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CATSKILL — Alan and Aileen Warzaszek woke up the morning before Christmas with a plan for the day. They would leave their new condo around 10 a.m. to take their horse to a veterinary appointment in Saratoga, then rush home to change before a Christmas Eve dinner with Aileen’s family.

It didn’t go as planned.

The South Carolina couple’s Christmas Eve was derailed when they returned to Catskill Creek Condos around 4 p.m. to find their two-story house on fire.

Everything was lost: their three beloved dogs and two parrots died of smoke inhalation, and all their belongings burned in the flames. The damage stopped just short of a complete

loss.

“I was speechless, I just couldn’t wrap my head around it,” said Alan, who had just moved into the house with his wife two days prior. “The trauma is quite devastating.”

Catskill Fire Chief John Holt said the house sustained extreme water and smoke damage, and that the two adjoining homes also have water damage.

The cause of the fire, which originated in the kitchen, remains under investigation.

“It’s not a complete loss,” said Catskill Fire Chief John Holt.

“But the first floor where the fire originated, that’s where the most damage is.”

When the couple first got home and pulled into the garage, Alan was suspicious the See FIRE A2

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Firefighters were on the scene of a fire Tuesday that left several pets dead.

Bail reform changes will be coming to the Columbia and Greene Counties sooner rather than later.

Although scheduled to take effect Jan. 1, many counties throughout the state are opting to release inmates early.

Greene County planned to release inmates Thursday or Friday of this week, District Attorney Joseph Stanzione said.

Because the county does not have a jail, the inmates are boarded in Albany, Ulster and Columbia counties.

“Three people are affected by the bail reform,” Stanzione said Thursday. “I anticipate that these three people will be released either today or tomorrow. As you can see my office has made it a point to use alternatives to incarceration so as to ensure that those who are committed to jail are in fact the people who should be in jail. For this reason there will be no mass exodus of our jail population prior to Jan. 1.”

Greene County’s inmate population on Thursday was 32, Sheriff-elect Peter Kusminsky said.

The sheriff does not have the authority to release inmates from jail, Lt. Wayne Lopez with the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office said.

The inmates who are eligible to be released under the new law will be released via court orders from a judge, he said.

Lopez did not expect to receive these orders until Monday, he said.

In October, District Attorney Paul Czajka said that of the 68 inmates being held prior to trial at that time, all but 15 would be released under the new law.

In place of bail, a defendant can be released with a variety of other conditions, Greene County Public Defender Angelo Scaturro said, such as travel restrictions, being prohibited See REFORM A2

Lawmakers: Nepotism policy will stand

By Sarah Trafton Columbia-Greene Media

CATSKILL — Greene County’s nepotism policy will stand, lawmakers said, in the wake of Greene County Sheriff Greg Seeley’s hiring of his son.

Lawmakers discussed how the county should address such situations in the future during a Government Operations meeting last week.

Legislator Michael Bulich, R-Catskill, asked if the county needed something in place to prevent these situations.

“Is that something we should look at?” Bulich asked.

Legislator Harry Lennon, DCairo, said the hiring process should have been more transparent.

“Whenever there is an appearance of impropriety, you must disclose it immediately,” Lennon said.

Because the deputy positions are filled through Civil Service, the board does have approval authority over them, Greene County Administrator Shaun Groden said.

Greene County Attorney Edward Kaplan would not approve of a department head directly supervising a relative, he said at the meeting.

Greene County’s employment policy states: “Greene County will avoid the practice of appearance of favoritism in hiring and the assignment of employees. Therefore, an employee’s immediate relative will

not be hired for or assigned to a position within the chain of command of the current employee or in the same work unit as the current employee.”

Immediate relatives are defined as a spouse, mother, father, brother, sister or child, according to the manual.

The policy does not prohibit relatives from working in the county.

“This policy does not prohibit the hiring of an employee’s immediate relative for a position which is not in the immediate chain of command of the employee or which is not in the same work unit as the current employee,” according to the See POLICY A2

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Greene County Sheriff Greg Seeley addresses the Legislature in this file photo. County lawmakers decided not to eliminate or make changes to the county’s nepotism policy.

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house was on fire when he saw water on the garage floor and the doorknob was warm.

“I cracked open the door and the only thing I could see was black smoke,” he said.

Alan, who works in electromechanics, took off his jacket and soaked his long-sleeved shirt in water before wrapping it around his face. He walked four feet into the condo and grabbed his dog’s crate he “knew she would be in” and dragged it outside, but the dog was died.

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“These pets were ultimately (Aileen’s) children,” said

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from owning firearms, being required to have frequent checkins with probation and wearing an ankle monitoring bracelet, which can limit the distance the defendant travels and includes a curfew.

A judge can also issue orders of protection for alleged victims when the defendant is released, Scaturro said, adding that this is commonly done in the pre-bail reform system.

Under the new law, police must determine what the defendant’s preferred contact method is and ensure that all contact information is up to date, Scaturro said.

“The law allows three or four notices to go out before you can issue a warrant,” Scaturro said.

New Jersey, which implemented similar bail reform laws, has found no significant increase in defendants failing to appear in court, according to a release from drugpolicy.org in April.

“We have seen a 44% decrease in the pretrial jail population and at the same time, no

Cynthia Friedman, the couple’s neighbor.

Alan and Aileen, who is a physician’s assistant, had an Anatolian shepherd named Logan, a beagle-Jack Russell terrier named Sky, and, perhaps the greatest loss for Aileen, Fiona, a border collie.

Alan said Fiona was Aileen’s rock through a breast cancer diagnosis and invasive back surgery.

“That dog was there for her the entire time,” Alan said. “She understood. She was always with Aileen, she always loved up against her and tried to make her feel better.”

Greg Smith was sitting on his couch when he noticed a plume of smoke billowing and steadily rising in the air.

“It was awful,” said Smith, a village trustee and board member of the Catskill Creek

Homeowner’s Association.

“These folks had just moved here from South Carolina, and nothing was really unpacked.”

When the first firefighters arrived on the scene, they found most of the fire on the home’s first floor, including large amounts of smoke and high heat generated by the flames, which were exacerbated by unopened boxes that the couple had not had the chance to unpack, according to a statement from the Catskill Fire Company.

Firefighters first accessed the blaze through the building’s roof and attic.

Spinnaker Management, the property’s management company, did not respond to requests for comment.

If there’s one word to describe the Creek Condos’ community and the Catskill village community at large, it is tightknit.

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meaningful increases in failures to appear in court or new offenses committed by people who are released pretrial,” according to the release.

New Jersey bail reform differs from New York in that judges still maintain discretion over who is eligible for release using a risk assessment tool.

Charges for which a defendant must be released from custody, without bail, after Jan. 1, 2020: Manslaughter in the second degree, Criminally negligent homicide, Aggravated vehicular homicide, Vehicular manslaughter in the first and second degrees, Assault in the third degree, Aggravated vehicular assault, Aggravated assault upon a person less than eleven years old, Vehicular assault in the first and second degrees, Criminal possession of a weapon on school grounds, Criminal possession of a firearm, Criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree, Criminal sale of a firearm to a minor, Criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first and second degrees, Criminal sale of a controlled substance in the first and second degrees, Criminal sale of a controlled substance in or near school grounds,

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There have also been changes to bail requirements for crimes for which bail may be set.

Judges will now be required to set at least three forms of bail, including a partially secured or unsecured bond. A partially secured bond allows a defendant to pay 10% or less of the bail up front, with the remaining balance only being paid if the defendant skips court. For unsecured bonds, there is no up-front payment and payment is only required if they do not return to court, according to courtinnovation.org. Traditional forms of bail include cash or insurance bonds through bail companies. The partially and unsecured bond options allow the defendant to deal with the court directly.

August. “Now there is debate as to whether or not the policy is even legal. Denying someone career opportunities for no other reason than family ties is questionable. This county has many employees who are related to each other, even including spouses both working for us.

Plus, we have a civil service system that reviews an applicant’s credentials to determine if they qualify for employment. DNA is not a disqualifying event. We will be updating our Administrative Manual accordingly.”

Groden said he would be working on language changes with the state Civil Service Office, and then the draft would go to the Administrative Manual Committee for review, before going to the full Legislature.

Legislator William Lawrence, R-Cairo, who sits on the committee, said this item has not been reviewed.

The committee will meet Jan. 9, Lawrence said Thursday, adding that he did not think the nepotism policy was on the list of items to be addressed.

“It might no longer be an issue,” Lawrence said. “This was precipitated by the sheriff hiring his son. He retires next week.”

Kaplan did not respond to requests for comment Thursday.

Catskill resident and staunch anti-jail advocate Scott Myers filed a lawsuit against the county in August, claiming the county violated its own hiring policy.

Kaplan responded to Myers’ claims, stating that his documents were not signed by a state Supreme Court Justice and therefore did not constitute an Order to Show Cause, that Myers

only gave one day of notice instead of the required eight days between serving his notice and his scheduled hearing, and that his motion lacked an affidavit.

Kaplan also argued that by law, the sheriff has the legal right to hire and fire deputies and part-time deputies.

Judge David A. Weinstein of the Albany County branch of the Court of Claims in New York denied Myers’ motion on Sept.

25, because “as a private citizen who does not show any special rights or interest in the matter in controversy, other than those common to all taxpayers and citizens [petitioner] has no standing to sue,” according to court documents. Myers appealed to the third appellate division.

In his response, Kaplan cited again Myers’ lack of an affidavit. Myers also did not attach the original order which he was seeking to reargue, Kaplan said.

A Motion to Renew did not include any new facts or change in law, Kaplan said. “[State law] states in clear and concise language that a motion for leave to renew shall be based upon new facts not offered on the prior motion that would change the prior determination or shall demonstrate that there has been a change in law that would change the prior determination.”

Myers also realleged facts similar or identical to those in his original claim, Kaplan said.

In his Nov. 18 decision, Weinstein again denied Myers’ motion.

“Myers complains of several alleged injuries that he has incurred during various legal

proceedings with the County Attorney’s office, including incomplete FOIL responses, the arrest for violation of an order of protection referenced above and allegedly working with the Greene County Department of Social Services in a manner that interfered with petitioner’s housing placement,” according to court documents. “Myers contends that he has incurred such injuries as part of some unexplained conspiracy involving the construction of a new Greene County Jail. Based on such alleged injuries, which bear no apparent relation to the hiring of Matthew Seeley, petitioner contends he has standing to sue for the alleged violation of the county’s nepotism rules.”

Weinstein ruled Myers does not have a standing in the case.

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The manual also lists as an informational item that any county employee who has a relative seeking employment should completely recuse themselves from the hiring process.

In July, Groden said Matthew Seeley could not be hired until his father retired as sheriff, according to current policy.

Groden later confirmed that Matthew Seeley was hired as a provisional employee in May. “Matthew Seeley is employed as a provisional employee, pending his completion and successful scoring of a civil service exam,” Groden said. “If he passes the exam and is reachable, meaning he must score in the top three spots, he will be appointed as a permanent employee,” Groden said. “Provisional status is very common in governmental employment as civil service tests are only given infrequently and eligible lists have expiration dates.”

Although the hiring was a violation of the administrative manual, it is not something that can be enforced, Groden said.

The legality of the policy came into question, Groden said.

“There was a question of legality and whether it flew in the face of the law,” Groden at the meeting.

The question lay in whether a candidate could be denied based on their DNA, he said.

“I reviewed this policy, which is years old,” Groden said in

Upon hearing about the fire, neighbors on their way out of town for a three-week trip immediately offered up their home to the couple. Village residents started piling up jackets and sweatshirts to donate to the couple, who lost everything they had in the fire. Friedman set up an online fundraiser that, as of Thursday afternoon, received $1,500 to cremate the couple’s beloved pets, and support the pair’s rehabilitation.

“It’s a good Christmas story,” Smith said. “Everyone has been completely generous, it’s unbelievable.”

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Couple rescue woman after icy fall

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meeting 7 p.m. Athens Town Hall, 2 First St., Athens n Cairo Town Board 7 p.m. at the Town Hall, 512 Main St., Cairo n Greene County Board of Electrical Examiners 1 p.m. Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., 4th Floor, Room 469, Catskill.

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LIVINGSTON – Christmas was saved for one Columbia County family after a couple came to the rescue of a woman who fell on ice and could not get up.

Joyce Shaw, 71, was on her way home from bingo around midnight on Dec. 19 when she stopped her vehicle at the entrance of Maple Lane Mobile Home Park, where she lives, to get her mail. As she got out of car to get her mailbox key in her purse in the backseat, she slipped on ice and fell to the ground. Shaw, who suffered a stroke a few years ago, was unable to get up.

Shaw yelled for help as she lay on the ice and snow for more than two hours as temperatures dipped below the teens. She feared no one would come to her rescue.

Brianna Edmonds, 20, and her boyfriend, Alexander Pratt, 25, were on their way home to the mobile home park when they saw Shaw’s car stopped with its lights on and back door open. They didn’t recognize the car, but thought it was odd the car

door was open, though no one seemed to be nearby.

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When Edmonds got out of the car and got closer, she saw Shaw on the ground. She yelled to her boyfriend to call 911. They gasped as they saw that some of the woman’s skin had turned purple.

The couple put blankets on Shaw to keep her warm until the paramedics arrived.

Edmonds calmly spoke to Shaw while they waited. Shaw called Edmonds her “angel” as she comforted the older woman.

After Shaw was taken to the hospital, she told her daughter, Marcia Fuchs, what had happened. Fuchs, moved by the stranger’s kindness, turned to Facebook to ask others to help find the “angel” who saved her mother so she could thank her.

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Shaw was a school bus driver for Rhinebeck Central School District for 20 years.

She has a grandson, Jacob, and two children, Cody and Marcia. Shaw also has a beloved dog, a dachshund named Nellie. And thanks to the thoughtfulness of two good Samaritans, she will be home soon after Christmas.

After the rescue, Edmonds and Pratt discovered Shaw lived two doors away from them. Pratt has checked in with the park manager periodically to check on Shaw’s condition. Fuchs is taking care of Nellie while her mother recuperates and plans to purchase a wearable medical alarm for her.

Fuchs said her mother would like to take the couple out to dinner once she recovers. Edmonds and Pratt said they would be happy to.

“We would love to see her again,” Edmonds said.

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The Grammy, CMA, and IBMA award winning Dobro player, band leader, composer, and music producer will spend July 16, 17 and 18, performing with an all-star ensemble. He’ll also sit in with several other artists throughout the festival. Fans will get three days to discover — or be reminded — why Jerry Douglas is a favorite instrumentalist and entertainer.

Douglas is to the resonator guitar what Jimi Hendrix was to the electric guitar — elevating, transforming and reinventing the instrument in countless ways. Additionally, Douglas is a freewheeling, forward-thinking recording and touring artist who incorporates elements of country, bluegrass, rock, jazz, blues, and Celtic into his distinctive musical vision.

Called “Dobro’s matchless contemporary master” by The New York Times, the 14-time GRAMMY and three-time CMA Musician of the Year award recipient Jerry Douglas is one of the most innovative recording artists in music as a solo artist, band leader for The Jerry Douglas Band and his GRAMMY winning bluegrass band, The Earls of Leicester, as well as a member of groundbreaking ensembles such as Alison Krauss & Union Station, J.D. Crowe & the New South, The Country Gentlemen, Boone Creek, and Strength In Numbers. Whatever the setting, Douglas shines and soars.

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more than 1500 albums with artists such as Garth Brooks, George Jones, Paul Simon, Little Big Town, James Taylor, Emmylou Harris, Elvis Costello, Earl Scruggs, Ray Charles, Dierks Bentley, and Tommy Emmanuel, among many others.

In addition to touring, Douglas has co-produced and performed on a series of platinum albums. He has produced albums for Alison Krauss, The Del McCoury Band, Maura O’Connell, The Whites, Jesse Winchester, and Steep Canyon Rangers. He is co-music director of the acclaimed BBC Scotland TV series Transatlantic Sessions. In 2004, Douglas was recognized by the National Endowment for the Arts with an American Heritage Fellowship, and he served as the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s Artist in Residence in 2008.

As Jerry Douglas continues his incalculable influence on country, Americana, bluegrass and their many related genres, he forges ahead as a true pioneer in American music.

Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival will take place July 15-19, 2020, on the Walsh Farm in Oak Hill.

Tickets go on sale at noon Jan. 4. The full lineup, consisting of bluegrass music’s top touring artists and exciting, young emerging artists, will be announced on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14. Thousands of fans from over 30 states and a dozen countries consider Grey Fox the place to be every third weekend in July. Tickets and information at www.GreyFoxBluegrass.com.

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HUDSON — A man from Mexico charged with rape of a teenager was arrested the same day as his wife as part an investigation into two separate alleged crimes, according to the Columbia County District Attorney’s Office.

Juan Diego Cruz, 24, of Mexico, was arraigned Monday in Columbia County Court on charges of firstdegree rape, a class B felony; second degree rape, a class D felony; and endangering the welfare of a child, a class A misdemeanor, according to a statement from the DA’s office.

Cruz allegedly forced a child less than 15 into sexual intercourse between July and August 2019 in the village of Chatham, according to the indictment handed down in Columbia County Court on Monday. It’s unclear why Cruz was in the country.

The investigation is being handled by the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office. The Register-Star does not identify alleged victims of sexual assault.

Cruz’s wife, Itzel Rivera, 20, of California, was charged with third-degree assault, a class A misdemeanor, and two counts of

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Juan Diego Cruz appears in Columbia County Court on Monday to answer child rape charges.

endangering the welfare of a child, a class A misdemeanor.

Rivera is alleged to have committed the second of the two child endangerment offenses and the assault in September, and the first child endangerment offense in June. The two were indicted by Columbia County Grand Jury on Friday before their arrests. County Court Judge Richard Koweek unsealed the indictments.

Although they were arraigned on the same day minutes apart, the two are not co-defendants and will be charged separately as part of two separate alleged incidents, according to a statement from the DA’s office.

Cruz is remanded without bail pending a review on Friday at 10:30 a.m. in Columbia County Court. Rivera was released on her own recognizance.

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don’t know how she lasted as long as she did and did not get hypothermia.”

“They are really the sweetest couple and very wonderful people,” Fuchs added. “I am really grateful to them.”

Shaw is recovering at Northern Dutchess Hospital in Rhinebeck. She still has a way to go, but she is expected to fully recover. Shaw suffered temporary damage to her kidneys, and will have to undergo a few days of physical therapy before she will be ready to go home.

“It’s still a waiting game to see what the full effects are going to be,” Fuchs said.

Edmonds grew up around Thompson House nursing home in Rhinebeck, where her mother worked, and she enjoyed helping the elderly.

Edmonds said she dreams of one day having a career in law enforcement, and strives to constantly be aware of her surroundings.

“I’ve learned to always expect anything,” Edmonds said. “We are just glad we were there to help.”

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tell her me and Mother are beyond grateful. She was definitely an angel in my mother’s time of need.”

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO The post Joyce Shaw received dozens of shares. Edmonds woke up to several messages on her phone pointing her to the post. Edmonds commented that she was the angel.

“We tried to make it as warm and comfortable as we could despite how hard that was,” Edmonds wrote in her reply to Fuchs on Facebook.

“I’m so happy she’s doing better and it wasn’t as worse as it could have been, thank God. I knew she was terrified and in pain just praying someone would notice her for hours.”

Fuchs said she hesitates to think of what would have happened if the couple hadn’t stopped to help.

“She’s lucky to be alive,” Fuchs said. “I can’t thank these two enough. If they hadn’t come along, she wouldn’t still be with us. I

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Patience needed as bail reform rolls out of the world as we know it, let’s walk this back.

First, bail is to secure someone’s return to court.

Guilt or innocence is up to a judge or a jury to decide.

Second, in place of bail, a defendant can be released with a variety of other conditions such as travel restrictions, being prohibited from owning firearms, being required to have frequent check-ins with probation and wearing an ankle monitoring bracelet, which can limit the distance the defendant travels and includes a curfew.

Third, a judge can issue orders of protection for alleged victims when a defendant is released. This is common in the pre-bail reform system.

Other states are not worried about bail reform.

New Jersey, which enacted laws similar to New York, has experienced no significant increase in the number of defendants failing to appear in court, according to a report by The Washington Post News Service.

New Jersey has seen a 44% decrease in the pretrial jail population and at the same time, no meaningful increases in failures to appear in court or new offenses committed by people who are released pretrial, according to the Post story.

At the outset, bail reform will burden public employees who under this law are required to send multiple court appearance reminders to these offenders, as well as police officers and district attorneys who must commit resources to tracking and pursuing those who evade prosecution. But this can be worked out as time goes on.

We don’t need to “hit the pause button” on bail reform, as its critics say. What’s needed here is patience to see how the laws play out and then ask lawmakers to iron out the wrinkles as they appear. But we must also demand that justice is meted out as common sense and the laws make clear. This cannot and should not be ignored.

ANOTHER VIEW

The spending bill’s glaring omissions on election security The Washington Post

President Donald Trump has signed into law a bundle of election security measures buried in this year’s spending bills. What the package includes says a lot about legislators’ commitment to safeguarding our democracy. What it does not include may say even more.

There’s a lot to like in this year’s appropriations agreements, starting with a lump sum for states to bolster critical voting infrastructure.

The $425 million Congress is providing in 2020 comes many days late and many dollars short according to experts, who say billions were needed starting at least two years ago. But it’s still an improvement over the $380 million allocated in 2018, and the $0 allocated this past year. These funds will be doled out in grants to states, which can then decide how

to use them.

The National Defense Authorization Act also includes essential measures, such as allowing state election officials to receive top-secret security clearances. The step will open the road at last to robust information-sharing between the federal and local governments. The same is true for public-private partnerships: The legislation establishes a threat analysis center at the office of the director of national intelligence responsible for coordinating between intelligence officials and technology companies to root out influence campaigns.

The legislation mandates a much-needed “whole-ofgovernment” strategy to be devised by multiple agencies with an eye toward deterrence, technical measures to secure critical systems and more. The same agencies

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As lawmakers from Greene and other counties join with police officers to take a stand against bail reforms coming Jan. 1, this may be a good time to pump the brakes and look at the bigger picture.

The Greene County Police Officers Association recently released a letter opposed to the changes and the Greene County Legislature passed a resolution Nov. 20 urging Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the state Legislature to “hit the pause button on bail reform and get-out-of-jailfree cards” for criminals.

The police union consisting of active and retired law enforcement officers in Greene County released a statement regarding its position on the reforms.

Here’s a sample of the position from the police union: “Make no mistake, these criminal justice reforms are a clear and frightening attack on our entire criminal justice system.”

Now, before we run around shouting it’s the end

Why Trump isn’t getting credit from voters for good economic news

are required to produce a range of reports for Congress and the public, from retrospectives on past attacks to rundowns of future vulnerabilities, as well as any incursions from Russia or others the intelligence community identifies ahead of elections.

All this leaves open a question: What happens when the money is given out, the strategy devised and the reporting completed?

Congress did not impose any rules to ensure states procure systems that are secure and auditable, even though a consensus exists on the most statistically effective and secure way to check that results haven’t been tampered with. Also left on the cutting-room floor, despite clearing the Senate by a voice vote, was the Deter Act,which would have triggered automatic sanctions on meddling countries.

In the past two weeks, good economic news has buoyed the Trump administration, providing a welcome distraction from his impeachment. Job growth in November exceeded expectations — 266,000 new jobs, unemployment down to 3.5% — prompting immediate speculation by commentators about the implications for President Donald Trump’s reelection. Although not every indicator suggests that the economy is strong, most commentators thought that these job numbers helped Trump. CNN’s Chris Cillizza argued, for instance, that the numbers “make one thing very clear: President Donald Trump has a path to win a second term next year.”

There’s just one problem with such arguments: Voters aren’t giving Trump much credit for the growing economy, making his path to reelection less smooth than it otherwise should be, given the impressive statistics.

Since the administration of President John F. Kennedy, thanks to the University of Michigan’s Index of Consumer Sentiment, we’ve had a good reading of how people feel about the general economic climate. This index is based on a monthly survey that asks a random sample of Americans five questions about their personal finances as well as overall business conditions. (Higher values on this index mean more favorable views. Over the past 60 or so years, the highest value reached was 112 and the lowest was 52.)

From the beginning of the survey through the administration of President George W. Bush, there was a fairly straightforward relationship: Higher scores on this index equal better approval ratings. But Trump’s approval rating hasn’t budged, even though people’s views of the economy have grown more positive since he took office in 2017.

In fact, Trump’s approval rating is about 15 points lower than we’d predict from the historical relationship between economic evaluations and presidential approval. Right now, about 43 percent of Americans approve of the job Trump’s doing, even though unemployment is lower than economists once thought possible (without causing inflation).

By comparison, in November 1983, as President Ronald Reagan began his reelection campaign, 60 percent approved of him even though consumer sentiment was less positive than it was last month - 91.1 on the University of Michigan

scale vs. 96.8. Reagan reaped the benefits of positive economic feelings. Trump hasn’t.

