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CATSKILL — Town planners approved a proposed lantern festival at the former Friar Tuck Inn on Monday night.

With more than 120 lantern exhibits, the Hello Panda Lantern Festival is considered the largest of its kind in North America, according to hellopandafest.com.

The planning board needed a super majority, or five affirmative votes, to approve the festival, Chairman Joseph Izzo said Tuesday.

“Five board members were present and they all approved it,” Izzo said.

Board members Charles Holtz and Reid Mower were not present at the special meeting. Izzo, Vice Chairman Larry Federman and members Thomas Decker, Teresa Golden and Bridget Hernandez voted in favor of the proposal.

Ruben Lindo, with Gridiron Enterprise Management Inc., represents the owner of the property. Lindo said Tuesday they are pleased to offer the festival to the community.

“My clients are excited to bring the Hello Panda Festival to the Town of Catskill,” Lindo said. “As we have always See FESTIVAL A2

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Town planners in a 5-0 vote approved the Hello Panda Lantern Festival proposed for the grounds of the former Friar Tuck Inn in Catskill.

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ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo started off the week dropping pieces of his agenda for the 2020 State of the State and unveiled his theme for the year: “Making Progress Happen.”

Two of Cuomo’s proposals were released Tuesday, first one of which would tighten penal law against sexual offenders by deeming voluntary intoxication a form of incapability to consent.

Under current penal law, a person is considered incapable of consent if they’re mentally incapacitated from forced ingestion of drugs or alcohol, not voluntary. Cuomo plans to release a legislation that would close what he calls this “legal loophole.”

“While New York has some of the most aggressive laws in the nation when it comes to combatting this insidious disease, a loophole in current law allows rapists to walk free and vacate their heinous crimes based on a legal technicality,” Cuomo said in a press release. “Our laws must protect the people of this state — not condone rape as a punishment for consuming alcohol. With this proposal we are saying enough is enough and taking action to close this nonsensical loophole and help end the culture of abuse once and for all.”

There were nearly 300 reported rapes total in Columbia, Greene, Genesee, Jefferson and St. Lawrence counties in

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo delivers his 2019 State of the State address in Albany on Jan. 15, 2019. The governor proposed the appointment of a new state task force to address the lack of cellular telephone service in upstate New York including Columbia and Greene counties.

Elves work to make a merrier Christmas

By Sarah Trafton Columbia-Greene Media

CATSKILL — With the season of giving upon us, there are reminders aplenty that there are families among us struggling with hardships far more significant than what is beneath the tree.

Now in its fifth year, the Creekside Christmas Elves fundraiser raised $1,650 in donations to help bring some Christmas cheer to those less fortunate. The Elves are supporting 12 families and 30 children through the Matthew 25 Food Pantry this holiday season.

“Each year it gets better and better,” Mackenzie Zajac with Creekside Restaurant said.

In 2018, the donation drive

raised enough money to buy gifts for 21 children, she said.

Natasha Law, owner of The Juice Branch, accepts toy donations for the fundraiser at her business, Zajac said.

“It’s grown tremendously over the last five years,” Law said. “Everybody in the community gets involved with it.”

Patrons of Creekside donate to the cause by purchasing a star, Zajac said.

“The owner, Sean Meagher, matches the dollar amount we raise,” Zajac said, which brought this year’s funds to a grand total of $3,300.

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maintained it has been our intention to comply with and correct any of the concerns that the Town Planning Board had along with the County Planning Board. I believe we demonstrated that my clients have made a commitment to the Town of Catskill and Greene County as it started several years ago and will continue into the future. My clients look forward to making Friar Tuck property the crown jewel of the northern Catskills again.”

A point of contention for planners was the lack of proper liability insurance, complete with an indemnification clause, as required by the town’s Mass Gathering Law. The applicant, Lily Li, had satisfied this requirement as of Monday’s meeting, Izzo said.

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2018, according to data from the state Division of Criminal Justice Services. The data also showed most New York counties have seen a gradual uptick in reported rapes from 2014 on.

Cuomo also revealed Tuesday that he would be pursuing legislation to ban single-use styrofoam containers.

“With the top Republican Assembly voting record on the environment, I agree we need to make progress in removing more Styrofoam from circulation,” Assemblyman Mark Walczyk, R-116, said in a statement.

“I look forward to reviewing the Governor’s plans and getting input from the businesses and people impacted.”

Monday brought another two proposals from Cuomo’s office, the first of which would create legislation to ban fentanyl analogs, a highly potent synthetic opioid. With this new legislation, the posession and sale of fentanyl analogs would be subject to the same penalties as other controlled substances.

“Drug dealers have turned to lacing opioids and other illicit drugs with fentanyl analogs — a deadly synthetic opioid that current law does not ban,” Cuomo said in a statement. “This twopronged proposal will tackle that problem by banning these dangerous fentanyl copycats and providing treatment to people suffering from opioid addiction before it’s too late.”

Fentanyl, which is 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine, is not currently illegal to use or sell in New York because, unlike on the federal level, it is not listed in the state’s controlled

The board had also requested a letter from an engineer regarding the ability of a bridge on the property to support emergency vehicles. The letter was provided to the board, Izzo said.

The festival’s special-use permit contains a series of conditions including having adequate traffic control and security for the event, a first-aid station, a minimum of four portalets with one that is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act, appropriate security fencing and adequate lighting.

No food or beverages may be sold at the event, all electrical work must be performed by a licensed Greene County master electrician and inspected by a licensed Greene County thirdparty inspector, the bridge that provides access to the site must be evaluated by an engineer and deemed capable of supporting emergency vehicles and the former hotel buildings must be kept locked and clearly marked with no trespassing signs.

Festival organizers are also required to abide by the town’s noise ordinance and the festival has to be capped at 100 visitors per day and operate within the hours of 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.

“We are limiting the site plan approval to just this year,” Izzo said Tuesday. The festival is scheduled to run Dec. 20 through March 2020, he said.

Hello Panda is also being held at Citi Field in Queens until Jan. 26 and at Lake Glenwood in Vernon, New Jersey, until Jan. 5.

Greene County Treasurer Peter Markou was critical of the festival at the Greene County Legislature’s Finance Committee meeting Monday night.

The property where the festival is proposed was owned

by Greene County in 2013. It is currently owned by Friar Tuck Resorts Inc. There are several adjacent parcels owned by L&H Resort Systems, LP. Cumulatively, the properties are behind nearly $7 million in taxes, Markou said.

“They have not made one attempt to pay it,” Markou said.

The parcel where the festival is scheduled to be held is behind $132,599, Markou said.

Markou did not see how the festival would be profitable.

“They are limiting it to 100 people per day,” he said. “How are you going to make money off of that unless you are charging $10,000 a ticket?”

Markou also had concerns with the state of the buildings on the property.

“I wouldn’t own that piece of property if they gave it to me for five cents,” he said. “It would cost a fortune to tear those buildings down. They are filled with asbestos and mold.”

The county planning board rejected the festival proposal Nov. 15, citing poor and potentially dangerous site conditions.

Town planners overruled the county’s decision and continued reviewing the project by a super-majority vote Dec. 10.

substances schedule. Cuomo’s proposal would not only make fentanyl illegal, but would also authorize the DOH commissioner to add more analogs to the list of controlled substances as they are discovered.

Recently, data from the state Department of Health revealed that New York saw its first decline in opioid overdose deaths in a decade, dropping nearly 16 percent between 2017 and 2018.

But while the state saw an overall decrease in overdose deaths, it also saw a major jump in overdose deaths caused by fentanyl — a 124 percent increase outside of New York City in 2016.

On the treatment side, Cuomo is proposing an aggressive expansion of access to medication-assisted treatment, or MAT. This includes growing a program that provides MAT to patients in emergency rooms, allowing them to be imimediately transitioned into longterm treatment; providing MAT through teleheath, which would be particularly useful for spreadout rural communities with limited access to health care; adding 10 mobile clinics across the state; and making MAT available to incarcerated individuals.

But to state Sen. George Amedore, R-46, Cuomo’s office could have taken similar actions a long time ago to combat the opioid crisis.

“If they’re really truly serious about helping the disenfranchised and those who are bound with addiction, they would pick up the handbook that I helped lead as a majority member in... the Senate Task Force on Heroin and Opioid Addiction,” Amedore said Monday. “We laid out a multi-pronged approach with a plan that took money, policy, changes of insurance coverages, more treatment, more recovery

services, more education, inspiring more case workers, counselors, jail based services — all the efforts that were needed to help those who are bound by addiciton.”

Also on Monday, Cuomo announced his plan to create legislation that would require an automatic manual recount of votes in close elections, where the margin of victory for a candidate or ballot proposition is 0.2 percent in statewide elections or 0.5 percent in all other elections.

“Right now decisions about whether to proceed with recounts in closely contested races almost always get bogged down in costly and unnecessary litigation because there’s a hodgepodge of standards around the state,” Cuomo said in a statement. “By establishing clear rules mandating when a recount should be triggered and a process for local governments to follow, we’ll boost confidence in the democratic process and take another step toward transforming our electoral system into a model for the rest of the nation to follow.”

Lastly, Cuomo on Sunday proposed a gun safety restriction that would prohibit an individual from getting a gun license in New York if they have committed certain misdemeanors in other states.

Under the current SAFE Act, people are barred from receiving New York gun licenses if they have committed misdemeanors deemed “serious offenses,” such as domestic violence, forcible touching and unlicensed possession of a firearm, in the state — but the law does not apply to those who committed the same offenses across state lines.

“Until the federal government acts, states with weak gun laws will continue to endanger

New Yorkers at home, and I will not tolerate it,” Cuomo said.

“This new law will keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people and save lives. I’m proud that New York continues to show the country that we don’t have to live like this - that we can and will end gun violence.”

To Republican legislators, this move from Cuomo is yet another impediment on Second Amendment rights.

“It sounds like the same old partisan issues, wedge issues, fear issues of the Democratic mantra,” Amedore said. “More gun control, more of the same old thing they think is going to solve the problems of New York when we already have the strictest gun laws in the nation.”

Assemblyman Will Barclay, R-120, said he doesn’t support gun control, but would have to read the detailed legislation Cuomo is proposing to take a stance.

“It’s not so much that I’m worried about people committing felonies in other states and equivalent felonies in New York that would bar them from getting a gun license — that seems reasonable,” Barclay said. “But I’m not sure what the governor is trying to accomplish on this.

I’m not sure where this has been a problem. This stuff isn’t going to solve any gun violence issues we have.”

State Sen. Daphne Jordan, R-43, Assemblymember Didi Barrett, D-106, and Assemblyman Jake Ashby, R-107, did not respond to requests for comment.

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“Yesterday [Monday] we were at Walmart at 9 a.m. and by 1:30 p.m. we were back at the restaurant,” Zajac said.

Walmart provided the Elves with a 20% discount, allowing them to purchase about $700 more in gifts than they had anticipated, Zajac said.

“From 2 p.m. until 8 p.m. we were wrapping all the gifts,” Zajac said.

On Tuesday, the gifts were loaded onto trucks to be delivered to Matthew 25 Food Pantry, where Executive Director Patti Dushane will deliver them to the families, Zajac said.

“It’s really great because a lot of parents in the community can’t afford to take care of Christmas,” Law said. “This little bit helps get them through the holidays.”

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ALBANY — A Columbia County man is one of several hundreds prosecuted around the world as part of an extensive FBI investigation into viewing child pornography on the dark web, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Brian Northup, 28, of Hudson, pleaded guilty Wednesday to logging onto the website Playpen, through an anonymous internet network, to view child pornography.

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Northup faces a maximum of 10 years in prison, a term of post-imprisonment supervised release of at least five years and up to life and a fine of up to $250,000. He will be ordered to report as a sex offender.

Steven W. Chase, 58, of Naples, Florida, created Playpen in August 2014 on the

Tor network, an open network on the internet where users can communicate anonymously through “hidden service” websites. Illegal activity is not uncommon on these websites, according to the FBI. Chase ran Playpen, where members uploaded and viewed tens of thousands of posts of young victims, indexed by age, sex and the type of sexual activity involved, according to the FBI. Chase is the creator of what is believed to be the world’s largest child pornography website, counting more than 150,000 users around the world. He was sentenced May 5, 2017 to 30 years in prison, the FBI said.

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Global justice and public safety The Capital Region including the Twin Counties has turned itself into a leader in the fight against child pornography and child sexual abuse but this evolution has come about through events we can’t bring ourselves to think about.

A Columbia County man is one of several hundreds — yes, hundreds — prosecuted around the world as part of an extensive global FBI investigation into viewing child pornography on the dark web, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Brian Northup, 28, of Hudson, pleaded guilty Wednesday to logging onto the website Playpen, through an anonymous internet network, to view child pornography.

Playpen — the name evokes a sense of dislocation and dread — is the twisted creation of Steven W. Chase, 58, of Naples, Florida. He de-

vised Playpen in August 2014 on the Tor network, an open channel on the internet where users communicate anonymously through “hidden service” websites. Illegal activity is common on these websites, according to the FBI. That is an understatement.

Playpen members uploaded and viewed tens of thousands of posts of young boys and girls, indexed by age, gender and the type of sexual proclivities favored by the web browsers, according to the FBI. Chase created what the FBI believes is the world’s largest child pornography website, counting more than 150,000 users around the world. He was sentenced May 5, 2017, to 30 years in prison, the FBI said.

This foul and far-reaching case was unprecedented in scope and breadth.

That’s the bad news. The good news is that the case “opened new avenues for international cooperation in efforts to prosecute child abusers around the world,” the FBI said.

The investigation into Playpen took down 25 producers of child pornography in the United States and led to prosecution of 51 child sex abusers. Hundreds more were subjected to domestic or international arrest, the FBI said.

Directly or indirectly, it’s right for the Twin Counties to take part in these worldwide investigations. After all, a Hudson man was swept up by the authorities in a vast net of international police cooperation. Child pornography and child sexual abuse don’t happen in one place.

It’s a matter of global justice and public safety.

ANOTHER VIEW

China appears to add a sickening new dimension to its treatment of Uighurs Memorial Foundation, who At a news conference in has published pioneering Beijing recently, the head of work on the Xinjiang conChina’s Xinjiang province in centration camps, has now the far northwest, Shohrat unearthed evidence that Zakir,said that “trainees” points to forced labor. Writin a notorious archipelago ing in the Journal of Political of reeducation camps had Risk, he says,”Since the secall “graduated,” and “with ond half of 2018, limited but the help of the government, apparently growing numstable employment has been bers of detainees have been achieved and their quality of released into different forms of forced labor.” Zenz argues life has been improved.” In that the involuntary labor is reality, China has corralled one part of a “grand scheme more than 1 million ethnic that penetrates every corner Uighurs and other Turkic Muslims into concentration of ethnic minority society with unprecedented pervacamps in Xinjiang in order siveness,” sending a whole to wipe out their language, religion and culture. So what population into a statecontrolled environment did they graduate to?

It appears many are being of political indoctrination, sent to factories no freer than social control, extrajudicial the camps, in some cases lo- internment and massive surveillance with the effect cated on the camp grounds of breaking up traditional, or adjacent to them. If true, religious and family life. It the creation of a chain gang amounts to “targeted culof Uighur workers is yet another sickening dimension tural genocide.” to one of the world’s most Zenz bases his concluserious human rights crises. sions in part on Chinese government documents that It should be the subject of a credible international inves- point toward factories and tigation, with consequences. workshops staffed by the internees from the concenAdrian Zenz,a senior fellow in China studies at the tration camps. In the Xinhe County Industrial Park, he Victims of Communism

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found, a garment company set up a work base to provide employment for 500 internees from the Xinhe County camp, and “the government provides police forces and special instructors so that the factory is run in a ‘semimilitary style management’ fashion.” What factory needs police, except to keep people from escaping? In Yarkand County, Zenz found spreadsheets produced by local government authorities listing the employment situation of thousands of Uighur residents, and he noticed that 148 stood out as specially designated people who had been in detention, including in the camps.

The average salary was the equivalent of about $175 a month, the level of the minimum wage in the region.

Zenz points out in an essay in Foreign Policy the irony of placing the interned Uighurs into sweatshops: Many were once skilled businessmen, intellectuals and scientists.

Zenz’s information is powerful but fragmentary; more needs to be uncovered about the patterns of forced labor he has begun to expose.

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Will any Republicans show respect for the Constitution?

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The impeachment of President Donald Trump, which is due to come to a vote in the House of Representatives this week, ought to inspire the utmost seriousness and patriotism from members of Congress. Instead, the process is in danger of being devalued into a predictably partisan House vote, followed by a truncated and inadequate Senate trial. Crucial witnesses to Trump’s alleged abuses of power may never be heard; the president’s flagrant stonewalling of congressional authority may be allowed to stand.

Many Americans seem to be tuning out, having anticipated just such an outcome.

Some representatives are exhibiting courage, including several Democrats in swing districts who have announced they will vote for impeachment even at the risk of losing their seats.

“There are some decisions in life that have to be made based on what you know in your bones is right,” wrote Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., in an opinion article published Monday. A few Republicans, such as Rep. Will Hurd, R-Texas, have at least acknowledged that Trump’s actions toward Ukraine were improper, while questioning whether they justify removal from office.

