecountywomensleague.com.

ACRA — Are you looking forward to getting back into the garden this spring? Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) of Columbia and Greene Counties is hosting Spring Gardening Days: Tips and Tricks for a Successful Garden from May 9 through May 21. This is a series of virtual and in-person classes to build or enhance your gardening skills. Join Master Gardener Volunteers, and other gardening experts, to learn about various aspects of growing flowers, fruits and vegetables, as well as birding, composting and mushrooming. Webinars will be held via Zoom. Workshops will be available at the Hudson and Acra offices. Webinars May 9-20: Birding 101 An Introduction to Growing Unusual Fruits Sequence of Bloom Grow your own Vegetables! Landscaping for the Home Gardener The Importance of Soil Health Workshops (Hudson and Acra) May 14, and 21: Build your own worm bin! Undercover gardening Learn to make hypertufa pots Everything is coming up Roses (Hudson only) Growing forest fungi Pest Identification and Management for Vegetable Crops For more dates, course descriptions, and to register, visit columbiagreene.org or contact Sandra Linnell

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Coxsackie-Athens Middle School Rotary Club Student of the Month is seventh grader Kendall Hoffman. Kendall is a diligent student. Her work is consistently completed on time and done neatly. She takes pride in work well done. Kendall is a strong member of the National Junior Honor Society and a member of the CAMS News Team. Although a quiet person, she will speak up to support her friends. Kendall sets a good example for other students and helps to make a positive atmosphere in the classroom.

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MUSTANG HALL OF FAME CAIRO — The Cairo-Durham Mustang Pride Hall of Fame Committee announces the 4th Induction Class to the Mustang Pride Hall of Fame. Congratulations to Hugh “Lucky” Gallagher, William “Buz” Getzke, Harry Lennon, Rudolph Keith Phillips and Richard Uzzilia. The Mustang Pride Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be held starting at 5 p.m. May 7 at the Shamrock House, 2388 Route 145, East Durham. To purchase tickets to the dinner and ceremony, contact Cathie Petronio in the Cairo-Durham High School Main Office at 518-622-8543 or cpetronio@cavirodurham.

org. The cost for each ticket is $35 and includes the ceremony and dinner. Checks should be made out to the Cairo-Durham Foundation and sent to Cairo-Durham High School, P.O. Box 598, Cairo, NY 12413 (Attn: Hall of Fame). Tickets will not be sold at the door and should be ordered by April 22, 2022. If you have questions, contact Cathie Petronio in the CDHS Main Office at 518622-8543 or Jeremy Moore, CDHS Principal, at jmoore@ cairodurham.org. The Cairo-Durham Foundation will also host a golf tournament on Sunday, June 12th at Blackhead Mountain Lodge & Country Club to help fundraise for the foundation. More information to follow.

Annual Mountaintop Earth day celebrationApril 23 TANNESVILLE — The annual Mountaintop Earth Day Event will be held 10 a.m.-2 p.m. April 23. Partnered with the Mountain Top Library, Tannersville and the Town of Hunter, all are invited to attend. The event will open at 10 a.m. with a welcome and a ribbon cutting with local officials at the Mountain Top Library, 6093 Main St., Tannersville. This celebration will feature displays, demonstrations, workshops/ presentations, music, poetry and art too. Kids puzzles, games, play, art, poetry and giveaways will run throughout the day. The Earth Day/22 program includes the following: A live demonstration: Birds of Prey on the Mountaintop.

Greene County Soil and Water – Michelle Yost: Watershed and the Mountaintop. Mountain Top Arboretum – Ryan Moore: Invasive Species and the invasion. Composting: Tyler Huff: Compost, save and get fertile. History of the Mountaintop: Dede Thorp and her new book. An award-winning display: “Land of Little Rivers” – Marvin Marvels. Free seeds, soil and pots: Start your 2022 garden with a smile. Music provided by Andy Shapiro, Liz Grossman, Susan Kukle and the Drum Circle. Kids games, puzzles, poster art, poetry, and free buttons, stickers and giveaways. Earth Day/22 will explore

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our unique history. Located inside the Catskill Forest Preserve, the historic Catskill Park, and the NY DEP Watershed, we have been the central focus of the Hudson River School of Art — all dating back to the early 19th Century. From puzzles to poetry, from plant seeds to composting, streams, invasive species, and a live demonstration of OUR BIRDS OF PREY, we will explore the future of our shared environment. We encourage you to sign up as volunteers for a Trail/ Stream Clean-up that will take place one week later, 10 a.m.-noon April 30. The Clean-up will be followed by a Picnic at the Rip Van Winkle Lake/Park Pavilion. Details to follow.

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Thomas H. Doyle August 5, 1978 — April 19, 2022 On Tuesday April 19, 2022, Chatham resident Thomas H. Doyle, son of Joseph and Nancy Doyle passed away at the age of 43. Tom was born on August 5, 1978 in Hudson, N.Y. and a brother to Maureen, Patrick, & Joanne. Tom was a graduate of Chatham H.S. and became quite the Sousaphone virtuoso during his tenure. Of which he enjoyed participating in HS Concerts & football games, Brass Choir, All County, Local Parades and the New York State School Music Association. Tom had an avid love of all outdoor activities included hunting, hiking, tractor pulls, snowmobiling and ATV riding. Toms’ former employment included Davis Contracting, ACP Power Equipment, and a lifetime Laborer of Love at the Doyle Farm homestead. Whether it was milking at the former dairy barn, raking and bailing hay, or disking a field that eagerly awaits to be sown, Tom was no stranger to a hard days work. Naturally, working a farm requires an individual to have a keen eye and a problem-solving mind to oversee and maintain ones equipment. Being quick witted and having a good sense of humor is just an added bonus. His laughter will always be remembered. Tom excelled at such responsibilities and could troubleshoot and fix any turbo diesel, belt driven, gas guzzling, electrical wired instrument within his reach. If it wheezed, coughed, skipped or arced, Tom was “The One”. The one person that could rectify and correct the beguiled machine into becoming his muse. Much like a painter dabbing a brush into his palette, or the symphony conductor swinging his baton to guide the enthusiastic orchestra, Tom was no different. With sleeves rolled up and half a smirk, all that was needed before reaching into his array of tools would be an infamous “one-liner”. A one liner that would simply state the matter of fact at hand whilst leaving others scratching their heads. Tom leaves behind his beloved four-legged companion Echo, parents Joseph & Nancy Doyle, Sister Maureen (Michael) Behrens, niece Ella & nephew Connor Behrens, Brother Patrick (Carie) Doyle, niece Maya & nephew William Doyle, Sister Joanne Doyle, Grandmother Lina Logan, closest Friend Jason Brown, Aunts, Uncles, and cousins. Calling hours will be Monday April 25, 2022 from 5-7pm at the Wenk Funeral home in Chatham, N.Y. A Funeral Service April 26, 2022 at 11am at the Wenk Funeral Home in Chatham, N.Y. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Tom’s honor to The Ghent Sportsman’s Association, PO Box 70, Ghent N.Y. 12075. For on-line condolences, visit wenkfuneralhome.com.

In Zelensky’s blue-collar hometown, praise for the president’s ‘steel’ By Isabelle Khurshudyan The Washington Post

KRYVYI RIH, Ukraine — Sergiy Milutin first saw Volodymyr Zelensky when they were both 17 years old — competing against each other in a popular televised improv and comedy writing competition. Zelensky won, and even Milutin, then his rival, begrudgingly admitted that Zelensky was a captivating performer. He had a “crazy energy” that kept your attention, he said. Nearly three decades later, Milutin now seeks out Zelensky’s appearances every night. The Ukrainian president’s evening speeches — now deadly serious — have become routine for many in the country over nearly two months of war with Russia. “The whole country can only go to sleep after we’ve seen his latest video,” said Milutin, the deputy mayor of Kryvyi Rih, an industrial city of nearly 700,000 in Ukraine’s heartland and Zelensky’s hometown. Zelensky has become the unshaven face of a Ukrainian resilience and defiance that has captivated the world. His daily briefings to Ukrainians have evolved from selfie-style videos on the streets of Kyiv — proof that he had not bolted from a country under attack — to more-formal addresses from behind a lectern, dressed in military-green fatigues. They’re a must-see, immediately shared across social media channels. On the international stage, he has challenged the West’s commitment to supporting Ukraine, criticizing countries and world leaders by name for their economic relationships with Russia or reluctance to

provide Ukraine with heavy weaponry. And in Kryvyi Rih, where people have monitored Zelensky’s rise from local boy to star comedian to surprising presidential hopeful to brave wartime leader, Zelensky has come to embody the steel city’s blue-collar strength. With the war now entering a second phase — what Zelensky this week referred to as the “Battle for Donbas,” Ukraine’s eastern region — people here and across Ukraine are again looking to Zelensky to steer them through it. “He’s become a symbol not just of Ukrainian unity amid war but also a symbol of the changing principles of the world order,” Milutin said. Kryvyi Rih has not painted murals or erected statues in Zelensky’s honor. His presence is most directly acknowledged in large yellow signs around various buildings noting that their renovation is part of the Ukrainian president’s infrastructure initiative. Zelensky, meanwhile, gave a nod to his hometown when he named his television production company “Kvartal 95,” referring to the district of town where he grew up. His father is a professor at a local university, and people here are impressed that the Zelenskys carried on with life as normal in the city even after their son swept to an unexpected presidential victory in 2019. Nowadays, city officials ask journalists not to visit or photograph Zelensky’s childhood home, because it might spook nervous neighbors who fear Russia could target the house with a missile strike as a sort of personal revenge.

Biden to issue Earth Day order to safeguard old-growth forests By Anna Phillips The Washington Post

President Joe Biden will sign an executive order on Friday in Seattle laying the groundwork for protecting some of the biggest and oldest trees in America’s forests, according to five individuals briefed on the plan who spoke on the condition of anonymity because it was not yet finalized. Biden will direct the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management to inventory mature and oldgrowth forests nationwide, three of the individuals said. He will also require the agencies to identify threats to these trees and to use that information to write policies that protect them. The president’s order, however, will not ban logging of mature and oldgrowth trees, they added, and the administration is not considering a nationwide prohibition. It will include initiatives aimed at curbing deforestation overseas, promoting economic development in regions with major timber industries and calculating the economic value of other natural resources such as wetlands. While Democrats and environmentalists will likely welcome the order, it does not have the same force as legislation and could be reversed under a future president. The new order would not go as far as a bill Democratic Sen. Brian Schatz of Hawaii and Rep. Earl Blumenauer of Oregon have written, which would restrict the trade of commodities linked to forest clearing, such as palm oil and beef. The move reflects the administration’s broader strategy to fight climate change by conserving more

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Tongass National Forest on Prince of Wales Island, Alaska.

land in the United States and more of the trees that store the most carbon. A 2020 study of six national forests in the Pacific Northwest, for example, found that just 3% of the largest trees contained roughly 42% of the carbon. Earlier this year, more than 70 environmental groups launched a campaign calling on Biden to enact new protections for mature and old-growth trees - generally, those over 80 years old - which currently aren’t prohibited from being turned into lumber. In November, Democratic members of Congress wrote to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, urging him to protect older forests and warning that allowing these trees to be harvested would undermine the president’s climate goals because it would release a massive amount of planetwarming pollutants. “Allowing logging of mature and old federal forests should become a practice of the past,” they wrote. Scientists consider forests to be critical carbon sinks, meaning they absorb more carbon dioxide than they release into the atmosphere. Old-growth trees, such as

California’s redwoods and giant sequoias or the mammoth Sitka spruce and red cedar trees in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest, collectively store billions of tons of carbon dioxide in their trunks, branches and roots. Protecting them could help avert the worst effects of climate change. Placing safeguards on older trees could be hugely controversial. Timber companies are likely to object to any new limits on their access to trees in federal forests, and experts will debate what counts as a mature tree. A Loblolly pine in the Southeast and a Ponderosa pine in the West grow at vastly different rates, complicating efforts to define maturity as a set number of years across multiple species. In writing new policies, the administration will also have to walk a line between preserving older trees on federal land and giving managers enough flexibility to assure those forests’ health. While scientists agree that forests are important to slowing climate change, many say that years of wildfire suppression policies have led to dense forests

that are fueling more extreme fires. Some of the strategies to address this involve thinning out small trees, clearing dry brush and intentionally setting beneficial fires. But federal agencies have also contracted with timber companies to clear land for fire breaks, and cut down larger trees that they say threaten homes and communities. Critics have argued that this approach amounts to a giveaway for timber companies who they say helped make American forests crowded by logging the largest, oldest trees. The many younger trees that sprung up in their place burn more easily, and they often don’t survive the more destructive wind-driven wildfires that have torn through the West in recent years. The fight over old-growth forests has been going on for decades. In 1991, a federal judge blocked all logging of old-growth trees in the Pacific Northwest’s national forests to protect the northern spotted owl’s shrinking habitat. Republican and Democratic administrations have put in place dueling logging rules since then, and environmentalists have brought lawsuits that have curtailed several timber sales. By 2020, the spotted owl had lost some 70% of its habitat and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said it could go extinct. The Trump administration stripped away protections from more than a third of the bird’s total protected habitat, but Biden officials reversed that decision, writing a Federal Register notice that the rollback had “defects and shortcomings.”

Trump campaign must pay FUNERAL Omarosa Manigault Newman DIRECTORS $1.3 million in legal fees By Timothy Bella The Washington Post

An arbitrator this week ordered former president Donald Trump’s presidential campaign to pay Omarosa Manigault Newman $1.3 million in legal fees over the Trump campaign’s unsuccessful lawsuit against her after she wrote a book about her time as a White House adviser. Trump accused Manigault Newman, who rose to fame on “The Apprentice,” a show starring Trump, and eventually became one of his most vocal critics, of violating a nondisclosure agreement for writing her 2018 book, “Unhinged: An Insider Account of the Trump White House,” a scathing tell-all of her experience with the Trump administration. Even after arbitrator T. Andrew Brown decided the language in the NDA was too vague to enforce, the two sides continued in their yearslong battle to determine who should pay for the legal fees. The arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association in New York denied the arguments from Trump’s lawyers on Tuesday that the former aide was acting in bad faith during and after the lawsuit. “Respondent was defending herself in a claim which was extensively litigated for more than three years, against an opponent who undoubtedly commanded far greater resources than did Respondent,” Brown wrote in the ruling. “This award is in full settlement of all remaining claims not already disposed of in this Arbitration.” John Phillips, Manigault Newman’s attorney, claimed in a statement to The Washington Post that the order is “the largest known attorney fee award against a Political

Campaign or President we can find.” Phillips said he hoped the order would “send a message that weaponized litigation will not be tolerated and empower other lawyers to stand up and fight for the whistleblower and vocal critic against the oppressive machine.” “We look forward to receiving a check and will donate a portion of the proceeds to groups who stand up to the suppression of speech,” he said. A Trump spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment early Thursday. The order comes the same week as former secretary of state Hillary Clinton asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Trump alleging that Clinton, the Democratic National Committee and others “maliciously conspired to weave a false narrative” that Trump’s campaign colluded with Russia during the 2016 presidential race. In their motion to dismiss the case, Clinton’s attorneys wrote Wednesday that Trump’s lawsuit “has no merit as a lawsuit, and should be dismissed with prejudice.” Trump made more headlines Wednesday when he walked out on an interview with Piers Morgan after the British broadcaster challenged him on his false claims about widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election. Morgan told Trump, who has perpetuated widely debunked claims that voter fraud cost him reelection, that he had not produced “hard evidence” of voter fraud, prompting the former president to lash out, according to the New York Post. Manigault Newman signed a nondisclosure agreement when she joined Trump’s campaign in 2016. She joined the White House as a senior staffer, but was fired

in December 2017 by then-White House Chief of Staff John Kelly. The next year, Manigault Newman released “Unhinged,” which depicted Trump as unqualified, narcissistic and racist. Several anecdotes made national news, including one instance in which Manigault Newman says she walked in on Trump eating a piece of paper in the Oval Office. She also alleged that there are tapes showing Trump using racial slurs, but Manigault Newman has not provided evidence. Trump’s campaign soon filed an arbitration action, arguing that Manigault Newman violated an agreement not to disclose “confidential information.” But last year, Brown rejected Trump’s argument because “confidential” was too broad of a term - one defined to mean “all information . . . that Mr. Trump insists remain private.” On Tuesday, Brown instructed the Trump campaign to pay Manigault Newman more than $1.3 million in legal fees and other expenses. Manigault Newman had initially asked to be awarded more than $3.4 million, but Brown’s order of $1.3 million was based on her attorney’s billable hours, according to the filing. The attorney tweeted a photo of him and Manigault Newman holding copies of the arbitrator’s order. Manigault Newman has yet to publicly comment on the case, but took to Twitter on Wednesday to describe the legal battle between her, a first-year law student at Southern University Law Center, and Trump’s legal team as “David vs. Goliath.” “Now pardon me as I get back to studying for my Contract Law final exam,” she tweeted.

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HUDSY announces hands-on ‘Apprentice Program’ 2022 cohort KINGSTON — In addition to showcasing series, documentaries and short films about or shot in the Hudson Valley for their forthcoming app (launching early June), local production company HUDSY is also committed to helping train a new, diverse generation of passionate creatives to become the chroniclers of tomorrow through the HUDSY Apprentice Program. HUDSY is today announcing their 2022 cohort of apprentices, including Sheyla Morales Bautista, Kristina Mott, Sebastian Rodriguez-Delgado, and Norma Brickner. The HUDSY Apprentice Program aims to deliver practical production skills to the participants, with a longrange goal of helping to create a new generation of filmmakers right here in the Hudson Valley. After training and overseeing several groups in a beta environment over the last few years, HUDSY is thrilled to be taking on this first official group of individuals committed to learning

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HUDSY Staff and Apprentices from the left are Rob Harris; Sebastian Rodriguez-Delgado; Todd Apmann; Kristina Mott; Laura Kandel ; Sheyla Morales Bautista; Jesse Brown; Norma Brickner; Christopher Greffrath; Madeline Friedman; Angel Gates Fonseca; Natasha Scully.

more about the ins and outs of production. Meet the 2022 HUDSY Apprentices Sheyla Morales Bautista is based in Wappingers Falls, though she is originally from Chalco, Mexico. She graduated from Dutchess

Community College before transferring to SUNY New Paltz to major in Digital Media Productions. Sheyla aims to make her projects expose a perspective that she feels needs more representation and she is currently working on a short documentary

about the affordable housing market in the Hudson Valley. As a HUDSY apprentice, Sheyla hopes to foster connections in the local media industry and take on more collaborative projects. In the future she hopes to work on films that make the nuances of intersectional identities more accessible to those in and outside of marginalized communities. Kristina Mott is from Middletown and graduated from SUNY Orange in 2017 before transferring to SUNY New Paltz where she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Digital Media Production. Kristina de-prioritized her videography passion after taking a job as a school photographer, but during the COVID-19 “pause” of 2020, she directed, starred in, and edited a short film called Glitch that reignited her creativity. Her biggest career goal is to one day work on a movie set as a cinematographer or become a video editor. Ultimately, she hopes to one day

write and direct her own feature film. Sebastian Rodriguez-Delgado, also known as Seb, is a multi-disciplinary artist, lifelong learner, and jack-of-alltrades from Kingston inspired by folks like Jack Kirby, Donald Glover, Alejandro Jodorowsky, and Adam Savage. He spends his time going to school at Bard, troubleshooting and finding solutions to problems at Radio Kingston and the Fisher Center at Bard, not quitting his daydream, eating many foods, and doing his best to rest. He would like to collaborate. Norma Brickner, is a graduate of the SUNY New Paltz Department of Digital Media with her BA in Digital Media and Journalism. She also participated in the Below The Line bootcamp run by Umbra Soundstage in her hometown of Newburgh. Rob Harris studied history at Stanford, interned with legendary documentary filmmaker Barbara Kopple, then went on to get a Masters in

Journalism at UC Berkeley. After associate producing a PBS Frontline with Lowell Bergman, Apprentices work at least 10 hours per week during the five-month period, gaining on-set experiences and direct interaction with mentors. In addition to running public-engaging street teams, recording events, scouting locations, and drafting production schedules and call sheets, they also attend workshops and work alongside mentors to learn shooting, producing, lighting, sound and editing. At least once a month, halfday production skill-building workshops will be conducted for all participants. Apprentices are compensated with wages or a combination of wages and college credits. Available via HUDSY’s website, the online application process was open from September 20 through October 22, 2021 and included essay questions, references, and submission of a work sample.