Trump is much more similar to President Barack Obama in this respect than to Reagan.

Obama’s approval ratings also remained stubbornly low even as consumer sentiment increased during his two terms in office.

Perhaps some of Trump’s relatively low popularity is because he inspires such strong feelings in his detractors. Some of that can’t be ruled out. But much of this disjuncture between views of the economy and presidential approval isn’t about Trump as a person so much as the growing polarization of our politics.

Republicans and Democrats today, for instance, evaluate the economy more favorably when their party controls the White House. This fact was clearly on display after Trump’s election, when — though the facts remained the same — Republicans immediately began to view the economy more positively, while Democrats suddenly found fault with it. In Gallup polling, the percentage of Republicans who said the economy was getting better increased from 15% in October 2016 to 80% in February 2017, while the percentage of Democrats saying this fell from 62% to 27%.

In short, it’s hard for presidents today to get credit from the other party when they preside over a strong economy.

If Trump is less popular than the economic numbers would predict, that means there’s a substantial number of voters who think the economy is doing well but don’t approve of him. Who are they? And next Election Day, which will win out - their economic feelings or their disapproval of the president? New survey data from Nationscape, a project of UCLA and the Democracy Fund, can shed some light on these questions.

In surveys conducted from Nov. 21 to Dec. 4 among 12,800 respondents, 36% said that the economy was doing better than a year ago, 41% said it was about the same, and 23% said it was worse.

Among those who said it was worse, almost everyone, 89%, disapproved of Trump and they were also overwhelmingly Democratic. Trump can probably write these people off.

Potentially more interesting subsets of voters are the 6% who said that the economy was doing better but disapproved of Trump, and the 28% who said the economy was about the same and disapproved of him.

Could many of these people

end up voting for him next year?

Probably not. Of the first group — the 6% — two-thirds are Democrats and 75% would vote for former vice president Joe Biden if he ends up running against Trump, vs. 13% who would vote for Trump, with the rest unsure. (In a matchup between Elizabeth Warren and Trump, 62% would vote for Warren, 17% for Trump, and the balance uncertain.)

Of the 28% who disapprove of Trump but think the economy has remained stable, an even larger fraction identify as Democrats (74%) and say they would vote for Democratic candidates.

In other words, when people think the economy is doing the same or better than a year ago but disapprove of Trump, it’s their feelings about Trump that win out. To get his approval ratings up, Trump needs to convince at least some of these people to give him a little credit for the economy.

Incumbent presidents running in growing economies often pursue such a strategy, as the UCLA political scientist Lynn Vavreck has shown.

When incumbents running in good economies do this, they’re more likely to win.

To date, Trump has struggled to stick with that message. He will occasionally boast about the economy, but then get sidetracked by other issues. During the 2018 campaign, Republican politicians desperately wanted Trump to talk up the economy, only to see him focus on immigration and especially the migrant caravan traveling north toward the U.S.-Mexico border.

Republican fears were then confirmed when Democrats took the House.

It is possible, of course, that Trump could win without emphasizing the economy and, indeed, without changing many voters’ minds - for example, by crafting a narrow path in the electoral college, as he did in 2016. But that would be a remarkably slim victory for a president who’s presiding over what he’s called “the Greatest Economy in American History.” That phrase may be classic Trumpian hyperbole, but there’s no doubt the economy is strong. The question is whether Trump can capitalize on it.

John Sides is a professor of political science at Vanderbilt University.

He is co-author, with Lynn Vavreck and Michael Tesler, of “Identity Crisis: The 2016 Presidential Campaign and the Battle for the Meaning of America.”

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Bruno E. Magnus CATSKILL… Bruno E. Magnus, 81, of Cauterskill Rd. died Sunday, December 22, 2019 at his residence. Born May 11, 1938 in the Bronx he was the son of the late Bruno and Maria Magnus.

An area resident since 1960 he was employed at GAF Roofing Supplies in Middlesex, NJ. He was a veteran of the US Army serving during the Vietnam War. He was a graduate of CUNY and was a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Once retired in Catskill he

enjoyed farming, canoeing, kayaking, hiking and skiing. Survivors include 2 nephews: Chris and Bruno Wasserbach and a niece, Maja Field.

His Funeral Service will be held privately with interment in the Blue Mt. Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of the Seamon-Wilsey Funeral Home, Inc. Cor. Of John & Lafayette Sts. Saugerties. Expressions of condolence may be shared with the family @ SeamonWilseyFuneralHome

Karekin Carl Markarian Karekin Carl Markarian an. He is survived by his nephpassed away on December 21, ew, Sarkis Simonian, his nieces 2019 from heart failure. Carl Constance Simonian, Arlene was born on June 1, 1936 in Markarian, and Morgan JenNew York City to Mirhan and kins, and great nephews SarMairenie Markarian. He gradu- kis Simonian III and Vahan Naated from WC Bryant High habedian. Carl was a gentle and School, served two years in the generous person who loved his US Army stationed in family and friends. He Germany and upon disloved country music, charge, lived in Astoria, especially Hank WilNY until 1972 when he liams, and would play moved to Tannersville, his guitar at family gathNY. He was a long time erings, where he would employee at the Hunter sing his favorite songs Mountain Ski Slopes, a in his soulful voice. job he loved.

There will be a gathCarl was predeering of family and Markarian ceased by his parents, friends on Monday his sisters Rose Simonian How- December 30, 2019 from 1:00 ard and Elizabeth Jenkins, his – 3:00 pm at Millspaugh Cambrother, Markar Markarian, his erato Funeral Home, 139 Jefniece, Irene Nahabedian and his ferson Hgts., Catskill. Interment great nephew, Alex Nahabedi- will follow in the spring.

Margaret DeLong Margaret Rose “Bunny” Bemiss DeLong, 84, of Ghent, NY, passed away on Wednesday, December 25, 2019 surrounded by her family. She was the daughter of the late Margaret (Olah) and Charles Bemiss. She was predeceased by her sister Mary Elizabeth Bemiss Berry, her husband Bruce DeLong, Jr., and son James A. DeLong.

Bunny belonged to the Ghent Reformed Church where she was an active member and where she also taught Sunday School for many years of her life. Bunny loved her community and became involved with Little League affairs as a parent and later became Vice President in charge of the Minor League.

Because of her continued work with the league, upon her retirement from Little League in 1990, she was given a plaque of appreciation. She also was a group leader in the Ghent Progressive 4-H Club of Ghent and was a den mother for Cub Scout Pack 127.

She served as secretary for the Ghent Recreation Committee at one point and was a member of the Ghent Doers.

She volunteered many hours at the Ghent Food Pantry and because of her community involvement she was honored with a volunteer appreciation certificate from the Town of Ghent in 2007. She also liked to

stay active and an avid bowler for many years. Bunny graduated from Chatham High School in 1953 and was 11th in a class of 61. She also graduated from Albany Business College, Class of 1954, with high honors. She was also a member of the Alpha Iota Sorority.

Bunny loved her children, grandchildren and great children with all her heart. They brought her much joy and happiness. She is survived by two sons, Charles (Debra) DeLong of Ghent, Robert (Donna) DeLong of Brunswick, ME, five grandchildren, Eric DeLong of East Chatham, Rebecca (Jesse) Orozco of Hudson, Virginia DeLong of Columbia, CT, Leighanne (Matthew) Wurtz of South Berwick, ME, and Lexie (Joey) Triggiani of Durham, ME, two step grandchildren, 5, great grandchildren7 step great grandchildren, one step great, great grandchild, plus nieces, nephews and cousins.

Calling hours will be Saturday 10-12am and funeral service to follow at 12 from the Wenk Funeral Home, Payn Avenue, Chatham, NY Interment will be in the Ghent Union Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Ghent Reformed Church or the Ghent Fire Department. For on-line condolences, visit wenkfuneralhome. com

Thomas J. Leahy Sr. Thomas J. Leahy Sr., 83, of Rensselaer, NY, formerly of Levittown, NY and New Port Richey, Florida passed away on Monday, December 23, 2019.

Born October 27, 1936 in Bronx, NY he was the son of the late Denis J. and Lillian (Sheehan) Leahy.

Tom is predeceased by his beloved wife, Margaret, of 60 years and have four children: Thomas J. (Kathleen) Leahy, Jr. of Murphy, NC; Catherine (Michael Scott) Leahy-Scott of Valatie, NY; Timothy W. Leahy of Guilderland, NY; Joan (Frank Davis) Leahy Davis of North Greenbush, NY. He is also survived by three brothers and two sisters: Denis Michael (Carol) Leahy, Robert Leahy, Kevin (Kathleen) Leahy, Mary Patricia (James Vela) Leahy and Denise (David) Spar; six grandchildren, Thomas J. (Kat) Leahy III, Patricia E. (Frank) Paino, Kerri

A. Leahy, Christian V. Leahy, Floral Park, serving 36 of those Megan E. Scott and Michael years as the President of the Thomas Scott and two great- Floral Park Police Benevolent grandsons, Frank and Nicholas Association. He also served as Paino. Tom is predeceased by President of the Nassau Police his sisters Margaret A. Mahon Conference. Over his 37 years Tom also was a member and asand Loretta Cafaro. sisted lobbying efforts on behalf In his younger days, of police for the MetroTom played basketpolitan Police Conferball at All Hallows High ence of New York and School, Bronx, New the Police Conference York, was named to the of New York. Tom’s All City basketball team entire career was dediand then went on to cated to the protection play basketball on full and advancement of scholarship for Villanopolice officers. He was va University. It was at a fierce negotiator repVillanova where he met Leahy Sr. resenting union issues his wife, Marge, who was with her high school visiting to benefit police officers. He the university. In recent days lobbied for legislative bills which Tom loved to watch basketball supported police and their misand many other sports as well sion. Tom was truly an advocate for the rights, integrity and repuas at least four news channels.

Tom served as a police officer tation of all police officers.

Upon retirement Tom and his for 37 years for the Inc. Village of

Angry farmers, wild weather and trade: A crazy year for corn

By Isis Almeida (c) 2019, Bloomberg

There was nothing typical about this year’s grain season in the U.S. Midwest, with one exception: The size of the corn crop.

Wild weather delayed plantings by the most on record, a strong dollar hurt exports, the trade war with China hit demand for the corn-ethanol industry and early snow meant some growers couldn’t even finish harvesting. Despite it all, the crop proved resilient.

“We ended up getting more planted than we thought,” said Heath Barnes, chief executive officer of Mercer Landmark, a farm cooperative in westcentral Ohio. “We planted into terrible field conditions, and we thought yields would probably not be that great. It ended up being not bad.”

Farmers planted 89.9 million acres of corn this year, way more than the market had expected after a spring deluge sparked the record delays. The big number sent prices lower and angered farmers, who thought the figure must have been overstated. Growers were so upset that the U.S. Department of Agriculture was forced to pull all its staff from a crop tour after a government employee was threatened. After all that, samples gathered by scouts on the tour vindicated the agency’s yield forecasts.

Production is only projected to be about 5% lower than a year earlier even as floods left record amounts of land idle, with producers, especially in the Eastern Corn Belt, unable to get seeds in the wet and soggy ground.

The number of unplanted acres showed how troublesome the season had been, but it was also a signal for farmers that could get back

Bloomberg photo by Daniel Acker

Corn stands in a field outside Walnut, Illinois, in October 2018.

in the fields to plant more corn, said Seth Meyer, an associate director at the University of Missouri and former chairman of the USDA’s World Agricultural Outlook Board.

“That’s how we ended up with that acreage that folks were really shocked with,” he said in an interview at the National Grain and Feed Association’s Country Elevator Conference in Indianapolis earlier this month. Farmers “need to get real comfortable with” the production estimates now from the USDA, he said.

March corn futures fell almost 5% this year to close at $3.875 a bushel on Tuesday.

Still, many farmers don’t believe the agency’s numbers and are holding back on selling. They’re expecting supplies to end up tighter than forecast, which would help prices recover.

Iowa grower Ben Riensche is still holding 90% of his corn harvest, protesting prices he says don’t accurately reflect farmer struggles. So far, he’s been proven right, with Chicago futures up 11% since a September low.

“We are going to have an explosive upside at some point,” he said. “I bet you an ice cream cone that we will

be $4.20 a bushel by Valentine’s Day.” Early winter weather also added to speculation that the harvest will end up smaller. Many bushels got left in the ground in northern states like North Dakota because of snow. Those crops could end up with yield losses between 20% and 40% when gathered next year.

Unharvested acres could tighten supplies after a stronger dollar helped send American exports down by more than 50% this season.

Meanwhile, the trade war between Washington and Beijing had cut demand for the ethanol industry, where lower margins during the summer prompted many plants to shut down.

“With the bushels up north, I don’t think the market could handle it right now, so it’s kind of a blessing in disguise that some of that is postponed until later,” said Dustin Loseke, who manages an elevator in Waverly, Illinois, for U.S. grain handler Scoular Co. The government offered a $28 billion bailout for farmers hurt by President Donald Trump’s trade wars. So far, that’s helped growers have enough cash flow to keep their corn in the bins. A recent partial

Meet the rare black rhino baby born on Christmas Eve

By Katie Mettler (c) 2019, The Washington Post

LANSING, Mich. — He was not born in a manger, and there were no wise men, nor frankincense or myrrh.

But the masses are still flocking to see him.

Meet the Potter Park Zoo’s Christmas Eve miracle, a black rhino calf born at 5:40 a.m. on Dec. 24 in Lansing, Michigan. “It’s a boy!” the zoo wrote in the calf’s birth announcement. The little guy does not yet have a name, but he has been collecting fans since before he was born. A video feed of his mother, 12-year-old Doppsee, broadcast his birth on the zoo’s Facebook page.

The baby rhino stood within an hour and a half of appearing in the world,

Courtesy of Potter Park Zoo

A rare black rhino calf born at the Potter Park Zoo in Lansing, Michigan, on Dec. 24, 2019.

nursed for the first time midmorning and has been the star of the zoo’s social media pages since. The calf

wife, Marge, moved to Florida.

Health issues brought them back to New York to be close to family. Tom’s beloved Marge passed away October 28, 2019. As there is no “Tom and Marge” without Marge, Tom succumbed to his health issues 8 weeks after Marge’s death to be with her.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Monday, December 30th, 2019, 11:00am at Church of the Holy Spirit, 667 Columbia Turnpike, East Greenbush, NY with Fr. Quy Vo and Fr. Joseph O’Brien con celebrating. Calling hours will be held Sunday, December 29, 2019 from 3-6 pm at the Raymond E. Bond Funeral Home, 1015 Kinderhook Street, Valatie, New York, 12184. Private interment will be scheduled at a later date at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Rensselaer, New York.

appears healthy and has been bonding “behind the scenes” with Doppsee, according to a news release

from the zoo. This is Doppsee’s first offspring - and the first time in the Potter Park Zoo’s 100-year existence that a black rhino has been born there.

The species is critically endangered, the result of poaching in the wild and loss of habitat. About 5,000 black rhinos exist in the African wild, an improvement from their historically low numbers 20 years ago, when the population was less than 2,500 and on the brink of extinction, according to the World Wildlife Fund.

The zoo’s new calf was bred as part of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums Species Survival Plan program, which aids population management and

member institutions. There are more than 50 black rhinos in AZA zoos, and one of them - Phineus - came to the Potter Park Zoo in 2017 from Texas to breed with Doppsee. Less than two black rhino calves are born annually in captivity, according to the zoo’s new release, making each newborn “vital to this endangered population.”

“This is a monumental moment for Potter Park Zoo that has taken our staff years of planning and hard work,” Cynthia Wagner, director of the Potter Park Zoo, said in a statement. “We are dedicated to conserving rhinos and couldn’t be more excited about this successful black

trade deal with China could also benefit them if it helps boost ethanol exports and increases the amount of corn China brings in under quotas set by the World Trade Organization, a promise the Asian nation has never fulfilled. For now, market reaction remains muted.

“Farmers are just upset, irritated,” said Joe Sanderson, CEO of the third-largest U.S. chicken producer Sanderson Farms. “They had a bad planting, and then they had perfect pollination and perfect rain. So they made more than they thought they were going to make.”

“They’ve had a bad time with this crop, and they don’t want to sell it,” he said.

Bloomberg’s Michael Hirtzer and Dominic Carey contributed to this report.

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‘I have a bridge to sell you’: The rest of the story

By David Dorpfeld For Columbia-Greene Media

Last week I wrote about Coxsackie’s efforts to site a Hudson River bridge in the town as opposed to where the Rip Van Winkle Bridge ended up in Catskill. In 1926 Coxsackie town fathers formed a committee led by the American Legion Post 166 to petition legislators and New York state officials. The Coxsackians were convinced they had the best natural site and were not being given serious consideration by the state.

The Coxsackie group did get their hearing. On Feb. 26, 1926, the Catskill paper The Examiner reported “Bridge Must Be South of Hudson,” with the subheading “Coxsackie Delegation Given Cordial Reception, But Claims Advanced Fail to Alter the Situation.”

The paper reported the

Courtesy of the Greene County HIstorical Society’s Vedder Research Library

Image from the cover of the souvenir booklet prepared for the opening of the Rip Van Winkle Bridge in 1935.

Coxsackie delegation was led George S. Marsh, president of the Board of Trade. Assemblyman Bentley, representing Greene County and sponsor of one of the bills to place the bridge in Catskill, also joined them. The group made its case to the New York State Superintendent of Public Works

Colonel Frederick S. Greene.

It was further reported that Col. Greene listened attentively to Coxsackie’s claims, but in the end told them that for economic reasons and for the greatest service to traffic, the location of the new bridge should be between Catskill and Hudson, as proposed. It

was further stated that there were three bills in the legislature calling for a survey of the Catskill site; one by Assemblyman Bentley from Greene County, one by state Sen. Webb of Dutchess County, and one by Assemblyman James of Columbia County.

In Col. Greene’s opinion, the latter two legislators felt so strongly about the Catskill location that they would oppose another location.

Of course, you know the rest of the story. The Rip Van Winkle Bridge opened on July 2, 1935, with much fanfare, but it was not all smooth sailing. Windham Assemblyman Bentley proposed legislation in 1930 to build the bridge.

Gov. Franklin Roosevelt vetoed the bill because he felt the state could not afford it (the Great Depression was deepening). At the same time the governor suggested the

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VOORHEESVILLE — Thacher Park and Nature Center present ‘Cardinals in Snow” Art Workshop 2-4 p.m. Dec. 27 at Thacher Nature Center, 87 Nature Center Way, Voorheesville. Learn how to paint two sweet birds on a branch. Join artist and teacher Noreen Powell for a fun, guided painting class.

Learn to paint the basic shapes that make these birds easier to create than you might imagine. Students will leave with a completed masterpiece. Space is limited, and program is appropriate for 8 and older. Materials fee is $10.

Call 518-872-0800 to register children.

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College Corner ELMIRA COLLEGE SAUGERTIES — Krystyna Lilland of Saugerties has been named to the Elmira College dean’s list for the fall 2019 term.

NAZARETH COLLEGE ROCHESTER — Nazareth College announces that the following area students have been

named to the fall 2019 dean’s list: Alexa Powell of Palenville and Cheyenne Robinson of South Cairo.

PAUL SMITH’S COLLEGE ATHENS — Patricia Bishop of Athens has been named to the dean’s list at Paul Smith’s College for the fall 2019 semester.

COXSACKIE — Cornell Cooperative Extension Program presents My Plate Between the Pages program at 12:30 p.m. Dec. 30, Dec. 31, Jan 2 and Jan. 3 at the Heermance Memorial Library, 1 Ely St., Coxsackie. The aim is to raise a reader and a healthy eater.

Children will enjoy reading different books with themes of great food and physical activity. Each of the four sessions includes a discussion of the book, preparation of a snack they can all sample and games. A “family page” is sent home after each session, so parents can help their children to continue having fun with great foods and physical activity. Admission is free. All, grads kindergarten through second, are welcome. Registration required through the online calendar or call 518-731-8084. Parking available in rear of building. To learn more, visit www.heermancelibrary.org or call 518731-8084.

JAN. 1

RHINEBECK — The Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck presents classical guitarist David Temple at 8 p.m.

Dec. 28 and 3 p.m. Dec. 29 at the center, 661 Route 308, Rhinebeck. This unique program entitled “A Day in December” will be presented as part of the special December lineup at the Center. Tickets are $23 and are available through the Center’s Box Office by calling 845-876-3080, or online at www.centerforperformingarts.org.

VOORHEESVILLE — ‘First Day’ Hike or Snowshoe Walk at 11 a.m. Jan. 1 at Thacher Park Visitor Center, 830 Thacher Park Road, Voorheesville. Meet at the Visitor Center for a scenic winter walk into the woods and along the escarpment. Afterwards warm up inside with hot chocolate. Dress in layers and wear warm winter boots. Appropriate for adults and children 8 and older. Register and reserve snowshoes to rent by calling 518-872-0800. In case of extreme weather, call the park office at 518-872-1237 to confirm conditions.

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Representatives from the City of Troy and Troy Turkey Trot gathered at Troy City Hall recently to share $21,750 with regional non-profit organizations. The funds, which were donated by participants during online registration, included $15,000 for the Trot’s two primary non-profit groups, the Regional Food Bank of NENY and Joseph’s House and Shelter Inc., a Troy-based notfor-profit whose mission is to prevent and alleviate homelessness. A second check for $6,750 was donated to an additional 10 non-profits through the event’s Volunteer Incentive Recruitment Program. Pictured from the left are George Regan, event director, Troy Turkey Trot; Kelly Forenzo, fundraising chairperson, Troy Youth Association and CYO; Troy Mayor Patrick Madden; Bethany Moxey, director of marketing and communications, Regional Food Bank of NENY; Janet Douglass, volunteer coordinator, Joseph’s House & Shelter; and Kevin O’Connor, executive director, Joseph’s House & Shelter.

both ends of the bridge.

According to the New York State Bridge Authority over 400 people applied for the eight toll collector positions.

Recall this was also in the midst of the Great Depression.

As we circle back to the Coxsackie proposal, I think we must agree when considering all factors, the bridge was built in the most logical place. Catskill was, and still is, the most populous town in Greene County and roads leading west from the bridge provide the best direct access to all the towns on the mountaintop.

To reach columnist David Dorpfeld, email gchistorian@gmail. com or visit him on Facebook at “Greene County Historian.”

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AMERICAN LEGION HOSTS BREAKFAST WITH VETERANS

Honeyford American Legion Post 110 hosts its monthly Breakfast with a World War II/Korean War Veteran. December’s breakfast was attended, from left, by Delia Israelian; Charles Israelian, World War II veteran; Post Commander Tom Andreassen; standing is Grant Hack, treasurer for Post 110.

creation of a separate state entity to issue bonds to finance the new bridge and repay them with toll revenue.

In 1932, the newly created New York State Bridge Authority passed a resolution to apply for a loan from the Federal Reconstruction Finance Corporation in order to build what would become known as the Rip Van Winkle Bridge. The Frederick Snare Construction Corporation of New York City won the bid for construction and the New York State Department of Public Works supervised the construction, which began in 1934.

The grand opening was a magnificent affair and even Gov. Herbert H. Lehman was on hand. Approximately 3,000 cars crossed during the initial “free hours” and at 6 p.m. the first toll was collected. At that time tolls were collected on

CATSKILL — The Honeyford Memorial American Legion Post 110 and Auxiliary will meet at 7 p.m. Jan. 2 at the Catskill Elks Lodge, 45 North Jefferson St., Catskill.

JAN. 3 VOORHEESVILLE — All About Animal Adaptations at 10 a.m. Jan. 3 at Thacher Nature Center, 87 Nature Center Way, Voorheesville. Join us to explore how our wild animal neighbors are able to live where they do, survive and thrive. We will be examining a variety of skins, skulls, feathers and bones to gain an understanding of their unique adaptations. We will also make an animal track guide to help you track your furry neighbors. Call 518-872-0800 for information.

JAN. 4 DELMAR — The Albany Figure Skating Club will hold an open house noon-2 p.m. Jan. 4 at the Bethlehem YMCA, 900 Delaware Ave., Delmar. The event will feature skating demonstrations, free mini-lessons with coaches and more. Skate rentals are available. The Albany Figure Skating Club’s regular Learn to Skate program will begin on Jan. 11 at the Bethlehem YMCA. Group lessons will be held noon-2 p.m. Saturdays.

For information about these programs, visit www.albanyfsc.org or email info@albanyfsc.org.

JAN. 6 CATSKILL — The Greene County Board of Electrical Examiners will meet at 1 p.m.

Jan. 6 at the Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., 4th Floor, Room 469, Catskill.

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‘Tricks of the Trade: A Magician’s Show and Tale’ RHINEBECK — Andy Weintraub, Rhinebeck’s resident magician, presents “Tricks of the Trade: A Magician’s Show and Tale” at The Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, at 8 p.m. Jan. 3 and Jan. 4 and 3 p.m. Jan. 5.