Yet many Republicans appear intent on refusing to engage seriously with the articles of impeachment and

about process and manifestly false alternative narratives - including the Russian-concocted allegation that Ukraine and not Russia intervened in the 2016 election.

We can hope that more rational Republican voices will be heard during the House floor debate. But more likely it will be up to Senate Republicans to ensure that Trump is fully and fairly judged.

They can do so by rejecting the rushed trial McConnell appears to be contemplating and supporting the summoning of key witnesses whose testimony has been missing.

In a letter to McConnell on Sunday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., proposed four: acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney; former national security adviser John Bolton; Robert Blair, an adviser to Mulvaney; and Michael Duffey, an official at the Office of Management and Budget. Their testimony might not change the outcome of a trial, but it would at least offer the assurance that the allegations against Trump had been fully explored.

Republicans as well as Democrats must invest the impeachment process with the gravity it should have as the ultimate constitutional check on presidential abuses. The alternative is to open the way for Trump to abuse his office with impunity.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Funding the arts is critical To the editor: I am troubled by the misrepresentation of the facts in your recent editorial, Time To Assess A New Dawn For The Arts (12/10/19).

You begin with suggesting the false narrative that the arts are not essential and implying that Greene County legislators must choose between road maintenance and supporting the arts via the local non-profit, CREATE (previously known for 40 years as the Greene County Council for the Arts).

First, the arts are essential, providing the foundation for being an educated person because they foster a valuable set of skills: how to think with an open mind, explore different avenues to examine and solve problems, often arriving at solutions that were less obvious.

The arts champion curiosity, diversity and imaginative thinking which are needed to succeed in any job as well as making sound personal choices in life.

Second, the 2019 budget for the Greene County Legislature was $119 Million.

Budget items pertaining to the County Road Fund and Road Machinery Fund total $650,000. The allocation to GCCA/ CREATE was $65,000.

There is ample room in the County’s budget to support CREATE’s request given the wide range of important services that they offer, many of

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which you listed ( grants administration, youth services, gallery exhibitions, etc.).

It is inaccurate to state, unlike Greene County, Columbia and Schoharie counties are funding their CREATE shares with State money. Collectively, all three counties were funded $126,000. by the State in 2019. (From that amount, $42,840. was distributed to Greene County).

CREATE oversees the distribution of those funds in all three counties by distributing those grants through their Community Arts Grants Program in the following three categories: Arts Education, Individual Artist and Community Project Support.

From the State’s perspective, it is significant that the seat for the Columbia, Greene and Schoharie region is in Catskill and that, in addition to the administrative support that comes with the DEC funding, General Operating Support funds are also granted by NYSCA specifically to support administration, programs and services delivered to a multi-county region. There is mutual benefit in having the state provide funds to serve a multi-county region and having county funds restricted and directed to that county’s residents and businesses.

For me, as a resident of the

Village of Catskill, the quality of life issue is key not only for the wide range of cultural engagements that are offered but in the substantial economic benefits that the creative economy brings to our village, town, county and region.

CREATE’s board of directors and staff have had the courage to re-evaluate their place and purpose in our community and have taken on the challenge of broadening their scope to officially serve three counties (something they have done “unofficially” with DEC grant awards for years).

They are wisely planning for the future, knowing that by providing broader engagement they will obtain stronger financial support, both public and private, from all three counties which will give them the stability they need to expand their capacity to serve our citizens and invite tourism dollars to our region.

Based on GCCA / CREATE’s 40 plus years of honorable service they do not need to be treated with suspicion and doubt but deserve to be trusted and supported in this upcoming year of transition. They are a wise and prudent investment in our future.

ROBERT TOMLINSON, DIRECTOR, KAATERSKILL GALLERY & BOOKSHOP CATSKILL MOUNTAIN FOUNDATION CATSKILL

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the evidence behind them.

The bald declaration by Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. “I’m not trying to pretend to be a fair juror here” - appears to apply to a number in his party, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., who has pledged to coordinate closely with the White House on a trial whose outcome - acquittal he has already declared. He and his caucus should consider the damage they are doing to the Constitution for the sake of political expediency.

The Washington Post has argued that the evidence gathered by the House justifies the impeachment of Trump for seeking to force Ukraine to announce politicized investigations of Joe Biden and the 2016 U.S. election, and for obstructing Congress’s investigation.

But the speed of the inquiry - Democrats, too, have been overly eager to dispose of the matter - and the White House’s obstruction have left important questions unanswered, and a probably persuadable part of the public unconvinced.

The uncertainty has been compounded by the implacable refusal of Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee to address the established facts of the monthslong pressure campaign conducted by Trump and his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani. Instead, they have offered spurious complaints

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Richard (Rich) John Alamillo Old Chatham Richard (Rich) NY Giants fan. He enjoyed softJohn Alamillo, 68, of Old Cha- ball, kayaking, snowshoeing, and tham, NY passed away sud- riding his Harley. Later in life, he denly at his home on December enjoyed spending time with his 11th, 2019. Rich was born in daughters and grandchildren.

Great Barrington, MA to Ray- One of his most memorable momond Alamillo and Mary Dodds ments was his 2018 Grand CanAlamillo on June 25th, 1951. He yon trip with his daughters. enjoyed his younger years living He is survived by his two lovin North Hillsdale, NY and work- ing daughters, Marilyn Saunders ing at an early age delivering milk (Tom) of East Greenbush, NY and for his uncle. He worked along- Amy Larmon (Tommy) of Greenside his father, Ray, who wich, NY, and his sister instilled an ever-lasting Carla Anselmini of Egerlove of the construction mont, MA. He is also trade. He was captain of survived by his seven the Roeliff Jansen High grandchildren, Tyler, School football team, Katie, and Laura (Amy) and he helped lead them and Anthony, Alyssa, to a 1968 undefeated Mia and Cash (Marilyn), season and a football as well as a nephew, championship. Followniece, and great-niece.

Alamillo ing graduation, he acMemorial services cepted a University of Miami football scholarship, but will be held at the North Hillsdale declined due to an injury. Rich at- Methodist Church, 1012 SR Extended Columbia Greene Com- ten, CR 21 (off of Route 22) Hillmunity College before entering sdale, NY on Friday December the construction business with 20th at 2pm. In lieu of flowers, his father. He eventually started please send donations to the his own construction and con- Richard Alamillo Scholarship, TH crete businesses with framing Sports Booster Club Scholarship being his area of expertise. He ,73 County Route 11A Craryville, was happiest working, but also NY 12521. Online condolences enjoyed being with his family and may be offered at Mooneyfunerclose friends. He was a faithful alhome.com

Patricia B. Byrne On Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019, cas of Saugerties; granddaughheaven gained another angel. ter, Briana Lucas and husband, Patricia B. Byrne, loving mother, Jake Crosby of St. Petersburg, mother-in-law and grandmother Fl; grandson, Matthew Lucas of (Me-Ma) passed away peace- Saugerties; and several nieces, fully surrounded by her family nephews and cousins. that loved her so very much. Pat Dearest to Pat’s heart was was born July 18, 1931 in Jewett, the love she had for her family.

NY, to Russell and Edna (Rowley) She always enjoyed reminiscPeck. ing about her years growing up Pat spent her life on the moun- on her family farm in Jewett and taintop. She was a member of loved to share all the fun the Mountaintop Goldand loving times she en Agers, Tannersville had over the years with Area Health Committee, her close friend, Jane member of the TannersVanValkenburg and her ville American Legion dearest cousin, M. ElizaLadies Auxiliary and beth (Tudi) Parker. was a parishioner of the In lieu of flowers, doKaaterskill United Methnations in her name may odist Church. Over the be made to the Kaateryears she enjoyed very Byrne skill UM Church in Tanmuch working at the nersville and the TanKUMC food pantry and nersville Rescue Squad. Friends also lending a helping hand at their yearly strawberry and peach may call at Aston Basagic Funeral Home in Hunter 5-8 p.m. dinners with all her friends.

Pat was preceded in death by with a prayer service at 7pm on her husband, Charles W. Byrne. Saturday, Dec. 21. There will be She is survived by her daughter, a late spring interment with date Kim and husband, Michael Lu- and time to be announced.

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Gates sentenced to jail time, 3 years probation for conspiracy and lying to FBI in Mueller probe Spencer S. Hsu, Ann E. Marimow and Rachel Weiner The Washington Post

WASHINGTON - Former deputy Trump campaign chairman Rick Gates was sentenced to 45 days in jail Tuesday despite crimes that could have put him in prison for five or six years after offering what prosecutors described as extraordinary cooperation with Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe.

Gates can serve the sentence on weekends, U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson said. Gates, who will be on probation for three years, must pay a $20,000 fine and perform 300 hours of community service.

In sentencing Gates, Jackson said she struggled to balance his crimes with the vital “evidence about matters of grave and international importance” he offered federal prosecutors.

“Gates’ information alone warranted, even demanded further investigation from the standpoint of national security, the integrity of our elections, and enforcing criminal laws,” Jackson said.

A globe-trotting lobbyist who for a decade served as a right-hand man to former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort, Gates, 47, pleaded guilty in February 2018 to lying to the FBI and conspiring to conceal tens of millions of dollars earned from lucrative lobbying work he and Manafort had done for Ukraine. He went on to to testify against Manafort, and two others in cases stemming from the probe into whether any Americans conspired with Russian efforts to influence the

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Rick Gates (center) leaves the federal courthouse with his lawyer Tom Green, in Washington, D.C., after pleading guilty to conspiracy and lying to the FBI in February 2018.

2016 election.

In a charcoal suit and powder blue tie in federal court in Washington, D.C., Gates read quickly through prepared remarks, telling the judge he “greatly regrets mistakes” he made and accepts “complete responsibility” for his actions.

Jackson said it was “hard to overstate the amount of lies” and “the amount of money involved” in Gates’ fraud, which including helping his former boss launder $18 million made in Ukraine while pocketing $3 million himself.

The scheme cheated American taxpayers out of more than $6 million that could have gone to pay for schools, roads and veterans’ care, Jackson said.

“Gates was hardly a minor player,” Jackson said The lobbying work Gates and Manafort did for that money, she added, involved “lying to members of Congress and lying to the American public”

about their Ukrainian clients.

“This deliberate effort to obscure the facts, to mislead, undermines our policymaking,” Jackson said. “If people don’t have the facts, democracy doesn’t work.”

But the judge gave Gates credit for testimony she considered not just “extremely candid” but vital in Manafort’s case. The judge noted Gates detailed Manafort’s sharing of polling data and discussion of a Ukrainian peace plan with an aide assessed by the FBI to have Russian intelligence connections.

“Not all witnesses with knowledge cooperated, and not all who cooperated testified truthfully, and many communications were lost when deleted, or encrypted and not saved,” Jackson said.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Molly Gaston called Gates’ cooperation “extraordinary,” especially with respect to

Manafort’s trial. She cited the intense media coverage, pressure from Manafort and his supporters, and powerful interests opposed to his testimony.

“Mr. Gates stands out as someone who amid such circumstances did the right thing,” Gaston said.

Gates, she said, had also agreed to continue cooperating in “ongoing investigations” detailed in sealed court filings submitted to the judge in advance of sentencing.

Gates’ original plea deal called for a possible five- or sixyear prison term, but federal prosecutors in court filings last week said they would not oppose his attorney’s request for no prison time.

Gates’ attorney requested probation and community service.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District assumed the case in March when the special counsel probe concluded. The front row of the wood-paneled courtroom was a reunion of sorts for more than a halfdozen prosecutors and federal agents from Mueller’s investigation. Andrew Weissmann, who oversaw the Manafort prosecution, warmly greeted both Gates and his attorney Thomas Green.

Gates, of Richmond, Virginia, has complied with three congressional subpoenas and spent more than 500 hours with federal and state prosecutors, Green said. He cooperated with prosecutors while caring for his wife, whom supporters said was diagnosed with breast cancer this year, and their four children.

Pope Francis abolishes secrecy policy in sexual abuse cases Elisabetta Povoledo The New York Times News Service

ROME — The Vatican on Tuesday said it would abolish the high level of secrecy it has applied to sexual-abuse accusations against clerics, ending a policy that critics said had often shielded priests from criminal punishment by secular authorities.

Removing that cloak of confidentiality, the Roman Catholic Church is changing its stance to make it acceptable — but not required — to turn information about abuse claims over to police, prosecutors and judges.

In recent years, church officials in the United States and some other countries have shared with civil authorities information about some sexual abuse allegations. But that cooperation, in theory, defied a decree adopted in 2001 that made the information a “pontifical secret” — the church’s most classified knowledge.

Victims and their advocates said the restrictions hampered civil authorities and helped conceal crimes, and they greeted Francis’ new instructions as a step forward.

“Things are decidedly changing,” said Francesco Zanardi, an Italian survivor of clerical abuse and president of Rete l’Abuso, an Italian anti-abuse group.

Hazel May Coleman, 101 of 2019 at 11 AM at the West CoPumpkin Hollow Road, Town pake Reformed Church with the of Taghkanic, passed away on Rev. Warren Siebert officiating.

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Anne Barrett Doyle, codirector of BishopAccountability.org, a group that tracks abuse in the church, said the pope had taken “an overdue and desperately needed step.”

“For decades, pontifical secrecy has been an obstruction to civil justice, spurring bishops worldwide to thwart prosecutions of abusive priests,” Barrett Doyle said in a statement. She called changing the policy “a first step toward decreasing the anti-victim bias of canon law.”

On Tuesday, the pope also made the canon law against child pornography more stringent, a change that victims’ groups had pushed for.

Previously, possession or dissemination of pornographic images of children under 14 was considered a “most grave crime.” That category will now apply to images of children under 18.

The secrecy change is the latest step in the church’s attempts to tackle the sexual abuse crisis that has dogged it for decades. Growing global pressure for greater accountability forced the issue to the front of Pope Francis’ agenda.

In response to the demands for change, Francis convened a summit of church leaders in February to address the crisis.

It ended with a call “for an allout battle against the abuse of

minors” and insistence that the church needed to protect children “from ravenous wolves.”

Weeks after that meeting, the pope issued a new canon law, requiring for the first time that church officials report abuse charges to Vatican prosecutors. Francis then issued a rule requiring that all church officials report to their superiors either abuse allegations or attempts to cover them up.

The rule announced Tuesday was also a product of the February meeting, the Vatican said.

“This is a sign of openness, transparency and the willingness to collaborate with the civil authorities,” Andrea Tornielli, editorial director of the Vatican’s communications office, wrote in a commentary.

Under the new norms, “any reporting, testimony and documents” related to sexual abuse “can now be handed over when requested to lawful authorities in their respective countries,” Tornielli wrote.

The Rev. Hans Zollner, a member of the Vatican’s child protection commission, said, “This is pretty much revolutionary.”

Barrett Doyle was less confident.

“The impact of this change

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It was not clear, for example, whether the new policy would be applied retroactively, she said.

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

Over the years I have heard there was a movement to n place a Hudson River bridge crossing in Coxsackie as opposed n to Catskill, but have never seen any documentation of such.

Ancouple of weeks ago I was looking through some old files from American Legion Post 166nin Coxsackie and found a 1926 letter from the post to the Chatham Chamber of n Commerce urging them to get behind a bridge crossing in Coxsackie. n find out more I went to To the old Catskill newspapers from 1926 housed at the Vedder nResearch Library in Coxsackie. The first thing I found CONTRIBUTED PHOTO wasnfrom the Jan. 26, 1926, Colonel Frederick S. Greene (1870 - 1939), New York State “The Examiner,” which read Superintendent of Public Works at the time a Hudson River as follows: “Coxsackie post, bridge crossing was being considered in 1926.

American Legion steps to the front as an active force in of Post 166 committee WilNews and Notes: “The Excommunity affairs, with an in- liam E. Brady explained that aminer” of 1926 also highn vitation for a mass meeting to the purpose of the meeting lighted an interesting note in be held in the legion rooms to- was to determine what might light of the recent controversy morrow evening for the pur- be done to have the bridge lo- about the building of a new pose of discussing ways and cated in Coxsackie and to as- jail. In an article titled “Shermeans of booming Coxsackie sert reasons why it should be iff Arbogast entertains jurors,” as the natural point for the located there. He went on to the paper reported: “No session proposed new Hudson River say that bills before the Legisof the grand jury in Catskill is vehicular bridge. Coxsackie lature seemed to overlook that complete without dinner with contends that according to Coxsackie had a natural site Sheriff Charles H. Arbogast as state engineers who surveyed for the bridge. host. Such a dinner was served the site last year, building the The committee agreed that at the sheriff’s residence on bridge would save taxpayers George S. Marsh, president Tuesday, attended by the juof the state several million of the Board of Trade, would rors, District Attorney Gardner dollars.”

I have not seen the surveys, prepare a petition present- and a few additional guests… but it seems to me that the ing Coxsackie’s position on After a splendid dinner… most logical crossing in Cox- the bridge. It was to be sent to inspection of the jail by the sackie would have been just Assemblyman Bentley, Gov. jurors followed.” At this time north of the village where a Smith, and Superintendent the Sheriff’s residence was atGreene.

Let Make Your Life EZ-er... tached to the front of the jail. high bluffUs exists across from On Feb. 11, 1926, “The ExNewton Hook.

On the same date, the pa- aminer” published the follow- To reach columnist David Dorpper reported that Greene ing front page description of feld, e-mail gchistorian@gmail.