April is National Gardening Month: Time to prune

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pruned after they have leafed out in early spring. This gives them the form in which they will grow for the season. Since many evergreens only have new growth on the tips of branches, wait to prune them until after new growth for the year is complete. Then it will have the whole growing season to form new buds for growing and filling in next year. Young fruit trees should be pruned as soon as buds

form in order to form them into their desired shape and allow their energy to be devoted to making fruit. Perennial herbs like rosemary, oregano and sage grow leggy and woody over time and benefit from being pruned in spring as growth begins. Tips on Pruning Correctly Use high quality pruning tools that have been cleaned and sharpened since the previous season. We recommend by pass pruners which work like a scissor

rather than an anvil pruner which tend to squash the branch rather than make a clean cut. Remove all dead, diseased or damaged stems as they attract insects and invite diseases to develop. Also remove crossing branches, water sprouts and suckers. Cut just above a node where the leaves, buds and shoots emerge from the stem. This way you can manipulate new growth to

form in a desired direction, as nodes form on different sides of a stem. It’s important to cut at a downwards angle, so rainwater runs quickly off the wound. Cutting flat runs the risk of infections entering the plant, creating ideal conditions for fungi to take hold. After pruning, mulch plants with a generous layer of garden compost or wellrotted manure, to give them a boost.

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POMONA — According to the US Department of Agriculture, April is National Gardening Month. Many people await the arrival of spring specifically so they can begin to work in their gardens. One of the first tasks is to see what might need pruning. Just like gardeners need to get their tools and supplies ready for the spring growing season, so should they take stock of which plants need to be cut back. Pruning in spring is a great opportunity to cut out dead, diseased or dying stems, and to reshape shrubs that have gotten overgrown and unwieldy. A good “haircut” also makes way for new growth and helps to encourage more flowers, foliage and colorful stems on a wide range of plants. Plants that flower on the same year’s growth such as lavender, fuchsias, buddleia and ornamental grasses can

be pruned almost to ground level before they put energy into new growth. Earlyspring bloomers like lilac, forsythia and rhododendron produce flowers on wood formed the previous year and should be pruned immediately after they finish blooming. If you prune them later in the growing season or during winter, you’ll remove flower buds and decrease the amount of spring bloom. Treat roses that bloom only once per year the same as other spring-blooming shrubs, by pruning after they finish blooming. Repeat bloomers, including hybrid teas, floribundas and grandifloras, are pruned mostly to shape the plant or to remove winter-damaged canes. If they become overgrown, cut them back in early spring. Hedges of beech and cherry laurel as well as boxwood topiaries are best

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Hancock Shaker Village DEC announces more than $1 million in grants now opens for 2022 with the 20th available for Hudson River anniversary celebration of Estuary communities baby animals HANCOCK, Massachusetts — In just a few weeks, Hancock Shaker Village will open its barn doors and welcome visitors to meet the Baby Animals and celebrate new life on the farm. This beloved annual ritual of renewal marks the beginning of spring in the Berkshires and kicks off the museum’s spring/summer programming. This year’s dynamic program includes a campus-wide exploration of the connection between the Shakers and contemporary Asian art, a gem of an exhibition about the design and functionality of the broom and popular events ranging from goat yoga to outdoor lawn concerts to Food for Thought. “Spring at Hancock Shaker Village is a joyous time,” said Director Jennifer Trainer Thompson. “Our farm literally ‘springs’ to life and there may be nothing cuter than a baby animal. When you add to that 20 historic buildings, and a lot of creative programming — from farm talks to concerts to the spiritual richness of brooms — you find a union with content that creates an unparalleled experience. Welcome back, and welcome to our 2022 season!” Baby Animals returns for its 20th Anniversary celebration on April 16 through May 8. Meet the newest arrivals and partake in hundreds of events and activities, from daily Livestock 101 talks with the farm team, to a talk on the enduring Shaker influence on design, to walks, games and talks daily. Enjoy Easter brunch in Bimi’s Café, and follow a scavenger hunt to find the Easter chicks. On Sheep Shearing Weekend, April 23 and April 24, watch the flock get their annual haircuts. Follow the wool from fleece to fabric during After the Shearing Weekend, April 30 and May 1. And don’t forget the Behind the Scenes tours for a personalized experience. Highly popular, there are a limited number of spots in each tour and they sell out quickly. Find blacksmithing, woodworking, dyeing, spinning and weaving demos, plus on weekends, take a pony ride and have your face painted. Open 11 a.m.-4 p.m. daily. In 2022 Hancock Shaker Village will also present its first major exhibition on

contemporary Asian art, featuring three artists working on the cutting edge of international art trends. A Spirit of Gift, A Place of Sharing is a campus-wide exhibition opening May 30 that explores the link between 19th century Shaker and contemporary Asian art. Featuring three artists—Yusuke Asai of Japan, Kimsooja of Korea, and Pinaree Sanpitak of Thailand— the campus-wide exhibition connects the forms rooted in various Asian sensibilities and aesthetics as manifested in the contemporary visual language of these three artists, sharing an intense concentration of minds, handcrafted intimacy, and unique use of space. Although worlds apart in origin and distance, these artists and the Shaker community are all dedicated to a place of sharing. This is the third time in the last 30 years that Hancock Shaker Village has explored a connection between Asian aesthetics and the very American religious utopian Shaker movement. More information about the exhibition which runs May 30 through Nov. 14 can be found on the website. In the Chace Gallery, Swept: This Work I Will Do features the work of artist and broom squire Cate Richards who, inspired by Shaker broom makers, will create sculptural objects with established broom making techniques to explore issues of gender, race, equality, and other topics. Some of Richard’s sculptures are made of traditional broom making materials (broomcorn and wood) while others will use fiber, plastic, and metal. These anachronistic sculptures comment on the history and potential historical gaps of American broom making, highlight contemporary broom making practices, and explore the Shaker idea of the broom as a spiritual object. The exhibition opens June 17 and runs through Nov. 27, 2022. In the Brick Dwelling, several of the historic period rooms are being reconceived, featuring themed gallery spaces. In each of these rooms, the Shaker design legacy for American artists will be on display as well as masterpieces from important collections. Rarely seen objects, furniture, and

textiles from Hancock’s collection will be on view alongside period rooms that depict Shaker favorites. Themes such as Death and Mourning, Textile Processes, and Look Again! a close study of chairs from various Shaker communities, will offer new and varied perspectives on the Shaker beliefs and practices. Enjoy a Friday night under the stars with the Back Porch Concerts. Bring a blanket or chair and claim a spot on the lawn. The bar’s open, and Bimi’s café will be serving supper or picnics at thesummer concert series which starts July 1 with Boston singersongwriter Ali McGuirk. July 22 enjoy Grammy nominated Carolina Chocolate Drops member Hubby Jenkins and his Americana music sound. Regional favorites with national acclaim, The Nields return with their sisterly harmonies and sharp storytelling Aug. 12. And Sept. 2, award-winning banjoist, fiddler, singer and ethnomusicologist Jake Blount takes the Back Porch stage to perform music that draws upon bluegrass and blues influences, specializing in the traditional music of African Americans and indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands. An inspired menu combined with an opportunity for vibrant discourse is the recipe for our Food for Thought dinner series. Artisanal cider maker Berkshire Cider Project joins us for a special Cider Maker’s Dinner on July 14. Learn more about making their fine, sparkling hard cider from heirloom apples gathered in the historic orchard at an al fresco multi-course savory dinner featuring craft cider pairings. Aug. 18 Know Your (Chignon) Farmer features a beautiful collaboration between the farmers and two rising food stars. Lucky guests will walk the gardens (glass of wine in hand) with tje farmers, then settle down for foodfrom-scratch dinner in the barn prepared by Mariah and Justin Forstmann from Chingon Taco Truck. Chingon’s culinary mission is to connect with the land and food culture of the Berkshires, and they’ll be working directly with the farm team to make a special dinner.

Winnakee launches ‘Forever Forests’ in honor of International Day of the Forests RHINEBECK — In celebration of International Day of the Forests on March 21, Winnakee Land Trust announces Forever Forests, a 10-year campaign to protect 10,000 acres in 10 years across the Hudson Valley. “The importance of acting to protect local forests, and the ecosystem services they provide, is at a crucial window in the next ten years, before they are lost to development, pests and pathogens and the effects of climate change,” said Winnakee’s Executive Director Bob Davis. “Within the lifetime of a child born today, many of the environmental and economic benefits of our forests will be denied to their generation, and those to come,” added Davis. “Additionally, 70% of NY’s forests are not viable to regenerate without timely and comprehensive stewardship action, a key component of

Winnakee’s conservation strategy to restore protected forests. The Hudson Valley, in particular, has the lowest forest regeneration rates in NYS. Coupled with one of the nation’s highest population growths in recent years, this could mean outright disaster for local forests and the public benefits they offer our region as one of the most desired places to live in the U.S.” Winnakee’s Forever Forest campaign lays out a strategy to protect and restore 10,000 acres of forest to their fullest ecological potential. Winnakee is making this announcement on International Day of Forests, a day proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in 2012, to celebrate and raise awareness of the importance of all types of forests. Winnakee invites members of the public to a free, special presentation of FOREVER FORESTS 4-5:30 p.m. April 24

at CO, 6571 Spring Brook Ave., Rhinebeck, as part of Earth Week. The event will detail Winnakee-led strategies for measurable impact at the local level to this global issue. As Davis notes: “Restoring forests can as much as double their ability to mitigate the effects of climate change, and this nature-based solution makes economic sense, too. In short, protecting our local forests is one of the most indispensable investments we can make for our region’s future.” “Winnakee is proud to have expanded our conservation mission in recent years. The Forever Forests campaign is one way to help maintain and improve the quality of life we enjoy in our region and support our local economy while contributing globally to one of the most effective, naturebased solutions to climate change,” added David Ping, Winnakee Board Chair.

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ALBANY — New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos announced $1.14 million in competitive grant funding is now available to help communities in the Hudson River Estuary watershed increase resiliency to flooding, protect water quality, fish, and wildlife habitat, and improve recreational access and education for all, including people with disabilities and New Yorkers living in communities historically and disproportionately overburdened by environmental pollution. “New York continues to make significant investments to improve community resiliency, conserve natural resources, and protect water quality across the state, and the grants announced today will provide a further boost to Hudson River watershed communities,” said Commissioner Seggos. “These grants support Governor Hochul’s ongoing efforts to improve and expand Hudson River recreation opportunities for people of all abilities, and will increase access to New York’s treasured natural resources along the Hudson River Valley.” Three types of grant opportunities are available through three Requests for Applications (RFAs): Local Stewardship Planning; River Access; and River Education. The deadline for all applications is June 1, 2022, at 3 p.m. These RFAs are only available online through the NYS Grants Gateway. The Grants Gateway is a webbased grant management system that streamlines how grants are administered by the State.

HUDSON RIVER ESTUARY ACCESS Approximately $300,000 is available for projects to improve resiliency to flooding and sea-level rise and improve accessibility for people with disabilities at sites for boating, fishing, swimming, and/or wildlife-dependent recreation along the shores of the Hudson River Estuary, including the tidal portion of its tributaries. This funding may be used to develop plans or designs or to purchase equipment, and/ or support the construction of physical improvements. The minimum grant award is $10,500, and the maximum grant amount is $75,000.

RIVER EDUCATION Approximately $240,000

is available to support projects to enhance education about the estuary along the tidal waters of the Hudson and to make opportunities to learn about the Hudson River Estuary more accessible. Funding may be used to design, equip, and/or construct educational facilities, as well as improve programs, materials, and visitor experiences. Funding may also be used to deliver environmental science and conservation education programs to support a paid environmental science research program for high school students, college students, and young adults focused on the Hudson River Estuary ecosystem. The goal is to provide an opportunity for people that may have barriers to otherwise accessing intensive research opportunities and help develop their skills in science, technology, engineering, art and math (STEAM). The minimum grant award is $10,500, and the maximum grant amount is $75,000. Additional points are given to projects in in communities historically and disproportionately overburdened by environmental pollution, known as Environmental Justice areas, and projects that support regional economic development strategies.

LOCAL STEWARDSHIP PLANNING Approximately $600,000 is available for four categories of local projects and programs to support planning for: Creating climate vulnerability assessments, adaptation plans, and strategies for waterfront communities in the Hudson River estuary watershed to adapt to climate risks like flooding, sealevel rise, heat, and drought, including using natural and nature-based solutions and considering social equity; Engineering plans/designs to make water infrastructure more resilient to flooding and/or sea-level rise; Planning for conservation of natural resources by creating a natural resources inventory, open space inventory/index, open space plan, conservation overlay zone, open space funding feasibility study, or connectivity plan; and Water quality monitoring, watershed characterization, and water quality improvement planning and design. The minimum grant award is $10,500 and the maximum award is $50,000.

Additional points are given to projects in Environmental Justice areas and projects that support regional economic development strategies. Grants are administered by DEC’s Hudson River Estuary Program and funded by the State’s Environmental Protection Fund (EPF). Among the many environmental victories in the 202223 State Budget, Governor Kathy Hochul succeeded in enacting an increase in the EPF from $300 to $400 million, the highest-ever level of funding in the program’s history. The EPF supports climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts, improves agricultural resources to promote sustainable agriculture, protects our water sources, advances conservation efforts, and provides recreational opportunities for New Yorkers. All grant applicants, including government agencies and not-for-profit corporations, must be registered in the NYS Grants Gateway to be eligible to apply for any State grant opportunity. Not-for-profit applicants are required to “prequalify” in the Grants Gateway system. For more information about Grants Gateway, please visit the Grants Management website or contact the Grants Gateway Team at: grantsgateway@its.ny.gov. General information about these grants is also available on DEC’s website at www.dec.ny.gov/ lands/5091.html. Completed grant applications must be submitted online through the Grants Gateway by 3 p.m. on June 1, 2022. General questions about the Hudson River Estuary grants application process may be directed to Susan Pepe, Estuary Grants Manager, NYSDEC, 625 Broadway, Albany, NY 12233-3506; HREPgrants@ dec.ny.gov. Now in its 20th year, the Estuary Grants Program implements priorities outlined in DEC’s Hudson River Estuary Action Agenda 20212025. To date, the Hudson River Estuary Program has awarded 594 grants totaling $25.5 million. To view the Action Agenda and for complete details about the new grant funding, visit http://www.dec. ny.gov/lands/5091.html on the DEC website.

CCEUC offers a spotted lanternfly update April 27 KINGSTON — Spotted lanternfly (SLF) is a new invasive insect that is native to parts of Southeast Asia. It is a destructive pest that feeds on more than 100 plant species, including grapes, backyard cucumbers, and various hardwood trees. SLF was first detected in Pennsylvania in 2014 and has since spread to surrounding areas, including

Maryland, New Jersey, NYC, and more recently, the Hudson Valley. Jim O’Connell will offer a free presentation on SLF, including a brief history of its introduction, what’s being done to manage populations, and what the public can do to help. Those who attend will also get a free SLF collection kit. The workshop will

be held 6-7 p.m. April 27 at the CCEUC office, 232 Plaza Road Kingston. It is free to attend, register in advance at https:// www.eventbrite.com/e/ spotted-lanternfly-informational-workshop-tickets-293232756067. Covid-19 is still a risk. EVERYONE who attends this workshop is required to wear a mask.

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New 329 area code for Columbia, A call for volunteers for the Delaware, Dutchess, Greene, Orange, 17th annual Canal Clean Sweep Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester counties ALBANY — The New York State Public Service Commission (Commission) announced that residential, business and wireless customers within the existing 845 area code region (Columbia, Delaware, Dutchess, Greene, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester counties) should begin to prepare for the introduction of the new 329 area code, as early as the third quarter of 2023. To meet the increasing demand for residential and business phone numbers, the Commission, on April 14, 2022, approved a new area code to be added to the current 845 area code that serves all or parts of Columbia, Delaware, Dutchess, Greene, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester counties. Beginning the third quarter of 2023, customers in the existing 845 area code requesting new service, an additional line, or a move in the location of their service, may be assigned a number in the new 329 area code. Existing customers in the

845-area code will not be affected by the new overlay area code. An overlay area code is the most effective possible use of numbering resources in the 845-area code region and results in long-term relief, with the least expense, and the least amount of disruption and frustration to consumers as possible. Customers will retain their current telephone numbers, and 10-digit dialing for local calls will continue. The overlay area code will be assigned to newly issued telephone numbers in the region once all existing 845 telephone numbers are exhausted, and will apply to all telephone numbers, regardless of service type. Customers will retain their current telephone numbers, and 10-digit dialing for local calls will continue. The new area code is projected to provide telephone numbering relief for approximately 28 years. Important facts that consumers and businesses need to know about the upcoming 845 area code overlay are: Current telephone numbers, including current area

code, will not change. The price of a call, coverage area, or other rates and services will not change due to the overlay. What is a local call now will continue to remain a local call. Calls between 329 and 845 area codes are local calls. Consumers will continue to dial the area code + telephone number for all calls to other area codes. Calls to reach 911 Emergency Service will remain three digits. Customers should ensure that all services, automatic dialing equipment, applications, software, or other types of equipment recognize the new 329 area code as a valid area code. Some examples of such are life safety systems, fax machines, Internet dialup numbers, alarm and security systems, gates, speed dialers, mobile phone contact lists, call forwarding settings, voicemail services, and similar functions. Business stationery, advertising materials, personal checks, and personal or pet ID tags should include the area code.

ALBANY — Volunteers are encouraged to register today, as groups across New York State prepare for the 17th Canal Clean Sweep, to be held April 22 through April 24. Canal Clean Sweep is an annual clean-up event held across the New York State Canal System and Canalway Trail. More than 100 Clean Sweep events are expected along the more than 400-mile-long Canalway Trail system and the 524-mile-long Canal system, with opportunities for thousands of residents to give back to their local communities and to show pride in one of New York’s most iconic cultural and recreational resources. Clean Sweep is scheduled to coincide with the annual Earth Day celebrations on April 23. Canal Clean Sweep will be one of a number of events held around the state to recognize the ongoing commitment to improving the health of our natural environment, in addition to being part of a nationwide celebration to encourage people to get outside and enjoy our exceptional trails and trail systems.

The 2022 Canal Clean Sweep will take place following a full year of trail use since the completion and opening of the Empire State Trail, a 750-mile multi-use path spanning the state from Manhattan north to the Adirondacks and west along the historic Erie Canal corridor to Buffalo. Over the last few years, the Canalway Trail system has seen unprecedented use, reflecting significant investments made as part of the completion of the Empire State Trail, and increased interest and participation in outdoor recreational activities due to COVID-19. Through the efforts of volunteers across the state during Canal Clean Sweep 2022, communities will ensure the Canalway Trail system will remain a pristine recreational resource for locals and visitors alike. Canal Clean Sweep 2022 is organized by the nonprofit Parks & Trails New York, in partnership with the New York State Canal Corporation. To learn more about Canal Clean Sweep, and to view a map of scheduled events, visit: ptny.org/

cleansweep. “There is no better way to celebrate Earth Day than by taking care of one of the State’s most remarkable landmarks, not only preparing it for recreational use for the upcoming warm months, but also making the water and trailways friendlier for the hundreds of species of wildlife that inhabit the Canal system,” said Brian U. Stratton, Canal Corporation director. “We look forward to seeing volunteers from across New York join us for this year’s Clean Sweep, and appreciate each and every helping hand that takes part in this fun and important event.” “Canal Clean Sweep is a great opportunity for thousands of volunteers across the state to give back to the trail that brings them joy and respite throughout the year” said Robin Dropkin, Executive Director of Parks & Trails New York. “Year after year, the Canal communities continue to amaze and inspire us with their support and participation — a testament to how much the Canal and Canalway Trail mean to them.”

Martin Luther King III to DEC prepares to kick off unofficial start of spring with speak May 3 at Siena College trout fishing opportunities ALBANY — New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos announced the upcoming start of the spring trout fishing season, which provides excellent angling opportunities statewide thanks to the State’s extensive stocking program and considerable number of wild trout fisheries. DEC’s spring trout stocking begins in March and runs through early June, and includes more than 1.8 million trout stocked in waters statewide. “Fishing in New York State is a highly anticipated, world-class experience that brings seasoned and amateur anglers to our waters in every corner of the State every spring,” Commissioner Seggos said. “DEC’s extensive fish stocking efforts throughout the State is certain to complement our existing healthy fisheries and make the upcoming harvest season a success.”

TROUT FISHING For decades, April 1 was the traditional “opening day” of trout fishing season. This year, the date marks the opening of the harvest season for trout because year-round fishing was made available on most streams with the implementation of an Oct. 16 – March 31 artificial lures-only catch-andrelease season.

TROUT STOCKING DEC stocking trucks have already begun hitting the roadways and trout stocking is in full swing with 1,872,105 catchable brown, rainbow, and brook trout stocked in ponds and streams across the State this spring. StockedExtended streams (listed in the Trout Streams section of the regulations guide) will receive fish every other week for two months to enhance season-long opportunities for angler success. Most streams will also receive a seeding of larger stocked trout. Spring trout stocking

lists, including the week of stocking for trout streams, can be found at https:// www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/30465.html. Additionally, DEC recognizes some fisheries rely on stocked fish to reach a certain size before they can be harvested. Visit https://www.dec.ny.gov/ outdoor/30467.html to find locations where these putgrow-and-take stockings of brook trout, lake trout and Atlantic salmon take place.