This solo performance presents the magician’s artistry within the context of Weintraub’s life. His biography is distinguished by how his life experiences have influenced his magic, and how magic has influenced his life.

These personal recollections are conveyed through multiple theatrical art forms: classic magic routines, puppetry, mental gymnastics, playing cards, and psychokinetic effects.

As one of the founders of

both The Rhinebeck Theatre Society and The Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, Weintraub has been active in the local theater community as an actor, director, and lighting and set designer and builder. He is also the creator of Grumpus Magic, a magic show presented during Rhinebeck’s annual Sinterklaas celebration. “Tricks of the Trade: A Magician’s Show and Tale” has many opportunities for audience participation but is not recommended for children below the age of 7.

Tickets are $10 at the door, or they may be reserved at by calling 845-876-3080, or online at www.centerforperformingarts.org.

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Chatham Public Library January Programs for Events/Calendar Listings CHATHAM — Chatham Public Library offers the following programs in January. Please note the library will be closed Wednesday, Jan. 1, and Monday, Jan. 20. The library is located at 11 Woodbridge Ave. in Chatham. Call 518-392-3666 or visit http://chatham.lib.ny.us for more information.

PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS Chatham Roots - a monthly genealogy club Thursday, Jan. 2, 2 - 5 p.m.

For beginners, experts and everyone in between. Work on those elusive ancestors, break down your brick walls, share tips and tricks, and just have fun. The group is led by Michelle LeClair, genealogy teacher and lecturer. Beginner Q&A is from 2-3 p.m. Topic talk is from 3-4 p.m., then more intermediate/advanced Q&A from 4-5 p.m. For information contact Michelle at artsmart47@yahoo.com or call 518-610-0826 (leave a message). RSVP is appreciated, but not required.

1st Monday Book Discussion Monday, Jan. 6, at 7 p.m.

January’s book is “Transcription” by Kate Atkinson, a dramatic story of World War II espionage, betrayal, and loyalty, by the No. 1 bestselling author of “Life After Life.” Join an interesting discussion and pick up a copy of February’s book, “Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and Birth of the FBI” by David Grann, a riveting account of a series of murders on the Osage reservation during the Roaring ‘20s.

Health Care Navigator Thursday, Jan. 9, 1-4 p.m.

Navigators assist individuals, families, small businesses and small business employees in Columbia and Greene counties with shopping for, comparing, and enrolling in quality affordable health insurance, including Medicaid and Child Health Plus, through New York State of Health: the Official Health Plan Marketplace. Navigators can also assist with applying for financial assistance to help pay for coverage. Navigator services are free of charge. For more information, or to make an appointment, please call 518- 822-9600.

Tech Tutors Thursday, Jan. 9, 3:15-4:30 p.m.

Tech Tutors are high school students who provide adults with one-on-one help to learn basic computer skills or better use an eReader or smartphone.

Basic instruction may include how to use a mouse, download an eBook, set up an email

account, search the internet, or navigate Facebook, Pinterest or Twitter. Bring your tablet, phone, reader or other device with you. Visit or call the library to register for this program.

Authors & Artists Presents: Karen McGraw, President of Neighbors of Northern Columbia County Saturday, Jan. 11, 3:30 p.m.

Karen McGraw, president of Neighbors of Northern Columbia County, will speak at the Chatham Public Library on Jan. 11, at 3:30 p.m. She will discuss the mission of NNCC, which is to help people network within the county’s rural communities as they address issues of aging and those living alone.

Senior citizens or those caring for elderly loved ones are urged to attend and learn about the benefits this group can share.

Part of the Authors and Artists speakers series sponsored by the Friends of the Chatham Public Library, this free event is open to the public and will be followed by a question and answer session and reception with light refreshments.

American Politics and Community Today - A book discussion series Monday, Jan. 13, at 6:30 p.m.

What does it mean to be an American in the 21st century?

What does a model American do, and what responsibilities do Americans have to their communities and each other?

How have the answers to these questions changed over the history of the United States?

Participants in this reading and discussion program will engage with these questions and others regarding politics and the current state of civic thought, feeling, and participation.

The group will meet monthly through February to discuss selected novels, essays, and writings by a range of authors, including Ralph Ellison, Hannah Arendt, Benjamin Kunkel and E.L. Doctorow. Facilitated by local poet and scholar Karen Schoemer, and sponsored by Humanities New York, this series is free and all texts will

be available to borrow. Size is limited, contact the library to register.

Weekly Dream Circle, starting January 21 Tuesdays, 12:30 - 2:30 p.m.

Embodied Dreamwork practitioner Louisa Heyward invites you to join her weekly Dreamers’ Circle. According to this practice, nightly everyone receives messages from their soul which, when understood, can bring you into a greater sense of connection, creativity and possibility. In the approach of Embodied Dreamwork, dreams are entered into through associative exploration and felt experience, with the understanding that each dream derives meaning specific to the history and perspective of its particular dreamer.

Enjoy the rare opportunity to share dreams in a facilitated group setting as well as learn techniques and tools to take home. Each week participants need to bring one or several dreams to work on (preferably written down), a notebook with paper to write or draw on, as well as a writing utensil. The group will explore dream moments through brief exercises involving writing or drawing followed by thoughtfully facilitated group sharing. Group size is capped at 10 participants.

Please contact Louisa Heyward at heywardlouisa@gmail.com if interested in joining.

Ukulele Jam Saturdays, Jan. 4, 11, 18, 25 10:30 a.m. - noon Sing, strum, play! It’s more fun to play in a group. All ages are welcome to the library’s Ukulele Jams, led by Carmen Borgia, singer, songwriter and ukulele player extraordinaire!

Leave your inhibitions at home.

Are you a novice? The library has ukes you can borrow.

Mah Jongg Mondays and Wednesday, Jan. 6, 8, 13, 15, 22, 27 and 29 10:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

Join the Mah Jongg renaissance! Players meet downstairs, beginners are welcome.

Memoir Writing Tuesdays, Jan. 7, 14, 21, 28 10:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

Peer-led writing groups meet to provide comment and review on the process of memoir writing. Everybody has a story!

New writers are welcome.

PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN Puppy Tales Friday, Jan. 10, at 2:30 p.m.

Join Lennie the Dog, who loves to be read to by anyone who wants to practice their reading skills or snuggle with a pup.

Art & Nature Club Tuesday, Jan. 14, 3 - 4:15 p.m.

Join the pack! Nature enthusiast Dee Dee Knight invites youth ages seven to ten to join the library’s Art & Nature Club.

This month, explore winter through art. Contact the library to register.

Lego Club Monday, Jan. 27, 4-5 p.m.

What will you build today?

Are you up for the challenge?

Can you build an aircraft? Ages 5 years and up.

Preschool Story Hour Friday, Jan. 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 10:15 a.m.

Join the library for an hour of puzzles, books, games and crafts. For ages 2-5.

Cuddle Me Story Time Wednesday, Jan. 8, 15, 22, 29 10:30 a.m.

A lap-sit story time especially for the library’s youngest patrons, ages 0-2. Older siblings welcome, too.

CALENDAR LISTINGS DECEMBER 27 The Adaptive Sport’s Foundation’s Wine Tasting & Art Auction 5380 Main Street, Windham 518-734-5070 The evening includes a wine tasting conducted by representatives from Hudson Wine Merchants. Hudson Wine Merchants specialize in handselected wines from many regions around the world and concentrate on the best boutique wines. Their in-house cellar features wines from France and America, from the 1960’s to the present.

Along with the wine tasting, Claudia and Stephane Desgaches, owners of one of Windham’s finest restaurants, Bistro Brie and Bordeaux, will serve a sampling of heavy hors d’oeuvres.

The event also includes a live auction featuring world class wines and fine art from award winning artists.

For more information on the event, please contact the Adaptive Sports Foundation at 518-734-5070 / info@ adaptivesportsfoundation.org.

Tasty Tunes at Tavern 23 7 – 10 pm Windham Mountain Come visit Tavern 23 on Fridays from December 20, 2019 through March 13, 2020 to enjoy live music from 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm while eating some delicious food! Visit the events page at Windham Mountain to see a full schedule of artists.

Catskill Mountain Series Windham Mountain The Catskill Mountain Series Regional Pro/Am events are centered on FUN and skill-development in a relaxed competitive environment. A true grassroots competition experience with safe, fun and fair events which allow aspiring competitors of all ages to get together and have some fun.

Registration Information Online Registration Open until 11:59pm EST on Thursdays for that weekend’s events Go to USASA Regional Events, choose Catskills as the region, click on the discipline abbreviation at the end of the event line you want to register for, then follow steps to register online.

If you register online, you can check-in the morning of the event in Mountain Express on the 2nd floor of the base lodge from 7:30am-9am in the Pre-Registered line with: • signed CMS Release • signed Resort Release Cash or check for a bib deposit Cash or check for a lift ticket if needed Day-Of Registration (Mountain Express, 2nd Floor of Base Lodge) Open from 7:30am-9am To register the day of the event, you will need: • filled out CMS Registration Form • a signed CMS Release • a signed USASA Concussion Policy (1st event of season only) • signed Resort Release Cash or check for registration fee, bib deposit and lift ticket

DECEMBER 28 Guided Snowshoe Tours Windham Mountain Enjoy a guided snowshoe hike on Windham Mountain, followed by a drink in the new Umbrella Bar! Guests meet at the Demo Center (base of D lift) at 2:30pm – the hike departs promptly at 3pm. The hike is moderate to rigorous and it does include traveling uphill. Routes will vary each week depending on natural snow coverage. Please dress accordingly (in winter layers) and wear waterproof boots. Snowshoe rentals are included based upon availability. A glass of wine or draft beer at the Umbrella Bar is included.

In the event of cancellation due to weather, guests can reschedule for another date or receive a refund.

Email edewitt@windhammountain. com with any questions.

Price: $40 Ukulele Jam Saturday, December 28, 10:30 a.m. - noon Sing, strum, play! It’s more fun to play in a group. All ages are welcome to the library’s Ukulele Jams, led by Carmen Borgia, singer, songwriter and ukulele player extraordinaire! Leave your inhibitions at home. Are you a novice? The library has ukes you can borrow.

Saturday, December 28, 10:30 a.m.

- noon, http://chatham.lib.ny.us/ calendar/ Chatham Public Library, 11 Woodbridge Ave, Chatham, 518-392-3666 http://chatham.lib.ny.us/ Indie-Blues and Jazz Saturday, December 28, 9 p.m.

Matt Lorenz, the Northampton, Mass.-based indie-blues singersongwriter who performs under the name The Suitcase Junket, and Carsie Blanton, whose eroticallycharged songs find the musical link between vintage jazz and rap come

to Hudson. $20, Saturday, December 28, 9 p.m., https://helsinkihudson.ticketfly. com/e/the-suitcase-junket-carsieblanton-70522002207/ Club Helsinki, 405 Columbia Street, Hudson, 518-828-4800 www.helsinkihudson.com Apres Ski 13 Scribner Hollow Road, Hunter Drop into Scribners and take part in the best post-ski scene on the mountain and enjoy Prospect’s dedicated Après-Ski menu.

Food will be served from 3:00-5:00 pm We will have a DJ playing music from 3-6 pm on Saturday’s and holiday Sunday’s.

DECEMBER 30 Metal Monday Monday, December 30, 7 p.m.

Last Monday of every Month!

Metal playlists curated by our own Metal Head Customers! *get on the list!* Deals onMetal themed cans Monday, December 30, 7 p.m., https://www.facebook.com/ events/753970058381200 Saisonnier, 11 Chatham Street, Kinderhook, 518-610-8100 https://www.saisonnier.us/

DECEMBER 31 New Years Eve at the Mountain Brauhaus 430 Winter Clove Road, Round Top Come ring in the New Year at the Mountain Brauhaus, with cocktail hour, served dinner, and food all night with live music while you dine and dance the night away. Fun to be had by all.

New Year’s Eve 2020 Pre-Party!

Tuesday, December 31, noon - 9 p.m.

Olde York Farm Distillery & Cooperage will be open on New Year’s Eve with speakeasy cocktails, beer, wine, cider, mocktails, and craft sodas.

Free tastings of Cooper’s Daughter Spirits will be available all day. Email us at oldeyorkfarm@gmail.com to set up private tours and tastings.

Tuesday, December 31, noon - 9 p.m., https://www.facebook.com/ events/996734897343726/ Olde York Farm Distillery & Cooperage, 284 State Route 23, Claverack, 845-480-1237 www.oldeyorkfarm.com NYE Midnight Masquerade in the Catskills 13 Scribner Hollow Road, Hunter Joineth us for a night thee shall not forget! A feast and masqu’rade that shalt ringeth in the New Year, inspired by the rich visual imag’ry of Baz Luhrmann’s 1996 Romeo + Juliet. No cover charge, Midnight Masquerade open to all!

No cover, no RSVP. DJs from 6 pm - 2 am Seasons New Year’s Eve Celebration 19 Resort Dr, Windham Join us in Seasons starting at 7:30 pm Evening will begin with assorted hors d’oeuvres and one complimentary welcome drink. Followed by your choice of entrée, Viennese display and champagne toast at midnight. Silver Arrow Band will play from 9:30 pm – 12:30 am. $150 per adult Under 12 $75 (kids menu will be available) Coming soon: Purchase on our online or at Tickets and Passes. For now, reservations may be made by emailing edewitt@windhammountain.com.

RSVP Date December 21st Call 518310-2725 for more information New Year’s Gala Salad Micro Greens nestled on Belgian Endive & Frisée, Watermelon Radish, Mini Hibiscus Leaves, St Stephens Triple Crème Brie, Roasted Tomato Coulis & TurmericFennel Emulsion

By Sea, By Land Surf & Turf Lobster Tail (5-6 oz) & Filet Mignon (6 oz) Sauce Choron, Drawn Butter, Lemon Potatoes Jackson, Grilled Broccolini By Flight Chicken ala Oscar Roasted Chicken Breast topped with Jumbo Lump Crab Meat, Asparagus & Sauce Béarnaise Potatoes Jackson, Grilled Broccolini Vegan Surf & Turf Pan Roasted Portobello Steaks with Lobster Mushrooms, Potato Puree, Blistered Haricots Verts in Black Bean Sauce, Charred Cippolini Onions & Chimichurri Sauce Viennese Table Please note this is a private event and Seasons will not be open to the public Cocktail Attire Dress Fireworks at 9 pm and Photo Booth Soft drinks, coffee and tea included

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Twelfth Night at Crailo State Historic Site RENSSELAER — Crailo State Historic Site will welcome visitors for its annual Twelfth Night Celebration from 4-7:30 p.m.

Jan. 4.

During the event, guests will enjoy seasonal decor, live music, 17th century reenactors, and open house museum exhibits. Hearthside cooking demonstrations with a crackling fire and refreshments fill out the evening, and the Marketplace Museum Shop will be open. Adults, $6; seniors and students, $5; children under 12, $1; Friends of Fort Crailo members, $4.

After visiting Crailo, you can take a short drive across the river to Schuyler Mansion State Historic Site for “Salutations of the Season!” an event with 18th century food, music and reenactors, and wassail toasts around bonfires. Special combination admission to visit both sites: $8 adults/ $7 seniors and students/ $2 children under 12/

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Twelfth Night at Crailo State Historic Site.

$6 Friends group members.

For more information, call

518-463-8738 or visit www. nysparks.com, or www.

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Spencertown Academy presents ‘Artists for the Academy’ benefit exhibition SPENCERTOWN — Spencertown Academy Arts Center presents “Artists for the Academy,” a special exhibition featuring donated works by more than 50 regional artists. All proceeds from sales will benefit the Academy’s building and maintenance endowment fund.

On Jan. 11, there will be a gala opening reception from 4-6 p.m. The entrance fee of $25 can be fully credited toward art purchases. The exhibition will remain on display (with free admission) through Feb. 2. Gallery hours will be 1-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Tickets to the opening event are available in advance via www.spencertownacademy.org.

“Spencertown Academy is well on its way to complete restoration — the new roof is

on, windows are being fitted in one by one, and old white paint is being stripped from the outer walls. As of now, we’re only about $150,000 away from reaching our goal for the building and maintenance endowment fund,” said Nick Van Alstine, president of the Academy’s board of directors. “To help get us there, several Academy members formed a committee — Lauren Wilkinson, Stephen Dietemann, and Gerald Seligman — to organize an art show fundraiser. We are most grateful to them and to all of the contributing artists. And, importantly for art lovers, the featured works will be offered at special, lowerthan-normal prices to make the show accessible to collectors of all means.”

The exhibit will encompass

fine arts, photography, ceramics, illustration and sculpture.

Participating artists include Stephanie Anderson, Karen J. Andrews, Fern T. Apfel, Carl Berg, Amy Bergeron, Arlene Boehm, Jim Brearton, William Bullard, Jennifer Clark, Norma Cohen, Pamela Dalton, Mary Anne Davis, Jeff DeLisle, Stephen Dietemann, Elizabeth DiPalma, Diane Fader, Alan Finger, Leslie Gabosh, Gail Giles, Karen Halverson, Linda B. Horn, Marta Jaremko, Marybeth Ketz, Maria KolodziejZincio, Barbara Lax Kranz, Ellen Lynch, John MacGruer, Alice McGowan, Jane McWorter, Jason McWorter, Liz Nealon, Moira O’Grady, Clarke Olsen, Marilyn Orner, Rick Patterson, Andrew Pellettieri, Valerie Richmond, Mary Ellen Riell, Lynn

Rothenberg, Julia Rothenberg, Mary Ellen Riell, Liz Sample, Joel Schiller, Jody Lynn Schoenfeld, Gerald Seligman, Laura Shore, Cecilia Sinclair, Diane Smook, Amelia Toelke, Marianne Van Lent, Marlene Vidibor, Betsy Wallin, and Mike Zdeb.

Founded in 1972, Spencertown Academy Arts Center is a cultural center and community resource serving Columbia County, the Berkshires, and the Capital region. Housed in a landmark 1847 Greek Revival former schoolhouse, the Academy is located at 790 State Route 203 in Spencertown. The venue is centrally located—just 20 minutes from the Berkshires and about 35 minutes from Albany. For information, see www.spencertownacademy. org or call 518-392-3693.

Roots & Shoots concerts presents The Nields SPENCERTOWN — Spencertown Academy Roots & Shoots Concerts presents the nationally acclaimed folk-pop duo The Nields at 8 p.m. Jan. 18. General admission tickets are $25 public, $20 Academy members and $10 students and may be purchased in advance via www.spencertownacademy.org and, pending availability, will be available at the door.

“I’ve been a fan of The Nields since the late 90s when I discovered their CD, Gotta Get Over Greta. I’ve seen them in concert several times and while I enjoy their recorded music, their concerts are even better,” says Mike Zdeb, member of the Academy’s Music Committee. “I agree with the Chicago Tribune critic who likened them to a combination of the Bangles, the Roches, and Alanis Morrissette.”

Sisters Nerissa and Katryna Nields are well into their third decade as musical partners.

They have released 17 albums,

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had major and independent record and publishing deals, and performed with The Band, James Taylor, Dan Zanes, 10,000 Maniacs, and the Indigo Girls.

Their most recent album, XVII, is both their most personal and their most community-minded.

Its meditative lyrics express joy

in the present and faith in the future. The songs are about the lessons The Nields hope to have learned by midlife: accepting the passage of time and the choices they’ve made, and being thankful for the moments of grace.

Roots & Shoots Concerts is a

monthly series that showcases artists who reach back to earlier traditions in music (Americana, jazz, blues, rock, and world music) for inspiration, while incorporating more recent forms and influences of the present.

Upcoming shows include Tracy Grammer (Feb. 22); Embe Esti with special guest Rob Fisch (March 21); Jim Kweskin (April 4); Rachelle Garniez (May 2); and The Kennedys (June 6).

Founded in 1972, Spencertown Academy Arts Center is a cultural center and community resource serving Columbia County, the Berkshires, and the Capital region. Housed in a landmark 1847 Greek Revival former schoolhouse, the Academy is located at 790 State Route 203 in Spencertown. For information, see www.spencertownacademy.orgor call 518392-3693.

Bindlestiff Cirkus brings monthly winter cabaret to Club Helsinki Hudson HUDSON — Hudson’s Bindlestiff Family Cirkus continues its wintertime tradition of hosting a monthly cabaret in winter 2020, featuring a variety of circus, theater, comedy and musical entertainers, at Club Helsinki Hudson.

There will be four shows: the adult-oriented cabaret will kick off at 9 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 18, and will continue on Saturday, Feb. 22; there will be another performance on Saturday, March 21; and finally, there will be a Sunday matinee show on

March 22 at 3 p.m. geared to the entire family.

Each month this winter, Bindlestiff Cirkus will bring a new lineup, with acts including trapeze, contortion, acrobatic balance, sword swallowing, juggling, physical comedy, and oddball novelty turns.

The Bindlestiff stage is one of the few arenas in the world where attendees may see internationally renowned street performers, featured acts from Cirque du Soleil and Ringling Brothers, and artists from

“America’s Got Talent” next to local legends, live, on stage, and in the same show.

Live music is a defining feature of Bindlestiff’s cabaret shows, with witty, original tunes by a variety of New York City’s best composers and accompanists.

Bindlestiff’s unique style reflects deep roots in New York City’s underground club scene, nods to political street theater, and a steady respect for the traditions of American popular entertainment and illegitimate

theater.

In keeping with Bindlestiff’s clubby NYC roots, the audience is encouraged to dress for the festival and be part of the show.

Those in costume or circusy makeup can ask for a discounted ticket at the door.

For reservations in The Restaurant or in the club call 518828-4800.

For the most up-to-date concert information, visit www.helsinkihudson.com.

CALENDAR LISTINGS DECEMBER 31 MASSIVE NEW YEARS EVE PARTY AT THE VILLA! 6302 Route 23A, Tannersville Join Us For Dinner, Drinks, Music, & More. This New Years Eve Villa Vosilla & Ladoria Ristorante Present A New Years Eve You Will Never Forget. First Start Your Night Out With Dinner At Ladoria Ristorante Where We Will Be Offering A Lovely 3 Course Meal For Only $69 (plus Tax & gratuity). Then Dance In The New Year At Our Massive New Years Eve Party That Will Be Held Across 2 Different Rooms, Guests Will Be Treated To 4 Different DJs Throughout The Night & Access To The Indoor Pool. After You Have Rang In The New Year Head To Your Room For A Great Night Sleep at Villa Vosilla! Call Now To Book & Make Sure To Ask About Getting On The VIP List & Bottle Service!

All **Room Rentals Come With Access To Our Massive New Years Eve Party All Dinner Reservations Come With Access To Our Massive New Years Eve Party *(Dinner Is Not Included With The Room Rental) Ring Out the Old, Ring in the New Tuesday, December 31, 9 p.m.

Celebrate NYE with The Felice Brothers at Helsinki Hudson Cut live to tape with very little overdubbing, Undress was recorded in the late summer of 2018 in Tivoli, New York.

Band members Ian Felice, James Felice, Will Lawrence (drums) and Jesske Hume (bass) teamed up with producer Jeremy Backofen to record their most personal and reflective album to date.

“Many of the songs on the new album are motivated by a shift from private to public concerns,” says songwriter Ian Felice. “It isn’t hard to find worthwhile things to write about these days, there are a lot of storms blooming on the horizon and a lot of chaos that permeates our lives. The hard part is finding simple and direct ways to address them.”

Undress follows the band’s 2016 album Life In The Dark, and finds the group in a very different place three years later. Between personnel changes, families growing and the political landscape, the result is a tighter, more-paired down release.

“Every song is a story,” said James Felice. “On this album everything was a bit more thoughtful, including the arrangements, the sonic quality and the harmonies.”

Ian and James Felice grew up in the Hudson valley of upstate NY. Self taught musicians, inspired as much by Hart Crane and Whitman as by Guthrie and Chuck Berry, they began in 2006 by playing subway platforms and sidewalks in NYC and have gone on to release nine albums of original songs and to tour extensively throughout the world.

Following the release of Life in the Dark, The Felice Brothers served as the backing band for Conor Oberst’s 2017 release Salutations and the subsequent tour.

Ticket Policy Many of our shows sell out well in advance. All sales are final; no refunds and no exchanges.

To Guarantee seating, please purchase Reserved Seating Ticket Levels.***General admission does not guarantee a seat.

For General Admission shows, tables and seating in the club can be guaranteed only with a dinner reservation. General admission does not guarantee a seat.

Flash photography is prohibited.

We are a 21+ club.