County Assemblyman Ellis the bridge: “Announcement com or visit him on Facebook at W. Bentley had introduced is made that the proposed “Greene County Historian.” a bill authorizing the New bridge for vehicular traffic, York Superintendent of Pub- crossing the Hudson, if the lic Works to consider and in- bills introduced by Assemvestigate the desirability of a blyman Bentley, of Greene; bridge between Catskill and Assemblyman James, of CoHudson. The superintendent lumbia; and Senator Webb, at the time was Colonel Fred- of Dutchess, are approved, erick S. Greene. He favored a would be 625 feet in length bridge in Catskill as opposed (actually 4980 feet long as to Coxsackie for the follow- built) and would be built in ing reasons: the location is six spans…The cost would halfway between Albany and be between $5,000,000 and Poughkeepsie and distributes $6,000,000. Toll would be traffic naturally, no long ap- collected until the cost of the proaches are necessary and bridge had been paid.”

WHAAAAT? Just like the the existence of good rook foundations on both sides of Thruway, it must be paid for by now. It was further predictthe river.

‘The Examiner” reported on ed that 40% of revenue would Feb. 4, 1926, on the results of come from out-of- staters.

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DEC. 18 CATSKILL — Hearthstone Care, 1187 Route 23A, Catskill, will host a holiday open house 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Dec. 18. Gather and celebrate the upcoming holidays with games, music and more. For information, call 518-678-2030.

DEC. 19 COXSACKIE — Heermance Memorial Library, 1 Ely St., Coxsackie, presents Succulent Planting at 4:30 p.m. Dec. 19. Teens and tweens, 10-18, are invited to register for a Succulent Planting program. Sand Lake Succulents will be coming with everything needed to create a unique living accessory for your room or to give as a gift. Participants will be provided planting and care instructions. Admission is free. Registration required through the online calendar or by calling 518-731-8084.

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DEC. 21 WOODSTOCK — Edie’s Fairytale Theatre presents Party At The North Pole at 2 p.m. Dec. 21 in the Mountain View Studio, 20 Mountain View Ave., Woodstock.

A charming story about an elf, a Polar Bear, a toy soldier and a reindeer who meet and learn the importance of sharing as they celebrate this festive time of year.

Tickets are $10 and can be purchased online at Brown Paper tickets.com or day of at Mountain View Studio, Woodstock. Box office opens at 1:30 p.m.

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Retired public servant surprised by ‘WEP’ Dear Rusty: I turned 62 in October 2018.

A few months prior to my birth month, I went on the Social Security website which said my estimated benefits would be between $900-$1,000 at full retirement age and between $600-$700 at age 62. I receive a pension from a city government where I was a firefighter for almost 20 years where I did not pay Social Security tax on my income, but I have over 20 years invested in Social Security from other jobs.

I expected the cut in benefits for retiring early (62), but I was totally caught off guard by my benefits being cut in half again because of the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP). My city pension is about $1,700 monthly, and it’s my understanding that WEP is not supposed to reduce my Social Security by more than half of my government pension. My current Social Security benefit

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GLOOR is $348 a month, which is considerably less than half of my $1,700 pension. Am I missing something? Shouldn’t I be getting $600-$700 in Social Security benefits?

Signed: Retired Firefighter Dear Retired Firefighter: WEP rules are complicated and you certainly aren’t alone in your dismay over how WEP affects Social Security benefits for public servants in certain states which didn’t participate in Social Security. I’ll try to

shed some light on what happened to your benefit amount.

The first thing you should know is that the estimates you received from Social Security before you claimed were just that — estimates. If you were working in SS-covered employment prior to getting the estimate, the amounts given assumed you would continue to work at your recent SS-covered earnings until your full retirement age. If you didn’t, your full retirement age (FRA) benefit amount would be less than the amount quoted. The estimate given at that time didn’t take WEP into account either. The WEP reduction takes place before the reduction for claiming early at age 62. WEP affects your “primary insurance amount” (PIA), which is the amount you’re normally entitled to at your full retirement age from SScovered work.

When you applied for Social

Senior Menu CATSKILL — The following is the weekly nutrition menu offered by the Greene County Department of Human Services’ Senior Nutrition Program.

Served daily with each meal are bread or alternative with Promise Spread; low fat milk, coffee or tea.

All persons 60 and older and their spouses are invited. The suggested donation for each meal is $4.

The menu will be the meal that is delivered to all Greene County home bound meal clients. Those wishing to receive lunch at a center are asked to call the respective location at least a day in advance.

Rivertown Senior Center, 39 Second St., Athens; 518-9452700.

Acra Community Center, Old Route 23B, Cairo; 518-6229898.

Jewett Municipal Building, Route 23C, Jewett; 518-2634392.

Washington Irving Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill; 518-943-1343.

Town of Coxsackie Senior Center, Mansion Street, Coxsackie; 518-731-8901.

DEC. 18 THROUGH DEC. 25 WEDNESDAY: Beef pot roast with gravy, mashed potatoes, spinach puff, apple pie.

THURSDAY: Chicken cacciatore, linguini, Italian mixed vegetables, tiramisu.

FRIDAY: Pulled pork, beans and rice, green beans, cole slaw with carrots, fresh fruit.

MONDAY: Stuffed shells with sausage, Italian mixed vegetables, mandarin oranges and pineapple.

TUESDAY: Baked chicken with gravy, brussels sprouts, mashed potatoes, vanilla pudding with nutmeg topping, eggnog.

WEDNESDAY: Closed.

DEC. 25 THROUGH JAN. 1 WEDNESDAY: Closed.

THURSDAY: Beef burgundy, buttered noodles, broccoli, white cake with crushed candy cane on top.

FRIDAY: Pepper steak, zucchini, fresh salad, baked potato, fresh fruit.

MONDAY: Vegetable lasagna, Italian beans, broccoli, peaches.

TUESDAY: Meatloaf with gravy, carrots, mashed potatoes, yogurt parfait.

WEDNESDAY: Closed.

JAN. 1 THROUGH JAN. 8 WEDNESDAY: Closed.

THURSDAY: Baked ham, fresh salad, au gratin potatoes, glazed carrots, chocolate mousse.

FRIDAY: Beef stew, brussels sprouts, coleslaw, fresh pears.

MONDAY: Macaroni and cheese, stewed tomatoes, broccoli, rice pudding.

TUESDAY: Crab topped cod, green beans, rice pilaf potato, fruited gelatin.

WEDNESDAY: Chicken piccata, orzo, asparagus, mandarin oranges.

JAN. 8 THROUGH JAN. 15 WEDNESDAY: Chicken piccata, orzo, asparagus, mandarin oranges.

THURSDAY: Oven barbecue pork chop, fresh salad, braised cabbage, sweet potato, apricot cobbler.

FRIDAY: Hungarian goulash, buttered noodles, California mixed vegetables, fresh fruit.

MONDAY: Chicken Dijon, rice pilaf, brussels sprouts, ice cream.

TUESDAY: Broccoli cheddar quiche, green beans, hash brown potatoes, pineapple chunks.

WEDNESDAY: Salisbury steak with gravy, mashed

energy to help other people, their communities, and/or special projects.

The dedication of these volunteers help to make Greene County a better place for all of us.

The individuals chosen on the county level will then represent Greene County for recognition for New York state awards.

Any Greene County resident, 60 and older, can be nominated for these awards.

Achievements must be voluntary in nature, performed in Greene County and not part of paid employment.

substantial earnings in SScovered employment, the impact of WEP is lessened by about 5% for each year over 20).There is a maximum WEP reduction ($447 for 2018) and there is also a rule which says your WEP reduction cannot be more than half of your noncovered pension amount. But since half of your city pension is more than $447, that rule does not change the WEP reduction.

So, using your general numbers, if your FRA benefit (before WEP) was “$900-$1,000,” let’s say that your normal PIA was about $950. After the WEP reduction your WEP PIA would be about $503, which is what you would get if you waited until your full retirement age to claim Social Security. By claiming at age 62, your benefit was reduced by about 27%, which would make your benefit about $367/month. This isn’t far from what you are now

getting, considering that we’re using only estimated numbers in these calculations. Remember, the SS rule doesn’t say that your WEP reduced benefit amount can’t be less than half of your non-covered pension amount. Instead it says that the WEP reduction to your PIA can’t be more than that.

This article is intended for information purposes only and does not represent legal or financial guidance. It presents the opinions and interpretations of the AMAC Foundation’s staff, trained and accredited by the National Social Security Association (NSSA). NSSA and the AMAC Foundation and its staff are not affiliated with or endorsed by the Social Security Administration or any other governmental entity. To submit a question, visit our website (amacfoundation.org/programs/socialsecurity-advisory) or email us at ssadvisor@amacfoundation.org.

Senior Briefs potatoes, spinach puff, birthday cupcake.

JAN. 15 THROUGH JAN. 22 WEDNESDAY: Salisbury steak with gravy, mashed potatoes, spinach puff, birthday cupcake.

THURSDAY: Linguini with white clam sauce, Italian green beans, fresh salad, fresh fruit.

FRIDAY: Roast pork with gravy, applesauce, braised cabbage, winter squash, chocolate mousse.

MONDAY: Closed.

TUESDAY: Baked chicken with gravy, mashed potatoes, carrots, tropical mixed fruit.

WEDNESDAY: Sweet and sour pork, rice, broccoli, blondie.

JAN. 22 THROUGH JAN. 30 WEDNESDAY: Sweet and sour pork, rice, broccoli, blondie.

THURSDAY: Cranberry chicken salad, fresh greens and cucumbers, potato salad, yogurt parfait.

FRIDAY: Salmon with dill sauce, cole slaw, California mixed vegetables, baked potato, lemon mousse.

MONDAY: Chili con carne, brown rice, wax beans, fruit cocktail.

TUESDAY: Cook’s choice, California mixed vegetables, chocolate mousse.

WEDNESDAY: Roast turkey with gravy, brussels sprouts, sweet potato, pears.

JAN. 30 THROUGH FEB. 1 WEDNESDAY: Roast turkey with gravy, brussels sprouts, sweet potato, pears.

THURSDAY: Meatloaf with gravy, green beans, mashed potatoes, oatmeal raisin cookies.

FRIDAY: Eggplant Parmesan, spaghetti, fresh salad, broccoli, tiramisu.

Nominations being accepted for 2020 Greene County Senior Citizen Awards CATSKILL - Richard Golden, chairperson of the Advisory Council to the Greene County Department for the Aging (Human Services), announces that nominations are being accepted for the annual Greene County Senior Citizen Awards.

The two awards, presented annually, are the Senior Citizen of the Year and Outstanding Contribution by a Senior Citizen.

The purpose of the awards is to recognize the outstanding contributions and achievements of senior citizens who have volunteered their time and

Security your PIA was recomputed using a special WEP formula. Your PIA is based on your “average indexed monthly earnings” or “AIME”, which is the monthly average of the highest earning 35 years over your lifetime in which you contributed to Social Security.

Your PIA is determined by breaking your AIME into three parts (called “bend points”), multiplying those parts by a certain percentage for each part, and totaling up those three computations. When WEP applies, the first part of your AIME is multiplied by 40%, rather than the normal 90%, of the first $895 of your AIME (this is the amount for your “eligibility year” 2018).

So, the first part of your WEP AIME would contribute $358 (instead of the normal $805) to your PIA and, thus, to your FRA benefit amount — a reduction of $447. (If you have more than 20 years of

Past award winners may be nominated only if seven or more years have passed since last recognized.

If you know someone who deserves this recognition, contact the Greene County Department of Human Services at 518-719-3555 for an official nomination form.

Incomplete forms will not be considered as eligible.

Any inquiries for further information may also be directed to the department. Deadline for entries is Jan. 31, 2020.

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ATHENS SENIOR CITIZENS ATHENS — The Athens Senior Citizens meet at 1:15 p.m. the second and fourth Monday of the month at the Rivertown Senior Center, 39 Second St., Athens.

CAIRO GOLDEN AGERS CAIRO — The Cairo Golden Agers meet at 1:30 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesday of the month at the Acra Community Center, Route 23, Acra.

CATSKILL SILVER LININGS SENIORS CATSKILL — The Catskill Silver Linings Seniors meet at 1 p.m. the second Thursday of the month at the Robert C. Antonelli Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill.

COXSACKIE AREA SENIORS COXSACKIE — The Coxsackie Area Seniors meet at 1:30 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesday of the month in Van Heest Hall, Bethany Village, 800 Bethany Village, West Coxsackie.

SENIOR CITIZENS OF COXSACKIE COXSACKIE — The Senior Citizens of Coxsackie meet at 1:30 p.m. the first and third Monday of the month at the Coxsackie Senior Center, 127 Mansion St., Coxsackie.

GREENVILLE GOLDEN YEARS CLUB GREENVILLE — The Greenville Golden Club meet at 1:30 p.m. the first Wednesday of the month at the American Legion Hall, 54 Maple Ave., Greenville.

MOUNTAIN TOP GOLDEN AGERS TANNERSVILLE — The Mountain Top Golden Agers meet at 1:30 p.m. the fourth Thursday of the month at Tannersville Village Hall, 1 Park Lane, Tannersville.

WAJPL GOLDEN AGERS HENSONVILLE — The WAJPL Golden Agers meet at 1:30 p.m. the first and third Monday of the month at Hensonville Town Building, 371 Route 296, Hensonville.

SUPPORT GROUPS COXSACKIE — A grief support group will start meeting at 6 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at the Bethany Village in Coxsackie. While the loss of a loved one is a common source of grief other reasons include the loss of a job, the death of a beloved pet, experiencing a major health challenge such as cancer and the ending of a relationship.

Grief is a very personal and individual emotion. Support groups provide many benefits to those who are grieving.

Those who are experiencing grief early on can connect with others in the group who have successfully managed their grief and are further along on their road to feeling happy once again. More information can be found at the face book page at Coxsackie Grief Support Group and also by contacting Jeffrey Haas at 518-478-5414 or jhaasrph@ aol.com.

CATSKILL — The Alzheimer’s Association holds support group meetings at 3 p.m. the first Wednesday of the month at The Pines, Jefferson Heights, Catskill.

COXSACKIE — The Alzheimer’s Association holds support group meetings at 6 p.m. the third Thursday of the month at Heermance Memorial Library, 1 Ely St., Coxsackie.

CATSKILL — The Pines at Catskill and Columbia Memorial Health will host a Stroke Survivor and Caregiver monthly support group at 3 p.m. the second Wednesday of the month at The Pines at Catskill Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation, 154 Jefferson Heights, Catskill. For information, call 518-943-5151.

Social Security expands public hours at offices nationwide WASHINGON, D.C. - Starting on Jan. 8, 2020, Social Security offices nationwide will be open to the public on Wednesday afternoons, Andrew Saul, commissioner of Social Security, announced. This change restores Wednesday public service hours that were last in place in late 2012.

In another move to improve service to the public, Saul announced the agency is hiring 1,100 front line employees to provide service on the agency’s National 800 Number and in its processing centers. The agency is currently bringing onboard 100 new processing center employees and approximately 500 new teleservice representatives for the 800 Number. An additional 500 hires for the 800 Number will occur later in 2020.

“The hiring of a thousand new employees to provide service through our National 800 Number and an additional 100 hires to process people’s Social Security benefits at our processing centers around the

country are steps in the right direction in our mission to greatly improve the service we provide,” Saul said.

Currently, a field office is generally open to the public from 9 a.m.-noon on Wednesdays. Beginning on Jan. 8, 2020, offices will remain open until 4 p.m. on Wednesdays, with typical field office hours from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday through Friday.

While the agency continues to improve both access to and the experience with its services, it is important to note that most Social Security services do not require the public to take time to visit an office. People may create a “My Social Security” account, a personalized online service, at www.socialsecurity. gov/myaccount.

Through their personal “My Social Security” account, people can check personal information and conduct business with Social Security.

If they already receive Social Security benefits, they can

start or change direct deposit online, and if they need proof of their benefits, they can print or download a current Benefit Verification Letter from their account.

People not yet receiving benefits can use their online account to get a personalized Social Security statement, which provides earnings history information as well as estimates of future benefits. Currently, residents in 40 states and the District of Columbia may request a replacement Social Security card online if they meet certain requirements. The portal also includes a retirement calculator and links to information about other online services, such as applications for retirement, disability, and Medicare benefits.

Many Social Security services are also conveniently available by dialing toll-free, 1-800-772-1213. People who are deaf or hard of hearing may call Social Security’s TTY number, 1-800-325-0778.

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Task force created to develop plans to protect High Peaks Wilderness

NOTICE OF SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION Hecate Energy Greene 1 LLC, Hecate Energy Greene 2 LLC, and Hecate Energy Greene County 3 LLC (“Hecate Greene”) are seeking authority from the New York State Board on Electric Generation Siting and the Environment (the “Siting Board”) to construct a 50-megawatt (“MW”) solar photovoltaic electric generating facility (the “Facility”) in the Town of Coxsackie, Greene County, New York, under Article 10 of the New York State Public Service Law (“PSL”). Pursuant to PSL § 164 and 16 NYCRR § 1000.7, Hecate Greene hereby provides notice that, on or about December 23, 2019, it intends to file its Application with the Siting Board for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need authorizing construction and operation of the Facility.