NEW FISHING REGULATIONS DEC recently announced the adoption of new freshwater fishing regulations that will take effect on April 1. Following a public comment period on draft proposals earlier this year, the new regulations reflect the input and support of the angling community in DEC’s efforts to make fishing New York’s waters less complicated. Of particular interest to trout anglers is a new statewide regulation for rainbow trout, brown trout, and splake. The regulation creates consistency with inland trout regulations and expands opportunities for year-round fishing. A complete compilation of changes and an assessment of public comment associated with the rulemaking can be found at https://www.dec.ny.gov/ outdoor/124258.html.

NEW TROUT STREAM SIGNAGE As part of DEC’s efforts to make fishing more enjoyable, DEC has posted “Management Category” signs on most of the State’s 1,500 miles of public fishing rights. Management categories make a sharp distinction between wild trout management (wild, wild quality, wild premier) and stocked trout management (stocked, stocked extended) and more details can be found here: https://www.dec.ny.gov/ docs/fish_marine_pdf/ tsmpreachcat.pdf These signs convey not only the management category for a particular stream reach, but

also the regulations associated with the reach. Anglers are advised to look for the white and green signs with a trout when fishing trout streams with public fishing rights.

TROUT STREAM FISHING OPPORTUNITIES Last year DEC launched an interactive Trout Stream Fishing Map to provide anglers with one-stop-shopping for information about stocking, fishing access, season dates, and regulations on DECinfo Locator. Anglers will be able to view trout stream reaches color-coded by management category and fishing access associated with those reaches. These layers will allow trout stream anglers to plan their trips and find their preferred trout stream fishing experiences. Links to the Trout Stream Fishing Map and a User Guide are available here: https://www. dec.ny.gov/outdoor/122444. html. Anglers are encouraged to check out this valuable resource when planning their next fishing trip.

2022 FRESHWATER FISHING REGULATIONS GUIDE The new guide with recently adopted regulations changes is posted on the DEC website at https://www. dec.ny.gov/outdoor/7917. html. Hard copies of the guide are currently being produced and guides are anticipated to be available at License Issuing Agents by the second week of April. Hard copies can also be requested by emailing FWFish@dec.ny.gov. In 2021, DEC removed advertisements and articles from the annual fishing regulations guide to make it easier to use. This approach and larger print size continues this year, along with more improvements to facilitate finding regulations. Measuring 5 ½ x 8 ½ inches, the new guide allows anglers to keep a copy in their glovebox or tacklebox.

LOUDONVILLE — Civil rights advocate and global humanitarian Martin Luther King III will be the featured speaker for Siena College’s 35th annual Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King Lecture on Race and Nonviolent Social Change. King will speak at 7 p.m. May 3 in the UHY Center on the Siena campus, with the theme of “Strengthening the Bonds of Racial Justice.” He will also be awarded an honorary doctorate of humane letters by the College. He is the third member of the iconic King family to speak at Siena: his mother, Coretta Scott King, addressed the Siena community in 1986 when she was awarded an honorary doctor of laws degree. His sister, Bernice King, spoke in 2002. “Strengthening the bonds of racial justice is one of Siena’s most fervently-held commitments,” said President Chris Gibson ’86 Ph.D. “We are most honored to welcome Martin Luther King III to our campus to share his life experience and connect the important lessons of the past with the critical needs of our future to motivate a new generation of authentic leaders.” The lecture is free and open to the public. Advance registration is required by April 26. https://www.siena.edu/ offices/academics/academic-events-and-programs/ mlk-lecture-series/mlkevent/ Unvaccinated guests are required to wear a mask. The oldest of the four King children, Martin Luther King III speaks frequently on a variety of topics such as the continuing struggle

for civil rights and taking a stand against adversity, emphasizing the importance of individual action in making his father’s dream a reality. He is an activist who works to promote global human rights and eradicate racism, violence, and poverty — referred to by his father as the “triple evils” and the “scourges of humankind.” “Society has embraced a culture of violence,” King said, “but today’s real leaders must think about how to create a culture of non-violence because our culture cannot sustain itself if we continue to operate this way.” In August 2020, on the anniversary of his father’s “I Have a Dream” speech and in response to the death of George Floyd, King addressed thousands from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the “Get Your Knee Off Our Necks” March on Washington. King has served as the elected president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference — an organization co-founded by his father — focusing on the police brutality and racial profiling hearings in several states and leading to the passage of several resolutions that make racial profiling illegal. His Stop the Killing — End the Violence campaign anchored the well-known Gun BuyBack program that collected over 10,000 weapons across the United States. In 2003, Mr. King cosponsored the 40th Anniversary of the historic March on Washington, joining hands with human rights organizations across the country. He later founded Realizing the Dream, Inc., which

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eventually merged with The King Center, and took his father’s message to a global audience by spearheading nonviolence training in Bosnia Herzegovina, India, Israel, Palestine, Kenya, Sri Lanka, and the United States. King has remained committed to the educational development of youth and has initiated several programs throughout the years to support and nurture young people. Among them are the King Summer Intern Program, designed to provide employment opportunities for high school students; Hoops for Health — a charity basketball game held to increase public awareness of newborns suffering the effects of substance abuse; and A Call to Manhood — an annual event designed to unite young African American males with positive adult role models. In 2008, King spoke on behalf of then presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention. King’s address at Siena was originally scheduled for Jan. 27, but was postponed due to a regional spike in COVID-19 cases driven by the omicron variant. The King Lecture Series on Race and Nonviolent Social Change was established by Siena in 1988 to preserve the legacy of the nonviolent human rights movement as it was expressed in the life and teachings of Martin Luther King Jr., and continued after his death by Coretta Scott King. Past speakers include U.S. Rep. John Lewis, Elie Wiesel, Cornel West, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Julian Bond and Morris Dees.

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New York State Parks, PIPC announces new Washington’s Headquarters State Historic Site exhibit ALBANY — The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation and the Palisades Interstate Park Commission today announced the opening of a new, nearly completely digital exhibit at George Washington’s Headquarters State Historic Site in Newburgh. The exhibit, George Washington: Perspectives on His Life and Legacy, is the state park system’s first exhibit that is completely available in Spanish and English, and the first installed as part of the Our Whole History initiative to bring forward the under-told stories of all the people who lived at State Historic Sites. “This innovative exhibit honors the legacy of this giant in American history and advances our mission to tell a more complete and nuanced version of our state and national history,” State Parks Commissioner Erik Kulleseid said. “New York State Parks is committed to the stewardship of Washington’s Headquarters, the first state historic site in the nation, while continuing to be innovative in bringing this important story to visitors.” “An honest examination of our Founding Fathers is an important part of understanding the complete history of this Nation. The new exhibit at Washington’s Headquarters seeks to leave visitors with a better understanding of our First Founding Father and how his words and deeds remain relevant to our evolution as a country,” said PIPC Executive Director Joshua Laird. “The Palisades Commission is proud of its partnership with New York State Parks that supports the continued stewardship of this site and the sharing of its important history.” The exhibit explores six aspects of Washington’s career and personal life: General; Politician; Celebrity; Roman Virtue; Slaveholder; and Private Citizen. By using quotes from

Washington’s contemporaries to discuss how he was viewed at the time, and by exploring opposing viewpoints on Washington, the exhibit goals are: To expose visitors to new information about George Washington, encouraging visitors to reconsider their own views and assumptions about Washington. To inspire conversations that foster empathy and curiosity about the varied perspectives on Washington. To encourage visitors to see relevancy of this history to their own lives. These goals align directly with State Parks’ Our Whole History initiative. Our Whole History’s approach is to provide multiple perspectives to create relevancy and meaning. This exhibit includes quotes from men, women, native peoples, enslaved peoples, people of African descent, Americans, French and British to highlight different aspects of Washington’s life, career, and behavior. Research on the exhibit took place over the course of nearly three years and included review of every known document that George Washington wrote while he was at Newburgh, as well as a significant body of things written to and about him, and a large body of the most recent published scholarship. Other exhibits opening in 2022 as part of the Our Whole History initiative include Spero Meliora: Life in the Land of the Livingstons at Clermont State Historic Site in Germantown, and a comprehensive group of exhibits at Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site in Yonkers. In addition to George Washington: Perspectives on His Life and Legacy, Washington’s Headquarters offers other new exhibits to explore: The Preservation of Washington’s Headquarters examines the events and circumstances from which the Hasbrouck House, the longest of General

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Washington’s headquarters during the Revolutionary War,

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1850. Junior Curator Project 2020 is a project with students from the Newburgh Free Academy. Students chose objects from our collection, and created new descriptions that are meaningful to them, hopefully making connections to a new audience of Museum visitors. Washington’s Headquarters is open Wednesday – Saturday, 11am – 4pm, and Sunday, 1pm – 4pm through the Fall. Washington’s Headquarters State Historic Site is a registered National Historic Landmark. It is located at the corner of Liberty and Washington Streets within the city of Newburgh’s East End

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The Fortnightly Club of Catskill will host the

15th Annual Rip Van Winkle Wine, Brew & Beverage Festival CATSKILL — The Fortnightly Club of Catskill announces that they will be hosting the upcoming spectacular 15th Annual Rip Van Winkle Wine, Brew & Beverage Festival at the Historic Catskill Point, One Main St., Catskill, NY, on May 7thth, from 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Tickets for $25 per person can be purchased at the door or online thru www. Eventbrite.com that will include a souvenir glass. Additional information can be found through the Rip Van Winkle Wine, Brew & Beverage Facebook. This event has been recently recognized as the “Best Annual Large Scale Event” Through the Chamber of Commerce in Greene County. The Fortnightly Club of Catskill has organized

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lots of wine tasting, craft beers, distilleries, food and unique vendors. The event will host live music throughout the day. There’s something for everyone which is located on the beautiful Hudson River. The club would like to express its thanks and gratitude to all the sponsors who have helped make this event possible: Please come out for fun and join us at The Fortnightly Club of Catskill 15th annual Rip Van Winkle Wine, Brew & Beverage Festival this May 7th, from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. The proceeds stay in the Catskill community to build and maintain handicapped accessible playgrounds and recreation areas for children and adults.

Academy of Fortepiano Performance International Salon #10 The Fortepiano Connection: From Amsterdam to Japan and Boston Hosted by Yiheng Yang and Maria Rose, Academy of Fortepiano Performance Featuring Renowned Fortepianists Sylvia Berry and Chie Hirai Saturday, April 23 @ 8 p.m. EDT Streaming LIVE on Facebook and YouTube Tickets are FREE, but registration is requested in order to receive the direct links to watch. GO HERE to register: https://app.artspeople.com/index. php?performance=591808 Salon 10 features renowned fortepianists Sylvia Berry and Chie Hirai performing piano music of Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert. Berry and Chie met years ago while studying the fortepiano in Holland

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and are now established fortepianists with their own unique accomplishments in their respective countries, the U.S. (Boston) and Japan. Their friendship and mutual respect will be evident as they share their latest research and projects, and their lives as fortepianists in general. Salon host Yiheng Yang will also share a sneak peak of her recent recording of music by Fanny Hensel, Robert Schumann, and Franz Schubert. This album, entitled Free Spirits: Early Romantic Music on the Graf Piano, will

be released in May on the Deux-Elles label. Sylvia Berry is one of North America’s leading exponents of historical keyboard instruments. Though primarily a fortepianist, Berry’s engagement with a wide variety of keyboard instruments and repertoire has informed her musicianship and understanding of historical performance practices for 25 years. Chie Hirai studied piano at the Toho Gakuen School of Music in Tokyo, graduating with a Bachelor of Music in 1997 before specializing on

the fortepiano under Stanley Hoogland at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague where she received her Master’s Degree in 2002 with distinction. Academy of Fortepiano Performance (AFP) will hold its annual workshop and festival June 11-19. AFP co-founders Audrey Axinn, Maria Rose and Yi-heng Yang have arranged a full schedule including masterclasses with Sylvia Berry and Pierre Goy, an improvisation workshop with John Mortensen, “Galant Continuo” with Therese de Goede, and concerts by faculty, students and Pierre Goy. About the Academy of Fortepiano Performance The Academy of Fortepiano Performance was co-founded by fortepianists Audrey Axinn, Maria Rose, and Yi-heng Yang in 2017 to provide an inspiring and practical immersion into the world of historical performance for students, professionals, amateurs, and audiences.

‘Shakespeare In Love’ Up In One Productions RHINEBECK — Up In One Productions presents Lee Hall’s stage adaptation of Marc Norman’s and Tom Stoppard’s highly acclaimed Academy Award-winning screenplay Shakespeare in Love. The sparkling, romantic comedy will be presented April 22 - May 8 on The Globe set designed by Broadway scenic artist, Richard Prouse, at The Center for Performing Arts in Rhinebeck, NY . The story follows young Will Shakespeare, who suffers writer’s block as the deadline for his new play quickly approaches. He is in desperate need of inspiration until he meets his muse, Viola. This beautiful, aristocratic, young woman is Will’s greatest admirer and she will stop at nothing (including breaking the law) to appear in his next play.

Michael Risio and Wendell Scherer in “Shakespeare In Love”.

Against a bustling, comedic backdrop of mistaken identity, ruthless scheming and backstage theatrics, Will’s love for Viola quickly blossoms, inspiring him to write one of his most beloved, epic masterpieces. Shakespeare In Love is

directed by Thomas Netter and produced by Diana di Grandi. Wendell Scherer plays Will Shakespeare opposite Cassiopeia Outtulich as Lady Viola De Lesseps. The cast includes Michael Risio as Shakespeare’s talented

colleague and friend Kit Marlowe; Kevin McCarthy as loan shark-turned-producer Fennyman; Justin Doro as Viola’s insufferable fiancé, Lord Wessex; David Foster as theatrical entrepreneur Richard Burbage; Frank McGinnis as famous thespian Ned Alleyn; Jody Satriani, as Viola’s abetting nurse; Tom Starace in double roles as The Lord Chamberlain, Edmund Tilney and Sir Robert De Lesseps; Andy Crispell as rival theatre manager Philip Henslowe; and Diana di Grandi as the indomitable Queen Elizabeth I Tickets are $25 and may be purchased online at www.centerforperformingarts.org or 845 876 3080 Wednesdays – Fridays, 1 p.m.-5 p.m. and Saturdays, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Opus 40 Kicks Off 2022 Season Outdoor Movie Nights and Sunset Sessions Concerts Return SAUGERTIES — Opus 40 is open! Throughout the next two months, visitors and guided tour guests will have the chance to witness the site’s historic sculpture restoration. In May, the live event season kicks off. This year, Opus 40 will be offering a variety of new educational, cultural and entertainment opportunities, including a climate change-informed solstice ritual with Nocturnal Med- Human Dream Project icine, a Hudson Valley Story Workshops series with live years to showcase remarkable storytelling and open mics, a art that works with our extraorspaghetti dinner cabaret with dinary site; if there’s an extra Great Small Works, a Sunday level to the programming, it’s music performance program curated by Tom Law, weekly a focus on healing,” says Opus dance lessons, stargazing, and 40 Executive Director Caroline Crumpacker. “Opus 40 is what more. But that’s not all. “This season emerged from Harvey Fite’s expands on our efforts in recent miraculous transformation of a

landscape broken by extraction, and we hope to honor his vision throughout this season.” In 2022, Opus 40 is bringing back: Outdoor movie nights with Upstate Films, A Friday night Sunset Session with Radio Woodstock, Vanaver Caravan’s SummerDance program and

performance, The Saugerties Art Studio Tour preview, Stockade Saturday Concerts with The Mammals, Hungry March Band, Mandingo Ambassadors, and others Nature walks with Dina Falconi and Mallory O’Donnell A variety of classes and workshops, including yoga and Qigong The general admission entry fee is $11, or $9 for seniors, students and vets (passes can also be checked out through local libraries). Admission to Friday evening events is on a sliding scale; Saturday tickets are $20. Sunday music event tickets are $12. Free tickets to many events are also available through partner venues. Season schedule: https://bit. ly/OpusEvents2022

APRIL 23 HORSING AROUND AT THE MUSEUM: MINI HORSE MANIA! Saturday, April 23, 10:30 a.m. - noon FREE First, visit the “adoption barn” and learn all about how firefighters cared for fire horses. Then pick your own stuffed horse to adopt and call your own! All supplies for this program are FREE! Finally, all kids will have the opportunity to meet our special guests: mini horses! Put your skills to the test around these minis by brushing them, petting them, and just showing them the love! All activities are FREE and will be outdoors. FREE admission to the Museum will also be offered to all who attend this special event. Come horse around with us at the Museum! Super Saturday programs and free admission to the Museum are sponsored by Hudson River Bank and Trust Co. Foundation. Saturday, April 23, 10:30 a.m. - noon, https://www.fasnyfiremuseum.com/museum-events/ FASNY Museum of Firefighting, 117 Harry Howard Avenue, Hudson, 518-822-1875 TEMPLE OF SOUND Saturday, April 23, 11 a.m. - 11 p.m. Part of Basilica Hudson’s 2022 Earth Day Opening Weekend and Season Kick-Off! 24-Hour Drone: A Deep Listening Portal with Sarah Van Buren (register separately at basilicahudfson. org) 11am Sound Installations by Arone Dyer & Kamau Amu Patton (free) 1:30pm Doors open for evening performances 6 p.m. Samer Ghadry 7 p.m., Madeline Darby 8 p.m., Kamau Amu Patton 8:45 p.m., Hellish Cashstrap 9:30 p.m. Saturday, April 23, 11 a.m. - 11 p.m., https://basilicahudson.org/ events/temple-of-sound-2022/ Basilica Hudson, 110 S. Front Street, Hudson, 518-822-1050 BLUESBERRY JAM FEATURING TODD MCLEOD & JOE MCKENNA…AND WINE!! Saturday, April 23, noon - 6 p.m. Starting out the 2022 season with GREAT live music, Come on out! Saturday, April 23, noon - 6 p.m., https://homerangewinery.com/ Home Range Winery, 146 Flints Crossing Road, Canaan, 518-6106821 A GIFT FOR MODERN POLLINATORS: EXPLORING OLANA’S LEGACY LANDSCAPE WITH FOX FARM APIARY Saturday, April 23, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. $10 – $15 Join Fox Farm Apiary’s Beekeeper Chris Layman to celebrate Earth Day at Olana during this special Environmentalists on Olana focusing on pollinators. Chris will discuss the legacy of Frederic Church’s artist-designed landscape and the flora that provide abundant nutrition for bees and other pollinators generation after generation. Through this lens, participants will learn more about Olana’s honeybees, the many native bees that also inhabit the landscape, and why they matter. Chris Layman manages the honeybee hives in Olana’s historic farm complex and together with his wife, Lisa, owns and operates Fox Farm Apiary in Greene County. Fox Farm Apiary manages several apiaries including hives at Opus 40, Greene Land Trust and the Woodstock Land Conservancy. $15 person, $10 members. Advanced registration required. For more information, please contact education@olana.org. Saturday, April 23, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m., education@olana.org Olana State Historic Site, 5720 Route 9-G, Hudson, (518) 828-0135 THE SOOTHING POWER OF THE CALENDULA FLOWER Saturday, April 23, 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. $15 Chances are, if you were to visit a medicinal flower or herb garden, it would be filled with the cheerful yellow and orange blooms of the calendula flower, a member of the daisy family commonly referred to as “pot marigold.” While it is an edible flower widely used in food and teas, calendula blossoms also contain nourishing qualities that can sooth dry and cracked skin when infused with a carrier oil. Honestly, it should be called “calendul-ahh”! Join us in making all-natural calendula body salve and lip balm! While the salve is simmering, we’ll sip calendula tea and plant flowers in pots to take home. Fun for all ages! Visitors must register in advance at https://www.friendsofclermont.