All event information is subject to change. Please check back before date of event. Late table reservations will be released once the show has started. Helsinki Hudson reserves the right to change ticketed sections without notice. $55 – $65, Tuesday, December 31, 9 p.m., https://helsinkihudson. ticketfly.com/e/nye-at-helsinkihudson-with-the-felice-brothers-77517612265/ Club Helsinki, 405 Columbia Street, Hudson, 518-828-4800 www.helsinkihudson.com Roaring 20’s New Year’s Eve Party Tuesday, December 31, 2019, 9 p.m. - Wednesday, January 1, 2020, 1:00 am Let’s ring in 2020 with a throwback to the roaring 20’s! Dress to kill in vintage glam and join us at the speakeasy for cocktails, dancing, games and even some surprise entertainment! $60 – $100, Tuesday, December 31, 9 p.m., Wednesday, January 1, 2020, 1 a.m., https://www.facebook.com/ events/437745506895808/ Copake Country Club, 44 Golf Course Rd, Craryville, 518-325-4338 www.copakecountryclub.com Hindsight 2020 - New Year’s Eve at Glen Falls House 230 Winter Clove Rd., Round Top Start off this decade on the right

foot by dancing your way into 2020.

With intimate offerings in our Trotwood restaurant to love music all night in the tavern, we promise to kick off a new decade in style.

With plenty of options for every wallet, celebrate with us whether you are on champagne budget or a champagne of beer budget.

Featuring: • 2 intimate seatings at Trotwood Restaurant with live jazz and drinks to pair • Drink specials in the tavern including Gem + Bolt Paloma fountain, with live bands counting down to the new year and DJ’s spinning late into the night • Champagne toasts at midnight at the party • Tickets available for New Year’s Day Brunch + AllSwell Creative Journaling Workshop Call us at (518) 622 - 9363 for more information and ticket availability.

New Years Eve Party Tuesday, December 31, 8:30 p.m.

Come on out and enjoy ringing in the New Year with your friends and loved ones. We will be having an amazing time.

Open to the Public 18+ years old ( ID Required) Single ticket $60.00 per ticket ( if you preorder at The Falls Front Desk by December 20th ) $70.00 at the door!

Includes: Open Bar – Top Shelf Liqour, beer, wine & soda Food – buffet style appetizers all night long DJ – rocking music all night long Photobooth with photo strips, mirror booth, backdrop and props Champagne Toast at Midnight Screen to watch the Times Square ball drop You can pick up your tickets at The Falls front desk or online at the link below: https://events.ticketprinting.com/ event/Nye-Party-At-The-FallsVenue-36298 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ new-years-eve-at-the-falls-venuein-hudson-ny-tickets-81204852901 $40 – $70, Tuesday, December 31, 8:30 pm, https://events. ticketprinting.com/event/ Nye-Party-At-The-Falls-Venue36298?fbclid=IwAR2aPx5dC-S-1X23DZxSP32jV-fxOyzILGsOTv1vYhPAsvu3c2I9UB41kE The Ballroom Wedding & Events at The Falls Venue, 158 Union Tpke, Hudson, http://www.jmscollective.com/

JANUARY 1 40th Annual New Year’s Day Auction Wednesday, January 1, 2020, 10 a.m.

This is our Premiere Auction of the year featuring Country Furniture and Accessories from the Philip and Kathleen Seibel Collection, Estate fresh 18th and 19th c. Furniture, Moderne, Artwork, Folk Art, Period Accessories, Stoneware, Primitives & more!

Wednesday, January 1, 2020, 10:00 am, https://www.copakeauction. com/auctions/ Copake Auction, Inc, 266 Route 7A, Copake, 518-329-1142 First Day Hike Wednesday, January 1, 2020, 1 p.m.

Come start a healthy New Year at Taconic State Park with a moderate 3 mile hike to Bash Bish Falls from our park office!

Bring water, your camera and appropriate footwear for a beautiful walk through one of the most gorgeous trails in NY and Massachusetts!

All ages are welcome as are friendly dogs on leashes 6’ or less. Bonfire and free raffle will follow!

Wednesday, January 1, 2020, 1 p.m., https://www.facebook.com/ events/495710257969229/ Taconic State Park – Copake Falls, 253 Route 344, Copake Falls, 518329-3993

JANUARY 3 Tasty Tunes at Tavern 23 Come visit Tavern 23 on Fridays from December 20, 2019 through March 13, 2020 to enjoy live music from 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm while eating some delicious food! Visit the events page at Windham Mountain to see a full schedule of artists.

JANUARY 4 Winter Tree Walk Saturday, January 4, 2020, 10 a.m. - noon Join us as we return to Borden’s Pond Conservation Area to learn about trees in winter and how to identify them without their leaves.

Please pre-register to attend Free, Saturday, January 4, 2020, 10 a.m. - noon, https://clctrust.org/ event/winter-tree-walk/ Borden’s Pond Conservation Area, 1628 Route 203, Chatham https://clctrust.org/public-conservation-areas/bordens-pond/

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Area teams to participate in holiday tournaments

By Tim Martin

Eight teams set for Winter Volleyball Tournament Columbia-Greene Media

HUDSON — The seventh 2019 Winter Volleyball Holiday Tournament, hosted by the Ichabod Crane Riders, will be held on Saturday at Columbia-Greene Community College.

Tournament participants this year are Ichabod Crane, Germantown, Voorheesville, Coxsackie, Catskill, Taconic Hills, and two teams from Section 3 in Oneida and Canastota.

The tournament begins at 9 a.m. and will be all pool play, with the championship pool beginning at approximately 2:15 p.m.

“There is no admission, but we are asking for a canned good donation to donate to the local food pantry,” Ichabod Crane coach Sean Connors said. “We will have two courts of volleyball constantly going all day and hope people come to check it out.”

Concessions will be available as well as tournament t-shirts. A 50/50 raffle will be held as well.

After the initial pool play, the top four teams will be reseeded into a

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Several area high school basketball teams will be participating in holiday tournaments over the weekend.

Unbeaten Catskill (6-0), which moved up two spots to No. 8 in the latest New York State Sportswriters Association Class B rankings, will meet Mekeel Christian today at 5 p.m. in the opening round of the Kirvin Cup Classic at Mohonasen High School.

The Cats’ average margin of victory through their first six games has been 57 points and they have two victories by more than 70 points.

DeVon Haye has led the Cats in the scoring department with 156 points in six games, including 11 threepointers, for an average of 26.0 points per game. The senior forward had a seasonhigh 32 points against Hudson and has not scored less than 20 points this season.

Senior Lavon Fernandez averages 24.2 points with 145 points through six games. He his his season-high of 30 in a season-opening win over Cairo-Durham and had 28 against Hudson.

Leviticus Johnson is off to a strong start for the Cats, scoring 99 points in six games for a 16.5 average.

High season-high of 26 came in an 83-56 victory over Chatham.

Mekeel Christian won the Class B state championship two years ago, but has since moved up to Class A and is currently ranked No. 19 in the state. The Lions have compiled a 4-2 record, with losses to Green Tech and Section VII’s Saranac.

Alex Barnhill leads the Lions in scoring with a 5.4 points per game average.

Ozzy DeJesus is another top scoring threat for coach Chad Bowman, averaging 19.4 points per contst.

The winner of tonight’s game will face the Mohonasen-Niskayuna winner for the tournament championship on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. The

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championship pool. The team with the best record in the championship pool will be the tournament champion.

“We have had a different winner every year of the tournament, last years winner was Canastota,” Connors said.

“Many people look forward to this tournament each season. It will be a fun day and we hope to see people come check it out.”

The opening round schedule follows: Court 1, Pool A: 9 a.m., Ichabod Crane vs. Germantown; 10:10 a.m., Voorheesville vs. Canastota; 11 a.m., Voorheesville vs. Germantown; 11:45 a.m., Ichabod Crane vs. Canastota; 12:30 p.m., Germantown vs. Canastota; 1:15 p.m.

Voorheesville vs. Ichabod Crane.

Court 2, Pool B: 9 a.m., Catskill vs. Taconic Hills; 10:10 a.m., CoxsackieAthens vs. Oneida; 11 a.m., Coxsackie-Athens vs. Taconic Hills; 11:45 a.m., Oneida vs. Catskill; 12:30 p.m., Taconic Hills vs. Oneida; 1:15 p.m., Coxsackie-Athens vs.

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Catskill’s DeVon Haye is averaging 26 points per game through six games this season. The Cats play Mekeel Christian today at 5 p.m. in the opening round of the Kirvin Cup Classic at Mohonasen High School.

two losing teams will square off in the consolation game at 5 p.m.

Elsewhere, the Taconic

Hills boys will be hosting its annual tournament tonight and Saturday. Germantown, the No. 10 Class D team in

the state, plays Rensselaer in today’s opening round at

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Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) in action against the Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center.

NBA: The decade’s best and worst Eli Manning will walk off the field one last time with all those Giants memories See TEAMS B8

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NEW YORK — For Eli Manning, it has never been about him.

Never about 366 touchdown passes — seventh most in NFL history. Never about the 57,023 yards — also seventh most ever. Never about the numbers that often shape a quarterback’s legacy.

For Manning, it has always been about his team. And his teammates.

The feeling you get when you win a football game after pouring a week’s worth of preparation into the effort. The bonds you forge when you help those around you achieve their collective goal.

The incredible emotional high you enjoy when you can celebrate a win — whether it be in the regular season or in the greatest game of all, the one on the final Sunday of the playoffs.

For Manning, it has always been about what he can do to create those special moments that will last a lifetime.

“It’s still the feeling of winning, in the locker room with your teammates, after a hard-earned game,” Manning said after winning what almost certainly was his final NFL game less than two weeks ago at MetLife Stadium. “To get the W is still the best feeling of all.”

He has enjoyed that feeling more than any other quarterback in Giants’ history, leading his team to 117 regular-season wins and eight more in the playoffs, including two Vince Lombardi Trophies.

His last one was a 36-20 win over the Dolphins on Dec. 15, a fitting sendoff in front

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New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning (10) calls a play at the line against the Miami Dolphins during their recent game at MetLife Stadium.

of the fans who have watched him go from struggling rookie to two-time Super Bowl champion MVP. Manning walked off the field and into the locker room with that special feeling he has lived for all these years.

One more time.

One last time.

He has led more wins than any other Giants’ quarterback — 117 in the regular season and eight more in the playoffs

— and takes his rightful place as the greatest quarterback in the nearly century-old history of the franchise.

In what will almost surely be his final game in a Giants’ uniform on Sunday, Manning will watch from the sidelines as his heir apparent, Daniel Jones, closes out his own rookie season against the Eagles.

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The NBA stuffed a lot into the last 10 years.

It was a decade bookended by the first forays into free agency for LeBron James and Kawhi Leonard, both of whom shook the league with the choices they made and the manner in which they made them. It was a decade in which the Golden State Warriors made the NBA Finals their June home for five consecutive seasons, consistent excellence unseen since Bill Russell’s Boston Celtics in the 1960s. It was the decade in which Kobe Bryant shot himself into retirement with an incomprehensible 60-point farewell game — and it was the NBA’s Twitter decade, too. Social media platforms, chiefly Twitter and Instagram, became the league’s 24-hour, sevendays-a-week, 365-days-ayear playground, resulting in increased relevance for the sport (and no shortage of side issues).

With 2019 dwindling down to its last days, let’s anoint 10 standouts from the 2010s.

Team of the Decade: Golden State Warriors We will never be able to line up the peak Warriors against the Michael Jordanled Chicago Bulls of the 1990s in a fantasy series to

determine which powerhouse was truly superior.

What we do know for sure, though, is that the Warriors’ run played out under the glare of a much more demanding spotlight. And I do award bonus points for that.

The level of scrutiny is such in the modern game that it exacted an emotional toll on the Warriors that the Bulls, to some degree, happily avoided.

Kevin Durant lasted only three seasons as a Warrior after the polarizing decision to end his Oklahoma City union with Russell Westbrook and join his fellow All-Stars Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green in the Bay Area. Consider this a reminder nonetheless that yours truly has maintained since October that the Warriors will be back among the league’s elite by next season.

King of the Decade: LeBron James Over and over and over, LeBron James did it his way, emerging as the face of what is now reflexively referred to as “player empowerment.’’

He formed a Super Team in Miami, alongside Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, via a widely scorned made-fortelevision event known as The Decision.

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Pro football NFL American Football Conference East W L T Pct PF New England 12 3 0 .800 396 Buffalo 10 5 0 .667 308 N.Y. Jets 6 9 0 .400 263 Miami 4 11 0 .267 279 South W L T Pct PF Houston 10 5 0 .667 364 Tennessee 8 7 0 .533 367 Indianapolis 7 8 0 .467 341 Jacksonville 5 10 0 .333 262 North W L T Pct PF Baltimore 13 2 0 .867 503 Pittsburgh 8 7 0 .533 279 Cleveland 6 9 0 .400 312 Cincinnati 1 14 0 .067 246 West W L T Pct PF Kansas City 11 4 0 .733 420 Oakland 7 8 0 .467 298 Denver 6 9 0 .400 266 L.A. Chargers 5 10 0 .333 316 National Football Conference East W L T Pct PF Philadelphia 8 7 0 .533 351 Dallas 7 8 0 .467 387 N.Y. Giants 4 11 0 .267 324 Washington 3 12 0 .200 250 South W L T Pct PF New Orleans 12 3 0 .800 416 Tampa Bay 7 8 0 .467 436 Atlanta 6 9 0 .400 353 Carolina 5 10 0 .333 330 North W L T Pct PF Green Bay 12 3 0 .800 353 Minnesota 10 5 0 .667 388 Chicago 7 8 0 .467 259 Detroit 3 11 1 .233 321 West W L T Pct PF San Francisco 12 3 0 .800 453 Seattle 11 4 0 .733 384 L.A. Rams 8 7 0 .533 363 Arizona 5 9 1 .367 337 Week 16 Saturday, Dec. 21 Houston 23, Tampa Bay 20 New England 24, Buffalo 17 San Francisco 34, L.A. Rams 31 Sunday, Dec. 22 Indianapolis 38, Carolina 6 Miami 38, Cincinnati 35, OT N.Y. Jets 16, Pittsburgh 10 Atlanta 24, Jacksonville 12 Baltimore 31, Cleveland 15 N.Y. Giants 41, Washington 35, OT New Orleans 38, Tennessee 28 Oakland 24, L.A. Chargers 17 Denver 27, Detroit 17 Philadelphia 17, Dallas 9 Arizona 27, Seattle 13 Kansas City 26, Chicago 3 Monday’s game Green Bay 23, Minnesota 10 Week 17 Sunday’s games Cleveland at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.

Green Bay at Detroit, 1 p.m.

L.A. Chargers at Kansas City, 1 p.m.

Chicago at Minnesota, 1 p.m.

Miami at New England, 1 p.m.

Atlanta at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.

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

New Orleans at Carolina, 1 p.m.

Washington at Dallas, 4:25 p.m.

Tennessee at Houston, 4:25 p.m.

Indianapolis at Jacksonville, 4:25 p.m.

Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants, 4:25 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Baltimore, 4:25 p.m.

Oakland at Denver, 4:25 p.m.

Arizona at L.A. Rams, 4:25 p.m.

San Francisco at Seattle, 8:20 p.m.

End of regular season

PA 198 246 353 470 PA 350 317 335 377 PA 272 275 360 397 PA 287 403 301 314 PA 337 305 417 388 PA 331 421 377 428 PA 293 282 279 400 PA 289 372 340 411

AFC SCORING, NONKICKERS TDRusRec Ret X2 Pts D.Henry, Ten 15 13 2 0 0 90 Ingram II, Bal 15 10 5 0 0 90 Ekeler, Lac 11 3 8 0 0 66 M.Andrews, Bal 10 0 10 0 0 60 Js.Allen, Buf 9 9 0 0 0 54 D.Parker, Mia 9 0 9 0 0 54 5 tied at 48 SCORING, KICKER PAT FG Lg Pts Butker, KC 41/44 33/37 56 140 Tucker, Bal 55/57 24/25 51 127 Boswell, Pit 27/27 28/30 51 111 Lambo, Jac 16/17 30/31 53 106 McManus, Den 24/25 26/30 53 102 Seibert, Cle 28/32 24/28 53 100 Fairbairn, Hou 38/43 20/25 54 98 Bullock, Cin 21/21 25/29 57 96 Hauschka, Buf 30/32 20/26 51 90 J.Sanders, Mia 26/27 21/28 54 89

RECEIVING Rec Yds De.Hopkins, Hou 104 1165 Edelman, NE 97 1091 Ke.Allen, Lac 95 1117 T.Kelce, KC 94 1205 T.Boyd, Cin 85 987 Waller, Oak 84 1038 Ekeler, Lac 83 950 J.Landry, Cle 81 1092 Fournette, Jac 76 522 Jo.Brown, Buf 72 1060 Beckham Jr., Cle 71 954 Crowder, NYJ 70 767 Chark Jr., Jac 69 974 J.White, NE 69 612 Co.Sutton, Den 68 1060 Beasley, Buf 67 778 M.Andrews, Bal 64 852 D.Parker, Mia 64 1065 L.Bell, NYJ 61 425 Westbrook, Jac 59 588

N.Chubb, Cle D.Henry, Ten L.Jackson, Bal Fournette, Jac J.Jacobs, Oak C.Hyde, Hou Ingram II, Bal M.Mack, Ind Mixon, Cin Lindsay, Den Michel, NE Singletary, Buf L.Bell, NYJ G.Edwards, Bal Gore, Buf Gordon III, Lac Ekeler, Lac Js.Allen, Buf R.Freeman, Den L.McCoy, KC

Avg TD L Int 9.6 20 91 6 7.8 36 83 6 8.4 25 83 4 7.8 20 65 8 7.8 26 54 12 6.9 18 70 5 8.0 21 84 18 6.6 18 50 6 6.6 22 59 7 6.8 20 53 9 7.0 6 70 5 7.0 18 92 12 7.0 19 51 13 6.2 13 76 9 7.0 19 89 18 6.6 15 66 13 AvgLong TD 11.2 43 7 11.2 44 6 11.8 45 5 12.8 47 5 11.6 47 5 12.4 48 3 11.4 84 8 13.5 65 5 6.9 27 0 14.7 53 6 13.4 89 3 11.0 41 5 14.1 69 8 8.9 59 4 15.6 70 6 11.6 51 6 13.3 51 10 16.6 51 9 7.0 23 1 10.0 39 2

RUSHING AttYardsAvgLong TD 285 1453 5.1 88 8 271 1329 4.9 74 13 176 1206 6.9 47 7 265 1152 4.3 81 3 242 1150 4.8 51 7 241 1057 4.4 58 6 202 1018 5.0 53 10 232 1014 4.4 63 6 252 975 3.9 30 3 206 958 4.7 40 7 229 838 3.7 26 6 151 775 5.1 38 2 229 748 3.3 19 3 112 581 5.2 63 2 160 573 3.6 41 2 148 566 3.8 24 7 123 511 4.2 35 3 109 510 4.7 36 9 130 500 3.8 26 3 101 465 4.6 39 4

PUNT RETURNERS NoYardsAvgLong TD 18 224 12.4 85 1 20 231 11.6 26 0 15 146 9.7 36 0 20 189 9.4 23 0 20 179 9.0 22 0 25 204 8.2 42 0 28 223 8.0 22 0 23 156 6.8 17 0 16 107 6.7 18 0 22 127 5.8 43 0

Di.Johnson, Pit Berrios, NYJ Hardman, KC D.Carter, Hou Olszewski, NE Spencer, Den A.Roberts, Buf Erickson, Cin Hilliard, Cle Westbrook, Jac

KICKOFF RETURNERS NoYardsAvgLong TD 20 625 31.2 92 1 25 664 26.6 66 0 23 578 25.1 101 1 17 421 24.8 74 0 25 587 23.5 34 0 18 411 22.8 35 0 15 337 22.5 37 0 18 403 22.4 45 0 22 477 21.7 34 0 19 411 21.6 52 0

B.Wilson, Cin A.Roberts, Buf J.Grant, Mia Hilliard, Cle Hardman, KC M.Walker, Jac D.Phillips, Cin Raymond, Ten Bolden, NE Tr.Davis, Mia

INTERCEPTIONS Int Yds Gilmore, NE 6 126 T.White, Buf 6 57 M.Fitzpatrick, Pit 5 130 JC.Jackson, NE 5 39 D.McCourty, NE 5 49 6 tied at 4 SACKS

TD 2 0 1 0 0

Santa Clara, Calif. (Levi’s Stadium) California vs. Illinois, 4 p.m. (FOX) Orange Bowl Miami Gardens, Fla. (Hard Rock Stadium) No. 9 Florida vs. No. 24 Virginia, 8 p.m. (ESPN)

NFC SCORING, NONKICERS TDRusRec Ret X2 Pts Aa.Jones, GB 19 16 3 0 0 114 McCaffrey, Car 18 14 4 0 0 108 Gurley II, Lar 14 12 2 0 0 84 D.Cook, Min 13 13 0 0 0 78 E.Elliott, Dal 12 11 1 0 0 72 Golladay, Det 11 0 11 0 0 66 5 tied at 54

Lutz, NO Gay, TB Gonzalez, Ari D.Bailey, Min Zuerlein, Lar Myers, Sea Prater, Det Gould, SF Slye, Car

SCORING, KICKERS PAT FG 42/43 32/36 41/46 27/32 31/32 30/34 39/43 23/25 38/38 23/31 37/41 23/28 33/34 24/29 39/40 21/29 30/34 24/31

PASSING A C Pct. Yds Brees, NO 348 262 75.3 2726 Cousns, Min 444 307 69.1 3603 Wilson, Sea 476 316 66.4 3877 Stffrd, Det 291 187 64.3 2499 Groplo, SF 454 311 68.5 3693 Rodgrs, GB 514 326 63.4 3679 Presctt, Dal 563 365 64.8 4599 Keenm, Was 210 142 67.6 1501 Wentz, Phi 567 365 64.4 3750 M.Ryan, Atl 565 378 66.9 4153 Jones, NYG 412 256 62.1 2726 Murray, Ari 500 323 64.6 3397 Goff, Lar 581 365 62.8 4319 Winston, TB 602 367 61.0 4908 Trbisky, Chi 479 300 62.6 2931 Allen, Car 448 278 62.1 3027 RECEIVERS Rec Yds 145 1688 109 933 92 1316 89 1076 88 916 87 1062 87 1175 86 1333 83 1067 79 515 78 967 76 1006 76 904 75 1097 71 759 70 412 68 742 67 1157 63 1130 63 866

Mc.Thomas, NO McCaffrey, Car Jl.Jones, Atl Robinson II, Chi Ertz, Phi Kupp, Lar DJ.Moore, Car Godwin, TB R.Woods, Lar Kamara, NO Kittle, SF Lockett, Sea D.Adams, GB A.Cooper, Dal Fitzgerald, Ari Cohen, Chi Hooper, Atl M.Evans, TB S.Diggs, Min C.Ridley, Atl

LEAGUE LEADERS

PASSING A C Pct Yds Tannhill, Ten 266 188 70.7 2544 Jackson, Bal 401 265 66.1 3127 Mahmes, KC 459 303 66.0 3857 D.Carr, Oak 467 332 71.1 3663 Watson, Hou 495 333 67.3 3852 Minshew, Jac 431 258 59.9 2976 P.Rivers, Lac 545 359 65.9 4334 Brissett, Ind 422 260 61.6 2780 Brady, NE 584 357 61.1 3836 Allen, Buf 456 268 58.8 3084 Flacco, Den 262 171 65.3 1822 Darnold, NYJ 405 250 61.7 2825 Fitzptrck, Mia 461 283 61.4 3209 Rudolph, Pit 283 176 62.2 1765 Mayfield, Cle 507 305 60.2 3548 Dalton, Cin 500 298 59.6 3304

Sacks 14.0 11.5 10.5 10.0 10.0 10.0 9.5 9.0 8.5 8.5

T.Watt, Pit J.Bosa, Lac Dupree, Pit Js.Allen, Jac Garrett, Cle Houston, Ind J.Phillips, Buf H.Landry, Ten Mx.Crosby, Oak Judon, Bal

Lg 58 58 54 50 58 54 55 47 55

Pts 138 122 121 108 107 106 105 102 102

Avg TD L 7.8 24 61 8.1 26 66 8.1 29 60 8.6 19 66 8.1 27 75 7.2 24 74 8.2 26 62 7.1 10 69 6.6 26 53 7.4 25 93 6.6 23 75 6.8 18 88 7.4 19 66 8.2 31 71 6.1 17 53 6.8 17 52

Int 4 6 5 5 13 3 11 4 7 14 11 10 16 28 10 15

AvgLong TD 11.6 49 9 8.6 25 4 14.3 54 6 12.1 49 7 10.4 30 6 12.2 66 9 13.5 52 4 15.5 71 9 12.9 48 1 6.5 41 1 12.4 61 5 13.2 44 7 11.9 58 4 14.6 53 8 10.7 54 4 5.9 31 3 10.9 35 6 17.3 67 8 17.9 66 6 13.7 36 7

RUSHING AttYardsAvgLong McCaffrey, Car 278 1361 4.9 84 E.Elliott, Dal 283 1235 4.4 31 Carson, Sea 278 1230 4.4 59 D.Cook, Min 250 1135 4.5 75 Aa.Jones, GB 211 984 4.7 56 S.Barkley, NYG 200 911 4.6 67 A.Peterson, Was 198 820 4.1 29 Gurley II, Lar 203 789 3.9 25 Montgomery, Chi 219 776 3.5 55 M.Sanders, Phi 170 766 4.5 65 Kamara, NO 163 758 4.7 40 Mostert, SF 127 715 5.6 41 R.Jones II, TB 161 618 3.8 49 Breida, SF 119 607 5.1 83 D.Freeman, Atl 166 598 3.6 28 Drake, Ari 111 583 5.3 80 L.Murray, NO 129 576 4.5 30 K.Murray, Ari 91 544 6.0 35 T.Coleman, SF 132 533 4.0 48 J.Howard, Phi 119 525 4.4 20 INTERCEPTIONS Int Yds 6 42 5 54 4 6 4 84 4 26 4 56

A.Harris, Min K.King, GB Dunbar, Was Ja.Jenkins, NO Trufant, Atl Mr.Williams, NO 14 tied at 3

TD 14 11 7 13 16 5 5 12 5 3 3 6 6 1 2 7 5 4 6 6

TD 1 0 0 0 0 1

SACKS Ca.Jones, Ari Barrett, TB Hunter, Min C.Jordan, NO Z.Smith, GB Donald, Lar P.Smith, GB Fowler Jr., Lar R.Quinn, Dal A.Armstead, SF

19.0 16.5 14.5 14.5 13.5 12.5 12.0 11.5 10.5 10.0

College football FBS BOWL SCHEDULE Friday, Dec. 20 Bahamas Bowl Nassau, Bahamas (Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium) Buffalo 31, Charlotte 9 Frisco Bowl Frisco, Texas (Toyota Stadium) Kent State 51, Utah State 41 Saturday, Dec. 21 New Mexico Bowl Albuquerque, N.M. (Dreamstyle Stadium) San Diego State 48, Central Michigan 11 Cure Bowl Orlando, Fla. (Exploria Stadium) Liberty 23, Georgia Southern 16 Boca Raton Bowl Boca Raton, Fla. (FAU Stadium) FAU 52, SMU 28 Camellia Bowl Montgomery, Ala. (Cramton Bowl) Arkansas State 34, Florida International 26 Las Vegas Bowl Sam Boyd Stadium (Las Vegas) Washington 38, No. 19 Boise State 7 New Orleans Bowl Mercedes-Benz Superdome (New Orleans) No. 20 Appalachian State 31, UAB 17 Monday Gasparilla Bowl Tampa, Fla. (Raymond James Stadium) UCF 48, Marshall 25 Tuesday Hawaii Bowl Honolulu (Aloha Stadium) Hawaii 38, BYU 34 Today Independence Bowl Shreveport, La. (Independence Stadium) Louisiana Tech vs. Miami, 4 p.m. (ESPN) Quick Lane Bowl Detroit (Ford Field) Eastern Michigan vs. Pittsburgh, 8 p.m. (ESPN) Friday Military Bowl Annapolis, Md. (Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium) North Carolina vs. Temple, noon (ESPN) Pinstripe Bowl New York (Yankee Stadium) Michigan State vs. Wake Forest, 3:20 p.m. (ESPN) Texas Bowl Houston (NRG Stadium) No. 25 Oklahoma State vs. Texas A&M, 6:45 p.m.