The Facility components will include solar photovoltaic panel arrays connected by underground collection lines that will generate electricity to be delivered into New York State’s transmission system via interconnections with an existing Central Hudson transmission line. The Facility is proposed to be constructed on land leased from owners of private property.

The Facility will safely generate enough clean, renewable electricity to power approximately 13,000 households. The Facility will not emit or discharge any pollutants, and it will avoid other impacts associated with traditional fossil-fueled generating facilities, such as water usage. The Facility will also contribute to New York’s goal of generating 70% of all electricity consumed in the State with renewable resources by 2030, and eliminating all power-sector emissions by 2040. Further, the Facility will benefit the economic growth of the local community through the creation of temporary and permanent jobs, increased tax revenues, and new payments to local farmers that will help them maintain farming operations on other properties.

Construction and operation of the Facility will not result in negative impacts to health, air, or water resources. The Facility is mostly located on land that is already cleared and therefore avoids disturbances to forested lands to the maximum extent practicable. All impacts resulting from construction and operation of the Facility have been minimized to the maximum extent practicable.

The Applicant intends to request a Water Quality Certification (“WQC”) pursuant to Section 401 of the Federal Clean Water Act. The WQC is necessary to obtain a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

The Application contains all the information by the proposed stipulations filed in this Article 10 proceeding. Studies and analyses as required by the proposed stipulations and Article 10 address many disciplines such as land use, noise, preliminary engineering, avians, and decommissioning. The Siting Board will determine whether the Application is compliant with the Article 10 requirements. Once it is deemed compliant, the Administrative Law Judges (“ALJs”) assigned to this proceeding will schedule a public hearing and issue a notice that intervenor funds, in the amount of $50,000, will be available for eligible parties participating in the Application phase. The ALJs will also schedule a pre-hearing conference to identify parties, award intervenor funds, identify issues for the hearing, and establish a case schedule. After the hearings, intervenors may submit briefs to the ALJs who will then issue a recommended decision, upon which the Siting Board will render its decision on whether to certify the Facility and under what conditions. State law requires that the Siting Board must render a decision on the Application within 12 months of its determination that the Application is compliant with the Article 10 requirements.

Interested, eligible municipal and local parties may apply for intervenor funding to be used to pay for expenses such as administrative, attorney, and/or consultant fees. A guide to applying for intervenor funding can be found on the New York State Department of Public Service’s (“DPS”) website by using the following direct link: goo.gl/avcprS. Any interested person wishing to receive all notices concerning the Facility may submit a request to Hon. Michelle L. Phillips, Secretary, New York State Board on Electric Generation Sting and the Environment, Agency Building 3, Albany, NY 12223-1350 or electronically to secretary@dps.ny.gov. Documents concerning the Siting Board’s review of the Facility may be viewed at the DPS website located at www.dps.ny.gov by clicking “Search” on the homepage and then entering Case 17-F-0619 in “Search by Case Number.”

Additional information on how to participate in this proceeding may be obtained by contacting Hecate Greene’s project representative or the Siting Board Public Information Coordinator:

Hecate Greene Representative Gabriel Wapner Hecate Energy, LLC 621 W Randolph St. Chicago, IL 60661 833-529-6597 contact@greenecountysolar.info

Siting Board Public Information Coordinator James Denn NYS Department of Public Service 3 Empire State Plaza Albany, NY 12223 518-474-7080 james.denn@dps.ny.gov

To find more information, please go to the Siting Board’s website (www.dps.ny.gov/SitingBoard) or the Facility website (https://www.greenecountysolar.info/) or call the Facility’s toll-free number: 833-529-6597.

A copy of the Application will be served on the Town Supervisor of the Town of Coxsackie. The Application, when filed, may be examined during normal business hours at the Offices of the Department of Public Service at 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12223, and at the following local document repositories: • • • •

Hermance Memorial Library, 1 Ely St., Coxsackie, NY 12051 D.R. Evarts Library, 80 2nd St., Athens, NY 12015 Village of Coxsackie Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie, NY 12051 Town of Coxsackie Town Hall, 16 Reed St., Coxsackie, NY 12051

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earlier, the agencies have hosted a variety of invitation only outreach meetings to gather input on addressing overuse. A meeting in July at the Town of Keene School included almost sixty people. Most participants agreed on the need for a trial permit system, more resources for stewardship, and comprehensive planning as three immediate priorities.

“The state has much of the foundation for and data needed to develop and start implementation of a comprehensive plan to address overuse,” Janeway said. “At the same time, it’s recognized that a good plan will include continuous data collection and revisions based on observations and needed corrections.”

The recently expanded High Peaks Wilderness Area is the third largest wilderness east of the Mississippi River. It consists of 275,460 acres of forest, lakes and rivers situated among the state’s tallest mountain summits. It is surrounded by other wilderness areas, as well as other public and private lands and communities, all if which could be incorporated into a comprehensive plan.

In public meetings, DEC officials agree the six basic best practices for wilderness management include: Comprehensive planning; public education; front country infrastructure (correctly-sized parking lots, bathrooms, information centers); back country infrastructure (trails, campsites, etc.); limits on use at some locations at some times; and resources (rangers, staffing and funds).

The state’s Adirondack Park State Land Master Plan provides guidance to state officials regarding management: “The primary goal of wilderness management is to protect intact ecosystems and to encourage natural processes and conditions to operate free from human influence. An ecosystem management approach that recognizes the dynamic and interconnected nature of all components of these wilderness ecosystems is what is needed.”

What is wilderness? The master plan defines it as: “a wilderness area, in contrast with those areas where man and his own works dominate the landscape, is an area where the earth and its community of life are untrammeled (unrestrained) by man – where man himself is a visitor who does not remain.

“A wilderness area is further defined to mean an area of state land or water having a primeval character, without significant improvement or permanent human habitation, which is protected and managed so as to preserve, enhance and restore, where necessary, its natural conditions, and which (1) generally appears to have been affected primarily by the forces of nature, with the imprint of man’s work substantially unnoticeable; (2) has outstanding opportunities for solitude or a primitive and unconfined type of recreation; (3) has at least ten thousand acres of contiguous land and water or is of sufficient size and character as to make practicable its preservation and use in an unimpaired condition; and 4) may also contain ecological, geological or other features of scientific, educational, scenic or historical value.”

“The Adirondack Park contains nearly all of the deciduous forest wilderness remaining east of the Mississippi River,” Janeway said. “As stewards of this shining example of wild lands preservation, it is up to us to set the standard for how it should be protected. That means good, comprehensive planning.”

The Adirondack Council is a privately funded not-forprofit organization dedicated to ensuring the ecological integrity and wild character of the Adirondack Park. The Council envisions a Park with clean water and clean air, comprised of core wilderness areas, surrounded by farms and working forests, and vibrant communities.

Adirondack Council advocates live in all 50 United States, and the District of Columbia.

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ALBANY — The State Department of Environmental Conservation announced the creation of a task force to develop comprehensive plans to protect the greater High Peaks Wilderness and address the ecological, public safety, and community issues associated with overuse.

“We applaud the governor and DEC for recognizing that New York’s successful investment in tourism promotion has led to significant recreational pressure on some areas of the Adirondack Park, threatening natural resources and the wild character of the landscape,” said William C. Janeway, executive director of the Adirondack Council. “We are eager to work with and support this effort, bringing to the discussion current data and information on the latest techniques and best practices for user management and public education that can sustain our precious and fragile wilderness areas for generations to come.”

Adirondack Council Conservation Director Raull “Rocci” Aquirre was appointed to the advisory group and said he “looks forward to engaging with the other expert stakeholders and the public and proposing solutions to challenges to preservation of legacy Wilderness areas.

“Governor Cuomo invested in the promotion of the Adirondacks as a destination, funded economic development in communities, and purchased the Boreas Ponds,” Janeway explained. “And now the Governor recognizes that the success of tourism in the Adirondacks, which is a very good thing, has actually created very real issues. As the Governor has said, ‘there’s a real question of what’s the maximum use of the resources without damaging the resources’ and a balance between tourism, economic development and preservation is needed.”

“The Governor, Commissioner Seggos and their team are to be commended for having the vision to understand that the Adirondacks need a fully funded and staffed comprehensive plan to address overuse, and sustain the success of the largest Wilderness Park in the contiguous United States” said Janeway. “Such a plan can detail how previous plans will be implemented and should be developed through an open and public process. It can identify, detail and coordinate the management goals, education efforts, front and backcountry infrastructure, and identify fair user-friendly options to limit use at some locations on peak dates, such as with permits or reservations.

“With a public process starting this fall, the plan could be finished by April 1, 2020, when the state budget should be done, so necessary funding for additional rangers, other staff, and partnerships can be in place to start implementation in time for the first peak weekends in May,” Janeway said. “Ultimately, a comprehensive set of actions to address overuse and sustain the success of the Adirondacks for future generations needs to be extended across the whole Park.”

Janeway said the Adirondack Council appreciates the Governor’s reverence for the Adirondacks. We agree with the Native American proverb he frequently cites: “We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors — we borrow it from our children.”

Given the Trump administration’s attempts to destroy important standards for clean air, clean water, public lands, wildlife and climate change, New York has an opportunity to show the country the right way to protect public health and preserve our natural heritage.

The DEC and the State’s Adirondack Park Agency (APA) share responsibility for planning and preservation of the ecological integrity and wild character of the Adirondacks.

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Hudson hands Greenville first loss

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Above, Greenville’s James Mitchell (4) sets up the Spartans’ halfcourt offense as Hudson’s Vic Gorman (2), Caleb Romano (11) and Noah Hedgepeth (3) defend during Monday’s Patroon Conference boys basketball game.

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Left, Hudson’s Isaiah Maines (4) eyes the basket from the free throw line during Monday’s Patroon Conference boys basketball game against Greenville.

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Hudson’s Nevy Anderson brings the ball up the floor during Monday’s Patroon Conference boys basketball game against Greenville.

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Chatham earns first Patroon victory Columbia-Greene Media

EAST DURHAM — Chatham broke into the win column on Monday with a 57-42 Patroon Conference boys basketball victory over Cairo-Durham.

Jayshawn Williams was Chatham’s top scorer with 13 points. Tobias Jeralds added 11 and Mateo Talbott and Zach Gregg each had 10.

Ethan Phillips paced Cairo-Durham with 12 points. Dylan Morgan had 10.

Chatham hosts Rensselaer and Cairo-Durham

entertains Coxsackie-Athens on Friday at 6:30 p.m.

CHATHAM (57): Baccaro 1-0-2, Gregg 2-5-10, Ford 1-0-2, T. Jeralds 4-311, Talbott 4-2-10, Thorsen 1-1-3, Van Tassel 2-0-6, Williams 6-0-13. Totals 2111-57.

3-pointers: Van Tassel 2, Gregg, Williams.

CAIRO-DURHAM (42): Doble 1-0-2, Handel 3-17, Morgan 4-0-10, Phillips 4-0-12, Salvatore 2-0-4, Wagor 3-0-7. Totals 17-142.

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GREENVILLE — The Hudson Bluehawks visited Greenville on Monday night, and handed the Spartans their first loss of the season, 96-70.

Dayquan Griffin was a nearly unbeatable force down low for Hudson, and led all scorers with 29 points. Sophomore Isaiah Maines was no slouch either for the Bluehawks, and threw in 22 points of his own, 14 of them in the first quarter.

Greenville drops ita first game of the year, their record now sitting at 5-1, 4-1 in the Patroon Conference. Hudson improves to 4-1 in the Patroon and 4-2 overall.

It was a competitive contest to begin the night but by the end of the first period, the Bluehawks had a 12-point lead and did not take their foot off of the gas onward.

Throughout the contest, Greenville had a hard time staying aggressive and was passing the ball too often when it already had an open shot.

Hudson took advantage of this excess passing by the Spartans, continued to be bold on their own offensive possessions, and were not shy about driving to the basket or taking an open jumper.

At the half, the Spartans had a healthy deficit to overcome and aside from poor rotations on defense that left Bluehawk shooters open, they still had See HUDSON B3

Greenville grapplers start strong Columbia-Greene Media

GREENVILLE — The young Greenville wrestling team is off to a great start.

On Deccember 7, the Spartans traveled to Bethlehem for a challenging two-day round robin tournament.

Senior Captain Aidan Cullen went 10-0 with 10 pins at 145 pounds. Co-captain Kieran Cullen (113 pounds) lost a tight finals match, 3-1, going 8-1 on the weekend.

Co-captain Vin Davis (132 pounds) had two tough matches against sectional place winners and still took third place going 4-2 on the weekend. Cole Flannery also proved himself going 4-2 and taking third place at 170 pounds.

This past Thursday, the Spartans hosted Berlin for

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their home opening match.

They lost a close battle, but not before posting wins by pin from Eric Heath, Vin

Davis, Aidan Cullen and Cole Flannery.

After fighting through a tough week of injuries, the

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Brees sets NFL marks in Saints’ victory Field Level Media

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees passed Peyton Manning to become the NFL’s career leader in touchdown passes on Monday night, and he also set a league mark for the highest single-game completion percentage.

Brees wound up 29 of 30 for 307 yards and four touchdowns in a 34-7 rout of the visiting Indianapolis Colts.

Brees’ 5-yard touchdown pass to Josh Hill with 7:08 left in the third quarter – his third scoring strike of the game – was the 540th of his career, surpassing Manning. The touchdown was also Brees’ 20th straight completion in the game, a franchise record and personal best.

“Pretty incredible moment to be able to share something like this with my team and Who Dat Nation and everybody here in the Superdome tonight, my family and friends,” Brees said postgame on ESPN. “You don’t really think about these things, especially when you first enter this league. I can remember as a young player, just trying to become a starter someday maybe, maybe be able to make a little bit of an impact.

“It’s hard to believe, here we are 19 years later, having a chance to do some of these things.

But these special moments are special because of the people that are on this journey. I love my team, I love our fans, and I love the opportunity that we have.”

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New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) reacts after a touchdown throw in Monday night’s game against the Indianapolis Coltsat the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. The touchdown pass broke the career touchdown record.

Then with 35 seconds left in the third quarter, on his next pass, Brees hit Taysom Hill for a 28-yard scoring pass for No. 541 and his fourth

of the night.

When he flipped the ball to Michael Thomas for a 2-yard loss early in the fourth quarter,

Brees connected on his 22nd consecutive pass and moved to 29 of 30 on the night, 96.7 percent. Brees didn’t throw another pass in the game. The previous NFL record for the highest single-game completion rate was 96.6 percent, set by the Los Angeles Chargers’ Philip Rivers when he went 28 of 29 on Nov. 25, 2018.

Bress’ lone incompletion was a secondquarter throw intended for running back Latavius Murray.

“I’ll be honest with you – you always think about the one that you missed,” Brees said. “If I just set my darn feet and throw it to the running back, it’s 30-for-30, so that one may haunt me for a little while.

“A lot of great catches out there. A lot of guys making great plays.”

With 6:11 left in the second quarter, Brees had hit Tre’Quan Smith for a 21-yard touchdown toss to tie Manning with 539 passing TDs. Brees, 40, entered Monday night’s home game against Indianapolis third on the all-time list. Brees’ 15-yard touchdown pass to Thomas with 12:37 left in the second tied him with New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady for second.

Brady tweeted after Brees’ third scoring pass of the night, “Congrats drew!! Couldn’t be more deserving. Passing Peyton in anything is an incredible achievement and your records will be See NFL B3

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Pro football NFL American Football Conference East W L T Pct PF New England 11 3 0 .786 372 Buffalo 10 4 0 .714 291 N.Y. Jets 5 9 0 .357 247 Miami 3 11 0 .214 241 South W L T Pct PF Houston 9 5 0 .643 341 Tennessee 8 6 0 .571 339 Indianapolis 6 8 0 .429 303 Jacksonville 5 9 0 .357 250 North W L T Pct PF Baltimore 12 2 0 .857 472 Pittsburgh 8 6 0 .571 269 Cleveland 6 8 0 .429 297 Cincinnati 1 13 0 .071 211 West W L T Pct PF Kansas City 10 4 0 .714 394 Oakland 6 8 0 .429 274 L.A. Chargers 5 9 0 .357 299 Denver 5 9 0 .357 239 National Football Conference East W L T Pct PF Dallas 7 7 0 .500 378 Philadelphia 7 7 0 .500 334 N.Y. Giants 3 11 0 .214 283 Washington 3 11 0 .214 215 South W L T Pct PF New Orleans 11 3 0 .786 378 Tampa Bay 7 7 0 .500 416 Atlanta 5 9 0 .357 329 Carolina 5 9 0 .357 324 North W L T Pct PF Green Bay 11 3 0 .786 330 Minnesota 10 4 0 .714 378 Chicago 7 7 0 .500 256 Detroit 3 10 1 .250 304 West W L T Pct PF San Francisco 11 3 0 .786 419 Seattle 11 3 0 .786 371 L.A. Rams 8 6 0 .571 332 Arizona 4 9 1 .321 310 Week 15 Thursday’s game Baltimore 42, N.Y. Jets 21 Sunday’s games Seattle 30, Carolina 24 Philadelphia 37, Washington 27 Houston 24, Tennessee 21 N.Y. Giants 36, Miami 20 Kansas City 23, Denver 3 Green Bay 21, Chicago 13 Tampa Bay 38, Detroit 17 New England 34, Cincinnati 13 Jacksonville 20, Oakland 16 Arizona 38, Cleveland 24 Minnesota 39, L.A. Chargers 10 Atlanta 29, San Francisco 22 Dallas 44, L.A. Rams 21 Buffalo 17, Pittsburgh 10 Monday’s game New Orleans 34, Indianapolis 7 Week 16 Saturday’s games Houston at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.