org/events Saturday, April 23, 1 p.m. - 3 p.m., https://www.friendsofclermont. org/events Clermont State Historic Site, 1 Clermont Avenue, Germantown, 518-537-4240 OPENING RECEPTION: SPRING MIX Saturday, April 23, 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. Art exhibition featuring works by William Bullard, Tia Maggio and Gina Occhiogrosso Artwork on display and for sale through May 15, 2022, Saturdays and Sundays from 1-5pm Saturday, April 23, 4 p.m. - 6 p.m., https://spencertownacademy.org/ event/spring-mix-reception-withthe-artists/ Spencertown Academy Arts Center, 790 NY-203, Spencertown, (518) 392-3693 70TH SEASON OPENER!! Saturday, April 23, 6 p.m. Join us for the 70th Season Opener at The Valley of Speed!!!!! $3000 to WIN Bog Block Event!……along with Sportsman, Pro Stocks and Purestocks Gates open at 5pm, racing at 6pm Saturday, April 23, 6 p.m., https://www.facebook.com/ events/673318823790965 Lebanon Valley Speedway, 1746 US Route 20, West Lebanon, 518794-9606 MURDER MYSTERY DINNER: TROUBLE AT THE TROPICABANA Saturday, April 23, 6 p.m. Proudly presenting our next Murder Mystery Dinner Night. Dinner choices this time around are: Roast Beef Dinner, Chicken Piccata with Pasta, BBQ Ribs with Mac n Cheese; all tickets include dessert and tea or coffee. We anticipate this event to sell out just as quickly as the last event. Don’t miss out on a super fun evening out. YOU DESERVE IT! Doors open at 6pm for Dinner, Show Starts at 7pm Saturday, April 23, 6 p.m., https:// www.facebook.com/clocktowerpubgrill/ Clock Tower Pub & Grill, 1682 Route 7A, Copake, 518-329-4279

APRIL 24 LIVE MUSIC….AND WINE!! Sunday, April 24, noon - 6 p.m. A returning fan favorite for a Sunday afternoon good time! BYO picnic. Snacks available. Sunday, April 24, noon - 6 p.m., https://homerangewinery.com/ Home Range Winery, 146 Flints Crossing Road, Canaan, 518-6106821 SPRINGTIME POETRY STORY HOUR Sunday, April 24, 2 p.m. - 3 p.m. FREE April is Poetry Month, and here at Clermont we think that’s fun! So come on over and visit, for a story time in the sun! We can tell you for sure, it will be a fun time! Our stories are funny, and they might even just rhyme! All children must be accompanied by an adult and all adults must be accompanied by a child. Visitors must register in advance at https://www.friendsofclermont.org/events Sunday, April 24, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm, https://www.friendsofclermont.org/events Clermont State Historic Site, 1 Clermont Avenue, Germantown, 518-537-4240 SUNDAY SESSIONS: MUSIC BY PAYNE’S GREY SKY Sunday, April 24, 2 p.m. - 5 p.m. Payne’s Grey Sky will be bringing their American roots rock music back to the barn. Come enjoy a pint and some really great tunes for Sunday Sessions! Sunday, April 24, 2 p.m. - 5 p.m., https://www.facebook.com/ events/362952642322143 Vosburgh Brewing Company, 1065 County Route 19, Elizaville, 518537-7652 CONCERT: KENN MORR BAND Sunday, April 24, 3 p.m. - 4 p.m. The Folk/Rock/American style of Kenn Morr Band–Kenn Morr, guitar and vocals, Tom Hagymasi, strings and multi-instrumentalist, Pat Ryan, melodic bass, and Tido Holtcamp, drummer–features close three-part vocal harmonies and fiery instrumental interplay. The group has been together for many years, becoming fast favorites on the outdoor festival scene. This concert will be at the Hilltop Barn at the Roe Jan Park, across the street from the library. Lawn chairs appreciated. Sunday, April 24, 3 p.m. - 4 p.m., https://www.facebook.com/ events/456543072926943 Roe Jan Town Park, 166 Old Route 22, Hillsdale, 518-325-5073

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Byrdcliffe Reflections:

Artists-in-Residence 2020 & 2021 Exhibition April 30 – June 5, 2022

Elissa Gore, “Evening, Cooper Lake”, oil, 4 x 12 in.

Alex Goldberg, Untitled, paper, wax, thread and natural dye from Byrdcliffe Colony landscape, 74 x 29 in.

Meet the Artists Opening Reception Saturday, April 30, 2 – 5 p.m. WOODSTOCK — On Saturday, April 30, the Kleinert/James Center for the Arts will open Byrdcliffe Reflections: Artists-inResidence Exhibition which celebrates the creative explorations of the 2020 and 20221 Artists-in-Residence with an exhibition of visual art, audio compositions, film clips, written excerpts and more. Byrdcliffe Reflections features painting, ceramics, photography, video, installation, sound, and fabric art; poetry, playwriting and fiction; and music composition. Byrdcliffe’s Artist-in-Residence Program traditionally welcomes over 80 artists annually for full-year, 5-month, or 4-week residencies to live and work in Byrdcliffe’s historic 240-acre mountain landscape. During the past two years in response to the pandemic, invited artists was reduced to 40 to insure a welcoming yet safe creative artistic experience. Artists are given the freedom to practice within a creative community and participate in optional programming such as studio visits, field trips, artist exchange, and

Corinne Robbins, “The Darma Plane” oil on canvas, 42 x 50 in.

open studios. Join us to meet the artists during the opening reception on Saturday, April 30 from 2 – 5 pm which will include artist talks and readings by Byrdcliffe’s writers-inresidence. Participating artists (as of 4.7.22): Corinne Beardsley, Samantha Bittman, Abby Cheney, Rob Collier, Anya Ferring, Alex Goldberg, Elissa Gore, Fei Li, Taraneh Mosadegh, Andrea Ray, John Reutershan, Chris Riddle, Corinne Robbins, and Maya Strauss. About Byrdcliffe’s Artist Residency Program: Since its founding in 1902, Byrdcliffe has welcomed artists—Bob Dylan, Philip

Guston, Eva Hesse, and hundreds more—to and live and work surrounded by 250 acres of the Catskill Mountains’ serene natural beauty. Byrdcliffe offers several types of residencies ranging from four weeks to five months to year-round for artists in multiple disciplines. The main criterion for acceptance to Byrdcliffe’s AiR program is artistic excellence and a demonstrated commitment to one’s field of endeavor. Byrdcliffe seeks to pull together artists from varying perspectives, ages, and demographics, and engage with a broad range of artistic practices. Creatives and craftspeople in all media including weavers, writers, musicians, composers, architects, filmmakers, playwrights, performance and visual artists, and artists in other disciplines are invited to apply. Emerging as well as established artists are invited to apply. Byrdcliffe Reflections: AiR Exhibition is on view April 30 – June 5 at BYRDCLIFFE’s Kleinert/James Center for the Arts at 36 Tinker Street, Woodstock, NY. All events are free to the public. Meet the Artists Opening Reception Saturday, April 30, 2022, 2 – 5 p.m. Gallery Hours: Friday through Sunday, noon – 5 p.m. For additional information: website: www.woodstockguild.org

‘Gotham Goes Global: New York City from 1825-1925’ “Gotham Goes Global:New York City from 1825-1925” Lecture via Zoom by Gary H. Darden, Ph.D. TICKETS & MORE INFO CCHS presents the sixth in our 2022 Spring Lecture Series: ‘Gotham Goes Global: New York City from 18251925,’ zoom lecture by Dr. Gary Darden, Ph.D. Dr. Gary Darden will speak about the changes and influences that caused the city of New Amsterdam to become an international center during this 100 year period. ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Gary H. Darden, PhD. 20-year Manhattan resident, Gary Darden is a 6th generation Texas native educated in Virginia and Texas. His Ph.D. in American history is from Rutgers University. He has served

Brooklyn, later named the Brooklyn Bridge.

as history professor at Fairleigh Dickinson University in Morris County, NJ since 2005, and chair of the Department of Social Sciences & History since 2013. The lecture will be followed by a question-and-answer conversation. Saturday, April 23rd @4:30

p.m. via ZOOM TICKETS: $10 Members (CCHS) $ 15 Non-Members ** NOTE: TICKETS ARE STRICTLY LIMITED ZOOM LINK will be emailed after Payment CCHS

ABOUT CCHS Columbia County Historical Society is a 501(c)(3) cultural education organization founded in 1916 and chartered by the NYS Department of Education Board of Regents to collect, preserve, interpret and present the history, heritage and culture of Columbia County, New York, for its residents and visitors. CCHS serves residents of all eighteen towns and the City of Hudson. In addition to a research library and permanent collection of more than 15,000 objects, CCHS owns and maintains the Columbia County Historical Society Museum & Library and three additional historic properties: the National Historic Landmark Luykas Van Alen House (1737); James Vanderpoel ‘House of History’ (c.1820); and Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse (c.1850). www.cchsny.org

Join Us for a Bit of Mystery and Gorgeous A Cappella on 4/30! GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Hidden Symbols, Secret Codes is a “Hybrid of Music and Story and Mystery”! Join us for an intriguing A Cappella program, covering five centuries of vocal music, on Saturday, April 30 at 6 p.m. at The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center. Skylark Vocal Ensemble offers a performance built around the works of brothers Gregory Brown, composer, and Dan Brown, author of The Da Vinci Code and many more bestselling novels. The composer Gregory Brown appears in person while author Dan Brown is

Skylark Vocal Ensemble

featured via video. Join us to find out and crack the code! Read this article for more fascinating details. Tune into Classical WMHTFM on Friday for an interview with Skylark artistic director Matthew Guard. It will air this Friday around 2:30 p.m. Live & Virtual Performance Tickets Here: https://cewm. org/event/skylark-a-cappellavocalists-hidden-symbols-secret-codes/ In-person tickets are $52 ($28 balcony); virtual tickets are $28 (we send you a private link to view the concert one week after the performance).

It’s a Saturday Morning explosion with puppeteer Brad Shur! It’s a Saturday Morning explosion with puppeteer Brad Shur! Cardboard Explosion Cardboard, puppets, Brad Shur, and you! Saturday April 23 at 11AM All tickets $10 Get ready to exercise your imagination in this brand new and highly interactive show! “Cardboard Explosion” is a choose-your-own-adventure style of puppet performance,

powered entirely by audience participation. Puppeteer Brad Shur gathers ideas from the audience and then instantly brings stories to life on stage with characters and scenery made entirely from cardboard. Prepare to be amazed and inspired by never-before-seen creative possibilities! Buy Tickets here: https:// centerforperformingarts.showare.com/eventperformances. asp?evt=413

This week at the Crandell Effective March 31, Crandell Theatre patrons will no longer need proof of vaccination in order to attend screenings. Masks are recommended but not required. Buffered seating remains in effect to ensure that every patron or party will have ample space around them. Please do your part as well! We ask that guests refrain from entering the Crandell if they are experiencing any COVID-19 or flu-like symptoms. This week, the Crandell Theatre presents an exciting variety of new and classic films. Starting the weekend is iconic Steel Magnolias, about a close-knit group of women in a small Louisiana town starring Sally Field, Julia Roberts, Dolly Parton, Shirley MacLaine, and Olympia Dukakis. Next up is Mothering Sunday, a new British romantic drama set in the wake of World War I. From the Academy Award-winning writer Graham Moore comes The Outfit, a gripping gangster thriller, which premiered at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival. Our Saturday matinee is Riverdance 25th Anniversary Show, a worldwide entertainment phenomenon celebrating Irish song and dance. Antiwar film Donbass by Ukrainian filmmaker Sergei Loznitsa plays Saturday evening, and ten percent of distributor revenue will be donated to Americares Ukraine Crisis Fund. Now available at the Crandell Theatre - popcorn! Enjoy fresh popcorn, candy, and soft drinks while watching a film on the big screen. April 21-April 24 showtimes are listed below. APRIL / MAY CALENDAR STEEL MAGNOLIAS Thursday, April 21, 7 p.m. Rated PG | 117 minutes Comedy, Drama, Romance Pivoting around the lively Truvy Jones’ Louisiana beauty parlor, a tightly-knit Steel Magnolias band of friends, confront griefs, loss, life’s unforeseen tragedies and heartaches with what they do best: gossiping and sharing. The spirited diabetic and bride-to-be, Shelby; her always supportive mother, M’Lynn; Truvy’s gawky assistant, Annelle; the city’s curmudgeon, Ouiser; and the town’s former first lady, Clairee, are the warm Southern belles who know how to survive life’s challenges with their unwavering friendship. But when Shelby decides to conceive, things will turn upside down. MOTHERING SUNDAY Friday, April 22, 4 p.m. Saturday, April 23, 4 p.m. Sunday, April 24, 1 p.m. Rated R | 104 minutes Drama, Romance On a warm spring day in Mothering Sunday 1924, house maid and foundling Jane Fairchild (Odessa Young) finds herself alone on Mother’s Day. Her employers, Mr. and Mrs. Niven (Colin Firth and Olivia Colman), are out and she has the rare chance to spend quality time with her secret lover. Paul (Josh O’Connor) is the boy from the manor house nearby, Jane’s long-term love despite the fact that he’s engaged to be married to another woman, a childhood friend and daughter of his parents’ friends. But events that neither can foresee will change the course of Jane’s life forever. THE OUTFIT Friday, April 22, 7 p.m. Sunday, April 24, 4 p.m. Rated R | 105 minutes Crime, Drama From the Academy Awardwinning writer of The ImitaThe Outfit tion Game Graham Moore, comes a gripping and masterful thriller in which an expert tailor (Academy Award winner Mark Rylance) must outwit a dangerous group of mobsters in order to survive a fateful night. RIVERDANCE 25TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW Saturday, April 23, 1 p.m. Twenty-five years after the first time Riverdance the Show premiered at The Point Theatre Dublin, composer Riverdance Bill Whelan has rerecorded his mesmerizing soundtrack while producer Moya Doherty and director John McColgan have completely reimagined the ground-breaking show with innovative and spectacular lighting, projection and stage designs with new costume designs by Joan Bergin, to create Riverdance 25th Anniversary Show. DONBASS Saturday, April 23, 7 p.m. 122 minutes Drama In eastern Ukraine, society begins to degrade as the effects of propaganda and maDonbass nipulation begin to surface in this post-truth era. Ten percent of distributor revenue will be donated to Americares Ukraine Crisis Fund.

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Taconic Hills pitcher Brandon Rossano delivers a pitch during the first game of Wednesday’s Patroon Conference baseball doubleheader against Chatham.

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Chatham pitcher Matt Thorsen throws during the first game of Wednesday’s Patroon Conference baseball doubleheader against Taconic Hills.

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CHATHAM — Matt Thorsen had a home run, two singles and four RBI and Cam Horton belted a solo homer to back a stellar pitching performance by Tate Van Alstyne as Chatham completed a Patroon Conference baseball doubleheader sweep of Taconic Hills on Wednesday with an 11-0 victory in the nightcap. Chatham won the first game, 5-3. Van Alstyne fired a complete game one-hitter with eight strikeouts and one

walk and helped himself with a double, single and an RBI in the game two victory. Tyler Kneller added a double and single, Gavin Tanner had two singles and Noah Hutchinson singled. Brandon Rossano’s single was Taconic Hills’ only hit. Aaron Bonci (1k,2bb,10r,7h) and Troy Super (3k,1bb,1r,4h) shared pitching duties for the Titans (2-5). In the opener, Chatham scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to overcome a 3-2 deficit and held on for the

victory. Vinnie Marasco had two singles and an RBI and Matt Thorsen contributed two singles for Chatham. Tyler Kneller, Michael Pierro and Kyle Jackson all singled and Jameson Balich and Matt Radley both drove in a run. Aaron Bonci ripped two doubles for Taconic Hills. Zach Rowe had two singles and Kobe Van Alstyne singled. Thorsen pitched 5 1/3 innings for See CHATHAM B3

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Chatham shortstop Matt Thorsen throws to first base during the first game of Wednesday’s Patroon Conference baseball doubleheader against Chatham.

Five important questions facing the Knicks this offseason Stefan Bondy New York Daily News

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New York Giants general manager Joe Schoen speaks to reporters during the NFL Draft Combine at the Indiana Convention Center on March 1 in Indianapolis.

Giants GM Joe Schoen open for business — or great players Pat Leonard New York Daily News

NEW YORK — Giants GM Joe Schoen seemed loose, excited and at ease at Wednesday’s press conference, eight days out from his first NFL draft as a general manager. One reason for Schoen’s enthusiasm, it seems, is that he likes the action. He holds two high first-round picks at No. 5 and 7 overall, and Schoen says they’re in demand. “We have received calls on both picks,” Schoen said. He hasn’t received a hard offer or negotiated a price yet. There are plenty of possible

trade-up candidates, though, including the Atlanta Falcons (No. 8), Seattle Seahawks (No. 9), New Orleans Saints (Nos. 16 and 19) and Pittsburgh Steelers (No. 20), to name a few. “It’s too early to make any type of decision like that,” Schoen said. “Just some teams called and said, ‘Would you be willing to move?’ That’s kind of where it is right now. My comment was as the draft gets closer, we can talk more if there’s any specifics, if you’re serious about doing it.” For now, Schoen is See GIANTS B4

NEW YORK — This was Phil Jackson in his 2015 message to Knicks season ticket holders: “We have made key roster moves to free up significant cap space that will provide us greater flexibility to acquire talent in this summer’s free agency. And for the first time in many years, we expect to have a top pick in the NBA Draft.” This was Steve Mills in his 2019 letter to season ticket holders: “We now have seven first round picks over the next five years, and we remain committed to adding young talent to a team that is currently one of the two youngest in the NBA. In addition, we have created a tremendous amount of financial flexibility.” This was Leon Rose in his 2020 letter to season ticket holders: “Our team has young talent, significant future assets (including seven first round picks over the next four years) and an ample amount of financial flexibility.” This was Rose in his 2022 letter to season ticket holders: “We possess 13 draft picks in the next three years (four in the first round and

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Dallas Mavericks’ Jalen Brunson (13) drives to the basket against the Utah Jazz’ Donovan Mitchell (45) in the fourth quarter of Game 2 of the Western Conference firstround playoff series at American Airlines Center on Monday in Dallas.

nine in the second), providing us with a variety of ways to add to our young core. We have worked hard to maintain

financial flexibility, which is a key factor See KNICKS B4

Jay Wright retires, Villanova names Kyle Neptune as replacement Field Level Media

Villanova coach Jay Wright retired two weeks after his 21st season ended in his fourth Final Four. Wright plans to move into a fundraising and advisory role at Villanova, where he won two national championships. “Over the past 21 seasons, I have had the opportunity to live out a professional dream as the head coach at Villanova,” Wright said in a statement. “Patty and I have been

blessed to work with incredible, gifted young men who allowed us to coach them and brought us unmatched joy. We cannot overstate our gratitude to the players, coaches, and administrators who have been with us on this path. It has been an honor and a privilege to work at Villanova, especially under Father Peter and Mark Jackson.” “Now, though, it’s time for us to enter a new era of Villanova Basketball. After 35

years in coaching, I am proud and excited to hand over the reins to a member of our basketball family, Kyle Neptune. I am excited to remain a part of Villanova and look forward to working with Father Peter, Mark and the rest of the leadership team. Once a Wildcat, always a Wildcat.” In his new position, Wright will be involved in fundraising, advising, education and more. Wright is being replaced

by former assistant Kyle Neptune, who was head coach at Fordham. Athletic director Mark Jackson said he met with several worthy candidates before selecting Neptune. “Jay’s legacy at Villanova extends well beyond the numerous awards, accolades and championships. He will be forever known to our community as Villanova’s winningest coach, who did things See WRIGHT B4

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Eastern Conference Atlantic Division GP W L OT SO Pts Florida 76 55 15 2 4 116 Toronto 77 51 20 5 1 108 Tampa Bay 76 46 22 3 5 100 Boston 76 47 24 3 2 99 Detroit 77 30 37 8 2 70 Buffalo 78 29 38 8 3 69 Ottawa 77 29 41 5 2 65 Montreal 77 20 46 9 2 51 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT SO Pts Carolina 77 49 20 6 2 106 NY Rangers 77 50 21 3 3 106 Pittsburgh 77 43 23 4 7 97 Washington 76 43 23 8 2 96 NY Islanders 76 35 31 4 6 80 Columbus 77 35 36 4 2 76 New Jersey 76 27 42 2 5 61 Philadelphia 77 23 43 7 4 57 Western Conference Central Division GP W L OT SO Pts Colorado 76 55 15 5 1 116 Minnesota 76 48 21 3 4 103 St. Louis 77 46 20 8 3 103 Nashville 77 44 28 3 2 93 Dallas 77 43 29 3 2 91 Winnipeg 77 35 31 7 4 81 Chicago 76 25 40 9 2 61 Arizona 76 22 49 1 4 49 Pacific Division GP W L OT SO Pts Calgary 77 47 20 8 2 104 Edmonton 77 45 26 5 1 99 Los Angeles 78 41 27 6 4 92 Vegas 77 41 31 4 1 87 Vancouver 77 38 28 7 4 87 Anaheim 78 30 34 9 5 74 San Jose 76 30 34 9 3 72 Seattle 75 25 44 5 1 56 Tuesday’s games Toronto 5, Philadelphia 2 Minnesota 2, Montreal 0 Detroit 4, Tampa Bay 3 NY Rangers 3, Winnipeg 0 Florida 3, NY Islanders 2, OT Boston 3, St. Louis 2, OT Nashville 3, Calgary 2, SO Los Angeles 2, Anaheim 1 Ottawa 4, Vancouver 3, SO San Jose 3, Columbus 2 Wednesday’s games Edmonton 5, Dallas 2 Chicago at Arizona, 10 p.m. Washington at Vegas, 10 p.m. Colorado at Seattle, 10 p.m. Thursday’s games Philadelphia at Montreal, 7 p.m. Detroit at Florida, 7 p.m. Buffalo at New Jersey, 7 p.m. Boston at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Winnipeg at Carolina, 7 p.m. NY Rangers at NY Islanders, 7:30 p.m. Vancouver at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Toronto at Tampa Bay, 8 p.m. Dallas at Calgary, 9 p.m. Chicago at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m. St. Louis at San Jose, 10:30 p.m. Friday’s games Ottawa at Columbus, 7 p.m. Seattle at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Colorado at Edmonton, 9 p.m. Washington at Arizona, 10:30 p.m.