(ESPN) Holiday Bowl San Diego (SDCCU Stadium) No. 16 Iowa vs. No. 22 USC, 8 p.m. (FS1) Cheez-It Bowl Phoenix (Chase Field) Air Force vs. Washington State, 10:15 p.m. (ESPN) Saturday Camping World Bowl Orlando, Fla. (Camping World Stadium) No. 15 Notre Dame vs. Iowa State, noon (ABC) Cotton Bowl Classic Arlington, Texas (AT&T Stadium) No. 10 Penn State vs. No. 17 Memphis, noon (ESPN) Peach Bowl ( College Football Playoff semifinal) Atlanta (Mercedes-Benz Stadium) No. 1 LSU vs. No. 4 Oklahoma, 4 p.m. (ESPN) Fiesta Bowl (College Football Playoff semifinal) Glendale, Ariz. (State Farm Stadium) No. 2 Ohio State vs. No. 3 Clemson, 8 p.m. (ESPN) Monday, Dec. 30 First Responder Bowl Dallas (Gerald J. Ford Stadium) Western Kentucky vs. Western Michigan, 12:30 p.m. (ESPN) Music City Bowl Nashville, Tenn. (Nissan Stadium) Mississippi State vs. Louisville, 4 p.m. (ESPN) Redbox Bowl

Tuesday, Dec. 31 Belk Bowl Charlotte, N.C. (Bank of America Stadium) Virginia Tech vs. Kentucky, noon (ESPN) Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas (Sun Bowl) Arizona State vs. Florida State, 2 p.m. (CBS) Liberty Bowl Memphis, Tenn.

(Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium) Kansas State vs. No. 23 Navy, 3:45 p.m. (ESPN) Arizona Bowl Tucson, Ariz. (Arizona Stadium) Wyoming vs. Georgia State, 4:30 p.m. (CBS SN) Alamo Bowl San Antonio, Texas (Alamodome) No. 11 Utah vs. Texas, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) Wednesday, Jan. 1 Citrus Bowl Orlando, Fla. (Camping World Stadium) No. 13 Alabama vs. No. 14 Michigan, 1 p.m. (ABC) Outback Bowl Tampa, Fla. (Raymond James Stadium) No. 12 Auburn vs. No. 18 Minnesota, 1 p.m. (ESPN) Rose Bowl Game Pasadena, Calif. (Rose Bowl) No. 6 Oregon vs. No. 8 Wisconsin, 5 p.m. (ESPN) Sugar Bowl New Orleans (Mercedes-Benz Superdome) No. 5 Georgia vs. No. 7 Baylor, 8:45 p.m. (ESPN) Thursday, Jan. 2 Birmingham Bowl Birmingham, Ala. (Legion Field) No. 21 Cincinnati vs. Boston College, 3 p.m. (ESPN) Gator Bowl Jacksonville, Fla. (TIAA Bank Stadium) Indiana vs. Tennessee, 7 p.m. (ESPN) Friday, Jan. 3 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Boise, Idaho (Albertsons Stadium) Nevada vs. Ohio, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) Saturday, Jan. 4 Armed Forces Bowl Fort Worth, Texas (Amon G. Carter Stadium) Southern Mississippi vs. Tulane, 11:30 a.m. (ESPN) Monday, Jan. 6 LendingTree Bowl Mobile, Ala. (Ladd-Peebles Stadium) Louisiana vs. Miami (Ohio), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) Monday, Jan. 13 College Football Playoff National Championship Game New Orleans (Mercedes-Benz Superdome) Peach Bowl winner vs. Fiesta Bowl winner, 8 p.m.

(ESPN)

Pro hockey NHL Eastern Conference Atlantic Division GP W L OT SO Pts Boston 38 22 7 4 5 53 Toronto 38 20 14 2 2 44 Montreal 37 18 13 5 1 42 Florida 36 18 13 2 3 41 Buffalo 38 17 14 6 1 41 Tampa Bay 35 18 13 4 0 40 Ottawa 38 16 18 2 2 36 Detroit 38 9 26 2 1 21 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT SO Pts Washington 38 26 7 3 2 57 NY Islanders 35 23 9 2 1 49 Philadelphia 37 21 11 0 5 47 Pittsburgh 36 21 11 4 0 46 Carolina 37 22 13 2 0 46 Columbus 37 17 14 5 1 40 NY Rangers 36 17 15 2 2 38 New Jersey 36 12 19 1 4 29 Western Conference Central Division GP W L OT SO Pts St. Louis 38 24 8 3 3 54 Colorado 37 23 11 3 0 49 Winnipeg 37 21 14 1 1 44 Dallas 38 20 14 2 2 44 Nashville 36 18 12 4 2 42 Minnesota 38 18 15 4 1 41 Chicago 38 15 17 2 4 36 Pacific Division GP W L OT SO Pts Arizona 39 21 14 2 2 46 Vegas 40 20 14 6 0 46 Edmonton 40 20 16 3 1 44 Calgary 39 19 15 5 0 43 Vancouver 38 19 15 3 1 42 Anaheim 37 15 18 3 1 34 San Jose 38 16 20 1 1 34 Los Angeles 39 15 20 3 1 34 Monday’s games Toronto 8, Carolina 6 Minnesota 3, Calgary 0 Boston 7, Washington 3 Tampa Bay 6, Florida 1 Columbus 3, NY Islanders 2 Philadelphia 5, NY Rangers 1 Ottawa 3, Buffalo 1 Nashville 3, Arizona 2 Montreal 6, Winnipeg 2 New Jersey 7, Chicago 1 Vancouver 4, Edmonton 2 Colorado 7, Vegas 3 St. Louis 4, Los Angeles 1

GF GA 130 100 133 122 121 117 127 121 115 119 124 111 106 123 82 150 GF GA 137 111 105 91 121 106 120 96 124 102 98 106 114 118 91 128 GF GA 118 99 134 103 113 107 100 97 126 116 118 126 105 125 GF GA 112 99 122 118 117 124 104 116 124 115 96 114 101 133 99 124

Tuesday’s games No games scheduled Wednesday’s games No games scheduled Today’s games No games scheduled Friday’s games Boston at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Toronto at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

Carolina at NY Rangers, 7 p.m.

Columbus at Washington, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Colorado, 8 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Nashville, 8 p.m.

St. Louis at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.

NY Islanders at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

Calgary at Edmonton, 9 p.m.

Vegas at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

Los Angeles at San Jose, 10 p.m.

Pro basketball NBA Eastern Conference Atlantic W L Pct Boston 21 7 .750 Philadelphia 23 10 .697 Toronto 21 10 .677 Brooklyn 16 13 .552 New York 7 24 .226 Central W L Pct Milwaukee 27 5 .844 Indiana 21 10 .677 Chicago 12 20 .375 Detroit 11 20 .355 Cleveland 9 21 .300 Southeast W L Pct Miami 22 8 .733 Orlando 13 17 .433 Charlotte 13 20 .394 Washington 9 20 .310 Atlanta 6 25 .194 Western Conference Northwest W L Pct Denver 21 8 .724 Utah 18 12 .600 Oklahoma City 15 14 .517 Portland 14 17 .452 Minnesota 10 19 .345 Pacific W L Pct L.A. Lakers 24 7 .774 L.A. Clippers 23 10 .697 Sacramento 12 18 .400 Phoenix 11 19 .367 Golden State 8 24 .250 Southwest W L Pct Houston 21 10 .677 Dallas 19 10 .655 San Antonio 12 17 .414 Memphis 11 20 .355 New Orleans 8 23 .258 Wednesday’s games Boston 118, Toronto 102 Philadelphia 121, Milwaukee 109 Golden State 116, Houston 104 L.A. Clippers 111, L.A. Lakers 106 New Orleans at Denver, 10:30 p.m.

Today’s games Washington at Detroit, 7 p.m.

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

Memphis at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

San Antonio at Dallas, 8 p.m.

Minnesota at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

Portland at Utah, 10:30 p.m.

Friday’s games Cleveland at Boston, 4 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Milwaukee at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

Indiana at Miami, 8 p.m.

Phoenix at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

GB — .5 1.5 5.5 15.5 GB — 5.5 15.0 15.5 17.0 GB — 9.0 10.5 12.5 16.5 GB — 3.5 6.0 8.0 11.0 GB — 2.0 12.0 13.0 17.0 GB — 1.0 8.0 10.0 13.0

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NBA guard and former Rainier Beach High School star Jamal Crawford helps LJ Castillo, 5, pick out gifts during Crawford’s seventh annual toy giveaway on December 18 in Seattle.

Jamal Crawford taking advantage of his down time by giving back Percy Allen The Seattle Times

SEATTLE — Tori Crawford is torn.

For the first time, her husband Jamal is home for the holidays with their three young kids and she’s feeling a little bit guilty because it feels so good having the family together at the expense of his illustrious NBA career.

During their 13-year relationship, they always celebrated Christmas away from Seattle at hotels or basketball games while Crawford toiled in the league from 2000 to 2019 with eight different teams.

But when the 19-year journeyman didn’t land with a team at the start of the NBA season, he suddenly had time to do the things he’s always wanted to do.

Recently, Crawford and his 6-year-old daughter, London, attended a dance at her school together. He’s been spending an inordinate amount of time on the court coaching his 9-yearold son JJ, who is developing into a basketball prodigy.

And last week, the Crawford clan spent an evening distributing toys to nearly 100 kids at Emerson Elementary with the assistance of the Christian humanitarian organization World Vision and the Rotary Boys and Girls Club.

“This is me,” said Crawford, who stood tall in the middle of the room and beamed with delight while wearing a furry red and white Santa hat. “This is what I’m all about.

“When I was younger, I used to always think making it to the NBA would be the coolest thing in the world. I’d dream about it every day. But as you progress and you attain that goal, then you realize the coolest thing is the effect you can have on people, and kids especially. For me this is like the coolest thing.”

That’s why Tori is torn.

She knows her husband loves helping others and she loves how her family has become ingrained in his charitable acts.

But she also knows, Crawford is clamoring to resume his professional career.

“I feel like I’m right in the middle,” she said. “I obviously want him to do what his passion is until he can not do it anymore, but at the same time, every time his agent calls I’m like, ‘Oh, no, is this the time? Is this the day he goes back to the NBA?’ “This would be the second year that we would be apart. Every year we’d go where he goes.

When he was in L.A., we were there for six years. When he got traded to Minnesota, we moved to Minnesota. Then when he went to Phoenix (last season)

and we were like, ‘OK we’ll stay home this time.’ So yeah, I’m on the fence.”

However, Crawford, who turns 40 in March, is unequivocal about his desires to reclaim his NBA dream.

“I’m not retired,” he said adamantly. “But I am enjoying this time with my family. ... So I’m looking at it like the glass is half full because I’m able to do things that I wouldn’t have been able to do.”

Still, Crawford, the first threetime winner of the NBA Sixth Man of the Year (2010, ‘14 and ‘16), said he believes he can help a team in a mentoring role and as a scorer off the bench.

The 6-foot-5 shooting guard has tallied 19,414 points in 1,326 games and ranks 53rd on the NBA’s career scoring list ahead of Hall of Famers Scottie Pippen, Isiah Thomas and Julius Erving.

During 64 games off the bench last season with Phoenix, Crawford averaged just 7.9 points, which was the lowest since his rookie season and nearly half of his 14.6 career scoring average.

However, he averaged 31.6 points last April — the highest scoring month of his career — with the Suns during a fourgame stretch.

Furthermore, Crawford made history in the season finale — and possibly the final game of his career — by scoring 51 points on 18-of-30 shooting in 38 minutes off the bench during a 120-109 defeat at Dallas on April 9, 2019.

Crawford became the oldest player to score at least 50 points, and the only player in league history to score at least 50 for four different teams. And he’s the only player to score 50 as a reserve.

It would be a fitting sendoff for arguably the NBA’s greatest bench player, but Crawford is the consummate gym rat who works out daily in anticipation of another chance to get back into the league.

“I’m not bitter,” Crawford said. “But I’m not in full reflective mode either. Still, at times I stop and I’m like wow. You had a commercial with Jay-Z and Michael Jordan. You had your own shoe. There’s some really cool things that have happened along this journey that I don’t normally get a chance to think about.

“So, either way, I can’t lose because either I’m going back to play in the NBA or I’m going to be here with my family.”

At heart, the former Rainier Beach High star is a giver whose charitable acts are folklore in Seattle. He’s literally given away the shoes on his feet to strangers

so many times that friends are no longer surprised when he does it.

“That’s the way I was raised,” Crawford said. “I was always a giver by nature. I wanted to make sure the person next to me or maybe even the person I don’t know didn’t go without if I could help it. That’s always been in me.

“The NBA makes you become a bigger version of what you already were. If you were somebody who was not so nice and you came into a lot of money and fame, then you’re probably going to abuse that in the wrong way. But if you come into those things and you were doing the right things, then chances are you’re going to do more of the right things. And for me that’s what it’s been about.”

Barring a return to the NBA, the question remains: What’s next for Crawford?

Hall of Famer Lenny Wilkens tabbed him to be the next Lenny Wilkens, which is to say Crawford can have an immense impact on Seattle’s philanthropic community much like the former Sonics great.

“The sky is the limit for that guy and he could do whatever he wants to do,” Rotary athletic director Darryl Hennings said.

“I wouldn’t be surprised if he ran for mayor or something like that.

“He’s the Pied Piper. Any and everybody will follow him because he just has that personality. He’s genuine and wants to do things for his community, for kids and adults. He wants to do for people. He gets a kick out of it. He stands back and smiles about it. That’s his deal.”

Tori Crawford envisions her husband pursuing a career in broadcasting, coaching or possibly leading the return of the Sonics to Seattle.

“I honestly don’t know,” she said. “I know definitely giving back to the community will be a No. 1 priority. ... He can do anything he wants to do.”

Crawford echoed those sentiments.

“I’m into people, especially kids and making sure they have a fair shake and making sure they reach their potential,” he said. “So that’s important to me.

So maybe working with kids in some way.

“I’ll be around the game, but I think I’ll be more involved with the community because now I’ll have more time to put my energies toward that and go from there. It’s kind of exciting because anything and everything is possible.”

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Unexpected death of ESPN’s Edward Aschoff hit home Arash Markazi Los Angeles Times

LOS ANGELES — I wasn’t supposed to be writing a column about Edward Aschoff today. I was supposed to be texting him.

Texting him, “Happy Birthday and Merry Christmas,” teasing him about his beloved Toronto Raptors getting blown out by the Boston Celtics and asking him about his New Year’s Eve plans.

I wanted to send those texts anyway because the news of his sudden passing Tuesday night after recently contracting pneumonia doesn’t seem real. This feels like a bad dream I’ll wake up from soon and retell him over drinks at the Rose Bowl media party.

Edward was a rising a star at ESPN. He covered college football and became a regular on television. Christmas Eve was supposed to be a celebration of his 34th birthday, not a celebration of a life cut short.

I first met Edward three years ago in Tampa, Fla., while we were covering the College Football Playoff national championship between Clemson and Alabama. We were both working for ESPN at the time — he was based in Atlanta and I was in Los Angeles — and had never met.

We immediately hit it off.

That was easy to do with Edward. Anyone who knew him, loved him. He lit up every room he walked in with his infectious personality and beaming smile. It was hard not to be happy when you were around the guy.

A few months later he emailed me that he was moving to Los Angeles. We talked about possible places he could live close to work and, more importantly, places we could go to drink after work.

He was there to capture my reaction after LeBron James signed with the Lakers, became a regular at any party I threw and was by my side when I almost got into my first fight at Shellback Tavern.

He defused the situation but loved retelling the story of that crazy night.

In an industry dominated by divas and egos, Edward was a ray of sunlight. He was the

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L.A. Times columnist Arash Markazi with former ESPN colleague and friend Edward Aschoff.

best-dressed guy in the room and the first to compliment you if he liked your wardrobe, especially your socks. He worked for the “Worldwide Leader in Sports” but always made it a point to compliment a young reporter for a good question or a

good story. He never forgot he was that young reporter not too long ago and cherished the opportunity to help someone realize their dreams. Even after I left ESPN last January, he would call or text me after reading a story of mine he liked. That

might not seem like a big deal, but I can probably count on one hand the number of peers who do that.

Anyone who knew or met Edward quickly discovered his unhealthy obsession with Godzilla (he was actually an extra in “Godzilla: King of the Monsters”) and for expansion teams that began playing after 1992. He was perhaps the only person who has rooted for the Carolina Panthers, Anaheim Ducks, Colorado Rockies, Toronto Raptors and Atlanta United FC. He attended the University of Florida from 2004 to 2008, covering the Gators’ 2008 national championship season for the Gainesville Sun. He was a household name in Florida, but it didn’t take long for him to become one of the most popular and respected media members in Los Angeles.

Before addressing the media on Tuesday night while preparing for the Holiday Bowl in San Diego, USC coach Clay Helton acknowledged Edward’s sudden passing.

“Very, very sad,” he said. “Very surprising.

Wish nothing but the best for his family. Our condolences go out. He was nothing but first class to this organization and always to me. Ed, you’ll be missed.”

Edward’s life was seemingly just beginning. He had recently covered the Michigan-Ohio State game at “The Big House,” which had always been on his bucket list, for ESPN and was preparing to marry his fiancee, Katy, in New Orleans this spring. They were the kind of couple for which the hashtag RelationshipGoals was made. Anyone who didn’t know them just has to watch the video of Katy getting down on one knee and proposing to Edward with a Godzilla ring to know how much they were meant for each other. It was impossible not to have a good time when you were around them.

It’s hard to believe that he’s gone. It’s a reality that none of his friends and family should have to experience, and a reminder to those who didn’t know him to cherish every moment you have with your loved ones.

NBA roundup: Leonard, Clippers overtake Lakers Field Level Media

Kawhi Leonard had 35 points and 12 rebounds to lead the visiting Los Angeles Clippers to a come-from-behind, 111-106 win against the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday evening.

Montrezl Harrell scored 18 points off the bench, and Paul George had 17 points on 5-for18 shooting for the Clippers, who are 2-0 against the Lakers this season.

With 3.6 seconds to go and the Clippers up by three, Patrick Beverley blocked a LeBron James 3-point attempt.

George then made two free throws to seal the outcome.

Kyle Kuzma scored a season-high 25 points off the bench for the Lakers, who have lost four in a row. They hadn’t dropped consecutive games all season before the current skid. Anthony Davis scored 24 points, and James finished with 23 points, nine rebounds and 10 assists.

Golden State Warriors 116, Houston Rockets 104 Glenn Robinson III and

Draymond Green each bombed in a pair of 3-pointers in a late flurry as Golden State rallied to stun Houston in San Francisco.

All five Golden State starters scored in double figures and the Warriors limited Houston to 16-of-51 shooting on 3-point attempts. Damion Lee paced the Warriors with 22 points and a careerhigh 15 rebounds. Green and D’Angelo Russell went for 20 points apiece, Robinson added 18, and Willie Cauley-Stein scored 10. Green grabbed 11 boards.

The Rockets’ Russell Westbrook led all scorers with 30 points, but he shot just 11 of 32 overall and missed all eight of his 3-point attempts as Houston saw a four-game winning streak come to an end.

Philadelphia 76ers 121, Milwaukee Bucks 109 Joel Embiid had 31 points and 11 rebounds – his seventh game this season with at least 30 points and 10 rebounds – to lift host Philadelphia past Milwaukee.

Ben Simmons had 15 points, 14 assists and seven rebounds for the Sixers, who won their third in a row and tied a franchise record with 21 made 3-pointers. Tobias Harris scored 22 points and went 5 of 7 from beyond the arc. Josh Richardson added 18 points, Furkan Korkmaz scored 16, and Al Horford had 11 points and 10 rebounds.

Khris Middleton led the Bucks with 31 points. Giannis Antetokounmpo added 18 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists, but he shot 8-for-27 and missed all seven 3-point attempts. George Hill scored 15 points for Milwaukee.

Boston Celtics 118, Toronto Raptors 102 Jaylen Brown scored 30 points, and Boston ended Toronto’s 34-game home winning streak against Atlantic Division teams.

Kemba Walker added 22 points for the Celtics, who have won four in a row and have captured the first two games between the teams this season. The clubs meet again

Islanders come off holiday break with tough remainder of season Andrew Gross Newsday

NEW YORK — The Islanders will resume their season in good position to earn a second straight playoff berth but with a challenging second half to navigate in order to qualify.

Christmas brought Day 2 of the NHL’s three-day holiday break and the Islanders will open a three-game road trip on Friday night against the Blackhawks, possibly facing their former goalie and still fan favorite Robin Lehner.

The second-place Islanders (23-9-3) lost to the Blue Jackets, 3-2, on Monday night at NYCB Live’s Nassau Coliseum. They will also face the Wild, who have a league-best 28 points since Nov. 14, and the first-place Capitals, who lead the Metropolitan Division by eight points, on the trip.

In all, 25 of the Islanders’ final 47 games are on the road and that includes two seasonlong four-game trips, one to Nashville, Vegas, Arizona and Colorado from Feb. 13-19 and then to Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton and Pittsburgh

March 10-15.

There are 17 divisional games left, including eight of 14 through the Islanders’ AllStar break/bye week at the end of January. The Islanders have yet to face the rival Rangers, but the teams play three times between Jan. 13-21.

Yet the Islanders, who went into the holiday break with three straight home losses and on a mini 1-2-1 skid, are more concerned about regaining their consistency than the path they must take.

“It’s enough talking about it,” captain Anders Lee said.

“It’s just going out there and doing it. But we’ve got to go out and execute.”

The Islanders are getting consistent production from their top two lines and from their defensemen. But one glaring issue has been the composition and production from the bottom two lines.

Having right wing Cal Clutterbuck (left wrist) out indefinitely complicates it further.