Buffalo at New England, 4:30 p.m.

L.A. Rams at San Francisco, 8:15 p.m.

Sunday’s games Carolina at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.

Cincinnati at Miami, 1 p.m.

Pittsburgh at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.

Jacksonville at Atlanta, 1 p.m.

Baltimore at Cleveland, 1 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at Washington, 1 p.m.

New Orleans at Tennessee, 1 p.m.

Oakland at L.A. Chargers, 4:05 p.m.

Detroit at Denver, 4:05 p.m.

Dallas at Philadelphia, 4:25 p.m.

Arizona at Seattle, 4:25 p.m.

Kansas City at Chicago, 8:20 p.m.

Monday’s game Green Bay at Minnesota, 8:15 p.m.

PA 181 222 343 435 PA 330 279 329 353 PA 257 259 329 359 PA 284 386 290 284 PA 288 328 382 347 PA 303 398 365 390 PA 283 259 253 373 PA 258 345 306 398

Bills 17, Steelers 10 Buffalo Pittsburgh

0 7 0 10 — 17 0 3 7 0 — 10 Second Quarter BUF—Js.Allen 1 yard rush (Hauschka kick), 14:22.

PIT—Boswell 49 yard field goal, 11:26.

Third Quarter PIT—Conner 11 yard pass from Hodges (Boswell kick), 11:18.

Fourth Quarter BUF—Hauschka 36 yard field goal, 12:23.

BUF—Kroft 14 yard pass from Js.Allen (Hauschka kick), 7:55.

A—64,694.

TEAM STATISTICS First Downs Total Net Yards Rushes-Yds Passing Sacked-Yds Lost Comp-Att-Int Punts Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Interceptions Ret. Penalties-Yards Fumbles-Lost Time of Possession

BUF 17 261 38-130 131 1-8 13-25-1 6-41.5 1-12 2-45 4-49 8-70 2-1 32:20

PIT 15 229 15-51 178 4-24 23-38-4 5-43.0 2-20 3-63 1-33 6-30 4-1 27:40

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING-BUF, Singletary 21-87, Js.Allen 7-28, Gore 10-15. PIT, Conner 8-42, Whyte Jr. 2-5, Hodges 1-4, Snell Jr. 2-1, Samuels 2-(minus 1).

PASSING-BUF, Js.Allen 13-25-1-139. PIT, Hodges 23-38-4-202.

RECEIVING-BUF, Jo.Brown 7-99, Singletary 2-2, Kroft 1-14, Da.Knox 1-11, A.Roberts 1-7, Beasley 1-6. PIT, J.Washington 5-83, Di.Johnson 5-62, Vannett 5-40, Conner 4-9, Holton 2-(minus 1), Samuels 1-5, Gentry 1-4.

MISSED FIELD GOALS-BUF, None. PIT, None

Giants 36, Dolphins 20 Miami N.Y. Giants

0 10 3 7 — 20 0 7 16 13 — 36 Second Quarter MIA—D.Parker 20 yard pass from R.Fitzpatrick (J.Sanders kick), 9:03.

NYG—G.Tate 51 yard pass from Manning (Rosas kick), 8:01.

MIA—J.Sanders 24 yard field goal, 0:44.

Third Quarter NYG—Slayton 5 yard pass from Manning (Rosas kick), 11:53.

MIA—J.Sanders 47 yard field goal, 8:44.

NYG—Laird tackle in end zone from Beal, 6:20.

NYG—S.Barkley 1 yard rush (Rosas kick), 5:17.

Fourth Quarter NYG—S.Barkley 10 yard rush (Rosas kick), 14:54.

NYG—Ja.Allen 1 yard rush(Kick failed), 4:41.

MIA—D.Parker 29 yard pass from R.Fitzpatrick (J.Sanders kick), 1:54.

A—72,894.

TEAM STATISTICS First Downs Total Net Yards Rushes-Yds Passing Sacked-Yds Lost Comp-Att-Int Punts Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Interceptions Ret. Penalties-Yards Fumbles-Lost Time of Possession

MIA 22 384 25-122 262 3-17 23-41-0 3-42.0 0-0 2-55 3-64 7-42 1-1 28:53

NYG 24 412 33-138 274 1-10 21-29-3 5-41.8 1-9 3-83 0-0 4-32 0-0 31:07

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING-MIA, Laird 12-46, Gaskin 9-43, R.Fitzpatrick 4-33. NYG, S.Barkley 24-112, Ja.Allen 8-28, E.Penny 1-(minus 2).

PASSING-MIA, R.Fitzpatrick 23-41-0-279. NYG, Manning 20-28-3-283, Tanney 1-1-0-1.

RECEIVING-MIA, A.Wilson 5-59, D.Parker 4-72, Gesicki 4-47, I.Ford 3-21, Walford 2-34, Gaskin 2-29, Laird 2-8, Hurns 1-9. NYG, S.Shepard 9-111, S.Barkley 4-31, Ka.Smith 3-38, Slayton 2-31, G.Tate 1-51, Latimer 1-21, Simonson 1-1.

MISSED FIELD GOALS-MIA, J.Sanders 1. NYG, None

Saints 34, Colts 7 Indianapolis New Orleans

0 0 0 7 — 7 3 17 14 0 — 34 First Quarter NO—Lutz 33 yard field goal, 7:28.

Second Quarter NO—Mc.Thomas 15 yard pass from Brees (Lutz kick), 12:37.

NO—Tr.Smith 21 yard pass from Brees (Lutz kick), 6:11.

NO—Lutz 26 yard field goal, 0:00.

Third Quarter NO—Jo.Hill 5 yard pass from Brees (Lutz kick), 7:08.

NO—Ta.Hill 28 yard pass from Brees (Lutz kick), 0:35.

Fourth Quarter IND—J.Wilkins 1 yard rush (McLaughlin kick), 3:56.

A—73,053.

TEAM STATISTICS First Downs Total Net Yards Rushes-Yds Passing

IND 16 205 17-46 159

NO 27 424 33-117 307

Sacked-Yds Lost Comp-Att-Int Punts Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Interceptions Ret. Penalties-Yards Fumbles-Lost Time of Possession

1-6 18-34-0 6-37.0 0-0 1-19 0-0 7-49 0-0 23:38

0-0 29-30-0 2-43.5 3-29 0-0 0-0 6-52 0-0 36:22

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING-IND, M.Mack 11-19, J.Wilkins 3-10, Hines 2-10, Brissett 1-7. NO, Kamara 14-66, L.Murray 9-29, Dw.Washington 3-20, Line 2-4, Ta.Hill 2-1, Bridgewater 3-(minus 3).

PASSING-IND, Brissett 18-34-0-165. NO, Brees 29-30-0-307.

RECEIVING-IND, Pascal 4-44, T.Hilton 4-25, Mr.Johnson 2-37, Inman 2-25, Doyle 2-21, Hines 2-2, J.Wilkins 1-7, Dulin 1-4. NO, Mc.Thomas 12-128, Kamara 5-23, J.Cook 4-54, Ta.Hill 2-42, L.Murray 2-20, Tr.Smith 1-21, Ginn Jr. 1-13, Jo.Hill 1-5, Do.Harris 1-1.

MISSED FIELD GOALS-IND, None. NO, None

FOOTBALL FLASHBACKS 1933 — The Chicago Bears win the first NFL title held in the playoff era, defeating the New York Giants 23-21 in the title game at Wrigley Field. A crowd of 26,000 watches the hometown Bears win their third NFL title in team history.

1944 — The Green Bay Packers fend off the New York Giants, 14-7, to win the NFL title. Ted Fritsch runs for a pair of touchdowns to lead the victorious Packers in front of more than 46,000 fans at the Polo Grounds.

1946 — Russ Washington is born in Kansas City, Mo. Taken fourth overall by San Diego in the 1968 draft, Washington becomes one of the best tackles of his generation, earning five Pro Bowl nods and starting every game from 1971-79.

1983 — Washington kicker Mark Moseley sets the NFL single-season scoring record in a 31-22 win over the New York Giants. He boots four extra points and a 46-yard field goal to finish with 161 points on the year.

1988 — Jamie Morris racks up a league-record 45 carries as the Washington Redskins lose, 2017, in overtime to the Cincinnati Bengals. Morris finishes with 152 yards on the ground despite his longest run going for only 12 yards.

2000 — San Francisco wide receiver Terrell Owens sets an NFL record, becoming the first player in history with 20 receptions in a single game.

Owens finishes with 283 yards and a score in the 49ers’ 17-0 win over the Chicago Bears.

2005 — Tiki Barber rumbles for a franchise-record 220 yards and a pair of touchdowns in the New York Giants’ 27-17 win over the Kansas City Chiefs. Barber goes on to better the franchise mark the following season.

2009 — The Indianapolis Colts become the third team in NFL history to start a season 14-0, rallying to beat the Jacksonville Jaguars, 35-31. Indianapolis joins the 1972 Miami Dolphins and 2007 New England Patriots as teams to open the year with 14 straight wins.

2017 — In a 27-24 loss to the Patriots, Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown accumulates two receptions and 24 yards. Brown becomes the first player in NFL history to compile 100-pluscatches in five-straight seasons.

College basketball MEN’S AP TOP 10 As of Monday Record Pts Prv 1. Kansas (47) 9-1 1607 2 2. Gonzaga (15) 11-1 1552 6 3. Louisville (1) 10-1 1412 1 4. Duke (2) 9-1 1387 7 5. Ohio St. 9-1 1334 3 6. Kentucky 8-1 1231 8 7. Maryland 10-1 1207 4 8. Oregon 8-2 1172 10 9. Virginia 8-1 1121 9 10. Baylor 8-1 1062 11 11. Memphis 9-1 960 13 12. Auburn 9-0 939 12 13. Dayton 8-1 879 14 14. Michigan 8-3 723 5 15. Michigan St. 7-3 656 16 16. Arizona 10-2 631 15 17. Butler 10-1 553 18 18. Villanova 8-2 496 20 19. Florida St. 8-2 449 21 20. San Diego St. 10-0 431 25 21. Tennessee 7-2 367 19 22. Washington 7-2 213 — 23. Penn St. 9-2 182 — 24. Texas Tech 6-3 115 — 25. West Virginia 9-1 76 — Others receiving votes: North Carolina 41, Xavier 40, Iowa 39, Wichita St. 31, Purdue 30, Liberty 25, Marquette 23, Indiana 23, VCU 21, Utah St. 14, Saint Mary’s (Cal) 13, N. Iowa 12, Colorado 12, Texas 10, Florida 7, DePaul 6, Georgetown 3, Richmond 3, Virginia Tech 3, LSU 3, Stanford 3, Seton Hall 3, Oklahoma St. 2, Duquesne 1, BYU 1, Arkansas 1.

Pro basketball NBA Eastern Conference Atlantic W L Pct Philadelphia 20 8 .714 Boston 17 7 .708 Toronto 18 8 .692 Brooklyn 14 12 .538 New York 6 21 .222 Central W L Pct Milwaukee 24 3 .889 Indiana 18 9 .667 Detroit 11 16 .407 Chicago 10 18 .357 Cleveland 6 21 .222 Southeast W L Pct Miami 19 7 .731 Orlando 12 14 .462 Charlotte 12 17 .414 Washington 8 17 .320 Atlanta 6 21 .222 Western Conference Northwest W L Pct Denver 17 8 .680 Utah 15 11 .577 Oklahoma City 11 14 .440 Minnesota 10 15 .400 Portland 10 16 .385 Pacific W L Pct L.A. Lakers 24 3 .889 L.A. Clippers 20 8 .714 Sacramento 12 14 .462 Phoenix 11 14 .440 Golden State 5 23 .179 Southwest W L Pct Dallas 17 8 .680 Houston 17 9 .654 San Antonio 10 15 .400 Memphis 9 17 .346 New Orleans 6 21 .222 Sunday’s games Orlando 130, New Orleans 119 Indiana 107, Charlotte 85 L.A. Lakers 101, Atlanta 96 Brooklyn 109, Philadelphia 89 Denver 111, New York 105 Sacramento 100, Golden State 79 Monday’s games Washington 133, Detroit 119 Toronto 133, Cleveland 113 San Antonio at Houston, 8 p.m.

Miami at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Dallas at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

Chicago at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

Portland at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Today’s games Sacramento at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Atlanta at New York, 7:30 p.m.

Brooklyn at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Orlando at Utah, 9 p.m.

Phoenix at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

Wednesday’s games Charlotte at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Detroit, 7 p.m.

Chicago at Washington, 7 p.m.

Miami at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

New Orleans at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Memphis at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

Orlando at Denver, 9 p.m.

Boston at Dallas, 9:30 p.m.

GB — 1.0 1.0 5.0 13.5 GB — 6.0 13.0 14.5 18.0 GB — 7.0 8.5 10.5 13.5 GB — 2.5 6.0 7.0 7.5 GB — 4.5 11.5 12.0 19.5 GB — .5 7.0 8.5 12.0

Golden State at Portland, 10 p.m.

Pro hockey NHL Eastern Conference Atlantic Division GP W L OT SO Pts Boston 34 21 7 2 4 48 Buffalo 34 16 11 6 1 39 Florida 33 16 12 2 3 37 Montreal 33 15 12 5 1 36 Toronto 34 16 14 2 2 36 Tampa Bay 31 16 12 3 0 35 Ottawa 34 14 18 1 1 30 Detroit 35 9 23 2 1 21 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT SO Pts Washington 35 24 6 3 2 53 NY Islanders 31 22 7 2 0 46 Carolina 33 20 11 2 0 42 Pittsburgh 33 19 10 4 0 42

GF GA 115 86 107 103 115 109 105 107 110 109 110 100 91 109 76 136 GF GA 125 100 92 72 107 86 110 89

Philadelphia NY Rangers Columbus New Jersey

33 17 11 0 5 39 33 16 13 2 2 36 33 13 14 5 1 32 32 10 17 1 4 25 Western Conference Central Division GP W L OT SO Pts St. Louis 34 20 8 3 3 46 Colorado 32 21 8 3 0 45 Winnipeg 33 20 11 1 1 42 Dallas 34 19 11 2 2 42 Minnesota 34 16 13 4 1 37 Nashville 32 15 12 3 2 35 Chicago 34 13 15 2 4 32 Pacific Division GP W L OT SO Pts Arizona 35 19 12 2 2 42 Vegas 36 18 13 5 0 41 Edmonton 35 18 13 3 1 40 Calgary 35 18 13 4 0 40 Vancouver 34 16 14 3 1 36 San Jose 35 16 17 1 1 34 Anaheim 33 14 15 3 1 32 Los Angeles 35 14 18 2 1 31 Saturday’s games Ottawa 4, Columbus 3, OT NY Islanders 3, Buffalo 2, OT Anaheim 4, NY Rangers 3, SO Carolina 4, Calgary 0 Dallas 4, Nashville 1 Toronto 4, Edmonton 1 Minnesota 4, Philadelphia 1 Detroit 2, Montreal 1 Washington 5, Tampa Bay 2 Boston 4, Florida 2 Pittsburgh 5, Los Angeles 4, SO New Jersey 2, Arizona 1 St. Louis 4, Chicago 3 San Jose 4, Vancouver 2 Sunday’s games Winnipeg 7, Philadelphia 3 Chicago 5, Minnesota 3 Los Angeles 4, Detroit 2 Vegas 6, Vancouver 3 Monday’s games Florida 6, Ottawa 1 Nashville 5, NY Rangers 2 Columbus 3, Washington 0 St. Louis 5, Colorado 2 Edmonton at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Today’s games Los Angeles at Boston, 7 p.m.

Buffalo at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Ottawa at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.

Nashville at NY Islanders, 7 p.m.

Anaheim at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Columbus at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Carolina at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Montreal at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

Minnesota at Vegas, 10 p.m.

Arizona at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

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Nashville Predators defenseman Roman Josi (59) checks New York Rangers left wing Brendan Lemieux (48) during Monday’s game at Madison Square Garden.

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Defenseman Roman Josi collected two goals and an assist, and Juuse Saros made a season-high 39 saves as Nashville began a fourgame road trip with a 5-2 victory over New York on Monday.

Rocco Grimaldi scored in the first period for the Predators, and Josi and Matthias Ekholm tallied in the second. Josi added a second goal by scoring into an empty net with 1:49 remaining, and Ryan Ellis scored Nashville’s second emptynet goal with five seconds to go.

Chris Kreider scored in the first period and Artemi Panarin tallied late in the third for the Rangers, who dropped their third straight home game and went 0-for-4 on the power play. New York backup goaltender Alexandar Georgiev finished with 19 saves.

Blues 5, Avalanche 2 David Perron scored a hat trick as the St. Louis Blues defeated the visiting Colorado Avalanche to remain atop the Western Conference.

The Blues won their third straight game while extending their lead over the second-place Avalanche to three points. They have won six consecutive games against Colorado during the last two seasons.