NHL East W L Pct GB NY Yankees 7 5 .583 — Toronto 7 5 .583 — Tampa Bay 7 6 .538 .5 Boston 6 6 .500 1.0 Baltimore 4 8 .333 3.0 Central W L Pct GB Cleveland 6 5 .545 — Chi. White Sox 6 5 .545 — Kansas City 5 5 .500 .5 Detroit 4 7 .364 2.0 Minnesota 4 8 .333 2.5 West W L Pct GB LA Angels 8 5 .615 — Seattle 6 5 .545 1.0 Oakland 7 6 .538 1.0 Houston 6 6 .500 1.5 Texas 2 8 .200 4.5 Tuesday’s games Chi. White Sox at Cleveland, PPD NY Yankees 4, Detroit 2 Boston 2, Toronto 1 LA Angels 7, Houston 2 Kansas City 4, Minnesota 3 Oakland 2, Baltimore 1 Seattle 6, Texas 2 Wednesday’s games Cleveland 11, Chi. White Sox 1 Cleveland 2, Chi. White Sox 1 Baltimore 1, Oakland 0 LA Angels 6, Houston 0 NY Yankees 5, Detroit 3 Toronto 6, Boston 1 Kansas City 2, Minnesota 0 Texas at Seattle, 9:40 p.m. Thursday’s games Chi. White Sox (Cease 2-0) at Cleveland (Plesac 0-1), 1:10 p.m. NY Yankees (Montgomery 0-0) at Detroit (TBD), 1:10 p.m. Toronto (Gausman 0-1) at Boston (Houck 1-0), 1:35 p.m. Minnesota (Ryan 1-1) at Kansas City (Greinke 0-0), 2:10 p.m. Baltimore (Wells 0-1) at Oakland (Blackburn 1-0), 3:37 p.m. Texas (Hearn 0-1) at Seattle (Gonzales 1-1), 9:40 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE East W L Pct GB NY Mets 9 4 .692 — Washington 6 8 .429 3.5 Atlanta 6 8 .429 3.5 Philadelphia 5 8 .385 4.0 Miami 4 7 .364 4.0 Central W L Pct GB St. Louis 7 3 .700 — Milwaukee 8 5 .615 .5 Chi. Cubs 6 6 .500 2.0 Pittsburgh 5 7 .417 3.0 Cincinnati 2 11 .154 6.5 West W L Pct GB LA Dodgers 9 3 .750 — Colorado 8 4 .667 1.0 San Francisco 8 4 .667 1.0 San Diego 9 5 .643 1.0 Arizona 4 8 .333 5.0 Tuesday’s games Washington 6, Arizona 1 NY Mets 5, San Francisco 4, 10 innings NY Mets 3, San Francisco 1 St. Louis 5, Miami 1 Washington 1, Arizona 0 Milwaukee 5, Pittsburgh 2 Colorado 6, Philadelphia 5 San Diego 6, Cincinnati 2 Atlanta 3, LA Dodgers 1 Wednesday’s games Milwaukee 4, Pittsburgh 2 Philadelphia 9, Colorado 6 LA Dodgers 5, Atlanta 1 San Diego 6, Cincinnati 0 St. Louis 2, Miami 0 Arizona 11, Washington 2 San Francisco 5, NY Mets 2 Thursday’s games San Francisco (DeSclafani 0-0) at NY Mets (Carrasco 0-0), 1:10 p.m. Arizona (Davies 0-1) at Washington (Rogers 1-1), 4:05 p.m. St. Louis (Hicks 1-0) at Miami (Lopez 1-0), 6:40 p.m. Pittsburgh (Wilson 0-0) at Chi. Cubs (Leiter Jr. 0-1), 7:40 p.m. Interleague Tuesday’s game Tampa Bay 6, Chi. Cubs 5 Wednesday’s game Tampa Bay 8, Chi. Cubs 2, 6 innings

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Pro basketball NBA PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND Sunday Miami 115, Atlanta 91 Boston 115, Brooklyn 114 Milwaukee 93, Chicago 86, Milwaukee leads series 1-0 Phoenix 110, New Orleans 99 Monday Philadelphia 112, Toronto 97 Dallas 110, Utah 104, Series tied 1-1 Golden State 126, Denver 106, Golden State leads series 2-0 Tuesday Miami 115, Miami 105, Miami leads series 2-0 Memphis 124, Minnesota 106, Series tied 1-1 New Orleans 125, Phoenix 114, Series tied 1-1 Wednesday Boston 114, Brooklyn 107, Boston leads series 2-0 Philadelphia 104, Toronto 101 (OT), Philadelphia leads series 3-0. Chicago 114, Milwaukee 110, Series tied 1-1 Thursday Memphis at Minnesota, 7:30 p.m. Dallas at Utah, 9 p.m. Golden State at Denver, 10 p.m.

Joel Embiid buries game-winner in OT as 76ers push Raptors to the brink Ben Golliver The Washington Post

The Toronto Raptors squandered two great opportunities to get back into their playoff series against the Philadelphia 76ers, then Joel Embiid hit a last-second game-winner to make sure they didn’t get a third. With the score tied at 101 in overtime of Game 3 of this Eastern Conference firstround playoff series in Toronto, Philadelphia set up its final possession with an inbounds pass from the left sideline. Time was of the essence, as there was 0.9 seconds remaining on the shot clock and just 2.6 seconds remaining on the game clock. Embiid, who earlier this week was named one of three NBA MVP finalists, opened the play near the free throw line and waited for Tyrese Maxey and Georges Niang to curl toward the top of the key. Once both cleared out of the way, Embiid used a screen from Tobias Harris to free himself from Raptors center Precious Achiuwa and dart toward the ball. Danny Green found Embiid with a pass at the left angle, and the 7-footer received the ball while turning to his right so that he could square up to the basket. As Raptors guard Fred VanVleet raced to challenge the shot, Embiid lofted a three-pointer that left his hand before the shot clock expired and swished through with less than a second remaining in overtime that secured a 104-101 victory. “That’s one of my favorite spots,” Embiid said. “Great play call. Tobias set an amazing screen. Danny had a great pass. All I had to do was finish it. I’m glad I did. [Harris] got me so wide open. He’s the reason why I made the shot.” Embiid finished with a game-high 33 points and 13 rebounds to give Philadelphia

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Philadelphia 76ers forward Georges Niang (20) congratulates center Joel Embiid (21) after he scored the game-winning basket against the Toronto Raptors during overtime of game three of the first round for the 2022 NBA playoffs at Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday.

a 3-0 series lead and a chance to sweep Toronto in Game 4 on Saturday. The dramatic game-winner recalled Embiid’s most recent playoff game in Toronto: a Game 7 loss in the second round of the 2019 playoffs. In that hard-fought contest, Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard eliminated the 76ers by hitting a baseline buzzer-beater that famously bounced four times on the rim before going in. “We know what happened a couple years ago,” Embiid said. “This is always a tough place to play at, especially in the playoffs. They have great fans. They’re loud. I knew I was definitely going to be the bad guy. The job is not done.

We need to get one more.” For the Raptors, it was a painful end to a night of missed opportunities, as they blew a 17-point lead early in the second quarter and a five-point lead with two minutes remaining in regulation. Toronto also had multiple chances to make potential game-winning free throws but couldn’t convert. After Philadelphia’s James Harden tied the game at 95 in the final minute of regulation, Achiuwa drew a foul with less than 30 seconds left and had two free throw attempts to put Toronto back in front. The 22-year-old Achiuwa, who finished with 20 points in 36 minutes off the bench, missed

Celtics come back late for 114-107 Game 2 win over Nets Mark Murphy Boston Herald

BOSTON — The Celtics crowd, much like their team, showed up Wednesday night feeling good about themselves, maybe even vanquished in light of Kyrie Irving’s $50,000 fine. So they increased the volume of those chants, got a little quiet when Brooklyn took an early lead and held it for three quarters, and erupted when the Celtics, by virtue of a 20-4 fourth quarter run, walked off with a 114-107 Game 2 win over Brooklyn. The result is a 2-0 lead in their first round series. The Celtics started the night anticipating a rebound performance by Kevin Durant, and instead got Bruce Brown, Goran Dragic and Seth Curry hitting most of the big early shots. But Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum, struggling with 12 points each after three quarters, both had a big hand in the aforementioned run. Brown finished with 22 points, Tatum 19, and both were part of a defensive clamp-down that held Durant scoreless in the fourth quarter until the last 1:53. The Nets star finished with 27 points on another rough shooting night -- 4 for 17. Irving was quiet most of the night with 10 points on 4-of-13 shooting. Brooklyn had led by as many as 17 points in the second quarter. Tatum’s deep 3-pointer, his seventh straight point, capped a 20-4 run for a 108-96 Celtics lead with 2:07 left. Durant scored his first four points of the quarter -- all from the line -- only for Marcus Smart to hit from 12 feet with 1:09 left for a 10-point lead. The Celtics tied the score twice in the third quarter but, thwarted the second time by a deep Patty Mills 3-pointer set up by Brown’s offensive rebound, went into the fourth trailing by a 90-85 score. Durant had just scored 11 of his 20 points from the line, and Tatum (12 points, 3 for

both and the game went to overtime. In the extra period, Raptors forward OG Anunoby was fouled with 26 seconds left and the 76ers clinging to a 101-100 lead. While Anunoby finished with team-high 26 points and made his first attempt, he missed the second, thereby setting up Embiid’s heroics. “That’s about as tough of a loss as I can remember here,” said Raptors Coach Nick Nurse, who is in his fourth season. “If we pull that thing out, we’ve got ourselves a series. Instead, you’ve got yourself a really, really deep hole to dig out of.”

DeMar DeRozan puts up 41 as Bulls pull even with Bucks Field Level Media

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Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant (7) tries to get to the basket past Boston Celtics center Daniel Theis (27) during the fourth quarter of game two of the first round of the 2022 NBA playoffs at TD Garden on Wednesday.

13) and Brown (12, 5 for 12) were lost in one of their worst collective nights of the season. Curry opened the fourth with a 20-footer, Payton Pritchard answered from 15, and Brown struck twice, with a 3-pointer and a game-tying drive at 92-92. Pritchard then uncorked from downtown for the Celtics’ first lead of the game at 95-92. Brown drove, Irving finally answered by bouncing in a drive, and Brown came right back from 20 feet for a 99-94 lead, extending the run to 14-2. The run peaked at 23-4 for a 108-96 lead, with Tatum capping it dramatically with two free throws followed by a spinning drive off the baseline and a deep 3-pointer over Dragic. As a sign of the times, Grant Williams was the Celtics’ leading scorer with 13

points in an offensively-squeamish first half that found the Nets with a 65-55 lead, helped in part by Dragic’ 13-point second quarter. Tatum and Brown had seven points each, with neither in a groove. That cold vibe changed quickly enough, with Al Horford’s 3-pointer triggering a 10-3 Celtics run early in the third that cut the Nets lead to five points, then coming back with another bomb that cut it to four (72-68) before Tatum’s transition dunk off a Brown steal cut it to two. Williams’ put-back off a missed Tatum free throw was the big play in a 7-0 run that tied the game on a Daniel Theis layup, and the Celtics tied it again at 81-81 on two Smart free throws. The Nets, though, lasted long enough for a 90-85 lead.

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DeMar DeRozan scored a postseasoncareer-high 41 points as the visiting Chicago Bulls earned a 114-110 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night in Game 2 of their firstround Eastern Conference playoff series. The best-of-seven series is tied 1-1 heading to Game 3 in Chicago on Friday. DeRozan sank 16 of his 31 field-goal attempts and all nine of his free-throw attempts. He also made a critical layup with 18.2 seconds left to play after Milwaukee had trimmed a 16-point, fourth-quarter deficit to three. Nikola Vucevic supplied 24 points and 13 rebounds while Zach LaVine chipped in 20 points for Chicago. Giannis Antetokounmpo paced the Bucks with 33 points, 18 rebounds and nine assists on 11-of-20 shooting. He passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the Bucks’ all-time playoff scoring leader. Brook Lopez went for 25 points, Khris Middleton tallied 18 points and eight assists, Jrue Holiday contributed 15 points and Wesley Matthews had 11 as all five Milwaukee starters scored in double

figures. Chicago opened up an 18-point lead in the third, but Milwaukee trailed by just seven heading into the fourth. Antetokounmpo and Middleton combined for 25 of Milwaukee’s 31 points in the third period. The Bulls opened the final frame on a 9-0 run. Although the Bucks nearly came back, Chicago never surrendered the lead after the first quarter. A 17-7 run over the last 4:54 of the second quarter sent the Bulls into the break with 63-49 lead. Chicago was able to build the margin thanks in part to its efficient 3-point shooting, as it went 8-for14 (57.1 percent) from beyond the arc. DeRozan led all scorers with 17 first-half points, while LaVine added 14. Antetokounmpo put up 14 points and Lopez had 13 as the only Bucks to score in double figures through the first 24 minutes of action. The hosts hit half of their 14 3-point attempts before intermission. Milwaukee’s 10 firsthalf turnovers proved to be costly, as they translated into 13 points for the Bulls. Overall, the Bucks gave the ball away 15 times while Chicago had 13 giveaways.

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Taconic Hills’ Landon Halsted swings at a pitch during the first game of Wednesday’s Patroon Conference baseball doubleheader against Chatham.

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Taconic Hills’ Zach Rowe (1) waits on a pitch during the first game of Wednesday’s Patroon Conference baseball doubleheader against Chatham.

Chatham’s Tate Van Alstyne leads off of first base as Taconic Hills first baseman Troy Super awaits a possible pick-off throw during the first game of Wednesday’s Patroon Conference baseball doubleheader.

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Chatham, striking out 12, walking five and allowing three runs and five hits. Tate Van Alstyne finished up, striking out three. Brandon Rossano threw the first 3 2/3 innings for Taconic Hills, striking out six and allowing one run and four hits. Kobe Van Alstyne pitched 2 1/3 innings, surrendering four runs and three hits with one strikeout and one walk. “In the first game, Matt pitched well, but we didn’t come up with the clutch hits until much later in the game,” Chatham coach Scott Steltz said. “Brandon Rossano pitched well for them. He was efficient and ahead in the counts most of the game and made big pitches when he needed to. Kyle Jackson led our offense with two hits and two runs and Vinnie Marasco added two hits, including a squeeze to score the go-ahead run in the sixth inning. In game two, Chatham jumped out early and didn’t look back. Thorsen was 3 for 3 with three runs and three stolen bases and a homerun. Cam Horton followed with a homerun and a couple of runs scored and Noah Hutchinson and Gavin Tanner each added two hits apiece. Tate stayed on the mound and went the distance allowing only an infield hit. Tate is consistently ahead in counts and commands all of his pitches.” Maple Hill 12, Cairo-Durham 5 CASTLETON — Sam Gamello had a double and two singles with three RBI to spark Maple Hill to a 12-5 victory over Cairo-Durham in Wednesday’s Patroon Conference baseball game. Aidan Loszynski doubled and drove in three runs for the Wildcats. Colby Frazier doubled and had an RBI, Joe Brodzinski singled and drove in two runs, Andrew Lensink and Brody Rogers both singled and drove in a run and Jerry Stalker singled. Jake Young had a double and single with three RBI for

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Chatham’s Jameson Balich swings at a pitch during the first game of Wednesday’s Patroon Conference baseball doubleheader against Taconic Hills.

the Mustangs. Cole Partridge and Marc Cammarata each had a single and an RBI and James Young singled. Rogers (5k,2bb,5r,3h) and Loszynski (4k,2bb) shared pitching duties for the Wildcats. Jake Young (4k,4bb,9r,6h) and James Young (2k2bb,3r,3h) pitched for Cairo-Durham. COLONIAL Cohoes 7, ICC 5 VALATIE — Austin Smith homered and singled, driving in two runs to lead Cohoes past Ichabod Crane, 7-5, in Wednesday’s Colonial Council baseball game. Cohoes built a 7-1 lead through three innings, before Ichabod Crane closed the gap with three runs in the fourth and one in the seventh. The Riders left the bases loaded in the seventh. Gunnar Grethen-McLaughlin homered and drove in four runs for Ichabod Crane. Dominic Pelizza doubled, Jack Mullins and Brady Holzhauer each had two singles and Topher Pelesz singled and drove in a run. Jeremiah Trudeau (11k,2bb,4r,5h) and Charlie Gendson (1k,1bb,1r,2h) combined for the win. Holzhauer (8k,1bb,4r,6h), Pelizza (3k,3bb,3r,2h) and Mullins all pitched for the Riders (3-2). SOFTBALL PATROON

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Taconic Hills’ Aaron Bonci throws to first base during the first game of Wednesday’s Patroon Conference baseball doubleheader against Chatham.

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Chatham third baseman Kyle Jackson throws to first base during the first game of Wednesday’s Patroon Conference baseball doubleheader against Taconic Hills.

Hudson 14, TH 0 CRARYVILLE — Aliyah Camacho had a double and single with three RBI and Lindsay Martin doubled and drove in a run as Hudson defeated Taconic Hills, 14-0, in Wednesday’s Patroon Conference softball game. Olivia Plaia threw a gem for the Bluehawks, allowing just two hits with six strikeouts and two walks. Alyssa Harp added two singles and two RBI to Hudson’s

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Taconic Hills’ Gaetano Hamilton runs to first base during the first game of Wednesday’s Patroon Conference baseball doubleheader against Chatham.

10-hit attack. Lily Kritzman had two singles and an RBI, Gabby Logue collected two singles, Arianna Camacho singled and Sydnee CooleyGrossman and Plaia both had an RBI. Kailey Proper and Michaela Masten each had a single for Taconic Hills. Masten (2k,6bb,5r,1h) and Marissa Ensign (1k,2bb,9r,9h) both had a turn on the mound for the Titans.

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Chatham’s Tate Van Alstyne throws to first base during the first game of Wednesday’s Patroon Conference baseball doubleheader against Taconic Hills.

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Chatham’s Vinnie Marasco swings at a pitch during the first game of Wednesday’s Patroon Conference baseball doubleheader against Chatham.