Andrew Ladd, Tom Kuhnhackl, Michael Dal Colle, Ross Johnston, Matt Martin and Leo Komarov are all in the

mix for ice time as bottom-six wings.

But coach Barry Trotz has also struggled to settle on a third-line center with Derick Brassard often performing better as a top-six right wing.

Trotz has tried using Josh Bailey, typically a top-six wing, in the middle on the third line. He’s also moved Komarov, more comfortable on the wing and as a forechecker, to center. With Clutterbuck out, Trotz tried elevating fourthline center Casey Cizikas but he didn’t look comfortable as the third-line center, either.

“We’ll have to get that right through our lineup,” Trotz said of the secondary scoring. “Last year, that was a big strength for us with a different line stepping up every night.”

The Islanders also need to win more games in regulation.

Regulation wins (RW), rather than regulation and overtime wins (ROW), are now the first playoff tiebreaker and the Islanders have just 14. The Flyers (15), Penguins (15) and Hurricanes (16), all within three points of the Islanders in the division, all have more.

in Boston on Saturday.

The game was the first Christmas Day home game for the Raptors in their history.

Fred VanVleet had 27 points for the Raptors, who have lost two in a row. Chris Boucher added a career-best 24 points, and Kyle Lowry contributed 14 points.

New Orleans Pelicans 112,

Denver Nuggets 100 Brandon Ingram had 31 points, sinking 7 of 9 shots from 3-point range, and visiting New Orleans beat Denver for its third win in four games immediately after a 13-game losing streak.

Jrue Holiday had 20 points, eight assists and six steals, Josh Hart scored 16 points,

JJ Redick finished with 15, and Derrick Favors had eight points, eight assists and 13 rebounds for the Pelicans.

Nikola Jokic finished with 23 points and 10 rebounds, Jerami Grant scored 17 off the bench, and Gary Harris had 15 for the Nuggets, who had their seven-game winning streak snapped.

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Woman ambushed by husband’s long-term affair Dear Abby, I recently found out my husband has been having a four-year affair with a woman 24 years younger than I am. He met her at work. He tells me he loves her, but he loves me DEAR ABBY more. Abby, they actually thought I would agree to him taking her on as a second wife, but, of course, I refused. They no longer see each other, but communicate regularly by text. He misses her, she misses him, and I am deeply hurt, since nothing will ever be the same.

I am also devastated because of my husband’s four years of lies and deception. I didn’t suspect a thing and always loved him deeply.

Can I get over this?

Hurting In Washington

JEANNE PHILLIPS

If you are going to get past this — notice I did not say “get over” — it will take both cooperation from your husband and the services of a licensed marriage and family therapist.

You were lied to and betrayed, and it wasn’t a one-time mistake. That he and his paramour remain in touch indicates that while the physical affair may be over, their emotional affair is ongoing. For your marriage to be repaired and trust rebuilt, that too must end.

Dear Abby, My son-in-law is lazy and arrogant. My daughter seems to think he walks on water. He has answers and excuses for everything. I’m realizing that he may never amount to anything, because he has no ambition. They recently had a baby, and he does very little to help.

Washing and sterilizing bottles leaves him “exhausted.”

I treasure my relationship with my daughter and grandson and want them all to want to come over and be close.

I am trying to keep my mouth shut, but my daughter knows how I feel. How do I navigate this challenge of having to bite my lip when I see him lying around with a sink full of dishes?

What am I allowed to say without alienating him?

Exasperated Mom In Canada

Family Circus

Classic Peanuts

If you are wise, you will keep your thoroughly chewed lip zipped. Your daughter knows how you feel, so resist that urge to harp on it. When she reaches her limit, I’m sure she will come up with some choice phrases to blast her husband off the sofa. Remember, this is her problem, not yours, so let her handle it.

Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Garfield

Vaccines don’t always mix with compromised immune systems Your recent column on the shingles vaccine did not address those of us with compromised immune systems. I take Enbrel and could not take the original shingles vaccine. What is the protocol as of now with the new vaccine?

Unfortunately, there is still no consensus on giving the shingles vaccine to people with TO YOUR compromised immune sysGOOD HEALTH tems. Most experts will give the new subunit vaccine Shingrix — it does not contain live virus — to people whose immune systems are only mildly affected, such as people taking low-dose prednisone, say less than 20 mg/day, or low doses of other immune system suppressing drugs like methotrexate or azathioprine. For people with more significant immunosuppressive therapy, like the Embrel you are taking, or for people with a history of leukemia, lymphoma or stem cell or organ transplant, I can’t make a recommendation.

If possible, the vaccine should be given prior to starting therapy. Unfortunately, that doesn’t help the many people like you, deciding what to do while on immunosuppression. There just aren’t enough data yet to show both effectiveness and safety of the vaccine. Most of the evidence points toward safety, but the temporary increase in immune response due to the components of the vaccine could, in theory, make some conditions worse, such as rheumatoid arthritis or multiple sclerosis. For that reason, individuals need to discuss their particular case with their own doctors as we await the results of studies.

DR. KEITH ROACH

At what age does a Pap smear become unnecessary? I’m 71, and my doctors have not done this for a few years now. What exactly is

the purpose of this procedure?

The Papanicolaou smear is a screening test for cervical cancer. It is recommended for all women age 21 to 65. If a woman 65 or older has never had a Pap smear, she should have one; however, women with regular screening who have been negative may safely discontinue screening at age 65, even if they remain sexually active.

Women who have a history of cervical cancer need to be screened for life, even after surgical removal of the cervix. However, women who have had their cervix removed for a non-cancer reason, such as fibroids of the uterus, no longer need cervical cancer screening.

I feel that women over 65 should continue to have routine gynecological care; however, the Pap smear itself is no longer necessary since cervical cancer is very rare over the age of 65 in women who have had regular screening with normal results throughout their life.

The Pap smear has not been replaced, but rather augmented by newer testing for HPV, the virus that is the underlying cause of cervical cancer. Women may choose to be screened with Pap smears every three years, or for women between 30 and 65, with HPV screening every five years.

The rates of cervical cancer have been decreasing for decades due to screening, as women can be treated before abnormalities can progress to cancer. Moreover, the HPV vaccine for cervical cancer has already made an impact on the incidence of cervical cancer and its precursors in young women, with drops of nearly 30% in the U.S. following release of the vaccine.

Australia, with an outstanding program to vaccinate, is on course to “effectively eliminate” cervical cancer.

Horoscope

By Stella Wilder Born today, you are never content with any activity, job or project until it has been completed to the very best of your ability — and this is itself a complicated proposition, for you are continually working to improve yourself and your on-the-job performance, so your “best” is always changing and improving. You are never afraid to explore yourself, others or the world in which you live, and a challenge to you is nothing to be afraid of — for, indeed, you are at your best when facing challenges of all kinds.

You are stylish, fashionable and always willing to evolve with the times — as a way of living in the future rather than the past. Only when it comes to relationships will you prefer the past you know over a future you don’t; you prize all relationships with family and friends, and you derive great strength and inspiration from the people who surround you at home.

Also born on this date are: Savannah Guthrie, reporter and morning TV co-anchor; Louis Pasteur, scientist; John Amos, actor; Sydney Greenstreet, actor; Eva Larue, actress; Johannes Kepler, scientist and astronomer; Marlene Dietrich, actress.

To see what is in store for you tomorrow, find your birthday and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday star be your daily guide.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28 CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — The uncommon speaks to you today in a way that compels you to explore the possibilities presented. A friend offers encouragement.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — You are eager to satisfy your own curiosity about a certain development, but this may require you to delve into some-

Blondie

Hagar the Horrible

Zits

Baby Blues one’s business.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — You may be forced to do something that goes very much against the grain today. Fortunately, others will understand and forgive you.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — You may be chosen to step in and mediate between conflicting parties who simply cannot identify any common ground. You know what to do.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — You may be surprised today when someone apologizes for behavior that you have already forgiven. You can make it clear that it’s time to move on.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — It’s important to let others be on their own when trying something new, but you’ll want to stay close in case you have to step in and save the day.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Anything you do or say that is out of character today is deserving of scrutiny. It’s important for you to understand what is driving you today.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — It’s time for you to make things better, not worse — and that means doing and saying just the right things at just the right times. Start now!

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — You may have to face certain fears head-on today as a result of an encounter you did not expect. You make an important discovery.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — That which is temporary need not become permanent; all it takes is a timely intervention on your part to get things back on track.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — You’re not ready to hear what someone has to say, but you may insist on hearing it anyway. It will prove useful; you’ll surely recover.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — All you have to do is put up with a certain something just one more time — and today is the day. Once it’s done, it’s done for good.

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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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American politics Level 1

2

3

(e.g., Laws that prohibit business on Sundays. Answer: Blue laws.)

Freshman level 1. A grave crime such as murder or rape.

2. The opposite of a “hawk.”

3. “Suffrage” refers to this right.

Graduate level 4. Which party is associated with the term “right wing”?

5. This department is responsible for collecting all federal taxes.

6. Term for a candidate’s statement of principles and plans.

PH.D. level 7. A ____ court rules over wills, estates and guardianship of children.

8. For what does “PAC” stand?

9. The ____ decision concerned the rights of arrested persons.

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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: IMPEL PRAWN VERBAL DENOTE Answer: The horse that won lots of money for his owners was a thorough — “BRED” WINNER

Solution to Thursday’s puzzle

12/27/19 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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sudoku.org.uk © 2019 The Mepham Group. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency. All rights reserved.

SUPER QUIZ ANSWERS 1. Felony. 2. Dove. 3. To vote. 4. Republicans. 5. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS). 6. Platform. 7. Probate. 8. Political action committee. 9. Miranda.

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?

Mutts

Dilbert

Pickles For Better or For Worse

Get Fuzzy

Hi & Lois

Crossword Puzzle Mother Goose & Grimm ACROSS 1 Grumpy person 5 “The __ of Riley” of old TV 9 __ Club; retail store chain 13 Freeway divisions 15 Dartmouth or Wake Forest: abbr.

16 “The Parent __”; Hayley Mills film 17 Ancient Mexican Indian 18 Stuffed pasta 20 Split __ soup 21 __-roaring; noisy & exciting 23 __ few; elite 24 Tall marsh grasses 26 Children’s running game 27 Long-tailed parrots 29 Not roundabout 32 On edge 33 Sow 35 “If I __ a Hammer” 37 One-act play 38 Injured arm support 39 Daddy 40 “Kate Plus 8” network 41 Footwear 42 Traveler’s stop 43 Made money 45 Meager; trivial 46 Fry cook’s need 47 Actress Delta 48 Author Louisa May __ 51 Isn’t __ to; probably won’t 52 Winnebagos & others 55 Mentor 58 Customary practice 60 Bride-__; shower honoree 61 Acting part 62 Came up 63 Remain 64 Drove 90 mph 65 Student’s ordeal

Bound & Gagged

Created by Jacqueline E. Mathews

3 Southernmost continent 4 Mayberry resident 5 Problems with an old mattress 6 “Time __ Bottle”; Jim Croce song 7 Swim __; diver’s flipper 8 Kicking out a tenant 9 Larry, Moe or Curly Joe 10 Garfunkel & others 11 Spouse 12 Rotate 14 Eccentric 19 Diagram 22 Dog tags, for short 25 Sunrise direction 27 Ship’s pole 28 Joint most often sprained 29 Rather & Aykroyd 30 Windbag DOWN 31 Slender candle 1 Applaud 33 Trudge 2 Knock down, as a 34 “Let sleeping building dogs __”

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Thursday’s Puzzle Solved

Non Sequitur

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36 Tyne or Tim 38 Havens 39 19th-century U.S. president 41 Sulky moods 42 Mrs. George Washington 44 Mickey or Andy 45 Baby dog 47 Exposed

12/27/19

48 Performances 49 Money, slangily 50 Havana’s land 53 Popular credit card 54 Flower support 56 Cut off 57 Vaudevillian Olsen 59 “You __ what you eat”

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ANN M. Weaver, Esq., PLLC. Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company ("LLC"). Art. of Org. filed New York Sec. of State ("NYSS") 7-30-2019. Office loc.

Greene County. NYSS designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. NYSS shall mail a copy of any process to the corporation, Ann Weaver, 1153 Rudolph Weir Jr. Rd., Earlton, NY 12058. There is no specific date set for dissolution. Purpose: to engage is any lawful activity or act. Name and Business Address of Organizer is Ann Weaver, 1153 Rudolph Weir Rd. Earlton, NY 12058 ARTICLES of Organization for 1st CHOICE PLUMBING HEATING AND COOLING LLC were filed with the Secretary of State of New York on November 21, 2019.

Office Located in Greene County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent upon which process may be served and a copy shall be mailed by the Secretary of State to the LLC at 2535 Route 20 Cornwallville, NY 12418. Purpose: for any lawful activity for which limited liability companies may be formed under the law.

Under Section 203 of the Limited Liability Company Law. Baker Addiction LLC filed with the SSNY on 11/21/19. Office Columbia county. United States Corporation Agents, Inc.designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to United States Corporation Agents, Inc. 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202 Brooklyn, NY11228 Purpose: Any lawful purpose CATSKILL CRYO LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/24/2019. Office loc: Greene County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 419 Sleepy Hollow Road, Unit 1, Athens, NY 12015. Reg Agent: U.S. Corp. Agents, Inc. 7014 13th Ave., Ste 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

CITY OF HUDSON, NEW YORK PLANNING BOARD NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Planning Board of the City of Hudson, New York will conduct a special meeting on January 9, 2020 from 6 to 9 p.m. at Hudson Hall, Warren Street, Hudson, New York, to review a conditional use permit application with a site plan component for a replacement bulkhead at 175 South Front Street, Tax ID #109.151-1, and a conditional use permit application with a site plan component for haul road improvements at 175 South Front Street, Tax ID #109.15-1-1, both from A. Colarusso and Son Inc. M KING ENTERPRISES, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 11/20/2019. Office loc: Greene County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: Mary King, 285 Route 20 Sunside Road, Cairo, NY 12413. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

COLLECTORS NOTICE OF RECEIPT OF TAX ROLL & WARRANT TAKE NOTICE, that I, the undersigned, Collector of Taxes of the Town of Athens Greene County, New York, have duly received the tax roll and warrant for the collection of taxes For the year 2020 and that I will receive taxes as follows: January 2-31,2020: Monday thru Friday from 9 a.am. to 4 p.m.

February 1-28,2020: Monday thru friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

March 1-31,2020: Monday thru Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

After March 31,2020: by mail or appointment, 518-945-1052 x2 TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that taxes may be paid on or before January 31, 2020 without charge or interest.

On taxes remaining unpaid after January 31 , 2020 there shall be added one percent for February or the remainder thereof; two percent for March; three percent for April; four percent for May; five percent for June; six percent for July; and seven percent for August, at which time, the return of unpaid taxes is made by the collector to the Greene County Treasurer Pursuant to law.

Dated, December 23, 2019 Linda M. Stacey Collector of Taxes Town of Athens COLLECTOR’S NO- 2 First St. TICE OF RECEIPT OF Athens, NY 12015 TAX ROLL & WARRANT G3 PROPERTIES LLC. TAKE NOTICE, That I, Arts. of Org. filed with the undersigned, Col- the SSNY on 11/22/19. lector of Taxes of the Office: Greene County.

Town of Lexington SSNY designated as Greene County, New agent of the LLC upon York, have duly re- whom process against ceived the tax roll and it may be served. warrant for the collec- SSNY shall mail copy tion of taxes for the of process to the LLC, year 2020, and that I 225 Schoharie Turnwill receive taxes as pike, Athens, NY follows: 12015. Purpose: Any Mon. - Thurs. 8:00 am lawful purpose.

- 1:00 pm & 2:00 pm – Notice of Formation of 4:00 pm For appointments call Limited Liability Company (LLC).

518-989-6476 x101 TAKE FURTHER NO- Name: The Wolfe's TICE, that taxes may Den, LLC be paid on or before Articles of OrganizaJanuary 31st, 2020, tion filed with Secretary of without charge or interest. On State of New York taxes remaining un- (SSNY) on December paid after January 31, 4, 2019 Office Loca2020, there shall be tion: Greene County. added one percent for SSNY Designated as February, or the re- Agent of LLC upon mainder thereof; two whom process against percent for March; it may be served. three percent for April; SSNY shall mail a copy four percent for May; of process to: The 2792 County five percent for June; LLC. six percent for July; Route 51, Hannacroix, and seven percent for New York 12087.

August, at which time, Purpose: Any lawful the return of unpaid purpose. taxes is made by the collector to the Greene GREENE - INDEX NO.: County Treasurer Pur- 19-0463 – SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS. suant to law.

Dated: December 23, 2019 Charlotte Jaeger, Collector of Taxes Town of Lexington TAKE NOTICE, that I, the undersigned, Collector of Taxes of the Town of Jewett, Greene County, New York, have duly received the tax roll and warrant for the collection of taxes For the year 2020, and that I will receive taxes as follows: TOWN OF JEWETT: Monday through Thursday 11:00AM – 1:00PM Jewett Municipal Building – 3547 Rt. 23C Jewett Telephone – (518) 263-4646 (Ext. 1) Closed all legal holidays.

Payments made by mail MUST be postmarked on or before the last day of the month due.

TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that taxes may be paid on or before January 31, 2020 without charge or interest.

On taxes remaining unpaid after January 31, 2020, there shall be added one percent for February or the remainder thereof; two percent for March; three percent for April; four percent for May; five percent for June; six percent for July; and seven percent for August, at which time , the return of unpaid taxes is made by the collector to the Greene County Treasurer Pursuant to law.

Dated, December 26, 2019 Maya Carl Collector of Taxes Town of Jewett

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF 31 RR AVE LLC A DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC) Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York on November 27, 2019.

New York Office Location - Greene County.

Secretary of State of the State of New York is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. Secretary of State of the State of New York shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her at: c/o LLC, 613 Rudolph Weir Jr. Road, Earlton NY 12058.

PURPOSE: To engage in any lawful act or activity.

Legal notice: Hilltop Auto Repair, LLC, filed with SSNY on 6/4/19.

Office: Greene County.

Theresa Sofia as agent for process and shall COLLECTOR’S NO- mail to: 645 Route 67, TICE OF RECEIPT OF Leeds, NY 12451. PurTAX ROLL & WAR- pose: Auto mechanic RANT services

Plaintiff designates GREENE COUNTY as the place of trial based upon the location of the premises herein described having tax map Section 21.03, Block 1, Lots 2 & 3, Durham, NY, County of Greene – CITIBANK, N.A., NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE OF NRZ PA S S - T H R O U G H TRUST VI, PLAINTIFF, -againstRALPH COGSWELL A/K/A RALPH E COGSWELL and TERRIE COGSWELL, if living, and if they be dead, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or generally or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirsat-law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through, or under them and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs-at-law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff, BROOKSDE GREEN ASSOCIATES, LLC, JEFFERY WEILLER, AS TRUSTEE OF T H E L A N D TRUST03072016, A NEW YORK LAND TRUST, GREENE COUNTY CLERK, NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA – INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, “JOHN DOE #1� through “JOHN DOE #12,� the last twelve names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties in-

tended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff's Attorney within 20 days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York); and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this Summons and Complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered against you and you can lose your home.

Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action.

YOU MUST RESPOND

BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: Syosset, New York, November 26, 2019.

Roach & Lin, P.C., attorney for Plaintiff, 6901 Jericho Turnpike, Suite 240, Syosset, NY 11791.

Tel: 516-938-3100. To the above named defendants: The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Or-

der of the Hon. Thomas A. Breslin, a Justice of the Supreme Court, State of New York, dated October 1, 2019 and filed with the Greene County Clerk together with the supporting papers thereon. This is an action to foreclose a mortgage held by Plaintiff on the premises known as Section 21.03, Block 1, Lots 2 & 3, Durham, NY, County of Greene as described in the complaint on file and commonly known as 7 MANSARD RD DURHAM, NY 12422.

66976 Keyland Partners II LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 8/22/2019.

Cty: Greene. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 14 Hayes St., Elmsford, NY 10523. General Purpose.

Mitchell Hollow LLC. Filed 10/28/19. Office: Greene Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: Steven J. Lincoln, 875 Jay Drive, Wantagh, NY 11793. Purpose: General.

Notice of formation of Chatham Garden Venue, LLC. Art of org. filed with NY Sec. of State on November 27, 2019, SOS is designated as agent upon whom service should be served, SOS shall mail service of process to the LLC, 54 Main Street, Chatham, NY 12037 Notice of Formation of JV HOME & PROPERTY LLC, Art. of Org. filed w/Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/23/2019. Office location: Greene County.

SSNY designated as

agent for service of process. SSNY shall mail process to 9601 SR 32, Freehold, NY 12431.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of Rose Point LLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 12/13/19. Office location: Columbia County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 28 Liberty St, NY, NY 10005. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation – Old Wagon Woods, LLC Notice of formation of Old Wagon Woods, LLC Art. of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/06/2018. Office Location: Columbia County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to the LLC: 160 Fairview Ave Ste 812140, Hudson, NY 12534. Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity.

NOTICE TO ALL TOWN OF DURHAM RESIDENTS The Town Board will hold its Organizational Meeting on Tuesday, January 7th, 2020 at 7:30 P.M. All elected or re-elected officials will be sworn in at that time and salaries and other annual appointments etc. will be established.

All interested persons are invited to attend.

By order of the Town Board Janet Partridge Town Clerk/Collector

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY BAR GOOD, LLC FIRST: The name of the Limited Liability Company is BAR GOOD, LLC (hereinafter referred to as the “Company�)

SECOND: The Articles of Organization of the Company were filed with the Secretary of State on November 15, 2019.

THIRD: The County within the State of New York in which the office of the Company is located is Columbia.

FOURTH: The Secretary of State has been designated as agent upon whom process against the Company may be served. The post office address to which the Secretary of State shall mail process is Marie Wong, 2 West 67th Street –Apt 6C, New York, New York 10023.

FIFTH: The Company is organized for all lawful purposes, and to do any and all things necessary, convenient, or incidental to that purpose.

Dated: November 20, 2019 FREEMAN HOWARD, P.C. 441 East Allen Street P.O. Box 1328 Hudson, New York 12534

RSG INTERNATIONAL TAX CONSULTING, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 11/18/19. Office in Columbia Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to The LLC 477 Madison Ave New York NY 10022. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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COLUMBIA-GREENE MEDIA NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY BERKSHIRE HILLS SCULPTURE GARDEN, LLC FIRST: The name of the Limited Liability Company is BERKSHIRE HILLS SCULPTURE GARDEN, LLC (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”) SECOND: The Articles of Organization of the Company were filed with the Secretary of State on October 15, 2019.

THIRD: The County within the State of New York in which the office of the Company is located is Columbia.

FOURTH: The Secretary of State has been designated as agent upon whom process against the Company may be served. The post office address to which the Secretary of State shall mail process is Matt Thomases, 135 Eastern Parkway 6E, Brooklyn, NY 11238.

FIFTH: The Company is organized for all lawful purposes, and to do any and all things necessary, convenient, or incidental to that purpose.

Dated: November 20, 2019 FREEMAN HOWARD, P.C. 441 East Allen Street P.O. Box 1328 Hudson, New York 12534 NOTICE OF SALE Notice is herby given pursuant to Chapter 182 of New York State Lien Law Spot On Storage, 61 Maple Ave Catskill NY 12414 will sell the contents of the following units on location for CASH only, if payment is not received. Unless otherwise stated the description of the contents are household goods and furnishings, boxes, misc.

Public sale will be held on Friday, January 10, 2019 at 11:30 am or any day thereafter that weather permits at Spot on Storage 61 Maple Ave Catskill, NY 12414. Spot on Storage reserves the right to refuse any and all bids, remove units from auction list and to cancel the auction at any time for any reason.

Unit #644 Rebecca Christiana, Unit #340 Alisa Gleaton, Unit #455 Denise Gramazella, Unit #407 Eugene Holloway, Unit #659 Nicole Kaider, Unit #448 Debra Norton, Unit #462 Debra Norton, Unit #347 Kathleen Penniston, Unit #223 Tina Rivenburg.

Owner reserves the right to bid at sale, reject any/all bids, cancel or adjourn the sale.

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NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF COLUMBIA Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC, Plaintiff AGAINST Ariel M Blakely a/k/a Ariel Blakely, Heather R Brooks a/k/a Heather Brooks, Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated 11-6-2019 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Columbia County Courthouse, 401 Union Street, Hudson, NY on January 21, 2020 at 10:00AM, premises known as 14599 State Route 22, New Lebanon, NY 12125. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of New Lebanon, County of Columbia and State of New York, SECTION: 19.2, BLOCK: 1, LOT: 41.

Approximate amount of judgment $94,741.78 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #14224/2019. Henry R. Bauer, Esq., Referee Frenkel Lambert Weiss Weisman & Gordon, LLP 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706 01-087515-F01 67084 Polished Rock LLC Articles of Organization filed with SSNY on 11/1/19. Office Location: Columbia County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: 25 Payn Ave., Chatham, NY 12037. Purpose: any lawful activity.