Vince Dunn and Jordan Kyrou also scored for the Blues, who are 8-1-1 against Central Division teams this season. Ryan O’Reilly had two assists, and Jordan Binnington made 26 saves.

Mikko Rantanen and Nazem Kadri scored for the Avalanche, who had their nine-game points streak stopped. Philipp Grubauer, who returned after missing three games with a hamstring strain, stopped 30 of 34 shots.

Blue Jackets 3, Capitals 0 Oliver Bjorkstrand scored twice, and Joonas Korpisalo made 30 saves as Columbus defeated visiting Washington.

Eric Robinson also tallied for the Blue Jackets, who have won six of their past seven meetings against Washington. Korpisalo posted his second shutout of the season and the third of his career. The victory was the 635th of Columbus coach John Tortorella’s career, moving him past Darryl Sutter for 15th place on the NHL’s all-time list.

Goaltender Braden Holtby stopped 18 of 21 shots for the Capitals, who had their five-game road winning streak snapped, one shy of the franchise record.

Panthers 6, Senators 1 Noel Acciari, who had never produced a multi-goal game in his

NHL career, posted a hat trick to lead Florida over Ottawa Senators in Sunrise, Fla. Jonathan Huberdeau added a career-high four assists, and the Panthers scored five goals in the second for their biggest period of the season. Aleksander Barkov, Mike Matheson and Dominic Toninato also found the net for Florida, and Artem Anisimov scored for the Senators.

Acciari, a 28-year-old grinder in his fifth NHL season, has eight goals this season – two more than he had last season with the Boston Bruins. His career high is 10, set in 2017-18.

Oilers 2, Stars 1 Connor McDavid recorded two points, Edmonton scored a power-play goal for the eighth straight game, and the Oilers won at Dallas to snap an 0-3-1 skid.

Edmonton received goals from Zack Kassian and Leon Draisaitl, who notched his team-leading 21st. McDavid added a pair of assists, lifting him to an NHL-best 59 points, and Mikko Koskinen recorded 34 saves.

Tyler Seguin scored late in the game as Dallas mounted a rally attempt, and Ben Bishop yielded two goals on 28 shots.

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Kristaps Porzingis collected 26 points and 12 rebounds as the visiting Dallas Mavericks ended the Milwaukee Bucks’ 18-game winning streak with a 120-116 victory on Monday.

Seth Curry scored 26 points on 9-of-15 shooting from the floor for the Mavericks, who overcame Giannis Antetokounmpo’s 48-point, 14-rebound performance to post their 12th win in 15 games.

Dallas played without reigning NBA Rookie of the Year Luka Doncic, who sustained a moderate right ankle sprain Saturday during the first quarter of a 122-118 loss to the Miami Heat.

Kyle Korver had five 3-pointers to highlight his season-high 17 points for the Bucks, whose streak fell two wins shy of the franchise record. The loss was Milwaukee’s first since a 103-100 setback at Utah on Nov. 8.

Oklahoma City Thunder 109, Chicago Bulls 106 Chris Paul scored 30 points to lift Oklahoma City to a comefrom-behind win over visiting Chicago. The Thunder trailed by as many as 26 points before launching a comeback that tied the biggest in franchise history and is the biggest in the NBA this season.

Paul fueled the fourth-quarter portion of the comeback, going 5-for-6 from behind the 3-point arc and scoring 19 in the final frame. The other 26-point comeback in Thunder history came last season against the Houston Rockets.

Danilo Gallinari added 22 points in the win while Dennis

Schroder came off the Thunder bench for 18. Paul narrowly missed a triple-double, finishing with 10 rebounds and eight assists. The blown lead spoiled Zach LaVine’s game-high 39-point performance for the Bulls.

Houston Rockets 109, San Antonio Spurs 107 Russell Westbrook scored 25 of his 31 points in the first half, and James Harden finished with 28 as Houston rallied past visiting San Antonio.

Houston trailed by 25 in the second quarter and by 19 at the half but roared back behind Westbrook and Harden, who scored 19 of his 28 points in the second half.

LaMarcus Aldridge led the Spurs with 19 points and 13 rebounds. Forbes scored 18 points, all in the first half on six 3-pointers, while Dejounte Murray and White scored 16 points each.

Toronto Raptors 133, Cleveland Cavaliers 113 Pascal Siakam scored 33 points and Toronto defeated visiting Cleveland in the first meeting this season between the teams.

Norman Powell added 26 points on 11-for-15 shooting for the Raptors, who have won two in a row.

Kyle Lowry had 20 points and 11 assists, Serge Ibaka scored 14 points off the bench and OG Anunoby contributed 12 points and nine rebounds.

Collin Sexton scored 25 points for the Cavaliers, who have lost 10 of their past 11 games and two in a row. Darius Garland added 20 points for the Cavaliers.

Washington Wizards 133, Detroit Pistons 119

Bradley Beal poured in 35 points and dished out 10 assists, and Washington snapped a fourgame losing streak by pulling away from host Detroit.

Isaiah Thomas, who missed the previous five games with a calf strain, supplied 23 points for Washington. Davis Bertans contributed 17 points off the Wizards’ bench while Ish Smith had 10 points and seven assists. Markieff Morris and Derrick Rose each had 22 points for the Pistons.

Detroit’s frontcourt stars missed the game. Andre Drummond, the league’s leading rebounder, sat out for the second straight game due to left eye inflammation related to an allergic reaction. Blake Griffin was sidelined by left knee soreness. He has appeared in only 14 of the team’s 27 games.

Memphis Grizzlies 118, Miami Heat 111 After squandering a 15-point halftime lead, Memphis closed the game on a 14-4 run to top visiting Miami.

Chipping away at a deficit that grew to as many as 16 points in the third quarter, the Heat took a three-point lead with 5:30 remaining when Bam Adebayo dunked home two of his 14 points. The Grizzlies held the Heat to one point over the next 5:19.

Jonas Valanciunas’ had 21 points and 10 rebounds for the Grizzlies, while Ja Morant dished out a game-high 10 assists to go with 20 points. Adebayo finished with a double-double for Miami, grabbing 13 rebounds to go with five assists, three steals and three blocked shots.

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Burrow’s Heisman speech goes viral, and cash donations to Ohio food pantry soar Sheridan Hendrix Akron Beacon Journal

An emotional Joe Burrow took to the stage at New York City’s PlayStation Theater Saturday night to accept the 2019 Heisman Trophy.

The Louisiana State University quarterback won in a record-breaking landslide, bringing the honor back to the bayou for the first time in 60 years.

Thanking his fellow teammates, coaches and past Heisman winners were high on Burrow’s list during his acceptance speech. But after pausing to collect himself, Burrow didn’t forget to mention his hometown ties.

“Coming from southeast Ohio, it’s a very, very impoverished area. The poverty rate is almost two times the national average,” Burrow said. “There are so many people there that don’t have a lot, and I’m up here for all those kids in Athens and Athens County that go home to not a lot of food on the table, hungry after school. You guys can be up here, too.”

Burrow’s speech highlighted Athens County’s food insecurity issues and in turn sparked an

online fundraising campaign that has raised thousands of dollars for a local food pantry.

A Facebook fundraiser, started by Athens resident Will Drabold, has raised more than $210,000 as of Monday evening for the Athens County Food Pantry.

More than 5,800 people have donated to the campaign and more than 8,100 have shared it on social media.

Drabold said he launched the fundraiser Sunday after watching Burrow’s speech with the hope of raising $1,000 for the pantry.

The Athens County Food Pantry served 5,702 individuals in 2018, about a third of them children, according to its website. One in three people in Athens County fall below the poverty line.

Lisa Hamler-Fugitt, executive director of the Ohio Association of Foodbanks, said it was awe-inspiring to see someone who doesn’t forget where he’s come from or the hurting people there. The impact of a campaign like this is huge, HamlerFugitt said.

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Hudson’s Nevy Anderson is greeted by his teammates after exiting Monday’s Patroon Conference game against Greenville.

Greenville’s Joe Nicosia (3) is guarded by Hudson’s Noah Hedgepeth during Monday’s Patroon Conference boys basketball game.

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Dayquan Griffin to contend with.

Griffin had nine points in each of the two final quarters and his presence on the floor was kryptonite for the Spartans. Griffin was open so much they had no choice but to foul him and take the chance he would miss free throws, which he did a few times, but not nearly often enough for Greenville to get back in the game.

As the fourth period rolled around, it seemed inevitable that the Bluehawks would score in the triple digits and break 100 points. Their bench continued to enthusiastically cheer on their teammates, with 93 points on the board so far and still four minutes of game clock left.

As they possessed the ball for the final time, Hudson coach Shawn Briscoe made it abundantly clear to just dribble the time out as the shot clock turned off.

As the clock ran out, Hudson was the victor by a 26-point margin.

Ben Lewis led Greenville

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Greenville’s Ben Lewis (22) goes to the basket during Monday’s Patroon Conference boys basketball game against Hudson.

with 17 points. Joe Nicosia and Miles Weiss had 13 points apiece and Damien Fiducia contributed 12.

Both teams will be in action again on Wednesday, with Greenville on the road in Maple Hill and Hudson hosting Coxsackie-Athens.

HUDSON (96): Hedgepeth 4-2-11, Maines 10-0-22, Anderson 1-1-3, Griffin 11-7-29, Romano 6-0-13, Gorman 3-08, Gordon 1-0-2, DeJesus 1-36, Daly 1-0-2. Totals 38-13-96.

3-pointers: Maines 2, Gorman 2, DeJesus, Hedgepeth, Romano.

GREENVILLE (70): Fiducia 4-2-12, Weiss 5-2-13, Nicosia 6-0-13, Benning 1-1-3, Smith 1-0-3, Biernacki 0-2-2, Lewis 8-1-17, O’Connor 3-0-7. Totals 28-8-70.

3-pointers: Fiducia 2, Weiss, Nicosia, Smith, O’Connor.

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Greenville’s Vin Davis has his armed raised in victory after winning a recent 132-pound match.

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dual meet. There were some amazing hard-fought matches in every weight class and every Spartan stepped up to the challenge.

Vin Davis battled hard against some of the toughest competition to earn a winning record going 4-3 on the weekend. Eighth-grader

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3-pointers: Phillips 4, Morgan 2, Wagor.

NON-LEAGUE Bishop Gibbons 76, Taconic Hills 41 CRARYVILLE — Bishop Gibbons jumped out to a 26-point lead after one quarter and coasted to a 76-41 non-league boys basketball victory over Taconic Hills on Monday.

The Knights opened up a 34-8 advantage in the oepning eight minutes and extended it to 50-16 at halftime.

Rodney Parker’s 17 points topped Bishop Gibbons.

Noah Foster had 14 and Adi

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tough to beat! But it’s worth trying (winking face emoji)” Brees is in his 19th season in the NFL, his 14th with the

Kieran Cullen battled through a weight class filled with tough upperclassmen and still posted a 6-1 record.

Aidan Cullen remained undefeated while winning a dominant match over a Section 2 champion, 10-2. This victory earned him the tournament Most Outstanding Wrestler award.

The Spartans travel to Patroon Conference rival Maple Hill on Thursday, then head to Ravena on Saturday for a fivematch dual.

Quinones nine.

Kobe Van Alstyne scored 11 points for the Titans. Ryan Nowak chipped in with eight.

Taconic Hills hosts Catskill on Wednesday and visits Maple Hill on Friday at 6:30 p.m.

BISHOP GIBBONS (76): Blazquez 1-0-3, Carmon 2-0-5, Foster 6-2-14, Hundley 2-1-6, Kiser 2-0-4, Malloy 2-0-4, Parker 8-1-17, Quinones 4-1-9, Williamson 2-2-6, Willis 3-1-8. Totals 328-76.

3-pointers: Willis, Carmon, Blazquez.

TACONIC HILLS (41): N. Atwood 1-0-2, Colwell 1-1-3, Delamater 1-0-2, Krzeminski 1-0-2, Nowak 3-1-8, Preusser 3-1-7, Van Alstyne 4-0-11, Winters 2-0-6. Totals 16-341.

3-pointers: Van Alstyne 3, Winters 2, Nowak.

Saints after playing the first five years of his career in with the then-San Diego Chargers.

Brees also holds the NFL career records for career passing yards, completions, passing yards per game and completion percentage (minimum 1,500 attempts).

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Hudson’s Dayquan Griffin shoots a free throw during Monday’s Patroon Conference boys basketball game against Greenville.

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Hudson’s Noah Hedgepeth (3) finished with 11 points in the Bluehawks’ 96-70 victory over Greenville on Monday.

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Dayquan Griffin had a game-high 29 points in Hudson’s 96-70 victory over Greenville on Monday.

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Greenville’s Miles Weiss (1) shoots over Hudson’s Dayquan Griffin during Monday’s Patroon Conference boys basketball game.

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Devils trade Taylor Hall to Coyotes for Bahl, draft picks Abbey Mastracco The Record

Taylor Hall is no longer wearing a jersey for New Jersey.

After months of speculation, the first player in Devils’ franchise history to win the Hart Trophy will be traded Monday to the Arizona Coyotes, along with American Hockey League forward Blake Speers, for a first-round pick in next year’s draft, a conditional third-round selection in 2021, defenseman Kevin Bahl and forwards Nick Merkley and Nate Schnarr.

If the Coyotes win a Stanley Cup Playoff round or if Hall re-signs with the team, the third-round pick becomes a second-round pick.

It becomes a first-round pick if both of those conditions are met, but if neither are met then it remains a third-round pick. The 2020 first-round pick is top-3 protected.

The Coyotes were not

allowed to talk to Hall ahead of time about a contract extension. The Devils are retaining some of his $6 million salary this season.

The move was inevitable since Hall is set to become an unrestricted free agent on July 1 and contract negotiations with the Devils never really progressed. The team was left with no choice but to trade their star winger in order to get some valuein return.

The question then became, what would the return look like? Would it be a move to infuse the current roster with talent or the farm system with talent? As it turns out, it’s the latter. The Devils made this move with an eye toward the future, leaving their status of the current season in question.

The speculation was fueled when the 28-year-old alternate captain, who leads the Devils with 25 points

(six goals, 19 assists), was scratched shortly before the Devils took the ice to face the Colorado Avalanche at Pepsi Center on Friday night. The team said they were holding him out for precautionary reasons but had nothing to report on a trade, though it was clear there was enough traction to warrant holding him out.

What started as the Devils acquiring a player to build around has ended with the club acquiring building blocks. A once prestigious franchise had not had a player of Hall’s caliber in years, and he brought hope for the present and long-term future.

Hall was acquired in a blockbuster trade with the Edmonton Oilers on June 29, 2016, in exchange for defenseman Adam Larsson. The now infamous 1-for-1 trade was a defining moment in the club’s rebuild and for general

manager Ray Shero’s tenure in New Jersey.

Hall won the Hart Trophy as the league’s most valuable player in 2018 after a 93-point season. He came one goal shy of 40 and he helped the upstart Devils to a playoff berth, snapping a five-year drought.

At times that year, it seemed he was willing the Devils to win after win.

Chants of “MVP� rained down from the Prudential Center stands as he amassed a 26-game point streak, bringing life to a franchise that hadn’t had much of it since falling to the Los Angeles Kings in the 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

The Devils lost to the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs in five games.

The team was unable to follow up on that season, and Hall didn’t even get much of a chance to do so. He re-injured his left knee and had a

second surgery in February 2019.

Between his injuries and the roster deficiencies, the Devils finished well outside of a playoff spot and ended up winning the NHL Draft Lottery for the second time in three years. Hall was vocal about wanting to see improvements to the roster and Shero did make several acquisitions, but few have been successful.

They used the No. 1 overall pick to select center Jack Hughes. While the 18-yearold has put together a good rookie season, he’s not elite just yet.

P.K. Subban, acquired in a trade the day after Hughes was selected, has looked like a shell of his former self. Nikita Gusev has struggled with his adjustment to the NHL. Again, the Devils are back in the basement of the Eastern Conference standings.

The season has been so

dismal the club dismissed coach John Hynes on Dec. 3 and replaced him with assistant coach Alain Nasreddine in the interim. Hall had been a vocal supporter of Hynes, citing his coaching as one of the reasons he won the Hart Trophy.

It’s a disappointing ending for all involved. Hall wanted to win in New Jersey and the Devils were hoping he would be the player to lead them now and in the future. Maybe the biggest disappointment is that Hall’s time in New Jersey resulted in only a single playoff appearance.

With Hall and Hynes now gone, the Devils appear to be rebuilding the rebuild.

Though they are in a much better position than they were when this whole process began in 2015, the window for New Jersey is still a ways away.

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NFL notebook: WR Gordon suspended again Field Level Media

Just five games and seven catches into his tenure with the Seattle Seahawks, wide receiver Josh Gordon was suspended indefinitely without pay Monday for yet another violation, this time of the NFL’s performance-enhancing substances and substances of abuse policies.

This is the sixth suspension for Gordon in his eight NFL seasons.

Gordon was first suspended two games by the NFL for violating the league’s substanceabuse policy in 2013, one year after his rookie season. After an arrest for driving while impaired in 2014 he was suspended again, this time for one year, but that punishment was reduced to 10 games under the NFL’s revised drug policy.