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Being the NBA’s MVP is an honor and a burden — Just ask Nikola Jokic Jerry Brewer The Washington Post

Look now at Nikola Jokic, the reigning NBA MVP and a finalist to win the award again. Just two games into the playoffs, he’s raging. And he’s miffed. With the Golden State Warriors back to being healthy and splashy, Jokic looks completely overwhelmed trying to do what he has become known for: carrying the injured and inadequate Denver Nuggets. Jokic, as literal an MVP as it gets, has taken his game to the basketball deity stratosphere over the past two seasons. Right now, though, he’s upset because Gary Payton II slapped him on the butt after blocking his shot. He’s whining because Draymond Green, who is five inches shorter and 50 pounds lighter than him, is putting on a defensive clinic. He’s still playing well, at least statistically, but he’s operating on an island and unable to create for his teammates as he usually does. Jokic was ejected from Game 2, and it wouldn’t have been surprising if he had decided to walk from San Francisco to Denver to calm down. Asked afterward about the source of his frustration, Jokic told reporters, “I mean, it’s pretty much everything.” In a long, 82-game regular season, Jokic can mask plenty with his stat-stuffing arsenal. But playoff basketball is always different for singular superstars who are forced to dominate and conceal. It’s all the more challenging because Jokic is now viewed through an MVP microscope that shuns context and prefers to measure him against the all-time greats who have won the honor. In the NBA, the MVP award doesn’t crown a superstar as much as it brands him with a hot iron. It’s the most coveted burden in sports, a profound acknowledgment of greatness that sometimes doubles as a target for pedantic evaluation. Because one person can affect a basketball game so heavily, the NBA has the most exacting “How great are you?” standard in team sports. Last season, Jokic won the MVP award by a wide margin over Joel Embiid, and this season, the game-changing centers have engaged in a closer competition. Such a run puts Jokic in the greater game of legends, but with it comes a greater headache. There’s a misconception that the MVP is an award reserved for infallible legends who are

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operating like he’s making picks at Nos. 5 and 7. The next step is for Schoen and the Giants’ personnel staff to compare their vertical board player rankings with those of Brian Daboll and the Giants coaching staff to get on the same page. “There’s a few players where we’re gonna shut the door and lock it and have knockdown dragouts,” Schoen, 42, said with a smile. “And when we come out we’re gonna make the best decision for the Giants. But there’s not a lot of players that there’s a big separation in terms of how we see them.” Schoen said “by Monday, you’ll find out who is serious” about trading up in this NFL Draft, though. And judging from the Giants GM’s comments on Wednesday, he’s looking forward to next week’s

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the ‘Wright’ way, guiding, developing, and empowering the student-athletes who played for him to not only be better on the basketball court but in

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to developing success in this league.” You get the point. Assets sound great but they’re just a means to sell hope and season tickets if not utilized properly. In his latest missive, Rose probably oversold his financial flexibility (the Knicks have no cap space) but that’s not a big deal (more on that later). So with a disappointing season in the rearview, we’ll tackle the five most important questions of yet another significant summer for the Knicks. It’s an opportunity to reshape the roster so that the

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Golden State Warriors forward Kevon Looney (5) fouls Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) during the first quarter of game two of the first round for the 2022 NBA playoffs at Chase Center on Monday.

destined to deliver a championship. While it’s true the overwhelming majority of MVPs eventually win titles - and about one-third do so during the season in which they are honored - it’s also quite ordinary for them to encounter the postseason blues. The loud and overwrought debates of today can make you think these struggles mean an MVP is unworthy. But NBA history suggests difficulty is the most important part of the journey, and for young MVPs attempting to take uncelebrated franchises to new places, it’s the inevitable part. Only two years ago, Giannis Antetokounmpo was a back-to-back MVP whose team couldn’t get to the Finals despite having the league’s best record for two straight seasons. The Milwaukee Bucks had just lost to Miami in the second round, and many used the setback to claim LeBron

James - who went on to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to the championship as the Finals MVP - was more deserving of the regular season award. It was open season on Antetokounmpo’s imperfections. And then what happened? The Greek Freak led the Bucks to the title last season. Some superstars win the MVP award because they are the most dominant player on a team that can’t lose. Jokic is one who has spent the past two seasons willing undermanned Denver to a remarkable level of competitiveness. The Nuggets have struggled to keep the rest of what would be a title-contending core on the court, but Jokic is always there, covering up as much as any superstar possibly could. Despite the injuries, Denver has a .617 regular season winning percentage during this span. It’s mostly because Jokic has reimagined the possibilities for a modern big man, taking his playmaking acumen to an even

higher level and leading the Nuggets in scoring, rebounding, assists and steals. As a point center, he occupies his own lofty place in basketball history. The last time the Nuggets were relatively healthy, they went to the Western Conference finals in 2020. A year ago, they parlayed Jokic’s MVP season into a No. 3 seed, but Phoenix swept them in the second round. Now, as a No. 6 seed, they’re hoping to stay alive in the first round against the Warriors, who have more depth, versatility and shooting. Golden State was also the NBA’s top defensive team this season, even though it played almost half of its games without Green, who has been the league’s most complete defender for nearly a decade. At full strength and locked into playoff mode, the Warriors would be tough for any opponent, but they’re an especially difficult matchup for a Denver team missing Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr. That’s about 40 points per game the Nuggets desperately need in this series. No doubt, Jokic must control his emotions, something Coach Michael Malone has spent the past few days working through with his best player. But those blowouts in San Francisco validated just how impressive it is that the Nuggets, without a true, contender-worthy second or third scoring option, finagled a 48-34 record this season using Jokic and mirrors. His play epitomizes the “valuable” part of MVP. However, his reward is having to face another well-stocked team when everyone is watching. Going back to the Phoenix series last year, Jokic and Denver have lost six straight playoff games. Even if the Nuggets get swept again, it shouldn’t minimize what Jokic has accomplished in holding Denver together for this long. Then again, he shouldn’t test that assumption. “He’s got to show guys, in adverse times when things aren’t going your way, you’ve got to find a way to fight through it,” Malone said. “Be mentally tough. That’s going to be a challenge for him moving forward.” The challenge isn’t for Jokic to prove that he deserved the MVP award he already has. The challenge isn’t even for him to show why he’s a viable repeat winner. It’s about the future, about working through this scar tissue and developing grit for later, when Denver finally gets back its entire roster. Jokic must embrace the joy and frustration. They’re both critical parts of the MVP experience.

dance with other general managers to figure out the best scenario for his team. “I’m perfectly fine at five and seven,” Schoen said, doing some negotiating through the media. “To me, it really wouldn’t make sense right now to do anything unless it blew the doors off, something you can’t turn down.” Schoen could be eager to trade back based on the value he sees -- or doesn’t see -- on the first round draft board. For example, while the Giants are prioritizing their offensive line this offseason, Schoen said it’s important not to reach for a player at a position of need. “That will definitely be a priority,” Schoen said of the O-line. “It’s just the need, the value, where that is, you just gotta make sure that mirrors up or you’re gonna be in the same boat. “If you try to force it and it’s not the right value, we’re sitting up here next year saying the same thing,” he continued. “Yeah, we needed a guard

so we reached for him, but the value wasn’t right. You’ve got to make sure ... those two meet and marry each other. That’s when you’re gonna make the best decisions.” So does that mean Schoen likes offensive tackles like Mississippi State’s Charles Cross, N.C. State’s Ikem Ekwonu and Alabama’s Evan Neal, but not at the value of picks No. 5 or 7? That’s possible, although Schoen did call Cross “a really good player” with “really good feet” and admitted “we like him.” He said all three of those players are “great players and great kids” who “all have bright futures.” Plus, Schoen also cautioned that if you like a player, sometimes it’s better to just draft the guy than to trade back and risk losing him and slip into no-man’s land. “I’ve been there before,” he said. “You get greedy, say let’s move back, and then that guy’s gone. Are you gonna sleep better at night knowing you got an extra sixth-round pick and you moved back four

spots but you lose the guy you want? Or let’s just take the guy and not be greedy.” Schoen said for that reason, he puts himself through exercises and scenarios to gauge how the board might fall, and which players might be available when. “That’s why sometimes I do a vertical board like how many players are available, who do we like, if we move back ‘X’ amount of spots, are we gonna get one of these five guys? Yes? Then it makes sense and you get an extra pick,” he said. The Carolina Panthers’ presence at pick No. 6 adds an interesting element to the entire process, too. That’s a team that could go quarterback or offensive tackle, or trade back to allow someone else to leapfrog the Giants at No. 7. “Yeah I’ve thought about that several times,” Schoen said with a smirk. “What are they doing, trying to figure out what position they might go, because that will make a difference in what you do. “If you’re sitting there at five

and there’s somebody you really like, and there’s two other players maybe at the same position you like as well -- or just two players in general that you’re happy with regardless of position -- that can also factor into who you take at No. 5,” he admitted. “But we’re going through several of those scenarios, who may be there, if they are, how we’re gonna go through and make the pick and what we’re gonna do.” This year’s draft also has been more difficult to predict due to the lack of premier quarterbacks and teams’ secrets about who they prefer. “Nobody has shown their hands on the quarterbacks,” Schoen confirmed. Schoen sounds like he’s preparing for the possibility of trading back, though, and it’s refreshing that he’s keeping all of those doors open. He hasn’t slammed the door on potentially lucrative opportunities all offseason: from welcoming and taking calls on Saquon Barkley and James Bradberry to entertaining

draft overtures now. When asked if he has seven players he likes for those two top picks, Schoen couched his answer with this: “Do I have seven right now?” He said. “Yeah... But we’re gonna get with the coaches and make sure we’re on board with not just seven. If there’s a move back scenario, whatever that is, do we have 10, 15, 20 players that we like and make sure we get them in the right order as football players.” One of the motivations could be to acquire extra draft capital in 2023 -- something the Philadelphia Eagles already did -- which would be useful if the Giants need a quarterback. “If it’s picks this year or picks into the future, those are cost controlled assets that young players that could really help us set the foundation here,” Schoen said. “So I’d be open to either or.” Open is good. The next step is action. Schoen seems eager to take it when the time is right.

their personal lives,” Jackson said in a statement. “When looking for a successor, we wanted a candidate who could navigate the changing landscape of collegiate athletics and keep Villanova in a position of strength – now and in the future. After meeting with several exceptional candidates, we found

all those attributes and more in Kyle Neptune. Kyle quickly stood out for his basketball knowledge, recruiting savvy and natural ability to connect with student-athletes and coaches.” Wright, 60, called a team meeting to inform his players ahead of Thursday’s team awards banquet. Villanova

won the national title in 2016 and 2018 under Wright. The Wildcats advanced to the Final Four this past season but lost in the semifinals to Kansas. Wright has a 642-282 overall record in 28 seasons as a head coach, including a 520197 mark at Villanova. He went 122-85 in seven seasons

at Hofstra from 1994-2001, taking the Pride to two NCAA Tournaments. Wright is a six-time Big East Coach of the Year and two-time Naismith Coach of the Year. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2021. Neptune, 37, worked

under Wright as a video coordinator from 2008-10. After spending three seasons as an assistant at Niagara, he returned to be an assistant at Villanova from 2013-21. Neptune served one season as head coach at Fordham, where he had a 16-16 record.

word “playoffs” can be included in Rose’s next letter. 1. Can the Knicks (or should they) sign Jalen Brunson? The Knicks’ connection to Brunson is well documented and not worth repeating, but the interest is real. Brunson, 25, a second-round pick, is in line for a massive payday and helped his cause with a 41-point explosion in Dallas’ victory over the Jazz in Game 2. We’re talking four years, $80-plus million. The Knicks have no cap space so would need help via the Mavericks with a sign-and-trade. There will be competition: the Mavericks have stated their desire to re-sign Brunson (although doing so would send Mark Cuban deep into the luxury tax), while the Pistons and Pacers,

two teams with projected cap space, are also rumored to pursue. Either way, the Knicks should fill their point-guard void. 2. What about Donovan Mitchell and the trade market? Back to those letters to season ticket holders: we’ve heard for a long time about asset accumulation and financial flexibility, which are unstated tools toward a major trade. The Knicks, it’s no secret, have been waiting for the next disgruntled superstar to force his way to MSG, with dreams of Rose and World Wide Wes using their connections to entice some former CAA client. For much of the season, the hot name has been Mitchell, an All-Star with ties to New York and a rumored

wandering eye. It’s a longshot considering Mitchell’s under contract until 2026, but there’s a ton of smoke surrounding the guard’s unhappiness in Utah. If not Mitchell, though, what about Bradley Beal in a sign-and-trade? 3. Will RJ Barrett sign an extension? Barrett can become the first Knicks draft pick to re-sign off his rookie deal since Charlie Ward, but there might be some haggling over his value. Barrett’s production doesn’t quite signify a max contract (five years, $181 million), but the argument can be made based on his age (still just 21) and upward trajectory (averaged 20 points this season). If he doesn’t sign by the October deadline, Barrett will hit

restricted free agency in the summer of 2023. That’s not something the Knicks want to linger. Also, keep in mind that Barrett is New York’s most enticing piece in any deal. 4. Will Mitchell Robinson bolt in free agency? Robinson is the only unrestricted free agent of consequence on the Knicks roster this summer, and he’s been waiting a long time to finally make REAL NBA money. New York gambled by not inking Robinson to an extension and now, unfortunately, it’s hard to justify a big contract for the 24-year-old center with two similar players -- Nerlens Noel and Jericho Sims -- already on the roster. Robinson is the best of the bunch and developed in Tarrytown so a reunion can’t

be ruled out, even if it seems unlikely. The Pistons and Mavericks are interested in Robinson, according to sources. 5. Will Julius Randle come back? His max extension kicks in next season and under normal circumstances his return would be a certainty. But Randle’s relationship with the city imploded and there are solid reasons both sides would benefit from a divorce. The problem is Randle’s value. It’s never good business to sell at a low point, and the best option for New York would be to revitalize Randle’s game and fit him in a slightly different (and lesser) role.

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Bassitt gives up runs early as Mets fall to Giants

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NEW YORK — The Mets had no actual manager on Wednesday evening, though that wasn’t nearly as big a problem as having no offense for six innings. Or working around ineffective pitching, for that matter. On a night when they were without Buck Showalter and bench coach Glenn Sherlock the former because he was undergoing a medical procedure and the latter because he was still on the COVID-19 injured list, the Mets looked to a committee of coaches and analysts to help make the call. But no amount of strategy was going to wake up their bats, which folded against the Giants’ formidable pitching, as they lost, 5-2, at Citi Field. But though it was hardly pretty, it wasn’t exactly disastrous, either. The Mets remain one of the hottest teams in baseball after winning their previous three. And given his track record and his final two innings, Chris Bassitt’s brutal start looked to be an anomaly: He allowed five runs, all earned, and eight hits with a walk and six strikeouts over six, but retired the final seven batters to face him, four on strikeouts. It was the first loss this year for a member of the Mets rotation, which came into the day 7-0 with an MLBbest 1.56 ERA. Meanwhile, the Mets offense, which entered Wednesday with a .350 on-base percentage, also the best in baseball, went positively limp against Carlos Rodon. The lefthander didn’t allow a run over five innings, with three hits, two walks and eight strikeouts. The Mets scored both their runs off the Giants bullpen, which came into the day with the lowest ERA in the

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New York Mets starting pitcher Chris Bassitt (40) delivers a pitch during the first inning against the San Francisco Giants at Citi Field on Wednesday.

majors. Pete Alonso went 3-for-4, and Francisco Lindor’s onbase streak this year ended at 12. Starling Marte had an RBI single in the seventh, but attempted to steal second with two outs, a runner on third and Lindor at the plate to kill that rally. They scored another run in the eighth, on three straight one-out singles by Alonso, Eduardo Escobar, and Mark Canha, who returned from the COVID-19 list and drove in the run in his first game at Citi Field as a Met. Robinson Cano moved the runners over on a groundout but Dominic Smith, pinch hitting for Luis Guillorme, lined a hard-hit ball to left that was caught on the fly by Wilmer Flores. Before the rough outing, Bassitt, who was making his Citi Field debut as a Met, had not allowed more than three

hits in any of his last six starts, for a total of five runs - a span dating to last August. This game against the Giants was the first time he had allowed more than three runs in his last eight starts, a feat he accomplished in just 18 pitches Wednesday. Mike Yastrzemski led off the game with a single, Bassitt walked Darin Ruf with one out, and then Joc Pederson laced a double to score the first run. Bassitt then gave up back-to-back singles, both over Alonso’s outstretched glove, to make it 3-0. Thairo Estrada bunted a slow roller to the right side of the infield next, and Alonso was able to get the out at home, and Steven Duggar hit into a force out at second to keep the Giants’ lead where it was. The Giants, who mostly scored their early runs through soft contact, got their

big bop in the second, when Bassitt floated an 87.8-mph cutter down the middle to Brandon Belt, who hit it off the second deck in right for a 4-0 advantage. Yastrzemski added an RBI single in the fourth. The Mets didn’t pose a significant threat until the fourth, when Alonso singled with one out and Escobar worked a 10-pitch walk. Canha, though, struck out looking, and Rodon struck out J.D. Davis swinging to strand the runners. They finally scored after putting two on with two outs against reliever John Brebbia in the seventh. Dominic Leone came on to pitch and allowed a bloop single to Marte to make it 5-1. Marte, though, inexplicably attempted to steal and was easily thrown out by Joey Bart for the final out of the inning.

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Detroit’s Miguel Cabrera moved within one hit of 3,000 for his career but Anthony Rizzo led the visiting New York Yankees to a 5-3 victory on Wednesday. Cabrera singled his first three times up, then struck out in the eighth against Clay Holmes. He’ll be looking for the historic hit in the series finale Thursday afternoon. Rizzo homered and doubled, scored two runs and drove in two more, while Isiah Kiner-Falefa had two hits, a run scored and an RBI. Chad Green (1-1) got the win despite giving up two runs in one inning of relief, while Aroldis Chapman pitched the ninth for his third save. Jeimer Candelario had two hits and scored two runs for the Tigers and Harold Castro drove in two runs. Yankees starter Luis Severino gave up one run on seven hits in five innings. The Tigers’ Eduardo Rodriguez allowed three runs on four hits in six innings. The Tigers scored a run in the second. Candelario led off with a double, moved to third on Cabrera’s infield hit and scored on Victor Reyes’ RBI single. New York took a 2-1 lead in the third. Kiner-Falefa led off with a double and Kyle Higashioka walked. First baseman Spencer Torkelson robbed Aaron Hicks of a base hit with a leaping catch. Aaron Judge then ripped a double to left, knocking in Kiner-Falefa. Rizzo’s RBI groundout brought in Higashioka. Detroit loaded the bases in the fourth

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New York Yankees first baseman Anthony Rizzo (48) celebrates with teammates after the game against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park on Wednesday.

but Harold Castro lined out and Tucker Barnhart struck out against Severino. Rizzo ripped a 1-1 pitch off Rodriguez over the right-center field wall in the sixth for his fourth homer. The Tigers tied it at 3-all in the bottom of the inning against Green. Candelario and Cabrera hit back-to-back singles before Green recorded his first two outs. Castro then laced a double to left to bring in both runners.

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The Yankees regained the lead in the seventh against Drew Hutchison (0-1). Josh Donaldson walked and Gleyber Torres reached on Hutchison’s throwing error. Kiner-Falefa knocked in pinch runner Tim Locastro with a single. The Yankees made it 5-3 against Joe Jimenez in the eighth. Rizzo led off with a double, stole third and scored on DJ LeMahieu’s fielder’s choice grounder.

Shohei Ohtani carried a perfect game into the sixth inning and also played a central role with his bat in the first-inning uprising that keyed the visiting Los Angeles Angels’ 6-0 victory over the Houston Astros on Wednesday. In the rubber match of a three-game series, Ohtani (1-2) retired the first 16 batters he faced in earning his first career win over the Astros, against whom he was 0-3 with a 5.92 ERA and 0-2 with a 6.50 ERA at Minute Maid Park. He threw 81 pitches, 55 for strikes, and rode a dominant slider to 12 strikeouts, tying his career high. Ohtani was especially dominant through his first five innings, requiring only 60 pitches to retire the 15 batters he faced. His lone called third strike came against Kyle Tucker for the second out of the fifth on a splitter. Ohtani recorded a leadoff walk, a two-run double and scored the first run in the Angels’ six-run first inning. Astros right-hander Jake Odorizzi (0-2) continued his early-season struggles by issuing four walks while recording only two outs, with the final free pass issued to Tyler Wade with the bases loaded. Dodgers 5, Braves 1 Tony Gonsolin worked six scoreless innings and Freddie Freeman hit another home run against his former team as host Los Angeles defeated Atlanta to take two of three games in the series. Gonsolin (1-0) did not allow a hit until the sixth when Atlanta catcher Manny Pina legged out an infield single to foil a defensive shift. It was the only hit he allowed in a season-high six innings. Gonsolin struck out three, walked three and earned his first career win against the Braves. Braves right-hander Charlie Morton (1-2) pitched 5 1/3 innings and allowed four runs on six hits with three walks and four strikeouts. He gave up two home runs. Brewers 4, Pirates 2 Brandon Woodruff carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning as Milwaukee earned the win and completed a three-game sweep of visiting Pittsburgh. Woodruff (2-1) dominated the Pirates lineup, striking out nine, walking two and allowing just one hit through six shutout innings. Milwaukee broke it open in the bottom of the seventh thanks to a threerun homer from Keston Hiura. The Brewers had held a narrow 1-0 lead up to that point after Rowdy Tellez hit a solo shot in the second. Guardians 11, White Sox 1 (Game 1) Cleveland used a ninerun second inning to pummel visiting Chicago in Game 1 of a doubleheader. The Guardians took advantage of four errors by the White Sox, three by shortstop Tim Anderson, to deliver Chicago’s worst loss of the young season. Cleveland sent 13 batters to the plate in the second and had eight

consecutive hits. The Guardians scored nine consecutive runs before an out was recorded. That hasn’t happened for Cleveland since Sept. 23, 1936, also against the White Sox but in the second game of a doubleheader, according to Bally Sports Ohio. Guardians 2, White Sox 1 (Game 2) Cleveland hung on for a victory in the nightcap of a doubleheader sweep over visiting Chicago. Back-to-back doubles by Steven Kwan and Jose Ramirez handed Cleveland a 1-0 lead. Ramirez’s major league-leading 20th RBI of the season came on an 0-2 count. It was the 250th double of his career. Cleveland starter Triston McKenzie, who struck out a franchise-record eight consecutive White Sox hitters on May 31, 2021, allowed one run on one hit in 4 1/3 innings. Reliever Anthony Gose (10) earned the victory with 1 2/3 innings of hitless relief. He fanned all four batters he faced. Losing pitcher Jimmy Lambert (0-2) allowed five hits, two runs and two walks in 3 2/3 innings. He struck out five batters. D-backs 11, Nationals 2 Daulton Varsho homered and drove in three runs as visiting Arizona broke out of its early-season slumber with a rout of Washington. Seth Beer went 3-for-4 with three RBIs for Arizona, which entered the game last in the majors in runs scored. The Dbacks snapped a threegame skid while setting season highs in hits (10) and runs. Merrill Kelly (10) allowed one run on six hits over six innings. Washington, which opened the series with a doubleheader sweep on Tuesday, fell behind 110 after five innings. Erick Fedde (1-1) allowed seven runs (six earned) on eight hits over 3 1/3 innings. Royals 2, Twins 0 Daniel Lynch and four relievers shut down Minnesota as host Kansas City earned a shutout victory. The Royals’ bullpen extended its scoreless innings streak to 17 2/3 innings. Kansas City scored the game’s only runs on a double-play groundout and a bunt single to clinch its first series win of the season, having taken the first two of a three-game set. It was the Royals’ first shutout of the Twins in 95 meetings since Aug. 20, 2016. Lynch (1-1) allowed just four hits and a walk in five-plus innings. He struck out two and never allowed a runner to reach third base. Twins starter Chris Paddack (0-2) gave up solo runs in the first and fifth innings to pick up the loss during his fiveinning stint. Phillies 9, Rockies 6 Johan Camargo homered among his four hits, Nick Castellanos had three hits and a home run, and visiting Philadelphia beat Colorado in Denver. Alec Bohm homered and singled while Kyle Schwarber also went deep for the Phillies. Brad Hand (1-0) got one out and Corey Knebel worked the ninth for his second save.