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF GREENE NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A MR. COOPER, Plaintiff AGAINST CARRIE L. NAYLOR AKA CARRIE NAYLOR, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated October 17, 2019 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Lobby of the Greene County Courthouse, 320 Main Street, Village of Catskill, on January 09, 2020 at 10:00AM, premises known as 40 GROVE STREET, CAIRO, NY 12413. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Village of Cairo, Town of Cairo and County of Greene and State of New York, SECTION 101.05, BLOCK 4, LOT 9.

Approximate amount of judgment $150,908.05 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment for Index# 18-01092.

DENISE F. ESSLIE, ESQ., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221 NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF GREENE The Bank of New York Mellon FKA The Bank of New York as Trustee for the Certificate holders of CWALT, Inc., CHL Mortgage Pass-Through Trust 2004-J2 Mortgage pass-through Certificates Series 2004-J2, Plaintiff AGAINST Bryan Mulligan; Barbara Mulligan; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated October 4, 2019 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Greene County Courthouse, 320 Main Street, Catskill, New York on January 9, 2020 at 11:30AM, premises known as 665 Hearts Content Road, Cairo, NY 12413. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Cairo, County of Greene, State of NY, Section 100.00 Block 6 Lot 5.1. Approximate amount of judgment $111,127.28 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 180611.

Richard T. Morrissey, Esq., Referee Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 430-4792 Dated: November 12, 2019 #97978 NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: GREENE COUNTY. WEST COAST SERVICING, INC., Pltf. vs.

JASON STEINKE A/K/A JASON M. STEINKE, et al, Defts.

Index #18-0652. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered Nov. 22, 2019, I will sell at public auction at the Greene County Courthouse, 320 Main Street, Catskill, NY on January 28, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. prem. k/a 33 Spencer Blvd., Coxsackie, NY a/k/a Section 56.14, Block 2, Lot 33. Said property beginning at a point in the north line of said street, which is 930 ft. Westerly along the north line of said street from the inside sidewalk line of Mansion Street, being a plot 150 ft. x 120 ft.

Approx. amt. of judgment is $26,498.08 plus costs and interest. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. MONICA MARIE KENNY-KEFF, Referee. THE MARGOLIN & WEINREB LAW GROUP, LLP, Attys. for Pltf., 165 Eileen Way, Ste. 101, Syosset, NY. #98152

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF GREENE Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, dba Christiana Trust as Owner Trustee of the Residential Credit Opportunities Trust V,, Plaintiff AGAINST Debra Pignotti a/k/a Debra L. Pignotti; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated October 8, 2019 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Greene County Courthouse, 320 Main Street, Catskill, New York on January 8, 2020 at 9:30AM, premises known as 22 Winter Clove Road Extension, Round Top, NY 12473. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Cairo, County of Greene, State of NY, Section 135.00 Block 2 Lot 31 fka Section 135.00 Block 2 Lot 7.12 fka Section 135.00 Block 2 Lot 5.1.

Approximate amount of judgment $179,746.47 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 2017-818.

Angelo Scaturro, Esq., Referee Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 430-4792 Dated: December 4, 2019 #98071 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Eco-Site II, LLC (“Eco-Site”) and T-Mobile Northeast LLC (“T-Mobile”) (together “Applicants”) will perform a balloon test at 892 Overlook Road, Hillsdale, NY 12529, also identified as Section 166, Block 2, Lot 4 on the tax map of the Town of Copake (the “Site”). The balloon test is in connection with the Applicants’ proposal to the Town of Copake for approval to locate a wireless communications facility (the “Facility”) at the Site.

The Facility is necessary to remedy a significant gap in reliable personal wireless services in accordance with the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996.

The Facility is proposed to include a 145 foot monopole (with a 5 foot lighting rod on top) with antennas thereon, together with related equipment located within a secure fenced area at the base thereof.

The balloon test will be conducted on January 7, 2020 at the Site, or in case of inclement or windy weather, each consecutive day thereafter until the balloon test is completed. The balloon shall be flown from approximately 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. weather permitting.

The purpose of the balloon test is to establish the approximate location and height of the Facility so that computer generated visual renderings can be prepared from various viewpoints.

The balloon test will consist of an approximately three foot diameter brightly colored balloon being floated on a tether line to a maximum height of 150 feet above ground level. Please contact the Applicants’ attorney, Robert D. Gaudioso of Snyder & Snyder, LLP, at 914-333-0700 if you should have any questions in advance of the balloon test.

Utililine, LLC. Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company ("LLC"). Art. of Org. filed New York Sec. of State ("NYSS") 12-92019.

Office loc.

Greene County. NYSS designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. NYSS shall mail a copy of any process to the corporation, Heather Landry, 17 Industrial Park Way, Coxsackie, NY 12051.

There is no specific date set for dissolution. Purpose: to engage is any lawful activity or act. Name and Business Address of Organizer is Heather Landry, 17 Industrial Park Way, Coxsackie, NY 12051.

SOUL SAMURAI LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 07/09/19.

Office: Columbia County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 1650 Broadway, Suite 1106, New York, STATE OF NEW YORK COURT: NY 10019. Purpose: SUPREME COUNTY OF GREENE Any lawful purpose.

WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, AS TRUSTEE OF STANWICH MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST C Plaintiff, vs.

SARIAN L. SPAIN A/K/A SARAH L. COLVIN, CHARLES J. SPAIN, et al., Defendants NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT In pursuance of a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the office of the County Clerk of Greene County on October 18, 2019, I, Veronica M. Kosich, Esq., the Referee named in said Judgment, will sell in one parcel at public auction on January 17, 2020 at the Greene County Courthouse, 320 Main Street, Village of Catskill, County of Greene, State of New York, at 10:00 AM, the premises described as follows: 302 Indian Ridge Road Earlton, NY 12058 SBL No.: 102-4-12.11 ALL THAT TRACT OF PARCEL OF LAND situate in the Town of Cairo, Greene County, New York The premises are sold subject to the provisions of the filed judgment, Index No. 2017-1040 in the amount of $143,372.43 plus interest and costs.

Kristin M. Bolduc, Esq. Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP Plaintiff's Attorney 500 Bausch & Lomb Rochester, New York 14604 Tel.: 855-227-5072

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF COLUMBIA FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION ("FANNIE MAE"), A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING AND UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff -againstNICHOLAS ERTLE, LISA ERTLE A/K/A LISA R. ERTLE, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered herein and dated September 27, 2019, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Columbia County Courthouse, 401 Union Street, Hudson, NY on January 10, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. premises situate in the Town of Gallatin, Columbia County, New York, bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at an iron rod in the northeasterly corner of the herein described parcel, said iron rod being on the westerly line of the old road along the southwest shore of Lake Taghkanic, and on the division line between lands of the Taconic State Park Commission on the northwest and the herein described lands on the southwest; thence on a curve to the right with a radius of 358.0 feet for a distance of 163.07 feet along said road line, the chord of said curve being S W, 161.0 feet; thence with the westerly road line of the Town Highway known as Pond Lily Road #2 the following courses and distances: 1. S W, 317.25 feet; 2.

S W, 42.19 feet; 3. S W, 515.0 feet; 4. S W, 12.44 feet to a railroad spike in the driveway; 5. S W, 23.14 feet to an iron rod; thence N W, 229.21 feet along lands of Donald Coons to an iron rod recovered; thence N W, 126.16 feet along lands of flossie Coons to an iron rod; thence along lands of the Taconic State Park Commission; 1. N E, 293.60 feet; 2. N E, 587.60 feet; 3. S E, 655.62 feet.

Said premises known as 225 WEST POND LILY ROAD AKA 225 POND LILY ROAD, GALLATIN, NY Approximate amount of lien $453,758.19 plus interest & costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment and Terms of Sale.

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney.

Index Number 8083/2014.

BARRY D. SACK ESQ., Referee David A. Gallo & Associates LLP Attorney(s) for Plaintiff

99 Powerhouse Road, First Floor, Roslyn Heights, NY 11577 File# 7254.9117

SUPREME COURT – COUNTY OF GREENE BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, Plaintiff against JAY KALLMAN, WINDHAM-KALLMAN PROPERTIES, INC., et al Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated October 28, 2019.

I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Greene County Courthouse, 320 Main Street, Catskill, N.Y. on the 9th day of January, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. premises described as follows: All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Town of Windham, County of Greene and State of New York bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point on the approximate center of State Highway Route 296 at the southeasterly corner of this parcel. Being the southwesterly corner of other lands of Windham-Kallman Properties, Inc. as described in deed book 984 page 315. Referenced as being located approximately 65 feet westerly of State Route 296 with its intersection with County Road 40.

Proceeding along the approximate center of State Highway; THENCE north 30 degrees 59 minutes 05 seconds west for a distance of 7.97 feet; THENCE north 30 degrees 44 minutes 35 seconds west for a distance of 38.01 feet to the lands now or formerly of Maben and Hunt as described in deed book 681 page 10. Continuing along the lands of Maben and Hunt and party along the lands now or formerly of from as described in deed book 897 page 211; THENCE north 58 degrees 34 minutes 45 seconds east for a distance of 212.36 feet to a point found on the line of lands of the Hensonville Community Cemetery Continuing along the Cemetery lands; THENCE south 35 degrees 00 minutes 15 seconds east for a distance of 44.52 feet to a point. Here continues along a new division line along the other lands of WindhamKallman Properties, Inc.; THENCE south 58 degrees 10 minutes 10 seconds west for a distance of 215.66 feet to the point or place of BEGINNING. All as shown on a map entitled “Survey Map Prepared for WindhamKallman Properties, Inc. 339 Route 296” prepared by Robert J. Lhlenburg and dated February 01, 2005 and filed March 10, 2005 in the Office of the Greene County Clerk.

TOGETHER with and subject to covenants, easements and restrictions of record.

Said premises known as 399 State Route 296, Hensonville, N.Y. 12439.

(Section: 96.14, Block: 1, Lot: 34 f/k/a part of 23) Approximate amount of lien $ 425,887.17 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Index No. 1223-08. Michael Howard, Esq., Referee.

DeRose & Surico Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 213-44 38th Avenue Bayside, N.Y. 11361

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B8 Friday, December 27, 2019

Tighten Those Laces: It’s time for league play Jeff Arnold The New York Times News Service

Since the start of the season, the hierarchy of men’s college basketball has been constantly changing.

This week, when Gonzaga took over the top spot in The Associated Press Top 25 poll from Kansas, the Bulldogs became the sixth team this season to be No. 1. Any of those No. 1s, a group that also includes Michigan State, Kentucky, Louisville and Duke, could win the NCAA Tournament, and all will certainly be key teams in the race for a national title.

Still, one by one, the big-name programs have faltered early this season, sometimes in surprising fashion. No outcome was more surprising, perhaps, than Duke’s home loss to Stephen F. Austin, the season’s first true stunner.

As league play begins in full among the sport’s power conferences next week, the teams that set themselves apart from the rest of the field will shape what the postseason brackets look like by March.

For now, the race to the top remains wide open, especially in competitive conferences like the Big Ten, the Atlantic Coast and the Big East.

“It seems like it happens more times than not to have a start of the season like this, where there’s not an obvious best team,” said Ken Pomeroy, who has studied advanced analytics in college basketball since 2004 and operates the site Kenpom.com, which rates Ohio State as the best team and Gonzaga sixth (the AP poll released Monday ranked Ohio State at No. 2).

He added: “Eventually, it seems like teams will end up developing, but I’m not completely sold that a team like a Duke, Ohio State, Kansas, Michigan State or Gonzaga, even, won’t emerge as an obvious favorite once we get to March.”

While Louisville and Duke give the ACC two of the best teams in the country by consensus of observers, the Big Ten could prove to be the country’s best conference over the long haul. However, Michigan State, which was both the preseason AP No. 1 and a favorite to capture

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5:30 p.m. and Taconic Hills takes on Berlin/New Lebanon at 7:15 p.m.

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watching the quarterback they can only hope will approach some of Manning’s achievements.

Jones has already shown legitimate promise for what lies ahead. He has 23 touchdown passes and 11 interceptions — highly impressive numbers

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He announced his return to the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2014 in a Sports Illustrated essay — on the 11th day of free agency.

And then, having lifted one of the most infamous curses in sports by leading an unforgettable comeback from a three-games-to-one deficit in the 2016 finals against Golden State to bring Cleveland its first major championship in 52 years, LeBron agreed to try to haul the Los Angeles Lakers out of the deepest funk in Lakers history. That change of address was made public in a sudden 36-word news release on the first night of free agency in 2018.

James may have won only three titles in his eight trips to the finals in the 2010s, but make no mistake. The NBA has been his kingdom — and still might be.

Revolutionary of the Decade: Stephen Curry Choosing between LeBron and Steph for Player of the Decade is so excruciating that I

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Duke Blue Devils center Vernon Carey Jr. (1) shoots against Wofford Terriers forward Chevez Goodwin (1) during their recent game at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

its second national championship under coach Tom Izzo, has already lost three games, including defeats

by Duke and Kentucky.

Here is a closer look at each of college basketball’s power conferences.

Big Ten Izzo said in an interview last week that he expects the Spartans to play their way back into nationaltitle contention, but they should get plenty of competition from Ohio State, Michigan and Maryland. The Spartans are the only Big Ten team to win their first two league games, but Izzo understands a fast start only counts for so much.

“When I go home for Christmas,

there will be no rings or banners under the tree for 2-0,” Izzo said.

“It’s a nice start, but there’s a long way to go.”

The Buckeyes, sparked by center Kaleb Wesson and guard Duane Washington Jr., have already notched wins over Villanova, North Carolina and Kentucky, but will see serious tests begin to mount once they get fully into the conference games, beginning next week against Wisconsin.

Pomeroy believes the road to a Big Ten championship won’t be clear.

“There’s just going to be tons of quality wins for those teams to get once we get into conference play,”

he said.

ACC Since its overtime loss to Stephen F. Austin on Nov. 26, Duke has rattled off four straight victories, including that big win over Michigan State.

Whether freshman Vernon Carey Jr. and sophomore Tre Jones can maintain the workload they have carried to start the season will likely determine whether the Blue Devils can fend off challenges from the likes of Louisville and Virginia, the reigning national champion.

Big East Like the Big Ten, the Big East traditionally experiences its share of parity during January and February.

Seton Hall, led by Myles Powell, emerged as the preseason favorite to capture the conference but will likely be challenged hard by No. 10 Villanova, which has won five straight games. No. 12 Butler and DePaul have gotten off to fast starts but will likely experience bumpy roads ahead in a conference that could be heavily represented in the NCAA Tournament when the picks are revealed March 15.

Big 12 Kansas, which has won the Big 12 title 14 of the past 15 years, has a trio of stars in Udoka Azubuike, Devon Dotson and Silvio De Sousa, who provide enough firepower to give the Jayhawks a strong shot at making it 15 conference titles in 16 years.

But Baylor has already toppled Villanova, Arizona and Butler to earn a spot in the top 10. Guard Jared Butler and his Bears teammates could be a threat if they keep that momentum up.

Southeastern Kentucky and Florida stand out as the two serious contenders for a league championship with the combination of freshmen Tyrese Maxey and Kahlil Whitney giving John Calipari’s team the edge over the Gators, who have their own talented freshman duo in Scottie Lewis and Tre Mann.

Kentucky needs to find some rhythm after already losing three games — including a surprising defeat by Utah.

Pac-12 The Pac-12 has been somewhat lost in the shuffle in recent years among basketball’s power leagues.

Could this be the year it expands its NCAA Tournament footprint?

Oregon has gotten out of the gates quickly with victories over Michigan and Seton Hall and had a near miss in a 73-72 overtime loss to Gonzaga. The Ducks and guard Payton Pritchard could be the class of a conference that might get up to five teams in the tournament, the other four being Washington, Arizona, Colorado and Stanford.

The consolation game will be played on Saturday at 5:30 p.m., with the championship game to follow at 7:15 p.m.

The Greenville and CairoDurham boys teams will play in the Berne-Knox-Westerlo

Tournament tonight and Saturday. In the boys tournament, Greenville will play Tamarac tonight at 6 and Cairo-Durham takes on B-KW at 7:30 p.m.

The consolation game is

6 p.m. on Saturday and the championship game at 7:30 p.m.

The Greenville girls will play Middleburgh at 3 p.m. in today’s opening round of the B-K-W Tournament.

The Ichabod Crane boys will once again compete in the Holiday Hoopfest at the Hill at Maple Hill High School on Saturday and Sunday. The Riders will play Maple Hill in the opening round

on Saturday at 7:30 p.m.

The Maple Hill girls play Tamarac in Saturday’s opening round at 3 p.m.

In a boys non-league game, Hudson plays at Ravena tonight at 7:30 p.m.

for a rookie player, particularly someone who has made a quantum leap in competition after a career at Duke.

Manning has been the dutiful tutor, serving as a sounding board for Jones and teaching by example what it means to be a professional quarterback.

After Jones’ five-touchdown performance against the Redskins in last Sunday’s 41-35 overtime win — Jones’ first game without a turnover — he acknowledged the benefits of

watching Manning prepare as the starter during the rookie’s two-game absence with an ankle injury. As the two stood next to one another in the locker room afterward, they quietly discussed some of the X’s and O’s from the game, trading information the way only quarterbacks with an intimate knowledge of the game plan can.

When the two returned home, their postgame celebration was caught on video at

a bar in Hoboken, N.J., where the two indulged in a game of “flip cup” with other teammates, including Saquon Barkley. “You got to see Eli Manning out there flipping a cup,” Barkley said. “That’s pretty dope if you ask me.”

It is nearly over now, with the torch having been passed from Manning to Jones. Manning will finish his Giants career, not with the kind of flourish he produced against the Dolphins, but with a more

subdued, yet undeniably emotional departure after a fabulous 16-year career.

Time for one more round of applause from the home crowd, who feted him with an unforgettable outpouring of support during and after his final start and can now stand and cheer him as he stands on the sidelines helping his successor.

It will be the last time Manning puts on a helmet and shoulder pads for the Giants,

as he prepares to walk off into a life after football. He’ll carry with him reminders of all those wins, all those special moments he created.

Not for himself, but for those around him.

And that includes the legion of Giants fans who have witnessed the greatest and longest-lasting career of their beloved quarterback.

Bravo.

felt the need to create separate categories for them.

It’s the least we could do to accommodate the most feared and influential shooter in the history of the sport.

Curry changed the calculus of basketball with his ability to make 30-footers (and beyond) both routine and acceptable.

Elevating him further, Curry was also the face of the franchise and foremost entertainer for the decade’s most enduring team.

Lefty of the Decade: James Harden We love our southpaws at Stein Line HQ. Regular readers surely remember my recent ode to James Harden, which enumerated all the ways he is proving to be a worthy heir to Wilt Chamberlain.

Harden’s heavy usage and constant trips to the foul line are widely branded turnoffs, as is his spotty playoff resume, but the story of the decade can’t be told without him. It’s especially true now that Harden and Westbrook have been reunited in Houston, desperate for the championship validation that has eluded both.

The 40-something of the Decade: Dirk Nowitzki Atlanta’s Vince Carter, still

going at age 42, has an undeniably worthy case here. But Dallas’ Dirk Nowitzki, on top of playing until he was almost 41, finally walked away in April after a record 21 consecutive seasons with one team and as one of just seven players in league history to record at least 30,000 points.

Don’t forget that the decade began with Nowitzki leading the Mavericks to a championship in 2011 that rewrote his legacy. Winning that ring, with no other All-Stars on the Mavericks’ 2010-11 roster, enabled Nowitzki to retire as both a revolutionary for changing the way his position is played (a la Curry) and a consensus top-20 selection all-time thanks to his title breakthrough.

Underachievers of the Decade: James L. Dolan’s Knicks The New York Knicks are 319-484 since Jan. 1, 2010.

They have won one series in three measly trips to the playoffs in that span. They are on course to miss the playoffs entirely for the seventh successive season.

A brief dose of Linsanity in 2012, followed by Curry’s breakout 54 points at Madison Square Garden a year later, were the most widely

celebrated moments in what is supposed to be the league’s most storied building.

You know what to do, Jim Dolan.

Resilience of the Decade: 2014 San Antonio Spurs San Antonio squandered the 2013 NBA Finals in heartbreaking fashion, narrowly losing the final two games in Miami after nearly finishing off the LeBron/Wade/Bosh Heat in Game 6. The Spurs, though, rebounded from the crushing effects of a storied Ray Allen 3-pointer to dismantle Miami in five games in the 2014 finals, establishing Kawhi Leonard as the decade’s dynasty disrupter.

Kawhi won finals MVP honors that year at age 23, despite playing alongside a trio of old reliables (Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili) on what really should be known as one of the decade’s Super Teams. Then he did it again last season by leading the Toronto Raptors past injury-depleted Golden State to the first championship in franchise history — and the first won by a team based outside of U.S. borders.

Efficiency of the Decade: Klay Thompson

Thompson’s 11 3-pointers in Game 6 of the 2016 Western Conference finals, saving the Warriors in Oklahoma City when they were on the brink of elimination, represent the most important 11 in No. 11’s career.

Yet the mere 11 dribbles of the basketball that Thompson needed en route to ringing up 60 points in 29 minutes against Indiana on Dec. 5, 2016, were arguably more impressive.

In a decade so influenced by analytics, in which the average number of 3-point attempts per game rose from 18.0 in the 2010-11 season to its current 33.7 per game, no one ever did more with less than Thompson.

Transaction of the Decade: The Aborted Trade of Chris Paul to the Lakers Last summer alone provided too many doozies to list. I will also personally never forget parking myself in front of a computer for nearly 24 hours straight to track every tweet, emoji and crazy twist of DeAndre Jordan’s commitment to sign with Dallas in July 2015, followed by Jordan’s subsequent (and surreal) de-commitment, so he could return to the Clippers.

But no signing or trade (or vetoed trade) generates a reaction quite like David Stern’s refusal, as the acting owner of the league-owned New Orleans Hornets, to allow New Orleans general manager Dell Demps to go ahead with a three-way deal in December 2011 that would have landed the disgruntled Paul with the Lakers.

It was one of the most controversial decisions of Stern’s 30-year run as NBA commissioner and one that Stern, asked about repeatedly since stepping down in 2014, has never apologized for.

Invasion of the Decade: Giannis Antetokounmpo and Luka Doncic Two of the five best players in the league this season are from Europe: Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee’s otherworldly force known as The Greek Freak) and Luka Doncic (Dallas’ 20-year-old Slovenian sensation). Let’s see where they and Joel Embiid, Philadelphia’s loquacious center from Cameroon, can take the NBA in the face of countless challenges for Commissioner Adam Silver in the decade to come.

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2020 NFL mock draft: First-round projections Eddie Brown The San Diego Union-Tribune

Congratulations to the Cincinnati Bengals for being best at being the worst.

The Bengals officially wrapped up the top overall pick in April’s NFL draft with an epic overtime loss at Miami. The pick will likely be a quarterback, but for now I will continue gifting them Ohio State sack artist Chase Young, the best player in this draft class.

I’d like to see if Alabama signalcaller Tua Tagovailoa ends up declaring (we’ll know something by Jan. 20) and if some of the shine comes off Heisman winner Joe Burrow during the draft process.

In all likelihood, Young will be selected with the No. 2 overall pick and that’s the only drama that remains in settling the draft order during the NFL’s final weekend of its 100th regular season. Either the Redskins, Lions or Giants would count their blessings to have a shot at drafting the best pure pass rusher in the nation.

The NFL draft has become a nice appetizer before our main course in September. A mock version of said draft is meant to educate, and even entertain. At very least, it helps you pass the time.

This is an early attempt at identifying the best players available in this season’s draft class, and which teams they match up well with considering the updated draft order (according to NFL.com).

The closer we get to draft day, the more I attempt to match what teams will actually do with their draft picks as opposed to what I believe they should do.

Last season, I was the fifth most accurate (out of 101) — most accurate in print — NFL draft prognosticator according to The Huddle Report. I’m 18th over the past five years.

Follow me on Twitter UTEddieBrown so we can continue the conversation.