Suspensions continued for Gordon through the remainder of his time with the Cleveland Browns and once he joined the New England Patriots in 2018. The Patriots placed him on injured reserve after a knee injury in October and eventually waived him. The Seahawks claimed the former second-round pick on Nov. 1.

Gordon, 28, has 247 career receptions for 4,252 yards and 20 touchdowns over 63 games in eight seasons.

–Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin’s availability for the rest of the season is in doubt after he sustained a hamstring injury in Sunday’s 38-17 victory over the Detroit Lions, NFL Network reported.

The wideout, who was carted to the locker room after running a route and failing to the turf in the third quarter, was quickly ruled out by the team. He will reportedly undergo an MRI on Tuesday to determine the severity of the injury. Godwin, 23, has 86 catches for 1,333 yards and nine touchdowns this season, his third in the NFL. –With the Houston Texans likely playoff bound, the team will not rule out the possible return of veteran defensive end J.J. Watt before the season ends.

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Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Josh Gordon (10) catches a pass against Carolina Panthers cornerback Donte Jackson (26) at Bank of America Stadium.

Watt suffered a torn pectoral muscle in an Oct. 27 game against the Oakland Raiders. Texans head coach Bill O’Brien told reporters Watt has put himself in a position to possibly return.

“I’m going to tell you that J.J. is working very, very hard,” O’Brien said. “And he’s certainly made progress based solely on his work ethic and who he’s working with in the training room. And we’ll see how it goes.”

–After losing defensive end Alex Okafor for the season to injury, the Kansas City Chiefs claimed former Arizona Cardinals linebacker Terrell Suggs off waivers, multiple media outlets reported.

Citing a source, ESPN reported Okafor sustained a torn pectoral muscle Sunday, when the Chiefs beat the Denver Broncos 23-3. Okafor

has 22 tackles, including five sacks, in 10 games this season, his seventh year in the NFL but first with the Chiefs. He has missed four games due to injuries with the Chiefs.

–The New Orleans Saints have claimed cornerback Janoris Jenkins off waivers, multiple outlets reported. The move comes three days after the New York Giants waived Jenkins after he tweeted a slur toward a fan who had been critical of him earlier in the week.

The Giants waived him with an injury designation after he suffered an ankle injury last Monday night against the Philadelphia Eagles.

–The NFL Players Association won a grievance against the Jacksonville Jaguars through an NFL arbiter after the team had fined players for missing offseason appointments with a

LeBron James on load management: ‘If I’m healthy, I play’ Dan Woike Los Angeles Times

ATLANTA — LeBron James sat in the corner closest to the door of the visiting locker room at State Farm Arena, his feet in buckets of ice, as a swarm of reporters with recorders, cellphones and video cameras talked to him about what had just happened on the court.

One question, though, seemed to annoy him more than any other. It’s the question rival scouts and executives have been asking more often as the Los Angeles Lakers continue to run through the NBA without much pushback.

Are they going too hard too soon? Shouldn’t they be resting LeBron James?

“If I’m healthy, I play,” James said after the Lakers’ 101-96 victory over the Atlanta Hawks. “I mean, that should be the approach. I mean, unless we’re getting to like late in the season and we’ve clinched and we can’t get any better or any worse, it could benefit from that, but why wouldn’t I play if I’m healthy? It doesn’t make any sense to me, personally.

“I mean, I don’t know how many games I got left in my career. I don’t know how many kids that may show up to a game and they’re there to come see me play and if I sit out, then what? That’s my obligation.”

His comments Sunday came after their 24th win of the season, in which his costar, Anthony Davis, turned his ankle late in the game and limped around the court, and no one on the Lakers’ bench flinched.

“He’s said he’s good so we leave him in there,” Lakers coach Frank Vogel said.

“Doesn’t go any further than that.”

Davis said after the game that adrenaline carried him through the final minutes of the close game and that he’d see how his right ankle fared leading to the Lakers’ game Tuesday in Indiana.

“I just wanted to finish the game,” he said. “Tweaked it a little bit but just tried to play the rest of the game off adrenaline and then attend to it after the game. ... (It’s) a little sore, but got a couple days to get it right before Indiana.”

trainer or physician.

According to ESPN, former Jaguars linebacker Dante Fowler Jr. was fined as much as $700,000 by the team for missing appointments during the 2018 offseason. Fowler, who reportedly filed a grievance on the matter, was traded to the Los Angeles Rams during the 2018 season and contributed to the team’s Super Bowl run.

The players association sent a letter to players saying that offseason activities are voluntary, although there are limited exceptions.

Teams are not allowed to mandate attendance at medical appointments on site during the offseason, or in the period just before training camp.

–Chicago Bears coach Matt Nagy insisted there is no rift between himself and quarterback Mitchell Trubisky.

Trubisky questioned parts of the offensive game plan following Sunday’s 21-13 loss to the Green Bay Packers, but Nagy chalked it up to frustration after an emotional setback.

–The Carolina Panthers are expected to make the move to rookie quarterback Will Grier on Sunday against the Indianapolis Colts, with Kyle Allen heading to the bench, according to an NFL Network report.

Grier, the Panthers’ third-round selection in the 2019 draft out of West Virginia, has not appeared in an NFL game. The 24-year old finished fourth in Heisman Trophy voting in 2018 after throwing for 3,864 yards, 37 touchdowns and eight interceptions at West Virginia.

–Los Angeles Rams cornerback Troy Hill will have surgery to repair a broken thumb and still plans to play on Saturday at San Francisco, according to an NFL Network report.

Hill suffered the injury in the first half of Sunday’s 44-21 defeat to the Dallas Cowboys. The Rams are on the brink of elimination from the playoffs, needing to win their last two games, while the Minnesota Vikings lose their final two, in order to advance.

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Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) reacts after a basket against the Atlanta Hawks at State Farm Arena.

James’ comments also came on the heels of being listed as “questionable” for Sunday’s game after injuring his right elbow during a collision with Miami’s Jimmy Butler two nights earlier. Postgame, James scoffed at the notion that what happened against the Heat would be the kind of thing that would cause him to miss a game.

There’s no questioning James’ durability and endurance. If he stays healthy and playing at his current rate of 34.7 minutes a game, James will pass Kobe Bryant to become eighth all-time in regular-season minutes played at some point this season. He’s already the NBA’s all-time leader in playoff minutes.

Before the win against Atlanta, Vogel said James was the one deciding whether he would or wouldn’t play in games this season.

“He knows that we’re open minded and even encouraging him to look for smart opportunities to recharge the batteries. But we’re respecting what he wants to do, and he wants to be in there,” Vogel said of James, who was chosen the NBA’s Western Conference player of the week on Monday. “So, like I said, we’re going to respect that.”

The Lakers’ primary rival in the Western Conference, the Clippers, are very committed to resting players and

minimizing their exposure this season. As Kawhi Leonard deals with a knee injury, the Clippers are holding him out of games. The team was conservative with Paul George’s recovery from offseason shoulder surgery. And coach Doc Rivers has also said that Lou Williams could be rested as well — he’s missed the last two games with a sore calf.

The Lakers have also said they’re going to be patient with Kyle Kuzma as he recovers from a sprained ankle.

Largely, though, their stars have been on the court. Davis has only missed one game, and James has played in all 27.

Even if James doesn’t want to discuss workload, the Lakers are thinking about it. Vogel described his plan as playing James the least amount of time possible while still getting a win.

“And (to) just try to keep a smart number in mind,” he said. “Obviously there are times when we’re going to go over it, but I think if I can get him averaging 34 minutes, I think that would probably be the ideal situation.”

James played 36 minutes and 56 seconds Sunday, the third consecutive game on the Lakers’ current road trip where he’d been on the court either near or over 37 minutes. His 34.7 minutes per game are the lowest of his career.

The Lakers are relying less on James to carry the heaviest loads. Four years ago, James played 40 minutes or more for Cleveland in more than a quarter of the Cavaliers’ games. Three years ago, he did it in nearly 22% of them. Last year in Los Angeles, James played 40 minutes or more eight times (14.5%), and this year, he’s done it only once.

Five seasons ago, when James won a title with the Cavaliers (the same year the Golden State Warriors won an NBA-record 73 games), he played 40 or more minutes in only 10.5% of his games in the regular season.

Trusting James and trying to save him from his competitive desires, especially with the Lakers playing so well, is something Vogel said the Lakers “talk about all the time.”

“Yeah, it’s a fine line and it’s a balance,” Vogel said.

But that line and that balance won’t be affected by rest, not if James is calling the shots and making decisions about when he will and won’t play.

“My obligation is to play, play for my teammates, and if I’m healthy, then I’m going to play,” he repeated. “If coach sits me out, then I’m not healthy.

“And it’s just that simple.”

Quarterback Joe Burrow, the Heisman Trophy winner, was among three LSU players named Monday to The Associated Press All-America first team, which also includes three Ohio State Buckeyes. Joining Burrow from No. 1 LSU were wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase and cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. No. 2 Ohio State was represented by Heisman finalist Chase Young, cornerback Jeff Okudah and guard Wyatt Davis.

The other two teams in the College Football Playoff had one All-American each: linebacker Isaiah Simmons from No. 3 Clemson and receiver CeeDee Lamb from No. 4 Oklahoma.

Repeating as a firstteam All-American was Wisconsin running back Jonathan Taylor, who was joined by center Tyler Biadasz from the No. 8 Badgers.

–Auburn senior defensive tackle Derrick Brown will play in the Outback Bowl, but Minnesota senior linebacker Kamal Martin said he is skipping the game to prepare for the NFL draft.

Both are key defensive players for their respective teams: the No. 12 Tigers and No. 18 Golden Gophers.

In 11 games this season for the Tigers, Brown had 50 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss, four sacks and two forced fumbles. The Gophers’ Martin played in just eight games but made 66 tackles, with 2.5 tackles for loss, one sack, two interceptions and two forced fumbles.

–Louisville junior offensive tackle Mekhi Becton announced he is declaring for the NFL draft.

Becton added he won’t play in the Music City Bowl against Mississippi State on Dec. 30.

The 6-foot-7, 369-pound Becton is considered a probable first-round pick with a possibility of lasting into a portion of the second round due to the heavy number of top-flight tackles expected to be in the draft.

–Stanford left tackle Walker Little announced he will return for his senior season in 2020 after his junior year ended in the first game because of a knee injury.

He was a 2019 Associated Press preseason AllAmerican and was considered a potential 2020 first-round NFL draft pick before the injury.

In 2017, Little became the first true freshman to start at left tackle for Stanford since 2000, and he earned first-team AllPac-12 honors in 2018.

–Former Ohio State defensive tackle Malik Barrow will transfer to Rutgers, reuniting him with coach Greg Schiano.

A Florida native, Barrow was a four-star prospect in the Class of 2016.

He appeared in two games at Ohio State, however, and was medically disqualified in 2018 after suffering a third major knee injury.

He transferred to UCF but played in just four games, recording two tackles, before entering his name in the transfer portal in October.

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After MLB free agent rush, teams begin to turn attention to trade market Dave Sheinin The Washington Post

A year ago at this time, a baseball team could have found pretty much anything it needed on a free agent market moving at a glacial pace, from a middle-of-the-order bat to a top-of-therotation arm. By Dec. 16, 2018, six of the 10 contracts that would eventually rank as the richest of that offseason - topped by the $300 millionplus, late-February hauls of Bryce Harper and Manny Machado - had yet to be signed.

But this winter, any team that has waited this long to fill its most pressing need with an elite player is already in danger of being shut out.

With the Arizona Diamondbacks’ agreement with left-hander Madison Bumgarner on a fiveyear, $85 million contract Sunday, eight of the top 10 free agents in this market as ranked by ESPN.com are already off the board, with most of them out-earning their projections.

“This has been a very good and deep free agent class,” Chicago Cubs general manager Jed Hoyer said last week as he departed baseball’s annual winter meetings. “That’s why we’ve seen this kind of activity.”

This is all especially good news for the impact players who remain, a list topped by third baseman Josh Donaldson, a three-time all-star and the 2015 American League MVP. Donaldson, 34, was one of the downstream beneficiaries of Anthony Rendon’s seven-year, $245 million deal with the Los Angeles Angels, because it left a handful of deep-pocketed and/or highly motivated teams still seeking a top-flight third baseman, among them the Washington Nationals, Los Angeles Dodgers, Texas Rangers and Atlanta Braves. Given his age, Donaldson was widely projected to land a three-year deal in the range of $25 million per season, but with this much competition it now seems likely it will take a fourth year to land him.

Behind Donaldson, the top available bats are outfielders Nicholas Castellanos and Marcell Ozuna. With Gerrit Cole (New York Yankees), Stephen Strasburg (Nationals), Zack Wheeler (Philadelphia Phillies) and Bumgarner locked up, the top remaining starting pitchers are lefties Hyun-Jin Ryu and Dallas Keuchel.

The reliever market is even more barren, with 35-year-old right-hander Will Harris the best available arm.

Few could have predicted this free agent

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Cleveland Indians shortstop Francisco Lindor (12) gestures after scoring against the Philadelphia Phillies at Progressive Field.

market to take such a rapid, upward trajectory, particularly with big-spending teams such as the Cubs and Boston Red Sox looking to shed payroll, and the Dodgers and Yankees having both largely stayed away from high-end free agents in recent years. And while the Yankees did sign Cole to the largest contract in history for a pitcher (nine years, $324 million), the Dodgers, Cubs and Red Sox have combined to sign zero multiyear deals this offseason.

Instead, this market has been fueled mostly by midmarket teams seeking to exploit an opportunity and take significant leaps forward in 2020 and beyond. Of the 12 richest deals in terms of overall dollars, eight have been signed by teams who missed the playoffs in 2019 and seven by teams outside the top 10 in 2019 payrolls, as calculated by Spotrac.com.

“What is going on here is not an all-out effort to force our window open,” Chicago White Sox GM Rick Hahn, who signed catcher Yasmani Grandal to a four-year, $73 million deal early in the offseason, told reporters. “We are continuing to build something to win on an annual basis. . . . There are certain moves that fit for the long term and other certain moves that would

be trying to force the window open sooner.”

With most of the top free agents either signed or closing in on deals, the next phase of the offseason is likely to be dominated by trades - a process that may have already started Sunday with the Cleveland Indians dealing former ace Corey Kluber to the Rangers for outfielder Delino DeShields Jr. and right-handed reliever Emmanuel Clase.

The Indians also have perhaps the most enticing trade chip on the market at the moment: four-time all-star shortstop Francisco Lindor, who is just 26 and under club control through 2021. The Indians, having apparently given up any hope of keeping Lindor beyond then, are seeking to maximize his value by exploring trades now.

At the top of the list of teams pursuing Lindor are the Dodgers, who presumably would move incumbent shortstop Corey Seager to third and third baseman Justin Turner to first to squeeze Lindor into their infield. Seager, who like Lindor hits free agency after 2021, could also be a trade candidate.

Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant could also find himself traded in the coming weeks, with

the market taking shape out of the teams that fail to land Donaldson in free agency. Bryant, who turns 28 in January, is projected to make around $18.5 million through arbitration in 2020 and is expected to hit free agency after 2021 - although an arbitrator is expected to rule any day now in the grievance he filed against the Cubs for allegedly manipulating his service-time clock to delay his free agency. If Bryant wins, he would be a free agent at the end of 2020.

“As the free agents go off the market, it clarifies things for us and other teams,” Hoyer said.

“I think we have a sense at this point of which teams are interested in our players. . . . I think we have clarity [as to] who could be involved, but we don’t know which teams will be eliminated from that based on free agency.”

Teams that were shut out of the market for high-end starting pitching could also seek to trade for Red Sox lefty David Price, whose $217 million contract made him the highest-paid pitcher in history until Strasburg and Cole exceeded that figure. Price, 34, is owed $96 million over the next three seasons and made just 22 starts in 2019 but is just 14 months removed from a dominant performance in the 2018 World Series and has five all-star appearances and the 2012 AL Cy Young Award on his résumé.

Because of Price’s age, recent track record and contract status, the Red Sox probably would either have to send money along in a potential trade or include one or more young, inexpensive pieces in a package deal. After two straight seasons of paying a luxury tax on its payroll, Boston’s ownership is determined to get below the $208 million threshold in 2020.

Price’s example shows how this winter’s soaring free agent market has bled over into the trade market. At the start of the offseason, his contract might have made him virtually untradeable, but after Strasburg and Cole reset the market for elite starting pitching - and left behind a handful of teams still looking for exactly that - Price no longer seems so overpaid.

Spring training camps open in less than two months, and a repeat of 2019 - when Harper and Machado remained unsigned until well after spring reporting dates - is already out of the question. This time, the question is whether all of the top players might be in their new homes before New Year’s Day.

It’s still about football for Kevin Gilbride, who’s now immersed in XFL reboot Dom Amore The Hartford Courant

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New Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler gets help putting on his new uniform from Phillies general manager Matt Klentak, right, during a news conference on Monday.

Wheeler believes he can reach another level, just like Gerrit Cole Scott Lauber The Philadelphia Inquirer

Two months into the 2018 season, with Zack Wheeler’s ERA hovering near the 5.50 mark, the New York Mets set out to change his approach.

Rather than pacing himself just to get through five innings, they encouraged him to let loose a four-seam fastball that, unbridled, reaches the upper-90s.