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2022 NFL draft: Top running backs Eddie Brown The San Diego Union-Tribune

Welcome to draft season! This is the second of 11 positional breakdowns leading up to the NFL draft (April 28-April 30). Here are my top 10 running backs: — 1. Breece Hall (Jr., Iowa State, 5-foot-11, 217 pounds) The two-time consensus All-American has the size and skills — Hall is very capable in pass protection — to be a three-down back. He set a FBS record by scoring a rushing touchdown in 24 straight games. His 800 collegiate touches will concern some scouts. Projected: Rounds 1-2 — 2. Kenneth Walker III (Jr., Michigan State, 5-9, 211) The Walter Camp National Player of the Year and Doak Walker Award winner features legit home run speed, but doesn’t shy away from contact either. He led all of college football with 89 broken tackles this past season, according to Pro Football Focus. Walker will need to develop as a pass protector to maximize his potential. Projected: Rounds 1-2 — 3. Isaiah Spiller (Jr., Texas A&M, 6-0, 217) Spiller has prototypical size for a workhorse and sure-hands out of the backfield (74 receptions in three seasons). He has excellent vision and showcases solid elusiveness, despite lacking true breakaway speed. He’s hit-or-miss in pass protection and there is ball security concerns (six fumbles in three seasons). Projected: Rounds 2-3 — 4. Dameon Pierce (Sr., Florida, 5-9, 218) The powerful runner helped his cause in a major way by showcasing some solid hands out of the backfield and dominating in pass protection during Senior Bowl practices. Pierce contributed 11 career special teams tackles, mostly on kickoff coverage. He received 15-plus touches in a game only twice in 50 career games for the Gators. I envision Pierce becoming a better pro than college player. Projected: Rounds 3-5 — 5. Pierre Strong (Sr., South Dakota State, 5-11, 207) Strong was a four-year starter and two-time team captain. He’s a big-play threat with 10 career rushing touchdowns of 50-plus yards and also went 9 for 9 for 208 yards and six touchdowns as

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Iowa State running back Breece Hall (28) picks up yardage in a 48-14 win against Texas Christian at Jack Trice Stadium on Nov. 26 in Ames, Iowa.

a passer in college. Most of Strong’s production came vs. FCS-level competition, but he did rush for 138 yards and two scores in 13 carries at Colorado State last September. Projected: Rounds 3-5 — 6. Rachaad White (Sr., Arizona State, 6-0, 214) White was a no-star recruit, who worked his way from Division II to junior college to the Pac12. He has exceptional body control, pass-catching ability (he’s ran routes from the slot and out wide) and a nose for the end zone — 22 touchdowns in 15 games for the Sun Devils. Projected: Rounds 3-5 — 7. James Cook (Sr., Georgia, 5-11, 199) Cook lacks ideal size and was a part-time starter for the Bulldogs, but Dalvin’s brother is a modern pass-catching back -- one drop in 74 career targets -- who is a home-run hitter once he gets into the

open field. Projected: Rounds 4-7 — 8. Brian Robinson Jr. (Sr., Alabama, 6-1, 225) Robinson isn’t a big-play threat (only three of his 545 career carries resulted in a play longer than 25 yards), but he is a physical runner who is an asset in pass protection and is a dependable pass catcher. He’s also a solid contributor on special teams. Projected: Rounds 3-5 — 9. Zamir White (Jr., Georgia, 5-11, 214) White was the No. 1 running back in the 2018 recruiting class and he’s led the Bulldogs in rushing the past two seasons. He wasn’t really utilized much on passing downs, though, and durability is a concern after he tore both ACLs in 2017 (right) and 2018 (left). Projected: Rounds 2-4 — 10. Abram Smith (Sr., Baylor, 5-11, 213) After a prolific prep career as a ball carrier, Smith played primarily on special teams and at

linebacker over his first four seasons in Waco, before the coaches asked him to return to running back as a senior. He was one of only five FBS players to reach 1,600 rushing yards in 2021. He’s a north-south runner with plenty of tread left on the tires. Projected: Rounds 3-5 — BONUS. Kyren Williams (So., Notre Dame, 5-9, 194) Williams is a tough runner despite his smaller frame and a very good route-runner with good hands. He’s also excellent in pass protection and was voted team captain as a sophomore. Ball security is an issue (eight fumbles the last two seasons) and a disappointing performance at the NFL Combine has muted his draft expectations. Projected: Rounds 4-7 — BONUS. Jerome Ford (Jr., Cincinnati, 5-10, 210) The Alabama transfer possesses NFL size and athletic ability with soft hands and the speed to create explosive plays as a pass catcher. Ford’s pass protection technique needs work and his ball security is an issue (six fumbles in 316 total touches at Cincinnati). Projected: Rounds 4-7 — BONUS. Hassan Haskins (Jr., Michigan, 6-1, 228) Haskins will likely end up as the “thunder” in a thunder-and-lightning pairing. He was one of only four FBS running backs with 1,300-plus rushing yards and 20 rushing touchdowns in 2021. He also didn’t fumble in college (476 total touches). Projected: Rounds 4-7 — BONUS. Tyler Allgeier (Jr., BYU, 5-10, 224) Allgeier is a decisive, patient runner who has been very productive the past two seasons despite not being very elusive — almost 114 rushing yards per game and 36 touchdowns in his last 24 games. He has average speed, but he’s a reliable screen/ check-down option out of the backfield. Projected: Rounds 3-6 — BONUS. Tyler Badie (Sr., Missouri, 5-8, 197) Badie is undersized, but he’s an all-purpose dynamo who averaged 161.6 yards per game in 2021 (second in FBS). He also produced five 200-yard rushing performances (the most in the SEC since 2000). However, the size limits him in pass protection. Projected: Rounds 5-7

Dwayne Haskins was looking for gas before fatal crash, per wife’s 911 call Nicki Jhabvala The Washington Post

The wife of Dwayne Haskins had pleaded for help locating her husband, telling a 911 dispatcher he was stranded and looking for gas the morning he was struck by a dump truck while crossing a South Florida highway, according to audio of 911 calls released by authorities on Wednesday. In more than 23 minutes of redacted audio released by Florida Highway Patrol, the frantic 911 calls of witnesses and Kalabrya Haskins shed more details on his final moments on a Florida interstate the morning of April 9. Haskins, the former Washington Commanders and Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback, died after he was hit by the truck on Interstate 595, near Fort Lauderdale International Airport. He was 24.

From her home in Pittsburgh, Kalabrya Haskins, called 911 and told a dispatcher that her husband had to walk to get gas and that he promised he’d call her back when he was finished. But he never did. “I just want somebody to go in the area and see if his car is there, if he’s okay and if anything happened to him,” Kalabrya Haskins told the dispatcher. “...That’s just not like him for him not to call me back, and for his phone to go dead. He was stranded by himself. He was walking, though.” Kalabrya Haskins choked up as she spoke to the dispatcher. “All right, so I don’t want you to panic, but I’m going to be honest with you,” the dispatcher told Kalabrya Haskins during the call. “We do have an incident.” Kalabrya Haskins relayed her

husband’s description and his attire that day. She later asked what the dispatcher meant by an “incident,” and whether a call was received about a pedestrian along the highway. “It’s not because - I can’t confirm that,” the dispatcher said. “I will confirm that there was an accident on the highway.” Multiple calls from witnesses on the scene in Florida described a man lying in the west lane of westbound I-595, near the exit ramp for northbound Interstate 95. “There was a man hit in front of me,” one woman told a dispatcher while sobbing. “I was traveling on the road and I saw a dump truck hit the man.” A male driver told a dispatcher that “there was a body in the middle of the street” as he was driving on I-595. The crash report released

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performed on Haskins by the Broward County Medical Examiner. But the results, as well as the final report from the Florida Highway Patrol’s traffic homicide investigation are pending. Haskins was originally selected by Washington in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft and signed with Pittsburgh two years later. He had been training in Boca Raton, Fla., for the upcoming season. Memorial services are scheduled to take place Friday in Pittsburgh, followed by a funeral Saturday in New Jersey, where Haskins was born, and then another service Sunday at Bullis School in Potomac, Md., where he graduated from high school and starred on the football team.

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Star receiver Deebo Samuel requests trade from 49ers, per report Cam Inman Bay Area News Group

Deebo Samuel is requesting a trade from the 49ers, he told an ESPN reporter Wednesday. Samuel, after ascending to All-Pro status last season in his third year with the 49ers, did not give an exact reason for his desire to leave the franchise, ESPN’s Jeff Darlington reported. The 49ers’ brass, from CEO Jed York to coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch, have insisted this offseason their intent to sign Samuel to a well-earned contract extension, for which he and other 2019 draft products became eligible for this offseason, including defensive end Nick Bosa. After breaking out as a receiving and rushing threat last season, Samuel now has “issues with how he’s used” and his displeasure is not driven by money, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. Samuel’s agent, Tory Dandy of CAA Football, did not immediately return a message seeking comment, nor did the 49ers promptly reply publicly to Samuel’s request. Samuel, last season’s offensive catalyst to the NFC Championship Game, recently dropped hints of his displeasure with contract talks. He scrubbed all connections to the 49ers on social media, where he claimed last Friday that he’s been subjected to death threats and racial taunts. Samuel also endorsed an Instagram comment that he should not settle for less than $25 million annually, and his brother relayed the trade request in a comment on a fan’s Facebook post. Samuel was not present Tuesday at the start of the 49ers’ offseason program, which is voluntary. He was not the only player to bypass the voluntary session, and among those absent was quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, who is rehabilitating his surgically repaired shoulder

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San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel (19) runs the ball against the Los Angeles Rams in the second half during the NFC Championship Game at SoFi Stadium on Jan. 30.

elsewhere with the team’s consent. Samuel, last season, became the 49ers’ first wide receiver to garner Associated Press All-Pro honors since Terrell Owens in 2000-02. Owens’ 49ers tenure ended with him getting dealt in 2004 to the Philadelphia Eagles. A second-round draft pick out of South Carolina, Samuel emerged into a dynamic and productive asset last season. He led the NFL with 18.2 yards per catch while totaling 77 receptions for 1,405 yards and six touchdowns. It was his rushing ability (59 carries, 365 yards) that also sparked the 49ers’ midseason turnaround,

Wimbledon’s ban on Russian players was exactly right Sally Jenkins The Washington Post

Wimbledon did exactly right. The ban that will prevent Russians and Belarusians from competing at the All England Club may seem unfair, given that players such as Daniil Medvedev have not personally contributed to the war in Ukraine. Yet it’s a necessary message: Even the most innocent Russians will be price-payers for the rapacious actions of Vladimir Putin’s regime. Young Ukrainians are being bombed, shot and orphaned, and they have not participated in the war or done anything to deserve their penalty, either. Nevertheless, they are part of the conflict. Why should Russian tennis players get a bye? Wimbledon’s sanctioning of athletes for Russia’s bloody state incursion is unpopular with tennis authorities because it takes aim at individuals such as Medvedev, a lithe and peaceable player ranked No. 2 in the world. Medvedev is of course blameless. So why should he be held responsible? This is a question that political philosophers teethe over constantly: “Are the citizens of a state liable for what it does in their name?” Princeton professor and author Anna Stilz has asked. One way to start to answer it, she suggests, it is to flip the question around: What happens if we treat state crimes as totally detached from individual citizens? Terrible things. Putin cultivates enormous domestic prestige from the success of Russian athletes, who he treats as elites and uses heavily in his triumphalist narrative to the Russian people. It was no accident that he held his March pro-war rally at Moscow Stadium flanked by half a dozen athletes. As chess grandmaster and dissident Garry Kasparov has said of Putin’s sports-propaganda, “They are an important part of his campaign of gaining influence.” That he views Russian champions as explicit expressions of his belligerent ambitions was apparent in the irascible statements of spokesman Dmitry Peskov in response to Wimbledon’s ban, which will affect 20-some players. “Making athletes hostages of some kind of political prejudices, intrigues, hostile actions towards our country, is unacceptable,” Peskov said. “Considering that Russia is after all a very strong tennis country, our tennis players are in the top lines of the world ranking, the competition itself will suffer from their removal.” Hostages? Suffering? This is the supercilious and remorseless language of the Russian national spokesman about a tennis tournament, at a moment when mass graves of bullet-riddled Ukrainian civilians are being uncovered in the tank-shredded mud around Kyiv. There is a bill that will come due for those graves, catastrophic consequences for all Russians. Sports ostracism is an effective way to penetrate Putin’s total control of the war narrative in Russia - and send notice of that unavoidable bill.

As the All England Club said in a statement, it’s merely doing its part “to limit Russia’s global influence through the strongest means possible.” Club chairman Ian Hewitt added that Wimbledon refuses to allow itself “to be used to promote the Russian regime.” Hewitt rightly recognized that Wimbledon’s move would provoke a greater outcry than that of other sports entities that have barred Russian and Belarusian athletes, including track and field and figure skating, precisely because the move seems so personal and such an expression of global recoil. The ATP leaped to the defense of its players, calling the ban “unfair” given that in tennis “the players compete as individuals.” It’s a common refrain, and it leads back to that difficult question: Do citizens bear responsibility for the acts of a nation, even when they bear no moral blame? International courts often have decided they do when a state wages aggressive war. As Stilz has pointed out, reparations are often levied on taxpayers - as Russians should know, because East German citizens in 1945 were forced to pay reparations to Soviets. War, unlike tennis, is not an individual enterprise. It’s a national one. Russia is destroying Ukraine - not just Putin - so the response can’t be limited to Putin while exempting the citizenry. “If we end up unable to distribute state responsibility to its members,” Stilz wrote in a 2011 essay titled “Collective Responsibility and the State,” then we’re in danger of establishing “perverse” incentives. States become “responsibility-laundering machines” in which citizens can just “dissociate themselves” from any sense of liability for atrocities. Maintaining some sense of personal liability for states is what gives people the “incentive” to exercise their political will and limit the harm of a state through dissent and civil disobedience. Russian-born pianist Igor Levit echoed this sentiment on Instagram. “Being a musician does not free you from being a citizen, from taking responsibility,” he wrote. “Remaining vague when one man, especially the man who is the leader of your home country, starts a war against another country and by doing so also causes greatest suffering to your home country and your people is unacceptable.” Being a tennis player does not free you from being a citizen, either, and Russian national responsibility is inescapable, whether you are personally silent or an outspoken dissident. The ATP’s criticism of Wimbledon’s policy as “unfair” is language as grossly misapplied as Peskov’s. Unfair is not sitting out a tennis tournament in England. Unfair is a bullet in the head on the lip of a trench just for being a Ukrainian mayor. If ATP officials have an issue over fairness, it’s not with Wimbledon. They should take it up with Putin.

as his eight touchdown runs were the most in a season by a NFL wide receiver. He scored a touchdown both rushing and receiving in the 49ers’ three playoff games, and he was deployed as a kick returner to help spark their divisional playoff win at Green Bay. Who might be interested in trading for Samuel? Probably 31 other teams. The New York Jets have the potential to offer an attractive package, what with them holding four picks in the top 38 of next week’s draft (Nos. 4, 10, 35 and 38). The Jets are coached by former 49ers defensive coordinator Robert

Saleh, and their offensive coordinator is Mike LaFleur, a former Shanahan assistant who could use a go-to weapon for young quarterback Zach Wilson. Another former Shanahan assistant is coaching the Miami Dolphins, but Mike McDaniel’s club already made a big move last month in acquiring wide receiver Tyreek Hill from the Kansas City Chiefs. The Dolphins, in return, gave the Chiefs five draft picks: first-, secondand fourth-rounders this year, and fourth- and sixth-round picks next year. That package is likely what the 49ers would command for Samuel, more so than what the Packers got in return (first- and second-round picks) for sending wide receiver Davante Adams to the Raiders. Hill and Adams reset the market ceiling for receiver salaries, along with the Bills’ extension with Stefon Diggs, all of which led to speculation that Samuel will want at least $25 million annually and perhaps more in a reported quest for the richest salary of a non-quarterback. Samuel spent last weekend in his native South Carolina, attending alumni festivities and sharing Easter with his 3 1/2-month-old son. The closest NFL franchises to his hometown of Inman, S.C., are the Carolina Panthers, the Atlanta Falcons, the Tennessee Titans. The 49ers’ other wide receivers are Brandon Aiyuk, Jauan Jennings, Ray-Ray McCloud, Marcus Johnson, Malik Turner, Austin Mack, Connor Wedington, KeeSean Johnson. Dealing Samuel could help the 49ers’ recapture picks in next week’s draft, having traded away first- and third-round selections as part of last year’s move up to No. 3 where they took quarterback Trey Lance. Here is where the 49ers are currently slated to pick: Round 1 (none), 2 (No. 61 overall), 3 (Nos. 93, 105), 4 (No. 134), 5 (No. 172), 6 (Nos. 187, 220, 221), 7 (No. 262).