Here’s my updated 2020 NFL mock draft: FIRST ROUND 1. Cincinnati (1-14) — Chase Young, Edge, Ohio St., Jr. It’s clear Andy Dalton isn’t the answer at quarterback. Reaching for a prospect with the top overall pick isn’t the answer either. Free agency or the trade market could be a potential stopgap solution while owner/GM Mike Brown upgrades the rest of the roster. Young is the best pass rusher in this draft class (he has 16.5 sacks this season and 30.5 sacks in three years at Columbus). The Bengals currently have 25 through 15 games. Only the Dolphins (22) have fewer. Top needs: QB, OL, LB 2. Washington (3-12) — Andrew Thomas, OT, Georgia, Jr. It’s clear All-Pro offensive tackle Trent Williams will be traded this offseason. You’d get the first team All-SEC selection if you could Weird Science an offensive tackle. He’s a big, powerful, athletic lineman with springy footwork and quick hands who’s a dynamic closer in both the run and pass game. He’s also decided to skip the Sugar Bowl against Baylor to begin preparation for the draft. Top needs: OT, WR, CB 3. Detroit (3-11-1) — Jeffrey Okudah, CB, Ohio St., Jr. There’s a better than 50-50 chance the Lions trade two-time Pro Bowl cornerback Darius Slay in the spring. The consensus AllAmerican is an elite athlete who has proven proficient in man coverage and is only scratching the surface of his potential. Top needs: DB, OL, RB 4. N.Y. Giants (4-11) — Tristan Wirfs, OT, Iowa, Jr. Starting right tackle Mike Remmers is an unrestricted free agent after this season. Wirfs is the best pass protector in this class. Top needs: Edge, DB, WR 5. Miami (4-11) — Joe Burrow, QB, LSU, Sr. Barring a move to land Teddy Bridgewater in the offseason, it’ll be hard for the Dolphins to pass on

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a signal-caller here. Burrow’s draft stock is powered by rocket fuel. The nearly unanimous Heisman Trophy winner has 4,715 passing yards (second in the nation), 48 touchdowns (first in the nation) against only six interceptions and a QBR of 93.7 (second in the nation). He’s the type of quarterback that aces the intangible checklist, but doesn’t feature any physical qualities I’d consider elite. Top needs: QB, OT, Edge 6. Jacksonville (5-10) — Derrick Brown, DT, Auburn, Sr. The Jaguars run defense has been laughable, allowing almost 155 yards on average and 11 total touchdowns the last seven games. Brown would have been a first-round selection had he left school last year.

The SEC Defensive Player of the Year (and consensus All-American) is the most talented interior defensive lineman in this draft class, by far, and this is probably approaching the ceiling for his draft stock.

Top needs: CB, LB, OT 7. L.A. Chargers (5-10) — Tua Tagovailoa, QB, Alabama, Jr. Back-to-back seasons with an ankle injury and a dislocated hip will give us something to talk about until April (and the Bengals an excuse for passing on him). Mostly, because people will tire of talking about how prolific and precise the southpaw is. Some will try to compare Tagovailoa to Mike Vick, but he’s closer to a lefty (and taller) version of Russell Wilson. Top needs: OT, OG, QB 8. Carolina (5-10) — Jedrick Wills, OL, Alabama, Jr. The offensive line has become a full-on liability for the Panthers.

Wills is a powerful tackle who is versatile enough to play guard and has shown some serious growth this season. He’s only allowed one quarterback pressure in his last five games, according to Pro Football Focus. Top needs: OG, C, DB 9. Arizona (5-9-1) — A.J. Epenesa, Edge, Iowa, Jr. The Cardinals need some help up front to compliment Chandler Jones after releasing veteran pass rusher Terrell Suggs. The AP AllAmerican has racked up nine sacks and forced three fumbles despite facing persistent double-teams all season. Top needs: OL, Edge, CB 10. N.Y. Jets (6-9) — Jerry Jeudy, WR, Alabama, Jr. Wide receiver Robby Anderson is facing free agency. Jeudy is an upgrade and the crown jewel of what is shaping up to be a special 2020 class of receivers. He’s the best prospect at the position in almost a decade. Top needs: OT, WR, Edge

11. Denver (6-9) — Kristian Fulton, CB, LSU, Sr. All-Pro cornerback Chris Harris will certainly test the free-agent market in March. Fulton is an elite athlete who was the top cornerback prospect coming out of high school in 2016. Top needs: OT, DB, LB 12. Cleveland (6-9) — Isaiah Simmons, LB, Clemson, Jr. I expect GM John Dorsey to continue his pursuit of disgruntled Redskins All-Pro offensive tackle Trent Williams in the offseason to confront this team’s biggest weakness.

Here, Dorsey adds another impact player to an already talented group of defensive players. The Butkus Award winner (best linebacker) is an athletic unicorn (equally adept at safety or linebacker) with incredible range and instincts. Top needs: OT, OG, LB 13. Atlanta (6-9) — Kenneth Murray, LB, Oklahoma, Jr. De’Vondre Campbell hasn’t been cutting it at linebacker and happens to be a free agent after this season.

Murray is an explosive athlete who has developed elite instincts during his three seasons in Norman. Top needs: Edge, OG, LB 14. Las Vegas (7-8) — CeeDee Lamb, WR, Oklahoma, Jr. Antonio Brown’s preseason antics left a huge hole in the depth chart at wide receiver. Lamb has elite hands and ball skills (he’s special with the ball in the air). He can also contribute as a blocker. Top needs: WR, LB, CB 15. Dallas (7-8) — Grant Delpit, S, LSU, Jr. All-Pro cornerback Byron Jones is an unrestricted free agent after this season and Jerry Jones can’t resign everyone, plus the safety position is in desperate need of an upgrade. His first two seasons in Baton Rouge, the Jim Thorpe Award winner (nation’s top defensive back) had 134 tackles, 13 tackles for a loss, six interceptions, five sacks and 17 passes defensed. He’s both a dangerous center fielder and capable blitzer. Top needs: S, DT, TE 16. Las Vegas from Chicago (7-8) — Justin Herbert, QB, Oregon, Sr. Demand ALWAYS overrules supply when it comes to quarterbacks in the draft. I’d be surprised if the Derek Carr era continues past 2019 despite another adequate season.

Herbert has all the physical attributes (prototypical size and elite arm talent) coach Jon Gruden requires, but consistency has been his bane. Top needs: WR, LB, CB 17. Indianapolis (7-8) — Javon Kinlaw, DT, South Carolina, Sr. The Colts are only a few pieces

away from fielding a dominant defense. An interior wrecking ball like the AP All-American gets them pretty close. Top needs: DT, Edge, WR 18. Tampa Bay (7-8) — Xavier McKinney, S, Alabama, Jr. Safety Andrew Adams is free agent this offseason and not worth pursuing. McKinney is an elite athlete who can play every position in the defensive backfield. Top needs: QB, OT, CB 19. Miami from Pittsburgh (8-7) — D’Andre Swift, RB, Georgia, Jr. The Dolphins backfield has been a mess all year. Swift is a shifty back able to bounce it outside or handle the rigors of running between the tackles.

He’s also a weapon out of the backfield (he has 56 receptions and four touchdowns the last two seasons).

Top needs: QB, OT, Edge 20. Jacksonville from L.A. Rams (8-7) — Austin Jackson, OT, USC, Jr. It has to be an offseason priority for the Jaguars to add talent to a mediocre offensive line. Jackson is the prototypical athletic specimen who will have most NFL offensive line coaches salivating. The only knock is his strength at the point of attack. His matchup with Epenesa in the Holiday Bowl will answer those questions. A “win” against the All-American would likely turbocharge his draft stock. Top needs: CB, LB, OT 21. Philadelphia (8-7) — Henry Ruggs, WR, Alabama, Jr. The Eagles wide receiver corps is in shambles. The inconsistent Nelson Agholor faces free agency while DeSean Jackson isn’t getting any younger (or healthier). Ruggs is pure electricity with the football in his hands. He’s scored 25 total touchdowns on 97 touches in his Crimson Tide career. Top needs: DB, LB, OG 22. Tennessee (8-7) — Yetur Gross-Matos, Edge, Penn St., Jr. The Titans find a running mate to pair with Harold Landry. GrossMatos needs to add some strength to his frame, but he’s a gifted pass rusher with elite athleticism and a nose for the ball. Top needs: DL, OG, QB 23. Buffalo (10-5) — Laviska Shenault, WR, Colorado, Jr. An offense featuring Josh Allen, Devin Singletary and Shenault could get really creative. His size (6-foot-2, 225 pounds), speed (he could run a sub-4.4 40 at the combine) and nose for the end zone (he has 10 receiving and seven rushing touchdowns the past two seasons) could catapult him into the top-15 discussion. Top needs: WR, OG,

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Edge 24. Minnesota (10-5) — C.J. Henderson, CB, Florida, Jr. Trae Waynes is an unrestricted free agent after this season and something is clearly wrong with Xavier Rhodes. It’s nitpicking to say Henderson is a shy tackler in the run game. Shutdown corners aren’t charged with shutting down running backs. They’re supposed to shutdown wide receivers and Henderson has no problem doing that.

Top needs: DT, CB, OG 25. Miami from Houston (10-5) — Alex Leatherwood, OL, Alabama, Jr. The Dolphins raid the SEC for an entire new offense, addressing quarterback (Burrow), running back (Swift) and the offensive line with their three first-round selections. Leatherwood needs to sharpen his technique, but his elite athleticism and strength usually carries the day. The former five-star recruit is a natural left tackle who excelled at right guard his sophomore year. Top needs: QB, OT, Edge 26. Seattle (11-4) — Trevon Diggs, CB, Alabama, Sr. The Legion of Boom hasn’t been the same for a few years. Diggs (Stefon’s little brother) is still raw, but he features prototypical size (6-foot-2, 205 pounds) and elite athleticism. He plans on skipping the Citrus Bowl against Michigan to focus on preparation for the draft.

Top needs: CB, OG, TE 27. Kansas City (11-4) — Bryce Hall, CB, Virginia, Sr. Kendall Fuller is an unrestricted free agent after this season. Hall led the nation in passes defensed his junior year with 21 (a testament to his elite ball skills), but missed most of this season with an ankle injury.

Top needs: OL, CB, RB 28. Green Bay (12-3) — Tee Higgins, WR, Clemson, Jr. The Packers wide receiver corps has been a disappointment this season outside of Davante Adams.

Higgins is a big-play machine with elite size (6-foot-4, 200 pounds) and speed. He has an “above the rim” mentality as a former basketball player and would be a steal this low in the first round. Top needs: DE, LB, OG 29. New England (12-3) — Curtis Weaver, Edge, Boise State, Jr. Jamie Collins has resuscitated his career and will surely test free agency. The Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year is a productive pass rusher (34 sacks in three seasons for the Broncos) who has also shown the ability to drop and play in space. Top needs: OL, TE, LB 30. San Francisco (12-3) — Tyler Biadasz, C, Wisconsin, Jr. Despite a deep roster, there’s pressure to get this pick right considering the 49ers won’t be on the clock again until the fifth round.

The interior offensive line has surpassed expectations this season, but is still in need of a talent infusion. Biadasz, the Rimington Trophy winner (nation’s best center), has been the heart and soul of one of the nation’s perennially top offensive lines. Top needs: WR, OG, CB 31. New Orleans (12-3) — Jalen Reagor, WR, TCU, Jr. Veteran speedster Ted Ginn Jr. will be a free agent this offseason.

Reagor is one of the most impressive athletes at any position in this draft class. He’s special with the ball in his hands. Top needs: WR, LB, TE 32. Baltimore (13-2) — Dylan Moses, LB, Alabama, Jr. The 2018 Butkus Award finalist suffered a torn ACL during an August practice. Moses will likely be a day two selection, but he would have been a top-fifteen pick had he not hurt himself and the Ravens are a team to watch when it comes to securing his services. This mock features an unprecedented eight Crimson Tide players, which would be two more than Miami’s record six first-round selections in 2004.

Top needs: LB, SS, OG

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Cowboys, Giants could soon join Redskins in NFC East coaching search Mark Maske The Washington Post

For much of the second half of this season, it appeared the NFC East would suffer the ignominy of producing the third ever division winner with a losing record in a 16-game season. The once-proud division has avoided that embarrassment, with the Philadelphia Eagles taking control by notching their eighth victory last Sunday at home over the Dallas Cowboys.

But that doesn’t mean all is well for the NFC East’s teams. All four have been disappointments, with only the Eagles’ angst now being eased by being on the doorstep of the playoffs. The Washington Redskins fired their coach, Jay Gruden, in October. The Cowboys and Giants could join the Redskins in being in the market for a new head coach once the regular season wraps up this weekend.

It is regarded by many in and around the league as a done deal that Cowboys owner Jerry Jones will dismiss Jason Garrett as his head coach after 10 seasons. Jones was not ready to enter into a public discussion about his plans for Garrett, whose contract is expiring, after the Cowboys were held without a touchdown in their 17-9 defeat in Philadelphia. But after a game in which his team could have clinched the division title with a victory, Jones did not attempt to hide his displeasure.

“When you get in this spot, you give yourself a chance to be real disappointed,” Jones said outside the visitor’s locker room Sunday evening at Lincoln Financial Field.

“We are. The fact that we didn’t get any scores, the fact that the game turned out the way it did - they played well. Not a lot to say about anything else other than it’s very disappointing. We all expected to be NFC East champs. We’re not.”

Jones’ public musings about Garrett’s job security have been part of the Cowboys’ downward spiral. He put Garrett on notice after a defeat at New England, saying the Cowboys had lost that game because they failed to execute the fundamentals of football - and coaching. He later said he wouldn’t fire Garrett during the season because that gave the Cowboys their only chance of crafting a storybook finish. But Jones wasn’t ready Sunday to make any proclamations about Garrett.

The Cowboys, at 7-8, still could win the division if they beat the Redskins this Sunday and the Eagles lose at the Giants. But even reaching the playoffs and making a quick exit might not be enough to save Garrett’s job. Jones handed out hefty contract extensions

to running back Ezekiel Elliott and other players before the season, believing a Super Bowl was within reach. The Cowboys have since underachieved badly and Jones now seems ready to move on.

Some within the league believe that Jones is ready to try to hire a prominent coach and hand over more power than he gave Garrett. There has been speculation about a name from the college ranks such as Oklahoma’s Lincoln Riley or Urban Meyer, the former Ohio State coach who has said publicly that the job in Dallas would interest him. Jones might have to outbid Redskins owner Daniel Snyder for Meyer, a prominent attendee at a recent Eagles-Redskins game at FedEx Field.

But there also has been talk that Jones may consider Cowboys tight end Jason Witten, one season removed from a broadcasting stint on “Monday Night Football,” as a potential head coach.

The situation is less clear for the Giants, who improved to 4-11 with Sunday’s 41-35 overtime victory over the Redskins.

Co-owners John Mara and Steve Tisch have a reputation for being patient and reasonable. But that patience has been severely tested by seven non-playoff seasons in the last eight years. The Giants are 9-22 under their second-year coach, Pat Shurmur, and many of the team’s fans are clamoring for both Shurmur and general manager Dave Gettleman to be replaced.

“It’s been a very frustrating season,” Tisch told WNBC-TV at a charity event this month. “At the end of the season John Mara and I are going to get together and discuss the future. As partners we have to be very honest with each other about where we see this team going into the 2020 season.”

The best argument for Shurmur to stay is that such continuity would aid the development of rookie quarterback Daniel Jones.

But the Giants have waffled over the past two years between a win-now approach and a commitment to rebuilding. It’s possible that Gettleman and Shurmur will be held accountable.

The Cowboys, Giants and Redskins are three of the most valuable franchises in the NFL. The Cowboys were ranked first, at $5.5 billion, in the most recent estimates by Forbes; the Giants were third and the Redskins were seventh.

They all have histories of on-field success. But those Super Bowl glories are fading memories. The Giants last won a title in the 2011 season. For the Cowboys, it was 1995. For the Redskins, the last Super Bowl triumph came in the 1991 season.

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Why Steph Curry (Not LeBron) is the NBA Player of the Decade Shauntel Lowe The New York Times News Service

The New York Times is reflecting on the past decade in the NBA, which has evolved perhaps more than any other major sports league.

The choice for the NBA’s player of the decade came down to two superstars.

Would it be Stephen Curry or LeBron James?

If it wasn’t Curry holding a championship trophy come June, the expectation was that it would be James instead.

Nine of the decade’s NBA Finals featured at least one of them, and their teams claimed six of the championships. They won half of the past decade’s Most Valuable Player Awards. One or the other was likely playing on national television each night. With the previous generation’s biggest stars fading, they boldly staked their claim to the spotlight.

But when it came to picking the player of the decade, our writers’ decisions were pretty clear.

The Case for LeBron James Victor Mather Senior staff editor and reporter Let’s see: the most points in the decade, the most field goals, the top rating in most advanced stats, the most Most Valuable Player Awards (three), the most finals MVP Awards (three). LeBron James even led the decade in minutes played.

Or you could be a contrarian and choose, maybe, the blocks-per-minute leader, JaVale McGee. Probably not the right pick, though.

Scott Cacciola Sports reporter Three NBA championships, including the first for the city of Cleveland. Three more MVPs to go with the one he won last decade. More highlight-reel dunks and chase-down blocks and signature moments than any of his peers (no offense, Steph).

But beyond merely being the most dominant player of the decade, James was the figure around whom the rest of the league orbited. For potential title contenders, his presence — in Miami, in Cleveland, in Los Angeles — figured

into every calculation other teams made.

Which players could they acquire to help vanquish the King? Which picks could they package to trade for more depth, more star power, more scoring and defense?

Now in his 17th season, and on the cusp of a new decade, James is still going strong, positioning the Lakers for their first deep playoff run since the days of Kobe Bryant. Staggering but true: James’ greatest feat may still be ahead of him.

The Landslide for Stephen Curry Harvey Araton Hall of Fame sports writer Stephen Curry. Heresy, right? Maybe not. Curry’s impact on the way NBA games are played now — from deep and deeper — has been more profound than James’ impact, though the King was unquestionably the decade’s best overall player and biggest newsmaker.

Just for the record, Curry was a twotime MVP, won as many titles (three) as James — all against James’ team — and was the most dynamic talent for a Golden State Warriors team that set the record (73) for most games won in a season. He was the most breathtaking long-distance dialer of a far-out decade.

Marc Stein Hall of Fame sports reporter This one is impossible. LeBron took his Miami and Cleveland teams to eight consecutive NBA Finals and ushered in the player-empowerment era with “The Decision” in 2010 — followed by two more landscape-altering free agencies — when he returned to the Cavaliers in 2014 and then bolted to the Lakers in 2018. Stephen Curry rewrote the boundaries of acceptable shooting distance as the 3-pointer became this sport’s weapon of prominence, and he served as the face of a team that went to five consecutive finals and won three championships.

A tie is the fairest result here, but I grudgingly concede that ties aren’t allowed. So I’m going with Steph, as the starriest force most synonymous with the Team of the Decade, by the narrowest of margins.

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Sports business reporter LeBron James was undoubtedly the best player of the decade, but Stephen Curry defined it. Writing about the 3-point revolution has become stale and trite, but Curry really did change the game. It was not all that long ago that shooting pullup 3s, or shooting from more than a foot or two behind the arc, was verboten. But Curry and the Warriors redefined what needed to be defended, warping and breaking defensive schemes in the process.

Oh, and he also won three championships, two MVPs and led the Warriors to the best regular-season ever in 2015-16.

Let’s not talk about what happened next.

Shauntel Lowe NBA editor It feels weird not to pick LeBron James here, what with him being the best player in the world and all, but Stephen Curry was the defining player of this decade.

No one changed basketball the way he did, and no one captivated the world as he did. Suddenly, here was a player for whom there was no such thing as a bad shot. That’s not true for anyone besides Curry. He’s the one.

Benjamin Hoffman Senior staff editor Try to imagine Stephen Curry playing in any other decade.

The record for 3-pointers in a season when Curry joined the NBA in the 200910 season was 269 by Ray Allen, and only 21 players had ever topped 200. In the 11 seasons since, Curry has topped Allen’s record five times, setting a potentially unbreakable record of 402 in 2015-16.

But Curry didn’t benefit from this era — he created it. Before him, it was unheard of to ignore the shot clock and hoist 30-footers off the dribble with ease. And even though he has his share of imitators (Damian Lillard, Trae Young, etc.), no one has mastered the art nearly as well.

Curry was at the heart of the decade’s best team, winning three titles in a fiveyear period of total dominance, and his size and smile helped him become the face of the NBA for a new generation of fans.

Baseball’s Hall of Fame cannot be complete without Curt Flood Kevin B. Blackistone The Washington Post

On Christmas Eve 1969, a letter was composed to Major League Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn. It read in part: “After twelve years in the Major Leagues, I do not feel that I am a piece of property to be bought or sold irrespective of my wishes.

I believe I have the right to consider offers from other teams before making any decisions.”

Upon signing the largest contract for a pitcher in baseball history this month, $324 million for nine years, Gerrit Cole referenced the author of the 50-year-old memo.

“Challenging the reserve clause was one of the first steppingstones to ultimately the system we have today, which I believe brings out the most . . . genuine competitiveness that we have in baseball,” the New York Yankees’ newest superstar said.

“There’s many different stories to be told by every baseball season. And the best stories are always told because there’s competitiveness, and Curt was instrumental in getting the ball rolling.”

Curt was Curt Flood, the St. Louis Cardinals’ all-star center fielder at the time who in that letter demanded baseball rescind its centuryold rule - the reserve clause - that bound every player to the team for which he played even after his contract expired. The epistle is catalogued in the National Archives.

Where Flood, who died 23 years ago next month after a 15-season major league career that dwindled in 1971 after just 13 games in a Washington Senators uniform, should be recollected is in the Baseball Hall of Fame.

And the hall of fame for football, basketball and any other professional sport in which

athletic labor is now free to seek what it couldn’t half a century ago: its own place of employment for remuneration of its negotiation, just like you or me.

Never before was Flood’s contribution to what Cole alluded - what we know of now as free agency - more pronounced in the sport in which he starred than in the past few weeks. In the few days before Cole signed his record contract, all-star third baseman and postseason hero Anthony Rendon left Washington for a $245 million with the Los Angeles Angels over seven years. The Nationals’ World Series MVP, pitcher Stephen Strasburg, signed for the same terms to stay in D.C. And Marvin Miller, who took over the players’ union in 1966 and two years after Flood demanded his freedom led players in work stoppages that eventually broke the reserve clause, was elected posthumously to the Hall of Fame.

Let there be no mistake: There wouldn’t be as powerful and wealthy a sports agent like Scott Boras - who earned $50 million in recent weeks for representing Cole, Rendon, Strasburg and others - without Flood, who was among the first generational wave of black players after Jackie Robinson reintegrated what since the late 1880s was a white-only game.

Baseball players wouldn’t average more than $4 million in annual salary without Flood. And Miller wouldn’t be memorialized, finally, in the game’s shrine, though it was against his desire, without Flood.

I championed Flood for such recognition once before. But now it is clear his omission from the hall isn’t a mere oversight. It is an invalidation of the historical representation of hall. It cannot

be complete without him.

This has not been lost on his family.

“I’ve always been pushing for Pops for his induction,” Curt Flood Jr., who has family still in the D.C. area, told me from his Los Angles home.

His sister Shelly started a Curt Flood for Cooperstown website some time ago. It reminded the public of the patriarch’s invaluable contribution. Since then, they started the Curt Flood Foundation, a nonprofit, to raise money to advocate for their father’s induction.

But Flood can be inducted now, nearly 50 years after his last at-bat, only through the Golden Days era committee.

It meets just every five years to determine which players or figures no longer eligible for regular induction consideration should get on the ballot. It convenes next in December 2020 to select a 2021 class. Then, not again, until 2025. Flood could be forgotten once more.

“I was approached by Fred Frommer with the D.C-based public affairs communications lobbyist group Dewey Square Group,” Flood Jr. told me. “He reached out to me at the end of the summer and expressed to me that he was interested in putting together a campaign.”

Frommer wrote few books on sports and told me that the intersection of sports and politics attracted him to Flood’s story.

The plan is to acquaint a new, younger cadre of baseball writers with Curt Flood’s story. To remind them that Flood, who relocated to Oakland in the early 1960s, is in the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame, the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame and the Cardinals Hall of Fame. To underscore that after Flood helped lead the Cardinals to two World Series championships

by winning seven Gold Gloves, he refused their trading him to Philadelphia, rejected a $100,000 salary for 1970, sat out that season on principle and sued for his freedom all the way to the Supreme Court. He lost his challenge in 1972.

But that year, MLB read the tea leaves and dissolved the reserve clause. Three years later, Andy Messersmith and Dave McNally, two white pitchers, were the first to enjoy the fruits of Flood’s fight, awarded contracts in the game’s newfound free agency.

Professional baseball in particular, and pro sports in general, have not been the same since. Flood was as important to sports’ labor organizing in the 20th century as was John Montgomery Ward in the 19th century, when he starred as a baseball player and manager and formed the first players’ union, the Players’ League. He was inducted to the hall in 1964.

In an old “SportsCentury” show on ESPN, Marvin Miller was asked about Flood.

“I said to Curt, ‘Unless some miracle takes place and the Supreme Court reverses itself, you’re not going to win,’ “ Miller recalled. “And Curt, to his everlasting credit, said, ‘But would it benefit all the other players and future players?’ And I said, ‘Yes.’ And he said, ‘That’s good enough for me.’ “ Boras tweeted upon news that Miller was voted into the hall after so many years: “Marvin Miller and the Hall of Fame are a perfect union.

The integrity of the Hall has been fortified. Finally baseball’s greatest visionary is in his rightful home.”

But the game’s pioneer who forged that path so all could see the future, Curt Flood, is yet not.