The result: Almost two more miles per hour, on average, and a 2.52 ERA over the next 20 starts.

But the Mets didn’t go far enough. They could have taken away Wheeler’s two-seamer, a slower fastball more commonly known as a sinker and generally a less effective pitch for him than the four-seamer. That’s what the Houston Astros did with Gerrit Cole two years ago, turning him from an occasional All-Star into the best pitcher on the planet.

Wheeler noticed. How could he not? All of baseball marveled at Cole’s rise over the last two seasons, including such dominance on the playoff stage in October that the New York Yankees signed him last week for nine years and $324 million, a record sum for a pitcher.

It’s little wonder, then, that Wheeler is open to a similar adjustment. Never mind that

he just received a nine-figure free-agent deal of his own. The Phillies signed the 29-year-old right-hander to that five-year, $118 million contract because they believe he’s still getting better, and the most sensible way to tap into that potential is for pitching coach Bryan Price and manager Joe Girardi to maximize the usage of his best pitches.

“Yeah, of course. Why not?”

Wheeler said Monday after he and newly signed shortstop Didi Gregorius were introduced in a news conference at Citizens Bank Park. “(Cole) is one of the guys that sort of has taken that next step from the analytic-type stuff. I really was never into it all that much, but seeing results more than somebody just speaking it to you, that helps you want to get to know it a little bit better.”

Wheeler throws five pitches, a deep and varied repertoire that made him the sixth overall pick in the 2009 draft and got him to the big leagues at age 23 in a hyped Mets rotation among aces-in-waiting Matt Harvey, Jacob deGrom, Noah Syndergaard and Steven Matz. He’s also one of only eight National League pitchers to post an ERA of 3.75 or better in at least 60 starts over the last two seasons.

One can only imagine the headaches involved in starting up a professional football team from scratch. Staff to hire, players to draft, find and sign, facilities to secure. Office space? Where do you find that much office space in northern New Jersey? What can go wrong likely will.

“You get frustrated, you get exasperated,” Kevin Gilbride says, “but as soon as I walked out on the field, that all evaporated. I’m back. This is what I love doing. This is what I enjoy, and that’s why I took the job.”

Last week, it hit Gilbride, born and raised in North Haven, that it was real — the XFL, the New York Guardians.

Some 70 players, experienced assistants and staffers surrounded him as he roamed inside the bubble at the Super Dome Sports complex, checklist in hand, running a football team his way.

“Everything is going to have my hand prints on it,” he says.

After close to 40 years coaching college and pro football, first opening eyes with five successful years as youthful head coach at his alma mater, Southern Connecticut, gaining the ultimate respect in winning two Super Bowls as offensive coordinator with the Giants, Gilbride stepped away from coaching after the 2013 season to dote on his five grandchildren.

“I felt like my kids had grown up before my eyes and I wasn’t there for so many of the things that were important,” Gilbride says, “and I didn’t want to let that happen again.”

But last April, after 5-plus years out of coaching, dabbling in TV analysis, Gilbride, 68, got a call from Oliver Luck, who was running a re-incarnation of the XFL, Vince McMahon’s second attempt at forging a football league out of Stamford’s WWE offices.

First time, Gilbride declined. If he wanted to coach again, he’d have gone back to the NFL. (Surely, someone in the league noted what became of the Giants offense after he left). Then Luck called again, and opportunity knocked too loudly to ignore. The XFL’s schedule, off-season travel and requirements, would be manageable.

“I can do the things I want to do family-wise and still get the enjoyment I get coaching,” Gilbride says, “so it’s kind of the best of both worlds.”

That partially explains why in the world a man who has been an NFL head coach, albeit for a short, illstarred stint in San Diego in the 1990s; who helped bring the “run-and-shoot” offense, many of its defense-stretching concepts still prevalent, to the NFL, called plays for Warren Moon, Kurt Warner and Eli Manning, would go all in to coach football for the czar of pro wrestling.

Here’s the rest of it: The name may be the same, but this is not meant to be the same XFL, that combining of reality TV, wrestling schlock and football, that the last generation eye-rolled and quickly tuned out of existence in 2001.

Gilbride and the new league’s venerable coaches, a list that includes June Jones, Bob Stoops, Marc Trestman, and Jim Zorn, met with McMahon before minicamps got under way and got their mandate.

“He’s determined to make this thing go,” Gilbride says, “and he wants it to be done the right way, and he wants our success to be based on football. He’s not looking for gimmicks. He wants it to be classy, quality football and he put the burden to us as coaches.”

In an exchange of text messages this week, McMahon told Gilbride, “we are going to make sports history and have fun doing it.”

So long as it’s all about the football, McMahon and Luck, the commissioner and CEO, chose the right man for New York. The black, gray and red-clad Guardians, a name inspired by the gargoyles of Manhattan’s skyscrapers and evocative, for Gilbride, of the area’s first-responders, will play five home games in MetLife Stadium.

The 10-week schedule begins with a home game vs. Tampa Bay on Feb. 9, seven days after Super Bowl LIV, while the public presumably wants more football. The Guardians wrapped up minicamp with open workouts at West Point over the weekend, and will join the other seven teams in training in Houston in January.

“We’re looking to perform at a high

enough level where people say, ‘this is quality,’” Gilbride says, “‘this is quality athleticism, quality football.’ What I think people will see and be appreciative of is the enthusiasm with which these guys are playing. For the love of the game, they’re playing. For the second chance they’ve been given, they’re playing. The enthusiasm that maybe isn’t always visible and discernible in the NFL.” During a time when the NFL was derided as the “No-Fun League,” the first XFL was conceived; now, the givethe-people-what-they-want notion is to flank the NFL on the other side. The XFL has made known its intention for employees to check politics at the door, and discourage the signing of players with off-the-field legal problems. The rules variations are meant to make the game faster-moving, more entertaining, and in the WWE mold, there will be an emphasis on access, cameras, mics in places you wouldn’t find in establishment football. ABC, ESPN and Fox are involved in the TV coverage.

“Let’s have fun, now,” Jamar Summers was yelling up and down the sidelines during the first offensevs.-defense drills on Friday. “Let the 7-year-old out.”

Summers, 24, a cornerback from UConn who has had NFL trials with the Steelers, Dolphins and Lions, and played in Birmingham in the oneseason-and-done Alliance of American Football, is seizing on the chance to continue playing. The XFL doesn’t want to be considered a “developmental league,” but certainly players aspire to get, or return, to the NFL. “Coach Gilbride’s been around football a long time,” Summers says. “Anytime you get around a guy like that, you definitely open ears, eyes wide and fullout pay attention. You have to home in on all of the experience he has and all the knowledge he can give.”

Defense coordinator Jim Herrmann booms his instructions over the din.

Equipment man Joe Skiba is usually at Gilbride’s hip, ready to blow his air horn to signal the next phase of practice. Make no mistake, Guardians practice has the look and feel of a wellscripted NFL workday.

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Woman serving time fears boyfriend’s love will fade Dear Abby, I’m a 25-year-old female currently serving a nine-year prison sentence. It is the first time I have ever been in trouble. My boyfriend is 24.

DEAR ABBY We’ve been together 2 1/2 years.

I am truly in love with him, and he tells me he will always be there for me.

I have been in prison for five months so far, and he hasn’t missed a visit or a phone call.

I’m worried that he will meet someone and move on. In a way, I would kind of understand.

But I also don’t want to lose him. How do I keep our relationship strong, or should I let him go?

Locked Up In Delaware

JEANNE PHILLIPS

Nine years is a long time, and sometimes life happens in the interim. I can’t predict what will happen, and you shouldn’t either. Take things a day at a time. Keep the lines of communication open and honest.

Because things are going well, do not “let him go.” If the romance ends, so be it. But if it does, appreciate that he seems to be a staunch friend and ally.

Dear Abby, I love my wife. We have been married for 38 years. However, she does something that drives me crazy.

I have a hard time going to sleep at night, and if I’m disturbed in those first few minutes of sleep, I’m up all night. We both agreed that when we say “goodnight,” it means no more talking or loud noises. But almost every night after saying “goodnight,” she wakes me up with

something she HAS to say or explore. If it was an emergency, I wouldn’t mind, but it’s usually something of no consequence that could wait until morning.

I have tried ignoring her, pretending to be asleep, and saying “goodnight again.” Nothing seems to work. I would appreciate some advice for dealing with this.

Sleepless In Texas A solid night’s sleep is crucial for good health.

Tell your wife to keep a notepad by the side of the bed and jot down what she wants to discuss the next morning. However, if she persists in awakening you, get up and go into another room.

Dear Abby, I have known my friend “Midge” for more than 60 years. We live in different states now, but keep in touch online. While our views are polar opposites on just about everything, we have remained friends.

Over the last year, it seems Midge has reverted to being a wild teenager. She is smoking pot, got tattooed and partying a lot. I asked her sister about her bizarre behavior and was told, “Oh, that’s just Midge.” Is it time to let go of the friendship?

Not The Same In California

DR. KEITH ROACH

Denosumab (Prolia) is an injection treatment for osteoporosis. It is an antibody to a receptor that helps the body produce osteoclasts, the cells that break down bone. Bone is constantly being broken down and remade.

This constant remaking of bone repairs tiny fractures of the bone and maintains bone strength. In osteoporosis, there is more breakdown than regrowth, so there is a slow net loss of bone density and bone strength, leading to risk of fractures.

The alendronate (Fosamax) you took for four years works similarly, by preventing osteoclasts from resorbing bone. It is clear that long-term use of alendronate and similar drugs can lead to complications of bone.

One of these is atypical femur fractures, which happen when the bone is brittle. Bone that has not been repaired over years, due to suppression of osteoclasts, may have microscopic cracks.

They lead to risk of unique fractures. A second risk is osteonecrosis of the jaw, but the exact reason this happens is not clear.

Osteonecrosis of the jaw is uncommon in people taking oral bisphosphonates or denosumab; one estimate of risk is that it would occur at most in 5 out of 10,000 people taking a bisphosphonate

for five years. The longer a person takes it, the greater the risk, though. The risk is much higher with injection bisphosphonates, such as those used to treat breast cancer and multiple myeloma.

There is not a consensus on the best way to treat a person who needs dental surgery and who has been taking anti-osteoclast therapy, but the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons recommends surgery as usual for a person who has been on treatment for less than four years, and holding treatment for two months in a person who has been on more than four years or who has also been taking prednisone or a similar steroid. There is no proof that this reduces the already low risk of osteonecrosis of the jaw, but it makes sense based on what we know about the condition.

The fact that you took Fosamax for four years and are now on Prolia puts you at higher risk for bone complications, so despite the lack of proof, I think holding the Prolia for two months and resuming once the jaw bone has healed is prudent.

I would like to mention that you may have increased risk for atypical femur fracture. Prolia is not a medicine I usually use after a patient stops Fosamax, since they work similarly and both increase risk for these complications. Discuss with your doctor whether you still need treatment for osteoporosis. Hopefully your bone density has increased. If so, consider a different type of treatment, such as teriparatide, which stimulates more bone growth rather than blocking resorption. This may reduce the risk of atypical femur fracture that comes from unhealed microfractures.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — If it’s more money you want, you’re going to have to make some tricky arrangements with others — and quickly, too. Even pennies count!

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — You may have to make changes to your usual operating procedures today. Someone is willing to take on a little more responsibility.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — You require

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Horoscope

By Stella Wilder Born today, you are likely to know exactly what you want to do with your life from a very early age — and indeed, you will always have a sense, shared by those who know you well, that you have a destiny to be fulfilled. That destiny is sure to shape your life, but it will not prevent you from making mistakes, surely — especially where personal affairs are concerned.

You tend, at times, to be a little too inflexible in your expectations and demands, and others may mutiny against you on occasion — but this can be a good thing, as it will force you to reevaluate your methods and make changes that allow your work with others to be more productive and more mutually enjoyable as well. You inspire loyalty; you needn’t be dictatorial!

Also born on this date are: Bridgit Mendler, actress; Brad Pitt, actor; Christina Aguilera, singer; Steven Spielberg, filmmaker; Katie Holmes, actress; Keith Richards, guitarist; Ray Liotta, actor.

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.

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Assuming that pot is legal in the state where Midge resides, she’s doing nothing illegal or immoral. Because you’re concerned about her, call Midge to hear how she is. Sometimes an abrupt change in personality can be a symptom of a physical or mental health issue.

When jaw surgery is needed, must osteoporosis meds stop?

I am a 67-year-old woman who has been diagnosed with osteoporosis, currently treated with Prolia injections. I also previously took Fosamax for four years.

I must have a tooth extracted due to a crack in the root, and my dentist wants me to forgo the Prolia treatment due to risk of osteonecrosis. What is the current research on this? What is TO YOUR your advice?

GOOD HEALTH

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more up-to-date information today in order to complete an essential task. A domestic situation heats up unexpectedly.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — Someone offers a solution to a problem that works for him, but you find that it’s not one you can try — yet. Another route is open to you.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — You cannot see what is ahead of you with great clarity today; you may have to rely on someone you don’t know well for guidance.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — Someone close to you has been waiting quite a while to share a certain piece of information with you; listen closely and be receptive!

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — A personal situation becomes even more personal today when you realize that you’ve been tricked in some way. Payback is not the answer, surely.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Someone brings you something that can be quite valuable to you when you make it a part of what you are doing at this time.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — You can prove quite lucky today, but you’re not willing to consider that your success is due to anything but your own hard work. It is a factor.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — You may find that you’ve gone to the wrong source for the information you need right now. It’s not too late to chart a new course.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — You have more at your disposal today than you had originally expected. You may be required to leave one thing and tend to another.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Someone close to you may warn you against taking any action that is not approved or sanctioned. Indeed, now is no time to break any rules.

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SUPER QUIZ

THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

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

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

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Fictional doctors Level 1

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

Answer here: Yesterday’s

(Answers tomorrow) Jumbles: MERCY NIPPY JOYOUS MARVEL Answer: She was learning synonyms for “large,” and loved it — IMMENSELY

Solution to Tuesday’s puzzle

12/18/19 Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit, 1 to 9.

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(e.g., This science fiction TV series is about a Time Lord. Answer: “Dr. Who.”) Freshman level 1. He is the alter ego of Mr. Hyde.

2. A close friend of Sherlock Holmes.

3. This doctor can speak to animals in their own language.

Graduate level 4. “The Silence of the Lambs” featured this doctor as the primary antagonist.

5. Peter Sellers played this wheelchair-using nuclear war expert.

6. Kelsey Grammer played this doctor on “Cheers.”

PH.D. level 7. Title of a novel by Boris Pasternak.

8. Richard Chamberlain portrayed this doctor in a 1960s TV series.

9. This Dutch doctor is best known as a vampire hunter.

SUPER QUIZ ANSWERS 1. Dr. Jekyll. 2. Dr. Watson. 3. Doctor Dolittle. 4. Hannibal Lecter. 5. Dr. Strangelove. 6. Dr. Frasier Crane. 7. “Doctor Zhivago”. 8. Dr. Kildare. 9. Abraham Van Helsing.

18 points — congratulations, doctor; 15 to 17 points — honors graduate; 10 to 14 points — you’re plenty smart, but no grind; 4 to 9 points — you really should hit the books harder; 1 point to 3 points — enroll in remedial courses immediately; 0 points — who reads the questions to you?

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Crossword Puzzle Mother Goose & Grimm ACROSS 1 Part of the lower leg 5 “Get lost!”

9 Actor Sandler 13 Lubricated 15 Head covering 16 Hired vehicle 17 Actress Burke 18 Inform; illuminate 20 Happy __ clam 21 Crazy 23 Paper fold line 24 Boring events 26 Barbie’s beau 27 Destroy 29 Wild animals 32 Martini garnish 33 __ out; say impulsively 35 Joint nearest the waist 37 Prescribed amount 38 Suspicious 39 Plato’s “B” 40 Feminine pronoun 41 Shindig 42 Opposite of “urban” 43 Rehab candidate 45 Ocean __; cruise ships 46 Spanish cheer 47 __ Rica 48 Pelé’s sport 51 Color 52 WWII president 55 Preventable 58 Numerical comparison 60 Prisoner’s room 61 Pegs for Palmer 62 Item in a bedding package 63 __-highs; long socks 64 Compass point 65 Carney’s namesakes

Bound & Gagged

Created by Jacqueline E. Mathews

DOWN 1 Malt shop order 2 Rushes 3 Foolhardy 4 Tennis court divider 5 Lean-tos 6 Cheap container 7 Have a bug 8 Deception 9 Greece’s capital 10 Facts & figures 11 Bladed tools 12 “__ Eyes Have Seen the Glory” 14 Wreck 19 Magnificent 22 Grow gray 25 Talk wildly 27 Curtain holders 28 Luau greeting 29 Entomb 30 From that time on 31 Plucked instrument 33 Parks or Lahr 34 __ up; ease 36 Buddies

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Tuesday’s Puzzle Solved

Non Sequitur

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38 Make a surgical cut 39 Tap a baseball 41 __ up; accumulated 42 Staircase pieces 44 Submissive 45 Actor __ Diamond Phillips

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47 Bosom 48 Bag 49 Baker’s need 50 Nat King __ 53 Try to lose weight 54 Decays 56 Actress Arthur 57 “__ Miserables” 59 Cry of discovery

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