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Only a few shopping days remain for teams scrambling to fill needs ahead of the 2022 NFL Draft. But the cupboard isn’t bare, especially for those with the budget to sweeten the pot for some of the best available veterans on the market. Here are the top 10 free agents still standing six weeks into the 2022 league year: 10. WR Julio Jones Age: 33 Credentials: Two-time AllPro, 2010s All-Decade Team Best Fit: New England Patriots We’re not here to suggest the old Julio Jones might return. He’s a 220-pounder who could flash as a second or third option and deliver a game-changing play on occasion. Teams that aren’t confident there is a solution in the 2022 draft could come knocking. The light barely flickered in Tennessee with 31 catches in his only season with the Titans. Bill Belichick has turned aging receivers into valuable pieces before, and the Patriots are a team with WR concerns. 9. DT Larry Ogunjobi Age: 27 Credentials: 21.5 career sacks Best Fit: Jacksonville Jaguars A priority for the Chicago Bears in the 2022 free agent class, their deal with Ogunjobi didn’t stick because of a failed physical. He started 16 games last season and has been a starter for the Browns and Bengals with the skill set to play all three downs. If the price is right, there are a dozen teams Ogunjobi can help. He turns 28 in June. 8. RB Melvin Gordon Age: 29 Credentials: Two-time Pro Bowler Best Fit: Buffalo Bills If there’s one thing the Bills can improve on the offensive side by adding another veteran, running back depth is a consideration. With no bell-cow back, Gordon could be part of the existing rotation and relative Old Reliable in a backfield still reliant on quarterback Josh Allen to move the sticks. 7. Edge Jadeveon Clowney Age: 29

Credentials: Former No. 1 overall pick, three-time Pro Bowler Best Fit: Dallas Cowboys Nine sacks last season showed Clowney can get to the QB when blockers are focused elsewhere – Myles Garrett – and Dallas can create pressure on the other side. The Cowboys subtracted Randy Gregory and might be able to score Clowney on a shorter deal and relative discount. But there’s also a point at which Clowney might not be an upgrade over a cheaper, healthier developmental-type prospect. 6. OT Duane Brown Age: 37 Credentials: One-time AllPro, Five-time Pro Bowler Best Fit: Denver Broncos Following Russell Wilson isn’t the worst plan for Brown, who fits the scheme and could play on the right side, where the Broncos don’t have a proven veteran. Or he could be called into rescue duty on the left side, where Garett Bolles was an All-Pro in 2021 but has to show it in a new scheme after a rocky four seasons prior. 5. TE Rob Gronkowski Age: 33 Credentials: Four-time All-Pro, 92 career TDs Best Fit: Tampa Bay Buccaneers Gronk is no guarantee for even half the regular season. But he’s reliable, proven as Tom Brady’s go-to in big games and undeniably carries the clutch gene TB12 wants on his side. The questions are whether the Bucs want to invest elsewhere or wait until September to assess Gronkowski’s desire to play. 4. WR Jarvis Landry Age: 29 Credentials: Five-time Pro Bowler, two 100-catch seasons Best Fit: Indianapolis Colts Dumped by the Browns, Landry was essentially replaced (again) when Cleveland traded for Amari Cooper. The previous regime brought in Odell Beckham to be the Batman to Landry’s Robin. Gander at the depth chart of the Colts and even the most grandiose projections for Michael Pittman Jr. as the lead receiver for Matt Ryan don’t cover the lack of talent at the position. Landry could

be a security blanket for Ryan, who also could use a true No. 1 tight end. If not the Colts, Aaron Rodgers and the Packers wouldn’t mind having another reliable set of hands with Davante Adams gone to Vegas. 3. DT Akiem Hicks Age: 32 Credentials: Size-strength combo to play multiple roles Best Fit: Los Angeles Chargers Hicks hogs blockers and is best in a rotation. His size and strength allow him to be used in a 3-4 or 4-3 front and a team with consistent edge rushers could get a steal considering Hicks devours single blocking against interior offensive linemen. Reality might have set in with just seven games played last season and durability can’t be ignored, but for an almost-there defense like the Chargers, Rams or Bengals, Hicks’ energy and impact is potentially profound. 2. WR Odell Beckham Jr. Age: 29 Credentials: Two-time AllPro Best Fit: Green Bay Packers A swing-and-miss last season by the Packers in a bid to sign Beckham Jr. shouldn’t shift the team’s interest, especially given the predicament of the depth chart. Beckham Jr. tore his ACL in the Super Bowl and his previous return was slower than expected, so factoring in a late-season return is part of the bigger picture. There’s also the benefit of getting multiple seasons on a three-year deal that could be backloaded for health and performance. 1. S Tyrann Mathieu Age: 29 Credentials: Three-time All-Pro Best Fit: New York Giants Mathieu remains a heartand-soul chess piece and Wink Martindale could employ him in a dozen ways if the Giants can hit on other needs in the draft. His price was an issue in a split with the Chiefs. If Mathieu agrees to a shorter deal with less guaranteed money, he could be a steal.

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Boxing promotion shuts down over ties to alleged Irish crime boss Des Bieler The Washington Post

A boxing promotion company said Wednesday that it was shutting down because of a lingering association with an alleged Irish crime boss. MTK Global denied any remaining ties to Daniel Joseph Kinahan, a man wanted by U.S. and Irish authorities, but said it has been unable to work with other fight promoters. “Since leading promoters have now informed us that they will be severing all ties with MTK and will no longer work with our fighters,” stated MTK Global, which also had mixed martial arts competitors on its roster, “we have taken the difficult decision to cease operations at the end of this month.” The promotion said it has been subjected to “unprecedented levels of unfair scrutiny and criticism” since last week, when the U.S. Treasury announced sanctions on Kinahan, as well as on his family members and associates. He was accused by the Treasury of playing “an integral part in organizing the supply of drugs in Ireland” and of “attempting to facilitate the importation of cocaine into the United Kingdom.” Kinahan, whom the Treasury said is now based in Dubai, was also accused of directing payments to several people serving prison sentences, including for murder and attempted murder on

behalf of what the department designated as the Kinahan Organized Crime Group. At a news conference last week in Dublin, U.S. Ambassador to Ireland Claire D. Cronin announced that her government was offering a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to the “financial disruption” of the Kinahan crime organization or “the arrests and convictions of its leaders.” Those leaders were identified as Kinahan; his father, Christopher Vincent Kinahan; and his brother, Christopher Kinahan Jr. Irish police commissioner Drew Harris warned at the news conference that “if you deal with the individuals who are sanctioned as part of the Kinahan organized crime gang, you are dealing with criminals engaged in drug trafficking.” Asked about those in the sports world who might have dealings with entities associated with Kinahan, Harris replied: “I’d ask them to look to their own business, at the probity of their own business and the relationship with their fans and, really, is this something they want to be involved with in terms of their legitimate business. I think the answer to that is a resounding no.” Among those to cut ties with MTK Global last week was promoter Bob Arum of Top Rank. “I’m a law-abiding American citizen

and I will adhere to those sanctions and not have any business relationship or any other relationship with him - period,” Arum told ESPN. “The U.S. government doesn’t make an allegation like this unless there is evidence to back it up. So, case closed. You cannot take the U.S. position and treat it lightly. It’s very, very serious for the U.S. to say what they’ve said.” Arum is a co-promoter of Tyson Fury, the British heavyweight champion who signed with MTK Global in 2017, the same year the promotion was purportedly sold away from Kinahan and a partner who helped found it in 2012. MTK Global said in its statement Wednesday that it was “a matter of public record that Mr Kinahan’s involvement in MTK ceased in 2017.” However, Kinahan was suspected of maintaining influence on the promotion behind the scenes, and he remained a publicly cited adviser to fighters. In a 2020 video he shared online, Fury credited Kinahan multiple times with setting up a showdown between Fury and fellow British star Anthony Joshua. Fury, whose reported agreement with Joshua’s camp later fell through, also posed earlier this year in a photo with Kinahan. At an open workout Tuesday ahead of a World Boxing Council title fight against Dillian Whyte, Fury said of Kinahan: “The man’s been a boxing fan.

Nets’ Nash says it’s on Simmons to say ‘I’m ready, I want to play’ Kristian Winfield New York Daily News

BOSTON — If Ben Simmons is going to play a playoff game this season, the decision will be his, not anyone else’s. That’s the message Nets head coach Steve Nash delivered hours ahead of tipoff for Game 2 against the Celtics on Wednesday, 10 months after Simmons last played in an NBA game. “There’s no other way than him to say, ‘I’m ready,’ especially after an absence this long,” Nash said at TD Garden. “So whenever he is ready, it’s gonna have to be on him to say, ‘I feel comfortable,’ ‘I feel ready to go,’ ‘I want to play,’ ‘I want to contribute.’ We can’t push him places when you have been out this long. It’s gotta be something where he’s definitely comfortable and ready to play.” Nash added that it will be “a collective decision” including the team’s performance staff, but ultimately, Simmons will call his own shot. “This has been a prolonged absence,” he said. “So I think it’s more about they Simmons and the performance staff3/8 are in this together trying to find a resolution, a time for him to come back where he is safe to play and

well enough to contribute.” Simmons has continued to make progress after receiving an epidural in mid-March to alleviate the pain associated with a herniated disk in his lower back. This week, Nash said, the 25-year-old All-Star forward practiced in a fouron-four setting with contact for the first time since injuring his back. As Nash spoke, Simmons walked past the small pool of reporters gathered for Nets’ shootaround availability onto the TD Garden court. “Ben’s doing well,” Nash said. “He’s gonna work out again today, see if he continues to improve, so he’s still progressing and moving forward.” Simmons participated in the four-on-four on Monday then a five-on-zero walkthrough on Tuesday that Nash defined as “scripting.” Nash said the scripting is important so that Simmons knows what actions the team is trying to run if he does make his debut, but hedged that thought process with the adjustments that come in playoff basketball. “If he’s able to play at some point, having him kind of become as familiar as possible with what we’re doing, because things change from day to day,” he said. “You’re

making adjustments, so having him be involved with all of that stuff, so if he is able to play at some point, he’s comfortable.” Simmons’ sheer presence in practice and shootaround has caught the eye of some of his teammates. “Yeah, he’s coming along pretty good,” Nic Claxton said at shootaround on Wednesday. “He definitely has a real good swagger about himself right now. So, you know, I think the whole world is ready to see him back out there and he can definitely help us out in a lot of ways.” Some teammates, however, still remain in the dark. “I haven’t seen much,” said Seth Curry, Simmons’ former teammate in Philadelphia. “I haven’t been following him around. I’m3/8 locked into what we’re doing. Whatever he’s doing, I haven’t really been in the gym to see it. I haven’t seen much.” It remains unclear whether Simmons has progressed enough to play in Game 3 at Barclays Center on Saturday. Nash did not rule Simmons out for the Nets’ first home playoff game but also said the team might be cautious given how long the star forward has gone since playing an NBA game.

Not much more I can say. There’s not much more of a relationship. There is none.” Asked if he had severed ties with Kinahan, Fury replied: “That’s none of your business and none of anybody else’s business. My business is my business, your business is yours, and that’s it. [The accusations have] nothing to do with me. I’m just a stupid boxer who gets punched in the face for a living.” After a victory last week, UFC fighter Mounir Lazzez used a post-fight interview to express gratitude to Kinahan, whom Lazzez called his “brother.” “Without him, I would never be the man who I am today,” Lazzez, who hails from Tunisia, said of Kinahan, “and my career at this point. Thanks a lot.” Claiming that meeting with Kinahan last month in Dubai was an “innocent mistake,” WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman issued a statement Monday in which he said, “I confirm that the World Boxing Council and all its members absolutely reject any action that is detrimental to human beings and we will continue, as always, in total compliance with the laws of all countries in the world.” MTK Global announced Tuesday that its CEO, former ESPN and ABC Sports executive Bob Yalen, resigned for “personal reasons.” Yalen said in a statement released by the promotion

that “the pressure of the last few weeks has been particularly intense” and that he needed to “consider the impact on myself and my family.” Kinahan has denied any involvement in criminal enterprise. In a lengthy statement shared last year with talkSPORT, he said: “There is no evidence or proof against me. I have said repeatedly: I have no criminal record anywhere in the world. Sections of the media ask that I disprove a negative. This is impossible but it shows what I’m up against.” Kinahan added in the statement that he would “continue working every day to bring out the best in, and look after, the boxers I am lucky enough to work with.” In its statement Wednesday, MTK Global said that despite “repeated reassurances” that Kinahan was no longer involved with it, “unfounded allegations about his ongoing association with us and our fighters persist.” “MTK prospered because we always put the long term interests of our fighters at the heart of what we do,” the promotion asserted. “Our priority in the weeks ahead will be to ensure that our world class boxers are supported to find new partnerships as swiftly as possible.”

Oscar De La Hoya accused of sexually assaulting woman twice in 2020 Steve Henson Los Angeles Times

Former boxing great Oscar De La Hoya is accused of two instances of sexual assault in a civil suit filed Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court by a tequila company executive. The woman alleges that during a trip to Mexico in March 2020 to visit the Casa Mexico Tequila distillery, De La Hoya banged on her hotel room door “with his pants dropped down to his ankles, then pushed his way into the room, and got into her bed,” according to the lawsuit. “She pushed him from the bed and walked him to his room, opened his door, and immediately returned to her own room.” The next morning De La Hoya wasn’t present when the Casa Mexico group assembled to tour the distillery, and the woman went to his room to wake him. She alleges in the lawsuit that De La Hoya “pulled her3/8 into his bed, where he sexually assaulted her.” De La Hoya, who is a partner in the company, assaulted her again when the group returned to Los Angeles, the woman alleges. A group of Casa Mexico executives that included De La Hoya and the woman dined at a restaurant, then went to De La Hoya’s house. “At some point, when De La Hoya was alone with the woman3/8, he revealed and retrieved a sexual object from a stored collection in his house. Without her3/8 consent, De La Hoya forcibly inserted the sexual

object into her3/8 body,” the lawsuit states. The Times does not publish the names of victims of alleged sexual assaults. De La Hoya’s representatives did not immediately respond to a phone call and email for comment. The allegations against De La Hoya are one of 10 causes of action presented in the civil suit against Casa Mexico. In addition to sexual assault, she alleges sexual harassment, retaliation, gender discrimination and wrongful termination. “Officers and partners of Casa Mexico, almost exclusively men, and including Michael A. Gooch, Robert Crossan and Oscar de la Hoya created a work environment which resulted in a tragic, humiliating, physically and emotionally damaging, experience, both personally and professionally.” De La Hoya, 49, is a boxing promoter and businessman who retired from the ring in 2008 after winning 11 world titles in six weight classes. He grew up in East L.A. and attended Garfield High School. He was married to Puerto Rican singer/actress Millie Corretjer from 2001 to 2018 and holds dual citizenship in the U.S. and Mexico. De La Hoya was accused of sexual assault in 1998 and reached an out-of-court settlement with an 18-year-old woman who had filed a civil suit. The suit asked for $10 million in damages. The woman in that case charged that De La Hoya had raped and imprisoned her 21/2 years earlier in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Mexican authorities investigated but no criminal charges were filed.

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Friendship derailed over pandemic-era preferences Dear Abby, A dear friend of many years is currently not speaking to me. She recently moved from California to Denver and had invited me to visit. We agreed on the dates, and I took time DEAR ABBY off work and booked the flights. Less than two weeks before my arrival, she abruptly canceled the visit, expressing no regrets or concern for whether I would be able to get a refund from the airline. She indicated that because I was not comfortable with the recently lifted mask mandates and other COVID precautions in her state and prefer to continue to avoid indoor dining, bars, etc., that she wanted to “postpone for a few months,” when we might be able to enjoy more activities. When I expressed hurt feelings at being disinvited, she became angry and ceased communication. Is this friendship over? How should I proceed? Risk-Averse In The West

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I am not sure why your friend became angry and canceled your visit, unless she had planned activities that would take place in restaurants, theaters, etc. I am also puzzled that she should end a friendship of many years over it. Because this is recent, give her a little more time to cool off. Then extend an olive branch and see if she has put this unfortunate episode in perspective. Dear Abby, I have a former colleague whose company I enjoyed while I was working with him. He thought highly of my work ethic, and we worked well together. Because of this, he has asked me to be a professional reference for him sporadically over the years, which I

always happily agreed to. The problem is we haven’t worked together in six years. Because it has been so long, I no longer feel as though I’m a good reference for him. I also worry that recruiters will wonder why I was chosen after all this time. He reaches out to me only for reference requests, so it’s not as though I’m damaging a long-term friendship, but I still care about him and his feelings. How can I politely decline his future requests? Reluctant Reference In recent years, the amount of information that can be shared about former employees and colleagues is quite restricted. I believe it’s limited to the dates you worked together. However, because you no longer wish to be a reference, you will have to bite the bullet and be honest about your feelings and the reason why. Dear Abby, The wife of a married couple my wife and I are friends with revealed a few years ago that before she met her husband, she had an affair that produced a child she immediately placed for adoption. This was 40 years ago. It surprised us all, including her husband. I believe she should have told her husband before they married. My wife says because it was before she met him, it was none of his business. Well, now it is his business because, through DNA ancestry sites, this “child” is now in his life, which has become an embarrassment for him. What do you think? His Business In The East

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I think you should mind your own beeswax and stay resolutely OUT of his family business!

Horoscope By Stella Wilder Born today, you may not have been born with a clear destiny, but exploration and accident will surely have conspired during your early years to set you on the right track — even if you weren’t aware of it! Ultimately, however, aimless wandering no doubt led to open-minded exploration, which in turn led to your discovery of just what you were meant to do with your life — and once that discovery was made, you were determined to stick with it through thick and thin. You can be quite controversial in your speech and behavior, for you do not try at any point in life to stick to the rules that society has laid down. You make your own rules, and you have been known to change them often to suit whatever situation you may find yourself in at any given time. You are never to be hobbled by consistency! Also born on this date are: Jack Nicholson, actor; Marshawn Lynch, football player; Amber Heard, actress; Peter Frampton, singer and musician; Glen Campbell, singer and songwriter; Jeffrey Dean Morgan, actor; Cassidy Freeman, actress. To see what is in store for you tomorrow, find your birthday and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday star be your daily guide. SATURDAY, APRIL 23 TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — You may be confusing a “duty” with something you merely want to do very badly — but the former must take precedence over the latter. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Others may think you’re flying by the seat of your pants, but the truth is that you are following a very creative and carefully designed plan. CANCER (June 21-July 22) — You don’t want

to make a tricky situation even trickier today so, by all means, stay away from anyone who knows how to push your buttons. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — You may not be able to resist the offer that someone makes you today — even though you know that there’s something illicit about it. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Don’t try to correct that which is in no way erroneous. Focus on what you know, and don’t meddle in the affairs being run by someone else. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — You are on the verge of making a very unconventional choice today — but you may have to delay taking action until you receive more news. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Something borrowed must be returned today, but before that happens, you must be sure that you’ve gotten the maximum return on an investment. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — You can reach a very creative and even productive compromise today with someone whose work usually clashes directly with your own. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — You may not feel ready to go one on one with someone whose skills are really quite formidable — but you actually know what you’re doing! AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Now is not the time to pass judgment — especially on someone who does things very much the way you used to do them. Why not offer assistance? PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — Others may consider you somewhat slippery right now, but you’re being true to yourself in a way that others should have anticipated. ARIES (March 21-April 19) — You will play a major role in someone’s affairs today, even though you may not be aware of it for some time. An altercation is unavoidable.

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Daily Maze

RUFFING PARTNER’S ACE Both vulnerable, East deals NORTH ♠KJ93 ♥ KQ7 ♦ J984 ♣K7 WEST ♠8742 ♥ 10 8 6 4 ♦ A732 ♣6

EAST ♠5 ♥ J9532 ♦ KQ ♣AQ952 SOUTH ♠ A Q 10 6 ♥A ♦ 10 6 5 ♣ J 10 8 4 3

EAST SOUTH Dbl 1♥ Pass 4♠ *Pre-emptive

WEST NORTH 3♥* 4♥ All pass

Opening lead: Eight of ♥ North’s four-heart bid would not be everyone’s choice, but that was the bid chosen at the table

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The bidding:

when this deal was played. Ruffing partner’s ace is considered a cardinal sin for a defender. Many cartoons have featured this blunder. But sometimes… West made the unfortunate lead of a heart. South won in hand with the ace, led a spade to dummy’s nine, and discarded two diamonds on the king and queen of hearts. He led a diamond from dummy to East’s queen. East continued with the king of diamonds which was ruffed by South. Hoping for a club trick, South led the jack of clubs and ran it to East’s queen. East then led the ace of clubs. At this point, South has three heart tricks in the bag and could easily make the rest on a cross ruff. West, California expert Mike Shuman, saw this and saved the day by ruffing partner’s ace of clubs and leading a trump. Declarer now finished a trick short after this excellent defensive play. A club lead would have defeated the contract easily. East would win with the queen, cash two diamond tricks, and then cash the setting trick with the ace of clubs. Best defense, however, would still require West to trump his partner’s ace as an entry to the ace of diamonds for down two. Never say never!

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Heart of the City

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Wizard of Id

Crossword Puzzle

DOWN 1 Word attached to eye or high 2 CPA’s college major

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Bound & Gagged

Created by Jacqueline E. Mathews

3 Cartoon dog Scooby-__ 4 Petrified 5 Modify 6 New York team 7 Rower’s needs 8 Santa __, CA 9 Cookout sites 10 UTEP or UCLA 11 Relocate 12 Choppers 13 Pretend 18 Outer garment 20 You 23 Short one-act play 24 Scallion’s cousin 25 Elephant’s tooth 26 “__ Get Your Gun” 27 Franklin & Savage 28 Reverse course 29 Miles per hour 31 Informal talk 32 Traitor 34 Amiss 36 SAT, for one 37 Clinton’s 1996 opponent 39 Open area of land

4/22/22

Thursday’s Puzzle Solved

Non Sequitur

40 Endure 42 Chili dog toppers, for some 43 Not as harsh 45 Excessive enthusiasm 46 Qualified 47 “Not guilty,” for one

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48 Lion’s cry 49 Song for one 50 Ship’s frame 52 Use an emery board 53 Not __ longer; no more 55 Pork product 56 Hot __; fast car

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

(Answers tomorrow)

ACROSS 1 Rotten 4 Polynesian island nation 9 Cougar 13 Gas station chain 14 Do some housework 15 Strong as __ 16 Fashion designer Chanel 17 Good-looking 19 Afternoon hour 20 Long lock of hair 21 TV’s “Days of Our __” 22 Church volunteer 24 British bathroom 25 Suffered rapid decline 27 Wild animals 30 Set free 31 Stream 33 __ tree; cornered 35 In a __; pouty 36 Show gratitude to 37 Carey, for one 38 Family tree members 39 Daring deeds 40 Solitude lover 41 Self-centered person 43 Disease 44 End of some website addresses 45 Money-hoarder 46 This month 49 “Thou __ not kill” 51 One __ kind; unusual thing 54 Finder of those lost 56 Spoil 57 Skinny 58 Jane Curtin’s sitcom role 59 Exclusively 60 All __; listening 61 Back tooth 62 Presidential monogram

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